Jessica Kirson at Moore Theatre

While she has always been the classic clown, there was a time when Jessica Kirson had other plans for her future. In fact, she was going to follow in her mother’s footsteps and become a therapist back in the day. She went to the University of Maryland, earning a Bachelor of Science in family studies and moved on to New York University to pursue a Masters of Social Work. Well, clearly that was a waste of money. Jessica is now in a whole lotta debt and, of course, doing comedy full-time. Crazy how things change, huh? Don’t be shy, help her pay off her student loans by showing up to her Seattle show this September! Think of it as an investment… Yeah. Sure. Whatever makes you feel better. Just buy a ticket.

Growing up, Kirson’s mother was a therapist who saw her clients in their family home. It might not come as a surprise to fans of her work that Jessica cites this childhood experience as key inspiration for her comedy. Her bits are occasionally morbid and often dark; her mental health is consistently used in her acts to shock the audience and most likely make people very uncomfortable. But that’s just her style - she’s a comedian, making people uncomfortable is basically in her job description. You won’t get it until you see it for yourself, so go get some tickets to see her do her thing at the Moore Theatre.

Once upon a time, Jessica Kirson was going to be a therapist. So she got two shiny new degrees and all of a sudden, they weren’t so shiny. She wanted to help people in a different way… or maybe she just wanted attention. Either way, support her tumultuous choices by heading over to the Moore Theatre. But don’t buy tickets to sit in the front unless you want to get heckled by a short Jewish comedian. I don’t know why they keep letting her in. Maybe because she’s the performing comedian? Anyways, buy tickets online right now!!