CG: At the end of the day, I think a lot of these kids who support me maybe see that I’m someone who fights hard and has had some successes and some defeats and is very open about that. I think maybe they see me as one of them, which is very nice and very important to me.

Like if I succeed, I think to a lot of kids it feels like maybe they can succeed. They see who I am, how I operate, where I came from, my insecurities, maybe they identify with those. It makes them feel like my success is somehow indicative of their possible success. Which is a weird thing, but I’m happy to go for it and prove them either right or wrong.

CD: You’re very open with your own vulnerabilities and using those to help other people. One of the shows that I saw live was the episode “Panic Attack,” which was hilarious. But I also left with a feeling I’ve never had from a comedy show before that this was a space for the audience to talk about topics that are rarely openly discussed.

CG: To me my priority is always just to do a comedy show — be funny, get laughs, give people something that will brighten their day. But I do feel like I’ve been very, very interested throughout my career in doing stuff that’s different. I don’t know that setups and punch lines are the only things that can be funny.