TW: brief mentions of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, mental health treatment and therapy, living through the death of a parent, religious trauma and deconstruction, and medicinal cannabis use.

At the beginning of the year, I was getting semi-regular ads on social media for Taylor Tomlinson’s new comedy show, Prodigal Daughter. It made me snort whenever I saw it but because I’ve never really enjoyed stand up comedy – or most comedy, if I’m honest – I would just move on. But then, after seeing it multiple times, I decided to give it a go and as it turns out, it was one of the best decisions I’ve made so far this year…

I was captivated and cracking up for the whole show. I was just finishing it when my Mum got home from work and I just pressed play again; my Mum enjoyed it almost as much as I did and I loved it even more on the second watch.