“There were three opening comedians before the headliner, Lev. As I snickered between sips of wine, I began to feel my anxiety subside now that the lights had dimmed and the whispers had stopped. The first comedian did their set, the second one did their set, and there was only one more to go before Lev came out, and I was stoked. As I was listening to the third comedian flow through his set, he pauses, looks directly at me, and announces the question everyone has been wondering,
‘Wait, are you alone?’”
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