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Episode #396

Vanessa Gonzalez returns to talk with Valerie about

• Self-funding her Hulu special, Mamona, after a manager lied for a year about shopping it.
• Landing her first writers' room job and feeling like an imposter at Warner Brothers.
• The anxiety medication that changed how she handles online hate and self-doubt.
• Why Austin will always be her comedy home, no matter where LA takes her.

Recorded September 2026

Follow Vanessa

• Website - VanessaComedy.com
• Instagram - vanessagcomedy
• Tiktok - @vanessagcomedy
• Youtube - youtube.com/@vanessagcomedy

Vanessa can be seen and heard:

• Hulu special Mamona (2026)
• Comedy Central Special
• HBO Latino special Entre Nos
• TruTV's Laff Mobb Laff Tracks
• Debut Album - My Birthday's Tomorrow (Available on all platforms)
• I'm Not Busy Podcast - Co-hosted with Michael Foulk