Keep it in the family

The comedians

Stand-up comic Seth Herzog does a ten-minute set with his mother, Kera Greene, at each edition of his weekly comedy show, Sweet.

How long have you worked together?
Seth: About three years. My mom gets onstage, I interview her about whatever and deconstruct what she’s saying. Kera: He makes sure that whatever we do is funny. I’m like the straight man.

What do you ask your mom about?
Seth: Sometimes she’ll tell a story, like how she hates those people on the subway— Kera: I hate these guys who sit in the subway with their legs spread apart, taking up three seats. I say something like that, and he’ll pick up on it.

What do you like about this weekly thing?
Seth: I like it because it saves me from having to call her. Kera: That’s right—it’s the only time we ever communicate.

Any low points in your career together?
Kera: I don’t like when people don’t laugh.Seth: Mom, do you even hear when they laugh? Kera: I’m starting to, yeah. Seth: For a long time, she was like a basketball player: totally in the game, couldn’t hear the crowd… Kera: I wasn’t paying attention to the audience, Seth, I was concentrating on you.
—Kate Lowenstein

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