“Pretty Beast” at The Main

Growing up with a schizophrenic mother and a distant, alcoholic father in Japan, Kazu Kusano learned to use humor to heal her wounds and process her trauma. In school Kusano was frequently considered the “class clown,” an identity at odds with Japanese societal norms for women and girls. Despite the odds, comedy became more to Kusano than just a shield, it was her ticket to freedom. In her solo show, “Pretty Beast,” Kusano revisits the past to reclaim her present as an in-demand, L.A.-based comic and storyteller. Winner of “Best of the Fest” at the Crazy Woke Asians Solo Fest, “Hottest Selling Show” at the Vancouver Fringe Festival in 2019, and “Best of the Fest” at the San Francisco Fringe Festival in 2022. Show is 18 and over. Tickets ($18) available at door and online at tinyurl.com/39hx6jjt.