Welcome to My Comedy Journey (Yes… Again, It’s Mekah)

That photo? Yeah, that’s me when I first started comedy…nervous, wide-eyed, fresh, and wondering if the audience was secretly judging me. Spoiler: They probably were because I didn’t have a routine and I was busting out of my shirt. I didn’t know any better and I loved food.

Anyways, I was born and raised on the West Side of Chicago. A place that teaches you grit before grammar and how to find laughter even when life’s busy throwing bricks. My mom was tough, hilarious, and the first person to teach me that comedy isn’t just jokes…it’s survival. After she passed, I went on a long, chaotic, soul-searching tour through Chicago, its suburbs, and pretty much every emotional rest stop in America.

Then one random night in 2019, while I was living in Arizona, I had this wild dream: I should do comedy! It felt huge, terrifying, and oddly like a homecoming. My mom had raised me on the greats such as Moms Mabley, Lucille Ball, Mae West, Phyllis Diller, and Roseanne Barr. These women turned truth into art and pain into punchlines just as my mother always did and I know that’s what helped me survive all these years. My dream reminded me that comedy wasn’t just about laughing. It’s about connecting and about building bridges in places that never had one.

Now I’m in Austin, Texas, chasing this dream for real. I start my official comedy journey in January 2026… assuming I can stay out of Dan’s Hamburger’s parking lot. I’m terrified, yes. But I’ve learned that fear usually means you’re standing right where you belong.

Right now, I’m balancing a 9–5, rebuilding my health after having Meniere’s Disease, learning to open up again (shoutout to all my fellow introverts hiding behind “I’m just tired”), and remembering to actually just go out there and have fun.

This website is my open journal, my digital stage. Every Wednesday, I’ll post a new YouTube video showing the highs, lows, and “what-the-hell-was-that” moments of starting over as a late-blooming comedian. I’ll also go live the last Sunday of each month, so come laugh, comment, or just lurk respectfully. And if you need a little support yourself, text or call 936.417.3690. I made it for people who feel like they don’t have anyone because I know that feeling too well.

This isn’t just my story…it’s ours. So if you’re out there doubting yourself, stuck in comfort, or waiting for a “sign”… consider this it.

Dream big. Laugh often. And remember, the only thing crazier than trying is never trying at all.

With love, laughs, and just the right amount of chaos,
Mekah ❤️