"FIVE MINS OR LESS" FEATURING MELISSA SHOSHAHI

Comedienne Melissa Shoshahi shares with us her struggle between her mother wanting her to follow in her footsteps and Melissa’s desire to do stand up comedy.

Melissa is of Iranian decent. As a female in her 20’s, with a college degree and not wanting to get a regular job and being the only child her parents weren’t thrilled when they found out she wanted to do stand up. They just didn’t get it.

She was going to beauty school all day and doing stand up at night. She did that until she graduated and then to make her mother happy she started working with her at her salon. Melissa’s mom is passionate about waxing. She has been featured in Allure magazine and in Seattle magazines several times because she does a five minute Brazilian wax.

A Brazilian wax means everything, literally everything, is cleaned down there.

Melissa assisted her mother with waxing but after about a week she told her she just couldn’t do it anymore, it wasn’t for her.

A few years later Melissa started doing shows and touring with Max Amini. Her parents came to a show where she was featuring for him and saw her in a different light. Her parents finally realized that stand up was Melissa’s Brazilian Wax Shop.

At the end of the day, we’re all chasing our version of a Brazilian wax shop out there. I hope you find yours. Thanks for listening.