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Initially an artist specializing in video and installation art, Katie transitioned quickly from the visual arts world into comedy. She found the artistic environment in New York daunting—marked by elitism, unpaid internships, and class disparities—pushing her to seek a more accessible creative outlet. Comedy, with its lack of equipment costs and studio rent, became her new canvas for expression. Her art reflected deep introspection, including a thesis about individual experiences shaped by memories. Yet, she discovered that stand-up offered a more immediate and flexible mode of creative expression.