Amber Schaefer was otherized at a young age, which provided her with the perspective to recognize the comedic potential in “normal” things. Her time doing sketch comedy then gave her the vocabulary to discuss what makes something funny with future creative collaborators. Amber discusses how the combination of both serves her well in her roles as director, actor, writer, and comedy person and also offers lessons from the comedy world that would serve the creative industry and the one thing she wants to see more of in 2019.