When I was in junior high, I had aspirations to be a stand-up comedian.  I began to write my own jokes (they were terrible), practice my impersonations (I had two, Yoda and Gollum), and read comedy theory (which didn’t make me funnier). My dreams persisted about into high school, partially buoyed by my participation in drama and musical theater.  But eventually, reality got the best of me. There wasn’t a specific point when I realized...