Jesus: So where do you think you get your comedy from, your sense of humor?

Yeah, I got to--yeah.

I'd probably credit my family.

My parents are both funny.

I think the way that my mom talked about funny people was always in high regard.

That means they're smart, it means, like, that you can connect with them, things that make me want to be funnier.

It's really cool.

Jesus, voice-over: The original home base is the place we grew up, and Sierra's family home in Northeast L.A. is where she first launched with a little help from her folks.

Dad: I remember we dropped her off a couple of times, right?

I just thought, "Someone's got a lot of rocks," you know?

Mom: I remember it's open mic, and there are other comics, and there was one woman that her jokes were so dirty.

-I didn't even understand them.

-Just one woman?

Just one comedian?

I'm like, "Oh, my God.

Sierra's listening to this."

-Oh, I know.

-"She's learning it.

Oh, gosh."

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Oh, well.

Jesus, voice-over: Sierra's parents offered the kind of family support most comics only dream about, which starts with just paying attention.

At what point did you know-- it was, like, "Oh, she's funny"?

Well, she was always entertaining.

She would draw these comics, like the monkey who was really good at math.

Jesus: Oh, nice.

Mom: And then started doing it, remember, -for the college newspaper?

-Mm-hmm.

I think I had to turn one in once a week, and I would always, like, leave it to the last minute, and it was like, "Oh, what's happening and topical?"

And then I'd take a picture of it and send it in.

So from a very young age, it sounds like Sierra's very artsy.

-Yes, yes.

-And where did that come from?

So my father was an artist... a watercolorist, and then on the side, he did cartoons for magazines as a hobby.

Sierra: Speaking of cartoons, it's on that pillow.

Oh, yeah.

I just happen to have.

Dad: Here's the... Jesus: Oh, no way.

Is that the cartoon?

Sierra: These are my grandpa's.

-Yeah, these are her dad's.

-Oh, grandpa?

-The grandpa.

-That is so good.

Mom: This was the first one he sold to "The New Yorker," which was, like, a really prestigious... Jesus: Wow!

Look at that.

Mom: feat for him.

he was so happy.

That's so funny.

Hats off to the both of you for being so supportive from the drawing, the cartoon, all the way to standup comedy right now because it's, like--it's that support that is why her star continues to rise.