. >> we celebrate the local impact of a teacher margaret gomez. she has been unique on stage and hysterical from the beginning. >> i grew up without internet. there was no interpt. >> she makes people laugh if a living and she does it really well. >> all these different parts of me being gay, latino, a woman, all makes me a comic who her father was a new york comic and her marry a dancer she learned the value of laughter. >> in washington heights people are poor, working various hard and they would go to see my father do his comedy shows and they looked up to him and they felt a little relief in their week by having a good laugh. that hasn't changed. it is like breezing. people need to laugh. >> sadly her parents' reaction to her coming out of the cost it did not go well but led her to an epiphany. >> i didn't know i was going to be a comedian until i ran away from my parentses and moved to san francisco and i found the comedy scene of the 80's where you could sign up and go on stage and perform. it was really paying your duties. robin williams wa