Mommy Queerest is comedian Judy Gold’s one-woman, show-length pitch for her own TV series, complete with piano playing, slides and character voices. But if you’re not someone already interested in the life of a remarkably tall Jewish lesbian mom, chances are this bumpy production won’t win you over.

Gold’s life from childhood to present is meant to be smoothly stitched together by TV show asides, with high school, college and even parenthood explained in terms of the sitcom living situations Judy expected to encounter. We follow Judy through her head-banging infancy to her devastating high school years, and on to the formation of the 20-year relationship that begat two sons, all while being guided by Welcome Back Kotter‘s theme song and promo stills for Family Ties. Judy’s material focuses primarily on her mother and the pains of rejection by peers and managers because of her height. Only occasionally does she acknowledge common thoughts about lesbian births (“you get to take turns”) or roles within gay relationships (“who’s the man?” Judy’s response: “There is no man. That’s the point.”)