Three summers ago, comedian Cat Cohen was packing for a trip to Europe when she realized her left arm wasn’t moving. After healing from heart surgery, Cohen took her observations to the stage, trying short stand-up bits about what had happened. Randall has been working with Cohen since her 2019 appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers. What Randall has learned during that time—observing all the singing, dancing, and wild arm movements that constitutes Cohen’s performances—is that “Cat needs to feel comfortable and also snatched and hot,” she explains. (While working with scenic designer Derek McLane, Cohen was variously inspired by Wuthering Heights and images of Gothic palaces and sanatoriums on Pinterest.)