Green comes from a theatre background, migrating to stand-up comedy three years ago.
She says the chance to perform in the fest is a recognition of talent and hard work.
Her show will go into issues such as mental health, gender, sexuality, reflecting her own struggles with depression and anxiety, which she says was helped by comedy.
Green is a trans woman, and found that quite often her identity was the butt of the joke when it came to stand-up comedy.
There’s considerably less prejudice now in the comedy scene, but Green emphasises there’s still work to be done.
Her show's name came from an incident where her friend was wearing a cardigan and was harassed by passers-by.
“It just seems ridiculous to me. It really stuck with me, he was wearing a cardigan, who cares? He's just a clean, well-dressed man. That was it!
“It’s examining how petty and trivial people can be with you just as an excuse to act horribly.”
Performing helps with anxiety, and Green wants to move forward to become more comfortable interacting with audiences and just have fun while performing.
She will be performing at the Basement Theatre Thursday through Saturday.
