Dan Mahboubian Rosen hates your home. Well, “hate” might be too strong a word—but he certainly has opinions. The New York–based comedian (and regular contributor to The New Yorker) started posting roasts of popular interior trends on Instagram in 2020 after his stand-up gigs came to a halt during the pandemic. Now he’s taking his sometimes affronted, always informed criticism of interiors, art and design offline, judging people’s homes while they sit in the audience as part of his new show.

Elle Hunt: How does a stand-up comedian get into roasting interiors?

Dan Mahboubian Rosen: I grew up in a family of six, in a one-bedroom apartment: There was no design. My mom never hung a single thing up; we all slept on futons, like cats. I went to art school before getting into comedy...