Beginning Of The Journey

I became a stand-up comedian after failing for many years in the acting industry. And that’s not me trying to be self-deprecating Sometimes after a show, audience members will be like, "How’s the acting career going?" and I’ll reply, "I don’t know, how often did you see Meryl Streep headline a Looney Bin Comedy Club in Oklahoma City?"

Earlier in my acting days, I wrote an autobiographical play in which I spent a great deal of time talking to the audience. I found that those moments seemed to hit harder than the actual scenes (and I enjoyed them more). and, after a friend advised me to do so, I started working at a terrible club in New York called LOL Comedy Club. I spent nearly every night for a year doing the "check spot", which is the part of the show when the waiters drop their checks, and despite the awful circumstances, I had the time of my life.

Trusting The Process

I found my voice by writing jokes every day and testing them every night. The process is pleasantly easy and thrilling when a new bit finally works.



I voraciously listened to stand-up comedy, usually one a day, and found myself gravitating towards Anthony Jeselnik and John Mulaney. Now, I have to avoid listening to them lest I subconsciously start imitating them too much.

In terms of "success," there was no real moment where everything started clicking. I just cranked away every day, writing jokes, posting on every social media platform, starting a podcast, etc. I’ve had all sorts of things go "viral," and that’s swell, but in this fractured media landscape, there is no one thing that gives you a career. To use a cliché but true saying, "it’s a marathon, not a sprint." I’m honestly amazed at getting this far, considering how dreadful I am at running.

My Inspiration And Dreams

If you really love stand-up, simply seeing a comic do better than you on a show is enough to throw coal onto the fire. Aside from that, I’ve had so many people who have supp

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