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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media. He there, Johnny Mack with your daily

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<v Speaker 1>comedy news. Jim Jeffries told Rolling Stone, New Zealand. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>very interested in doing as many different things in entertainment

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<v Speaker 1>as possible. I like a challenge, I like doing something new.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if there's a stand up comic from

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<v Speaker 1>Australia who's had a more diverse career, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean. I think of myself like I'm an entertainer

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<v Speaker 1>more than a comedian. Jim studied musical theater and opera

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<v Speaker 1>at the West Australian Academy Performing Arts. Who knew He

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<v Speaker 1>did a couple open Mike's spots in Western Australia and Sydney,

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<v Speaker 1>and then decided Australia simply wasn't equipped to give him

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<v Speaker 1>the career he envisioned. He wanted more, Jim said, you had,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not kidding, maybe twelve rooms, two purpose built

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<v Speaker 1>comedy clubs and ten rooms that did comedy occasionally in

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<v Speaker 1>a country that at that stage was twenty million people.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not enough to make a living. Even to this day.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're a big comic on Australia, you're doing morning radio.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to wake up in the morning. So

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<v Speaker 1>in two thousand and one he went to England started

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<v Speaker 1>getting work and said, I was doing over three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>IT shows a year for the first few years, and

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<v Speaker 1>that sounds like a lot more than it is, because

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<v Speaker 1>I was doing three or four on a Friday, three

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<v Speaker 1>or four on a Saturday. But if there was a

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<v Speaker 1>corner of a room for me to stand up, I

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<v Speaker 1>was taking the opportunity smile politely. He spoke to Hari Condobolu.

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<v Speaker 1>They were curious about his pop culture references in his shows,

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<v Speaker 1>and Harry said, I've been waiting for somebody to ask

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<v Speaker 1>that question my whole career. I'm a full human being,

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<v Speaker 1>and I felt like at a certain point, looking at

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<v Speaker 1>my stand up, probably when I was in my mid

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<v Speaker 1>dely twenties, I realized that I'm doing this job, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not in it, you know what I mean. It's

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<v Speaker 1>almost like I'm playing a role and I'm not into it.

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<v Speaker 1>To make this material, mind have to be in it.

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<v Speaker 1>People have to see me as a full human being.

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<v Speaker 1>So why don't I talk about the other things I

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<v Speaker 1>care about to find interesting? A five minute Weezer joke

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<v Speaker 1>which doesn't seem to fit in anywhere else, but it's me.

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<v Speaker 1>As long as there's enough for everybody. I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>those moments are really special. They're both something I find

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<v Speaker 1>funny and also wink to the other people who love

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<v Speaker 1>those things. It makes me feel part of a community

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<v Speaker 1>in a weird way, a community of fans. The goal

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<v Speaker 1>is not to be pandery. The goal is to be like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm this too. When I drop a Pixie's reference is

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<v Speaker 1>because I want people to know that I love the Pixies.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, from a practical perspective, the more you personalize

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<v Speaker 1>a show, both in terms of a shared moment in

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<v Speaker 1>this town, in the space of the audience, as well

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<v Speaker 1>as this is my family, this is my world. These

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<v Speaker 1>are things I like. When you talk about the heavier stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>you're hearing it from somebody you relate to, as opposed

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<v Speaker 1>to some stranger that shows up and starts yelling at you.

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<v Speaker 1>The more you can become friends with the audience, connect

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<v Speaker 1>to the audience, the more they're willing to listen to

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<v Speaker 1>things that might be uncomfortable. This is really smart. The

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<v Speaker 1>audience is a reflection of me. In a weird way.

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<v Speaker 1>You look out of the crowd, and you see all

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<v Speaker 1>these people you could protest with, go to a concert with,

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<v Speaker 1>talk baseball with, it's the same people. It makes the

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<v Speaker 1>audience feel like we're all friends you just haven't met yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Brewer is out on the Survival with Laughter tour.

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<v Speaker 1>Al dot Com was curious why that name, and Jim said,

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<v Speaker 1>it's pretty simple. It's gonna be the craziest few weeks

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<v Speaker 1>probably I've seen a long time. Can't get much crazier

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<v Speaker 1>than four years ago. So no matter who he feels right,

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<v Speaker 1>or who you believe in, or what team you've joined,

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<v Speaker 1>ain't nobody surviving this one unless we unite, and we

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<v Speaker 1>got to start by funding the laughter and all of it.

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<v Speaker 1>As for doing political material, Bruce says, the only way

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<v Speaker 1>I know is to bring it down to as common

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<v Speaker 1>street sense as possible, so that no matter what you think,

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<v Speaker 1>you believe that you've learned from the news and all

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<v Speaker 1>your favorite slow and all the favorite things you like

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about your opponent, he didn't create any of that.

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<v Speaker 1>You've been told that. So to find the common sense,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's not even political. But if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to start with Joe Biden, would you allow the CEO

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<v Speaker 1>of your company to talk the way he does and

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<v Speaker 1>ramble and not know what he's doing. You're gonna let

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<v Speaker 1>that guy run the biggest company in the world. Why

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<v Speaker 1>don'd you allow it in your presidency? So right there,

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<v Speaker 1>the whole things are ready to choke. What do you

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<v Speaker 1>get into in your shows these days? Brewer? Usually the

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<v Speaker 1>first ten to fifteen minutes is please everyone wake up,

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<v Speaker 1>and then after that we talk about other things, like

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<v Speaker 1>the way I've been hitting other cultures and going to

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<v Speaker 1>other countries, and then I go into family stuff and

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<v Speaker 1>where I'm met in life, we all do fast things.

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<v Speaker 1>We're like, oh, let's have a fast on sugar, Let's

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<v Speaker 1>have a fast on food. How about you have a

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<v Speaker 1>fast on everything you've been watching and see how it does.

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<v Speaker 1>And That's what I've been doing. When I've been traveling.

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<v Speaker 1>I like to go to remote places. I've been in

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<v Speaker 1>Africa three times this year. Yes, for the SA Far East,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's also one of the most peaceful places I've

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<v Speaker 1>ever been to because I don't have to stare at

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<v Speaker 1>the screen the whole time, and then when I come back,

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<v Speaker 1>I realize how nutty everything is. David Cross said, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't live in Los Angeles. I lived there for as

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<v Speaker 1>little time as I possibly could, and then get out

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<v Speaker 1>of there. I've been in New York for twenty four years.

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<v Speaker 1>I see things every day. I talk about things extensively

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<v Speaker 1>that have happened to me in New York. Things I

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<v Speaker 1>see in New York are things I experience in New York.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm a firm believer in that LA makes you

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<v Speaker 1>a different person. Whether that's better or worse is relative,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's certainly not better for me. As an artist,

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<v Speaker 1>Cross played Central Park. It was called David Cross in

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<v Speaker 1>his Superpals. Cross said the summer stage thing. They approached

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<v Speaker 1>me about this big show and said here's the budget,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't want it with that chunk of money.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't think I'm at the place where I

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<v Speaker 1>can do an hour and a half by myself, at

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<v Speaker 1>least when I accepted the offer. So I said, let's

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<v Speaker 1>get some friends together and we'll divvy up a check. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>I got rained out on the original date. We lost

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<v Speaker 1>literally half the lineup, but we replaced those guys. Outdoor

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<v Speaker 1>shows bring a challenge, he says. I've done a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of outside shows, and I think every comic will say

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing. You can kind of figure out why

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<v Speaker 1>there's not a lot of time for silence, like in

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<v Speaker 1>the theater and the focus on you it's dark. You

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<v Speaker 1>can tell a story you want up telling jokes differently

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<v Speaker 1>when you're doing an outdoor show, at least I do.

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<v Speaker 1>CNN wrote about Don't Tell Comedy. I'm only seeing great

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<v Speaker 1>things about Don't Tell Comedy. Lea Samson was about to

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<v Speaker 1>give up comedy and then got booked to do a

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<v Speaker 1>shit Don't Tell in La. Then Don't Tell Comedy posted

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<v Speaker 1>her full set on YouTube along with a clip on TikTok. Overnight,

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<v Speaker 1>her Instagram follower count doubled. The TikTok had four million views.

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<v Speaker 1>Eight hundred thousand people have seen the full ten minutes

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<v Speaker 1>set on YouTube. Samson said, I've always felt like I've

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<v Speaker 1>been a really good comic, a hard worker, and I

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<v Speaker 1>just needed people to see me, and Don't Tell did

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<v Speaker 1>that for me. At a recent show in Atlanta, one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and forty nine people packed into a basement boxing

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<v Speaker 1>gym to see seven local comedians perform. Rather than hoping

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<v Speaker 1>a clip post on TikTok blows up, Don't Tell gives

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<v Speaker 1>comedians access to a built in audience on social media.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't Tell founder Kyle Kazanjian Amri says, the tough thing

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<v Speaker 1>in comedy is you're either living in a multimillion dollar house,

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<v Speaker 1>so you're scraping by to pay rent. The pathway to

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<v Speaker 1>make money as flipped, comedians have to develop and nurture

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<v Speaker 1>their fan bases through other avenues like a podcast or newsletter,

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<v Speaker 1>so fans want to buy tickets to see them perform.

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<v Speaker 1>But the idea of comedians having fans as a relatively

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<v Speaker 1>new phenomenon, the article points out in the past, sure

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<v Speaker 1>there was Jerry Seinfeld, but for the most part, comedians

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<v Speaker 1>were just some name on a Friday night at the

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<v Speaker 1>comedy club. Comedian Grace Johnson says Don't Tell right now

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<v Speaker 1>stands out as one of the premier places to go

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<v Speaker 1>for comedy and the way that Comedy Central has been

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<v Speaker 1>especially as someone who's been doing it for a shorter

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<v Speaker 1>time than others, it's been a really legitimizing thing. Don't Tell.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't care how many Instagram followers you have. They

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<v Speaker 1>just care that you're funny. Johnson said. The secret sauce

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<v Speaker 1>of Don't Tell is just like is it good? Okay?

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<v Speaker 1>Sabrina Bryer is one of Vulture's comedians you should know

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<v Speaker 1>and will know. Worst show first. Then one that comes

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<v Speaker 1>to mind is a small show I did in Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>with friends. I'm pretty sure there were more performers there

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<v Speaker 1>than audience members. One by one, my friends and I

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<v Speaker 1>got up on stage four sets and just reacted to

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<v Speaker 1>the super awkward energy in the room. Do you have

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<v Speaker 1>any comedy opinion hills that you will die on? She said,

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<v Speaker 1>I really believe that the innovative creativity of TikTok and

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<v Speaker 1>other more unconventional platforms and ways of entertaining should be

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<v Speaker 1>just as valued as the conventional modes. Great comedy can

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<v Speaker 1>be found anywhere. Best comedy advice, worst comedy advice, best.

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<v Speaker 1>In the beginning of my TikTok journey, there were some

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<v Speaker 1>people who suggest that I step out of my character

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<v Speaker 1>for video, and I'm so glad I stuck to my

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<v Speaker 1>gut and didn't. I'm so grateful for the platform. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a totally fictional world for me to play in. Best

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<v Speaker 1>advice I got from my mom, who told me to

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<v Speaker 1>keep pursuing comedy because, according to her, you have to

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<v Speaker 1>be in comedy because you can't help but be funny.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why I've been laughing at you since you were little.

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