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Next up is Curtis Cook.
I got a few laughs and told a haiku joke that I still kinda stand by.
But all I really remember was seeing all the trifold poster boards and thinking,Damn.
Look at all these suckers.
Looks like Im going into the arts!
What unscripted or reality series do you think youd excel at?
My experience is that actually writing shit out does help, especially in the editing process.
Tell us everything about your worst show ever.
(This can involve venue, audience, other comedians on the lineup, anything!
I had an off night and made every wrong choice.
I even did that cliche shit where I was like,Actually, fuck this audience.
I wanna bomb.
And, in retrospect, I was half right.
It didnt even run away from me, and I was clearly the larger mammal.
The opossum just looked at me and casually went back to eating its trash.
In that moment I was like,Wow.
Yall ever been dissed by North Americas only marsupial?
And you know what?
I dig all of his albums, butReady or Not Heres Godfrey Cambridgeis probably my favorite.
Everyone was older than me, and the general vibe I got from people was,Dude.
You have a full-fledged college degree.
What the actual fuck are you doing here?
At the time, I remember thinking that shit was so inspirational.
I remember driving home from open mics and thinking about how I wanted to do comedy more than anything.
Perhaps I too shall play the banjo.
In the years since then, some comics Ive known have killed themselves.
Others have died from health issues that probably couldve been cured with a little bit of money.
It doesnt mean to believe in yourself and make a handful of sacrifices.
This my own fucking fault, and its because I like an asshole still want this more than anything.
Its kinda disgusting, really.
Comedy is selfish, art is bad, and stand-up is the worst thing thats ever happened to me.
But also, thanks for including me on this years list.
And then the worst advice I ever got was Be undeniable.
I dont know who first started saying that shit, but they need to cut it out.
So dont do it for them.
Do it cause youre kind of a selfish dick who wants it more than anything.
