Damian Mason

The being funny was the work. The being funny was going to the gym. the pressure was the money. You know, there's people that, I guess if you're on a trust fund, which I have no idea what that would be like, and you just get a stipend every month from grandpa's trust fund, you can endeavor into whatever you want. There's all kinds of people that endeavor into creative ventures.

The being funny was the work. The being funny was going to the gym. the pressure was the money. You know, there's people that, I guess if you're on a trust fund, which I have no idea what that would be like, and you just get a stipend every month from grandpa's trust fund, you can endeavor into whatever you want. There's all kinds of people that endeavor into creative ventures.

The being funny was the work. The being funny was going to the gym. the pressure was the money. You know, there's people that, I guess if you're on a trust fund, which I have no idea what that would be like, and you just get a stipend every month from grandpa's trust fund, you can endeavor into whatever you want. There's all kinds of people that endeavor into creative ventures.

Oh, we all know the rich kid that's in a band. Yeah, well, you've made less money this year in your band than, like, Corey sold a few stray soybeans and whatever. So I looked at it as... The funny part, I was a funny kid growing up. I'm the youngest of a big family. How many? My timing was good. Nine. I'm the ninth. Wow. And so I had to be funny to get attention. I was funny in school.

Oh, we all know the rich kid that's in a band. Yeah, well, you've made less money this year in your band than, like, Corey sold a few stray soybeans and whatever. So I looked at it as... The funny part, I was a funny kid growing up. I'm the youngest of a big family. How many? My timing was good. Nine. I'm the ninth. Wow. And so I had to be funny to get attention. I was funny in school.

Oh, we all know the rich kid that's in a band. Yeah, well, you've made less money this year in your band than, like, Corey sold a few stray soybeans and whatever. So I looked at it as... The funny part, I was a funny kid growing up. I'm the youngest of a big family. How many? My timing was good. Nine. I'm the ninth. Wow. And so I had to be funny to get attention. I was funny in school.

And I wasn't worried about the funny. I remember when I started selling the act, doing $100, $200, $300 gigs, and I talked to some agent. He says, look, what's your act? You know, you got these real cheese, you know, like Chicago style. Yeah, so yeah, I'm an agent. And it was before the internet. Yeah, so what's your act? I said, well, I come in and act like Bill Clinton. I say funny stuff.

And I wasn't worried about the funny. I remember when I started selling the act, doing $100, $200, $300 gigs, and I talked to some agent. He says, look, what's your act? You know, you got these real cheese, you know, like Chicago style. Yeah, so yeah, I'm an agent. And it was before the internet. Yeah, so what's your act? I said, well, I come in and act like Bill Clinton. I say funny stuff.

And I wasn't worried about the funny. I remember when I started selling the act, doing $100, $200, $300 gigs, and I talked to some agent. He says, look, what's your act? You know, you got these real cheese, you know, like Chicago style. Yeah, so yeah, I'm an agent. And it was before the internet. Yeah, so what's your act? I said, well, I come in and act like Bill Clinton. I say funny stuff.

Like, what do you say? I said, I say funny things. And then for like 10 minutes, then I take photos. Like, what? I said... Give me a live audience and I'll show you. I didn't actually have an act written up. When I first started, I came in and said funny things. Then I started working on an outline of creating it. Boom, boom, boom. The pressure was for the revenue.

Like, what do you say? I said, I say funny things. And then for like 10 minutes, then I take photos. Like, what? I said... Give me a live audience and I'll show you. I didn't actually have an act written up. When I first started, I came in and said funny things. Then I started working on an outline of creating it. Boom, boom, boom. The pressure was for the revenue.

Like, what do you say? I said, I say funny things. And then for like 10 minutes, then I take photos. Like, what? I said... Give me a live audience and I'll show you. I didn't actually have an act written up. When I first started, I came in and said funny things. Then I started working on an outline of creating it. Boom, boom, boom. The pressure was for the revenue.

The pressure wasn't that I couldn't be funny for five minutes because starting out, nobody expects you to have a 50-minute set. You grow to a 50-minute set, but you start with a five-minute set.

The pressure wasn't that I couldn't be funny for five minutes because starting out, nobody expects you to have a 50-minute set. You grow to a 50-minute set, but you start with a five-minute set.

The pressure wasn't that I couldn't be funny for five minutes because starting out, nobody expects you to have a 50-minute set. You grow to a 50-minute set, but you start with a five-minute set.

There you go. And then the headliner's a 50-minute set, 45-minute set, maybe an hour. Yeah, your middle act, and then your setup guy that's the opener, host, whatever. And I didn't do clubs a lot. I decided that I did clubs, but club audiences are stupid. They're not as bright.

There you go. And then the headliner's a 50-minute set, 45-minute set, maybe an hour. Yeah, your middle act, and then your setup guy that's the opener, host, whatever. And I didn't do clubs a lot. I decided that I did clubs, but club audiences are stupid. They're not as bright.

There you go. And then the headliner's a 50-minute set, 45-minute set, maybe an hour. Yeah, your middle act, and then your setup guy that's the opener, host, whatever. And I didn't do clubs a lot. I decided that I did clubs, but club audiences are stupid. They're not as bright.

and you get treated poorly, and they don't want to pay. And if you can do a corporate crowd, if you can be clean, if you can be a little bit intelligent, and having a corporate background, I had been in those corporate sales meetings. You've been to these sales meetings. You can be funny and clean and a little bit more intelligent. You can get paid way better.

and you get treated poorly, and they don't want to pay. And if you can do a corporate crowd, if you can be clean, if you can be a little bit intelligent, and having a corporate background, I had been in those corporate sales meetings. You've been to these sales meetings. You can be funny and clean and a little bit more intelligent. You can get paid way better.