Damian Mason

Oh, say something funny. And, you know, do you do this to your, do you do this to the asphalt, I run an asphalt paving company. Yeah, come paint my driveway for free. So that's the tough part about comedy. It's almost, it jades you a little bit because you don't get, it's like, man, this is my job. And it's not just me and like, oh, Damon's kind of got a hard-ass personality.

Oh, say something funny. And, you know, do you do this to your, do you do this to the asphalt, I run an asphalt paving company. Yeah, come paint my driveway for free. So that's the tough part about comedy. It's almost, it jades you a little bit because you don't get, it's like, man, this is my job. And it's not just me and like, oh, Damon's kind of got a hard-ass personality.

Steve Martin talks about it in his book, Born Standing Up. He was at the highest level. And if your listeners are like 25, look up Google Steve Martin. That'd be Rachel. That's true. Steve Martin, very famous, still does acting, planes, trains, automobiles, Saturday Night Live. You can go on and on and on. But he was a stage act before he was all that.

Steve Martin talks about it in his book, Born Standing Up. He was at the highest level. And if your listeners are like 25, look up Google Steve Martin. That'd be Rachel. That's true. Steve Martin, very famous, still does acting, planes, trains, automobiles, Saturday Night Live. You can go on and on and on. But he was a stage act before he was all that.

Steve Martin talks about it in his book, Born Standing Up. He was at the highest level. And if your listeners are like 25, look up Google Steve Martin. That'd be Rachel. That's true. Steve Martin, very famous, still does acting, planes, trains, automobiles, Saturday Night Live. You can go on and on and on. But he was a stage act before he was all that.

He started as a kid performing at Knott's Berry Farm in Southern California, which is like a poor man's Disneyland, right? He talks about in his book when he hit the zenith of his success as a stage act in the 70s, how he was offended that they didn't have more respect for what he had created, that the people in the upper deck were drunk and yelling and screaming.

He started as a kid performing at Knott's Berry Farm in Southern California, which is like a poor man's Disneyland, right? He talks about in his book when he hit the zenith of his success as a stage act in the 70s, how he was offended that they didn't have more respect for what he had created, that the people in the upper deck were drunk and yelling and screaming.

He started as a kid performing at Knott's Berry Farm in Southern California, which is like a poor man's Disneyland, right? He talks about in his book when he hit the zenith of his success as a stage act in the 70s, how he was offended that they didn't have more respect for what he had created, that the people in the upper deck were drunk and yelling and screaming.

It took him a lot to realize, well, they're the customer and they paid, so whatever. But he took it very personally that there was not more respect for his craft and his creation. And I can understand that because comedy doesn't get much respect. So I know this is a long answer to your short question, I was not, like, he talks about, he's like, I knew then that I had to get out of the stage act.

It took him a lot to realize, well, they're the customer and they paid, so whatever. But he took it very personally that there was not more respect for his craft and his creation. And I can understand that because comedy doesn't get much respect. So I know this is a long answer to your short question, I was not, like, he talks about, he's like, I knew then that I had to get out of the stage act.

It took him a lot to realize, well, they're the customer and they paid, so whatever. But he took it very personally that there was not more respect for his craft and his creation. And I can understand that because comedy doesn't get much respect. So I know this is a long answer to your short question, I was not, like, he talks about, he's like, I knew then that I had to get out of the stage act.

He's like, at first I was very lonely. You know, you're on stage in front of a thousand people, and then they don't respect, you know, they're screaming and yelling. Yeah, you make a bunch of money. You go back to your room, you're still wound up. And it takes you four hours to calm down and come off that high.

He's like, at first I was very lonely. You know, you're on stage in front of a thousand people, and then they don't respect, you know, they're screaming and yelling. Yeah, you make a bunch of money. You go back to your room, you're still wound up. And it takes you four hours to calm down and come off that high.

He's like, at first I was very lonely. You know, you're on stage in front of a thousand people, and then they don't respect, you know, they're screaming and yelling. Yeah, you make a bunch of money. You go back to your room, you're still wound up. And it takes you four hours to calm down and come off that high.

And all you're thinking is, didn't actually listen to my, I worked for a year on that bit. And they didn't even listen. So there's a little bit of that. So there's a side where I was not eager to get away from comedy, but to be not known as a comedian. Because when you walk into the sales meeting, oh, you're the comedian. Oh, you're the comedian.

And all you're thinking is, didn't actually listen to my, I worked for a year on that bit. And they didn't even listen. So there's a little bit of that. So there's a side where I was not eager to get away from comedy, but to be not known as a comedian. Because when you walk into the sales meeting, oh, you're the comedian. Oh, you're the comedian.

And all you're thinking is, didn't actually listen to my, I worked for a year on that bit. And they didn't even listen. So there's a little bit of that. So there's a side where I was not eager to get away from comedy, but to be not known as a comedian. Because when you walk into the sales meeting, oh, you're the comedian. Oh, you're the comedian.

And then you're always like, okay, what's that mean? Right. What's the expectation for that? And sometimes it's very disrespectful, and I'm not being in any way overly sensitive. I get it. I got paid. So there was that growth. And the other part of it is the growth. Yeah.

And then you're always like, okay, what's that mean? Right. What's the expectation for that? And sometimes it's very disrespectful, and I'm not being in any way overly sensitive. I get it. I got paid. So there was that growth. And the other part of it is the growth. Yeah.

And then you're always like, okay, what's that mean? Right. What's the expectation for that? And sometimes it's very disrespectful, and I'm not being in any way overly sensitive. I get it. I got paid. So there was that growth. And the other part of it is the growth. Yeah.