Drew Carey

And he goes, how many times has this motherfucker been on a tonight show? He points at me and I go, just the one. And he goes, look at that. This motherfucker, he's been the friendly way. One tonight show, you've been on 10, 15 times. And then he looks really earnestly at Jack. And he goes, you know what the problem is, right? Jack goes, what? He goes, it's your management.

And me and Jack just started laughing because he didn't know we had the same manager. Oh, God. There's three comics having a serious business conversation. You know what your problem is, right? It's your management. There's a great joke that comics used to do with each other. I'll do it to you. Like, hey, what agent are you signed with?

And me and Jack just started laughing because he didn't know we had the same manager. Oh, God. There's three comics having a serious business conversation. You know what your problem is, right? It's your management. There's a great joke that comics used to do with each other. I'll do it to you. Like, hey, what agent are you signed with?

And me and Jack just started laughing because he didn't know we had the same manager. Oh, God. There's three comics having a serious business conversation. You know what your problem is, right? It's your management. There's a great joke that comics used to do with each other. I'll do it to you. Like, hey, what agent are you signed with?

Not for long. That's a standard comic.

Not for long. That's a standard comic.

Not for long. That's a standard comic.

When I first started, I would go to every headliner. I would ask them advice. Do you mind watching my act this week and giving me some advice? And if you're funny and they like you, they will. There was a comic friend of mine that was getting a ride to a comedy club in Ohio from another comic, the opener. EMC, my friend, was the middle act.

When I first started, I would go to every headliner. I would ask them advice. Do you mind watching my act this week and giving me some advice? And if you're funny and they like you, they will. There was a comic friend of mine that was getting a ride to a comedy club in Ohio from another comic, the opener. EMC, my friend, was the middle act.

When I first started, I would go to every headliner. I would ask them advice. Do you mind watching my act this week and giving me some advice? And if you're funny and they like you, they will. There was a comic friend of mine that was getting a ride to a comedy club in Ohio from another comic, the opener. EMC, my friend, was the middle act.

And they were driving down to this club to open up for this headliner that was in town. And on the way down, the opener who was driving put a cassette tape in the car and pressed play. And he goes, hey, I wonder if you mind listening to my act on the way down here and giving me some advice.

And they were driving down to this club to open up for this headliner that was in town. And on the way down, the opener who was driving put a cassette tape in the car and pressed play. And he goes, hey, I wonder if you mind listening to my act on the way down here and giving me some advice.

And they were driving down to this club to open up for this headliner that was in town. And on the way down, the opener who was driving put a cassette tape in the car and pressed play. And he goes, hey, I wonder if you mind listening to my act on the way down here and giving me some advice.

In the comedy world, if you're funny, and people know you're funny, even if you're an up-and-comer, and they're like, oh, this is a funny guy, this is a funny person, they want to help you out. Sure. They want to mentor you. They want to see you succeed. And they'll hang out with you. And if you're not funny... They're like, oh, I'm just going to go to my room or I'm just, yeah, good set.

In the comedy world, if you're funny, and people know you're funny, even if you're an up-and-comer, and they're like, oh, this is a funny guy, this is a funny person, they want to help you out. Sure. They want to mentor you. They want to see you succeed. And they'll hang out with you. And if you're not funny... They're like, oh, I'm just going to go to my room or I'm just, yeah, good set.

In the comedy world, if you're funny, and people know you're funny, even if you're an up-and-comer, and they're like, oh, this is a funny guy, this is a funny person, they want to help you out. Sure. They want to mentor you. They want to see you succeed. And they'll hang out with you. And if you're not funny... They're like, oh, I'm just going to go to my room or I'm just, yeah, good set.

Talk to you later. That's how it goes. Oh, interesting. You know, if you're in, you're out by if they want to hang out with you after. And if you're struggling, nobody wants to be around you. If you're not funny and you're a comic, nobody.

Talk to you later. That's how it goes. Oh, interesting. You know, if you're in, you're out by if they want to hang out with you after. And if you're struggling, nobody wants to be around you. If you're not funny and you're a comic, nobody.

Talk to you later. That's how it goes. Oh, interesting. You know, if you're in, you're out by if they want to hang out with you after. And if you're struggling, nobody wants to be around you. If you're not funny and you're a comic, nobody.

It's just how it is. You just know. So these guys would give me advice. Thankfully, they thought it was funny. And one guy, a lot of Chicago comics came through Cleveland. I would go to Chicago to do sets all the time. I wasn't a Chicago comic, but I knew all the good ones. I would stand there like this with my hand on the mic and just stand in front of it like this.