Joel Kim Booster

Yeah. And I always tell people move a little bit before you're ready.

yeah before before the people you know above you say that you're ready or before you even feel ready right i think it it behooves you like you know to have like the base skill set but like you know i no one thought i was ready to move to new york and i'm so glad i moved to new york because i got a lot better a lot quicker yeah and like really you know honed in on um things and um yeah and the rest sort of history like i was in new york um grinding it out like doing a lot of open mics and just like slowly over time there like

yeah before before the people you know above you say that you're ready or before you even feel ready right i think it it behooves you like you know to have like the base skill set but like you know i no one thought i was ready to move to new york and i'm so glad i moved to new york because i got a lot better a lot quicker yeah and like really you know honed in on um things and um yeah and the rest sort of history like i was in new york um grinding it out like doing a lot of open mics and just like slowly over time there like

um started doing like festivals there was a time in comedy where every major city had a comedy festival yeah and like that was like a really exciting time in comedy i'm so lucky i came up when i did because it really did feel like the golden age of stand-up comedy and um so cool because like so many people were into it and like i don't know like there was the economy for every major city to have a comedy festival which is not the case anymore yeah and like

um started doing like festivals there was a time in comedy where every major city had a comedy festival yeah and like that was like a really exciting time in comedy i'm so lucky i came up when i did because it really did feel like the golden age of stand-up comedy and um so cool because like so many people were into it and like i don't know like there was the economy for every major city to have a comedy festival which is not the case anymore yeah and like

And, like, it's so funny because what I was doing back then in, like, 2014 was, like, considered alt comedy because I was, like, a marginalized identity talking about my life on stage.

And, like, it's so funny because what I was doing back then in, like, 2014 was, like, considered alt comedy because I was, like, a marginalized identity talking about my life on stage.

Um, cause you weren't talking about hitting your wife. Yeah, no, I was referred to a lot as an all comedian and I came up with a lot of like true actual all comedians like Julio Torres and like people like that. And like, it was so funny cause like what Julio was and is doing is all like, it is very much left to center.

Um, cause you weren't talking about hitting your wife. Yeah, no, I was referred to a lot as an all comedian and I came up with a lot of like true actual all comedians like Julio Torres and like people like that. And like, it was so funny cause like what Julio was and is doing is all like, it is very much left to center.

What I was doing was like standard, like storytelling, like, you know, observations about my life and the lives of others. And it was just happened because I was gay in Asia and people lumped me in with

What I was doing was like standard, like storytelling, like, you know, observations about my life and the lives of others. And it was just happened because I was gay in Asia and people lumped me in with

the the brooklyn alt scene and they put you under other yeah well and the thing is is i i did feel more comfortable doing those rooms yeah totally for the audience for the audiences yeah you know because like it was like people who were like into comedy and like comedy nerds and like we're not like we're just interested in like are you funny and yeah not can you how bad can you punch down for 40 minutes straight yeah

the the brooklyn alt scene and they put you under other yeah well and the thing is is i i did feel more comfortable doing those rooms yeah totally for the audience for the audiences yeah you know because like it was like people who were like into comedy and like comedy nerds and like we're not like we're just interested in like are you funny and yeah not can you how bad can you punch down for 40 minutes straight yeah

um yeah and at one of those uh comedy festivals in portland i randomly that's where my eight my manager saw me for the first time at like performing a 10 minute spot at a gay bar in portland and like i got back to new york and he called me and he was like let's meet when i'm in new york and um i saw your set and i really enjoyed it and this is what i will always say to people yeah

um yeah and at one of those uh comedy festivals in portland i randomly that's where my eight my manager saw me for the first time at like performing a 10 minute spot at a gay bar in portland and like i got back to new york and he called me and he was like let's meet when i'm in new york and um i saw your set and i really enjoyed it and this is what i will always say to people yeah

who asked me like, what can I do to really like make it? Like, how did you get where you are? Like, how did you do it? And the thing is, I always say like, you cannot create the moment that the door opens for you. All you can do is be ready for when that moment happens and be prepared. Because when I sat down with that, my manager, who's still a manager to this day, he said the set was great.

who asked me like, what can I do to really like make it? Like, how did you get where you are? Like, how did you do it? And the thing is, I always say like, you cannot create the moment that the door opens for you. All you can do is be ready for when that moment happens and be prepared. Because when I sat down with that, my manager, who's still a manager to this day, he said the set was great.

Do you have a tape of you doing like 15 minutes? Do you have a spec script, like a writing sample? Do you have like X, Y, Z things? And I was able to say, like, no, no, truly. But like the thing was, is I was sitting at my day job on my lunch break writing that script. And like, you know, running around the city with like my my fucking digital camera, like making sure that I got those clips.

Do you have a tape of you doing like 15 minutes? Do you have a spec script, like a writing sample? Do you have like X, Y, Z things? And I was able to say, like, no, no, truly. But like the thing was, is I was sitting at my day job on my lunch break writing that script. And like, you know, running around the city with like my my fucking digital camera, like making sure that I got those clips.

And I was able to say, like, when he when he sat down with me, like he was basically saying, like, are you ready to go? And I was able to say, yeah, like, let's do this. Like, here's all.