Joel Kim Booster

and um but he was like talking to me and he's like yeah this is the first time i've ever performed live in front of an audience and i was like oh that's interesting and of course he bombed and it was like how long was that it was like 15 20 minutes damn it was rough first time 20 minutes i know exactly and my thing was is like i didn't blame him i blame the producers i was like you should never have been put in this position in the first place right exactly because they don't understand i

They think like, oh, this person has a lot of followers and is funny online. He'll be great to get butts in seats. Exactly. Yeah, exactly. And then they throw him into the deep end. And then it's just a tragedy. It is. And it's just like, it's a different thing. I know people who do both, but they will cop to this. They use different skill sets to do both. Exactly. Yeah. And so, yeah, I feel bad.

They think like, oh, this person has a lot of followers and is funny online. He'll be great to get butts in seats. Exactly. Yeah, exactly. And then they throw him into the deep end. And then it's just a tragedy. It is. And it's just like, it's a different thing. I know people who do both, but they will cop to this. They use different skill sets to do both. Exactly. Yeah. And so, yeah, I feel bad.

A mess. That will follow you when you've been doing it for 14 years.

A mess. That will follow you when you've been doing it for 14 years.

I mean, but like you were smart starting with five. Like, yeah, this poor kid, like starting at. That's why I said 20 minutes. I was like, I, you know, it's a you really do not realize how long five minutes is. No, for real. You're up there. I agree. Like and it's like, whoa, this is this is a long time.

I mean, but like you were smart starting with five. Like, yeah, this poor kid, like starting at. That's why I said 20 minutes. I was like, I, you know, it's a you really do not realize how long five minutes is. No, for real. You're up there. I agree. Like and it's like, whoa, this is this is a long time.

is like that's so real because like quite honestly like post movie post like special and stuff like that like it's i came up when i started touring and headlining in 2016 it was based off of like my one appearance on conan and that was pretty much it i've seen that appearance it was great it's fantastic and you know i would be performing at these clubs for people who hadn't

is like that's so real because like quite honestly like post movie post like special and stuff like that like it's i came up when i started touring and headlining in 2016 it was based off of like my one appearance on conan and that was pretty much it i've seen that appearance it was great it's fantastic and you know i would be performing at these clubs for people who hadn't

no idea who I was you know and I would have to come out there every single night and like really prove myself and really like win them over you know by the first 10 minutes or I was screwed and like that made me such a strong writer and like such a like word economy and all these things and like getting to the punchline faster and like because you have to get to that punchline fast if they don't know who you are because like they're just sitting there waiting for you to make them laugh and like so you learn that

no idea who I was you know and I would have to come out there every single night and like really prove myself and really like win them over you know by the first 10 minutes or I was screwed and like that made me such a strong writer and like such a like word economy and all these things and like getting to the punchline faster and like because you have to get to that punchline fast if they don't know who you are because like they're just sitting there waiting for you to make them laugh and like so you learn that

And then like now there are moments on stage where I'm like, that wasn't that funny. I don't trust you. I was like, you like me and that's good. But like, also I think you're being a little charitable.

And then like now there are moments on stage where I'm like, that wasn't that funny. I don't trust you. I was like, you like me and that's good. But like, also I think you're being a little charitable.

So I love doing like, my favorite thing to do is like a secret headlining spot at like the store or something like that where like nobody, everybody just shows up and has, and again, like it's like having these moments where like, Most of those people don't know who I am either. Like, they ain't watching Fire Island. I ain't showing up on their algorithm.

So I love doing like, my favorite thing to do is like a secret headlining spot at like the store or something like that where like nobody, everybody just shows up and has, and again, like it's like having these moments where like, Most of those people don't know who I am either. Like, they ain't watching Fire Island. I ain't showing up on their algorithm.

And so it's, like, really necessary for me to do that. Yeah, totally. Because, like, it really does pinpoint those spots where it's, like, oh, that was a fan. There was a gas leak in the audience. You guys are drunk. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

And so it's, like, really necessary for me to do that. Yeah, totally. Because, like, it really does pinpoint those spots where it's, like, oh, that was a fan. There was a gas leak in the audience. You guys are drunk. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Coming from Chris Fleming, that's huge.