Paul Ollinger

Guy that ran the New York Comedy Festival, he's like, you know you're good. You're very good, right? And he goes, you know that's not enough though, right? You know you have to be great. And that is absolutely true in the comedy business where everybody wants to be a comic or everybody wants to be a great musician. Everybody wants to be a musician.

Guy that ran the New York Comedy Festival, he's like, you know you're good. You're very good, right? And he goes, you know that's not enough though, right? You know you have to be great. And that is absolutely true in the comedy business where everybody wants to be a comic or everybody wants to be a great musician. Everybody wants to be a musician.

Guy that ran the New York Comedy Festival, he's like, you know you're good. You're very good, right? And he goes, you know that's not enough though, right? You know you have to be great. And that is absolutely true in the comedy business where everybody wants to be a comic or everybody wants to be a great musician. Everybody wants to be a musician.

Well, if you want to be a musician who stands out, who sells tickets, who can support himself and his family doing that thing, you have to be great.

Well, if you want to be a musician who stands out, who sells tickets, who can support himself and his family doing that thing, you have to be great.

Well, if you want to be a musician who stands out, who sells tickets, who can support himself and his family doing that thing, you have to be great.

What's happening, John? Thanks for having me.

What's happening, John? Thanks for having me.

What's happening, John? Thanks for having me.

I'm sitting on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I can see buildings on West 86th Street out the back window of our brownstone.

I'm sitting on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I can see buildings on West 86th Street out the back window of our brownstone.

I'm sitting on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. I can see buildings on West 86th Street out the back window of our brownstone.

origin story well the the the nurture and the nature part of it is I mean I'm a product of my family I'm one of six kids from a big catholic family in suburban Atlanta Georgia I had two amazing two amazing parents who were committed to their family and stayed together for 55 years until my mom passed away um and you know I was always part of a gang it was it was uh It was a busy, crazy household.

origin story well the the the nurture and the nature part of it is I mean I'm a product of my family I'm one of six kids from a big catholic family in suburban Atlanta Georgia I had two amazing two amazing parents who were committed to their family and stayed together for 55 years until my mom passed away um and you know I was always part of a gang it was it was uh It was a busy, crazy household.

origin story well the the the nurture and the nature part of it is I mean I'm a product of my family I'm one of six kids from a big catholic family in suburban Atlanta Georgia I had two amazing two amazing parents who were committed to their family and stayed together for 55 years until my mom passed away um and you know I was always part of a gang it was it was uh It was a busy, crazy household.

We weren't rich, but we had everything we needed. And there was lots of people around. And as crowded as it could be, I always knew I was part of something. And you wouldn't have put it in those terms when you were a kid. But looking back, having been a part of that gang, you have a security built into you that people who don't have that you know, maybe don't experience or at least as a child.

We weren't rich, but we had everything we needed. And there was lots of people around. And as crowded as it could be, I always knew I was part of something. And you wouldn't have put it in those terms when you were a kid. But looking back, having been a part of that gang, you have a security built into you that people who don't have that you know, maybe don't experience or at least as a child.

We weren't rich, but we had everything we needed. And there was lots of people around. And as crowded as it could be, I always knew I was part of something. And you wouldn't have put it in those terms when you were a kid. But looking back, having been a part of that gang, you have a security built into you that people who don't have that you know, maybe don't experience or at least as a child.

No, I mean like when you're one of six kids, you know, by the time I was the fifth out of six kids, you know, we were the Brady bunch, three boys, three girls. And we weren't unique at all in our Catholic church and our Catholic schools. I mean, you know, half the families had six kids or more, it seemed like.

No, I mean like when you're one of six kids, you know, by the time I was the fifth out of six kids, you know, we were the Brady bunch, three boys, three girls. And we weren't unique at all in our Catholic church and our Catholic schools. I mean, you know, half the families had six kids or more, it seemed like.