Paul Ollinger

I'm here's the thing, man. I'm very good at several different things. I'm a very good podcaster. I'm a very good comic. I'm a very good writer. Uh, I'm a very good speaker too. I just did a great speaking event last week. Um, I might even be great at speaking, but you know, as somebody, the guy that ran the 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.

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.

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 as musician who stands out, who sells tickets, who can support himself and his family doing that thing, you have to be great. Very good isn't, isn't good enough.

Well, if you want to be as musician who stands out, who sells tickets, who can support himself and his family doing that thing, you have to be great. Very good isn't, isn't good enough.

Well, if you want to be as musician who stands out, who sells tickets, who can support himself and his family doing that thing, you have to be great. Very good isn't, isn't good enough.

Well, you know the old joke about the difference between committed and interested, right? Or committed and involved. What's that? Well, like you look at your breakfast plate, right? The chicken is involved. The pig is committed. Yes.

Well, you know the old joke about the difference between committed and interested, right? Or committed and involved. What's that? Well, like you look at your breakfast plate, right? The chicken is involved. The pig is committed. Yes.

Well, you know the old joke about the difference between committed and interested, right? Or committed and involved. What's that? Well, like you look at your breakfast plate, right? The chicken is involved. The pig is committed. Yes.

And I think what's interesting is that kid at 28 years old who was absolutely committed to his job because it was succeed or not eat, not pay your rent or go get some other job that you didn't want. I think I'm seeing that that maniacal level of commitment really is what separates the people that are that are breaking through in comedy from the people who are very good, but not breaking through.

And I think what's interesting is that kid at 28 years old who was absolutely committed to his job because it was succeed or not eat, not pay your rent or go get some other job that you didn't want. I think I'm seeing that that maniacal level of commitment really is what separates the people that are that are breaking through in comedy from the people who are very good, but not breaking through.

And I think what's interesting is that kid at 28 years old who was absolutely committed to his job because it was succeed or not eat, not pay your rent or go get some other job that you didn't want. I think I'm seeing that that maniacal level of commitment really is what separates the people that are that are breaking through in comedy from the people who are very good, but not breaking through.

And it's, it's, it's very interesting to observe, you know, and these quick question while we're on the topic, who's the best, who's the best, who's the best. Oh, my favorites are, you know, the, the Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Um, you know, Gary Gullman is a genius. Um, I just really admire smart comedy written by people who bring their own voice to the table.

And it's, it's, it's very interesting to observe, you know, and these quick question while we're on the topic, who's the best, who's the best, who's the best. Oh, my favorites are, you know, the, the Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Um, you know, Gary Gullman is a genius. Um, I just really admire smart comedy written by people who bring their own voice to the table.

And it's, it's, it's very interesting to observe, you know, and these quick question while we're on the topic, who's the best, who's the best, who's the best. Oh, my favorites are, you know, the, the Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Um, you know, Gary Gullman is a genius. Um, I just really admire smart comedy written by people who bring their own voice to the table.

Yeah. And I think that's the level of detachment that you have to get to, to where you're like, look, I'm going to say, if you don't have that, then you're going to say what you think is going to be, they'll find funny. And audiences can smell that weakness. Let me tell you a Bill Burr story. I love that. So in 2005... or 2006, maybe I was hosting for, I was starting to get decently good.

Yeah. And I think that's the level of detachment that you have to get to, to where you're like, look, I'm going to say, if you don't have that, then you're going to say what you think is going to be, they'll find funny. And audiences can smell that weakness. Let me tell you a Bill Burr story. I love that. So in 2005... or 2006, maybe I was hosting for, I was starting to get decently good.

Yeah. And I think that's the level of detachment that you have to get to, to where you're like, look, I'm going to say, if you don't have that, then you're going to say what you think is going to be, they'll find funny. And audiences can smell that weakness. Let me tell you a Bill Burr story. I love that. So in 2005... or 2006, maybe I was hosting for, I was starting to get decently good.

And I hosted for Bill Burr one weekend at the Ontario, California improv Ontario's Eastern LA. It's the inland empire. And we're talking one night in the green room, me and the middle comic and Bill Burr, and we'd gotten the topic of goals or whatever. And, uh, I said, well, what are your goals? And he goes, I want to be a great comedian. And I said, you are a great comedian.