Shayne Smith

So when people are like, comedy, and they think about being silly with your friends, I'm like, you could just be as funny as possible with the people you love.

Or make funny things for the people you care about.

But to be a comedian,

is to pursue, and this is the lamest thing I could possibly say, and I'm aware of how up my own butt I am when I say it, but to be an actual comedian, you're entering into the space of like, I'm an artist, and artists are sad.

in a lot of ways and beat down and sort of experiencing their art.

Even if it's positive, it's like heart.

So people need to be ready for that.

I know a ton of comedians who have made it to like before where I am and then quit.

which is so hard, so like 10 years of comedy, built as much of a following as you can, you've put in hundreds, maybe thousands of hours of work, you've done all these other people's podcasts and stuff and maybe you have a manager and you're finally there and you think you're gonna get a TV show or you're gonna write and then that gets the rug pulled out from under you and you just quit.

I know so many people who have made it to that point and been like,

I quit.

So when they quit, though, I mean, presumably if they loved it, they might be heartbroken that they had to quit, but presumably they'd be willing to get up on a Friday night.

Yeah.

Do they?

Still for fun sometimes.

Because I was just thinking, like, if I got the axe here and...

Made no money at all, right?

I would you know, I'd probably I have to find another job So I wouldn't have the same kind of time to invest in these things But if I did have that time, I would definitely want to film conversations.

I just love doing it so much.

Exactly Yeah, I would probably I'm always saying I want to quit comedy so I can do it on my terms.