Taylor Tomlinson

Yeah, but I'm like, I wanted to do it because I wanted to write it.

Well, we don't know yet.

No, you are.

We'll know once the book comes out because my friends will keep saying that.

I'll go, I'm so nervous.

And they go, but you're a great writer.

And I go, we have no idea if that's true.

I haven't written an essay in years, guys.

I'm just scared it doesn't translate.

To me, it's like, oh, you're a really good joke writer.

But I'm like, isn't that kind of just like, oh, you make really good smoothies.

It doesn't mean I can like roast a chicken, you know?

But that's me downplaying jokes and I shouldn't do that because I do hate that there is a lack of respect for stand-up, I feel like, in the business as opposed to other art forms.

Has it been wild to watch the explosion of standup?

Cause you've been doing this for how many years now?

So it's like, I can't even, does it just kind of blow your mind?

Do you think it's in some ways, do you think it's harder or easier now?

because now there's no clear cut path.

And back in the day there was a clear path and these are the steps and this is what you need to do.

I don't know, I tend to think it's easier now