Trae Crowder

Well, 10 years ago, almost 10 years ago, Facebook was still the main one. Of course, yeah. And so all this was on Facebook. And I didn't even have a fan page or nothing. That first video that went viral was just on my personal Facebook page. So I maxed out my number of Facebook friends immediately. First of all, I shouldn't have been accepting all those people as friends. Because it's different.

Well, 10 years ago, almost 10 years ago, Facebook was still the main one. Of course, yeah. And so all this was on Facebook. And I didn't even have a fan page or nothing. That first video that went viral was just on my personal Facebook page. So I maxed out my number of Facebook friends immediately. First of all, I shouldn't have been accepting all those people as friends. Because it's different.

Well, 10 years ago, almost 10 years ago, Facebook was still the main one. Of course, yeah. And so all this was on Facebook. And I didn't even have a fan page or nothing. That first video that went viral was just on my personal Facebook page. So I maxed out my number of Facebook friends immediately. First of all, I shouldn't have been accepting all those people as friends. Because it's different.

Followers and friends, it's two different things. But at the time, I was like, I got to accept I accept everybody, but I maxed that out immediately, and then it was just nuts, and I was getting... I got contacted by Warner Brothers. They signed me to a development deal. I signed a book deal with a publisher. I started touring. I quit my day job and started touring.

Followers and friends, it's two different things. But at the time, I was like, I got to accept I accept everybody, but I maxed that out immediately, and then it was just nuts, and I was getting... I got contacted by Warner Brothers. They signed me to a development deal. I signed a book deal with a publisher. I started touring. I quit my day job and started touring.

Followers and friends, it's two different things. But at the time, I was like, I got to accept I accept everybody, but I maxed that out immediately, and then it was just nuts, and I was getting... I got contacted by Warner Brothers. They signed me to a development deal. I signed a book deal with a publisher. I started touring. I quit my day job and started touring.

I didn't think anyone was going to... Even in spite of all that, I didn't think anyone was going to come to the shows. I was like, you know, dude, look, it's one thing to watch somebody... Like, to click play on a video on your computer or on a phone. Right. Like, it's a very different thing to... Spend $20 and get a babysitter or whatever and come out to a comedy show.

I didn't think anyone was going to... Even in spite of all that, I didn't think anyone was going to come to the shows. I was like, you know, dude, look, it's one thing to watch somebody... Like, to click play on a video on your computer or on a phone. Right. Like, it's a very different thing to... Spend $20 and get a babysitter or whatever and come out to a comedy show.

I didn't think anyone was going to... Even in spite of all that, I didn't think anyone was going to come to the shows. I was like, you know, dude, look, it's one thing to watch somebody... Like, to click play on a video on your computer or on a phone. Right. Like, it's a very different thing to... Spend $20 and get a babysitter or whatever and come out to a comedy show.

I was like, nobody's going to do that because of these. And we did a trial run of one week of dates. And the very first tour date I ever had as a headliner was at the Punchline in Atlanta. And it sold out almost immediately. We had to add a second show and it sold out too. And that's when I was like... Holy shit. This is wild.

I was like, nobody's going to do that because of these. And we did a trial run of one week of dates. And the very first tour date I ever had as a headliner was at the Punchline in Atlanta. And it sold out almost immediately. We had to add a second show and it sold out too. And that's when I was like... Holy shit. This is wild.

I was like, nobody's going to do that because of these. And we did a trial run of one week of dates. And the very first tour date I ever had as a headliner was at the Punchline in Atlanta. And it sold out almost immediately. We had to add a second show and it sold out too. And that's when I was like... Holy shit. This is wild.

So thankfully, I did beforehand, I had a manager already who lived in Los Angeles, but she was very green and new. She was like a rookie manager herself. They gave you the rookie, yeah. But she... still she helped me navigate all that because she at least, you know, had some notion of how things were supposed to work, but like, I didn't even have an agent yet or anything.

So thankfully, I did beforehand, I had a manager already who lived in Los Angeles, but she was very green and new. She was like a rookie manager herself. They gave you the rookie, yeah. But she... still she helped me navigate all that because she at least, you know, had some notion of how things were supposed to work, but like, I didn't even have an agent yet or anything.

So thankfully, I did beforehand, I had a manager already who lived in Los Angeles, but she was very green and new. She was like a rookie manager herself. They gave you the rookie, yeah. But she... still she helped me navigate all that because she at least, you know, had some notion of how things were supposed to work, but like, I didn't even have an agent yet or anything.

And the, the Warner brother, the, the, um, like, uh, uh, assistant to, or secretary of, or something like that of the president of Warner brothers television, like sent me a message on Facebook is how that is, how that happened initially. And then, um,

And the, the Warner brother, the, the, um, like, uh, uh, assistant to, or secretary of, or something like that of the president of Warner brothers television, like sent me a message on Facebook is how that is, how that happened initially. And then, um,

And the, the Warner brother, the, the, um, like, uh, uh, assistant to, or secretary of, or something like that of the president of Warner brothers television, like sent me a message on Facebook is how that is, how that happened initially. And then, um,

and then I got contacted by a literary agent, uh, because she knew that, you know, there was, uh, whatever, a publisher wanted to do a book deal or something. And, um, yeah. And it just, I mean, it was wild. And then I was on, you know, a couple months later I was on like real time with Bill Maher the Friday after the election in 2016, like three days after the election appearance.

and then I got contacted by a literary agent, uh, because she knew that, you know, there was, uh, whatever, a publisher wanted to do a book deal or something. And, um, yeah. And it just, I mean, it was wild. And then I was on, you know, a couple months later I was on like real time with Bill Maher the Friday after the election in 2016, like three days after the election appearance.