Comedy to Coaching: The Impact of a Legend with Earthquake
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Who is Earthquake and what makes him a legendary figure in comedy?
You're listening to Mick Unplugged, hosted by the one and only Mick Hunt. This is where purpose meets power and stories spark transformation. Mick takes you beyond the motivation and into meaning, helping you discover your because and becoming unstoppable. I'm Rudy Rush, and trust me, you're in the right place. Let's get unplugged.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the most impactful and important episode of Mick Unplugged in the history of this podcast. We are talking to a legend, to the guy who I follow, who I've looked up to, not just from his comedic skills, but also his entrepreneur mindset. He is someone who we're about to talk about. It got me in trouble when I was 16 years old, but he is the guy that I have always looked up to. I am talking about the iconic, the legendary, the phenomenal, The absolute legend, Mr. Earthquake. Quake, how you doing today, brother?
I'm doing good, boy. That felt too much like a eulogy. I'm like, did you talk to my doctor? Did somebody tell you? But I'm good, man. I'm blessed. Life was good. And things are well.
I'm well. I'm well. I'm truly honored. I've been looking forward to this all of my life, man. And I truly mean that. Everybody knows the comedic legend that you are. But you don't give yourself enough fortitude. You don't talk about enough about, one, what you do in the community, but two, the entrepreneur mindset that you have. And I'm going to give you those flowers today, brother. Well, thank you.
I think my father taught me a long time ago, the best way you can change the world is do your part. And, you know, your part is, you know, do the best you can with what you can for what you have. around people that are around you. And that's all I try to do. You know what I mean?
How did Earthquake transition from comedy to entrepreneurship?
And I always thought if actually us as black people, if we only did the best we could for each other and start with yourself and your own, it will be a lot farther. You know what I mean? And, um, personal responsibility and give grace to our women and understanding to our men. You know what I mean? So that's always been my platform.
Absolutely. And you do that in everything that you do too. When you're on stage, you always have those moments where you're coaching us. And I'm going to say it, you're coaching us Black men on how Black men should be, right? You talk to us about going to the doctor, about having our paperwork finished, about all those things that matter. On Quake's House, you talk to everybody about doing the right thing. When you're on interviews, like those things come out. And again, that's why I want to give you your flowers. But I'm also going to be mad at you because you're the first person that ever got me in trouble. I'm born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, hour and a half up the road from Atlanta, Georgia.
And at 16, I would sneak down and go to this comedy club called Uptown Comedy Corner in Buckhead. I was not supposed to be there. But at 16, I looked a little bit older and I could get in and I would always have the time of my life. Except my mama found out one day. My mama said I had to be home so I could go to church on Sunday. And I was late because I had an amazing time. And I'm just going to leave it at that down in Atlanta. But that's when I realized the brevity of who Earthquake was. Because, and these are the things that I'm going to say, T93 and T95, there were, you can count them on what, three fingers, Black-owned comedy clubs in the country. Not just Atlanta, not just Georgia, not just the South, not just the East Coast, in the country.
And to see... Because it'd be easy to tear the club down. And I don't mean physically. I just mean to not have would be really easy to do in the early to mid 90s. Right. The excellence that that club represented. I got to know Earthquake the businessman before I even got to know Earthquake the comedian, man. So I'd love for you to just walk us to that time and why you said, you know what? I need to open my own doors because people were not willing to take that financial risk either.
Well, it came out of necessity to be quite honest with you.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Earthquake and what makes him a legendary figure in comedy?
0:01–1:58
2
How did Earthquake transition from comedy to entrepreneurship?
1:58–5:55
3
What challenges did Earthquake face in opening his own comedy clubs?
5:55–8:13
4
How does Earthquake maintain excellence in his craft?
8:13–10:58
5
What is Earthquake's philosophy on leadership and mentoring others?
10:58–15:09
6
What insights does Earthquake provide about the importance of community?
15:09–21:03
7
How did Earthquake's Netflix special come about?
21:03–24:25
8
What can we expect from Earthquake's upcoming Fox show?
24:25–30:55
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