351 - Sherrod Small: The Benefit of Starting at The Bottom (You Get to Rise)
James AltucherJanuary 02, 202401:07:58

351 - Sherrod Small: The Benefit of Starting at The Bottom (You Get to Rise)

Sherrod Small is a comedian, all around personality, actor, writer, producer, podcast host of "RaceWars (https://www.smallworldcomedy.com/race-wars-1/%20) ". He’s done everything. He grew up in the comedy clubs with his cousins, Chris Rock and Tony Rock. And he could’ve taken a shortcut, but he chose not to. "We wanted to start from the bottom of the bottom,” he said. “We wanted to know every aspect of this business. And we wanted to grow our own voice.” He told me his path to success. It’s applicable to more than just someone who wants to pursue stand-up. He talked to me about enthusiasm and experience. And why he recommends you skip taking shortcuts when you feel the excitement.


Links and Resources: 


My interview (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/04/tony-rock/) with Tony Rock: Ep. 343 – Tony Rock: The Process to Get ANY Idea Off the Ground


Greg Giraldo (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0320607/)


Lucian Hold who ran The Comic Strip (http://www.comicstriplive.com/)  


Rick Newman owned The Catch


Robbin Williams


Rosie O'Donnell (https://twitter.com/Rosie?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)


Some of Sherrod’s biggest influences: Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Bobcat Goldthwait


Michelle Wolf’s performance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDbx1uArVOM) at the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner


Sherrod’s commentary (https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-tonight-host-michelle-wolf-live-updates-today-2018-04-28/) on CBS as official correspondent for the White House Correspondents Dinner


Todd Barry (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/01/todd-barry/)


Dave Chappelle (https://www.netflix.com/title/80171965)


Chris Rock (https://twitter.com/chrisrock?lang=en)


Jerrod Carmichael (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4273797/)


Sherrod’s podcast “RaceWars” (https://www.smallworldcomedy.com/race-wars-1/)


Greer Barne’s bit (https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/video/qQrxnIh6CK3MRhlODx6APFfzqkoo23_d/greer-barnes-performs-standup/) on Colbert


Godfrey (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/03/godfrey/)


Christian Finnegan (https://twitter.com/ChristFinnegan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)


The Real Real World (http://www.cc.com/video-clips/jk2wol/chappelle-s-show--the-mad-real-world--pt--1---uncensored)


Neal Brennon (https://twitter.com/nealbrennan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)


Sherrod’s show with Christian Finnegan called “Black and White” on A&E


Jim Biederman (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0081302/)


My interview (https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/02/aj-jacobs-2/) with AJ Jacobs  


My interview (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/02/kevin-allocca/) with Kevin Alloca 


Joe Rogan (https://twitter.com/joerogan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)


My interview (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/03/sebastian-maniscalco/) with Sebastian Maniscalco


Carrot Top (https://twitter.com/RealCarrotTop?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)


Carl Ruiz (https://twitter.com/carlruiz?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) (who Sherrod is working on a new show with) (https://twitter.com/carlruiz?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)


Guy Fieri (https://twitter.com/guyfieri)


Man vs Food (https://amazon.com)


Sherrod’s show, Men vs Food (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzSAyS_skmo)


Louis episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-Z1di-c58) “bang bang”


Bonnie McFarlane (https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/10/bonnie-mcfarlane/)


Mark Norman (https://twitter.com/marknorm?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)


Butter (http://www.butterrestaurant.com/)


Alex guarnaschelli   (https://twitter.com/guarnaschelli?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)


Kert Metzer (https://twitter.com/kurtmetzger?lang=en) (who used to write for “Inside Amy Schumer” (https://amazon.com) )


Stephen Colbert (https://twitter.com/stephenathome)  


Jon Stewart (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829537/)


Sherrod’s website smallworldcomedy.com (http://smallworldcomedy.com/)


Sherrod’s upcoming show  Mi Familia: Part 1 - LIVE AT THE COMEDY CELLAR (http://comedycellar.com/events/mifamilia.html)


Sam Jay (https://twitter.com/samjaycomic?lang=en)


Michael Che (http://www.michaelche.com/)


Chris Redd (https://twitter.com/Reddsaidit?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)


Leslie Jones (https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)


Drew Michael (http://www.drewmichael.com/)


I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/05/sherrod-small/?utm_source=libsyn&utm_medium=link-to-site&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=)


 


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