362 - Dani Zoldan: Reflecting on Reinvention: Why Stand Up Saved My Life
James AltucherJanuary 02, 202401:11:32

362 - Dani Zoldan: Reflecting on Reinvention: Why Stand Up Saved My Life

I’d always been interested in comedy, but I was completely terrified to go up on stage. But now  I’m obsessed. I interview as many of my favorite comedians on the show as I can, so I could learn from them. I want to know everything. Not just from comedians. But from everyone in the industry. And Dani Zoldan, owner of Stand Up NY, is the one who convinced me go on stage consistently. So I went up 6x a week. I got good. Stand-up comedy is by far the hardest skill I’ve ever wanted  to learn. And now, I needed to reflect. I’ve been doing stand up close to 3 years now. I own part of a comedy club. I’ve gone all in. I wanted Dani to interview me because he was the person who encouraged me the most in the beginning. This is my stand up journey…


 


Links and Resources


Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (https://amazon.com) by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J Dubner  


The Bell House  (https://www.thebellhouseny.com/)


Stand Up NY (https://standupny.com/) - go to standupny.com/thetightfive for a course to develop your best 5 minutes of stand up 


Ep. 316 - Aaron Berg: The Fearless Comedian (How He Find the Funny) (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/02/aaron-berg-the-fearless-comedian/)


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


Judah Friedlander: America Is the Greatest Country in the United States (https://www.netflix.com/title/80208273)


30 Rock


Ep. 325 - Godfrey: Flex Your Comedy Muscle  (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/03/godfrey-flex-your-comedy-muscle/)


Luna Lounge


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


Aspen Laugh Festival (https://www.aspenchamber.org/event-calendar/aspen-laff-fest-0)


Dave Chappelle (https://twitter.com/chappeiieshow?lang=en)  


Louis CK


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


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


Ep. 344 - Barry Michels: This Is What’s Really In Your Subconscious Mind  (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/04/barry-michels/)


The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity and Willpower–and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion (https://amazon.com) by Barry Michels 


Brian Regan’s talk at Google  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZDlEKRYQFk)


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


Bo Burnham  (https://twitter.com/boburnham?lang=en)


Amy Schumer  (http://www.amyschumer.com/)


Ep. 327 - Dante Nero: From Stripping to Comedy: How to Switch Careers (https://jamesaltucher.com/2018/03/dante-nero-how-to-switch-careers/)


Ep. 251 - Geno Bisconte: Let Yourself Laugh! (https://jamesaltucher.com/2017/09/geno-bisconte/)


Seinfeld


Johnny Carson


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


Rodney Dangerfield


Guys We Fucked Podcast (http://www.sorryaboutlastnightcomedy.com/guys-we-fucked/)


Tuesdays With Stories! (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tuesdays-with-stories/id705474769?mt=2)


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


Recode (https://www.recode.net/)


 


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