SIX KIDS, FULL TIME JOB & NO EXCUSES [EP. 143]

School Of Laughs

Six Kids, A Full Time Job & No Excuses

This week I sit down with Shawn Reynolds to discuss how you have to find a way to perform no matter what. He knows, with a house full of kids and running his own retail store - time is precious. But you can't make excuses, just jokes.

Thanks to this week's Patreon Sponsor Al Smith and the Clean Comedy Challenge!

We cover a lot of ground, including:

• Meeting at Comedy Off Broadway in Lexington, KY
• His "Stand-Up For Kentucky" fundraisers
• Managing 6 kids (ages 17, 15, 12, 8, 8 & 1) and running a business
• How there is no full time success with part time effort
• How learning comedy is like becoming a doctor
• What Apollo Creed taught Shawn about comedy
• Performing clean comedy in tough rooms
• What a cry room at church actually is and why a comic could use one
• What a story about swimming taught Rik about perseverance
• Advice I got from Jeff Gilstrap, former owner of Comedy Off Broadway
• How a supportive wife can make all the difference
• How advice from your friends can go either way
• How he is the second most famous Shawn Reynolds in his own house
• Why the early part of a show can be like throwing darts
• How to endear yourself to the audience
• Turning down shows that aren't right
• Finding out where your comedy should take you
• Raising money for others through comedy

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