HeyJaredFunny How: Letters to a Young Comedian
Comic Matt Ruby offers standup comedy philosophy, advice, and inspirational quotes from great comedians. Some praise for posts here...Judd Apatow: "Great." Gary Gulman: “Love this!”
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When you’re fascinating on podcasts but... (opens the original)
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🎧 We need a term for when a comedian is fascinating on podcasts but the actual special they’re promoting is laaaaaame.🎧 Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee > Comedians on Podcasts Talking About Other Comedians<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F1UW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F11e81ead-3ba9-498e-ac21-2500995d1d35_480x6
Did terror replace laughter? (opens the original)
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George Saunders on how to turn your life into a story (opens the original)
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Bill Hicks wrote that Sydney Sweeney ad decades ago (opens the original)
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The standup comedy version of stolen valor (opens the original)
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Doing east coast dates before taping in NYC on October 25. Ticket info here. Book me to perform near you: Hit reply or email mattruby [at] hey [dot] com.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="547.5" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!I7Ly!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7c950388-f
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