1405: The Business of Comedy & Leveraging TikTok to Steer Your Own Career

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

This episode originally aired on August 3, 2022. Happy Labor Day! Actor and comedian Leah Rudick shares her fast-climb to social media fandom, the opportunities that have stemmed from her viral videos, the business of comedy, and much more. Leah's first standup special, “Everything is Fine!” can be seen on the Seed & Spark streaming platform. Her standup was featured in the most recent season of Comedy Dynamics’ “Coming to the Stage,'' available on Pluto TV. She is a regular on the comedy festival circuit. Favorite TV credits include HBO’s High Maintenance where she plays Isabel and IFC’c Commuters. Her comedy and character videos have amassed over 10 million likes on TikTok & Instagram. Follow Leah on Instagram, TikTok and on her website for live show info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	SoMoney is brought to you by CNET, the site that shows how to navigate change all around us.
0:06.4	SoMoney Episode 14-05, building a comedy career on TikTok with actor and comedian Leo Rudek.
0:15.2	You're listening to SoMoney, with award-winning money guru Farnoosh Karabi.
0:19.7	Each day, in a 30-minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds,
0:24.9	authors, influencers, and from Farnoosh herself.
0:28.9	Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?
0:32.8	Sorry, you're in the wrong place.
0:34.8	Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.
0:38.0	Welcome to SoMoney.
0:41.6	Did you know that not everybody has 12 luxury cars?
0:44.8	Some people don't even have one.
0:47.2	Can you believe it?
0:48.0	Apparently, to get around, they take something that is like a party bus,
0:52.0	but just without the party.
0:54.0	I said to my assistant,
0:55.0	book me one of those buses, have them come to the estate and pick me up.
0:57.6	She said, buses don't come to you.
0:59.2	You go to them.
1:00.4	How coy.
1:01.6	Welcome to SoMoney, everybody.
1:04.0	Some comedy relief today on the show.
1:06.4	You're just hearing a snippet of one of the hilarious viral videos performed by our guest today,
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