480 - Chris Gethard: How to Talk About The Hard Things In Life & Make it Funny

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2019

⏱️ 116 minutes

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Chris Gethard makes issues like depression, anxiety & loneliness funny. He's a comedian, actor and the host of the podcast "Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People." In this episode, you'll hear Chris Gethard's top tips for inserting the funny into the difficult... I'll tell you why this is important. It will help you with sales, business, connecting with people, etc. Being funny isn't just for comedians. It's a business skill, a parenting skill, a life skill, etc. I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:06.0	This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.
0:12.0	Today on the James Altiger Show.
0:15.0	Everything is a story. If you're making a sale, it's a story.
0:18.0	If you're introducing yourself to people to store it.
0:21.0	Interweaving the funny is part of life, but how do you do it professionally?
0:25.0	Because it's hard. It's all tools. It's all tools.
0:28.0	It's like when I'm in a club, I want that crowd to have great night.
0:32.0	And if anybody's been having a shit day, I want them to laugh hard, walk out there and feel like I'm glad I went to a comedy show.
0:38.0	That's my job. I will tell you that we're nights that I bombed.
0:41.0	And bombing when you are talking about stuff so personal to you is like a unique form of loneliness that I did not know existed before that.
0:51.0	Like bombing is horrible for anybody on any night. But bombing when you're opening up about some of the most personal stuff you've ever talked about.
1:00.0	It's just truly isolating. There were times where I not just bombed but where the whole room got pissed or sad.
1:06.0	And I realized, oh, I just totally missed the mark. Multiple times where people walked out.
1:11.0	And given that you are depressed and anxious kind of person as you admit.
1:17.0	Now you're throwing yourself into a situation that destroys the emotional resilience of comedians and who are even positive people.
1:29.0	How did you personally deal with it?
1:31.0	Okay, well, I am so I always say I'm so excited.
1:42.0	Chris Getherd, welcome to the James Optical Show podcast.
1:48.0	Thanks so much. Yeah, it's pleasure to be here.
1:50.0	I'm specifically making the most boring possible intro just saying hello.
1:54.0	No, I see I'm in my head a little bit because you said I always said I'm so excited.
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