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The James Altucher Show

496 - What It Takes to Break a World Record: Aaron Berg on How to Play The Long Game in Comedy & Any Other Career

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Aaron Berg is a world record-breaking comedian. He just shattered a comedy record by doing 25 sets. At 25 different clubs. All in one night. He filmed it all. And made a new special called "25 Sets." Which you can get on Amazon. Or iTunes. In this episode, I ask Aaron why he got into comedy, but we also talk about angry people, this new heightened level of outrage, and how to alchemize it into laughs.   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.

0:06.4

This is the James Altiger Show on the Choose Yourself Network.

0:10.4

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.6

I mean, there's sometimes where people just get angry and leave.

0:19.2

And I would rather that they got angry and leave than stay there and ruin the whole show for everybody else.

0:25.6

Yeah. But, you know, you're an equal opportunity offender though.

0:28.6

Yeah. You hit some wall of people, the other night.

0:31.4

A woman goes to his offensive. It's racist and you're dealing with stereotypes.

0:35.4

And I go, okay, more. Tell me.

0:39.4

She goes, well, you made fun of the Jews, the blacks.

0:42.6

And I said, well, I'm a Jew. So, can I do that?

0:46.6

The blacks. And I go, are you black? I'm Dominican.

0:51.8

All right, I'll try and come up with some Dominican jokes.

0:54.6

Because right now you just seem offended by what offends you.

0:58.2

You don't give a shit that I'm making fun of Jews because I'm a Jew.

1:01.0

But what offends you is what I shouldn't be saying.

1:04.2

So, I called her out on it and then sure enough three minutes later,

1:07.0

she's laughing at more racist jokes.

1:10.2

Because I double down, I lean in.

1:12.2

And she's laughing. And so I stopped and I go, you're a hypocrite.

1:16.2

You just called me out and you said it's not funny.

1:19.4

So, why are you laughing at it right now?

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