85: When that leap of faith actually pays off w/ Comedian Chris Newberg

Be Here For A While

Comedy Interviews, Education, Self-improvement, Comedy

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2017

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Chris Newberg moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming a comedian. He vowed to focus ONLY on comedy, turning down any job that didn't contribute to his career, and subsequently quickly learning the true meaning of "the struggle is real". He slept on couches, found himself without enough money to eat, and got many "no"s along the way. But when you pour your soul into your work, good things can come quickly. Fairly soon after moving to LA, Chris booked late night comedy spots on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel Live. While quick success doesn't always mean long term success, Chris is an exception and with his work ethic, the best is still yet to come for him. No matter what type of goal you're hustling towards, you'll relate to his story and hopefully be inspired by his journey, on this week's episode of Be Here For A While! Follow Chris at @thechrisarmy on social media and subscribe to his podcast The Great Big Lie on your Podcast App. Are you in need of great talent for your business but short on time? With ZipRecruiter, you can post your job to over 100 of the web's leading job boards and receive qualified candidates back within one day -- for FREE! Just go to www.ziprecruiter.com/behere Bombas socks are the most comfortable, cozy socks and YOU can get 20% off your first purchase at www.bombas.com/behere -- so go get yourself a bunch of new socks! ZOLA is reinventing the wedding planning and registry experience to make the happiest moment in our couples' lives even happier!! Sign up and get a $50 credit towards your registry at: zola.com/behere!! Stand out at any event when you use Rent The Runway! Go to renttherunway.com or download the App to get 25% off you first month's Unlimited membership with promo code BEHERE at checkout!

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0:00.0	Hey guys welcome back to the episode of Be here for a while.
0:16.0	I want to start introing my podcast a little bit differently because I feel like I just sort of like jump into things and with most things in my life and I think that
0:26.8	Maybe I'm just like you know if you're a first-time listener you should maybe know what this podcast is about
0:30.7	So my name is Rachel Brian. I'm a comedian friends or you
0:37.8	know my Vanderpump friends or just people I'm really inspired by and that's what this that's what this is about.
0:44.8	And one of my favorite parts of having a podcast is sharing my life with you guys,
0:49.2	but I also love introducing you to people who have really interesting stories,
0:53.4	but you might not know them from the headlines.
0:55.8	And my buddy J. Chris Newburgh is one of those people.
0:58.6	You may not know his name yet, but he has had some incredible successes that I'm so proud of for him.
1:05.0	He's done stand up on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
1:08.0	He's done stand up on the Tonight Show.
1:10.0	He's written for some major, major shows he's a really really incredible career and he's worked really hard and
1:17.4	You know he's definitely had his struggles, but whether you're in LA or you want to be an actor, writer, comedian or not,
1:23.0	Chris's journey is super relatable and really inspiring. So without further ado,
1:27.3	I'm really excited to introduce him. My guest today is a very good friend of mine.
1:31.3	He's a writer, a comedian writer comedian and actor he's appeared on
1:34.7	shows like Comics and Lease Arsenio Hall show the tonight show with Jay Leno America's got talent just to name a few and he's written for a game show's idiot test separation anxiety and deal with it.
1:45.3	He also has a podcast on iTunes or Apple podcast called Great Big Lie and he's just a wonderful
1:50.4	funny dude. Thank you for being here Chris Newburgh. Hey that's me. Do we
1:54.2	drop the J? It used to be J. Chris Newburgh. It still is on stage. Okay so
1:59.0	you're Jay Chris Newburgh but to you I I'm just Chris.
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