For me, I was locked up and I was like I was on the sidelines of my own life.

I asked myself that if I could start again, what would I do?

And weirdly, there was only one answer.

And it was to get out and do stand-up comedy.

Hey there.

I'm Matt Diavella and welcome to my short-form podcast, Three Rules.

Each episode, I ask a guest to share three rules that help them find success and happiness.

Today, I'm joined by Andrew Hamilton, a stand-up comedian who earned a nomination for best newcomer

at the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Before comedy, Andrew spent 15 years as a drug

dealer, a path that ultimately landed him in prison. Now, on the straight and arrow, he's turned his past into some hilarious material,

both on stage as a part of his popular YouTube channel OG crew,

and in his book, The Profound Benefits of a Stint in Prison.

I don't know if it feels weird to be on a self-development podcast

when you parieting it so often in your content,

but I'm really excited to kind of dive into

some of these rules that you've found that have helped you. Well, after the kind of the

amazing guests I've seen you've already had on the podcast like Struthless and James Smith,

I was like, wow, I'm just like an ex-con, ex-junkykey, whose brain is fried from cocaine, and I can barely

string a sentence together. So I don't know if my insights are going to be considered anywhere

near those ones, but... Rule one, don't go to jail. Well, I mean, it worked for me. So...

That's true. Yeah. Just I guess be careful what kind of crimes you're committing. Absolutely. Yeah. I mean, I mean, it worked for me. That's true. Yes. Yeah.

Just, I guess, be careful what kind of crimes you're committing.

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