Enjoy Life and Embrace Challenges Using Humor with Robert King
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
"Don't take life too seriously because you'll never get out alive". That's a quote from one of my favorite movies, Van Wilder starring Ryan Reynolds. Many of us take life very seriously and at times it doesn't feel very enjoyable. We focus on challenges, shortcomings, and obstacles. Today, my guest shares insights on how we can enjoy life, laugh in the face of adversity and embrace challenges using humor.
Robert King is a NYC-based writer/actor. He has had numerous scripts produced, including his award-winning solo show Halfrican-American, and his first film, which was produced by Four Times Films. He was a senior writer/performer for Lorne Michaels' Above Average, where he created and hosted the popular web series Your Biggest Fan where he worked with celebrities like Jane Lynch, Alan Alda, and Russell Brand. Robert has created various web-series, and scripts of his have been finalists in the Austin Film Fest, and both the New York and Hollywood Screenplay Contests. He was also a recipient of NBC's Diversity Award for writing and performing. As an actor Robert recently performed in Billy Crystal's stage show, Have A Nice Day, alongside Kevin Kline, Annette Benning, and others. Robert has also worked on various television shows from Law & Order: SVU to The Blacklist, and films such as Don't Think Twice with Mike Birbiglia and Can You Keep A Secret opposite Alexandria Daddario.
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| 0:00.0 | Don't take life too seriously because you'll never get out alive. |
| 0:03.6 | That's a quote from one of my favorite movies, Van Wilder, starring Ryan Reynolds. |
| 0:08.7 | Many of us take life very, very seriously and at times it doesn't feel very enjoyable. |
| 0:14.4 | We focus on challenges, shortcomings, and obstacles. |
| 0:17.8 | Today, my guest shares insights on how we can enjoy life, laugh in the face of adversity, |
| 0:23.2 | and embrace challenges using humor. |
| 0:25.4 | Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 0:30.2 | The Dad Edge Movement creates leaders of men, leaders of families, and leaders of communities. |
| 0:36.0 | We will not only impact this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. |
| 0:41.6 | The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor |
| 0:45.4 | because of the amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. |
| 0:50.0 | We are here to change the world. We are here to change relationships. |
| 0:54.4 | We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers, |
| 0:57.8 | so no man goes to their grave with regrets. |
| 1:01.1 | We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention, |
| 1:06.0 | passion, purpose, and direction. |
| 1:09.3 | We are the Dad Edge, and we're here to change the game. |
| 1:24.8 | What's up, gentlemen? Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 1:30.2 | I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder of this show, this podcast and this movement. |
| 1:35.2 | Still a student of this, imperfect father, absolute moron from time to time, that's me. |
| 1:39.8 | So if that's you, you're in the right place because this is an environment of learning. |
| 1:45.1 | It's also an environment of laughter as well, just like today's podcast. |
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