Episode 363: Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson: Exploring Fame, Fitness, and Funny Stories with a Comedy Legend

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen

Self-improvement, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health & Fitness, Business

4.5 • 820 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Have you ever wondered about Carrot Top's incredible career longevity? He has maintained an extraordinary 19-year residency at the Luxor in Las Vegas as a comedic legend. In this Habits and Hustle episode, I dive into Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson’s life, encouraging him to reveal the secret behind his stage name and personal brand. Carrot Top shares laugh-out-loud stories of audition mishaps along with personal experiences that have shaped his comedic path. We discuss his rigorous fitness routine, the continuous effort to stay relevant in pop culture, and more! Scott Thompson, known professionally as Carrot Top, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is widely known for his use of prop comedy. What We Discuss: (12:04) Evolution of Carrot Top's Comedy (17:59) Evolution of Comedy Performances (24:59) The Loneliness of a Comedian (29:54) Daily Fitness Routine and Health Habits (40:42) Financial Aspects of Comedy Residencies (46:32) Career Longevity and Staying Relevant (57:19) Maintaining the Carrot Top Brand …and more! Thank you to our sponsors: Magic Mind: Head over to www.magicmind.com/jen and use code Jen at checkout. Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagement Find more from Scott “Carrot Top” Thompson: Website: https://carrottop.com/ Instagram: @carrottoplive

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0:00.0	Hi guys, it's Tony Robbins. You're listening to Habits and Hustle. Crush it. So here we are. I didn't want to say anything before we started like rolling because I'm, I have so many questions for you and I didn't want to get all the good stuff. Right, right. No, it's hard when you're sitting up, we're talking like, wait, saving for the show. Yes, exactly. Because I have to tell you again.
0:23.1	I hope we didn't do all the good stuff during the pre-show.
0:25.1	I hope not either. Because I have been legit fascinated, fascinated by you, probably my whole life.
0:32.6	Oh, wow. Like, at least 20 years. I've always thought you were so exceptionally talented.
0:38.0	Thank you.
0:38.4	And just the fact that you've had, the longevity you've had in this career, like, you've been in residency in Las Vegas for 30 years almost, right? Yeah, yeah. It's crazy. Are you the longest ever to be at a show? If you want to ask me that, I'm up there. I don't know. We never really done the, but I'm up there because, yeah, as far as longevity,
0:57.5	especially in, yeah, as far as longevity, especially in one particular hotel, I've been at the Luxor now coming up on, it'll be 19 years. So it's a long time in one property. That probably, I own that probably record, but. For sure. And then. and then about 30 some years in, in Vegas itself,
1:11.5	on 40, it'll be 40 years in comedy coming up. Well, it's kind of exciting, 40 years. 40 years. You were at MGM Graham, weren't you before? Right. And then you came to Luxor and been here forever. So when, by the way, I was so excited to have you, I didn't even say who I have on. This is carrot top. Oh, right. Yeah. I could think I'm Riba. Yeah. This is Caratop.
1:31.0	I have Car. This is Carrot Top. Oh, right.
1:28.0	Yeah.
1:28.2	I could think I'm Reba.
1:29.2	Yeah, this is Caratop.
1:31.1	I have Caratop.
1:32.1	Reba's letters up.
1:32.7	We've got some guns, hunter.
1:33.9	Yeah.
1:39.5	Like, you're like crazy fit, but by the way, we're going to get to that. Okay. But your real name is Scott Thompson.
1:40.1	Got Thompson.
1:41.9	Now you know why I went by Caratop.
1:42.2	Yeah.
1:44.1	A pretty boring name is Scott Thompson.
1:44.8	Well.
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