Is the Grind of a Comedian Never-Ending?
The Sam Sanders Show
KCRW & Sam Sanders
4.9 • 709 Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Comedian Jazmyn W. pokes fun at everything from being a single mom to dating post-divorce. It’s part therapy, part life advice, and 100% real.
She chats with Sam about why she isn’t afraid to be honest in her stand up, the realities of working as a comedian and content creator, and why even though she has over a million followers on TikTok, she couldn't care less if the app shuts down. Plus, Jazmyn’s hot take on reality dating shows.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, listeners, it is the season of giving. |
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| 0:14.8 | I feel like we're about five years out from half the straight men in America having an AI girlfriend. |
| 0:21.9 | Thank God. |
| 0:25.5 | Give the women a break. |
| 0:31.5 | Hey, y'all. |
| 0:32.3 | It's the Sam Sanders show from KCRW, a show all about the things that entertain us. Thank you so much for listening. |
| 0:41.2 | This week, comedian Jasmine W. I follow a lot of people online, and she is truly one of my favorites. |
| 0:49.4 | Jasmine does a lot. She's a stand-up, but she also has this YouTube channel where she talks about everything from single motherhood to divorce, to dating, to cooking and skin care. |
| 1:01.8 | And that is what I love about Jasmine. Her version of internet personality, it's kind of all over the place. She is not just one thing. |
| 1:09.4 | I'm going to talk with Jasmine about how she does it all |
| 1:11.6 | and how the grind for a working comic these days. It contains more moving parts now than ever. |
| 1:18.4 | All right. Let's get into it. |
| 1:23.1 | I love you and have discovered you on Instagram. I find that you're doing a kind of comedy that feels really new to me. |
| 1:32.7 | It's like comedy, also life, also beauty. |
| 1:36.1 | Also, I got a kid. |
| 1:37.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:38.3 | And it's like comedy slash lifestyle. |
| 1:40.6 | But I want you to define for our audience the work you're doing because I like it. Yeah. You know what? I don't really have a definition for it. The fact that you said that makes me want to get teary eye, you know? It feels so good, but I'm just trying to show people who I am authentically. Yeah. And it's not just one thing. It's not just one idea. And it'll never be the same idea over and over. We love that. Yeah. It will for a period of time, but not forever. Yeah. Well, it feels like it has to be that way. I talk to a lot of comedians. And one unifying thread I get with all of them is that if you're a comedian right now, the hustle is |
| 2:20.3 | never ending. Yes. You're doing shows. Yes. You're always workshoping something. You are making |
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