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

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen and Habit Nest

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

4.4 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

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 is Tony Robbins you're listening to Habits and Hustle. Crush it.
0:05.0	So here we are. I didn't want to say anything before we started like rolling because I'm I have so many
0:14.3	questions for you and I didn't want to get all the good stuff right now it's hard when you're
0:17.8	sitting up we're talking like wait say me for the show yes exactly yeah because I have to tell you again. Hope we didn't do all the good stuff during the Preysha. I hope not either. Because I have been legit fascinated, fascinated by you, probably my whole life. Oh,. Like at least 20 years I've always thought you were so
0:36.7	exceptionally talented and just the fact that you've had the longevity you've had in this career like you've been in
0:43.6	residency in Las Vegas for 30 years almost right? Yeah yeah it's crazy. Are you the
0:48.7	longest ever to be at a show? I'm not quite I'm up there I don't know we never really done the
0:54.1	but I'm up there because yeah as far as longevity especially in in one
0:58.5	particular hotel I've been at the Luxor now coming up on it'd be 19 years
1:02.3	so it's a long time in one property that
1:04.6	probably I own that probably record but for sure and then and then about 30 some
1:09.5	years in in Vegas itself on 40 you know be 40 years in comedy coming up. Well, it's kind of exciting, 40 years.
1:17.1	40 years. You were at MGM Graham, weren't you before? Right. And then you came to Luxor and
1:21.3	you've been here forever. So when, by the way, I was so excited to say to have you, I didn't even say who I have on, this is Carrot Top.
1:27.6	Oh right, yeah.
1:28.6	People could think I'm Reba.
1:29.2	Yeah, this is Carrotop.
1:31.3	I have Carrotop.
1:32.3	Rebba's letter said, Reba'sans letters that we've got some guns hunter.
1:34.0	Yeah, like you're like crazy fit, but by the way we're going to get to that.
1:37.0	Okay.
1:38.0	But your real name is Scott Thompson.
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