Tom Segura On Career, Comedy, And Craziness
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🗓️ 11 October 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Ryan speaks with Tom Segura in the second of a two-part conversation about the changing landscape of stand-up comedy, the philosophical mindset that he brings to his work, how he manages his media diet, why kids made him more tied to reality, and more.
Tom Segura is a stand-up comedian, writer, author, actor, and podcaster. He co-hosts the Your Mom's House podcast with his wife and fellow comedian Christina Pazsitzky, as well as the podcast 2 Bears 1 Cave with best friend and fellow comedian Bert Kreischer. He has made two stand-up comedy albums and five specials on video, including Disgraceful (2018) and Ball Hog (2020), and he has appeared on the comedy shows Comedy Central Presents, Live at Gotham, and This Is Not Happening. You can find Tom’s work at tomsegura.com and on Instagram @seguratom and Twitter @tomsegura, on his YouTube channel.
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| 2:01.2 | Hey, it's Ryan Holiday. Welcome to another episode of the Daily Stoic Podcast. This is part two |
| 2:12.6 | of my interview with Tom Segura, the excellent and very, very, very funny comedian. I didn't |
| 2:18.0 | mention this in my intro last time, but we have a kid who works here at the bookstore. He was working |
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