Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
Pete Holmes Explains How Jay Can Be Less Sh*tty
October 31, 2023 · 1 hr 40 min
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A comedian with deep thoughts on art, faith, and fatherhood talks about staying good while being human.
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In this episode
- How to hold artistic standards without losing your humanity
- What religion and philosophy have to do with writing comedy
- Why joy in small moments matters more than chasing big ones
- How to make work about hard topics feel alive instead of heavy
About this episode
Jay is completely enthralled with the depth of comedian/writer/actor, Pete Holmes, talks about religion, philosophy, keeping your artistic standards high, staying good while being human, the joy of seeing his daughter’s face, and making his new Netflix special not so “death-y”.Bio: Pete Holmes is one of the best standup comics around. He’s the creator and star of HBO's Crashing (produced by Judd Apatow), The Pete Holmes Show, How We Roll, two HBO stand-up comedy specials and a new Netflix special I Am Not For Everyone. Pete's also the voice of the e*trade baby and was a guest writer/star on The Simpsons. He's also proud to be the dumbest Batman on YouTube (Badman), the host of the wildly popular You Made It Weird podcast and the author of Comedy S*x God. He wrote this bio in third person. He napped shortly thereafter.
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About Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
Don’t Be Alone with Jay Kogen is a comedy/advice podcast trying to fight the isolation of modern life. Each episode, Award winning TV writer/comedian/philosopher Jay Kogen has a conversation with a friend about how to solve the problems on Jay’s mind.
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