Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen
Toby Huss Explains Why Jay Can’t Handle Adventure
May 14, 2024 · 50 min
Why listen
A working-class kid who failed school, cleaned churches, and met a pipe-maker named Magic became a serious actor and artist.
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In this episode
- How a string of blue-collar jobs shaped a creative life
- Why seeing art and life from weird angles is a real skill
- What it means to fully embrace being called a weirdo
- The connection between imagining wild origin stories and making real art
About this episode
Toby and Jay talked about art and trying to see art (and life) from unique perspectives. Jay calls Toby a weirdo. And, like a weirdo, he accepts it as the compliment which is what it was actually meant to be. We talk about failing at school, meeting a guy called Magic who makes pipes out of antlers, and working as a janitor in a church and 10000 other blue collar jobs before he became a great actor and artist. We also talk about his love affair with creativity and imagining he’s Frank Sinatra’s bastard son.Bio: Toby Huss is from Marshalltown Iowa and paints and acts in movies sometimes and streaming or tv shows at others and has a photobook, American Sugargristle, coming out this fall. Also most likely a record of original songs and some covers. This is his third time appearing on the Jay Kogen Celebrity Cook-Off.
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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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