The Stand Comedy Club presents: 10 For 10 Podcast
Bret Ernst On Why Stand-Up Is A Lifestyle, Not A Hobby | 10 for 10
Stand-up isn't "Bob at the office cracking jokes for money" — and after 29 years in it, comedian Bret Ernst would know. Bret pulls up to 10 for 10 to break down why stand-up is a lifestyle, not a hobby: the trial-and-error grind of turning a set into an actual work of art, and why so many people fundamentally don't get that. From there he walks through 29 years of watching the business change — catching the tail end of comedy's "development era," when execs would see a 10-minute set and build a sitcom around you, then getting swept into the reality-show and social-media booms. He's convinced it's the best and most oversaturated time ever to be an artist, thinks there are way too many podcasts (says the guy who did one for 20 years), and cops to the one regret that still gets him: never having kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
