The Art of Standup and Embracing Opportunities with Jonesy

The Meaning Movement: Rediscover your Passion, Avoid Burnout, and Do Work You Love.

Our guest today is a Comedian and Actor.. He's been a part of shows like Drunk History, Gotham, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and more. He also hosts the podcast: Weird AF News - the only daily weird news show recorded in a closet with more than 1200 episodes and millions of downloads.

In this conversation I get to deep dive with Jonesy into his work, the world of standup comedy, and so much more.

It was a really fun conversation. I'm fascinated by the art of standup and the incredibly challenging work that comedians go through to develop their acts.

I had a blast digging into all of this with Jonesy. I think you'll enjoy this one.

In this episode you'll learn:

-What Jonesy does

-His transition to becoming a comedian

-How Dan and Jonesy's podcast shows are growing.

-Exploring how opportunities work in this universe.

-How the skill of being a big reader helped on Jonesy's career.

-How the real work is about manifestation (and why we need to be careful with that concept!)

-How to endure failing in front of other people.

-Behind scenes of the comedian's bit development process

-About the weird news on the Jonesy show.

-Advice for when you feel stuck.

Show notes here: https://themeaningmovement.com/jonesy