When no one would hire him, he started his own talk show with his dad as sidekick

If no one's gonna give me the job, I'm gonna make it myself.

6:40 / 7:08

and I was getting rejected left and right. And And I said, you know what? Screw it. If no one's gonna give me the job, I'm gonna make it myself. And I started running late. I started my own talk show. I I found some great producers. My dad was my sidekick. I asked I asked a couple other comedians, do you wanna be a sidekick for my talk show? Nobody was interested. But my dad, god bless him, you know, he felt obligated to do it, and he was the best sidekick I could ask for. And you did hundreds of episodes of this? About a 100 episodes had about 400 guests over the years from 2011 to 2019.

About this clip

After facing constant rejection in his career, the guest decided to create his own opportunity by launching a talk show. With his father as his sidekick (after other comedians turned him down), he produced about 100 episodes and interviewed 400 guests over eight years from 2011 to 2019.

Why this clip

This moment captures the entrepreneurial spirit of creating your own path when traditional routes fail, with the heartwarming twist of family involvement.

6:40 - 7:0828sfounder story

Share

LinkedInX

What they said next

HQ Trivia's charismatic host returns as cofounder after the app's spectacular crash

2:18 - 16s · founder story

More from this episode

Similar clips from other shows

From the blog

Want clips like this for your podcast?

We find your top 5-8 clips, write the hooks, and deliver ready-to-post content. First 2 episodes are free.

Get 2 Episodes Clipped Free