David Zucker is the brain behind the most popular comedy marketing blog on Substack. We talk about being legally blind, touring with clowns, and every single thing we are doing wrong with our podcast.
We Yenta about:
- Jewish frats
- Austin comedy v Brooklyn comedy
- Following your clown brother around the world
- Everything that comedians need to know about marketing themselves
- The steamy goss of linktrees...
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David Zucker: https://davidzucker.substack.com/
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Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar
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0:00 - Intro
4:50 - David's Substack
6:15 - Jewish frats
6:30 - Always being an outsider
8:35 - Growing up Jewish
11:00 - Dropping out of school to manage clowns
13:54 - Talking shop: How to improve your social media
33:31 - Looking for collective effervescence
39:30 - Can influencers be good stage performers?
48:58 - Secrets/How to hack your disability
