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Get ready for another hilarious and unfiltered episode of Rated G Podcast! Tonight at 5:30 PM, NYC comedian Gary G. Garcia and producer Brian T. Licata dive into the wild world of stand-up, from street hustles to the struggles of becoming a true artist in the NYC comedy scene. If you're into comedy podcasts, stand-up stories, and rising star struggles, this episode is for you!

Today, Gary and Brian tackle the most absurd and hilarious moments of the week, diving into surprising hot takes and entertaining debates. They'll share crazy anecdotes, explore relatable dilemmas, and get into some side-splitting tangents that will make your commute unforgettable. Whether it's an unexpected social rant, a wild comedy story, or a spirited disagreement on life's oddities, you'll be entertained the entire ride. Join the conversation and don't miss the chance to laugh, reflect, and unwind. Make sure to tune in live, and remember to like, share, and subscribe for more Rated G moments! --

In today's episode of the Rated G Podcast, we dive into the unfolding drama surrounding Wendy Williams. The legendary talk show host is making headlines again as she fights to regain control of her life amidst a controversial guardianship. Diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and declared permanently disabled, Wendy denies these claims, calling her guardianship akin to being "held hostage." We'll explore her emotional interview on The Breakfast Club, the allegations of excessive restrictions and medical mistreatment, and how her niece, Alex Finnie, has stepped up to challenge the system with a powerful legal team. Could this case be the next Britney Spears conservatorship story? We break down the comparisons, the outcry from fans, and the deeper issues with conservatorship abuse in Hollywood. Tune in for the latest updates, shocking revelations, and a discussion about Wendy's resilience and fight for independence. It's an episode you don't want to miss! - -

Join us for a hilarious and unscripted episode of the Rated G Podcast, streaming live from New York City. Gary G. Garcia and Brian T. Licata are coming together for a night of laughs, debates, and unexpected moments you won't forget! Here's what's in store for tonight:

Join us for a hilarious and unscripted episode of the Rated G Podcast, streaming live from New York City. Gary G. Garcia and Brian T. Licata are coming together for a night of laughs, debates, and unexpected moments you won't forget! Here's what's in store for tonight:

Are you tired of hearing all of the negative stuff? We are, too. Let's hear from Pastor Gary Hamrick and Michelle Bachman on the state of affairs in Israel - and be encouraged! Did you know Lot was grieved in his spirit by all of the unrighteousness and lawlessness around him in Sodom and Gomorrah? Does it sound like how you feel every day? Let's learn some lessons for our blessed hope in our redemption in Christ - the worse things get here, the closer His return is! Watch Gary & Michelle here: https://youtu.be/JEOYX0w84dI?si=BzR8RuE0rx2myvvQ ================================== FREE MOVIE SCREENING of "Title IX" - October 25 @ 7PM Learn more —> igfn.us/form/ZgXzPA Share the FB post with your friends, family and pastors —> www.facebook.com/share/1g6akZjiyERukEdC/ *************************** Visit our website—> www.fearlessfeatures.org Subscribe to our newsletter and emails! —> www.fearlessfeatures.org/newsletter Share your support with a tax-deductible gift—> igfn.us/form/-yFw_w Shop the Fearless Store —> www.fearlessfeatures.org/shop

September is the worst new patient month for most dental practices. Watch Gary explain how to beat this trend.Connect with our Host Here ⤵️Gary BirdOwner of SMC NationalWebsite: https://smcnational.com/Website: https://thegarybird.com

In this episode, Shaun and Chris meet with Dr. Gary Barker, Co-Founder and CEO of Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice. Among other topics, the boys explore sabbaticals, living in Chicago, being an ally, doing two things at the same time, bravery, Gary's dad, caring for men, gender equity, and more.You can learn more about Gary and Equimundo here.Watch Gary's TedTalk here.This episode is brought to you by Half Acre Brewery. Check out the wonderful beers on Half Acre's website.

Gary and Lisa share their hearts on grief, pain, and what God is saying, now! listen to Lisa as she shares her heart at a raw level. Grief, pain, what God is saying at this moment. Make sure and join the Alife family on stream - they are our family! And, if you have a young person 17-25, make sure they text KINGDOM to (833) 825-0064 it will answer all their questions about missions, education, and how they work together! Watch Gary impart in the 'why' toward the end.

In this special Friday episode, Josh Cleveland talks about the life and legacy of his later father Gary Cleveland. They discuss the memorial service held at Oakhaven Church, the grieving process, and the importance of facing death well. Watch Gary's Celebration of Life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgA6Epld97c The Winter Faith Podcast seeks to provide weekly theological hope and emotional encouragement for those experiencing spiritual homelessness. Podcast music by Josh Cleveland. Podcast artwork by Dom Frazier. Purchase her artwork on Etsy. Follow @winterfaithpodcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Support the show on Patreon. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/winterfaithpod/message

Gary Ware is a corporate facilitator, professional speaker and creative catalyst. In this episode, Honest HR host Wendy Fong and Gary discuss the power of adopting a mindset of creative play and how it can help you achieve greater performance, resilience and collaboration at work. On Thursday February 11th at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET, he’ll be speaking at SHRM Northern California’s virtual event Play for Innovation, Creativity and Joy in the Workplace. Learn more and register online.Learn more about Gary at breakthroughplay.com.Watch Gary’s TED Talk How Play Saved My LifeEARN SHRM RECERTIFICATION PDCs FOR LISTENINGHonest HR podcast episodes will help you build your competencies while earning professional development credits (PDCs) toward your SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP recertification! All you have to do is listen to a full mini-series to earn PDCs! All relevant details, including the Activity IDs, are provided during the podcast recording itself.

Today's conversation is with Mr. Gary Mendell, Chairman and CEO of Shatterproof.org. Gary's son, Brian lost his battle with addiction when Gary said, ENOUGH! Shatterproof.org, formerly Brian's Wish was created to honor Brian's memory with the promise to spare other families the anguish of this disease. The now, “stronger than addiction”, very present and robust organization's vision is to unite and empower, to end the stigma, to advocate for change and to research and innovate. As you'll hear, first and foremost, Mr. Mendell's Heart and then keen business sense and plan, have led him to gain the attention of such change agents as the Bill Clinton Global Initiative and the Clinton Health Matters Initiative. Learn more about Gary Mendell's story and his national campaign as well as getting involved at Shatterproof.org. Watch Gary's short while moving speech at the Clinton Health Matters Initiative, here.

Some of you may already know our next guest, New-York based, Indie filmmaker, Gary Hustwit, from his iconic trilogy of design-focused documentaries: First, Helvetica examines our visual culture and how a font impacts urban spaces, asking us to take another glance at the thousands of words we see every day. Objectified is a look into our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, “by extension, the people who design them.” And finally Urbanized — a window into how cities are designed, framing a discussion on their futures. His work takes us on a journey into how design impacts our lives, from a micro level to a macro, and has helped many see the design through a more humanistic lens — challenging the idea of what design is — is it something to consume or an application to makes our lives better. In recent years he has followed up with films like Rams, an intimate portrait of one of the most influential designers alive, Dieter Rams, Workplace which focuses on the future of our workspaces. As well as his latest release — a short film called The Map, which follows the redesign of New York City's iconic subway map — one that updates in real-time. reSITE founder, Martin Barry, spoke with Gary about his creative process, motivation, and evolution, that led to making the kinds of films he, himself, wants to watch and ones that make design more accessible for all. Watch Gary's films! Follow along with this episode's transcript. Learn more www.reSITE.org + More about upcoming podcasts from reSITE Join reSITE's Newsletter Connect with us: Follow reSITE on Facebook Follow reSITE on Instagram Follow reSITE on Twitter Follow reSITE on LinkedIn Watch reSITE talks on YouTube This podcast was produced by Alexandra Siebenthal, with support from Martin Barry, Radka Ondrackova, Elizabeth Mills, and Elizabeth Novacek. It is recorded at WeWork Prague, with the support of the Prague Ministry of Culture as well as Nano Energies, and edited by LittleBig Studio.

You gotta live your life to make sure you have enough pallbearers at your funeral. Gary Richardson (SNL, Shrill, High Maintenance) drops gems like this and hella jokes in this conversation. He talks about becoming a more authentic version of himself after moving to New York, how much he hates "shoes off" culture, and the ear-opening experience of hearing definitively white karaoke songs. Watch Gary's short film, "Places, Thank You Places," https://vimeo.com/354628568 (here). Follow me on https://www.instagram.com/thisisdavemaher/ (IG), https://twitter.com/ThisIsDaveMaher (Twitter), and sign up for my newsletter, https://thisisdavemaher.substack.com/welcome (Hella Immaculate)! Support this podcast

Gary Hibbert is a full time Real Estate investor, licenced Real Estate agent, achieving various Realtor awards and educator. Gary is from the Durham, ON area. In 2008 he purchased his first investment property and through hard work and dedication left the regiment of the corporate world to become a full time entrepreneur in 2014. Gary has helped hundreds of clients with creating a wealth strategy plan through public speaking, online webinars and even has his own Podcast channel dedicated to inspire and educate anyone willing to change their mindset. He continues to play an active role in his community by attending corporate, private and school events to educate adults and especially children. Gary's inspiration and hard work comes from his passion in helping others and wanting to make a difference in their lives. Being able to design a lifestyle of your choice is not an easy feat however, it's attainable as long as you have passion and know what your 'why' is. To learn more about Gary Hibbert, Click to Watch Gary's interview here. To join my Facebook Group "6 Figure JV Secrets"; Click here. You can also find us on iTunes: Click here. Also, if you like my podcast episodes then please share with others you know and leave comment. If you're ready to scale your Real Estate portfolio and need my help to find investors or find properties then join my program: 90 Days to $5K Watch my free Webinar here. OR Schedule a Strategy Call with me. Edna

Gary Gulman is here! Topics include comedy specials and the rush to create them, Brian Regan's genius, injustices in public, the dangers of stand-up comedy, clinical depression, and how to stop thinking you are shit. Watch Gary's special "The Great Depresh" on HBO, and find tickets to Gary Gulman: Peace of Mind Tour at garygulman.com.

Gary is approached by an influencer. Booray discovers that Photography is rated as one of the worst 25 careers, and the fellas discuss gatekeeping in the photography industry. B and H Photo is sued by the New York State Attorney for allegedly avoiding taxes, Olympus rumors about closing down the camera division, and more. Watch Gary's free webinar, The One Light Headshot - RIGHT HERERegister for Imaging USA and WPPI 2020 where you can see Gary and Booray both speak LIVE.Watch and subscribe to Booray's YouTube channel HEREJoin our community on Facebook HERE

You can watch Gary Gulman's new special for free - HBO posted it on Youtube.  People in West Virginia take things too seriously, and an update on Kevin Hart.

Gary Lane has been telling the stories of persecuted Christians for decades. As International News Director and Senior Correspondent for CBN News, he’s gone to meet them—he’s traveled to more than 100 countries—and been drawn not only to tell their stories, but also actively serve and stand with bold believers enduring persecution. A month after 21 Christians were martyred by ISIS on the beach in Libya, Gary went to Egypt to meet the families of many of those beheaded on the sand. When he met these families—just weeks after their loved ones were killed—he was moved and challenged by their strong faith. They told him what an honor it was that their loved ones had died for Christ, and expressed forgiveness to the ISIS murderers. Gary also served three years on staff at VOM. He’ll share how he encountered VOM workers on the front lines in Sudan and how that led to a cooperative effort between VOM and Operation Blessing—and eventually to Gary serving on VOM’s staff. Gary will tell about his first encounters with persecuted Christians, and how he transitioned from simply being a neutral observer, reporting on their suffering to actively providing help as a brother and fellow member of the Body of Christ. Watch Gary’s program, The Global Lane, including this episode, which includes an interview with VOM Radio host, Todd Nettleton.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Hurricane Dorian is now lashing South Carolina, where there is concern about storm surge and flooding. This, after leaving the Bahamas devastated. In particular, the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. The hurricane stayed over Grand Bahama for more than 41 hours, which is historic. It has caused massive devastation. According to the Bahamian government, at least 20 people thus far have been killed, but that number is expected to rise. Also, there is a list of over 550,000 people who are unaccounted for. We speak with Jeremy Collymore, the Special Advisor on Resilience Planning and Disaster Risk Management to the Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. He was the former Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). CDEMA is now mobilizing to respond to the crisis. We also speak with Dr. ChenziRa Davis Kahina, a Caribbean-based educator, cultural heritage artist and administrator, naturopathic therapist, ordained ministerial priestess, community developer and visionary. Also, the UK is in turmoil as conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, backed by Donald Trump, faces defeat after defeat in Parliament as he tries to push forward on a no-deal Brexit. Our guest is Sam Weinstein, based in London, England. He is active with the Camden branch of Momentum, a regional grassroots network arising out of the movement following the Jeremy Corbyn for Labour Leader campaign. Weinstein was previously based in the United States, where he was an official with the Utility Workers Union of America. Lastly, our weekly Earth Watch. Why is it that some environmentalists are against a move by the California Tropical Forest Standard? What's the problem? Our guest is Gary Hughes, who has worked for decades on forest, climate and energy issues, and is currently the California Policy Monitor with Biofuelwatch. Hughes will be in Santiago, Chile later this year for events surrounding the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Hurricane Dorian is now lashing South Carolina, where there is concern about storm surge and flooding. This, after leaving the Bahamas devastated. In particular, the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama. The hurricane stayed over Grand Bahama for more than 41 hours, which is historic. It has caused massive devastation. According to the Bahamian government, at least 20 people thus far have been killed, but that number is expected to rise. Also, there is a list of over 550,000 people who are unaccounted for. We speak with Jeremy Collymore, the Special Advisor on Resilience Planning and Disaster Risk Management to the Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies. He was the former Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). CDEMA is now mobilizing to respond to the crisis. We also speak with Dr. ChenziRa Davis Kahina, a Caribbean-based educator, cultural heritage artist and administrator, naturopathic therapist, ordained ministerial priestess, community developer and visionary. Also, the UK is in turmoil as conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, backed by Donald Trump, faces defeat after defeat in Parliament as he tries to push forward on a no-deal Brexit. Our guest is Sam Weinstein, based in London, England. He is active with the Camden branch of Momentum, a regional grassroots network arising out of the movement following the Jeremy Corbyn for Labour Leader campaign. Weinstein was previously based in the United States, where he was an official with the Utility Workers Union of America. Lastly, our weekly Earth Watch. Why is it that some environmentalists are against a move by the California Tropical Forest Standard? What's the problem? Our guest is Gary Hughes, who has worked for decades on forest, climate and energy issues, and is currently the California Policy Monitor with Biofuelwatch. Hughes will be in Santiago, Chile later this year for events surrounding the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Mark Little returns for an impromptu and thorough livestream! Discussion includes but is not limited to: -Raptors Victory/celebratory BNL parody songs therein -failing at the easiest celebrity impressions -Al Pacino's super competent portrayal of Big Boy in Dick Tracy -Little Theo's questionable fair trade coffee policies Stream can be watched at www.youtube.com/hilarification Support NFW: www.patreon.com/nickflanagan wwe.ko-fi.com/nickflanagan or just tell a friend, subscribe, rate or review! It really helps! Watch Gary and His Demons on Syfy and Cavendish on the CBC Gem app. Follow Mark at www.twitter.com/markmarklittle and https://www.youtube.com/user/marklittle

Matt Schoenfeldt and Gary Morrison try out a new segment “Can you smell the onion?”  They also take on many of the recent Supreme Court decisions.  Watch Gary discover what he thinks the role of the Court should be and is tested on a bit of Supreme Court 101.  Listeners really need to stick around for that segment, very insightful to hear Gary formulate opinions on the Court for the first time.  Send comments to SatiristPod@gmail.com and follow us on twitter @SatiristPod. 

When Patton Oswalt, one of the top comedians over the past several decades, was going through the worst experiences of his life this past year, he wrote an entire post about one joke Gary Gulman made. ONE JOKE. Oswalt starts off: “This is…so perfect.” I like the pause in there. LIke there are no words so he had to notch himself down even though it doesn’t express exactly what he wants to say: … “so perfect”. He analyzes Gary’s joke and why it’s so difficult to do a joke like this (nobody sees how the sausage is made, they only see the final joke after years of perfecting). Patton closes with: “Thank you Gary Gulman. I know a lot of my shit’s gonna get angry these next four years, but it’s stuff like what Gary’s doing that reminds me I gotta make sure it’s funny first. Angry doesn’t change shit. Funny disarms the horde.” Gary is one of the best in the world. And no matter what area of life you want to improve in, studying in detail someone who is among the best, will up your game. It ups my game. I am infinitely frail. I fall apart at the slightest resistance. I sometimes can’t handle it. I sometimes can’t handle failing. I don’t always believe you learn from failure. But studying the best, makes my brain feel good. Like it’s being nourished. And that often gives me the strength to persist. For the past five months I’ve been going up on a stage 2-3 times a week and performing standup comedy in front of an audience. Often the other performers are people who were on the Colbert Show the night before. Or just released an hour-long Netflix special. So I have to up my game all the time. I want to be “one of them”. And I don’t want people in the audience to be able to tell that I’m different. Plus, I get scared to death. I am honestly so scared I am about to cry every time I am about to go on stage. Even if I’m going on stage to perform just five minutes of jokes. Five minutes is an eternity. What I realized, and will save for a future post, is that there are at least 20 or 30 (and probably much more) “micro-skills” that I could not have possibly imagined when trying to get better at standup comedy. I’ve been public speaking for 20 years. Is it that different? Yes. Which is why I had to have Gary Gulman on the podcast. One of the best in the world. I said above “five minutes is an eternity”. Gary told one joke on Conan in 2016 that lasted six minutes. One joke where (and I measured it) he gets laughs every ten to fifteen seconds throughout. He uses every skill in the comic’s toolbox. And probably many more that I haven’t been able to understand yet. I printed up the joke. I gave it to Gary. I said, “I want to analyze this joke word by word.” The first thing he said is, “This almost depresses me”. “How come?” “It took years to write this joke. And the others that I came out with around then. It’s so hard. Sometimes I can’t’ even get up because it’s so hard to do this.” What follows is one of my favorite podcasts. We cover his career, the techniques he learned and how he learned them. We cover the depression and anxiety and fear that goes into building any career out of excellence. We cover the micro-skills. No matter what you do in life, the one who masters all the master skills of your field of endeavor will be the one who rises to the top. How do you identify those skills? How do you master them? And we analyze this joke. To see the joke, Google: “Youtube Gary Gulman Conan States”. It’s his 7/13/16 performance. Watch it first. Here are some things I learned: Part A) DELIVERY 1. COMMITMENT The whole joke is about the states and how they were abbreviated. Gary walks out on stage, “I just wanted to recommend a documentary to everyone and then I’m going to go.” Everyone laughs. No one believes him. But he’s totally COMMITTED to the joke. In the podcast he says, “I’m bragging, really. Because I know I have something in my pocket that I’ve polished so frequently over the years. Years and years have gone into this one joke. And I know they haven’t seen it. It’s almost like I’m say, ‘Wait till you get a load of me.’” A lot of comedians just pander for a laugh, especially in the beginning. Yes, fart jokes work. But GREAT comedy is art. Gary’s worked hard and he’s know it. This transcends more than just jokes. People won’t always know that what you have to offer is valuable to them. Until you show it. That’s how Gary builds rapport with the audience. They sense the commitment. They are in for the ride. 2. BUILD UP CAPITAL Audiences are terrifying. And often they don’t know you. Might be a business audience in a meeting. Might be a reader. Might be a listener or a crowd. Or a comedy club audience. They have to like you. Johnny Carson has said that this is the most important skill for a comedian. Likeability. Watch Gary’s clip and see how he becomes naturally likeable to the audience. These are techniques that can be used in every situation. But it’s also how you build up capital so now you can take chances, propose ideas they have never heard of, build rapport with each person listening to you, and perform the magic trick of transmitting what you see in your head, into the heads of all the listeners. I didn’t realize this was such an important skill at first. Again, I have another post about this. But, for me, the results were disastrous when I didn’t realize how important this was. 3. MOVE Gary uses movement. It’s almost like he’s acting out the joke. He points to the sky, everyone’s eyes move up. They’re with him. They’re in the story. “I need to keep their attention during that time because it’s a lull,” he said. You can’t just tell your joke. Or tell your story. Or tell your idea. Ideas, jokes, stories are three dimensional. Gary takes his joke and turns it from a premise into a three dimensional world we are suddenly all living in. Part B) WRITING 4. OBSERVE THE ABSURD Throughout my entire life, I’ve been abbreviating states.  I’ve never thought, “Oh so many states start with the same two letters.” Who thinks of that? “What were you doing when you first thought of that?” I asked him. “I think the first time was when I was in 2nd grade and I got the arrow book of the states. I got it in 2nd grade but it must’ve been printed several years prior because the abbreviations was a new concept in this particular version of the Arrow Book of States. For whatever reason, I wanted to memorize the abbreviations. That’s when I noticed how difficult it was.” Thirty years later, he turned that difficulty into a joke. I notice this with comedians. They observe everything out of the ordinary. Seinfeld once said that a regular person goes into Bar Mitzvah and says, “nice buffett”. A comedian will go in and say, “why is there pork?” I’ve been working on a joke lately. The premise is that OJ Simpson made $2.7 million while he was in prison. The premise doesn’t have to be funny. Just quirky. The punchline can come after years of work. Not in my case but in the case of the best comedians, jokes, speakers, inventors. 5. PERSISTENCE AND DEPRESSION This is unique to Gary. He’s able to draw out jokes for 6 minutes. I asked how he’s going to get down to writing the next 6 minute bit. “It’s daunting,” he said. “How do you deal with the anxiety?” “I’ll say this, but it’s something that’s very personal to me. Hopefully it will help people. But I was in the hospital for a few nights because of my depression and anxiety. I was overwhelmed. It was a couple of months ago. I wasn’t suicidal. I just went to the emergency room and they admitted me and changed some medicines up, but it’s literally crippling.” “Did that help? The combination of medicine and them talking?” “Yeah…I’m in a better position now then I was then. I can function a little bit better and I’ve been able to get back on stage.” He said he had a fear of performing. Which was amazing to me because he’s so good at it. But I get it. I can’t go on stage without having a panic attack. And I know he’s been on stage 1000s of times. It’s hard. But once you say, “This is too hard”, that’s when you have to do it to get better. And improvement never ends. That’s why I wanted to learn from him. It’s easy for a comedian to tell crude jokes. Gary brings you into new territory. He told me that once he got a hold of the abbreviations joke, he held on. “I tried to strengthen it and lengthen it.” We kept dissecting. I wanted to get deeper into the toolkit. How did he make the joke stronger? 6. GO OFF ON TANGENTS He’s a few minutes into the joke. They’re talking about abbreviating the first state (Alabama). Alaska is next. But he had to take the audience away from the story. Or they’d lose interest. He sets the scene. The whole team of abbreviators is eating breakfast. And Gary says, “The omelette station had just been invented and was sweeping the nation.” “I’ve always felt uncomfortable with the omelette station,” he told me. I never thought about it before. Hidden truths surround us. Ghosts in a conversation. But saying them brings the discomfort into comfort. Makes the scary…funny. Or possible. Or gives us a new way of looking at things. “The omelette chef must hate us,” he said.  And in the joke Gary says they wanted to be a “chef chef.” Not an omelette chef. The tangent diverts your attention away from the main plot. He adds another about the people who call Hollandaise sauce “holiday sauce.” This has nothing to do with the joke. But it’s funny and adds depth to the story. And does it have to do with the joke..? Maybe! And then brings it back to abbreviations. Alaska is right after Alabama. Both are AL. That’s when the “crack team of abbreviators” realize they’re in trouble. “Did we already use AL?” 7. BE SPECIFIC In one of his first lines, Gary tells you the documentary is 98 minutes. Not 90, not an hour. It’s 98 minutes. “Why 98?” I said. It had to do with the number of syllables. And the exactness. Words don’t tell a story. Details tell a story. And it ends on a “t”. Gary knows from 20 years experience what consonants will elicit a bigger laugh. Micro-skills. 8. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MEMORY LOSS The crack squad of abbreviations is made up of “nayer do wells.” I didn’t even know what that meant. “I like to use language that you forgot you knew,” he said. 9. PUT LAUGH LINES TOGETHER Gary quoted the late Richard Jeni, who said, “What you’re trying to do is put together as many laugh lines as close together as possible.” You don’t have to wait long to laugh again when you watch his act. Gary does this too. He makes a small reference. “I want to say it was 1973… So I will.” And the whole crowd laughs. At first, I couldn’t figure out why I was laughing. “It’s a cliche,” Gary said. He uses a cliche to make fun of cliches. He makes you take a second look at some statement everyone says, but no one realizes they’re saying. 10. SUBTRACT SELF-KNOWLEDGE The joke gets more and more ridiculous with each line. But Gary looks almost clueless. He’s going on and on about this documentary, their struggles and challenges. It’s almost like he crosses this invisible line where he’s no longer aware. He becomes part of the story. And his comedy turns from joke to performance. Everyone in the audience begins to see there’s no real documentary. Except Gary. He subtracts self-knowledge which adds to the laughter. Because now people not only can’t believe how ridiculous this documentary’s premise is, but they can’t believe how ridiculous Gary is. Adding knowledge makes a hero. Subtracting knowledge makes comedy. James Bond can get shot in the heart, perform surgery on himself, and then get the bad guy. He’s a hero. If Woody Allen is shot in the heart then….even picturing it makes me laugh. 11. TAKE RISKS Gary makes jokes out of difficulties, adds specificity, tangents, cliches and so on. He has his tool kit. Each element has a purpose. And they all take him to the edge. “That’s one of the reasons I’m moving to Boston,” he said. “I can take more risks.” “What does it mean to take more risks?” I said. “Just to go on stage with material that is not as worked out as the one we went over today.” He wants to test his joke in front of audiences, then record it and tweak it. If you can’t take risks, you won’t hit the edge. You won’t go beyond it. Beyond the edge is peak performance. The area few, if any, hit.  Beyond the edge is success. Because people reward the ones who have mastered the risks beyond the edge. I always say I don’t like to hit “publish” on an article until I’m afraid of what people will think. That’s not quite true for this article. I’m proud to say Gary is one of the best there is. I’m happy I got a chance to take my absolute favorite joke and get the guy who told it to answer all my questions for an hour. I felt bad when Gary expressed his depression. His desire to continually improve and his fear of where that next improvement might come from. We’re all afraid. I wanted to tell him…sometimes when I feel that way, and I feel that way almost every day, I often know that something new is going to happen. Something that will push me forward. Afterwards, I felt bad I didn’t say that. I wanted to tell him how skilled he is. That he will push forward. But I didn’t say that either. I’m hitting publish here not because I’m afraid. But because I want everyone else to experience the pure joy I felt when I listened to this joke, listened to how he crafted it, and learned a bit more about how in any area of life I can strive to improve and be the best I can be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.