325 - Godfrey: Flex Your Comedy Muscle

Godfrey’s 20 years old in comedy years. (Your age = your experience). He might’ve been born in 1969. But that doesn’t matter. He learned this from Jerry Seinfeld. Seinfeld asked Godfrey, “How long have you been doing comedy?” At the time, his answer was 9 years. And Seinfeld said back, “That’s your age in comedy.” And it’s true for most skills. Or any pursuit. It’s not true for riding your bike because we all started young and a lot of us haven’t cared to step on a bike in 10 years. But if you’re trying to perfect a skill and become a master at something, then years dedicated = your age. This perspective has helped me in more ways than one. And I wrote about it on my site (I write about all of my podcasts.) You can read it here, jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Enjoy the show. And thanks Show Notes:  “Regular Black” (Godfrey’s special on ShowTime) Seinfeld’s joke that people would rather be in the coffin then giving the eulogy Soul Plane  Zoolander Adam Sandler Eddie Murphy Saturday Night Live "On Writing" by Stephen King Jim Gaffigan Comedian (Jerry Seinfeld’s documentary) George Carlin Richard Pryor Jackie Gleason Johnny Carson Jonathan Winters Mantan Moreland Pigmeat Markham Slappy White Timmie Rogers George Burns Gracie Allen Laurel and Hardy Steven Wright (Godfrey’s example for a guy who demonstrates “energy” on stage) Tony Robbins - NLP (here’s a training video on it) Jean Perret (famous comedy writer) - he talks about “the law of 3’s” Godfrey’s yoga bit on “Just For Laughs” Comedy Cellar David Attell (Godfrey says he’s one of the funniest comedians living) Colin Quinn Dave Chappelle Mitch Fatel Mitch Hedberg RoseAnne Bill Cosby (in “The Cosby Show”) Tim Allen (“Home Improvement” “Last Man Standing”) Ray Romano (in “Everybody Loves Raymond”) Kevin James (in “The King of Queens”) The Chappele Show Kevin Hart Dane Cook Steve Harvey (Family Feud, The Steve Harvey Show, The Big Shots) Black Panther (in theaters now) Marlene Dietrich Greta Garbo Robert Mitchum Clark Gable Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn King Bach My interview with Amanda Cerny Zach Galifianakis (in “Between Two Ferns”) Greg Giraldo Patrice O'Neal Bernie Mac Collin Quinn   I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: iTunes Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn