Interview · moment 16 of 23
Doing 10 Minutes at Caroline's
from Behind the Youtube (with Joe Santagato) · #52
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6 minGuest
Joe recounts his first-ever stand-up set at his sold-out Caroline's show, his natural storytelling confidence from family gatherings, and whether the leap from YouTube to live stand-up is really that different.
- 1:00:20Tim texts Cameron Dallas with a picture of a knife to his wrist demanding sexual favors, and Cameron always responds "do it."
- 1:01:24Caroline's is a 300-seat comedy club in New York City.
- 1:01:43Guest says the stand-up set went pretty well, but admits there wasn't a lot of laughing.
- 1:02:20The guest has never done stand-up before attempting this 10-minute set at Caroline's.
- 1:02:50Tim explains the actual difference: when you walk into a room nobody knows who you are, you have to be funny, and you've got 45-55 minutes to do it.
- 1:03:43The guest didn't think it was easier than expected—just kind of right there where he thought it would be.
- 1:04:55Tim has bombed for 45 minutes straight while working the road, knowing he had to finish for the paycheck.
- 1:05:17The guest feels like he could focus and do stand-up well, but it's just not what he's been pursuing.
- 1:05:32You keep doing what you're good at and what brings you success—and the guest is already good at video.