About this episode

Sean Madden shares his journey from being a broke comedian in NYC to finding confidence and success in his craft.

Everyone talks about confidence. Very few talk about fear. In this episode of BILF Pod, Sean Madden opens up about the parts of comedy people don’t see: • Moving to NYC broke and unsure • Being hesitant to even start open mics • Hating when the camera is on him • Turning rejection into material • Why confidence isn’t ego — it’s repetition • Why everything changed when he stopped caring what people thought This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s the in-between. The bartending shifts. The doubt b...

People in this episode

Host: Mara Dorne

Guest: Sean Madden

Topics covered

• confidence
• fear
• comedy
• rejection
• self-improvement
• personal growth

Keywords

• comedy
• confidence
• fear
• open mics
• rejection
• personal growth
• NYC

Mentioned in this episode

Places: NYC

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