Michael Kosta

About this episode

Neal Brennan interviews Michael Kosta about feelings of loneliness and isolation and how he perseveres through these challenges.

Neal Brennan interviews Michael Kosta (The Daily Show, Standup) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. Subscribe to Michael Kosta: @MichaelKosta 00:00 Intro 00:37 Birdman Joke 4:28 Code Switching & Identity 5:58 Competitiveness 10:12 Long-term vs. Short Term Thinking 14:02 Arrogance in Comedy 16:30 Daily Show 19:02 Managing Competitiveness 22:25 Sponsor: BetterHelp 25:11 Sponsor: Rag & Bone 26:59 Pleasing Others 34:40 Effort 42:37 Sponsor: Aura Frames 45:09 Sponsor: Tushy 46:55 Alcohol 56:00 Work-Family-Nature-Money Balance ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle ---------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Neal Brennan

Guest: Michael Kosta

Topics covered

• loneliness
• isolation
• perseverance
• comedy
• identity
• competitiveness

Keywords

• loneliness
• isolation
• comedy
• identity
• competitiveness
• The Daily Show
• mental health

Sponsors

BetterHelp, Rag & Bone, Aura Frames, Tushy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Daily Show

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