Episode 45: Standup comedy is a journey

About this episode

Jesse Barben shares his journey from aspiring writer to comedian and rock star, and back to comedy.

If you're in the Albuquerque area, come see me open for Luis Lopez. Tickets here: https://www.quezadas.com/comedians/luis-lopez/ How i went from wanting to be a writer to wanting to be a comedian to wanting to be a rock star and back to wanting to be a comedian again. Find all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Barben

Topics covered

• standup comedy
• personal journey
• writing
• music
• comedy career

Keywords

• standup comedy
• Jesse Barben
• Luis Lopez
• Albuquerque
• comedy career
• writing
• rock star

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Substack, Linktree

Places: Albuquerque

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