Listen "Mike Cannon on Parenting, Drugs, the Value of Self-Producing and Determining Your Worth (S3:E3)"
Episode Synopsis
Mike Cannon (Amazon, SIRIUS) and Marc discuss everything from the problems Mike suffered in his childhood, the tumultuous relationship he has with is father and how he, himself, has grown as a father. Mike talks about how to balance a career in comedy with being a father, how drugs play apart in his life, the use of specific words to punctuate his punchlines, why self-producing is the new way of marketing your material and determining how much clubs should pay you. Mike discusses his hit special, "Life Begins", and gives Marc a peek into his upcoming special, "White Privilege Homeless." Chapters: 05:40 The Wisecrackers Story 15:18 The Cannon Kids 20:41 Parenting Lessons 23:50 Mike's Parent's Problems 32:39 Mike's Dad Comes Uninvited to "Life Begins" 42:33 Depression 46:28 Comedy Transformation and Maturity 53:36 The Use of Language in Writing 1:00:28 Self Producing 1:03:10 Parenting and Comedy 1:08:24 Drugs 1:13:09 Fatherhood 1:23:53 What's Your Worth 1:26:23 Abortion Joke 1:31:10 Life Begins Links From the Episode: Marc's Website: marcstaud.com Marc's Instagram: @staudcomedy Marc's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc.stauude... Get to the Joke Instagram: @gettothejoke Get to the Joke Twitter: @gettothejoke Get to the Joke Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gettothejoke Email Marc at [email protected] Mike Cannon's Links: Website: https://www.mikecannoncomedy.com/Instagram: @iammikecannon Twitter: @IAmMikeCannon Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/mikecannoncomedy
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