Tom Segura On Honing The Craft of Comedy

<p>Ryan speaks with Tom Segura in the first of a two-part conversation about the links between writing comedy specials and writing philosophy books, the mindset it takes to succeed in a creative field, Tom’s weird and winding journey through professional comedy, and more.</p><p>Tom Segura is a stand-up comedian, writer, author, actor, and podcaster. He co-hosts the <a href="https://ymhstudios.com/your-moms-house-podcast-ep-684/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Your Mom's House</em></a> podcast with his wife and fellow comedian Christina Pazsitzky, as well as the podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-i3EV1v5hLeT91DuXckUf6tsbMfLgZno" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Two Bears One Cave</em></a> with best friend and fellow comedian Bert Kreischer. He has made two stand-up comedy albums and five specials on video, including <em>Disgraceful </em>(2018) and <em>Ball Hog</em> (2020), and he has appeared on the comedy shows <em>Comedy Central Presents</em>, <em>Live at Gotham</em>, and <em>This Is Not Happening</em>. You can find Tom’s work at <a href="https://tomsegura.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tomsegura.com</a> and on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seguratom/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@seguratom</a> and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tomsegura" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tomsegura</a>, on his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/tomsegura" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>.</p><p>✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com