Gus Tate is a NYC-based stand up comedian. His latest special "Top Gus" has over 175K views on YouTube (and is available there for free). In this episode we discuss how he started comedy in China, comedic style, other comedians, being followed by Neal Brennan, his future plans and more!
0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:13 - Comedian Connections
0:06:03 - Testing New Material & Touring
0:16:05 - Welcome Mat Clip, New Special & Comedic Style
0:19:54 - Ghost Joke from Special
0:21:54 - Predictability & Comedy
0:24:00 - Starting Comedy in China Vs. New York
0:26:55 - Comedy Styles & Crowd Work
0:36:40 - New York Comedy Scene
0:39:00 - Social Media, Late Night & Comedy
0:43:00 - Comedy Career, Touring, Day Job & Family
0:49:25 - Kill Tony Show & Joe Rogan Club & Podcast
0:53:31 - Future Plans, Next Special, SiriusXM & NY Comedians
0:57:25 - Attending Princeton & Alumni, & Attending College
1:03:40 - Promoting Things
1:04:30 - Outro
Gus Tate website:
https://www.gustatecomedy.com/
Chuck Shute link tree:
https://linktr.ee/chuck_shute
Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!