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Pod-Crashing Episode 59: My Conversation With Comedian Todd Riley
Not all funny people are built the same. Which is why you can\u2019t hit a comedy club once a year. The stories, the laughter, the multiple layers of performance style, some meant to be improv others well-rehearsed and timed out.
That being said not all comedians instantly stopped their careers twelve years ago during the Rogan and Maron birthing years and took up Podcasting or YouTube videos.
Covid-19 has though changed a lot of funny folks around. It first started out as trying to feed the beast demanding the stage to now it\u2019s more of a deeper more enriched connection with not only fans and followers of the comedic walk but a new connection with listeners living vicariously through the daily struggles of the everyday unwritten chapter.
I\u2019ve always wondered how many times a comedian is asked, \u201cHey got a podcast yet?\u201d Over the past eight years of my experience the answer they\u2019ve shot back has been, \u201cNope. Podcasting is too far along and I don\u2019t have the time or energy to catch up.\u201d
Then it happened. The world of entertainment stopped. Covid-19 became the evil empire in law that is still camping out within your fortress.
When I first started the podcast Play It Forward back in March of 2020, I reached out to comedian Todd Riley because I truly wanted to hear about this new world without a live crowd. He has evolved from never doing a podcasting to thinking about it. The first week of June 2020 and he\u2019s got five episodes posted and growing.
Like the pain in the ass I am I wanted more of the story. I love swapping tricks of the trade. I just happen to record the conversations then blast it up to the International Space Station and back.