10 Good Things from Scorsese, Jeselnik, Barstool, Colbert, and more

Also: “Keep showing up” and a Nick DiPaolo joke I love.

💥 James Clear: “Keep showing up.”

"If you keep showing up, you'll almost certainly break through — but probably not in the way you expected or intended. You need enough persistence to keep working and enough flexibility to enjoy success when it comes in a different form than you imagined."

💥 “The things you do badly are as much part of your style as the things you do well.”
-Martin Scorsese

💥 Always admired the specificity of this Nick DiPaolo joke: “I can never get quiet people living above me. It's never an old lady by herself. It's always like three Sumo wrestlers wearing clogs learning to tap dance. I'm coming down the stairs they're headed up with a gallon of Häagen-Dazs and a Gregory Hines album.”

💥 I’ve got another newsletter called Working Methods that’s all about creativity advice from various art legends. Comedians are included occasionally. Here’s one from Anthony Jeselnik on “third thought.” Sign up here to get it in your inbox:

💥 Comedian Django Gold on crowd interruptions (via Gabe Brosbe at Why is this interesting?):

Crowds have definitely become more disruptive in recent years, due to all sorts of overlapping factors. The main way stand-up comedy is consumed these days is through short, snappy clips of it on TikTok and Instagram, and many people now expect the same type of experience in a live show. A lot of these online clips showcase crowd work interactions, so you get audience members who think that interrupting the show is part of the experience. They believe they’re doing you a kindness…

In a crowd of 150 people, it doesn’t take much for one of them to want to be the center of attention. Especially if they’re bored by the show, which may not be as instantly gratifying as the clips they’re used to.

Up ahead: A breakdown of how Barstool works with its creators, why satire like The Colbert Report can be so influential, the person Jerry Seinfeld claims he learned how to do his comedy about little things from, and more.