Interview: Comedy philosophy, writing jokes, Dave Attell, etc.

Longform interview with me on "Get to the Joke."

I did a deep dive interview on Get to the Joke (hosted by Marc Staudenmaier) and it was a great conversation:

Matt doesn't hold back in this interview and gives great insight into his observant and topical joke writing.  Matt talks about his experience with ayahuasca, seeking religion and traveling.  Matt lets Marc peek inside his writing routine and how he expands upon a bit and takes a topical subject and makes it his own…Don't miss this interview if you are serious about getting better as a comic!

Chapters:

• Early Life 5:50

• Religion 18:20

• Comedy Philosophy 24:20

• Finding Standup 27:27

• Making Decisions in Comedy 40:32 

• Traveling 51:30

• Ayahuasca 52:55

• Feels Like Matt Ruby Special 1:02:40

• Dave Attell 1:09:54

• Ideal Version of a Comic 1:12:20

• Joke Writing Process 1:13:35

• Expanding Upon a Joke 1:33:00

• Rubesletter 1:35:00

• Feels Like Matt Ruby Revisited 1:41:50

• Vooza 1:46:10

• Wrap Up 1:47:28

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NYC? Come see my Misguided Meditation show on Oct. 18 at Caveat. $5 off with code “guru” – description below…

Misguided Meditation is a comedy show about the mindfulness journey of comedian Matt Ruby. It's about death, therapy, psychedelics, meditation, and way more. Along the way, Matt offers hard-earned wisdom, discusses the thorniness of the mindful life, pokes fun at woo woo wackos, and discusses his own failures/successes on the path to wellness.

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P.S. Here’s a brief clip from the interview about writing jokes: