“Comedy is about observing the hidden truths in life that everyone knows but nobody has ever quite articulated. And standup is about how to articulate that truth in such a way that people feel momentarily unsafe and confused (the setup), and relieved (the punchline).”
More from James Altucher
“'Success' is a weird word. It’s one of those things that everyone wants but nobody knows…”
“We’re going to die. There’s nothing to stop it. There’s no protecting future generations.…”
“But always choose who you deal with. Who you give power to. This is the way of reclaiming…”
“I came from nothing. I was going back to nothing. I was going back to worse than nothing,…”