We chat to the marvellous Matt Ruby. He is a comedian, writer, and filmmaker from New York City. His comedy has been filmed by Comedy Central, MTV, NBC/Seeso, and FOX.Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[03:43]] Where comedy started

[[05:32]] Getting the balance of putting the hard yards in and not letting it ruin your mental health

[[13:14]] The big problem with open mic gigs

[[24:18]] Little nuggets on the comedy cellar

[[28:06]] Maddest thing he has seen in the comedy cellar

[[29:09]] What New York comics don’t want to see

[[34:25]] The one thing he may have changed in his comedy journey

If you would like to know more about Matt, you can watch his latest special on this link here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ak5CQSVVvI and you can also join Matts comedy substack here:https://funnyhow.substack.com/ .If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster.