Comedian Dominic Dierkes (Workaholics, Weeds) stops by Studio 309 and discusses starting stand up at a young age, the origins of Derrick Comedy, and more!

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- Box rants the worthlessness of movie trailers.
- Drinking and sobriety and rituals.
- Growing up in Memphis and being a talkative kid.
- Doing stand up in high school at age 14 and attending the Tisch School for film / tv production.
- Taking classes at Upright Citizens Brigade and joining the NYU sketch group Hammerkatz.
- Creating Derrick Comedy, writing a Comedy Central pilot and getting representation.
- YouTube sketches and making the feature film Mystery Team.
- Credit card debt, working temp jobs and teaching improv.
- Moving to Los Angeles and writing for Fantasy Factory.

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