May 02, 2018

Episode 71: Morgan Jay is About to Break over Being a Musical Comedian , Performing College Shows & Hosting the Relationship Status Podcast.

1 hour 7 minutes

Morgan Jay a first generation American performer based out of Los Angeles. Originally from New Jersey, he started his career in NYC where he attended the Tisch School of the Arts. With over six years of stand up experience and an extensive background in music Morgan has managed to create a unique performance that touches comedy and music fans alike with his smooth melodies derived from his love for classic RnB and Bossanova.

He’s performed at the 2017 SF Sketchfest, 2017/2018 Big Fire Festival, 2010 Iowa Comedy Festival, 2010 LA Comedy Festival. He won the 2012 Westside Comedy Showdown. Morgan is a regularly featured artist for sofarsounds.com and was one of the top booking acts for the 2017 NACA. Morgan also won 1st Prize for best comedy/novelty song in the International Songwriting Competition which received over 16,000 submissions.

In this episode Morgan and I discuss:

Auditioning for Montreal
Going from stand-up to music
The first year with fans
Morgan has a Podcast called Relationship Status
Starting standup in New York
Never feeling accepted in certain scenes
Colleges opened up a lot
Not performing to impress other entertainers
Being happy not being famous
Interning for late night made him not want that job
Bombing in front of friends and family
His mom was brutally honest after watching his set
Grading your own performance
Why music comedy gets a bad wrap
Using your art to encourage others
Morgan can’t gain weight and I can lose it
Working out in Venice is intimidating
Finding joy in the creation of material
Traveling alone is boring
… and if your doing the thing you love, you’ve already made it

Check out Morgans website morganjay.com
instagram @morganjay
Twitter @themorganjay
YouTube @ Morganisethnic

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May 02, 2018

Episode 71: Morgan Jay is About to Break over Being a Musical Comedian , Performing College Shows & Hosting the Relationship Status Podcast.

1 hour 7 minutes

In this episode Morgan and I discuss:

Auditioning for Montreal
Going from stand-up to music
The first year with fans
Morgan has a Podcast called Relationship Status
Starting standup in New York
Never feeling accepted in certain scenes
Colleges opened up a lot
Not performing to impress other entertainers
Being happy not being famous
Interning for late night made him not want that job
Bombing in front of friends and family
His mom was brutally honest after watching his set
Grading your own performance
Why music comedy gets a bad wrap
Using your art to encourage others
Morgan can’t gain weight and I can lose it
Working out in Venice is intimidating
Finding joy in the creation of material
Traveling alone is boring
… and if your doing the thing you love, you’ve already made it