Courtney Gilmour joins Jacob to talk about her comedy career ahead of the recording of her new album on August 28th. Courtney and Jacob have an insightful conversation about criticism, being heckled, and how she became a comedian. 

Highlights:

• Show Intro (00:00)
• Coming Up… Courtney Gilmour (1:15)
• Welcome Courtney Gilmour (3:33)
• How did Courtney become a comedian? (4:41)
• What was Courtney’s first show like? (6:54)
• The craft of comedy (8:19)
• Sometimes audiences laugh at the wrong part of the joke (10:04)
• Does Courtney get extra attention because of her visible disability? (13:26)
• Does Courtney feel pressured to talk about her disability as a comic? (16:15)
• How has Courtney’s comedy changed since her early career? (19:45)
• Has Courtney had any poor experiences with heckling? (22:14)
• How does Courtney recover from a bad show? (24:52)
• Courtney’s new comedy album (27:35)

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