W. Kamau Bell is a veteran standup comedian, the creator and star of the hit CNN show “United Shades Of America” which is kicking off its 2nd season, host of a couple podcasts, one of which has probably the best title of any podcast ever - “Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time Period” - and author of a bestselling book among many other things he’s been part of over the course of his career. The word prolific does not even begin to describe this man.

Today on the podcast,

* How he went from his humble beginnings doing open mics in coffee shops and bars to getting his first TV show

* He shares some super candid stuff about how despite appearing unflappable, on the inside - as he says - “it’s all flaps.” 

* You’ve probably heard me talk about the idea of “create the work you want to be paid to create,” and Kamau has an amazing story about how he applied that exact idea

Enjoy!

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