The Kurty D Show

048- Laugh Out Loud with Nicole Aimee Schreiber

Episode Summary

I'm excited to share my conversation with Nicole Aimee Schreiber, a professional comedian and one of my funniest friends. You’ll hear celebrate Nicole’s career, which includes getting passed at The Comedy Store in LA and The Comedy Cellar in NYC- which are some of the biggest achievements in professional comedy- Not only does it mean you are paid for spots, but it also means you have more opportunities than others to be seen including her name being written on the club walls. We also empathize with the passing of Nicole’s Father, Harrold, through a very tough season through COVID and her honesty about how she’s starting to reimagine what’s next. This episode is Unsafe for work, and we hope you’ll appreciate the attempt to bring some levity to the party and not take ourselves too seriously while working through some real-life stuff.

Episode Notes

Key Takeaways:

Words from Margaret Cho and other comedians that inspired Nicole.
How the pandemic opened up a lot of new perspectives on Nicole.
The scary thing about growing old.
How Nicole figured out how to navigate the loss of her dad in the mindset of a global pandemic.
What it’s like for Nicole to look at things with a microscope perspective to pick apart things and discover what’s funny.
The role of competitiveness in our lives.
Why it's important to be a good sport whether you win or lose in life.
How living your life transparently can get people invested in you.
The impact of political correctness on comedy.

Tweetable Quotes:

“I didn't worry about dating anybody, I dated comedy.” – Nicole Aimee Schreiber
“The pandemic put a lot of things into perspective about what matters and chasing a dream matters.” – Nicole Aimee Schreiber
“When things are bad and you’re at the bottom, the only place to go is up.” – Nicole Aimee Schreiber
“The whole reason we are competitive in nature is to win.” – Nicole Aimee Schreiber
“Don't lose, go for winning. And if you lose, be a good loser, don't be a sore loser.” – Nicole Aimee Schreiber
“Getting older is a scary thing because you lose your relevance. Like you're not as much of a hot topic anymore.” – Nicole Aimee Schreiber

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