Jeff Arcuri joins Tom Papa to talk about his Netflix special Nice to Meet You, the strange luck behind great crowd work, and the Comedy Cellar experiences that helped him trust his comedy. They get into rough tapings, online success, creative anxiety, and why a new joke landing still beats everything else.
Jeff's Netflix special NICE TO MEET YOU is out now.
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00:00 Cold open
01:00 Jeff Arcuri joins Tom
01:30 How comedians give compliments
03:23 Making crowd work work on camera
07:20 Five unpredictable special tapings
12:37 Tom's first special
14:33 Learning to edit comedy clips
21:04 Giving every clip an arc
24:42 Keeping crowd work authentic
28:06 Success, guilt and adapting
32:19 The Cellar gave Jeff confidence
38:26 Performing high or drunk
41:04 Moving seamlessly into material
43:04 What changes after a hit special
48:38 New York versus Los Angeles
50:35 Bread and sourdough cookies
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