Episode 343 - Jeff Arcuri

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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