No. 26 - Paul Mecurio Talks Stand-Up, Colbert, and McCartney

Summary: Today's guest is Emmy and Peabody award winning Stand Up Comedian, Writer and Podcaster, Paul Mecurio, of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert! Paul talks with Jason about his remarkable career in comedy that started as a Wall Street lawyer/banker before getting into comedy after a chance meeting with Jay Leno leading to his working for The Tonight Show. His career so far spans working at The Daily Show, appearing on CBS, ESPN, Comedy Central, and at the Montreal Just for Laughs festival. Paul chats about his stand up, writing political humor, warming up for the Late Show, and he explains how he got Paul McCartney to appear on his podcast, 2 Chairs and a Microphone. It's a very insightful interview with plenty for you to learn from! Paul is headlining at Gotham comedy club on November 25 & 26. Go to www.GothamComedyClub.com to get tickets and put in the promo code "PAUL" to get a discount! Find out more about Paul on his www.PaulMecurio.com. Subscribe to his podcast 2 Chairs and a Microphone on iTunes. Follow Paul and There It Is on social media! Twitter: @PaulMecurio, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrJokes Facebook: @PaulMecurio, @ThereItIsPod