31. How I Became A Full Time Comic w/ Steven Lyons

I asked some of the local comics if they'd be interested in hearing a podcast about how I gave up my day job and became a full time comic. There was a good amount of interest and my very good friend Steven Lyons volunteered to interview me for this episode and so here we are, a deep dive on what steps I took to make sure I was able to leave my day job and start doing this delightful comedy business full time. I hope it's useful to you! If there's any answers that were kid of vague or you wanted more info out of, send me a DM on Facebook and I'll do my best to answer it! You can follow Steven online at: https://www.facebook.com/StevenLyonsComedy https://twitter.com/stelyons https://www.instagram.com/stelyons https://www.facebook.com/PaperGoatNz https://www.instagram.com/papergoatnz/ Get tickets to my tour with David Correos at www.davidcorreos.com! Watch my full hour-long stand up special Ruddzilla for FREE on YouTube here! Fill out the Ruddle Me This! Survey HERE I'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods. Follow Taylor Online: YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or Facebook Or if you'd like to join the subreddit to discuss the show, visit r/ruddlemethis! Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you! Follow me online! Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Tiktok | LinkTree Tickets for my 2026 tour Absolute Battler are now online at candocomedy.com/battler