Comic Rick D'Elia joins host Rich Stein

Comic Rick D’Elia is on the podcast this week.  Born and raised in Boston he came up in comedy in his freshman class with Bill Burr, Dane Cook, Patrice O’Neal and many other notables.  A booker told him early on to work clean as he was opening up for Joe Rogan and Louie C.K. Afterwards the booker told Rick those two guys are funny but they will never succeed in the business because they are too dirty. Rick later called him out on that remark and he said, “ Don’t ever listen to a booker!” Rick later moved to LA, took classes and tried out acting, screenwriting, tv production but like so many comics he worked most steadily on the road and made good money.    After a while he started getting a  lot of  work on cruise ships. While they used to have a negative connotation, ( Boat Acts) now every comic of his generation always asks “ Hey, can you get me on the ships?” About fifteen years ago he moved to Las Vegas where he found he could live cheaper than in Los Angeles and have nicer amenities. Now after working for Royal Caribbean cruise line steadily for 20 plus years he calls the Lake Tahoe area his home with a wife three kids and fresh air, skiing and and less stress and strife from the city life. Rick is one of the good guys and counts himself as one of the lucky ones to be able to make a living at comedy for all of his adult life. I hope you enjoy the podcast!