I Won a Date, Opened for Jason Ellis, Tony Hinchcliffe Let Me Down | EP15

Welcome back to The Jo Ellis Effect.This week has been a wild week of my comedy career.I got invited onto Kim Congdon's dating show, somehow won a date with Dulce Mac, met Hans Kim, Ron Taylor, Brian Redban and Brian Holtzman, then immediately drove to Tyler, Texas to feature for Jason Ellis.We talk about:• Winning a comedy dating show• Featuring for Jason Ellis in Tyler, TX• Getting rebooked to perform with him again• Performing my first 15-minute feature sets• Life after quitting my day job• Building Friendly Fire into a monthly show• My goals in Austin comedy• Why Tony Hinchcliffe's Man of the People special disappointed me by not having trans jokes• Chelsea Handler, Marc Maron, Kill Tony and comedy controversyI also talk about the reality of trying to build a career in stand-up, the opportunities I've been fortunate to receive over the last few months, and what comes next now that comedy is my full-time focus.MERCH:JoEllisReally.comFOLLOW:Instagram: @joellisreallyX: @joellisreallyYouTube: @joellisreallyThe Jo Ellis Effect is a podcast about comedy, culture, current events, and the strange journey from Black Hawk pilot to stand-up comedian.