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You're either gonna make it or be the funniest homeless person. He learned comedy not from performing, but by filling three notebooks with jokes no one ever heard. It was just like a real bad, like, year where I was just, like, alone. I didn't know anyone. I pretty much, like, put myself in a spot where I had no other option but to, like, figure it out. The only thing that keeps you going is, like, some notes.
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Yeah.
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You know, in your pocke pocket. Like, that's it.
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Welcome back to the Bill pod, where authenticity trumps authority. Today's guest is unapologetically just himself. In fact, he's unapologetic about going viral. So Today's guest is Mr. Sean Madden. Welcome.
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Thank you for having me. Thank you for having me.
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Well, thank you for coming. I have. I really just have to talk about the. Our relationship. Well, I guess we have a new relationship because. And how we met. I feel like it's like a very. It's like kind of like a love story.
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Yeah. I feel like you met the alter ego first.
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Yeah, I feel like I did. So I gotta tell you guys how I met Sean. So I do. I don't know if you guys know this. I do a zoom call three days a week, and this is where I get to hire people that are interested in selling health insurance. Well, little did I know that my husband went and contacted Sean behind my back, and Sean showed up on my call as the Florida man. Never thought twice about it. Which was even stranger because he's on the call, he has a hat with. With long hair. And at the end of the call, I do a Q and A where I just kind of let an open forum where people can ask me questions if I didn't answer anything along the way. So Sean is on there, but not as Sean, but as Don. Right, Don.
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Don Drexler.
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Don Drexler. And the first question he asked me this is how. Because I always say, you know, hey, does anybody have any questions? First thing he asked me is, does he need to get drug tested? And that's kind of how our relationship started. Now, little did I know, at the end he was on there to. To prank me. I didn't know this, and my husband was looking for some good content, but he definitely did a great job. He is hilarious. So it is a pleasure to have you. Thanks for having me.
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Thanks for having me. It was so funny to see the message, especially when he was like, oh, it's my wife. And I'm like, you're really going to do this? But yeah, it was so fun. And I love when it's a group interview.
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B
Yeah.
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Because then you can just see. I haven't even watched it back completely, but it's so funny to see everybody's reactions.
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We've watched it. It's very funny. It's hilarious. I think you got me eight applicants from that.
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Really? Yeah, really. I. It does, actually. I've had people message me saying, like, thank you for bombing the interview, because it made me look that much better.
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B
Oh, that's great.
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Especially when it's like, the interviewer and then just one other candidate versus Florida man. Yeah, they're going to get that job.
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B
That's hilarious. Well, let's talk about. Okay, so we'll. We'll come back to this whole story, what I'm really interested in, because that's. I mean, it's a very unique job venture that you're on or a career venture. So you do comedy? Yes, you do comedy.
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That's.
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That's like your big thing is stand up. Now let's. How did you start bombing online interviews? That's. That's like a very. It's very niche.
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During 2020, I moved back to Florida. I was in LA at the time, and that whole city, you know, was shut down. Moved back to Florida. I didn't know what was going on. I was like, is stand up even going to be a thing anymore? You know, all the money was kind of tight. I was like, maybe I'll just get, you know, a remote job so I could keep, like, maneuvering around the country and figure out where I can go get shows or, you know, set up the podcast again. And I started doing all these. These zoom interviews for remote work. And there's like, 20, 30, 40 people in some of these. And a lot of them were like, we're only hiring one person at the time. And so usually I'm pretty good at getting jobs, but I was doing, not even kidding, like, 10 Zoom interviews a day and just not hearing anything back, not even, like, a second round. And I'm like, are these even, like, real things? Or are they just. You know how some companies, they have to, like, hot, say we're hiring?
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Yeah.
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Just to, like, hit a quota or some kind of, like, government thing. Like, oh, we're hiring. We're interviewing this amount of people on the books. And I'm like, well, if you're not gonna hire me, let's see if you hire Florida man. And once I started doing the character on zoom interviews, then I started getting calls back and I was like, you guys like this guy more than. More than me. He's out. He's out of control, wearing sunglasses and everything. So the first video I did, you know, I felt weird doing it, but I was. I was, like, angry at the time, so I was, like, doing it out of spite.
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B
Yeah.
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And just for the love of it, because it wasn't like no one was paying me to do them or anything.
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B
Right.
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And the first one got, like, a million views on Facebook. And I was like, oh, there's something here. Because people love the raw reactions, you know, like the live. The live interaction. That's why crowd work now is so popular. People just want to see, like, a spectacle.
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They do. They wouldn't even get off my zoom call. They were just sitting on there waiting for you to say something crazy, which was insane. They just stood like they were sitting on there. I probably was on there 15 minutes, and I'm like, all right, guys, any other questions? And nobody was raising their hand. They were just sitting there waiting for you.
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Right.
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Something insane.
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Oh, I can't wait to finish that video. It was. It was so fun. And it's. It is true. Like, I can't imagine how many people you see. Like, we're talking about it now. This will probably be out when that interview drops, so everybody go check that out. But just to see people's reaction. The one guy with the fur coat.
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B
That was hilarious.
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The mink and the giant watch. It's so funny. People that interview in their cars. I've done an interview in bed, and
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they were off you on your page,
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and they still acted like it was fine. I did an interview in a pool. Like, I was swimming with the laptop, like, at the edge, and they're like, wow, nice pool. Like, they just doesn't even, like, phase them.
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B
That's so funny. Now, did you always kind of know that you wanted to go and be a comic or do something, like, to make people laugh?
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Not really. I started out in. In music. Like, it was like, sports and then music. And then, you know, I went into sales.
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B
Yeah.
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And I was doing a sales job, and I was living in California at the time. And I remember, like, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and my birthday. I just. I didn't come back to Florida to see family. I just couldn't afford it at the time. And it was just like, a real bad, like, year where I was just, like, alone. I didn't know anyone out there in, like, Silicon Valley. And it was just like a. Like a dark time. And I just watched, like, every single comedy special I could YouTube. I was listening to, like, how to do stand up, how to get into it. Basically studied, like, the entire game for, like, that year. I was writing, like, horrible jokes. Like, I filled up, like, three notebooks, which is garbage. So I feel like I got a lot of the bombing out of the way. Most people bomb, like, their first few years. I feel like I got all the bombing out on paper. And then I saw a couple comics that were, like, doing really big, and I was like, man, my. My friends are funnier than these people. Like, I could do this. And I don't know if it was, like, stupidity or just, like, going for it, but I moved back to Florida for, like, six months. That's what I was saying. I actually have been in this building before because when I moved back, I got a job in this building, and it was a nightmare. It was like selling makeup business to business. Like, you walk into Target and, like, try and sell the employees makeup, and they're like, we have it here.
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Oh, no.
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Like a disaster company.
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That does not sound good.
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Yeah, I lasted, like, two weeks before I'm like, what is this? And then. Then I just moved to New York. I had $400 and in an old Saturn, and I just drove through Manhattan and, like, had no idea what I was doing. Got a hotel for two weeks through this company that was like, oh, we'll pay you to, like, relocate. And I just figured it out, but I was like, you're either gonna be, like, you're either gonna make it or be the funniest homeless person in New York.
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B
That's hilarious. So that is so funny. So did you do stand up in New York?
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Yeah, that's where I started. You know, I was. I lived there for, like, two months before I got on stage. I was just, like, scared. And then my roommate was like, well, why'd you move here then? If you're not gonna go, go and actually do it. So I started hitting one mic a day, and then I was like, oh, you can do two mics a day. And then I was like, oh, you can do eight a day. So I started doing like, eight to ten open mics a day. Some started at noon, and then some ended at like 2, 3am but that just became, like, the day to day. I started bartending three days a week, and that kind of floated the whole.
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Yeah.
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Operation. And then you just get your. Get your chops, as they say, get the reps in, get comfortable on stage. And then I got an opportunity in la. So I moved out there and was doing Kind of the same thing, you know, Started getting more started, like, winning competitions, getting passed at certain clubs, meeting the right people. And then that all just came to a screeching hole in 2020. Yeah. And then that's when I moved back, started the Florida man character, just because everything was digital. And then met a few good people. Met. Met Jari Cam, like, guys like David Jolly. And now Florida's winning. Everybody's. Everybody's doing their thing.
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B
So, yeah, there's some funny people here.
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It's always Miguel.
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Yeah, Miguel. Yeah.
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Shout out Miguel Colon.
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Don't be mad at me, Miguel. Don't be mad. Well, that. So does it come from a place? I always want to know, like, when you go into comedy, are you, like, there for the people because you genuinely want to make people laugh? Or does it come from, like, a dark. I know you were talking a little bit about a dark place inside, so. So which is it a combination of the two or.
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Originally it was how I was feeling. I was like, how stand up got me out of, like, my situation, and how, like, I just couldn't get enough of it. I was like, I need to watch another special, another clip, another monologue. And it just kind of made me feel like it just gets you through the day, like, that laugh. And I go, I want to be the person that provides that for somebody else. And that was kind of like the. Like, the foundation of it. And then, you know, like, after three years, four years, it does get to a point where it's like, you're like, oh, I got to get rid of my day job. I gotta, like. So it becomes like, a selfish thing of, like, the louder the audience is, the more opportunities I'll get, Right? So it becomes like this, like, formula of, like, how could I draw the laughter out? As much laughter as I can. But within the last few years, I've went back to, like, let's give the people a show. Like, a lot of people there, I keep in mind, they're leaving their house. That's huge in itself. They're finding parking, they're buying tickets, they're buying drinks. Some are getting babysitters. So if I don't give them a good show, why would they come back to see you? Yeah, why would? You know what I mean? So I keep in, like, before I go on, I always kind of, like, replay that in my head. Like, these people are here to have a good time. Give them a show. Like, love on the people. Yeah, you gotta love on the people because that's what you're doing. It for. Anyway.
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Yeah. You know, so you must have a real love for people, too.
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Individually. Yeah. As a whole. No. Yeah. I mean, you gotta. I want people to have a good time, you know? I feel like that's why you get into stand up too, because, I don't know, like, I had issues with, like, family growing up, and I always felt like a burden, like, getting kicked out of the house. I had, like, a horrible stepmom, and it's this point of like, oh, am I. Am I a burden? Like, am I overstaying my welcome? But with stand up, it's like, I know if the whole room's laughing, I'm in the right place.
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Now when you do your stand up, do you talk about your childhood at all and, like, make light of it or that's something that you just kind of keep off limits?
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It's getting to the point where I feel comfortable starting to, like, talk about, like, real, you know, like the origin story of everything.
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Right.
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But right now it's just, like, fun, like, funny stories or, like, things that have happened. I try and stay away from, like, topical stuff.
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Yeah.
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Try to keep it original because nowadays it's like how fast the Internet is. If something happens, everybody's on it.
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Yeah.
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Like, Maduro gets arrested, everyone's like, oh, did you see the Nike tech suit? Like, every. Every comic is already, like, piranhas just going to the next thing. But if you keep it original and, you know, stay true to yourself, no one can take that.
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So let me ask you a question. I'm sure you definitely had some, like, negative feedback or like, where you walked on stage and it was like you bombed it. How did you.
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Oh, yeah.
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How did you overcome that? And, like, why did you want to go back? I don't know if I could handle that.
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So my first. My first open mic went well, so that kind of was, like, encouraging.
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Right.
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My first show, three months after my first mic went well. So I feel like if I bombed that, I would have kind of had a what am I doing? Moment.
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Yeah.
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But my first, like, bomb bomb wasn't until, like, two years in O, so I was already kind of too deep in the game. Plus, I already moved to New York, so I had nowhere else to go.
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Yeah.
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So I. And I. And I started standing up in New York. Like, the first time I ever went on stage was in New York City. So I. I pretty much, like, put myself in a spot where I. I had no other option but to, like, figure it out.
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Right.
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So that definitely helps. I read a book. The it was the art of war, the war of art. And it was like Death Valley. Like, a lot of generals will put. They put their men in a canyon to where they couldn't retreat yet. I mean, I'm. I already kind of trapped myself in New York City, so there was no giving up or quitting. And then I read a book like, the. The Art of War and how generals will put them. Their. Their men, like, in a situation where they can't retreat. Like, they'll have their back against, like, a canyon or a mountain, and so they, like, actually fight twice as hard to, like, win the battle. As corny as it sounds, not comparing that to true to war, but I'm like, I. I, like, did that to myself without knowing, just by, like, moving to a city with no connections.
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I feel like you have to fail, though. You can't.
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Oh, for sure.
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You cannot just succeed. You have to fail a little bit.
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It's the only way to get good.
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Yeah.
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So, yeah, some of the worst bombs. I mean, I've probably had three real memorable ones where, like, sometimes you're in the shower and you just think about it. You know those shower thoughts.
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Yes.
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Where you're just like, ah. You try to burn yourself to forget about it. But it was. Yeah, I did this competition. It was like, New York's funniest, and I made it all the way to the top 10 and then just had the worst set of my life.
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And that was it. You bombed it.
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Just the worst set. I'm talking, like, 300 people just blinking at you. Just.
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Just nothing. No reaction.
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Just nothing. There was one black family in the back that were just really enjoying my demise. And, like, at the time, I was like, yeah, I'm killing for them. But then I realized, like, no. They were just having such a good time. Watching it just be like, that's horrible.
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B
Have you ever said anything on stage that was, like, controversial, that could have ultimately turned, like. Or maybe.
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All the time. All the time you're gonna have that. There's always one. I mean, even if, like, you get off stage and you think, oh, my gosh, every. Like, everybody loved the show. There's always one person that gets offended.
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Now, do you pick on people? I think that's kind of funny.
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I try and just.
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Funny.
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I try and just do my act. My goal to me, ultimately is, like, theaters. So if I could just do theaters. You can't really see the crowd.
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Oh, yeah.
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But I've done theaters before, and I just love that. I just love that feel. That's like True. Stand up. Like, it's just your act, and it's based off that and nothing more. But last night down in Vero, I did a lot of crowd work just because the room was hot and it was a strong lady, and she was, like, leaning against the wall, not even in her seat, and we were just all messing with her. And the crowd loves it. But, yeah, sometimes you got to go into the crowd and have a good time. But I don't. I don't force it. I'm not like, what do you guys do for a living? You know, it's not. That's not my style. If it happens, it happens. If not, we got the material.
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B
Now you have, like, the same act all the time, or you just. Or is there, like. Like, your go to. Or how does that work?
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Yeah, so I have, like, staple material, I guess I would say, like, stuff I've had for a couple years that's, like, evolved, but it's constantly changing, you know, Especially because you get bored of it.
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Yeah.
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Like, you're up there doing. I don't know how musicians do a world tour and do the same 10 songs right. Over and over. But you got to do what works, and you just got to switch it up. Like, sometimes I'll try to mess the order. Like, switch the order, and then if it doesn't go well, you're like, just stick to what. What it is. But it becomes, like, sales, because you know it word for word.
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Yeah.
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You could do it. You could say it as fast. But the art is people seeing it as if you're saying it off the top of your head. So you don't. You can't sound robotic. It's just got to be natural. Sometimes the joke will come out different because it's just. You're not word for word with it. Like, as soon as you're scripted, then it just. You die a slow death.
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Yeah.
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I feel like the audience can tell.
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Yeah, you could tell you can die. Like, you. The funniest, I think, is when you're off the cuff.
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Yep.
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And you're, like, finding things in the crowd, or, you know, you're just kind of. You're feeling out the vibe, and when you can feel the vibe, that makes it seem, like, a little bit more authentic and it's funny. Yeah, that, I think, is the funniest.
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Yeah. Off the cuff. Because they can tell right away. And I started incorporating the crowd into the material. So, like, I already know it's like a sales pitch. Like, I already know where this is going, but I'm going to ask you a question just to, like, invite you.
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Yeah.
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Into the material. And I feel like that that takes years to even realize that you're doing that.
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That's a skill. You can do sales. That is definitely, like. You're kind of narrating the whole thing. You can see it before it happens.
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Yeah, right.
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That definitely correlates well with sales.
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Yeah. If you can just bring the audience in. And that's why I like working with Miguel, because he. He does. I don't know how many years he has on me as far as, like, stand up.
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B
Miguel is hilarious.
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Yeah, he. He murders rooms. But he's got, like, I don't know, seven to 10 years on me, like, in comedic age. And so, like, I'll watch him and I try to just. You try and pick up on the details.
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B
How does that, like, coincide? You know, we all have good days and bad days. So if you're going through something, how are you able to get on that stage?
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I think that's the only thing that helps is, like, you have to get on stage. Like, I've had friends where, you know, someone in their immediate family dies and that night they have a show. But you're not thinking about that when you're on stage.
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Yeah.
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So it's like therapeutic in a way. Like, time doesn't exist when you're. When you're on stage until you get the light and you're like, oh, I've been up here. Yeah, a half hour or whatever.
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But would you say it's more of like a compartmentalized. Like that's how you do it. You kind of just put it to the side, you perform and then deal with it later.
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Yeah. You have really no choice.
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Yeah.
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You know, it's like calling out of work. You can't.
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Well, you have to perform. I mean, it's the same thing here.
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The show must go on.
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Yeah. I mean, it's the same thing. When we walk in here, we tell all the agents, you know, here's the deal. When you're here at work, you have to compartmentalize. It's a hard thing, but you're here to work and everything else kind of has to stay over there because it's all about your. Your mental state. I feel like if you're. Feel like kind of correlates, you know, 80% of sales is mind frame. And if you're not, you know, if you're not in the game, you're not going to perform. I feel like now that what you're saying, I feel like Comedy is kind of the same thing.
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Yeah. And it's easy, too, when. When it's all you have. There's some points where you're like, everything in your life is just hell.
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Yeah.
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But you're like, at least I have 10 minutes of good material. And that's the only thing that keeps you going is, like, some notes.
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Yeah.
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You know, in your pockets, you going like, that's it.
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B
Now, where does this, like, whole Florida man. I know you said, like, you were getting frustrated, but was this, like, your alter ego who you always kind of. Were you, like, a timid. I feel like, I don't know, I could be wrong. Were you kind of like a timid, shy kid and then you always had kind of an alter ego? Or how did, like, how did this whole character come. Come about?
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I have a friend who called me and he was like. He's like, I think Sean Madden is the character and you're actually Florida man. But no, I don't know if I was like a. A timid, shy kid. I definitely could be quiet at times around, like, certain people. But, yeah, stand up will definitely make. Make you into a. Into a completely different person.
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Right.
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I think sales definitely helped, but as far as the for man character, that was just some stupid. I ordered online, like, the wig and the hat, just out of boredom. And I was in la, so it wasn't. It wasn't weird. Like, that's the other thing too, is everyone's trying to always avoid this cringe, but it's like you're going to be cringe to someone, you know, especially yourself.
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B
So I wanna. I wanna touch on that for one second. I think a lot of people are always scared of what other people think about them.
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It's huge.
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Right. I think that's a big thing. I mean, even me, I always say I'm, like, unapologetically me, but there are. Even with doing, there's, like, things that I just won't do because I feel like it's, like, kind of cringy. So how do you overcome just being like, all right, you know, fuck it, this is who I am. You can take it or leave it.
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Having nothing to lose definitely gets rid of that. But secondly, just understanding, like, people are going to hate you regardless. Yeah, like, regardless. So you might as well do what you want to do anyway. And then the fact that you have such limited time in this reality. Yeah, that also helps. Like, like, I don't want to be the old guy that's like, oh, I could have done this.
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Yeah.
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So that Always helps. Like, and then just trying different stuff. Like, you can really just be anything you want.
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Right?
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Like, anything. And no one cares. Yeah. In 14 days. Like, look at the news cycle every four. It's probably less now. It used to be 14 days. People forget about.
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They don't care. I would say after. I honestly always say 24 hours. Nobody really cares.
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Yeah. If they could, they could blast you all over the news right now and be like, this is the worst, most terrible person ever. In four days, nobody cares. You're back at Publix buying, you know.
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Yeah. I try to convey this message to my daughter, too. Like, even though I struggle with it, the reality is, is that you're not that important, that people are going to be fixated on you forever. So, like, you can bomb or do something stupid. And I guaranteed, I always say 24. Nobody cares. Or I'm like, nobody know my biggest thing. I'm like, nobody knows and nobody cares. They really don't. They've moved on to the next.
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A
And the thing that you're insecure about, like, let's just say, like, someone's like, oh, I have a big nose. It's like, no one even noticed that until they realized you said it. Or. I mean, there's so many examples. Like, look, I'm walking around in python boots right now. This isn't even. I would never have bought these until this year. I'm just like, just try different stuff.
- [23:41]
B
I love that. I. I really love your message, especially the. Unapologetically you and you're okay. But I think that comes like, that's a. That takes a lot. It took me a long time to finally say, this is who I am. I may not be your cup of tea, but take it or leave it, like, you know, whatever. This is who I am. That's okay.
- [24:00]
A
It takes years, I feel like, and you can still battle with it. Like, to be honest, I don't even. Like, when there's one camera on me and there's three right now. So, like, I'm trying to forget.
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B
Yeah.
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A
That they're there, but that's just, you know, that's just like, an example. And hopefully, like, the stuff that I say or go through can ultimately help somebody else. Because once you break through that barrier of not caring what people think about you, you almost beat yourself up because you're like, oh, my God, I probably could have done so much more if I got out of my own way.
- [24:31]
B
Yeah.
- [24:31]
A
Like, years ago.
- [24:32]
B
It's so true. And we get so hung up. I think just because of society in general. They put these, like, social norms. But the reality is we're living in 2026, and I think anything kind of goes in your python boots. They go with your belt. No, I love it. Look, first of all, it's like, really well put together. You look good with the belt and the shoes. But, you know, so many people are afraid to just be who they are because they're so worried about what everybody else is thinking. And the reality is, nobody really gives a shit.
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A
No one cares. No one is even focused on you. They're so focused on themselves.
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B
Yeah.
- [25:01]
A
So it's like, while you're worried about what other people think, they're sitting right next to you going, like, well, I hope he doesn't notice my giant forehead. Like, you know what I mean?
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B
Nobody really cares.
- [25:10]
A
Everyone's on their own.
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B
I know. My girlfriend was asking me the other day, she's like, do you think I need Botox? She's like, my nose is big. And they have like, this liquid Botox tox or liquid filler that makes it smaller. I'm like, I never even noticed until you said that. Yeah, like, what are we talking about here? I know what's going on. So what would you say to somebody that is kind of struggling right now with, you know, wanting to pursue their creative career and just, you know, just kind of stuck in that rut? What would you say? What advice would you give?
- [25:37]
A
Like, what. What do you have to lose? Ultimately?
- [25:39]
B
Yeah, what?
- [25:40]
A
Like, ultimately, what do you have to lose? That's. That's really what it comes down to. And then how bad do you want to do it? Like, if you're letting that hold you back, you don't really want to do it.
- [25:48]
B
Yeah, it's so true. It's absolutely true. And then if anybody wants to find you, where would they find you?
- [25:57]
A
It's at. I'm Sean Madden. I am S E A N M A D D E N on all platforms, YouTube, Instagram. All the full videos are on YouTube. And then I just clip up for. For Instagram. But yeah, it was. Go check it out. We're constantly evolving, trying new stuff.
- [26:15]
B
And what's your next big move? What's big next big thing for you?
- [26:20]
A
So in February, February 21, we have the Florida Man Games. It's like the Redneck Olympics.
- [26:26]
B
I love that.
- [26:27]
A
I got invited to the one last year in March. This year I'm actually competing. So come say what's up. We'll have the booth out there. Miguel actually did. He hosted the last years at The Sausage Castle. No, at the. I love that place. It's a wild time out there. I just call it the castle now because as soon as you say sausage, people get.
- [26:47]
B
I might or might not have been there.
- [26:49]
A
Yeah, yeah, It's a good time.
- [26:51]
B
I might or might not have shown up there once.
- [26:54]
A
And then. And then Germany in March, which is exciting because I've never been overseas for. For shows.
- [27:01]
B
That's incredible. And that's where you really want to go as overseas? Take your show over.
- [27:05]
A
I would love to just go. I mean, if this can take me all over the world, why not? Let's do it.
- [27:11]
B
I love your attitude. I mean, for those of you that are listening today's episode, I think it's very clear to see that Sean has an unapologetic attitude, and he's just living life to his fullest. And today's challenge is to really think about that one thing that you want to do and just do it. Nobody cares. Just take the plunge and do it. I mean, if you want to wear gator shoes or snakeskin shoes, wear them. It doesn't matter. Anything that you want to do, you can do, and stop worrying about what other people think about you. That's my challenge to you. And of course, you guys know the deal. If you like today's material, go ahead and hit the. Like, subscribe or even unsubscribe. If you don't like it, it's okay. But until next time, thank you so much for coming on. It was a pleasure having you.
- [27:56]
A
Yeah, thank you for having me. I really appreciate it.
- [27:57]
B
Thank you.