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#12 | Amir K. | Finding A Personal Voice In Comedy and Knowing When it's Right AWESOME People
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In this episode of "AWESOME People" Iman Huschmand had a virtual hangout with the talented and hilarious comedian, actor and writer Amir Kamyab, better known as Amir K. Known for his appearances on MADtv, Argo and comedy stores around the country and abroad, Amir continues to expand his diverse portfolio. Amir and Iman discuss a wide range of topics from his upbringing as an Iranian-American from Tehran to Los Angeles, his journey to becoming a comedian, his favorite comedian and the impact that Social Media has on him and millions of others, especially the youth.
SHOW NOTES:
Introduction of Amir K. [2:20]
Amir’s new podcast “Salty Locks” and using it to supplement live performance during quarantine [5:12]
Comedians and venues adapting to life in a lockdown [8:25]
Amir’s early life and background [10:22]
Finding your voice in comedy and being a loose-canon comedian in an unforgiving community [11:45]
Family reaction and acceptance of going into comedy instead of other career routes [15:45]
What Amir would do differently if he could go back in time knowing what he knows now about comedy and entertainment & how to handle hecklers [19:50]
What comedian would you pay to see front row, alive or not? [22:45]
Amir’s break into sketch comedy on MADtv and the opportunities it brought [24:14]
The Iranian community vs Amir’s comedy [29:30]
Rapid Fire Questions [37:10]
Comedians sense of camaraderie and how the support each other as a family [41:00] Career bucket list and current aspirations [47:35]
Closing Remarks: Just Do It [57:07]
QUOTES:
“I definitely think you are who you are, your personality is who you are. So, I probably would just be the funny guy over there (Iran).” [11:20]
“The whole thing with stand up is trying to get to that voice that is really you, so when you go on stage they’re seeing exactly how you are.” [12:20]
“I had that mentality for years, where I was like ‘Oh I’ve got to make my parents proud, they brought me here’ so let me do what they wanted which was to go to school, go to law school, do all that; I was planning that route. And as I got older, I’m like ‘F*ck’ you’ve only get one life, you only get one shot at this whole thing, and are you going to live it for somebody else? Or are you going to live it for yourself?” [16:25]
“That’s where our culture I think sometimes is lacking, that thing of like hey man do what makes you happy instead of doing what makes people look at you and think your status is high” [19:20]
“No-one’s going to make you do this sh*t. So, if you’re watching this and you want to get into stand-up, just get up and do it, and if you’re supposed to be ding this, you’ll do it.”[57:50]
FOLLOW AMIR AND IMAN ON IG: @amircomedy @imanhuschmand
In this episode of "AWESOME People" Iman Huschmand had a virtual hangout with the talented and hilarious comedian, actor and writer Amir Kamyab, better known as Amir K. Known for his appearances on MADtv, Argo and comedy stores around the country and abroad, Amir continues to expand his diverse portfolio. Amir and Iman discuss a wide range of topics from his upbringing as an Iranian-American from Tehran to Los Angeles, his journey to becoming a comedian, his favorite comedian and the impact that Social Media has on him and millions of others, especially the youth.
SHOW NOTES:
Introduction of Amir K. [2:20]
Amir’s new podcast “Salty Locks” and using it to supplement live performance during quarantine [5:12]
Comedians and venues adapting to life in a lockdown [8:25]
Amir’s early life and background [10:22]
Finding your voice in comedy and being a loose-canon comedian in an unforgiving community [11:45]
Family reaction and acceptance of going into comedy instead of other career routes [15:45]
What Amir would do differently if he could go back in time knowing what he knows now about comedy and entertainment & how to handle hecklers [19:50]
What comedian would you pay to see front row, alive or not? [22:45]
Amir’s break into sketch comedy on MADtv and the opportunities it brought [24:14]
The Iranian community vs Amir’s comedy [29:30]
Rapid Fire Questions [37:10]
Comedians sense of camaraderie and how the support each other as a family [41:00] Career bucket list and current aspirations [47:35]
Closing Remarks: Just Do It [57:07]
QUOTES:
“I definitely think you are who you are, your personality is who you are. So, I probably would just be the funny guy over there (Iran).” [11:20]
“The whole thing with stand up is trying to get to that voice that is really you, so when you go on stage they’re seeing exactly how you are.” [12:20]
“I had that mentality for years, where I was like ‘Oh I’ve got to make my parents proud, they brought me here’ so let me do what they wanted which was to go to school, go to law school, do all that; I was planning that route. And as I got older, I’m like ‘F*ck’ you’ve only get one life, you only get one shot at this whole thing, and are you going to live it for somebody else? Or are you going to live it for yourself?” [16:25]
“That’s where our culture I think sometimes is lacking, that thing of like hey man do what makes you happy instead of doing what makes people look at you and think your status is high” [19:20]
“No-one’s going to make you do this sh*t. So, if you’re watching this and you want to get into stand-up, just get up and do it, and if you’re supposed to be ding this, you’ll do it.”[57:50]
FOLLOW AMIR AND IMAN ON IG: @amircomedy @imanhuschmand
59 min