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How Does a Children's Show Writer Become a Bay Area Stand Up Comic? (w/ Doug Cordell)

How Does a Children's Show Writer Become a Bay Area Stand Up Comic? (w/ Doug Cordell)

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On this episode, we’re joined by Bay Area comedian, storyteller, and Emmy-winning writer Doug Cordell! Doug's wild journey has taken him from the writer's room of some of your favorite children's TV shows like Bear in the Big Blue House, Book of Pooh, and Blues Clues, to the Bay Area comedy scene. We chat about the science of standup material, the intense pressures of writing for children's television, and try to follow Doug's rollercoaster life that's led him to what he does today. His silky voice will have you yearning to see him perform live ;)

Check out Doug's website: https://www.dougcordell.com/

Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougcordellstory/


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