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I'd forgotten how informal the first bios I wrote for us were. The reason Jessica was called the Fourth Man (a reference to the Cambridge spy ring) was that she hadn't quit her previous job yet. https://t.co/R57OZCDURu
Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the rise of the modern cable-TV business
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An all-time exchange in Jerry Seinfeld’s interview with the Harvard Business Review https://t.co/5xTz4oltb8
@MoneyMirCEO They talked about this before on the pod…Corey use to be Joe manager as a rapper and Joe needed a different direction so he moved from Corey and hired Ian who actually led him into the podcast world. But because Corey knows Joe so well he brought him back on as like a handler
Niko Teslax.comHe was an even-keeled former game show host from the Midwest who specialized in light banter and easygoing punchlines. Standing with military posture, he never appeared to be working that hard and the biggest laughs in his monologue were often in the silent pauses after a joke bombed. How could someone so robotic and bland become a late-night giant... See more
Johnny Carson and the Fantasy of America
Albert: The biggest influence was Jack Benny. Because of his minimalism. And the way he got laughs. He was at the center of a storm, he let his players do the work, and just by being there made it funny. That was mind-boggling to me.
Judd Apatow • Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
Seinfeld: It’s very important to know what you don’t like. A big part of innovation is saying, “You know what I’m really sick of?” For me, that was talk shows where music plays, somebody walks out to a desk, shakes hands with the host, and sits down.