On the GoodOnePodcast, Drew Michael discusses his relationship to laughter, trying to do something more with the stand-up special form, and what it means for a comedian to share their mental anguish with an audience
Drew Michael. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo by Elizabeth Sisson/HBO How do you follow up an audienceless special? It’s not a question many comedians have had to think about except Drew Michael, who filmed his 2018 debut, Drew Michael, on a soundstage. The answer is his 2021 HBO special, Red Blue Green. There is an audience, but Michael, through a twist at the end, still finds a way to explore his and his comedy’s relationship to it.
I had an ex-girlfriend maybe 12 years ago who I met at a show, and she thought I was funny, blah blah blah. And at the end of the relationship, she was like, “You’re not funny.” She didn’t mean that I was bad at comedy — she was like, “It’s too real. You’re showcasing too much.” That has always stuck with me because as I’ve gotten older, I’ve started to come to terms with that.
One of the things that’s nice about Chicago in terms of getting reps and getting better is there are a lot of places within a couple hundred miles you could drive to to feature for road headliners. I remember my first time featuring, I had a great set. I remember thinking, Good luck following that. And then, I won’t say who it is, but this comic proceeded to murder in a way I had never heard before. Just the rhythm of it was so crisp.
On Making Things He’d Want to Watch Three years ago, I was hanging out with Josh Rabinowitz, Bo [Burnham], and Jerrod [Carmichael]. And this is right after my special came out, so I didn’t do stand-up for like nine months after that. Bo famously took a five-year break up until Inside, and Jerrod hasn’t performed since 8. Josh hasn’t even put out a special; he’s doing a lot more writing and producing. He’s a genius.
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