Matt Balaker - “A Comedian’s Story” Matt’s Book About Greg Giraldo - Matt Balaker is a comedian, writer and consultant. His most recent work is a book called “Greg Giraldo: A Comedians Story” ( http://www.greggiraldobook.com/ ) a biography about a brilliant comedian, his work and the tragedy that ended his life early.
In this episode, Pete A. Turner and Matt Belaker discuss the life of a comedian, what inspires them and what drives them to make people laugh but also how this way of life can have its own toll.
They also get into the book “Greg Giraldo: A Comedians Story” that obviously tells the story of the comedian Greg Giraldo and analyze the various aspects that make or break a comedian, how he became so great, what makes them tick and how depression and addiction can take it all away in an instant.
Haiku
He couldn’t beat it
With us wanting more, he left
A genius of jokes