Pursuing the Path to Comedy: Challenges and Determination

Comedian Jesus Trejo makes his first visit to the show. They open by discussing Jesus’ upbringing in Long Beach, CA, the Latino comedy stars that inspired him as a kid and Adam’s early attempts to get into radio. Next, Mike Dawson joins to read the news including the uproar surrounding OJ Simpson being included in an awards show In Memoriam tribute and Oprah recalling the time Joan Rivers fat shamed her on The Tonight Show. Finally, social media star & podcaster, Zach Justice, also makes the first appearance on the show and talks about growing up doing construction with his dad, his road to becoming a social media influencer, and starting his podcast. For more with Jesus Trejo: ● Watch him on ‘Roots of Comedy’ on PBS ● INSTAGRAM: @jesustrejo1 ● TWITTER/X: @jesustrejo For more with Zach Justice: ● PODCAST: Dropouts Podcast ● TIKTOK/INSTAGRAM: @zachjustice Thank you for supporting our sponsors: ● http://OReillyAuto.com/Adam See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.