82. Adam Carolla: The Bestselling Comedian

Adam Carolla is an American radio personality, comedian, actor, and podcaster. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, which earned a Guinness World Record for the most downloadable podcast in 2011. He is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, Not Taco Bell Material and In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks. Adam is well known as the co-host of the syndicated radio and MTV shows Loveline and the co-creator and star of The Man Show and Crank Yankers. And before he got where he is now, he worked a string of low-paying construction and carpentry jobs while honing his comedic skills. Adam got his break when he worked for Jimmy Kimmel as a boxing instructor.

In this episode, Adam talks about his early years when he didn't know how to read or write and threw himself into the sport as a sort of fantasy escape, how he worked labor jobs while he was improving his comic skills, and how he got his break as a boxing instructor for Jimmy Kimmel. And at the end of the interview, he urges everyone to be realistic about pursuing their dreams.

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