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They're sponsoring us to run these samples. I think it's a good fit because it's a look into how different jobs work. They're sponsoring us to run these samples. I think it's a good fit because it's a look into how different jobs work. Today's episode is about a cruise ship comedian who came to comedy on the high Seas by way of computer programming and a lifelong dream. We'll feature some previews of future episodes in the future, though.
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My favorite port is the Galveston, Texas Port. It's always a good time with those people. If Texas are by fire the most fun people, that's Rob Little.
He's a stand up comedian, and somewhat miraculously, he's been doing comedy professionally for a whopping twenty five years, and one of the main keys to rob success is that he is tapped into a lucrative gig that not only keeps him employed, but allows him to live a life that most of us can only dream of, or at the very least save up for all year to live for just a few days, because one of Rob's main
gigs is to perform his sets on cruise ships. But before we go aboard, let's take a look back at the meandering road that eventually led Rob down to Port.
My hometown is Ping County, Michigan, where the cheese capital of Michigan ever rays like I thought it was Wisconsin of Michigan, I said.
And while a dairytown in the Upper Midwest might seem like an unlikely place to begin a life in comedy, Rob's Michigan roots play heavily into his eventual success, and it all started, as he remembers, on a family vacation to Michigan's Mackinaw Island.
My parents were watching HBO late at night. They thought we were asleep, and they were watching George Carland, and I just remember them laughing so hard that I was like, that's what I want to do when I grow up.
He knew then and there, while eavesdropping on his parents' laughter, that he wanted to be a stand up comedian. But as committed to this life plan as Rob was, he still got that Midwestern pragmatism, so he understood that this was a dream that would take some time to realize, which meant that he'd have to take some other jobs in the meanwhile to pay the bills.
I worked at McDonald's. Old people are rough on you in the morning. Now if they don't get their senior coffee, they're pulling their teeth out.
Many people believe that to make a dream come true, you first have to manifest it. We're told to say our life goal is out loud or write them down.
And even in my senior book, when you're graduating, we had to make predictions. And my prediction was I'm go go to college, get my computer degree, and then I'm going to be the best comedian I can be. My first jime out of college, I was worked for GM and then I worked at kmart headquarters and I did kmart dot com and.
With steady money coming in from computer programming, Rob moved to Detroit to actively pursue comedy.
And I was at a bar one night and I saw these passes in the window and it was for an open mic night, and I was like what. I grabbed all the passes and I went up to the bartender. I goes, there's a comedy club and he's like, right there, it's literally connected to the building.
I'm like what.
I ended up living at that club. After that, I set out a company wide email telling people they should quit their jobs and follow their dreams. I'm going to be a stand up comedian. Here's my website. They wouldn't let me quit my IBM boss let me take a leave of absence. And the week after he did that, the Detroit Free Press named me Michigan's best up and coming comedian. And I sent him that and he goes, oh,
you're not coming back, are you? I goes, I wasn't coming back if they need me worse up and coming comedian.
So and from there Rob was off to the races, and then one day his agent suggested he apply for cruise ships, and Rob thought cruise.
Ships it wasn't even on my radar. I just love it. I literally just passed twenty five years to I've been doing it correct.
Wow.
Thanks.
So, the next time you're on a cruise and you want to laugh and also see a guy living out his dreams a dream that he came up with way back when he was five years old, just look for the bald white guy. Or better yet, check out Rob's itinerary and tour dates on his website roblittle dot com. When's your next cruise ship out?
I actually go on and one next week on a celebrity cruise.
And you have no clue where you're going.
Now that you say that, I don't.
From the job, I'm Avery Thompson.
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