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December 28, 2016 47 mins
Host Jake Hirsch interviews Calgary comedian Donovan Deschner. They chat about how Donovan started as as a magician before getting into stand-up comedy, growing up in Calgary, how he challenged himself and wrote 260 new minutes of stand-up in one year, what he learned through accomplishing that, his writing process, hosting the show Super Dogs, the Calgary comedy community, what he loves and hates about comedy, the misconceptions people have, and some advice for younger comics. Follow Donovan! @ donovandeschner http://twitter.com/donovandeschner --- http://donovandeschner.com/ YYCP intro by Lane Argue @laneargue www.LaneArgueGuitar.com
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