012. John Crist: From Addiction to Comedian with Millions of Followers

John Crist shares about the importance of not being afraid to fail, and speaks candidly about his past failures, including his personal issues with alcohol and his perspectives on life, business and overcoming challenges.

Who is John Crist?

John is one of today’s fast-rising stand-up comedians, with more than 1 billion video views, over 5 million fans on social media and sold-out shows from coast to coast making PollStar’s top 100 global tours list in 2019 with over 197,000 tickets sold. Widely known for his viral videos like “Honest Football Coach,“ “Every Parent at Disney,“ “Brands That Need to be CANCELLED“ plus hundreds more. John Crist has performed all over the world and in 2021 began his multi-city national theater tour called “Fresh Cuts“ selling out theaters all over the United States. John has been seen on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CBS Sports, Barstool Sports, and BuzzFeed, just a name a few. 

In 2022, John released his second special named, “What are We Doing“ on YouTube and released his first book titled, “Delete That” in October. John also has a weekly podcast called “Net Positive.” When asked where he finds the inspiration to write jokes, Crist says, “I grew up in the deep south, my dad is a pastor, and I was the third of eight homeschooled children. My first job was at Chick-fil-A. Coming from a background like that, how do you NOT write jokes?! “

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