#263 - Hans Kim on his journey in standup comedy

07/08/22 • 35 min

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Comedian Hans Kim chats with Trey Elling, prior to the standup showcase he's hosting at Vulcan Gas Company on July 10th. Topics include:

Kill Tony discovering him (2:19)
Life changing massively in the last year-plus (3:33)
Moving to Austin (5:28)
His standup experience in NYC (6:41)
Getting comfortable on stage (8:44)
Being funny as a kid (11:20)
Layers of being funny (13:06)
Continually honing his craft (14:48)
Opening for Joe Rogan, in front of 17,000 people (19:40)
Performing at the Vulcan Gas Company (22:34)
Comedy club etiquette (24:13)
Headlining clubs outside of Austin (26:01)
Standup influences (28:00)
Having his standup dreams become reality so abruptly (29:24)

Comedian Hans Kim chats with Trey Elling, prior to the standup showcase he's hosting at Vulcan Gas Company on July 10th. Topics include:

Kill Tony discovering him (2:19)
Life changing massively in the last year-plus (3:33)
Moving to Austin (5:28)
His standup experience in NYC (6:41)
Getting comfortable on stage (8:44)
Being funny as a kid (11:20)
Layers of being funny (13:06)
Continually honing his craft (14:48)
Opening for Joe Rogan, in front of 17,000 people (19:40)
Performing at the Vulcan Gas Company (22:34)
Comedy club etiquette (24:13)
Headlining clubs outside of Austin (26:01)
Standup influences (28:00)
Having his standup dreams become reality so abruptly (29:24)

Why he decided to go on a Concentration Camp bus tour a few years ago (0:25)
Coming to terms with his own depression many years ago (1:12)
The added challenge of placating Hollywood while on the bus tour (3:23)
Investing in digitally hip luggage before the trip (5:15)
Keeping it real on Spielberg’s Schindler’s List while in Kraków (8:18)
Feeling a “heavy peace” throughout the trip, including at a Kraków synagogue’s cemetery (10:49)
Nazi porn fetish rabbit holes, no pun intended (12:13)
One of the many endearing characters on the tour bus through Poland and Germany (15:09)
An annoying, hipster influence at Auschwitz (17:59)
Modern Auschwitz’ cafeteria scene (20:08)
A Dresden, Germany restaurant that would keep kids in line with a fake executioner (23:00)
A pit stop in Munich, during Oktoberfest (26:51)
The “Bitch of Buchenwald” (29:27)
The Nuremberg courtroom being climactic and anti-climactic at the same time (38:36)
Concentration Camp fatigue syndrome (40:23)
Unique elements at Dachau’s Concentration Camp (41:19)

Actress, comedian, and writer Mary Lynn Rajskub chats with Trey Elling about FAME-ISH: MY LIFE AT THE EDGE OF STARDOM. Topics include:

Covid as the inspiration to write this book (1:10)
Making the ranch dressing at Denny's (2:32)
Find a home as a young performer in LA (8:15)
The evolution of her standup (13:36)
The key to acting dead (20:37)
Her million-dollar mansion that housed a women's commune and anus-less dog (21:39)
Writing about personally difficult experiences (23:08)