So after graduating B-school without a job, I decided that I
would pursue another degree and further my education. If I couldn’t become a
buy-side equity research analyst, I felt that the next best option was to learn
how to become a stand-up comedian. (Yes, I know both careers are highly
correlated.) I recently enrolled in a 6-week stand-up comedy course at the San Francisco Comedy College for the
bargain price of about $300.
Why stand-up comedy you ask? Well, I always thought I was a
relatively funny person. But it is possible that throughout most of my life, perhaps I have been surrounded by people who simply
aren’t that funny, thus making me funny relative to my peers. For
example, although MBAs are known to have FUN, they aren’t necessarily known for
being FUNNY (*ahem* I-Bankers). So maybe within the confines of the Johnson School at Cornell I was a funny person, but in a room full of aspiring comedians maybe not so much.
Plus, when else am I going to have the chance to try my hand at stand-up comedy? This is a great experience and at the very least, it will improve my public speaking and interpersonal skills. And the fact that women like funny guys doesn’t hurt either. Think about it.....have you ever heard a woman complain that her date sucked because the guy was too funny?
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