In episode 218 of The Johnny Rogers Show, I sit down with Max Sheldrick. We explore his "Effort" philosophy and the game-time decision to shelf his filmed comedy special after eighteen months of labor because it no longer represented the comic he had become. Max details his journey from working midnight shifts in a machine shop and repairing wind turbines to a "miracle" encounter with a call center manager who owned a comedy club. We discuss the release of his audio album, Mistakes I Made on Purpose, the 80-hour work week of a touring comedian, and why high-effort creative work is the only sustainable path in a world of low-effort clips.

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