#146 Dan Boerman: Don’t Die Wondering: A Comedian's Hilarious Guide to a Weird Life

About this episode

<p>Dan Boerman is a Comedian and TV Personality on Jimmy Carr's Am I The A**hole. He is also a good friend.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve wanted to record this conversation for a long time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dan Boerman is a New Zealand comedian who left a steady job, moved to the other side of the world, and has been relentlessly chasing stand-up ever since – from sleeping in a kid’s dinosaur bed outside Edinburgh to getting a thousand people to watch him fold a fitted sheet on a hill.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode, we get into:</p><p><br /></p><p>Growing up in small-town rural New Zealand and dropping out of school</p><p><br /></p><p>Years on benefits, smoking tiny “Russian doll” cigarettes in the kitchen</p><p><br /></p><p>Barbering as accidental crowd work – and the now infamous Jimmy Carr Am I the A**hole? story</p><p><br /></p><p>Leaving security behind to move to Edinburgh for comedy</p><p><br /></p><p>Why London feels like kindling for opportunity</p><p><br /></p><p>The viral sheet stunt that turned into awards, brand deals and a new life</p><p><br /></p><p>“Don’t die wondering” and what it really means to bet on yourself</p><p><br /></p><p>Why some people live and die never hearing the sound of their own voice</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an episode about chasing the weird, specific thing you can’t stop thinking about – and refusing to let your life pass in quiet comfort.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you enjoyed this one, send it to someone who’s been talking about “one day” for too long.</p><p><br /></p><p>Follow Dan: @danboermancomedy</p><p>Follow me / Origin Story: @davidmcnintoshjr</p>