Comedy
Ez interviews Sydney comedian and YouTuber, Neel Kolhatkar. Entering the scene at the age of 15, he competed for the title of "Class Clown" at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival back in 2009. After winning the competition, and being crowned funniest high school student, Neel pressed on with his YouTube channel. When his video "Australia in 2 Minutes" went viral, Neel left behind/got fired from his job as an after-school drama teacher (which we speaks about in the show) and went on to pursue a career in comedy. Since then he has become a big name as an Australian YouTuber and comedian, with his subscriptions and socials boasting a cult following. He is currently in Melbourne, bringing his show "#ObjectifyNeel" to the MICF. He popped by the studio for banter, stayed in the studio for real talk. Check out what you missed below! 1. Ez's Sydney adventures: Difference between buskers in Melbourne and Sydney 2. Neel's TED Talk: "Artificial Intelligence Should Take Over the Human Race/We Should Embrace Our New Leaders" 3. Neel going viral and getting fired from his drama teacher job 4. Game: Two Truths and a Lie - Fake News Edition 5. Advice for budding comedians and his new show #ObjectifyNeel If you listened to the end of the pod you'll know that Neel currently doesn't have a wiki page about him, and I'd love to get one up. If any listeners are keen to do it/end up doing it, please send a message to my page so I can see the results and pass them on! You'll definitely get a feature in an upcoming show. Song List: 1. Jerk It Out - Caesars Palace, 2. Hello, Bitches - CL, 3. Mr. Skeng - Stormzy, 5. Talking to You - Izzy Bizu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.