We interviewed YouTube's funny uncle

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00:00 Who is Kurtis Conner?
02:40 Kurtis’s Pinterest outfits
03:51 Kurtis, your funny uncle
05:29 His standup
06:51 Toilet humor interlude
08:05 First getting into comedy
10:22 College + comedy
12:31 His Vine career
15:03 The staying power of Viner’s
19:30 How Vine helped his comedy skills
22:49 From Vine to YouTube
23:49 Commentary videos
25:01 His first viral videos on YouTube
26:12 Running Inkbox’s YT channel
29:14 Balancing a job + working on videos
32:37 Working at Starbucks while sorta famous
36:00 Leaving his full time job
37:28 What makes a video a hit?
39:28 Poking fun at people vs punching down
43:39 His pre-production process
44:08 Reacts vs commentary content
45:32 Do you see yourself as a writer?
46:13 Working with an editor vs keeping creative control
48:31 Pressure to grow his team
50:02 His upload schedule
52:04 Work/life balance
55:39 Colin and Samir test their Gen Z slang knowledge
57:04 Kurtis’s relationship with money
1:00:45 MrBeast
1:02:53 Finding the right people to work with
1:05:18 The Kurtis Conner Revenue Breakdown
1:08:12 The business of live comedy touring
1:13:55 Is Matt Rife hot?
1:16:21 Promoting yourself as a standup
1:20:37 His first comedy special, Keep Busy
1:27:48 Standup jokes vs YouTube jokes
1:29:11 Is Colin wearing a shirt under his sweater? Find out!
1:31:10 How do you test a standup joke?
1:32:14 Gripes and the overall health of YouTube
1:36:56 Making TikTok’s
1:38:48 His relationship with fame
1:46:21 His next milestone
1:47:00 The extra greeting
1:49:18 His relationship to YT analytics
1:50:41 YouTube thumbnail craziness
1:51:25 Making his videos longer
1:54:14 The future of commentary video creators
1:59:04 Were there any dark times?
2:02:34 Expectations for his special

Watch Kurtis Conner Videos

A Deep Dive into Potterheads
   • A Deep Dive into Potterheads  

The Vikings of TikTok
   • The Vikings of TikTok  

I Took a Vision Healing Masterclass
   • I Took a Vision Healing Masterclass  


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