Name: Just For Laughs 2015 Keynote: Dana Gould "You're Doing It Now" by The Laugh Button
Duration: 31 min 40 s
Description: Dana Gould's Keynote Address from Just For Laughs 2015 titled, "You're Doing It Now" presented by Comedy Dynamics.

Neal Brennan’s first big claim to fame came two decades ago when he co-created, wrote and executive produced&nbsp;Chappelle’s Show with his friend Dave Chappelle (with whom he’d previously collaborated on&nbsp;Half Baked). Since then, Chappelle has become both the biggest stand-up comedian in the world and a lightning rod for criticism. Brennan, meanwhile, has released three stand-up comedy specials of his own, and directed acclaimed specials for Al Madrigal, Michelle Wolf, and Seth Meyers. Crazy Good, Brennan’s fourth special, and third for Netflix, premiered in April 2024. Before that, he sat down with me on April Fool’s Day to explain why it’s foolish for us as a society to put our faith and trust in comedians to be our sources of news and/or moral leadership. There’s a lot to get to, so let’s get to it!

Neal Brennan

Dave Merheje is an award-winning Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who co-starred in the Hulu series, Ramy, and recently co-starred on the big screen opposite Daisy Ridley in the film, Sometimes I Think About Dying, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is available now to buy or stream. As a stand-up, Dave won the Just For Laughs 2011 Homegrown Comic competition, made it to the finals of the 2013 Seattle International Comedy Competition, and won the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year in 2019 for his special, Good Friend Bad Grammar. He also had a special included in Netflix’s Comedians of the World showcase. Dave joined me over Zoom for a wide-ranging conversation that touched upon forming friendships with other comedians in a competitive industry, which not only helped him land a role on Gerry Dee’s Mr. D but also Ramy Youssef’s Ramy, how it feels to see his friends succeed, what it means to make specials or shows just for his native Canadian audience and what it meant to include his family in his Crave special, I Love You Habibi. We also dished on some of his earliest gigs, which included a regular on-air presence on MTV and landing his first TV credit in Australia years before he ever ventured Down Under. There’s a lot to get to, so let’s get to it!

Dave Merheje

Dana Gould's Keynote Address from Just For Laughs 2015 titled, "You're Doing It Now" presented by Comedy Dynamics. 

Just For Laughs 2015 Keynote: Dana Gould "You're Doing It Now"

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Just For Laughs 2015 Keynote: Dana Gould "You're Doing It Now"

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