{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/637de88074e2da0012a3bfca/6381ddcce4ef580011f7ecf1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"82. Adam Carolla: The Bestselling Comedian","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/637de88074e2da0012a3bfca/1669455269520-61771f079e4fb6578633c7ebf9bda397.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Adam Carolla is an American radio personality, comedian, actor, and podcaster. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, which earned a Guinness World Record for the most downloadable podcast in 2011. He is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, <em>Not Taco Bell Material</em> and <em>In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chick</em>s. Adam is well known as the co-host of the syndicated radio and MTV shows Loveline and the co-creator and star of The Man Show and Crank Yankers. And before he got where he is now, he worked a string of low-paying construction and carpentry jobs while honing his comedic skills. Adam got his break when he worked for Jimmy Kimmel as a boxing instructor.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Adam talks about his early years when he didn't know how to read or write and threw himself into the sport as a sort of fantasy escape, how he worked labor jobs while he was improving his comic skills, and how he got his break as a boxing instructor for Jimmy Kimmel. And at the end of the interview, he urges everyone to be realistic about pursuing their dreams.</p><p><br></p><p>Find out more about Adam via <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/adamcarolla/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/adamcarolla\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/adamcarolla\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>, &amp; <a href=\"https://adamcarolla.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><p><br></p><p>For more interviews like this one, subscribe to HawkeTalk on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Listening on a desktop &amp; can’t see the links? Just search for HawkeTalk in your favorite podcast player.</p>","author_name":"Erik Huberman"}