Day: June 20, 2017

Tom Clark is a stand-up comedian and actor who has been in comedy for 23 years. His comedy credits include TBS’s Conan, CBS’s Late Late Show, The  Bob & Tom Radio Show, and Comedy Central’s Premium Blend, Montreal’s New Faces at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, The Capetown Comedy Festival in South Africa; and acting roles on NBC’s Outsourced, TNT’s The Closer, Hallmark’s TV-movie The Wish List, and films Big Miracle and Freaks of Nature. He recorded his first stand-up comedy special in May 2017 in California, with Drew Carey introducing him onstage. This essay originally appeared on his website and is reprinted with his permission. 1. Focus on the people that like you. This may seem...