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The Act Out - S02E11 - Jaljuda

·1 hr 1 min·4 clips

Host Duck interviews DFW comedian Jal Judah on The Act Out podcast. Jal traces her path from a rural Texas upbringing and an innately funny family to writing her first joke at 14 in a grocery store, then waiting until her father's death in 2013 to finally hit an open mic — where she immediately killed it six months before landing a guest spot on the Monique show. The conversation covers her kidney failure and ongoing dialysis, the financial realities of transplant medication, how watching Monique perform validated her refusal to 'clean up' her comedy, the community jealousy she faced after the Monique spot, COVID-era growth via Clubhouse, and her experience featuring for Arsenio Hall. The episode also discusses roast comedy, heckler management, crowd energy dependence, and Jal's upcoming appearance at the Laugh Factory's Chocolate Sunday showcase.

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A loose comic hang about hosting, hecklers, and staying sharp when the room pushes back.

Duck keeps this one loose and personal, and the comic talk feels built around real stage nerves: getting onstage, getting roasted right back, and using adrenaline as the push before a set.

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Press play if you like comics talking shop from open mic to the big stage.

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