The Matt Rife Interview: Netflix's $25M Comedian

Get my free YouTube Playbooks with the best tips from my interviews with MrBeast, Casey Neistat & more: https://created.news/playbook Thanks ElevenLabs for dubbing: https://elevenlabs.io/dubbing and thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring, get discount on 2 year plan + 4 months free: https://NordVPN.com/JonYoushaei. Join my newsletter for latest creator news & tips: https://created.news Join my Discord of 5,800 creators helping each other grow: https://discord.com/invite/created I interviewed Matt Rife, one of today's biggest comedians, about his upcoming Netflix special, his past special and controversy, and his rise through YouTube and TikTok. 0:00 - 0:43⁠ Intro ⁠0:43 - ⁠ 3:21 Making Netflix History ⁠3:21⁠ - 5:09 From $50K to $25M Net Worth ⁠5:09 - 8:26 Going all in on YouTube ⁠8:26 - 12:38 Business of Comedy: Now vs Then ⁠12:38 - 17:50 Reaction to Last Special...and Matt's Response ⁠17:50 - 21:05 Advice for Hawk Tuah Girl ⁠21:05 - 25:29 Chapelle Saved Matt $700K 25:29 - 27:41⁠ Why Matt Still Edits His TikToks ⁠27:41 - 28:55 Saying No ⁠28:55 - 32:18⁠ Selling Out Hollywood Bowl ⁠32:18 - 36:12⁠ Making Netflix's 1st crowd work special 'Lucid' ⁠36:12 - 37:50 The art of crowd work 37:50 - 39:54 Advice for younger creators & comedians ⁠39:54 - 43:10⁠ Filming 'Lucid' Cont. ⁠43:10 - 44:43⁠ Looking Ahead ► .Store: https://go.store/jonyoushaei ► Descript: https://www.descript.com ► OpusClip: https://bit.ly/3sNXpjQ ► Notion: https://bit.ly/3KwpLU0 ► UScreen: https://www.uscreen.tv/ -------- GEAR: ► Microphone: https://amzn.to/2ULckY7 ► Lights: https://amzn.to/2YzwaGX ► Tripod: https://amzn.to/2YxiHQ1 ► Camera: https://amzn.to/30HvSAD ► Backdrop: https://amzn.to/3hrV7N9 ► Backdrop Mount: https://amzn.to/37uDurg ► More recommendations on my Amazon store: www.amazon.com/shop/youshaei If you buy and have any questions on set up, feel free to comment or DM me. ABOUT JON: One of few marketers to work at both YouTube and Instagram, Jon Youshaei has been featured in Business Insider, Time, and Inc Magazine and known as the "Creators' Creator" During five years at YouTube, Jon was Head of Creator Product Marketing where he worked with YouTube's top creators and brands to grow their audience and their incomes. During three years at Instagram, Jon helped build their creator team to empower even more creators to grow and monetize. Now a creator himself, Jon has garnered 700K+ followers, 300M+ views, and has interviewed Logan Paul, Paris Hilton, Terry Crews, Charli D'Amelio, Danny Duncan, Mark Rober, and more. He's been sponsored by top brands like American Express, HubSpot, Fiverr, and Microsoft and got signed by CAA.