Winston Hodges | Ep. 15 | Dog Name
Jul 29, 2026 · 42 min · 11 segments
Winston is back with a solo episode. Make sure you like and subscribe to the podcast!
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Jack SchwartzPanelist
Jul 29, 2026 · 42 min · 11 segments
Winston is back with a solo episode. Make sure you like and subscribe to the podcast!
Winston HodgesHostJack SchwartzPanelist
I think one of the main things I want to talk about is I did not get JFL new faces this year.
Most of comedy is trying to get shit, and most of it is also not getting the thing.
But I think it's crazy, man, because the new faces stuff, the list drops, and you have friends on the list, and comedy is so weird because I rarely treat it crazy competitively.
I try to compete with myself, and then you see your friends get stuff, and you feel happy about shit with your friends, and you're happy that you got it.
But I think the not getting new faces thing, what it has shown me is sometimes it's just not your time.
And when I say that it might not be a year, all I can speak to this is I did the first round in New York, and then I moved some stuff around, and I did the callbacks in L.A., and I had two sets on those shows where...
I did everything I could in the room, and it went well, and I did the jokes, and I feel good about it, and I felt great, and I was so happy I got a callback, and then after the callback, I felt really good about it.
And I think the greatest lesson you can learn in comedy when you're auditioning or trying to get anything is the only thing you can control is how well that you do.
And I can sleep well at night because I'm like, oh, I didn't get it because I wasn't a good fit this year.
I think it's tough in comedy because you're trying to keep the mindset of being in the running... is dope.
Like I saw all these lineups with all these people that were auditioning for new faces and then the list drops and it's like, oh man, the people that made it are great.
I think one of the main things I want to talk about is I did not get JFL new faces this year.
Most of comedy is trying to get shit, and most of it is also not getting the thing.
But I think it's crazy, man, because the new faces stuff, the list drops, and you have friends on the list, and comedy is so weird because I rarely treat it crazy competitively.
I try to compete with myself, and then you see your friends get stuff, and you feel happy about shit with your friends, and you're happy that you got it.
But I think the not getting new faces thing, what it has shown me is sometimes it's just not your time.
And when I say that it might not be a year, all I can speak to this is I did the first round in New York, and then I moved some stuff around, and I did the callbacks in L.A., and I had two sets on those shows where...
I did everything I could in the room, and it went well, and I did the jokes, and I feel good about it, and I felt great, and I was so happy I got a callback, and then after the callback, I felt really good about it.
And I think the greatest lesson you can learn in comedy when you're auditioning or trying to get anything is the only thing you can control is how well that you do.
And I can sleep well at night because I'm like, oh, I didn't get it because I wasn't a good fit this year.
I think it's tough in comedy because you're trying to keep the mindset of being in the running... is dope.
Like I saw all these lineups with all these people that were auditioning for new faces and then the list drops and it's like, oh man, the people that made it are great.
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