Check out Kurtis Conner's special: https://watch.kurtisconner.com/ Learn more about Discord: https://discord.com/servershop Join our discord: http://discord.gg/colinandsamir 00:00 Who is Kurtis Conner? 02:40 Kurtis’s Pinterest outfits 03:51 Kurtis, your funny uncle 05:29 His standup 06:51 Toilet humor interlude 08:05 First getting into comedy 10:22 College + comedy 12:31 His Vine career 15:03 The staying power of Viner’s 19:30 How Vine helped his comedy skills 22:49 From Vine to YouTube 23:49 Commentary videos 25:01 His first viral videos on YouTube 26:12 Running Inkbox’s YT channel 29:14 Balancing a job + working on videos 32:37 Working at Starbucks while sorta famous 36:00 Leaving his full time job 37:28 What makes a video a hit? 39:28 Poking fun at people vs punching down 43:39 His pre-production process 44:08 Reacts vs commentary content 45:32 Do you see yourself as a writer? 46:13 Working with an editor vs keeping creative control 48:31 Pressure to grow his team 50:02 His upload schedule 52:04 Work/life balance 55:39 Colin and Samir test their Gen Z slang knowledge 57:04 Kurtis’s relationship with money 1:00:45 MrBeast 1:02:53 Finding the right people to work with 1:05:18 The Kurtis Conner Revenue Breakdown 1:08:12 The business of live comedy touring 1:13:55 Is Matt Rife hot? 1:16:21 Promoting yourself as a standup 1:20:37 His first comedy special, Keep Busy 1:27:48 Standup jokes vs YouTube jokes 1:29:11 Is Colin wearing a shirt under his sweater? Find out! 1:31:10 How do you test a standup joke? 1:32:14 Gripes and the overall health of YouTube 1:36:56 Making TikTok’s 1:38:48 His relationship with fame 1:46:21 His next milestone 1:47:00 The extra greeting 1:49:18 His relationship to YT analytics 1:50:41 YouTube thumbnail craziness 1:51:25 Making his videos longer 1:54:14 The future of commentary video creators 1:59:04 Were there any dark times? 2:02:34 Expectations for his special Watch Kurtis Conner Videos A Deep Dive into Potterheads https://youtu.be/HnCF7qKmIbk?si=AjZZPozCmVaQWtDE The Vikings of TikTok https://youtu.be/FRc7C6WfKQM?si=4B_USQoIOksurIgJ I Took a Vision Healing Masterclass https://youtu.be/GIWyZnkw1uM?si=0tUzIiJJ8n3Hu1JM COLIN AND SAMIR’S NEWSLETTER 📫 100,000+ read our free newsletter that breaks down the business of creators. Sign up: https://bit.ly/publish-press ASK US A QUESTION ❔ We answer questions from creators every Sunday in our newsletter. Submit yours here: https://bit.ly/publish-creator-support LISTEN TO THE SHOW iTunes: https://apple.co/2K1pYhu Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2OnTmBC GET IN TOUCH 🌍 Our website: www.colinandsamir.com 🌍 Work with us: ColinandSamirTeam@unitedtalent.com JOIN OUR COMMUNITY 📡 Discord: https://discord.com/invite/colinandsamir 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/colinandsamir 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColinandSamir 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colinandsamir ABOUT US We’re Colin and Samir, creators based out of Los Angeles California. We make videos about the creator economy, and the lessons we’ve learned over 10 years of being on YouTube. We also interview creators and try to get to the bottom of what’s working on YouTube and where the creator economy is headed.