Max Amini Always Hires Someone Better Than Him

Dan (0:00)

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Max Amini (2:36)

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Dan (2:47)

Everyone, welcome to How Success Happens.

Well, I don't either, but luckily, we have a guest here today who could tell us exactly what that feels like. Please welcome the very funny Max Amini. Max, how are you?

Max Amini (3:13)

I'm great. Thank you for that beautiful introduction, Dan. Great to be here with you. I'm excited to dive in.

Dan (3:21)

Yeah, absolutely. So much I want to ask you about. I've been watching your specials and your clips. You are an extraordinarily funny man.

There's a whole business side that we'll get into. But let me start by asking you, what were you like as a kid? Would people be surprised to know that you became a stand-up comedian or is it more like, of course, he became a stand-up comedian?

Max Amini (3:45)

I would say, of course, because my father tells the story the best. He said, you were young and I dropped you on your head, and you were different from then on. And apparently, the funny just kicked in. Which is one shock to the head and life-changing opportunity.

I'd say, it's the love, it's the love and the passion I have for the art form. I also genuinely believe that some people are just born with a funny bone. My dad was one of the funniest people I've ever seen. I've never seen anybody as funny, as smart as my dad when he told his stories and he had the same gift that I used today in my comedy. He was very quick on his feet. He would walk into a party. My dad was not a professional comedian. He had his master's in business management.

And by the way, he was the worst business man in the world also. It is very good for your program. My father had a business management degree from GW. He had his master's from business and he was the worst businessman ever. But the funniest life of the party, sweet man. And I definitely got my funny bone from my dad.

Dan (5:12)

So did that have anything to do with your decision to say, hey, you know what, I'm going to pursue this thing that I want to do, which is be a performer. Or were you in any doubt that that's what you should be doing with your life?