Ben Konstantin has been my peer from the very start of my time in comedy.  Like I said previously regarding my friendship with Bob Phillips and Steve Lind, Ben is a guy who I don’t see me interacting with in any other world outside of comedy.  We’re just two very different people.  Honestly, he rubbed me the wrong way until I started to get to know him.  What I viewed as off putting, was really just focus and determination.  I’m glad I managed to overcome my preconceived biases and got to become friends with Ben before he moved to New York.  I’m a fan of the guy and I was curious to see how the Big Apple was going to treat him.  A handful of Detroit guys have made the jump to New York, but I wasn’t as close with any of them as I am Ben.  So now that he’s a couple months into his new residence, I picked his brain.

How is comedy treating you so far out there?

It’s been tough and great at the same time. Recently I had a week where I was on stage seven times in five days and mostly good shows.

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