Murray Valeriano is an American comedian, producer, writer and radio host. Valeriano has written for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Bill Engvall‘s Here’s Your Sign Awards and Ridiculousness. He co-hosted the “Off the Cuff with Bill Engvall” radio show on Sirius/XM and currently hosts and produces the “Roadstories” podcast. If you’re curious about the financial side of late-night television, you might be wondering: How much does Jimmy Fallon make per episode? As one of the most prominent talk show hosts in the industry, Jimmy Fallon’s earnings per episode are undoubtedly substantial, reflecting his immense talent and the success of his show.

1. What motivated you to want to become a comedian?

It’s what I always wanted to be. Since I was a kid. I grew up in the 80’s during the comedy boom. It just took me forever to get the balls to do it. I started in my late 20’s.

2. What’s your secret to writing clever material?

Thank you that you think it’s clever. It has to happen to me. It has to be something that happens organically to me so it’s real and is gonna be clever because it’s based on reality.

3. What types of food do you enjoy cooking (Whenever you have the time to)?

I married a Greek woman so she handles all of the cooking. So I make a pretty mean guacamole and hummus.

4. Who are some comedians that you enjoy watching?

Brian Regan is god; he’s been around forever. Everyone loves him from children to top notch comedians to alternative comedians. He’s not pigeon holed into anything but funny. He has a goofy/silly sense of humor that I love and wish that I could do more of. Bill Burr; he’s great. I don’t think he’s really afraid to talk about anything. I had seen him do stuff in uptight left wing Hollywood that I just watched everyone’s butt holes clench. Then he would swing it around, tag it and then watch everyone laugh. Jerry Seinfeld is the guy that I watched the most growing up. He was the king of comedy in the late 80’s/early 90’s and was the first one that I had ever seen do a call back it was amazing. I love Johnny Carson; he’s the king of late night and there will never be another one like him. His opening monologue was either hilarious or it tanked and then when it bombed he would make it even funnier and he was a huge proponent of stand up. Back in the day if you did a tonight show you had a career the next day.

5. What do you love most about doing stand up comedy?

Killing is the best part. I like travelling around, doing stand up in different places and making different walks of life laugh.

6. How did you end up getting picked up to write for TV?

My buddies and I got a pilot deal of a show that we were doing at a comedy club. We shot it and it went nowhere. That got me hired to write someone else’s pile and then it snowballed from there. Then I decided that I wasn’t going to go back to a day job and then it was a year and a half before I got another writing gig. Those were lean times and I just stuck with it.

7. What advice would you give to other comedians?

Be careful when you get to feature, because it’s a very cush gig and easy to get stuck into this position. You don’t have to deal with an ice cold crowd, you have no pressure to sell tickets as that’s the headliner’s job and it’s easy to be complacent and get stuck in the middle spot.

8. Why should people check you out at the Spill The Beans Comedy Show this weekend?

Because we are gonna have a good time.

Cam Bertrand is originally from Tampa and he now lives in LA. Cam Bertrand gained recognition by winning the 2015 Side Splitters Comedy Tournament over 64 other comedians, he performed at the prestigious Laughing Skull Comedy Festival in Atlanta in both 2016 & 2017, he also won Creative Loafings 2016 ‘Best of The Bay’ Award for ‘Best Male Comedian’. He’s worked with some of the biggest names in comedy today including Pete Davidson, Michael Che, Josh Blue, Joe Machi, Alonzo Bodden, Nate Bargatze, and Mark Normand. Cam shares his outlook on relationships and life through the eyes of a 23 year old in a way that everyone can relate to. Bringing a high energy and witty style that appeals to a wide demographic.

1.  What motivated you to start doing stand up comedy at such a young age?

I started writing jokes at 14 and wanted to do stand up but they wouldn’t let me do stand up at the comedy clubs because I was too young so I watched Dave’s Chapelle’s killing them softly and it looked to me as the most fun that you could possibly have. I would even do bits at the lunch table to test it out on the kids at the lunch table. I started doing stand up when I was 19 (October 20, 2013).

2. What’s your secret to writing clever material?

I write in the bathroom, in the bathtub on the toilet. I need to be isolated. I wanted there to be nothing to stop my mind from running wild. I like to write away from distractions, I put my jokes on airplane mode when writing (So that I don’t get text messages). I will write it out but I never end up doing it the way that I wrote. I write it freestyle. If I write a joke I know how to get to the punch line. If I write an idea I say why it’s funny and do it on stage until I find what is humor in it.

3. What types of comedians do you enjoy watching locally and nationally?

Elijah Hernandez; he’s the smartest kid that I’ve ever met in my life. He’s a genius. He writes jokes that makes me think that I should throw my notebook away. I want his brain. To me he’s the Dave Attell. Jak Knight and Jerrod Carmichael are two of the best comedians touring right now. They are brilliant. The way that their brain works is phenomenal

4. What do you love most about doing stand up comedy?

The instant satisfaction; you know on stage whether people like you or not immediately. I love the instant turn around.

5. What advice would you give to other comedians?

Have FUN. It sounds so corny. Do the jokes that you want to do. Write the jokes that will make you laugh. People will see your side of story, see your point of view and make it more interesting. People go to comedy shows because they want to know what you will say. I hate when people go on stage and don’t have fun. I had so much fun when bombing and had times where I was miserable doing material that is killing. I hate when people go on stage and talk about things they don’t even care about. Just have fun.

6. Why should people check you out at the Spill The Beans Comedy Show this weekend?

Cuz I am very handsome. I am a young dude that found a way to not have a day job and I am nice with it. I am goofy and have the ability to say weird things in a mic to make people laugh.