WEBVTT - Druski Talks Ventures in Comedy, Entertainment

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<v Speaker 1>Goop over at Taylor Swift. You're not the only one

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<v Speaker 1>dropping big entertainment news today. You may have heard Fannie

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<v Speaker 1>that she's actually coming out with a new album. She

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<v Speaker 1>declined our request for comment, but we got the next

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<v Speaker 1>best thing. Drew Ski, the comedian, actor, entrepreneur and everything

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<v Speaker 1>in between, the multi hyphen it had a chance came

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<v Speaker 1>into the Bloomberg studios earlier today. We had a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to catch up with him and really talk about just

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<v Speaker 1>how much the entertainment industry has evolved, particularly for someone

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<v Speaker 1>like him. We got to start on social media and

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<v Speaker 1>is now kicking off an arena tour next month. Take

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<v Speaker 1>a listen.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm actually very excited. Man. We've transitioned through a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of different stages of my career so far, and like

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<v Speaker 2>being able to say that this is my first arena

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<v Speaker 2>tour is like still mind blowing. But yeah, no, it's

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<v Speaker 2>definitely amazing. And we yeah, we're working on so much, man.

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<v Speaker 2>We got TV shows, now, we have a movie on

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<v Speaker 2>the way. Yeah, there's so much in store.

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<v Speaker 1>So was it always your goal to be a comedian?

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<v Speaker 1>Was that what you grew up wanted to be?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think I just didn't know when I was younger,

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<v Speaker 2>I used to just want to be funny in school,

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<v Speaker 2>but I got in trouble for it. So I was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of confused early on because I didn't really know

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<v Speaker 2>am I supposed to be doing this? You know what

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<v Speaker 2>I mean? Because everybody painted to be like a bad

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<v Speaker 2>thing in school. So yeah, it is. It is amazing

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<v Speaker 2>how it actually transpired throughout life. I had to figure

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<v Speaker 2>out what my purpose was.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, no, I am curious about just the economics

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<v Speaker 1>of your business. I mean, we talk about the big

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<v Speaker 1>could A fests tour, but you have all these other shows,

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<v Speaker 1>dating show, the Cold a House Show, and I'm knowing

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<v Speaker 1>for getting a few others out there as well. But

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<v Speaker 1>you're producing all these yourself, right, yes, to your own company,

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<v Speaker 1>So effectively this is your business.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, you control it. Yes, one hundred percent ownership, that's

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<v Speaker 2>what we promote. Yeah, one hundred percent. No, but there's

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<v Speaker 2>there's a reason for it though, Like we I know,

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<v Speaker 2>I make the joke all the time, even with could

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<v Speaker 2>have been records that you know, we we. I do

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy doing it, but I mainly do it for the fans.

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<v Speaker 2>Knowing that I can do it myself now that I

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<v Speaker 2>have money from brand deals and people that I work

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<v Speaker 2>with in order to do it. It's like I don't

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<v Speaker 2>need another company to come in, which is cool. I

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<v Speaker 2>do enjoy that, but I think building my own IP

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<v Speaker 2>in this area is probably the most, like strongest thing

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<v Speaker 2>that I enjoyed developing.

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<v Speaker 1>In the process from when you started to where you

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<v Speaker 1>are now, were you ever tempted to maybe sign or

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<v Speaker 1>take a job with a bigger company?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, well there's some deals out there. I'm still tempting,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm not saying it's not out the picture. But

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<v Speaker 2>the main thing I did start doing my own shows

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<v Speaker 2>and giving it for free on YouTube was because I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to build something bigger by myself first, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you know, as things happen, we are actually we have

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of stuff coming up that will be with

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<v Speaker 2>other companies as well. But yeah, no, I think I

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<v Speaker 2>just wanted to build out my IP and like I

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<v Speaker 2>looked up to, you know, the Adam Sandler story of

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<v Speaker 2>how he built up Happy Madison and like just all

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<v Speaker 2>his movies and his production company, So I wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>do the same for mine.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at the opportunities out there for the

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<v Speaker 1>next Drewski whoever that may be and coming up. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you think that that path that you took will still

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<v Speaker 1>be there?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes? With social media is so it's moving so fast,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think so many people are starting to find

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<v Speaker 2>out that they can do it themselves, which is why

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<v Speaker 2>I pride myself on what we have done. I hope

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<v Speaker 2>others will follow that same process and know that if

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<v Speaker 2>you are getting money from these companies, don't just think

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<v Speaker 2>that you have to go buy a car, or go

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<v Speaker 2>buy a big house, or go just splurge your money.

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<v Speaker 2>A smart thing you can do is try to build

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<v Speaker 2>your own IP and try to build your own business

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<v Speaker 2>around you. So what I would do, like, let's say Nike,

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<v Speaker 2>we work with Nike, So if Nike gives me a

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<v Speaker 2>million dollar check, I don't go and put that in

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<v Speaker 2>my pocket and try to go get a bunch of

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<v Speaker 2>cool stuff. I'll go and try to spend that money

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<v Speaker 2>on one of the episodes on my TV shows like

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah and Where It. Maybe it may sound crazy, but

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<v Speaker 2>like that money never goes just straight into the pocket.

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<v Speaker 2>I try to always reinvest.

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<v Speaker 1>Reality mentioned Nike, I mean, you've had a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>brand partnerships, Beats by Dre, Nike, raising Canes, Mountain Dew, Google, Pixel, I'll.

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<v Speaker 2>Probably forgetting a few Monster and Riz Picks is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the good ones. Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>And so they all came knocking on your door wide

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<v Speaker 1>because you're so popular there.

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<v Speaker 2>Just I don't think it's always my popularity. I think

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<v Speaker 2>they they may feel like I have that pull on

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<v Speaker 2>this next generation. Not to brag, I'm not. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>a big brag. I'm just saying I do think I

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<v Speaker 2>also bring a good entertainment level to the brand deals

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<v Speaker 2>that I have been that we could do commercials on

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<v Speaker 2>TV or commercials for social media, and my fans they

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<v Speaker 2>adapt to it like they really do, like go and

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<v Speaker 2>buy the stuff whenever we drop anything. So I think

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<v Speaker 2>that that has probably worked out the best for me.

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<v Speaker 1>There is some I mean, looking at some of the

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<v Speaker 1>clips that have been put out with some of these brands,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean there is a level of authenticity. I made

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<v Speaker 1>that word that I see in you what you do

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<v Speaker 1>compared to other influencers, And I wonder are you picking

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<v Speaker 1>sort of brands or products that you maybe use or

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<v Speaker 1>you have a love for, or are you kind of agnostical?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we're very picky about who we work with as well,

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<v Speaker 2>Like majority of my company for life is entertainment. We

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<v Speaker 2>try to make sure that we have a say so

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<v Speaker 2>in any of the stuff that we're putting out or

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<v Speaker 2>any of the commercial stuff. Like, we want to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that this is just as funny as the content

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm putting out by myself. So yeah, that's definitely

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<v Speaker 2>marked in the contract before we sign anything with any company,

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<v Speaker 2>is to make sure that we have say so on

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<v Speaker 2>any creative.

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<v Speaker 1>I do have to ask you about just the idea

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<v Speaker 1>of protecting your reputation and in the context obviously for

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<v Speaker 1>a Nike or raising knees to whoever, these big brands

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<v Speaker 1>are taking a risk, right, I mean, normally they like

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<v Speaker 1>to play it safe. They want to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>the people they're aligned with are going to say, you're funny.

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<v Speaker 1>But you've had a few jokes, a few sketches that

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<v Speaker 1>didn't quite land the right way. You got some pushback.

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<v Speaker 1>So how do you navigate that? I mean, because you're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to sort of, you know, not be controversial, but

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<v Speaker 1>be provocative.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, yeah, I think a lot of stuff and I

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<v Speaker 2>appreach about this, like relationships are key, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>with comedy, they have to understand that comedy is comedy,

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<v Speaker 2>and sometimes you do have to walk that line of

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<v Speaker 2>what's funny and what's too far. So I think with

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<v Speaker 2>having a good relationship with some of these brand partners

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<v Speaker 2>or some of like you know, some of the higher

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<v Speaker 2>ups in that company, they understand like, Okay, this is

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<v Speaker 2>this is fine, and we trust him in this because

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<v Speaker 2>we know this is how we found him. So being

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<v Speaker 2>able to have these conversations with some of the higher

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<v Speaker 2>ups of these companies, it's like, Okay, they do have

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<v Speaker 2>a certain sense of trust that Okay, this is Yer

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<v Speaker 2>Ski and this is why we love him. So we

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<v Speaker 2>can't cut ties because maybe we see a skit was

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<v Speaker 2>too far, or maybe this was this joke was too

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<v Speaker 2>far left. So it's worked good just off of just

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<v Speaker 2>having good relationships with majority of the people that we

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<v Speaker 2>work with.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, how do you see social media comedy, Instagram

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<v Speaker 1>comedy evolving?

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<v Speaker 2>It's had it in a great direction. I think social

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<v Speaker 2>media now with just the streaming stuff and like the

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<v Speaker 2>twitch world and us getting into that. So now I'm

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<v Speaker 2>starting to develop even pivoting my content into the streaming

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<v Speaker 2>world and like how that works. So yeah, it's definitely

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<v Speaker 2>headed in a good direction though for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>That was my conversation with the comedian and entrepreneur Drewski.

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<v Speaker 1>I always just want to point out Bonnie that last

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<v Speaker 1>question that I asked him. My son gave me that

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<v Speaker 1>question because I think of all the guests I've had

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<v Speaker 1>on the show, on all the years I've been on

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<v Speaker 1>this network, this was the one he cared about most.

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<v Speaker 1>We could have David Solomon, Jamie Diamond, and Jamie Fraser

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<v Speaker 1>around the table, he would not have cared Drewski. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's tuning it out. He's sixteen, sixteen

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Okay,