Comedy Central ended up buying I’m a Grown Little Man for fifty thousand dollars, which, after commissions, allowed me to pay off some of my expenses and debt. Though I was proud of the work, the special didn’t explode into the world like I’d hoped. It came and went like everything else I’d done. I was just another comic with an hour-long special—and a DVD and CD to sell at my merchandise table. But I was fine with this outcome, because by now, I’d come to accept that endurance is key. If I stayed persistent and on my grind, I would make it out of this hole and my dreams would come true. I
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