Comedy is its own world. From the outside there is a frenetic 24/7 stan culture of ingesting stand-up comedy, where countless hours are spent watching a few minutes of hundreds of comics. Not to mention the sometimes extremely lucrative industry of stand-up-adjacent industry gigs like podcasts, creating content and becoming an online edge lord.

But inside stand-up comedy, it’s a totally different vibe. There are certain ways of doing things, unspoken traditions and a rich culture that is built on the love of comedy, laughter and performing. And every comic has their origin story, but for headliner Brad Williams, who will be performing at the San Jose Civic on Nov. 29, with his new Growth Spurt Tour, his path to the stage was a singular adventure.

“It’s pretty nuts, man,” says Williams fr

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