1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Steve Whiteley is a writer, director, producer &amp; comedian whom the British Comedy Guide recently called ‘One of the pioneers in the new wave of online comedy.’ Betsy &amp; Steve talk about the role of discomfort in comedy &amp; our ability as those in the audience to sit with discomfort, the benefit of mindfulness on creativity &amp; how ego gets in the way. Steve talks about being a beginner with each new project - from his first standup shows to directing a tv pilot - &amp; how his Buddhist practice centres him. You can find more of Steve’s work via his website stevewhiteley.co and on IG @offkeysteve &amp;nbsp; Follow me on Instagram&amp;nbsp;@TheBetsyReed&amp;nbsp;&amp; Support me on Patreon at&amp;nbsp; The Discomfort Practice http://thediscomfortpractice.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17320232/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/91977332