{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#35: Paul Duddridge (1 of 2) on &quot;Being Yourself&quot;, Managing Comedians, and Trump","description":"This week Jeff chats with Writer\/Director\/Producer and former UK talent agent, Paul Duddridge, who was Jeff's first mentor upon moving to Los Angeles.&amp;nbsp; Paul eventually directed Jeff's first stand-up special  Jeff Grace: Live In Los Angeles&amp;nbsp;and was instrumental in convincing him to direct his first feature film.&amp;nbsp; Paul talks about growing up on the UK welfare system, his rise to being one of the top talent agents in London, and why he quit the talent management business to start over again in the United States. Jeff Grace (Host)  @jeffgrace (Twitter) @jeffgrace (Instagram)  Paul Duddridge (Guest)  @paulduddridge&amp;nbsp;(Twitter)  Podcast - Election 2020: Meet The Candidates  Mentioned in this Episode  \u201cYou can fail at what you don't want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.\u201d - Jim Carrey BBC Documentary \u201cHypernormalization\u201d  Margret Thatcher Spanking Christopher Hitchens  Micheal Lewis High Speed Trading Book - \u201cFlashboy\u201d -Music by Michael Sempert  Intro Music By... WestChannel.com | Michael Sempert on Spotify ","author_name":"Intellectualish with Jeff Grace","author_url":"http:\/\/www.jeffgrace.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9962795\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/9962795"}