{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#245: Martin Urbano  - Ups and Downs","description":"Martin Urbano is comedian, actor, writer and quiz master. As a standup, he has been seen on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Comedy Central's Featured, the CW's Howie Mandel Gala, and Chris Gethard Presents and Late Night With Seth Meyers. He has also performed at Just For Laughs (New Faces), the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (where he was nominated for Best Newcomer), and even in international waters on the Impractical Jokers Cruise and The Friendship Cruise, Bonnaroo Music &amp;amp; Arts Festival, New York Comedy Festival, and the Boston Calling Music Festival. Martin has written for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Chris Gethard Show, Danny Brown\u2019s show on Viceland and National Lampoon\u2019s Radio Hour. He also has hosted such projects as \u201cComedy Amateurclass\u201d for&amp;nbsp;Chris Gethard Presents, and his own brands of game shows, \u201cWho Wants $2.69?\u201d and \u201cWhy Would You Ask Me That?\u201d He also played a featured role in&amp;nbsp;This Fool&amp;nbsp;on Hulu as the&amp;nbsp;other&amp;nbsp;Julio. His show \u201cApology Comeback Tour,\u201d where he somehow manages to cancel and redeem himself onstage within the same hour of jokes. We chat about mindset shifts, crazy story of how he got on Jimmy Fallon, highs and lows of Edinburgh, standup, Who wants $2.69?, rising above the lows, agents that ghost, fear, collaboration and letting go of material.    The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day after release)! So check them out on YouTube under&amp;nbsp;Michael Kahan  Check Martin out on:  Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/martinurbanojr\/   Tiktok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@martinurbanojr   X \/ Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/martinurbano    -------------------------------------------  Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook  https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/funnyinfailure\/   https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/funnyinfailure\/  and&amp;nbsp;@Michael_Kahan&amp;nbsp;on Insta &amp;amp; Twitter to keep up to date with the latest info.  https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/michael_kahan\/   https:\/\/twitter.com\/Michael_Kahan ","author_name":"Funny In Failure","author_url":"http:\/\/funnyinfailure.libsyn.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31139468\/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\/content\/171656018"}