The Justin Hamilton Podcast Jenny Tian - When Life Gives You Oranges
Mar 30, 2026
Jenny Tian, a stand-up comedian and writer now based in New York, chats about her 2026 show When Life Gives You Oranges. She discusses moving from tech-heavy sets to pared-back stand-up. Short scenes cover writing through prompts, testing new material, crafting a central personal story, and why living in New York turbocharged her stage time and growth.
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Drop The Tech To Find Freedom
- Do simplify your show to straight stand-up if tech problems and logistics are draining you.
- Jenny removed laptops and projectors after repeated failures and felt liberated by performing with only a mic and keys.
Commit Without Attachment
- Do treat material experimentally and don't get attached to any single bit.
- Jenny schedules and batches social clips to avoid over-investing emotionally in one take and analyzes why bits fail.
Use The Right Room For New Material
- Use low-risk gigs to run new material and save prime nights for your strongest set.
- Justin referenced Louis CK: desire to kill on Monday will stop you killing on Saturday, meaning pace your ambition across the week.