321: Alexis Gay and a Willingness to Be Bad

Alexis Gay! Comedian! Podcaster! Friend! Delight! More! Alexis Gay is a standup, sketch video comedian, and podcaster known for satirizing tech culture, her own neuroses, being alive right now, and more. Her viral videos have collectively received over 21mm views across Instagram, TikTok, and X, where she entertains an audience of over 130k. Alexis has performed at notable venues and festivals including SF Sketchfest, Caroline’s on Broadway, the Vermont Comedy Festival, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where she’ll be returning this August with her first-ever solo show. She’s been profiled by Fast Company, ABC’s Nightline, Business Insider, SFGate, and CNBC. Across 106 episodes of her podcast, Non-Technical, she interviewed influential folks from tech, media, and business about everything except their resume, including entrepreneur Mark Cuban, tech journalist Kara Swisher, and presidential candidate Andrew Yang. In another life, Alexis worked in the tech industry for seven years, most recently running Business Operations and Creator Partnerships at Patreon. Now, you can find her on-stage performing standup in NYC or at your local coffee shop debating whether to ask a barista how much sugar's in the almond milk. AND ALSO YOU CAN LISTEN TO HER RIGHT HERE ON THIS VERY PODCAST WHERE YOU'RE READING ALL OF THIS THANK YOU FOR DOING IT! PS This is only the first HALF of our conversation. For the second half, click on over here to Patreon!