Chapter 40: Pete Holmes on infinite infinities and the insanity of is-ness

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I flew to LA to sit down with comedian Pete Holmes.

A few years ago, I went to a Judd Apatow comedy show and I was completely blown away by the lineup of friends he brought out.

Ray Romano! Zach Galifianakis! And, of course, the incredible Pete Holmes.

Pete was my favorite comic that night, which is saying something because of who his company was.

Our podcast studio! His publicist’s office in Hollywood

I loved Pete’s brand new book Comedy Sex God and praised it in my monthly book club. I’m not a religious person, and Pete was, and then wasn’t, and now is but in a really thoughtful, interesting, and spiritual way. And this book, which is essentially his memoir, chronicles his journey through faith with a ton of laughs and mind-altering insights along the way.

Pete Holmes is a comedian, writer, cartoonist, podcast host, HBO star, and Christ-leaning spiritual seeker.

Me and Pete! I feel … like a very small man.

His podcast You Made It Weird is a comedic exploration of the meaning of life, with guests ranging from Deepak Chopra to Elizabeth Gilbert to Seth Rogan. Pete also starred in the semi-autobiographical HBO show Crashing which he executive produced with Judd Apatow (no big deal!).

We go deep in this chat and talk about why we withhold love, why myths are always true and sometimes really happened, why our brains want certainty but our hearts are comfortable with mystery, the salty sweet conundrum of life, and, of course, Pete’s three most formative books.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

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What You'll Learn:

How do you say ‘yes’ to what is?
Why doesn’t the game of infinite orgasms work?
How do we shift from thinking of travelling through the world … to realizing we are the world?
How can God be seen as a metaphor?
Why do we withhold love?
Why are cell phones manifestations of a mental problem we all have?
And much, much more..