Welcome.

This is my audition to be one of those hunks in a Hallmark movie. I don't own a Christmas tree farm, but c'mon. Throw a flannel on me you wouldn't even be able to tell that I have the world's softest hands.

 

To my fellow short kings (and all subjects):

I  wanted to take a minute to wish you and yours a very merry Christmas, or whatever it is you celebrate this time of year. 

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As I was editing this dumb photo of me, I noticed that the word "Joy" had a bulb burnt out/missing. That feels relatable! 

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I did a lot of joy-chasing this year. I took a trip to Italy for the first time, travelled all over doing a ton of comedy, and released my first-ever special. I even read all of the mean comments and didn't even cry once!

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I think I find that when I'm chasing "joy", really I'm chasing "happiness". One time I heard someone smarter than me say something to the effect of : happiness is circumstantial. It's like that sugar-sweet, feels good in the moment type thing. Joy lasts even when your circumstances suck. Like two weeks ago, when I was driving 6 hours to Michigan, and I got caught in a blizzard and couldn't see the road and thought I might die. Even worse, in Michigan, the week after Ohio State got their butts whipped. They almost had two victims in one week. That sucked. But the joy came when I actually got to my destination, didn't die, and got to do my favorite thing. (For fewer people than it should've been, because I didn't check the schedule and the Lions played the same night as I was headlining.

Another L taken from that beautiful mitten state). The happiness might not have been there at the time, but the joy was.

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So if you're also out here chasing joy and feeling burnt out, I hope that you know that you're not alone. When you go chase that joy, you might end up finding yourself. Maybe even five times over.

This year, I hope you feel a ton of happiness, but a ton of joy, too. I find mine when I'm doing something dumb to make other people laugh. Whatever it is for you, I pray you get to do a ton of that this year.  

And when you DO get burnt out (because it's going to happen), I pray you find yourself surrounded by people who light you back up. 

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Go find some joy this year!

There's always more good where that came from. 

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Also sorry this message wasn't that short, even if I am. 

Much love.

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Zach