![]() And it doesn’t take a lot of time to gain your footing in a scene like this. I started comedy here in Austin when I was in grad school, and I think it was a perfect place to start comedy because there, at the time, I mean, now it’s a much larger scene, but when I started in like 2014, 2015, it was a fairly small scene and so everybody knew everybody. … But not so much Pflugerville, right? So where did you sort of hone your craft? Do you think it was harder for you in a sense because Texas doesn’t have that sort of reputation? New York certainly is a great breeding ground for comics, L.A. So you think of great comedy cities… you think of Boston, perhaps. You know, I was thinking about how difficult it is, though, if you’re trying to develop a career. So it gets to the point where, like, I’m supporting myself off of comedy and like, you’re also in this institution that’s kind of unmatched, you know, in American history. I’ve done probably thousands of shows for no money or for drink tickets. You know, like, it really feels like you work so hard and so much of the work in comedy is thankless. ![]() Like, if I was a baseball player, like, I’m in the big leagues now. You know, it feels like you made it to the league. Yeah well now that you got some months on SNL under your belt, what’s it like to be part of that crew ? I went to the cashier training program… Like, I’m tapped in. So I’m really knowledgeable about the program. And then when I went to college at Texas State, I worked at the one in Kyle. I worked at one in like North Austin, like right outside of Pflugerville off of 1825. I worked at H-E-B for like five years.īetween high school and college. Just that level of produce at those prices like you can’t… Also H-E-B, if you’re listening, let’s work together, all right. And now I might miss H-E-B more than my family, I’m going to be honest about that. You know, like, I didn’t realize just how much I appreciated H-E-B until I didn’t have access to any. It’s that cliche thing where it’s like you don’t know what you got ‘till it’s gone. Oh, that guy’s, he’s actually from Dallas.’ So it’s become you know, I kind of have insisted on becoming known that way. I really insist on letting people know that… any time anything about Texas comes up, I make a point to be like ‘He’s from Texas. ![]() And I bought a little chain with a little Texas pendant on it. I think I always used to kind of be like, ‘why is everybody going up about Texas all the time?’ And truly, the moment that I left, being from Texas became my whole personality. You know what I’m saying? Like, it’s really interesting because I grew up here in Texas, obviously, and there’s a big Texas pride that like I didn’t necessarily feel. I think they think of me as a Texan, but only because I insist on being thought of that way. So do you see your cast members sort of still thinking of you as the Texan or not so much anymore? I’ve been there for, shoot, almost five years now. And New York is, like, it truly never stops. And so New York is kind of a constant reminder of, like, I know that life could be so much easier because I grew up in Texas – I know that life could be so much more laid back. You know, like you said, I mean, I grew up in Texas – I grew up in Pflugerville. It’s been a couple of months since that clip from SNL’s “Weekend Update,” so I feel like I got to ask you what Michael Che did: How are you liking New York?ĭevon Walker: I mean, you know, I have a complicated relationship with New York, but I’m very grateful for it. Texas Standard: We’ve watched you on the TV quite a bit. This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity: Courtesy of Moontower Just For Laughs comedy festival ![]()
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