Alternate Take With Danny Mancera

Danny talks with Comedian Willie Barcena about his relationship with former Alternate Take guest and Comedian Gilbert Esquivel, how they started the ‘Latino Comedy Night’ at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, the secret to becoming a great stand-up comedian, why Latino Comics have always had an up and down relationship with each other, how Stephen King’s book “On Writing” helped Willie and fellow comic Joey Diaz, Willie’s recently learned lesson from his trip to Israel, Willie’s outlook on failure, where Willie grew up as a kid, Willie’s first career choice before becoming a comedian, Willie’s favorite comics, Willie’s style of comedy, the secret to finding your voice on stage, Willie’s recent shows in Vegas, when Willie started doing comedy shows for the big time venues in Los Angeles, Willie’s first special, the blue collar vs white collar approach to comedy, Willie’s next special, baseball stories, Willie’s kids, and Willie’s advice to young comics starting out. Follow us on Instagram @alternatetakedr for upd