Mental As Anyone

Interview with Ari Mustonen, who has been in Australia for only a few months but is already storming the Melbourne comedy scene.  Ari is from Estonia, and also spent time in Poland and Finland growing up.  He's been doing comedy for about 2 years, and in at least 2 different languages so far.   In Part One of this podcast we discuss: the size of Australia (for travel purposes), the challenge of changing languages in comedy, benefits of using English, accents, being fully immersed in a foreign language, Melbourne's cultural mix, mental preparation for new things, pressing the reset button, teaching independence, education options, quitting vs deciding otherwise, being a "C- or F-List" celebrity, Deal Or No Deal, deciding to travel, initiative to break a cycle, expecting the unexpected, less money = more relieved/happy, self-belief, anger and pressure, family background, growing up with your mum working in another country, record absenteeism, Mixed Martial Arts, live like there's no tomorrow vs who do I want to