# 23 - Niko De Gallo: NYC The Comedy Jungle

Niko is a comedian and good friend of mine from the New York City comedy scene. He runs a monthly show in the Lower East Side called Shock Therapy. Like myself, Niko was born and raised in NYC, Queens specifically. We got into the homeless situation in New York City and how the homeless people are changing, the shooter in Minneapolis, gun rights, trans people, mental illness, train fights, social media in comedy, performing on stage, talking about personal things in front of an audience, the unorthodox life of comedy, the difference between comics & regular people, finding someone who has the same sense of humor as you, the start of comedy for us in LA, the comedy writing process, stand up in general in NYC and much more.

Niko's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pikodegallo13?igsh=MWZiejFtcDAwc3NtZw==

Shock Therapy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shocktherapycomedy?igsh=OGhnOGhjbno0b2hn