Episode · Huberman Lab · 2025-05-19
Books mentioned on The Science & Art of Comedy & Creativity | Tom Segura
My guest is Tom Segura, renowned comedian, writer, actor and director. We discuss the “how-to” of comedy writing and storytelling, and what the science of humor and the creative process reveal about human emotion and memory.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Creative Act
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin is a widely discussed book that reframes creativity not as a rare genetic ability, but as a fundamental way of engaging with the world.
Discussed“I remember reading that book he put out, ANDREW HUBERMAN: "Creative Act". TOM SEGURA: And he was like, there's something about-- I'm paraphrasing here, but about having your antenna up.”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Protocols
“For those of you that haven't heard, I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols-- An Operating Manual for the Human Body.”