#tiktok-virality

#tiktok-virality

I spent 10 years working for Chase Bank, building a career in corporate banking. It was steady, professional, and came with a clear path forward. But when a prime lot went up for sale in my small hometown of Damascus, Oregon, I saw an opportunity that banking couldn't give me. The property sat right along a major highway that had no drive-thru coffee stands nearby.

He's the creator of several acclaimed stand-up specials, including True Indian and They're Gonna Know, and his viral TikTok sketches have racked up over 70 million views. A former programmer, Richard now performs regularly at top clubs like Punch Line and The Comedy Store, and is the co-founder of San Francisco's indie comedy staple The Setup. He's toured across India, collaborated with SNL legend Don Novello, and has been featured on SiriusXM, Dry Bar Comedy, and NDTV's Stars of Comedy.

His 2025 debut album, "The Select" - its title nods to the Parisian brasserie from Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" - puts bluesy guitar riffs against low-slung soul-rock grooves, as in the twangy "Let 'Em Talk" and the waltz-time "Ends of the Earth," which has been streamed more than 70 million times on Spotify and is slowly moving up the country radio chart.