Simple Ken Podcast | EP 26 - Personal Worth Feat. Rahul Subramanian

Simple Ken is hosted by Kenny Sebastian, A stand up comedian known for his observational humour and quirky stage presence.
A simple podcast about tackling the weekly conflicts of a comedian.
A strictly "no advice" podcast.
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We are back with a new episode and a new guest! Getting Rahul Subramanian on the show was always an eventuality. What better way to record it than in my place. We spoke about our insecurities, our paths to comedy and why we never get around to changing our most stubborn habits.
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[@littlefunthingsxoxo5715]

Seeing Rahul so groomed after his long-culy-hair phase is such a delighttt looking paavam af😍😍😍

[@kay_writesnhikes]

Kenny has seamlessly transitioned from ‘Cool Guy 101’ to ‘Thirty and comfy’-which honestly only makes him cooler. He and nigahiga have the same kind of charm about them, they seem like men who are very in tune with themselves, managed to stay relevant to their audience over years, and keep pivoting to embrace things that best suit their personality. Cool guys, really.

[@payelchattaraj3565]

Exactly

[@sumitrakrishnajagarapu3887]

Omg I'm so happy about the fact that there are people who still remember Ryan Higa🥺😭

[@rini9325]

Yes I always felt they were similar too lol

[@Twinkletwinkle121]

@@sumitrakrishnajagarapu3887 ikr hearing ryan higa's name after so long feels so good. Nostalgia kicks in

[@h.being_]

I reckon, we need Rohan Joshi in this podcast. It's a need.

[@divyanshdua24]

+1

[@ChicNest_]

+1

[@vxwan07]

+1

[@vxwan07]

+1

[@ramya3173]

+1

[@aakashyadav2711]

Nobody: Kenny everytime: back when I had long hair no?🤣

[@travellerextraordinnaire7388]

Kenny low-key flexin'

[@aakritimathur29]

Honestly didn’t even realise when 38 minutes passed man. That’s rare. Thanks for this content Kenny!

[@aishwaryaghaisas]

OMG yes!

[@amitrana9090]

yup. I slept through most of it.

[@rahulroy1838]

@@amitrana9090 😂😂

[@amitrana9090]

@@rahulroy1838 😅😅😅😅

[@ganeshram580]

When Rahul tells how amazing it's to get up whenever he wants, the point that he'd gone through an uninteresting and lame phase of life has to be noted. Due to this fact, he's able to appreciate his time and freedom, and is able to make appropriate use of it. Freedom comes from commitment. We can feel pleasure, only when we know what is pain and vice versa. A simple example is, if you had chocolate before having coffee, your coffee would taste way more bitter. Only when there're two sides, there is life. So, I think it's better to appreciate what we are going through right now. Let's say we are in a very tough situation, it's like drinking a bitter coffee. Later when you're given a chocolate, you'll be able to appreciate it more. Amazing episode by Kenny and Rahul. Cheers :)

[@ajayrawat8792]

This needs to be pinned! ❤️

[@dileswarisahu8443]

Wow what an interesting perception

[@zhazhatube]

I am a graphic designer/illustrator and I work at an ad agency and I honestly love going to work and having a routine designated job hours. I just feel I would really do too much timepass if were a full time freelancer. So, It depends on person to person like you guys mentioned.

[@essayellohemee]

Agree 100% considering I'm a creative person and my brain is chaos as is. The routine of a 9-5(6) works to bring some structure to my life, freeing out time for study, exercise, and passion projects.

[@vidhisharma6613]

Hey can I ask u a question,,I am kind of learning ui/ux design stuff,,should I get a degree on it bcz I m already doing ba 1st year only but how much it's imp to have a degree things should I move forward to it,,if u suggest and share your experience it would help me a lot !! Thnks have a nice day !!!

[@zhazhatube]

@@vidhisharma6613 hey vidhi, I did my college long back and design was still a new stream of subject. Infact UI/UX was introduced in our college while we were in 2nd year. Even though all kinds of info is out there on the internet to learn UI/UX but, I feel getting a degree would help you get a better job that is if you're planning to apply for any international jobs and all.

[@bhavyasoni7731]

I can't believe Kenny could feel insecure about his feminine qualities. His clean shave looks, his soft voice and him being sensitive aw man really? I just love all that about him.

[@rahultharun4631]

We need more people like you bhavya, open minded😂🙌🏽🍻

[@blossom7664]

So true I love these qualities in men.

[@tanmaywarekar1662]

@@blossom7664 too bad toxic masculinity is ingrained in our society. Kenny also looked really good with long hair as well but who cares we love him anyway

[@blossom7664]

@@tanmaywarekar1662 hmmm

[@sonatestd2085]

@@tanmaywarekar1662 people have preferences, you dont call the op preferring feminity toxic do you. Deal with it.

[@akshitaagarwal2827]

"Pushing yourself to do better Is very irritating." HAHAHAHAHA. The idea of "pushing yourself" is so deep-rooted, that I feel guilty about listening to music instead of an audiobook. I have lost the ability to take it easy once in a while. You can do a whole bit about this lol.

[@An_urag9]

You perhaps haven't grasped the idea of 'pushing yourself' properly. It's abt being highly productive only during ur working hours AND having a reasonable guiltfree 'downtime'.

[@RickSanchez-um4ku]

@@An_urag9 oh now I have to pressure myself to have a guilt free downtime too. Splendid

[@An_urag9]

@@RickSanchez-um4ku Not necessarily by pressure, you will happily realise it someday. Just keep experimenting with it everyday and observe your productivity

[@rgmoney14101994]

No thought or feeling is permanent.... This philosophy gives me freedom from stress and releases stored up energy... ❤

[@usernameupdated]

Shit mam this audiobook and music example is so so relatable 😵😂

[@mrpiyush]

Great podcast.

[@puneetsinghania7987]

tereko bhi ana hai kay

[@mehalsingh1658]

I just love your comedy👍

[@suryanshshekhar6009]

Did you open for Devesh Dixit in delhi?

[@kanishkataank6865]

Thankyou

[@kanishkataank6865]

@@puneetsinghania7987 duh rude

[@m____s]

Kenny points a finger at Rahul and says " I wanted to shoot you in the hotel we were in".

[@ompoddar7311]

Yaap exactly 🤣😂

[@shreyag503]

😂😂

[@abt627]

🤣late but lol!!

[@shweta4018]

my lecture's on mute and my priorities are very simple

[@sophiaf4466]

Have you muted your mic shweta!?

[@shweta4018]

@@sophiaf4466 this makes me wanna kill myself lmaoo

[@omkaranabathula2006]

Shweta mute ur mic off😅😂😂 Apologies!!

[@shweta4018]

@@omkaranabathula2006 nooooo😭😭😭😭

[@tarunverma4612]

Weren't you listening to the podcast then? They both regretted missing out on stuff they could have enjoyed learning growing up.

[@blueflame6289]

I've seen Rahul's stand up and loved them but his two Crowdwork episodes on KZbin were a revelation... Keep it up Rahul👍! Kenny has always been my Favourite since long but I miss his stand up comedies now!!

[@__sababakhair]

Rahul is absolute eye candy 😍 (I realise this comment doesn’t add anything to the conversation but idc)

[@shaguftaafreen9526]

Hi 👋 Software Engineer here. Never thought about how I looked at life until Kenny said 'Everything is just something that has not been solved yet.' Yes, omg that is exactly how my mind works. I always look for solutions in every obstacle I face. Never made any issue so huge that I can't get through it. I have always thought that everything can be solved with patience and correct logic✌ You're absolutely right Kenny, thats how coders think.

[@MSHARMAIN2010]

I am from a "Western" country and I turned to KZbin to find comedy which related more to my background and upbringing. I came across both of you by chance and I can honestly say that you have brightened my days with your jokes. I will not speak for other women, but I can say that I think it is a very attractive quality when men are able to be feminine and express it. Kenny the stand-up where you borrowed your friend's purse and dissected it, is one of my ALL TIME favourites. It was so amazing to see you so open and confident about your sexuality. That stand-up episode could've gone so bad but you pulled it off so well and made fun of everyone. Rahul, your humor is so witty and intelligent. Your Pakistan and India clip was very funny and I enjoyed how you engaged the audience. I agree that you are excellent at crowd work and should do more. You both are so terrific and I am very happy to see you able to support each other and grow. I hope the same for female comics everywhere too. Kudos to you both and wishing you well.

[@avanipagar8732]

Heyy Kenny! I am 15 years old and I find your podcast really calming and peaceful.Thanks for making these episodes. 👍❤️

[@aarushi7569]

All the girls crushing on Kenny but I find Rahul soo cute!💕😭 But seriously, great podcast.

[@aashishrupani2620]

the real problem with listening to kenny is, you see and understand everything with a dual perspective ...like everything seems both ..right and wrong at the same time...and his damn freaking soothing voice makes you listen more of it..i like it

[@zulfaquarahmadhabib1422]

Aggred

[@aanchaljain3971]

I feel like I haven't enjoyed anything more than this podcast ever. This is so inquisitive, enlightening and light-hearted, plus the calm. Beautiful.

[@SreejithNair1987]

2:59 "When I was in US, I was in Canada :D"

[@Whatarenargles]

Loool🤣🤣

[@ganeshram580]

😂😂

[@sushie9]

So I’m not the only one who noticed it. 😂

[@TheVici24]

This whole over explanation thing is the biggest trait of a nice and a paavam person.

[@srishtimishra19]

the whole thing Rahul said about being in a place in the past, like science in school and not enjoying it at that time and then regretting it in future clicked so well with me too... i have done engineering and now that I look back, I regret not doing it properly and not enjoying it, as now that I read more about the stuff that I have read in past in school and college, I thoroughly enjoy it. anyways I love these podcasts of yours, Kenny... hope you post more often.

[@amulyasubhash7764]

I think it has more to do with the education system being focused on marks than the joy of learning

[@messpice]

Till there is a system where scoring is mere priority you cannot do that

[@kirutigasrikanth1219]

Thank you, Kenny! Your podcasts helped me during my hopeless times

[@bhabendraojha3662]

Its not only me with hoplessness🤔🤔

[@iffatrizvi9531]

Listen to the internet said so, it's helped me as well

[@sirikolanu]

Watching my two south indian men vibing is soo wholesome ❤️❤️❤️

[@peekaygaikwad4117]

he should have let rahul pitch in with his views before answering himself first .we missed out on rahul's perspective and delved more into kenny's way of looking at things. rahul became passive eventually with this approach.

[@ahsanaziyad7860]

Hey Kenny. I just adoreee the long recording of you talking. Because of this wonderful virus, students like myself are still stuck at home and in order to 'help us', our just as wonderful teachers gives us some extra buttloads of notes and assignments. I was listening to songs on Spotify and I saw your podcast and man, u literally saved me from going completely out of it. I listened to all the episodes in like 2-3 days and yet I still haven't finished my notes. Thank you for doing this. Please don't stop. Love you Kenny

[@mubeen5929]

When I was small I used to watch Shaktiman every Sunday. When the title track used to play I used to be so excited. There are times you are happy and then there are times you are so happy you jump with joy. I felt the same today when I saw this episode came out and I was hearing the title track. Somehow this long recording of you talking has connected with me on a very deep level. Thank you Ken!

[@rixkc137]

*Kenny and Rahul discussing something profound* Le KZbin:- Ad dekhega?

[@krishshah5844]

This Podcast tbh really gave me a good perspective of what decisions I need to take in my career. In this line by Rahul, maths and science is fun and interesting when u don't have pressure to score, just to understand. these words really hit me hard. Thanks a lot for this podcast, Kenny.

[@somiraju]

Checked twice today to see if I missed the latest episode. And here it is !!!! Yayyyyy

[@avantirai9429]

I have a crush on both Rahul and Kenny 😍

[@aniketo-o4356]

Your profile picture makes you look like a second grader

[@nithinsrinivas5749]

Kendriya vidyalaya hamara kitna accha hai

[@lokisphere4274]

Beta pehle school pass kar lo

[@QuietSnake-xs5vx]

Stay safe kiddo xD

[@kritikachoudhary1054]

Looking at your picture you should be focusing on your class right now

[@vrisshtisingh8061]

Kenny, you are so soft spoken. Both of you look cute in this episode. Also people who are able to do what they like are truly blessed. It takes a lot of courage, support and effort to switch to a different field.

[@nishthaahlawat677]

"pushing yourself to do better is veryyy irritating" DAMN YES

[@adityaborikar1332]

I love the way Rahul smiles. So candid :)

[@SatbhaiKalyani]

I have just started following the #simpleken series and I can’t stop watching it ya! Like all these days Kenny was our amazingly sweet guy swooning in with his guitar and jokes! And this is him being just so transparent about his feelings that we as a generation are all going through.. really endearing! ❤️🤗Don’t ever stop this!

[@ananyaaa401]

my two fave comedians in the same frame. i'm ok

[@angelajai]

Have always liked Rahul a lot, as a person, thanks for inviting him, we got to know him more..... and I knew it is going to be interesting :) He is a very positive person....

[@rish5591]

Probably the only episode where he didn’t say “it’s not a podcast, it’s just a long recording of me talking” 😂😂 Ps: love your PODCASTS 😂💜

[@somalibiswas689]

🙌 talking about real issue like insecurity as every person have for something or the other.. Hatsoff..

[@purvijain2306]

Thankyousomuch for keeping this long recording of you talking going on 😭❤️

[@awkwardavocado349]

I was so surprised that this podcast even has a video version lol, I've been listening to the Spotify version and it keeps me company while I'm working. So thank you for the audio format it helped me get through my internship in a fun way :)

[@harshavardan9685]

I saw your podcast for the first time Kenny and daymn... That was good And Rahul was great as well

[@roshan832]

Never been into podcasts. But this was beautiful and insightful. Gonna finish the whole series.

[@prajwalns1416]

"Being funny guy in general is very bad" OMG :(

[@sivasubramaniam7238]

Dear Kenny , please ask Rahul to upload more audience work/crowd work videos on youtube. Thanks, You will get lots of punyam 🔥

[@aarya7771]

"you walk in an IT office and be like have you seen steve jobs? what are you doing?" LMAAOOO

[@saikatbanerjee9612]

The irony is steve jobs was not even a coder 😅

[@aarya7771]

Nobody: Kenny: I can be feminine but if you mess with me I'll beat you up

[@sonali5910]

This was sooo short !!! But a wonderful conversation. Bring Rahul back whenever u can.

[@drishtimehta]

Two of my comedians together, this is the Monday blues remedy I needed. Thank you for doing this, Kenny

[@TONYSTARK-hx2xt]

Why do I always feel that you guys are my inner voice or very close friends? Everyone should watch simple ken specially the teenagers from school and colleges. It enhance and broaden your perspective, values, meaning and add more experience. Your conversations are really peaceful 🙏🏻.

[@manyasharma6443]

Great episode Kenny and Rahul, took a lot from this episode.....really good perspectives, gave something to think about! and Thank you for taking my comment. :))

[@MayankSingh-hf2in]

That line “ I became less funny when I became professional comedian “ 😂

[@pragyamanini9426]

Was waiting for this❤️

[@yashikakarkera5492]

Best 39 minutes spent. So much to learn and resonate with. More like Affirming myself about everything related to adulthood. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Rahul and Kenny 🌼

[@mahichauhan7503]

I think the long recording of Kenny talking and not giving advice to others is such a smart way of helping out people. Giving advice is oh so easy because you don’t empathise. But when you talk about you, that’s when the real solutions come through. Kudos Kenny ❤️✌️ PS: I genuinely think you both are good looking af lol

[@pranjalsingh2207]

Torment always creates good art is overhyped because it feels heroic

[@rohit_krish]

Inspiring and wholesome , Could you please get Shwetabh Gangwar on an episode? It would be amazing

[@premsujan2450]

We would love to see alicia souza as one of the next simple ken guests :)

[@aamirrahman6046]

just listening to both of your perspectives on random things have naturally opened up my mind in different ways, you have an amazing thing going on here with these podcasts!

[@krishnakulkarni5920]

But you have roads 😂

[@priyankakadri7664]

looking great in formals❤ your charm is irresistible! 🙈✨

[@sunnyb1638]

Thank you Ken and Rahul..Didn't know this was the motivation I needed!

[@jeettrivedi3588]

Thank you for this episode Kenny and Rahul I felt like my question were getting discussed here. Truly motivating thanks !

[@rakeshgannoju3510]

It's been only 9 minutes since this 39 min long video has been uploaded and there are already 4 dislikes... These ppl need to get a life man

[@AnkushSharma-is9fb]

These are those people once Kenny mentioned in show that some people hate comedy and comedian and get angry 😂😂😂

[@blueflame6289]

@@AnkushSharma-is9fb They hate comedy, not dislike but hate comedies 😂😂😂

[@biswayanbarman2437]

Good reference buddy 😂😂

[@QQ-hm9oi]

You need to get a life on getting offended on such things

[@suri4Musiq]

The honesty in both of you! Man, thank you:)

[@sonaldhankar9375]

I resonated with a lot of points shared here. Especially that 'should have learned for the knowledge not the score'. Got validated on lot of other things too 😝

[@bharat4216]

Kenny and Rahul are in my Top 5 favourite public figures on earth. Very enjoyable episode.

[@ayushi635]

Hi Mr. Ken Sir I am a 9th grader, soon will be promoted to class 10, and watch either your videos or study related video on KZbin and nothing else. Your simple Ken episodes are quite helpful for me. I see topics through different scenarios. Also, to be honest, in English in writing section my knowledge is not that good and I do read newspaper articles and novels to youknow get some views Also you videos help me know about metaphor and personification and how to use them in our conversation and make them interesting. Please keep using these. Also pls tell us your story as a young child when you were of 15 years ( I am also 15 year old teen girl ) Please answer waiting eagerly. A big fan of you from delhi #simpleken ( Please ignore my grammatical mistakes 😁🤗☺️

[@cosecE]

best way to procrastinate studies and not feel guilty about it

[@sindhujac]

This episode was so good. Thank you for doing these :) I really like how genuine you keep it. Please keep doing these.

[@mollypollak9875]

Kenny, great episode! Much to learn for not only young artists, but coming up in any discipline. Can’t wait to come to back to India to see you and Abish and Kameez and everyone in a live show.

[@tanujtrivedi8087]

guys check out the podcast version cause for some reason it is longer than this yt version (56 mins)

[@shreyaguha5180]

What are the extra topics?

[@sreekuttannair1545]

That "FUNNY GUY"thing was so true

[@shrutichoubey7080]

Your long recording of you talking feels like a wise man sitting in his garden with a cup of tea and people like me sitting on the grass surrounding your chair and listings to you. Few are there with their problems and few are just there to be there. Some can relate exactly to someone's question and some are trying to draw parallels. Everything is calm and soothing in the surrounding.. it's evening just an hour before the sunset. The cool breeze of evening is complementing the atmosphere...you, your perspectives, your chai and us. Sometimes you bring your wise friends too.

[@kritijasaxena5853]

This was brilliant! Enjoyed watching it. It's great to see such amount of self growth and awareness. As a psychotherapist, I am interested to understand, if Mental Health becomes a concern for you in your career (in terms of success, failures, joking about oneself, looking at traumatic life experiences lightly and sharing that with an audience). What all steps do you take to work on your self reflection and hence, your growth?

[@minakshidixit328]

Hey. Your voice is soo soothing and deep.

[@rakshithjagdeesh5956]

Get danish sait on podcast!!

[@priyanshrajmahendra8262]

I come, listen to the intro and I go back.👍

[@jeelanishaik6496]

One of my favourite episodes

[@tygerpaints6601]

Best way to start off the week

[@CAldrinFernandes]

Finallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!! . . . . Rahul sounds so like Kanan 😭❤

[@radhikamishra7448]

Not looking for advice, but your viewpoints about pregnancy, miscarriage, postpartum depression, having kids. I'm just an undergraduate studying to go to medical school, but that means I wont be done with school until I'm 27-28. There's always some sort of pressure of having kids, but it becomes difficult being a female in this field. If there is anything you would want to change about the current society in regards to these topics, what would you do? Love your work, you were my inspiration to do my first stand-up in high-school in the USA, big thanks to you because my humor would've been so dry if I hadn't pushed myself to try something new :)

[@purva5166]

This was gooood ....Kenny we'd like to listen to y'all converse more often !!

[@inuuu25]

I'm so happy😂😂 Yesterday in Tanmay Bhat's sketch - the one with aib hangover...the way he ignored Rahul 🤦‍♀️😆omg!.. Ik it's just a sketch but was feeling bad for him...and today you uploaded this!😁

[@MOHAMMEDIBRAHIMteam]

#SimpleKen Hey kenny. I'm from Bangalore. Your "podcast" sorry "Long recording of you talking" is amazing. My girlfriend always tells me that yours and mine English accent is so much similar. I guess it's because of common city Bangalore. Most of your #Simpleken episodes have a well known person in collab. Would it be exciting if you sometime choose some random person from your subs for a collab? and make a good content. It will be so much exciting for everyone. I mean I'm not giving you a hint to choose me for the video😁. But I would love to❤. We can work for that anywhere in Bangalore. Your team can also make a research on me to check if that's really a good idea. I dont know how but I'm pretty sure that I will meet you on a chai someday. Keep this smile up always. See you soon dude 😊

[@anshulaagarwal7163]

How is this not breaking the internet already !?

[@kanishkataank6865]

My two most favourite people (not even kidding)

[@reubengeorge6622]

My two favourite stand-up comedians!!wow

[@rituparnnamishra675]

The biggest revelation for me in this episode was to realise that Rahul doesn't have a South Indian accent for real!

[@RupeshSingh-gd5cp]

Hey Kenny ,I'm a intermediate guitar player and I recently stared working on my orignal music,I watched ur tv series die trying and enjoyed it.my question is u wanted to be a musician and u r pretty good one no doubt but when u decided to shift to doing comedy and do u have any regret for not doing music now or u r planning on creating any music,I love making music but with all the expectations in my head it's really hard to be the version of myself, how u became ok with shifting ur profession. Love ur long recording of talking, never missed an episode.

[@wattahealth7146]

I feel Rahul Subramanian did a great justice to this podcast. I personally loved it.

[@nihaarikaa2659]

Yayyyy TIME FOR SIMPLE SIMPLE KEN !!!

[@venkeysstudios2627]

Wooowww, With the two bests!! Worth the wait.! love you kenny, and little bit rahul too xD

[@bedriadurdana3302]

When you were talking about wanting things but not finding the willpower to put in the effort to reach them.. I think it changes the definition of what we 'want'. As you were saying when you really want something you do end up putting the effort. So maybe it's more about how truly we want things. Maybe that comedian who won't learn how create content (indirectly) doesn't actually care about how many tickets they end up selling. 🤷‍♀️🤔🤔 P.s. I can't believe I'm coming across these a year later but I've been loving the long recordings with so many of our favorite familiar faces ❤️

[@neetzanna]

I am watching this while I am coding. Feel really good right now :D

[@Aryan-st4ph]

THE TWO LEGENDS TALKING TO EACH OTHER

[@rachitkhandelwal5691]

Hey Kenny!!! Your podcasts are really helpful.... My question is.. I am the type of guy who seeks for a lot of attention. Like whether it is a friend or a family member if they are with me then I want all there attention. But everytime I feel like everyone is ignoring me and taking me for granted. Why do I feel so much alone and insecure and confused all the time!!!

[@sukruthasen8995]

I always wanted to see these both comedians on one platform. My most favs...

[@alexislapuz687]

21:10 Saving this for when Im studying in trade school for dental hygiene while pursuing my dream of writing a book. Serious virtues and practices like discipline, responsibility, preparedness, follow-thru/getting a tough ask or job done and effieciently to the end, and professionalism are habit stack transferable skills you benefit from long term from higher education and/or menial job before embarking your innovative/creative career. In order to thrive personally, avoiding unnecessary suffering from drying up your economic means to survive lol, and helping you have a solid problem solving skills to overcome the problems, pressures, and responsibilities that come with trying to break ground to level the rocky and risk aspects of choosing a different path. Working in a group social structure and/or using a order/ routine significantly facilitates and produces fresh ideas and a requisite to implement your passion in your life!