WEBVTT - Comedy Saved Me: Vic Dibitetto's Hilarious Life Lessons

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<v Speaker 1>Comedy Saved Me.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why I think I relate to my fans because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like them.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm blue collar, working class.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you go in on my Facebook and you

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<v Speaker 2>see I actually answer my fans, I read, I interact

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<v Speaker 2>with my fans. It comes back to you when you

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<v Speaker 2>look what out these people. I'm back on a school bus.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Lynn Hoffman, your host of the Comedy Saved Me podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast where I get to talk to comedians and

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<v Speaker 1>get the inside scoop on their inspiration, their creative process,

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<v Speaker 1>and their view on why comedy saves us day in

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<v Speaker 1>and day out. Comedy Saved Me takes you behind the

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<v Speaker 1>scenes with the geniuses of laughter and helps us better

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<v Speaker 1>understand just how powerful laughter is today. I am so

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<v Speaker 1>lucky to have Vic Dibteto, the comedian known as the

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<v Speaker 1>Donkey of comedy.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Vic is known for his great YouTube series And I

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<v Speaker 1>know you've seen this Bread and Milk. And also I

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<v Speaker 1>think everybody I know texted me the Bread and Milk

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<v Speaker 1>YouTube from my entire life. My phone was completely blown up. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>who wants coffee? And how long do I gotta wait? Vic?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Comedy Saved Me. I am so excited to

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<v Speaker 1>have you.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, thank you for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate it, and I'm very excited to do this.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so excited to have you here. How did comedy

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<v Speaker 1>become your lifeline?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it started, you know, way back when I was

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<v Speaker 2>a kid in school. I was the class clown. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was quiet, funny. Remember the teacher turned to back.

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<v Speaker 2>I would, you know, make animal noises? I imitate the teachers.

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<v Speaker 2>Fast forward, there was a comedy club in Brooklyn called

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<v Speaker 2>Pip's Comedy Club, and they had an amateur night there

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<v Speaker 2>and my friend says, why didn't you give it a shot?

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<v Speaker 3>And this is nineteen eighty nineteen eighty one.

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<v Speaker 2>The first time I won on stage, Andrew Dice Clay

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<v Speaker 2>was DMC that No, that's how long I'm doing this?

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<v Speaker 1>Wow? So you that's amazing. So technically he open for

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<v Speaker 1>you on your first night, say that.

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<v Speaker 2>And just recently he contacted my management he requested to

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<v Speaker 2>do a show with me, which I was here, this

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<v Speaker 2>living legend wants to work with me. I mean we

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<v Speaker 2>started together at Pips. We weren't buddies, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we know of each other. And we took out two

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<v Speaker 2>shows in Florida in like twenty four hours, and it

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<v Speaker 2>was a great experience.

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<v Speaker 1>I bet I would love to be in that audience

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<v Speaker 1>and see you guys. Hopefully you come through here. Oh

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<v Speaker 1>my god, wow?

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<v Speaker 3>Where is here?

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<v Speaker 1>Here is in the ass end of the Berkshire Mountains

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<v Speaker 1>in Lichfield County, Okay.

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<v Speaker 3>In Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, yeah, you come through.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. I do the Chevalier Theater. Oh. I started many year.

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<v Speaker 2>I did Nick's Comedy stop in Boston on Warrenton Street

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<v Speaker 2>with Oh my god, Jay Moore and oh man.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of good memories in Boston. Yeah good.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of comedians came out of Boston. Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Sweeney and Stephen Right and Dennis Leary and I

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<v Speaker 1>could continue.

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<v Speaker 3>On Bill Burr and yeah, it goes on and on.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody. Where is the most unexpected place that you found comedy?

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<v Speaker 3>Most unexpected? God?

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<v Speaker 2>I would say, uh Man, Arizona. Why I didn't think

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<v Speaker 2>I was a draw there?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so let's give it a shot. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I basically worked from New England to Florida and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>shoot out to Chicago. And he said, We're going to

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<v Speaker 2>put you in Arizona. I'm like, yeah, yeah, sure, sure enough.

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<v Speaker 2>I did the Arizona improv and I sold it out

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<v Speaker 2>and I couldn't believe it. That's the beauty of the

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<v Speaker 2>social media. And you have fans all over the country.

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't think you're in a Senian boise Idaho now.

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<v Speaker 1>But if it plays in Arizona, I guess yeah, Well, rev.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, go there's there's all northern transplants.

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<v Speaker 3>I go to Florida. Everybody's from New York and New Jersey.

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<v Speaker 3>Rev Right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's never native people of the state that I perform in.

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<v Speaker 2>So transplants.

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<v Speaker 1>You've been well tested amongst all the audiences. Are there

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<v Speaker 1>any personal stories that you can share with us on

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<v Speaker 1>how comedy came maybe to your rescue during perhaps a

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<v Speaker 1>difficult time, as we all humans experience in life.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, I drove a garbage truck before I did comedy.

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<v Speaker 2>I drove a garbage truck, dumb truck, cement truck. And

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<v Speaker 2>my last job was a school bus. I drove a

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<v Speaker 2>school bus for thirteen years, and I'd always thought that

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<v Speaker 2>I'd been driving a school bus the rest of my life,

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<v Speaker 2>and twenty thirteen it was like the perfect storm. I

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<v Speaker 2>bred a milk went viral. I signed with a great manager,

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<v Speaker 2>and Kevin James called me out of nowhere to put

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<v Speaker 2>me in Molcop two, which I that's another guy who

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<v Speaker 2>started with in Long Island. But we weren't buddies, but

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<v Speaker 2>we knew of each other from work in a circuit.

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<v Speaker 2>I almost hung up on him. I'm like, who is this.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Kevin jen I'm like, who the Kevin James. I've

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<v Speaker 2>been watching your videos and I do a character called

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<v Speaker 2>Tony Gaga. I do all kinds of characters. It's the

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<v Speaker 2>over the top of time.

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<v Speaker 3>You got a guy.

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<v Speaker 2>And that gave an idea for a character in More

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<v Speaker 2>Cop two. Now I'm putting to it. I'm oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>this is Kevin Jane. I couldn't believe it. Any six

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<v Speaker 2>weeks I'm in Vegas. He put me up in an

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<v Speaker 2>apartment and it was a great experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Really was tell me a movie and.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, wow, I guess I'm not driving a school

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<v Speaker 2>bus anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, did you go back and apologize to the kids

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<v Speaker 1>that you weren't going to be there anymore? I bet

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<v Speaker 1>they loved you.

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<v Speaker 3>No, no, no no.

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<v Speaker 2>But the manager of the company, he says, just go

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<v Speaker 2>out because I need to time out, to go to

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<v Speaker 2>the movie.

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<v Speaker 3>He says, do what you gotta do. What are you

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<v Speaker 3>doing here? Oh? Cool?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, like Chad's commentary said, the saddest thing in

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<v Speaker 2>life is wasted talent.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, that's that's an incredible story.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean when I drew up the garbage truck. See,

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<v Speaker 2>I always balanced. I didn't pick up and go to

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<v Speaker 2>LA for the break like I started with Kevin, James Romano,

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Rock these guys, I give him credit. They made

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<v Speaker 2>the truck, but I put my family first. I always balanced.

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<v Speaker 2>And I once drove my garbage truck to Danger Fields

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<v Speaker 2>in New York City and to get stage time, I

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<v Speaker 2>asked the manager, if I pick up your garbage, can

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<v Speaker 2>you give me stage time?

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<v Speaker 3>No? And that's how.

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<v Speaker 2>I broke into I went on stage in my garbage uniform.

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<v Speaker 2>I threw the garbage in the truck, did my set,

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<v Speaker 2>and finished my route. That's how I broke into Danger Fields.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, what an incredible story.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why I call myself the Donkey of comedy. I

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<v Speaker 2>might not be the funniest or the most successful of

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<v Speaker 2>the most wealthiest, but man, I'm sixty four and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>still breaking my ass forty two years.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you do work. I say this almost every time

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<v Speaker 1>I speak with a comedian. Is it is really true?

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't think I've ever had one disagree with

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<v Speaker 1>me that you really work the hardest in show business.

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<v Speaker 1>I think outside of maybe like carnivals or a circus.

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<v Speaker 1>Like you guys like you are? You do it all right?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 2>When I drove the school bus, I was booked at

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<v Speaker 2>the Borgata in Atlantic City. Now they booked you there.

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<v Speaker 2>This is before I really hit. They booked you there

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<v Speaker 2>five nights. So after the show, the other comics say,

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<v Speaker 2>you want to go for a drink, let's hang out. No,

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<v Speaker 2>I got to get in my car. Now, this is

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<v Speaker 2>in Atlantic City. I lived in North Jersey. My route

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<v Speaker 2>was in Staten Island. That I did that five nights

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<v Speaker 2>in a row, going back, four hours sleep, going to

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<v Speaker 2>Stanton Island doing my run, coming back back and forth

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<v Speaker 2>and going on stage and doing a half hour on stage.

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<v Speaker 3>And by Sunday I'm a zombie. And my wife's like,

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<v Speaker 3>why are you so miserable? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>What time do you get up in the morning for thirty? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>oh that's early for a comedian.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I still get up for thirty because now I

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<v Speaker 2>have a cat that sits on my b for thirty Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Does he just sit on you waiting for you to

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<v Speaker 1>get up and feed her?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes? Or and if you twitch that's it.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't tell. He thinks it's time to eat and

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<v Speaker 2>you got to close your eyes. But sleep and cats.

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<v Speaker 2>I love cats. They just mental patience.

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<v Speaker 1>They certainly are. They do whatever they want and you're

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<v Speaker 1>just there kind of at their pleasure.

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<v Speaker 3>Yep.

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<v Speaker 1>If you could have dinner with one of your comedy idols,

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<v Speaker 1>well who would it be and where would it be?

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<v Speaker 3>Gederal alive?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, general alive yep.

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<v Speaker 2>George Colin, hands down the king. He was my I

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<v Speaker 2>had all his albums as a kid. I wish I

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<v Speaker 2>never got the chance to meet him. I wish I

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<v Speaker 2>could have met him. And it's funny. I got a

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<v Speaker 2>text from his daughter about five years ago. He says,

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<v Speaker 2>my father would have loved you. Oh wow, you remind

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<v Speaker 2>me a lot of my father.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm like, all right, stop stop it right dead. Ye oh,

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<v Speaker 3>my your father's a legend.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean because some of the the bits I do,

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<v Speaker 2>and I do like a TikTok.

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<v Speaker 3>Vic and I only do comedy I do. My videos

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<v Speaker 3>are so diverse.

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<v Speaker 2>I have characters, and you know, now, unfortunately the game

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<v Speaker 2>has changed in comedy now. If you're an influencer and

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<v Speaker 2>you have followers, they'll put you in a club. But

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<v Speaker 2>then these guys go on stage and they got nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's all about filling up the seats. It's crazy,

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<v Speaker 2>really comedy is you know, I grew up. I started

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<v Speaker 2>in the eighties. You know, you had to work up.

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<v Speaker 2>You had a MC, then you had to build up

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<v Speaker 2>to be the opening.

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<v Speaker 3>Then you had to.

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<v Speaker 2>Finally beat the headliner. And the the eighties that was

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<v Speaker 2>that was like the that was the great time to

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<v Speaker 2>be a comic in the eighties. But you know, then

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<v Speaker 2>the social media came along and I was lucky. Bread

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<v Speaker 2>and Milk went viral. I saw I was getting fans,

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<v Speaker 2>and I kept at it and I'm I've been posting

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<v Speaker 2>videos every day since two thousand and nine.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, Well see that? I mean, would that be sort

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<v Speaker 1>of your advice to give? I know we kind of

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<v Speaker 1>got sidetracked on the dinner with George Carlin, but would

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<v Speaker 1>that be our advice to give anyone who wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>come up in comedy of how to sort of make it.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely Cause the old days when you went on conson

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<v Speaker 2>and he called you to the couch.

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<v Speaker 3>That was it?

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<v Speaker 2>Well like a made men. Now you could do Kimmel

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<v Speaker 2>and fallon. It doesn't mean anything. It's all about, right,

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<v Speaker 2>how many followers you have on the social media. So

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<v Speaker 2>to my comics out there watching, you know, just start

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<v Speaker 2>and just try to post every day at the same

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<v Speaker 2>time and come up with original stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>And unfortunately, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Mean, now you just dance on TikTok and I'm old school.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't don't get me started. I don't know what happened

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<v Speaker 3>to originality.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, it's oh, I want to get you started. Believe me,

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<v Speaker 1>I want you, but I also want to get through

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<v Speaker 1>this interview without completely melting down. I not grabbing my

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<v Speaker 1>tissue or spitting out my coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, he's asked my wife is he funny at home?

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<v Speaker 2>She says no, He's a miserable bastard.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't that shape?

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<v Speaker 3>I say it for the stage. That's that's the book payoff.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the funniest thing that's happened to you recently?

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<v Speaker 2>Recently? Well, I don't know if it's funny. Well, now

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<v Speaker 2>it's funny. I did his show you hear Southside Johnny

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<v Speaker 2>and the Asbury Jukes.

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<v Speaker 1>New Jersey's on of course, yes.

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<v Speaker 2>So his manager I forgot his I forgot his name.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a big fan of mine, he calls my managers.

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<v Speaker 2>Southside Johnny is performing outside at the Stone Pony in

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<v Speaker 2>Asbury Park. It was this past summer. Four thousand people

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<v Speaker 2>with Vic like to open for him. All he's got

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<v Speaker 2>to do is ten minutes and bring him up like yeah, shit,

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<v Speaker 2>yeah whoa. Because then I was at the hard Rock

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<v Speaker 2>in Atlantic City.

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<v Speaker 3>I figured let me I.

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<v Speaker 2>Could plug that in front of four thousand people. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't care.

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<v Speaker 3>It was pro bono. I don't care. It's for the

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<v Speaker 3>exposure and the experience.

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<v Speaker 2>Outside Johnny and my kids are there, my wife is there,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was all psyched. They go on stage, they

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<v Speaker 2>introduced me. The guy messes up my name, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>Vic the Benedetto. All right, whatever, I go on stage.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm killing, crushing for ten minutes, and I was supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to introduce outside Johnny and I see people the only

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<v Speaker 2>thing behind me and clapping them.

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<v Speaker 3>What's going on?

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<v Speaker 2>I turn around and Southside Johnny's coming up to me

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<v Speaker 2>and he whispers in my ear, get out of here,

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<v Speaker 2>get out of here. What he grabs the mic and

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<v Speaker 2>throws it behind the bend. I'm like, I walk off stage.

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<v Speaker 2>I go to his manager. Is that part of his act?

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<v Speaker 2>Was he serious?

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<v Speaker 3>He says no, he doesn't like following comedians. So why

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<v Speaker 3>the hell did you book me on this?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, good thing? He whispered in my ear. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think the audience picked it up. What but if

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<v Speaker 2>I ever bumped into that guy, if there's any Southside

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<v Speaker 2>Johnny fans out there, look, I give the guy a credit.

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<v Speaker 2>He's very talented, but that was very unprofessional what he did.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my gosh. Yeah yeah, yeah, that's crazy. So what

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<v Speaker 1>did you make of it comedically? Do you pull from

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<v Speaker 1>that in your routines?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh? Yeah, it just pissed me off even more.

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<v Speaker 2>I had a good show and ticket sales for the

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<v Speaker 2>hard rock and even and I meet people that were

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<v Speaker 2>at that show, they said, what was up with Southside?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they were all on my side. They saw

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<v Speaker 2>what an idiot he was. But that's it. A funny

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<v Speaker 2>story was in Jersey years ago they got something called

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<v Speaker 2>a Beefsteak. That's it's like a VFW or Elks club.

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<v Speaker 2>It's mostly firemen and it's a beefsteak. Is they havocated

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<v Speaker 2>and they served these little pieces of beef melted and

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<v Speaker 2>butter on pieces of bread. Sounds good as they're eating.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm on stage and these firemen it's like three. They're

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<v Speaker 2>drunk out of their faces. They're throwing the meat and

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<v Speaker 2>the bread at me. I'm doing my act totally oblivious.

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<v Speaker 2>As I'm doing my act, I caught up two pieces

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<v Speaker 2>of bread and steak and I made it. It's like

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<v Speaker 2>the cottoon, remember the cartoons. What the ketchup is fine?

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<v Speaker 2>I granted the two pieces of bread and I ate

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<v Speaker 2>a sandwich as I'm doing my act. They gave me

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<v Speaker 2>a standing ovation they did.

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<v Speaker 1>That's pretty coordinated, considering you're also remembering your act in

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<v Speaker 1>the head.

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<v Speaker 2>So like the other time, Oh, another time I went

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<v Speaker 2>on stage. I was late to a show. I was

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<v Speaker 2>coming from the school bus company and I just it's

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<v Speaker 2>on YouTube. I went on stage in my school bus

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<v Speaker 2>company uniform with a change of clothes. I changed my

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<v Speaker 2>clothes on stage as I was doing my act, not

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<v Speaker 2>totally not even mentioning that I'm changing my I went

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<v Speaker 2>down to my I'm shaving with the electric shave, putting.

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<v Speaker 2>The leader went on and the crowd is it's one

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<v Speaker 2>of the funniest. That would have to be the funniest

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<v Speaker 2>set I ever had, and it killed standing ovation.

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<v Speaker 1>Where can people find that on YouTube?

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<v Speaker 2>Because on YouTube Calledto's Greatest set something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>I will say, uh, and I would save this to

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the podcast, but we're not quite there yet. However,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're having a bad day or even a bad moment,

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<v Speaker 1>and you go online and you type in vic dibiteto

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<v Speaker 1>d I b I t E tt o, whooh, I

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<v Speaker 1>did that right from my head. Uh. You just pick

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<v Speaker 1>any clip, it doesn't matter if it's from today or

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen years ago, and you will be feeling so much better.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to laugh now more than ever, the way

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<v Speaker 2>this world is going. I don't do politics. I just

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<v Speaker 2>want to make people laugh or smile, just like Billy

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<v Speaker 2>Joel said, to forget about life for a while.

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<v Speaker 3>That's all.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you got to do is type in vic D.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't have to put the and everything fills in

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<v Speaker 2>once you hit vic D, I'm like the first on

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<v Speaker 2>the top. It's vict debatat than vic damone and.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh you've got pulled with Google then or something because

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<v Speaker 1>so now no one even has to spell your name.

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<v Speaker 1>They just need to know it's vic D.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's just that's well, my name is uh. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to change my name. It's my name.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm proud, it's my father. You know, it means something.

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<v Speaker 2>Beteto is a town in Italy. D means from the

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<v Speaker 2>providence of So I've been called the benedetto diabetes, geppetto

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<v Speaker 2>the potato.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, if you can't laugh at yourself, then who can

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<v Speaker 1>you laugh at?

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<v Speaker 3>Right?

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly exactly, Well, speaking of that, how do you think

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<v Speaker 1>humor helps people cope with difficult situations? What is it

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<v Speaker 1>about humor and laughing?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what the old saying is laugh that truly

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<v Speaker 2>is the best medicine. It really is true. I got

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<v Speaker 2>a private message from a soldier in Afghanistan. He says, Dude,

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<v Speaker 2>I was about to put a gun in my mouth

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<v Speaker 2>and I heard my guys next to me in the

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<v Speaker 2>next barico. But listening to your videos, I just want

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<v Speaker 2>to thank you for saving my life.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, come on, I get it all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>When I go to I do meet and greets after

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<v Speaker 2>my shows, I get people come up to me. You

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<v Speaker 2>got me through COVID. You got me through my chemo sessions.

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<v Speaker 2>You you know. And then people go to me, how

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<v Speaker 2>come you don't have a Netflix special? How come you're

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<v Speaker 2>not in the movies? And this is bad?

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<v Speaker 3>What I do now?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, people like to tell they get excited for you

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<v Speaker 1>and they see you in bigger things, so they want

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<v Speaker 1>to put you on that pedestal. I get that.

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<v Speaker 3>I know what I mean. Well, but you're not like Sebastian.

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<v Speaker 3>Look Sebastian, God bless them. You know. I'm happy for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I like to see good guys make it. There's different

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<v Speaker 2>levels of success. I got a beautiful house, I got

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<v Speaker 2>I got a nice call, wonderful family. I'm selling out

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<v Speaker 2>theaters and comedy clubs.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a handsome guy.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Come on, you got it all. You have it all.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's a very special thing. While you're talking about that,

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<v Speaker 1>how does what goes through your mind when you really

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<v Speaker 1>connected with your audience like that and you realize that

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<v Speaker 1>or they come up to you and tell you those things.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you feel when that happens?

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<v Speaker 2>It's you can't compare that to any standing ovation or

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<v Speaker 2>sold out show.

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<v Speaker 3>You can see it in their eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>And when they when they come against you, when you

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when they got there, you feel them. They're shaking,

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<v Speaker 2>they're trembling. It's like and I almost feel like I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just a regular guy. I don't think I'm a celebrity.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's why I think I relate to my fans

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm like them. I'm blue collar, working class.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>You go in on my Facebook and you see I

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<v Speaker 2>actually answer my fans, I read, I interact with my fans.

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<v Speaker 2>It comes back to you when you look without these people,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm back on a school bus.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I never take a day for granted. Seriously, I'm doing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's forty two years. It still hasn't gotten old. I

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<v Speaker 2>still get the butterflies before I go on stage.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that. Vic di Bateto, you are an amazing person.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep doing what you're doing. You're authentic as it comes,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is truly what people want today is authenticity,

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<v Speaker 1>and you are that with like an exclamation point or

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<v Speaker 1>a few hundred exclamation points.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, don't kid yourself. I got my haters too.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh well, you know, but that's okay. Yeah, when you

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<v Speaker 1>learn early on that there's always going to be people

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<v Speaker 1>that don't like you. You know, it becomes a challenge

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<v Speaker 1>to win them over, right, don't you just want to

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<v Speaker 1>make those people laugh too?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's the old it's the old how it's start thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember that they said a lot of people are listening,

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<v Speaker 2>but the haters are listening more than your regular fans

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<v Speaker 2>because they want to see what you're going to say next.

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<v Speaker 1>You're doing something right, Vic vict Boteto, thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>being on comedy save me. This was like such a

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<v Speaker 1>special occasion. And I'm not lying to you. I everyone

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<v Speaker 1>I know sent me. Whenever there's a storm, my friends

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<v Speaker 1>and I all tell each other, like quick, get the milk,

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<v Speaker 1>get them. You know, we're doing one of your rants.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so funny.

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<v Speaker 3>Hopefully we don't know more storms.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's March too, and I don't I'd rather not

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<v Speaker 2>have those views go up and have a nice winter.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's true, that's true.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you guys,