WEBVTT - Jesse Collins Full Interview

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<v Speaker 1>Heart My next guest is an entertainment industry veteran. Still young,

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah young. The veterans always sound like you've been out there, yo. No,

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<v Speaker 1>just just young guy right here. He has played an

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<v Speaker 1>integral role in producing many of television's memorable memorable moments.

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<v Speaker 1>In music industry, Justin Collins Entertainment is the name of

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<v Speaker 1>his business. Has produced award winning program and including the

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<v Speaker 1>BT Awards, which he knows that's why we really got

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<v Speaker 1>big at the BET Awards. Man, he really got rolling,

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<v Speaker 1>b ET Honors, u n CFS, an Evening of Stars,

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<v Speaker 1>a b f F Awards, Soul Training Awards, BT Hip

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<v Speaker 1>Hop Awards, and I just saw him his name on

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<v Speaker 1>the screen on Amanda Seals if you haven't saw that

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<v Speaker 1>HBO special African American Young Lady UM historical executive producer

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<v Speaker 1>on her comedy special. He is also a consultant producer

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<v Speaker 1>for the iconic Grammy Awards. Okay, coming up in February.

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<v Speaker 1>Because he it's called multiple streams of income, y'all. If

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<v Speaker 1>y'all don't understand his career executive. He was the executive

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<v Speaker 1>use the Bat's hit TV series Real Husband of Hollywood

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<v Speaker 1>staring crazy man Kevin Hart. He's also executive deduceder Vich

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<v Speaker 1>once Dear Mama, which comes on Memorial Day. I saw

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<v Speaker 1>his name. There's man, I think I called. I said, man,

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<v Speaker 1>you're doing it, dude. Hip hop squares with ice Cube

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<v Speaker 1>and Netflix Rhythm and Flow that were debate in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>and eighteen, please welcome the money making conversations. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>calling my friend Jesse Collins. What's happening, Rashan? How you

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<v Speaker 1>doing doing very good man? Your energy side? Lord? You

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<v Speaker 1>just tie from being so busy. Man. Yeah, we just

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<v Speaker 1>we am. We did uh. We did a panel yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>at Sundance and it was it was great. So we

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<v Speaker 1>just I'm just getting back just walking in an office.

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<v Speaker 1>Now here's the thing that were you based at. Just

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<v Speaker 1>give a little back around about the people who really

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<v Speaker 1>delve into the world of Jesse College because I RADI

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<v Speaker 1>just the radio when we first connected, right radio he

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<v Speaker 1>started the radio, started radio in radio. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>you and I connected um around the parenthood. Yes sir, yes, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>And that was my first that was like that was

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<v Speaker 1>a ninety four or something like that, and yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>uh and so then he went on and then, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>when we really connected was on the BT Awards when

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Harvey and Cedric Didner table co Holst. We did

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<v Speaker 1>it two years in a row. That was like the start.

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<v Speaker 1>That was like the start of the Jesse College brand. Correct, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that was yeah, that was really you know when um,

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<v Speaker 1>once we started getting those awards chosen BT Awards, you

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<v Speaker 1>know though, it was you guys that you know what

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen said that that really you know, laid the template

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<v Speaker 1>for what the BT Awards became, and then everything just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of grew off of that. Mm hmm. Now let's

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about you, the did you the individual who

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like to say, mane you you you don't shy

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<v Speaker 1>away from an opportunity. A lot of people say this

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<v Speaker 1>is all I do. You know, I can't exective producer

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<v Speaker 1>a drama series, so I can't ejective producer a show

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<v Speaker 1>that's not on B E T. I can eject you.

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<v Speaker 1>Just gonna appeal to the masses. What drives you, Jesse?

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<v Speaker 1>What drives you? For me, it's just it's about diversity.

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<v Speaker 1>It's about just trying to you know, Hollywood loves to

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<v Speaker 1>put people in boxes. They would love to say that

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<v Speaker 1>you're this guy, you're the that guy, and and they

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<v Speaker 1>don't want you to know, they don't want to call

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<v Speaker 1>you for anything else, especially you know, in the African

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<v Speaker 1>American space. And you know, that just doesn't make sense

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<v Speaker 1>to me, because you know, entertainment is constantly changing and

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<v Speaker 1>you got to be able to evolve with it because

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<v Speaker 1>one day the thing that you do may go out

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<v Speaker 1>of style, and then where how you simply how are

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<v Speaker 1>you gonna pay your bills? You can't tell American Express

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<v Speaker 1>that like, oh yeah, war shows, I'm really hot right now,

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm I'm waiting for them to come back right that.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't work, So you gotta, um, you gotta be diversified.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I love all kinds of you know, comedies, dramas,

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<v Speaker 1>award shows, game shows. You know, like most people were

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<v Speaker 1>entertained by a lot of different types of programming. So

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<v Speaker 1>why not produce it um and not be afraid of

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<v Speaker 1>producing it? That's the key. That's the key. Now here's

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<v Speaker 1>a serious is coming up, man. I can't wait that

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<v Speaker 1>the promos law have mercy American Soul that ships looks

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<v Speaker 1>so good Man by the American Soul Man, which is

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<v Speaker 1>about about the soul Trainer. Yes, well, yes, American Soul

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<v Speaker 1>is uh something that we're really excited about. It. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a it's a one hour drama. Uh, this will be

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<v Speaker 1>our first season, ten episodes, and what we do is

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<v Speaker 1>it's really about what it was like. Of course it

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<v Speaker 1>was following the journey of Don Cornelius bringing the show

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<v Speaker 1>from Chicago to Los Angeles, but also it's about what

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<v Speaker 1>life was like, what the black experience was in Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles in nineteen seventy one. You know, we were in

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<v Speaker 1>an environment where we were at war. It was the

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<v Speaker 1>beginnings of the crips and the gang, the gang activity.

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<v Speaker 1>You had a government that was oppressive at that time.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we had a president that wasn't really checking

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<v Speaker 1>for us, and so you know, there are some Sadly,

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<v Speaker 1>there are some dualities. As you watch the show and

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<v Speaker 1>you think about where things are today, you kind of

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<v Speaker 1>see that like, oh, something's changed, but some things are

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<v Speaker 1>either making a comeback or have you know, remained the same.

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<v Speaker 1>Um all of that against Don struggle to to cut

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<v Speaker 1>through and be and and create something iconic along the

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<v Speaker 1>course with all the things that we love from Soul Train.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're going to get the music, you're gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>the Soul Train line, you're gonna get the fashion from

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<v Speaker 1>that time period. Like it's all it's all bundled in

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<v Speaker 1>one to make it a show that everybody can enjoy.

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<v Speaker 1>When you when you look at the project like that,

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to you because of the fact it's my style.

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<v Speaker 1>And so the promos got me because the style is

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's like and I'm just saying, let everybody

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<v Speaker 1>know we're talking about We're talking to Jesse Collins of

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<v Speaker 1>Jesse Collins Entertainment, one of the iconic producers and creative

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<v Speaker 1>minds in Hollywood today. The new series that will be

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<v Speaker 1>airing on BT called American Soul. It will premiere Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 1>February fifth, starting at nine pm and would air back

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<v Speaker 1>to back episodes. It's the first season order is ten episodes.

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<v Speaker 1>How is the casting? Because a good friend of mine,

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<v Speaker 1>uh Sara Phony Johnson worked on this series and and

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<v Speaker 1>so did the series is written and then you guys

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<v Speaker 1>went out the casting to cast the series. How did

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<v Speaker 1>how did how did you? How? How did that work? Basically,

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<v Speaker 1>what it was is that they ordered ten s up

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<v Speaker 1>out of the gate. You know, Devon Gregory and Jonathan

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<v Speaker 1>Prince just great showrunners, and they just we went in

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<v Speaker 1>and BT just took the leap of faith as opposed

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<v Speaker 1>to ordering a pilot and then just that and see

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<v Speaker 1>what it is. You know, we kind of said, we said, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>if you do the pilot, great, but then and you

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<v Speaker 1>love it even better. Bad news is, because of the

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<v Speaker 1>production schedule, you won't get the rest of him till

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand twenty. And it was one of those things

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<v Speaker 1>where they just they were just they committed to it

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<v Speaker 1>so much and they loved it so much that they said, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>just go. But then we wrote the ten scripts and

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<v Speaker 1>then we started uh and we started the casting process

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<v Speaker 1>the ultimate don't yes exactly, and we shot um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we shot this fall and you know, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>deal was still in the edit. But these things will

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we'll get there. That's that's that's amazing. So

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<v Speaker 1>so the thing about it is that let's go back

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. Let's go back to the new edition.

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<v Speaker 1>You know when you just oh lord, you know, out

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<v Speaker 1>of the blue just set all kind of records. So

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<v Speaker 1>tell us about that experience. Tell us about that breakthrough programming.

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<v Speaker 1>I like to say, for B E. T that you

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<v Speaker 1>helmed as an executive producer, the New Addition series, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean a New Edition mini series. Was you know that

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<v Speaker 1>one that was you know, one of those big pivotal moments,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Uh, it touched the culture. I think it

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<v Speaker 1>it excited a basic got everyone at BT excited. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>It was something that took a long time. It was

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<v Speaker 1>about ten years to get it from from script to screen.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, everything is about timing. I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if it had taken five, six, seven or eight, it

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<v Speaker 1>might not have done what it did. But ten was

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<v Speaker 1>perfect and it just you know, for us over here,

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<v Speaker 1>it just opened up so many opportunities. Hold that thought.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to I want to bring you back on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side of continuous conversation with Jesse Collins of

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<v Speaker 1>Jesse Collins Entertainment. Hi. Hi, This ro Sean McDonald. How

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<v Speaker 1>you doing? Everybody you're listening to? Money making conversation on

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<v Speaker 1>the phone. Is Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment.

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<v Speaker 1>They call him an industry entertainment and veteran, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Multi Image Award Winner. We're talking about the New Addition

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<v Speaker 1>story biopic on the boy band that aired and at

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<v Speaker 1>three part mini sers on BT in January seventeen, and

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<v Speaker 1>it posted record ratings for the network and attracted nearly

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<v Speaker 1>thirty million viewers. As a production company, as a as

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<v Speaker 1>a producer, as an EP, was that a game changer

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<v Speaker 1>for your brand? Jesse? Uh, yeah, I think absolutely. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it was a game changer because you know, all

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<v Speaker 1>of this at that point, we had had, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of success in in the unscripted world, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of you know, we had the award shows

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<v Speaker 1>and hip hop squares and all of that. And while

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<v Speaker 1>Real Husbands was also a success, that was that was

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<v Speaker 1>a few years ago. It was a half hour comedy

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<v Speaker 1>and there was like you had Cavin Hart, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to mess that up. Just a hard work below

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<v Speaker 1>he promoted. He got promoted that so right, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>New Edition was was different. You know, you had um

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<v Speaker 1>mostly an unknown cast and and BT had yet to

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<v Speaker 1>do a big music biopic and um, you know, so

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<v Speaker 1>there was a high amount of risk and BET, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they said, you know, let's uh, let's just try and

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<v Speaker 1>it's for us, especially as a production company. It was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a big term because you know, for a

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<v Speaker 1>studio to trust us, you know, with the budget for

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<v Speaker 1>that to deliver that content. You know, it's changed the

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<v Speaker 1>way people look at us now. It's like Rashan, you

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<v Speaker 1>know the thing, It's like, can you deliver the creative

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<v Speaker 1>and can we also trust you with the money? And

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<v Speaker 1>those are those are hard things to uh, those are

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<v Speaker 1>hard things to get in this town. But New Addition

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<v Speaker 1>definitely opened up eyes and said, okay, we can you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we can do that. These guys can deliver a scripted

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<v Speaker 1>content at a higher level. And so now we're just continuing.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we followed it up with Bobby, and Bobby

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<v Speaker 1>did big numbers as well, and now you know, we're hoping, um,

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<v Speaker 1>we're hoping American Soul continues continues the streak. Well, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna tell you this, it was a third Porsche of

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<v Speaker 1>the conversation. They want to trust you what you can

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<v Speaker 1>they trust you with the creative? Can you come in

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<v Speaker 1>budget and can you as a production company make money too?

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<v Speaker 1>That's the third key because sometimes when you you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you know in the early game of that you you

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<v Speaker 1>you're coming, you come in just to get the deal.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you get the deal, but you can't last

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<v Speaker 1>just getting a deal. You have to inventan say I

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<v Speaker 1>have a this is my rate, this is what I charge.

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<v Speaker 1>Trust me, everything you're gonna get on screen. And so

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<v Speaker 1>that transition is really important. But I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you this, just as as a as a as

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<v Speaker 1>a fan, a person who watches watch your brand, doing

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<v Speaker 1>that scripted was really key because you you know, be

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<v Speaker 1>too in the in the big production. You got it, dude,

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<v Speaker 1>you got it. When you started conquering that scripted, everybody

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<v Speaker 1>kind of looked at you different then my friend with

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<v Speaker 1>a whoa whoa. And that really is a compliment. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I've talked about, that fearlessness in you that

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<v Speaker 1>you are wouldn't to say, hey, why can't I do that?

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<v Speaker 1>It's the big your your your whole life is determined

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<v Speaker 1>on that statement, why can't I? Right? Right no? And

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's that's really the way you gotta be, because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if if you don't believe that you can

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<v Speaker 1>do it, then certainly no one else is going through

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<v Speaker 1>and no one is ever going to give you the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to do it. So what do you really what

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<v Speaker 1>do you really have to lose? You know, maybe maybe

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<v Speaker 1>not everything's gonna work out, but at least, even if

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't succeed, at least you're gonna walk away with

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<v Speaker 1>some lessons that you wouldn't have had before. And you

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<v Speaker 1>take those lessons and you move on to the next thing.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I look at like so many people that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you look at everyone around you that is uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that is extremely successful, and you can probably

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<v Speaker 1>find some failures somewhere in the resume. But then after

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<v Speaker 1>those failures you find those successes. So obviously they just

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<v Speaker 1>didn't stop right Well, not what and that's very key.

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<v Speaker 1>What you're saying is that they I would tell people,

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<v Speaker 1>don't let a disappointment stop you from smiling, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just take that disappointment and turning it. And they always

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<v Speaker 1>statement of frown into a smile. It's only frowns on

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<v Speaker 1>the smile upside down. People say that and say that casually,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's actually the truth. You can be motivated to

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<v Speaker 1>lose if you continue to surround yourself by people who

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<v Speaker 1>wanted something to go bad. They become the They say it,

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<v Speaker 1>I told you, Jesse, I told you not to go

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<v Speaker 1>over there and do that sitcom. I told you not

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<v Speaker 1>to go over there and do that one. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you didn't have no money. Jesse, Jesse, that was too fast.

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<v Speaker 1>And now you have been Sundance, So tell us about that.

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<v Speaker 1>That that's something I didn't know about. Tell us about

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<v Speaker 1>that Sundance experience. And you said you was on there

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<v Speaker 1>a board panel. We did a panel for American Soul

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<v Speaker 1>and that was great. Um we had a showrunner and

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<v Speaker 1>most of the cast and you know, we showed some

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<v Speaker 1>clips and answer some questions that it was just great promo.

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<v Speaker 1>And then Amanda Seals did a panel for her HBO special,

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<v Speaker 1>so I was able to be there for that, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was exciting just watching, you know, people just watching

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<v Speaker 1>the chicks. Let's just you're just looking at those chicks

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<v Speaker 1>when you check sitcom. She's gonna have a sitcomming and

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<v Speaker 1>men and men stand stand Latan going direct and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna EPs. Really, you know, I saw all them names.

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<v Speaker 1>I was looking at all my names on the screen

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<v Speaker 1>that I don't Yeah, look at Amanda is something that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm you know, like everything, but Amanda we're especially proud

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<v Speaker 1>of because you know the story of that is you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I had never dined. I had come close to doing

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<v Speaker 1>something at HBO maybe four or five years ago, and

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<v Speaker 1>I lost the job. And the executive said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>let's just keep in touch. We'll find something. And she

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<v Speaker 1>and I had you know those you you have those

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<v Speaker 1>drinks with somebody and you think that it's just like

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<v Speaker 1>it's never really done at your keep doing it, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>she and I had drinks and she said, I'm looking

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<v Speaker 1>for fresh voices to start doing the HBO Comedy Specialist again.

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<v Speaker 1>Who should I be looking out for? And I said,

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<v Speaker 1>you've gotta gotta see Amanda feel that just seem Amanda

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<v Speaker 1>do smart, funny and black. And I said, that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's the next voice. She's a movement it And that

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<v Speaker 1>was in two thousand seventeen. And then you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>and this, and then so I told Amanda, and then

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<v Speaker 1>HBO was supposed to go see her, and it took

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<v Speaker 1>a long time, and I guess around August of this

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<v Speaker 1>year or just this past year, they finally went and

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<v Speaker 1>saw her, and and I had they hadn't talked to

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<v Speaker 1>me about it since then, so I, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't even thinking about it. Anyway, they went and

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<v Speaker 1>saw Amanda. They offered her the special backstage and they said,

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<v Speaker 1>you can have anybody to produce this. Who do you

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<v Speaker 1>want and she said us, She said I want. I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted Jesse to do it. And then boom, we're in

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<v Speaker 1>the HBO business. And now that's our first stand up special,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and then you know, Rashaan, you've done them.

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<v Speaker 1>There's an art to them. They're not as simple as

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<v Speaker 1>people think they are. And you know, it's something I've

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<v Speaker 1>always it's it's a I've always wanted to do something

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<v Speaker 1>like that. I always want to do a comedy special.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, it's like you just never know when

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<v Speaker 1>that opportunity. His pipe into what he's saying about these

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<v Speaker 1>comedy specials. So first of all, stand Lathan, just google

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<v Speaker 1>his name stand Lathan okay, Briant actress Dalton Sonia Lathan okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And so all the HBO def jam comedy jams that's him.

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<v Speaker 1>Stand Later. Uh. I worked with miss stand Lathan on

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<v Speaker 1>the stage first sitcom. Uh. Steve Harvey uh A w

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<v Speaker 1>B that stand Later brilliant, brilliant, very nice guy. There's

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<v Speaker 1>not you always tell him. And Ralf Hoarquard that's my

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<v Speaker 1>other boy, Uh, these are two legends in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to believe a mentoring Jesse Collins. And the

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<v Speaker 1>thing about is that when you do a good HBO special,

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<v Speaker 1>because I was I didn't know about man, I just

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<v Speaker 1>I was flipping through because I didn't see the beginning,

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<v Speaker 1>and so immediately what I do is I listened for

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<v Speaker 1>laughter because a lot of people don't mike crowd correctly.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's a mistake that a lot of people do.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, a commic can be killing, but you know

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna last. And so okay, okay, this cross Mike

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<v Speaker 1>not he got me from a technical side, Okay, this

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<v Speaker 1>crowd mic right, all the angles were closed. You saw

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<v Speaker 1>her vision because she's very animated. If you don't miss

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<v Speaker 1>her animation, you've lost her show. And so so so

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<v Speaker 1>and plus what they did was they shot it very intimately,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was she was in a big room, and

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<v Speaker 1>so that threw me for me, like it's very because

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<v Speaker 1>it felt like she was in a nightclub, which made

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<v Speaker 1>it very comfortable, but she was not in the nightclub.

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<v Speaker 1>And so very smartly shot just the uh, very very

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<v Speaker 1>smart talent. I know she's gonna get a sitcom. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt in my mind. I know she's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>appearing in movies. There's no doubt in my mind. Very original.

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<v Speaker 1>I would tell people. And when I'm watching the stand

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<v Speaker 1>up comming, they do a joke that I would have

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<v Speaker 1>never thought about doing, and she did a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>them in that hour. I went, she's brilliant, She's broll

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<v Speaker 1>what she does and what she's conveying. And the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that you you are a creator a distributor of that

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<v Speaker 1>challenge dand was involved. Man. Good luck on that man.

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<v Speaker 1>But before we go, I want to tell everybody. February five,

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<v Speaker 1>American Soul executive producer. I have them on the phone

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<v Speaker 1>right now. Yep, it's a hit show. He's made hit

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<v Speaker 1>after hit. Dear Mama, New Edition, Bobby Brown, b T Award,

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<v Speaker 1>b T Honor, do you hit me? Hit after hit

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<v Speaker 1>after hit? And right now on HBO the Amandes Fields

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<v Speaker 1>HBO comments, Jesse, thank you for calling my show, Jess

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<v Speaker 1>Collins Entertainment, Google it. The man's hiring because he has

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<v Speaker 1>multiple streams of income. I appreciate you. Man. We talked.

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