WEBVTT - The Karol Markowicz Show: The Political Comedy Evolution with Lou Perez

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, and welcome back to the Carol Markowitz Show on iHeartRadio,

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<v Speaker 1>and welcome to my new timeslot, not going to be

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<v Speaker 1>new for that much longer. The Carol Markowitz Show now.

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<v Speaker 2>Airs Wednesdays and Fridays, so you can get this non

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<v Speaker 2>political podcast, The Carol Markowitz Show on Wednesdays and Fridays,

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<v Speaker 2>and then normally the political podcast I co host with

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<v Speaker 2>Mary Katherine Ham every Tuesday and Thursday. You only don't

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<v Speaker 2>get me on Mondays. My co author on my one

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<v Speaker 2>and only book, Stolen Youth, Bethany Mendel, is always causing

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<v Speaker 2>a ruckus online. She's been on this show and we've

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<v Speaker 2>talked about some of her attempted cancelations that people have

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<v Speaker 2>tried on her. Her latest one wasn't a cancelation exactly,

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<v Speaker 2>and she didn't trend, which is already big for her,

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<v Speaker 2>but seemingly out of nowhere, this writer guy James Hurwiki,

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<v Speaker 2>who wrote Wisdom of Crowds, he screenshotted one of her

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<v Speaker 2>tweets and caused a little flurry. So Bethany's tweet said this. Yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>I was talking to my nine year old son and

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<v Speaker 2>asked him how many kids he wanted. He replied, well,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not up to me. It's my wife's choice. I

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<v Speaker 2>told him not ites not. You don't marry someone who

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<v Speaker 2>wants different things out of life than you. James had

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<v Speaker 2>a problem with this extremely obvious, at least to me, statement,

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<v Speaker 2>he responded, and again it was really weak the way

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<v Speaker 2>he screenshotted her tweet instead of just responding directly to her.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know whatever, but this is what he wrote.

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<v Speaker 3>One of the.

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<v Speaker 2>Interesting things about the right wing discourse on relationships is

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<v Speaker 2>the essential indifference to the idea of love. So if

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<v Speaker 2>Bethany's son is in love with a woman who doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>want the same number of kids as he does, he

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<v Speaker 2>should dump her. Someone else will come along. So there's

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<v Speaker 2>this insane idea, even among you know, seemingly grown up

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<v Speaker 2>people like James, that you're walking around living your life

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<v Speaker 2>and whoops, you've fallen into love. That's it's just not

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<v Speaker 2>how it works. And I love love. I'm all about love.

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<v Speaker 2>I've said many times on here that I think settling

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<v Speaker 2>is the absolute worst thing you can do. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>relationship killer. You will not have a happy relationship because

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<v Speaker 2>you went for good enough. You should be passionately in

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<v Speaker 2>love with your spouse, but love develops. One friend of

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<v Speaker 2>mine once described it as a door that you open,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to let it in. Another friend, when describing

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<v Speaker 2>another friend's allegedly casual situationship many years ago before it

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<v Speaker 2>was called such a thing, said that he had to

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<v Speaker 2>be careful because you may think it's nothing your situationship,

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<v Speaker 2>But intertwined toes have a way of making people feel things,

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<v Speaker 2>whether they want to or not. That intertwined toes thing

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<v Speaker 2>really stuck with me. There's a way that love happens.

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<v Speaker 2>If you want to have a big family and you

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<v Speaker 2>meet someone who wants to have no children, or one child,

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<v Speaker 2>or even two, don't continue dating them. Don't intertwine those toes. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it's much harder to go pursue the life you want

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<v Speaker 2>for yourself after you've settled down with someone who wants

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<v Speaker 2>a different kind of life. So if you marry someone

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<v Speaker 2>who also wanted a big family and then two kids

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<v Speaker 2>in that they say that's it. Well, that's probably it, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>and that makes sense. You're not going to leave them.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not going to divorce them because oh, you wanted

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<v Speaker 2>a big family and it didn't work out. Things change,

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<v Speaker 2>But why would you get into a relationship with somebody

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<v Speaker 2>who wanted something completely different than you want before you're

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<v Speaker 2>in love with them. These are all questions that people

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<v Speaker 2>should be tackling upfront. I didn't want kids. I was

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<v Speaker 2>sure of it, and my best friend heard about it

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<v Speaker 2>for years and years. So when we started dating about

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<v Speaker 2>two weeks in, he said, I need to know do

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<v Speaker 2>you want kids? Because if not, I can't pursue this.

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<v Speaker 2>I was already so insanely head over heels in love.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted his kids. I already wanted his kids. My

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<v Speaker 2>perspective on it had shifted completely, but look his head

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<v Speaker 2>not he knew what he wanted his future to be.

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<v Speaker 2>Love was nice and he was definitely already into me.

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<v Speaker 2>Please stopped and had the conversation. James continued to tweet

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<v Speaker 2>about this for days, talking about love like some AI

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<v Speaker 2>robot that had watched too many rom coms, but most

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<v Speaker 2>of the comments to his tweet sided with that crazy

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<v Speaker 2>right winger Bethany. If you know what you want your

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<v Speaker 2>future to look like, yes you should marry someone with

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<v Speaker 2>a similar vision. Love just isn't there on day one,

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<v Speaker 2>nor should it be. It develops, just don't go developing

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<v Speaker 2>it with someone who wants wildly different things than you do.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming up my interview with Luperez. But first, the Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>Back to the Carol Marcowitz Show on iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>My guest today is Lou Perez.

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<v Speaker 1>He is a comedian, producer and author of the book

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<v Speaker 1>That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore on the Death and Rebirth

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<v Speaker 1>of Comedy, which is now available in audiobook, which Lou narrates.

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<v Speaker 1>You may recognize Lou from his sketch comedy videos with

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<v Speaker 1>We the Internet TV and his series Comedy is Murder

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<v Speaker 1>with Free the People. Hi, Louth, thanks so much for

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<v Speaker 1>coming on.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh it's an honor, Carol, thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, your bio doesn't mention the Gutfeld thing. You

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<v Speaker 1>are on Gutfeld all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>That's where I recognize you from there.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I've been on. I've been on five five times,

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<v Speaker 3>and yeah, I don't know if Greg want to be

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<v Speaker 3>associated with me.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that this problem, he's already he's gone too far

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<v Speaker 1>with you. You guys have bought gone all the way.

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<v Speaker 3>You've been on his show, Well, yeah, it's such a

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<v Speaker 3>Every time I've been on the show, it's been a blast.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, the reach that he has and the

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<v Speaker 3>fandom that he has all over the country is incredible.

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<v Speaker 3>I opened up opened for Rob's Night or on a

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<v Speaker 3>few gigs in Atlantic City and in Florida, and after

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<v Speaker 3>the show, people were coming up like, oh, I love

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<v Speaker 3>Guttfeld and I recognized you from there. So it's yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>it's been awesome being on his show.

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<v Speaker 2>For sure love it.

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<v Speaker 1>So how did you get into comedy and were your

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<v Speaker 1>parents like super thrilled about it?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I so I got into comedy in college. I

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<v Speaker 3>forget which year it was. I think it was like

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<v Speaker 3>my junior year where I decided I want to do improv.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to try this improv comedy that I had

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<v Speaker 3>heard about. And my parents, you know, to their credit.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a dad who he's an immigrant from Argentina.

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<v Speaker 3>He didn't graduate high school. He was kicked out of

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<v Speaker 3>high school effectively, so he came to the United States

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<v Speaker 3>not speaking English, you know, without an education. He's a

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<v Speaker 3>butcher and worked really hard his whole life to give

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<v Speaker 3>his sons the opportunity to pursue whatever we wanted, which

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<v Speaker 3>was an incredible gift that a parent can give you.

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<v Speaker 3>But also man, maybe a little direction with a of health.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you know, if like you know, if my

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<v Speaker 3>dad or my mom, my mom as well, my mom

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<v Speaker 3>didn't graduate, didn't go to college. She was a high

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<v Speaker 3>school graduate though, and she went to beauty school, which

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<v Speaker 3>I wish I had learned some of those skills too.

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<v Speaker 3>That would have been pretty cool. So they they've always

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<v Speaker 3>been really supportive of their creative son and allowing me to,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, to get into things. And but it would

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<v Speaker 3>have been it would have been you know, helpful if

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<v Speaker 3>you know, if mom or dad was like, okay, Loo,

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<v Speaker 3>like you could you know, you could pursue comedy, but

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<v Speaker 3>maybe don't don't be an English major. You know, maybe

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<v Speaker 3>maybe there's another thing, you know that you could do.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, I also think about, you know, the

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<v Speaker 3>kid I was at the time. I think I was

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<v Speaker 3>pretty hard headed. You know, how much of that would

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<v Speaker 3>I listen to? But I think in the end, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it all, it all kind of came together, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>twenty plus years later.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's funny because immigrant parents are usually much tougher.

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<v Speaker 1>And I had a Geed Pie. He was the former

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<v Speaker 1>FEC commissioner on the show. And you know, he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>been in a presidential administration, he's like gotten death threats

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<v Speaker 1>because of his work, and his parents, as Indian parents,

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<v Speaker 1>still don't quite think he's made it because he's not

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<v Speaker 1>a doctor, but you got it. You kind of got

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<v Speaker 1>lucky because I also my immigrant parents. I mean, they

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what this whole, whole little thing I do is.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, I wonder what it's about. Sort of with

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<v Speaker 3>my I think with my dad in particular, there might

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<v Speaker 3>be you know, like a little bit of I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know if I'm doing like some psychology at play. But

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<v Speaker 3>like when my dad was eight years old, his father

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<v Speaker 3>passed away. So my dad was very young when he

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<v Speaker 3>lost his dad and was sort of like a black

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<v Speaker 3>sheep of his family and was always kind of I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know, kind of kind of at war with a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of with a lot of stuff. And I think,

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<v Speaker 3>I think as when he became a dad, I think

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<v Speaker 3>he saw in himself an opportunity to sort of help

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<v Speaker 3>the little boy that you know that he was, and

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<v Speaker 3>that involved like, you know, doing a lot of fun

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<v Speaker 3>stuff too, like not just you know, not like you know,

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<v Speaker 3>hit the books and do well in school, which I

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<v Speaker 3>guess I'm kind of lucky in that I was just

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<v Speaker 3>naturally really gifted in school. So you know, maybe a

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<v Speaker 3>part of it was like okay, well, I know, I

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<v Speaker 3>know Louie's going to be a he's doing his job,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, yeah, of being educated. But yeah, like as

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<v Speaker 3>far as you know, wanting to you know, my dad

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<v Speaker 3>was always getting like remote control cars and little gadgets

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<v Speaker 3>for us to play with. When we lived in Queen's

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<v Speaker 3>we had we had dirt bikes, which if anybody who's

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<v Speaker 3>from New York, you're not allowed to ride dirt bikes

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<v Speaker 3>in the street. But we were kids, like, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>eleven twelve years old riding dirt bikes in the industry,

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<v Speaker 3>you know. So it's like, so it was this this

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<v Speaker 3>this interesting way of growing up. And I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>obviously I think my dad might be like an outlier

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<v Speaker 3>when it comes to, you know, the immigrant parents story.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, what would you what advice would you give your

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen year old self? What a sixteen year old lun now?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I think one of the things I would

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<v Speaker 3>probably say to sixteen year old lou is to lighten

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<v Speaker 3>up a little bit, and which is comedian, No, it's yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>because I think about you know, I think about it

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<v Speaker 3>like I when I was when I was a kid,

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<v Speaker 3>I did a lot of compartmentalizing where it was like

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<v Speaker 3>when I got into working out, you know, like lifting weights.

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<v Speaker 3>I was very serious at the gym, you know, I

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<v Speaker 3>was like, no, we're not missing around, we're working out.

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<v Speaker 3>But then when I was like with my friends, it

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<v Speaker 3>was always jokes and and and whatnot. Or when I

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<v Speaker 3>when I learned how to play like guitar and I

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<v Speaker 3>have like a band, it's like, no, we're serious, man,

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<v Speaker 3>we're a serious band. And I wish I had told

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<v Speaker 3>that kid like, no, man, it's all it's all play,

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<v Speaker 3>it's all fun. It's all fun. You know, you're not

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<v Speaker 3>going to be sixteen forever. There is going to come

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<v Speaker 3>a time, you know, rather and it's going to come

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<v Speaker 3>really fast where you know you can no longer experience

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<v Speaker 3>these things, and it's like have fun with it and

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<v Speaker 3>see where you know, see where you can go, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, and part of that too, I think like

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<v Speaker 3>a number of things I would tell that, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>sixteen year old would be like, you know, stick with

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<v Speaker 3>the guitar, play with the guitar, because you know, when

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<v Speaker 3>you're forty two years old and you know you're you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you're hanging around like, oh, it would be pretty cool

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<v Speaker 3>to you know, pick us with far strummer guitar, be

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<v Speaker 3>able to do some of them, you know, right, some

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<v Speaker 3>of those licks and and I think and I think

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<v Speaker 3>another thing too, I would tell that sixteen year old

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<v Speaker 3>kid is to keep a journal, keep a diary. I

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<v Speaker 3>think now is a little different, you know, with the

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<v Speaker 3>sixteen year old kids you know, growing up today, because

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<v Speaker 3>their diary is easily broadcast in the entire world, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>social media, TikTok and all that. But when you know,

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<v Speaker 3>when you and I were kids, it's like you could

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<v Speaker 3>have that special that that book of secrets, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>that that you could write in. You could write whatever

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<v Speaker 3>you want and put it away. And I wish, I

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<v Speaker 3>wish that I had that sixteen year old kid had

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<v Speaker 3>done that, because I feel kind of so removed from

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<v Speaker 3>that that boy. Then I'm like, oh, I kind of

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<v Speaker 3>wish I could meet them again, you know, and see

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<v Speaker 3>what you know, see what what was what was you know,

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<v Speaker 3>what was on his mind? You know, how was he

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<v Speaker 3>you know, viewing the world, and you know, and and

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<v Speaker 3>in a ways to be like, oh, that's how I

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<v Speaker 3>got here, they are able to figure out how I'm

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<v Speaker 3>here today.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I'll tell you I kept journals all through my

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<v Speaker 1>late teens and early twenties, and I cringe to death

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<v Speaker 1>when I read them. It's not like, oh, wow, she

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<v Speaker 1>was real smart. It's like, oh my god, she put

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<v Speaker 1>that in writing. Yeah, So don't don't beat yourself up

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<v Speaker 1>too bad about not having a journal. You might not

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<v Speaker 1>be able to even look at it. I also think

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<v Speaker 1>like sometimes like I have to throw these out. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't have evidence of like this kind of stupidity out

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<v Speaker 1>there right.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, and you know, as a so, I'm I have

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<v Speaker 3>two boys, my youngest sistern three. So I have a

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<v Speaker 3>four year old and a three year old. Yeah, at

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<v Speaker 3>the same time. And uh, and I just had them

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<v Speaker 3>over the weekend by myself. I had them for four

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<v Speaker 3>days while mommy was visiting a friend.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>So it was you know, it was a tough It

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<v Speaker 3>was a tough four days. And it's not their fault.

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<v Speaker 3>It's my fault. Sure, you know. I you know, And

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<v Speaker 3>and I think, you know, if I I think if I,

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<v Speaker 3>if I had more of kind of a connection to

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<v Speaker 3>when I was a kid, I would be all. I

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<v Speaker 3>think I would be a lot more understanding of the

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<v Speaker 3>stuff that they're going that they're going through, Like, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>there's a reason why they're not listening and it's it's

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<v Speaker 3>it's not.

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<v Speaker 1>Meaces, it's what I end up thinking about my kids.

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<v Speaker 3>They have a vent a personal vendetta against.

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<v Speaker 1>Daddy, and why do they hate me so much?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, what's going on? So I think it would it

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<v Speaker 3>would be kind of a way again of mm hmm,

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<v Speaker 3>lightening up a little bit, both as a you know,

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<v Speaker 3>as a kid and also as an adult, just having

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<v Speaker 3>that connection where it's like, oh, I went through this

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<v Speaker 3>I was a kid that I'm sure there were men

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<v Speaker 3>the stuff that I put my parents through, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the fact that they're still talking to me, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>all this all this time, you know, it was just

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<v Speaker 3>helped put things in perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we your parents seem pretty great honestly, So I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like that might be that might be why.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think I lucked out. I looked out in

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<v Speaker 3>time with my parents.

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<v Speaker 1>So what kind of comedy do you enjoy doing? Like,

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<v Speaker 1>how would you sum it up to somebody who hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>seen you before?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well I really enjoy doing doing stand up for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm actually going to be doing some gigs this

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<v Speaker 3>weekend in Texas, So if anybody's interested.

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<v Speaker 1>This comes out in December but.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, beautiful, beautiful.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure those gigs went super great.

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<v Speaker 3>Guys I killed in Texas, you have no idea. I

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<v Speaker 3>probably did the best out of my life. So I

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<v Speaker 3>really do enjoy a stand up comedy having that, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>immediate connection with an audience. And then when I do

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<v Speaker 3>sketch comedy or you know, film videos, I really like

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<v Speaker 3>doing comedy where I am keeping it, I'm playing it

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<v Speaker 3>real as can be, keeping it completely straight faced, no

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<v Speaker 3>matter how ridiculous this situation is. And that's how And

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's sort of like a key to really

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<v Speaker 3>selling comedy. It's like, you know, I'm gonna I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 3>make you believe that I'm one hundred percent serious in

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<v Speaker 3>the ridiculous stuff that I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are some of your comedian favorites right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's see right now, I really enjoy Kyle Dunnaghan. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know Kyle Dunaghan. There was there was a while where,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, people were saying, some people, especially on the right,

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<v Speaker 3>were like, you can't make fun of anybody, like why

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<v Speaker 3>isn't anybody making fun of Joe Biden? And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I was like raising my hand, I like, no, Well,

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<v Speaker 3>Kyle Dunigan's been doing a Joe Biden for you know,

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<v Speaker 3>however many years and it's completely, you know, hilarious. So

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<v Speaker 3>Kyle Dunninggan is is brilliant. He does a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>impressions and even like impressions that one would think are

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<v Speaker 3>kind of old, like well Michael Jackson, but what he

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<v Speaker 3>brings to it is just such a new, fresh, weird perspective.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm really enjoying, really enjoying his stuff. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 3>then you know, you know, like everybody else, I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 3>a doom scroller on social so anything that comes my

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<v Speaker 3>way that I think is funny, I end up you know,

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<v Speaker 3>sharing with my with my buddies and stuff nice.

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<v Speaker 1>So, like, when you got into comedy, what was the goal,

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<v Speaker 1>what was the like, where was the peak? What did

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<v Speaker 1>you see as your you know, most wanted kind of role.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think when I first got into it, it

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<v Speaker 3>was just like, I want to try improv comedy, and

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<v Speaker 3>then it was and there wasn't much of a goal

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<v Speaker 3>beyond that, and then sort of the improv led to

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<v Speaker 3>doing sketch comedy. And it was funny because at first,

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<v Speaker 3>like I didn't want to, I wasn't really enjoying sketch

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<v Speaker 3>comedy because I didn't want to memorize lines. It's like

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<v Speaker 3>I want to I just want to do the laziest

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<v Speaker 3>comedy possible. Like you know, you do improv, You get

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<v Speaker 3>one suggestion, you play for a half hour and it's gone.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't have to remember anything that happened or anything afterwards.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, with sketch comedy playing you know, performing live,

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<v Speaker 3>but I got a remember of lines and all that.

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<v Speaker 3>And then the sketch group I was in at n

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<v Speaker 3>YU called the Wicked Wicked Hammercats, we started performing at

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<v Speaker 3>the UCB Theater in New York, which for a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of the members in the in the group was I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>you might as well have been in being able to

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<v Speaker 3>get a show at the UCB at that time, like

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<v Speaker 3>was like the peak was a pinnacle. And I didn't

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<v Speaker 3>know much about the UCB or you know, improv or

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<v Speaker 3>that history. So for me, it was just kind of

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<v Speaker 3>along for the ride. But then, you know, as you

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<v Speaker 3>as I started like developing more and seeing like, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm you know, I'm writing sketches that are doing well

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<v Speaker 3>on stage, and I'm enjoying you know, I'm enjoying this.

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<v Speaker 3>It's it's unlocking a lot of creative possibilities. Then it

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<v Speaker 3>was like, okay, let's see, you know, see where we

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<v Speaker 3>can go.

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<v Speaker 1>Where do you get your ideas?

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<v Speaker 3>The ideas I think are just they just they kind

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<v Speaker 3>of just come, and I've actually find it. There are

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of people who you know, might have like

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<v Speaker 3>a writer's block, you know, and I never have a

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<v Speaker 3>writer's block. My my problem and maybe you have this

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<v Speaker 3>one too, if you write so much? Is sitting down

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<v Speaker 3>and making myself right? Yeah, that seems to be that's

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<v Speaker 3>the biggest, uh, the biggest challenge. But as far as

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<v Speaker 3>like ideas and stuff coming, it's just it's it's constantly there,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, thanks to you know, things like you know,

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<v Speaker 3>X and Instagram and stuff. There's there's there's always an

0:20:58.160 --> 0:21:03.119
<v Speaker 3>audience out there. It's ready to check out whatever stupidity

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<v Speaker 3>I'm putting out. It could be brilliant, it could be stupid.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's just as it comes.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you consider yourself political.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, my, you know, I never I never thought I

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<v Speaker 3>would you know, get into like, you know politics or

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<v Speaker 3>you know, political comedy. But back in twenty fifteen, when

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<v Speaker 3>I started with the We the Internet TV program, it

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<v Speaker 3>was sort of this opportunity to mix my sketch comedy

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<v Speaker 3>background and you know, my political point of view, which

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<v Speaker 3>I guess at that at that time was probably more

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<v Speaker 3>of like a kind of a traditional libertarian, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>kind of pov. You know, so it was sort of like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm out left, I'm out right, you know, and and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, having like that opportunity to basically make the

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<v Speaker 3>kind of comedy that nobody else was making, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>or coming or having like the same takes, it was like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm I'm I'm doing some original little stuff and it's

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<v Speaker 3>resonating with people, and we're going to you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>going to keep you know, keep going that route. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, that's like what almost you know, almost ten

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<v Speaker 3>years now that I've been doing like political comedy. I

0:22:11.040 --> 0:22:14.200
<v Speaker 3>remember having a conversation with with Ryan Long, who's another

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<v Speaker 3>you know, really great comedian, and I had asked him, like,

0:22:17.440 --> 0:22:18.600
<v Speaker 3>you know, you have a worry about like kind of

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<v Speaker 3>being pigeonholed until I you know, political comedian and culture

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<v Speaker 3>wars and stuff, and he, you know, he kind of,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, you know, set me straight and made sense.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like, well, with comedy, you're you know, you're reacting

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<v Speaker 3>to whatever's going on, you know, and if this is

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<v Speaker 3>what's going on, well then that's that's where you're you know,

0:22:36.119 --> 0:22:38.280
<v Speaker 3>you're going to go. And I guess the challenge is

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<v Speaker 3>to just you know, make sure that you're keeping yourself

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<v Speaker 3>as I would even say honest, as original as you

0:22:44.080 --> 0:22:47.159
<v Speaker 3>could be, because be honest about how original this idea is.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, is this a hack idea that anybody can

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<v Speaker 3>come up with? Is are you you know, finding something

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<v Speaker 3>here that that's that really that really speaks from a

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<v Speaker 3>you know, a new place.

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<v Speaker 1>Do your NYU comedian friends still talk to you? It's hard, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Like I mean, when you when you get even a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit into politics, you lose people.

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<v Speaker 3>Well here, yeah, here's the thing. So I've been really

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<v Speaker 3>fortunate in that I've gotten to continue to work with

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<v Speaker 3>my like my longtime comedy partner Greg Burke. Greg and

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<v Speaker 3>I have been working together for twenty years wow. And

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<v Speaker 3>Greg has been an incredible collaborator, director, editor. So I'm

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<v Speaker 3>really fortunate that I've been able to sustain that relationship

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<v Speaker 3>and we've been able to make a career out of

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<v Speaker 3>it making this stuff. There are there are actually a

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<v Speaker 3>couple of you know, friends from n YU who I

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<v Speaker 3>am surprised still talk to me and in are like

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<v Speaker 3>and it's like the politics play absolutely no role, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>one like we may disagree on you know, on X,

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<v Speaker 3>Y or Z, but the relationship that we that we

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<v Speaker 3>have is such a is such a special one. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, again it's like, you know, a twenty year relationship,

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<v Speaker 3>so we've been there or each other's weddings and our

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<v Speaker 3>kids being born and stuff. And I think I think

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of my I think a lot of comedians

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<v Speaker 3>who might be you know, traditionally on the left over

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<v Speaker 3>the past you know, few years, have really seen just

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<v Speaker 3>how toxic their own side could get, you know, So

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<v Speaker 3>it's really important to have sort of relationships that are apolitical,

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<v Speaker 3>that are based on well, just know, we love each

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<v Speaker 3>other and we've been through a bunch, So isn't that great?

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<v Speaker 3>Actually I had a uh and and I'm not naming

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<v Speaker 3>names so that I want to I want everybody to

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<v Speaker 3>be protected. But I had a I had I had

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<v Speaker 3>a friend, an old friend who we you know, connected

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<v Speaker 3>and had a really great time and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>they wrote back, they emailed them. I emailed them and

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<v Speaker 3>just said, hey, you know, I love you so much

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<v Speaker 3>and so happy we're able to get together and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>do this. And they wrote back something like, well, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I was a little worried about our politics

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, politics being so different and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>blah blah blah. And I was thinking like, man, had

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<v Speaker 3>no point did I ever think about our politics? But

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<v Speaker 3>with this particular person, you know, so the idea that

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<v Speaker 3>you know, whatever a political disagreement we have in their

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<v Speaker 3>head is dividing us. But I'm not a player. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>not a part in that, you know, right, And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>hearing that from it from an old friend, I was like, oh, man,

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<v Speaker 3>I wonder how many thinking that, how many friends are

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<v Speaker 3>thinking that? And man, like what a yeah, what a

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<v Speaker 3>what a what a terrible waste because I saw limiting. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>It's funny when you said about you know, comedians on

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<v Speaker 1>the left realizing that their sign.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of like right now post.

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<v Speaker 1>Election period, like from the left. We just needed Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Rogan for the left.

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<v Speaker 3>Like Joe Rogan was on the left, you had him right.

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<v Speaker 4>You had Joe Rogan for the left, and his name

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<v Speaker 4>was Joe Rogan, and you basically pushed him over to

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<v Speaker 4>the right because of your insanity. So I think I'd

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<v Speaker 4>love for comedians on the left didn't stay on the left,

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<v Speaker 4>but be able to like mock both sides fairly.

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<v Speaker 1>And you don't see that in places like SNL, for example.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very that when they're funny, and they're even when

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<v Speaker 1>they're mocking the right. I love that funny is the

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<v Speaker 1>key thing. Once you move to lecturing or to teaching

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<v Speaker 1>and you're not doing comedy anymore, I find that much

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<v Speaker 1>less enjoyable, even on the right. I'm saying, even if

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<v Speaker 1>it's like a comedian on the right doing it. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>And I've been very fortunate in that, you know, those

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<v Speaker 3>the past ten years, you know, in particular, to be

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<v Speaker 3>able to work with, you know, people who you know,

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<v Speaker 3>who I disagree with, probably you know politically, but we're

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<v Speaker 3>able to come together to do the work. Yeah, And

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's really important. And also it keeps me

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<v Speaker 3>what was the term that the clunky term that I

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<v Speaker 3>came up with originally, honest honestors look like if something's

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<v Speaker 3>not working, you know, I have these people that I

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<v Speaker 3>know I could you know, I could look to who

0:26:53.520 --> 0:26:55.480
<v Speaker 3>are going to be honest with me? Right? Like? That

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't work? But maybe that's too inside baseball or or

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<v Speaker 3>you know, that's too you know, cartoonish of a you know,

0:27:02.520 --> 0:27:05.199
<v Speaker 3>of a character or something, and that's you know that

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<v Speaker 3>I think that that's.

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<v Speaker 2>Just so, Yeah, what do you worry about?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, I'm a few things that I've been worrying about, mortality.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I've been worried about any particular turns out.

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<v Speaker 3>I really wish you didn't tell me that I've been.

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<v Speaker 3>I've been. Uh if I'm Russian, I say all the time,

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<v Speaker 3>like you wake up and you're like today could be

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<v Speaker 3>the day.

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<v Speaker 1>My kids are like, can you not talk about your

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<v Speaker 1>death every single day?

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<v Speaker 3>So, yeah, I've been. You know that that's crossed my mind. Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I'm forty two, which still feels you know,

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<v Speaker 3>young to me, but you know, losing friends I am.

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<v Speaker 3>Coming up next week will be the anniversary of a

0:27:43.080 --> 0:27:45.680
<v Speaker 3>four year anniversary of of a friend who passed away.

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<v Speaker 3>It not too much older than than I was, as

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<v Speaker 3>my parents are you know, you know, getting older, right,

0:27:53.040 --> 0:27:55.840
<v Speaker 3>you know, I think about uh, I think about them,

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<v Speaker 3>and and then you know, with that, it's sort of

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<v Speaker 3>watching my own my own kids grow, you know in

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<v Speaker 3>a way. I mean, as they you know, change year

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<v Speaker 3>by year, it is like a little death when you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it's like, oh my god, this you know, where did

0:28:07.640 --> 0:28:09.719
<v Speaker 3>this little boy come from? When he was you know,

0:28:09.840 --> 0:28:13.680
<v Speaker 3>just a baby there. So yeah, you know, the mortality

0:28:13.800 --> 0:28:16.040
<v Speaker 3>is definitely a word. And then also I just want

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<v Speaker 3>to make sure that I'm you know, being the best

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<v Speaker 3>dad that I can be. They told you earlier. Having

0:28:22.680 --> 0:28:25.760
<v Speaker 3>the boys for four days by myself, there were quite

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<v Speaker 3>quite a few times when I failed throughout those four

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<v Speaker 3>days of being the type of dad or guy that

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<v Speaker 3>I that I wish I could be, you know, But

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<v Speaker 3>so I got I guess that that's an ongoing thing

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<v Speaker 3>to you know, to.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, I mean that was a you know, kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a sad ending to a comedian interview. But okay,

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<v Speaker 1>like you know, you bring louperezon to be funny and

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<v Speaker 1>he tells us about death and about worrying about not

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<v Speaker 1>being a good dad. But I'll take it, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I will take it.

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<v Speaker 3>That's like basically that's my I guess that's that's like

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<v Speaker 3>a one man show right there.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Kombe Russian. At any time, we could talk

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<v Speaker 1>about death, you know, in a really casual way constantly.

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<v Speaker 3>I gotta I gotta say one of my my friends

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<v Speaker 3>and collaborators, Boris Boris Hiken, He's a Ukrainian Jew from Odessa.

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<v Speaker 3>They curse a lot in Odessa? Do they curse a lot?

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<v Speaker 1>That's the that's the word.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Okay, I could totally see that with with Boris

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<v Speaker 3>and yeah, like at his wedding, uh, I think like

0:29:24.080 --> 0:29:25.959
<v Speaker 3>four years ago I got to meet like, you know,

0:29:26.000 --> 0:29:28.760
<v Speaker 3>his Ukrainian side of the family, and they are huge

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<v Speaker 3>fans of my stuff and the stuff that we forget.

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<v Speaker 3>So I feel like I feel like, if if you know,

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<v Speaker 3>if there are any you know, marketing companies out there

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<v Speaker 3>branding lou Perez and Ukrainian.

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<v Speaker 1>Jews, that's via Jews, don't limit yourself to just ucrage.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll just say, these guys.

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<v Speaker 1>My mother's from Russia and my father's from Ukraine. They

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<v Speaker 1>would both find you hilarious.

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<v Speaker 3>There we are, there, we go, let's do let's do it,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, whatever we could do.

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<v Speaker 1>Well. I've enjoyed this so much, and here with your

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<v Speaker 1>best tip for my listeners on how they can improve

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<v Speaker 1>their lives.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so what I would say is, look up this

0:30:05.640 --> 0:30:10.560
<v Speaker 3>exercise called the burpie, and the burpie is basically a

0:30:10.560 --> 0:30:12.760
<v Speaker 3>push up and after the push up you get to

0:30:12.800 --> 0:30:15.040
<v Speaker 3>your feet and you jump up into the air. And

0:30:15.360 --> 0:30:20.280
<v Speaker 3>it's for people who do like CrossFit, they know what

0:30:20.320 --> 0:30:22.280
<v Speaker 3>that is. And it's one of probably like the most

0:30:22.320 --> 0:30:26.600
<v Speaker 3>hated exercises because you know there's no equipment involved, it's

0:30:26.600 --> 0:30:28.920
<v Speaker 3>all body weight, and you know, you do five of

0:30:28.920 --> 0:30:31.640
<v Speaker 3>them and you start to feel it right away. So if,

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<v Speaker 3>if you know, if people want to improve their lives,

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<v Speaker 3>if you're even at the point where you can't do

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<v Speaker 3>a push up, work your way up where you're doing

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<v Speaker 3>one push up a day, and then get to the

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<v Speaker 3>point where one day you're doing one burpie a day,

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<v Speaker 3>and then work your way up and up and up,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's uh, it's it's free, and uh it'll have

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<v Speaker 3>a you know, a dramatic impact of your life. I

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<v Speaker 3>think love it.

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<v Speaker 1>He is Luperez. His book is that joke isn't funny anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>On the Deck and rebirth of comedy by it. He's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Follow him on all his socials and go see him.

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<v Speaker 1>Go see his shows, not the ones in Texas because

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be too late when this airs, but future ones.

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<v Speaker 3>Why not.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Lou, Thank you, thanks so much for joining

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<v Speaker 1>us on the Carol Marcowitch Show.

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<v Speaker 2>Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.