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Speaker 1: What's up its way for Angela Yee. I'm Angela Yee,

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Speaker 1: and I guess we can see the iconic Rashidi Harper

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Speaker 1: is here with us today.

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Speaker 2: Why not?

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Speaker 3: Yes, you've done some iconic things already.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, absolutely.

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Speaker 1: And let's so first before we talk about Kevin Hart

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Speaker 1: and Chris Rock Headliners Only, which is on Netflix on

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Speaker 1: December twelfth tomorrow, I want to talk about your history

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Speaker 1: and how you even got to this point, because I

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Speaker 1: always when I look at documentaries, it's not easy to

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Speaker 1: get people to feel comfortable enough to want to open

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Speaker 1: up and tell their stories and to trust, you know,

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Speaker 1: the person who is behind the camera. So how do

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Speaker 1: you think that you've been able to relate so well

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Speaker 1: to people that you work with Serena and Venus and

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Speaker 1: doctor Dre and you did Hip Hop Uncovered, people who

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Speaker 1: notoriously are like not trying to tell their business.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. I think, first of all, I've been in this

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Speaker 2: business for a long time. My whole adult life. I've

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Speaker 2: been working in production and uh direct, from music videos

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Speaker 2: to television, unscripted and scripted, and I've just been around,

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Speaker 2: you know, And because I've been around and I have

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Speaker 2: that experience, I've been on lots of sets with lots

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Speaker 2: of people, and I'm not afraid to ask for what

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Speaker 2: i want, and I communicate with the talent or with

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Speaker 2: the subject that we're talking about about what we're after,

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Speaker 2: you know, And a lot of times what I'm after

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Speaker 2: is honesty and good storytelling.

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Speaker 1: Okay, that makes sense. Do you prefer scripted or unscripted?

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Speaker 1: Because I feel like you really enjoy unscripted?

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Speaker 2: I do. I prefer whatever is in front of me

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Speaker 2: at any given moment, you know what I mean. I'm

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Speaker 2: not always in control of what happens and how the

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Speaker 2: market changes. So in the last ten years, I've been

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Speaker 2: doing unscripted and working in the documentary space because that's

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Speaker 2: that was kind of part of the transition from film

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Speaker 2: into digital, you know what I mean. I first picked

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Speaker 2: probably in twenty ten, when I had the opportunity to

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Speaker 2: go on tour Worth Winding Fire.

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Speaker 3: Now those are some legends right there.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's some legends on the resume for show.

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Speaker 3: Yeah. What was that like with Earth Wind and Fire?

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Speaker 2: It was amazing. It was top tier. It was being

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Speaker 2: able to be around some legends and watch them navigate

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Speaker 2: I think we went to like thirteen different countries or

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Speaker 2: something like that, and being around guys that understand the

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Speaker 2: was just solid. Like it was just a team of

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Speaker 2: veterans and a couple of other younger you know, probably

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Speaker 2: our era cats like learning and figuring out how things work.

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Speaker 2: You know. My man Damien Smith, big big manager in LA.

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Speaker 2: He put me into that mix and we had a

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Speaker 3: I think they have.

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Speaker 1: I saw them perform one time, right, and when I say,

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Speaker 1: it was incredible, And it's interesting to me how performances

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Speaker 1: it today, but like on the level of an earth

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Speaker 1: wind and fire. I think sometimes people neglect the importance

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and also the importance of classic records, you know

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Speaker 2: what I mean, Like they're playing songs that they made

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Speaker 2: One of my favorite experiences was being in Soul, Korea

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Speaker 2: with them and watching the crowd of twenty somethings lose

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Speaker 2: their shit, like twenty somethings right, and I was like,

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Speaker 2: how do they even know about earth Wind and Fire

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Speaker 2: like that? But they were so passionate about the music,

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Speaker 2: and obviously the band is tight. The songs are classic.

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Speaker 2: I mean, they know what they're doing up there on

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Speaker 3: What's your favorite earth Way the Fire song? After being

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Speaker 2: Man, I mean, gratitude is one is you know? Uh,

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Speaker 2: it's definitely a top one. I hate to man, you

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Speaker 2: hide Love?

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Speaker 3: Probably I can't.

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Speaker 2: I Love is a real dope record, you know.

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Speaker 1: All right, Okay, so let's get to even when you

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Speaker 1: first started, and you know, early on, I know that

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Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, that's how I started. My mother, who is

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Speaker 3: Oh, I know, she's like, I don't want to write

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Speaker 2: Yeah, she was great. You know, my mom was a

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Speaker 2: And we had some neighbors. You know, it's La right,

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Speaker 2: They helped her find an agency and signed me up

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Speaker 2: and I started auditioning for commercials. But along the way,

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Speaker 2: a theater student at La City College, and I used

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Speaker 2: this gentleman named Winston Butler, who I still remember. And

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Speaker 2: I just loved the art of it. And then I

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Speaker 2: started doing it myself and eventually booked a couple of things,

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Speaker 3: Wow, Like what big series did you come close to?

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Speaker 2: Hill Street Blues? WHOA can you imagine Hill Street Blues? Yeah?

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Speaker 2: I remember everything about it. I auditioned for a very

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Speaker 2: Hollywood Royalty and on the black side for sure. And

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Speaker 2: I remember everything about that audition. It was hilarious. It's

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Speaker 3: You know, it's dope that you told your mom.

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Speaker 1: I could see myself doing it, and she actually pursued

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Speaker 2: Yeah, we weren't even in a situation for her to

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Speaker 3: And now you have your son on set with you.

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Speaker 3: I saw that he just turned eighteen.

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Speaker 2: He was going on set on this one. And my

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Speaker 2: We just had a conversation. There's this thing going around

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Speaker 1: And kind of was like, damn, I didn't get a

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Speaker 2: It's amazing. I try to expose them in the same

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Speaker 2: So I try to expose them to what I'm up to.

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Speaker 1: And then it's interesting too because I was when I

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Speaker 3: Yeah, in Brooklyn where you're from.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely, I think people want to achieve on their own

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Speaker 1: You know, I also saw that, you know, working with

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Speaker 2: Yeah, first of all, shout out to doctor Dre and

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Speaker 2: this business and so you know that people's teams have

442
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Speaker 2: to work with each other and sometimes that can be challenging.

443
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Speaker 2: It's no different than a tour when tours happen or

444
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Speaker 2: when groups break up. You know, long runs are long runs,

445
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Speaker 2: you know. And I think what we wanted to really

446
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Speaker 2: show and what Kevin was insistent upon, was, man, I

447
00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:52,360
Speaker 2: want to tell a story about not competing all the time,

448
00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:58,200
Speaker 2: about supporting each other, about what does what does the

449
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Speaker 2: goat really mean? You know what I'm saying, And is

450
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Speaker 2: there really just one ever? You know, we're such a competitive,

451
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Speaker 2: competitive society that you know, sometimes we get caught up

452
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Speaker 2: in that part of the race. And I think, I

453
00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:16,440
Speaker 2: think what was fun about it is seeing Chris and

454
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Speaker 2: Kevin come together and just be supportive of each other.

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Speaker 3: They really like each other.

456
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Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, they're cool with each other. Man, Like they're

457
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Speaker 2: really boys. So it was fun to see that because

458
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Speaker 2: I had no idea that they were cool like that.

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Speaker 1: I hate when people do that one of them has

460
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Speaker 1: to go, you know how they do those memes on

461
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Speaker 1: social media and then they'll put like the tap and

462
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Speaker 1: they're like one of that that's hurt, Like that's hurt

463
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Speaker 1: for one of them has to go, and there's six

464
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Speaker 1: people and you got to pick which one iconic person

465
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Speaker 1: gotta go, you know, and then they're trending and you're like, damn.

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Speaker 3: People like me.

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Speaker 2: But that's just that's you know, that's this society that

468
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Speaker 2: we live in, like doggy dog competitive, like you know

469
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Speaker 2: what I mean, And some of life is that. But

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Speaker 2: there's also the part of life where it's like, man,

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Speaker 2: let me enjoyed this moment. Let me respect others that

472
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Speaker 2: are that I respect, and let them know that I

473
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Speaker 2: respect them and not try to be too cool and

474
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Speaker 2: all of those things, you know what I'm saying.

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Speaker 1: When you're filming people and you're getting them at moments

476
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Speaker 1: that are behind the scenes, that are vulnerable, like in

477
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Speaker 1: something like this, but there's certain things they be like

478
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Speaker 1: you know what, can we not put that in?

479
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Speaker 3: Or can we take that out? And sometimes those could

480
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Speaker 3: be like.

481
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Speaker 1: A great moment and it's like, damn, I don't know

482
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Speaker 1: if I want to, you know, but I have to

483
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Speaker 1: respect it. Like does that happen a lot?

484
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Speaker 2: There was nothing specific in this film that was really

485
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Speaker 2: like that. But I also am dealing with sasoned veterans

486
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Speaker 2: who know how to talk in front of the camera

487
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Speaker 2: and tell you what they want to tell you, no

488
00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,000
Speaker 2: matter how much you dig. So I think we made

489
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Speaker 2: a film that speaks to what they had on their

490
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Speaker 2: hearts and wanted to say and communicate. And I got

491
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Speaker 2: some of the things that I wanted to get out

492
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Speaker 2: as well. So it was it was a win win

493
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Speaker 2: for sure.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, cause this was after the whole slap situation too,

495
00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,320
Speaker 1: And so we see when Chris Rock goes out and

496
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Speaker 1: does his first stand up after that and he's like,

497
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Speaker 1: I'm okay, yeah for anybody.

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Speaker 2: Else, he's great. Man. It was great watching him sort

499
00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:20,240
Speaker 2: of work through that process, but in his work, you know,

500
00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:24,080
Speaker 2: up on that stage. And again, the film we were

501
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Speaker 2: making was really not focused on that, but focused on

502
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Speaker 2: the themes of brotherhood and like what it took to

503
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Speaker 2: get to this moment that they're both in right.

504
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Speaker 3: Now and family drama.

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Speaker 1: Imagine being a comedian and you have to deal with

506
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Speaker 1: your mother passing or you know, and you still got

507
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Speaker 1: to get on stage and work through those things. I

508
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Speaker 1: remember Marlon Wayams, we interviewed him and he said that

509
00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:50,640
Speaker 1: they can find humor in anything, even at a funeral.

510
00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,760
Speaker 1: Like him and his brothers will figure out some jokes

511
00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,680
Speaker 1: to make, but that's not an easy thing for people

512
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Speaker 1: to push through. Sometimes that is like a band aid

513
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Speaker 1: over something, you know.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think the Waynes are a special.

515
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Speaker 1: Family because I was like, damn your dad's funeral making jokes?

516
00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:10,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, there wasn't joking there though.

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Speaker 1: That was I think they were talking about because there's

518
00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,960
Speaker 1: so many different legends. But even to hear about like

519
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Speaker 1: Patrise on it, I love Patrise O'Neill.

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Speaker 2: Patrice, Yeah, Patrise, I mean that's a's a that's a legend.

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Speaker 2: I mean there's a lot of there's a lot of

522
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Speaker 2: legends in this film, a lot of laughs.

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Speaker 3: A lot of Arry Seinfeld's in here, Tiffany.

524
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Speaker 2: Hattish, yeah, Wanda Sykes, Oh my god, I love one

525
00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:36,040
Speaker 2: Sykes Yeah, Bill Bird. Like a lot of a lot

526
00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:40,000
Speaker 2: of great people are involved in the project and and

527
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Speaker 2: they helped us tell this story of what it's like

528
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Speaker 2: to be a comedian.

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Speaker 1: All right, well listen, this is on Netflix. Kevin Hart

530
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Speaker 1: and Chris Rock Headline is only December twelfth. You know,

531
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Speaker 1: I love to see it, and you guys are gonna

532
00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:53,840
Speaker 1: really enjoy it. I didn't know what to expect from

533
00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,240
Speaker 1: it until I was able to watch it, because you

534
00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:57,560
Speaker 1: do get to see some jokes, but you get to

535
00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:00,360
Speaker 1: see the funny interactions between them, but also some really

536
00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:04,600
Speaker 1: heartfelt moments and the importance of helping put other people

537
00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:07,120
Speaker 1: on Yeah, you know, because I think that's what makes

538
00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,000
Speaker 1: you a legend when it's not just you by yourself.

539
00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,080
Speaker 1: I made it, but when you're able to help create

540
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Speaker 1: other legends.

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Speaker 2: It's no fun when you at the talk by yourself, right,

542
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Speaker 2: you know what I mean?

543
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Speaker 1: No, absolutely, And Rashidi, what else are you working on

544
00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,600
Speaker 1: after this? Because I already know I saw you. You

545
00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:24,560
Speaker 1: know you've been posting some things like okay, my next.

546
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Speaker 2: Yeah, I've got a few projects that that I can't

547
00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,960
Speaker 2: really talk about, but one is with Rolling Stone and

548
00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:35,080
Speaker 2: another is with the New York Times, and that's on

549
00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,480
Speaker 2: the unscripted side. Good things are coming for sure.

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Speaker 1: All Right, Well, thank you congratulations on everything, because I

551
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Speaker 1: know this is not easy to do that, but it's

552
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Speaker 1: great quality work that you've been doing.

553
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Speaker 3: So we appreciate you for that, and thanks for taking

554
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Speaker 3: time to come see me.

555
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Speaker 2: Thank you, and one time, let me give it up

556
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Speaker 2: to Angela. Ye as they say, you got to do it.

557
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Speaker 3: It's way up

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Speaker 1: Z.