WEBVTT 1 00:00:04.040 --> 00:00:09.359 This Is Later with Lee Matthews, The Lee Matthews Podcast more what you Hear 2 00:00:09.519 --> 00:00:13.960 weekday afternoons on the Drive. You know him from a lot of roles, 3 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:18.600 Baz Lorman's Romeo and Juliet, Randy Meeks and Wes Craven's Scream with Steve Martin, 4 00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:23.039 and bow Finger with George Clooney in Three Kings. Jamie Kennedy's newest project 5 00:00:23.120 --> 00:00:29.120 is called Don't Suck and Jamie, I don't think it does. Thank you, 6 00:00:29.239 --> 00:00:32.119 sir. I appreciate. How are you? I'm good. I've only 7 00:00:32.159 --> 00:00:36.759 seen the previews, but I am intrigued. So color me a customer of 8 00:00:36.799 --> 00:00:40.880 your new film, in which you play a stand up comedian. What's easier, 9 00:00:41.000 --> 00:00:49.240 Jamie Kennedy Getting slashed in a slasher film or stand up comedy? Ooh, 10 00:00:49.759 --> 00:00:55.320 getting slack and a slacker film is the first part? Yeah, I 11 00:00:55.359 --> 00:01:00.880 would say, probably send them coming. That's what. That's what, sir, 12 00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:07.400 what's his face used to say? Dying is easy. Comedy is difficult. 13 00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:11.799 It can be if you're not hating the right notes. Man, that 14 00:01:11.959 --> 00:01:17.200 audience will let you know. But the good thing is it's needed more than 15 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:19.599 ever, so people really either love it or they hate it. Well, 16 00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:23.480 this is an intriguing tale you tell in the movie Don't Suck, Jamie Kennedy's 17 00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:29.439 with Us. You play a stand up comedy a comedian who stumbles upon a 18 00:01:29.519 --> 00:01:41.519 young talent with a unique distinguishing characteristic. We find out that this young new 19 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:47.799 bile comedian is a vampire. And I've had a lot of openers, and 20 00:01:47.840 --> 00:01:53.280 I don't think I've ever had one, no, which is why the name 21 00:01:53.319 --> 00:02:00.719 of the film is Don't Suck. But what really is sun Yes, And 22 00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:05.959 what really I think is what I'm interested to see is the relationship that develops 23 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:12.199 between your character, an old, seasoned stand up comedy pro, and this 24 00:02:12.520 --> 00:02:19.560 young vampire who wants to be a comedian. Yeah. I mean it's a 25 00:02:19.639 --> 00:02:27.520 great mix. And it's literally becoming a documentary because I'm like myself, a 26 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:35.159 seasoned old road dog who have done places. I've literally done bowling alleys. 27 00:02:34.000 --> 00:02:42.560 And then we have this young upstart, this phenomenon who is an Ethan bar 28 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:46.000 and it's played by Matt Rice, who literally is now a young phenomenon. 29 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:53.560 So the movie really is a documentary and he's really a vampire too, right, 30 00:02:55.400 --> 00:03:00.879 I never know, never know, got the skin for it. How 31 00:03:00.879 --> 00:03:05.479 did you get around transporting him from gig to gig when he can't go out 32 00:03:05.520 --> 00:03:14.199 in the daylight? You know what great question? I would say that they 33 00:03:14.240 --> 00:03:16.240 say in the movie it's a myth, okay, and that we look up 34 00:03:16.360 --> 00:03:22.560 vampire lore and certain vampires. Really it's about the time of day for the 35 00:03:22.639 --> 00:03:28.879 sun that really messes him up. So yeah, that's believable, absolutely believable. 36 00:03:29.400 --> 00:03:31.560 What about if there's a club with a big mirror behind the bar, 37 00:03:31.680 --> 00:03:40.000 does anybody notice? He also he's reflection, he said, was a myth 38 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:44.439 too. The plain Line movie, I forget, Okay, it's interesting, 39 00:03:44.639 --> 00:03:47.479 but there is truth in other law for sure. Well, and then it's 40 00:03:47.479 --> 00:03:52.560 all worked into this film very very wonderfully. Name of the film is Don't 41 00:03:52.560 --> 00:03:57.159 Suck. Jamie Kennedy is the star. What experience did you draw upon to 42 00:03:57.639 --> 00:04:02.240 because I don't know that you've ever staked a vamp hire before? Have you 43 00:04:02.319 --> 00:04:11.759 never? Yeah? You know, I consider agents pretty much bloodsuckers, lawyers 44 00:04:11.840 --> 00:04:14.759 or bloodsuckers. I work in Hollywood, man, it's one big cup, 45 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:18.720 you know what I'm saying. I do, And a lot of experience to 46 00:04:18.800 --> 00:04:23.680 draw upon because you've you've been through the school of hard knocks to get where 47 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:28.000 you are. Yes, I have. In fact, I was thinking about 48 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:30.759 this the other day. I still live in Hollywood, California. I will 49 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:35.680 not leave. I am. I'm a stalwart man. So I'm part of 50 00:04:35.720 --> 00:04:41.040 it. And then I refuse to leave, and so it's still standing. 51 00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:44.680 But I've been through a lot. We have a saying in talk radio, 52 00:04:44.879 --> 00:04:48.680 Jamie Kennedy, the way to succeed in talk radio have a take on something 53 00:04:49.240 --> 00:04:53.439 and don't suck. So when I saw the title of this film, that's 54 00:04:53.480 --> 00:04:59.439 the first thing I thought of, that's beautiful man, it is, and 55 00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:01.079 it's like, that's what we want to do. Have an opinion, but 56 00:05:01.240 --> 00:05:05.199 try not to stuck about it. As a performer. As in life. 57 00:05:06.759 --> 00:05:10.879 Well, and I guess stand up comedy is the same. Be funny and 58 00:05:10.959 --> 00:05:18.839 don't suck. That's all we can hope for, right Jamie Kennedy's with us. 59 00:05:18.839 --> 00:05:21.439 Don't suck is the name of the film. He's a stand up comedian 60 00:05:21.480 --> 00:05:27.079 who discovers a younger comedian to bring up into the world. And you have 61 00:05:27.160 --> 00:05:30.720 other comedians that guest star in this. Did I see that Caratapa has a 62 00:05:30.759 --> 00:05:38.839 cameo role. Carrat Top has a role, Russell Peters, Jimmy Walker, 63 00:05:40.800 --> 00:05:44.720 Jimmy Schubert, Matt Rice. I mean, there's just so many different legends 64 00:05:44.720 --> 00:05:48.680 than this, Kathleen Dunbar. It's just a fantastic group of all types of 65 00:05:48.720 --> 00:05:53.519 comics and we're just lucky to be part of them. And you get to 66 00:05:53.519 --> 00:05:58.279 see him interact with a vampire comedian and it's a wonderful film. I hope 67 00:05:58.279 --> 00:06:00.720 you will catch it soon. Jamie Y plays in it. Don't Suck in 68 00:06:00.800 --> 00:06:05.079 theaters everywhere. And thanks for joining us today. Thank you for having me 69 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:10.519 my friend. I really appreciate it. Thanks for listening to Later with Lee 70 00:06:10.639 --> 00:06:15.720 Matthews, the Lee Matthews Podcast, and remember to listen to The Drive Live 71 00:06:15.879 --> 00:06:18.879 weekday afternoons from five to seven and iHeartMedia Presentation.