This Is Later with Lee Matthews, The Lee Matthews Podcast more what you Hear
weekday afternoons on the Drive. You know him from a lot of roles,
Baz Lorman's Romeo and Juliet, Randy Meeks and Wes Craven's Scream with Steve Martin,
and bow Finger with George Clooney in Three Kings. Jamie Kennedy's newest project
is called Don't Suck and Jamie, I don't think it does. Thank you,
sir. I appreciate. How are you? I'm good. I've only
seen the previews, but I am intrigued. So color me a customer of
your new film, in which you play a stand up comedian. What's easier,
Jamie Kennedy Getting slashed in a slasher film or stand up comedy? Ooh,
getting slack and a slacker film is the first part? Yeah, I
would say, probably send them coming. That's what. That's what, sir,
what's his face used to say? Dying is easy. Comedy is difficult.
It can be if you're not hating the right notes. Man, that
audience will let you know. But the good thing is it's needed more than
ever, so people really either love it or they hate it. Well,
this is an intriguing tale you tell in the movie Don't Suck, Jamie Kennedy's
with Us. You play a stand up comedy a comedian who stumbles upon a
young talent with a unique distinguishing characteristic. We find out that this young new
bile comedian is a vampire. And I've had a lot of openers, and
I don't think I've ever had one, no, which is why the name
of the film is Don't Suck. But what really is sun Yes, And
what really I think is what I'm interested to see is the relationship that develops
between your character, an old, seasoned stand up comedy pro, and this
young vampire who wants to be a comedian. Yeah. I mean it's a
great mix. And it's literally becoming a documentary because I'm like myself, a
seasoned old road dog who have done places. I've literally done bowling alleys.
And then we have this young upstart, this phenomenon who is an Ethan bar
and it's played by Matt Rice, who literally is now a young phenomenon.
So the movie really is a documentary and he's really a vampire too, right,
I never know, never know, got the skin for it. How
did you get around transporting him from gig to gig when he can't go out
in the daylight? You know what great question? I would say that they
say in the movie it's a myth, okay, and that we look up
vampire lore and certain vampires. Really it's about the time of day for the
sun that really messes him up. So yeah, that's believable, absolutely believable.
What about if there's a club with a big mirror behind the bar,
does anybody notice? He also he's reflection, he said, was a myth
too. The plain Line movie, I forget, Okay, it's interesting,
but there is truth in other law for sure. Well, and then it's
all worked into this film very very wonderfully. Name of the film is Don't
Suck. Jamie Kennedy is the star. What experience did you draw upon to
because I don't know that you've ever staked a vamp hire before? Have you
never? Yeah? You know, I consider agents pretty much bloodsuckers, lawyers
or bloodsuckers. I work in Hollywood, man, it's one big cup,
you know what I'm saying. I do, And a lot of experience to
draw upon because you've you've been through the school of hard knocks to get where
you are. Yes, I have. In fact, I was thinking about
this the other day. I still live in Hollywood, California. I will
not leave. I am. I'm a stalwart man. So I'm part of
it. And then I refuse to leave, and so it's still standing.
But I've been through a lot. We have a saying in talk radio,
Jamie Kennedy, the way to succeed in talk radio have a take on something
and don't suck. So when I saw the title of this film, that's
the first thing I thought of, that's beautiful man, it is, and
it's like, that's what we want to do. Have an opinion, but
try not to stuck about it. As a performer. As in life.
Well, and I guess stand up comedy is the same. Be funny and
don't suck. That's all we can hope for, right Jamie Kennedy's with us.
Don't suck is the name of the film. He's a stand up comedian
who discovers a younger comedian to bring up into the world. And you have
other comedians that guest star in this. Did I see that Caratapa has a
cameo role. Carrat Top has a role, Russell Peters, Jimmy Walker,
Jimmy Schubert, Matt Rice. I mean, there's just so many different legends
than this, Kathleen Dunbar. It's just a fantastic group of all types of
comics and we're just lucky to be part of them. And you get to
see him interact with a vampire comedian and it's a wonderful film. I hope
you will catch it soon. Jamie Y plays in it. Don't Suck in
theaters everywhere. And thanks for joining us today. Thank you for having me
my friend. I really appreciate it. Thanks for listening to Later with Lee
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