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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media. Hello, I'm Jenni Mack with your daily

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<v Speaker 1>comedy news. Bert Kreischer's specialist on Netflix Today. It is

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<v Speaker 1>called Lucky, and Bert says, I'm a glass half full

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<v Speaker 1>m er. I feel very lucky to be alive and

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<v Speaker 1>working at this point, he told Variety when asked about

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<v Speaker 1>the state of the industry. TV and movies are about

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<v Speaker 1>to explode in Hollywood in a really fun and crazy way.

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<v Speaker 1>He believes comedians are entering an era of financial independence

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<v Speaker 1>and creative freedom. Dudes, they're already there. Except those Netflix

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<v Speaker 1>paychecks are pretty nice. Let's be honest, Bert, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>you could put something up on YouTube, but let's not

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<v Speaker 1>act like we don't like the Netflix paychecks. Bert says,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like the gold rush right now. Look at Hollywood,

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<v Speaker 1>and I see massive opportunities coming around the corner for

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<v Speaker 1>all of us. Be careful. Ask the TV series producers

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<v Speaker 1>what happens when you tear down the establishment. I would

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<v Speaker 1>kiss Netflix as a ring. Bert, be careful. Variety said

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<v Speaker 1>that they noticed watching Bert's special there were shirtless men

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<v Speaker 1>in the audience. Bert said it started happening was doing clubs.

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<v Speaker 1>Dudes ripped the shirts off and watch the whole show shirtless.

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<v Speaker 1>When I did Red Rocks for the third time, we

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<v Speaker 1>had a top off camera that was shooting the way

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<v Speaker 1>they would women ripping their shirts off for a kiss cam.

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<v Speaker 1>We did that for the whole arena tour. We just

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<v Speaker 1>go to big dudes who ripped the shirts off. Not

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<v Speaker 1>one camera ever hit a woman. Bert says, I idolized

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Buffett. We'd go to his shows, and there's something

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<v Speaker 1>really cool about getting lost in a group of fans

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<v Speaker 1>seeing them dress up like crazy. Yes, Buffett shows were fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I never thought the thing on have was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be that big, obviously, but it's kind of cool that

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<v Speaker 1>I get a bunch of overweight dudes with body positivity

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<v Speaker 1>ripping their shirts off. These are guys that wear a

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<v Speaker 1>shirt to go swimming, you know. Bert said, I wish

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<v Speaker 1>I knew my brand better. It's hard to see from

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<v Speaker 1>the inside of the forest. I think I give them

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<v Speaker 1>permission to party. That's a good name for tour. Permission

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<v Speaker 1>to party. That's a really good name for tour. I

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<v Speaker 1>think I just named my next tour. I've always been

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<v Speaker 1>the guy who like at the kid's birthday party, the

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<v Speaker 1>dads will come to me and be like, if you

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<v Speaker 1>open a beer, we can all have a beer. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>also unapologetically in love with my wife. Not cheating on

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<v Speaker 1>your wife is cool. My fans are guys who feel

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<v Speaker 1>lucky to have the chick there with, lucky to have

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<v Speaker 1>the life they have, lucky to have the kids they have,

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<v Speaker 1>and that one night is the night to cut loose

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<v Speaker 1>love this interview, we'll pick at this at the next

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<v Speaker 1>few days. The Hollow Reporter caught up with Andrew Schltz.

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<v Speaker 1>So they were talking about audiences and you know, where

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<v Speaker 1>do you steer your comedy and they pointed out in Aperghetzi,

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<v Speaker 1>who subscribes to the steer clear of anything that offends philosophy.

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew said, exactly, But I don't know. Trump is a

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<v Speaker 1>specific thing. There are a lot of people who could

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<v Speaker 1>be critical of platforming somebody like Trump and they say

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<v Speaker 1>they'd never do it. But you also didn't have the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to So you really don't know what you do

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<v Speaker 1>until you're given that opportunity. And yeah, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I had three things that I wanted to tell the

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<v Speaker 1>person that might be the leader of the free world.

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<v Speaker 1>They were three things that are important to me. One

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<v Speaker 1>was I wanted him to say on camera that he

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<v Speaker 1>would protect IVF and he did. Another was stopping not

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<v Speaker 1>all the foreign wars, but if there's ones that are

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<v Speaker 1>senseless that are just to line the pockets of the

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<v Speaker 1>military industrial complex, that maybe we could curb that. And

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<v Speaker 1>then the last one was some empathy for illegal immigrants

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<v Speaker 1>that aren't breaking the law, like maybe a pathway to citizenship.

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't look like you listen to me much on that one.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not saying I have any impact on him. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you have the opportunity to be impactful and you

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<v Speaker 1>choose not to do it for whatever reason because you're

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<v Speaker 1>concerned about I don't know what your friends or your

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<v Speaker 1>supporters might think, you're allowed to do that. But for me,

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<v Speaker 1>I just thought it was something and I could sleep

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<v Speaker 1>at night doing and I'm proud of myself for doing it.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with everything he said there. Kelsey Cook spoke

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<v Speaker 1>to Vony Land about the difference between opening for Jim

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<v Speaker 1>Norton at the Wilbur and headlining the Wilbur. She explained

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<v Speaker 1>there's a level of pressure with either situation when opening

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<v Speaker 1>doing your job and setting them up for as much

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<v Speaker 1>success as possible. But there's something extra special about headlining

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<v Speaker 1>because it's your crowd, so there's a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>built in confidence in a sense that people came to

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<v Speaker 1>see me, to have the chance to be at the

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<v Speaker 1>Wilber and have it be my crowd, it's just really cool.

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<v Speaker 1>She talked about her current material and said, I've had

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<v Speaker 1>some things happen last year that I've become part of

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<v Speaker 1>the material in a more natural way. I stopped drinking

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<v Speaker 1>last year, so I talk about being sober, being diagnosed

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<v Speaker 1>with depression, and I go a little bit into my

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<v Speaker 1>mom's dementia. I don't go into it as much as

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<v Speaker 1>I did in market territory, but those themes are sort

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<v Speaker 1>of connected here, and I'm just trying to find the

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<v Speaker 1>silver linings and all of it and bring humor to it.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel really fortunate because the Hustler was received so

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<v Speaker 1>well and that helped my ticket sales boom, and I

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<v Speaker 1>was touring so much and got right to work on

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<v Speaker 1>the next thing and was able to turn around a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the new material and get it to a

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<v Speaker 1>good place. Was also exciting to have this new added

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<v Speaker 1>fan base for me to work the Mark your Territory

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<v Speaker 1>material out too. That hour gave me more confidence and

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<v Speaker 1>permission to just be myself and talk about the things

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<v Speaker 1>I really wanted to talk about, opening up and talking

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<v Speaker 1>about depression. Especially. It's been cool enough people come up

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<v Speaker 1>to me after shows and thanking me for talking about

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<v Speaker 1>my struggles with it and antidepressants, intrusive thoughts and all that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's definitely not a taboo as a topic as it

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<v Speaker 1>used to be. But I do you hope for anyone

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<v Speaker 1>dealing with any of those issues they can walk away

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<v Speaker 1>feeling seen. Matt Friend tells the Chicago some times, if

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<v Speaker 1>you go see him, it's something for everybody. Old references,

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<v Speaker 1>newer references, everything from Milton Burrel to Timothy Shallamy. Friend

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<v Speaker 1>got famous walking around New York City. He'd encounter celebrities,

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<v Speaker 1>people like John Oliver as a bashi in Madscalco and

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<v Speaker 1>talk show host Andy Cohen. He would take videos of

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<v Speaker 1>himself impersonating them. He'd upload them to TikTok. No celebrities

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<v Speaker 1>he said ever told them to get lost. Matt explains,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not ambushing people, it's out of respect and admiration.

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<v Speaker 1>And then it kind of organically happens. He can't I

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<v Speaker 1>quite explain how he does what he does. He says,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll walk down the street and King Charles comes out.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really think about it. It's just sort of

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<v Speaker 1>part of my life. He told a story about meeting

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<v Speaker 1>a representative from the Obama team when a friend was

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<v Speaker 1>in d C for the Correspondence dinner. A few months later,

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<v Speaker 1>Obama's team reached out to meet in Chicago before the DNC.

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<v Speaker 1>Matt says, I'm like freaking out. Suddenly I find myself

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<v Speaker 1>in a room with Obama and I'm doing all the

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<v Speaker 1>greatest hits. It was an insane, insane moment. He's not

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<v Speaker 1>worried about cancel culture. I don't fear that. I just

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<v Speaker 1>do what I always think is right. If you're living

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<v Speaker 1>a life like that, fearful of one side or the other,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not going to go for Michael ian Black sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>gets called a progressive and says, I don't really think

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<v Speaker 1>of myself in those terms. They feel sort of self limiting.

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<v Speaker 1>But anybody who follows me or knows anything about me

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<v Speaker 1>would call me a liberal progressive. Some have called me

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<v Speaker 1>a communist, a term I would not apply to myself.

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<v Speaker 1>He does add that we're living in a fascist healscape.

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<v Speaker 1>We're in a very catastrophic way re examining everything about

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<v Speaker 1>the nation. There's a way to do that. I do

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<v Speaker 1>think we're long overdue for a constitutional convention. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it would be an excellent, excellent exercise for the nation

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<v Speaker 1>to participate in. I think it could have potentially very

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<v Speaker 1>beneficial outcomes if people take it seriously. If you go

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<v Speaker 1>see him these days, he's not going to make fun

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<v Speaker 1>of Trump. He says, give me an Obama, give me

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<v Speaker 1>a Jimmy Carter, give me a Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon

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<v Speaker 1>was funny. Trump not so much. Felipe, as Barza said,

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<v Speaker 1>George Lopez and Paul Ardriguez have always been the coolest

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<v Speaker 1>people to be. They're the kind of people who always

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<v Speaker 1>up my back even though they don't get along. But

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<v Speaker 1>who cares now because I'm friendly with both of them.

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<v Speaker 1>George Lopez took me to World Series Game five against

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<v Speaker 1>the Astros, and we were right behind the Dodger dugout.

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<v Speaker 1>I was high five in Kershoff from my seat. Bro

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Rodriguez gave me good advice twice. He was the

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<v Speaker 1>first comic to give me a lot of money and

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<v Speaker 1>take me on the road. He even bought me a suit.

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Rodriguez taught me this be nice to everybody, because

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna meet the same people on the way up

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<v Speaker 1>in your career as you will on the way down.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the first thing. When I started. There were

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of Latino comedians who would never play Latin rooms.

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<v Speaker 1>They'd never walk in a room with their whole audience

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<v Speaker 1>was a Mexican American in LA because they wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>cross over to a wider audience. They wanted to perform

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<v Speaker 1>the improv the comedy store of the ice house, so

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<v Speaker 1>they never wanted to go to the East Side to perform.

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<v Speaker 1>They'd go, Now, bro, I don't do those beaner rooms.

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<v Speaker 1>So they lost out on a lot of fans by

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<v Speaker 1>not going to those rooms. Paul Ardriguez. But you know what, man,

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<v Speaker 1>don't worry about crossing over in a mainstream audience or

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<v Speaker 1>white people. If you're funny, like really funny, they'll cross

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<v Speaker 1>over to you. That was the second thing, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>been the model for my career. Moa mayor was recognized

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<v Speaker 1>by the Arab American National Museum. The Mayor of Dearborn

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<v Speaker 1>honored Mo with a framed attribute for his contributions to

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<v Speaker 1>storytelling and representation. The mayor said, the way you've shattered

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<v Speaker 1>stereotypes has opened up doors for us as public servants,

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<v Speaker 1>as people who want to give back to the community.

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<v Speaker 1>Oftentimes it does take the comedian, It does take the

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<v Speaker 1>notable actor. It does take the individual who's speaking to

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<v Speaker 1>our narrative, who understands our narrative because they grew up

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<v Speaker 1>in it, student it and understood better than anyone. So

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<v Speaker 1>on behalf of the entire city of Dearborn. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to say thank you and welcome home. If you watch

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<v Speaker 1>Mo on Netflix, good series, you should watch it. Moe

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<v Speaker 1>is often seen carrying a small bottle of his mother's

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<v Speaker 1>homemade olive oil. Mo explains, some people carry hot sauce,

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<v Speaker 1>I carry olive oil. But beyond that joke, the bottle

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<v Speaker 1>is a symbol of his Palestinian heritage and the traditions

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<v Speaker 1>that anchor him. But toul Azin is a Palistine Nian

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<v Speaker 1>American who grew up in ann Arbor and is a

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<v Speaker 1>fan of Mo, and explains, so often we're depicted so

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<v Speaker 1>negatively in Western media, either our stories about war or

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<v Speaker 1>worthy enemy. But I think this show depicted what it's

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<v Speaker 1>like to grow up with the trauma of understanding the

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<v Speaker 1>family history of occupation in war, but also trying to

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<v Speaker 1>find happiness. You don't see a lot of Arabs and

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<v Speaker 1>popular media being happier laughing, but the show did that

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<v Speaker 1>really well, letting you laugh but also reminding you of

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<v Speaker 1>the struggle, what it means to be Palestinian, but also

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<v Speaker 1>the beauty. The Laughing Buddha Comedy Festival is back for

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<v Speaker 1>its third year. Baby It features the best emerging stand

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<v Speaker 1>up comics in New York City. The festival takes place

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<v Speaker 1>today through Friday, April fourth at the Saint Mark's Comedy Club.

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<v Speaker 1>Laughing Buddha will be giving away more than five thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars in cash, including a grand prize of three thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars in a year's worth of spots to the winning comedian.

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<v Speaker 1>This year, one hundred and twenty comedians will be chosen

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<v Speaker 1>to showcase a diverse lineup who will compete in front

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<v Speaker 1>of fans, industry pros, and comedy legends. Winners will be

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<v Speaker 1>decided by a panel of judges and audience responses. Each

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<v Speaker 1>show will feature professional hosts and headliners including Jeff Lawrence,

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Dobrowski, Alexis Carbono, and Moore. Judges will include comedy

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<v Speaker 1>club owners and industry professionals. Eric Walsh won the festival

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twenty four and said winning the festival has

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<v Speaker 1>been a game changer for me. A year of spots

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<v Speaker 1>has been invaluable for developing my material and growing as

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunity to perform alongside some seriously talented comedians. That

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<v Speaker 1>sounds like a lot of fun and looking ahead, get

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<v Speaker 1>this one on your calendar. Comedy is going to have

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<v Speaker 1>its own film festival. The The inaugural New York Comedy

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<v Speaker 1>Film Festival will take over Asylum, New York City, February

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty twenty six. Write This Down and YCFF celebrates

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<v Speaker 1>both seasoned creators and emerging voices in comedy. The CEOs says,

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<v Speaker 1>when things are going good, people want to laugh. When

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<v Speaker 1>things are going bad, people need to laugh. The festival

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<v Speaker 1>will feature red carpet arrivals, world premiere film screenings, TV pilots,

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<v Speaker 1>original digital content, private parties, and live performances, including a

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<v Speaker 1>special live celebrity tablescript read of a beloved comedy classic.

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<v Speaker 1>It is the New York Comedy Film Festival February fifteenth

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<v Speaker 1>through the twenty second, twenty sixth, and that is your

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<v Speaker 1>comedy news for today. Go watch Bert Chraser. Will you