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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media. Oh man, you're excited. It's Jason Kelsey's

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<v Speaker 1>Late Night Show debut tonight at one am, which technically

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<v Speaker 1>is tomorrow, but ESPN doesn't want you to talk about that.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna pretend it's Friday night, not Saturday morning. Who cares, John,

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<v Speaker 1>They call it Late Night begains its five week run

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<v Speaker 1>Friday nights at one am Saturday on ESPN, taped in

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<v Speaker 1>front of a live audience in Philadelphia. Topics discuss will

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<v Speaker 1>be mainly football and the weekend's games. However, he plans

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<v Speaker 1>to have guests from all walks of life. Whitney Cummings

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<v Speaker 1>not wasting any time in the new year. The second

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<v Speaker 1>leg of her Big Baby North American tour kicks off

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<v Speaker 1>today in Austin. She will also play cities such as Tampa, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Napa, Milwaukee, Seattle, Phoenix,

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<v Speaker 1>Las Vegas, and Knoxville. She'll also do four cities at

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<v Speaker 1>the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in Canada. Boy, they're booking

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<v Speaker 1>quite the lineup. Fans can expect her to take on

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<v Speaker 1>the chaos of personal growth, owning her mistakes, and her

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<v Speaker 1>reflections on raising a son Whitney told Deadline, I'm so

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<v Speaker 1>psyched to add more cities to the Big Baby Tour,

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<v Speaker 1>especially since my Big Baby loves to tour. I used

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<v Speaker 1>to think having a kid would be the end of

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<v Speaker 1>my comedy and touring career, so it's been a miracle

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<v Speaker 1>to see so many people coming out to hear what

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<v Speaker 1>I have to say about motherhood and being so excited

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<v Speaker 1>for me to finally grow up and start building a

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<v Speaker 1>family after sharing so much about my crappy childhood and

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<v Speaker 1>relationship mistakes. Also, I'm trying to leave California, so each

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<v Speaker 1>city I go to, I'm also auditioning for a new hometown.

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<v Speaker 1>Two shows tonight at Rogan's Club, the comedy Mothership seven

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<v Speaker 1>and ten, also two tomorrow, and an eight o'clock show

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<v Speaker 1>on Sunday night. Jim Jeffrey spoke to Rolling Stone about

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<v Speaker 1>his chunk about America's need for gun control. Jim estimates

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<v Speaker 1>that that sixteen minute chunk has been seen ten times

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<v Speaker 1>more than anything else he's ever done. Some people don't

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate the bit, and he's gotten death threats. Jim says, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you get those, But if someone's going to kill you

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<v Speaker 1>or they're not going to send you a threat. Every

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<v Speaker 1>time I get a death threat, I feel a little safer,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I mean. Could there be a weaker

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<v Speaker 1>action in this world than somebody on social media sending

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<v Speaker 1>you a death threat. Hay then goes on to say, like,

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<v Speaker 1>if insert famous people here haven't been assassinated, why would

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<v Speaker 1>I be first. I've got to be low on the list,

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<v Speaker 1>Like you're kidding me, right, They're gonna go Gandhi, Martin

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<v Speaker 1>Luther King, JFK, John Lennon, Jim Jeffries come on now.

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<v Speaker 1>And he says, I do feel like I'm this comedian

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<v Speaker 1>who's both loved and hated by the left and the right.

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony Jelinik talks who cracked about cutting up clips so

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<v Speaker 1>the way the younger comedians do, and he says, I

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<v Speaker 1>understand why the clips are popular and why they help.

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<v Speaker 1>YouTube used to be the thing. Now it really is

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<v Speaker 1>TikTok and Instagram. Everybody says, I love your clips, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think I'm uniquely suited to that format. Just through

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<v Speaker 1>sheer luck, where you can use all my back catalog.

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<v Speaker 1>Even though I haven't been doing anything but touring for

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<v Speaker 1>the past two years, I've had a social media team

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<v Speaker 1>that's gotten me close to a million followers on those platforms,

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<v Speaker 1>just through old things. I don't know what i'd be

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<v Speaker 1>doing if I was starting out today. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if I would try to get on more multimedia, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>try to write more. Maybe I would have started my

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<v Speaker 1>own podcast earlier on. I just always wanted to be

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<v Speaker 1>a stand up and now it seems like the top

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<v Speaker 1>thing you can do in stand up comedy isn't stand up,

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<v Speaker 1>it's podcasting. Podcasting is its own TV show. Now it's

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<v Speaker 1>gotten a little weird for my taste. It used to

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<v Speaker 1>be we're just hanging out fing around. Who's listening to this?

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<v Speaker 1>We have no idea. Now it's about money. Now it's like,

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<v Speaker 1>if I show up and I'm not in a good

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<v Speaker 1>mood on your podcast, I'm costing you money. If I

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<v Speaker 1>say something bad about your podcast, it's affecting someone's bag.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's changed the art. I think talking trash

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<v Speaker 1>about other comedians comics being like that joke sucks. What's

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<v Speaker 1>what I can do. It's like in hip hop, where

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's feuding all the time. It's good for the art form,

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<v Speaker 1>whereas in stand up now there's so much money in podcasting.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't say anything otherwise you're a hater or you're

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<v Speaker 1>jealous of someone's Patreon, which is insane to me that

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<v Speaker 1>that's even a real thing. Boy, that's a really interesting

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<v Speaker 1>answer there, right, Justin and I gay. If you told

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<v Speaker 1>me that I'd become a stand up comedian, it would

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<v Speaker 1>be my greatest dream. I don't have a boss. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to listen to anyone, but if they're like

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<v Speaker 1>you better pay attention to what Joe Robin thinks and

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<v Speaker 1>what he says, because Joe Rogan can really help your career.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd be like, what are you talking about? Joe's fine,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't want to live my life in a

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<v Speaker 1>way that I have to worry about what he thinks.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure is a bleep and not gonna move to

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<v Speaker 1>the city he lives in. I'm embarrassed by what a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of comedy has become. John Laney told you that

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<v Speaker 1>when John first told his father want to be a comedian,

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<v Speaker 1>a dad's response was best case scenario. You're like, what,

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Martin? Is there something wrong with being Steve Martin?

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<v Speaker 1>Dude's had a Hall of Fame career, Melani said. Dad

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<v Speaker 1>has since chilled. I think he enjoyed seeing Oh It's

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<v Speaker 1>a thing people do respect, which was fun for me

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<v Speaker 1>to watch. I didn't need them to suddenly become stage

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<v Speaker 1>parents will love everything I say or even think that

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<v Speaker 1>comedy is important. I don't need that, Ali said. He

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<v Speaker 1>talked to the Philly Tribune. He works out of Houston.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, I've always been proactive and independent, which is

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<v Speaker 1>why I chose to live in Houston. The entertainment industry

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<v Speaker 1>here is not as robust as in other cities, so

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<v Speaker 1>our artists are primarily independent. We have a strong do

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<v Speaker 1>it yourself mentality among our R and B singers, actors, actresses, rappers,

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<v Speaker 1>and entrepreneurs. We do things ourselves because we know if

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<v Speaker 1>we don't, we'll always be waiting for someone else to

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<v Speaker 1>give us a chance. I've been a stand up comic

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<v Speaker 1>for twenty seven years. I wasn't initially involved in social

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<v Speaker 1>media because I began my career before it became a

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<v Speaker 1>major platform. Back then, comics focused on getting TV shows

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<v Speaker 1>or finding someone else produced their specials. I did a

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<v Speaker 1>network special with Comedy Central, but they owned it and

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<v Speaker 1>controlled it. They released it whenever they want, which felt

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<v Speaker 1>like leaving my career in someone else's hands. As I

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<v Speaker 1>prepare the content for my special, I began saving money

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<v Speaker 1>and setting it aside. Simultaneously. I appeared on various TV shows,

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<v Speaker 1>but a strategically avoided burning the material I intended to

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<v Speaker 1>use for the special. Instead, I carefully crafted my performance

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<v Speaker 1>within the context of each show, ensuring I would retain

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<v Speaker 1>ownership of the specific content. I'm hearing more and more

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<v Speaker 1>of that from comedians, and good for them, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we have ways to distribute things. You could be some

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<v Speaker 1>idiot and abasement talking about comedians and you can self distribute.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of cool. This is interesting, he says. In

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<v Speaker 1>my early work, I used physicality, but I always wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to express a story through movement. As my artistic perspective evolved,

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<v Speaker 1>I learned how important it was to understand the essence

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<v Speaker 1>of my topics. Rather than focus on apparent similarities, I

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<v Speaker 1>attempted to identify the distinguishing characteristics that set people apart.

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<v Speaker 1>Take Richard Pryor, for example. Many people appreciate him for

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<v Speaker 1>his profanity and frank comedy, but that isn't the real

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<v Speaker 1>meeting of his work. Prior is comedy delves deeper presenting

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<v Speaker 1>perspectives on life and the transformational power of personal experience.

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<v Speaker 1>His debut film, Jojo n Answer, was a reflection of

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<v Speaker 1>his personal life, while Paul Mooney and Des White brought

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<v Speaker 1>their own narrative styles to the stage. I carefully consider

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<v Speaker 1>the perspective from which I tell a story, the underlying message,

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<v Speaker 1>and the reasons for sharing it when constructing it. For me,

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<v Speaker 1>everything revolves around considering the responsibility I bear for something.

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<v Speaker 1>Halfd dot Com spoke to Jim Brewer. Jim says his

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<v Speaker 1>comedy really started in sixth grade. That's when it really started.

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<v Speaker 1>I wrote sketch. We did a talent show, and I

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<v Speaker 1>made everybody howl. He called it his first bug for

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<v Speaker 1>show business. I started writing material and visualizing and following

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<v Speaker 1>fellow Long Islander Eddie Murphy. By the end of high school,

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<v Speaker 1>he was the class clown. He says. Landing Saturday Night

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<v Speaker 1>Live was painful for him, as he feels he wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>wanted by the show's management, but by NBC executives at

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<v Speaker 1>a time when the show was not spiking in the ratings.

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<v Speaker 1>Once he was on SNL, he learned about the power

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<v Speaker 1>of a great sketch, saying Molly Shannon did that sketch

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<v Speaker 1>Mary Kathyn Gallagher, and she murdered. I never saw an

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<v Speaker 1>audience react like that from a sketch. That's what I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to do, not just some half ass sketches. He

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<v Speaker 1>says he found his foot on the show by accident.

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<v Speaker 1>He was talking to an intern and Brewer says, Harry

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<v Speaker 1>me messing around to doing my Joe peshe in the

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<v Speaker 1>break room and the intern said, hey, dude, you gotta

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<v Speaker 1>do Joe Peschi on update, and that led to the

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<v Speaker 1>skit the Joe Peschi Show that my opinion, saved my job.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what saved me from that moment on Lauren Michaels

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<v Speaker 1>told Brewer, you have to do something that people know you,

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<v Speaker 1>so that they know it's you doing Joe Peshi. When

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<v Speaker 1>the SNL gig came to an end, Lauren told Brewer,

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<v Speaker 1>you're too nice for this industry. If you ever need

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<v Speaker 1>a producer, I'm your guy. As for the future, Jim says,

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<v Speaker 1>I got to see Richard Pryor shortly before he was

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<v Speaker 1>a mobile from MS and it was inspiring in one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most powerful comedic moments. I always looked for him,

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<v Speaker 1>and I went to the comedy store one night, literally

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<v Speaker 1>hoping he'd be there, after going there every night when

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<v Speaker 1>he was in La. On the very last night, magic happened.

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<v Speaker 1>I was getting ready to leave, and all of a

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<v Speaker 1>sudden they said, please welcome special guest, mister Richard Pryor.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a whole bunch of people helping him walk,

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<v Speaker 1>holding him up. They brought him onto the stage. He

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<v Speaker 1>talked slowly, but he was so funny. I can remember

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<v Speaker 1>his it was yesterday. I was talking about the most

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<v Speaker 1>painful stuff in his life, but he was putting it

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<v Speaker 1>out there and was powerful and amazing. To this day.

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<v Speaker 1>It was such a powerful moment. I want to do

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<v Speaker 1>that pretty much right to the end. And that's your

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