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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media. Hello, we are poolside once again. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Johnny Mack with your daily comedy news. I'm joined by

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<v Speaker 1>the birds, the aeroplanes, the dogs and whatever else you

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<v Speaker 1>think you hear. You're not crazy, but it's too nice

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<v Speaker 1>to sit inside and record. Brett Can has a special

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<v Speaker 1>on HBO Slash Max tonight ten pm Eastern. They make

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<v Speaker 1>you wait, make you stay up late. Come on, Johnny

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<v Speaker 1>Mac likes to go to bed, well, not on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm go to bed before ten on Saturday. Let's not

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<v Speaker 1>be ridiculous. It's Brett Goldstein, The second Best Night of

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<v Speaker 1>your life. Now a lot of people think this is

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<v Speaker 1>just Roy Kent deciding to do stand up comedy to

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<v Speaker 1>cash in. It's actually the other way. He was a

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<v Speaker 1>comedian slash writer. He wrote the character Roy Kent, and

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<v Speaker 1>then he was like, can I audition for it? And

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<v Speaker 1>if my audition sucks, I'll pretend I never auditioned, And

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<v Speaker 1>he nailed a part, and that's how he became Roy Kent.

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<v Speaker 1>He's also never done stand up on Late TV and

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<v Speaker 1>told the Last Laugh that he generally has avoid filming

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<v Speaker 1>his act in any way. He explains, I just like

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<v Speaker 1>it live. I really believe in the room with the audience,

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<v Speaker 1>that's where you feel it. That's where you try stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>The game of it and the fun is sort of

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<v Speaker 1>this energy that happens live, and it's really hard to

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<v Speaker 1>capture that. The beauty of stand up is every time

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<v Speaker 1>you're trying something, you're kind of saying, is this normal?

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<v Speaker 1>Is this, Madam I insane? If they laugh, it means no,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that too, or you are insane, But

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<v Speaker 1>it's funny. Brett said, I had no idea what people

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<v Speaker 1>were expecting when I went on tour, because I know

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<v Speaker 1>that ninety nine percent of them hadn't seen me do

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<v Speaker 1>stand up because they only know me as Roy Kent.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought I was gonna have to address it. What

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<v Speaker 1>I really didn't want to do, but was prepared to

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<v Speaker 1>if I had to, was be like, hey, you all

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<v Speaker 1>know me as Roy can't, but I'm more like this.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't want to do that. I'd rather just present

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<v Speaker 1>this thing. To be honest, I was surprised delighted that

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<v Speaker 1>I never had to do that, and I suspect reality

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<v Speaker 1>was their expectations were probably very low because they probably thought, ah,

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<v Speaker 1>this is an actor trying stand up and they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know that I actually have done stand up for a

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<v Speaker 1>very long time. The Wall Street Journal got a screener

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<v Speaker 1>of it. They've already seen it. S Boilers would be

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<v Speaker 1>a strong word here. It's more of a vibe spoiler.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you don't want to know anything about the special,

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<v Speaker 1>skip ahead. But again, I'm not going to destroy it

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<v Speaker 1>for you. The vibe spoiler from the Journal says the

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<v Speaker 1>reasons why the special works or not has less to

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<v Speaker 1>do with the material than with Goldstein's lack of a

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<v Speaker 1>well defined stage persona interesting. When his humorous insights on love, sex, manhood,

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<v Speaker 1>and money are made from a perspective of cool observation,

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<v Speaker 1>it works much better than when he resorts to being vulgar.

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<v Speaker 1>The Journal says, Goldstein can clearly deliver a joke a

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<v Speaker 1>viewers simply isn't prepared for what direction it's coming from.

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<v Speaker 1>One Brett Goldstein can observe that it is native England.

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<v Speaker 1>The name Brett Goldstein is rather exotic, while in America

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<v Speaker 1>everyone knows that Brett Goldstein, but another Brett Goldstein can

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<v Speaker 1>go off on a tangent criticizing the architecture of public

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<v Speaker 1>toilets in the US, and leave a listener wondering what

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<v Speaker 1>in the world of entertimoty is talking about. Brett Goldstein

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<v Speaker 1>The Second Best Night of Your Life tonight, ten pm HBO.

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<v Speaker 1>Pete Davison told Indywier. I think I was very lucky

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<v Speaker 1>to get my own video to the SNL fifty special.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a thousand cast members and hundreds that are more

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<v Speaker 1>popular and did better work than I did when I

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<v Speaker 1>was there. I was just very grateful to be in

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<v Speaker 1>a sketch and have a video and even be invited.

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<v Speaker 1>It was very surreal to see. And I was there

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<v Speaker 1>for almost a decade, but even when I came back

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<v Speaker 1>and hosted, I was like, Wow, I do know all

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<v Speaker 1>these guys. I know Lauren Michaels, most of the cast.

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<v Speaker 1>It just hits different when you see like Meryl Streep

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<v Speaker 1>doing a sketch. Pete said of Lorne Michaels. Yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 1>like my dad kind of. He's really really sweet, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's always been above and beyond understanding of my life

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<v Speaker 1>and just supportive in all the right ways. I'm very lucky,

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<v Speaker 1>Pete told John Bernthal's podcast, when your own show pokes

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<v Speaker 1>fun at you, I'd be sitting in the backwatching the

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<v Speaker 1>Cold Open, and the Cold Open is topical, political humor,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever's in the culture. And they're making fun of you.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you've got to walk out and do a sketch

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<v Speaker 1>next and hit your mark. And the show just made

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<v Speaker 1>fun of you. What are they gonna do? Laugh at

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<v Speaker 1>you like they just dogged in front of everyone. You're like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a loser man. Jay Leno is the conservator of

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<v Speaker 1>his wife Mavis. She was diagnosed with dementia. Jay has

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<v Speaker 1>been the conservator since April of twenty twenty four. Jay

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<v Speaker 1>to people about it and says he stepped up for

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<v Speaker 1>Mavis in her time of need. That's what love is,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'd rather be with her than doing something else.

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<v Speaker 1>When you first get married, you sort of take a vow. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I live up to this, or it'd be like a

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<v Speaker 1>sleazy guy. If something happens to my wife, I'm out

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<v Speaker 1>banging the cashier at the minimart. No, I didn't. I

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy the time with my wife. I go home, I

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<v Speaker 1>cook dinner for her, watch TV and it's okay. It's

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<v Speaker 1>basically what we did before, except now I have to

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<v Speaker 1>feed her and do all those things. But I like it.

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<v Speaker 1>I like taking care of her. She's a very independent woman,

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<v Speaker 1>so I like that. I'm needed. Jay explained that something

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<v Speaker 1>he does with MAVs is they go through memories on

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<v Speaker 1>flash cards, and he says that's brought some laughs. Jay

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<v Speaker 1>tells it it's kind of fun. I go, honey, that's

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<v Speaker 1>President Obama. Remember we had dinner, And she'll say, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>not me, and I'll say, yeah, honey, that was you.

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<v Speaker 1>But says there are challenges when you have to feed

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<v Speaker 1>someone and change them and carry them to the bathroom

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<v Speaker 1>and do all that kind of stuff every day. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a challenge, and not that I enjoy doing it, but

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I enjoy doing it. I'm not just this

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<v Speaker 1>person's attractive and sexy and having sex with them and everything.

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<v Speaker 1>At some point in my life, I'm going to be

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<v Speaker 1>called upon to defend myself. And I think that's what

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<v Speaker 1>really defines a marriage. It's really what love is. It's

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<v Speaker 1>what you do. I mean, I'm glad I didn't cut

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<v Speaker 1>and run. I'm glad I didn't run off with some

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<v Speaker 1>woman half my age or and in that's silly nonsense.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd rather be with her than doing something else. Totally

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<v Speaker 1>switching gears Leslie Jones spoke to Seven Days Vermont about

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<v Speaker 1>being comedian, said, ain't hard. If you're offing funny as

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<v Speaker 1>a comic. You need to take that kind of stuff

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<v Speaker 1>and say, I'm tired of these mfforts being depressed. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna make them laugh about this stuff. I'm getting older

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<v Speaker 1>and I really don't like to travel that much anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd be down to do a late night show or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe a sitcom something where i'd be working here in

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<v Speaker 1>LA from my home. Doing the Daily Show is great,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's in New York and I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>live in New York. Leslie continued, what's wrong with everybody

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<v Speaker 1>right now? They're too scared to change, too scared to

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<v Speaker 1>face their problems. You have to endure change. Change doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>give a hoot about your feelings. Change is going to happen,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's either going to be painful or not painful,

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<v Speaker 1>based on how honest you are with yourself. And right

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<v Speaker 1>now our society is choosing the painful way because nobody

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<v Speaker 1>wants to effing change. Things are dark, but I want

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<v Speaker 1>to give people a reason to laugh instead of cried.

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<v Speaker 1>At the end of the day. It's my job to

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<v Speaker 1>cultivate people's happiness and not go all in on their sadness.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no snl A this week, but they've announced the

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<v Speaker 1>guests for the next few weeks. May third, Quin de

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<v Speaker 1>Brunson hosts Benson Boone, a musical act. May tenth, Walton

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<v Speaker 1>Goggins and Arcade Fire they're still around really And May seventeenth,

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<v Speaker 1>probably the season finale here Scarlett Joynson, so Michael Jay

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<v Speaker 1>will have a good week with that one and Bad

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<v Speaker 1>Bunny your musical guest, Kevin Neil until the post independent

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<v Speaker 1>laughter is contagious, and I think it's much easier to

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<v Speaker 1>laugh when other people are laughing as opposed to sitting

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<v Speaker 1>at home. I'm sure somebody's done a psychological study that

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<v Speaker 1>always kind of amuses me how joyful it is to

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<v Speaker 1>laugh with other people and look at the other person

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<v Speaker 1>when they're laughing. This people do, they laugh and they

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<v Speaker 1>look at the other person. It really brings people together,

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<v Speaker 1>feel it kind of makes them forget all the insanity

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<v Speaker 1>in the world. Kevin is now seventy one. That seems

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<v Speaker 1>impossible and explains my goals to just basically deliver the

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<v Speaker 1>package so that they formulated in my head, which is

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<v Speaker 1>the premise, the set up, the delivery, the punch line

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<v Speaker 1>of that particular bit. It's kind of like sending a package.

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<v Speaker 1>You put it all together, you tape it up, you

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<v Speaker 1>put it in the mail, and the other person receives it.

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<v Speaker 1>You go, yes, it worked. And British comedian Sarah Millicam

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<v Speaker 1>is in Vancouver. The Vancouver's Son I had some questions

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<v Speaker 1>for her, which she fielded expertly. If you're trying to

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<v Speaker 1>appeal to Canadians, the question who are some of your

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<v Speaker 1>favorite comics and why? The answer, Some of the funniest

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<v Speaker 1>people I've ever seen are Canadian comics debrah D Giovanni,

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Wilmot, John Hastings, Steph tole Evan mark Ford. They

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<v Speaker 1>all make me hoot with laughter and be jealous of

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<v Speaker 1>their jokes. All right, Sarah, what do you like to

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<v Speaker 1>eat when you're in Vancouver? She said, I will try

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<v Speaker 1>to get poutine and I don't like cheese curds. I

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<v Speaker 1>need to go somewhere where they won't throw me out

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<v Speaker 1>for asking for poutine without the cheese curds, which is

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<v Speaker 1>essentially chips and gravy. And also, you have my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>type of food here, which is huge portions. Love it

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<v Speaker 1>all right, Brett Goldstein tonight and that's it from Poolside.

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<v Speaker 1>I will see you tomorrow