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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Jenny Mack with your

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<v Speaker 1>daily comedy news. Ari Shafir caught up with Fox News

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<v Speaker 1>Digital and tell some stories about the dark years starting

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<v Speaker 1>out in La. Ari said his early days learning the

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<v Speaker 1>ropes in West Hollywood's Comedy Store were the dark years.

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<v Speaker 1>It was evil. We were like doing crazy stuff. We

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<v Speaker 1>had like gambling rings in the back. People would be

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<v Speaker 1>hooking up in the back. It was just like crazy

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<v Speaker 1>stuff would happen there, drug use and it was awesome,

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<v Speaker 1>but there was no crowd. Every two weeks would have

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<v Speaker 1>a show where there was just no show because nobody

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<v Speaker 1>showed up. But because of that we got used to failure.

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<v Speaker 1>Ari said, it's harder to break in in La compared

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<v Speaker 1>to the other big comedy cities. It's so disheartening. The

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<v Speaker 1>open mics, the little level stuff is so crappy. It's

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<v Speaker 1>so crappy that almost all my funny friends like failed out.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no positive feedback ever. It's just terrible. Eliza Slessenger

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be down in Sydney and at Sydney Fest.

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<v Speaker 1>She caught up with The Sydney Morning Herald and explained

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<v Speaker 1>her morning I have a strict tied of two cups

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<v Speaker 1>of coffee and at least nine hours of scrolling in

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<v Speaker 1>the morning before even talk to my children. I try

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<v Speaker 1>to remember how much of this is not real. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>especially in the past few years, you're an idiot if

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<v Speaker 1>you think what you're being fed is based in any

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<v Speaker 1>kind of reality. She does like social media. It's allowed

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<v Speaker 1>more international fans to discover her work. She had just

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<v Speaker 1>recently played some dates in Japan. Eliza said, at its finest,

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<v Speaker 1>social media has a connective tool. The Internet is a

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<v Speaker 1>credible thing, but at its worst, the way most of

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<v Speaker 1>us experience it, it's our sugary demise. If you go

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<v Speaker 1>see her at Sydney, she'll be doing her latest hour

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<v Speaker 1>get ready, and she enjoys the up for anything energy

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<v Speaker 1>of Australian crowds. You guys love a good time. Anyone

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<v Speaker 1>who's ever gotten drunk while in Australia knows this. You're

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<v Speaker 1>like tropical British people. I'm really looking forward to coming

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<v Speaker 1>back down Under, though please note I did cringe when

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<v Speaker 1>I just said down Under. I sound like such a tourist.

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<v Speaker 1>Gabeglacias talked about one approach to his comedy which is

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<v Speaker 1>nobody wants to hear about you having a good day.

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<v Speaker 1>They want to hear about the struggle. Gabe collects watches.

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<v Speaker 1>He also is known to collect cars and Marvel memorabilia.

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<v Speaker 1>Neil E. Times is curious where does the drive to

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<v Speaker 1>collect stuff come from. Gabe said, that comes from not

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<v Speaker 1>having stuff. When I was a kid, I always wanted this, this,

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<v Speaker 1>and Mom's like, now, we can't afford it. So when

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<v Speaker 1>I got in a position where I could get those

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<v Speaker 1>toys that I wanted as a kid, I made sure

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<v Speaker 1>to do it. I figured out I don't have any

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<v Speaker 1>crazy habits. There's no drugs. There's just nothing that's like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm spending money on. So I'm gonna buy

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<v Speaker 1>the toys. I'm gonna buy the goodies, the collection from Marvel.

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<v Speaker 1>That comes from me being a fan of the brand.

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<v Speaker 1>I love Marvel. I watched DC, but I'm pretty one

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<v Speaker 1>sided on that one. I even got offered an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to be in a DC film, and I turned it

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<v Speaker 1>down because I'm like, I'm gonna be a hypocrite if

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<v Speaker 1>I do it. That's crazy. Gabe. First of all, I

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<v Speaker 1>wonder who he would have played in a DC film.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's crazy, dude, that's like really crazy. You should

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<v Speaker 1>have said yes, game said, I'm gonna hypocrite if I

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<v Speaker 1>do it. As far as the buses go, my first

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<v Speaker 1>car was a sixty eight Volkswagen Bus. Many years later,

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<v Speaker 1>I got my ex her first car back. I said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, I want to get my first car back.

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<v Speaker 1>I got one, and the guy who got me the car,

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<v Speaker 1>I said, if you want another one, let us know.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was like, well, if you come across something

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<v Speaker 1>to cool, let me know. And it kept going and

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<v Speaker 1>going and going, and now the whole building's full. I

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<v Speaker 1>recently got a free car from Volkswagon because they found

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<v Speaker 1>out about the collection. They came down here and said, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>you aren't battinate about our product. Gabe's grateful that he

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<v Speaker 1>still has his career. He says, this career as a

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<v Speaker 1>shelf life. It's not supposed to last this long, and

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<v Speaker 1>I feel very fortunate that I'm still able to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>And the fact that we're still going up it's insane

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<v Speaker 1>to me. So I'm enjoying every day and I want

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<v Speaker 1>fans to know that I feel lucky and I'm grateful.

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<v Speaker 1>And if this goes away tomorrow we can all say

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<v Speaker 1>we did all this. Felipe as Sparza also spoke to

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<v Speaker 1>the La Times and said, I think as a comedian,

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<v Speaker 1>you can make a joke about anything you want, but

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<v Speaker 1>you got to be prepared to take the consequences of

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<v Speaker 1>your words. You can't forget that part. One time, early

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<v Speaker 1>in my career, I was asked to do a clean

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<v Speaker 1>comedy show and I didn't cuss, but he did some

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<v Speaker 1>jokes about racism and religion, and I said the wrong thing,

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<v Speaker 1>and it ticks some people off, and the microphone was

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<v Speaker 1>cut off. And I had a lot to do with

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<v Speaker 1>the content, not necessarily the cursing. But it's important as

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<v Speaker 1>a comedian you know the audience, especially when you get

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<v Speaker 1>hired for private or corporate events. Now though, if I'm

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<v Speaker 1>hired when he do shows, people know when you you

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<v Speaker 1>get what you get. If you know my shows, you

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<v Speaker 1>know I'm gonna make jokes about drug, sex, marriage, race,

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<v Speaker 1>religion and more. I'm gonna use vulgarity. But it's a

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<v Speaker 1>stand up comic. I've evolve from a one liner to

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<v Speaker 1>comedian that tell stories, and it's some really dark stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>but I find it all funny. I don't like to

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<v Speaker 1>be too political. But I do touch on immigration and

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<v Speaker 1>race somewhat in a soft way to make people laugh.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, in one joke, I noticed how white people

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<v Speaker 1>don't work all month at their jobs then send money

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<v Speaker 1>back to Scotland or Ireland. White people don't have immigrant

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<v Speaker 1>relatives from Germany or Belgium showing up the door with

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<v Speaker 1>blankets saying they need a place to live. If I

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<v Speaker 1>get people to laugh at some of the topical jokes,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good thing. One thing we proved in this

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<v Speaker 1>last election is you can't put Hispanics and Latinos in

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<v Speaker 1>the same category anymore. We're not all the same brown people.

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<v Speaker 1>There are some Mexicans that want other Mexicans and Central

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<v Speaker 1>Americans deported from the country. It's insane. But overall I

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<v Speaker 1>try not to take the angle where I come out

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<v Speaker 1>saying all whites are racist and kill all white people,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's not really funny. There really isn't a joke there.

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<v Speaker 1>I try to make little jokes about the topics and

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<v Speaker 1>get people to laugh. Trenmarco Ciresi, a friend of the show,

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<v Speaker 1>described how his comedy has evolved. He said, coming up,

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<v Speaker 1>I worked at a club in Times Square called ll

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<v Speaker 1>that no longer exists, Thank god. Yeah, John Marco's not

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<v Speaker 1>kidding there, you know, wasn't the greatest New York City

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<v Speaker 1>comedy club, just saying a lot of the crowd was

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<v Speaker 1>not paying attention for some English was their second language,

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<v Speaker 1>some were drunk or just noisy, and he had to

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<v Speaker 1>cut through all that. So your jokes had to move quick,

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<v Speaker 1>and he tried to really pop. I got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of skills out of it, but the turns and twists

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<v Speaker 1>had to be so sharp, they were less true and

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<v Speaker 1>relied on being a little extra dirty or edgy. It

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<v Speaker 1>was tough to build a world or tell a story.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that I could tell a story of paint more

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<v Speaker 1>of a picture, the punch line's more meaningful. Explained it.

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<v Speaker 1>In his newest work, He has a joke about feeling

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<v Speaker 1>suicidal and having a friend who's suicidal and explains if

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<v Speaker 1>I've done that in at ten minute club set, people say, dude,

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to have a good Friday night. What

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<v Speaker 1>are you doing? But my fans know my point of

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<v Speaker 1>view and like darker things, so I can explore these topics.

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<v Speaker 1>But almost every comedian, even the greats, gradually get worse.

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<v Speaker 1>One factor is performing for your fans who like you

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<v Speaker 1>and will laugh even at a failed joke, you lose

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<v Speaker 1>the fear about keeping their attention and having to write

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<v Speaker 1>something so sharp. Stand up is it's a tricky art.

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<v Speaker 1>For him, you can feel like a try hard. In

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning. You could have accused me of being too

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<v Speaker 1>theatrical without the jokes to back it up. I got

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<v Speaker 1>labeled as two to one man show at one club,

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<v Speaker 1>which was frustrating. But for me, it's pretty natural. When

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<v Speaker 1>attention is thrust upon me, a flamboyance emerges. I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to lean into that without exaggerating it, always asking how

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<v Speaker 1>can this be funny and serve the storytelling? As my

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<v Speaker 1>stages literally get bigger, I look at the real estate

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<v Speaker 1>and think, after use it for something, what can I

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<v Speaker 1>use the stool or the mic stand for in a

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<v Speaker 1>way that doesn't feel overly choreographed but still adds a

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<v Speaker 1>dimension that a lot of comics in the generation above

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<v Speaker 1>me veered away from. Gary Owen thinks we're in a

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<v Speaker 1>golden age of comedy. He says, you don't need the

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<v Speaker 1>machine anymore. It used to be when I started, you

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<v Speaker 1>needed a producer or director or somebody to see something

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<v Speaker 1>in you to put you on something. Now, as long

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<v Speaker 1>as you got your phone, you can record anything you want.

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<v Speaker 1>If you can put any stand up clip you want

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<v Speaker 1>out there, you never know what's gonna go viral. That

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<v Speaker 1>brought the conversation to Matt Rife. Wife's a guy. You

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<v Speaker 1>post something on TikTok, goes to bed, wakes up the

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<v Speaker 1>next morning and it's like, seventy million people saw this joke,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's like, what happened? I think you got more

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<v Speaker 1>comedians right now, selling tickets, doing theaters, doing arenas. Comedy

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<v Speaker 1>clubs are packed. You see Andrew Schultz, you see Shan Gillison.

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<v Speaker 1>The way they're pushing the envelope, you could see this

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<v Speaker 1>is what we want. We want to go into these

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<v Speaker 1>rooms and be uncomfortable. We want this dark humor, and

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<v Speaker 1>nobody's taking it personally. Chelsea Handler was on Zack Shephard's

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<v Speaker 1>podcast and said she did not want to break up

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<v Speaker 1>with Joe Cooy, but felt like she had no choice.

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<v Speaker 1>She explained, I felt like it was a decision between

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<v Speaker 1>having a relationship and being full honor, choosing myself and

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<v Speaker 1>my sanity. Sanity is an overstatement, but I would have

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<v Speaker 1>compromised my own value system. That's interesting, She explained. What

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<v Speaker 1>I thought was a mature, healthy relationship and what he

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<v Speaker 1>thought was a mature, healthy relationship with two different things.

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<v Speaker 1>I know have had to compromise everything I stand for,

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<v Speaker 1>and I wasn't willing to do that. We had a

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<v Speaker 1>couple instances where it was obvious that we had different

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<v Speaker 1>ideas about togetherness and the amount of time would spend

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<v Speaker 1>together in the expectation of me as his girlfriend, which

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<v Speaker 1>to me were very outdated, old fashioned and not gonna work.

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<v Speaker 1>The biggest takeaway from that relationship was that I was

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<v Speaker 1>able to be in love in a vulnerable, mature, healthy way,

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<v Speaker 1>and that when I realized it wasn't going to work out,

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<v Speaker 1>I was able to end it in a healthy, mature

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<v Speaker 1>way and not divulge all the stuff and the ugly

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<v Speaker 1>that might have happened in between, because I didn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to focus on that. Chelsea said, Joe Cooy got me

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<v Speaker 1>to point in my life where I needed to be

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<v Speaker 1>reminded of my strength and my power of who I am,

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<v Speaker 1>and he reinstalled that in me because I had kind

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<v Speaker 1>of lost interest in my work in the job and

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<v Speaker 1>that is your comedy news for today. If you enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>the program, tell a friend about it. They might like

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<v Speaker 1>it too. See tomorrow.