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

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<v Speaker 1>daily comedy news. I've got my Suspicion hat on today.

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<v Speaker 1>Trevor Noah hosts the Grammys tonight. Now. I am recording

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<v Speaker 1>this on Friday. It is eleven fifty Eastern Time as

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<v Speaker 1>I record this podcast, and as of eleven fifty, Trevor

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<v Speaker 1>Noah hasn't done any press that I've seen about the

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<v Speaker 1>Grammy Awards. Normally, you would expect the host of such

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<v Speaker 1>a big award show that'd be like a splash article

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<v Speaker 1>in the Hollywood Reporter or Variety or one of those,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's been nothing. Now it's possible that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he had the cover of the Sunday Times this morning

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<v Speaker 1>when you got up, but really strange to me that

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<v Speaker 1>he's not out promoting this thing. The announcement that Trevor

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<v Speaker 1>was hosting came pretty late in the game, only like

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks ago. He is an executive producer now, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's just it's just weird. And I don't know why

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<v Speaker 1>I did see that Trevor was overseas touring, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>just weird to me, especially if he's a producer, that

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<v Speaker 1>he's not out promoting this thing. But they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>get a good number. I will tell you why. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the presenters Taylor Swift. Yeah, Taylor Swift's gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>up and present. Maybe she can make a joke about

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Coy. Wouldn't that be awesome? I doubt it because

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<v Speaker 1>nobody knows who Jokoy is, but boy, that would be amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>So normally I would have an article here where I

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<v Speaker 1>would tell you what Trevor Noah said about the Grammy Awards,

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<v Speaker 1>but it doesn't exist. I will tell you that Trevor

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<v Speaker 1>himself is one of the five comedians nominated for Grammy

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<v Speaker 1>for Best Comedy Album. Now, since we have time, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get on my soapbox because I'm from the twentieth century.

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<v Speaker 1>When you say to me, comedy album, I picture an

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<v Speaker 1>audio presentation. Right. At one point there was vinyl and

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<v Speaker 1>then cassettes and CDs. You know how technology works. Somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>along the way, the Grammy for Best Comedy Album started

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<v Speaker 1>going to Netflix specials or HBO specials, and it became

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<v Speaker 1>a video thing, and that bothers me. The nominees are

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<v Speaker 1>Ricky Gervais, Dave Chappelle, Jim Gaffig and Nikki Glaze and

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<v Speaker 1>Trevor Noah. Jervas is up for Armageddon, Chappelle's up for

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<v Speaker 1>The Dreamer. For both those guys, it's nowhere near the

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<v Speaker 1>top of their game, so I will pass on those.

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<v Speaker 1>Nicki Glazer is up for HBO's Someday You'll Die, which

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't think was all that good. Trevor Noah's special

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<v Speaker 1>I would pick, except Jim Gaffigan is nominated for The Prisoner,

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<v Speaker 1>which is only out on album form. There's no video

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<v Speaker 1>special for the Prisoner. Therefore, I am all in for

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<v Speaker 1>Jim Gaffigan The Prisoner. I hope an album wins Best

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<v Speaker 1>Comedy Album. If we're just going in terms of material,

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<v Speaker 1>I would pick Trevor Noah, but I want an album

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<v Speaker 1>to win. Ricky Gervas Armageddon won the Golden Globe for

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<v Speaker 1>Best Performance in Stand Up Comedy. Someday You'll Die got

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<v Speaker 1>two Emmy nominations. Chappelle's The Dreamer was nominated for two Emmys.

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<v Speaker 1>Chappelle has won five Grammys out of six nominations, including

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<v Speaker 1>last year for Dave Chappelle What's in a Name. Trevor

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<v Speaker 1>Noah has won twice. Jim Gaffigan's been nominated seven times,

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<v Speaker 1>never won a Grammy. Rooting for you, Jim. Speaking of awards,

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<v Speaker 1>the Writers Guild announced that Joelkim Booster will host the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five Writers Guild Awards in Los Angeles Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>February fifteenth. Joel said, being a member of the WGA

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<v Speaker 1>is one of my proudest accomplishments. Barn None. After a

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<v Speaker 1>tough couple of years, our union has faced. I'm honitor

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<v Speaker 1>to get to host a celebration of all the incredible

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<v Speaker 1>work our memories have produced. I have bad news for

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<v Speaker 1>Joelkim Booster and the Writers Guild. Here's the you guys

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<v Speaker 1>picked a stupid date. Here's why. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>you know this. Saturday Night Live is turning fifty. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we've known this for a while. The big SNL thing

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<v Speaker 1>is that weekend, on the Sunday and on the Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>they're doing the big music concert. So if you're looking

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<v Speaker 1>for press for the Writers Guild on that weekend, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to get any. SNL is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>all that people are talking about. Amy Schumer wants us

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about her, So okay, Amy, we'll talk about you.

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<v Speaker 1>Every single day. Amy's got a movie out on Netflix

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<v Speaker 1>on Wednesday, and Amy wants us to know she's no

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<v Speaker 1>longer on ozimpic. She said she had a horrible experience

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<v Speaker 1>on ozempic, despite losing thirty pounds. She told Howard Stern,

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<v Speaker 1>I have this gene GDF fifteen, which makes you extremely

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<v Speaker 1>prone to nausea, which is why I was so sick

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<v Speaker 1>during my pregnancy. I tried ozempic almost three years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was like vomiting and then you have no energy.

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<v Speaker 1>But other people take it and they're all good. God

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<v Speaker 1>bless them. She said. She lost thirty pounds so quick

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<v Speaker 1>and look great, but she couldn't lift her head off

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<v Speaker 1>the pillow from how nauseous she was. Forbes asked Gary Goleman,

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<v Speaker 1>what was Gary Goleman's first drink. Gary said it was

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<v Speaker 1>either a Budweiser Miller lte at a bar in Bosston

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<v Speaker 1>in my freshman year of college. I remember it because

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<v Speaker 1>I had brought eight dollars to the bar. My friend said,

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<v Speaker 1>who brings eight dollars to a bar? I was like this.

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<v Speaker 1>All I have was the guys from my football team.

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<v Speaker 1>They were generous and wound up buying me drinks. My

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<v Speaker 1>big hang up was I was an athlete, and I

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<v Speaker 1>was concerned it was going to make me less powerful

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<v Speaker 1>on the basketball court and football field. Gary, what do

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<v Speaker 1>you drink these days? He says, I'm not a big drinker. Occasionally,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll have a glass of champagne at a wedding, and

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<v Speaker 1>I bought a bottle of McKellen after Neil Pert, the

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<v Speaker 1>drummer from Rush, died, I'll have a shot in honor

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<v Speaker 1>of him on his birthday or the day he passed away.

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<v Speaker 1>Forbes was curious how that tradition started. Gary Goleman said,

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<v Speaker 1>I was listening to Getty Lee's biography. He reads it

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<v Speaker 1>and he does such great voices and accents. He said.

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<v Speaker 1>Out a memorial for Neil. He and Alex Liifsen had

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<v Speaker 1>a glass of McKellen, and they also put one out

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<v Speaker 1>for him. The band used to drink it together on

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<v Speaker 1>important occasions. So I thought that was very lovely and

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to add that tradition to my life. They also

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<v Speaker 1>to ask Gary about his current one man show Grand Delinquent.

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<v Speaker 1>Gary explained, with stand up, the basic formulas try to

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<v Speaker 1>get as many laughs as close together as possible. A

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<v Speaker 1>one man's show is definitely more challenging format. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how to put it in an arithmetic but it's

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<v Speaker 1>about twenty percent more challenging. You need a narrative arc

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<v Speaker 1>and a stronger ending than thank you and good night.

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<v Speaker 1>I welcome a reasonable challenge. A musical would be way

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<v Speaker 1>over my head. That's something that's close to my stand

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<v Speaker 1>up but draws more in my acting training and writing skills.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I've conditioned my audience that I'm willing to

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<v Speaker 1>share things that aren't necessarily funny but are meaningful to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm lucky that I have this patient, encouraging, reassuring audience there,

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<v Speaker 1>and they don't bristle at this. I hear loud laughs

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<v Speaker 1>and to faws, and then I hear people who are

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<v Speaker 1>openly weeping. It's not what I intended. I didn't think

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<v Speaker 1>it would go to that level, but it's a heartwarming surprise,

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<v Speaker 1>he told an anecdote involving Chris Elliott. You feel listen

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<v Speaker 1>to this podcast regularly. You know I'm quite the eighties

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<v Speaker 1>letterman fan Gary explained when the Great Depression came out,

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<v Speaker 1>a friend of mine reached out to Chris Elliott and

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<v Speaker 1>asked him to watch it one time Chris invited me

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<v Speaker 1>up to his house in Maine and cooked barbecue at

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<v Speaker 1>night and stayed up late and told stories and then

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<v Speaker 1>made breakfast in the morning. I was giddy. I wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>able to tell him how crazy it was about his work,

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<v Speaker 1>because I knew would make him uncomfortable, But it was

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<v Speaker 1>a dream come true. Favorite Rush song Subdivisions. Pete Davidson

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<v Speaker 1>gave an update on the ferry he's trying to turn

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<v Speaker 1>into a comedy club. He said, the John F. Kennedy

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<v Speaker 1>sanctioned ferry. It's the biggest one. It's like a five

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<v Speaker 1>thousand seater. Believe it or not. Not many people bid

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<v Speaker 1>on it. A lot of people joke about it. But

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<v Speaker 1>we have a very extensive plan and we're a lot

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<v Speaker 1>closer than people seem to think. The plans include a

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<v Speaker 1>hotel on the top floor, a movie theater, an entertainment theater,

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<v Speaker 1>and a shopping center. Pete explained it's only been two

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<v Speaker 1>years and people are like, I guess it's dead, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, we need like one hundred million dollars. Give

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<v Speaker 1>us a second and a story caught my eye from

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<v Speaker 1>the Phoenix New Times. The New Times wrote, after a

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<v Speaker 1>racist comedy act did hosted drew pamphleteering neo Nazis to

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<v Speaker 1>its front door. A particular brewery has a few regrets.

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<v Speaker 1>Since I don't know what's really going on here, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to pull my punches on the specific nouns, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'll give you the gist of the story. The brewery

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<v Speaker 1>due diligence to verify concerns about one of the comedians.

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<v Speaker 1>According to the brewery statements via The New Times, the

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<v Speaker 1>comedian was brought along by the headliner. The statement reads

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<v Speaker 1>headliner informed us he was providing his opening acts, as

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<v Speaker 1>is very common in the industry. A few days before

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<v Speaker 1>the event, we received concerns about one of the performers,

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<v Speaker 1>who we weren't aware of being on the show. We

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<v Speaker 1>were assured by headliner that this wouldn't be an issue.

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<v Speaker 1>A mistakenly didn't do our due diligence to verify these concerns. Apparently,

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<v Speaker 1>the New Times dms with the comedian in question, not

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<v Speaker 1>the headliner, the other one who wrote I did two

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<v Speaker 1>shows that went off with no issues. I went back

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<v Speaker 1>to the venue of the following night. No one mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>anything about neo Nazis handing out flyers or them having

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<v Speaker 1>a locked the gates. I had a diverse audience, including

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<v Speaker 1>Mexicans and Jewish people. If this was a neo Nazi event,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm pretty sure those people wouldn't have been there, nor

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<v Speaker 1>would they have hung around after the show to talk

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<v Speaker 1>to me by my merch and tell me how much

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<v Speaker 1>they enjoyed the show. So seeing this post seems like

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<v Speaker 1>a load of horse hockey, and honestly, I'm disappointed in

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<v Speaker 1>the venue. The New Time sources an employee of the

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<v Speaker 1>brewery who worked the event, who said, as for the

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<v Speaker 1>questionable material, there were more shouts of agreement and cheering

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<v Speaker 1>than it was laughter. It felt more like a rally

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<v Speaker 1>than a comedy show. The staffer had trouble recalling specifics

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<v Speaker 1>of the controversial act, but they remembered a bit about

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<v Speaker 1>the comedian being highly attracted to old school Nazis because

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<v Speaker 1>they actually have testosterone and will smack you around every

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<v Speaker 1>once in a while. The staffer said management was complaining

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<v Speaker 1>right along with us. We all shot each other painful

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<v Speaker 1>looks from across the bar, specifically nasty lines. There's been

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<v Speaker 1>a nightmare for them and they're even arguably more frustrated

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<v Speaker 1>and upset than the hourly staff, simply because of the

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<v Speaker 1>intense damage control they're expected to do. Oh there is more.

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<v Speaker 1>According to this, On Friday, members of some neo Nazi

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<v Speaker 1>groups I'm not going to promote the particular groups posted

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<v Speaker 1>photos and videos of themselves on a social media platform,

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<v Speaker 1>masked and handing out flyers outside the show. The flyers

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<v Speaker 1>promoted some of their ideas which I choose not to promote.

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<v Speaker 1>The brewery said, the views of the performers do not

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<v Speaker 1>reflect the views of the Brewery, and in no way

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<v Speaker 1>do we support the presence of any sort of neo

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<v Speaker 1>Nazi groups around our business. We absolutely do not support

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<v Speaker 1>neo Nazis, hate speech, white supremacy, misogyny, anti LGBTQ plus

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<v Speaker 1>or racism of any kind. That's it. I don't even

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<v Speaker 1>know how to wrap up here. Awkward, But like, I

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<v Speaker 1>just found that whole thing interesting, Like how did the

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<v Speaker 1>show get booked? What was said? Why did the guys

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<v Speaker 1>come by with pamphlets? Seems like there's a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>to unpack here. We'll keep an eye on that one. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>that's your comedy news for today. Awkward, all right, see

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<v Speaker 1>to worrow,