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<v Speaker 1>Kalaroga Shark Media. If you host a podcast seven days

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<v Speaker 1>a week and you can't hear yourself, the answer might

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<v Speaker 1>be maybe you should plug the headphones in Hello, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Johnny Mack with your daily comedy news. Hassan Minhaj's bubblicist.

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<v Speaker 1>You get a raise for the wax job a new

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<v Speaker 1>cover story in Esquire magazine. Minaj confirmed to Esquire that, yep,

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<v Speaker 1>the daily show job was his. Hassan says, we were

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<v Speaker 1>in talks and I had the gig, and we were

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much good to go. Then there was that infamous

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<v Speaker 1>profile of Hassan and The New Yorker that fact checked

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<v Speaker 1>some of his jokes. It was revealed that Hassan Minhaj

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<v Speaker 1>had embellished several stories for stand up as and because

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<v Speaker 1>of that, no daily show for you, he said, that's

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<v Speaker 1>part of show biz. Esquire says. In the aftermath of

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<v Speaker 1>the story, Hassan minhajh spoke with other comedians were friends

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<v Speaker 1>and mentors. Mike bur Bigley and Rama Yusef reached out,

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<v Speaker 1>so did John mulaney and John Stewart. He spent hours

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<v Speaker 1>on the phone with them. Hassan says, I remember John

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<v Speaker 1>Stewart called and he said, why the f are they

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<v Speaker 1>doing this and who does this benefit? Well benefits John Stewart,

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<v Speaker 1>He's back on Mondays. It was painful, There's no doubt

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<v Speaker 1>about it. It was the first time I saw the speed

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<v Speaker 1>velocity of the Internet and how quickly a story can

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<v Speaker 1>take off. That part of it was new to me

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<v Speaker 1>and disorienting. The most painful thing is my wife and parents,

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<v Speaker 1>to see them hurt, to see them engage with so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm reading this on the internet. That's so painful. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>the eldest. I feel really, really sad that I let

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<v Speaker 1>my parents down. I'm very lucky they got to see

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<v Speaker 1>many beautiful highs of my career. Watching them experience a

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<v Speaker 1>painful moment and embarrassing moment in your career, I wish

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't put them through that, And that's the tough part.

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<v Speaker 1>After the Big kerfluffle, Hassan told Variety, all my stand

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<v Speaker 1>up stories are based on events that happened to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I use the tools of stand up comedy hyperbole, changing

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<v Speaker 1>names and locations, and compressing timelines to tell entertaining stories.

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<v Speaker 1>That's inherent to the art form. You wouldn't go to

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<v Speaker 1>a haunted house and say, why are these people lying

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<v Speaker 1>to me? The point is the ride stand up is

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<v Speaker 1>the same. You know, all that is really fair. But

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<v Speaker 1>I also I'll understand why the Daily Show was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>we can't do this. At the time Hassan spoke to

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<v Speaker 1>Ronnie Chang Ching's reaction, I didn't think it was as

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<v Speaker 1>serious as it was, and in some ways I still

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it's so serious as it was. The cultural

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<v Speaker 1>gatekeepers loved him. I found it surprising that the cultural

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<v Speaker 1>gatekeepers would turn on him so quickly and not give

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<v Speaker 1>him the benefit of the doubt. Nikki Glazer told Indy

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<v Speaker 1>Wire popping down on the couch after that set, the

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<v Speaker 1>Brady Roast was maybe the greatest feeling I'll ever have

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<v Speaker 1>in my life, the amount of relief of nailing it

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<v Speaker 1>when it's live, when you're on your period and you

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<v Speaker 1>thought it ended, but it just started again right before

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<v Speaker 1>you walked on stage. And there were no tampons in

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<v Speaker 1>the key of form, so you had to use a

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<v Speaker 1>folded up napkin and make yourself a pad which was

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<v Speaker 1>only being hung in plaze by a tiny strip of

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<v Speaker 1>spandex on your thong that could fall out at any second.

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<v Speaker 1>There were so many things that could have gone wrong

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<v Speaker 1>on live TV in that moment. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>I'll ever have a moment in my career like that again.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm totally okay if I don't, because I felt

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<v Speaker 1>it once and that was enough. The Daily Mail spoke

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<v Speaker 1>to Matt friend. Friend says, while studying at NYU, he

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<v Speaker 1>took any chance he could get to immerse himself in

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<v Speaker 1>the world of comedy. Matt says, I was very obsessed

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<v Speaker 1>and focused. It became my extracurricular activity. I'd go to

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<v Speaker 1>class and I I'd go an open mic, and I

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<v Speaker 1>was getting a name for myself. I was getting paid

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<v Speaker 1>spots in the comedy club while I was still in school,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was feeling the momentum build. And then the

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<v Speaker 1>pandemic hit. I'm sitting in home with my parents and

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<v Speaker 1>my sister, and I was like, what do I do?

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<v Speaker 1>He created a mini late night talk show he called Quarantine.

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<v Speaker 1>He produced more than fifty episodes of the sketch Show.

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<v Speaker 1>He wrote a topical monologue and conducted interviews. He did Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't claim to know everything, Okay, I really don't,

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<v Speaker 1>but I've been hosting this particular podcast since twenty nineteen,

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<v Speaker 1>pre pandemic. And believe me, during the pandemic, I was

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<v Speaker 1>looking for things to talk about. You know, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>like everybody was on tour. It's not like any of

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<v Speaker 1>us were leaving the house every single day. I minimum

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<v Speaker 1>prep will google the word comedy, and I will google

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<v Speaker 1>the word comedian. I don't recall ever hearing one thing

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<v Speaker 1>until just now about quarantine. Really, this exists. I gotta

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<v Speaker 1>google this, Okay, it exists. One video from four years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>Quarantine with Matt Friends. He's in two premiere has six

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and eighty seven views. That's not a lot anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>He produced more than fifty episodes of the Sketch Show.

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<v Speaker 1>He wrote a topic called monologue, and conducted interviews. Really,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was pivoting the social media that really changes

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<v Speaker 1>his life. During the pandemic, Jimmy Kimmel started talking about

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<v Speaker 1>Friends Impressions, which triggered a wave of media interest, including

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<v Speaker 1>getting a spot on Hoda and Jenna. Matt says they

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<v Speaker 1>did a bit with them, and then all these media

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<v Speaker 1>appearances started to happen, and my following was starting to build.

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<v Speaker 1>As for working on the Impressions, he says, it just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of happens. I watch a lot of the movies,

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<v Speaker 1>I read a lot of the books, I watch a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of shows. I'm very up to date with what's

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<v Speaker 1>happening in pop culture and politics. And as a result

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<v Speaker 1>of that, I just kind of hear the voices of

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<v Speaker 1>the character and then I start doing it. I couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>tell you it's a process. I don't sit down in practice.

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<v Speaker 1>It just starts. It just sort of happens. When Howard

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<v Speaker 1>Stern got wind of the impression he had friend on

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<v Speaker 1>his show, yeah, I mean, I guess my opinion is

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<v Speaker 1>coming true here right. Howard is okay? But like Howard

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't been relevant in twenty years. Like yeah, and we

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<v Speaker 1>all do, Jimmy Stuart, we all do Ronald Reagan. So

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<v Speaker 1>let me move on Cracked. Talk to Jay Farrow. He

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<v Speaker 1>does some impressions. I personally, you may disagree. I think

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<v Speaker 1>Jay Farrow's impressions are way better than mad friends. Jay

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<v Speaker 1>Farrow said, I remember the first time I made a

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<v Speaker 1>crowd laugh. I was five years old. I pressed through

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<v Speaker 1>security to get to my pastor. He had security like

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<v Speaker 1>the club. I just pushed. I don't know how I

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<v Speaker 1>did it. I know how I was allowed to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>I pushed through everybody. They said, excuse me, excuse me.

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<v Speaker 1>and he asked me, hey, man, can you fight? And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like yeah, I'm like Muhammad Ali, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>see and everybody starts laughing. I would always say slick

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<v Speaker 1>stuff as a kid. Uncle Patrick he would pay attention.

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<v Speaker 1>He was keen to it. I was really shy around

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<v Speaker 1>my parents. Everybody else knew, but they didn't because I

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<v Speaker 1>was shy around them. My parents are hilarious. They're really funny.

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<v Speaker 1>So my measure of comedy will always come from them.

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<v Speaker 1>Are they laughing even when they come to a show

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<v Speaker 1>or something. I don't give a damn about anybody else

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<v Speaker 1>in the room. I'm looking at them. My first impression

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<v Speaker 1>was Gilbert Godfried. There was this thing called the Virginia

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<v Speaker 1>Idol Talent Search where I got up at a comedy

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<v Speaker 1>club three hundred people. I got fifth place. The only

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<v Speaker 1>people in front of me were four singers. I'm good

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<v Speaker 1>with that. I'm not going to beat Beyonce. I was

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen years old. To be that young and get that

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<v Speaker 1>was a boost of confidence. Other impressions, he says, will

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<v Speaker 1>Smith was one at first, but then a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>mini mes were born. They started doing him. People have

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<v Speaker 1>it down like seventy five percent, but they're not one hundred.

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<v Speaker 1>Will Smith finally commented on the video I did, and

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<v Speaker 1>he was like, yeah, next time I got to do

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<v Speaker 1>some ADR, I'm definitely calling you Shannon Sharp. He didn't

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<v Speaker 1>like it at first, then I refine it. Now he

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<v Speaker 1>likes it. Looking back at it. It wasn't as good

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<v Speaker 1>as it is now. When I first did it, it was

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<v Speaker 1>like I was mocking him and not really doing the impression.

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<v Speaker 1>Once I dialed into it, it became one of the

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<v Speaker 1>good ones. And then Kanye, but you know that doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>count because he just has a problem with life. And

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<v Speaker 1>he talked about Saturday Night Live because I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if you know this, SNL's turning fifty. We were going

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about SNL every day for the next nine months.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, come on, man, it's SNL. I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>I'm getting old, but I feel good to be part

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<v Speaker 1>of such a prestige institution. You're not going to get

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<v Speaker 1>higher than that. As far as sketch comedy goes, it's

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<v Speaker 1>literally the NFL of sketch comedy. I feel good to

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<v Speaker 1>be part of that history and actually be invited back

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<v Speaker 1>for the fiftieth. You know, everybody I can get the

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<v Speaker 1>invite really interesting. I wonder who didn't get the invite,

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<v Speaker 1>So the fact that I got sent three of them,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought one was spam. Then I'd show up, but

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<v Speaker 1>it would just be a check. I won't talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the SNL premiere tomorrow. I had to record this one

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<v Speaker 1>rather early to accommodate my schedule. Because I recorded a

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<v Speaker 1>few episodes early to accommodate for said schedule. I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>had a chance to tell you about Ellen DeGeneres a

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<v Speaker 1>special which I watched. I like it. I've added it

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<v Speaker 1>to my list of things that I will mention at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the year when I do an episode

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<v Speaker 1>or two of best specials of the year. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>in the top group. My takeaway is twofold. I like

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<v Speaker 1>Ellen's stand up comedy. Some of you are going to

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<v Speaker 1>throw your phone through the window as I remind you

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<v Speaker 1>for the million time that I used to program serious

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<v Speaker 1>XM comedy and I currently program the comedy on the

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<v Speaker 1>Live one app. By the way, sidebar, I should probably

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<v Speaker 1>remember to promote the weekly comedy thing. It is a

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<v Speaker 1>weekly show I host on the Live one app, So

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<v Speaker 1>it's like this, except I can actually play the bits,

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<v Speaker 1>so I talk a lot less. For example, the Jay

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<v Speaker 1>Farrell story, I'll tell the fifteen second version of that

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<v Speaker 1>and then play Jay Farrow. I'll tell you fifteen seconds

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<v Speaker 1>about Ellen and then play Ellen. So it's called the

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<v Speaker 1>weekly comedy thing. The app is called Live one. The

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<v Speaker 1>app is free, the show is free. You should do it.

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<v Speaker 1>Having program comedy for who is it twenty five? You

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<v Speaker 1>know it's twenty to twenty something like that twenty something years.

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<v Speaker 1>I have always been a fan of Ellen DeGeneres's stand

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<v Speaker 1>up work, and in her current special you see bits

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<v Speaker 1>and pieces of it. She has a wonderful bit about

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<v Speaker 1>a pigeon that I don't want to spoil. What I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't like about the special is it's such a victory lap,

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<v Speaker 1>like that review I shared with you about the standing Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>they weren't kidding. The standing oh goes on and on

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<v Speaker 1>and on and on, and there's a couple of points

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<v Speaker 1>in the special it's not even clapped. It's just Ellen

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<v Speaker 1>says a sentence and the audience just claps. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>an athlete's final game. I know it's positioned as her

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<v Speaker 1>final special. The whole thing is just weird. Somewhere in

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<v Speaker 1>there is some really good material, but the pacing is

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<v Speaker 1>just off. Not because of Ellen, but because of the crowd.

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<v Speaker 1>Though she did stand there for four minutes and soak

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<v Speaker 1>in the standing ovation, she could have easily put up

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<v Speaker 1>her hand and told the audience to shut the hell

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<v Speaker 1>up so I can get back to stand up. She didn't.

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<v Speaker 1>In Soviet Union podcast downloads You, Yakhov's Smirn Office launched

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<v Speaker 1>his first ever podcast, The Comedy Couch. In the new show,

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<v Speaker 1>Yakov combines his comedic genius with his psychology degree to

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<v Speaker 1>analyze what makes the world's top comedience tick. That. Isn't

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<v Speaker 1>Neil Brennan doing that, isn't Craig ferguson't doing that? Doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>Mark Marra do that? Yakoff digs into their past, childhood

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<v Speaker 1>and family stories while sharing his own unique journey. Funny, insightful,

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<v Speaker 1>and packed with unforgettable moments, this podcast offers a fresh

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<v Speaker 1>take on comedy and what's behind the laughter? Sure, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>what's a fresher take on comedy? Then Yakov's off Sean

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<v Speaker 1>you're a hater today, am I? I guess? Ben Stiller

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<v Speaker 1>is working on a pickleball movie called The Dink. Jake

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<v Speaker 1>Johnson will lead. He plays a washed up tennis pro

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<v Speaker 1>in order to save a club in crisis. Does the

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<v Speaker 1>one thing he swore it never do, play pickleball. Ed

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<v Speaker 1>Harris will be in this movie. That's great. How old's ed? Now?

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<v Speaker 1>Though Ed's seventy three, all right, I can see him

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<v Speaker 1>playing some pickleball. Ben Stiller and former tennis champion Andy

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<v Speaker 1>Roddick will have supporting roles. And let me clear this

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<v Speaker 1>one out. I've been sitting on this one for a while,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think I can get my half assed impression

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<v Speaker 1>of work today. Matt Barry spoke to The New York Times.

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<v Speaker 1>They were curious, what can we learn from your character Laslow?

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Barry said, he attacks and grabs life. I suppose

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<v Speaker 1>to letting things happen. He has no interest in technology

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<v Speaker 1>or any kind of science. He thinks it's mostly nonsense,

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<v Speaker 1>and I quietly envy that. What's the fun of playing Laslow?

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Berry said improvising was obviously encouraged and expected. That's

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<v Speaker 1>where I'm happiest to sit and trade insults with the

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<v Speaker 1>others in character. It's such good fun as ever a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of scene so outlantish that you've resisted it. No,

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm in favor of things being highly ridiculous and

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully memorable, I would encourage it. Are there any vampire

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<v Speaker 1>powers that you would enjoy? I don't think so. Other

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<v Speaker 1>than advance hearing, there isn't anything that I be interested in.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I suppose the flying bat thing, but you've

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<v Speaker 1>got to turn into a bat. That's your comedy news

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<v Speaker 1>for today. If you enjoy the program, tell a friend

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<v Speaker 1>about it too. If you would like this thing without

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<v Speaker 1>commercial interruption, there's a link in the show notes tell

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<v Speaker 1>you how that thing works. Yep, yep, yep. You could

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<v Speaker 1>do that. See anymore