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about Cost of Like you Gabriel

2:47

Iglesias? Every time I I am

2:49

going to have a conversation with

2:51

somebody I know personally and intimately.

2:54

I. Have to think about how I

2:56

would introduce that person to my audience.

2:59

At the good as did it? Yeah, but I think

3:01

you get. I think there's two things that I that

3:03

I honed in on that are of love to talk

3:05

about in this conversation. protect the other see the comedies

3:07

and the life from the stories we share and you

3:09

know that you know how much of an amazing person

3:11

you are. But but the this to big things that

3:14

I haven't heard many people speak to about. One.

3:17

His mentor ship. And.

3:19

The other one. Is.

3:22

Business acumen. And I mean roar.

3:25

Business. Acumen. But maybe I'll give a bit

3:27

of our give a bit of backstory and you gonna have to

3:29

fill in some of the backstory by the way early for how

3:31

we met first. Or you know I have a high school

3:33

education so what the hell is at human. Humans.

3:42

Even about going, it's almost sounds like Spanish.

3:46

Have an idea what him? He's. Echoes

3:49

It is estimated that the American Mq

3:51

Man have. You

3:53

ever have a Mac? Come on man. Out.

3:56

Like how did we meet actually don't know.

3:58

The full story of is how how did

4:00

we well hours in Bakersfield doing a show

4:02

I remember vividly I was in Bakersfield una

4:04

shelves yeah and a dinner the night I

4:06

was in my hotel room and I'm flipping

4:08

through us up into the you know channels

4:11

and I came across the Tonight show okay

4:13

and I saw J N J was in

4:15

choosing the other funny comedians from South Africa

4:17

in on him in of introducing up there

4:19

he came out there and and I was

4:21

like who is this person They are freaking

4:23

amazing. You're so towns it's your, your charisma,

4:25

your energy, the way that you presented yourself

4:27

on like this dude is hysterical else thinking.

4:30

On like clearly sees way too comfortable. way

4:32

to confidence wait to smiley unless the know

4:34

this is our oil is all right way

4:36

to smile at. A caught my attention right

4:38

away how old are the level that you

4:40

were already at And so I went online

4:42

to see where you were going to be

4:44

performing and I saw that you were going

4:46

to be at the Us Improv in Irvine

4:48

and I'm like oh my god you know

4:50

Ah was no I live by, live by

4:52

them and slices I'm smuggle, check em out

4:54

and so then I went out there to

4:56

go see your show. It's I'm in line

4:58

with all the South Africans. And all these

5:01

girls is why girls with South Africa flag

5:03

as a library as much as good as

5:05

a source Of course he's famous. I knew

5:07

this guy was a just some nobody's He

5:09

showed up there and he already had of

5:11

following and so I saw your show the

5:13

full hour not five minutes subs afterwards. That's

5:15

when I walked up to Judge Years. he

5:18

had your little a South African posse right

5:20

there and yeah com against us and I

5:22

just walked up and you recognizing elects all

5:24

I got her and I'm like I said

5:26

I want to tell the story from this

5:28

August so out some from. My perspective this

5:30

this this is how it happens by the

5:32

way your whole story is exact same story

5:34

as many of my stalkers by the way

5:36

which I have amazing how seen since we

5:38

saw your television and then we waited I

5:41

saw your eyes on and I was like

5:43

he smiles so much and then I researched

5:45

you on line and as like this is

5:47

where he will be and I came there

5:49

may well my god I wait on the

5:51

door knockers I wait for your office is

5:53

so it's have a and says well as

5:55

as you were of. From

5:57

my perspective, that's why I didn't know you were there.

6:00

Of onstage I do the show as normal

6:02

does Irvine, California. As one of the few

6:04

places with I was able to get people

6:06

to buy enough tickets to fill out a

6:08

club right? Nobody knew me. In. America.

6:11

Nobody. And and so I do the

6:13

show and at the end they go

6:15

hey. Ah, I'm the comedian here.

6:18

Gabriel Iglesias wants to chats you on

6:20

like this and like met the singer.

6:23

That certain that the like know that's really

6:25

ugly says i'm like oh, since okay wait

6:27

three months and the could be because I'm

6:29

terrible with names. And. As

6:31

soon as I see you on like

6:33

all guy the guy that and you

6:35

must read For me it's so weird

6:37

because out of his yeah I'd come

6:39

from South Africa We don't bump into

6:42

people who you've seen on T V

6:44

we've seen on like any competition shows

6:46

or any big shows race. I

6:48

knew you are like this is the did the desk

6:50

so i come over to you. And it's

6:52

funny use as with my South African posse

6:54

because you have with like it seemed like

6:56

like a little that was like a little

6:58

mexican mafia vibe. Nice because you give us

7:00

like godfather vibes I am If you've ever

7:02

notices about you you have like a but

7:04

it's like the kind you have like it's

7:06

kind vibe nobody gets whacked Norman a minimum

7:09

of nobody gets whacked but because doesn't understand

7:11

and you know what I mean as don't

7:13

understand is that go in the want to

7:15

give fluffy angry got like this and it's

7:17

or and everyone around you has like a

7:19

really peaceful but protective demeanor. You. Know

7:21

and so you waited for me afterwards

7:23

and it's just a small little crew

7:25

and you're like hey how you doing

7:27

man and I remember how kind you

7:29

were and others like. all this is

7:31

great accompanies. You know? I think every

7:33

comic has this, every comedian. Is

7:36

deeply grateful. And

7:38

feel scene. When. Another

7:40

comedian watches this. full sets.

7:43

I remember I was shocked like y u C

7:45

and you like I came to the show you

7:47

didn't like, asked me for tickets i didn't know

7:49

you and then you said the sweetest thing a

7:51

human being has ever said to me. You said

7:53

hey man. I know.

7:56

That. You're a big deal where you're from. But.

7:59

I want and I wanted to offer you an opportunity.

8:01

I want you to come on the road with me.

8:03

And you said and you said please don't be offended.

8:05

I'm not saying you should be my opening act. I'm

8:08

not. I'm not seeing any of that. I know you

8:10

begin South Africa. But. I really think

8:12

it would be good for you to come out

8:14

on the road with me because I could expose

8:16

you to audiences who you would have otherwise never

8:18

gotten to and who I think will love you

8:21

you like I think a lot of people in

8:23

my audience would love you. And

8:25

I remember thinking to myself as a who is. This.

8:28

Person. Tsunami. Who? This

8:30

Hispanic Santa Claus such as.

8:33

I said yes to you. I didn't

8:35

know what I was getting into. I. Came

8:37

on the road with you and I was like I've

8:40

never. Seen. That. Many

8:42

back. To. A onesie fans owning Support

8:44

Army people have some to the show.

8:46

I don't mean people who are watching

8:48

you, I mean. Stance.

8:51

And that's maybe you know my first cousin about

8:53

like your business acumen. What?

8:56

Do you think you did? rights? To.

8:58

Builds an environment where you don't, you don't

9:00

just have. You. Don't have

9:03

people who like like your comedy. You.

9:05

Have people who buy your face or you know

9:07

and those little the little dolls that of the

9:09

bubble had things and use your people who buy

9:11

like policies of you and you have people who

9:14

buy your teachers. it's but I want to know

9:16

if you intend to that from the beginning and

9:18

then also how did you even begin that journey

9:20

with people? Because there was some point when nobody

9:22

knew your comedy. But. Now when

9:25

you're filling up like a Dodger stadium. What?

9:27

What happened between witted this would have this begin.

9:30

I think it was. You know? To.

9:33

Say that I had a plan to design

9:35

this almost sounds like maniacal. An evil exudes.

9:37

My plan all along. Know at a was

9:39

one of those things where I was just

9:41

grateful that people would come to the shells.

9:43

Yeah and I would always think them and

9:45

I would always say hey, it's if you

9:47

like the sharks, tell somebody about it, no

9:50

one and you know that's the Word of

9:52

mouth is the best thing You guys If

9:54

you enjoy what I wear, what I'm doing,

9:56

please share. Please talk about it. Months after

9:58

the cells I would just go outside. If

10:00

anybody wants combined say hi and all. I made

10:02

it so that people knew that I was somebody

10:04

they could come up to. Yea I wasn't putting

10:07

this divide and between words likes know my show's

10:09

over. Now you go home, I take a check

10:11

and I go by a car. Yeah yeah by

10:13

not making people ever feel like I was above

10:15

them are better than them. Insists on this lucky

10:18

kid from the same area. the dirt that drive

10:20

and from a much else you guys on the

10:22

four o five and on ago and I'm like

10:24

if you see me as and line at a

10:26

jack in the box you like my so let

10:29

me cut. And. Allows you to go

10:31

ahead. you know of some somebody to run into

10:33

by the bathrooms and I get people always asking

10:35

can I hug you. Or. Can I

10:37

see you and I'm like status? Is not the

10:39

norm. It. Also to say it was

10:41

a plan I at it was not a

10:44

plan it was just it was his meets

10:46

a welcoming be audience and in China because

10:48

everybody's and it wasn't until years later were

10:50

just got so out of control works he

10:52

had to start putting things in. Places are

10:54

easy to find yourself because I came really

10:56

close to getting kidnapped a couple times. I

10:58

know they've the jokes ah but yeah people

11:01

were decided I didn't have a know it

11:03

as I notice of the know you're a

11:05

joke of you for like really am kidnap

11:07

yeah I'm on this but I yeah that

11:09

will. It wasn't a planet. Was just all

11:11

images them just treat my audience and the way

11:13

I feel like I would want to be treated

11:16

like when I go to a concert. I

11:18

love to see how the artist welcomes the

11:20

audience. There's some like singers that will just

11:22

start singing yes and they want an answer

11:24

to a gun or mmmmm there's no good

11:26

evening. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the show.

11:28

Thank you for being here. We're gonna have

11:30

a fun time for yeah it's great. I

11:32

got so and so working on Sachs. I

11:34

get so and so on drums. We were

11:36

talking about being heard a nice little things

11:38

like that goes so far and and people

11:40

don't wanna break. That was the afraid of

11:43

engaging for some reason and I think that's

11:45

a mistake. I think a lot of artists

11:47

would go so much further by bringing. Audiences

11:49

and our senses Looking at someone or

11:51

her. Smiling even to smoke. too much

11:53

as a door to assess. assess the

11:55

rest. My Lyric and I smile. It's

11:57

a separate you, but you don't think

11:59

it is. Man, I think it's what

12:01

you just said. You know? It

12:03

is. It's it's a fear and not not necessarily

12:05

a bad for yes I. I don't take for

12:07

granted that there are two types of performers. I

12:10

think there a performers who are trying to get into themselves

12:12

and their performers are trying to get out of themselves. You

12:15

know mean that seems with comedians as well.

12:17

So there were some performers who get on

12:20

stage and in order for them to hit

12:22

the mark that they need to hit on

12:24

that stage, they can't be themselves. They.

12:26

Can't be Gabriel. They can't be Trevor and

12:28

they don't want to be that person. So

12:30

they've got to transform into this other being

12:33

like I am for you. Met tons of

12:35

comedians who cancun stay sober. Have you know,

12:37

get in the zone? Yea, I need to

12:39

get my space. Yeah, that data you know,

12:41

but I think it's I think it's a

12:43

protection thing where a goal if you don't

12:45

laugh at this joke that Gabriel has told.

12:48

Then Gabriel has failed. But.

12:51

If it's like El Matador who

12:53

told the joke. And then

12:55

the joke doesn't lend well. What would I Not

12:57

the door dude You normally it's like this is

13:00

it's just as it's the protection yeah is it

13:02

is completely and you You have a vulnerability to

13:04

you that that that really is unique. honestly like

13:06

witty when you think you got that from like

13:08

what we have first experiences in life. That

13:11

allowed you to like open yourself up in

13:13

that way. I think the fact that I've

13:15

always wanted acceptance and I've been used to

13:18

not being accepted. It's just been one of

13:20

those months. Now. I was very

13:22

much the Us the kid the didn't have very

13:24

many friends, I was always overweight. I was I

13:26

had really bad seeds, I had acne and for

13:29

somebody who was not accepted I was never picked

13:31

in sports. I was always know any time people

13:33

get together for groups I wouldn't get picked

13:35

for group sorts like really a tenuous elders has

13:37

up in a dual citizen a been physically and

13:40

I can even get picked for the science team

13:42

or get picked for this or that. So it's

13:44

like I did not sit these entertainers malls and

13:46

ah but I was drawn to. Comedy.

13:49

I loved watching Eddie Murphy. I loved

13:51

watching Saturday Night Live. I loved hearing

13:53

the laughter because to me the laughter

13:55

was accepted and as. The. One

13:57

thing I've realized as a victim

13:59

of doubt is. I. Was I

14:02

was like awkward because we just observing people?

14:04

And. Anna Adam, would you seem very affable?

14:07

My you all very affable. Now we like

14:09

that as a kid as well. As

14:11

I feel like I was very much the same

14:13

as now where when you didn't you see me,

14:15

I'll stay. Dislikes: Ima I am not the loudest

14:17

person in the Royal nor nor am I trying

14:20

to be the loudest person in the room. So

14:22

as a kid. I think that

14:24

I just didn't get the opportunity to

14:26

connect with people Okay, and I'm nice

14:28

and that someone who goes out of

14:30

the way to try to insert themselves.

14:33

I would rather just see that there's an organic

14:35

opportunity to join a a conversation or to have

14:37

to get the talked to people. And but I'm

14:39

not trying to go out of my way so

14:42

that was awkward. Maybe it's because I was quiet.

14:44

yeah, I was an outspoken for us as far

14:46

as socially like once almost are soft and he's

14:48

like or atlas don't. Know. What I

14:50

mean insults. I still have a couple of

14:53

friends from my childhood. That. Remember me

14:55

from back then and I value and I cherish

14:57

them to see as it's like man at my

14:59

only like grounding to before all this app and

15:01

yes your domain and so anytime I have a

15:04

question about hey man I'm I. Am.

15:06

I act in a certain way or my don't

15:08

some different of my a is my view on

15:10

this. Messed. Up to so be

15:12

real with me. And they're not afraid to

15:14

tell me exactly what they see. Ah, and

15:16

I think it's important to them. I have

15:18

a connection to the past like that. Okay,

15:20

but then what do you? What do you

15:23

want to lose of the past? You know

15:25

I think it's important for auburn man says

15:27

ssssss. Of with shared

15:29

bathroom as much as. Assess

15:32

as an amateur as you go. I me

15:35

that there are some things we hold from

15:37

the past that are you know so like

15:39

I am always careful People say. You.

15:42

Just the way you boys been or you've changed and

15:44

always go. What? What is the way I've always been

15:46

that you're holding on to what is the change that

15:49

you wish I'd maintained. Something's a good to hold on

15:51

to and something's augur to change or this things that

15:53

you don't do that you used to do when you

15:55

were younger but you glad you let go of. I.

15:58

Don't think that I've changed too much things

16:00

from the past that I I definitely would

16:02

want to let go as the small. thinking.

16:06

The small like oh it it's it's it's

16:08

the the You know that the thing is

16:10

only this big was just thinking globally rights

16:12

so I was very much only thinking this

16:15

much back then and I didn't have the

16:17

ability to see outside of that when I

16:19

was younger whereas now it's like a it's

16:21

endless and are you can make it as

16:24

big as you want or keep it as

16:26

small as you once. But the problem is

16:28

the biggest something gets.the more difficult it is

16:30

to manage and having control of yourself and

16:32

your career and your surroundings it is really

16:35

hard. When the circle gets really bad

16:37

yes and unfortunately for me that circle did

16:39

get too big at one point where I

16:41

did start to lose control and I couldn't

16:43

see and and that the wheels were turning

16:45

and out at it. Know who was make

16:47

of term rice and so it's kind of

16:49

like are right You know you say you

16:51

want that the big pie well when you

16:53

get it see what happens you are really

16:56

made it a big payments you tube like.

16:59

That. There are few people I know of in

17:01

the world who have. The.

17:03

Footprint that that you have with your with

17:05

your comedy with your with the way made

17:07

people feel which is I think crucial so.

17:10

I've been lucky enough to travel all over

17:12

the world for comedy and otherwise. And

17:15

I'm always. Always. Always

17:17

always impressed at how many places I

17:19

go to. Where they they know

17:21

you. What's. Interesting. Is.

17:24

What they feel about you and how

17:26

they see. Let's. I want to

17:28

know when you decide and if it was an

17:30

active choice. To. Take many of

17:33

the things. That. Ostracize

17:35

you at a young age. And

17:37

turn them into. The. Tool that

17:39

made you bring people to you and bring

17:41

people together. You know, like. So.

17:44

Many people grew up being teased

17:46

about their face, the weights, they

17:48

have vibe that their voice, they

17:50

everything. Very few people.

17:53

Have take. Them at cold crushed as into

17:55

a diamond. And. Said it would.

17:57

Everybody around the world was the like a question.

18:00

The moment where you did that. And how

18:02

did you ensure that the audience was laughing

18:04

with you and not as you. I

18:07

wanna see above. Four years into it.

18:09

Ah because my whole act in the

18:11

beginning when I first started doing standup

18:13

was I was just doing characters and

18:15

impressions and everything was a situations with

18:17

cartoons or or this character So it's

18:20

like it was nothing to do with

18:22

me. For him it was like he's

18:24

entertaining. He can do all these

18:26

characters, voices, a sound effects and he's in

18:28

his painting pictures but it's you. Don't really

18:30

know anything about the guy, yes and I'm

18:32

a bread that. a Comedy Central show called

18:35

Premium Blend and I did a bit about.

18:37

Being. At a nightclub. And how I

18:39

only wanted to dance with big girls.

18:42

Because. If I'm dancing with a big

18:44

girl then we would get tired at the

18:46

same time As such a bit that I

18:48

put up there like that where it's like

18:50

wow that was actually personally yes it all.

18:53

And for some reason like it just.

18:55

it started with that one bit and

18:57

then it just started expanding from their

18:59

butts. you know? Of

19:01

course there's there's there's self deprecating, and then there's

19:03

just like a mammoth. This is just me. Either

19:05

you know your code, that or you're not cool

19:07

with this. I'm going to be good either way.

19:10

Yeah, in on so I don't. I think it

19:12

was just that. Hope I don't care. Call me

19:14

whatever you want a know. I've already gone through

19:16

years of this as a kid smoke as I

19:19

mean I'm so. it's like. Whatever.

19:21

And then the more the more shows I would

19:23

do and the more laughter and afterwards a sex

19:25

Okay well if if I'm this big joke and

19:27

people just want to make fun or laugh at

19:29

me, why would you want to talk to me

19:31

up to the shops, Why would you want to

19:34

get in line for a photo known as the

19:36

I'm were freaking New Balance with a stain on

19:38

it right now I gotta have hoodie that I'm

19:40

wearing his moustache animals but it keeps me warm.

19:42

It sits by by maintaining certain things and not

19:44

letting the business turn me into something else. That.

19:47

I think I did have to work on because

19:49

you can get consumed really quick. I

19:51

wish I could make everybody happy, but you cats?

19:53

Ah, but I just think it's one of those

19:56

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19:58

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22:00

do business want to turn you into in the

22:02

beginning? Our dude man? well with the money Start

22:04

come in and right everybody who goes from having

22:06

a certain amount all of a sudden warm overnight.

22:09

The. Money quadruples and use your

22:11

like water. So of course

22:13

for me. Out

22:16

the gate manner but to Hummers. I

22:19

went from live in I was still living in

22:21

an apartment so yeah the money will mess with

22:23

the less. I had two homers a while. several

22:26

different color, different colors a good yeah different colors

22:28

but I would milligan about raising our mad at

22:30

yes I just started doing stuff like that put

22:32

tvs and play stations in the car or much

22:34

what the hell am I doing but at the

22:37

time all at how cool is is he always

22:39

is so excited. had never seen money like that

22:41

before it so he added a lotta lotta stuff

22:43

that much but you don't I love. But you

22:45

know what I loved about your vibe. So so

22:47

those two things that I found impressive. Is

22:49

that like. One. Just personally

22:52

on the bus. What I loved about rolling

22:54

with you on your to a bus was

22:56

how. Diverse. The people

22:58

were this like the of the schools of

23:00

thought was. I mean I would be having

23:02

fights about Republican politics, democratic politics, aramid and

23:04

you're busted. For some I realize that this

23:07

was even like a sin was enormous. Could

23:09

where I come from the is no, it's

23:11

just like strict delineation. It isn't your republican,

23:13

your democrat. We don't have that. And.

23:15

I always say to people does my opinion

23:18

I would say to people I think one

23:20

of the worst things that happened in America

23:22

is that it's become democrat Republican Blue red

23:24

because it makes it that people have chosen

23:26

a side or a thing. Before.

23:28

They engage in the topic whereas in South

23:31

Africa and many other places you we just

23:33

fight about these topics. And you

23:35

find like people agree on different things

23:37

and people disagree on different things. but

23:39

you find coalitions and moments. That

23:41

connect you and I love that on your bus

23:43

phone since we still have arguments for days a

23:45

you just sit in the corner laughing matter which

23:48

I love. yeah you're the best audience member and

23:50

us had asked like a really like it wasn't

23:52

on Sunday and but you'd ask a question. Blackfoot

23:54

Trevor what about this A Leopard Rick? What about

23:56

the edge? It would spark a whole conversation. But

23:59

I do like the you environment encourage

24:01

that. And what I found particularly interesting

24:03

was. He was gabriel of

24:05

said i don't engage in politics, etc.

24:07

but you not once not once said

24:10

to me hey Trevor, don't talk about

24:12

certain things on stage, Not even. And

24:14

I mean. There's. Not even one

24:16

time when you came from said hey man

24:18

please don't say that the thing you said

24:20

about slavery or stay that know. You.

24:22

Gave me the full leeway you gave meets

24:25

M and maybe that goes into intellect. the

24:27

mental ship of it all. Anybody

24:30

who asked me and thousands of be anywhere illegal

24:32

Like all who who made your career and I

24:34

go guys I couldn't have gotten you see me

24:36

on the Daily Show on like None of that

24:39

would have happened. Without Gabriel Iglesias,

24:41

all come on the known and I'm telling

24:43

you know why? Because.

24:46

You. Genuinely, one of the greatest gifts you gave me

24:48

was you put me in front of audiences that I never

24:50

otherwise would have been put in front of. And.

24:52

The still comedians today who I know who don't

24:55

go to the markets you took me to. Places.

24:57

Where people exist in America. But.

25:00

I learned thanks to you they feel

25:02

like they don't exist. You

25:04

know I'm saying nobody comes in does a

25:06

so. Nobody even consider them politically

25:08

because they don't really shift and needle

25:10

in in either direction. They just like

25:12

these for button places in in America.

25:15

And you you put me this. so

25:17

let's talk a little bit about about

25:19

mental ship in that way. You.

25:21

A mentor me you're teaching me about. Merchandise:

25:23

You would teach me about comedy

25:25

about sets about I'm. Effectively

25:28

understood the only time mood of

25:30

met a man man. Food We'll

25:32

we'll talk about foods are all

25:35

I had. It's it's it's it's

25:37

it's vet and the. The

25:40

only time you'd you'd told me something instructive

25:42

we said don't do that would do that

25:44

was I was doing a set. And

25:47

dumb. We. You know you're onstage

25:49

on you, going from one so to the next. And.

25:53

I have a whole host of much have a bunch of

25:56

material. But. Have been doing the same set with you

25:58

on the road have been doing answered some point of like muslims. Switch

26:00

it up. Have. Been in the same jokes to me. Let

26:02

me this thing up. And

26:04

had a great sets. And

26:07

I walk off stage. And. Fluffy.

26:10

Standing there. Almost. Like I'm. Not

26:13

angry, but it's like a disappointed

26:15

father or uncle. You know, and

26:17

you? It's just like. A

26:20

you like your what what happened to the joke and

26:22

I'm like what you're going to like didn't do not

26:24

mean and I had a joke you know now mean

26:26

it was I didn't like the will on a on

26:28

leno and I did yet was a great joke and

26:30

I love the public years ago me to do it

26:33

and you like know. These. People haven't seen

26:35

a joke. Or the gab I

26:37

was it's it's by as you like not you.

26:39

You need to let these people see that joke

26:41

about like know what the Arabic, the time and

26:43

and you like pay and you looked amount of

26:45

food like a coach in the bottle movie and

26:47

you looked at me if you like themselves subset

26:49

of them would accept and you looked at him

26:51

and you're like us at a you remember something.

26:54

These. People want with this yesterday. And

26:56

they were with us the night before and they won't

26:58

be with us tomorrow. You. Might be

27:00

getting sick of these jokes. But. They're not

27:03

sick of them. You go up and you do it like the

27:05

first time ever. He said those people deserve

27:07

now mean you got this as and you

27:09

give them know me and of Congo back

27:11

out that would look like an idiot atrocities

27:13

of due to my regular know that I

27:15

kill many forgot to tell jokes to them

27:17

Come back onstage. What

27:19

is going on right now and you to coauthor

27:21

and you so's of what you made and you

27:23

proved of their job works and then I came

27:26

back of his. A good most awkward experience I've

27:28

ever had in my lox know opening act as

27:30

if I had an uncle. I'm willing to say.

27:34

Opening it up. And I

27:36

went out and I did the job

27:39

at a animal that he said about

27:41

a chamber hugged miss and you're like

27:43

that's what I'm talking about. Like talk,

27:45

Talk me through this. Why do you

27:48

have comedians on your show? Who.

27:50

Don't perform your style of comedy. Who.

27:53

May. Not even like complement your style of

27:56

comedy and could at times like you know

27:58

surprise your is. Why would you that I

28:00

thought you were funny. I. Thought you

28:02

were very funny and and the show you

28:05

added more to the show. You were so

28:07

different, your so unique. whenever.

28:09

I put on shows. I. Look

28:11

at the entire show. as a whole I

28:14

want just look at my performance. I look

28:16

at what's the fan experience. Are people going

28:18

enjoy it from beginning middle and are they

28:20

just sitting there waiting in? Also I did

28:22

have a lot of comics on the show

28:25

and minutes at a time. I think with

28:27

use a you Recruit share as Alford Rob

28:29

Little more seen. Some. Lay some

28:31

yeah yeah and and then of course the know

28:33

it's you isn't wrote Tehran's have in my yes

28:35

I was already It's most comics only have one

28:38

guy. yeah yeah maybe to the only other person

28:40

that I know that that pad people in their

28:42

shows. Kevin Hart. I. Know this because

28:44

I want to show and something like slow wow.

28:49

Has a lot of a lot of be

28:51

bothers else but I yeah no I i

28:53

i enjoyed what you did and in it's funny

28:55

that you brought up the not mean but

28:57

because we do we love that jokes so

28:59

much that your nickname my nickname became line

29:01

now media so much pain when he told me

29:04

that because I was going to bring with

29:06

me he goes m and give give not

29:08

mean a big help for me so even

29:10

the years later that still stands as as not

29:12

mommy piano they are so. Movement

29:14

Maybe the reason I'm asking these questions because I

29:16

feel like we live in a country and then

29:18

a world. Where people are

29:21

less likely to engage in ideas and

29:23

other human beings. Who. Aren't completely

29:25

aligned with them? And here

29:27

you have this person who has done really

29:29

well building an audience that has an idea

29:31

of them. But. Then every time

29:34

you are risking. The. Association with

29:36

another human being. And you

29:38

are risking the audience that you've built for

29:40

that human beings who doesn't have much. Like

29:43

what? Like why? why are you doing this? Why take

29:45

the risk? I. Don't

29:47

I don't feel like it's as much a risk. The don't

29:49

get me wrong, there was a couple times when I

29:51

would get emails. And. They're like

29:53

hey listen we will like what you do but

29:55

we didn't like what you're on of your other

29:58

class. What I mean said yes. It's

30:00

like okay I I can

30:02

see that. But.

30:05

For some reason I don't know, Man, it's just. The

30:08

only time I acted on it. And.

30:10

When I did I felt terrible for

30:13

it and I still haven't fully in

30:15

all recover from it. And that was

30:17

with Martini Martini. been on the road.

30:19

Me for ever. Yeah, what? I do

30:22

remember that there was a year where

30:24

we started getting a lot of complaints

30:26

about certain touches. My atomic thing just

30:28

gotta be you. Yes, I'd gotten a

30:30

few emails and. In. Talking to

30:33

management, talking all the people around me the like

30:35

hey man love this isn't a good thing for

30:37

you and in I had a had a whole

30:39

break in the in the tour and sporting went

30:41

off to do his own thing for for a

30:43

while and I miss them I miss them and

30:45

I felt like it was a break up but

30:48

unlike the still my friends but if the way

30:50

the things went down again it didn't sit well

30:52

with me and I'm I felt I felt terrible

30:54

for it and like up I should have just

30:56

had a conversation with him versus just letting all

30:58

the powers that be dictate that but it was

31:00

one of those things where. I liked

31:02

to support and make sure that everybody around

31:04

me does whatever they do and is sk

31:07

have a different idea, different opinion that just

31:09

you know I don't want everybody to sink

31:11

the same way as near. That's boring. And

31:14

I want people to go up there and shake the

31:16

room up a little bit. Have missed, say something that's

31:18

so crazy I can make a call back on or

31:20

say something that's like wow, You know I like that.

31:23

Because. I remember one time I had record tears on

31:25

the Road of Mates. Anna at on

31:27

hey dude what the house I just saw your

31:29

set. What is known to get into this he's

31:31

into this is into this ah call people out

31:34

when they will do the opposite. Oil to splits

31:36

and it was all man was just you know

31:38

ah I I don't want you have to follow

31:40

the the same the this and this and this

31:43

ago rip I'm a headliner to If I can't

31:45

follow you I shouldn't be closing the show. Oh

31:47

yeah lot that Amar and you put your steak

31:49

on that stage or right and in what let

31:51

me worry about following you. You. Putting

31:54

on a kickass shelf will make me

31:56

work that much harder. I don't

31:58

want be lazy someplace a you go after

32:00

killing that stage elevates my game because I

32:02

have to perform better than I'm used to

32:04

performing price because it just it makes you

32:06

a better comic rights it makes you better

32:08

at the it inspired me I'm is the

32:10

reason i do my to as the where

32:12

do now he not as as thinking about

32:14

how. Saw. My favorite

32:17

memories genuinely. Whenever people ask me about America

32:19

and they were like what are your favorite

32:21

memories in America. Oh if I

32:23

want us at or ten of those

32:25

memories involve you always took me like

32:27

like they are places I remember the

32:29

end up told jokes about some of

32:31

these things but like the Woman in

32:33

Lexington, Kentucky. Who. Came up to us after

32:36

the show as she was so sweet as soon as.

32:38

To that as as a small like you

32:40

know you're spot far the funniest and handsome

32:42

nigger at an ever seen. And

32:44

I remember everything but I've never experienced firsthand.

32:47

You know you see America on Tv you

32:49

see and his she was and I know

32:51

it's a strange thing to say but as

32:53

I've seen somebody. Who is not

32:55

trying to be racist nor even thinks they sing of

32:57

thing that's she was like what what that's like and

32:59

wouldn't have the best are you gonna do that I

33:02

didn't tell the joke but it was all throughout delivered

33:04

to me. Was. My favorite was when Alfred

33:06

and the gang said to her they said skills

33:08

You can say that you can say that's and

33:10

see that what's a kiss a you The funniest.

33:13

I didn't mean to offend y'all were like

33:15

no less a subset of a sense of

33:17

was a favela but I think of the

33:19

the memories of had and one of my

33:21

favorite memories on the road with you. So.

33:24

Do a few. So. This

33:26

was an El Paso, Texas. Okay

33:28

you the person who took me to El

33:31

Paso. I'm new in America. I'm

33:33

on the tour bus with with

33:35

fluffy and we get to this

33:37

town and El Paso at that

33:39

time was I was really interesting

33:41

place with. You in America

33:43

but it really felt like you experiencing a

33:46

city in Mexico. Do. Not I mean

33:48

it had like us have an interesting since it

33:50

is a border town yes it at neighboring to

33:52

it's a miracle on on this day I am

33:54

i must from a look for a are searching

33:57

for footlocker. This was this

33:59

was years ago. We're talking. The.

34:01

Twenty Twelve. Yell out Yes, Twenty Twelve.

34:04

So. I'm I'm I'm using Google maps. School

34:07

maps wasn't as sharp as it is today.

34:09

some using Google maps and I go footlocker

34:11

from like that's where people by their shoes

34:13

in America like Guy Footlocker and Google Map

34:15

shows me a place. Without.

34:18

Even thinking I leave the to a bus to was

34:20

sleeping on and I am I just start walking. Eyes

34:22

follow google maps Follow Google maps All of whom as.

34:25

The one walking I'm like wow the people

34:28

getting more and more brown people didn't wanna

34:30

brown as we walked rights to the getting

34:32

more move around and then google tells me

34:34

that like walk up on some like embankment

34:37

and next thing alex But now this is

34:39

this weird part where. I'm essentially

34:41

walking upstairs and looks like I'm going into

34:43

a more like yes but I'm walking upstairs.

34:46

But. Very quickly the stairs are enclosed and like it does

34:49

like a cage. You know I mean so you you

34:51

couldn't like hop off the stairs on either side does

34:53

make sense and can't okay some walk and others lot

34:55

of people coming towards us. a lot of people going

34:57

where we're going. so now you it's it's the inertia

34:59

of the crowds and you're walking. Then you want to

35:01

bridge. And walking and walking on a

35:03

bridge I'm like is that a river? What? What

35:05

is happening right now would like way as a

35:07

small my god. And then

35:09

as I walked down the bridge

35:12

I see a sign and it

35:14

says welcome to Mexico Now my

35:16

in my ignorant brain I didn't

35:18

know cause I've never walked across

35:20

the border in my life. To

35:22

me borders happen at like ports

35:25

and that airports. And I'm

35:27

just like we'd What is beneath be and

35:29

videos or mythical. I'm like what's so now

35:31

I'm walking like oh shit. None of none

35:33

of this is wrong. This is clearly romps.

35:35

I turn around the i'm causing so much

35:37

commotion in the flow that the border agents

35:39

are like there now and then. He's like

35:41

a. Come. On he's a coma Ramona was

35:43

mother as well as some like no no no I'm

35:45

sorry I'm going to I'm sorry I'm it's the wrong

35:47

but I'm not. I'm not drunk on hop to the

35:50

other sound like on the other foot locker and now

35:52

they're pushing the cost of once pissed off at me

35:54

understandably I'm sick from it gets the i can't give

35:56

this and funny Alec get down to we he is

35:58

and is a case. And. I'm an avid.

36:00

a bit of and on like normal sars I don't

36:03

speak Spanish hey man I'm I'm assuming it's a foot

36:05

locker. Music? What does not? Keep going, Keep going from

36:07

a nominal keep going with com go. From.

36:09

An accomplishment circle for go to Mexico and will debut

36:11

at least as a computer Mexico and then sick What

36:13

come on the need than is like was your passport

36:15

them of it I don't have a puzzled me like

36:18

what stomach no not like that not like that. But

36:20

it will have my password with me as an

36:22

six these. it won't give your passports though much.

36:24

I don't travel with my passport when I go

36:26

to Footlocker of is not a thing that I

36:28

do a job. We stood up for fifteen minutes.

36:31

I set the begging this men not to deport

36:33

me to. Not my concern. Because

36:35

it's one thing to get deported your country. So I'm

36:37

into of the deported to and not your country. And.

36:40

The and then I'd never done this before and

36:42

I've never done it since. I pulled up my

36:45

phone and I said wait wait wait. Let

36:47

me google me. And. Now I'm

36:49

typing my name into google or of gotten the

36:51

google. You better make you better not mess with

36:53

the on the sorts. Nick, Trevor, Noah. and

36:56

of like shit it's and the my face comes up.

36:58

And. The Tonight Show. And then

37:01

like us and like on to like all

37:03

cannot exceed. See and he looks

37:05

at inside her. Is. At

37:07

oh. Is that oh shit? you

37:09

have fluffy? Oh my goodness. Oh yeah. oh man

37:11

I would you do the show. My guess you

37:13

know, fluffy. The Gamma of Love It's that

37:15

is a Gamma. Love puppies, a cast. See

37:17

ya yas! I didn't. Know them all and guy

37:20

and this that I'll never fuck yo I would

37:22

but he jumped me over to the other side

37:24

is again you that you should walk across the

37:26

border without a passport like so I was going

37:28

to footlocker I did not move as going to

37:30

border. And he let me come back

37:32

to you. And. Arm of us telling

37:34

Alfred I'm the guys that. And

37:38

out you know Alfred. Classic classic of is

37:40

that you're not mean his ex a told

37:42

you meant is a good Dominican brought tones

37:45

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Oh man. Eight Hundred. Easily

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easily the best express you and

39:19

I said for me was your

39:21

fans you talk about something on

39:23

stage. And if you

39:25

made the mistake of mentioning something. Your.

39:27

Fans will thought to bring it to the show. guess.

39:30

You know, And. One of the things

39:32

you talked about was loving take. And

39:35

so it all your shows. Gave.

39:38

It was. Like I close

39:40

my eyes and right not I can

39:43

picture backstage. Would every

39:45

hate you can imagine would be waiting

39:47

back state like every cake and I

39:49

mean by joined the tour. I felt

39:51

like the African who had just come

39:53

into this world where like other this

39:55

just takes all the time. Cause

39:58

I'm not even like when I grew up. Cake was. Thing.

40:00

That. Would happen on occasion. I think it still is.

40:02

Take is not. You don't bump it's case or the

40:04

times of Africa. Every day want

40:07

her. To. The minimum of twelve

40:09

to fourteen cakes max. We had a like

40:11

we had a cake table backstage yeah the

40:13

shows because people constantly bring chocolate cakes or

40:15

you that atomic my code okay agree that

40:17

it's I this cakes uma those yes it

40:20

was. ah been a lot of penis takes

40:22

of side your stepson is Tic was one

40:24

of the best it's ever eaten in my

40:26

life. I'm I'm a nobody. wanted

40:28

us to the shape of a be deserve like still

40:30

wouldn't take me of fluids as a modern to head

40:33

up a gotta does dictate to have no com bigger

40:35

take out addicts. come on at the doesn't oppose and

40:37

hold of of the eggs don't blend with wealth. Know

40:41

that I'm on board. Take that was

40:43

a massive penis. Giant giant penis, right?

40:45

And I'm I'm a nobody. Wanted to

40:47

touch the cake and I had become

40:50

the de facto cake taster. Nine of

40:52

ten kids went with tasting or eating.

40:55

And. Then that that dictate came success and it

40:57

was would you know how does that things that

40:59

is in no matter what angle what's what's going

41:01

on and on. I felt that of nominal you're

41:03

getting the bulls on one side you can I

41:06

saw some the other you giving the head on

41:08

the of us and I remember I remember everyone

41:10

standing there and you know the show is it

41:12

takes guess this is the opposite It wasn't was

41:14

like is addicted to it tastes like didn't believe

41:16

it was a cake. Other gather the cakes and

41:18

I don't know Man of America fuck sake we

41:20

can eat it doesn't matter what looks like the

41:22

like I don't know man I want to eat

41:24

decks that as a you're. Not eating that you

41:26

didn't take it with a spoon and though like

41:29

I don't know man on the fuck him. And.

41:31

So as an ongoing in the know like you're

41:33

either didn't I mean have a combined effect states

41:35

somebody the kabila you're not be easy to did

41:37

not mean a to the next says as a

41:39

command and don't you guys and I hated and

41:41

I turned seven was like yo. You.

41:44

Guys got to get some of his dick. And

41:47

everyone was. I can argue blinds just wanna

41:49

work. And as I say everybody and I'll

41:51

never forget. That's a moment when we're all

41:54

gathered around this giant penis. I'm a table

41:56

and we were just or like man this

41:58

is amazing. This isn't. Would ask this

42:00

is the best If we were. Easily

42:04

some my favorite memories but what what it

42:06

but what? It also trigger what everybody wants

42:08

the knows what a what did you start

42:10

to have this after the been even know

42:13

where I just want him I'm I still

42:15

fresh fine let's animal with a big on

42:17

trying to find it's but but this target

42:19

a random memory of mine. To.

42:22

Have always wondered about sort of what you

42:24

said about receiving emails. That our

42:26

always wanted to know. It's how you dealt with this and

42:28

how you move through this. Is.

42:30

That there was a time when. You.

42:32

Know you went to the doctors and they were

42:35

like hey man gabriel you can be eating as

42:37

much as you eating He nods like we worried

42:39

about your health. You know your your heart, everything.

42:42

You. Told you, told the audience the stores

42:44

you like our gotta cut down everything and

42:46

you started boxing, start losing weight and I'll

42:48

never forget this to this. Really like threw

42:50

me off as a human being and and

42:52

as a performer there was some fans of

42:54

yours who are angry. That. You

42:56

losing weight. They. Were like

42:58

i'm not that more than any. You're not a

43:01

little things anymore. Yeah, there's like a minute. Live.

43:03

Longer maybe on all us yeah but I

43:05

did have some people that were getting upset

43:07

as as it was going against the the

43:10

fluffy thing you know. And it's like.

43:12

Come. On man it's like why is this even

43:15

a concerned that is instead of celebrating to me

43:17

the fact that I'm trying to make my life

43:19

better. But yeah some people did not receive it

43:21

that way. but I think it's It's a a

43:23

valuable conversation to have in society. We

43:26

take for granted. How

43:28

much. The. Way we all.

43:31

Make. People Comfortable. And

43:33

if we did to change that, it changes how

43:36

they seal in relation to us. Do.

43:38

Not mean I always felt like that said,

43:40

illuminated something quite powerful that we're still dealing

43:42

with today in society and as like, what

43:44

do you think you've learned. Because

43:46

you have you actual, you have real conversations with the

43:49

people who which is why I asked you is like.

43:52

What? Did you learn about how people see

43:54

you? And. Then how you have to

43:56

balance that with how you wish to be while

43:58

still maintaining relationships with them? I

44:01

value. People's. Opinions, Especially

44:03

the people that are willing to come

44:06

out in support and and make this

44:08

the sort I listened to be by.

44:10

I value their opinions. It's it's not

44:12

a matter of opinion. I'm I'm no

44:14

longer young. I'm no longer a twenty

44:17

year old kid that confirms that before

44:19

hundred and forty pounds I'm I'm almost

44:21

fifty. An. S S I

44:23

want to continue that that you've we already know

44:26

what's gonna happen. Yes! So in that situation where

44:28

I have people that voice their opinion, we're going

44:30

to be fluffy, no more I can support you.

44:33

Those. Are the people who whose

44:35

opinion. Is. Not something that's

44:37

gonna work well with what I'm trying

44:40

to do yoga. and again, if fans

44:42

aren't willing to see the bigger picture

44:44

and understand that I'm trying to do

44:46

something to make myself better. Physically, it's

44:48

not limits. Do something that's like all

44:50

of said his political know I'm doing

44:53

something warm, trying to improve my quality

44:55

of life because I want to be

44:57

around. If they don't agree

44:59

with that, then I don't know. I don't want them.

45:02

I don't need them. And have to

45:04

be one to accept the fact that I'm gonna

45:06

lose those fans. I'm sorry the hard for you

45:08

it is because you always want to make everybody

45:10

happy but I'm literally trying to make people happy

45:12

by killing myself. So if me killing myself as

45:14

gonna make someone happy the maybe I don't want

45:17

to make those people happy. And

45:19

maybe I'm I need to let those people go

45:21

and that is hard. But. I know for

45:23

the greater good I gotta just be one to

45:25

say sorry l a measure to be fluffy. Maybe

45:27

I'll just be tough he may be a be

45:29

buffets. maybe I'll be your scruffy. It's out of

45:31

be something with a while at the end of

45:33

it but ah I anita Anita be around. I

45:36

man, that's why I say you. You

45:38

continuously legit. You always inspire me man

45:41

because I think this is something that.

45:43

Many. Performers and again I go to like.

45:45

I'm sure people deal with it in their lives,

45:47

but when you're performers amplified many people deal with

45:49

this. And. On able

45:52

to articulate it's. And. Don't

45:54

do with it publicly. But.

45:56

There's there's a my debts senses and comedy.

45:58

I'll deal with it. The. That way to

46:00

you. If. I do a show where

46:02

don't say anything political. Some those who like.

46:05

What? It would tell you doing. With. Everything that's

46:07

happening in the world is gonna come out and make

46:09

jokes. And. I will. Yeah, because that's what I

46:12

do by sometime. I'm just making jokes to see what

46:14

happened on news today. I'm like, no, I don't watch

46:16

the news everyday anymore. And. I don't like

46:18

a what why not? Tell. Because for my

46:20

mental health. Not great I don't think

46:22

for your mental health is great out and you should

46:24

be watching news every day. Not good

46:26

for you. I don't know. I'd

46:28

just be like you is. This is

46:31

not easy. Now get our our it's

46:33

exact. It's not what we signed up

46:35

for and I'm I'm constantly and continuously

46:37

thinking about. How you find a balance

46:39

in life. Between accommodating.

46:42

How people have seen you and how you wish

46:44

to see yourself. You know how how wish yeah

46:46

you wish to gross what it what you make

46:48

of the conversations about weights and weight loss today.

46:50

but with those them pick and everything like now

46:53

when people talk about losing weight and exempting in

46:55

all these things do you ever think about it?

46:57

You have an opinion on it and that was

46:59

a somebody who's i use those and pick and

47:01

by the way of them pick approached me years

47:03

ago before it really became popular all while and

47:05

they wanted me to be the spokesperson for authentic.

47:08

They. Want to me to be the oh

47:10

now that was the way the guy and

47:13

all the commercials the the modern day Wilford

47:15

Brimley yeah me and my diabetes assess assess

47:17

as bad as on deal with my diabetes

47:19

so they they approached me do that to

47:22

be the spokesperson but you know up the

47:24

powers that be said hey for what they

47:26

want from you, your time commitment and and

47:29

whatever. hey if they're not willing to play

47:31

rights and our side okay but in hindsight

47:33

I would a gotten frills and pick a

47:35

mess. that stuff goes for legs thousands of

47:38

black market apologetically. Them up but I have

47:40

passed but I I've used it. I

47:42

used awesome but for a while and the

47:44

right even with me out the gate for

47:46

suicide drops fifteen pounds I didn't change anything.

47:49

And. So I can see why that would be addicting

47:51

or her because it to do it'll it'll tic and

47:53

right away. Now. I'm taking a some

47:55

com on gyro. Oh yeah, your success

47:57

from Eli Lilly? Yeah the only one.

48:00

Are you will plateau cause I don't. Yeah. A

48:02

You know it's not so much energy as I'll

48:04

just keep losing weight down on us. You plateau.

48:06

but it does regulate my sugar. So for example

48:08

I were a monetary can see right now but

48:10

there's a little one of those on the arm

48:12

what what colors it would give like or what

48:14

is it like? A Next is the one that

48:16

does continuous glucose monitoring yet can see use. Okay

48:18

honoring. Oh

48:20

yeah yeah I like every two weeks a change it

48:22

out. Of course he's cannot like when you're at the

48:24

supermarket that can read our as. That's what I'm worth

48:26

that Isis. And

48:29

that's been super helpful along with is

48:31

trying to be somewhat act of yeah

48:33

not as active as I would like

48:35

to beats out into the box and

48:38

thing anymore but I know I'm I'm

48:40

still, I'm still movement. Mm You have

48:42

had some of the more honest conversations

48:44

about food and the emotional connection it

48:46

gives us and the supports in the

48:48

you know, like I know, For affects.

48:51

The reason I love food the way I do. Is

48:54

because it reminds me of moments

48:56

in my life. When. Things

48:58

were okay, Dinner. Mints Man.

49:01

It. Was never a moment in my life where. We.

49:04

Were broke and we had good food and

49:06

soaks. Food has this as interesting connection to

49:08

my brain that makes me feel safe. It

49:10

makes me feel seen magical welcome. it makes

49:12

me feel you know and I wondered like

49:14

if over the years yorkers with when spoken

49:17

about in such a long time but if

49:19

over the years you tapped into. That

49:21

connection with foods I know you you You know we

49:23

would literally talk about a while eating like all bees

49:25

or whatever it would just be like are we assess

49:28

and remember have food makes him happy and though and

49:30

I I just wondered if you if you've had. Like

49:33

of you've worked on that more you know

49:35

with this therapy or whatever just I have

49:37

you delved more into that space what food

49:39

means to you as a person of food

49:41

for me has always been on a like

49:43

comfort food. it is some dealing with something

49:45

that one when you eat he had that

49:47

moment we just sites like everything makes sense

49:49

like for example my favorite favorite thing to

49:51

eat in the world is just a plain

49:53

cheese. Guess how the Us plain cheese guess

49:55

are the people go release That's what you

49:57

like. You could be anywhere you want but

49:59

you. A plain cheese guess or

50:01

the who says that go you know what's playing

50:03

She's guess idea makes me think of my childhood.

50:05

My mom would make me and I saw the

50:08

S L and now was just it adds all

50:10

he needed. Disney or Pieces season some a tortilla

50:12

folded up my mom would get make it on

50:14

the stove and and I was. I was a

50:16

happy camper and so anytime abacus or the it's

50:18

very much comforting to me. Feel safer feals it

50:20

takes me back to or a time when I

50:23

had my mom and your clothes on your mom

50:25

very close. A man some that is

50:27

as I say. You and I will brothers

50:29

on that trip looks like cigarettes of am

50:31

literally in in the food and I'm yeah

50:33

I I don't have. To. See

50:36

how much self worth? And.

50:39

And how much value you gave to

50:41

overweight people all over America where you

50:43

you didn't allow them to be defined

50:46

as being lazy as being slobs is

50:48

like you. you. You gave people. Like

50:51

a feeling of being seen. You. Know I

50:53

remember when you said to me with my much as as

50:56

making t shirts and you help me make them and I

50:58

didn't even know much was a thing and and then you

51:00

said like get your sizes and split them out What else

51:02

I cried i'm the me small medium large and then you

51:04

like your on. I mean like with the. Was.

51:06

A double. It's always possible it's all another joking

51:09

that you like know much helping you don't think

51:11

about everybody and other cool as well. I'm from

51:13

the isn't but for x I wasn't even joke

51:15

and it was it. It was a learning but

51:17

but see the people's faces when you would have

51:19

this size or edits and is this weird complicated

51:21

thing where I think and society we we we

51:24

like. We like to impose a

51:26

singular idea so you want to go well

51:28

if you if you're fat and know t

51:30

shirt for you. but you taught me that

51:32

humanity in such a beautiful way You made

51:34

those people feel seen. You taught me. Always.

51:37

Try and see people as much as you

51:39

can't see them, meet them where they are,

51:41

and then hopefully by holding their hand. you

51:44

both embark on a journey that takes in

51:46

the right direction. And. Suggest that takes me

51:48

to the question. You. Know that the

51:50

mouse everybody at that the end of every

51:52

episode and that as much you know what

51:54

now. Neil Gabriel Iglesias has

51:57

in many ways done. Every.

52:01

At this. There. Are

52:03

few. Maybe. None No

52:05

comedians. Who. Are gonna sell out.

52:08

Stadiums like Dodger Stadium is

52:10

Not. A joke like yeah,

52:12

I mean I'm I'm still fighting with

52:14

selling like as soon as an arena

52:16

gets to like fifteen thousand as like

52:19

awful. Spend your point Six boys. Here

52:21

we go. Oh and you got a

52:23

such. As

52:25

to the world. And. So I would

52:27

love to know like you know for Gabriel Iglesias.

52:30

Like. What know what? would you? What do you

52:32

hope to celsius of during the next two years and

52:34

don't limited to Korea by the way. on know that

52:36

as a human being. what now for you. Honestly,

52:39

Ah, I think that it's it's time

52:41

that I by take her the sweet

52:44

situation. I've managed to be able to

52:46

achieve every goal I have ever set

52:48

for myself and my career. I've I've

52:50

done everything I've wanted to do. And.

52:53

I think personally, I have

52:56

failed myself by knots. Ah,

52:58

working better on relationships, working

53:00

better on maintaining a certain

53:03

level of just. Health

53:05

and I've I've allowed myself to in.

53:07

I've made excuses for years and I

53:09

think that now it's it's Al Qaeda

53:12

to get off the road for a

53:14

little while. It's okay to take a

53:16

little break and and start working on

53:18

myself. You know, during Coven I was.

53:21

I was so depressed because I couldn't

53:23

get on stage for almost a year

53:25

but during that time I actually started

53:27

working out and seeing us a diabetes

53:29

specialists and started getting healthier because I

53:32

was actually able to get on a

53:34

schedule and and teens. And I lost

53:36

about seventy five pounds in that year and

53:38

then as soon as I went back on

53:41

tour I gained back fifty of it and

53:43

I'm like wow have followed are just kept

53:45

the sub for like another year I could

53:47

have in all but I come back into

53:50

my old habits and I was. I got

53:52

used to being comfortable and I i i

53:54

think the by saying it out loud. And.

53:57

By saying this in front of people and. I'm

54:00

trying to make myself accountable because I hate

54:02

letting people down. And if I think that

54:04

if people know that this is the goal. They'll

54:07

be supportive of it's and again as some

54:09

people don't want to support me making myself

54:11

better than maybe those people I don't need

54:13

a my life anymore. Them as often as

54:15

I think they'll be with you I think

54:17

through covert everyone is appreciated. Life in a

54:19

very different way and I I think they'll

54:21

be with you. He'll do be with us.

54:23

Fluffy The We with you as coffee as

54:25

toffee as scruffy Scruffy? Yeah and I hope

54:27

you know on a personal level as a

54:29

matter what to do or don't do, you

54:31

will always be enough. Thank you! Have a

54:33

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