1 01:00:40,333 --> 01:00:41,000 That'll happen 2 01:00:41,000 --> 01:00:41,666 going back to the 3 01:00:41,666 --> 01:00:42,208 arts and like, 4 01:00:42,208 --> 01:00:42,875 hey, you know, 5 01:00:42,875 --> 01:00:43,333 of course. I 6 01:00:43,333 --> 01:00:44,500 mean, what what 7 01:00:44,500 --> 01:00:45,000 what first 8 01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:45,958 generation kid 9 01:00:45,958 --> 01:00:46,666 that didn't 10 01:00:46,666 --> 01:00:47,250 happen to where 11 01:00:47,250 --> 01:00:48,125 they fly you back 12 01:00:48,125 --> 01:00:49,583 home and show you 13 01:00:49,583 --> 01:00:50,291 like where they 14 01:00:50,291 --> 01:00:50,916 grew up. 15 01:00:50,916 --> 01:00:51,750 And I used to 16 01:00:51,750 --> 01:00:52,291 make fun of my 17 01:00:52,291 --> 01:00:53,208 dad and my mom 18 01:00:53,208 --> 01:00:53,750 for it because I 19 01:00:53,750 --> 01:00:54,416 was like, I think 20 01:00:54,416 --> 01:00:54,666 you guys 21 01:00:54,666 --> 01:00:55,041 are lying. 22 01:00:55,250 --> 01:00:56,750 Like no one, no 23 01:00:56,750 --> 01:00:57,166 one went to 24 01:00:57,166 --> 01:00:57,708 school here. 25 01:00:57,708 --> 01:00:58,000 This is 26 01:00:58,000 --> 01:00:59,250 just a river. 27 01:00:59,666 --> 01:01:00,791 And you try to 28 01:01:00,791 --> 01:01:01,291 make it seem like 29 01:01:01,291 --> 01:01:01,791 your upbringing 30 01:01:01,791 --> 01:01:03,500 was so bad to 31 01:01:03,500 --> 01:01:03,833 teach me 32 01:01:03,833 --> 01:01:04,208 a lesson. 33 01:01:04,458 --> 01:01:04,916 So you were 34 01:01:04,916 --> 01:01:05,375 born here. 35 01:01:05,750 --> 01:01:06,291 Yeah, I was born 36 01:01:06,291 --> 01:01:06,916 in New York. 37 01:01:06,916 --> 01:01:07,500 I was born in New 38 01:01:07,500 --> 01:01:07,958 York City. 39 01:01:07,958 --> 01:01:08,416 I was born and 40 01:01:08,416 --> 01:01:08,750 raised in 41 01:01:08,750 --> 01:01:09,125 New York. 42 01:01:09,208 --> 01:01:11,333 But my mom and 43 01:01:11,333 --> 01:01:12,000 dad, we used to 44 01:01:12,000 --> 01:01:12,708 go to the R every 45 01:01:12,708 --> 01:01:13,541 summer, spent the 46 01:01:13,541 --> 01:01:13,833 whole 47 01:01:13,833 --> 01:01:14,916 summer there. 48 01:01:14,916 --> 01:01:15,083 You know, there 49 01:01:15,083 --> 01:01:15,291 was no 50 01:01:15,291 --> 01:01:15,916 Disney World. 51 01:01:16,166 --> 01:01:16,458 There was no 52 01:01:16,458 --> 01:01:17,625 American trade. 53 01:01:17,625 --> 01:01:17,916 They're like, oh, 54 01:01:17,916 --> 01:01:18,125 we went 55 01:01:18,125 --> 01:01:18,708 to Disney. 56 01:01:18,708 --> 01:01:19,333 Like, I never 57 01:01:19,333 --> 01:01:19,708 heard that. 58 01:01:20,375 --> 01:01:21,666 I want to say, 59 01:01:21,666 --> 01:01:23,500 oh, my son. 60 01:01:23,500 --> 01:01:23,916 He told that. 61 01:01:23,916 --> 01:01:24,875 Yeah, that was my 62 01:01:24,875 --> 01:01:25,458 Disney World. 63 01:01:26,250 --> 01:01:26,708 But yeah, we used 64 01:01:26,708 --> 01:01:27,416 to go every year. 65 01:01:27,416 --> 01:01:28,833 And my mom, she 66 01:01:28,833 --> 01:01:29,916 came when she was 67 01:01:29,916 --> 01:01:30,583 younger and then 68 01:01:30,583 --> 01:01:31,416 she met my dad 69 01:01:31,416 --> 01:01:32,125 and brought him. 70 01:01:32,833 --> 01:01:33,333 But in my 71 01:01:33,333 --> 01:01:34,291 household, you 72 01:01:34,291 --> 01:01:35,083 know, my mom, it 73 01:01:35,083 --> 01:01:35,666 was like Spanish. 74 01:01:35,666 --> 01:01:35,958 It was the 75 01:01:35,958 --> 01:01:36,375 language I 76 01:01:36,375 --> 01:01:37,333 was spoke. 77 01:01:37,333 --> 01:01:37,708 So that was my 78 01:01:37,708 --> 01:01:38,250 first language. 79 01:01:38,333 --> 01:01:38,625 I didn't learn 80 01:01:38,625 --> 01:01:39,166 English until I 81 01:01:39,166 --> 01:01:39,833 was like seven. 82 01:01:40,708 --> 01:01:40,875 Wow. 83 01:01:41,291 --> 01:01:41,541 Yeah. 84 01:01:41,916 --> 01:01:42,291 Where are we 85 01:01:42,291 --> 01:01:42,708 right now? 86 01:01:43,375 --> 01:01:43,916 This is the Stan 87 01:01:43,916 --> 01:01:45,083 Comedy Club, man. 88 01:01:45,083 --> 01:01:45,708 This is a 89 01:01:45,708 --> 01:01:46,875 legendary club 90 01:01:46,875 --> 01:01:47,333 here in New 91 01:01:47,333 --> 01:01:47,750 York City. 92 01:01:48,208 --> 01:01:48,541 These are the 93 01:01:48,541 --> 01:01:49,250 guys that they 94 01:01:49,250 --> 01:01:49,875 found me when I 95 01:01:49,875 --> 01:01:50,375 was like a young 96 01:01:50,375 --> 01:01:50,958 new comic. 97 01:01:51,250 --> 01:01:52,416 And I kind of 98 01:01:52,416 --> 01:01:53,041 have grown with 99 01:01:53,041 --> 01:01:53,458 this place 100 01:01:53,458 --> 01:01:53,791 because this 101 01:01:53,791 --> 01:01:54,625 place opened like 102 01:01:54,625 --> 01:01:55,708 the same year 103 01:01:55,708 --> 01:01:55,875 that I 104 01:01:55,875 --> 01:01:56,708 started comedy. 105 01:01:56,708 --> 01:01:57,416 This club opened. 106 01:01:57,708 --> 01:01:58,041 Oh, wow. 107 01:01:58,041 --> 01:01:59,458 And so, yes, it's 108 01:01:59,458 --> 01:01:59,708 been about 109 01:01:59,708 --> 01:02:00,833 13, 14 years. 110 01:02:01,333 --> 01:02:01,916 And now, 111 01:02:01,916 --> 01:02:02,833 like 14 years. 112 01:02:03,208 --> 01:02:03,291 Yeah. 113 01:02:03,333 --> 01:02:04,208 On this stage 114 01:02:04,208 --> 01:02:04,666 that we're 115 01:02:04,666 --> 01:02:05,458 standing on, the 116 01:02:05,458 --> 01:02:05,875 greatest 117 01:02:05,875 --> 01:02:07,375 comedians in the 118 01:02:07,375 --> 01:02:08,125 world ever have 119 01:02:08,125 --> 01:02:08,750 been here. 120 01:02:08,750 --> 01:02:09,125 Like this is 121 01:02:09,125 --> 01:02:09,583 where Chappelle 122 01:02:09,583 --> 01:02:09,958 does his 123 01:02:09,958 --> 01:02:10,375 residency. 124 01:02:11,125 --> 01:02:11,750 Chris Rock comes 125 01:02:11,750 --> 01:02:13,375 by Kevin Hart, 126 01:02:13,875 --> 01:02:14,333 Bill Burr, 127 01:02:14,583 --> 01:02:14,958 everybody. 128 01:02:15,875 --> 01:02:16,500 So it's great to 129 01:02:16,500 --> 01:02:17,583 see like what the 130 01:02:17,583 --> 01:02:18,458 place has become. 131 01:02:18,458 --> 01:02:19,083 This is my home. 132 01:02:19,583 --> 01:02:19,708 Yeah, I 133 01:02:19,708 --> 01:02:20,041 don't know. 134 01:02:20,583 --> 01:02:21,291 See, I 135 01:02:21,291 --> 01:02:21,666 don't know. 136 01:02:21,666 --> 01:02:22,958 That's a big deal 137 01:02:22,958 --> 01:02:23,291 because when I 138 01:02:23,291 --> 01:02:23,708 started, it 139 01:02:23,708 --> 01:02:25,375 wasn't that I did 140 01:02:25,375 --> 01:02:26,000 a show here. 141 01:02:26,208 --> 01:02:26,625 It was like a 142 01:02:26,625 --> 01:02:28,750 year ago and we 143 01:02:28,750 --> 01:02:29,916 were standing by 144 01:02:29,916 --> 01:02:31,458 the staircase and 145 01:02:31,458 --> 01:02:31,958 talking. 146 01:02:32,000 --> 01:02:32,791 It was me, 147 01:02:33,875 --> 01:02:34,666 Vladimir Camano, 148 01:02:35,208 --> 01:02:36,333 Ralph Barbosa, 149 01:02:36,333 --> 01:02:36,875 and Marcelo 150 01:02:36,875 --> 01:02:37,250 Hernandez. 151 01:02:38,166 --> 01:02:39,208 And we was all on 152 01:02:39,208 --> 01:02:39,666 the lineup. 153 01:02:39,875 --> 01:02:40,416 A lineup that has 154 01:02:40,416 --> 01:02:41,791 five comics and 155 01:02:41,791 --> 01:02:42,375 four of us are 156 01:02:42,375 --> 01:02:42,875 standing there. 157 01:02:42,875 --> 01:02:43,250 And I was like, 158 01:02:43,250 --> 01:02:43,791 yo, it's four 159 01:02:43,791 --> 01:02:45,000 comics here who 160 01:02:45,000 --> 01:02:46,708 are all Hispanic. 161 01:02:46,916 --> 01:02:47,375 It was not 162 01:02:47,375 --> 01:02:47,875 like that. 163 01:02:47,875 --> 01:02:48,416 When I started, 164 01:02:48,416 --> 01:02:48,750 it was not 165 01:02:48,750 --> 01:02:49,291 like that. 166 01:02:49,291 --> 01:02:50,083 It was one 167 01:02:50,083 --> 01:02:51,166 Hispanic guy. 168 01:02:51,166 --> 01:02:51,708 Right, right, 169 01:02:51,708 --> 01:02:52,291 right, right. 170 01:02:52,291 --> 01:02:53,666 At least in the 171 01:02:53,666 --> 01:02:54,458 mainstream club. 172 01:02:55,125 --> 01:02:56,000 And we've come a 173 01:02:56,000 --> 01:02:56,416 long way. 174 01:02:56,416 --> 01:02:57,083 So I'm 175 01:02:57,083 --> 01:02:57,541 proud of that. 176 01:02:57,541 --> 01:02:58,041 And I'm proud to 177 01:02:58,041 --> 01:02:59,125 be like in the 178 01:02:59,125 --> 01:03:00,125 kind of forefront 179 01:03:00,125 --> 01:03:00,708 of that. 180 01:03:00,708 --> 01:03:01,333 Yeah, it's 181 01:03:01,333 --> 01:03:01,750 beautiful. 182 01:03:01,750 --> 01:03:02,166 It's beautiful. 183 01:03:02,583 --> 01:03:03,708 And so well done. 184 01:03:04,083 --> 01:03:04,416 You were talking 185 01:03:04,416 --> 01:03:05,625 to me earlier in 186 01:03:05,625 --> 01:03:06,416 regards to 187 01:03:06,416 --> 01:03:07,208 performing. 188 01:03:08,000 --> 01:03:08,708 And I think it's 189 01:03:08,708 --> 01:03:09,041 one of the 190 01:03:09,041 --> 01:03:09,250 toughest 191 01:03:09,250 --> 01:03:10,208 things to do. 192 01:03:10,458 --> 01:03:10,583 Yeah. 193 01:03:10,583 --> 01:03:10,791 But you were 194 01:03:10,791 --> 01:03:11,333 telling me about 195 01:03:11,333 --> 01:03:12,125 how you break out 196 01:03:12,125 --> 01:03:12,791 in your act. 197 01:03:12,791 --> 01:03:13,041 It's almost 198 01:03:13,041 --> 01:03:13,541 like a play. 199 01:03:13,958 --> 01:03:14,416 Tell me a little 200 01:03:14,416 --> 01:03:14,958 bit about that. 201 01:03:14,958 --> 01:03:16,541 Yeah, I mean, I'm 202 01:03:16,541 --> 01:03:17,166 kind of old 203 01:03:17,166 --> 01:03:17,791 fashioned when it 204 01:03:17,791 --> 01:03:18,166 comes to 205 01:03:18,166 --> 01:03:18,708 stand up. 206 01:03:18,708 --> 01:03:19,541 I believe in like 207 01:03:19,541 --> 01:03:20,458 the stand up has 208 01:03:20,458 --> 01:03:21,375 evolved a lot. 209 01:03:21,375 --> 01:03:21,791 So it's like a 210 01:03:21,791 --> 01:03:22,083 lot of the 211 01:03:22,083 --> 01:03:22,666 younger guys are 212 01:03:22,666 --> 01:03:23,291 coming up and 213 01:03:23,291 --> 01:03:23,916 they do it 214 01:03:23,916 --> 01:03:24,416 differently than 215 01:03:24,416 --> 01:03:25,125 the way I was 216 01:03:25,125 --> 01:03:26,000 taught to do it. 217 01:03:26,000 --> 01:03:26,625 But when I 218 01:03:26,625 --> 01:03:27,333 started, that's 219 01:03:27,333 --> 01:03:27,541 what a 220 01:03:27,541 --> 01:03:28,208 comedian does. 221 01:03:28,208 --> 01:03:28,875 You build a show 222 01:03:28,875 --> 01:03:30,291 and act, which is 223 01:03:30,291 --> 01:03:31,208 about 45 minutes 224 01:03:31,208 --> 01:03:31,791 to an hour. 225 01:03:32,083 --> 01:03:32,708 And then you tore 226 01:03:32,708 --> 01:03:33,541 that act for a 227 01:03:33,541 --> 01:03:34,208 couple of years. 228 01:03:34,208 --> 01:03:34,916 And once the act 229 01:03:34,916 --> 01:03:35,958 is as good as 230 01:03:35,958 --> 01:03:36,625 it's going to be, 231 01:03:36,625 --> 01:03:37,583 you tape it and 232 01:03:37,583 --> 01:03:38,041 film it. 233 01:03:38,041 --> 01:03:38,750 You release it on 234 01:03:38,750 --> 01:03:40,208 HBO, Netflix, 235 01:03:40,208 --> 01:03:40,708 whatever it is. 236 01:03:40,708 --> 01:03:41,041 And then you 237 01:03:41,041 --> 01:03:41,708 start from zero. 238 01:03:41,958 --> 01:03:42,208 You start 239 01:03:42,208 --> 01:03:42,833 creating the show 240 01:03:42,833 --> 01:03:43,750 again from zero. 241 01:03:43,750 --> 01:03:44,291 So that's kind of 242 01:03:44,291 --> 01:03:45,291 how I've applied. 243 01:03:45,291 --> 01:03:46,000 I just filmed my 244 01:03:46,000 --> 01:03:46,875 third special 245 01:03:46,875 --> 01:03:48,250 this past 246 01:03:48,250 --> 01:03:49,208 December and the 247 01:03:49,208 --> 01:03:49,625 December. 248 01:03:49,625 --> 01:03:50,125 So it should be 249 01:03:50,125 --> 01:03:51,416 out this spring. 250 01:03:51,416 --> 01:03:51,958 And now I'm 251 01:03:51,958 --> 01:03:52,958 starting over new 252 01:03:52,958 --> 01:03:54,041 jokes, new joke 253 01:03:54,041 --> 01:03:54,583 around my 254 01:03:54,583 --> 01:03:54,875 notebook. 255 01:03:55,208 --> 01:03:55,791 Everything I see 256 01:03:55,791 --> 01:03:56,291 is that funny. 257 01:03:58,041 --> 01:03:59,166 Uh, you gotta say 258 01:03:59,166 --> 01:03:59,625 I'm a 259 01:03:59,625 --> 01:04:00,208 married man. 260 01:04:00,458 --> 01:04:00,750 Yeah. 261 01:04:00,750 --> 01:04:01,833 And I came to 262 01:04:01,833 --> 01:04:02,416 some advice. 263 01:04:02,416 --> 01:04:03,083 Yeah. 264 01:04:04,166 --> 01:04:04,916 No, the man that 265 01:04:04,916 --> 01:04:05,708 they can't stop. 266 01:04:05,708 --> 01:04:06,291 They can't, I was 267 01:04:06,291 --> 01:04:07,208 with my family 268 01:04:07,208 --> 01:04:07,833 just this past 269 01:04:07,833 --> 01:04:09,083 weekend, the 270 01:04:09,083 --> 01:04:09,666 married man, they 271 01:04:09,666 --> 01:04:10,250 can't stop giving 272 01:04:10,250 --> 01:04:10,791 you advice. 273 01:04:12,583 --> 01:04:12,958 But all of them, 274 01:04:12,958 --> 01:04:13,291 like you've all 275 01:04:13,291 --> 01:04:13,416 been 276 01:04:13,416 --> 01:04:14,458 married 30 years. 277 01:04:14,750 --> 01:04:15,833 I don't like that 278 01:04:15,833 --> 01:04:16,291 anymore. 279 01:04:17,916 --> 01:04:18,583 So, yeah. 280 01:04:18,583 --> 01:04:20,375 So, uh, romance 281 01:04:20,375 --> 01:04:21,708 comedy, talk to 282 01:04:21,708 --> 01:04:22,208 me, aren't you 283 01:04:22,208 --> 01:04:22,791 coming to talk to 284 01:04:22,791 --> 01:04:24,416 me about how that 285 01:04:24,458 --> 01:04:24,750 happened? 286 01:04:25,000 --> 01:04:25,125 Yeah. 287 01:04:25,166 --> 01:04:26,083 Romantic comedy. 288 01:04:26,083 --> 01:04:27,000 I mean, that's a, 289 01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:27,666 that's a very 290 01:04:27,666 --> 01:04:28,708 special, uh, 291 01:04:28,708 --> 01:04:29,250 piece of work, at 292 01:04:29,250 --> 01:04:29,791 least for me. 293 01:04:30,166 --> 01:04:31,125 Um, I found out 294 01:04:31,125 --> 01:04:32,250 that HBO wanted 295 01:04:32,250 --> 01:04:32,958 to work with me 296 01:04:32,958 --> 01:04:33,375 during the 297 01:04:33,375 --> 01:04:35,000 pandemic in 2020. 298 01:04:35,000 --> 01:04:35,458 I remember it was 299 01:04:35,458 --> 01:04:37,125 like May of 2020. 300 01:04:37,125 --> 01:04:37,625 Like we were 301 01:04:37,625 --> 01:04:37,958 right in the 302 01:04:37,958 --> 01:04:38,875 middle of it and 303 01:04:38,875 --> 01:04:39,708 I got a call from 304 01:04:39,708 --> 01:04:40,041 one of the 305 01:04:40,041 --> 01:04:40,583 producers, 306 01:04:40,916 --> 01:04:41,250 um, Edwin 307 01:04:41,250 --> 01:04:41,625 Lincona. 308 01:04:41,833 --> 01:04:42,375 He had done the 309 01:04:42,375 --> 01:04:43,625 entrenos, um, 310 01:04:43,625 --> 01:04:43,916 where he had 311 01:04:43,916 --> 01:04:44,666 highlighted a 312 01:04:44,666 --> 01:04:45,458 bunch of Latino 313 01:04:45,458 --> 01:04:46,166 comedians. 314 01:04:46,541 --> 01:04:47,208 And he called me 315 01:04:47,208 --> 01:04:47,666 and he was like, 316 01:04:47,666 --> 01:04:48,958 Hey, HBO wants to 317 01:04:48,958 --> 01:04:49,708 do a 318 01:04:49,708 --> 01:04:50,541 special with you. 319 01:04:50,916 --> 01:04:51,750 Um, we don't know 320 01:04:51,750 --> 01:04:52,500 when we're in the 321 01:04:52,500 --> 01:04:52,791 middle of the 322 01:04:52,791 --> 01:04:53,291 pandemic. 323 01:04:53,333 --> 01:04:53,791 We assume 324 01:04:53,791 --> 01:04:54,416 eventually 325 01:04:54,416 --> 01:04:55,166 something is 326 01:04:55,166 --> 01:04:55,833 going to open up 327 01:04:55,833 --> 01:04:56,541 and when it opens 328 01:04:56,541 --> 01:04:57,250 up, you, 329 01:04:57,291 --> 01:04:57,875 you, they want to 330 01:04:57,875 --> 01:04:58,708 be one of the 331 01:04:58,708 --> 01:04:59,500 first projects 332 01:04:59,500 --> 01:05:00,625 that they do for 333 01:05:00,625 --> 01:05:00,875 the thing. 334 01:05:00,875 --> 01:05:01,333 And I was like, 335 01:05:01,333 --> 01:05:02,666 okay, I was super 336 01:05:02,666 --> 01:05:03,208 excited. 337 01:05:03,708 --> 01:05:05,041 Um, but you know, 338 01:05:05,041 --> 01:05:05,708 life happened in 339 01:05:05,708 --> 01:05:06,375 between that, in 340 01:05:06,375 --> 01:05:06,750 between, 341 01:05:06,750 --> 01:05:08,208 uh, that call 342 01:05:08,500 --> 01:05:09,166 and the day we 343 01:05:09,166 --> 01:05:09,875 actually filmed, 344 01:05:09,875 --> 01:05:10,708 my mom got sick 345 01:05:10,708 --> 01:05:12,208 with a cancer. 346 01:05:12,208 --> 01:05:12,666 She got diagnosed 347 01:05:12,666 --> 01:05:13,333 with cancer. 348 01:05:13,958 --> 01:05:14,375 I had to put 349 01:05:14,375 --> 01:05:14,875 everything on 350 01:05:14,875 --> 01:05:15,833 pause and take 351 01:05:15,833 --> 01:05:16,958 care of her and, 352 01:05:16,958 --> 01:05:17,708 you know, be by 353 01:05:17,708 --> 01:05:18,250 her side. 354 01:05:18,250 --> 01:05:18,708 I stopped the 355 01:05:18,708 --> 01:05:19,000 touring. 356 01:05:19,500 --> 01:05:20,083 I was doing local 357 01:05:20,083 --> 01:05:20,583 spots in the 358 01:05:20,583 --> 01:05:21,000 city, but I 359 01:05:21,000 --> 01:05:21,541 wasn't touring. 360 01:05:22,291 --> 01:05:23,375 And she actually 361 01:05:23,375 --> 01:05:25,083 ended up passing 362 01:05:25,083 --> 01:05:26,208 a week before we 363 01:05:26,208 --> 01:05:26,708 were supposed to 364 01:05:26,708 --> 01:05:27,791 film romantic 365 01:05:27,916 --> 01:05:29,416 comedy, um, but 366 01:05:29,416 --> 01:05:30,416 HBO called and 367 01:05:30,416 --> 01:05:30,833 they were like, 368 01:05:30,833 --> 01:05:32,000 look, don't worry 369 01:05:32,000 --> 01:05:32,708 about this. 370 01:05:32,708 --> 01:05:33,333 Like whenever 371 01:05:33,333 --> 01:05:34,791 you're ready, you 372 01:05:34,791 --> 01:05:35,416 give us a call. 373 01:05:35,416 --> 01:05:35,750 We'll make 374 01:05:35,750 --> 01:05:36,208 it happen. 375 01:05:36,666 --> 01:05:37,291 The deal is on 376 01:05:37,291 --> 01:05:37,750 the table. 377 01:05:38,166 --> 01:05:38,458 You, you, 378 01:05:38,791 --> 01:05:39,333 whenever you're 379 01:05:39,333 --> 01:05:39,958 ready, just call 380 01:05:39,958 --> 01:05:40,916 us and we'll 381 01:05:40,916 --> 01:05:41,458 figure it out. 382 01:05:41,708 --> 01:05:42,833 And, um, I took 383 01:05:42,833 --> 01:05:43,583 some time off, 384 01:05:43,583 --> 01:05:44,916 you know, yeah, 385 01:05:44,958 --> 01:05:46,666 love for me. 386 01:05:46,958 --> 01:05:47,416 But then I 387 01:05:47,416 --> 01:05:47,875 realized, I 388 01:05:47,875 --> 01:05:48,541 remember sitting 389 01:05:48,541 --> 01:05:49,125 at home and I 390 01:05:49,125 --> 01:05:49,875 realized like, 391 01:05:49,875 --> 01:05:50,708 you know, 392 01:05:50,791 --> 01:05:51,291 part of me was 393 01:05:51,291 --> 01:05:51,833 like, what am I, 394 01:05:51,833 --> 01:05:52,625 what am I doing? 395 01:05:52,625 --> 01:05:53,208 Like, what am I, 396 01:05:53,208 --> 01:05:54,083 what is this? 397 01:05:54,083 --> 01:05:54,500 Like, I'm just, 398 01:05:54,791 --> 01:05:55,250 I'm just sitting 399 01:05:55,250 --> 01:05:56,333 here, um, being 400 01:05:56,333 --> 01:05:57,541 sad all day. 401 01:05:57,541 --> 01:05:58,916 And so I was 402 01:05:58,916 --> 01:05:59,541 like, what if I 403 01:05:59,541 --> 01:06:00,333 let me try to put 404 01:06:00,333 --> 01:06:00,958 this energy 405 01:06:00,958 --> 01:06:01,958 towards like 406 01:06:01,958 --> 01:06:02,458 creating 407 01:06:02,583 --> 01:06:03,166 something and 408 01:06:03,166 --> 01:06:03,541 that's when I 409 01:06:03,541 --> 01:06:04,083 finally, that's 410 01:06:04,083 --> 01:06:04,500 when I really 411 01:06:04,500 --> 01:06:04,875 understood 412 01:06:04,875 --> 01:06:05,666 that as a 413 01:06:05,666 --> 01:06:06,750 creative, how 414 01:06:06,750 --> 01:06:07,708 some of the best 415 01:06:07,708 --> 01:06:08,541 work comes out of 416 01:06:08,541 --> 01:06:09,000 a place of 417 01:06:09,000 --> 01:06:09,416 darkness. 418 01:06:09,875 --> 01:06:10,250 Because like, 419 01:06:10,250 --> 01:06:11,666 when writing a 420 01:06:11,666 --> 01:06:13,000 good joke is the 421 01:06:13,000 --> 01:06:13,791 only thing that's 422 01:06:13,791 --> 01:06:13,958 going to 423 01:06:13,958 --> 01:06:14,250 bring you 424 01:06:14,250 --> 01:06:15,333 joy, it'll really 425 01:06:15,333 --> 01:06:16,250 make you focus on 426 01:06:16,250 --> 01:06:16,916 that joke and 427 01:06:16,916 --> 01:06:17,708 really work hard. 428 01:06:17,916 --> 01:06:18,000 Yeah. 429 01:06:18,000 --> 01:06:18,291 When everything 430 01:06:18,291 --> 01:06:19,083 is going good, 431 01:06:19,083 --> 01:06:19,541 you're like, I 432 01:06:19,541 --> 01:06:19,833 don't need 433 01:06:19,833 --> 01:06:20,416 this joke. 434 01:06:21,125 --> 01:06:21,916 I'm doing good. 435 01:06:22,166 --> 01:06:22,833 You know, but in 436 01:06:22,833 --> 01:06:24,000 that time I got 437 01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:25,333 super focused on 438 01:06:25,333 --> 01:06:26,666 like the jokes 439 01:06:26,666 --> 01:06:27,041 and I was 440 01:06:27,041 --> 01:06:27,708 like writing 441 01:06:27,708 --> 01:06:29,000 every day in my 442 01:06:29,000 --> 01:06:29,375 apartment. 443 01:06:29,375 --> 01:06:29,958 It was, that was 444 01:06:29,958 --> 01:06:30,375 the only thing I 445 01:06:30,375 --> 01:06:30,708 could do. 446 01:06:30,708 --> 01:06:31,041 It was either 447 01:06:31,041 --> 01:06:31,500 that it was 448 01:06:31,500 --> 01:06:32,000 either writing 449 01:06:32,000 --> 01:06:33,416 all day or crying 450 01:06:33,416 --> 01:06:34,000 the whole day. 451 01:06:34,250 --> 01:06:35,291 So I started 452 01:06:35,291 --> 01:06:35,708 writing. 453 01:06:35,708 --> 01:06:35,958 I started 454 01:06:35,958 --> 01:06:37,416 working, um, a 455 01:06:37,416 --> 01:06:37,958 couple months, 456 01:06:37,958 --> 01:06:38,666 you know, after 457 01:06:38,666 --> 01:06:39,125 my mom had 458 01:06:39,125 --> 01:06:39,791 passed, I 459 01:06:39,958 --> 01:06:40,541 decided, okay, 460 01:06:40,541 --> 01:06:41,125 I'm ready to go 461 01:06:41,125 --> 01:06:41,916 back on the road, 462 01:06:41,916 --> 01:06:42,125 start 463 01:06:42,125 --> 01:06:42,833 touring this. 464 01:06:42,833 --> 01:06:43,625 I want to do this 465 01:06:43,625 --> 01:06:44,375 project that she 466 01:06:44,375 --> 01:06:45,083 knew that I 467 01:06:45,083 --> 01:06:45,541 was doing. 468 01:06:45,541 --> 01:06:46,416 And she knew that 469 01:06:46,416 --> 01:06:47,333 I had put on 470 01:06:47,333 --> 01:06:48,458 pause to, uh, you 471 01:06:48,458 --> 01:06:48,750 know, to 472 01:06:48,750 --> 01:06:49,291 care for her. 473 01:06:49,666 --> 01:06:50,541 And we, we hit 474 01:06:50,541 --> 01:06:51,166 the road hard. 475 01:06:51,333 --> 01:06:51,958 We hit the road 476 01:06:51,958 --> 01:06:53,333 for like a year 477 01:06:53,333 --> 01:06:54,791 to 18 months, 478 01:06:54,791 --> 01:06:55,958 like every city, 479 01:06:55,958 --> 01:06:56,291 like doing 480 01:06:56,291 --> 01:06:57,166 the jokes, really 481 01:06:57,166 --> 01:06:57,708 trying to like, 482 01:06:57,708 --> 01:06:58,375 it's funny. 483 01:06:58,375 --> 01:06:58,791 How can we make 484 01:06:58,791 --> 01:06:59,166 it funny? 485 01:06:59,166 --> 01:06:59,833 How can we add, 486 01:06:59,833 --> 01:07:01,541 um, more to it? 487 01:07:01,541 --> 01:07:02,291 And then, you 488 01:07:02,291 --> 01:07:02,875 know, that summer 489 01:07:02,875 --> 01:07:04,458 came around and I 490 01:07:04,458 --> 01:07:05,333 believe in the 491 01:07:05,333 --> 01:07:06,083 spring, I, 492 01:07:06,083 --> 01:07:07,166 I like me and my 493 01:07:07,166 --> 01:07:07,750 management, we, 494 01:07:07,750 --> 01:07:08,500 we called HBO and 495 01:07:08,500 --> 01:07:08,916 we're like, we 496 01:07:08,916 --> 01:07:09,500 think we want 497 01:07:09,500 --> 01:07:10,291 to film in the, 498 01:07:10,291 --> 01:07:10,958 in the summer. 499 01:07:10,958 --> 01:07:11,291 And they were 500 01:07:11,291 --> 01:07:11,958 like, all right, 501 01:07:11,958 --> 01:07:13,000 like whatever you 502 01:07:13,000 --> 01:07:13,500 guys want. 503 01:07:13,500 --> 01:07:14,416 And they gave us 504 01:07:14,416 --> 01:07:15,333 a free pass. 505 01:07:15,583 --> 01:07:16,541 I found a venue, 506 01:07:16,833 --> 01:07:17,750 found a director, 507 01:07:17,958 --> 01:07:18,125 Ida 508 01:07:18,125 --> 01:07:18,916 Rodriguez, another 509 01:07:18,958 --> 01:07:19,541 super funny 510 01:07:19,541 --> 01:07:19,833 comedian. 511 01:07:20,333 --> 01:07:21,208 She helped me a 512 01:07:21,208 --> 01:07:22,208 ton directing. 513 01:07:22,458 --> 01:07:22,708 We found a 514 01:07:22,708 --> 01:07:23,041 production 515 01:07:23,041 --> 01:07:23,958 company and we 516 01:07:23,958 --> 01:07:24,625 created it. 517 01:07:24,833 --> 01:07:25,250 And when it 518 01:07:25,250 --> 01:07:25,916 happened, you 519 01:07:25,916 --> 01:07:26,208 know, when 520 01:07:26,208 --> 01:07:26,625 you're, when 521 01:07:26,625 --> 01:07:26,916 you're living 522 01:07:26,916 --> 01:07:27,333 through it, 523 01:07:27,333 --> 01:07:28,458 it seems like you 524 01:07:28,458 --> 01:07:28,750 don't know what 525 01:07:28,750 --> 01:07:29,375 it is, but in 526 01:07:29,375 --> 01:07:30,208 hindsight, I'm 527 01:07:30,208 --> 01:07:30,333 really 528 01:07:30,333 --> 01:07:30,958 proud of that. 529 01:07:30,958 --> 01:07:31,416 I'm pretty proud 530 01:07:31,416 --> 01:07:31,833 that I was able 531 01:07:31,833 --> 01:07:32,458 to do that. 532 01:07:33,083 --> 01:07:33,250 Beautiful. 533 01:07:33,541 --> 01:07:34,333 Also, you also 534 01:07:34,333 --> 01:07:34,583 doing 535 01:07:34,583 --> 01:07:35,541 podcasting, right? 536 01:07:35,750 --> 01:07:36,000 Yeah. 537 01:07:36,000 --> 01:07:36,208 Yeah. 538 01:07:36,208 --> 01:07:36,708 I just started a 539 01:07:36,708 --> 01:07:37,791 podcast, not just 540 01:07:37,791 --> 01:07:38,583 as a way to like 541 01:07:38,583 --> 01:07:39,666 engage 542 01:07:39,666 --> 01:07:40,416 with my fans. 543 01:07:40,666 --> 01:07:40,875 Yes. 544 01:07:41,500 --> 01:07:41,833 You know, when 545 01:07:41,833 --> 01:07:42,375 people like you, 546 01:07:42,375 --> 01:07:42,833 they just want to 547 01:07:42,833 --> 01:07:43,875 hear you rant 548 01:07:43,875 --> 01:07:44,625 about whatever's 549 01:07:44,625 --> 01:07:45,291 going on in your 550 01:07:45,291 --> 01:07:45,875 life or in 551 01:07:45,875 --> 01:07:46,250 society. 552 01:07:46,708 --> 01:07:47,458 So I started a 553 01:07:47,458 --> 01:07:48,208 podcast about a 554 01:07:48,208 --> 01:07:48,583 year ago. 555 01:07:48,666 --> 01:07:49,083 We're actually 556 01:07:49,083 --> 01:07:49,541 reaching our 557 01:07:49,541 --> 01:07:50,333 hundredth episode 558 01:07:50,333 --> 01:07:51,333 and it's been a 559 01:07:51,333 --> 01:07:52,291 slow and steady 560 01:07:52,333 --> 01:07:54,083 climb, but it's, 561 01:07:54,083 --> 01:07:54,666 it's a, it's a 562 01:07:54,666 --> 01:07:55,000 whole different 563 01:07:55,000 --> 01:07:55,708 dynamic when you 564 01:07:55,708 --> 01:07:56,083 podcast. 565 01:07:56,333 --> 01:07:58,125 Cause when I go 566 01:07:58,125 --> 01:07:58,791 on tour now, 567 01:07:58,791 --> 01:07:59,416 people come up to 568 01:07:59,416 --> 01:07:59,958 me and they speak 569 01:07:59,958 --> 01:08:00,625 to me as if they 570 01:08:00,625 --> 01:08:01,791 know me cause of 571 01:08:01,791 --> 01:08:02,375 the podcast, 572 01:08:02,375 --> 01:08:02,916 they'll be like, 573 01:08:02,916 --> 01:08:03,541 so how's 574 01:08:03,541 --> 01:08:04,208 your aunt? 575 01:08:04,208 --> 01:08:04,791 Like, you know, I 576 01:08:04,791 --> 01:08:05,458 know she just had 577 01:08:05,458 --> 01:08:06,166 surgery and 578 01:08:06,166 --> 01:08:06,875 you're like, how 579 01:08:06,875 --> 01:08:07,083 do you know 580 01:08:07,083 --> 01:08:07,625 my, oh, the 581 01:08:07,625 --> 01:08:08,208 podcast, the 582 01:08:08,208 --> 01:08:08,750 podcast. 583 01:08:09,166 --> 01:08:09,333 Yeah. 584 01:08:09,750 --> 01:08:10,375 So that's a, I 585 01:08:10,375 --> 01:08:10,750 think that's a 586 01:08:10,750 --> 01:08:11,208 good way to 587 01:08:11,208 --> 01:08:11,666 connect and 588 01:08:11,666 --> 01:08:12,208 engage with your 589 01:08:12,208 --> 01:08:12,500 audience. 590 01:08:12,708 --> 01:08:13,083 Now there's so 591 01:08:13,083 --> 01:08:13,666 many avenues. 592 01:08:13,708 --> 01:08:16,333 Uh, so being 593 01:08:16,333 --> 01:08:17,458 Dominican, uh, 594 01:08:17,875 --> 01:08:18,708 anything that you 595 01:08:18,708 --> 01:08:19,541 use to use 596 01:08:19,541 --> 01:08:20,208 besides your, 597 01:08:20,208 --> 01:08:20,833 your family. 598 01:08:21,041 --> 01:08:21,375 I know that you 599 01:08:21,375 --> 01:08:21,583 mentioned 600 01:08:21,583 --> 01:08:22,291 your family. 601 01:08:22,791 --> 01:08:23,000 Yeah. 602 01:08:23,000 --> 01:08:23,583 I mean, I, I 603 01:08:23,583 --> 01:08:24,208 don't feel like I 604 01:08:24,208 --> 01:08:25,000 don't, I 605 01:08:25,000 --> 01:08:25,416 personally don't 606 01:08:25,416 --> 01:08:25,708 think that 607 01:08:25,708 --> 01:08:26,291 I use like 608 01:08:26,291 --> 01:08:27,416 my family or 609 01:08:27,416 --> 01:08:28,250 being Dominican 610 01:08:28,250 --> 01:08:29,041 too much. 611 01:08:29,458 --> 01:08:30,250 I try not to lean 612 01:08:30,250 --> 01:08:31,541 on that too much. 613 01:08:31,541 --> 01:08:31,791 I know what 614 01:08:31,791 --> 01:08:32,125 it's like. 615 01:08:32,125 --> 01:08:34,250 I feel that, you 616 01:08:34,250 --> 01:08:35,083 know, it's been 617 01:08:35,083 --> 01:08:35,875 done a lot 618 01:08:35,875 --> 01:08:36,375 of the stuff. 619 01:08:36,875 --> 01:08:37,875 It's been done as 620 01:08:37,875 --> 01:08:38,833 funny as it is. 621 01:08:39,375 --> 01:08:39,916 A lot of the 622 01:08:39,916 --> 01:08:40,708 times I see it 623 01:08:40,708 --> 01:08:42,000 and I'm like, I'm 624 01:08:42,000 --> 01:08:42,500 a student 625 01:08:42,500 --> 01:08:43,458 of comedy. 626 01:08:43,500 --> 01:08:44,583 So I'm like, 627 01:08:44,916 --> 01:08:45,750 yeah, you know, 628 01:08:45,750 --> 01:08:46,291 this is just a 629 01:08:46,291 --> 01:08:46,916 different version 630 01:08:46,916 --> 01:08:48,708 of this person 631 01:08:48,708 --> 01:08:49,708 who did it great 632 01:08:49,708 --> 01:08:50,750 already, which 633 01:08:50,750 --> 01:08:51,500 that's fine. 634 01:08:51,500 --> 01:08:52,166 That's an avenue 635 01:08:52,166 --> 01:08:53,208 that you want to, 636 01:08:53,208 --> 01:08:54,250 but I guess, I 637 01:08:54,250 --> 01:08:54,500 don't know if 638 01:08:54,500 --> 01:08:54,916 it's like the 639 01:08:54,916 --> 01:08:55,708 Virgo in me, but 640 01:08:55,708 --> 01:08:56,291 I remember when I 641 01:08:56,291 --> 01:08:56,916 first went out to 642 01:08:56,916 --> 01:08:57,291 Hollywood 643 01:08:57,291 --> 01:08:57,833 and I started 644 01:08:57,833 --> 01:08:58,625 taking meetings, 645 01:08:58,833 --> 01:08:59,416 I got kind of 646 01:08:59,416 --> 01:09:00,375 frustrated by 647 01:09:00,375 --> 01:09:01,916 sitting with 648 01:09:01,916 --> 01:09:02,916 executives and 649 01:09:02,916 --> 01:09:03,125 they're, 650 01:09:03,416 --> 01:09:03,958 and they kind of 651 01:09:03,958 --> 01:09:04,583 want you to like, 652 01:09:05,041 --> 01:09:06,208 give them a 653 01:09:06,208 --> 01:09:07,666 Dominican story, 654 01:09:07,666 --> 01:09:08,291 what they would 655 01:09:08,291 --> 01:09:09,000 call that, like, 656 01:09:09,000 --> 01:09:10,166 you know, like my 657 01:09:10,166 --> 01:09:11,458 mom came and she 658 01:09:11,458 --> 01:09:12,000 was homeless 659 01:09:12,000 --> 01:09:12,541 for like, I 660 01:09:12,583 --> 01:09:13,791 think, which if 661 01:09:13,791 --> 01:09:14,166 that's your 662 01:09:14,166 --> 01:09:14,708 story, that's 663 01:09:14,708 --> 01:09:15,750 fine, but I also 664 01:09:15,750 --> 01:09:16,500 kind of, 665 01:09:16,500 --> 01:09:16,916 from that 666 01:09:16,916 --> 01:09:17,541 moment on, I was 667 01:09:17,541 --> 01:09:19,000 like, I am giving 668 01:09:19,000 --> 01:09:19,208 you a 669 01:09:19,208 --> 01:09:19,791 Dominican story. 670 01:09:20,041 --> 01:09:20,125 Exactly. 671 01:09:20,125 --> 01:09:20,500 I'm Dominican. 672 01:09:20,708 --> 01:09:20,958 Exactly. 673 01:09:21,333 --> 01:09:21,458 This is a story 674 01:09:21,458 --> 01:09:22,541 that I've lived. 675 01:09:23,500 --> 01:09:24,041 So this is 676 01:09:24,041 --> 01:09:25,041 inherently a 677 01:09:25,041 --> 01:09:25,750 Dominican story. 678 01:09:26,083 --> 01:09:26,833 Like sometimes 679 01:09:26,833 --> 01:09:27,416 people don't 680 01:09:27,416 --> 01:09:28,333 realize this, but 681 01:09:28,333 --> 01:09:29,125 they'll really 682 01:09:29,125 --> 01:09:29,458 try to 683 01:09:29,458 --> 01:09:30,166 put you into 684 01:09:30,166 --> 01:09:31,208 like a box of 685 01:09:31,208 --> 01:09:31,708 whatever they 686 01:09:31,708 --> 01:09:33,000 believe you 687 01:09:33,000 --> 01:09:33,583 should be or 688 01:09:33,583 --> 01:09:34,208 whatever it is. 689 01:09:34,208 --> 01:09:34,541 And if that's 690 01:09:34,541 --> 01:09:34,958 what you are, 691 01:09:34,958 --> 01:09:35,500 that's fine. 692 01:09:35,833 --> 01:09:36,875 But for me, I 693 01:09:36,875 --> 01:09:37,791 feel like I 694 01:09:37,791 --> 01:09:38,791 connect more 695 01:09:38,791 --> 01:09:40,125 with, um, 696 01:09:40,125 --> 01:09:41,125 Dominicans and 697 01:09:41,125 --> 01:09:42,291 Latinos and 698 01:09:42,583 --> 01:09:43,000 people from 699 01:09:43,000 --> 01:09:43,666 different parts 700 01:09:43,666 --> 01:09:44,791 of the world who 701 01:09:44,791 --> 01:09:45,708 come from 702 01:09:45,708 --> 01:09:46,041 immigrant 703 01:09:46,041 --> 01:09:46,833 parents, but 704 01:09:46,833 --> 01:09:47,541 they're, they are 705 01:09:47,541 --> 01:09:48,000 Americans. 706 01:09:48,208 --> 01:09:48,416 They grew 707 01:09:48,416 --> 01:09:48,958 up here. 708 01:09:49,333 --> 01:09:49,916 And even though 709 01:09:49,916 --> 01:09:50,416 they still have 710 01:09:50,416 --> 01:09:51,166 the culture with 711 01:09:51,166 --> 01:09:51,833 them, they 712 01:09:51,833 --> 01:09:52,291 experienced 713 01:09:52,291 --> 01:09:52,958 life as a first 714 01:09:52,958 --> 01:09:53,291 generation 715 01:09:53,291 --> 01:09:54,625 American, not as 716 01:09:54,625 --> 01:09:56,791 like a Dominican 717 01:09:56,791 --> 01:09:57,875 from D.R. 718 01:09:57,875 --> 01:09:58,083 Yep. 719 01:09:58,208 --> 01:09:59,041 There's so many 720 01:09:59,041 --> 01:09:59,750 levels, right? 721 01:09:59,750 --> 01:10:00,708 I feel like in 722 01:10:00,708 --> 01:10:01,375 this project, I 723 01:10:01,375 --> 01:10:02,750 faced the same 724 01:10:02,750 --> 01:10:03,333 thing, you know, 725 01:10:03,333 --> 01:10:03,541 it's 726 01:10:03,541 --> 01:10:04,416 almost a box. 727 01:10:04,666 --> 01:10:05,000 What kind of 728 01:10:05,000 --> 01:10:05,416 Latino 729 01:10:05,416 --> 01:10:07,000 media are you? 730 01:10:07,000 --> 01:10:07,458 And I'm like, 731 01:10:07,458 --> 01:10:08,708 well, all of that 732 01:10:08,708 --> 01:10:09,333 that I'm showing 733 01:10:09,333 --> 01:10:10,333 you is Dominicans 734 01:10:10,333 --> 01:10:10,791 and Latino. 735 01:10:11,541 --> 01:10:12,708 So I totally 736 01:10:12,708 --> 01:10:13,375 understand you. 737 01:10:13,833 --> 01:10:14,208 One of the things 738 01:10:14,208 --> 01:10:14,625 that I want to 739 01:10:14,625 --> 01:10:17,041 ask you, um, Oon 740 01:10:17,041 --> 01:10:18,375 Ching, what did 741 01:10:18,375 --> 01:10:18,750 you think 742 01:10:18,750 --> 01:10:19,458 about when you 743 01:10:19,458 --> 01:10:19,791 saw the 744 01:10:19,791 --> 01:10:20,500 name Oon Ching? 745 01:10:21,291 --> 01:10:21,916 When I saw the 746 01:10:21,916 --> 01:10:22,541 name Oon Ching, I 747 01:10:22,541 --> 01:10:23,500 kind of, I kind 748 01:10:23,500 --> 01:10:24,333 of went back to 749 01:10:24,333 --> 01:10:25,000 like, I thought 750 01:10:25,000 --> 01:10:25,416 it was such a 751 01:10:25,416 --> 01:10:25,958 clever name 752 01:10:25,958 --> 01:10:27,416 because Oon Ching 753 01:10:27,416 --> 01:10:28,208 on its surface 754 01:10:28,208 --> 01:10:28,958 just means like a 755 01:10:28,958 --> 01:10:29,708 little bit. 756 01:10:29,708 --> 01:10:29,916 Right. 757 01:10:30,125 --> 01:10:31,250 But in the real 758 01:10:31,250 --> 01:10:31,625 Dominican 759 01:10:31,625 --> 01:10:33,583 culture, it's not 760 01:10:33,583 --> 01:10:33,916 just a 761 01:10:33,916 --> 01:10:34,583 little bit. 762 01:10:34,583 --> 01:10:35,208 It's like, it's 763 01:10:35,208 --> 01:10:35,458 like, 764 01:10:36,041 --> 01:10:37,208 that's right. 765 01:10:37,666 --> 01:10:38,041 That's right. 766 01:10:38,875 --> 01:10:39,166 Yeah. 767 01:10:39,875 --> 01:10:40,791 So I thought that 768 01:10:40,791 --> 01:10:41,416 was really dope 769 01:10:41,416 --> 01:10:41,958 because obviously 770 01:10:41,958 --> 01:10:42,583 it's a short 771 01:10:42,583 --> 01:10:43,083 thing, but 772 01:10:43,083 --> 01:10:43,375 it's like, 773 01:10:43,375 --> 01:10:43,750 yeah, just gotta 774 01:10:43,750 --> 01:10:44,083 have a 775 01:10:44,083 --> 01:10:44,583 little taste. 776 01:10:44,583 --> 01:10:44,708 See what 777 01:10:44,708 --> 01:10:45,166 you think. 778 01:10:45,166 --> 01:10:45,375 You know, 779 01:10:46,541 --> 01:10:46,750 beautiful. 780 01:10:47,208 --> 01:10:47,833 Talk to me about 781 01:10:47,833 --> 01:10:48,375 anything that 782 01:10:48,375 --> 01:10:49,125 you're working on 783 01:10:49,125 --> 01:10:49,875 new materials. 784 01:10:50,041 --> 01:10:50,458 Yeah. 785 01:10:50,458 --> 01:10:51,041 I just, I just 786 01:10:51,041 --> 01:10:51,750 filmed, I just 787 01:10:51,750 --> 01:10:52,500 filmed a new 788 01:10:52,500 --> 01:10:53,291 special, a new 789 01:10:53,291 --> 01:10:54,125 standup special. 790 01:10:54,500 --> 01:10:55,125 Um, at the end of 791 01:10:55,125 --> 01:10:56,250 last year, that 792 01:10:56,250 --> 01:10:57,083 was a, another 793 01:10:57,083 --> 01:10:58,000 great experience. 794 01:10:58,000 --> 01:10:58,583 That was my 795 01:10:58,583 --> 01:10:59,458 second, um, 796 01:10:59,708 --> 01:11:01,000 special, uh, 797 01:11:01,000 --> 01:11:01,708 directed again by 798 01:11:01,708 --> 01:11:02,416 idol Rodriguez. 799 01:11:03,333 --> 01:11:04,000 We filmed it in 800 01:11:04,000 --> 01:11:05,208 New York city at 801 01:11:05,208 --> 01:11:06,458 a, this rock 802 01:11:06,458 --> 01:11:07,083 club, small 803 01:11:07,083 --> 01:11:07,833 little rock club. 804 01:11:07,958 --> 01:11:08,875 The La Cola Pisan 805 01:11:08,875 --> 01:11:09,833 Rouge of 806 01:11:09,833 --> 01:11:10,625 400 people. 807 01:11:10,791 --> 01:11:11,750 We did two shows. 808 01:11:12,458 --> 01:11:12,916 Um, we just 809 01:11:12,916 --> 01:11:13,458 finished editing 810 01:11:13,458 --> 01:11:14,291 now another 811 01:11:14,291 --> 01:11:15,333 project that I'm 812 01:11:15,333 --> 01:11:15,708 really, really 813 01:11:15,708 --> 01:11:16,416 proud of. 814 01:11:16,708 --> 01:11:17,541 This is like, I 815 01:11:17,541 --> 01:11:18,333 feel like the 816 01:11:18,333 --> 01:11:19,750 second part of 817 01:11:19,750 --> 01:11:20,958 romantic comedy. 818 01:11:20,958 --> 01:11:22,041 I feel like in 819 01:11:22,041 --> 01:11:22,833 romantic comedy, 820 01:11:22,833 --> 01:11:23,625 I was coming at 821 01:11:23,625 --> 01:11:24,875 it from one angle 822 01:11:24,875 --> 01:11:26,583 and, um, that's 823 01:11:26,583 --> 01:11:27,583 where I was at 824 01:11:27,583 --> 01:11:28,166 that point. 825 01:11:28,166 --> 01:11:29,375 I was, I think I 826 01:11:29,375 --> 01:11:30,750 was what 31, what 827 01:11:30,750 --> 01:11:31,916 30 31 when I 828 01:11:31,916 --> 01:11:32,250 wrote 829 01:11:32,250 --> 01:11:32,916 most of that. 830 01:11:32,916 --> 01:11:33,500 So it was a lot 831 01:11:33,500 --> 01:11:34,708 of like stories 832 01:11:34,708 --> 01:11:35,625 and views 833 01:11:35,625 --> 01:11:36,000 of that. 834 01:11:36,041 --> 01:11:36,916 And now mid 835 01:11:36,916 --> 01:11:37,583 thirties, I'm 836 01:11:37,583 --> 01:11:38,250 taking it to like 837 01:11:38,250 --> 01:11:39,375 what it's like to 838 01:11:39,375 --> 01:11:39,916 feel like 839 01:11:39,916 --> 01:11:40,708 somebody 840 01:11:41,166 --> 01:11:41,791 in his mid 30 841 01:11:41,791 --> 01:11:42,833 feel who, who's 842 01:11:42,833 --> 01:11:43,541 not married and 843 01:11:43,541 --> 01:11:44,125 doesn't have 844 01:11:44,125 --> 01:11:45,208 children. 845 01:11:45,708 --> 01:11:46,458 So I, you know, 846 01:11:46,458 --> 01:11:47,041 another piece of 847 01:11:47,041 --> 01:11:47,833 work that I'm 848 01:11:47,833 --> 01:11:48,500 really proud of 849 01:11:48,500 --> 01:11:49,000 and I can't 850 01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:49,541 wait for it to be 851 01:11:49,541 --> 01:11:49,916 out there should 852 01:11:49,916 --> 01:11:50,208 be out 853 01:11:50,208 --> 01:11:51,333 this spring. 854 01:11:51,541 --> 01:11:51,708 We're 855 01:11:51,708 --> 01:11:52,625 looking for it. 856 01:11:52,791 --> 01:11:53,208 That's beautiful. 857 01:11:53,458 --> 01:11:53,708 Coming out. 858 01:11:54,166 --> 01:11:54,708 You said that you 859 01:11:54,708 --> 01:11:54,916 were a 860 01:11:54,916 --> 01:11:55,916 student of comedy. 861 01:11:55,916 --> 01:11:56,541 Talk to me about 862 01:11:56,541 --> 01:11:57,541 anyone that has 863 01:11:57,541 --> 01:11:58,250 influenced you 864 01:11:58,250 --> 01:11:58,791 and that you 865 01:11:58,791 --> 01:12:00,083 study in comedy. 866 01:12:00,458 --> 01:12:00,666 Yeah. 867 01:12:00,791 --> 01:12:02,000 I mean, that I 868 01:12:02,000 --> 01:12:03,125 for standup 869 01:12:03,125 --> 01:12:04,166 standup, you 870 01:12:04,166 --> 01:12:04,666 know, it goes 871 01:12:04,666 --> 01:12:05,541 back to. 872 01:12:05,750 --> 01:12:06,833 So, so far here 873 01:12:06,833 --> 01:12:07,416 in New York. 874 01:12:07,708 --> 01:12:08,750 And I think 875 01:12:08,750 --> 01:12:09,708 growing up, I 876 01:12:09,708 --> 01:12:11,625 always, I felt, I 877 01:12:11,625 --> 01:12:12,041 feel like the 878 01:12:12,041 --> 01:12:12,333 thing that 879 01:12:12,333 --> 01:12:13,250 I had on my 880 01:12:13,250 --> 01:12:13,958 generation had 881 01:12:13,958 --> 01:12:14,958 that's easier 882 01:12:14,958 --> 01:12:15,333 than other 883 01:12:15,333 --> 01:12:16,291 generations, we 884 01:12:16,291 --> 01:12:17,458 had podcasts. 885 01:12:17,458 --> 01:12:18,083 So if you want to 886 01:12:18,083 --> 01:12:18,541 learn about 887 01:12:18,541 --> 01:12:19,333 stuff, there's 888 01:12:19,333 --> 01:12:19,875 probably a 889 01:12:19,875 --> 01:12:20,916 podcast or 890 01:12:20,916 --> 01:12:21,333 a network 891 01:12:21,333 --> 01:12:22,208 of podcasts that 892 01:12:22,208 --> 01:12:22,625 can teach 893 01:12:22,625 --> 01:12:23,333 you the things. 894 01:12:23,333 --> 01:12:23,916 And you can 895 01:12:23,916 --> 01:12:24,625 listen to people 896 01:12:24,625 --> 01:12:25,250 who you admire 897 01:12:25,250 --> 01:12:25,833 and how they 898 01:12:25,833 --> 01:12:26,375 came up and 899 01:12:26,375 --> 01:12:26,916 how they did 900 01:12:26,916 --> 01:12:27,458 the things. 901 01:12:27,708 --> 01:12:28,583 So when I started 902 01:12:28,583 --> 01:12:29,125 like standup 903 01:12:29,125 --> 01:12:29,916 comedy, what I 904 01:12:29,916 --> 01:12:30,791 wanted to do is I 905 01:12:30,791 --> 01:12:31,166 wanted to be a 906 01:12:31,208 --> 01:12:32,000 comedian who like 907 01:12:32,000 --> 01:12:32,750 towards the 908 01:12:32,750 --> 01:12:33,708 country doing 909 01:12:33,708 --> 01:12:35,541 standup does 910 01:12:35,541 --> 01:12:36,666 tonight shows 911 01:12:36,791 --> 01:12:37,375 appearances, 912 01:12:37,375 --> 01:12:38,791 doing standup and 913 01:12:38,791 --> 01:12:40,166 does HBO specials 914 01:12:40,166 --> 01:12:40,916 and Netflix 915 01:12:40,916 --> 01:12:41,291 specials 916 01:12:41,291 --> 01:12:41,750 and comedy 917 01:12:41,750 --> 01:12:42,500 central specials. 918 01:12:42,750 --> 01:12:43,583 So what I did was 919 01:12:43,583 --> 01:12:44,375 I found out the 920 01:12:44,375 --> 01:12:44,875 guys who were 921 01:12:44,875 --> 01:12:45,458 doing that 922 01:12:45,458 --> 01:12:46,250 and I just 923 01:12:46,250 --> 01:12:46,958 listened to what 924 01:12:46,958 --> 01:12:47,458 they did. 925 01:12:47,708 --> 01:12:48,083 And I just 926 01:12:48,083 --> 01:12:48,625 did that. 927 01:12:49,041 --> 01:12:49,541 That's it. 928 01:12:49,750 --> 01:12:50,000 Yeah. 929 01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:51,208 It's that simple. 930 01:12:51,375 --> 01:12:52,083 It really is 931 01:12:52,083 --> 01:12:52,708 that simple. 932 01:12:52,916 --> 01:12:53,500 That's literally 933 01:12:53,500 --> 01:12:54,083 what I did. 934 01:12:54,083 --> 01:12:54,875 Like I went back, 935 01:12:54,875 --> 01:12:55,541 I looked at, you 936 01:12:55,541 --> 01:12:56,000 know, I looked at 937 01:12:56,000 --> 01:12:56,625 Chris Rock. 938 01:12:56,625 --> 01:12:56,958 I looked at 939 01:12:56,958 --> 01:12:57,416 Kevin Hart. 940 01:12:57,791 --> 01:12:58,166 I looked at 941 01:12:58,166 --> 01:12:59,000 Aziz Ansari. 942 01:12:59,208 --> 01:13:00,291 I looked at a 943 01:13:00,291 --> 01:13:01,291 Bill Burr, 944 01:13:01,833 --> 01:13:02,708 Patrice O'Neil 945 01:13:02,708 --> 01:13:03,375 from New York 946 01:13:03,375 --> 01:13:04,291 city, Ida 947 01:13:04,291 --> 01:13:05,083 Rodriguez, who 948 01:13:05,083 --> 01:13:05,791 at the time she 949 01:13:05,791 --> 01:13:07,000 was, she had just 950 01:13:07,000 --> 01:13:07,791 took off on last 951 01:13:07,791 --> 01:13:08,791 comic standing, 952 01:13:08,791 --> 01:13:09,416 even Orlando 953 01:13:09,416 --> 01:13:10,500 labor from he's 954 01:13:10,500 --> 01:13:11,083 another Dominican 955 01:13:11,083 --> 01:13:12,000 from California, 956 01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:12,875 who like, he was 957 01:13:12,875 --> 01:13:13,208 like a little 958 01:13:13,333 --> 01:13:14,250 ahead of me and I 959 01:13:14,250 --> 01:13:14,708 kind of just 960 01:13:14,708 --> 01:13:15,291 listened to the 961 01:13:15,291 --> 01:13:16,000 things they did. 962 01:13:16,208 --> 01:13:16,416 And it's 963 01:13:16,416 --> 01:13:16,958 that simple. 964 01:13:17,208 --> 01:13:18,083 Like you, they'll 965 01:13:18,083 --> 01:13:18,458 just like, oh 966 01:13:18,458 --> 01:13:19,041 yeah, you just go 967 01:13:19,041 --> 01:13:20,083 here, do this. 968 01:13:20,083 --> 01:13:20,666 But like the 969 01:13:20,666 --> 01:13:21,083 problem is people 970 01:13:21,083 --> 01:13:21,541 don't have the 971 01:13:21,541 --> 01:13:21,916 patience. 972 01:13:22,500 --> 01:13:23,958 So they get, you 973 01:13:23,958 --> 01:13:24,708 know, I just was 974 01:13:24,708 --> 01:13:25,166 like, all right, 975 01:13:25,166 --> 01:13:25,791 I'll try this. 976 01:13:25,791 --> 01:13:26,166 I'll have the 977 01:13:26,166 --> 01:13:26,583 patience. 978 01:13:26,583 --> 01:13:27,041 Let me try having 979 01:13:27,041 --> 01:13:27,541 the patience. 980 01:13:27,583 --> 01:13:28,500 And you know, 981 01:13:28,500 --> 01:13:29,000 right when I was 982 01:13:29,000 --> 01:13:29,208 getting 983 01:13:29,208 --> 01:13:30,208 impatient, things 984 01:13:30,208 --> 01:13:30,916 started to move. 985 01:13:30,916 --> 01:13:31,583 So it was, 986 01:13:31,583 --> 01:13:32,250 it was okay. 987 01:13:32,875 --> 01:13:33,000 You 988 01:13:33,000 --> 01:13:33,791 mentioned team. 989 01:13:34,125 --> 01:13:34,666 Every time you 990 01:13:34,666 --> 01:13:35,583 send our team, 991 01:13:35,583 --> 01:13:35,916 I'll team. 992 01:13:36,166 --> 01:13:36,750 What is a team 993 01:13:36,750 --> 01:13:37,583 like in your, in 994 01:13:37,583 --> 01:13:38,000 your, in 995 01:13:38,000 --> 01:13:38,625 your world? 996 01:13:39,000 --> 01:13:39,458 A team. 997 01:13:39,708 --> 01:13:39,791 Yeah. 998 01:13:39,791 --> 01:13:40,583 Like your agent, 999 01:13:40,583 --> 01:13:41,125 who else is 1000 01:13:41,125 --> 01:13:41,875 well, yeah. 1001 01:13:42,166 --> 01:13:42,333 Yeah. 1002 01:13:42,375 --> 01:13:42,791 Well, yeah. 1003 01:13:42,791 --> 01:13:43,541 I mean, for me, 1004 01:13:43,875 --> 01:13:44,583 you know, I'm 1005 01:13:44,583 --> 01:13:45,208 lucky enough to 1006 01:13:45,208 --> 01:13:46,625 have, you know, a 1007 01:13:46,625 --> 01:13:47,416 big team of 1008 01:13:47,416 --> 01:13:48,291 relatively 1009 01:13:48,416 --> 01:13:49,041 big of people who 1010 01:13:49,041 --> 01:13:50,000 want to, who want 1011 01:13:50,000 --> 01:13:50,583 to work for me, 1012 01:13:50,583 --> 01:13:50,791 who are 1013 01:13:50,791 --> 01:13:51,833 invested in the 1014 01:13:51,833 --> 01:13:52,291 growth of my 1015 01:13:52,291 --> 01:13:53,166 career, starting 1016 01:13:53,166 --> 01:13:54,250 from my manager, 1017 01:13:54,250 --> 01:13:54,916 who, who's the 1018 01:13:54,916 --> 01:13:55,916 owner of the 1019 01:13:55,958 --> 01:13:57,208 stand and one of 1020 01:13:57,208 --> 01:13:57,583 the owners 1021 01:13:57,583 --> 01:13:58,041 of the stand. 1022 01:13:58,458 --> 01:14:00,041 And, um, I have 1023 01:14:00,041 --> 01:14:00,666 an agent. 1024 01:14:00,666 --> 01:14:01,250 I just, I just, 1025 01:14:01,250 --> 01:14:02,208 uh, moved over, 1026 01:14:02,208 --> 01:14:02,458 assigned 1027 01:14:02,458 --> 01:14:03,083 with CAA. 1028 01:14:03,416 --> 01:14:03,916 So I have a whole 1029 01:14:03,916 --> 01:14:05,375 team at CAA of 1030 01:14:05,375 --> 01:14:06,416 acting agents and 1031 01:14:06,416 --> 01:14:07,208 touring agents 1032 01:14:07,208 --> 01:14:08,125 and marketing 1033 01:14:08,125 --> 01:14:08,958 and all that, and 1034 01:14:08,958 --> 01:14:09,333 I have a 1035 01:14:09,333 --> 01:14:10,333 publicist who's 1036 01:14:10,333 --> 01:14:10,875 in charge of 1037 01:14:10,875 --> 01:14:11,916 publicity stuff. 1038 01:14:12,500 --> 01:14:13,125 And I have an 1039 01:14:13,125 --> 01:14:13,916 attorney who's in 1040 01:14:13,916 --> 01:14:14,333 charge of making 1041 01:14:14,333 --> 01:14:16,208 sure, you know, 1042 01:14:16,458 --> 01:14:17,291 I'm doing things. 1043 01:14:17,291 --> 01:14:17,791 You know, beautiful, 1044 01:14:17,791 --> 01:14:18,166 beautiful. 1045 01:14:18,375 --> 01:14:18,625 And the thing. 1046 01:14:19,166 --> 01:14:30,250 And. Patoeira, thanks for trying to get on the team. Thank you,