Sebastian Maniscalco 2 | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #223

I plan on doing more. Actually, I'm. doing a movie coming up in a couple. weeks called Spinning Gold where I play. Giorgio Moroder who was the father of. disco and I have to do it with talk. about putting yourself in a situation. that you don't normally find yourself. in. You sing disco? No, that I could do.

So, I came here, right? Now. Yeah, just I just got it. Yeah, yeah, you did. Yeah, yeah, now. So. Yeah, you win this round. I noticed and this is probably the. Italian in me. Uh-huh. I don't like that you got your name. outside on the the wall.

Yeah. I think it should be nondescript. Yeah. Don't Don't you think. it could Yeah, kind of. Some some psychotic come by and then oh, this is where you podcast out of, you. know, kind of like a little under the. radar. No, that's a good idea, actually. I. think also cuz there's a lot of mental. health in this building. So, it's like Yeah, I think they're all. going to Okay, and one of. you know, one of those freaking brain. hamsters relapses and next thing you. know, they come nibbling through the. door, you know, and I'm the first guy. they go after.

Uh Yeah, no, I mean. But yeah, that's the Italian in you, man. Right? I said. You guys do hide and go seek like every. day. It's like almost 24 hours a day. That's right. No No one never knows. where we're at, you know? You're going to shine out there. Might. as well be in neon. So, um yeah, but this is a nice spot you. got here and I like the mural and we. were talking about this before that. and I know I'm not a big I'm not in the. podcast mafia, but uh I do have a a. podcast. It's been been um um uh.

yeah, for 5 years. It's uh. It's really popular. Uh. Popular enough not to make the wall. So, uh. Do you uh do you sometimes does it feel. like. that podcasting is like. What does podcasting feel like to you? It must Does it feel a little like. goofy kind of or something? Cuz you're. you I mean, you're really like an. entertainer. So, does this podcasting. feel like a little bit. you know, like uh it's not really my bag.

sometimes? Or do you have any thoughts. like that on it? Well, you know, I I I like it. And. I like doing podcasts not not as often. as maybe a lot of you guys. I know it's. like there's a lot of you guys that are. in your you know, like the the Schwabs, the the Callens, the Kreischers, the. Seguras, and Rogan. It's like a you. know, it's like a little family you guys. got, which is cool. And you guys go on. each other's podcasts and and what have. you. But, my podcast is not really guest-driven. It's just two guys kind of talking about.

their personal private lives, which. Is that a no-no in the podcast world? It reminded me No, no, no. That's a def-. That's a yes, I think. Uh I got to listen to more episodes. What's it called? It's called the Pete and Sebastian Show. And uh. and we get on for an hour a week, and it. started about 5 and 1/2 6 years ago. Pete lived here in Los Angeles, and then. subsequently moved out to Fredonia, New. York, and we do the podcast through.

SiriusXM. And uh it's a it's only an. audio podcast. It's not a video. And uh. and we have fun with it. But, uh you. know, guys like yourself have really. really had an abundant of success doing. the podcasting, and and it's great. It's. a great way, you know, for for uh you. know, for for. Get us underlings? Is that what you're. saying? Is that what you're saying? No, for like Look, you guys. Steve Martin over here has come down. from the you know, a Steven Martin.

Steven Martino, Steven Martino. No, I'm joking. No, no. No, it has been it's a unique it's. almost like a fan It is almost like a. little bit of a family and it's it's. been Dude, this shit's blown my mind. I. didn't know podcasting was going to I. remember. cuz I did a podcast for a couple year. for like a year called Allegedly and it. didn't do anything or two years. We had. like celebrity guests and I I didn't. really like it. Um so what what what was your tipping. point or where did you take off on this? I didn't. Well, I went on Rogan's one time and. that was us like, "Man,

um. people just. want to hear people talk about stuff.". And it kind of gave me just a different. perception of what podcasting was. And. so then yeah, then I just started in my. kitchen and it was just kind of like, "Yeah, I'm just going to talk about. stuff that's going on, you know?" And. sometimes it struggles, sometimes it's. not. I can imagine yours probably has. more recipes in it. I'll get to that. There's a recipe or two. Um there's a lot of recipes actually. Um. but yeah, it's we have fun with it. It's. it's it's a really really good podcast. It's just I wish it would reach a a.

broader audience. We don't really put a. lot of time and energy into it um. because you know, it's just he's there, I'm here. Right. Um so. And you got a big life going on now. Well, yeah. I mean I I have a family and. whatnot. Not that that's an excuse not. to have a podcast, but uh just. I hope my father one day leaves me for a. podcast. I would Imagine how sad the stories. going to be for our children. Yeah, my dad was never home. He was always. in Encino recording.

He never took me to ballet class cuz he. was in podcast-ville. Uh bro, that's going to be a lot of. kids' stories though. It is. It is. No, but you do a good job, man. I mean you should really be proud. of yourself and look at look at where, you know, it's taken you. You you know, you've you've gotten a huge audience now. on the road and and and here now and. and you're getting all these movie parts. and whatnot. So, you're uh. This is this you fit right in here.

It'd been fun. Yeah, it has been fun, man. It's been. You know, it's funny like Joey Diaz. called me this morning, "What's good?". You know? And you guys look up to him, I. know. And so he called me this morning, he's. like, "What's good, cocksucker?" You. know? So, yeah, you you talk to a lot of like. uh comedians off off the podcast. once a week. Oh, yeah. Yeah, he's just like that. And he's. always got, you know, for him everything. is three things. It's a. uh. it's destination, a sandwich, and. something to read every time he tells.

you information. He's like, "Dude, here's what you do. You're in Buffalo, you go two blocks. down there, you're going to smell a guy, right? Don't look at him, all right? To. the left, you're going to see a a. sandwich shop, looks like it's out of. business. You [ __ ] go in there, right? You order you order a a Reuben, ask for four extra inches of meat, crack. open a a copy of Catcher in the Rye, and. you're [ __ ] tremendous, son. Every. time, no matter where you are." He's. like, "Oh, you're in Tampa, go until you. can't [ __ ] see anything, right? Turn. around three times, there's going to be. a lady there with a [ __ ] uh you know,

a couple of loose veal, you know? You. grab one of those [ __ ] man. You know, you open a copy of Time. magazine from 1979, uh. nobody can [ __ ] with you." He always has. like boom boom boom. specifics. Yeah, very specific, no matter where you. are. Um. But he called me today he just did a a. Sopranos movie. Yeah, that's what he was telling me at. the Comedy Store. I talked to him a. couple weeks ago. He said he just got. off the Sopranos thing. So, And uh and you have a new you have a. movie. Yeah, a movie coming out called The.

Irishman with uh De Niro, Pacino, and. Pesci. It's a gangster film. on. Say their names again, bro, and. let's say them let's say them like we. like us underlings can say them, okay? So, who De Niro? Larry De Niro? De Niro. Pete Pesci. and Frank Scorsese. Who's Pete Pesci, bro? You know he's out. there pretending he's a thug. Wow, man. So yeah, it's coming out. We don't know. when, but sometime this year. But the.

trailer dropped a couple weeks ago and I. I was really excited about it. It was It. was the first time I really saw any. footage from the from the movie and. I got goosebumps. It was It was It's. going to be pretty special. Damn. So I play Crazy Joe Gallo and I'm I'm. actually in the trailer falling out of. the window. So it's uh. It's It's exciting. We're We're looking. forward to. Crazy, man. And I saw the Green Book. that you did. Yeah, Green Book won the Oscar this year. and yeah, very fortunate to land some of.

these roles that, you know, are like. dream roles for for, you know, like a. lot of actors work 25 years to get in. movies like this. And the comedy has allowed me to, you. know, open the doors for other. opportunity and the and the Green Book. was one of those where, you know, I'm. working the first day with. Viggo Mortensen and you know, he slapped me in the scene and then. after they cut, yeah, it was a nice. little slap and. he goes, "Is that Is that okay? Can I do. that?" And I'm like, "Hey, you want to.

lay me out, lay me out.". You know, I'm. up for anything. Um so yeah, it was It was exciting. So. there's exciting things going on. I got. a little baby boy that we just had 8. weeks ago, so. building the family and. Is it hard to concept Is it hard to like. Does it almost feel like hard to be. present sometimes? I mean, there's a lot. going on in your life. Yeah, there's a lot of There's a lot of. thinking. There's a lot of, you know, sometimes I'm not. in whatever I'm in. I might be thinking. about other things, which I like to be. present and available.

But sometimes your plate is really full. and you It's just hard not to think. about what's going on. I worry a lot a. lot of fear. in in taking some of the projects I take. just because uh. Yeah, well, I'm doing this VMAs in 2. weeks, right? I'm hosting the VMAs. I heard about that and honestly my first. thought was like, what the [ __ ] dude? That's crazy. Well, it's it's it's a challenge for me. because A, it's not my audience. I mean, excuse younger, you know? My audience is. typically, you know, 30 to 60.

Yeah, jagoffs, dude. You know what I'm. saying, bro? Jagoffs of cufflinks. I. know who your audience is. It's getting hot in Pa-castleville, bro. Getting hot. I'm joking, man. You have a huge. huge audience that gets good. entertainment, so that's who you have. Yeah. Um but are you So, you're worried that. Well, I mean, it's it's first of all, I. mean, you you all know as a comedian. when you do um comedy at a musical uh. event, yeah, that, you know, sometimes.

it could be difficult to connect with. the crowd just because you know, they're. listening to music and then you come on. and you have to kind of segue in and do. a joke here or there. So, it's something. it, right? Yeah, so I'm hosting it. So, I've. Crazy. Now, you never saw You never. would have thought that you'd be hosting. the VMAs. No, it wasn't on my vision board. Like, yeah, yeah, that's it. Yeah. So, Do you have a vision board about it? Do. you write [ __ ] down? I do have a vision board, actually, and. I want a black son one day. I have two. black kids on my vision board.

You You want two black kids? Yeah. So, people always I don't tell. people that often because they don't see. it the way I see it, you know? How do you see it? I see it as these are going to be my. son. These are going to be my sons one. day. And I think other people see like, oh, a guy from the South has a couple of. black guys on a vision board, you know? I think they kind of get a. you know, they're looking at it. different. So, if I went to your house and looked. at the vision board, you got two two. black kids up there? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, they look. They're happy and one of them has a. school book under his arm. Those are my sons, man. Okay?

And no matter who my sons are or what. you know, what color, you know, what. tint they come in, they're going to be, you know, hopefully they're going to be reading. decently and doing good stuff, you know, but. um dude, that's crazy. You're going to. be hosting the VMAs. You have to be a. little nervous, huh? I'm a lot nervous. I wouldn't be living. if I'm not really feeling this stuff. So, you know, the music skewing younger, never hosted. anything before, but. you know, like, you know, you got to.

write the comedy for the night, you. know? And my comedy generally is tested. at the Comedy Store and whatnot. So, the. monologue that I'm opening up with, you. know, I I've been working on, but. haven't really tested it in front of a. live audience, which I will, you know, moving forward. this week and next, but. yeah, it's it's it's a daunting task, but. Are you So, you're going to talk about. celebrities and stuff? You have to kind. of I mean, MTV's turned it It's. basically just Rob Dyrdek 24 hours a.

day, I think. I feel like it's just that. show Ridiculousness. Yeah, there's a lot of that, but I'm not. My style's not ripping people to shreds. My style's a little bit more. I'm going. to tailor the the comedy to what I what. I do on stage and kind of fit it into. the environment rather than go on stage. and go, "Well, Drake's here tonight." I. I don't It's not really what I do what I. do. So, Right. Oh, wow, that's cool though, cuz. that that's I think when I heard about. it, I was like, "Oh, man, if Sebastian's. going to do that, it's just different.". It's just different than him. That would.

just To me, it would seem so scary, you. know? It's it's frightening. But. But it's good. It's a good frightening, you know, like, I believe that if you. don't challenge yourself in this. business, and we've talked offline about. this, like, you know, getting a little. um. maybe your momentum is not there, or. your passion is not there, maybe in. certain different things. I feel that, you know, the challenge is where you. kind of get the passion back and/or. putting yourself in situations that you. typically wouldn't put yourself in to. you know overcome and succeed. So you.

know. Doing what? Yeah, this is definitely one of those. That's wild. So yeah, it's been good though. We're. What are you going to wear dude? How. like how. I am getting the outfits are. next next. next week. I mean I'm not going to come out there. in a see-through leopard nipple shirt. but. How many gross of sequins are in the. mail right now? Headed to Los Angeles to make your. costume brother.

There might be a sequined jacket or two. Bro, you better [ __ ] come out. looking like a 60-year-old Italian thot. who's trying to [ __ ] get one last run. at some [ __ ] over at the VFW, you know. I want a real I want you to come out. just shining bro. It's going to be a lot yeah, I think I'm. the maybe one of the oldest hosts. they've ever had. At least the maybe the. only host they've ever had with gray. hair. Definitely. So.

And you might be one of the only hosts. who's being honest about their age as. well. Yeah. So who knows. 46 years old doing doing the the VMAs. So yeah, that's that's going to be. exciting. Damn bro, that's so crazy man. It's. crazy. Is it is it strange to feel. sometimes that that's your life? Like. isn't it sometimes. um. even with me just like in the past year. just getting things getting busier and. people coming out it's like it's crazy. how quick you adapt to it kind of. And then. uh. sometimes I don't feel embarrassed that. it's my life or something. I mean I'm.

grateful but I just feel it's almost. like my life the reality of some of my. life sometimes makes me a little bit. nervous. If that makes any sense. What are you nervous about? Just like. um. I guess just like there's a there's. feels like there's a bigger expectation. than you're able to fulfill just as like. a human person, you know. It's almost. like. um. you get bigger than you are as a person. in some. or I worry or fear of some of that or. something. I don't know if that makes. any sense or not. You know.

Yeah, I mean I I I guess in a way I mean. for myself, yeah. I just, you know, I. just like to live a normal life. I I. don't like to like feel like I have to. be doing something else. Put it this way. Um, the gym I work out at. I don't have an. office. Right. I just have a. a home and I work out of the home. Right. But it's getting a little crazy. now at the house. children, yeah. Two kids. It's hard to work. It's hard. to do anything. So what I've been doing is going to my.

gym and after I work out, I I set up. shop. at the gym? at the gym. Oh, Jesus. Which I've. He knows guys. Which I've done, I've I've I've gone to. Starbucks. I've gone, you know, I've. done all that stuff, you know. And. that's throughout my whole career. Yeah. I've always kind of like just set up. shop and and and did things. So. And what do you you bring in a laptop or. you bring in like a whole. laptop. Okay, you're not bringing a. printer. No, I'm not bringing a printer. Okay. Okay.

But. I just just, you know, get catch up on. some emails on a table outside the gym, right? just see you carrying a monitor in. there. Yeah, no. Not not. Remember that you used to have a guy at. a coffee bean who bring a monitor in? He. had that stack a tower that whole thing. It was insane. The same guy that's editing a full blown. movie at Apple Store. You see those. guys? You walk in this guy's doing like. he's on. Final Cut doing a doing his. short film. Yeah, he's like, "Will everybody quiet.

down? I need some room tone." People are. like, "Chill the [ __ ] out, guy.". Trying to get some AirPods, man. Um, that's so so sometimes you'll just do it. at the gym, huh? Yeah, you know I mean like talking about. just kind of living a a life that's kind. of just normal and don't have to feel. like you have to adjust your everyday. kind of routine because you've hit some. type of success. I don't know. I've. always just trying to, you know, just do it cuz I feel like if you stop. doing the things that you normally would.

do, you. you lose the kind of like the pulse of. what people are doing, what they you. know, I. like going to the stores and the whole. you know, grocery shop. Like I love all. that stuff. Right. And I'll continue to do it. Just because I. I enjoy it plus I get a lot of like. material from just kind of living life. Oh, yeah, man. I think well, yeah, when. you say that I think yeah, I think. uh. Yeah, maybe my fear is like it's not. it's just like this per.

It's a It's a uncomfortable perception. It's like yeah, maybe I feel like I have. to be different or something when I. would just you know, don't. Maybe. there's like this weird like. pressure or something. I don't know. Um. But yeah, I think doing regular stuff. Like I like sometimes taking a bird. scooter to the gym in the morning, you. know? And I don't have nice calves and I. have shorts on. So for me it's really. humbling, you know? Bro, taking [ __ ] lean calves out for. a spin on a bird scooter at 39 years. old, bro. It's [ __ ].

Have you have you felt at all. safe on that thing? Oh, no. I did it once or twice and it just the. you know, one bump and it's over, right? Yeah, there's not a lot of um. There's not a lot of opportunity for. safety I don't feel like on them. overall. Dude, one lady hit the dirt, bro, over by a Sprouts over by me, right? This lady [ __ ]. way too old to be on one. Had a bag of. groceries, just hit the dirt, bro, and. just didn't move at all, right? Instead.

of helping, there was like two people. yelling, "This [ __ ] is down." over. here, right? And I was like, "Oh my. god.". Yeah, I know. I at least honked my horn real loud as I. [ __ ] drove off, you know? But she But. she bit it, man. Groceries all over, like um. Yeah, it's a lot of Well, listen, these. birds, you know, it's it's it's good for. you want to go to the gym, you want to. go to a buddy's house, find you pick one. up, you go. But what I have seen on. these birds is like you were saying, people are carrying groceries.

Then I saw a guy that apparently that. you take a bird and you you go and. charge it, right? And then people make. money on The guy was on a bird with two. birds. on his shoulder. Okay. Uh. it's just it's not made for that, you. know what I'm saying? So. bro. That's crazy, dude. Were you. flocking, man? That's wild. Flocking the birds. Yeah, suddenly you'll see some guy at. night just throwing them all into a.

[ __ ] van, you know? And this is one of your moves, bro. Took. it stolen from you, right? Um. You got a new son, man. That's awesome, huh? Yeah, so uh got a little baby boy, and. uh yeah, it's been just it's been a. great. Got two and a half year old. daughter, and um lot lot of stuff going. on at the house. And I I try, when I'm. home, to spend as much time as I can. with my kids, whether it's taking my. daughter to the ballet or whatnot.

Again, just kind of living living the. dad life and and extracting material. from from those moments as well. So. Yeah, it's been really really uh. It's really It's a lot of It's a lot of. work, but it's very rewarding bringing. up kids. And having a son, too, and I know in. your kind of bloodline, that's a big. thing, right? Well, yeah, being a Italian family, it's. nice to have a son, carry on the name. The name. with three daughters, people are like, "Hey, where's the name. Where's Where's the name going?". What's going on? Yes.

So yeah, we have my father and my mother. were extremely excited when the little. baby baby boy came. So um yeah, I think. we're done now. I we're we're done. Two. is good enough. Y'all getting the tubes tied or. anything? What do you guys do, dude? Get. the tubes [ __ ] somebody sneak up on a. tube with a [ __ ] shank? We we shank a. we shank a tube. Um, I don't know. I don't know what I'm. going to do yet. We haven't really. discussed the It has been discussed, but. I don't have no idea what the hell is. going on. It's the least of my worries. right now. Right.

Um. So, we haven't even talked about the the. shirt. I think it's. the shirt just for you. It's a beautiful piece of It's a. beautiful garment. Well, I remember you said that yeah, if. you ever had a different job, it would. be like a concierge or something. That's right. So, I could just see you. Like, I'll tell you this, if you show up. in people's dreams or anything, this is. what you're wearing. they're wearing? This is what I'm. wearing? Yeah, definitely, bro. You're the guy who [ __ ] shows up. That's it. That is a a beautiful maitre. d' outfit. Oh, yes. It's top-notch, dude. Go to.

prom, funeral, all of it. That's one. thing that is nice about Italians, like. if they really they dress up you almost. dress for anything. It could be something severe. It could. be a good, you know, it could be a. get-together. It could be a funeral. It. could be uh indictment. You know. All all all of the above. Yeah, it's like they dress for it's. they're well-dressed. Oh, I won best-dressed in high school. You really? Yeah, senior year I took Well, I. actually got the there was a tie between. me and another guy. I should have. I should have took it home though, but I.

was a little actually upset that I had. to share the the award with the guy. But. yeah, always always. uh very particular about how we look and. I think it stemmed from you know, the. the upbringing. I would come down. to go out my mother's like, "Where you. going with that on?" And I'm like, "Well, I'm going to go we're going to go. to dinner." And she's like, "Go put the. you know, go put some nice slacks on.". And um. Like, dude, Mom, we're going to Arby's, Mom. Yeah, we don't go to Arby's. No. That's true. We're going to Pizza Hut. Remember when. Pizza Hut was sit-down? They I sit-down anymore?

No. They merge with Baskin-Robbins. and. a [ __ ]. bro, some of them you go in there and. just some muppet just gives you a scoop. of [ __ ] pepperoni, bro. And somebody pulls a gun in the. distance, bro. That place is going. downhill. I You can't sit down and eat there. anymore? They used to have. can, bro. But But you can. but you're not going to be [ __ ]. looked at well. It's very small in. there. No, Pizza Hut used to be like a. restaurant. Oh my god. Right? Dude, it was so nice. Yeah. Have you Have you been in a in a Pizza. Hut recently?

Yeah, I picked up from them. I don't. think you can sit There's like a bench. where you can wait, but if you sit there. and eat, it's going to be hella awkward. Okay. But it's Yeah, it's merged with Baskin. Robbins and it's just Pizza Hut used to. be It was We were going out, we went to. Pizza Hut. They had Yeah, they had those like kind. of curved. bench you sat down and and you you had a. pizza. Wow, I haven't been there in a. while. They had the They had the Yeah, the. crust was It was a big pie. They had a. couple video games usually in the place. Our family would go sit in there. I enjoyed that a salad bar. Salad bar, that's right. They did have a. salad bar.

Yeah, the pudding on it I never. understood it, but. Just 5 days ago they shut shut down 500. more dine-in Pizza Hut locations. Cool. It's It's going away. That's it. Pizza Hut's done. Mhm. Where do you get your pizza out here? There's a nice place called Pizzana out. here if you're looking for a nice piece. of pizza. Is there? Yeah. Where's that at? It's on Robertson and Melrose. They just. opened up a location also in Brentwood. I have no money and no stake in this. place, but if you want some pizza. Dude, those are nice neighborhoods, bro. I'm eating pizza more out here in. regional You know, I'm eating pizza.

more. Are you I don't want to I don't want to. tell the listeners or the viewers where. we're at. Right. But uh. Yeah, I eat pizza around here. Okay, this is your hood? Like really close to where you can get. gas, you know what I'm saying? You can smell one from the other place, you know? That just bleeds in. The gas bleeds into. the cheese. Who are you uh Who's somebody that you. are kind of low-key excited about seeing. it VMAs? Like just to see. Do you. already know everybody's going to be. there and stuff? Uh yes, they've given me a list. Um.

who am I excited to see? This is this is why they picked me to do. this is I don't really know a lot about. music and this is kind of what they. liked about it that I don't really have. a. button on what's going on with the with. the music industry. Although I do I know. the collabs and and and from afar and. her and. Halsey and all these all these artists. I know but I don't know like the ins and.

outs of like who's throwing shade. Right. Yeah. Yeah. Whatever that means. Um. I don't. But uh. Where I'm from that doesn't mean my aunt. got a new awning on their camper. You. know what I'm saying? Like it's totally. different. But uh Missy Elliott who I grew up kind. of. uh listening to, she's going to she's. going to. body type too, I feel like. Yeah, I feel I feel like we're similar. in shape. So she's going to be there? She's going to be there and uh. yeah, there's a couple surprise guests.

that I can't really mention that I'm. looking forward to meeting. So. That's crazy, man. What a wild night. that's going to be. My mom just told me she's coming, my. father's coming, my in-laws are coming. Uh obviously my wife, my whole family is. coming, my kids. I want to bring my kids. there and get some photos with them at. the. Oh yeah, that'd be cool. at the Prudential Center where they're. going to have it. So yeah, just. elaborate. Even on a production end of. it just looking at this cuz. you know, I know a lot about production. and putting on a show what they what. they have. going into this as far as.

the technology is just sick. It's. amazing. And this um this is in New York, right? This is in New Jersey, Prudential Center. in New Jersey. Oh, is that where they usually have it. or they usually have it. Last year I think it was at Radio City. I They've had it at Radio City, they've. had it here and at the Staples Center, they've had it. Madison Square Garden, Microsoft. Theater, the Forum, Barclays. Cuz I went to one. um cuz I would did MTV show when I was. young, right? And so we went to.

How would it Was that 20 years ago? The VMAs, yep, 20 years ago. So you went to the VMAs? Went to the VMAs. You got a ticket. somehow. I don't even know, right? I get. out at the place. I didn't know what it. was going to be like. I mean, I'd seen. it on television, but. I get out, get dropped off there. Bono. is walking on the red carpet at the same. time I am. I think everybody's like. excited for me, right, dude? And cuz I. have no clue who Bono is. No clue. I. never really listen to music. I listen. to like um. you know, Alice in Chains, you know, I'd. recognize them or Guns N' Roses, maybe. But um. so people are going nuts, dude. I have.

no idea. Go into the place, sitting. I sat behind Chris Farley's brothers. He. had just died. And I sat behind his. brothers, sat next to Susan Sarandon and. Tim Robbins. Wow. And NSYNC performed. At some point in. the evening, bro, it was long. I. remember urinating in the bathroom. between Kid Rock and Montel Williams. Wow. You know? That's a good piss break. bringing those guys together, you know? And at one point in the evening, I fell. asleep in my seat, bro. I was just I.

guess it was like a long night and I. just got kind of tired and I just. remember falling asleep. Now, did you know you were going to be. wanting to get into comedy back then? No, I don't think so. I think I just. didn't want to grow up. Like one thing. about comedy for me, I just didn't. you know, I didn't want to grow up. It. was like you got to travel. You didn't really know if your. girlfriend was your girlfriend, you. know? She didn't know kind of if he was the. boy, you know? Yeah. And. yeah, it just felt like you didn't have. to grow up. Like you could always get. whatever was going on, you could always. go escape it for a few days by going and. do shows. Um.

But the Road Rules took you out of. Louisiana? Yeah. Yeah, and took me. Yeah, it was good cuz I got to meet like. I just got to see something different. Like we went to South Africa on it, I. remember. Oh, wow. And I remember being like, holy [ __ ]. you know? All these people are alive, you know? Like I just never really put it together. there was people like I'd seen a globe, but I'd never put together like all. these really people over here like being. alive, you know? Then you get there and. I'm like holy [ __ ] man. You know, all. these people are going to be in heaven. like this is crazy. Cuz when I thought.

of heaven I thought kind of, you know, kind of a little bit of a limited group, you know? But. but then you get over here and you're. like damn, everybody's going to be up in. this [ __ ] man. It's a whole world out there. Yeah, it started to give me this Yeah, it gave me this a different perception. Uh. Globe came alive. Yeah, a globe really, yeah. It got. four-dimensional. Um. So a little bit more about the movie. then I want to know. So. So do Is it interesting like as you. start to build you kind of become a. name, you know? And so then it's like.

if you're working with guys like that. like do you. is it hard to like not be. like. do like would you not want to seem like. you're just like a regular guy with. them? Like do you have to try and pay. like a little bit of homage? Like do you. feel like any of that kind of thing on. set or what is it like kind of? When I went on set I told myself I'm not. going to speak unless spoken to. All right, I didn't want to be that guy. And I'm not that guy, you know, like.

go up. That [ __ ] guy, bro. Well, you know the guy that goes like. what are you going to do? Go up to. Robert De Niro and go wow, I really. loved you in Casino. Right? Yeah, you you know. The first day I had a scene with. Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci and I. didn't know. I didn't sleep for a couple of days. before that. I was really kind of. pining over this and. You didn't sleep talk to him. That was. crazy. Well, no. I mean like.

Or you [ __ ] camping and [ __ ] got. crazy? Like how do you not get any rest, man? Well, I mean I was just cuz I think I'm. like like neurotic, you know, like if I. got something to do like this VMAs 2. days before that I'm going to be up and. down, all right? There's no sleep. Oh, when they call you out to the stage. that's going to be [ __ ] crazy. It's live. It's live, man. So, with this, um, it was it was nerve-wracking cuz I just. I I'm not an experienced actor. I don't.

have a lot of experience on movie sets. And now to be thrust into a movie where. you're working with, you know, not only Martin Scorsese but probably. two of the actors that are maybe the. best of our generation and then, you. know, they're yelling action. I'm I'm. just hoping words come out of my mouth, you know? So, uh, I was. I was nervous going into that whole. experience. But, uh, it's just like. anything else, you know, you you do it. and then you're like, "Okay, you know,

cuz I there's there's doubt." There was. doubt for me like, "Do I belong here?". Right. That's what I'm I think I'm. trying to get at a little bit. Yeah, that's what I would feel. I feel like, "Do I belong here? Am I pretending that. I belong here? Do they know that I don't. know if I belong here?" Like those would. be the things that would be running. through my head, you know? Are they. looking at me like, "Oh, this [ __ ]. guy don't belong here?" Or are they just. looking at me like a regular person and. all the doubt is just inside of me, you. know? That's what I would feel. what it is. That you're you're it's all. inside The questions you have. no one else is thinking that. You have.

to you have to think that. But, you. know, that's what I was thinking. I was. like, "Am I going to get on set and then. everyone's going to go, 'This is who we hired?'". Yeah. So, so, uh, uh, yeah, there is a bit of self-doubt and. there's a bit of, um, you know, a lot a lot of anxiety and. nerves, at least for me. And then once we are up and running, it. was it was, you know, off to the races. So, uh, I didn't really look back after that. But, I did have some experience with The.

Green Book going into this movie, which. I think that's why I think a lot of. things happen for a reason, you know, like you get certain things because they. prepare you for what's to come. Oh, right. A plane you can't even see. kind of. Yeah. With Green Book, yeah, did you guys. shoot those scenes in order? Were they. out of order? Green Book was. in order. Cuz dude, honestly, no this is obviously. me judging you, but from the beginning. like the first scene when I see you like. helping with the luggage I think or. something. There was some scene I think. or helping somebody had just arrived. somewhere in a car I think and by the.

end I could personally see like, "Wow, he see he's so much more comfortable by. at the Christmas party.". Okay, cuz that the first day was that. the luggage day. And then talk about. nerves. Oh, I'd be so nervous. I was nervous for. I was nervous for you watching it 100%. like that's so scary. But no joke, dude, by the end I was like, "Oh, Sebastian. just I mean knowing enough about you. then knowing a little bit of like your. mannerisms and how you look even off of. stage and stuff like. I was like, "Oh, man, he seems a little. bit nervous." But by the end I was like,

"Damn, he's dialed in, man.". Yeah, no, you're right. You're very. perceptive. The first scene for me was. nerve-wracking cuz I was like, "Oh, my. That was really my first big scene in a. movie with a big. big actor." And you It's like you got to. rise to those occasions because. you know, if you don't then they're like. Right. But yeah, it was um. I hope I I I hope looking back at what I. did in The Irishman when I watch it, I. could cuz it's different when you watch.

a movie and then you're doing stand-up. and stand-up is something to work. We we. we're like, "Okay, that that didn't. work.". say on screen, "Hey, that didn't You can. say on the stage, okay, not going to use. that anymore." You can't say that in a. script. Yeah. So for me as a comedian doing acting, it's. uh it's it's a lot different because I. could always make it up in stand-up. I. could do the next joke. I go, "Okay, I'm. going to get them with this one. I'm. going to get back." But it was it was a. great I I I plan on doing more. Actually, I'm doing a movie coming up in. a couple weeks called Spinning Gold.

where I play Giorgio Moroder who was the. father of disco, and I have to do it. with talk about putting yourself in a. situation that you don't normally find. yourself in. You can disco? No, that I could do. Bro, the owner of one of the Looney bins. in Oklahoma City was a disco dancing. champion, I remember. He was? He used to take me in the back room and. show me all his trophies, his old. outfits, his unitards, or whatever, bro. What don't you like?

Haters. Yeah, a lot of disco people wore. like those [ __ ] onesies that a lot of. haters wore. There's nothing like a nice onesie doing. the disco, man. Yeah, so I'm doing this with a German. accent. So, I'm working with like a. dialect coach to get like a German. accent. Bro, bro, whoa. At some point, dog, you don't have to. challenge yourself. That's how the challenge is. Crazy. That's it. Giorgio Moroder, huh? You. going to grow a big mustache, too? I I hope they give me a mustache on set.

because that that that mustache is. beautiful. God, is that beautiful? Dude, I sold half a handful of pubic. hair to a guy one time for a Halloween. mustache. I trimmed it right off, yeah. On a cruise ship. True story. We needed hair, bro, and. this guy was limited, dudes, and I was. [ __ ] carrying at the time, so I. [ __ ] [ __ ] trimmed him off a couple. inches, and he used honey to [ __ ] put. it right up above his lip. Your stories, and I don't know if you. feel this way, guys, but your stories. are so off the beaten path, I often go,

is he making this [ __ ] up? Yeah. Or did that really happen? Yeah. So, you That happened? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, it happened, dude. Trading pubic hair for small money, bro. Trading pubic hair. I mean, I never even. heard of that. Like, when I listened to. that, I go, that's made up, right? But. This guy's name Patricio from Brazil, actually. And I still follow him. He's. He's a big Formula 1 racing fan, but But.

yeah, dude, that dude danced like a. [ __ ] with somebody else's. [ __ ] pubic hair above his lip. Okay. He's a champion, too. This guy was also. a really cool guy. Okay, but you're on a cruise. And how. And this is a buddy of yours? Halloween, yeah. And he needs hair for his lip. Yeah. And you shave your pubic hair off to. give to him, which he puts on with. honey? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I trimmed a decent. amount. I didn't [ __ ] shave anything, but. Like. how's that thought even come into your. head go like, "Bro, hold on. Let me. start shaving my pubic hair.".

Yeah, look, I was thinking, "Well, I. love my hair, man, you know, even though. it's like it's getting scarce on these. days, and I've been hatting a little, but. yeah, I love my hair, and I just knew. that I didn't want to give any of that. up at the time. But I was like, "I got. this, you know, second batch of hair. going on, bro, that, you know, it ain't I don't know I don't know if. it's the A-team, but I got a [ __ ]. B-team down here. I'll tell you about. a quarter ounce of it. So, you sold it. to him? Yeah, 40 bucks on a cruise ship. And a ticket for a wine, cuz you got.

tickets at night to see how much wine. And you could get like two wines or. something, you know, they had a um. you know, it's kind of like a Cuba or. something. Or, you know, like a system. where you get a voucher kind of thing. Um. I didn't know there was a dollar amount. on pubes. There is now, bro. It's things are. changing, dude. Especially with all. What was I going to ask you about, man? Um. Oh, hair, dude. So, I got I got PRP, right? Yeah, yeah. Where they take part of your blood out? And they like. Well, did you get the transplant and.

then the PRP, or did you just Okay. I got the transplant first. Okay. So, I got part of the back taken out and. put in the front. Cuz I love surgery, you know? And so, I. got part of the back taken out, put into. the front, just in the very front. And. um. How many How many hairs? Do you. remember? 500. 500? Yeah. That's not many. That's That's That's I. mean, I don't really see I I obviously. you don't you That's a Well, that's a. nice hairline, man. Yeah, I don't know, man. I don't think I mean, I don't know what. the hell you were. worried about. I had it done. Yeah. And uh cuz I needed it. I mean, you look.

like you got a mop. You're fine. man. You got Italian hair, bro. Well, yeah. Well, they brought it I I. think I did. 2,000. Oh, nice, huh? 2,000. But, I don't do the PRP. I I I. don't do that. Um but, you're seeing. significant growth? know if I am. That's the problem. Here's. the trick. Who [ __ ] knows? No. That's what I'm saying. Like, I How. do you Do you look and go, "Wow, this is. getting thicker?". Nothing? I mean, Well, that was the thing. Even with the. hairs, it's like, you know, I don't know They say they put.

them in. Mhm. and they they put it all the way They. cut it all the way down to the root. So, they're not just putting the full hair. in. They put just the little seed, right? Is that the experience you had? Yeah, well, they Yeah, they Well, they. they take it out and they they take from. the root. Yes. And then they pop it into your your. head. Yeah. Now, do you know that they could take. cuz I asked I go, "Can you take other. people's hair and put it in your head?". And they said, "No, it won't take." But,

the second place they take it from, if. you don't have any in the back, is. underneath your uh. your neck right here. They'll take these. hairs out and they put it Yeah. So. What psycho would get that, bro? What [ __ ] cannibal would take out his. own. neck hair and get it put in the top of. his head, bro? It's available, bro. It's available. What pervert? He's running around with his neck hair. Hey, you got some guy with [ __ ] pubic. hair on his lip, and you're worried. about neck hair? Well, I'm making money on the high seas,

Bucko, okay? But, dude, that's crazy. I would just. feel so [ __ ] gentle out there. I. could I'd be way too gentle, I feel. like. That hair is scary. Neck hair? That's too much, man. No. So, this PRP. uh is What What is that? And they they. prick your head with blood? Yeah, yeah. They So they take blood out. of your arm. And I had a slow drip or. something. I don't know if it was. you know, apparently it wasn't really. that time of the month in my arm, you. know, because dude, it took them [ __ ].

20 minutes of both sitting there. At one. point the guy's looking at [ __ ] on his. phone, bro. Oh god. While he's like They're like, "Well, it's good, but it's just coming out real. slow.". Which is way scary, bro. Like I'm down to a half a quarter or. something, you know? So they finally got it and they put it. in some machine that spins it and I. guess gets like the best blood you have. Yeah. Cuz people don't realize a lot of their. blood is just. B, you know, B-C team. There's a lot of. [ __ ] miscreants running around in. there, you know? Some cells are just.

sitting there waiting for a [ __ ]. Greyhound, you know what I'm saying? They ain't doing [ __ ] But you got a an. A team in there that's really kind of. doing most of the work. So they get. those and then inject them in a certain. parts back in your head. Um. And you you had the process done what, once a month or. It's supposed to be annually and I just. had it done annual cuz it's been about a. year since I had the surgery. So. I think it's been good though. It's. definitely been It was interesting, I. thought. And I was glad I did it. It felt me like. made me feel kind of proactive.

Um. But I also get way inferior about how I. look, you know? And so it's like. you know, sometimes I do anyway. Comedy's actually helped me with that a. little bit. What, your your. your appearance? Yeah, cuz it's just like, "Oh, this is. how I [ __ ] look at this point, you. know?" It's like And also I think if. you're too handsome, I don't know if you. can be a good comedian. Um. You know, it would just be. it would be I don't I don't I don't. think a a real handsome guy could be a. real. a good.

It'd be harder for them to do it. I. couldn't imagine if I was like a real. handsome guy. Like I'm an eight if I. brush my teeth, right? I'm a [ __ ]. eight. You won't see me in nineville. You [ __ ] might see me hanging around. the sevens. Well, I mean, eight eight is is pretty. high up on the handsome meter if you if. you right? I don't think. I think everybody can be. an eight if they take care of themself. I don't think. Eight is. Eight is a B. Right? Yeah. It's a B. Eight's a B, yeah. So, B a B is pretty damn handsome. I I'm. talking, you know, C C minus. What's.

What's what we're talking about. comedians, right? Yeah, I guess that's true, maybe. Yeah, maybe I need to do something to. myself. Maybe you're Maybe you're better looking. than you think you are. Nah, nah, man, that's crazy. Maybe I. need to. [ __ ]. try and hold the door in a sharp. elevator and [ __ ] come back here. couple months with one arm. Um. So. Yeah, I don't know. So, I had it done. though. I had it done this guy in. Beverly Hills, this guy Dr. Kayen. And.

he was awesome, man. I went in there one. or two times and he's like, "You don't. need anything, you know, come back in a. year." He wasn't trying to upsell me on. my own hair like a [ __ ] guy you got. pulling [ __ ] out of your neck. That's crazy. I I didn't get it done, and I'm just. saying that's an option. If you want to. go go back and start taking right out of. your goatee. That's crazy, bro. That's wild, man. Yeah, and it's funny. I didn't think. that I would ever be that type of person. that would do that, but then sometimes. you just become people you didn't think. you would be, I guess.

You know? Yeah, well, you grow. You learn different things, I. guess, you know. So, for you, so you got this podcast and you got one. with uh. Brendan Schaub. How did How like tell me in the podcast. world, how do How does that come about? Do you guys get together and go, "Yeah, we should do another" How many How many. of these things you got going right now? There's a lot, right? Yeah. What one are we on now? What's this. What's This is The Weekend, right? Yeah, this is The Weekend. one that you have. and the Sting. Okay, but then there's another one that.

you just talk to the camera by yourself? That's this past weekend, but on the. Monday episode. And so, that is just. comes out on Monday. This one comes out. on Thursday. So how many of these things you're doing. a week? I'm doing three three a week. Three a week. All right. So it's pretty That's part of the thing. that sometimes has burnt me out a little. bit is going on the road and then like. you know, you get in Sunday and then. have to come here that night and do an. episode. And then Tuesday do one with. Brendan, Wednesday come in here and do a. guest episode. So we're going to scale. back a little bit, I think. Not do as. many. We got Amanda Knox coming in next. week.

Oh yeah, this is the this is your This. is. Foxy Knoxie, dude. It's so funny. I told. you that the other night and you're. like, "What are you going to ask her. about?". And that's the first time it hit me. like, "I don't know.". Well, do you like come into these things. with like a prepared like or is it just. kind of like we're just going to wing it. or I mean like on the way over are you. going are you in your head going with. Amanda Knox, okay, I'm going to ask her. this this or do you just take your. jacket off, put your hat on and go, okay, love, we're we're talking? Yeah. Yeah, I think that's it. I'm going.

to ask her. Let me see. I was going to ask her about about the. media and stuff and how much she thinks. like. it controls everything. Does she think. it that the truth even matters a lot of. times? And then. All right, so there's some thought. that's going into this. Yes, there's a little bit of thought. into it. And then she has a husband now. And then. I was going to yeah, ask her what she. looks for in a man. and if she thinks like you know, how. many guys tried to hook up with her just. because maybe she killed somebody or. allegedly, you know. And then what else? That's probably.

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And he's ridden in some various. vehicles. Um those scooters were. definitely interesting. My question is. Sebastian, if Theo was to ride in a car. with uh Jerry Seinfeld, what car should. Jerry pick him up in? Gang gang. Gang, bro. Uh. for you. I'm I'm seeing like a older. I'm seeing a Monte Carlo. Oh, good. I was older man.

Okay. What is a Monte Carlo? Will you. pull that up, Nick? Uh like a like a maybe a 1981 Monte. Carlo with T-tops. Yeah, I like T-tops. Maybe with red interior. Oh, yeah. The I don't know if it's 80 Yeah, that's. it. Like that one that black one. Uh. yeah, something that like like that. Is. that you? Yeah, man, that's beautiful, bro. A. little bit of coke on the seat. Hey, it's not mine.

I'm just listening to the music. That. ain't mine, sir. Coke on the seat. That's awesome. I don't think Comedians in Cars has the. coke on the seat. You don't need the coffee then. You don't need the coffee. Yeah, that's a beautiful vehicle right. there. I would do also maybe like a Ford. F-150 like a 1980. You like a truck? You know what I miss? I like that bench. seat, I think. Yeah, it's uh. Oh, wow, that's like a.

That's. Yeah, something simple like that. Yeah, it's a simple it's like a farm. vehicle. Yeah. It's like a dog in the back maybe. Oh, something you could put a you know, something you could eat as soon as you. get home in the back. But after you. clean it. Mhm. It's like a uh hunting truck. Yeah. Yeah, I guess that is a little bit of a. hunter vehicle. Oh, here's somebody right here. Yo, yo Mr. Maniscalco. Um Johnny here in North Carolina. Just a. question for you guys. Since you come from two totally.

different types of backgrounds. But 10-year-old Theo and 10-year-old. Sebastian Maniscalco, you you come in. from outside playing with your friends. Sit down on the couch with your dirty. clothes on, put your feet up on the. coffee table. What are your fathers'. responses? Gang bang. I love you. Love you, too. Buddy, like I was sweating also first of. all in this car. Guy's drenched. I hope he's doing okay. I don't know what he was. I hope he lived through the end of this. It looked like it ended abruptly. Yeah, that's a lot of.

Um. Thank you, Johnny. And hope you're doing well. Um. So, first of all, I come from playing. outside. I ain't sitting on no furniture. It's It's It's a shower. Right. Right away. Wow. No, listen to my house. 10 years old. Straight to the shower. Straight to the shower. And you ain't. put your feet up on the furniture. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. That guy's got a unique area. he's living in. Um.

Yeah, my dad, I don't know. My dad was. asleep. My dad was 80 years old when I. was 10 years old. So, Yeah, you had an older father, right? Last time I think we were You said you. had an older dad. My dad used to borrow money from me to. [ __ ] for gas, you know? Cuz he didn't. have a work. They don't hire a lot of. 80-year-olds, you know? In a lot of. places. Yeah. So, he used to. um. Yeah, he used to borrow gas money from. me. Like I had a [ __ ] job, dude. So, that's crazy. I don't even know where he. thought I was getting the money from, you know? And I was just kind of. stealing some of it from my mom. So, it's like, damn.

We had some dirty back channels in the. house. But what would my dad My dad. wouldn't notice about that kind of. stuff. That kind of stuff was just too. menial, I think. Too little. But. Uh what else we got? Gang gang. Gang, bro. What up, dog? You sure you ain't no no. racist, too? [ __ ] this like the third. video I sent your little ass, man. Oh, damn, bro. I'm sorry, buddy. What's up? What's up? Damn.

He wants you to speak out on having a. kid. I just had to play that video so he. doesn't think we're racist. That was the. third one, so. No, I appreciate it. And thanks, brother. We're not racist, or I'm not. trying to be, you know? I have some. flare-ups in traffic, but overall I'm. good. Um you know, I'm doing my best, man. I'm. out here on the front lines of not. trying to be, brother. Uh thank you for. for sending in the video. Speak on. having a kid, man. Yeah. Has it changed your perception or. anything a little bit of like the world? Do you look at the world any different?

Well, yeah. I look at everyday life. different. I mean, before, you know, you. had a kid, it's just about you and your. wife. And now everything is like I I. told you my daughter was was sick last. night. So, it's just the world stops. We. were supposed to go see the Los Angeles. Football Club play last night at the. at the Exposition Park. Those plans are gone, you know, it's. just it's all about the kid. And god, that team sounds miserable. Sorry, bro. I've never even heard of. that [ __ ] bro. I'm in some [ __ ]. shady leagues.

I got a [ __ ] I got two grand going on. [ __ ] Winchester this afternoon. outside of South Wales. So, I'll bet on. anything. Never heard of that group. Okay, it's right in our backyard. It's. supposed to be an amazing experience. It's They're in the MLS uh soccer. league. soccer. Soccer, yeah. Okay, I was thinking of uh American. football. No, no. No, like that's crazy, bro. Take your. kid to the [ __ ] Rams game, cheapskate. Uh it's affordable fun.

for the whole family. No, so I heard it's supposed to be. almost like a European type of. atmosphere. Oh, nice. Yeah, Ian Edwards goes. sometimes. Yeah, Ian. Yeah. Ian goes. So, we were supposed to go. there last night. So, long story short. in regards to the kid, you know, everything revolves around the kid. It's. all about the kid. You go out for a walk. you know, in the neighborhood and you. know, you're scanning what's going on. around you. Before, you know, you take a. walk by yourself, you could give a [ __ ]. if you got stabbed, but. Right. now it's like what's going on over here. Let's you know, it's it's. a dog over here. There's this. There's.

that. That's That's a good point. These dogs, you know, and then. my kid goes up to the dog and then and. then I love these owners where you look. I I scan the owner, right? And I'm like. does this guy if things break out could. he even contain the damn thing? So, I'm I'm doing all that 50 yards in. advance. Yeah. So, You're like oh this guy's all right. Or. if it's somebody who's like some weak. kid, never goes out once a year to walk. like 30 dogs to make all of his money to. go back in with his [ __ ] dungeon and.

just get all K-holed out and just play. games until he needs it you know till he. needs to buy a pack of ramen again the. next winter, you know, and he's got like. 40 dogs on a leash. He's out there I did. a rod and somewhere in Brentwood. You're like this [ __ ] kid can't. handle himself. Yeah, so I guess you got to look out cuz. the kid doesn't look at the kid isn't. thinking about those things. So, you. almost have to take part of the kids. brain. You almost have to be part of. their brain I guess, huh? Yeah, well yeah, you you are you know. guiding this child and it's a good. metaphor through life, you know,

uh not only when you're walking around. the block but you know, the as they grow. older, you know, giving them advice. trying to lead them down the right path. We're very big on manners and please and. thank you cuz I see a lot of brats out. there, you know, I go to a lot of these. you know, I go to the park and I see I. have my wife and I look at this kid, you. know. You can always see the kid the kid. that's not misbehaving is always got. some weird booger hanging out of his. nose or whatnot. And uh. yeah, so you know, I take a yeah, especially how I grew up. I grew up with.

like a lot of like. structure, you know. Yeah. And uh try to instill that in in our. kids. So, that's that's my wrap on the kids. Is it hard do you start to worry about. like being a parent and being able to be. around for your kids enough with with. touring and stuff like that? Yeah, so my daughter's been to 23 cities. already and our son it's going to be a. little bit harder to travel with two. kids, but they're coming to the VMAs. They'll come to like really large event. type shows where, you know,

maybe Chicago where I'm from, they'll go. back there. But yeah, I I I I cut out. the whole summer to be at home and and. and and hang with the family. And again, we were talking about just. having some balance, you know, and like. you can't always be on the road. At least for me with a family, I just I. need to. to to cut out some some. segments in the schedule to to hang with. my my daughter, my son, and my wife. So, I make that a priority. Yeah. And it looks like you guys have.

fun, man. I watch a lot of your. Instagram stories and it's like, "Oh, you guys are having a blast on the. road.". Fun, bro. It's all That's all we do at. the house. It's all about fun. Yeah, we. There's serious moments, don't get me. wrong, but my wife and I are constantly. ripping each other to shreds, especially. her on me. You know, that. There's no room. That's how I grew up, too. I mean, I got. friends like Speaking of comedians in. cars, my buddy called me, said, "Bro, I. saw you Comedians in Cars. You look old, man. What the hell? You hung over?" You know, like there's. no There's no filter, you know? It's.

just that we just constantly make fun of. one another and that's uh. You're like, "Yeah, I'm hung over from. 40 years of my life.". That's great. So, yeah. Um. keeps me grounded. What's a DM that you've got from like. somebody who was like a fan or like a. somebody you really admired? Like. something nice like that. Did anything. ever happen like that? Like Dennis. Rodman sent me a peace sign the other. day for no reason and then never wrote. me back, right? This is about 2 weeks. ago. So, did you write him back? Um. From the peace sign? Yeah, I wrote, "Oh, thanks, man." And.

then. And then I asked him something like, "What's going on, you know? Do you live. in LA or something?" And And I didn't. get anything back. Um But it was just kind of interesting, you know? Yeah, it's always It's always um. The first DM I really got. through It was actually through Twitter. It was about 6 or 7 years ago and it was. from J.J. Watt. Wow. He was a rookie in the league and he had. reached out to me via Twitter and said. that he had been a fan since high school. and then and I started to think wow, I'm.

really getting old because this guy was. in high school when he picked up what I. was doing. Right. And then we've been you know, we became. fast friends we've been friends forever. since. So that that was pretty cool and. The Rock had. posted a clip of he was watching my. comedy and he posted up on and that. That had to be a unique moment then kind. of. Well, I mean out of all the stuff I've. done that one got like I would had. people coming out of the woodwork 20 The. Rock put your stuff on his Instagram was.

bigger than any like network and. Everything. Bigger than all the specials. everything. One share by The Rock. He shared it and and I was getting like. did you see what The Rock did? So yeah, it's it's cool you know to to cuz you. don't even know like when you're doing. this stuff you don't know who you're. hitting who's listening to this right. now who's seeing your comedy and with. the internet it gives you an idea of of. you know, how how far your tentacles are.

are reaching people. And it's cool to. see like oh wow, he's a fan or she's a. fan I wouldn't think they would like. maybe like what I do or what have you. but it's it's flattering. Yeah. Yeah, it's interesting how. how much access everyone kind of has to. everybody really. Yeah, I mean if the internet was around. when I was a kid you know, I'd be like. popping DMs to Prince going bro, love. what you're doing you know. Let's dance. Yeah. Let's dance. I got my disco outfit. Um What do you think of now as you start.

to like act in films up did you ever. think that you would do that though? I. mean. I I I just feel like it would have to be. no. Did you ever think that? I mean I. think a lot of comedians think a sitcom. or something sometimes it's kind of a. natural train of thought especially like. you know, coming up in the air and time. that you've come up and through comedy. But you ever did you ever think movies. though? I mean did you really. I wanted to do movies but I wanted to do. a little bit more serious roles than. comedic goofy stuff. I'm not a goofy. guy. So, I'm actually a serious guy. And the.

serious the serious roles kind of played. in my my real personality kind of. offstage of just kind of being a little. bit more straight than. than like, "Hey, you know?" It's just. it's not it's not what I do. So, I like. the fact that this. serious dramatic roles give me a nice. little departure from what I do to you. know, day in day out on stage. And I. think it's a nice little contrast for. me. So, yeah, I've always had movies in. the back of my my not not to be like a. movie star, but to do like projects here.

and there, a little pop into a movie, pop out. You know, I don't want to be. the guy that's like. you know, maybe carrying the movie. That seems like a lot of responsibility. Yeah, I mean, especially if you don't, you know, do it on a on a regular basis. But yeah, I like what I'm doing with. these movies and. I'm fortunate enough to make a living. doing stand-up where I could do the. acting and it doesn't have to feed my. family. You know what I'm saying? So, I. don't have to take a role just to take. it. Because movies don't pay anything. Yeah, it's not I mean, for me it's more. of a exposure and and being in a broader.

broader audience. Similar to, you know, like podcasts, you know, like you go on. a podcast and hopefully, you know, coming on your podcast, you know, Will send people to see the film. Yeah, and you know, reaching people that. maybe don't know who I am or or again, let's see what this guy's podcast is all. about and and and what not. So, I like. kind of and and also I like you and and. and you're a cool cat. I mean, it's like. I don't go on everybody's podcast, but. you know, uh. Yeah, no, I appreciate it, man. I mean,

I've all I've always looked up to you. once ever since I got turned on to you, man. I just Yeah, you kind of reminded. me always that like like an entertainer. can kind of still there is still. something to that. Like always like it. started to feel like comedy was just. about like joke writers and stuff and if. maybe that was my own, you know, fears or something, but like, oh man, these just it's just people that. are writers that they're putting on. stage and and but then seeing you was. like oh man, you could still be like an. entertainer. You know, you can still be. you can still have dreams somewhere your. head if you're you know, like I remember.

even asking you for advice one time you. said just go watch Michael Jackson. Munich, you know, that's what you. [ __ ] told me. And uh. I remember that. It was at the Improv. with my wife. I think you met my wife. for the first time when we were hanging. out at the Improv. This is about maybe 6. 7 years ago. But you were back then in in maybe I'm. wrong by saying this, but back then you. you weren't a very happy man. You were. you were. not as happy as you are right now. Yeah. Um and you were you know, you were I.

don't know, you were kind of struggling. Uh not not with your career, but just. kind of I could just feel like when we. were talking you were. in a maybe a not not so so good of a. place. I remember my wife and I talking. as we left and I was such a nice guy, but he feels like he's a little down and. and whatnot. So, is that is that correct in in saying. that? Yeah, yeah. I think that's pretty true. Yeah, I think I started to get hit a a. little bit of a wall like I wasn't going. to have you know, I just didn't know if. I was doing the right thing. The. opportunities, you know, didn't seem. like they were presenting any of.

themselves. Well, yeah, I mean that's a good a good. example of someone that might not think. it's going to happen and maybe running. into these roadblocks and all of a. sudden boom, look at this. We're in. we're in. podcast world. Yeah. Yeah, that's true. You know, I mean it's like it it it just. it happens, you know? And you got to you. got to stick with it. And next thing you. know, you got your own graffiti. It's got to happen. Uh do we have any. other questions from the crew here?

Were any of those guys in The Irishman. like since they're all Italian guys, were they fans of your comedy and. watched it and. Yeah, I I didn't know if they knew what. I even did or if if knew I was a. stand-up comedian. I didn't know any of. that. So, going into this um the first. day when De Niro came out, he came up to. me and he said, uh. "I hear you're doing good things.". And I'm like, You're like, what? Oh my god. Does he. Did someone tell him to say that or did. Does he know I day trade?

You're like, what's going on here? So, yeah, I didn't know. I didn't know. what the hell they knew and I still. don't. I mean, I I. De Niro had came to a. my show at Radio City after The. Irishman, which we talked backstage more. than we ever talked on on on set. On. set, I didn't I didn't talk to him at. all. Really? No. So, you just go do your. stuff and then kind of go back to your. corner? Yeah, well, they they went to their. corner and I went to my corner.

Yeah. Um and and I, you know, they were. talking amongst themselves. Like, it. would be like cut and then De Niro and. Pesci and and Scorsese would kind of. talk amongst themselves. And then I'd be. like, I wasn't going to go in the huddle. and go, You're like, uh. "Yo, yeah, I think so, too." You know, like, what am I going to do? I was I was on. the sideline. Yeah, like I'm going to go have another. mini Snicker over here while these guys. are going to get to predict my future, decide if I'm good enough to hang out. here for another minute. Yeah. Wow, that's so man, that would be very.

intimidating, man. Well, they all know each other. They. worked together. So, right, they got. their own thing going. So, you know, I. was like the the new guy there in that. particular scene. And you know, I'm I'm looking at it like. if I'm not invited in the huddle, right, you know, I ain't going to go go over. there. Yeah, no, of course. But yeah, I didn't I didn't talk to. really anyone on set cuz I didn't know. if That's another thing. They yell cut, I don't know if this guy's still in. character or I don't know what he's. doing. You know, they yell cut and I'm.

thinking, okay. Yeah. You know, I I'm I'm me. Yeah. I I I'm not I'm not like doing some like. method where I'm like you know hold on. let's you know they can't talk to me cuz. I'm still crazy Joe Gallo. I got a cut. and like you said I'm you know getting a. little cube cheese they can. cheddar? So. I don't want to like interrupt anybody's. process. But. um. Were you amazed how good of actors they. were?

I was um. I don't really remember. The only thing. I do remember is uh. um. me thinking while I was acting that I. couldn't believe I was doing this with. these guys. So I mean I don't even know. if that's. being in the moment and acting when. you're thinking you know. Yeah definitely not but I mean yeah I. can totally relate to it. Like you're in. a lifeguard chair up above yourself kind. of a little bit like dude what are you.

[ __ ] doing down there you know? Bro that's the adult pool dude you got. [ __ ] flippers on buddy. But yeah I I I could imagine that your. mouth moving and a little bit of your. head also talking like okay here we go. Yeah lot of lot of like inner dialogue. Yeah. Uh while I'm doing dialogue which is. which I think what comedians do though. I mean don't you ever go on stage and. talk to yourself in your head while. you're speaking to the audience? Sometimes yeah. Yeah so this was just that I was.

actually taking in the the the moment. and uh. I couldn't believe what was happening. but then I'm also acting at the same. time which is probably not the best. thing to do but I'm sorry I I I had to. these are like the guys I got to grow up. watching. Yeah. Man it's kind of crazy cuz especially. like being you know being an Italian guy. you grow up I mean those are those are. the guys. you know that are still alive those are. the guys. And so. And Stallone the brother of Sylvester.

Who's the brother Frank? Frank Stallone. Dude I see Frank at the gym always. trying to pump a lot of young buckets, you know, all the time, but. we can always take that out if we need. to, but um. That's an edit. But I know a lot of girls that have been. hit on by old Frank Stallone. He's. almost like Pauly Shore at CVS. Pauly. used to try to bang every girl that was. looking for a birthday card at CVS. Bro, I know nine girls that have been I. was just looking for a birthday card for. my mother and Pauly Shore came around. the bend.

I've heard that story so many times, bro. It's crazy. That's not. It's a really good ground cuz you know. there's a woman there who's like. sentimental. She cares about her. She's. caring, you know. At least you know. you're not, you know, you're meeting. somebody that's not somebody that's. picking out a [ __ ] you know, 24-pack. of [ __ ] hot nuts over by the Sprite, you know? Like, who's that girl? Who is. that? Wow, man. So, did Does it feel a little. bit like. like. when you're working with your idols, is. it Is it almost then hard to find like.

what's next to keep you excited or is. that. German dialect. It's really true. It's very No, honestly, you're right. Yeah, it's uh. That's insane, bro. It's something that you after that. experience and that experience probably. could should have came at the end of a. career, but it came at the kind of like. the beginning. So, it's like where do. you go from there after you're coming. off such a big high, but uh. yeah, I mean uh I just want to do stuff.

that I'm really, really passionate about. and um. with people who are really talented and. and and know what they're doing. Wow. So. And the the you're going to be dancing. in this in the new film you're going to. be in? No, no. You're not? No, no, no. It's about It's about disco. in the '70s. and I'm like the. one of the fathers of disco just because. of the the way this Giorgio Moroder. did a lot of sounds and and music behind. the vocalist. He was, you know, responsible responsible for Donna. Summer.

Uh. in short, but uh. yeah, there's no dancing. Oh, damn. No, there's there's a couple of scenes. I'm in, but there's there's no uh. Oh. there's no Although, if that it requires. dancing, I am more than happy. Yeah, I can see you doing that, man. No, I'm I I got to tell you the the. I grew up dancing. Oh, yeah? We we went to the dance clubs. That's. all we did. Did y'all have like sock hops? What YMCA. would you guys go to? went to um. they used to call them dance parties.

And. No, sock hop? This wasn't This was at a. This was at a at a sun on a Sunday night. at a bar called Toto's. Oh, yeah. Which turned into a teen dance club on. Sunday night, right? So, we we'd go and. me and my buddy Francesco. had these shirts made up. And on the on the back of it said. "Talkable weird.". Your audience will love this. Uh. we had on the back of the shirt "Italian.

boys.". And we used to Me and him used to do the. same move with these shirts on. So, you guys are synchronized Italians? Synchronized Italian dancers. Like we would practice all week cuz we. thought we were going to pick up girls. because of the way we danced, right? But. this is the '80s. Man, dude, so many hand movements. You. could poke your [ __ ] buddy's eye out. Yeah, your buddy's got on [ __ ].

There was a lot of up here, you know, like. And the hands were always up at our head. for some reason. Little look-offs. So, uh. That's what we got The whole like my my. my from 16 years old to about 22, I had. a I had a fake ID at 16. And my fake ID was unbelievable. And whose was it? Was it actually you or. was it somebody else's name? Wow. It was me and it was my dad actually. helped me get it. And uh. Okay. I used to buy alcohol for guys who were.

older than than me. We were We were going to the clubs. I. didn't really hang out in high school. I. didn't go to the basketball games, football games. What we were doing is we. were going to dance parties and then. when we got the ID, we were going to. bars. So, I was 17. I was hanging out. at, you know, over 21 nightclubs. Yeah. And dancing. I I didn't wear the Italian. boy shirt to the. Yeah, no. That was a That was kind of a limited. time. limited, you know, a summer. So great. So, yeah, that's what we were That's. That's kind of how I grew up. That That. whole, you know,

taking care of the car, you know, I used. to drive a 1982 Seville. Oh. with uh whitewalls, uh. spoked rims. Beautiful, beautiful car. Slanted back trunk. Oh, yeah, that's sexy, bro. With that. out with the outline of the spare tire. Oh, god. With a spoke rim on the back. Oh, yeah. Man, it's Class is different. now, isn't it? It just it's different. The things seem a little less classy. Yeah, I think that's a lot less classy.

I just There's like a decorum back then, at least where I grew up, that you kind. of. you had respect for your elders, you you. know, you just if you did something, you. didn't want to like embarrass your. family, you know, like. Now people sue their families cuz they. can hire a lawyer. I'm suing all of you [ __ ] for. raising me. It's just It's getting crazy. It's crazy. There's no family respect anymore. It's. different. Well, the family dynamic is not there. anymore. You don't have You don't have. the family anymore. Everybody's too.

wrapped up in a video game or and I. don't mean to sound like some old man, but the way we grew up and I think the. way uh our family was structured uh was, you know, you sat at the kitchen table. and you were talking to your parents. There was no like uh. your your attention span wasn't here or. there. It was like we're eating. and you know, we'd sit at the table for. 2 hours just talking to my parents. My. parents were the type of parents where. everybody wanted to hang out at our. house because my parents were like like. the fun, you know, they they they loved.

my friends and and talking to them and. we all. end of the movie in the. the book. The Green Book, yeah. Yeah, similar to that vibe where. everybody's around and eating eating. kind of like food brought everybody. together. But anyway, you just don't see that now. It's just it's it's it's still exists. and I think people are longing for that, but now it's like you know, you go out. to a restaurant you see a family. everybody's on the on the the device. Everybody's dialed out, yeah. And. devices are part of our lifestyle, don't.

get me wrong. It's not like you have to. totally put it put it away, but. even with our kids we're teaching them, you know, you you get it for a small. amount of time and then after that, you. know, let's let's. to the burrata. Yeah. [ __ ] getting into what matters over. here. There's no app better than burrata, all. right? I got a [ __ ] hot batch of burrata. that fell off a boat in Providence. I. want you to try. Um good on you guys then? Yeah. What you got, Jenny?

Uh we just have one patron question for. Sebastian. All right. Um and it is from Fay DeVore Check. And. if you were invited to a potluck dinner, what homemade dish would you bring and. who would you bring? Not your wife, someone else. Potluck dinner, what would I bring? Uh there is a a Sicilian dish called. pasta tagliani which is. which is pasta layered with. strip steak pine nuts. some red it's a red sauce. It's layered.

It takes a a long time to. You don't hear about that a lot. No, it's very very specific to actually. it's not even Sicilian dish. It's it's a. it's a town in Sicily It's Cefalu where. my father's from. It's very specific to. that town. And who would I bring? Mhm. My father. If it wasn't my wife, I'd bring my. father. My father is a character. He is? He's a hair stylist, and he he's where I. pretty much get a lot of the. He. He thinks he's a comedian behind the. chair. You know, everybody Everybody.

loves my dad at the salon. He must be so proud of you then, huh? My dad is very proud. He's 74, he's. still cutting hair. Well, I mean, 74 to be cutting hair, I. mean, it's like. People want It's It's a young business. It's not like people are walking in a. salon going, "I'll have the guy with the. ARP card cut my hair.". You know, his client. going to the military. It's like it's. getting kind of crazy. Well, he's not a barber, he's a stylist. So, he does women's hair. He does He. does colors, he does all that stuff.

But, he's had clients for for 40 years, and they're passing away. They're. They're dying. And in the will, they are requesting my father to do. the last shabbos, huh? dead hair. So, my father's going to. funeral parlors. And he loves it because. they don't say nothing. They don't You. know, they they they don't ask, you. know. He just does what he has to do. He's just leaning over. Hey, I did the hair. Oh, who would have thought that suit's. horrible, but hey, look above the ears.

That's crazy. So, yeah, that's uh yeah, he's very. proud. My My whole family's very proud. Yeah. Is it hard to embrace sometimes. like how. Is Is it hard like Like I get worried. sometimes. as my career gets bigger that like, you. know, I don't want my family to ever. think that I'm different or anything. Does that Do you ever worry about that. kind of stuff? No, I think I mean, listen, I'm 46 years. old. I've been at this for 21 years. I've been the same guy when I moved out. here in 1998 that I am now, regardless.

of success or or what has happened to me. over the last 3 or 4 years. Very very. grounded coming into Los Angeles Uh with. family and friends and uh. No, I mean my family is. you know, they're they treat me as if. uh you know, I was 21 or 24 years old. when I first came out here. They just. there's no difference. It's it's it's. pretty much the same. Yeah, I think I was I I think I asked. you that last time, too, and it was kind. of a similar answer. But that's awesome,

man. It's it's cool to hear. It's. inspiring and it's uh insightful. Wow, man. Living your dreams, dude. Living the dream. And and and dreams that you didn't even. have, dude. The VMAs. The VMAs and and uh yeah, the the when I. first came out here, it was it was. stand-up comedy. That's all I wanted to. do. Just stand-up comedy. I didn't uh I. didn't like I said put on. any goal There's no goals. It was just. to do stand-up comedy and then whatever. happened after that it was like gravy to. me. So, for me to be in the position I'm.

in to. to to do all these really great things. I'm very I never take it for granted. I'm. very fortunate and um I'm always. wondering, you know, like for me the. fear is to try to stay consistent and. and not, you know, like whatever comes. up is going to come down eventually. But. you kind of want to get to a certain. place and just and really maintain, you. know, like that's why when you go to my. show I'm always trying to rewrite new. material just to bring the people back. or. you know, go on shows like this and give. more of a little bit of um my.

personality and personal side of me. So, people get to know um the ins and outs. of uh of who I am. So, Yeah, and bringing people along on your. journey, you know. It's pretty cool. I. think um. yeah, a lot of people just they want to. kind of know what it's like just from. like a regular perspective, you know, not from like something that's very. canned. Um. You know, they want it fresh out the. garden, you know. Fresh out the garden. Um. Yeah. Yeah, you had this bit the other day you. were talking about swimming, which is. great. I'm not going to talk about it. because uh. you know, I know that you know, people.

will be coming out to see it, but um. over at UCLA that bet you were doing. Yeah, so I'm swimming. I started. swimming. I'm 46 years old and I never. learned to swim before and I'm taking. swimming lessons at UCLA with a an. ex-Olympian who's who's German, actually. Well, learn the accent at the same time. Um one last thing. So, you were saying, let me get this let me get this thought. right. So, um. did you start to worry at some point. that if you got married or settled down. or something that it was going to damage.

like your thinking process or your. performance process or anything like. that when it came to stand up? Uh early on I thought that way. I. thought, "Hey, I don't want anything. kind of impeding my process here of like. touring. I don't want a girlfriend. telling me, 'Hey, you can't go on the. road because we haven't spent time. together.'" So, early on I thought, "Let. me just get to where I need to to get to. and then, you know, then maybe I'll I'll find someone, settle down, have a family. I don't. think I could have done what I'm doing.

now with kids and a wife 10 years ago. just because of the amount of time and. energy it takes. to to put in like I I I told my agent, I. said, "Book me wherever you can. I don't. care if it's Monday through Sunday in. Las Vegas, 14 shows. I'll do whatever it. takes to establish a an audience and. whatnot." So, when you got kids and a. family at home, that's. very difficult. I really don't know how. guys do it. It's It's It's It's amazing. when I hear like like three kids and. he's, you know, trying to to get to the. top. But for me, the personality I have,

um I'm I'm kind of all or nothing. So, uh now it I just think it happened. uh organically for me. When I met my. wife, it just it kind of all fit. It's. right place, right time. This is let's. like let's go on this journey together. We'll start having kids when, you know, we we could afford it and then. available for the kids. So, um yeah, in. early on I definitely did not want to. have a family and or a. uh a steady that would kind of keep me.

from where I wanted to go. Yeah. Which is kind of selfish, but uh. You have to be though a little bit, I. think. to have a little bit of selfishness to. to put the time and energy it takes to. to get to where you need to go. There's a lot of sacrifice I think. people don't really realize. You know, like even over the years like. I've had to miss a lot of people's. weddings, like. events back at home. I lost friends. because I said I would be at the wedding. and then I couldn't make it, you know, because I just got a new agent and they. just got me a weekend and. Mhm. I didn't want to lose them, you know,

just uh Yeah, there's a lot of weird. sacrifice that people don't understand. sometimes. Pets come home and your. [ __ ] pets are dead, you know? Oh, yeah, I've never had that happen, but. Are you serious, really? I never had pets. a whole group of us that have had. [ __ ] lost animals, bro. Just because of just because you went on. the road? Bro, man. Oh my god. No, for me it was no pets, no. girlfriend, no kids. And I and I and I. totally relate to you uh. when you said missing weddings. I missed.

a really good friend of mine's wedding. back in Chicago uh because I just didn't. have the money to go and I had to work. I was working as a waiter, you know, and. and you know, unfortunately, I I I. probably made the wrong decision at the. time. I probably should have found a way. to go, but uh yeah, there you're right. There's a lot of sacrifice you got to. make. if you want to if you want to succeed. Uh hopefully, you don't lose friends. doing it, but um it's the risk you got. to take. Man, best of luck, man. Thanks so much. for coming on. Um and uh and we'll put.

all of your stuff at the beginning and. tell people about the film and yeah, man, it was so cool seeing you in the. Green Book, man. Well, thanks, man. It was nice to see me. up on the the. the big screen. It was pretty cool. Did you start to feel yourself like. towards the like you're like, "Oh, wow, I kind of got the hang of this a little. bit?". Yeah, like I mean, I think your. assessment on the acting from from front. to back was was dead on accurate. It that first scene was a like I said. the first scene. I'd be so nervous. I've ever done and then.

as I shot that out of the cannon. and got to know the director more. Peter. Farrelly was the director and and you. know, he's another guy love his comedy. movies. So it's another intimidating. working with him and and I was just. hoping to get it right and then um. you know, the scenes after that I felt a. lot more at home. It's just like. anything else. You go to the first day. of school. You don't know what to. expect. You're probably not yourself and. then after you make a friend or two you. start to kind of let down your guard. Hopefully when I'm moving forward I.

could act when I when I when it's the. first day of shooting I could act like. it's the. second week of school. You know what I'm. saying? Yeah, a little more dialed in. You know, maybe got a gun on your waist. You know. Maybe got a knife strapped to my back. I. don't know. Uh Sebastian Maniscalco thank you so. much man. Best of best of luck. We're. looking forward to seeing you. everywhere. Thank you bro. Now I'm just floating on the breeze and. I feel I'm falling like these leaves. I. must be.

cornerstone. Oh, but when I reach that ground I'll. share this peace of mind I found. I can. feel it. in my bones. But it's going to take. a little time. for me to set that parking brake. and let myself unwind. Shine that light on. me.

I'll sit and tell you my stories. Shine. on me. And I will. find a song. I will sing it just for. you. And now I've been moving way too fast on. a runaway train with a heavy load of my. past.

And these rails that I've been riding. on, they're worn so thin that they damn. near gone. I guess that they just. weren't built to last. Yeah, I'm going to try. to make sense of what I can, of where I'm going, oh, and where I've been. Shine that light on. me. I'll sit and tell you my story.

Shine. on me. And I'll give you. my final song. I will sing it. just. for you. And I will find the words to help you. make it through. If you call my name, oh, I'll sing it to you. Shine that light on. me.

I'll sit and tell you my story. Shine. on me. And I'll give you my. final song. I will sing it. just. for you. Oh. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Shine. on me. Yeah. Shine.

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Shine. Shine. on me. Yeah. Shine. Shine. Shine. Shine. Shine.

Shine. Shine.