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about Cost of Like you Gabriel
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Iglesias? Every time I I am
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going to have a conversation with
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somebody I know personally and intimately.
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I. Have to think about how I
2:56
would introduce that person to my audience.
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At the good as did it? Yeah, but I think
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you get. I think there's two things that I that
3:03
I honed in on that are of love to talk
3:05
about in this conversation. protect the other see the comedies
3:07
and the life from the stories we share and you
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know that you know how much of an amazing person
3:11
you are. But but the this to big things that
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I haven't heard many people speak to about. One.
3:17
His mentor ship. And.
3:19
The other one. Is.
3:22
Business acumen. And I mean roar.
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Business. Acumen. But maybe I'll give a bit
3:27
of our give a bit of backstory and you gonna have to
3:29
fill in some of the backstory by the way early for how
3:31
we met first. Or you know I have a high school
3:33
education so what the hell is at human. Humans.
3:42
Even about going, it's almost sounds like Spanish.
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Have an idea what him? He's. Echoes
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It is estimated that the American Mq
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Man have. You
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ever have a Mac? Come on man. Out.
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Like how did we meet actually don't know.
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The full story of is how how did
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we well hours in Bakersfield doing a show
4:02
I remember vividly I was in Bakersfield una
4:04
shelves yeah and a dinner the night I
4:06
was in my hotel room and I'm flipping
4:08
through us up into the you know channels
4:11
and I came across the Tonight show okay
4:13
and I saw J N J was in
4:15
choosing the other funny comedians from South Africa
4:17
in on him in of introducing up there
4:19
he came out there and and I was
4:21
like who is this person They are freaking
4:23
amazing. You're so towns it's your, your charisma,
4:25
your energy, the way that you presented yourself
4:27
on like this dude is hysterical else thinking.
4:30
On like clearly sees way too comfortable. way
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to confidence wait to smiley unless the know
4:34
this is our oil is all right way
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to smile at. A caught my attention right
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away how old are the level that you
4:40
were already at And so I went online
4:42
to see where you were going to be
4:44
performing and I saw that you were going
4:46
to be at the Us Improv in Irvine
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and I'm like oh my god you know
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Ah was no I live by, live by
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them and slices I'm smuggle, check em out
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and so then I went out there to
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go see your show. It's I'm in line
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with all the South Africans. And all these
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girls is why girls with South Africa flag
5:03
as a library as much as good as
5:05
a source Of course he's famous. I knew
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this guy was a just some nobody's He
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showed up there and he already had of
5:11
following and so I saw your show the
5:13
full hour not five minutes subs afterwards. That's
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when I walked up to Judge Years. he
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had your little a South African posse right
5:20
there and yeah com against us and I
5:22
just walked up and you recognizing elects all
5:24
I got her and I'm like I said
5:26
I want to tell the story from this
5:28
August so out some from. My perspective this
5:30
this this is how it happens by the
5:32
way your whole story is exact same story
5:34
as many of my stalkers by the way
5:36
which I have amazing how seen since we
5:38
saw your television and then we waited I
5:41
saw your eyes on and I was like
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he smiles so much and then I researched
5:45
you on line and as like this is
5:47
where he will be and I came there
5:49
may well my god I wait on the
5:51
door knockers I wait for your office is
5:53
so it's have a and says well as
5:55
as you were of. From
5:57
my perspective, that's why I didn't know you were there.
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Of onstage I do the show as normal
6:02
does Irvine, California. As one of the few
6:04
places with I was able to get people
6:06
to buy enough tickets to fill out a
6:08
club right? Nobody knew me. In. America.
6:11
Nobody. And and so I do the
6:13
show and at the end they go
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hey. Ah, I'm the comedian here.
6:18
Gabriel Iglesias wants to chats you on
6:20
like this and like met the singer.
6:23
That certain that the like know that's really
6:25
ugly says i'm like oh, since okay wait
6:27
three months and the could be because I'm
6:29
terrible with names. And. As
6:31
soon as I see you on like
6:33
all guy the guy that and you
6:35
must read For me it's so weird
6:37
because out of his yeah I'd come
6:39
from South Africa We don't bump into
6:42
people who you've seen on T V
6:44
we've seen on like any competition shows
6:46
or any big shows race. I
6:48
knew you are like this is the did the desk
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so i come over to you. And it's
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funny use as with my South African posse
6:54
because you have with like it seemed like
6:56
like a little that was like a little
6:58
mexican mafia vibe. Nice because you give us
7:00
like godfather vibes I am If you've ever
7:02
notices about you you have like a but
7:04
it's like the kind you have like it's
7:06
kind vibe nobody gets whacked Norman a minimum
7:09
of nobody gets whacked but because doesn't understand
7:11
and you know what I mean as don't
7:13
understand is that go in the want to
7:15
give fluffy angry got like this and it's
7:17
or and everyone around you has like a
7:19
really peaceful but protective demeanor. You. Know
7:21
and so you waited for me afterwards
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and it's just a small little crew
7:25
and you're like hey how you doing
7:27
man and I remember how kind you
7:29
were and others like. all this is
7:31
great accompanies. You know? I think every
7:33
comic has this, every comedian. Is
7:36
deeply grateful. And
7:38
feel scene. When. Another
7:40
comedian watches this. full sets.
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I remember I was shocked like y u C
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and you like I came to the show you
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didn't like, asked me for tickets i didn't know
7:49
you and then you said the sweetest thing a
7:51
human being has ever said to me. You said
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hey man. I know.
7:56
That. You're a big deal where you're from. But.
7:59
I want and I wanted to offer you an opportunity.
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I want you to come on the road with me.
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And you said and you said please don't be offended.
8:05
I'm not saying you should be my opening act. I'm
8:08
not. I'm not seeing any of that. I know you
8:10
begin South Africa. But. I really think
8:12
it would be good for you to come out
8:14
on the road with me because I could expose
8:16
you to audiences who you would have otherwise never
8:18
gotten to and who I think will love you
8:21
you like I think a lot of people in
8:23
my audience would love you. And
8:25
I remember thinking to myself as a who is. This.
8:28
Person. Tsunami. Who? This
8:30
Hispanic Santa Claus such as.
8:33
I said yes to you. I didn't
8:35
know what I was getting into. I. Came
8:37
on the road with you and I was like I've
8:40
never. Seen. That. Many
8:42
back. To. A onesie fans owning Support
8:44
Army people have some to the show.
8:46
I don't mean people who are watching
8:48
you, I mean. Stance.
8:51
And that's maybe you know my first cousin about
8:53
like your business acumen. What?
8:56
Do you think you did? rights? To.
8:58
Builds an environment where you don't, you don't
9:00
just have. You. Don't have
9:03
people who like like your comedy. You.
9:05
Have people who buy your face or you know
9:07
and those little the little dolls that of the
9:09
bubble had things and use your people who buy
9:11
like policies of you and you have people who
9:14
buy your teachers. it's but I want to know
9:16
if you intend to that from the beginning and
9:18
then also how did you even begin that journey
9:20
with people? Because there was some point when nobody
9:22
knew your comedy. But. Now when
9:25
you're filling up like a Dodger stadium. What?
9:27
What happened between witted this would have this begin.
9:30
I think it was. You know? To.
9:33
Say that I had a plan to design
9:35
this almost sounds like maniacal. An evil exudes.
9:37
My plan all along. Know at a was
9:39
one of those things where I was just
9:41
grateful that people would come to the shells.
9:43
Yeah and I would always think them and
9:45
I would always say hey, it's if you
9:47
like the sharks, tell somebody about it, no
9:50
one and you know that's the Word of
9:52
mouth is the best thing You guys If
9:54
you enjoy what I wear, what I'm doing,
9:56
please share. Please talk about it. Months after
9:58
the cells I would just go outside. If
10:00
anybody wants combined say hi and all. I made
10:02
it so that people knew that I was somebody
10:04
they could come up to. Yea I wasn't putting
10:07
this divide and between words likes know my show's
10:09
over. Now you go home, I take a check
10:11
and I go by a car. Yeah yeah by
10:13
not making people ever feel like I was above
10:15
them are better than them. Insists on this lucky
10:18
kid from the same area. the dirt that drive
10:20
and from a much else you guys on the
10:22
four o five and on ago and I'm like
10:24
if you see me as and line at a
10:26
jack in the box you like my so let
10:29
me cut. And. Allows you to go
10:31
ahead. you know of some somebody to run into
10:33
by the bathrooms and I get people always asking
10:35
can I hug you. Or. Can I
10:37
see you and I'm like status? Is not the
10:39
norm. It. Also to say it was
10:41
a plan I at it was not a
10:44
plan it was just it was his meets
10:46
a welcoming be audience and in China because
10:48
everybody's and it wasn't until years later were
10:50
just got so out of control works he
10:52
had to start putting things in. Places are
10:54
easy to find yourself because I came really
10:56
close to getting kidnapped a couple times. I
10:58
know they've the jokes ah but yeah people
11:01
were decided I didn't have a know it
11:03
as I notice of the know you're a
11:05
joke of you for like really am kidnap
11:07
yeah I'm on this but I yeah that
11:09
will. It wasn't a planet. Was just all
11:11
images them just treat my audience and the way
11:13
I feel like I would want to be treated
11:16
like when I go to a concert. I
11:18
love to see how the artist welcomes the
11:20
audience. There's some like singers that will just
11:22
start singing yes and they want an answer
11:24
to a gun or mmmmm there's no good
11:26
evening. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the show.
11:28
Thank you for being here. We're gonna have
11:30
a fun time for yeah it's great. I
11:32
got so and so working on Sachs. I
11:34
get so and so on drums. We were
11:36
talking about being heard a nice little things
11:38
like that goes so far and and people
11:40
don't wanna break. That was the afraid of
11:43
engaging for some reason and I think that's
11:45
a mistake. I think a lot of artists
11:47
would go so much further by bringing. Audiences
11:49
and our senses Looking at someone or
11:51
her. Smiling even to smoke. too much
11:53
as a door to assess. assess the
11:55
rest. My Lyric and I smile. It's
11:57
a separate you, but you don't think
11:59
it is. Man, I think it's what
12:01
you just said. You know? It
12:03
is. It's it's a fear and not not necessarily
12:05
a bad for yes I. I don't take for
12:07
granted that there are two types of performers. I
12:10
think there a performers who are trying to get into themselves
12:12
and their performers are trying to get out of themselves. You
12:15
know mean that seems with comedians as well.
12:17
So there were some performers who get on
12:20
stage and in order for them to hit
12:22
the mark that they need to hit on
12:24
that stage, they can't be themselves. They.
12:26
Can't be Gabriel. They can't be Trevor and
12:28
they don't want to be that person. So
12:30
they've got to transform into this other being
12:33
like I am for you. Met tons of
12:35
comedians who cancun stay sober. Have you know,
12:37
get in the zone? Yea, I need to
12:39
get my space. Yeah, that data you know,
12:41
but I think it's I think it's a
12:43
protection thing where a goal if you don't
12:45
laugh at this joke that Gabriel has told.
12:48
Then Gabriel has failed. But.
12:51
If it's like El Matador who
12:53
told the joke. And then
12:55
the joke doesn't lend well. What would I Not
12:57
the door dude You normally it's like this is
13:00
it's just as it's the protection yeah is it
13:02
is completely and you You have a vulnerability to
13:04
you that that that really is unique. honestly like
13:06
witty when you think you got that from like
13:08
what we have first experiences in life. That
13:11
allowed you to like open yourself up in
13:13
that way. I think the fact that I've
13:15
always wanted acceptance and I've been used to
13:18
not being accepted. It's just been one of
13:20
those months. Now. I was very
13:22
much the Us the kid the didn't have very
13:24
many friends, I was always overweight. I was I
13:26
had really bad seeds, I had acne and for
13:29
somebody who was not accepted I was never picked
13:31
in sports. I was always know any time people
13:33
get together for groups I wouldn't get picked
13:35
for group sorts like really a tenuous elders has
13:37
up in a dual citizen a been physically and
13:40
I can even get picked for the science team
13:42
or get picked for this or that. So it's
13:44
like I did not sit these entertainers malls and
13:46
ah but I was drawn to. Comedy.
13:49
I loved watching Eddie Murphy. I loved
13:51
watching Saturday Night Live. I loved hearing
13:53
the laughter because to me the laughter
13:55
was accepted and as. The. One
13:57
thing I've realized as a victim
13:59
of doubt is. I. Was I
14:02
was like awkward because we just observing people?
14:04
And. Anna Adam, would you seem very affable?
14:07
My you all very affable. Now we like
14:09
that as a kid as well. As
14:11
I feel like I was very much the same
14:13
as now where when you didn't you see me,
14:15
I'll stay. Dislikes: Ima I am not the loudest
14:17
person in the Royal nor nor am I trying
14:20
to be the loudest person in the room. So
14:22
as a kid. I think that
14:24
I just didn't get the opportunity to
14:26
connect with people Okay, and I'm nice
14:28
and that someone who goes out of
14:30
the way to try to insert themselves.
14:33
I would rather just see that there's an organic
14:35
opportunity to join a a conversation or to have
14:37
to get the talked to people. And but I'm
14:39
not trying to go out of my way so
14:42
that was awkward. Maybe it's because I was quiet.
14:44
yeah, I was an outspoken for us as far
14:46
as socially like once almost are soft and he's
14:48
like or atlas don't. Know. What I
14:50
mean insults. I still have a couple of
14:53
friends from my childhood. That. Remember me
14:55
from back then and I value and I cherish
14:57
them to see as it's like man at my
14:59
only like grounding to before all this app and
15:01
yes your domain and so anytime I have a
15:04
question about hey man I'm I. Am.
15:06
I act in a certain way or my don't
15:08
some different of my a is my view on
15:10
this. Messed. Up to so be
15:12
real with me. And they're not afraid to
15:14
tell me exactly what they see. Ah, and
15:16
I think it's important to them. I have
15:18
a connection to the past like that. Okay,
15:20
but then what do you? What do you
15:23
want to lose of the past? You know
15:25
I think it's important for auburn man says
15:27
ssssss. Of with shared
15:29
bathroom as much as. Assess
15:32
as an amateur as you go. I me
15:35
that there are some things we hold from
15:37
the past that are you know so like
15:39
I am always careful People say. You.
15:42
Just the way you boys been or you've changed and
15:44
always go. What? What is the way I've always been
15:46
that you're holding on to what is the change that
15:49
you wish I'd maintained. Something's a good to hold on
15:51
to and something's augur to change or this things that
15:53
you don't do that you used to do when you
15:55
were younger but you glad you let go of. I.
15:58
Don't think that I've changed too much things
16:00
from the past that I I definitely would
16:02
want to let go as the small. thinking.
16:06
The small like oh it it's it's it's
16:08
the the You know that the thing is
16:10
only this big was just thinking globally rights
16:12
so I was very much only thinking this
16:15
much back then and I didn't have the
16:17
ability to see outside of that when I
16:19
was younger whereas now it's like a it's
16:21
endless and are you can make it as
16:24
big as you want or keep it as
16:26
small as you once. But the problem is
16:28
the biggest something gets.the more difficult it is
16:30
to manage and having control of yourself and
16:32
your career and your surroundings it is really
16:35
hard. When the circle gets really bad
16:37
yes and unfortunately for me that circle did
16:39
get too big at one point where I
16:41
did start to lose control and I couldn't
16:43
see and and that the wheels were turning
16:45
and out at it. Know who was make
16:47
of term rice and so it's kind of
16:49
like are right You know you say you
16:51
want that the big pie well when you
16:53
get it see what happens you are really
16:56
made it a big payments you tube like.
16:59
That. There are few people I know of in
17:01
the world who have. The.
17:03
Footprint that that you have with your with
17:05
your comedy with your with the way made
17:07
people feel which is I think crucial so.
17:10
I've been lucky enough to travel all over
17:12
the world for comedy and otherwise. And
17:15
I'm always. Always. Always
17:17
always impressed at how many places I
17:19
go to. Where they they know
17:21
you. What's. Interesting. Is.
17:24
What they feel about you and how
17:26
they see. Let's. I want to
17:28
know when you decide and if it was an
17:30
active choice. To. Take many of
17:33
the things. That. Ostracize
17:35
you at a young age. And
17:37
turn them into. The. Tool that
17:39
made you bring people to you and bring
17:41
people together. You know, like. So.
17:44
Many people grew up being teased
17:46
about their face, the weights, they
17:48
have vibe that their voice, they
17:50
everything. Very few people.
17:53
Have take. Them at cold crushed as into
17:55
a diamond. And. Said it would.
17:57
Everybody around the world was the like a question.
18:00
The moment where you did that. And how
18:02
did you ensure that the audience was laughing
18:04
with you and not as you. I
18:07
wanna see above. Four years into it.
18:09
Ah because my whole act in the
18:11
beginning when I first started doing standup
18:13
was I was just doing characters and
18:15
impressions and everything was a situations with
18:17
cartoons or or this character So it's
18:20
like it was nothing to do with
18:22
me. For him it was like he's
18:24
entertaining. He can do all these
18:26
characters, voices, a sound effects and he's in
18:28
his painting pictures but it's you. Don't really
18:30
know anything about the guy, yes and I'm
18:32
a bread that. a Comedy Central show called
18:35
Premium Blend and I did a bit about.
18:37
Being. At a nightclub. And how I
18:39
only wanted to dance with big girls.
18:42
Because. If I'm dancing with a big
18:44
girl then we would get tired at the
18:46
same time As such a bit that I
18:48
put up there like that where it's like
18:50
wow that was actually personally yes it all.
18:53
And for some reason like it just.
18:55
it started with that one bit and
18:57
then it just started expanding from their
18:59
butts. you know? Of
19:01
course there's there's there's self deprecating, and then there's
19:03
just like a mammoth. This is just me. Either
19:05
you know your code, that or you're not cool
19:07
with this. I'm going to be good either way.
19:10
Yeah, in on so I don't. I think it
19:12
was just that. Hope I don't care. Call me
19:14
whatever you want a know. I've already gone through
19:16
years of this as a kid smoke as I
19:19
mean I'm so. it's like. Whatever.
19:21
And then the more the more shows I would
19:23
do and the more laughter and afterwards a sex
19:25
Okay well if if I'm this big joke and
19:27
people just want to make fun or laugh at
19:29
me, why would you want to talk to me
19:31
up to the shops, Why would you want to
19:34
get in line for a photo known as the
19:36
I'm were freaking New Balance with a stain on
19:38
it right now I gotta have hoodie that I'm
19:40
wearing his moustache animals but it keeps me warm.
19:42
It sits by by maintaining certain things and not
19:44
letting the business turn me into something else. That.
19:47
I think I did have to work on because
19:49
you can get consumed really quick. I
19:51
wish I could make everybody happy, but you cats?
19:53
Ah, but I just think it's one of those
19:56
people. Understand and they relate
19:58
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do business want to turn you into in the
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22:04
come in and right everybody who goes from having
22:06
a certain amount all of a sudden warm overnight.
22:09
The. Money quadruples and use your
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like water. So of course
22:13
for me. Out
22:16
the gate manner but to Hummers. I
22:19
went from live in I was still living in
22:21
an apartment so yeah the money will mess with
22:23
the less. I had two homers a while. several
22:26
different color, different colors a good yeah different colors
22:28
but I would milligan about raising our mad at
22:30
yes I just started doing stuff like that put
22:32
tvs and play stations in the car or much
22:34
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22:37
time all at how cool is is he always
22:39
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22:41
before it so he added a lotta lotta stuff
22:43
that much but you don't I love. But you
22:45
know what I loved about your vibe. So so
22:47
those two things that I found impressive. Is
22:49
that like. One. Just personally
22:52
on the bus. What I loved about rolling
22:54
with you on your to a bus was
22:56
how. Diverse. The people
22:58
were this like the of the schools of
23:00
thought was. I mean I would be having
23:02
fights about Republican politics, democratic politics, aramid and
23:04
you're busted. For some I realize that this
23:07
was even like a sin was enormous. Could
23:09
where I come from the is no, it's
23:11
just like strict delineation. It isn't your republican,
23:13
your democrat. We don't have that. And.
23:15
I always say to people does my opinion
23:18
I would say to people I think one
23:20
of the worst things that happened in America
23:22
is that it's become democrat Republican Blue red
23:24
because it makes it that people have chosen
23:26
a side or a thing. Before.
23:28
They engage in the topic whereas in South
23:31
Africa and many other places you we just
23:33
fight about these topics. And you
23:35
find like people agree on different things
23:37
and people disagree on different things. but
23:39
you find coalitions and moments. That
23:41
connect you and I love that on your bus
23:43
phone since we still have arguments for days a
23:45
you just sit in the corner laughing matter which
23:48
I love. yeah you're the best audience member and
23:50
us had asked like a really like it wasn't
23:52
on Sunday and but you'd ask a question. Blackfoot
23:54
Trevor what about this A Leopard Rick? What about
23:56
the edge? It would spark a whole conversation. But
23:59
I do like the you environment encourage
24:01
that. And what I found particularly interesting
24:03
was. He was gabriel of
24:05
said i don't engage in politics, etc.
24:07
but you not once not once said
24:10
to me hey Trevor, don't talk about
24:12
certain things on stage, Not even. And
24:14
I mean. There's. Not even one
24:16
time when you came from said hey man
24:18
please don't say that the thing you said
24:20
about slavery or stay that know. You.
24:22
Gave me the full leeway you gave meets
24:25
M and maybe that goes into intellect. the
24:27
mental ship of it all. Anybody
24:30
who asked me and thousands of be anywhere illegal
24:32
Like all who who made your career and I
24:34
go guys I couldn't have gotten you see me
24:36
on the Daily Show on like None of that
24:39
would have happened. Without Gabriel Iglesias,
24:41
all come on the known and I'm telling
24:43
you know why? Because.
24:46
You. Genuinely, one of the greatest gifts you gave me
24:48
was you put me in front of audiences that I never
24:50
otherwise would have been put in front of. And.
24:52
The still comedians today who I know who don't
24:55
go to the markets you took me to. Places.
24:57
Where people exist in America. But.
25:00
I learned thanks to you they feel
25:02
like they don't exist. You
25:04
know I'm saying nobody comes in does a
25:06
so. Nobody even consider them politically
25:08
because they don't really shift and needle
25:10
in in either direction. They just like
25:12
these for button places in in America.
25:15
And you you put me this. so
25:17
let's talk a little bit about about
25:19
mental ship in that way. You.
25:21
A mentor me you're teaching me about. Merchandise:
25:23
You would teach me about comedy
25:25
about sets about I'm. Effectively
25:28
understood the only time mood of
25:30
met a man man. Food We'll
25:32
we'll talk about foods are all
25:35
I had. It's it's it's it's
25:37
it's vet and the. The
25:40
only time you'd you'd told me something instructive
25:42
we said don't do that would do that
25:44
was I was doing a set. And
25:47
dumb. We. You know you're onstage
25:49
on you, going from one so to the next. And.
25:53
I have a whole host of much have a bunch of
25:56
material. But. Have been doing the same set with you
25:58
on the road have been doing answered some point of like muslims. Switch
26:00
it up. Have. Been in the same jokes to me. Let
26:02
me this thing up. And
26:04
had a great sets. And
26:07
I walk off stage. And. Fluffy.
26:10
Standing there. Almost. Like I'm. Not
26:13
angry, but it's like a disappointed
26:15
father or uncle. You know, and
26:17
you? It's just like. A
26:20
you like your what what happened to the joke and
26:22
I'm like what you're going to like didn't do not
26:24
mean and I had a joke you know now mean
26:26
it was I didn't like the will on a on
26:28
leno and I did yet was a great joke and
26:30
I love the public years ago me to do it
26:33
and you like know. These. People haven't seen
26:35
a joke. Or the gab I
26:37
was it's it's by as you like not you.
26:39
You need to let these people see that joke
26:41
about like know what the Arabic, the time and
26:43
and you like pay and you looked amount of
26:45
food like a coach in the bottle movie and
26:47
you looked at me if you like themselves subset
26:49
of them would accept and you looked at him
26:51
and you're like us at a you remember something.
26:54
These. People want with this yesterday. And
26:56
they were with us the night before and they won't
26:58
be with us tomorrow. You. Might be
27:00
getting sick of these jokes. But. They're not
27:03
sick of them. You go up and you do it like the
27:05
first time ever. He said those people deserve
27:07
now mean you got this as and you
27:09
give them know me and of Congo back
27:11
out that would look like an idiot atrocities
27:13
of due to my regular know that I
27:15
kill many forgot to tell jokes to them
27:17
Come back onstage. What
27:19
is going on right now and you to coauthor
27:21
and you so's of what you made and you
27:23
proved of their job works and then I came
27:26
back of his. A good most awkward experience I've
27:28
ever had in my lox know opening act as
27:30
if I had an uncle. I'm willing to say.
27:34
Opening it up. And I
27:36
went out and I did the job
27:39
at a animal that he said about
27:41
a chamber hugged miss and you're like
27:43
that's what I'm talking about. Like talk,
27:45
Talk me through this. Why do you
27:48
have comedians on your show? Who.
27:50
Don't perform your style of comedy. Who.
27:53
May. Not even like complement your style of
27:56
comedy and could at times like you know
27:58
surprise your is. Why would you that I
28:00
thought you were funny. I. Thought you
28:02
were very funny and and the show you
28:05
added more to the show. You were so
28:07
different, your so unique. whenever.
28:09
I put on shows. I. Look
28:11
at the entire show. as a whole I
28:14
want just look at my performance. I look
28:16
at what's the fan experience. Are people going
28:18
enjoy it from beginning middle and are they
28:20
just sitting there waiting in? Also I did
28:22
have a lot of comics on the show
28:25
and minutes at a time. I think with
28:27
use a you Recruit share as Alford Rob
28:29
Little more seen. Some. Lay some
28:31
yeah yeah and and then of course the know
28:33
it's you isn't wrote Tehran's have in my yes
28:35
I was already It's most comics only have one
28:38
guy. yeah yeah maybe to the only other person
28:40
that I know that that pad people in their
28:42
shows. Kevin Hart. I. Know this because
28:44
I want to show and something like slow wow.
28:49
Has a lot of a lot of be
28:51
bothers else but I yeah no I i
28:53
i enjoyed what you did and in it's funny
28:55
that you brought up the not mean but
28:57
because we do we love that jokes so
28:59
much that your nickname my nickname became line
29:01
now media so much pain when he told me
29:04
that because I was going to bring with
29:06
me he goes m and give give not
29:08
mean a big help for me so even
29:10
the years later that still stands as as not
29:12
mommy piano they are so. Movement
29:14
Maybe the reason I'm asking these questions because I
29:16
feel like we live in a country and then
29:18
a world. Where people are
29:21
less likely to engage in ideas and
29:23
other human beings. Who. Aren't completely
29:25
aligned with them? And here
29:27
you have this person who has done really
29:29
well building an audience that has an idea
29:31
of them. But. Then every time
29:34
you are risking. The. Association with
29:36
another human being. And you
29:38
are risking the audience that you've built for
29:40
that human beings who doesn't have much. Like
29:43
what? Like why? why are you doing this? Why take
29:45
the risk? I. Don't
29:47
I don't feel like it's as much a risk. The don't
29:49
get me wrong, there was a couple times when I
29:51
would get emails. And. They're like
29:53
hey listen we will like what you do but
29:55
we didn't like what you're on of your other
29:58
class. What I mean said yes. It's
30:00
like okay I I can
30:02
see that. But.
30:05
For some reason I don't know, Man, it's just. The
30:08
only time I acted on it. And.
30:10
When I did I felt terrible for
30:13
it and I still haven't fully in
30:15
all recover from it. And that was
30:17
with Martini Martini. been on the road.
30:19
Me for ever. Yeah, what? I do
30:22
remember that there was a year where
30:24
we started getting a lot of complaints
30:26
about certain touches. My atomic thing just
30:28
gotta be you. Yes, I'd gotten a
30:30
few emails and. In. Talking to
30:33
management, talking all the people around me the like
30:35
hey man love this isn't a good thing for
30:37
you and in I had a had a whole
30:39
break in the in the tour and sporting went
30:41
off to do his own thing for for a
30:43
while and I miss them I miss them and
30:45
I felt like it was a break up but
30:48
unlike the still my friends but if the way
30:50
the things went down again it didn't sit well
30:52
with me and I'm I felt I felt terrible
30:54
for it and like up I should have just
30:56
had a conversation with him versus just letting all
30:58
the powers that be dictate that but it was
31:00
one of those things where. I liked
31:02
to support and make sure that everybody around
31:04
me does whatever they do and is sk
31:07
have a different idea, different opinion that just
31:09
you know I don't want everybody to sink
31:11
the same way as near. That's boring. And
31:14
I want people to go up there and shake the
31:16
room up a little bit. Have missed, say something that's
31:18
so crazy I can make a call back on or
31:20
say something that's like wow, You know I like that.
31:23
Because. I remember one time I had record tears on
31:25
the Road of Mates. Anna at on
31:27
hey dude what the house I just saw your
31:29
set. What is known to get into this he's
31:31
into this is into this ah call people out
31:34
when they will do the opposite. Oil to splits
31:36
and it was all man was just you know
31:38
ah I I don't want you have to follow
31:40
the the same the this and this and this
31:43
ago rip I'm a headliner to If I can't
31:45
follow you I shouldn't be closing the show. Oh
31:47
yeah lot that Amar and you put your steak
31:49
on that stage or right and in what let
31:51
me worry about following you. You. Putting
31:54
on a kickass shelf will make me
31:56
work that much harder. I don't
31:58
want be lazy someplace a you go after
32:00
killing that stage elevates my game because I
32:02
have to perform better than I'm used to
32:04
performing price because it just it makes you
32:06
a better comic rights it makes you better
32:08
at the it inspired me I'm is the
32:10
reason i do my to as the where
32:12
do now he not as as thinking about
32:14
how. Saw. My favorite
32:17
memories genuinely. Whenever people ask me about America
32:19
and they were like what are your favorite
32:21
memories in America. Oh if I
32:23
want us at or ten of those
32:25
memories involve you always took me like
32:27
like they are places I remember the
32:29
end up told jokes about some of
32:31
these things but like the Woman in
32:33
Lexington, Kentucky. Who. Came up to us after
32:36
the show as she was so sweet as soon as.
32:38
To that as as a small like you
32:40
know you're spot far the funniest and handsome
32:42
nigger at an ever seen. And
32:44
I remember everything but I've never experienced firsthand.
32:47
You know you see America on Tv you
32:49
see and his she was and I know
32:51
it's a strange thing to say but as
32:53
I've seen somebody. Who is not
32:55
trying to be racist nor even thinks they sing of
32:57
thing that's she was like what what that's like and
32:59
wouldn't have the best are you gonna do that I
33:02
didn't tell the joke but it was all throughout delivered
33:04
to me. Was. My favorite was when Alfred
33:06
and the gang said to her they said skills
33:08
You can say that you can say that's and
33:10
see that what's a kiss a you The funniest.
33:13
I didn't mean to offend y'all were like
33:15
no less a subset of a sense of
33:17
was a favela but I think of the
33:19
the memories of had and one of my
33:21
favorite memories on the road with you. So.
33:24
Do a few. So. This
33:26
was an El Paso, Texas. Okay
33:28
you the person who took me to El
33:31
Paso. I'm new in America. I'm
33:33
on the tour bus with with
33:35
fluffy and we get to this
33:37
town and El Paso at that
33:39
time was I was really interesting
33:41
place with. You in America
33:43
but it really felt like you experiencing a
33:46
city in Mexico. Do. Not I mean
33:48
it had like us have an interesting since it
33:50
is a border town yes it at neighboring to
33:52
it's a miracle on on this day I am
33:54
i must from a look for a are searching
33:57
for footlocker. This was this
33:59
was years ago. We're talking. The.
34:01
Twenty Twelve. Yell out Yes, Twenty Twelve.
34:04
So. I'm I'm I'm using Google maps. School
34:07
maps wasn't as sharp as it is today.
34:09
some using Google maps and I go footlocker
34:11
from like that's where people by their shoes
34:13
in America like Guy Footlocker and Google Map
34:15
shows me a place. Without.
34:18
Even thinking I leave the to a bus to was
34:20
sleeping on and I am I just start walking. Eyes
34:22
follow google maps Follow Google maps All of whom as.
34:25
The one walking I'm like wow the people
34:28
getting more and more brown people didn't wanna
34:30
brown as we walked rights to the getting
34:32
more move around and then google tells me
34:34
that like walk up on some like embankment
34:37
and next thing alex But now this is
34:39
this weird part where. I'm essentially
34:41
walking upstairs and looks like I'm going into
34:43
a more like yes but I'm walking upstairs.
34:46
But. Very quickly the stairs are enclosed and like it does
34:49
like a cage. You know I mean so you you
34:51
couldn't like hop off the stairs on either side does
34:53
make sense and can't okay some walk and others lot
34:55
of people coming towards us. a lot of people going
34:57
where we're going. so now you it's it's the inertia
34:59
of the crowds and you're walking. Then you want to
35:01
bridge. And walking and walking on a
35:03
bridge I'm like is that a river? What? What
35:05
is happening right now would like way as a
35:07
small my god. And then
35:09
as I walked down the bridge
35:12
I see a sign and it
35:14
says welcome to Mexico Now my
35:16
in my ignorant brain I didn't
35:18
know cause I've never walked across
35:20
the border in my life. To
35:22
me borders happen at like ports
35:25
and that airports. And I'm
35:27
just like we'd What is beneath be and
35:29
videos or mythical. I'm like what's so now
35:31
I'm walking like oh shit. None of none
35:33
of this is wrong. This is clearly romps.
35:35
I turn around the i'm causing so much
35:37
commotion in the flow that the border agents
35:39
are like there now and then. He's like
35:41
a. Come. On he's a coma Ramona was
35:43
mother as well as some like no no no I'm
35:45
sorry I'm going to I'm sorry I'm it's the wrong
35:47
but I'm not. I'm not drunk on hop to the
35:50
other sound like on the other foot locker and now
35:52
they're pushing the cost of once pissed off at me
35:54
understandably I'm sick from it gets the i can't give
35:56
this and funny Alec get down to we he is
35:58
and is a case. And. I'm an avid.
36:00
a bit of and on like normal sars I don't
36:03
speak Spanish hey man I'm I'm assuming it's a foot
36:05
locker. Music? What does not? Keep going, Keep going from
36:07
a nominal keep going with com go. From.
36:09
An accomplishment circle for go to Mexico and will debut
36:11
at least as a computer Mexico and then sick What
36:13
come on the need than is like was your passport
36:15
them of it I don't have a puzzled me like
36:18
what stomach no not like that not like that. But
36:20
it will have my password with me as an
36:22
six these. it won't give your passports though much.
36:24
I don't travel with my passport when I go
36:26
to Footlocker of is not a thing that I
36:28
do a job. We stood up for fifteen minutes.
36:31
I set the begging this men not to deport
36:33
me to. Not my concern. Because
36:35
it's one thing to get deported your country. So I'm
36:37
into of the deported to and not your country. And.
36:40
The and then I'd never done this before and
36:42
I've never done it since. I pulled up my
36:45
phone and I said wait wait wait. Let
36:47
me google me. And. Now I'm
36:49
typing my name into google or of gotten the
36:51
google. You better make you better not mess with
36:53
the on the sorts. Nick, Trevor, Noah. and
36:56
of like shit it's and the my face comes up.
36:58
And. The Tonight Show. And then
37:01
like us and like on to like all
37:03
cannot exceed. See and he looks
37:05
at inside her. Is. At
37:07
oh. Is that oh shit? you
37:09
have fluffy? Oh my goodness. Oh yeah. oh man
37:11
I would you do the show. My guess you
37:13
know, fluffy. The Gamma of Love It's that
37:15
is a Gamma. Love puppies, a cast. See
37:17
ya yas! I didn't. Know them all and guy
37:20
and this that I'll never fuck yo I would
37:22
but he jumped me over to the other side
37:24
is again you that you should walk across the
37:26
border without a passport like so I was going
37:28
to footlocker I did not move as going to
37:30
border. And he let me come back
37:32
to you. And. Arm of us telling
37:34
Alfred I'm the guys that. And
37:38
out you know Alfred. Classic classic of is
37:40
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Oh man. Eight Hundred. Easily
39:17
easily the best express you and
39:19
I said for me was your
39:21
fans you talk about something on
39:23
stage. And if you
39:25
made the mistake of mentioning something. Your.
39:27
Fans will thought to bring it to the show. guess.
39:30
You know, And. One of the things
39:32
you talked about was loving take. And
39:35
so it all your shows. Gave.
39:38
It was. Like I close
39:40
my eyes and right not I can
39:43
picture backstage. Would every
39:45
hate you can imagine would be waiting
39:47
back state like every cake and I
39:49
mean by joined the tour. I felt
39:51
like the African who had just come
39:53
into this world where like other this
39:55
just takes all the time. Cause
39:58
I'm not even like when I grew up. Cake was. Thing.
40:00
That. Would happen on occasion. I think it still is.
40:02
Take is not. You don't bump it's case or the
40:04
times of Africa. Every day want
40:07
her. To. The minimum of twelve
40:09
to fourteen cakes max. We had a like
40:11
we had a cake table backstage yeah the
40:13
shows because people constantly bring chocolate cakes or
40:15
you that atomic my code okay agree that
40:17
it's I this cakes uma those yes it
40:20
was. ah been a lot of penis takes
40:22
of side your stepson is Tic was one
40:24
of the best it's ever eaten in my
40:26
life. I'm I'm a nobody. wanted
40:28
us to the shape of a be deserve like still
40:30
wouldn't take me of fluids as a modern to head
40:33
up a gotta does dictate to have no com bigger
40:35
take out addicts. come on at the doesn't oppose and
40:37
hold of of the eggs don't blend with wealth. Know
40:41
that I'm on board. Take that was
40:43
a massive penis. Giant giant penis, right?
40:45
And I'm I'm a nobody. Wanted to
40:47
touch the cake and I had become
40:50
the de facto cake taster. Nine of
40:52
ten kids went with tasting or eating.
40:55
And. Then that that dictate came success and it
40:57
was would you know how does that things that
40:59
is in no matter what angle what's what's going
41:01
on and on. I felt that of nominal you're
41:03
getting the bulls on one side you can I
41:06
saw some the other you giving the head on
41:08
the of us and I remember I remember everyone
41:10
standing there and you know the show is it
41:12
takes guess this is the opposite It wasn't was
41:14
like is addicted to it tastes like didn't believe
41:16
it was a cake. Other gather the cakes and
41:18
I don't know Man of America fuck sake we
41:20
can eat it doesn't matter what looks like the
41:22
like I don't know man I want to eat
41:24
decks that as a you're. Not eating that you
41:26
didn't take it with a spoon and though like
41:29
I don't know man on the fuck him. And.
41:31
So as an ongoing in the know like you're
41:33
either didn't I mean have a combined effect states
41:35
somebody the kabila you're not be easy to did
41:37
not mean a to the next says as a
41:39
command and don't you guys and I hated and
41:41
I turned seven was like yo. You.
41:44
Guys got to get some of his dick. And
41:47
everyone was. I can argue blinds just wanna
41:49
work. And as I say everybody and I'll
41:51
never forget. That's a moment when we're all
41:54
gathered around this giant penis. I'm a table
41:56
and we were just or like man this
41:58
is amazing. This isn't. Would ask this
42:00
is the best If we were. Easily
42:04
some my favorite memories but what what it
42:06
but what? It also trigger what everybody wants
42:08
the knows what a what did you start
42:10
to have this after the been even know
42:13
where I just want him I'm I still
42:15
fresh fine let's animal with a big on
42:17
trying to find it's but but this target
42:19
a random memory of mine. To.
42:22
Have always wondered about sort of what you
42:24
said about receiving emails. That our
42:26
always wanted to know. It's how you dealt with this and
42:28
how you move through this. Is.
42:30
That there was a time when. You.
42:32
Know you went to the doctors and they were
42:35
like hey man gabriel you can be eating as
42:37
much as you eating He nods like we worried
42:39
about your health. You know your your heart, everything.
42:42
You. Told you, told the audience the stores
42:44
you like our gotta cut down everything and
42:46
you started boxing, start losing weight and I'll
42:48
never forget this to this. Really like threw
42:50
me off as a human being and and
42:52
as a performer there was some fans of
42:54
yours who are angry. That. You
42:56
losing weight. They. Were like
42:58
i'm not that more than any. You're not a
43:01
little things anymore. Yeah, there's like a minute. Live.
43:03
Longer maybe on all us yeah but I
43:05
did have some people that were getting upset
43:07
as as it was going against the the
43:10
fluffy thing you know. And it's like.
43:12
Come. On man it's like why is this even
43:15
a concerned that is instead of celebrating to me
43:17
the fact that I'm trying to make my life
43:19
better. But yeah some people did not receive it
43:21
that way. but I think it's It's a a
43:23
valuable conversation to have in society. We
43:26
take for granted. How
43:28
much. The. Way we all.
43:31
Make. People Comfortable. And
43:33
if we did to change that, it changes how
43:36
they seal in relation to us. Do.
43:38
Not mean I always felt like that said,
43:40
illuminated something quite powerful that we're still dealing
43:42
with today in society and as like, what
43:44
do you think you've learned. Because
43:46
you have you actual, you have real conversations with the
43:49
people who which is why I asked you is like.
43:52
What? Did you learn about how people see
43:54
you? And. Then how you have to
43:56
balance that with how you wish to be while
43:58
still maintaining relationships with them? I
44:01
value. People's. Opinions, Especially
44:03
the people that are willing to come
44:06
out in support and and make this
44:08
the sort I listened to be by.
44:10
I value their opinions. It's it's not
44:12
a matter of opinion. I'm I'm no
44:14
longer young. I'm no longer a twenty
44:17
year old kid that confirms that before
44:19
hundred and forty pounds I'm I'm almost
44:21
fifty. An. S S I
44:23
want to continue that that you've we already know
44:26
what's gonna happen. Yes! So in that situation where
44:28
I have people that voice their opinion, we're going
44:30
to be fluffy, no more I can support you.
44:33
Those. Are the people who whose
44:35
opinion. Is. Not something that's
44:37
gonna work well with what I'm trying
44:40
to do yoga. and again, if fans
44:42
aren't willing to see the bigger picture
44:44
and understand that I'm trying to do
44:46
something to make myself better. Physically, it's
44:48
not limits. Do something that's like all
44:50
of said his political know I'm doing
44:53
something warm, trying to improve my quality
44:55
of life because I want to be
44:57
around. If they don't agree
44:59
with that, then I don't know. I don't want them.
45:02
I don't need them. And have to
45:04
be one to accept the fact that I'm gonna
45:06
lose those fans. I'm sorry the hard for you
45:08
it is because you always want to make everybody
45:10
happy but I'm literally trying to make people happy
45:12
by killing myself. So if me killing myself as
45:14
gonna make someone happy the maybe I don't want
45:17
to make those people happy. And
45:19
maybe I'm I need to let those people go
45:21
and that is hard. But. I know for
45:23
the greater good I gotta just be one to
45:25
say sorry l a measure to be fluffy. Maybe
45:27
I'll just be tough he may be a be
45:29
buffets. maybe I'll be your scruffy. It's out of
45:31
be something with a while at the end of
45:33
it but ah I anita Anita be around. I
45:36
man, that's why I say you. You
45:38
continuously legit. You always inspire me man
45:41
because I think this is something that.
45:43
Many. Performers and again I go to like.
45:45
I'm sure people deal with it in their lives,
45:47
but when you're performers amplified many people deal with
45:49
this. And. On able
45:52
to articulate it's. And. Don't
45:54
do with it publicly. But.
45:56
There's there's a my debts senses and comedy.
45:58
I'll deal with it. The. That way to
46:00
you. If. I do a show where
46:02
don't say anything political. Some those who like.
46:05
What? It would tell you doing. With. Everything that's
46:07
happening in the world is gonna come out and make
46:09
jokes. And. I will. Yeah, because that's what I
46:12
do by sometime. I'm just making jokes to see what
46:14
happened on news today. I'm like, no, I don't watch
46:16
the news everyday anymore. And. I don't like
46:18
a what why not? Tell. Because for my
46:20
mental health. Not great I don't think
46:22
for your mental health is great out and you should
46:24
be watching news every day. Not good
46:26
for you. I don't know. I'd
46:28
just be like you is. This is
46:31
not easy. Now get our our it's
46:33
exact. It's not what we signed up
46:35
for and I'm I'm constantly and continuously
46:37
thinking about. How you find a balance
46:39
in life. Between accommodating.
46:42
How people have seen you and how you wish
46:44
to see yourself. You know how how wish yeah
46:46
you wish to gross what it what you make
46:48
of the conversations about weights and weight loss today.
46:50
but with those them pick and everything like now
46:53
when people talk about losing weight and exempting in
46:55
all these things do you ever think about it?
46:57
You have an opinion on it and that was
46:59
a somebody who's i use those and pick and
47:01
by the way of them pick approached me years
47:03
ago before it really became popular all while and
47:05
they wanted me to be the spokesperson for authentic.
47:08
They. Want to me to be the oh
47:10
now that was the way the guy and
47:13
all the commercials the the modern day Wilford
47:15
Brimley yeah me and my diabetes assess assess
47:17
as bad as on deal with my diabetes
47:19
so they they approached me do that to
47:22
be the spokesperson but you know up the
47:24
powers that be said hey for what they
47:26
want from you, your time commitment and and
47:29
whatever. hey if they're not willing to play
47:31
rights and our side okay but in hindsight
47:33
I would a gotten frills and pick a
47:35
mess. that stuff goes for legs thousands of
47:38
black market apologetically. Them up but I have
47:40
passed but I I've used it. I
47:42
used awesome but for a while and the
47:44
right even with me out the gate for
47:46
suicide drops fifteen pounds I didn't change anything.
47:49
And. So I can see why that would be addicting
47:51
or her because it to do it'll it'll tic and
47:53
right away. Now. I'm taking a some
47:55
com on gyro. Oh yeah, your success
47:57
from Eli Lilly? Yeah the only one.
48:00
Are you will plateau cause I don't. Yeah. A
48:02
You know it's not so much energy as I'll
48:04
just keep losing weight down on us. You plateau.
48:06
but it does regulate my sugar. So for example
48:08
I were a monetary can see right now but
48:10
there's a little one of those on the arm
48:12
what what colors it would give like or what
48:14
is it like? A Next is the one that
48:16
does continuous glucose monitoring yet can see use. Okay
48:18
honoring. Oh
48:20
yeah yeah I like every two weeks a change it
48:22
out. Of course he's cannot like when you're at the
48:24
supermarket that can read our as. That's what I'm worth
48:26
that Isis. And
48:29
that's been super helpful along with is
48:31
trying to be somewhat act of yeah
48:33
not as active as I would like
48:35
to beats out into the box and
48:38
thing anymore but I know I'm I'm
48:40
still, I'm still movement. Mm You have
48:42
had some of the more honest conversations
48:44
about food and the emotional connection it
48:46
gives us and the supports in the
48:48
you know, like I know, For affects.
48:51
The reason I love food the way I do. Is
48:54
because it reminds me of moments
48:56
in my life. When. Things
48:58
were okay, Dinner. Mints Man.
49:01
It. Was never a moment in my life where. We.
49:04
Were broke and we had good food and
49:06
soaks. Food has this as interesting connection to
49:08
my brain that makes me feel safe. It
49:10
makes me feel seen magical welcome. it makes
49:12
me feel you know and I wondered like
49:14
if over the years yorkers with when spoken
49:17
about in such a long time but if
49:19
over the years you tapped into. That
49:21
connection with foods I know you you You know we
49:23
would literally talk about a while eating like all bees
49:25
or whatever it would just be like are we assess
49:28
and remember have food makes him happy and though and
49:30
I I just wondered if you if you've had. Like
49:33
of you've worked on that more you know
49:35
with this therapy or whatever just I have
49:37
you delved more into that space what food
49:39
means to you as a person of food
49:41
for me has always been on a like
49:43
comfort food. it is some dealing with something
49:45
that one when you eat he had that
49:47
moment we just sites like everything makes sense
49:49
like for example my favorite favorite thing to
49:51
eat in the world is just a plain
49:53
cheese. Guess how the Us plain cheese guess
49:55
are the people go release That's what you
49:57
like. You could be anywhere you want but
49:59
you. A plain cheese guess or
50:01
the who says that go you know what's playing
50:03
She's guess idea makes me think of my childhood.
50:05
My mom would make me and I saw the
50:08
S L and now was just it adds all
50:10
he needed. Disney or Pieces season some a tortilla
50:12
folded up my mom would get make it on
50:14
the stove and and I was. I was a
50:16
happy camper and so anytime abacus or the it's
50:18
very much comforting to me. Feel safer feals it
50:20
takes me back to or a time when I
50:23
had my mom and your clothes on your mom
50:25
very close. A man some that is
50:27
as I say. You and I will brothers
50:29
on that trip looks like cigarettes of am
50:31
literally in in the food and I'm yeah
50:33
I I don't have. To. See
50:36
how much self worth? And.
50:39
And how much value you gave to
50:41
overweight people all over America where you
50:43
you didn't allow them to be defined
50:46
as being lazy as being slobs is
50:48
like you. you. You gave people. Like
50:51
a feeling of being seen. You. Know I
50:53
remember when you said to me with my much as as
50:56
making t shirts and you help me make them and I
50:58
didn't even know much was a thing and and then you
51:00
said like get your sizes and split them out What else
51:02
I cried i'm the me small medium large and then you
51:04
like your on. I mean like with the. Was.
51:06
A double. It's always possible it's all another joking
51:09
that you like know much helping you don't think
51:11
about everybody and other cool as well. I'm from
51:13
the isn't but for x I wasn't even joke
51:15
and it was it. It was a learning but
51:17
but see the people's faces when you would have
51:19
this size or edits and is this weird complicated
51:21
thing where I think and society we we we
51:24
like. We like to impose a
51:26
singular idea so you want to go well
51:28
if you if you're fat and know t
51:30
shirt for you. but you taught me that
51:32
humanity in such a beautiful way You made
51:34
those people feel seen. You taught me. Always.
51:37
Try and see people as much as you
51:39
can't see them, meet them where they are,
51:41
and then hopefully by holding their hand. you
51:44
both embark on a journey that takes in
51:46
the right direction. And. Suggest that takes me
51:48
to the question. You. Know that the
51:50
mouse everybody at that the end of every
51:52
episode and that as much you know what
51:54
now. Neil Gabriel Iglesias has
51:57
in many ways done. Every.
52:01
At this. There. Are
52:03
few. Maybe. None No
52:05
comedians. Who. Are gonna sell out.
52:08
Stadiums like Dodger Stadium is
52:10
Not. A joke like yeah,
52:12
I mean I'm I'm still fighting with
52:14
selling like as soon as an arena
52:16
gets to like fifteen thousand as like
52:19
awful. Spend your point Six boys. Here
52:21
we go. Oh and you got a
52:23
such. As
52:25
to the world. And. So I would
52:27
love to know like you know for Gabriel Iglesias.
52:30
Like. What know what? would you? What do you
52:32
hope to celsius of during the next two years and
52:34
don't limited to Korea by the way. on know that
52:36
as a human being. what now for you. Honestly,
52:39
Ah, I think that it's it's time
52:41
that I by take her the sweet
52:44
situation. I've managed to be able to
52:46
achieve every goal I have ever set
52:48
for myself and my career. I've I've
52:50
done everything I've wanted to do. And.
52:53
I think personally, I have
52:56
failed myself by knots. Ah,
52:58
working better on relationships, working
53:00
better on maintaining a certain
53:03
level of just. Health
53:05
and I've I've allowed myself to in.
53:07
I've made excuses for years and I
53:09
think that now it's it's Al Qaeda
53:12
to get off the road for a
53:14
little while. It's okay to take a
53:16
little break and and start working on
53:18
myself. You know, during Coven I was.
53:21
I was so depressed because I couldn't
53:23
get on stage for almost a year
53:25
but during that time I actually started
53:27
working out and seeing us a diabetes
53:29
specialists and started getting healthier because I
53:32
was actually able to get on a
53:34
schedule and and teens. And I lost
53:36
about seventy five pounds in that year and
53:38
then as soon as I went back on
53:41
tour I gained back fifty of it and
53:43
I'm like wow have followed are just kept
53:45
the sub for like another year I could
53:47
have in all but I come back into
53:50
my old habits and I was. I got
53:52
used to being comfortable and I i i
53:54
think the by saying it out loud. And.
53:57
By saying this in front of people and. I'm
54:00
trying to make myself accountable because I hate
54:02
letting people down. And if I think that
54:04
if people know that this is the goal. They'll
54:07
be supportive of it's and again as some
54:09
people don't want to support me making myself
54:11
better than maybe those people I don't need
54:13
a my life anymore. Them as often as
54:15
I think they'll be with you I think
54:17
through covert everyone is appreciated. Life in a
54:19
very different way and I I think they'll
54:21
be with you. He'll do be with us.
54:23
Fluffy The We with you as coffee as
54:25
toffee as scruffy Scruffy? Yeah and I hope
54:27
you know on a personal level as a
54:29
matter what to do or don't do, you
54:31
will always be enough. Thank you! Have a
54:33
mammoth. What
54:44
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