HELLO, IS THIS THING ON？ Ft. Tony Statovci ｜ The Comment Section Ep. 88
Summary
Tony Stadavicci is a podcaster, writer, podcaster and all-around hilarious human being. On this episode of Comment Section, we talk about his love of hot dogs, his favorite hot dog costume, and why he refuses to be called Billy.
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Welcome back to another episode of the Comment Section Show.
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I did have to cut holes into this because my head was too big for the hole, but I don't want to talk about how fat-phobic this hot dog costume is.
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Today we have the iconic, the legendary, the purely hilarious, one and only, Tony Stadavocci?
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I was wondering, asking, like, since you asked my last name, how do you say, like, yours?
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Is that, so, like, is there a, what pronunciation is that?
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Like, do you tell, like, you know what I'm saying?
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Well, it's like, Afualo is, like, the correct one.
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See, mine, I have Statovici, which is, like, the English way, and then Statofte, which
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So, it's like, yeah, I never tell people that Albanian is.
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Well, that's like, we talked about my boyfriend.
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But his English name is Billy, because Peely translated to English as Billy, essentially.
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But I think in the last, like, two years, two, three years, he's been telling people
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my name's Peely, because he got tired of using the English name.
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Once you told me that last, that pronunciation, I said, that's not your real name.
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Like, my mom, like, what's crazy is I never went by that name at all in my whole life.
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So, it's like, I don't even consider, like, Tony is, like, my spirit, you know?
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And, like, Baton is, like, my, like, that's my govy.
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Like, I've got, like, I have a whole video about airports.
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Like, I don't even, I don't wear my hair up during, like, security.
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Because if I do, one, they make me take it down and they check it.
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They're like, yeah, we have a, we have this method that we do.
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We're going to need you to, and I'm already, like, because I know what it is.
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Yeah, so, like, now it's, like, it's chilled out a lot.
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You'd have to go, like, six hours early because you know they're going to stop you.
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She's like, why aren't they stopping anybody else?
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To my boyfriend because he gets profiled a lot.
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Every time I go through TSA, this is not a joke.
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Every time I go, my crotch is something they have to touch.
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For a while, I thought it was my belly button ring, but I got that taken.
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Well, it fell out, and so I have to get it repaired, so I don't have it anymore, and it
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I get, like, I wear a chain, so, like, they, like, touch up here.
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But I will have, like, when I'm getting patted down, one time I had this dude, he was like,
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And then, in the same, like, while the ventrificial force is going down, he slapped them back up.
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But I mean, it's a weapon back there or something, I guess.
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The other day, we were in New York a couple weeks ago.
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And when we flew there, I always almost exclusively fly at night or early in the morning because
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And we board with first class, whatever the fuck.
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Every single time we board, someone goes, are you about to board?
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I was about to say, because that's who I fly with.
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But I even, like, it's called Mint, like, for JetBlue.
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And so, we walk on and Billy, like, my boyfriend's going first.
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Sir, security's not allowed to go on the plane.
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Even, like, when he started going on the plane, the lady goes, we're boarding Mint.
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I couldn't get back here without scanning, like.
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And then she goes, can I see your boarding pass?
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First of all, why are you talking to, like, you know what I'm saying?
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And the only reason I didn't react that way, I was high.
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And I take just enough to get me, like, relaxed.
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Because one time I was trying to fly somewhere for a brand trip.
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Like, for me, if I look at an edible too long, I get a little high.
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I'm talking about she's knocking the bitches down.
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Like, and she's, like, five, two, like, you know what I'm saying?
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He's like, when I take two, I don't feel anything.
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I think even for that, when I was, you know, when I took the fucking biggest L ever and
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went home after going to the airport six times, when I initially missed my flight, it wasn't
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And when I was talking to the lady, I was like, well.
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And then my team called me and they were like, don't worry, we're going to look at some
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My agent was like, my agent was literally like, you were so calm and so, because she's
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heard me freak the fuck out over smaller things than missing planes.
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And so I was like, yeah, you know, I guess, I guess I'll just go home.
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It's literally because I could not, if I, even if I wanted to, and I did, I could not
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I don't even get, like, I don't even get anxiety throughout anything else.
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Like, I'm never really nervous, like, especially, like, public speaking or anything like that.
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Yeah, for shows and shit, like, I never get nervous about that.
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But I'll, like, take an edible and I'm like, man, one day I am going to die.
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And then, you know, have you ever taken, like, Portobello?
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I think my, I'm afraid of what my brain will show me.
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Like, the back of my brain is none of my business is what I think, you know?
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Like, if you would have made me, like, a year ago, like, I would, yeah, I was just
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Which, you and I are both the opposite of what I think people typically expect of influencers,
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That was not very, very cool of us to meet there.
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She had an extra ticket, and, but she had to do a brand trip.
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And, like, the next day, she flew out to do a brand trip.
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And I have, like, I do some stuff with, like, artists, like, a lot of the times.
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So, it's very popular amongst very famous people.
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You know, so, Dreamville was there, and they were like, oh, you're here.
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And they were like, you're here, let's get you in.
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Like, so, I'm just sitting at the spot where you get let in.
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And then fucking, Drew and her whole posse just fucking, they're glowing.
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Like, fucking, like, like, the Cullens in Twilight just moving.
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I was like, no fucking way, because we had never met in person.
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And then you were like, I'm waiting for Dreamville to bring me my wristband.
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You're talking about me being big money, bitch.
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And, like, they didn't bring it to, like, an hour later.
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No, I mean, she didn't get done with you about it.
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Yeah, I don't even feel like I'm supposed to, like, just look at her.
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Yeah, like, that's, like, another, like, thing.
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It's, like, very, like, what you see online all the time.
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And you were fully invited and, like, paid to come out.
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It's like a, you have to almost condition yourself to be that famous.
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Yeah, that's, like, lie to yourself a little bit.
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But I remember Tony was like, can I hang out with you guys?
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Like, once he got in, we were like, yeah, absolutely.
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Keep in mind, from the time I was like, yo, can I chill with you guys?
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To the time we disappeared, maybe three minutes.
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I'm sorry, I didn't know I was going with the homecoming king.
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Because when we were back there, everybody was like, oh, my fucking God.
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And then that was, I don't know what day that was.
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And I was like, because this is where, again, I never had met Drew in person.
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Some people just have their written jokes prepared.
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And she goes, I don't know what she's just like, oh, yeah, you're, like, the most handsome
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And he goes, oh, they go, oh, thank you so much.
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And she goes, and he turns around, and, like, loudly, Drew goes, oh, I don't think they
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Like, she goes, and this is what I knew, because she goes, is this thing on?
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First of all, I'm sad, but I'm so glad you saw it, because I swear to fucking God, I've
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I literally told it on my other podcast with my sister.
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And now this dude is walking around thinking, I think he's hot.
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And they're just, they're back to turn to each other.
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Like, I was like, oh, yeah, she don't give a fuck.
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And then, when I told that story, so many people were like, I feel like I know who it
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You're probably in the right neighborhood, but you're wrong about who it is.
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But you would be shocked if it, you know, there was, but that shit was so funny.
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And I wanted to, like, talk about it, but I was like, no.
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I was gonna, I'm gonna bring it up eventually, like, when I see Drew again.
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And I was like, podcast, I'm bringing that shit up.
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There's, I literally said when we turned, when I turned away from that interaction, and
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I was like, Brittany laughed, cause she got my joke.
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But when we were, like, talking about it after, I'm like, see, that's the difference between
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someone who got famous for being hot and someone who got famous for being funny.
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Like, I would be, like, with my homies, and I would be, like, a joke wouldn't hit, and
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And I would get so many laughs, I was like, yeah, okay, man.
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An old, like, white dad kind of, is this thing on?
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And, like, what I don't like, cause, like, you know, I like being tall.
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And so, so they'll be like, oh my god, you're huge.
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You're, like, the biggest bitch I've ever seen in my life.
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I literally saw you as, like, a teacup, small loser.
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Like, and I don't, and I don't think people even realize, like.
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I remember when your, when your buddy, when you guys came up to, with your, your friend
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You, I remember you tapped Billy on the shoulder, Peeley, Peeley, and then he turned around and
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then your friend was like, what if he turned around and he just fucking decked you?
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Cause I did, like, invade somebody's personal space.
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I was like, cause I, that's my thing is, like, I'm so, like, joking and funny.
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And I'm like, what if people have, like, issues with that?
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And they're like, but Peeley was like, he was like, I know music and he goes, and just
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big old smiles and love, like, but we ran into each other.
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You were his favorite, uh, TikToker for like the longest time, probably if not still now.
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See, I didn't know you knew me until I called Carlo and y'all were at fucking Hibachi.
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If you're a TikToker and you got like a solid relationship.
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I think, uh, that Coachella experience is very validating to me.
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I can literally talk about that this whole podcast.
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And your, um, your comment about the height thing is very real too.
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I've told people that so many times, especially cause like me and my boyfriend are big people.
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Um, or my, man, cause my boyfriend doesn't even look, he doesn't look small.
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He's a, I literally had a, uh, had like, I started a fucking frenzy on Twitter once cause
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I was talking about, well, I was really fucking mean to some guy who was trying to call me fat ugly.
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But I just fucked some guy up and then that tweet went viral.
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But in the tweet, I said that my boyfriend was six, four.
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And so many men were like, it's so funny that she thinks her boyfriend's six, four.
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Like, what do I have to gain out of lying about that?
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Like really men, why they lie about their height once they're past six feet.
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Because you're, because like, you're not going to be seven.
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You know, you might as well just, oh, six, one.
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And then I was like, it's funny because, because they were trying to say I was like five,
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And I was like, I haven't been that since I was like 14.
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I was like, why are y'all all, like, what is the bloodline about?
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If you know any Simone people, it makes sense when I say how big I am, including my boyfriend.
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Y'all need to start a family league or something to fucking take control of America, bro.
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So, like, my oldest sister, like, my oldest sister, she's right there.
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That's because my mom's five, three, but my dad's six, six.
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So, it's like, we all got tall jeans to some extent.
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Are y'all the ones that say, forgive me for my ignorance.
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There's a big reason why the only security in the Rolling Loud are some Owens.
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Like, because when, like, the night was winding down, they all got together and was, like,
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fucking chopping it up about, like, fucking everything.
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And so, at the beginning, I was like, Tony, but at the, by the end of the night, because
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I love making everybody laugh, by the end of the night, these big brolic men are just
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like, all right, Oos, who must not know my name is Tony, okay.
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Whatever, whatever you want to call me, that's my name.
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It's the shorthand for Ooso, which means brother or sister, depending on who's saying it.
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So, like, I couldn't call you an Ooso, but I could call my sister an Ooso, because it's
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So, like, they call you Ooso, because that's a term of endearment.
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Like, so, like, I talked to the only Samoan that was kind of my height.
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Because, you know, everybody's talking to me, so I'm like, yo, hey.
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And he goes, oh, that means we all fuck with you.
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And then, like, some, like, I had my hair up, and so a lot of them had, like, my hair.
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So, like, they're giving me, like, from what I could tell is the Samoan look.
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Like, they're waiting for me to pick up on whatever message that I don't know, because
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I'm not Samoan, and I'm like, nah, man, it's not me, man.
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So, that's probably why they were like, that's one of us.
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I'm talking about immediately when I walked in, they were like, and I was like, nah.
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And you look racially ambiguous, so that's probably why they were like.
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Like, I like to tell people, I look, when people look at me, they go, like, it's a
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second, like, I get second looks, and I've got second looks my whole life.
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Well, you're also from the South, so that's another, you're, the accent that you have,
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It's an Atlanta one, because did you see you grew up in Atlanta?
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And I didn't know, like, I mean, you know, like, the New York accent.
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But, like, I would go here, and what kind of got me was, maybe I talk too fast, like,
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maybe I'm too Southern, I don't know, but I'll say something like, oh, what's going on?
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Like, but, like, because we just blur our words.
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Like, it's like, but everybody understands where I'm from.
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And so, but, like, here, like, I'll go to L.A., and, bro.
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And, like, they do that, and they, like, round their, like, it's like a, and, like, that's
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Like, you don't hear a, no consonants is just, like, a one-worded thing.
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So, like, when I come out here, I, like, point when I talk.
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I honestly think it's because you're, maybe it's just because I know a lot of people from
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I love, I love when, like, a Southern, like, a clip of a Southern person just comes up
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And, like, all the comments, what is bro saying?
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Like, because, like, there's, like, bro, there's, like, the South, there's, like, Southerners,
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Like, I'm talking about, like, people who real deal, like, are from the South and, like,
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And what's funny is that, like, it can be, it can be, like, any, it's usually, like,
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Like, those are the two, like, because those are the deep Southerners.
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And, like, they talk, and, like, I, even sometimes I'm, like, okay, I hear it.
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But, like, people online, that's when I knew, I was, like, oh, like, accents are really,
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Yeah, they're very, well, yeah, they're geographical, but they're very specific to, like, certain
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When, you know, my mom comes from a different country, so to her, like, if she drove,
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a direction for two hours, she's in another country.
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Like, bro, like, you can drive for 24 hours left to right and be in the same country.
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Like, I don't think people realize, like, how big America really is.
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Bro, dialects, like, bro, states have different, like, cultures.
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Yeah, bro, like, you live in Cali versus you live in Louisiana.
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Like, those are, like, people, those are countries that just speak the same language.
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Even in, like, Hawaii, like, in Hawaii, they have pidgin, which is, like, a dialect, too.
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Well, it's not exclusive to native Hawaiians, but it's also...
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Anyone who was born and raised in Hawaii, a lot of times they speak pidgin, which is
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But they do have certain words that are not English and they're not Hawaiian.
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They say shoots a lot, like, which is just, like, anything.
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Like, it's, like, an understanding of, like, okay, or if it's, like, sounds good or it's,
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They say, like, bangas, which is, like, something that's really good.
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Isn't it, like, everybody's, like, an uncle or auntie out there?
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That's how they address, like, pidgin, like, native...
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So, it's, like, they end everything with a question mark.
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But a lot of Polynesian languages, they are very, like, ending with it up.
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We don't know what the fuck we're going to call this episode.
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Speaking of, you said something about being seven feet.
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I know one of your most popular videos you made with Shaq.
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What's crazy is Shaq is more normal than influencers have met.
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Shaq is arguably one of the most famous people in life.
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From what I've realized, like, working in this business, the first time you meet somebody,
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The second time you meet somebody, how you been?
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So, like, the first time I met Shaq was, like, our first video.
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Um, we had a script outlined for our commercial.
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And we looked at each other and we were like, nah.
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Like, and I kept, like, in the script, I kept calling him big man.
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I was like, you know, I don't want to call him that.
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Like, Shaq was like, I don't like, I don't want you to call me big man.
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And, like, Shaq was like, this is what we're doing.
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And then I almost got through the second time, messed up.
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He goes, it's a lot different when there's a real camera in front of your face, huh?
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Because I feel like when you're Shaq or somebody like that, people try, like, people don't joke around with you.
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And he told me, he was like, we need to make more commercials with him.
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And then the second time we met, he was walking around.
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It was, like, something that he throws, like, every year where he DJs.
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And, well, first of all, this is Shaquille O'Neal.
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This was, like, a five-month span of difference.
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He goes, make sure you get a couple drinks from you.
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So, I think, like, that's what kind of gives me, like, hope in terms of, like, being, like,
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Because I've met people with fucking five million followers.
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And it's, like, bro, like, I would go to Shaq's house for, like, lunch.
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I feel like I've met many, many, many influencers.
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And the ones that I love, like, I love their content.
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And I think, like, I love them from, like, a parasocial level.
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And I'm, like, first of all, I don't remember anyone.
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So, like, people get upset when you don't know who the fuck they are.
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Yo, why don't you say to them to me last night?
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But I feel like I've had the only negative interactions I've ever had with creators have been men.
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And then there are always men who, like, they're upset because I didn't know who they were.
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Which I find to be stupid because I never fucking assume that anyone knows who I am.
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Like, even, like, I'll be at, I'll go to the mall where I live.
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And somebody will be like, oh, my God, I love your videos.
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Like, this doesn't matter because I ask your name and then I tell you mine.
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But, like, people, like, you know what really makes me mad when I go to these influencer parties?
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Like, people, like, it'd be people who I know are looking at me and I know that they know
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And they're, like, like, they, they damn near, like, avoid me.
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And then, like, I don't know, we'll bump into each other and be like, oh, bro, like,
00:34:33.460
It's like, bro, it's like, bro, you've been looking at me the whole night.
00:34:35.960
And I know this because, like, I'm seeing you doing it.
00:34:41.800
And it's someone who's, like, a mutual of mine, too, and they, like, want me to say
00:34:46.340
hi first because they were famous first and I'm like, I don't give a fuck that much.
00:34:52.140
That is the weird, like, because, like, when I go to a function, I'm still, I'm not, like,
00:34:56.920
I'm still trying to get the team, the agent, the managers.
00:35:04.800
So I go there and I'm like, hey, do you have, like, agent?
00:35:08.160
And so I'm not, like, I'm not there yet to, like, really, like, I don't go out to
00:35:18.740
So, and the music, oh, my God, the music at influencer parties is the...
00:35:24.400
Like, you'd think that they'd play, like, shit that they dance to, but they don't.
00:35:29.300
Because, like, my first influencer party, I was like, all right, it's going to be cool
00:35:36.520
It was the fucking worst fucking you ever heard.
00:35:41.700
Have you seen those videos where they're, like, European dance club music?
00:35:56.000
And, like, and the thing is, is, like, because I don't really drink, I, like, I can't use alcohol
00:36:02.540
Because, like, people will drink and they'll be like, fuck it, I'm drunk.
00:36:13.160
Yeah, because when I smoke, like, that's when I also think of jokes and, like, I'll watch
00:36:18.320
So, it's like, I've almost trained my high mind to, like, have that critical door open
00:36:42.200
And, like, you can call me annoying, you can call me...
00:36:44.580
But I was like, there's no way this grown man just did the worm in this fucking circle.
00:36:51.580
My sister went to an influencer thing once, an event, with one of our friends.
00:37:03.760
It's more so, like, after the holidays, it gets, like, really cold.
00:37:06.480
And then it stays cold for way too long, because of global warming.
00:37:24.700
He was, like, swimming and having someone record him.
00:37:35.820
They're gonna think about that when they leave this.
00:37:44.780
I've had that same thing happen, though, with, um...
00:37:48.360
It's like seeing someone that knows you, but they don't want to say anything to you
00:37:57.400
I'm under no impression of what it is I do for a living.
00:38:36.020
And so, like, back to what you said about, like,
00:40:25.600
but, like, I literally only stitch together, like,
00:40:38.780
I watched videos that I made, like, two years ago,
00:40:42.840
There's a reason you didn't blow up two years ago,
00:40:51.520
Someone came up to me right before that story you just told.
00:40:56.580
Someone came up to me, very, very famous person.
00:41:01.640
but now I think they're, like, a big, big person kind of thing.
00:41:07.400
But they introduced themselves to everyone in the group.
00:41:16.920
And then Brittany was like, oh, have you met Drew?
00:41:19.600
Because she always just assumes everybody knows me,
00:41:28.900
See, like, for me, if I'm talking to somebody I do know,
00:41:35.280
So it's like, if they have, like, a girl with them
00:41:36.840
or, like, somebody, I'm like, oh, hi, how are you?
00:41:42.660
Because I used to be the guy that's like, oh, guy.
00:41:53.300
I was going to ask, because I taught my boyfriend that.
00:42:08.320
to say hi to, like, other men's, like, partners.
00:42:27.340
because he wants to, like, be an active listener
00:42:38.940
Like, yeah, so that person was only talking to Brynny,
00:42:48.520
I mean, if we have met and I don't remember you,
00:43:24.560
Well, they introduced themselves to everyone but me.
00:44:00.360
I hate when I make a joke, like, to cut the tension
00:44:13.140
If people don't have that, like, part of their brain
00:44:32.980
Yeah, I feel like we're riffing off each other.
00:44:40.760
How are we supposed to even have a conversation?
00:44:56.380
So, our topic is we're talking about finding success in short-form comedy.
00:45:20.300
I think I need to live a little more to do some stand-up.
00:45:23.360
I feel like people don't realize, like, stand-up...
00:45:27.800
It's, like, the personal and it's the crowd work.
00:45:40.960
Okay, well, tell us about, like, what you think.
00:45:45.280
And so, like, for me, I think that I could have, like, a really good, like, 20-minute set.
00:45:51.320
But, like, I don't think that I could, like, really do, like, a really good special and
00:45:57.400
I just feel like you just gotta live and really, like...
00:46:13.680
Like, the old brain is getting that frontal lobe.
00:46:27.260
I just want to get better at my craft and experience more and then really kind of, like,
00:46:30.860
accumulate those into something I can make that's funny.
00:46:47.560
You have so many original jokes that is essentially stand-up.
00:46:50.700
And honestly, who taught me that is my friend Caleb Heron, who is a stand-up comedian for
00:46:55.060
And he was saying, like, that's the beauty of short-form comedy like mine or like yours.
00:47:01.000
It's, like, comedy is really just, like, your take on the world.
00:47:07.440
So, like, when you have original thought and people respond really well to it, that is
00:47:15.760
And if you think about it and you start touring, you'll get more experience.
00:47:27.200
You have to fucking earn your stripes in there.
00:47:31.340
But it's, like, I'm scared I will miss a step because I have followers.
00:47:37.940
And, like, not in, like, I'll never be respected, but just, like, I'm scared I almost won't bomb
00:47:44.200
like a person who doesn't have a following will bomb.
00:47:49.300
Like, kind of, like, get your reps in kind of thing.
00:47:52.600
You'll never know truly if a joke doesn't hit because if your fans...
00:48:05.800
So, it's like, you know, you're like, oh, I think you could.
00:48:16.980
But with the writer's strike going on and stuff like that, that's just...
00:48:22.120
But I would love to write for, like, Family Guy or, like, a Rick and Morty or something
00:48:36.060
At first, I wanted, like, my own, like, Key and Peele.
00:48:38.300
But I realized, like, a lot of my jokes, like...
00:48:41.180
I mean, I just did this joke about, like, the Harry Potter paintings.
00:48:45.700
Yeah, but, like, I read Harry Potter, so, like, I know a little bit more about, like, what
00:48:51.440
the paintings did when Voldemort, like, attacked, like, the school.
00:48:55.780
And so, I was watching Harry Potter with my girl, and, like, it was lit.
00:49:05.020
And I was like, oh, that's not how it happened in the book.
00:49:14.060
But I was, but, like, immediately, like, my brain was like, well, what did they do when
00:49:19.580
And so, I was like, you know, like, I think a lot of my jokes are kind of like the family
00:49:25.740
And I feel like those are just more possible with animation.
00:49:31.460
As opposed to, like, sketch comedy, which is a little different.
00:49:34.040
Plus, like, my homeboy can be a voice actor there.
00:49:40.180
And that's kind of, like, that's my biggest goal is, like, I'm good and, like, the people
00:49:47.820
Because it's, like, have you had, like, the thought, like, you have money now?
00:49:52.820
And it's, like, you see, like, your closest people, like, on the come up of doing their
00:49:58.380
Like, I see, I can see, like, struggle in life kind of going through you and I'm this fucking
00:50:08.360
I think, especially when you come from nothing, like, when you- I was, like, so aggressively
00:50:14.500
So, like, seeing it now and, like, being in a position now where I can, like, retire my
00:50:18.640
parents and, like, you know, do really wonderful things, like, for the people I love most and,
00:50:23.460
like, kind of, you know, employ them in a way that they can work with me and for me and
00:50:28.180
they can stay home or work if they want to or they don't have to work at all.
00:50:30.780
Like, I- it's truly, like, the best part, like, one of the best parts of having a platform.
00:50:36.780
But it does give you a lot of perspective, too, because you're, like- especially when
00:50:43.780
Like, that's fucking crazy that, like, now I can be in a position to take care of you,
00:50:48.820
It's a lot sooner than I thought I would be able to, so that's fucking awesome.
00:50:51.680
Like, I've had, like, friends, like, like, they- one of my homies got, like, a ticket.
00:50:56.300
And I was, like, and I was, like, bro, like, that's- like, like, it's crazy that we're so
00:51:02.380
close and- because they're trying to be content creators, too, and they're gonna make it and
00:51:06.620
But it's, like, you get to this point where you make money and you really see the world
00:51:13.340
Like, it's, like, when it doesn't weigh on you anymore.
00:51:16.020
Like, it's, like, a- it's, like, a foreign feeling.
00:51:19.300
Like, because, like, you know, my mom- I was raised by a single mom.
00:51:23.460
So, it was, like, I definitely felt, like, all of the feelings of, like, no money and then
00:51:27.100
now having it, I'm, like, yo, as- like, especially as Americans.
00:51:31.320
A lot of our conversations, a lot of our jokes, a lot of our banter, a lot of our dinner talk
00:51:36.660
is, like, money is bills and what are you doing in our work and, you know, that's what
00:51:41.080
So, it's, like, it's, like, damn, like, people really are, like, struggling out here.
00:51:46.040
I feel like even, too, with that, it, like, gives you somewhat of a- well, that's the
00:51:50.000
part that confuses me about, like, awful billionaires, like, people like Elon Musk.
00:51:54.100
Like, I don't understand how you have that much money and you see all the suffering in
00:51:59.520
Like, you don't do anything to help anyone but yourself.
00:52:03.760
Like, as soon as I got a little bit of money, I was, like, let's go, guys.
00:52:14.920
Like, I'll buy stuff for myself and then, like, I'll pass somebody who's, like, homeless.
00:52:26.780
But I think the beautiful part about that is that you're someone who's still very aware
00:52:33.220
of stuff like that and it hasn't, like, made you tune it out or, like, be ignorant to
00:52:39.260
Because I feel, like, what you said, like, almost aggressively more aware of everything
00:52:44.880
terrible that happens and every, like, things, people that struggle or things that happen.
00:52:49.640
And that's why sometimes when men are, like, you didn't give a, you just do this fucking
00:52:53.080
bullshit ass, like, make fun of men and you don't even give a fuck about the world.
00:52:56.080
Bitch, you have no idea how much money I've donated.
00:53:00.360
And you're not gonna tell nobody because that's weird.
00:53:04.880
Because that defeats the fucking purpose of giving back.
00:53:10.580
Do you know when Oprah and The Rock donated, it was with Drew's money.
00:53:34.880
Ooh, I get to watch that secret video that you never play on your shit.
00:53:42.400
I'll read it to you, but I'll send you the video after.
00:53:45.300
Okay, so this first video that we're gonna talk about in this video, guy, is duetting
00:53:49.660
a video of a woman's TikTok where she's doing a comedy bit about forks.
00:53:54.880
And he has the filter that gives you points when you smile and the caption says,
00:53:58.800
watching women trying to be funny until I get over 20.
00:54:02.160
Doesn't smile at all watching the woman's video.
00:54:04.060
Well, obviously it stays at zero, and then the whole point is that no woman can make
00:54:08.940
Because I bet if he tried to make a skit, nobody would laugh either.
00:54:11.300
Well, his joke would probably be racist, and then the wrong people would laugh.
00:54:15.200
That's why I'm like, any sort of, like, humor that's, uh, for men like that who say, like,
00:54:21.280
this bitch isn't even fucking funny, their jokes are like, it's like a fat joke.
00:54:30.340
So, like, I go, and, like, I'll go to stand-up shows.
00:54:32.960
Like I said, I went to Lafayette two days ago, mixed people, like, performing, men and
00:54:44.160
She was so unbelievably funny, my fucking jaw hurt by the end.
00:54:49.020
I'm talking about from the time she got on to the time she left.
00:55:00.620
And so I know when people say, or, like, when people do, like, dumb shit like that, I'm
00:55:14.360
And, like, the comics that they like are, like, old school white dudes who, like, obviously
00:55:20.960
make a lot of, like, bigoted jokes, but then they also say things like, fucking wives, am
00:55:36.260
But you don't see me making duetted TikToks like that.
00:55:45.160
So the comments on this, this one says, these comments, and there's, like, a bunch of crying
00:55:52.820
One in ten are, and even then, they aren't original at all.
00:56:13.000
What's gonna make me laugh the most about this episode is that some of the men who love
00:56:20.760
Which is a weird crossover because a lot of the people who love you also love me.
00:56:26.980
But I'm always, like, that type of shit is funny because, like, the funniest dude you
00:56:31.900
know finds me funny and, like, what do you call that?
00:56:39.120
And I even, I've even talked about stand-up because my friends who are in stand-up want
00:56:44.820
And I'm very nervous to try stand-up because I love stand-up.
00:56:50.940
I worry because I, because also I'm, I've told my, my friends who are comedians, I'm
00:56:56.380
Like, I know that sometimes internet people are, who are so funny online, it does not translate.
00:57:03.800
Like, if that's the case, I just don't want to find out.
00:57:07.680
Because you're a very self-aware person from what I can tell.
00:57:10.740
So you would, like, you tell a joke and, like, you get a, right in the crowd.
00:57:24.320
I think that as a comedian, like, serious moments or, like, real moments are hard because,
00:57:31.460
like, a lot of our jokes is, like, making a real moment funny.
00:57:35.760
So it's, like, if a joke doesn't hit, it's, like, that's a real moment.
00:57:44.060
And that's even one of those things where, like, I went on tour with my sister earlier
00:57:48.680
Like, we did, like, live shows for our podcast, which is essentially live comedy.
00:57:55.980
But that's the only thing I've done in all the crazy ass shit I've done that I was, like,
00:58:02.600
Because it's different when you make them laugh online, like, when you make them giggle.
00:58:05.600
But, like, for them to be there watching you expecting to laugh is, like, very nerve-wracking
00:58:19.520
Do you know who couldn't get people to pull it for free?
00:58:22.780
They fucking call me Shrek or Fiona, and then they're like, I think I'm going to quit
00:58:30.700
Don't respond to this text if you think I should start doing stand-up for a living.
00:58:33.300
Like, bro, this next comment says, all the blue-haired girls heated up as fuck.
00:58:42.960
It's like, you find that funny, and that's, like, the point.
00:58:45.820
That's, like, so bottom of the barrel, like, a tent of a joke.
00:58:51.740
Yeah, it's very, like, that's why I said, like, fat jokes, like.
00:58:54.740
And if a blue-haired girl texted them, they'd answer.
00:59:00.940
It's coming from their, it's projection is what it is.
00:59:03.840
This last one says, why is the entire female gender crying in the comment section?
00:59:13.480
Like, this is what be making me mad, because it's like, I belong to that group, like, unfortunately.
00:59:25.100
Like, and that's what gets me annoyed, because those are the guys that I have to defend myself
00:59:31.500
Like, when I meet women, hi, my name's Tony, and I have a girlfriend with, and I'm good
00:59:37.960
That's how I gotta start conversations so people know I'm not with those fucks.
00:59:47.940
I am so, I know sometimes when I have, I very rarely have men come up to me and be
00:59:54.620
But the few times I, the many men that do come up to me are like, I'm gay, by the way.
01:00:06.440
And the few times I have straight men come up to me, most of the time it's like, my girlfriend's
01:00:14.480
She's not here, though, so can we take the picture?
01:00:18.260
And he's like, she's actually on FaceTime and it's like, Cameron, it's just me.
01:00:25.400
That's why he's like, she's not here, but like, I'll take a picture.
01:00:28.740
Do you have those people coming to you and they don't know who you are, but they want
01:00:31.980
I've had people, I've had, like, I've taken pictures of people who know who I am, like
01:00:36.520
in like a group setting and somebody's like, I don't even know who you are, man.
01:00:44.500
I had a girl once come up to me and she was like, first of all, it's always like, you're
01:00:54.040
And so this girl came up and she's like, I know you're from TikTok, you're so funny.
01:01:08.820
And then she goes, I don't fucking know her name.
01:01:32.580
What's the weirdest fan interaction you've ever had?
01:01:40.540
I feel like, I feel like, I feel like I haven't had something as weird as you.
01:01:49.040
Uh, I gotta, I gotta apologize because they won't.
01:01:53.780
But, um, I've had like, I think that one of the scariest was, uh, I had like somebody
01:02:01.640
Like they were like, like, like they, they were dropping information like on my lot.
01:02:09.680
And so like, I, I realized like, even though like I'm an influencer, like, like just like
01:02:17.520
Um, so I've gotten like my shit off the net now.
01:02:20.540
Like you can, like, there's like website, not websites, but there's like programs that
01:02:28.000
So like it was shit like, like, and I was like, oh, like, like I'm talking about like
01:02:32.200
people that like, that aren't even like my family, but like are closely related to
01:02:39.140
And like, and like spooky, but like, don't be like, but I'm not gonna do anything with it.
01:02:47.800
Like, like you could be like, yo, just want to let you know, I work in security.
01:03:01.960
And they're like, bro, but don't worry about it, bro.
01:03:08.440
One of the strangest ones I had was like, I get my eye, where I get my eyebrows done.
01:03:19.420
Like you're sitting in public and they stick things to your forehead.
01:03:22.820
Oh, they're not doing the, uh, the, what is it?
01:03:32.080
No, it's, it's lamination, which is just like, they put that sticky wrap to your fucking
01:03:36.580
forehead and they're like asking me about my weekend.
01:03:39.100
So like me and my, my eyebrow girl, we're like chilling.
01:03:43.540
And it, the whole process is probably like 45 minutes.
01:03:46.780
So we're just kind of chilling towards the end.
01:03:52.000
This girl comes up to me and she's like, Hey, like,
01:04:05.520
I wish I was meeting you in a less vulnerable position.
01:04:13.500
And then I'm like, my mom was sitting in your hand.
01:04:18.600
Mind you, my eyebrow girl had no idea who the fuck I was.
01:04:26.260
The next appointment, she was $300 more expensive.
01:04:39.600
Cause she looked like she had just gone off work.
01:04:42.500
I'm assuming she's working in the mall somewhere.
01:04:46.420
And then I saw you on the cameras and then I was just watching you on the camera.
01:04:50.060
And then I was like, Oh, I hope she's there when I get off.
01:04:52.280
So I can go and like talk to her cause you know, I could see on the cameras and I was
01:04:59.840
Well, not really sure what I'm supposed to say back to that.
01:05:09.960
I feel like I, and, and I, I, I give people a lot of like, I don't know the word, maybe
01:05:17.600
Like, especially if somebody really messes with your videos and like a lot of people are,
01:05:21.440
are like, and like they have anxiety or like, you know what I'm saying?
01:05:26.340
Like, okay, that was a little weird, but I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt because
01:05:29.840
you probably are nervous and it's like, and that's totally fine, you know, and I'm used
01:05:36.300
Like, because I'm so like mean on the internet, uh, people are mean, they're, they're like
01:05:43.200
Um, I think it's just sharing information with me that, that I don't think you should
01:05:50.260
One girl told me that she found out I went, she's like, Oh, I found out you went to my,
01:06:00.900
I can't even remember the last time I went to a sunglass hut.
01:06:03.220
And then she goes, yeah, she was like, yeah, no, it was like a couple of months ago.
01:06:06.760
And my coworkers told me that they saw you and your boyfriend go in there.
01:06:09.260
And then I went back and looked at the security cameras and like, they were right.
01:06:13.100
So you could just, you could just have that in your mind.
01:06:15.100
See, that's like, that's something you don't, you don't need to tell me.
01:06:18.240
I appreciate it, but you don't need to tell me that part.
01:06:21.180
You could just tell me that I went, my coworkers told me and then stop right there.
01:06:24.820
So those are the only times where I'm kind of like, okay.
01:06:29.400
I remember what I was going to say that I lost.
01:06:37.640
So have you ever had somebody go, yo, I love your videos.
01:06:40.320
And then tell you about a video that you did not make.
01:06:45.180
Well, I love that you made that joke about those beach balls.
01:06:52.680
Actually, when I was in Hawaii, one girl came up to me.
01:07:08.060
And she's like, oh my gosh, I love your videos.
01:07:23.520
And then I'm like, she is not talking about me.
01:07:25.940
And she's talking to me for like, she's talking to me for like 30 seconds.
01:07:28.520
And then I was like, and she goes, no, that's you.
01:07:32.700
And I go, girl, my name is, if you're asking me, my name is Coco.
01:07:39.380
If you're asking me if that's my name, the answer is no.
01:07:43.720
And I was like laughing because she was so like, she thought I was like, no, that's not me.
01:07:54.980
And she'll show you Coco and you and Coco look nothing alike.
01:08:00.580
And they'll show me a man that, I mean, we couldn't, we couldn't look the same if the room was pitch black dark.
01:08:10.240
I also, one year at Coachella, I went to Neon Carnival, which is like another thing that they know.
01:08:17.840
And this girl came up to me and she thought I was Shy Girl.
01:08:43.880
And I'm like, you're saying that to help you, girl.
01:08:48.140
I've had, I've had awkward moments with people that like, like, like the best, I just got to explain.
01:08:54.500
There was one time I was at the mall and it, shouts out, the Cinnabon place, got to, right?
01:09:01.340
I'm like, all right, I'm going to get one, split it with my girl.
01:09:07.900
So, so the, so this girl is like checking us out.
01:09:16.440
She's like, no, like, I, like, I checked you out.
01:09:19.520
And then I go, maybe you've seen like my videos.
01:09:23.540
She was like, and so I, she was like, what's your page?
01:09:33.440
The way she made you jump through hoops just to tell you, I don't know.
01:09:36.440
Like, I don't even like, like, oh, I make videos.
01:09:42.920
Like the one time I'm like, maybe she like, like, just, maybe I just, you know what I'm saying?
01:09:52.500
Oh, I've never seen a single one of your videos.
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Can I have my, can I have my cinema and leave, please?
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She made you go through all that, all those hoops.
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So like, I hear like, you're going to say this to my girl?
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And like, and like, I have a system when I get Cinnabons.
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You forget that you parked on the other side, so you have to walk past it again.
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She was like one of the first big creators that like followed me.
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I was at like 100,000 followers on TikTok, not Instagram.
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She talked to me about it too, but she told me that she was at Disneyland and someone was
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You know, Teffy, like she's so sweet and like warm and loving.
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Because like you asked because you, like we don't ask because we're dickheads.
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Like, oh, like you think that I'm at Disney World, I'm too busy.
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And so we asked like, oh, do you, do you want to do that?
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Yeah, I had one girl come up to me at Disneyland.
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I'm like, bitch, you told me for two minutes how much you didn't like me.
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It's one of those moments where, like, when you start to remember it, you start playing
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Me, when I walk any carpet and, like, if I'm at any place and I think, oh, I need a picture.
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See, I was going to make a joke and be like, big time over here, is that a carpet?
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My very first carpet, Jason Momoa walked behind me.
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If I ever have Jason Momoa on the show, I'm going to tell him, people tell me that we
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Do you ever think, if I met them in person and I told them that, it'd piss them off.
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It's like, the more you develop a name for yourself, the less the comparisons go.
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So it's like, when I was coming up, but like, Russ, Russ, Russ.
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And so like, it got to a point where like, Russ, like, I made, I fell into the trap and
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I made a Russ joke and he duetted it, made it worse.
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Like, people are like, oh, you remind me of this.
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I've never seen you before, but I have seen this.
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The only celebrity I've ever been compared to that wasn't mean or wasn't intended to be
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mean, I mean, it was probably mean to her, was Lotto.
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I think in full glam, we look somewhat alike because our face shapes are similar.
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But I know that would hurt her feelings, which I'm cognizant of.
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Like, if somebody told Russ they look like me, no, we don't.
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That's why I was like, see, this is the shit that I'm talking about.
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I'm saying the same thing because I want to be Tony.
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You're saying that because you don't want to be me.
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Well, thank you so much, Tony, for coming on the show.
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Red carpet, agent, jet blue, mint, peely, you're good.
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But I am such a big fan of you and your content.
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So they can find you that on everything, correct?
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And thank you all for joining us on this very special episode of the Comet Section show.
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Thank you so much for watching this episode of the Comet Section show.
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For those of you that don't know or don't remember, new episodes drop every Wednesday.
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The video is free on Spotify, but you can stream the audio anywhere you get your podcasts.
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Make sure y'all follow Tony on literally everything.
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Thank you all for joining us, and I'll see you next week.