Whiskey Ginger with Andrew Santino - Jimmy O Yang

Episode Date: September 30, 2022

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Starting point is 00:00:00 What up, Whiskey Ginger fans? Welcome back to the show. If this is your first time joining the show, welcome to the show. Like I always say, we got a good one for you today. Like my man Steve Harvey done said, it's Jimmy O. Yang. Me and this dude go back a long, long time.
Starting point is 00:00:12 A very, very funny comedian. He's filming a special. So go check your boy out. I just filmed my special. Thank you, Denver Colorado, for coming out to see me. And also, we're about to announce next week, Monday, October 3rd, we're going to announce that I'm going to be playing New Year's Eve in Boston, New Year's Eve in Boston. What did I just, how did I just say that? New Year's Eve, New Year's
Starting point is 00:00:36 Eve in Boston, dude. I'm playing Boston, the Wilbur Theater. We're going to announce on Monday officially. The pre-sale is going to be Thursday. The code will be CHETO. And Friday, they'll be fully on sale next week. But anyway, come see me New Year's Eve, Boston. Those tickets are going to be at andrewsantino.com next week. Cannot wait to come to New Year's Eve in Boston, one of my favorite cities on Earth.
Starting point is 00:00:59 Enough rambling from me. Let's go to the episode. In here, we pour whiskey, whiskey, whiskey, whiskey, whiskey. You're that creature in the ginger beard. Sturdy and ginger. Like vampires, the ginger gene is a curse. Gingers are beautiful. You owe me $5 for the whiskey and $75 for the horse.
Starting point is 00:01:19 Gingers are hell no. This whiskey is excellent. Ginger. I like gingers. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Whiskey Ginger. My guest today is one of my favorite people on earth. I say that for all my guests, but I mean it once again today. It is the first time this gentleman's been on the show, and it shouldn't be the last.
Starting point is 00:01:36 He's the man, Jimmy O. Yang. Yay. Hello. Your name elicits that Jimmy O. Yang. It's like O-Yang. O-Yang. It's like, uh. And the O, of course, is for orgasm. Jimmy O-Yang. It's like O-Yang. O-Yang. It's like uh. And the O of course is for orgasm.
Starting point is 00:01:47 Jimmy Orgasm Yang. Yes. Origami. Origami Yang. Yeah. Whatever you want it to be. What is it really for? It's actually part of my last name.
Starting point is 00:01:55 It's O-Yang. Yeah. Very rare Chinese last name with two words. Because usually it's Jackie Chan or even Bobby Lee. You know, just one word. Ooh. You know. But this is
Starting point is 00:02:05 two words it's O-Yung O-Yung in Chinese and actually when I first started I spelled it together it's O-U-Y-A-N-G
Starting point is 00:02:13 as one word oh yeah literally four vowels together nobody can ever pronounce it nobody can remember it it was terrible how do you say it properly
Starting point is 00:02:21 in Mandarin it would be O-Yung O-Yung yeah so I'm good I did it right there you're great you're great give me any kind of Mandarin I bet I'll be able you say it properly? In Mandarin, it would be Ouyang. Ouyang? Yeah. So I'm good. I did it right there. You're great. You're great.
Starting point is 00:02:26 Give me any kind of Mandarin. I bet I'll be able to say it. Okay. 我的名字是。 Slow down. Okay. I'm just saying my name is. Okay.
Starting point is 00:02:35 Do it again. 我的名字是。 我的名字是。 Andrew. Andrew. Yeah, there you go. You got that perfect. That's wonderful.
Starting point is 00:02:42 Okay. Do you speak Mandarin fluently? Yeah, but my Mandarin's a little rusty because I speak Shanghainese to my parents mostly and then I speak, I spoke Cantonese when I was growing up in Hong Kong. Whoa. Wait, but aren't they like,
Starting point is 00:02:57 I'm stupid, but aren't they dialectically very different? Quite different. Yeah. And they don't really understand each other, but everybody kind of understands mandarin to some degree that that would be like the general language but it's maybe the difference between spanish and italian sure romantic whatever same roots but a little different
Starting point is 00:03:16 words are different written different i'm sorry words are written the same spoken differently but mandarin is the global one that's the one that john cena knows yes yes yes that's the one if you want a chinese fan base you should learn dude he looked like a robot when he was doing that because he almost looks not real as a person because he's so like he's just this masculine beef beef mode guy that when he's like you're like this is fake and whenever chinese people we're just so like stoked when a white person can speak any type of Mandarin. You know, sure, his pronunciation wasn't perfect, whatever. But just any attempt of speaking Mandarin, we're like, oh my God, we love this guy. Please come do more movies.
Starting point is 00:03:56 See, I need his, I'm going to learn Mandarin soon. There you go. Before we get any further, let's have a little bit of whiskey, some rabbit hole here. So listen, we got a bunch of different kinds. There's, this one's finished in sherry casks, which is going to taste a little bit, a little bit of whiskey, some rabbit hole here. So listen, we got a bunch of different kinds. This one's finished in sherry casks, which is going to taste a little bit sweeter if you had sherry. Okay. Like sherry wine. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:04:12 This is their original. They also have a rye. Do you prefer bourbon or rye? I have no idea the differences. That to me is Mandarin and Cantonese. I don't… Oh, right. This is so different.
Starting point is 00:04:21 It's foreign. I don't know what's going on. This is Chinese language. This is Mandarin. this is Cantonese yeah to you you probably know the very nuanced differences to me it's the same thing
Starting point is 00:04:30 well let's try just the original and then you're gonna do a splash of ginger in there for the show for whiskey ginger if you want it's up to you well let me try it first
Starting point is 00:04:36 just a little snifter and see how you feel about it do you swirl it? you don't need to do any of that stuff am I supposed to? no you don't you know what
Starting point is 00:04:43 you actually don't have to I spoke to the head distiller one time of that stuff. Am I supposed to? I want to do it properly. No, you know what? You actually don't have to. I spoke to the head distiller one time of a popular brewery. I mean brewery, distillery. And he said, however you want to have it, that's how you have it. I like that. You like it? No, no.
Starting point is 00:04:56 I mean, I like that thought. Yeah. Cheers to you, by the way. Cheers. However you want to have it is how you have it. It's pretty good. Pretty smooth. Wow, this is so smooth.
Starting point is 00:05:06 Pretty smooth, yeah. I... What is it, 40%? There is no alcohol in it. That's... It's 45. I think it's 47. That is very dangerous. Because that does not...
Starting point is 00:05:19 Like, I'm fine. No, no. You know, this is not going to do anything to you. It's just a nice little buzz. A little jazz buzz. I don't know, man. You'll start playing music in your head a little bit. I don't drink a lot of hard liquor, so this is going to do anything to you. It's just a nice little buzz, little jazz buzz. I don't know, man. You'll start playing music in your head a little bit. I don't drink a lot of hard liquor, so this is going to do something to me.
Starting point is 00:05:31 That'll start happening around your brain. Wow, was that a trumpet next door? It was me, baby. That'll happen to you in your head when you drink some bourbon. Bourbon to me is jazz for your brain. That's amazing. It just gets the brain dancing a little bit. It fires some of the right receptors And opens you up a little bit
Starting point is 00:05:45 It doesn't get you You can get annihilated on any kind of spirit Do you get wasted on it? Or you're a sipper? No, I like to sip What, like two drinks a night? Yeah, I mean, I'm a pretty good sized guy I can have a couple of drinks and feel fine
Starting point is 00:05:57 You know what I mean? I mean, I'm 200 pounds So if I have two of those, I'm good If I have three or more I'm getting shit-faced Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's dangerous. It's a little dangerous. It's a slippery slope. For me, I'm a beer and wine drinker,
Starting point is 00:06:10 but once I start, it's hard for me to stop sometimes. You're an alcoholic. Is that what it is? Yeah, that's what it is. That's what... Oh, wow. I didn't know that. I thought I'd just like to have a good time. Well, let me tell you something. Asian drinking culture, I don't care what part of Asia you're in,
Starting point is 00:06:27 you motherfuckers drink, dude. People party. Especially Koreans. Well, Koreans are… And China, I think, too. Japanese, too. But Chinese… No, I'm telling you, dude.
Starting point is 00:06:36 I think so, too. There's not one part of Asia I think doesn't party hard. You know, I have a large bit of FOMO in my life because I moved to this country from Hong Kong when I was 13 That's when people start like going out start like experimenting, you know drinking partying I missed out on all of that and then when I came to America, you know I was like kind of like foreign and like nerdy. So I just missed out on life I feel like when it comes to drinking so they say Asia is fun
Starting point is 00:07:02 But like I don't really know Asia as an adult. I only know it as a child What's your memory as a kid? It was nice. Uh, Hong Kong is like Manhattan. It's like concrete jungle Yeah, you know you walk down. There's a lot of people and a lot of life You know so I was not used to moving to LA if New York is the city that never sleeps Hong Kong is the city that what? Wow, you really put me on the spot there. Hong Kong is the city that never sleeps hong kong is the city that what wow you really put me on the spot there hong kong is the city that never stopped making deals i think yeah it's a deal city it's a wheel and dealy hustly any anyone you meet from hong kong they always they know business how do
Starting point is 00:07:39 you say wheeling and dealing in mandarin what would be the closest way to say that wheeling and dealing or like or like yeah shaking like' and dealin'. Or like, yeah, shaking, like, making some deals. Maybe, let me think of a good Cantonese word. Hang on, hang on, hang on. You can edit this out. The spaces. We'll leave it in.
Starting point is 00:08:00 It takes my brain a sec to, like, turn. I don't know. Let me come back to this. That's fine. You can just edit it out turn i don't know let me come back to that's fine all right well let me say this uh i love you i've known you for years for people that don't know who you are you're an incredibly talented actor uh writer performer comedian uh lover i see you post a lot of pictures of uh girlfriend wife girlfriend. A lover, a sweet lover. It looks like you're very caring. And what else are you to me? Just a sweet human.
Starting point is 00:08:30 A great person. Thanks, man. And we worked together very recently on the movie that's out right now. You can go see Netflix's Meantime featuring Jimmy O. Yang and Andrew Santino. I think Kevin Hart is in it,
Starting point is 00:08:42 but I think it's mostly It's us two on a poster. And then I think there's a guy also named Mark Wahlberg. Make Wal- Make Wal- Make Walman? Is it Mac? Yeah, Mac Walman is on it. Yeah, yeah. And he's good. Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Hart, and they do a great job. Not as good as you and I,
Starting point is 00:08:58 but they're also in the movie. We're the draw, as they say. That's why they gave us the big check. Yeah, that's why it's probably number one on Netflix right now. yep it is i go you know netflix called me and they said do you want to do a movie with us and i said probably not and they said we have you know 126 million with your name on it okay and you know they know my deal is always 150 million so i was confused i said that's interesting you know yeah where's the rest of that money uh-huh and they said jimmy o yang that's what it's going to cost for just his trailer alone yeah yeah yeah they got me yeah and i said dude
Starting point is 00:09:31 keep the money and that if i can act with jimmy again this is what else do i need and that's what i said i don't care uh i'll take a tenth of what you get because that's that's how i feel you know i'm just happy to be there god bless um but you know they were very cordial they were like would you like to act with somebody named kevin hard they made me chemistry test with kevin yeah there was like other actors but i'm like you know let's let's let's do kevin he's good he is pretty good he's surprising him he's not as good as us but he is yeah he's as good as he needs to be i think that kid's gonna have a bright future i don't know dude i'm 50 50 50-50 with him. It could work.
Starting point is 00:10:05 It could not. We were going to work together. You said that the audience can't see, but on my wall is a cue card from when I did Conan. Yes.
Starting point is 00:10:14 And the cue card talks about the show that I was on, which premiered on Yahoo called Sin City Saints. And you were supposed to be on the show. Yes, that was supposed
Starting point is 00:10:20 to be my... I did not bail. I wanted to do it. That was my first series regular role. I was driving Uber, man. You know? Were you really?
Starting point is 00:10:27 This was between season one and season two of Silicon Valley. So I was a guest star. I started as a co-star, like with two lines on Silicon Valley. And you got bumped from there? Well, so get this. Thanks to this show. Okay? Because in between the two seasons, I was like,
Starting point is 00:10:42 I hope Silicon Valley bring me back, even just for a couple episodes, whatever. I would talk to mike judge every now and then he's like yeah we're writing good stuff for you but like you know you never know it never happens so i was auditioning i was auditioning and i finally landed a serious regular role with you on uh sin city saints this basketball show with baron davis yeah baron davis rick fox tom arnold yeah on yahoo i was like this is dream job i love was like, this is a dream job. I love basketball, and this is my serious regular role. My first, like,
Starting point is 00:11:09 that's a huge step. And then they were like, well, you know, either you do this, or you probably won't be able to do Silicon Valley. So, at that time, you know, we were smart enough, me and the team, which was a one-person team at the time, was like, let's go back to HBO and see if they want
Starting point is 00:11:25 to match the offer or like, you know, make you a series regular then. So they did, fortunately. So I became a series regular on Silicon Valley
Starting point is 00:11:34 and then I could not do the Sin City Saints show, unfortunately. Or fortunately because the show was terrible. Was it? It bombed pretty bad. You know who ended up
Starting point is 00:11:42 taking the role? I think Justin Chan took my role. Yes, he did. Who was an amazing actor and now he's an incredible director. Yeah, no, he's awesome. Yeah, he was very cool, man. He was a sweet dude and when you said that too, it just like, you know, you like shoot back in a memory in your brain real fast, but there was a moment where we had to, there was like a, I had to pass a piss test. Oh.
Starting point is 00:12:09 No, no, on the show. Oh, on the show. Yeah, my character. Because you were the mascot, right? No, no, no. I was the, I owned the team. Oh, you were the, who were the mascot?
Starting point is 00:12:17 Who was? I wasn't in the mascot suit. I was the guy that owned the team. Jake Tullis, I think, was my name. Oh, okay. I originally was going to go out for the mascot
Starting point is 00:12:25 because I was on another show. I think I was on, I think I was still on a holding deal. Huh. And, oh, you were on that show where everybody was in the bar. Yeah, that show was real hot.
Starting point is 00:12:37 I was watching that show. I was like, man, I'm jealous of this motherfucker. It killed us fast, dude. They were like, get this thing off the fucking air. It was a cool show, though. It was a good try.
Starting point is 00:12:43 We tried. Yeah. We tried, but, but yeah, so they they So right on the show. I'm the owner of the team and I have to pass a piss test and I'm a drug abuser So we ship in clean piss. Nobody has clean piss that works on the organization We ship in clean piss and we freeze it to get it shipped to the United States. And I say to Justin, I said, you know, uh, go, uh, put this in the microwave and, you know, unfreeze it. Like just get it warms. Cause the woman's going to come to, to, and him and these other characters, they go put it in
Starting point is 00:13:16 and all you hear is a loud boom, like a really loud boom. And the microwave has exploded. And then they all walk in and they all have piss all over their face. But dude, I couldn't hold it in because they would put a little bit in their mouth and when they'd walk in they'd go,
Starting point is 00:13:31 like cough out fake piss and I was losing my shit just because it was just, the visual was so funny of all them walking in soaked in piss and that was like one of those moments
Starting point is 00:13:41 where I was like, this show might be good. It's funny. It's weird. It's unique and Yahoo just shot it right out of the like, this show might be good. It's funny. It's weird. It's unique. And Yahoo just shot it right out of the sky. Well, Yahoo didn't. It was trying.
Starting point is 00:13:49 No, they failed miserably. Because they had two shows. They had this show and the space show with Paul Feig. That's exactly right. Which I heard was awesome. It was awesome. Both of these shows were awesome, but they just… Nobody…
Starting point is 00:14:00 Who would go on Yahoo and start streaming stuff? Nah, they tried. They wanted to make original television shows, and then they just couldn't do it. I think they just need more money. You need that more initial investment. It seems like it's worth it now because this was, what, 10 years ago?
Starting point is 00:14:13 It's a long time, yeah. Imagine if they would start building, like, seven years ago, I think? Seven or eight, yeah. If they were building the Yahoo streaming service for seven years, they'll be crushing it right now. Look, now they're, where are they? I have no idea.
Starting point is 00:14:24 Is anybody Yahoo something? You Google it. Yeah. i don't think i've ever yahoo still my front page on my uh old pc desktop you gotta change it that's about it you gotta change it to anything else oh you know i use yahoo fantasy football that's what i hear a lot actually it's a good platform it's grandfathered in but it's annoying because yahoo i know there's a huge security breach, but also every year or so, my email gets hacked because of Yahoo. 100%. Because I cannot delete it because I need it for fantasy football. You got to use it as your dump email. It's got to be your junk dump email.
Starting point is 00:14:55 It is. Yeah, it is. Like when you go to a store and they're like, can we get your email? And you're like, you got it. I'm going to give you my Yahoo. If it's at Yahoo.com, I don't like you that much. If it's at Gmail, we're friends.
Starting point is 00:15:04 You're my boy. Yeah, exactly. So we it's at Gmail, we're friends. You're my boy. Yeah, exactly. So we did this movie together, which was great. Finally, we were able to reunite and do something fun together. Is this the first time we worked together? Yeah, it is. I think so.
Starting point is 00:15:17 Yeah, because we were going to work together on that. I feel like we probably might have worked together on something that we don't even know. I've seen you in a lot of audition rooms. Yeah, we are. Well, we are the same archetype. When somebody goes, give me a Jimmy O. Yang, Andrew Santino type. It is weirdly. I think we audition for a lot of the same stuff.
Starting point is 00:15:33 Well, I think it's because your looks aside, you're very funny. You're quick. I think we both have a similar sardonic sense of humor and it kind of follows a fun line. This is great. No, no, this is true. I agree. It is.
Starting point is 00:15:43 But you are able to give me as many compliments for me, but really, it's compliments for you. Yeah, it is. You're quick. You're funny. It's for me.
Starting point is 00:15:51 You're cute. Thank you. You know what I mean? Like, that's why people like you for these roles. What are we? And you're quick. Quick, funny, and cute.
Starting point is 00:15:57 Great at improv. And cute. Yeah. Us three are quick, funny, and cute. Incredibly cute. Yeah, well, I mean, you know, look at us. Who's stopping us now?
Starting point is 00:16:04 This is great. Whatever compliments I give you, it's for me. No, yeah, and cute. Incredibly cute. Yeah, well, I mean, you know, look at us. Who's stopping us now? This is great. Whatever compliments I give you is for me. No, yeah, but truth be told, we do kind of follow that same line. I would see a lot of similar guys. For a while, like when I first was going out for auditions, I would see Ian Edwards a lot. And I was like, we are so opposite end of the spectrum. Yeah, personality-wise, everything.
Starting point is 00:16:27 Yeah, dude. Also, he's a black guy. I was like, what the fuck? We're nowhere near each other. But also, Ian and I used to joke about it, that we'd be in the same rooms. But I think it's because they wanted two ends of the spectrum. They're like, give me the crazy, loud, hyper, quick redhead.
Starting point is 00:16:40 Give me the slow, smooth, cool, calm, well thought out. Yeah, because Ian's smooth as shit. And he's extremely smart and very well thought out. I'm fast, but I might miss fast. Huh. You know, like I'm trying to hit home runs. That's all you need. Yeah, I want to hit home runs.
Starting point is 00:16:56 Especially when you're shooting, you get like five takes. You just need one home run. Yeah. Go for a home run every time. But a lot of guys, there's a different comedic sensibility like Ian on camera I'm talking about where like he probably hits a fuckload of doubles and triples.
Starting point is 00:17:12 Like he just knows that it's like chipping away. His vibe is very like, it's very slow and steady wins the race because he's consistently very funny. But anyway, we worked together on this me time show film. We had a great time. We barely got to do anything together together,
Starting point is 00:17:26 which is kind of a bummer. You play a... Should we give it away? Maybe not, actually. Now that I think about it. It's a villainous role, I'll say, but I don't want to... It's kind of like...
Starting point is 00:17:39 I want people to kind of... Figure it out themselves. It's fun. We're doing this thing tomorrow. Are you going to go to this thing tomorrow? Yeah, I want to go to that thing. So on these press days. I can't make it to the press.
Starting point is 00:17:50 I'll be at the premiere. The premiere. On the press days, they ask you so many questions. And sometimes you're like, how do I answer these and have fun? Because sometimes they're just like, what's it like working with Kevin? And you're like, what are you looking for it's all it's
Starting point is 00:18:07 press junkets for people who don't know what we're talking about it's an incredible waste of money and circle check it's insane because these movie studios
Starting point is 00:18:15 or Netflix or whatever will rent out a whole floor at the Four Seasons at the London Hotel and have different actors in different rooms
Starting point is 00:18:23 and it's a media gangbang. Like, you're talking about like big publications like Variety, AP, whatever and then the small ones
Starting point is 00:18:30 it's like whatever, some nerd blog or something that will come in with like 10,000 subscribers and you gotta talk to all of them.
Starting point is 00:18:38 Each of them gets like three minutes. That's it. And these are the little clips where you see like Liam Hemsworth like sitting very uncomfortably in a tall director's chair
Starting point is 00:18:45 Right talking with a poster behind. We're all family Yeah, that's the one thing that we all need to remember is that we're all family and we all had a great time on The movie yeah, like who has ever watched one of those on access Hollywood and be like I am gonna go watch that I wasn't gonna watch this movie now I don't know. They're so they're they're they're they're I'm not good at them, but I'm going to do the right thing and go. Oh, you should. Participate. I participated.
Starting point is 00:19:10 I just couldn't make the one tomorrow. But I think it's all about face and it's all about, you know, it's a team thing. You know, like they ask you, how's it at work? And then you just say how great he is. Of course, he's awesome.
Starting point is 00:19:24 We all know he's Kevin Hart, but you know, he's also a businessman? And then you just say how great he is. Of course he's awesome. We all know he's Kevin Hart. But you know, he's also a businessman. And you know, on a representation standpoint, he's doing so much for everyone. All this, all that. Not that I don't believe in those things. I'm telling the truth, though. I'm going to go, Kevin was a jerk.
Starting point is 00:19:36 He bullied me day one. That's just how it was. He was rude to me, cussed at me constantly, slapped my phone out of my hand. See, that's funny. Yeah, well, that was really what happened. And Kevin, you know. out of my hand. See, that's funny. Well, that was really what happened. And Kevin, you know. And so stop playing. See, that's funny. Stop playing, heart.
Starting point is 00:19:49 Maybe I'm too much of a company man. Yeah, dude, I have to mock it a little bit because it's just so silly sometimes. And also, the soundbite they're looking for, you're not going to give them anyway. That's what it is. It's like, I don't have that in me anyway. So you'll get that from Kevin or Mark or whatever. But again, the movie is about us it's about jimmy and i's
Starting point is 00:20:07 relationship and it should really be focused on us instead of those guys we'd make a good buddy comedy i think so yeah we would and we would captivate china right we get a huge chinese market and an irish market which is also really big yeah the irish Irish market is huge. The OMA O-Yang will captivate the Irish market as well. Right. They do think you're Irish. Jimmy O-Yang. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:20:29 That's why I sell so many tickets. Mostly Irish people in my shows. It's very weird. I do great in Boston. You kill in Boston. Yeah. I kill it in Boston.
Starting point is 00:20:38 Are you touring right now? What are you doing? A little bit. Yeah. I'm ramping up. I was going to shoot a special in January but I think we are
Starting point is 00:20:43 moving up to November. So I'm just hitting it. You was gonna shoot a special in January, but I think we are moving up to November So I'm just hitting it you know Doing some stuff. Why are you moving it up? I got to shoot something in January I just I what is it a pair for I can't I can't talk. Why don't you say it? I can't I can't I can't let me guess I'm gonna try to guess what you're shooting in January. You don't have to say yes or no You're gonna be shooting Silicon Valley the movie You don't have to say yes or no. You're going to be shooting Silicon Valley, the movie.
Starting point is 00:21:08 No, no, no, no. That one I can say no. I just want to build a little suspense. I know. I like that. That was good. It was a good sell. You're doing, I'm probably going to guess it right, so I won't keep guessing. Yeah, yeah.
Starting point is 00:21:17 I think I know it in my head already. Doing a Bobby Lee biopic. Oh, gross. Yeah, I know. So what, you're the after? Yeah, I'm working on that Christian Bale vice body right now. Sorry, Bobby, I love you, man. No, I don't love him at all.
Starting point is 00:21:28 You're the after without a doubt. Actually, he's becoming more of an after. I've talked about that a lot, but he's becoming the after because now that he's single, he's getting in better shape. He's sober and clean as he's ever been. That's great. He's happier.
Starting point is 00:21:40 He feels and looks good. I do think when you clean up a little bit, physically you start eating better and all that stuff, you do look better. The problem is I like the sauce. It's hard for me to put down the sauce. I stopped drinking beer and like mostly wine the last couple of months. Huge difference.
Starting point is 00:21:55 Well, beer is just bloaty. It's bloaty McBloaterson, dude. You look like a swollen fat guy all the time. I love beer so much. What's your favorite beer? What are we talking? Honestly, Coors Light. That's your go-to?
Starting point is 00:22:06 Dude, I mean, if like Sunday you're watching football, there's like nine hours of games. I can't just drink IPAs from 10 a.m. to like 9 p.m. No, that's absurd. You got to just drink like water. You know what I mean? Coors Light is water. Yeah. It gives you a nice buzz.
Starting point is 00:22:21 I don't need to get fucked up. I get it. You know, Patrick Mahomes. My homies. He's a homie. He's a friend. He's your boy? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:22:28 He loves Coors Light. And I mean, he's obsessed. I think he's sponsored by Coors Light. It's great. But he loves that stuff. He can drink it constantly. I can have a couple of those things,
Starting point is 00:22:39 but then at some point, I do want some flavor. Really? Yeah, I do need a little bit. I switch it up. So I do IPA first. Or like a nice flavor. What are we talking? Which one? What's your favorite?
Starting point is 00:22:49 You know what I really like recently is the Wolf Pup. Is that Golden? That's Golden Road. Yeah, right here in LA. I like that a lot. I have a keg raider in my house, so I can do like a smallish six keg of IPA. And then Coors Light. Invite me over.
Starting point is 00:23:05 Yeah, come by. I would love to have a couple beers with you. I don't like drinking beer that much. But once in a while, it's appropriate. Right. It's a live sporting event. You better believe I'm having a beer. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:23:14 Fantasy draft. Come over to your house. Fantasy stuff. Yeah. Football game. I'll have like any of that stuff in the sports world, I'll have one. But otherwise, it just gets me so farty too, dude. Gets me farty, bloaty, gross.
Starting point is 00:23:25 Yeah. Yeah, I just don't feel… I feel slow the next day. From beer. Yeah. Not this stuff. This is the brain juice. This will keep you firing.
Starting point is 00:23:32 But you know what it is? I think maybe I just don't need to do all that much. Yeah. I try to… I ate some vegan stuff. It's true. I felt a lot of energy. Yeah, you feel better.
Starting point is 00:23:43 So much energy. But it's not better. Just because I have energy. I don't know what felt a lot of energy. Yeah, you feel better. So much energy. But it's not better. Just because I have energy. I don't know what to do with my energy. I'm sitting at home watching TV anyways. I don't need all this energy. I'm like, let me actually eat some meatballs so I get sleepy. So then I can go to sleep.
Starting point is 00:23:57 Right. The body needs time to recharge. Energy is not for everyone. Nope. You know? Some people don't need energy. No. And that's the Jimmy O. Yang way. Nope. You know, some people don't need energy. No. And that's the Jimmy O. Yang way.
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Starting point is 00:27:04 Yeah. It's not for everyone. It's not energy. It's not for everybody. Yeah. No, no, no. You got a Don't Need Energy. Yeah. It's not for everyone. It's not energy. It's not for everybody. No, no, no. You got a kegerator at the house. It's great. Who's your team?
Starting point is 00:27:10 You're a big football guy? I love fantasy. I went to school in San Diego. So the Chargers was my team. Didn't love Phillip Rivers. So now I'm just kind of like, I just follow the sport. What didn't you like about him? Too Christian for you?
Starting point is 00:27:23 Too many kids? I don't know. I just felt like I wouldn't want to hang out with him that's a big thing for me you would not want to hang out with him don't want to hang out what pro football player
Starting point is 00:27:30 what starting quarterback do you want to hang out with I'd hang out with Matt Stafford I feel like Staffy would be cool yeah Herbert I don't know
Starting point is 00:27:37 a little quiet maybe that's cool who would you absolutely not hang out with because you can't stand him I mean like right now Deshaun Watson would be absolutely not hang out with because you can't stand them? I mean, like right now? Deshaun Watson would be a hard hang.
Starting point is 00:27:49 You know, for obvious reasons, I feel like. I just don't know. It's like there's an elephant in the room. Like, should I talk to him about it? You're typically not the elephant, though. No, not me. In that case, yeah. You don't look like the elephant that he's used to.
Starting point is 00:28:01 You know, when you get to drinking, you just don't want to like hold back. Well, you're going to take a shot. You're going to make a joke. Yeah. Yeah. You're like, what are you drinking? Do you want a rub and Coke? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:28:14 You're going to throw something at him. Something. You're going to hit him with something. Yeah. What did he get clipped for? 11 games? Yeah. It was six at first and then 11.
Starting point is 00:28:23 Now, I think. Something like that. It is funny, though though in a regular season Why wouldn't you just suspend for an entire season of games? Why pick 11 is I'm it's always weird Like we know why he's coming back the first game. He's back versus the Texans. Oh NFL needs to make money dude. That's very smart. That's exactly why they're doing it cuz I know there's that that's got to be week 12 Or whatever Yeah, yeah, so it must be 12 games. I think 13th is Houston. Okay, so funny man. That's got to be week 12 or whatever? Yeah, so it must be 12 games. I think 13th is Houston.
Starting point is 00:28:45 Okay. So funny, man. That's genius. I know. That is genius for them to do that. That's marketing. That's when you know it's politics, not about...
Starting point is 00:28:53 It's not about... They don't care. There's no morality to that. Yeah, because it's so arbitrary. Yeah, it is. It's like Kareem Hunt kicked a woman in the face. Sure, Ray Rice knocked out a woman. Both horrible.
Starting point is 00:29:07 Both should not be able to come back. But, you know, Kareem Hunt's a little younger. He's still got some legs under him, you know. He's fast, dude. It's like, eh, somebody's going to sign him. How quickly we forget, too. Yeah. Yeah, we forgot.
Starting point is 00:29:17 It didn't even happen, really. It was like... He was on my fantasy team last year. Killed it. You know? Yeah. Yeah. Having an okay year.
Starting point is 00:29:25 Yeah, I think so. I actually won my fantasy league for the first year in about 15 years, maybe 20. And it was just no better feeling. Was it the same guys you, like, grew up with, the guys doing this? Like, high school friends or something? It has changed. Some personnel has changed over the years. But this, I'm only in one league now.
Starting point is 00:29:42 I used to be in, like, two, three, whatever. But, yeah, this is, like, very important important. I got addicted so I had to stop. Oh, it was it was bad I just was paying attention to things that I didn't care about. I was like, why do I give a shit about this? Yeah, well, I was spending too much time on watching football of teams I didn't like or care about and committing to I just it lost a little bit of its love for me for some reason Yeah, well, especially because you have a team it's hard to do both right? You don't have a team like or care about and committing to I just it lost a little bit of its love for me for some reason yeah well especially because you have a team
Starting point is 00:30:07 it's hard to do both right you don't have a team I don't really got a team like basketball I don't play fantasy basketball first of all it's too many games and second of all
Starting point is 00:30:15 I'm a big Clippers fan so I can't I can't root you know what I mean like I'm already rooting for something you got season tickets? I did actually
Starting point is 00:30:22 where were they? um were they good? like third or fourth row behind the basket. So not the best, not like the 50-yard line. Eric Griffin has tickets behind there,
Starting point is 00:30:32 somewhere behind one of the hoops. No, no. He's near Adam, right? Yeah. Well, they share the tickets. But he's on the side side. I'm behind the basket. I shared it with Jeff Dye,
Starting point is 00:30:44 Richard Barrett from the Comedy Magic Club, and Michael Palisak back in the day. I shared it with Jeff Dye, Richard Barrett from the Comedy Magic Club, and Michael Palisak back in the day. Oh, nice. So it was a good crew. And it was like four of us sharing two tickets,
Starting point is 00:30:52 which is great. Yeah. But the thing is, that was still too many and then our rule is we never sell it. So we'll just give it to friends or whatever.
Starting point is 00:30:59 But it became such a hassle to plan. Yeah, it does. Like, do you want to go to Staples that night? Do you want to? It's like, I'll just buy last minute tickets, not that expensive.
Starting point is 00:31:07 It is kind of hard though that there's a high inconvenience level with getting to any sporting event in Los Angeles, which I think is part of the deterrent is like, dude, I don't live that far from really any of the venues, but Dodger Stadium is like impossible to get to. No, yeah. And leaving with the parking? Forget about it.
Starting point is 00:31:27 It's like this is the hardest venue I've ever gotten to in my entire life. Uber. The worst was when the Rams first moved back to LA when they're playing at the Coliseum. Yeah. It took me like, I went to a Green Bay game and it took me like two hours to just get in. The Coliseum was so bad. I remember going to those games and the bathroom lines, because that place is not equipped for that kind of mass amount of people
Starting point is 00:31:47 coming and going. The bathroom lines would be so bad. I would always, every time I went to something there, I'd piss right outside. I'd piss right by the fence. Oh, really? You can get arrested for that, though.
Starting point is 00:31:56 Okay. Arrest me. Well, yeah, and also become like a child predator. Sex offender? It's not true. I looked that up. Is that not true?
Starting point is 00:32:03 No, that's not true. That's not true. That's one of those old urban myths. If for some reason a judge really wants to lose their mind on you, they could do that to you. Chances are it's not going to happen. I have a urinating in public ticket. Really?
Starting point is 00:32:17 This is kind of my thing. How much? Oh, dude, it was when I was in college. I was pissing behind a bar, drinking a beer outside of the bar. California or something? No, it was Arizona. Okay. Which, by the way, the laws are way stricter in fucking Arizona.
Starting point is 00:32:28 Arizona's a red state, dude. That's a bit fucking better. Back up, buddy. What are you doing over here? You're kind of ain't welcome over here, dude. But I feel like- Jimmy Chang. Get out of here, Jimmy Chang.
Starting point is 00:32:37 Laws are stricter in some aspects, but maybe less frowned upon. I feel like it's okay to just have a DUI. It's fine. In Arizona? No, it's okay to just have a DUI. Like, it's fine. In Arizona? No, no, dude. They're crazy out there. When I was in college, everyone does have a DUI
Starting point is 00:32:50 because you have to drive everywhere. Right. But when I was in college, every one of my friends was getting DUIs. I didn't have a car, which kind of saved me, to be honest, from getting a DUI. Although I probably should have had one
Starting point is 00:33:00 because I drove a few times. And I'm not cool with it. But they used to put you in a place called Tent City. Do you know what this is? Sheriff Joe Arpaio used to put you out in the middle of the desert in a fucking tent and you'd wear pink jumpsuits and eat bologna sandwiches. What? You'd sleep in the desert outside
Starting point is 00:33:16 hot as fuck during the day, freezing at night. You can do that? Oh yeah, dude. That's legal to just throw a kid? The Wild West. Arizona was the Wild West. Oh my god. I had a bunch of friends that did it. Tent City, man. Yeah. That seems very inhumane. Oh my God. I had a bunch of friends that did it. Ten City, man. Yeah. That seems very inhumane. Yes, dude.
Starting point is 00:33:28 Yes. Did people die? Nobody died, but it was fucking torture. Jesus. Wow. Teaching you not to drink and drive, huh? So I had my dick out in my hand
Starting point is 00:33:37 pissing behind a bar, a bar that our buddies owned or we knew the guys that ran it. So no one cared. But of course, the cop was like, I'm going to let you finish up. And he was standing behind me and i was like fuck so i did i finished pissing and i finished the beer you finished a beer well i knew i was done i mean it was like i'm gonna get
Starting point is 00:33:54 arrested so what was it just a misdemeanor ticket just a ticket i think it was a yeah some kind of oh i had a community service i remember that i go back into community service and i had to take these alcohol classes so I was in a class with a bunch of like, like alcoholics, like people that had gotten in trouble who were like,
Starting point is 00:34:09 you know, DUIs or car accidents or hit and runs or just multiple arrests for liquor offenses. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But they wanted to teach me a lesson
Starting point is 00:34:16 so I had to be in this class with like, mostly people in their 30s and 40s. Did it make you want to drink alcohol less or more? No, it was the same.
Starting point is 00:34:23 You were just like, I love alcohol. I wasn't going to change. That class wasn't going to shift shit for me. Just because this guy was like, my wife left me. My kids hate me. I was like, I'm 20. I don't give a fuck.
Starting point is 00:34:32 Yeah, that's your issue. Meanwhile, all seven of my kids don't talk to me anymore. So maybe it did catch up. It probably did. But you know, the first step is acceptance. That's right. Cheers to accepting. Now, I say, I'm not an alcoholic.
Starting point is 00:34:46 I'm a booze hound. Big difference. Huh. Okay. Or a booze bag. It's another word I use. Yeah. Because alcoholics, they need the booze.
Starting point is 00:34:55 And I like it. You like it. I just love it. Sure. Yeah. They twitch for it. Right. You know, they shake.
Starting point is 00:35:02 I don't shake. Sure. I mean, I shake my ass after I have a couple of these. That's what they all say. That's what they all say. That's what they all say. What's your biggest vice in life? I'll give you a little more. I think alcohol.
Starting point is 00:35:15 Is this your biggest vice for real? Well, I don't really have any vices, really. I used to smoke a lot of weed in college. I've never really done drugs. Because I don't like going outside just a little bit, man. I'm already catching a buzz. But like, you know, I just like to have a good time. Especially when you're like at a comedy club, you're on the road.
Starting point is 00:35:31 When you do two sets, you know, like two hour sets, like in between sets, I like to drink a few beers. Yeah, why not? It's an adrenaline thing. Like you want to celebrate a little and hang out, you know. And then when I go on a date now with my girlfriend, you know, we have a bottle of wine, you know, and then when I go on date now my girlfriend You know, we have a bottle of wine, you know, and it's nothing bad
Starting point is 00:35:48 But I think if I really want to get like a six-pack and like super healthy like this is not it Oh, do you want a six-pack? No, but I'm just saying like maybe once in my life I want to try to get into tip-top shape. I never tried. I've done it. It's not worth it I promise really a broccoli and rice and stuff. When I was doing- Were you doing it for a role? No. I wanted to be healthier. And when I was doing that I'm Dying Up Here show, I was shredded.
Starting point is 00:36:12 But also, you never saw me. I was wearing clothes anyway. But I wanted to get in crazy good shape in my mind. I just wanted to be healthy because I was shooting and your hours are bad. That show did well, right? No. It was okay. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:36:22 No. I made a lot of stinkers. No. I feel like every show I do, you do, anybody does, it's like, this is going to be the one. Yeah. Showtime. Showtime, baby. HBO.
Starting point is 00:36:33 You know, Silicon Valley was a great show. I was just a small part on it. But shows like that and like even Sin City Saints, it's like, damn, like, you know, this is going to be it. Yeah, you'd think. Space Force, I thought, I was like, yo, gonna be huge. Yo, how could it not be it? I know. I mean, it was still the most wonderful experience,
Starting point is 00:36:49 but it didn't do as well as I think. But your film record is better than your TV record anyway. Mine? Yeah. You think? Yeah, so who cares? Like, the best part is if you get in enough film, it kind of supersedes any bomb you've made on television.
Starting point is 00:37:05 Yeah, well, here's the thing. Bombs on television, nobody will watch. That's my point. It doesn't matter. And then, unless you're... Name all the films you've been in. I can start with the shit ones that you haven't seen. I think you've only seen, like, you've seen Crazy Rich Asians.
Starting point is 00:37:18 You've seen Love Hard. Come on. You've seen, well, Me Time. These are bangers. But there's also, you know, Fantasy Island. The Blumhouse remake that you've never seen. I've never heard of it. Exactly.
Starting point is 00:37:29 Okay, there's also Life of the Party with Melissa McCarthy. I think I know that one. That did well. Yeah, that did well. I think it was a, you know, it could be funnier. But I mean, for me, it's the experiences. You know, I make good friends on that film. Crazy Rich Asians, we're best friends now.
Starting point is 00:37:47 Space Force, we're like family. You know what I mean? That's what I love about these shows. Who else was on Space Force? It was, of course, Steve Carell, John Malkovich, but it's also Ben Schwartz, Tony Newsom, Diana Silvers, Don Lake, who is the funniest guy.
Starting point is 00:38:01 He's an older Canadian guy. And also the writers, like Greg Daniels. Did my boy, Travis Kelsey, do an episode? Didn't he do an episode of that show or something? He did a space show. No, probably not. How do you know Kelsey and Mahomes? I know Pat through Travis.
Starting point is 00:38:17 Oh. We were going to do a project together, and it never worked out, and we kind of stayed friends. I feel like every cool comedian knows, like, basketball, football players. I don't know anybody. Football players, for some reason, we kind of stayed friends. I feel like every cool comedian knows like basketball, football players. I don't know anybody. Football players, for some reason, I kind of know more. I don't know why. Where do you meet them?
Starting point is 00:38:31 And then just out in this world, baby. Out in these streets. You know why? Because you hang out at the store and stuff. A lot of people come through. Sometimes they do, yeah. Well, the store is my home for sure. But those guys I met outside of it.
Starting point is 00:38:42 We became friends outside of the world. It was just kind of a fluke. I was going to do a project with Travis and it never worked out and we stayed close. And over the years, we would just chat. If he's like, I'm in this city, and I'll go, come to a show. Or if I'm over there and I'm like,
Starting point is 00:38:54 yo, you guys are playing in town. Let's link up. And it just was kind of organic. It was never like a... Yeah. But I mean, yeah, the store has a lot of people that come through, but I don't have... There is no like celebrityism. There's nobody that i need to hang out with so the only reason i'm gonna kick
Starting point is 00:39:09 it with you is if i really think you're fun yeah i i don't think like it is like being starstruck i think maybe like the first couple of years you go to emmys or like whatever sure like but now it's like yeah whatever no there's no well there's no there's certainly no for me there's no hollywood person that would make me go, whoa, I couldn't care less. Has anyone made you nervous? No, that's a good question. No, I don't think so. Has anybody made you nervous?
Starting point is 00:39:33 Have you been around someone? Yeah, I get nervous quite a lot, though. Do you really? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Around acting? Around anyone that I think, that I grew up with, especially. Why do you think?
Starting point is 00:39:42 You know. You scared of letting them down? It's like an imposter syndrome, I think, to some degree. Why do you think? You scared to let him down? It's like an imposter syndrome. Do you have imposter syndrome? Don't we all? Oh, you don't. You're a very confident man. No, no, no. I think I have a lot of elements of it, for sure.
Starting point is 00:39:58 I don't think I have the syndrome. Yeah, yeah. I don't think everything I do is the worst thing in the world and I'm not like, I shouldn't be here and I don't belong everything I do is the worst thing in the world, and I'm not like, I shouldn't be here, and I don't belong. I definitely have moments of like, I think there should be a sidebar to imposter syndrome.
Starting point is 00:40:10 I think I have a cousin of it, which is, I still can't believe that we get to do this for a living. That's what it is. It's not that I think I'm garbage, I don't belong. No, you're super talented. Thank you. I think it's more like, holy shit. We're doing it.
Starting point is 00:40:26 I grew up with this guy, and now I'm... Because I never set out to be an actor. Right. I didn't go to Juilliard. I studied fucking economics, you know what I mean? Yeah, man. Journalism. I didn't fucking...
Starting point is 00:40:35 Yeah, I think stand-ups. We have this camaraderie on set because we are lucky to be here. You know what I mean? We never set our path to be here. Right. We're just doing stand-up, and then we happen to be good at this thing also, and then, you know, one job led to another, whatnot.
Starting point is 00:40:51 But then when you're like, holy shit, oh my God, wow, this is Steve Carell, and I am in a scene with Steve. That's wild. It takes a second. But once you get over it right away, now you're deep, right?
Starting point is 00:41:03 You're good. Yeah, but it's like if I have to send... And by the way, Steve Carell is not that talented. You heard me, Steve. I'm talking to you. You're trash, buddy. What have you done that's good? Name one thing you've done that's good.
Starting point is 00:41:15 I do wish there's like not necessarily a roast battle, but if you talk shit down the football field, you can fight. You know what I mean? There's something to settle it. There's nothing to settle it. In our world? In acting or like... We could start fighting. Actors field, you can fight. Yeah. You know what I mean? There's something to settle it. There's nothing to settle it. In our world? In acting or like, you know. We could start fighting.
Starting point is 00:41:28 Actors could start fighting each other. Yeah. Just like a hockey, grab the collar, let's go. I'd be down. Fucking, I just saw a video the other day of Tom Hardy in like a jujitsu open, like a open, you know, like a tournament, but an open tournament. And he was fucking this dude up. Tom Hardy's strong as shit, dude.
Starting point is 00:41:46 Very good at jujitsu. I was watching this dude. He's super talented. What can't he do? I mean, take your wife, take you down, choke you out, and arm bar you. Can you imagine? And your girlfriend or wife gets more turned on
Starting point is 00:41:56 by him beating your ass. And you're like, this guy's already talented and cool. Super hot. He's my crush. He's my Hollywood crush. Is he? Without a doubt. He's hot.
Starting point is 00:42:04 He's like dude hot. He's like a man is he without a doubt he's hot he's like he's like dude hot he's like a that's why i like him he's a guy you know i mean i don't want like a boy crush i want i i want like a fucking dude who smokes he might spit on you when you're fucking you know what i mean like someone that kind of does that make you more straight less straight like what what is that is that blurred. Yeah. You know, it was very obvious when I was like, I'm not gay. There's just no way because girls would be like, that guy's really hot. And I'm like, I don't know. It doesn't click.
Starting point is 00:42:34 It doesn't click. I only like guys that's in like the... I can see it. It's a six pack and they're jacked. I'm like, oh, girls should think that guy's hot. But then girls go, we don't like that. Yeah, we don't like that. So maybe it's your thing.
Starting point is 00:42:46 So, yeah. What are we finding out about you that you don't know? That I think I'm attracted to muscular men. Exactly. You like jackdads. That's what it is, yeah. Are you in the gym at all? No, never been to the gym.
Starting point is 00:42:58 God bless. That's great. But I do. You're a naturally skinny guy, though. Yes, yes, but it's the energy thing, okay? Like, I don't need all the energy. But also, like, there was, like, maybe four years where I started making some money
Starting point is 00:43:13 doing stand-up and, like, Silicon Valley. And I would, like, go to improv and then go to, like, Tatsu Ramen at, like, 2 a.m. Because I was like, hey, I'm bulletproof. I got money and then I'm skinny, you know? And then after four years of that and not exercising, literally living in a one bedroom,
Starting point is 00:43:30 not even moving. I was, I just felt like shit. Like every other week, I would just get sick and I just felt horrible. You never got fat though. I've never seen you fat.
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Starting point is 00:47:37 I see it, yeah. It's like, it might not show, but my arteries are probably like not good. They're not working. Yeah. So,
Starting point is 00:47:43 at least I move around now. Like I garden, I cook. Some motherfucking gardens? Yeah, man. What are you growing in your garden? I'm all about,
Starting point is 00:47:51 oh man, I just grew a bunch of habaneros. I see you cook online. I see that. But you grow all that shit? It's all pandemic, man. It's all pandemic shit. You know,
Starting point is 00:47:59 I garden. I grow a bunch of tomatoes. I made my own tomato sauce. Bro. Yeah. It's great. And now, a lot of Thai chili peppers coming in. I got one habanero plant that I bought for like $6 at Home Depot.
Starting point is 00:48:11 It's got like 300 habaneros on it. And who needs 300 habaneros? I mean. I can't even give it away. Give it away to fans when they come to a show. Yeah, that's true. You guys want habaneros? I thought about starting a stand at the farmer's market. Why don't you
Starting point is 00:48:26 do it? I don't know. It would be too many selfies. It would be weird. And I would try to sell my habaneros for like too much. How much? What are we talking? Well, I would at least sell it for a dollar which is four times the market price. So? It raffles us a quarter. Supply demand. That's true, but
Starting point is 00:48:41 this is what I'm doing. Actually, when I get home tonight, after this, I am gonna ferment a bunch of these habaneros. Okay. Along with some pineapple, some peaches, some onions, and make hot sauces. Look at this, bro. Yeah, I'm all about it. Could you, would you have your own line? You know how, like,
Starting point is 00:48:57 a lot of people have their own tequilas, their own whiskeys, or whatever. You should have your, you can have your own hot sauce? Maybe. Let me see how this experiment goes. It will not be sustainable for me to, like, like, if I make it, I'll have to. Well, you sell it to have your own hot sauce? Maybe. Let me see how this experiment goes. It will not be sustainable for me to, like if I make it, I'll have to- Well, you sell it
Starting point is 00:49:08 to a distributor and they do it. A co-packer or whatever. What are we going to call it? I got it already. What is it? Oh, yang. Oh, that's good.
Starting point is 00:49:17 Oh, yang. Like with like four A's. Oh, yang. But it's O-H-H. Oh, yang. That's good. Oh, yang. That's good. Oh, yeah. That's what you do when you eat it.
Starting point is 00:49:27 Oh, yeah. One of those old 90s commercials. Yeah, yeah, yeah. They'll like take a bite of a wing. They go, oh, yeah. I like that. Yeah, that's it. You want to be in my commercial?
Starting point is 00:49:35 I'd love to. Great, great. Are you paying? I don't know. I got to do a kick down for free. You sell the company for like a billion like Clooney did for his tequila. And I'm like, wait a minute. I'm calling you.
Starting point is 00:49:44 I'm like, Jimmy, you didn't pay me any money. You're like, I got to go, man. Yeah. I feel like tequila is to play. Alcohol is high margin. I'm not sure of hot sauce. People are willing to pay more than like $5 a bottle. You know what I mean?
Starting point is 00:49:55 Like, yeah. Nowadays, I feel like I get hot sauce just like given to me in a gift package of something. I have so many hot sauces. I feel like it just like ends up there. I'm like, how did we buy this? We didn't buy this. Yeah. And they're like, nah, we got it in a thing that was in a thing. so many hot sauces. I feel like it just like ends up there. I'm like, how did we buy, where did this, we didn't buy this? Yeah. And they're like,
Starting point is 00:50:06 nah, we got it in a thing that was in a thing. Too many gift packs. A lot of gift packs and this is a good thing to brag about. A lot of gift,
Starting point is 00:50:13 what's the best gift you've ever received? Like in a gifting suite or like in a gift pack? Either or. Well, I would say HBO used to have good ones
Starting point is 00:50:21 and I got one that's just like a carry-on bag that I still use till today. Like a tote bag kind of type thing? No, no. Like a wheelie bag from the Swiss Army Knife brand.
Starting point is 00:50:32 Oh, Swiss. Fucking awesome, yeah. Free plug. See, this is your gifting suite. It's paid off. It paid off. Thank you.
Starting point is 00:50:38 Victorinox. Yeah. You're welcome, HBO. Yeah. That was the nice thing you got, huh? I never get shit good. A lot of women's stuff. They're like, Marc Jacob makeup. It's the nice thing you got, huh? I never get shit good. A lot of women's stuff. They're like, Marc Jacob makeup.
Starting point is 00:50:47 It's like awesome. And I would give a bunch of stuff to my mom. Oh, that's nice. Yeah. But it's never... I never got anything good. Ever. And then you hear of people on shows that get really dope shit.
Starting point is 00:50:57 And you're like, how come I've never been on a show that got dope shit? I guess some New Balance that was kind of tight. That's cool. Stuff like that, you know. But like how many more sweatpants do I need? None. You're out. You're good.
Starting point is 00:51:07 You've got all of them. Yeah. I'm good. I don't know what show I heard. Somebody gave everyone a Rolex on something, you know? Oh, wow. You know, it's like one of those like modern family type of shit. You know what I mean?
Starting point is 00:51:16 Well, okay. Okay. We just, I guess I was talking about gift boxes. Like if it's, you know. Oh, have you gotten some other good shit? Steve actually gave us something very nice. Come on, say it. I don't know. It was a watch. He us something very nice. Come on, say it.
Starting point is 00:51:26 It was a watch. He gave everyone a watch. It was awesome. Is that it right there? It's not it. It was Omega Speedmaster, which is the moon watch, which is Space Force. That's so cool. That was incredible. So he gave everybody a watch.
Starting point is 00:51:39 Did he inscribe it or anything? He did. And what does it say? From SC to whoever, you know. From SC to whoever. Yeah, it just says whoever. Whoever, they just wrote whoever? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Starting point is 00:51:50 I was, I am such an idiot. I thought I was the only one that got that one. I was so happy. Jimmy. I don't know why I thought that. And then Ben Schwartz hit me. He was like, oh my God, did you get it? I was like, huh?
Starting point is 00:52:05 What did you, you tell me first. What did you get, a bottle of wine? Like, what did you get? And he got a watch, and then I was like, fuck, oh, everybody got one. That's when you up it. You go, yeah. Steve, nicest man on the planet.
Starting point is 00:52:15 I can imagine. Yeah. That's when you up it and you go, yeah, dude, that car is so fast that he got, that's nuts, right? You have the car, you got the car? Yeah. Oh, you got a, which,
Starting point is 00:52:26 which model did you get? The Ferrari is what we got. Ferrari, yeah you have the car you got the car yeah oh you got a which which model did you get the Ferrari is that what you got I got so you got a Camry you got a Camry can you imagine yeah I think the most boss move
Starting point is 00:52:34 if he gave people a watch I think that's a cool thing to do yeah if I ever did that I would misspell everyone's name on purpose oh that's cool I'd write from Andrew Santino
Starting point is 00:52:42 to Johnny O Chang or some shit. I would do it just as a nice little kiss. To Bobby Lee. Just say… For you to Bobby Lee. That's much worse if you just say another person's name.
Starting point is 00:52:53 Yeah, well, that's insulting. You know what's crazy? I've never been confused with Bobby. But weirdly, people confuse me with Ken Jeong a couple of times. Shut up. I swear to God. You don't look anything like Ken Jeong. That's what I'm saying.
Starting point is 00:53:05 And he got like 20 years on me. And then, like, I was at the improv. Wait, let me see it now. Oh, I see it. No, you don't. No, of course not. Yeah. I was at the improv.
Starting point is 00:53:15 And then this agent came up to me. I forget what agent. Did you just say Asian came up to me? Agent. Okay. You have to be clear on that. No, no, no. Agent.
Starting point is 00:53:24 Agent. By the way, are there any Asian agents? There are a couple. Do you have Asian agents? I Okay. You have to be clear on that. No, no, no. Agent. Agent. By the way, are there any Asian agents? There are a couple. Do you have Asian agents? I do. I have one. You better.
Starting point is 00:53:30 I have an Asian agent that's actually Jewish. An Asian Jewish agent? Yeah. This is wild. That's the type of agent you want. What's his or her name?
Starting point is 00:53:39 Her name is Annabelle Young. And Young is actually her Jewish family sign name. But it could also function as a Chinese name. She's touching all the bases. I know. That's why she's an agent. Annabelle Youngman.
Starting point is 00:53:53 Yeah. Annabelle Youngstein. What's a traditional Chinese first name? For a woman. You mean like actually in Chinese? No. An American. What are most American Chinese girls named?
Starting point is 00:54:10 Is that a thing? Sure. I mean, you can just name yourself anything. Yeah, but there's common ones, you know? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Maybe Jessica? Jessica's common? I think.
Starting point is 00:54:20 I don't know. I don't hang… What's Jimmy in Chinese? So my Chinese nickname that my parents call me is Jing. So it's like close to Jimmy, I think. I don't know. I don't hang… What's Jimmy in Chinese? So my Chinese nickname that my parents call me is Jing. So it's like close to Jimmy, I think. Jing? Yeah. Yeah, Jing's tight.
Starting point is 00:54:31 So it's like… Why wouldn't you go with Jing? You should have gone with Jing. It's like Jing Yang. It's like Jing Yang. Jing Yang is tight, dude. But anyways, this agent came up to me. I was at the bar at the improv.
Starting point is 00:54:39 And he was like, Hey, man. Congratulations on Ride Along 2. And I'm like… Oh, did I… No, I didn't audition Ride Along 2. And I'm like, oh, did I? No, I didn't audition for that movie. Did I get the, like, you know someone? I don't know.
Starting point is 00:54:51 Like, is he a producer? He was like, no, I heard you got a part, man, on Ride Along 2. I was like, oh, okay. I don't know. Oh, maybe you know more than I do. And I left and I went home. I think Ken Jeong was in that movie. So sad.
Starting point is 00:55:03 Yeah. You don't look anything like Ken Jeong. Yeah, weird. Yeah, who do you think you... Do you have a doppelganger? Do you think you look like someone that's famous? Could you play someone in a biopic? Huh.
Starting point is 00:55:14 Hard to say. Maybe the girl from Squid Games. You do kind of look like that chick. Somebody tweeted that. Somebody tweeted that. Which is a compliment. She's a Louis Vuitton model. Yeah, she's a babe.
Starting point is 00:55:24 You know what I mean? Well, so that means you're a babe. Totally fine with me.itton model. Yeah, she's a babe. You know what I mean? Well, so that means you're a babe, you know? Well, I don't know. Does that translate? You gotta grow your hair out a little bit. Yeah, yeah. I used to have much longer hair. Why'd you cut it? Well, now it's just for convenience. I think I'm more adult now. I can cut it.
Starting point is 00:55:36 But I used to have it like real long after college. And I'll go on auditions and I think people don't know how to place me. Like, oh, you know, you look more like uh you know like a not nerdy but like you know like a more sweet innocent guy you know but then you have to like this long weird hair like they don't know what's your type a dirt bag they don't know that you're a no they don't they know I don't look like a dirt you're a ne'er-do-well you're a troublemakeraker. I mean, for you, you spent… Were you in prison for six or seven years, right? Couple. Oh, if you count the two in Hong Kong, yeah, that'll be eight.
Starting point is 00:56:08 I mean, you're a tough guy. And once you got out of the gang, once you were out of that gang that you grew up in, did they ever come back for you to try to jump you back in? No, that's why I moved to America. You know, a lot of laser removal surgery. And how old were you when you moved to America? 13. So the gang was what?
Starting point is 00:56:24 From like 9 to 13 is… Yeah, well, I was in the youth section of an adult gang that's why i was so hard you know the youth section yeah yeah all right y'all are everyone 12 and under you're on here for the for the meeting yeah it's like the world cup the u20 section you're over there do you follow uh football soccer i used to man that's a sport I grew up playing but in America like No one gives a shit. Yeah, it's like I was forced to, I used to think football was so stupid cause I didn't understand the rules and everybody's like, hey man you watching the Super Bowl? I still remember like, my first year was in America was 2000, was that the Ravens year?
Starting point is 00:57:01 When Ravens, Ray Lewis won his first Super Bowl. Mmm. Was that right? 2000, 2001. Oh, no, no, no. Maybe that was the Raiders and Bucks. Now I have to see. Super Bowl 2000. Was it Giants and Ravens?
Starting point is 00:57:14 And Ravens beat them. Could be right. Super Bowl 2000, Georgia Dome in Atlanta. And it was Rams and Titans. No, it's the one after that. That's why I said 01 is what I think you're talking about, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
Starting point is 00:57:32 But it's okay. You miss. Sometimes you miss. Yeah. Yeah. You can't be right all the time. You're right often, but you can't be right all the time. I intentionally miss, so I seem more human.
Starting point is 00:57:41 Oh, I get that. Yeah. So this was the Ravens and the Giants. What was the score? Do you remember the final score? This would blow my mind if you got this. Oh, I get that. Yeah. So this was the Ravens and the Giants. What was the score? Do you remember the final score? This would blow my mind if you got this. It was a defensive game. I don't think either side scored a touchdown.
Starting point is 00:57:51 I think it was like 13-9 or something, right? No. No? 34-7. Okay. Ravens beat that ass. Oh, they scored defensive touchdowns. Neither side scored offensive touchdowns was what it was.
Starting point is 00:58:02 That's really? Is that what happened? I swear. Because Trent Dilfer because Trent Dilfer Trent Dilfer my dude that's crazy but anyways I didn't know like everybody's like hey man you watch
Starting point is 00:58:13 I'm like no I don't know football it's stupid it's a stupid sport but the thing is I think everybody liked it and I want to be part of the culture I want to be American instead of like hey continue to watch soccer and be like the weird foreign kid. So I got into it and I think once I get into something, I get really into it. And now football is by far my favorite sport.
Starting point is 00:58:32 That's your thing? Yeah, that's my thing. I guess baseball has always been my shit. For some reason, I've always loved baseball. I think you got to, did you grow up watching and playing it? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:58:41 See, I never did. So I think I don't, I don't get the pacing of it baseball is big in asia though right yeah because asians are actually good at baseball some of them are incredible who's the best asian baseball player of all time well do you count it's with shohei otani or uh the the japanese guy that used to play for uh ichiro suzuki yeah is that his name ichiro yeah yeah he was awesome i I didn't say it with the accent, but out of respect, you know? That's okay.
Starting point is 00:59:08 What's this thing on your hat, by the way? I can't tell. It's a lucky cat, you know? You see in Chinese restaurants, the thing that goes... Yeah, we have them all over the studio. Oh, yeah, I saw that. In the other room, yeah.
Starting point is 00:59:17 We got them everywhere. What's up with that? People send them. Huh? Is it part of the theme of a show, or...? It's just Bobby. Oh, okay. It's just because Bobby...
Starting point is 00:59:24 Like Asian, like, let me send you some generic Asian shit some Asian bullshit yeah everyone's like can we send you some Asian bullshit nice nice I like that we get so many chopsticks sent to us as a bid
Starting point is 00:59:32 really nobody sends me Asian bullshit cause I think they don't want to offend me but I would appreciate Asian bullshit send Jimmy some Asian bullshit and look right here
Starting point is 00:59:41 this is his address that's actually his home address we're putting it up right here on the screen right there so please send some Asian bullshit and look right here. This is his address. That's actually his home address. We're putting it up right here on the screen. Right there. So please send some Asian bullshit to his home address.
Starting point is 00:59:48 He will take offense to nothing. Yeah. In fact, you know what? That's his phone number right there as well. That's his home address and his phone number.
Starting point is 00:59:55 And it's jimmyoyang at yahoo.com. Is there a dot after O? Is it jimmyoyang? There's dots everywhere. Yeah, yeah. Oh, you have to just find out where the dots are.
Starting point is 01:00:04 He's not going to tell you that part. He'll tell you what it is. You figure it out. You got to figure it all out. You know what's crazy? I've actually heard like, you know, like very green, new writers, new comedians, they want to send their tape or script to a studio exec or somebody, right? They literally just guess and send it to andrew.santino at nbc.com
Starting point is 01:00:25 And I'll say maybe 50% of the time they would get to somebody. But how would they know? They're never going to respond. They're not going to respond but they would figure it out and be like,
Starting point is 01:00:36 oh, yo, that's a real email because you get like a vacation response or something. I did that one. barackobama at gmail.com No, it's not. That is?
Starting point is 01:00:45 barackobama at gmail.com So everyone knows?'s not. That is. BarackObama at gmail.com. So everyone knows? Or he changed it now? He changed it, but he hit me back. No, he didn't. Yes, he did. No, he didn't. What did he say?
Starting point is 01:00:52 Yes, he did. I said, what up? And he was like, what's going on? Check out my new show on Netflix. Yeah, he's like, I just landed a killer ass deal with Netflix. And I was like, oh, it's sick. Congrats. And then he was like, where are you at this weekend?
Starting point is 01:01:03 And I just told him I was on tour. And then he said, are you ever going to come back to the house? And I have to stop by. I haven't said hi to him or Michelle in so long. I feel like I really need to. I owe them. Yeah. You know?
Starting point is 01:01:15 Yeah, yeah, yeah. And the last time we went out to dinner with the Obamas, they paid for the dinner. Oh, that's nice. Well, it was annoying. The United States of America paid for that dinner. He didn't. But he didn't even let me try to take out my credit card.
Starting point is 01:01:24 He paid right away. So it pissed me off. I said, He didn't, but he didn't even let me try to take out my credit card. He paid right away. So it pissed me off. I said, Obama, dude, next time, like, let me try to pay. At least make an attempt. And he won't. And he won't. He was a good guy. Are you the guy that does that thing at dinner?
Starting point is 01:01:34 If you have a dinner with a group of friends, do you like picking up the tab? In the beginning, when I was first starting to make it, you know, absolutely. I would go out of my way to do it. But now, I don't want to be it but now i don't want to be an asshole i don't want to be like too i got it hey i got money yeah let me know no no no it's like i would but if it's like a round of drinks or whatever something simple sure but if it's at dinner um or i'll just say hey let me pay for you guys in badmami and half the time people forget or they pretend to forget and i'm fine with that yeah if And if they want to Venmo me, then it's fine.
Starting point is 01:02:05 This is the best part. I'll say that sometimes. If someone goes, come on, man. And I'll go, just you can Venmo me or something. I don't have Venmo. It's great. Oh, that's awesome. That's the trick.
Starting point is 01:02:14 You know? Just Zell me. Whatever app you don't have. Be like, that's the only one I use. But you don't have it. They won't find you either. Let me tell you this dilemma. You know, since we're talking about money.
Starting point is 01:02:25 Yeah, please. I'm the commissioner of my fantasy football league. You know. As it were, yeah. Yeah, the league dues used to be 100 bucks now it's 200.
Starting point is 01:02:32 We like have different things and stuff. One guy. Uh-oh. Refused to pay. Mark? Yeah. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:02:41 Yeah. What does he, why does he not want to pay? He just, I mean, he's a struggling comic but half of the people are struggling comics
Starting point is 01:02:48 you can always put together $100, $200 the thing is, as a friend $200, whatever, I want to hang out with you it's fine, I can even cover you $200 but as the commissioner you know what I mean? I want to win money in my fantasy football league
Starting point is 01:03:04 and it's unfair to everyone. And this has been years and years and years. And I always have empty threats. I'm like, you don't pay by the state. You don't pay by the draft. You're out. So this year, I'm putting my foot down. And I'm very afraid that he might actually get kicked out. I really want to know who it is so bad.
Starting point is 01:03:19 No, no. I don't think you know him. Oh, okay. Well, you want to make a speech to him real quick? Go ahead and look at that camera and tell him how you really feel because he might listen look um mike look mike look mike s uh uh no his name is not mike or s um please pay your league dues and if not ask me to break your fucking knees. Ask me to borrow money. Like, borrow money, but ask... It's like, hey, man, I need $200 for rent. Give you $200. And it goes to that.
Starting point is 01:03:50 And then just don't... You know what I mean? Don't, like, not respond to my texts, bro. Then I don't know... Like, then it gets awkward. He shows up at the draft. Yep. Everybody knows he hasn't paid, you know.
Starting point is 01:04:01 He shows up at the game. I'm like, hey, dog, when are you going to pay? Pay up, dog. Just pay up, man. Well, dude, if you don't pay up, I went the other game. I'm like, hey, dog, when are you going to pay? Pay up, dog. Just pay up, man. Well, dude, if you don't pay up, I went the other route. I said we're going to physically cause harm to you. That's the mafia way. You know, pay or we break your fucking kneecaps.
Starting point is 01:04:13 There you go. Pay up or it's over. Double threat. All right, you got kids? Not anymore, buddy. You want kids? Not anymore. Bing.
Starting point is 01:04:23 That's the one. Bat to the nuts. Bat to the nuts. Bat to the nuts. I never had that issue, but I guess, you know, look. I do have the thing sometimes when someone says they'll pay you back and they never do
Starting point is 01:04:32 and I let it go. I'm always like, fuck it. That's fine. I'm telling you, it's just because I'm the commissioner of the league. So you got to be kind of authoritative. Otherwise, it's fine.
Starting point is 01:04:40 You don't pay me back 200 bucks. It's totally okay, man. It is what it is. Yeah. But also, I'm going to hold it against you for the rest of your life. You're that guy? No. No.
Starting point is 01:04:50 But I'll think about it sometimes. I would say this, though. That's annoying. Somebody borrow, say, 200 bucks. I let anyone borrow 200 bucks. Callers. Give me 200 bucks. Callers of yours.
Starting point is 01:04:59 You guys can… By the way, call that number and ask for 200 bucks. Yeah. Ask for 200 bucks. But the thing is, it's a good judge of character, I think. Because it's the best use of money. If you don't pay me back, I don't have to talk to you anymore. That's it.
Starting point is 01:05:14 You showed your true color. You know? Right. Or, I mean, unless you're like truly struggling. Then whatever. Then it's a different tale. But other than that, I think it's a good investment. But usually, honestly, everyone have different tale. But other than that, like I think it's a good investment. But usually, honestly,
Starting point is 01:05:26 everyone have been great. Like people always ask me, it's like, hey man, after you made it, has a lot of people asked for money? I'm like, zero. No one. Zero.
Starting point is 01:05:35 I've given one friend money. You offered? I, it was like a negotiation, but I was like, it's not going to be borrowed. It's going to be given. Okay.
Starting point is 01:05:49 I don't want to think about somebody owing me money. So it's over. I gave the money and it went away. The friend went away or the thing went away? Oh, the friend went away. No.
Starting point is 01:05:58 No, you give a couple of bucks and then you just say, let's not talk about it. It didn't happen. That's good. And I don't want the money back and it didn't exist. That's nice. Because then there's want the money back and it didn't exist. That's nice. Because then there's a thing in a relationship.
Starting point is 01:06:07 Borrowing money to your friends. I'll say this to our fans. Just do it. It's tough, yeah. Just give someone money if they need it and you have it and you can help and then don't think about it, don't talk about it. Or I suggest you trade them something. An empty bottle of whiskey. You know, something.
Starting point is 01:06:24 Something. Yeah, give me a swap. An ashtray, a coaster. Here you go. Give me the coaster. I'll bottle of whiskey. You know something? Something. Yeah, give me a swap. An ashtray, a coaster. Here you go. Give me the coaster. I'll sell you some. Right. I'll give you the 400 bucks. So mentally you feel good about it.
Starting point is 01:06:32 Give me your girlfriend. Yeah. Easy trade. Yeah, exactly. One night, 200 bucks. Let's go, babe. Kick rocks. Come on.
Starting point is 01:06:40 Go do the thing for me. Yeah. Go sleep with one of my friends. It's an easy trade exactly well good thing about comedy is I think you can have friends open for you
Starting point is 01:06:48 that's money okay there you go who opens for you when you go on tour oh my buddy Derek Keener usually opens for me amazing guy he lives in Arkansas
Starting point is 01:06:56 actually what black comic amazing amazing so funny little rock no he lives in a place called Texarkana
Starting point is 01:07:04 Texarkana Texarkana it's between Texas literally a border town between Texas and Arkansas I know it yeah but he's awesome super funny guy
Starting point is 01:07:12 and I met him years and years ago on like a weird hell gig in LA or in like Ontario actually and I just remember
Starting point is 01:07:19 how funny he was and also how professional he was and how he took care of everyone he made sure he got all of our money. How did you meet this guy?
Starting point is 01:07:27 That's how I met him on that show. On the gig. That was the first time you ever met him. And I didn't know the man. They paired you guys, huh? Yeah, and he was so kind and he took care of me. And that was back when I was nobody, I was just a buddy. So now even like when we go out like out of town like he makes sure everything's cool. Mm-hmm.
Starting point is 01:07:43 Sounds cool, you know know people's not bothering me whatever it may be right huge and i think that's what a lot of times young comics don't understand it like hey i'm funny enough i'm i'm just gonna open and then i'll fucking go get drunk nah help me out yeah help me out a little bit help me out yeah i don't need you to be my tour manager but i appreciate the little stuff well because it helps you know yeah because there's a million funny people out there. Oh, maybe not. I don't know about a million.
Starting point is 01:08:07 Maybe not. There's a good amount. There's a few. Yeah. There's probably six. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:08:12 Yeah. Or like at least three friends you can call that will be happy to come. Yeah, exactly. But, you know, just be a good pal on the road. Just be a pal. Yeah. Stop that other stuff. Yeah, but check him out.
Starting point is 01:08:23 Derek Keenan, man. He's awesome. And one thing we've been doing just inadvertently is he has never tried any food. What? He's never… Cat doesn't eat food? He's never tried sushi, never tried even a miso soup, never tried a soup dumpling. Nothing.
Starting point is 01:08:38 So I would take him out to Boston and then we'll go to a Chinese restaurant and have him eat soup dumplings. Uh-huh. And some of those videos, they don't know like say he's my opener or whatever just like my black friend and like it just went viral and it's like really funny just on my of him doing eating yeah yeah he just never reached he just never went uh outside of his little circle of whatever he yeah I guess Texas or Canada they don't even have like well I imagine they don't have sushi anything they see you down there they freak the fuck out. He saw... What are you doing here, dude? Probably. You lost?
Starting point is 01:09:06 He... You know, we ordered a bowl of miso soup. You know, he looked at it. He was like, what are those little cubes of cheese in there? I was like, no, it's tofu. And he's never eaten tofu. You could lie to him and be like, yeah, that is cheese. Yeah, that is cheese. It's the kind of cheese he'll never know.
Starting point is 01:09:18 Very soft, unfermented cheese. Say his name. Derek Keener. Derek Keener. Shout out to D. Keener. Yeah, man. Wherever you are in the world. D.K. go watch Me Time
Starting point is 01:09:28 everyone if you have a chance go see us on Netflix we're in a a new movie with Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg who play our assistants on the show
Starting point is 01:09:36 they're below us obviously on the call sheet as well thank you dude for being here I hope you enjoyed the sauce thanks for having me man this is great this is incredible really fun
Starting point is 01:09:44 I will see you tomorrow night. Congrats to you, dude. Honestly. And I know what you're shooting in January or whatever and congrats on that. Okay? Thank you, brother.
Starting point is 01:09:50 It's going to be huge. As it were, we end the show the same way. You look in that camera right there and you say one word or one phrase that's going to end the episode. It's cemented in history forever
Starting point is 01:10:01 as the end of Jimmy O. Yang's episode on Whiskey Ginger. One word or one phrase you choose. When you're ready, go ahead. You lay low, Moe. And scene. What does that mean? It means fuck your mother.
Starting point is 01:10:20 In here, we pour whiskey, whiskey, whiskey, whiskey, whiskey. You're that creature in the ginger beard. Sturdy and ginger. Like vampires, the ginger gene is a curse. Gingers are beautiful. You owe me $5 for the whiskey and $75 for the horse. Gingers are hell no. This whiskey is excellent.
Starting point is 01:10:41 Ginger. I like gingers.

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