I was watching a home movie from when I was a kid. My parents used to record us on a camcorder and send the videos to Lebanon for my grandparents to see. My mom asked me to say "hi" to my grandparents, and instead of blowing a kiss, I would kiss my hand and throw it at the camera like a baseball (pretty good bit).
Doing You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes meant a lot to me. I listened to that show a lot when I was getting started...I think I listened to that podcast for a year straight and nothing else. It's how I learned about so many of my favorite comedians. Thinking that there could be a kid like me...listening to my episode is a very surreal feeling. Thanks, Pete!
A reporter from the local paper interviewed me to help promote the show. She ended up coming to the show, got completely hammered during my set, and then called me a terrorist. That is the state of journalism in Fort McMurray.
At the end of the movie 8 Mile, Eminem's character, B-Rabbit, starts his final battle rap by dissing himself—it's a powerful moment about vulnerability and self-acceptance. I aim for that kind of honesty in my performances.
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