Name: Andrew Santino | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #517
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Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Andrew Santino | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #517' from Theo Von on Comedy Buff. Published 2024-07-16. Transcript available.

Andrew Santino | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #517

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Today's guest is a stand-up comedian. He's a podcaster. He's my friend. And I'm
just really
grateful that he's coming in today. You know him from his podcasts, Whiskey,
Ginger, and Bad
Friends. He's got a bunch of new tour dates coming up for his fall tour. I'm
grateful to spend time
with Mr. Andrew Santino with Mr. Andrew Santino.
Shining that light on me
I'll sit and tell you my stories
Shine on me
And I will find a song
I'll be singing
Almost
Fucking Fitzsimmons
Greg Fitzsimmons
What's wrong with him?
He's finally coming out
No
After all these years, because I'm sick of it, I can't, I don't want to hide it
anymore.
I'm tired
Dude, I went to dinner with a buddy of mine the other day
Came out of the closet
At dinner?
Yeah, before we even ordered appetizers, I'm like
Let me get something in my belly first before I hear that kind of news
Well, let me get something in my mouth if you've had something in yours
You know what I'm saying? That's how I know
It's like, yeah, bro
Because it was, there was nothing to do, you know
I didn't realize how nervous I would get if somebody was like
I guess like immediately gay in front of me
Or like they, you know, it was like a reveal
I don't know if it's called like revealing
It's called a surprise
Yeah, surprise, surprise, I'm gay
Yeah
But is it a surprise? Because we usually know
I
We almost always know you don't have a good
This, I had no idea
I have a really good gaydar
Really?
Really good
My uncle used to get the hiccups if somebody was gay around him
Right, yeah, you get congested
He just couldn't handle it
I think there was something inside of him
The Lord, maybe
And you'd see him start to fucking kind of bubble up a little
Like a fucking
Like he was made out of champagne, you know
Just, you know
Dude, the crazy, here was the crazy part though, dude
Years later, it's just
He started getting around his son
And then he started fucking losing his mind
Because he thought his son was gay
And he wasn't
We don't know
We don't know
We don't know
You know, at higher altitudes, I think people
There's more gay people at higher altitudes
Can you look that up?
I think there might be
Well, it does make sense
They're more exposed
Yeah, higher altitudes
Wow
People at higher altitudes have more
Yeah, right
Wow
You know, it says who should not go to high altitudes
Should gay people go to high altitudes or no?
Well, it says sickle cell
So brothers aren't allowed up there
Yeah, no way
But you know, it's closer to God
So, you know, you're up there
You gotta be careful
He likes who he likes
That's right
That's all we're saying, dude
Andrew, thanks for coming in, dude
Thank you, man
It's been a minute
Really, really appreciate it, bro
Congrats on Bad Friends
All the success you guys have had
Thank you, man
Ditto
I miss you
I miss you ever since you went to Nashville
We miss you like crazy
We talk about you like you're gone
You're not dead, but you're gone
We just don't see you as much
It's different
I know
It's a lot different, man
Yeah, how's it felt like
What is the comedy scene like?
Because you've been here the whole time
I know you had thought about maybe moving
You had thought about
You went to New York for a little bit
Yeah, and I don't want to
I'm not going to go anywhere
Oh, thanks, brother
This guy
Is it too hot?
You want to check it first?
No, it's fine
But I'll throw it on him
Come here for a second
No, if I
No, I'm good here, man
I like it here
L.A. is
The comedy scene is good
It just got shaken up
And then so now
It's back to like humming again
Like everything kind of feels
A little bit smoother
But for a while it was like
Everyone's gone
Everything disappeared
Everything got quiet
Now I think it's like leveling out
Yeah
You know, it's like
If you're panning for gold
You got to shake some of the shit out
Oh, yeah
And I think also
It probably creates a lot more stage time
Because, I mean, it was hard for
Like Joe, Tom
I mean, we kind of were coming up
Like after them a little bit
Oh, yeah, big time
And it was tough for us to get
You know, like
Consistent, yeah
Right, as much as you
You know, like they
And so
That's just the cycle of it, I guess
Yeah, but you never had a thought
To go to Austin, right?
You were never going to move down there
I thought about it
And I'm still thinking about
Maybe getting a place there
Yeah
Yeah, just because
I went down there for two weeks
And I picked up eight new minutes
Yeah, it was great
And it was like
I need this
But do you like barbecue?
I don't
I mean, not as
Tim Dillon
He didn't like it
Remember?
That was his big thing
He's like, the fuck the barbecue
Yeah, he didn't like it
Yeah, and fuck
Tulsi Gabbard
He didn't like her
Yeah
Why is that?
He just throws it
It's always a food
And a politician with him
You know?
Like, oh, I hate
German chocolate cake
And Pete Buttigieg
You know?
He just, he always fucking like
I'm going to put those things together
Yeah, Tim
Also, barbecue
Even the best isn't that good
It's food for uncivilized hicks
Lesbians and car salesmen
Oh, damn
Well, I am
I am one of those three
I just
I never
He's not wrong
He's not wrong, dude
It's not a meal
That I want to eat all the time
Yeah
I think it's a
Hot take
But I don't like it
I don't
Everyone talks about it
Like it's the best
I feel sick afterwards
I don't feel good
Eat barbecue?
Yeah, I feel sick
I don't need all that meat
That's absurd
What am I doing?
Oh, yeah, that's a good point
Am I storing up for the winter?
I don't need all that beef
For
It's four pounds of meat
I'm alright, man
Yeah, now when you say it like that
It really is kind of sad
And the sauce is just so much like sugar
And like
It's sugar
It's all sugar
Yeah
It's like burned sugar
Yeah
And they just lather burned sugar on beef
And you have to just sit there
And pretend like your teeth don't hurt
After you eat it
I have acid reflux
And my teeth hurt, dude
I don't want to do it anymore
It's tiring
Bro, that should be the thing
Which barbecue gives you the least acid reflux
In your teeth
It stings
Fuck, I never really thought
It's so true
I never really thought about that
Because, yeah, I'll drink a sip of cold water after
And it hurts so bad
Yeah, it stings
Yeah, your teeth are recovering
It's like they got in a motorcycle accident
Yeah
They're bruised for a week or two
Wait, somebody told me you got a bike
Did you get a bike?
I got a
Did you get a motorcycle?
No, no, no
I got like an eight speed
Actually, my neighbor sold me
I guess it's about an eight speed, yeah
It's ten, but
A couple of them are
Well, did you pay for eight and you got ten?
It's fucking
It's a pretty good deal
I don't know
No, it's missing something
I got to go through them again
It's so hard to count the gear
It's like
Knowing if you really have ten or whatever
It's like who gives a fuck
And then there's that one that's just like this
Whatever that gear is on the bike
Yeah, that's absurd
Like, hey, I should be juggling
That's the queer gear
That's the queer gear
You're just kicking the air
Like, hey
Yeah, that's the meetin' fellas gear
You know
There was always a kid growing up who could
Who knew how to fix the chains when they fell off
You know that kid?
That kid was such a weird, interesting dude
If the chains were messed up on the gear switching
He knew how to fix everything real fast
Brake line
He could replace the brake line
Yeah, and then he'd just disappear into the fucking ether
Yeah, he died
That kid dies really young for no reason
Rest in peace
R.I.P
R.I.P
Mike Sovin
Mike Chauvin
That was the guy who did it for you?
Mike Chauvin
Yeah, he died
Yeah
He died
Really tragically too
Yeah?
Yeah, his brake lines were cut
Uh-uh
Uh-huh
Somebody cut his brake lines
What are the fucking irony of that?
I know
That's kind of the universe doing its thing
Yeah
Oh yeah, karma remembers, man
Um
Dude, yeah
So you're
So bad for
You guys just like fucking
It was a perfect combination, man
It was a good time
It was great timing
And then the pandemic helped the show
But when Bobby went back to rehab
Which I've sent him to three times
Uh-huh
We're trying to keep him safe and clean
And he's doing a great job
But when he went back to rehab after his dad died
Um
The story goes that
He relapsed
I knew
Almost nobody knew
I don't think anybody really knew
Like people kind of talked to
Maybe there was suspicion that he was acting weird
Uh
But he's a weirdo
So it's like, how do you really
But then he was hiding out a lot
I knew
He told me not to tell anybody
I got real uncomfortable
I kind of started to
Um
You know, question like
I'll just ruin our friendship, I guess
And tell him
And tell people
Right
Because he was like
I'll never talk to you again
If you tell anybody that I'm using
So I was like
Well, fuck it
I guess I'll just lose a friend
And then
Really before I started to go after
And tell people
Um
Kalatla came at me
And was like
I knew he's using
And I knew he like
Used you against
Me to try to
Hide it
You know
And she's like
I'm sorry you had to go through that
But
Then finally he admitted it to me
And he apologized
And was like
I'll go get help
And I said
He goes
When I get out
We'll start the show
Because Kalatla
When I had filled in for Tiger Belly
She had been like
Go do a show together
Because the fans wanted it
And people talked about it
So when he got out
And he got clean
That's when we started it
And then three months into it
Pandemic hit
It was almost like a gift from God
Because then we got to just shoot
All the time
And be together in the studio
I mean truly
It was
You know
And you need that
If you're really building one
I think you've got to have time
I think that's one thing
That I didn't realize
I think
Over the years
Is just like
How much time it takes
To do a podcast
There's a lot that goes into it
This is a job
Yeah
And then when I
When Joe
When I first started going on Rogan's
And then I realized
He does a job
He does this job
Five sometimes
Six days a week
And then his other job
And then his other job
Yeah
And then his other job
And he still has kettlebells
In his hand while he's doing it
Yeah
Like in the middle of it
He's just ripping bells
It's
He's the most impressive work ethic
I've ever seen in my entire life
That's a good point
Hands down
The work ethic is through the roof
And then open a comedy club
And change the scene
Yeah
It's ridiculous
It's like
For anyone that has any doubts
Or any questions
Or even thoughts about him
That are
You know
Negative or against the grain
It's like
You don't
You don't understand that guy
He's a
He's a machine
A magic machine
Yeah
I wonder how much pressure
He feels
And he doesn't let
If he does feel pressure
He doesn't let you see it
That's what's most amazing to me
Yeah
Because
Well
I think he's
He deals with it
In the only way he knows how
Which is just
Keep going and enjoy it
One time we were sitting
In the green room
When I first went on tour
With him
We were playing arenas
And
I was like
Man this is incredible
You know
Like I was kind of like
Soaking it in
And he was like
Yeah but
You know
Don't let it get to you
Meaning like
Just do it
Enjoy it
And make it seem like
It's any other show
Yeah
And keep moving
Don't let it be like
Overwhelming
Where you start thinking too much
And then you get in your head about it
And then it kind of consumes you
And then you can become
One of those people who's like
How come I'm not
How come it's not
Why am I not
