Name: Sebastian Maniscalco 2 | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #223
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Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Sebastian Maniscalco 2 | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #223' from Theo Von on Comedy Buff. Published 2019-08-16. Transcript available.

Sebastian Maniscalco 2 | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #223

I plan on doing more. Actually, I'm doing a movie coming up in a couple of
weeks called
Spinning Gold, where I play Giorgio Moroder, who was the father of disco, and I
have to do it.
Talk about putting yourself in a situation that you don't normally find
yourself in.
You've seen a disco?
No, that I could do.
So, I came here, right?
No.
Yeah, I just got it.
Yeah, you did. Yeah, yeah, now.
Yeah, you win this round.
I noticed, and this is probably the Italian in me, I don't like that you got
your name outside on the wall.
Yeah.
I think it should be nondescript.
Yeah.
Don't you think?
Oh, because it could, yeah, kind of.
Some psychotic come by, and then, oh, this is where your podcast's out of.
Yeah.
Kind of like a little under the radar.
No, that's a good idea, actually, I think, also, because there's a lot of
mental health in this building.
So, it's like, yeah, I think they're all going to, you know, one of those
freaking brain hamsters relapses,
and next thing you know, they come nibbling through the door, you know, the
first guy they go after.
Yeah, no.
But, yeah, that's the Italian in you, man.
Right?
You guys do hide and go seek, like, every day.
It's, like, almost 24 hours a day.
That's right.
No one ever knows where we're at, you know?
You've got a sign out there.
Might as well be a neon.
So, yeah, but this is a nice spot you got here, and I like the mural, and we
were talking
about this before, that, and I know I'm not a big, I'm not in the podcast mafia,
but I
do have a podcast.
Yeah.
It's been, been.
With Pete Correale.
Yeah, for five years.
It's, it's really popular.
Popular enough not to make the wall, so.
Do you, do you, sometimes, does it feel like that podcasting is, like, what
does podcasting
feel like to you?
It must, does it feel a little, like, goofy, kind of, or something?
Because you're, I mean, you're really, like, an entertainer.
So, does podcasting feel, like, a little bit, you know, like, ah, it's not
really my bag
sometimes, or do you have any thoughts like that on it?
Well, you know, I, I, I like it, and I, and I like doing podcasts, not, not as
often as
maybe a lot of you guys.
I know it's, like, there's a lot of you guys that are in your, you know, like,
the Schwabs,
the, the Callens, the Kreischers, the Seguras, and Rogan, it's like, you know,
it's like a
little family you guys got, which is cool, and you guys go on each other's
podcasts, and
what have you.
But, uh, my podcast is not really guest-driven, it's just two guys kind of
talking about their
personal and private lives, which, is that a no-no in the podcast world?
It reminded me, no, no, that's a deaf, that's a yes, I think.
Uh, I gotta listen to more episodes, what's it called?
It's called The Pete and Sebastian Show, and, uh, we get on for an hour a week,
and it started
about five and a half, six years ago.
Pete lived here in Los Angeles, and then subsequently moved out to Fredonia,
New York, and we do
the podcast through SiriusXM, and, uh, it's, it's only an audio podcast, it's
not a video.
And, uh, and we have fun with it, but, uh, you know, guys like yourself have
really, really
had an abundant of success doing the podcasting, and, and it's great, it's a
great way, you
know, for, for, uh, you know.
For what, us underlings?
No, for, like, for, like, look, the Italian Steve Martin over here has come
down from the,
you know, Steve Martino has come down from the, Steve Martino, Steve Martino.
No, I'm joking.
No, no, no, no, it has been, it's a unique, it's almost like a, it is almost
like a little
bit of a family, and it's, it's been, dude, this shit's blown my mind.
I didn't know podcasting was gonna, I remember, because I did a podcast for a
couple years,
for, like, a year called Allegedly, and it didn't do anything, or two years.
We had, like, celebrity guests, and I, I, I didn't really like it.
Um, and...
So what, what, what, uh, was your tipping point?
Where did you take off on this?
How did you...
Well, I went on Rogan's one time, and I was just like, man, um, people just
wanna hear
people talk about stuff.
And it kind of gave me just a different perception of what podcasting was.
And so then, yeah, then I just started in my kitchen, and it was just kind of
like, yeah,
I'm just gonna talk about stuff that's going on, you know?
And sometimes it struggles, sometimes it's not.
I can imagine yours probably has more recipes in it, I could see that.
There's a recipe or two.
Um, there's a lot of recipes, actually.
Um, but yeah, it's, we have fun with it.
It's, it's, it's a really, really good podcast.
It's just, I wish it would reach a broader audience.
We don't really put a lot of time and energy into it, um, because, you know, it's
just,
he's there, I'm here.
Right.
Um, so...
And you got a big life going on now.
Well, yeah, I mean, I have a family and whatnot, not that it's an excuse not to
have a podcast,
but, uh, just...
Oh, dude, I hope my father one day leaves me for a podcast.
Imagine how sad the stories are gonna be for our children.
Yeah, my dad was never home.
He was on...
He was an Encino recording.
He was an...
He never took me to ballet class because he was in Podcastville.
Uh, bro, that's gonna be a lot of kids' stories, though.
It is, it is.
No, but you do a good job, man.
I mean, you should really be proud of yourself and look at, look at where, you
know, it's taken you.
You, you know, you've, you've gotten a huge audience now on the road and, and,
and here now,
and, and you're getting all these movie parts and whatnot, so you're, uh, this
is, you fit right in here.
It's been fun.
Yeah, it has been fun, man.
It's been, you know, it's funny, like, Joey Diaz called me this morning, what's
good, you know?
And you guys look up to him, I know.
And so he called me this morning, he's like, what's good, cocksucker, you know?
So, yeah, you talk to a lot of, like, comedians off, off the podcast.
He calls, like, once a week.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah, he's just like that.
And he's always got, you know, for him, everything is three things.
It's a, uh, it's destination, a sandwich, and something to read every time he
tells you information.
He's like, dude, here's what you do.
You're in Buffalo, you go two blocks down there, you're gonna smell a guy,
right?
Don't look at him, all right?
To the left, you're gonna see a sandwich shop, looks like it's out of business.
You fucking go in there, right?
You order, you order a, uh, Reuben, ask for four extra inches of meat, crack
open a copy of Catcher in the Rye, and you're fucking tremendous, son.
Every time, no matter where you are, he's like, oh, you're in Tampa, go until
you can't fucking see anything, right?
Turn around three times, there's gonna be a lady there with a fucking, uh, you
know, a couple of, uh, loose veal, you know?
You grab one of those bitches, man.
You know, you open a copy of Time Magazine from 1979, uh, nobody can fuck with
you.
He always has, like, boom, boom, boom.
Specifics.
Yeah, very specific, no matter where you are.
Um, but he commented, he just did a Sopranos movie.
Yeah, that's what he was telling me at the Comedy Store.
I talked to him a couple weeks ago, he said he just got off the Sopranos thing,
so.
And, uh, and you have a new, you have a movie.
Yeah, a movie coming out called The Irishman with, uh, De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci.
It's a gangster film.
Well, let's hold on, say their names again, bro, and let's say them, let's say
them like we, like, us underlings can still say them, okay?
So, who De Niro?
Larry De Niro?
Larry De Niro, Pete Pesci, and Frank Scorsese.
Um, who's Pete Pesci, bro?
You know he's out there pretending he's a thug.
Uh, wow, man.
So, yeah, it's coming out.
We don't know when, but sometime this year.
Uh, but the trailer dropped a couple weeks ago, and I, I was really excited
about it.
It was, it was the first time I really saw any footage from the, from the movie,
and, uh, I got goosebumps.
It was, it was, it's gonna be pretty special.
Damn.
So, I played crazy Joe Gallo, and I'm, I'm actually in the trailer, falling out
of the window.
So, it's, uh, it's, it's exciting.
We're, we're looking forward to it.
That's crazy, man.
And I saw the Green Book that you did.
Yeah, Green Book won the Oscar this year, and, uh, yeah, very fortunate to land
some of these roles that, you know, are, like, dream roles for, for, you know,
like, a lot of actors who work 25 years to get in movies like this.
And the comedy has allowed me to, you know, open the doors for other
opportunity.
And the, and the Green Book was one of those where, you know, I'm working the
first day with, uh, Viggo Mortensen.
And, um, you know, he slapped me in the scene.
And then after they yelled cut, yeah, it was like, nice little slap.
And, uh, he goes, is that okay?
Can I do that?
And I'm like, hey, you want to lay me out?
Lay me out.
You know, I'm, I'm up for anything.
Um, so yeah, it was, it was exciting.
So there's exciting things going on.
I got a little baby boy that we just had eight weeks ago.
So building the family.
And, uh, is it hard to concept?
Is it hard to like, does it almost feel like hard to be present sometimes?
I mean, it's a lot going on in your life.
Yeah.
There's a lot of, there's a lot of thinking.
There's a lot of, you know, sometimes I'm not in whatever I'm in.
I might be thinking about other things, which I like to be present and
available.
Uh, but sometimes your plate is really full and you, uh, it's just hard not to
think about what's going on.
I worry a lot, a lot, a lot of fear in, uh, in taking some of the projects I
take just because, uh, yeah, well, I'm doing this VMAs in two weeks.
Right.
I'm hosting.
Oh yeah.
I heard about that.
And honestly, my first thought was like, what the fuck dude, that's crazy.
Well, it's, it's, it's a challenge for me because a, it's not my audience.
I mean, it skews younger.
Yeah.
My audience is typically, you know, 30 to 60.
I have jag off.
You know what I'm saying, bro?
Jag off with cuff links.
I know who your audience is.
It's getting hot in Podcastville, bro.
It's getting hot.
I'm joking, man.
You have a huge, uh, huge audience that gets good entertainment.
So that's who you have.
Yeah.
Um, but are you, so you're worried that, well, I mean, it's, it's, first of all,
I mean, you, you all know as a comedian, when you do, um, comedy at a musical,
uh, event that, you know, sometimes it could be difficult to connect with the
crowd just because, you know, they're listening to music.
And then you come on and you have to kind of segue in, do a joke here or there.
So it's hosting it, right?
Yeah.
So I'm hosting it.
So I'm crazy.
Now you never saw, you never would have thought that you'd be hosting the VMA.
No, it wasn't on my vision board.
Like, yeah, so do you have a vision board?
Do you write shit down?
I do have a vision board actually.
And I want a black sun one day.
I have two black kids on my vision board.
You got two black kids.
Yeah.
Okay.
So people always, I don't tell people that often because they don't see it the
way I see it.
You know, how do you see it?
I see it as these are going to be my son.
These are going to be my sons one day.
And I think other people see like, oh, a guy from the South has a couple of
black guys on a vision board.
You know, I think they kind of get a, you know, they're looking at it different.
So if I went to your house and looked at the vision board, you got two, two
black kids up there.
Yeah.
Yeah.
They're happy.
And one of them has a school book under his arm.
Those are my sons, man.
Okay.
And no matter who my sons are or what, you know, what color, you know, what
tent they come in, they're going to be, you know,
hopefully they're going to be reading decently and doing good stuff, you know,
but, um, dude, that's crazy.
You're going to be hosting the VMAs.
You have to be a little nervous, huh?
I'm a lot nervous.
I wouldn't be living if I'm not really feeling this stuff.
So, you know, music skewing younger, uh, never hosted anything before.
Um, but