Name: Chris D'Elia | This Past Weekend #104
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Chris D'Elia | This Past Weekend #104

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Today's guest is a man that I really admire in comedy. He's got his Follow the
Leader tour
that's going on right now. And the Congratulations Podcast, if you want to go
and check that out.
But right now you can listen to us here. It's Mr. Chris DeLito.
You start with just me and you? Or do you start and then I go? No, we're in. Oh,
good. The
straw is cracked? Yeah, you guys, first of all, you guys have my rider, which
is hilarious. Yeah. Those
of you that don't know what a rider is, maybe? Yeah. My comics know and
musicians, but it's
like what is in the green room when you arrive to a show. And you guys
literally have the
coffee, the ice americano, you got club soda water, and then you got my
toothbrush and toothpaste,
which I also get. Yeah, really? What is that for? Do you got a rider? What's in
yours?
Here's my thing. I don't mind if there's a plate of turkey deli meat in the
room. That's the only
thing. That's where mine is. That's a good one. I have, so yeah, I have this
and then I have
vegetables. That's crazy. And then I have, what else do I have? Tabasco sauce.
Yeah? For
what? The salmon that I also get. Oh, yeah. Yeah. That's beautiful, man. Yeah.
And do you,
are you pretty adamant about those things? Like right when they get there,
those people know
now. No, I mean, they're pretty good about it usually, but some places you show
up and
they're just like, all right, cool, let's start the show. And then you never
get your shit
and you're like, what the fuck? Yeah. Yeah. But I think that that's just, that
has nothing
to do with like, you know, I think that some places just aren't good at, you
know, having
your shit. It's funny. It sounds like a diva thing, but like, you know,
sometimes you count
on it to eat, like you show up and you're like, oh, I haven't eaten. I can't
wait to
eat that salmon. And you show up. And it's nothing. And they're like, what?
Yeah. And it's
just somebody, yeah. It's just a dude standing there. Yeah. Yeah. Like,
remember just
like reciting like old vines you did. You're like, damn, this is not. You're
like, just, yeah.
You're like, just one of these ended my salmon. Do you, like, you seem to
embrace like celebrity
pretty good, dude. Do you feel like, like you wear it well, I feel like. Really?
Do
you feel like that? Thanks. I'm just happy you think I'm, you would category,
categorize
me as a celebrity. I think so. Like, I think there's some comics that, like
some comics I
think, I mean, I think you still like, it's, you definitely love being a
comedian, you know?
Yeah. But you also, I can't tell if you like trolling celebrity or if you love,
like, if
you love it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What is that? Like, you know what I'm talking
about?
Yeah, I do. I like, well, it's the whole thing, dude. Like, it comes down to
like, people ask
me also like, why, like, you laugh on stage. Like, it's just because the whole
thing is fucking
ridiculous. Yeah. The whole thing's ridiculous. It's ridiculous. It's
ridiculous. I get to do
this for a job. It, it, it's always, it's, it's always funny to me that people
come to
see us. Yeah. Do this shit. Yeah. And the fact that you can become a celebrity
off it
is even funnier to me. Baffling. Yeah. It's just like, you know, it's just like,
it, every,
it's all funny to me. Yeah. Like, this shirt I got, I like it, you know, it
fades in and
it's got these two rips. Yeah. That's at least a little bit funny to me. Yeah.
And I'm
like, all right, I'll get it because it's got the two rips. Right. You know
what I
mean? Do you pay extra for the, like somebody? Yeah. I don't know. This was, I
think this
is just maybe from Urban Outfitters. So it's not a crazy thing, but like, uh, I
don't know.
Like it, it, it's always funny to me. Life is always funny to me. And then all
the stuff
added onto that, like celebrity and everything like that is just, it's just
hilarious to me.
Yeah. Has there been a celebrity you met that you were like, wow, this dude is
like a, like
a, like has too much celebrity going on. I mean, Kevin Hart's like that. You
know what
I mean? Like just, uh, but, but not in a, not in a bad way. I think he embraces
it. And
the rock, I never met the rock, but like the rock, Kevin Hart, those guys are
doing it
right. You know what I mean? But then there's guys like fucking, uh, you know,
he's kind of,
I don't know. He really kind of had his moment, but like ludicrous, like when I'm
at ludicrous,
it's like, relax, bro. You know what I mean? He just had on sunglasses and, and,
and, and,
and all the shit. And it was like, we were indoors. It was just like, bro, you
have to
act like you're the, I mean, look, ludicrous was fucking huge, but you got to
act like,
that's why I love being a comedian. Cause if you're a comedian, you can do it
however
you want to. You can, it's always a joke. If you're a rapper, it's not a joke.
You know
what I mean? If you're a Tom Hanks, it's not a joke. But if you're a comedian,
you can
do it however you want to. Wow. Like you have that haircut. I don't know if you
think that
that's dope or funny or both, but that makes it dope to me. Right. Do you know
what I'm
saying? Yeah. That makes it sexy. Yeah. I don't even know. Now I know, but that's,
that's what I'm saying. Like you're like, fuck it. Yeah. I'm just indecisive.
Being a comedian
is the best life, dude. It's, it's, it's, you know, when they say, I hate this
shit, live,
live your best life. But like, it's like, dude, I feel like I figured it out
for me. And
like, I'm the half, I'm so happy. Right. I'm so fucking happy. And people
always talk
about comedians being like tormented and shit. That's not you. No. Uh-uh. No.
But is it
hit? Is there, is that, is there like a hidden you there that, and it's not,
but it's just,
or it's just not you. I have anxiety and shit and like, and stuff like that.
And like, you
know, I always thought like people are like, well, like people say, you know,
to a lot of
times people say to like guys who look like they get like, who look like they're
like, you
know, I think people have this, or at least had not anymore, but like, like
with Joe Rogan
and everything like changed that whole thing. But like a comedian was this outcast
that was
nerdy and, you know, now, now found humor and this is how he was going to
defeat life,
you know? But now I feel like it's, uh, it's changed because, because I think
that feeling
like you're an outsider, being an outsider doesn't come from like what you radiate.
It comes
from who you are inside your head. Right. Do you know what I'm saying? And I am
that
way. Right. I am that way. And you know, I think guys like, who are like Rogan's
that
way, you know what I mean? You're that way. And, but it's also, but it's, it's,
and it's,
and it's like, we don't have to radiate it. We don't have to live that. Yeah,
exactly.
We can still have it and not live it. Yeah. Like Santino's like that. You know
what I
mean? But they're, they're guys. Yeah. They're not like these, you know what I
mean?
Like sheepish writers. Yeah, exactly. Do you feel like there's a swing back for
entertainment,
entertaining comedians? Wait, what do you mean? Like, I feel like, you know,
for a, I feel
like there's been this thing for a while where you could just be a writer and
be standing on
stage and people come in. I'm like, why would people go to a theater to watch
somebody just
stand like that? Something they could be reading. Whereas like some guys you go
and it's a performance.
It's like, you see the whole package. Like you were like that, uh, Sebastian
Maniscalco's
like that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Um, you know, I, I, I just wonder if there's
more of
a swing back towards like, I want to see something that I know is, is the real
McCoy, you know?
Yeah. Like an entertainer. Yes, totally. Yeah. I mean, I think that, yeah, I
think that
now you kind of with the, with the internet, especially you kind of have to
have at least a little
bit of it all. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? I mean, there are, look, I have
not, I have
a lot of love for a lot of, a lot of guys who just stand there and do this, but
sometimes
if you stand there and you're just doing your shit, that is your act and you're
embodying
that quote unquote character. Right. But if you just have no stage presence, I
think you
kind of fall to the wayside. Yeah. I think nowadays just with the internet.
Right. On YouTube
and shit, people were watching it very visual. I mean, look at rap now. Look,
you got to
have orange and purple and pink hair. Takashi 6ix9ine. And face tattoos. Takashi,
bro.
Yeah. Nobody's about the, nobody's even about the fucking music anymore. Yeah.
Do you know?
If Takashi hits you up, bro, really, right? Yeah. He hits you up to like, you
get an email
in the middle of the night, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. First of all, it's awesome
to think
that he emails. Right on. Okay. How about this, dude? You get a owl that drops
a letter
through your fucking letterbox. That's more like him. And the owl is yellow and
purple
and orange. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. The owl has his long hair and it's in
his eyes,
bro. He's flying all crazy. Yeah. And maybe has 68 above his owl eyes. Yeah.
And you get
a letter and it's for him, for, from, it's from him to come down to like
Dominican Republic
or wherever he keeps claiming he lives. Um, do you go, do you go? Uh, no way.
No. For
what? You would. I'd go. Yeah. That's not, I don't want to go. Well, that comes
down to
me not going wanting to go anywhere. Right. But, but, but there's a part of me
that would
be like, oh, it'd be a funny story. But like, what do those guys do? Like, I
don't do drugs.
Right. I'm not going to hold a gun. Right. That's all I ever see that guy doing
on Instagram.
So like, I don't want to do that shit. You know? Does part of you want to do
that? Yeah. Part
of me wants to do it because I know it will be a whole, a hilarious story. Yeah.
And it
would probably be 15 minutes on stage. So maybe I would do that. Yeah. But like
I went
to E3 yesterday, you know, that shit, uh, downtown at the convention center
video game
stuff, video game thing. And I was like, look, they invited me. I was like, I
don't want
to go, but I like watching video games kind of to see the whole spectacle. So I'll
go and
maybe it'll be, maybe it'll be interesting. And I went and I didn't want to be
there just
because it was like, I don't really care all that much. You don't care. And I
was walking
around and I was like, I just want to be, I want to be drinking my club soda
and fucking
coffee. You know? Do you think so ma