Bringing Back the Mob with Sebastian Maniscalco

Summary

Good Guys Podcast — Episode Summary

Episode Title: Bringing Back the Mob with Sebastian Maniscalco
Release Date: June 8, 2026
Hosts: Josh Peck & Ben Soffer
Guest: Sebastian Maniscalco

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Episode Overview

In this lively and comedic episode of Good Guys, hosts Josh Peck and Ben Soffer welcome acclaimed stand-up comedian Sebastian Maniscalco. The trio dives into Sebastian's roots in comedy, his takes on the current culture of roasting and impersonation, fashion opinions (hats and jerseys!), parenting and masculinity, celebrity run-ins, unsparing takes on etiquette, and a hilarious, heartfelt exploration of modern life and nostalgia for “the mob days” of social order. The episode sways naturally from anecdotes to advice, with plenty of memorable rants and crowd-pleasing riffs.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Canadian Comedy Legacy & Getting Impersonated on SNL

• Opening Banter and Canadian Comedy (00:41–02:19)
  • The hosts discuss the influence of Canadian comics like Martin Short, John Candy, Jim Carrey, and others.
  • Sebastian observes: “A lot of comedians come out of Canada. They're really, really good. And I don't know what it is, I don't know what they're doing up there...” (01:21, Sebastian)
• SNL Impressions of Sebastian (02:19–04:58)
  • Sebastian shares what it felt like to have Marcelo Hernández impersonate him on SNL and even be offered a cameo he had to turn down for a show.
  • “I was flattered...Anytime someone does an impersonation, you’re like, 'Let’s see how this is gonna go.' But I thought he really kind of was over the top with it and was really good.” (02:32, Sebastian)
  • He admits hosting SNL wasn't his dream, but now he'd love to do it.

2. Comedy, Roasts, and the Art of Self-Editing

• Modern Roasts vs. the Classics (07:17–09:31)
  • Sebastian contrasts raunchy modern roasts with old-school gentle ribbing of Dean Martin–era: “Now it’s gone, you know, really raunchy...like it's shocking just for the sake of being shocking. For me, it’s not kind of my style. If I did it, I would bring a little of that maybe old school roasting back.” (07:17, Sebastian)
  • On podcasts and social media: “I tend—I don't know if I have moments because I'm very guarded. I'm almost editing myself... I'm not gonna give you shock and awe here, by the way.” (08:26, Sebastian)
  • Josh rails against celebs on roasts who deliver nasty jokes they didn’t write. (08:54)

3. Fashion Rants: Hats and Jerseys

• Hat Discourse (10:06–12:27)
  • Debate erupts over hats; Sebastian finds hats on grown men “diminishing,” while Josh wears one to hide a bad haircut.
  • “I feel like a hat on a grown man is...I don’t really care, I’m going to just pop this on my head today.” (12:40, Sebastian)
• Jersey Etiquette and Nipples (13:23–15:46)
  • Jersey-wearing is questionable for adults, but Sebastian will wear a Wemby jersey at home for his son’s sake… possibly sleeveless: “This is the first time I’m wearing a jersey, so we’ll find out.” (14:42)
  • Hosts warn about potential nipple hazards and hair-poking discomfort for men in sleeveless jerseys.

4. Milestone Birthdays & Career Turning Points

• Turning 40 (19:08–21:27)
  • Ben contemplates a party or “investing in himself” (inspired jokingly by plastic surgery) and talks about friend circles and milestone celebrations.
  • Sebastian reflects how 40 was the era when his comedy career really took off: “That 12 years ago was kind of like... when I started to kind of hit in the comedy clubs and people were coming out and seeing me.” (20:39, Sebastian)

5. Sebastian’s Waiter Origins & Self-Promotion in Show Biz

• Comedy Hustle (21:27–25:50)
  • Sebastian recounts hustling between his Comedy Store sets and working as a Four Seasons waiter: “I timed my break with the time that I was gonna go on stage... It got to be, okay, you do comedy or you do the waiting tables.” (21:41)
  • He’s allergic to aggressive self-promotion: “I'm not like huge on self-promotion in that way. Even to this day... it just feels a little gross.” (25:04, Sebastian)

6. Parenting, Gender Roles & The Modern Dad

• Family Roles and Chores (36:41–40:46)
  • Reaction to viral story of a stay-at-home mom who insists her ‘breadwinner’ husband do no chores—prompting jokes but a broader discussion: dads today do a lot more, but invisible labor (like scheduling) falls to moms.
  • Sebastian: “If I don’t cook, we don’t eat. My wife bakes...I enjoy cooking...I'm driving my kids to gymnastics, to soccer. I'm involved...heavily involved in the family.” (38:00–38:39)
  • On generational change: “My father coming home from work, had a hot meal on the table every day...does that exist anymore? Yes, in some homes, but...not the norm.” (38:52)

7. Celeb Encounters, Parenting Farts, and LA Life

• LAFC Fart Story (42:01–43:52)
  • Ben recounts being mortified his potty-training kid may have “crop-dusted” the Maniscalco family at a soccer game. Sebastian assures him: “I'm pretty good at all five senses. My sense of smell is extraordinary... I would have definitely picked that up.” (43:32)

8. Listener Segment: "Moron Mail"

• Dealing With a Jealous Mother-in-Law (49:57–54:20)
  • The hosts advise a listener whose pregnant body is being over-commented on by her mother-in-law. Emphasis is on the husband taking charge: “It’s not the wife’s job to check her mother-in-law. It’s the son’s job to check his mother.” (53:38, Josh)
  • Sebastian: “He ain’t gonna do it though...If it’s gone on this long, he has just left it unchecked.” (54:11)

9. What Are You Nuts? (Weekly Rants)

• Ticket Prices & Fan Loyalty (54:25–55:36)
  • Josh rants: “Everyone is selling their tickets, trying to make a buck, and it’s like, do you even care about the Knicks? What are you nuts?” (55:33)
• Nobody Carries Cash (55:34–56:33)
  • Ben: “People don’t carry [cash] anymore. You know what it signals to me? You don’t tip.” (55:53)
• Caddy Tipping Etiquette (56:33–58:46)
  • Sebastian and Josh debate caddy tipping—minimums, expectations, and good hosting: “If you’re hosting, you don’t have your guests tip the people.” (58:07, Sebastian)
• Hospitality and Codes of Conduct: Bring Back The Mob? (59:00–61:07)
  • Sebastian shares a top pet peeve: guests putting suitcases on his (white!) comforter, despite having a luggage rack.
  • He connects etiquette to the old Vegas “mob code”: “The mob basically told you, you look professional up there or you don’t get up there. If you learn anything from this rant—it’s we need to bring the mob back to establish some codes.” (60:54)
  • “People aren’t scared enough. That’s the problem. There’s no consequences.” (61:00, Josh)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments (with timestamps)

• “It’s Canadian tuxedo month.” – Sebastian (00:53)
• "I don't feel cheated at all...I enjoyed [the SNL impression]." – Sebastian (05:13)
• “What are you nuts?” – Recurring line/theme and podcast sign-off
• “If I don’t cook, we don’t eat...I enjoy it, don’t get me wrong. I really enjoy cooking... I'm driving my kids to gymnastics, to soccer. I'm involved...heavily involved in the family.” (38:00–38:39)
• “I feel like a hat on a grown man is...I don’t really care, I’m going to just pop this on my head today.” (12:40)
• “If you’re hosting, you don’t have your guests tip the people.” (58:07)
• “We need to bring the mob back to establish some codes.” (60:54)
• “People aren’t scared enough. That’s the problem. There’s no consequences.” (61:00, Josh)
• "Is your baseline just happy?" – Sebastian to Ben, noting his cheery demeanor (47:16)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Canadian Comedy & SNL Impressions: 00:41–04:58
• Roasts & Self-Editing in Comedy: 07:17–09:31
• Hats, Hair, and Jersey Takes: 10:06–15:46
• Turning 40 & Life Milestones: 19:08–21:27
• Waiter to Standup Comedian Origin Story: 21:27–25:50
• Modern Dad Life, Gender Roles: 36:41–40:46
• Listener Moron Mail (Mother-in-Law Issue): 49:57–54:20
• What Are You Nuts? Rant Segment: 54:25–61:07
• Code of Conduct, “Bring Back the Mob”: 59:00–61:07

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Tone & Takeaways

The episode is informal, irreverent, and full of sharp observational comedy. Sebastian is witty but grounded—willing to roast modern life but always with old-school wisdom. The hosts egg Sebastian on with self-deprecating humor and random digressions, resulting in a freewheeling, honest, and highly entertaining podcast—where etiquette rants and pop-culture ribbing sit easily next to moments of real connection about parenting, pride, and nostalgia.

If you missed this episode:
Expect big laughs, advice for dealing with awkward family dynamics, inside baseball on comedy (and caddy tipping), plus hot takes on hats, fashion, celebrity, and why maybe, just maybe, we need a little more “mobster” discipline in society.

Transcript

[Podcast Announcer]

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[Ben]

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[Josh]

Yeah, we're the good guys.

[Ben]

They're not the great guys. We're just the good and good of the good guys. Mazel morons. Welcome back to the Good Guys podcast. We are here with one of the greatest, one of my favorite comedians of all time, Sebastian Maniscalco.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Thank you. Thanks for having me this morning.

[Josh]

Who's looking amazing? If you're listening and you're not watching, you're not seeing this matched denim. This is such a wonderful look that I'm incredibly jealous of.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

It's Canadian tuxedo month.

[Ben]

Love it.

[Josh]

It's amazing. Josh, we need to wear more Canadian tuxedos. We need to honestly incorporate more of Canada. I just watched.

[Ben]

I know.

[Josh]

Martin shorts. Did you watch this Martin Short documentary?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Is it good?

[Josh]

I think that I like loving Martin Short. I would have loved anything, but I did not know how much Canadian influence there was in his life and in comedy in general. I had no idea. Did you know Sebastian?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah. A lot of comedians come out of Canada. They're really, really good. And I don't know what it is, I don't know what they're doing up there, but you know John Candy, Martin Short. I think Jim Carrey came out of Canada.

[Ben]

Jim Carrey, Justin Bieber, not so funny, but talented. Ryan Gosling.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Oh, Ryan Ren.

[Ben]

All the Ryan's.

[Josh]

Ryan Reynolds.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Oh, really?

[Josh]

But their crew, Josh was Martin Short. It was John Candy. It was what's her name who just passed away. I hate that I'm blanking on her name.

[Ben]

Catherine o'. Hara.

[Josh]

Catherine o'. Hara. It was an amazing crew.

[Ben]

Like it was the SCTV people, right?

[Josh]

Yes, exactly, exactly. And what is that? That's just like a Canadian snl. Yes, it looked much funnier. Much funnier. I was watching that, I'm like, oh my God, where the fuck is this

[Ben]

funnier than American SNL right now?

[Josh]

Yeah, right, yeah, no, yeah, no, RSNL now is no good, but great documentary.

[Ben]

That's a good springboard though. You set that up well, Ben. So you had the great Marcelo did an a quite a version, a small impression of you on snl. What are our thoughts? How do we feel?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

What are our thoughts? You know, the first time he did it, he called me and said, hey, we're going to do this. He called me on a Thursday. We're going to do this on Saturday. Do you want to come in as, like, a cameo? And unfortunately, I was doing a show up in Palm Springs. I said, ah, sorry, man, I can't do it. But he's like, we're still gonna do it. I just, you know, want to give you an opportunity to come in. So, yeah, great, great. And then they did it. And. And I was. I was flattered. I was. It was. It was a sweet gesture. And anytime someone does an impersonation, you're like, ah, let's see how this is gonna go. But I thought he really kind of was over the top with it and was. Was really good. And then subsequently did another one with. What's the guy's name? It's Escaping Media Guy. He was in what the hell? Harry Styles.

[Ben]

Okay.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

So Harry Styles got involved and did his impression of me on the show. So I'm sitting here doing. I'm like, wow, this is great. They're doing the impersonations. You know, did I. Did I. Did I offend anybody? Because I said that I wasn't coming in because I had a gig. Did I lose my opportunity to host the show? I don't know.

[Ben]

So you've never hosted?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I've never hosted, no.

[Ben]

Is this a dream for you? Is this something you like?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I mean, listen, I grew up on Saturday Live, Eddie Murphy, Joe piscopo, during the 80s. So, yeah, I mean, it's not on my vision board. I don't have a vision board. But it was not something like, oh, I'm dying to do Saturday Night Live when I came out here in 1998. Because impersonations and what have you, it wasn't really my. My deal. But as time went on, I'm like, oh, it'd be really, really cool to host the show. So, yeah, I mean, it definitely is something that I would, like, love to do.

[Josh]

Do people have vision boards? Does anybody really have a physical board? It's very. It's.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah, I don't know. I've never seen one, but I just keep hearing, like, people manifest their dreams or whatever by writing it down. Do you do this stuff? I don't know.

[Josh]

And in the honor of. I think today's.

[Ben]

I'm a drug addict.

[Josh]

I think today's Pride Day vision boards are very gay. Very, very gay. They are. I just like. It is what it is. It's just. They're very gay. I think that if the. Whoever does snl, you're on their list. I know. For Sure. I don't actually know for sure because I haven't seen their list, but I feel like you got to be on their list. This wasn't a one time deal. Sebastian, they're going to ask you.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Maybe. Maybe in the fall. We'll see.

[Ben]

Is this it? Had Marcelo not called you and asked. It didn't sound like he was asking permission. It just sounded like a heads up.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Ben]

But is that the class he moved like, had he not done that, would you have felt a little bit annoyed?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No. I don't know. I know I wouldn't have felt cheated at all or, like, disrespected. I just.

[Ben]

No, because you hear that with like, I don't know if it was like Nikki Glazer. Famously right. Like, she'll. She's obviously a roast genius, but for a lot of people, especially with the Golden Globes, she'll kind of give them the heads up and talk before. Is that better?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I don't know. It depends on, like, how they're going to. What they're going to say about you or how they're going to impersonate you. Now, if it. If it's derogatory and it's not in a good light, then maybe a heads up would. Would be better. But. Yeah, what he did, I don't think was at all, like. I don't know. I enjoyed it.

[Ben]

Yeah, it was good.

[Josh]

It was amazing.

[Ben]

They did an impression of me on snl. Not so good.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No.

[Josh]

Did they? When they had.

[Ben]

No, they literally had a version of Drake and I from the Kids Choice Awards. So it was my cohort and they just had two guys in the cast dress up like us and. And say nothing. Just look goofy on the side. So I was like, all right, I'll take it.

[Josh]

Have you seen this video going around? Josh of. It's like, outside of Madison Square Garden and Nick fans are literally showing you in AI and Drake in AI and asking who's a better Knicks basketball player, Josh Peck or Drake Bell? Have you seen that video?

[Ben]

I have. About 100 New Yorkers have sent it to me.

[Josh]

You have these people, they're like, oh, man, Josh. Peggy was sick in the paint. I' you guys are fucking idiots. It's so funny.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I haven't seen it.

[Ben]

Yeah, people are nuts. They think I'm on the New York Knicks.

[Josh]

It's so good.

[Ben]

What about with all this hype around the Kevin Hart roast and everything? And what do you. I'm too sensitive for roast. Like, if I was ever asked to be on the dais, I'd be like, no, thanks, because I can't take it. I can give it, maybe, but I'd have to leave after my set because I don't want to hear what you have to say about me. How do you feel? Can you take it? Would you ever want to do one?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I don't know. I look at the roast now and then I look at the roasts back when, like, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra were doing it, which seemed a little bit more, I don't know, it wasn't so shocking. Yeah, it's one is, is, is a way to make fun of somebody, but in kind of an endur. Enduring way. And it just seems like now it's gone, you know, really raunchy or really too. I don't know. I don't know if too per. I don't know what it is, but it just seems like it's shocking just for the sake of being shocking. I, I, for me, it's not kind of my style. If I did it, I would, I would bring a little of that maybe old school roasting back, which is a little bit more, I don't know, not so aggressive. Yeah, but maybe, maybe, I don't know, maybe. Maybe it's passed me by. Maybe. Maybe. Now everybody listen. Any, anytime you're doing anything now, everybody's looking for, like, the shock value. I'm doing this podcast, right? We're looking for the, the clip that you're gonna take out of this, right?

[Ben]

I think it's happening right now, and I love it.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Right? You're looking for that one moment where I cry. I do this. I do. Oh, my God. This is gonna be the moment where we get it. So I, I, however, I, I tend, I don't know, I don't know if I I moments because I'm very guarded. I'm very, like, almost editing myself while I'm doing these things. Yeah, right. I mean, I'm not like, gonna give you shock and awe here, by the way.

[Josh]

We're so bad at clipping. You're not gonna see a good clip anyways. No, don't worry, don't worry. Like, we're, it's good. We're better in long form. This is, we're, we're here for a nice conversation. I don't think, by the way, that you should be able to deliver a below the belt joke in a roast if you didn't write it. These celebrities that are coming on telling nasty fucking jokes about somebody else that they didn't write that to me is incredibly fucked up. You at least need to be able to have the talent to say something really mean and deliver it in a funny way. Then you get a pass. But I know Draymond Green, for example. He didn't write any of those jokes.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah, well, I mean, those guys aren't gonna be writing. I mean, if you're not a comedian, you come on there as a, whatever, a basketball star, an actor, what have you, a musician. They're not gonna have the ability to write, you know, these types of roast jokes. So they're fed those jokes in order for them to participate in the roast. But, I mean, if you left it up to them, believe me.

[Josh]

Oh, my God.

[Ben]

Oh, Draymond. Now, Ben started the pod off Mike. And. And tell me if you want me not to mention it. Ben, you can.

[Josh]

You can. My terrible haircut. You can.

[Ben]

Well, Sebastian, you come from a great hair care professional family, right? Your father.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah, yeah, my father's a hair sty.

[Ben]

So now, Ben, please take us away.

[Josh]

Yeah, I got a bad haircut. I was saying before that I'm wearing the Knicks hat not just because my beloved Knicks are in the NBA finals and I'm going on Wednesday in San Antonio, but also because I got a really bad haircut and I did something that I'm sure your father would recommend against, which is that I got a rushed haircut with somebody I didn't know. It was a huge mistake. I was feeling itchy in my hair and I just wanted a little bit of a haircut, a little bit of a trim. And they. They cut off. They cut off all my hair. I know that. You don't know what I normally look like. This is very, very short for me. Very short. It exposed a little bit of an egghead that I have light insecurities about. And here we are.

[Ben]

Dissect it. Sebastian.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No, listen, he's got the hat on. It's not done. And I don't know generally what type of product you're using on a day to day, but I'm guessing that is. You didn't touch it.

[Josh]

You just. I didn't touch it. I put the hat on.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

All right, so I would like to see what the haircut looks like. Either blown out, maybe with some gel or.

[Josh]

Yeah, what do you blow out? There's no hair to blow out. There's nothing here.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Well, maybe let it. Let it. Give it two weeks, you know? Two weeks. That's not that bad. I don't think you. I don't think we should be. By the way, I'm not in the Hats at all.

[Ben]

You're not a hat guy.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I'm not a hat guy.

[Ben]

Say more.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I don't know. I feel like a hat on a grown man is.

[Josh]

Damn it. I just want you to know, Josh wears hats every week. I've never worn a hat before. I've never worn a hat. Have I ever worn a hat? Do I even own hats?

[Ben]

He never does. And you know, I almost wore a T shirt today, and I was like, Sebastian's gonna be here. I'm wearing a button up.

[Josh]

Wow.

[Ben]

I know. I felt pressure.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Unbelievable mean for a podcast of this size to. To wear a hat on the podcast is. Is almost diminishing the podcast. I mean, you're right. You're right.

[Josh]

Right?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I mean, how old are you?

[Josh]

You're right. 34. You're right.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Okay, well, this is way too old to be wearing a hat.

[Ben]

Are you anti hat and all? Do you ever.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I have hats, okay. I've worn. I've worn hats.

[Ben]

Yes.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I just, I'm not. First of all, I don't think I have the size head to pull off most guys when they wear a hat. Like, wow, they look good in the hat. My head is too large to pull off a good looking hat. However, I'm just saying, in general, the hat on a man just, I don't know, conveys a. To me. Conveys like, I don't. I don't really care. I don't really care. I'm going to just pop this on my head today. Which is. Which is okay for you. The fact that you got a screwed up.

[Josh]

This is a rare occurrence. Just. You have to believe me, this is rare. You feel this way about hats. I can't even imagine how you feel about men wearing basketball jerseys. You have a grown man wearing a jersey. How does that make you feel?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Well, here. So. And I'm sorry to say this, but at the house, we have become San Antonio fans.

[Ben]

Was it because of this Wembanya? Yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah. This guy Wemby has converted me to. And I love New York, don't get me wrong. But the way this guy plays, it's unbelievable. I'm just like once in a life, incredible. So that being said, and I have a son who's going to be seven next week. He wanted a Wemby jersey, and he had asked that we should get, you know, Wemby jerseys together. Now we will be watching the game in our own home, and I'll probably put on the Wemby jersey. However, you will never see me like you're going to go to The Knicks game. Right. Are you wearing a jersey?

[Josh]

I can't. I can't bring myself to wear jerseys. I can't.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Okay.

[Josh]

I can't. I will not be. I also, though, I wouldn't wear a jersey in my own home. What do you. You put a T shirt on under the jersey. I will wear with a T shirt.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No, I will be going.

[Josh]

You're sleeveless.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Sleeveless.

[Ben]

Yeah, sleeveless. Not even a tank top on it?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No, I'll be going.

[Ben]

What about you don't mind?

[Josh]

I was gonna say, you don't find that your nipples start to bleed? Like, do you put a couple patches on or something?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

This is the first time I'm wearing a jersey, so we'll find out.

[Josh]

Oh, by the way, you're gonna. You're gonna bleed. Yeah, you're gonna. You're gonna have to. It's a terrible experience.

[Ben]

Yeah, it's crazy.

[Josh]

Especially unless you bought, and maybe you bought an authentic jersey. Odds are you bought a Wembayama Swingman. And let me tell you, this material from China, you are really. Your nipples are in for a rude awakening.

[Ben]

It's gonna be like you were boogie boarding.

[Josh]

Oh, wow.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I didn't factor that in.

[Josh]

And I don't know if you have a hairy chest or not, but I'm just letting you know that if you do, the hair will be poking out of the holes in the swingman jersey. So all of a sudden, you're gonna be uncomfortable. Your family's gonna be looking at you. They're gonna be like, sebastian, your hair is popping out of your jersey. I would recommend a light T shirt, maybe. Yeah, like this. Like a white T shirt under it.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

All right. I just didn't want to go with the A la Georgetown. Patrick Hewing. Look at that old reference. You guys might not even.

[Josh]

We do.

[Ben]

Ben does.

[Josh]

We know, we know. Okay. We know.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I'm 52. You're 34. Patrick Ewing. Yeah. This is not even your time frame.

[Josh]

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[Ben]

I'm going to be 40 this year. Any thoughts? Any.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

What are you doing?

[Ben]

I got nothing. Maybe I, I go get a little plastic surgery, little tune up on the old bot.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

What are you, what are you thinking of getting?

[Ben]

I don't know, get my tits done.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Pits.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Josh]

Skin removed.

[Ben]

You know, get those nice anchor scars. Look like I went from female to male. No, I, you know, my wife's like, let's have a party. I'm like, I'd rather invest in me

[Josh]

going through Sebastian minds. You're like, probably like, what the podcast did I just go on? Josh is talking about transitioning.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

He's getting his stun mike back to back. Let's get out of here. Do you have a lot of friends?

[Ben]

I have friends, yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I mean, if you're talking a party. How many, how many people are you inviting to this thing?

[Ben]

What am I going to get a space? I'm going to get an event space?

[Josh]

Yes.

[Ben]

It's so many things. It's so much orchestrating. I got, I mean, probably going to have what, 50 people, 60 people.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Okay.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

That's a nice party. Yeah, it's a nice party. I don't know. I, I would go with a party. I'd either go to a party or I would maybe get a couple of my close friends who are couples and maybe do like a three day thing in Cabo.

[Josh]

That's it.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah. 40 is a big one.

[Ben]

It's a big one.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

You should do something nice for it.

[Ben]

Where were you, I feel like when you were 40, was it like really beginning the ascent, like the true, like 40.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Awakening of, of Sebastian.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

The awakening. Yes. Yeah. That 12 years. That 12 years ago. 13 years ago. Yeah. 13 years ago was kind of like, it's funny you say 40, 41, 42. It's all blending together at this point. I know people that go, oh yeah, in 1989, I went to Paris and then I, I have no date associated with anything other than the birth of my kids when I got married and my 50th. That's it. That's. That's all I really have. But about 12 years ago, yeah, was kind of like when I started to kind of hit in the comedy clubs and people were coming out and seeing me. So, yeah, I think I've been doing this since what, 1998. So, yeah, around that time.

[Ben]

But can we touch? I know you've talked about it before, but I find your sort of origin story so endearing of that. You were running between performing at the Comedy Store and working at the Four Seasons Hotel, right?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah, right down the street here.

[Ben]

You were a manager of the restaurant?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No, I was a waiter in the bar. Wow. Yeah, so I was waiting tables and I, I timed my break with the time that I was gonna go on stage. So if I had a 9:15 set at the store, I would make sure I go on break at 9 o'. Clock. And it took me 12 minutes to drive up there. We all right?

[Josh]

Yes. Can you hear me?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No, no, no, no.

[Ben]

The producer's just checking the frames.

[Josh]

Oh, I was like, am I, I was like, am I breathing heavy? Like, what is it there?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Thank you.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Oh, nice, nice. That's what he wanted. That's what he wanted to do. I'm glad we made mention he was tipping around here like we were sleeping.

[Ben]

It did. It got horror movie esque for a second.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

So, yeah, I would go and run down there, do my set in my, in my uniform or sometimes I would change into clothes, depending on how pressed for time I was. And then I would run back and. And there was a time where because I had asked a waiter to manage my section while I was on break, and then I came back and I had a 455 walk out, which. That's when the, the table just walks out without paying in my section. But this was like almost kind of towards the end of my career there at the four Season. I worked there for seven years, so this was like the last year it happened. It just, it got to be, you know, okay, it's, it's either you do the comedy or you, you do the waiting tables. And I chose to do the comedy.

[Josh]

Does the hotel make you cover that table? What happens when somebody walks out on the table?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No, the hotel absorbs the cost of it, so I didn't have to pay, thank God. But it was getting to the point where I was doing a lot more comedy and it was getting a lot. And. And then I had this Vince Vaughn comedy show that we did this 30 days, 30 nights on a bus that's that kind of took me out of the Four Seasons. So. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I came out here in 98 to make it as a comedian. I didn't come out here to wait table. So the way I looked at it is like every opportunity I had to get on stage, I was going to utilize it. And the Four Seasons was very gracious, allowing me to. I made a great living there. I mean, it's not like I was a starving artist.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Had a Jaguar X Type, current model.

[Josh]

What a beautiful car. And they fucking. The way they ruined that brand. They went to the new logo and now the car is completely extinct. I don't, I don't even think they make Jaguars.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No. Waymo's got a jack. That's what the waymos are. Yeah, Jaguars.

[Josh]

Oh, they are okay. That's how, you know they were that unsuccessful. That is the official word. Worst branding in history. That it's now waymos. That is insanity. Wow. Because, yeah, those cars were gorgeous.

[Ben]

And when you were, you know, it's the Four Seasons, right? It's not Bennigan's. You know, it's not a BJ's. This is a high end place. You're in Beverly Hills, so I'm sure you're constantly seeing fancy people and here you are, an artist and entertainer. On the come up. Did you ever want to like, you know, make campaign to. To a fancy producer, someone be like, hey, I do a little comedy. I'm, you know, I'm not just this.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I'm not that guy.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I'm not. I'm not like slipping my DVD to Conan o' Brien as he's having chicken sat. Pays. You know, if someone asked what I did, I would tell them, but I wasn't like walking around the, hey, I'm a comedian. Give me a shot. Very, very. I'm not like huge on self promotion in that way. Even to this day. I like when I do a video on. On Instagram or whatever, like to, to announce a tour, to go get tickets or whatnot. It just feels a little gross. I. I don't know. I never really was the. The hell the, the hype guy.

[Ben]

I'm not good at it either. Ben is incredible at it.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah.

[Josh]

It doesn't mean I'm not uncomfortable when I do it, but I. It's a necessary evil. Like.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah.

[Josh]

You ever have those Uber drivers that won't admit that they're Uber drivers? They're always telling you that they're like a realtor. I had this guy in Miami, we're Driving through and he's pointing all of. He's like, that's my listing. That's my listing. That's my listing.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Like, yeah, yeah. I. I actually did a bit about Uber driver that they have, like, you know. No, I have discotheque in Istanbul. You know, they're always like, doing something other than what they're doing. Yeah, but yeah, the, the. By the way, before we get off the topic, I wanted to rewind a little bit. I found something very interesting. Playoffs, New York, San Antonio. You're going to the game, Ben.

[Josh]

Yes.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

How does a. How does a Ben, facilitate tickets for the game? Is this something that you know somebody there? Did you buy them off Stubhub? Tell them what's the pipe in?

[Ben]

Blow his mind.

[Josh]

I want you to know, first and foremost, Sebastian, that I know how fortunate I am and how blessed I am.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Oh, stop it. Stop it with this.

[Josh]

Somehow and somehow, some way cut out this gratitude. Michelob Ultra and the New York Knicks are taking me on a private plane from Newark to San Antonio, where I will be watching the game courtesy of Michelo Boltra and the New York Knicks. And then I will be flown home. And that's why I started with, I understand how fortunate I am. Cause I have. I was ready. I was ready. The money was out. Okay? The sack of cash was there. My plane tickets were booked. Booked. And I'm fully prepared for New York. Like you mentioned, you've converted your home to Wembiama fans, which I'm still trying to process, but I understand he's a generational talent. It's. I understand the tickets are insane. Josh. That's my. What are you nuts? For later. The prices of these tickets for a home game at the garden. It's 12 grand to sit in the corner.

[Ben]

It's really.

[Josh]

It's disgusting. And I don't know if these. This is a real market yet. We're going to figure out as it gets closer if this is just like season ticket holders that are trying to make back all of next year's season in one ticket or if it's a real market. Yeah, I'm going. Courtesy of Michelob Ultra and the New York Knicks, Game one.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

So is Michelob Ultra a sponsor of the show or how do we get that done?

[Ben]

Of the NBA? But what's your connect? What's your connect with them, Ben?

[Josh]

So they reached out to my agent, beautiful agent, Barry Rosen. Not much in person. Shout out to her heart. She's also a beautiful woman, but I didn't mean to comment on her looks and they said, do you have any clients that want to go to the game? And she put up Tyler Cameron, the great Tyler Cameron, and me.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Wow.

[Josh]

And I can't fucking believe it. I'm still like, this is like a dream. And I'm sure that's childish to say it's a full blown dream. 34 years of heartbreak. Like, this is a dream.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah. This is gonna be a big series. I'm looking forward to it. Does it start in New York?

[Josh]

No, it starts in San Antonio.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Oh, wow. Okay.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Josh]

Game one and two are on the road, and then game three at the Garden. Walk in is five grand.

[Ben]

What if. Okay, what if they win in Madison Square Garden and at half court, Timothee Chalamet proposes to Kylie Jenner. Can you imagine?

[Josh]

Oh, my God.

[Ben]

You just see Karl Anthony Towns in the back, like, yeah. That's so fucking romantic. Oh, man. Fingers crossed for a big win.

[Josh]

Did you grow up a Knicks fan, Sebastian?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No, I'm. I'm Chicago, so I'm born and raised in Chicago and I'm a Bulls fan. So, yeah, I. I had my taste of six championships and whatnot. And since, you know, what, 1998. 1998, we've been awful. But we did have a little run there with Joachim Noah.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Josh]

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[Ben]

You probably don't think about this, but I. I do. I was thinking about you and like, how you have this amazing sort of blend of like, there's like this Midwestern charm about you and yet something so Italian and so familiar. And I do think it like, adds to your, as my acting teacher would say, your sparkle. Like it's something like. Because I think especially in entertainment, we're used to like, you know, the de Niro, Italian, New York, East Coast. We've had a lot of that. Right. And that's a little more familiar. But your blending of things, I think is very winning.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I just wanted to say that that's. That's very sweet of you. The. I've never. I never had been referred to of having a sparkle.

[Ben]

Yeah. Which is.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Which is nice to hear you do. Who is your acting director?

[Ben]

They're on Groupon.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah. I don't know. Midwestern. Oh, God. By the way, I just. I don't. For those that are listening and not viewing this unbelievable podcast, I felt my T shirt just now and I don't know. And guys in the booth could. Could maybe verify this. Did I have a little belly showing for the first 20 minutes?

[Josh]

I thought it was a belt. I thought it was a belt. I thought you were wearing a nice thin belt that worked with your Canadian tuxedo.

[Ben]

Nice flesh colored belt.

[Josh]

From here you can't see. I thought it was a belt.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No, that was skin.

[Josh]

This looks like. Does this look like a belt or.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Wow.

[Josh]

Wow. Is that a belt?

[Ben]

He's so brave. He's so brave, Sebastian. No one braver than my boy.

[Josh]

Oh, man. I'll never get that out of my head.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Oh, wow.

[Josh]

Oh, wow.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

That's early in the morning for that, bro.

[Ben]

Don't go boogie boarding with those nips. You are asking for an.

[Josh]

That's why, by the way, maybe you could wear the short. The sleeveless jersey. I can't wear that jersey. No, no, These nipples are too soft. They just.

[Ben]

They get the name of his book.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I think. I think I got. No, I think I got a. I think I got a nice hard nipple.

[Josh]

That's jealous.

[Ben]

Jealous title. Should we get to a couple weird stories?

[Josh]

Yeah, let's do it.

[Ben]

Okay. These are. They live up to the name. They're Weird stories.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Weird Stories comment.

[Ben]

They're from the New York Post. You know, it's. It's our main news source. Okay, this one's good. This. This one's good. Life sparks massive debate after saying she won't let hardworking husband do chores. He's more tired than I am. Times haven't changed for her in 2026, a stereotypical gender role in a relationship might have evolved, but for others, it certainly hasn't. One stay at home mom is sticking to tradition by refusing to let her hardworking breadwinner hubby do any housework. And she's getting slammed online for it. What do we think?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Well, let's open it up to the group here.

[Josh]

I hate it here. I'll say that on earth. I hate the fact that this is a story and I hate the idea that people can't be different and that people would be shamed for that. Like, I do all of the cooking in my house, Sebastian. All of it, 100%. I have a one year old son, but I also love it. My wife is a neat freak. She does the majority of the cleaning just cause she wants to. Or we have a housekeeper or. But like, that's not news. What is news? I don't.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah, listen, sometimes I almost have to. And I don't know how you guys feel about this, but the amount of stuff that I'm doing at the house is incredible. I bet. I mean, I often tell my wife, we have a joke that I. I'll take my sock off and I'll put my foot on the table and I go, you should, should be kissing my feet.

[Ben]

Oh yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

If we, we look around, if you look around and see with what some of these married guys do or don't do.

[Ben]

Right.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Like I'm. If I don't cook, we don't eat same.

[Josh]

Yes, yes.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

My wife bakes. That's her, that's her deal. But you know, it's not like, you know, we're baking a pie every week like last night. And I enjoy it, don't get me wrong, I really enjoy cooking. Last night I made. And I enjoy plating and presentation and the whole thing that goes along with it. So I'm, you know. And again, this is just part of being a father. I'm driving my kids to, you know, gymnastics. I'm driving my kids to soccer. I'm involved, love it. Heavily involved.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

In the family and maybe, but maybe a little bit too much. Maybe you got to pull back a little bit.

[Ben]

All three of us, by the way, we're getting raped.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

But to the article, you know, that was the, you know, that was my, my father coming home from work, had a hot meal on the table every day of the week, right? And this was without cell phones. So he would literally tell my mom, I'm leaving. Right? And my mom knew it took 21 minutes for him to get home. And as soon as the door opened, boom, right on the table. And does that exist anymore? Yes, in some homes, but I don't think it's the norm.

[Josh]

I don't think so. Not us, right?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Are you cooking? What are you doing over there?

[Ben]

I could cook, but I'm, I'm on. I wake. So this morning, I'll tell you the day I Wake up around a quarter to six with my. Either my seven year old is up by six or my 11 month old is up by six. So I'm basically my wife comes downstairs around 7:15, 7:30, first 90 minutes I'm on it. And the last 90 minutes of the day I'm showering and bathing my three year old. Seven year old. The, the 11 month old goes to sleep earlier and I'm doing nighttime routine, everything. Getting him ready. Laying with my seven year old. Yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Did you follow? Did you follow? Did your father did that?

[Josh]

Did he do anything?

[Ben]

He was not around Sebastian. No, he didn't do a damn thing.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah, I think it changed. I mean and if you look at what my wife does, which is, this is, this is what I cannot do with the sign ups for.

[Ben]

So true.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

The play, the, the, the practice, the, the coordinating the birthday party. So you're going to do this kid's birthday party, that kid's birthday party and all that. Which is a, which is a whole other thing that I don't necessarily. I didn't grow up in that environment. I was in soccer and that was it. I didn't do a lot. These kids now are like doing everything under the sun from piano to gymnastics to soccer to, you know, chess. My son's doing chess club.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

You know, so there was nothing. We were just bored growing up, you know, there was no activity.

[Ben]

Yeah, I was bored a lot. I felt, I felt the abyss a lot. There was a lot of times as an only child that I was in my room going like, so this is life, huh? Here I am.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Josh]

Just thinking about, I would just play basketball and eat. I'd walk to the park, I'd play basketball, I'd come home, I'd order pad Thai. Like that was how I passed my time. And that's how I got to a.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

At one point.

[Josh]

You like pad Thai? You like pad thai? I think actually then it was a bunzao. Bunzao. You ever heard of this? Bunzao? There's a place called Saigon Grill, 88th and 2nd. I can still smell that sauce. That's how fat I was. Okay. I can still smell it. I would get two veggie spring rolls on the side and this is how. Yeah, this is a typical day. It was delicious.

[Ben]

Wow.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No, we didn't, we didn't order anything to the house. It was all in homemade. Homemade.

[Ben]

Now you just mentioned your love of, of soccer. Go to a lot of LAFC games.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I have, I've been to. Why do you laugh?

[Ben]

You see My clip.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Your clip.

[Ben]

I thought maybe this happened, that you came on the pod because you saw my clip.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No. Do we have the clip? Guys? What? Could you wake up the producers?

[Ben]

Roll the truck. I. I love the LAFC. Big fan. I took my 7 and 3 year old to a game a couple months ago to match say, say. And who's sitting in front of me? The incredible Maniscalco family.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

You were there.

[Ben]

We. You were. We were closer than we are now. I was right behind you. But it's not my way. I don't bother people when they're with their family. You're with your beautiful family. I want to say hello. I go, I can't. But I. And this might only be in my head, but you can confirm it. Now my beautiful 3 year old is in a potty training journey and he's doing great, but he tends to hold it all day until we're home, right? So you sit down like, oh, a beautiful Maniscalcos are here. I'm not gonna bother him with them or watching the game. And my son starts to crop dust our section because he's been holding it all day, right? So he's letting out a couple toots. And I was so mortified of how close you were sitting next to me. I was like, he's crop dusting the Maniscalco. I was so. Oh, it's all in my head. Good, good, good, good.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No, no, no. I didn't smell anything.

[Josh]

Oh, thank God it's the people behind you, Josh, that you had to be worried about. I don't think farts go forward.

[Ben]

Okay. Thank God it was an outdoor stadium.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah. And I'm pretty good out of all five senses. My sense of smell is extraordinary. It's almost like a bloodhound, really. So I would have definitely picked that up if. And I would have made mention of it. Not. I would have told my wife, I don't know what's going on, but someone's sorry.

[Ben]

You guys ever think I don't know how much you talk about your kiddos, but, like, I do think about that sometimes. Of, like, and my kids going to be teenagers going like, dad, you really had to talk about me farting at the LAFC game when I was three.

[Josh]

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[Sebastian Maniscalco]

By the way, do you. I don't see you. And this is the first time I think we've actually had a conversation.

[Josh]

Are you.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Is your baseline just happy?

[Ben]

I mean, you really haven't seen my wife? No.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I mean, you seem like talking about the wife and the kids. Do you ever get like, I can't get over it.

[Josh]

Josh, he knows you as just happy, wears no hats. I can't get over it. I can't get fucking over it. Josh wears hats and he is depressed.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Is that what you. I met you in the hallway. You were like, hey, man, thanks for coming. Jolly.

[Ben]

It's such a. Well, you know, these podcasts, this is like, for you to come out and do it and for anyone to come and guest means a lot.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Oh, well. And listen, I'm, you know, I've had a podcast for 13 years, so I know, like, you know.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I mean, you do these podcasts and, you know, like, like when you get up in the morning, right. You got to go do a podcast. You look on your calendar, and 12 o', clock, you're going to wherever. Is this something? Like, you're like, I can't wait to go or can't wait to talk. I mean, honest to God, like, what's. What's the. What's the feeling of being a guest on the podcast?

[Ben]

Being not my pod. Being guest on someone.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah. Like, I'm going to ask you to come on mine. Right, Right. And then do you go, motherfuck, now I got to go do this guy's thing, you know? Like, is it that or is it, oh, I can't wait to come on?

[Ben]

I like it. Somewhere in the middle. I don't mind. I like it.

[Josh]

I think you can't wait to come on Sebastian's podcast. But I think there are plenty of podcasts where it's. It's definitely dreadful.

[Ben]

Yeah. But it's also, like, you get to a point where you can really kind of pick and choose. Like, you go, all right, maybe I'm gonna do one or two a month. Of someone else's. So let me make sure it's something

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

that, you know, you want to be on.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Or like, you get real specific. Right. Like if I was really into fishing. Right. If there's something really that I like. Like, you know, there's a depression podcast. I mean, you could talk about meds.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

You got. You got. You got a problem with depression? Is that. Is it.

[Ben]

Who doesn't? Oh, my God, you guys. You don't realize it sucks out here. It's dark out there. It's like the Strait of Hormuz in here. Do you have. Do you have a moron mail, Ben?

[Josh]

We do. We have a bunch. So we call our listeners morons. Sebastian. We're morons, too. We're all morons. And people who pretend that they know things, we just. Yeah, we try to avoid them. It's a long one, but this is a good one.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Okay, great.

[Ben]

Okay.

[Josh]

All right. The subject is boobs and a jealous mother in law. Okay. Hey, good guys, big fan here. I'm gonna cut down. I need your advice on a mother in law situation, and I'd love you to put yourself in our shoes. My mother in law has always been self obsessed with her son, my husband. She's always made comments in front of me or go regarding how much she loves him. He's a golden child. Anytime there's a holiday or something, making sure that he comes and visits. I feel like I have been pretty good and lenient, but now I'm eight months pregnant. Okay, eight months pregnant. And the comments just won't stop. We've been together for seven years. She's now got a new obsession with my breasts and how large they've gotten. Mind you, I've always had bustier girls, but ever since I got pregnant, she's made comments about how big they've gotten in front of my husband, for example. But she'll say to him, must love your new. Your. You. You must love your wife's new pregnancy boobs. Another thing that you'll love is her boobs are only going to get bigger. What bra size are you. What shirt size are you wearing? Now? While we're all catching up on the phone, she'll say things just like this. Then, most recently in a group chat, she said, are you excited that your wife will never have issues breastfeeding because of how big her breasts are? It's constant. Please give me some advice. I truncated that. It was very, very long. I truncated it.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Did you truncate that on the fly? Did you?

[Josh]

I did. I truncated on the fly. Did you get that sense?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

No, I actually thought you read it verbatim. That's how natural you made it sound.

[Josh]

Okay, thank you. Yeah, I really cut it down. I appreciate that. So she, she has a mother in law that won't stop commenting on her pregnant birthday. Rest. Thoughts.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I, I, you know what bothers me is the relationship she has with the son. That I'm not into that. Like the golden child. This guy can't do anything wrong. That, that for me took me out of it. I was like, I don't like that portion. And then the fact that this woman is constantly talking about the breasts is,

[Josh]

it's very, very strange. I totally agree. And almost it felt like if you coddle your son like that and he's your golden child, are you excited that he has these big fucking breasts? You creep. Like it sounded, it was creepy almost how much she was pointing out how big her breasts are and that he'd enjoy them. Very strange. Very strange.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah, I don't know what, what, what's going on with the mother and the son.

[Ben]

Yeah, she sounds very inappropriate, the mother, like boundaryless. And it just reminds me and I'll be, I'll be the only one to mention it here, so I'm the only one that gets in trouble. But like I love my wife's pregnant body and she is sure to tell me like this is not for you.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Like you don't even get to use it.

[Ben]

Yes. Stay away from this. Okay. This is a different purpose. I'm like, oh, but so great, so fun. And she's like, just direct your eyes somewhere else.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Wow. Why, I mean is, is, is your wife pregnant right now?

[Ben]

No, but through three pregnancies I think especially in the third one. It's just like she quickly just was so uncomfortable. Just like, like I want this to be done. I'm so excited to have a baby. But like this is a little much.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Ben]

But yeah, that, that, that, that mother in law is going to be the problem with that. Right. Is it's a harbinger of worse to come. Like that poor wife's going to have to deal with that mother in law indefinitely.

[Josh]

It's because her son needs to grow a fucking pair of balls and set, set things straight. It's not on if the mother in law remains unchecked. It's not the wife's job to check her mother in law. It's the son's job to check his mother and he's married to her. Like at some point she needs to go to him and say, obviously you see that she's commenting inappropriately on my pregnant breasts. Can you please fucking say something? Can you make sure that she knows that she can't do this, otherwise I can't be around her. It's on him, right?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah. He ain't gonna do it though. It sounds like he. If it's gone on this long, he has just left it unchecked and it's not gonna get corrected.

[Ben]

Yeah. Not good.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Weak, weak men.

[Ben]

Ben, should we hit. What are you nuts?

[Josh]

We should our. What are you not supposed of the week is our gripes with people. Places and things both big and small. Whatever. Sticking your craw. I'll go first. I teased it earlier.

[Ben]

Sorry. Really quick, Ben. So we'll go first. Take your time to think of one.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I got one already. I got the email.

[Josh]

I teased it earlier. These ticket prices, it's unfair. It's not only unfair to the casual fan. I think my real woody and nuts is on the season ticket holders. You're telling me that you've been. You've been a Knicks season ticket holder for how long to have these season tickets? Let's say 30 years. It comes to the NBA finals and you're selling your fucking tickets. I get it. If you. If you. Maybe you're in the. The 200 section, the 300 section, you want to make back all the money for the next season. I get it. Sell one game. You're telling me that all of the people who are spending between 50 and $100,000 per seat on tickets. Good seats, Josh, are. They're selling every game. There's never been more inventory. I read a stat. There's never been more inventory for an NBA finals than this series. Everyone is selling their tickets, trying to make a buck, and it's like, do you even care about the Knicks? What are you nuts?

[Ben]

So true.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

What a rant.

[Ben]

So good. My. My winning Nets moment of the week is the rant. My woody. That's woman is cash. People don't carry it anymore. I don't like this. It's not good.

[Josh]

I do. Don't rob me, but I do put

[Ben]

a little cash in your pocket. You know what it signals to me you don't tip. Right. You're not throwing. And you know what? If you do tip, then you're really making the valet stay hard. What's he gonna open up his cash app?

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Carry 50 bucks in random bills. You really should have a little more, but like, just have a little cash on you. What are you nuts?

[Josh]

Yeah, we were Talking about golf before we started recording, there's nothing more embarrassing than when you're playing with somebody and he goes to the caddy and says, hey, you got Venmo. What are you crazy? What are you, crazy? You showed up to a golf course with a caddy and you didn't bring any cash. You're asking this poor guy for a Venmo so he gets taxed. Terrible.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

What's the going rate on a caddy tipping? If you got a caddy? 18. 18 holes, what do you tip them?

[Josh]

It depends on how nice the course is. I'd say the minimum is 125 a bag. I think it can go up to 250 a bag, depending on the course. 125, I think, is anything less than that. The guy just swallowed his dignity and carried your clubs for 18 holes and he doesn't even know you. Like, it's not regular. It's not your regular. Okay. Like, this is a random. These are two random men. One is $125 minimum, in my opinion. You agree with that?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah, that's. That, that's fair. And I do, I do agree with you. It depends on the course. If it's a extremely hard course to get on, maybe a private course, you're with somebody who belongs to a country club, you don't want to. You know you're getting the golf for free if you get invited, right?

[Josh]

Yes.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

It's not like you're paying for the golf. So you go heavy on the tip

[Josh]

and you tip for them. You do that also. Yeah, yeah, me too.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Well. Well, here's the thing. And I don't know the etiquette on this, but if I invite you to play on my course.

[Josh]

Yes.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Your wallet is non existent. I'm taking care of everything. Soup to nuts. The tip to this, to that, don't bother.

[Josh]

But I'm offering to cover your caddies at a minimum.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

And then I tell you, don't embarrass me.

[Josh]

Well, that's. That's very nice. That's very nice.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Yeah. So if you're hosting, you don't have your guests. Tip the. Tip the people.

[Josh]

I think, too. I think too many people have accepted my gesture. Yeah, I've. I've tipped for. For people before. I have. I'm the same, though. You come to my course, you're not paying anything, but I think it's the right thing to ask and it's the right thing to decline.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

You know what, though? You know what I do? I even. I bypass the guy because I. I don't I have a problem with people paying for me. I'll go right to the Caddy and give him money. Well, I don't even go to the guy. If I get invited, I go right to the Caddy. There you go. And he's like, oh, no, Mr. So and so takes care of me. I go ahead. Well, then put that on top of Mr. So and so.

[Josh]

I was gonna say, he's getting. He's getting doubled.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

He's getting doubled up.

[Josh]

He's not going to Mr. So and so and saying that Sebastian took care of me on the side. He's getting doubled and. Yeah, good for him.

[Ben]

It's okay. God knows. God bless. What did you got one, Sebastian?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Here's my gripe. There's my gripe. God. This happened a couple months ago. Had a buddy of mine stay in my guest room, right. I went up and he was packing to leave. He had his suitcase on the bed. Ah, right.

[Ben]

Okay.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Now, I don't know how you guys do it. And. And I love hospitality. I grew up in the Four Seasons Hotel, so I. I know, like hospitality. I have a luggage rack in the guest.

[Josh]

Wow.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Room.

[Ben]

You sure do.

[Josh]

That's class.

[Ben]

Amazon.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

And he. And he decided to take his black bag and put it on the white comforter and pack. Now, I'm sorry, do you know where to put bag goes. I mean, how dirty that bag is, Right? And now it's on the thing, and I tell people, I don't. I go, what are you doing with the suitcase? And he's like, what are you talking about? Put it on the floor. What are you doing? So I like to call people out on their behavior. I have a huge, huge issue with behavior. And if it's not the way it should be, it's. You know, I recently talked to Paul Anka on my podcast, and he said the reason why in the 1950s and 60s, as entertainers, you dressed up in Las Vegas, or just dressed up in general, is because the mob was running Vegas at the time. And there was a code of conduct that, as an entertainer that you had to have. And the mob basically told you, you look professional up there or you don't get up there. Right. So if you. If, if you learn anything from this rant is we need to bring the mob back.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

To establish some codes. Yes.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Organized crime.

[Josh]

People aren't scared enough. That's the problem. There's no consequences.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

None.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

At all. Just do what you want.

[Ben]

There's no more racketeering.

[Josh]

Bring back racketeering. This has been Five stars. Sebastian, thank you so much for joining us. Anything you want to plug, anything going on, Anything new?

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

I'm just in Las Vegas at the Wynn Hotel, August and October, and then doing some casinos out east. Fort Lauderdale at the Hard Rock and the Ocean at the Atlantic in the Atlantic City later on this year. When you're doing this, I need to know, right. Do you have a certain time limit that this podcast has to be number one? And is there an indication from producers that you have reached that time limit? How did you know to end it?

[Josh]

There's no time limit. We try and hit, like, 50 minutes to an hour 10, something like that. And I have a mental clock. My assumption is we're around an hour. Am I right?

[Ben]

Yeah, just under.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

Okay.

[Ben]

A scope.

[Josh]

So I think the answer really is. I'm a professional.

[Ben]

He really is.

[Sebastian Maniscalco]

You know, I asked that is because when I did a podcast, actually was Tiger Belly Bobby Lee, the great Bobby Lee. As I was talking, a rubber duck went up on. The producer put a rubber duck up on the little ledge there in the middle of my story. And I said, what's that? And he goes, it's an hour. We've been on an hour. It's just our indicator that lets us know we've hit an hour. So the duck was the indicator. So that's why I asked if I, you know, if there was like an earpiece or somebody said, you know, hey, it's. We've reached an hour.

[Josh]

So you in the middle of a story. That's terrible.

[Ben]

Bobby Lee.

[Josh]

I wait for a lot of help. I wait for a lull. There's a lull. We did our final segment. There's a lull. That's it. It's not this episode's five stars. Otherwise, what are you, nuts?

[Ben]

Listen to us.

[Josh]

Wherever you get your podcasts, watch us on YouTube. Watch Sebastian, go to Atlantic City, take out your tits. Have a great time at Ocean's. Okay, Josh, get those new tits. I'll get them with you. And we're both going to Ocean's. Yes. Okay, Mondays and Thursdays, folks. We will see you next time.

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