01-15-24 - Adam Ray - Stand Up Live - Part Two - In Studio

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona Episode: January 15, 2025 - Adam Ray - Stand Up Live - Part Two - In Studio Host: John Holmberg Guests: Adam Ray, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo

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Introduction

In this lively episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness, John Holmberg welcomes listeners to an engaging in-studio session featuring comedian Adam Ray. Joined by Brady Bogen and occasional contributions from Bret Vesely and Dick Toledo, the hosts delve into the intricacies of stand-up comedy, character development, and interactions with fellow comedians and celebrities.

Character Development and Comedy Bits

Creating and Refining Characters

Adam Ray and Brady Bogen discuss the art of developing distinctive comedic characters. Brady shares his journey of embodying various personas:

Brady Bogen [02:44]: "What's his name? Tony Caruso, yeah. 75 years old, Asian comedian."

He elaborates on the freedom characters provide:

Brady Bogen [03:30]: "With any character, there's a lot more jurisdiction to just be a little edgy. I can say stuff that I wouldn't as myself."

Notable Comedy Bits

Adam Ray highlights his favorite character performances:

Adam Ray [02:36]: "We've done so many character things too. The one I really liked is the aging comedian whose wife killed herself."

Brady adds humorously about his interactions during roasts:

Brady Bogen [10:05]: "Tony looks like the vampire that only bites with AIDS."

Roasting Comedians and Celebrities

Roasting Events and Experiences

The hosts recount their experiences participating in roasts, sharing anecdotes about roasting well-known personalities:

Adam Ray [10:03]: "We did a roast of Jelly Roll with Bert Chrysler and Winnie Cummings. It was a lot of fun."

Brady shares a memorable interaction with Bill Burr during a roast:

Brady Bogen [11:15]: "I go, yeah, I got to. They didn't air it, because TMZ put up a thing the next day that said Gron goes after Jews, blacks, and Dominicans."

Encounters with Celebrities

The conversation shifts to personal encounters with celebrities like Jay Leno and Macaulay Culkin:

Brady Bogen [05:58]: "I ran into Jay at the Improv a week prior. He gave us a tour of his garage because he had just gotten some bad health news."

Brady Bogen [16:24]: "I see my wife pulling in to pick me up, and I see Macaulay Culkin on my flight. It was unforgettable."

Adam Ray shares his humorous attempt to connect with Macaulay Culkin:

Adam Ray [18:07]: "He just goes, not now. Don’t think you’re in public."

Maintaining Freshness in Comedy

Evolving Content and Overcoming Staleness

Brady and Adam discuss the challenges of keeping their comedy fresh and engaging:

Brady Bogen [09:19]: "I was getting bored with the monotony of the podcast. I wanted to try something different."

Adam Ray attributes their dynamic content to Brady's presence:

Adam Ray [09:26]: "You have no idea. Sucked all the marrow out of this."

Innovative Comedy Techniques

Brady introduces new comedic techniques to keep the audience entertained:

Brady Bogen [04:34]: "Have you seen Oppenheimer?" - A spontaneous joke to fill awkward pauses during performances.

Audience Engagement and Reactions

Handling Fame and Public Interactions

The hosts share insights on dealing with fame and unexpected public interactions:

Brady Bogen [21:30]: "If you're that publicly demonstrative, you're just hoping nobody saw that."

Balancing Personal and Professional Life

Brady reflects on balancing his comedy career with personal experiences:

Brady Bogen [23:36]: "I try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but sometimes it gets overwhelming."

Conclusion

The episode wraps up with Brady and Adam Ray reflecting on their comedic journeys, the importance of evolving their material, and the value of authentic interactions with both peers and audiences. They emphasize the unpredictable nature of the comedy business and the joy of sharing their unique experiences on Holmberg's Morning Sickness.

Brady Bogen [24:05]: "It's 98. We're good. We're good."

Listeners are encouraged to tune into upcoming shows and stand-up events, promising more laughs and behind-the-scenes stories from the world of comedy.

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Notable Quotes

• Brady Bogen [03:30]: "With any character, there's a lot more jurisdiction to just be a little edgy. I can say stuff that I wouldn't as myself."

• Adam Ray [10:03]: "We did a roast of Jelly Roll with Bert Chrysler and Winnie Cummings. It was a lot of fun."

• Brady Bogen [05:58]: "I ran into Jay at the Improv a week prior. He gave us a tour of his garage because he had just gotten some bad health news."

• Adam Ray [18:07]: "He just goes, not now. Don’t think you’re in public."

• Brady Bogen [09:19]: "I was getting bored with the monotony of the podcast. I wanted to try something different."

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Final Thoughts

This episode offers a deep dive into the lives of comedians navigating the complexities of performance, fame, and personal growth. Through candid conversations and humorous anecdotes, Holmberg's Morning Sickness delivers an entertaining and insightful look into the world of stand-up comedy.

Transcript

[John Holberg]

All right, HMS Podcast, time again to let you know where to go for some great comedy in the Valley this week. Get out to the Tempe Improv on the east side to see Paul Versey on Thursday and Beth Stelling Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Desert Ridge Improv up North features Sarah Weinschenk this Thursday and Joe DeRosa on Friday and Saturday. And downtown at Stand Up Live, check out the very funny Lil Rel performing Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the complete lineups. And for tickets, go to standuplive.com desertridgeimprov.com and tempeimprov.com it's John Holberg here.

[Adam Ray]

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[Brady]

And.

[Adam Ray]

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[Brady]

Morning sickness radiate.

[Adam Ray]

Dude's funny. Anyway, Adam Ray's here, everybody. The morning sickness moving right along. And Adam is, Of course, the Dr. Phil thing that you're doing is just.

[Brady]

There's no way.

[Adam Ray]

You thought, yeah, this is going to be like the greatest moment in the world.

[Brady]

No. I was originally going to dress up as Montel Williams, and then my mom discouraged me. She said, you can't do the voice.

[Adam Ray]

Did you leave the house and swear.

[Brady]

I shouldn't do it? No. And then we went to Ricki Lake and said, hey, do you mind? Because I, as a child, they could not see my wiener on the sonogram. So I was originally supposed to be. And my mom had decided on the name Rachel, so I was going to be Rachel Ray. Imagine living in her shadows.

[Dick Toledo]

Wow.

[Brady]

Imagine having to wake up every morning and people come up to me and being like, hey, you can make Bolognese in seven minutes. I don't know. I don't. Is that how she sounds? But so it's not bad.

[Dick Toledo]

Too high.

[Brady]

Too high. Yeah. And so she. Somebody told me recently that she would get hammered before some of the shows. And I'm like, that's awesome. And also that some of those cooking shows. Yeah, no kidding. Yeah. And 30 minute recipes or whatever.

[Adam Ray]

No kidding.

[Brady]

Yeah. It was one of the guys from the. The rosebud videos that told me we connected on Facebook during the break. The dudes on the truck. Yeah, but. But I mean, she should have done a spinoff where she did get drunk. But so anyway, so. So then. And then they. But yeah. So the film. I don't know. I mean, it was. Yeah, you can't predict. You can't predict anything in this business. But it was.

[Adam Ray]

We've done so many, like, character things too. The one I really liked, and I can't remember the name is the. The aging comedian whose wife killed herself or something.

[Brady]

Oh, yeah. Oh, great. Oh, I'm gonna do him on kill. Tony actually couldn't get enough of that.

[Adam Ray]

Character because he had so many dark layers.

[Brady]

Oh, yeah.

[Adam Ray]

And he just. In that apartment, wherever you put. Horrible apartment that I was looking at.

[Brady]

What's his name? Tony caruso. Tony Caruso, yeah. 75 years old, Asian comedian. Yeah. I got this little Halloween spider that I throw my friend Ethan a lot. He's. He's a black guy. The reaction from black guys versus white guys when you throw a toy spider at him is it's, you know, it's a huge difference. Black guys freak out a lot more. But anyway, my wife's dead, but, you know. Yeah. And you know, so you get with any character, there's a. It's almost like, you know, there's just more of. You have more, you know, jurisdiction to. To just be a little. As Phil. I can say stuff that I wouldn't.

[Adam Ray]

You can't get canceled as the character.

[Brady]

And you know, I. I definitely feel more comfortable and confident in now dealing with crowd work to be a little edgier. But I'm not. It still hit him and hug himself and. Sure. You know, I just did this roast of jelly roll. They did a surprise birthday roast for him and myself went down and Bert Chrysler and Winnie Cummings and Tony Inchcliffe and big. Big J and Chris Porter. And so it was a lot of fun.

[Adam Ray]

And I would have had done Ralphie May the entire time.

[Brady]

Totally.

[Adam Ray]

That would have just.

[Dick Toledo]

Hey, player, how you doing? I remember you. You take my act. Cause I died. That's hot garbage. I can sing just as good when Ralphie comes down and then he leaves.

[Adam Ray]

I always have. Ralphie is dead now, of course. So we have him show up like this. He always shows up with the.

[Dick Toledo]

Hey, what's up, player? Hey, Brady. How you doing, fat guy news. Now, let's talk about some stuff that matters to only Brady and I. All right, Adam. Great stuff with Dr. Phil. Real original.

[Brady]

Anyway, Ralphie, didn't you discover Brad Williams?

[Dick Toledo]

I did discover him. I say he was between two roles in a remote control. I pulled him out of there. It was pretty amazing. Anyway, it's good to see you again. So long. I'll see you guys. Go back.

[Brady]

Oh, my God. New favorite bit. Wow. That's tonight's Doritos joke of the night. I started doing that. There's a handful of catchphrases I started saying now, which is that people like doing the show where if somebody goes on a long rant, like, we just, you know, did Vegas and we had ken Jeong as Mr. Chow and Bert Kreischer and Martin Phillips from Kill. Tony and Burt went on some long ransom story. And then it just. And anytime there's a pause and an awkward beat, I just kind of take a moment and go, have you seen Oppenheimer? And that? Like, just as a fun. The first time I did it was to Bill Burr on the very first show, and it got such a big pop because Burr went on some long rant about the Catholic Church and the Nazis, and it was a. He was killing the whole time. And then it got into territory which just got a little uncomfortable. And then it was the beat, and it was like. It was one of those things where it's like, you did it to Jay if it's not a joke. I did to Jay Leno. That's right. Oh, yeah. Jay was. I mean, bro. So we did a two part Christmas episode. All these are on YouTube if you haven't seen them. And then the Netflix special with Real Phil. But yeah, Jay Leno had been back to the store in 30 years. Yeah, and this is what we were talking about during the break. As far as, like, the Hail Marys I'm throwing on first down for some of these bookings. It's like I ran into Jay at the Improv a week prior, and yeah, I'd always been like, oh, that'd be a fun guy to get on. Because it just. I just getting somebody that feels like they wouldn't be. I mean, Jay really is a comic at its core. So you're like, I bet he'd be fun. But also the challenge of maybe, maybe not maybe. And also seeing how he'd respond to the Clean.

[Adam Ray]

And he also was. He. He obviously was familiar with you Being Jay Leno in the Pam and Tommy.

[Brady]

Yeah. I met him briefly after that. And then actually, Carolla said, my stepdad is a huge car guy. And when he was in town, I was like, you know, and he had just gotten some bad health news, and I was like, adam, could you see if Jay could, you know, we could get a tour of the garage? And it was after Jay's fire explosion, like, three days. He's limping around with Terminator 2 face. And he gave. He's like, we got a fire engine. And he. He gave us the tour because he was like, we'll be right back. I didn't even think about that. Oh, my. Well, he's going around, which.

[Adam Ray]

I had seen this when the whole thing happened. I had no idea we had a fire engine.

[Brady]

Too many cars. Oh, my God, I got a Delorean.

[Dick Toledo]

You know, he's driving that around right now. The fire engine delivering.

[Brady]

Is he really.

[Adam Ray]

Let's talk about that.

[Brady]

He came in hot. He came in hot. He goes, did you see that? There was an OJ Story. I don't know if you saw any of the clips I posted. First of all, he comes out right away, and he has a wrist guard because he had. You know, he had fallen.

[Adam Ray]

Yeah.

[Brady]

You know, and then, by the way, you see some of those articles of people being like, oh, Jay's in trouble with the mob. Do you see any of that? People try to.

[Adam Ray]

Yeah. Me the whole time, make a noise like, I'm gonna make you do it, because I do it all the time. This is fun. And you're just gonna enjoy when I play the sound. Make a noise of Jay Leno falling down. Ready? Three, two, one. I was leaving the Hampton in there with a hooker, and I didn't want to stay anymore. Like, there's people coming at me, so I ran down the hill, and I fell. And the next thing you know.

[Brady]

I.

[Adam Ray]

Still don't buy his story.

[Brady]

No. He was wearing a wrist guard. And I go. And he goes. He goes. He walks out, and I go, jay Leno, everybody. And he goes, oh, it's Olympic Phil. I go, you keep talking like that, Jay, I'm gonna f up that other wrist in front of your family. Big pop right of the gate. And then he sits down, and I go. He goes, good to see you. And he goes, yeah. And he goes. And I go, you're still doing stand up. And he goes, oh, I love it. Yeah. Like. Like today, I just had a. An experience with a driverless car. And I go, this feels like a joke. Go ahead. And he goes, yeah, I got flipped off by a driverless car. And that gets a big laugh. I go, yeah, I had one of those postmates, robots call me the N word. So I get a different story, but the point is, technology's crazy. And then I pause, and there's a lot of laugh, and I go, I'm sorry. And then he told a story, is what I was getting at. He told a story. He goes, I somehow brought up O.J. i think. And then he goes. He goes, you know, I went to a. I went to the Jurassic park with OJ Two days before the murder. I go. And then everyone's like. And I go, whoa, whoa, whoa. And I go, allegedly, Allegedly. I go, all right, he did it. He did it. Allegedly. And then I go, why'd you do that? And then he's like, well, it's a screen. It was a private screening. Goes, nicole, were there? And I go, kidman? No. He goes, no. He goes, brown Simpson. I go, yeah, it was a joke. And then he goes. I go, were there any signs? Like, was Nicole like, you know, did she lean over and go, you know, this movie's so Hollywood, the dinosaurs don't even look real? And he was like, if you don't shut up, I'm gonna kill you in two days. I go, did he ever say that? And he goes, you know, now that I think about it, he did say. I didn't hear him say that.

[Adam Ray]

He was playing along.

[Brady]

I mean, it was like. He was. So.

[Adam Ray]

Did he heard the murder?

[Brady]

Yeah, I mean, it was. Yeah, I didn't put it.

[Adam Ray]

That's hilarious.

[Brady]

He was just down to clown, man. And. But. But, yeah, dude, again, to your point, you. I started doing it because it was, you know, I was getting really stale with. I mean, you guys are so good about just always new bits and whatever. You have to keep. You're throwing something new at me.

[Adam Ray]

That's because you're here. It's exciting. Most of the time, we are phoning in. We have tanked this thing. You have no idea. Sucked all the marrow out of this.

[Brady]

It's not true. I hop on the lives every now and then. I see you guys, and it's always different. But. But. So I. I was just getting bored with what? You know, just the monotony of, I guess podcast stayed up and waiting around to be in people's shows that they weren't putting me in. And so it was like, I want to just at least something different and. But with no idea that a year later, Real Phil would Come on. And we do a Netflix special. And then it's huge. And then this theater tour is really cool now, you know? Yeah.

[Adam Ray]

And when do you think. And I don't want to. I don't want this to be the case.

[Brady]

When do you see this?

[Adam Ray]

Like, you're like, that's it, you're done. And then your Oprah tours.

[Dick Toledo]

Then I'll be joining Ralphie.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Adam Ray]

What do you do when you. When you roast Jelly Roll, by the way?

[Brady]

Oh, man. Well, I think I did a few jokes on him, but then mostly, I mean, I was lighting up just all the people. I think I said, tony looks like the vampire that only bites with aids. And then I said, jelly Roll looks like he, you know, he used to be addicted to Coke. What was he cutting it with? Powdered sugar. And then I actually led into. I mean, again. So I have usually roasted people like that old man comic. Tony Caruso was the first time I ever did a roast, but that was. Josh Wolf hit me up and he goes, I'm doing the roast of Big Poppy David Ortiz. He's a buddy in Boston at House of Blues for his charity. It's me, Bill Burr, Anthony Mackie, Sarah Tiana. Tiana, Dustin Pedroia Gronk. And I was like, man, I'm not really comfy doing that. And this was 2016. And I go, or 2015, I go, can I dress up as, like, an old man Yankee fan? And then Roast Boston and whatever. So that's what I did. And we're out there and the night before at a comedy club, and it's Anthony Mackie, Josh Wolf, and. And Bill Burr. And Bill's like, so you're going to dress up like Babe Ruth or something? And I go, it's going to be great, Bill. Don't worry about it. So we're in the lobby to walk over the House of Blues the next day, and then this makeup takes about four hours. And Jen Aspinall, who does all my film makeup, and you know, Elaine, the woman I'd done Kill Tony and Tony Crusoe, she did my Jay Leno, Pam and Tommy makeup, too, won an Emmy for that.

[Adam Ray]

Amazing.

[Brady]

Yeah, she's a gangster. And she, you know, the jowls on my neck, everything was so real. So I see Burr in the lobby and I'm like, oh, I gotta go test it out. So I go, I go, hey, Bill Burr, big fan. And he goes, thanks, buddy. And kinda looks away and I go, oh, he doesn't know it's me. He has no idea. And so Then I go, all right, now I gotta. So I get up, I go, hey, I got some notes for your cartoon Evans for family. Just come out. He goes, notes? I go, yeah, it's no symptoms, I'll tell you that much. I go, I go, you call those jokes? I go, jesus Christ. And then he goes, hey, buddy. F off. And I go, you know, you're a real prick, Bill Burr. And then he gets back to my face, goes, buddy, get the F out of here. And then I go, bill, it's me. And he goes, what? I go, it's Adam. And he goes, holy. And they just drop. And then he couldn't take his eyes off me the rest of the night. And then I just ripped. I mean, I was like. I go, I go, the Yankees have won. I go. I go, 27 championships. 27 championships. That's also the number of crappy dance moves Rob Grouski does to impress a girl before he roofies her. And then I go, dustin Pedroia is there, you know, second basement. So, like, five, six. I go, dustin, we all know you play second base, but your most natural position is dancing next to a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. And I go, jesus Christ, you short. You know, and then. And so then at the end of. At the end of that, I was like, all right, I got to. They didn't air it, by the way, because TMZ put up a thing the next day that said Gron goes after Jews, blacks, and Dominicans.

[Adam Ray]

Did he?

[Brady]

And it was. Well, everybody did. Oh, so it was okay. Jews, blacks, and Dominicans. Oh, my. You know. Visit Homburg's morning sickness [e-mail] College hoops.

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[Brady]

And so, but anyway, so, so, so then I was like, all right, I.

[Adam Ray]

Want to get okay day, by the way, everybody, it's his birthday.

[Brady]

Yeah. And vote. Get out there and vote.

[Adam Ray]

Get out there and vote.

[Brady]

And so, yeah, but, so the filtering is fun, but I want to do other characters. I also want to. I'm trying to sell the show. I mean, the whole this, this stuff is all fun and it's giving a boost and opening up some. Some doors, but it's really just the fun factor is, is great. And the challenge of putting the show together, you know, is when you were.

[Adam Ray]

Here in December, you had Adam Carolla.

[Brady]

So we had Corolla, and then we had Ari, Maddie from Kill Tony, and then Sam Morrill, and then we had Murray from Jo because there's always a kind of a surprise thing at the end. And then my buddy Jimmy Shock, we did some music and then we had a proposal that went really well. So we just try to stack the show.

[Adam Ray]

It's going nuts. And you're here as you next week.

[Brady]

Yes. Stand up live. Four shows. Two are sold out. Maddie, which ones? It says you get early Saturday and late, early Friday. Late Saturday are sold out.

[Adam Ray]

Says. It just says 24th, 25th, Friday and Saturday. Find out which shows are sold out. Click.

[Brady]

And it says, I haven't been here, I think in Santa Blive at least in over a year. So you're going to see at least 90% new material. 10%.

[Adam Ray]

You're like, Ye.

[Brady]

Well, I've got requests. There's one joke I'm doing right now that see how you guys like it. So I talk about taking my nieces to see Annie the Musical because they hadn't seen a musical. And I was like, you know, I quit football to play Danny Zuko in Greece my sophomore year of high school. And I wanted to kind of educate them on the arts. And. And so we go, and it's Black Annie. I go, because, you know, we're now in this world where people are like, how come Spider man can't be black? How come Superman can't be trans? I go, no one said about. Said that. But it's coming. I go prep, have a response ready, and then I go. So we go to the show, and at intermission, you know, they're young and they just got tired, and they wanted to leave. And I was like, all right, these seats were expensive. I could have spent this money on drugs. But I don't want to force you to do anything you don't want to do. So we go. And then I go. I go, now I just got to make sure that they are, you know, eight. I got to make sure that we're not. We're leaving for the right reasons, you know, that there's Black Annie that I want to make sure, you know, they're. I'm sure they have no racial tendencies or connotations to this, but I go, girls, you want to leave because you were tired, right? Yeah. It was too many songs. We were tired. I go, you have no problem with 80 being black, right? That wasn't just going to make sure we're on the same page. No, we love that she was black. It makes more sense that she's black because she's an orphan. I go, all right, that's probably something. And that's at Adam Ray Comedy on Instagram and TikTok and Twitter.

[Adam Ray]

I remember when that Black Annie came out. I called it 12 years an orphan and I had a lady.

[Brady]

It's funny. It's such a joke. I mean, so much funnier, you know, it's so. Anyway, but.

[Adam Ray]

And I wasn't gonna see it, because orphans, I'm not gonna appeal to me.

[Brady]

Oh, my God.

[Adam Ray]

Like, what am I. I can't relate to any of that at all.

[Brady]

Speaking of orphans, Macaulay Culkin was on my flight. I have to talk about this. Okay, Macaulay, here's the thing, dude.

[Adam Ray]

Your flight.

[Brady]

I want to hear it. Yeah, Flight on JSX from Burbank to Scottsdale. I want to hear how you've. What's that?

[Adam Ray]

Best airline ever. Jsx.

[Brady]

You love it? For real? Okay. Yeah, it's a.

[Adam Ray]

It's a game changer.

[Brady]

It's a game changer. And there's always. I mean, dude, I. I've seen from Draymond Green to Tia Tequila to Macaulay Culkin on my flight.

[Adam Ray]

Oh, my God.

[Brady]

Brad Garrett was on one of my flights. And then Tequila to Tequila. The.

[Adam Ray]

The.

[Brady]

She. I think she's passed. Yeah, she's gone. She's gone.

[Adam Ray]

Right when they were turning around, flag.

[Brady]

Over her tequila, is she alive or dead game.

[Adam Ray]

Yeah. I don't know.

[Brady]

Brad was on Our flight and was liking my reels. I've never met him in front of me. And then when we leave the airport, he. I see my wife pulling in to pick me up, and I see. I also just hear some voice screaming going, get the f out of the way. Get the f out of the way. And I'm like, jesus. And I see my NCM Amanda, like, being like, she's waiting. There's plenty of space to go around. She's waiting to go in and letting cars pass by and. And she's like, go around me. And then I hear her go, go the F around me. And never, like, get. She does have roads like that. So I'm like, this guy just honking, screaming, and then pulls around, and I also go, that voice sounds familiar. And I go, raymond, get that? No, he didn't say that. It was Brad Garrett. And he's screaming at her and then drives away, honks, screams. And then she pulls up so flabbergasted. And I go. She goes, oh, my God. I go, babe, do you know who that was? That was Brad Garrett. And she goes, who's that? She's younger. Yeah. And then I pull up, and she goes, oh, yeah, I know that guy. And then I go, so funny. I go, he literally was liking reels of front of me on the plane, and I was about to send him a DM and go, you want to do the doctor for the live show? But that's off the table. I'm gonna ask Rosebud. You know, I was so.

[Adam Ray]

I was at a. I was at a. The Aria in Vegas, and he sat down a couple of games away from me, a couple of slot machines away from me.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Adam Ray]

And I was like, oh, there's Brad.

[Brady]

Gary.

[Adam Ray]

That's. I don't. I'm not bothering him, but he's noticeable. He's like, six, nine.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Adam Ray]

So he sits there, and all I. All I keep hearing is his character from everybody, because you'll hear, ah, God damn it.

[Brady]

Oh, come on. God damn it.

[Adam Ray]

And that was it. And then somebody came up to him.

[Brady]

So recognizable.

[Adam Ray]

Dude, love your show, love your comedy, everything else. And they start going for him, and he just goes, not now.

[Brady]

Wow.

[Adam Ray]

He just. He was done with people. Don't think you're in public.

[Brady]

Well, here's the thing. I. And I thought it twice about even sharing that story, and it's. But it's like, when you're that publicly demonstrative, that's. I'm sorry, dude. Like, that's. You're just hoping I. Nobody Saw that. But, like, it happened. And the way that. Truly. That I was, my opinion of you just went from this to this crazy wrong. So Macaulay Culkin's on the flight, and I'm like, whoa. And he's actually behind us in all Rams gear. You know, it's going to the. You know, the Rams game, got relocated here to Glendale, and. And I'm like, oh, man. And I. You know, I've asked Larry David for a picture. I did one episode of Curb, then I went to the wrap party, and I'm like, this is one of my guys. Robin Williams popped in to say it again.

[Adam Ray]

Jewish. What do you mean, one of your guys?

[Brady]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Larry David. And there was a juggling group when I was a kid called the Flying Karamazov Brothers. And I have a picture with them, and one of them was touching me a little, too. Yeah. So, yeah, hilarious.

[Adam Ray]

He's one of my guys.

[Brady]

I barely go to temple anymore, but the only celebs I accost are members of the tribe on the list. Yeah, that's how you do this. Yeah. I have a guy who looked like Oscar Schindler. And so it was Liam Neeson. Yeah. Yeah, it was Liam Neeson. Yeah.

[Adam Ray]

I'd like you to stop bothering me immediately.

[Brady]

I told you, I saved as many as I could.

[Adam Ray]

I'm not a real Jew. Walk away from me immediately.

[Brady]

By the way, great T shirt. That Spencer's Gifts with his picture on it. Oh, my. Take it not from Schiller's list.

[Adam Ray]

I'm culturally appropriate.

[Brady]

But I took the money, so good. Wait, so, okay, so, McCoy. So I go, I want a picture with him. It's one of my favorite movies, dude. Even when Richie Rich my girl, I don't know why, I just felt compelled. I was like, I want to get a picture with him. And so I see on the plane, and I'm like, but I gotta feel it out. I was like, do I bring up that I know we have some mutual buds? Seth Green, whatever. And then I go, I'm like, maybe I shouldn't. And then I see people on the plane also in. Ramsey would take a picture of himself, like, oh, and he seemed really cool, and he was chumming it up. So I go, oh, he seems pretty receptive. So we get off and we walk. We're waiting out there, and he's with his wife, this girl, Brenda Song that my wife is a big fan of. And so they all walk away, and they're loading up in the car. My wife's dad and. And they're standing there. And then I walk up, and then his wife walks away. So then I walk. This story gets better. He's alone. He's alone. So I walk up and I'm beelining right towards him to be like, hey, McCoy, you got a good picture? And then literally, I see him turn and go, hey, it's Mac. Where's the car he has a Bluetooth in? I'm like, two feet away. So literally, I just walk towards him and just go and go to the right. Because I'm like, now you. Because if you're standing there waiting. So then I go. So then I circle. I literally just walk in circle and actually take out my phone. I mean, it was like, true panic mode. I sort of like. I licked my finger and started checking the way. I was like, is it quarter over here? For some reason, just figuring out a way to not look like I wasn't loitering around McCully Culkin. So then I circle back and I go, hey, Macaulay. And he kind of, like, looks up his sunglasses. He already looked annoyed.

[Adam Ray]

Yeah.

[Brady]

And then I go, you going to the game? He goes, no, I just dress like this. And then he goes, yeah, we'll give that away. And they kind of smiled. And I go, funny. And then I go, yeah, I'm going too, man. I'm coming out here, Blah, blah, doing some shows. And he goes, oh, cool. I go, do you mind if I get a picture? And he goes, I prefer not. No kidding. And then I go, I respect that. And then I go, all good, baby. And I gave him a bump. And then I wanted to say, maybe.

[Adam Ray]

He doesn't take my girl sucks.

[Brady]

Yeah, exactly. See, I wish I had.

[Adam Ray]

If he.

[Brady]

And guess what? He is in his right to say, no, nobody's around. I'm a grown adult man. Right. It reminded me of when I asked Randy Johnson at the X Games. Rain Johnson, ex Cardinals pitcher. Started with my. Well, you know, Mariners.

[Adam Ray]

Wasn't a Cardinals pitch. Diamondback.

[Brady]

Diamondback. Sorry.

[Adam Ray]

We're all right.

[Brady]

Where are we? And so I smell toast. And so I. I was like, randy, no one's around. I went to usc. You went to usc. I spent so much emotional wear and tear, money, tears on you, supporting you in Seattle. Do you mind if I get a picture? He goes, nah, I don't do pictures. And he goes, I'll sign your hat, though. I was like, yeah, I really love a picture. Oh, you double down. Really love a picture. You're one of my favorite pictures of all time. He goes, I don't know what you're going to do with it. I go. He goes, you might like, you know, Photoshop it into something weird. I go, what do you think? I'm going to put your head on, like a centaur or something, me next to it or like with a Jew and be like, I told you, he takes pictures with Jews. And he goes. He goes. He goes, I just don't want to do the picture. So then that was. So he signed my hat begrudgingly. But anyway, so I walked away being like, man, Moy. What? And. And I was like, oh, he's been famous for so long. And then my dad was like, yeah, so that should be why he doesn't. Isn't satisfied. Yeah, it should be. And also, he did it on the plane, so. And I.

[Adam Ray]

Maybe he's got a number like 10. And then I'm done for that.

[Brady]

I know. And it's also just like, I prefer not, but. And then I was like, oh, maybe if he doesn't look.

[Dick Toledo]

It's not like if he stopped and took the picture. Then all sudden, all these people.

[Brady]

No, nobod a crap.

[Adam Ray]

You get tired of it, though. People ask you.

[Brady]

I'm starting to get way more. Yeah. I mean, airport. I mean, tsa. I had a pilot stop me recently and all this. Baristas a lot. I'm big with the baristas, so I can't go into any Pete's coffee or Phil's coffee or whatever your caribou is out here. And can we say that still? And so then I. I was like.

[Adam Ray]

So who's that offending?

[Brady]

That's an anytime bit, you know? Yeah. And so pizzas are down here. Yeah. Yeah. I'll take it from here, Brady. So and so. But. But it's so. I just. I try to go, you know, just give people the, you know, benefit of the doubt. But when we were on the plane, I was like, oh, man, if this plane goes down, I go, the headline's gonna be Home Alone Again after Macaulay Culkin dies in a fiery plane crash with a guy who dresses up as Dr. Phil, you know?

[Adam Ray]

Oh, it would be terribly.

[Brady]

Oh, my God. All right.

[Adam Ray]

What are you telling me?

[Brady]

We gotta get out of here.

[Adam Ray]

No commercial.

[Brady]

We're good. We're good.

[Adam Ray]

We'll do entertainment drilling. Help us with that. We'll get the hell outta Dodge Adams at Stand up live on the 24th and 25th if you want to go. Standuplive.com is where you go. You find out which ones are still available because they're the ones that will not say sold out. Simple as that. It's 98K upd. It's out of control now.

[Brady]

98.