02-13-25 - Jamie Lissow - Scottsdale Performing Arts Center - In Studio

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona: Jamie Lissow at Scottsdale Performing Arts Center

Episode Release Date: February 13, 2025

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Introduction

In the February 13, 2025 episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness on 98 KUPD, host John Holmberg welcomes comedian and actor Jamie Lissow to the Scottsdale Performing Arts Center studio. Jamie, known for his appearances on The Greg Gutfeld Show and various film roles, engages in a lively and candid conversation with Holmberg and co-hosts Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo.

Show Success and Ticket Sales

Jamie opens the discussion by sharing the success of his performances at the Scottsdale Performing Arts Center. Highlighting the overwhelming demand, he remarks, “I guess we sold it out. And I went, did you misspell my last name? Fox. What is going on? Why are we selling so many tickets?” (01:14). The positive reception has even led to additional show times being added to accommodate eager audiences, showcasing Jamie's growing popularity in the Arizona comedy scene.

Radio Industry Experiences

Delving into his past, Jamie recounts his five-year tenure in morning radio. Despite enjoying being on air, he struggled with the technical aspects behind the scenes. “I was the worst radio employee, I think, of all time,” Jamie admits (03:22). He shares a humorous anecdote about being tasked with cutting up stand-up comedy clips only to neglect the assignment, opting instead to wave goodbye at the end of his shift (03:59). This candid reflection underscores the challenges he faced in transitioning from on-air talent to behind-the-scenes roles.

Appearance on Gutfeld Show and Comparisons

A significant portion of the conversation revolves around Jamie’s experience on The Greg Gutfeld Show. He discusses the scrutiny of his appearance, particularly how lighting and makeup can alter perceptions. “People go, I've been told I look like AI,” Jamie states (05:35), addressing comments about his glowing eyes and overly white teeth. The hosts joke about the high standards of on-screen beauty, with Jamie noting, “I get so much feedback. Is the nice word about this” (06:01), highlighting the pressures of maintaining a certain image on national television.

Personal Life: Marriage and Divorce

Jamie opens up about his personal life, specifically his divorce and subsequent remarriage. “The worst thing that happened to me was my divorce,” he shares (26:23), discussing the emotional toll it took and how it has shaped his identity. He touches on the challenges of co-parenting and maintaining a cordial relationship with his ex-wife, emphasizing the importance of putting aside ego for the sake of their children. Jamie also reveals his upcoming marriage to Erica on June 7th, reflecting on how his personal happiness intersects with his public persona.

Political Context and Gutfeld Show

The discussion shifts to the evolving political landscape within the comedy and media industries. Jamie observes that more comedians are now open to appearing on The Greg Gutfeld Show, a shift from previous years when political differences were a significant barrier. “A lot of the guys who... really come out against you. And I have had... almost half of those guys ask me how to get on Gutfeld,” Jamie notes (15:20). This change indicates a growing acceptance and perhaps a strategic move by comedians to diversify their platforms amidst a polarized media environment.

Humorous Anecdotes and Stories

Throughout the episode, Jamie shares several humorous stories that illustrate his life in comedy and media:

• Elevator Encounter with Jesse Waters: Jamie recounts an awkward encounter in an elevator with actor Jesse Waters, speculating humorously about Waters' attractions (07:35).

• Comparisons to Rodney Dangerfield: Addressing comments that liken him to Rodney Dangerfield, Jamie reflects, “Some people have called me, like, they say I remind them of Rodney Dangerfield... I get no respect, but here's so much cocaine” (23:15), blending self-deprecation with humor.

• Traveling with Comrades: The co-hosts discuss Brady Bogen’s plan to travel to Germany with friends, prompting Jamie to humorously contemplate the potential chaos such a trip might entail (19:26).

Future Shows and Promotions

Jamie enthusiastically promotes his upcoming performances at the Scottsdale Performing Arts Center, emphasizing that the shows cater to a mature audience. “I love early show times. I feel like I'm an old guy at heart,” Jamie shares (25:27), highlighting the inclusive and relaxed atmosphere of his performances. He encourages listeners to purchase tickets through the center’s website, promising an enjoyable evening for all attendees.

Closing Thoughts and Words of Wisdom

As the conversation winds down, Jamie offers personal insights and words of wisdom. He endorses the philosophy, “The obstacle is the way,” inspired by Marcus Aurelius, reflecting on his journey through personal hardship and professional growth (26:12). Jamie acknowledges the struggles he faced during his divorce but emphasizes the value of overcoming challenges: “I would do it all” (27:08), suggesting that his experiences, though painful, have been instrumental in his development both as a person and as a comedian.

Conclusion

The episode concludes with Jamie sharing his gratitude for the respect and support he’s received, both personally and professionally. “I get free stuff. It’s wonderful,” Jamie jokes (24:08), before Holmberg wraps up the segment, reminding listeners of Jamie’s upcoming shows and encouraging them to attend. The hosts and Jamie share a moment of camaraderie, celebrating his achievements and looking forward to his future endeavors.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Jamie Lissow on Sold-Out Shows: “I guess we sold it out. And I went, did you misspell my last name? Fox. What is going on? Why are we selling so many tickets?” (01:14)

• Jamie on Radio Struggles: “I was the worst radio employee, I think, of all time.” (03:22)

• Discussion on Appearance: “People go, I've been told I look like AI.” (05:35)

• Jamie on Divorce: “The worst thing that happened to me was my divorce.” (26:23)

• Political Shifts in Comedy: “Almost half of those guys ask me how to get on Gutfeld.” (15:20)

• Jamie’s Words of Wisdom: “The obstacle is the way.” (26:12)

• Jamie Reflecting on Experiences: “I would do it all.” (27:08)

This episode offers a comprehensive and engaging look into Jamie Lissow’s life, blending personal anecdotes with insightful discussions about the entertainment industry and politics. For fans of Holmberg's Morning Sickness and Jamie Lissow alike, this episode provides a thoughtful and humorous exploration of balancing personal identity with public persona.

Transcript

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[Jimmy Lissow]

This is a. This is a cool thing. I'm very happy to meet you. I've got Jimmy Lissos here. You know him from the Gutfeld show. And of course, movies.

[Jamie Lissow]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Of names you would not. Yeah. So maybe you should say it. I don't want to brag for you.

[Jamie Lissow]

I would just say this. A lot of my movies are available on select jet blue flights.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Oh, wow.

[Jamie Lissow]

Wow. So.

[Jimmy Lissow]

So traveling movies. I like that. You're at the Scottsdale center for Performing Arts if you want to get tickets. Scottsdaleperformingarts.org that is the 15th, 6:30. And they added an 8:45 because you're killing it.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah, man.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Isn't that awesome?

[Jamie Lissow]

I guess we sold it out. And I go, did you misspell my last name? Fox. What is going on? Why are we selling so many tickets? But yeah, and I guess we're doing good on the late show, too. I'm very excited.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Well, that's great. And you said you flew in for this show.

[Jamie Lissow]

I did.

[Jimmy Lissow]

What an ultimate disappointment that must be.

[Jamie Lissow]

Honestly, they go, if you change your flight a little bit and do a layover in Phoenix and stay overnight and I'm not even kidding you. I heard, I used to do morning radio.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

And you guys are one of the, you know, you've been around for a long time for a bit and you're. And you guys are crushing it. And I like radio shows where. And you guys are the perfect example where you sound. When we go on the air, you sound just like you did a minute ago, Right?

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

Have you ever been on one of those where they go, hey, guys, we're gonna start in a minute. It's like, welcome to Rock 90s. I go, Whoa, do I need a character? I don't have any characters.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Then bring your characters to the party.

[Unknown]

I'm not sure what you're talking About.

[Jimmy Lissow]

I had to do. We make fun of it here all the time. But there was. When I first started, I was at a. We were at a station that in the closet was another radio station about the size of a small Hewlett Packard computer. And it was called Kiss 1230, Rhythm of the City. You see me, Jamie? You're looking right at me. Right. I am not the voice of Kiss 12:30, rhythm of the City. Visually.

[Jamie Lissow]

No. You don't seem like a guy like that or someone that would be in a closet.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Thank you. When a black guy came up to me at the station and said, we need a voice for the station. Can you do that? And I would do it like, I can, I suppose. And he goes, we need it to be urban. So for about a year, every time you turned it on, you would hear me going, Kiss 12:30, the witness city.

[Jamie Lissow]

Wow, that's so good, dude.

[Jimmy Lissow]

How you all doing out there today? And I felt horrible. And then the place turned in. Yeah. But it was, that was when I realized, just be you, because this is this. You get kind of a little juice off of that. You feel some power being that fake guy. Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

I was just jealous when you did that voice.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. If you can do it, try it out.

[Jamie Lissow]

Hey, what's up? Hey. Just.

[Jimmy Lissow]

That's pretty good.

[Unknown]

That's better than.

[Jimmy Lissow]

We got Jimmy Lucow on from the Gutfeld show today. How you doing, my man? Yeah. And I know you know, so we play games where we have to do kiss 1230 things because I was the voice of the rhythm of the city, which is the opposite of what I should ever have.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

A lot of job fairs, but yeah, radio is a. Now when you were in radio, you. How long did you do it?

[Jamie Lissow]

I did it for five years. Morning show, five and a half hour talk radio show.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. And you hated it.

[Jamie Lissow]

I was, I liked being on the air. But as you know, as in radio, you're not just on the air after a couple years. You gotta learn the board. And then they. Then you're doing a bunch of stuff. I was the worst radio employee, I think, of all time. I just was not good at. I could talk on the air, but I was not good. Like they. This one time. I wouldn't tell you guys this story if you weren't in radio. So this one time they go, hey, at the end of your shift, we want you to cut up a bunch of stand up comedy clips. You're gonna play them coming in and out of break. And they go, just find some comedians. We want him to Be in wave format. Right. And then you got. Instead of putting them in wave format. I just didn't do it. I just went home.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

I didn't.

[Unknown]

You waved goodbye.

[Jimmy Lissow]

I did. I waved goodbye instead. I just did nothing.

[Jamie Lissow]

I did. Yeah, I did. Just got my car.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Were you fired or was the show. Did they just remove you or did you get a divorce? You're known for just leaving things as far as having been left.

[Jamie Lissow]

I didn't know that you could stop doing radio and not be fired.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Was that right?

[Jamie Lissow]

I didn't know there was another alternative. They go, we're doing a format change. We're doing, you know, country. And you don't live in this country.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. And you're no longer part of this country. Wow. So radio was kind of a thing that. I'll try it. It was okay for a little bit.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. I really did love it. The first five years of my kid's life. I got to be home at 10:30 in the morning.

[Jimmy Lissow]

It's pretty. Yeah. And when you're doing that, that ain't so bad. But you gotta go to sleep like almost immediately. Because if you're like me, I stay up late.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. And it's 4:30 getups. And then it was Rochester, New York. So we had a special guy that plowed our driveways at 4 in the morning. He'd plow morning shows.

[Jimmy Lissow]

When you say special guy that did that, I don't think that's legal.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

He's allowed to employ him to do heav equipment.

[Jamie Lissow]

Some of Those guys like 300 bucks. This guy was one. One stuffed animal. He was a special guy.

[Jimmy Lissow]

And he didn't even have a truck. He just cleared it. It was a. He was a machine. Always out there, too.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. He wouldn't even plow. He would just carry me to my car. It was a really good.

[Jimmy Lissow]

I want to. Now I kind of want to write that movie.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

He's the Plowman. Scottsdale center for the Performing Arts. We don't normally say that, so I'm going to say it a lot because that's where you get your tickets. I got two questions for you that are. You'll make it funny. The first one is I watch Fox sometimes and I can't get past the fact that until you walked in this room, I wasn't sure you weren't. AI.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yes.

[Jimmy Lissow]

The lighting in a Fox studio changes people's faces to the point where your eyes kind of glow blue. I've never seen anything. Remember those old Duracell commercials where everybody looked like Plastic and strange.

[Unknown]

Oh, yeah. The family.

[Jimmy Lissow]

It lights you up in such strange ways that now that I see you, oh, you are human. You're not like some sort of animatronic Disney.

[Unknown]

A little less makeup.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

You know, in person.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. I get so much feedback. Is the nice word about this.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

Where people go, I've been told I look like AI.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

I've been told I resemble a thumb and a penis. Oftentimes I don't think that's the life. I. Yeah, that's right.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Just shapes and colors.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. And that was just for my ex girlfriend in. But yeah, we get a lot of flack. And also they say the makeup. I think it's something to do with the makeup and the lighting. And then people. I get a lot of stuff. I get your teeth look super white, your eyes are scary, but you look insane. And then I get. And then I also get after shows, a lot of people tell me I look taller on television. Huh.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Well, that's. Cause you're next to Gutfeld.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. And I always go, maybe your TV's sitting up on top of something.

[Jimmy Lissow]

So you're looking up at it.

[Jamie Lissow]

So I don't have an answer for you, but I want you to know you are not alone.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Right? No. And it's like, it's because it's visually the first thing you see. You not. You're not listening yet. Like, why is everybody so goddamn beautiful on this thing? Like in ways that humans can't be.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. And I'll to be honest with you, to the other. The other piece of criticism I get, do you know how certain lighting in certain mirrors can either boost or shatter your confidence? Like there are some mirrors. And I go, I man, I'm like six, you know? And then sometimes you're like looking at your iPad and you see your reflection and you're like, I should wear a bag at all times. Fox, Sometimes the camera angle they shoot is sort of that bad angle. But in front of 4 million people.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. So I don't see any bad angles at all. I think everybody looks unbelievable.

[Jamie Lissow]

Okay.

[Unknown]

Yeah. Must have a built in AI that filters.

[Jimmy Lissow]

It's like a dating app. All of you are on some sort of weird dating app and you're just. You're going to have catfish everybody eventually.

[Jamie Lissow]

I will say, amazing. Jesse Waters.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

So in real life now, Jesse. I was in an elevator with Jesse Waters once. Let me just say this. I'm not. But if I was, he'd be the one.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Is that right?

[Jamie Lissow]

I mean, just a gorgeous hair. Yeah. It's the think he's gorgeous like.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Like lazy. A statuesque man. I don't know how tall he looks.

[Jamie Lissow]

Like a perfect guy. I'm not a good gauge of guys are good looking or not.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Right.

[Jamie Lissow]

But I do think that he is like a good. He's. He's a bit of a specimen. He's got some. He's got like that TV show. Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

He does have the hair and the. There, look at that. There you are glowing with those beautiful white teeth right there. And that's on our screen and that your eyes are popping out and you say that. Would you think that Jesse wants to be with you?

[Jamie Lissow]

We'll pay for it like a radio stick. Like a. We'll pay for the first date.

[Jimmy Lissow]

We'll take you out to the Waffle House and we'll make a thing out of it.

[Unknown]

He did just broke bill him or.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Sorry.

[Jamie Lissow]

I couldn't gauge his interest by his non response to what I said to him. But that did look good though. I just looked at that and I look. I wish I like that guy.

[Jimmy Lissow]

And you do. You look fine. And that's the thing that I think is the most disturbing is none of these people are ugly to begin with.

[Jamie Lissow]

Right.

[Jimmy Lissow]

But then it's this like excessive. You can't possibly meet this standard. So my, my follow up to it is it's constantly a letdown to actually physically meet someone who's been shown this way.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. If I could have brought an Instagram filter with me today, I would have brought it. You just have it over some way.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Now here's the other thing.

[Unknown]

The other guy I can't get over though. One of the first time I saw him I'm like, that's AI or that can't be real. Brett Baer.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. Brett Bear is like, you know, a normal looking man. Are they all just milling around at Fox? Do you see everybody when you're there and just kind of walk by them and they're there. It's kind of got to be weird. Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

If you go office, if you just go do Gutfeld, you see just Gutfeld people. But if you go up to the offices. Yeah. You run into. I run to Dana Perino all the time. They're just there and.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah, yeah, that's strange.

[Jamie Lissow]

And we also get a lot of. I mean a lot of those guys are guests on Gutfeld show. So I often see them more. When were you there?

[Jimmy Lissow]

The night Trump was there? I don't remember.

[Jamie Lissow]

I was there the night before.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Oh.

[Jamie Lissow]

And they go, they go tomorrow this Is like kind of just post assassination attacks just a few weeks after. And I remember they go, we have a guest on tomorrow, but we're not going to tell you who it is and you're not allowed to tell anybody. And I go, okay. And they go, so we're not gonna tell you who it is. It's a surprise. But the Secret Service is gonna frisk you. Oh. And I go, I wonder if it's Trump. It's obviously not like Russell Peters or something. You know what I mean? Like, it's gonna be. So I kind of had an inkling that it was. That Trump was gonna be.

[Jimmy Lissow]

That it was Trump. And you were asked to leave.

[Jamie Lissow]

I was asked to leave.

[Jimmy Lissow]

You not be in the room.

[Jamie Lissow]

But it was a scheduled. Yeah, I didn't get to be in the room.

[Jimmy Lissow]

How crazy is that? Who's been the best guest you've sat with? Now that I think about, you've been in there with a lot of people.

[Jamie Lissow]

Oh, my goodness.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Whose stands did you ever. You said you met John Cleese when you were filming a movie that's meeting an idol. Have you met anyone in there? You're like, wow, this one.

[Jamie Lissow]

I was. I did one with Dennis Miller. Roseanne was a fascinating one to be on with. I'm a huge fan of a lot of the. Of a lot of the regulars. Like, I just like being on with, like, Emily Campagno is my fit. There's no bombing when Emily companions on because at least she's going to laugh.

[Jimmy Lissow]

She laughs at everything.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. She's a chat.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Likes you, too.

[Jamie Lissow]

That's really fun.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah, she's fun. And it just seems like a fun show. It's all the way across. Seems fun now.

[Jamie Lissow]

Super fun show.

[Jimmy Lissow]

A year ago, maybe this wasn't going to be the catalyst for coming to comedy shows. I've talked to so many comedians and so many of them have sat back and said, I'd love to do Gutfeld. I'm not doing that because it was in a lot of ways, not a death sentence, but definitely a hindrance to some clubs. Not taking you. The Fox right wing thing. So living outside of, like saying most comics come in here for years, we're very comfortable being far left. None far right.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yep.

[Jimmy Lissow]

And they would tell me after, I don't really feel crazy left. But I'm not saying that because I'll lose jobs.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. And the biggest jobs you would lose were the big three networks. It was like the Tonight show, like a Fallon, a Seth Meyers. Like, those are the ones. And that Used to be it.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

And so when you. I remember I met Greg 20 years ago. Yeah, I used to do Red Eye, which was a show that was on 3:00 in the morning. I did it 55 times.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Really?

[Jamie Lissow]

I think once someone came to my comedy show from watching Man Red Eye and it was my mom. And then going back on funny. I was living in Alaska, 100% true story. And we had just written the movie that we filmed in Scottsdale and Greg goes, I got this new show, do you want to do it? And I go, I'd love to, but I'm doing like this movie thing. Like I wrote it and I'm in it and I'm. I was so busy and he asked me a bunch of times, I would say for the first six months, his booker asked me like three or four times. I go, man, I gotta fly all the way to New York. I'd love to do it. But we're. So I finally go and I have my first appearance on the new Gutfeld show. And I'm thinking, this is Red Eye. Right?

[Jimmy Lissow]

Same thing.

[Jamie Lissow]

And so I do the show and they go, where are you at this weekend? And I go, I'm opening for Rob Schneider. I don't know if you know that. I used to be like Rob Schneider's opener. I didn't know that was my full time job. We have a TV show on Netflix and I'm real quick. I don't want people that you guys think like all I do is write off the success of Rob Schneider. But it's a lot of what I do. And if you want to see something I do completely separate, you know, you could check out my.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Rob's not going to be there this weekend. He's.

[Jamie Lissow]

Well, you can check out my website, Rob Schneider's friend.com for any of. But he. So we end up writing this and I don't do I go there and he goes, where? Greg goes, where are you at this weekend? I go opening for Rob Schneider. Opening, not even headline. Right. And that weekend 60 people bought $50 tickets. I was doing 10 minutes in front of Rob.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Just because you promoted it.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. And I called Greg. I go, could I do that show again?

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. So it's the only late night show that pops for comedians anymore.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah, I think so. And I have a bunch of different theories. I think that on the Tonight show or on like a Fallon, you do four and a half minutes of material.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

To six minutes of material. You're in and out and on Gutfeld you're hanging out like I was at a coffee shop last week and I just hear behind me, this guy goes, excuse me, are you from Alaska? I go, yeah. And he goes, are you divorced? And I go, yeah. And he goes, do you never get laid? And he goes, jamie, from God. I swear to God.

[Unknown]

And that, that's the qualifying question.

[Jimmy Lissow]

And it was Jesse Waters. Jesse Waters asked those three questions to make sure it was you.

[Jamie Lissow]

By the way, he goes, is your character on Gutfeld, is it made up like for TV to be funny or.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Is it all real?

[Jamie Lissow]

And I go, do you think if I could make up any character, those would be the attributes, would be the divorce.

[Unknown]

That's the guy.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah, the divorce cel celibate guy. Why wouldn't you go down that road? But you're. Are you that though you're divorced for sure?

[Jamie Lissow]

Yes.

[Jimmy Lissow]

And you take a beating about that?

[Jamie Lissow]

I do, but. But I do, actually, some of it. Just to be clear, a lot of stuff I do on Gutfeld about my ex wife is just jokes based on facts. And she just like silly stories I came up with based on actual events and hear the words you say sometimes. I mean, who talks like that?

[Jimmy Lissow]

98 kill you PD Holmberg's morning sickness.

[Jamie Lissow]

But we do communicate because like, as a divorced dad, if you have kids, you know, you got to put your ego aside.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Right.

[Jamie Lissow]

You know, she actually, she texted me right before I walked in here. I'm not even kidding. It says F you.

[Jimmy Lissow]

She's still in contact.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah, she's still.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Still the same. But yeah, dude, it's like it never ended.

[Unknown]

She's correct.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. What you like about it, still communicate just like we did. We're together.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. Isn't it weird though? I mean, that now that, that it's kind of like this, the pendulum is swung back. People are coming out of the closet. We talked about this morning, like it's like coming out of the closet politically. Like people want to be on Gutfeld where before they were worried about it, people want to say, oh no, I'm totally. I'll totally scream out that I believe this way. I'm a middle of the road guy. I really don't like either party.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

But I also know that for a while there to do that show, people's eyebrows would raise. And now it's like, oh, no, it's huge. Do you find the hypocrisy in that, that you are now here this weekend doing two shows that's got. When. When it was probably a little harder two years ago, three years ago to do this.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. Yeah. I do feel like a hypocrisy.

[Jimmy Lissow]

It's a revenge tour.

[Dick Toledo]

I do.

[Jamie Lissow]

I do have an undercurrent of feeling really good a lot of times, because a lot of the guys who. Some comedians that I didn't even know very well, really, really come out against you. And I mean, like, not just with direct messages, but, like, on Facebook or Instagram, they'll. They'll say things, you know, kind of crappy things wherever. And I have had. I would say almost half of those guys ask me how to get on Godfather.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Really?

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

So the ones that we see. And I just found out someone was recently traded from a professional sports team because the rest of the team didn't like their political views.

[Jamie Lissow]

Oh, wow.

[Jimmy Lissow]

And friend. But they. They told this person through Instagram.

[Jamie Lissow]

I do feel like it. I feel like if you sell somebody, if everybody. Like if you're in Fox News and somebody came in, like, for instance, my fiance who's like, left wing. If she came in. Yeah. Like, she's leans left.

[Jimmy Lissow]

She's a doctor going right down the road again.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. And she. Dude, you know what's weird? In my marriage, we did a study that. We did a story the other day that said, can two people be together if they're different politically? It's an interesting question. Like, can two people. And I was like, I think that was the source of many of my problems because I always did lean to the right and my wife left, and she was pro life without me. But I think if. When she comes into the studio, everyone knows and we even have. And they don't have a problem with it, I feel like they're right. If you're left, they go, ah, that's okay. But if it's everybody left and you're right, it's not okay.

[Jimmy Lissow]

It feels weird. It feels like you're a fish out of water.

[Jamie Lissow]

Feels like you're ostracized.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. Pushed out. But I don't know if that's going to be the same anymore because I'm starting to notice a lot of people just like. Like you said, 50 of them. How do I get on Gutfeld? It's good for me.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

So much. It's. I'm kind of fascinated by the whole thing because we've had plenty of people come in here and tell. And, you know, you would think one thing, but off they're like, you know, they're Genghis Khan. They're so far gone. One side, you're like, yes. God. Yeah. But they quietly have their own views and they're just afraid of them. And that's what Gutfeld's kind of broken free.

[Jamie Lissow]

That's right. There are many. And you guys probably know this from maybe interviewing some of them, but there are many giant comedy stars that everyone knows that are pretty right wing, but they keep it all down the middle because they want everyone to see their movies. And like, I don't, I don't blame them.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

But yeah, you know what I don't get? I don't get how, like when I see Elon Musk, for instance, I don't know how you guys feel about it. He Sometimes I wonder can, like, if you're on the opposite side politically, I've always been able to go, well, that was a good health care idea. On the other side, I've always been able to go, to go issue by issue. And I feel like with Elon, I can't understand not wanting someone to show transparency with government funding. I feel like I can't imagine being against it. And also, he has so much money, you can't go, ah, he's doing it for the speaking tour, the victory lap. He kind of. Elon Musk is so smart that I recently decided that my beliefs are just whatever he thinks. I just feel like he's so smart sometimes. He goes, he'll be like, I'm going to light this rocket off. Because I go, I don't need the. Because you got me.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Seems like you've nailed this.

[Jamie Lissow]

I'm doing it.

[Unknown]

And we're going to use, use chopsticks.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. I don't.

[Jamie Lissow]

Whatever you want, buddy.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Anybody who's got a billion dollars can be stupid.

[Jamie Lissow]

I agree.

[Jimmy Lissow]

I think you can lose a billion dollars if you're stupid. But if you've got a billion dollars, you were at one point or another, you knocked something out of the yard. You're not going to be smart in everything.

[Jamie Lissow]

I completely agree.

[Jimmy Lissow]

I need to listen to you about some stuff.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. And if you look at his master plan, if he's on a long form podcast, he'll say, if the Earth becomes uninhabitable, I want everyone to be able to live on Mars, which I think benefits everybody. And then California, when polit. Well, California just said you can't light rockets off anymore in California. And they cited the reason they go, because it's like the sonic booms will disrupt the wildlife. And like, I don't mean to sound intensive, but I don't think I care if every once in a while a bear's like, what the heck was that we are going to Mars.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

It doesn't live on Mars. Who cares?

[Jimmy Lissow]

Would you like to live on Mars?

[Jamie Lissow]

I feel like it's too long of a flight.

[Jimmy Lissow]

It is too long to go. It's too many years on a plane with people.

[Unknown]

But we are definitely on a fast track.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

I mean there's something that's.

[Jimmy Lissow]

They're not taking us.

[Unknown]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

We're not going on. It ain't free for all.

[Jamie Lissow]

Can you imagine if you got on that nine month flight and they say next to your crying baby or you.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Started off with a lady who was pregnant. Four months in you've got a crying baby. It was like peaceful for a minute. But the last five months were a nightmare. Yeah. I wouldn't want to do that at all. You as a divorced dad, as a divorced man who has made it very public, I would like to have you talk to Brady who brought up this morning that he and four of his frat buddies are going without their wives to Germany with one of their single friends and he thinks this is a good idea.

[Jamie Lissow]

So you're saying you're all married? Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Everybody's going to love to Jeremy without wives. And one of the guys from the fraternity single for Oktoberfest, he doesn't drink but the rest of them do. Would you take this trip or would you be allowed on this trip with four married guys?

[Jamie Lissow]

I would confidently take it because I hated my ex wife. But if I liked her, I might rethink it.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yes. Because it's nothing but trouble.

[Jamie Lissow]

It seems like a lot of what.

[Unknown]

If your wife bought you the trip?

[Jimmy Lissow]

She would have bought Jamie the trip. That's. That's the. Jamie would have gotten trips anywhere but home. I think the little bit I know about you, that is something that I think she probably had a lot of plane tickets in your hand.

[Jamie Lissow]

Birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Day, one way tickets.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. All gone.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah, it's. Well, you just changed the whole thing with me by saying that she is so pro going on this trip with I think raises even more flags in my mind.

[Jimmy Lissow]

There you go. He just had no question. That's why I'm going.

[Unknown]

I like that.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. Because the one dude that's going single is gonna wreck it for everybody because he's bringing home.

[Jamie Lissow]

He's gonna ruin it.

[Jimmy Lissow]

He's gonna ruin it. One of the nights he's gonna bang a frau line and she. They don't travel solo so she'll have a friend that somebody's got a babysit and it's just gonna open Pandora's box for the wives back home.

[Jamie Lissow]

Do I hear a true thing? Some. Some guys in college would wake up like next to girls that they regretted going home with. And in college I would wake up just next to packages of food I wish I didn't eat. I never had the walk of shame for me was going to throw away my McDonald's.

[Jimmy Lissow]

The package of Taco Bell that was half eaten.

[Jamie Lissow]

So you're going on this trip. When's the trip?

[Unknown]

End of September.

[Jamie Lissow]

End of September. And then this single guy, is he respectful? Do you feel like he's the kind of guy that wants to go?

[Jimmy Lissow]

One of the guys nickname is Scummy Dick Douglas.

[Jamie Lissow]

Oh my God. That seems like he's married. Okay, Scummy's married.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Scummy's got a lady friend. He's good. He's one of the good ones.

[Jamie Lissow]

I don't know if I would. I guess it comes down to trust, right? If there's a huge amount of trust, maybe it's okay.

[Jimmy Lissow]

But that doesn't matter. His wife can trust him. Somebody on this trip's gonna make it. So everybody else starts talking.

[Unknown]

Two divorces out of the five.

[Jimmy Lissow]

It's hangover three. That could be the worst one. It's not the fun one, but yeah, somebody's got a lie.

[Unknown]

We all turned 60 this year.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Unknown]

So it was kind of a trip that we.

[Jimmy Lissow]

One guy on the flight back is gonna say, all right, here's the story. There's not gonna be any truths and there's gonna be a picture that leaks for you. Like I thought you said, you didn't go there.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. Playing right back. Let's all put our SIM cards back in our phones.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. Yeah. Some guy in Anne Frank' doing something.

[Unknown]

We don't have to worry about that. Cuz everyone's flying kind of separate. More or less.

[Jamie Lissow]

All right. Okay.

[Jimmy Lissow]

I tried to get you to help too. He's not listening to us. I'm very worried.

[Jamie Lissow]

He seemed like a nice guy.

[Jimmy Lissow]

You're like on a national news network. I thought maybe there would be some credibility here, but you're not helping.

[Jamie Lissow]

How long are you guys married or were you guys married?

[Jimmy Lissow]

Were.

[Jamie Lissow]

Were. Oh my God. That was a Freudian slip. Oh my God. There you go. Brady.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Has nailed it.

[Unknown]

And it'll be 19 years this year.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

Okay.

[Jimmy Lissow]

If he makes it to the actual date. But right now the planning is. Well, this is just rough. It's a tough one.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

And you're gonna get married again. You said fiance. A couple of times I'm worried about this.

[Jamie Lissow]

I am getting married again. She's really nice.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah, but When's the date?

[Jamie Lissow]

June 7th.

[Jimmy Lissow]

You're doing it soon.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

What happens to you on Gutfeld? Can they still make fun of the horrible divorce and loneliness?

[Jamie Lissow]

It's funny. When I brought Erica, my fiance, to Gutfeld Studio last week, and Greg is such a funny guy offstage, and I go. And that seemed like an instance.

[Unknown]

He's a nice one.

[Jimmy Lissow]

He's funny. If you don't watch the show, people.

[Jamie Lissow]

People all the time go, is he the same in real life as he is on? I go, dude, he really, like, if he was here, he'd be a total a hole.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

But he met her and he was like. He goes, this is gonna ruin everything.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah, it does. It wrecks your whole Persona. How do we make fun of you when you're happy with some lady?

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. I do feel like it's worth it, though. Can I throw this out there, please? Some people have called me. Like, they say I remind them of Rodney Dangerfield, which I think is the ultimate compliment. But I think they mean. I don't mean I'm hilarious. I think they mean the no respect.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. The lack of.

[Jamie Lissow]

I get no respect, but here's so much cocaine. Yeah. The no respect and the cocaine. And. But I think that at some point is the guy with no respect. Right. Rodney, who we all loved. I think at some point he's on Carson, right? And he's like, ah, I get no respect. And you're like, this is your 33rd Carson. I feel like you're getting a tiny bit of respect. Would the audience have hated him if at the end he went like, hey, I'm getting a little bit of respect? I feel a little bit of respect.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. You know, thanks for all the respect. I want to thank you guys for all this respect.

[Jamie Lissow]

My wife said, take me somewhere we've never been. We went to the Bahamas. It's not even a joke. It's just. They went to the Bahamas.

[Jimmy Lissow]

I've never been happier. We had a nice time on the islands.

[Jamie Lissow]

Hey, I get lots of respect.

[Jimmy Lissow]

We get a lot of respect now. Everybody bring me free stuff. It's wonderful.

[Unknown]

I slapped the doctor.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. Yeah. He doesn't have any jokes at all or just.

[Jamie Lissow]

It's just.

[Jimmy Lissow]

We had a wonderful dinner.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

It just ends and we went out, had a steak. It was wonderful. Somebody bought us drinks. Thank you. Thanks so much, everybody. Have a good night. Jimmy Lisso coming up.

[Jamie Lissow]

So much respect now.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah. I can say I'm overwhelmed with respect.

[Jamie Lissow]

I've had enough respect. It's enough.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Will you please get back to the old way? It's overwhelming. Scottsdale center for the Performing Arts is where Jamie Lisso is going to be on the 15th Valentine's weekend. So it's a date night. Or is it just for divorced dads who want to relate and then have you rub it in their face that you're back on the horse?

[Jamie Lissow]

So I'm sort of, I'm sort of like promoting this as a day. It's a date night.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

Or you come single, right? Maybe you come single and maybe, you know, people could. It's going to be all guys. I just realized the error of my ways as I went. Yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

I was gonna say, are there gonna be single ladies just milling around looking for a guy?

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah, I don't think so. Because I was the guy on stage for years and I couldn't find one.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Yeah, that's. Yeah.

[Jamie Lissow]

Let alone just how bad would that.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Be if you're losing out to the single ladies, to other audience members and you're the one who did all the work.

[Jamie Lissow]

Brutal.

[Jimmy Lissow]

That's no good.

[Jamie Lissow]

Set it up. Do you like though? I like as my Gutfeld audience is a little bit older. It's like my age and older. And so you notice my showtime's 6:45.

[Jimmy Lissow]

It's 6:30 and 8:45.

[Jamie Lissow]

6:35. I love early show times. I feel like I'm an old guy at heart. I was doing a show last night, there was like an 80 year old guy in the front row and he was laughing at all my jokes. It made me feel really good. And then right in the middle of the show his phone alarm went off and like 60 people took their pills. It's an older crop. And so you hear the pop. The plastic. Yeah, yeah. So you gotta make sure that phone, that alarm's yours.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Well, you're selling it, but.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah, but even.

[Jimmy Lissow]

That sounds fun.

[Jamie Lissow]

Even the late show is not even even late, right?

[Jimmy Lissow]

No, it's 8:45. You'll be in and out of there, no problem. You're saying you'll get home by 11. At the late show, you'll be home by 11.

[Jamie Lissow]

It's unbelievable, man.

[Jimmy Lissow]

You're pulling it off for all of us. Jamie, it's good to see you. Please. We always have people leave us with words of wisdom. What in your world, if you were in charge right now.

[Jamie Lissow]

Oh wow.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Jamie Lysow's world becomes the first thing you change.

[Jamie Lissow]

Oh my gosh. Or think about words of Wisdom, I would say, is not funny. I would say like the obstacle is the way. Like that's like a Marcus Aurelius type thing because.

[Jimmy Lissow]

But he died.

[Jamie Lissow]

He did die, but very violent. Is it too late to choose different ones? Is it too late to edit this in post?

[Jimmy Lissow]

So you're saying climb over the thing in front of you rather than take the easy route?

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. And sincerely, the worst thing that happened to me was my divorce. I didn't really want to get divorced. It was like a sad time in my life. I don't want to move to Alaska. My ex wife moving to Alaska and the guy. Yeah, yeah.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Your ex wife moved to Alaska.

[Jamie Lissow]

Ex wife moving to Alaska while you were married still while we were married.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Okay. She didn't like package you up and.

[Jamie Lissow]

No, she didn't put me in a U Haul.

[Unknown]

She worked on a fish boat.

[Jamie Lissow]

What's my truck?

[Unknown]

There's grab me.

[Jamie Lissow]

It was like her dad owned a comedy club. It's a crazy story. I was performing.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Really.

[Jamie Lissow]

But I feel like all those painful things were what that guy asked me at the coffee shop. That's how he knows me. He knows me as like the Alaska divorced.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Your misery is your identity.

[Jamie Lissow]

I believe so.

[Jimmy Lissow]

So you would do this all over again?

[Jamie Lissow]

I would do it all.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Do it all exactly the same.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. I look back and I think I was going past red flags with my ex wife. Yeah, I was going past red flags like an Olympic downhill skier. You know, he's go. Just going flying past him. Yeah.

[Unknown]

Not missing.

[Jimmy Lissow]

And now you've learned your lesson.

[Jamie Lissow]

I think so.

[Jimmy Lissow]

So in the end, it was all worth it. This is all worth it. This is the lie you tell yourself every day Just to tell myself to lie.

[Jamie Lissow]

I do. You gotta sometimes lie to yourself. Can I change my words of wisdom?

[Jimmy Lissow]

I think that I talked.

[Jamie Lissow]

Yeah. I get an adequate amount of respect.

[Jimmy Lissow]

Jamie Listow. Pleasure to meet you, man.

[Jamie Lissow]

Nice to meet you guys.

[Jimmy Lissow]

It's a blast. 845 show is the one you go grab. Scottsdaleperformingarts.org is where you grab tick.

[Unknown]

Extortion.

[Jamie Lissow]

It's out of control now.