KFC Went to Savannah Bananas and Was Wildly Impressed - Full Episode

Summary

KFC Radio – “KFC Went to Savannah Bananas and Was Wildly Impressed”

Podcast by Barstool Sports
Aired: September 16, 2025
Hosts: KFC, Feitelberg (Fights), Tommy Smokes, Dante, Esther

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Episode Overview

This episode captures the classic, chaotic, and conversation-driven KFC Radio energy: bullshitting about recent events, behind-the-scenes drama at Barstool, awkward celebrity encounters, and the lighter side of stand-up and sports entertainment. KFC dives into his first-hand experience at a live Savannah Bananas game—offering newfound respect for their viral, circus-like baseball act. The crew also discusses Barstool workplace politics (with plenty of Dante “critical thinking group chat” drama), the challenges of performing stand-up, hilarious tour mishaps, comedy culture, and more.

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Key Discussion Points & Timestamps

1. Barstool Pizza Fest Recap

• [01:28–06:09]

  • The hosts recap Barstool’s Pizza Fest. Tommy shares how "pizza people" view it as their Super Bowl, recounts a weirdly awkward encounter with a pizza vendor, and dives into how Dave Portnoy’s reviews can “make or break” careers.
  • Notable quote:
    Tommy [03:37]: “He hands me a slice of pizza, and I go take a bite. It’s the coldest, hardest thing that’s ever been in my mouth…as I’m chewing it, it’s breaking into shards stabbing me in the roof. I’m not Dave…I was just like, ‘Wow, this is incredible, really good.’ Guy looks me dead in the eyes, says ‘I mean, it’s fucking freezing.’”

• [06:09–07:38] Dante’s Pizza Fest Drama

  • Dante skipped his scheduled DJ gig at Pizza Fest to attend Anthony Rizzo’s retirement at Wrigley. Dave Portnoy was, predictably, not pleased.

2. Barstool Workplace Sagas

• [07:38–12:27]

  • The gang mocks Dante’s attempts to start a “critical thinking” group chat—an exclusive, mole-free text chain for supposed truth-seekers at Barstool—which promptly got leaked.
  • They rib Dante for including Nicky Smokes and Chuck (both obvious risks for leaks), which predictably happens.
  • Notable quote:
    KFC [10:01]: “Who do you think was the one person that Dante started this ‘think for yourself so we can be philosophers’ group text with?...Nikki Smokes. Of course.”

• [12:27–14:39] Surviving on Dave’s Radar

  • Discussing how some Barstool employees manage to stay out of Dave’s line of fire—and why defending the “island of misfit toys” at Barstool is a trap.

3. Barstool Live Events and Odd Venues

• [16:52–18:34]

  • KFC and Tommy discuss recent tour dates, especially the comically mismatched venue sizes—like playing to 300 people in a theater that fits 1200+, and how that’s typical “classic Barstool” planning.
  • Notable quote:
    KFC [18:32]: “There was about like 1200 other seats that weren’t it.”

• [21:02–21:16]

  • Favorite venues: KFC shouts out a memorable Masonic Lodge that “felt like we were in a cult,” and Zanies in Nashville for its green room.

4. Making & Performing Stand-Up Comedy

• [24:11–33:21]

  • The team delves into logistics and personal experiences with stand-up. Tommy and Dante talk about mixing live podcasting, stand-up, and showing Out of Order (Barstool series) episodes on the tour, with Tommy noting the insane grind of shooting, editing, and touring simultaneously.
  • Dante reflects on how doing stand-up for Barstool fans (who want to laugh) is different from “open mic” bombing.

• [29:04–31:44] Comedy & Aging into Stand-Up

  • Esther shares a perspective: starting comedy later provides more life experience to draw from; the hosts agree, finding value in “living first” before mining every experience for jokes.
  • Notable quote:
    KFC [30:11]: “If everything you’ve experienced since you were a teenager is ‘what’s the joke for my stand-up act?’...you’re not living a normal life.”

5. Comedians, Club Culture, and Internet Outrage

• [34:56–41:24]
  • The hosts debate comedy club etiquette, “nepo-babies” in stand-up, and incidents like Mark Normand encouraging IShowSpeed to jump onstage for laughs.
  • They argue whether struggling comics are truly upset at celebrities grabbing stage time (Tommy: no, KFC/Dante: maybe a little).
  • Notable exchange:
    • Tommy [36:56]: “Any comic that I know would be like, Speed showed up for an idiot minute. That’s it.”
    • KFC [36:59]: “I’m surprised you think this after knowing all the comics we know and how sensitive they can be…”

6. Savannah Bananas: The Viral Baseball Circus

• [48:29–57:33] Major Episode Theme

  • KFC describes being “wildly impressed” after finally attending a Savannah Bananas game at Yankee Stadium—initially skeptical, he finds it’s more circus than baseball, and is perfect family entertainment.

  • The team discusses whether anyone attends “for the actual baseball,” compares it to pro wrestling vs. real wrestling, marvels at the ticket/merch success, and the P.T. Barnum-level showmanship of founder Jesse “Yellow Tux.”

  • Notable quotes:

    • KFC [48:52]: “You didn’t go to a baseball game. You went to the circus, and they were playing baseball.”
    • KFC [51:42]: “Once you’re there and you realize you’re just watching the circus, you’re like, this does not matter at all.”
    • KFC [56:13]: “This is the modern day circus...they were down to their last dollar...now it’s an empire.”

  • They admire the Bananas’ affordable pricing, anti-corporate stance, and speculate about what happens if MLB pros ever join.

  • Merch madness: “If you want a Bananas shirt, you have to choose between missing the whole game or getting in the line.”

7. Baseball Fandom & Viral Sports Moments

• [63:10–69:59]
  • Rizzo Day at Wrigley: Dante recaps Anthony Rizzo’s wild and “one-in-a-trillion” home run moment—receiving a ball in the bleachers and dropping it.
  • More Bananas bits: unique rules (if a fan catches a foul ball, it’s an out).
  • Ken Rosenthal’s “villain” moment—the crew laughs over him knocking over a cameraman and acting aggrieved.
  • Wholesome viral stories: The 81-year-old softball player’s heartfelt team text and the documentary “Efis” about old guys playing ball.

8. Baseball Playoff Anxiety (Mets, Yankees, Red Sox)

• [68:44–71:10]
  • Laments and cautious optimism about NY teams making/wasting the playoffs, with hosts buzzing over classic Mets collapses and rivalry nostalgia.
  • Dante: “The Mets will always be the Mets. And that gave me so much satisfaction.”

9. Pop Culture / The "Kardashians of Tennis"

• [71:27–74:43]
  • Brooks Nader and her sisters’ overt efforts to engineer Kardashian-level fame (“dating” the top two tennis stars at the U.S. Open) strikes the hosts as shameless but effective PR—a riff on how the US Open became NYC’s newest “influencer” event.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Barstool Office Politics:

  • KFC [11:00]: “Thinking that Nicky Smokes is going to be your philosophy buddy is crazy...and thinking Chuck is gonna keep this quiet, I don’t know what’s stupider.”
  • Dave Portnoy (via Tweet, paraphrased by KFC) [11:00]: “Rule 2, figure out who the moles are before starting the club.”

• On Savannah Bananas:

  • KFC [48:52]: “You didn’t go to a baseball game. You went to the circus...And then once I saw that, I was just like, oh, this is...It’s good fun.”
  • KFC [56:12]: “Jesse is like the owner...when you see him, he’s in a yellow suit and a top hat...that’s P.T. Barnum.”
  • KFC [64:19]: “By the way, the best thing about the Bananas is that if the fans catch a ball, it counts as an out.”

• On Stand-Up/Live Touring:

  • Dante [27:27]: “That was, like, more or less like acting. This was the first time I went up there with jokes I wrote, expecting people to laugh.”
  • KFC [30:11]: “If everything you’ve experienced since you were a teenager is ‘what’s the joke for my standup act?’...you’re not living a normal life.”

• On Adapting to Barstool:

  • KFC [47:43]: “Barstool doesn’t really do development and fostering. It’s like, are you number one? Otherwise, you’re done. Stop, you suck.”

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Episode Flow & Audience Value

The show maintains its signature blend of inside-barstool baseball, irreverent humor, and relatable anecdotes, seamlessly moving from Barstool drama to stand-up insight to quirky sports phenomena. The Savannah Bananas segment is particularly rich, with KFC converting from skeptic to fan and explaining why their wild, family-friendly chaos is a can’t-miss experience (for everyone but serious baseball diehards). The group’s riffs on comedy club dynamics and influencer culture provide insight for listeners who love backstage media banter, while the baseball asides keep the energy casual and connected to sports.

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Quick Episode Index

• 01:28 – Pizza Fest drama, Dave’s stage intro, and cold pizza horror
• 06:09 – Dante skips DJ gig for Rizzo Day, Dave fumes
• 08:00 – Critical Thinking group chat leak saga
• 16:52 – The ongoing saga of huge venues and small crowds ("sellout" jokes)
• 24:11 – Stand-up logistics on Out of Order tour
• 29:04 – The value of starting stand-up after real-life experience
• 34:56 – Debate: Are comics mad about celebs at comedy clubs?
• 48:29 – Savannah Bananas! KFC’s live impressions and why it works
• 63:10 – Rizzo Day’s improbable home run catch/drop
• 64:19 – Bananas’ wildest in-game rules (fan-caught outs)
• 66:32 – Ken Rosenthal’s “heel turn” at the camera crew
• 68:44 – Baseball fandom misery/joy: Mets collapse, Yankees/Red Sox parity
• 71:27 – Brooks Nader tennis/Kardashian influencer trend

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This episode is an entertaining, behind-the-curtain romp through current Barstool events, sports/culture oddities, and the highs and lows of making comedy (and viral circus baseball) work in 2025. Whether you’re a die-hard “Stoolie,” aspiring comic, sports fan, or just love offbeat pop culture, you’ll get both laughs and legit insight.

Transcript

[KFC]

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[Fights]

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[Tommy]

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[Fights]

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[Tommy]

Yo, guys, you see the news? Let's figure it out, boys.

[KFC]

Let's. Hey, you guys want to think for ourselves? Let's everybody think for ourselves in this group.

[Dante]

Text.

[KFC]

So, yeah, you're at Pete's Fest. How was this year? I know, like, in the past there was rain. One year this year, it sounds like Dave did not like the stage and the introduction he got. Did you see that?

[Tommy]

No, I didn't. I went to the night session. So.

[KFC]

Okay, so during the day it was. It was a pretty particularly bad introduction. But in classic Dave fashion, rather than just like letting it slide, he just grabs the mic. So. So this guy was like, we're here at One Bite. And like, like, you're all here to see like, Dave Portnoy, right? Like, and here he is. It was just like flat and bad. And I like it. It didn't. Like, it didn't. It was not like a come on out. So the crowd was confused and he walks out and Dave just grabs the mic. He's like, that was the worst introduction I've ever got.

[Tommy]

Just made everything so awkward.

[KFC]

Terrible as it was happening. He was like back at. Dave was behind, like at the bottom of a flight of stairs. And he was just like, this is terrible. Right? This is a terrible introduction. Just like, so Dave. I was like, I know this exact situation.

[Tommy]

There were a few. So the. Obviously it was awesome. It was great. It was some of the best pizza I've ever had. But there were some times where it was like, you can tell the pizza people there, it's the biggest day. It's their Emmys.

[KFC]

I mean, it could make your whole career if something happens.

[Tommy]

The whole time I was like, why the are you guys excited about this? Who gives a fucking shit about this? But. But no, it was great. Obviously. It was so cool talking to a lot of people. Like, I was there with Stuff island because, okay, cousin Sean was in it. Honestly, got my favorite slice. I'm not even just saying that because they did a little thing with them, but a slice of New York and Pittsburgh was incredible. But. And it was so cool, like, listening to him talk about, like, how passionate he was about it.

[KFC]

It was.

[Tommy]

It was my first time ever talking to a pizza person who, like, Dave had affected where, like, Sean just started it in 2020 because he needed to do something. And now Dave's been. And it's like he's, like, going to franchise it, and it's going to be like a massive, you know, now it's his life. And it was very cool talking to people like that. But everyone obviously had that enthusiasm. But not everyone had pizza that was as good. And, dude, one guy grabbed me that, like, saw me across the festival, grabbed me, brought me back to his pizza station. He's like, you got to try mine. You got to try mine.

[KFC]

Fights terrible.

[Tommy]

And he hands me a slice of pizza, and I go, take a bite. It's the coldest, hardest thing that's ever been in my mouth, right? Like, as I'm chewing it, it's breaking into shards that are, like, stabbing me in the roof. And I'm not Dave, where I'm giving an honest answer. So I was just like, wow, this is incredible. Really good. And guy looks me dead in the eyes. He goes, I mean, it's fucking freezing. I was like, yeah, dude, I was thinking the same thing. Why did you hand this to me? Yeah, you know, you made it exactly what I was thinking. That this is freezing cold and hard and awful. Why did you give it to me.

[KFC]

And sought you out? Like, it wasn't just like, oh, here's my work. Here's the slice. It's like, let me intentionally give you this.

[Tommy]

Like, I don't know. I honestly, as I sit here right now, I still don't know what that interaction was all about. I feel like I was like, okay, and walked away.

[Esther]

You walked away after that.

[Tommy]

I'm not gonna, like, name the pizza place or anything, but it was just like, yeah, man, why'd you bring me here to eat this if you're gonna get mad at me for saying it's good when it's obviously not good?

[KFC]

I think about, like, there, you know, if you're a. You go into Pizza Fest thinking, this is our super bowl, like, tomorrow we're gonna be famous. And, like, if it just goes horrible, like, no one's lining up at your tent or whatever, it's just like, oh, my pizza sucks. That sucks.

[Esther]

But do you have to. Do you have to get approved some.

[Tommy]

Yes.

[Esther]

Beforehand. Okay, so you already got.

[Tommy]

So, like. Yeah, like, that. That's what. That's what surprised me. Not that again. Not that it happened a lot, but there were probably two places that, like, sought me out, which is crazy in and of itself.

[Esther]

Okay, famous.

[Tommy]

But do, like. And they would come try this. And I was like, why are you giving me. This sucks, dude. Like, I just had a slice of Sally's. I just had a slice of New York. I just had a slice of Lukali. Like, I'm. He's a bet. Why you grabbing me and bringing me this? Yeah, but again, that's not the point of the event. The event was awesome. And it was. It was really. Honestly, God, the. My. The highlight of the event was talking to Sean. He was so cool and so just passionate about pizza stuff.

[Esther]

Islands.

[Tommy]

Yes. O' Connor's cousin. Yeah.

[KFC]

The highlight event for me was just another chance for Dante to. To blow it the best.

[Tommy]

The best you can. I mean, Dante, he. He's like. I feel like he's the kind of guy where, like, first pitch, he pulls it 700ft.

[KFC]

Yeah.

[Tommy]

Like, oh, he's got him timed. He is on right now. And then next three pitches, right down the plate. I mean, bat on his shoulder, walks back to the duck out. You could.

[KFC]

You could definitively say his stock was at an all time high after the beach house, right? Like, even more so than the Blackout tour. Like. Like, Dave couldn't really diminish it. He was a big part of it. Like, everyone coming off a beach house is like, what could we do to, like, capitalize on this? You know? And Dante goes ahead and makes the biggest bonehead decision with the boss. And I almost don't even blame. So. So Dante was supposed to DJ Pizza Fest and, like, had agreed to do it, like, a long time ago. And then he ended up going to the Cubs game with Anthony Rizzo, which I almost don't even blame. Like, Anthony Rizzo retiring and being like, I'm going to the bleachers. And Dante used to work at Wrigley. Like, that there's, that's probably worth like, skipping a work event, you know, but you almost have to say that you have to go to Dave and be like, I'm, I, I don't know. Like, I, I'm making this choice. Like, I know you're gonna be mad, but, like, you know what I mean?

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

So Dante tried to pose it as I, I had like, a prior engagement. It's like, it definitively was not Anthony Rizzo retired. Said he was going to do this all after the, after one bite. So there's just, there's just no actual conflict there. You gotta just, I think you just gotta take your lumps. I don't know. I, I, I, I would like to say, I would be like, no, I would go to work, but if you, something that important happens, you want to go to it, fine. But you can't play it off like.

[Tommy]

It'S not my fault.

[KFC]

Like, this is just your bailing on this guy, you know, on. You're bailing on Dave Pornoi at Pizza Fest. This is not gonna go well, you know, and maybe he thought, maybe he knew it was going to be a bloodbath, but is it?

[Tommy]

It's bad. Dave's mad.

[KFC]

I, I saw like three tweets where, like, things that he was just like, any, anything he saw, he would just like, kind of construe to make fun.

[Tommy]

Of Dante, you know what I mean?

[KFC]

So I, I feel like when he does those things, he's, he's pretty mad, you know?

[Tommy]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Esther]

I also feel like Dante is, like, safe in the, like, you can't actually be mad at Dante almost the same way.

[KFC]

I think Dave would highly disagree.

[Tommy]

But he's mad. Like, he's mad at anybody who up every time. I know you're not going to get any better.

[KFC]

It's like Mincy. Mincy just did it again. Miny went on ESPN while, while Fox SP1 was airing, and Dave tweets it out. He's like, this is the biggest selfish piece of I've ever employed. But, like, guess what? Min's back tomorrow.

[Tommy]

Well, it's like Dave and Dan, like, they like to have the island of misfit toys. And like, there's a lot of misfit toys acted misfit.

[KFC]

I actually give them credit for that. That, like, like, yeah, Mincy's been fireable a hundred times, but, like, you created.

[Tommy]

This, so I think, I think they.

[KFC]

Do a good job at, like, when it goes south. Like, well, yeah, Yeah, I hired a bunch of idiots.

[Tommy]

They're acting idiots. But.

[KFC]

So Dante's in the crosshairs for Dave over this thing, and then he's just. So. Then he's, you know, seeing red. Just trying to point out anything with Dante and this tweet, man, Dante's crazy. We know that. But this is, even by his standards, I think, hilarious and ridiculous. I gotta find the quote tweet from Dave. Yeah. Okay. Send it over if you got it. Dante texted. Dante wanted to create a group text, and it said, I'm starting a critical thinking text thread for John. If you're already rolling your eyes, it gets so much worse. I'm starting a critical thinking text thread for us at the company. Sorry, let me. I'm starting a critical thinking text thread for us at the company who don't believe everything the media and agencies try to push on us and instead ask questions and think for themselves. Who else should be added to the list? I don't want moles like Danny who are just going to screenshot and post it. There's only one other person on this text that he's. So. This is. He went to one person to, like, start this crusade.

[Tommy]

What do you think is on this? So disappointing.

[KFC]

What do you think?

[Tommy]

Who do you think was. Who do you think was the one.

[KFC]

Person that Dante started this. Think for yourself so we can be philosophers. Group text.

[Tommy]

I honestly, my. My guess would be, like, literally anybody else at this company, like, there's. There's no good person.

[KFC]

Nikki smokes.

[Tommy]

Nikki smokes. Of course. Of course. I. I was thinking for somebody, I was thinking New York. I was thinking Frank the Tank. Like, Nikki smokes. And so. And so sometimes it's crazy and sometimes.

[KFC]

It'S just like, how.

[Tommy]

How is he so dumb?

[KFC]

So. So Dante's concern was he didn't want Danny because he didn't want anyone to screenshot it and rat him out.

[Dante]

Right.

[KFC]

So what did Nicky smokes do? Screenshot and sent it today.

[Dante]

No, I think. I think Chuck Nasso screenshotted it and sent it to Dave. He's the third one in the chat. There's three people.

[Tommy]

Chuck was gonna be. My guess.

[KFC]

Chuck.

[Tommy]

Chuck was gonna be my guest.

[KFC]

Oh, is this.

[Tommy]

Is.

[KFC]

This is Char. That makes sense, people. NSDD so that's Nikki smokes dd, which.

[Tommy]

He thought Chuck wasn't gonna screenshot.

[KFC]

That's like, something that's even stupider. So thinking that Nikki smokes is going to be your philosophy buddy is crazy because he's Nikki smokes and thinking that Chuck aka Gaz Jr. Gaz 2.0 is going to keep this quiet. I don't know what's stupider. So Dave's Tweet was Rule 1 of Dante's Critical Thinking Club. No moles. Rule 2, figure out who the moles are before starting the club. I mean, that's obviously. I. I get it. It's like Dante, Chuck were talking all. All summer at the beach house and probably had these conversations, and Dante's like.

[Tommy]

And these three adult men exchanged texts to these views. Yo, guys, you see the news? Let's figure it out, boys.

[KFC]

Let's. Hey, you guys want to think for ourselves? Let's everybody think for ourselves in this group text. Yeah. Yeah, you're right, because Nick Spokes did say, side note. You're such a rat, Chuck. So that does make a little more sense, but equally just as funny. I. I almost. I. I can't think of something that I would want to be less a part of, but also more apart. I want to, like, be. I want to be, like, blind cc'd on that.

[Tommy]

I do not. I never. Please never show me those texts.

[KFC]

I can't wait. Like, I mean, I would love to see the Critical Thinking Club talk on Charlie Kirk. Like, yeah, they must have been firing over the weekend. I mean, that. That is. There's a part of me that needs just, like, a Dante. Nikki smokes Chuck podcast now. That's the CTP man, the Critical Thinking podcast.

[Esther]

I'm so, like, last information in, like, first whatever. Thought out whatever. Yeah, whatever. Yeah, but I have to be careful around Dante because Dante started going off on some of his conspiracies, and I.

[KFC]

Was like, that's a really good point.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

You would get roped right into the political ones.

[Esther]

Just, like, the certain ones.

[Tommy]

Just the ones how, like, the pyramids got built and stuff like that.

[KFC]

We know. But yeah, that's. That's. That's Dante, man. He's tough, like, all weekend, like, but.

[Tommy]

But impossible to defend him. It's like his. His. Dante's quest is to make sure anyone who defends him or says a good word about him looks like.

[KFC]

Yeah, because, like. Like, I remember the days of. Of, like, barstool radio, like, 1.0, when I was hosting with Dave. My role almost exclusively was always to, like, help people and defend them, you know? And oftentimes I really meant it, because me and Dave just, like, diametrically are opposed. We, like, had opposite opinions on everything. But there would definitely be times where I'd be like, this person is an idiot. They up But Dave is burying them right now. So I'm trying to throw a lifeline, trying to throw a bone. So I would find myself in these positions of, like, defending people, going against Dave. And, like, inevitably, everybody at this company will do something where Dave will be like, that's your boy.

[Tommy]

Yes. It's not my boy.

[KFC]

You know, it's. I guess. You know, I feel like people either really do a good job of staying off Dave's radar or, like, a bad job. You know what I mean? Like. Like, I feel like if you really want to, you can do it. Just stay out of it. Yeah, but people will do it like, 90 of the way, and then they just lose their heads and do something crazy stupid.

[Tommy]

Dude, I'm. I'm the master at that.

[KFC]

You're the king.

[Tommy]

I am the dude. I was. I was this.

[KFC]

I was just like, you were right beneath him and somehow stayed off his radar.

[Tommy]

I was this close to Dave Portnoy this weekend. He has no idea. Yes, but that. But that's been, like, forever. Like, literally, when you were in the.

[KFC]

In the Milton office with him, you'd still somehow die.

[Tommy]

I am a king at becoming invisible.

[Esther]

You didn't even get credit for going to pizza Festival, huh? You didn't get credit for going.

[Tommy]

No, I don't. Why do I need credit for it, bro?

[KFC]

Everybody goes to Pizza Fest thinking they need, like, the supreme leader.

[Tommy]

Like, thank you for coming. You know, I talked to all the security guys. I talked to Austin. Dave has no idea.

[KFC]

How it should be.

[Tommy]

It's. But it's also like, one of those things. I was thinking of it afterwards because, like, I was with o' Connor and Tommy and we were like, filming the video and. And I. I was telling them. I was like, I don't know what you guys expect from me, but, like, if you're looking for Dave in this video, he's not gonna come running to me or something like that. And. And then, like, you know, he goes around to all the pizza places to. At Pizza Fest and goes and says hi to everyone and tries their pizza. And I was just kind of like, I saw him coming. I didn't hide, but I just didn't go up to him and grab him. Because, like, that. That's what I was thinking. We're like, that's. That's probably one of Dave's busiest days of his year. We're like, it's a thousands of people grabbing him and pulling him.

[KFC]

Different. Yeah, you just talk to Heidelberg for the 50 million.

[Tommy]

I don't need to be like, hey, Dave. And he goes, what are you doing here?

[KFC]

What's also funny about Dave is he's so. At least in my mind, I think he's not a handshake guy.

[Tommy]

No, right. He doesn't like that.

[KFC]

He doesn't want to, like, hug it out. So, like, when you do see him, it's just gonna be like, hey, hey. And that's it. Like, other.

[Tommy]

There's no need for it, right?

[KFC]

There really isn't. It's like if you're at a party and you gotta go see the main, the main person, you go, you shake their hand or you hug and kiss them, whatever. You get that credit. That's not going to happen.

[Tommy]

Don't even do it.

[KFC]

It's, it's. It's one of the weirder, like, dynamics I've ever had with, with a friend or a colleague or whatever. Like, just like, all right, we, like, show up to Dave's Nantucket house, and it's just like, we, we, like, arrive at the set, like, put on our headphones.

[Tommy]

There's no dab, no fist bump, no how's things been? Yeah, it's just, you know, okay, back to our phones.

[KFC]

And maybe with other people it's different, but, like, for me, it's certainly that way. Okay. So, yeah, what's, what's literally the point? Yeah, like, when people say it's FaceTime, like, it's literally he just sees your face.

[Tommy]

That's.

[KFC]

Is a strange dynamic, for sure. Tour's going good. Out of order.

[Tommy]

Tour's going good.

[KFC]

Philly, tomorrow night.

[Tommy]

Philly. Philly, tomorrow night. I think there's like, 10 tickets left. Please get them.

[KFC]

What was it like playing at the TD Garden in Boston? They this guy so bad.

[Tommy]

Crazy dude.

[KFC]

This is barstool, like, to a T.

[Tommy]

Like, we said, we want to do 300 cap rooms. It's a sellable number. It's a number we can hit.

[KFC]

You know what? I honestly think they did. I think they said, we'll just take a room and cap it at 300. Not like, you know, you should say, when you say you want to do 300 person rooms, like, that means like, a room that fits 300 people. Not we want to put 300 people in any room in the world. I think somebody probably just said, like, all right, we got it. I, I, I guarantee this would happen. Somebody was like, probably trying to find those a spot like that and couldn't find it. So they'll just get any room in Boston and cop it at 300, and that's good. Right.

[Tommy]

It's like, no, no, I, I, I don't know where, like, I. Honest, honestly, I don't know who made the decision. I don't know where it came from. It could have been internal, could have been out of order. It could have been Outworld. I don't know the answer to that. We played the most insane room in Boston. Like, excuse me. We played a room in Boston that was like, I don't know, 40 foot ceilings, probably filled like 1200 people. I don't know what the number is. Like, there were three row. It's a massive end. There's room for pyrotechnics. Yeah, it was huge. And then so like once the tickets went on sale, word I got was like, tickets are going great. Like, everything did 200 night of like that. You hear that when you go, oh, we had 300 cap. Like, we're gonna sold out.

[KFC]

You don't have to promote it. It's not worry. Yeah, forget it.

[Tommy]

Don't even have to mention 300.

[Esther]

Also good number.

[Tommy]

Yeah, yeah, a good, A good number that we thought we could hit. So that's why we chose it. And by the way, you did hit it. Yeah, yeah, it shows.

[KFC]

There was about like 1200 other seats that weren't it.

[Tommy]

And like, and then we get to this venue and it's just this massive venue, this huge space. They're like. Because again, they were like, yeah, it's like, it's all 200 night. Over. 250, whatever. So like over the next. And that was like a month ago. So the next month you're like, oh, we'll sell 50 more. We get there, like, what's this count at? Like 300, like, perfect. It's sold out. Walk into the, walk onto the stage. I mean, I've never been in a bigger room in my life. It was insane.

[Esther]

Was it like stage up high floor.

[Tommy]

Stage up high, floor down?

[KFC]

Like, it was, it wasn't in.

[Tommy]

It was, it was like the, it's.

[KFC]

Like the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. It's in the big stadium, but it's not the biggest. You know, the main thing, but it's.

[Tommy]

A theater inside of Arena Theater inside TD Garden. And like, people were asking the bouncers where their seats were. The bouncers, like, we don't know. We've never had seats out.

[KFC]

This is, this is like strictly for concerts.

[Tommy]

For concert. I don't know how much comedy's been done there. I'd be surprised if any. It was, it was crazy. It was a crazy.

[KFC]

But spin Zone out of order played at TD Guard.

[Tommy]

Yeah, that's a fact.

[KFC]

That is a true fact. And it was a sellout. Had a sellout show. You can't say they sold out the Garden. You can say out of Border had a sellout show at TD Garden. Period.

[Tommy]

F no lies. It was nuts, dude. Like, what are we doing here? This is crazy. But I think. I think Philly is a smaller venue, so I think it actually only fits 300. And I think we've sold about 300 tickets, so get the rest of them if there are any left. But, yeah, we. We've been doing pressing shows for, like, two months. Never even mentioned tickets because we sold 250 night of every place, everywhere. I'm like, yeah, the store's sold out, but go check out the show.

[KFC]

That ain't the most, like, barstool ever. Like, somebody like you said, we don't know who it is. And it was not on purpose or whatever, but it's just somebody being like, yeah, all right, we'll get this room and sell that out. They won 300. 300.

[Tommy]

Okay. Yeah.

[KFC]

Not thinking that, like, no, this is going to be. It's gonna look ridiculous.

[Esther]

KFC radio had a show like that, and it felt like, for some reason, like, you know, like COVID vaccine. When you're getting your COVID vaccine.

[Tommy]

The Detroit one. Detroit. KFC radio was tough.

[KFC]

That was like. Yeah. Similar situation.

[Tommy]

It was like a huge room, 50 foot ceiling. Yeah. Yeah.

[KFC]

Like, intended for a concert.

[Tommy]

So we wanted to do 200 people. What the fuck are we doing here?

[KFC]

Oh, my God. What's your favorite place you've ever done?

[Tommy]

Favorite place you've ever done? I don't.

[Dante]

I don't know.

[KFC]

I love that Masonic Lodge. Remember that?

[Tommy]

Yeah. This place was cool.

[KFC]

I felt like we were in, like.

[Tommy]

A cult for them.

[KFC]

All those masks and the chandeliers.

[Tommy]

Very cool. That had, like, the green room where it was like an opium den. All the rugs everywhere.

[Esther]

Zany's is one of the best green rooms.

[Tommy]

Zany's.

[KFC]

Nashville.

[Esther]

Nashville.

[Tommy]

Yeah. That was great news.

[KFC]

Was good.

[Tommy]

A lot of cool ones. We've been lucky. Got done a lot of cool places.

[KFC]

Yeah. Yeah. I feel like those are things that almost, like, take for granted that we did some of that shit.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

I mean, like, that. Those were fun. Those were cool. Those are cool times. There he is. Come on in.

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[KFC]

So you guys are doing, Are you screening stuff or you're doing stand up and all that?

[Tommy]

Doing all.

[KFC]

I mean, you're doing all that, but, like, where is it? Which, what's. You're right.

[Dante]

Yeah, I just hurt my knee when I sat down.

[KFC]

You're gonna be all right. Yeah. On the aisle.

[Dante]

Yeah.

[KFC]

More stand up or more like out of order?

[Tommy]

More stand up. I did 20 in Boston. Wow. Close to 20.

[KFC]

So this is like out of, this is like a comedy tour with the out of order guys, as opposed to like an out of order tour, if you will, or. Yeah, it's a little bit.

[Tommy]

So it's probably like exactly half and half. It's like, it's probably 40 minutes of stand up and then we show a few sketches and we kind of do like a live podcast during that, which is probably a half hour, 20 minutes to a half hour 20 minutes. And then we show an episode 20 minutes. And then we do a Q A afterwards on the episode or out of order as a whole. We did get a little out over our skis, so in Boston, we showed episode four again. We had intended to show episode five then just turns out it's really fun. Hard to edit a TV show.

[KFC]

P was just saying it, dude. He said he spent 17 days in.

[Tommy]

Front of the computer.

[KFC]

Yeah, we were like, not shooting, not writing, not planning, just the actual editing in front of a computer. 17 days total, I think here Saturday.

[Dante]

Before going to Pizza Fest, I got here at like, noon and Pavs walked in. I was like, pabs, you're a little late today. You should be here at 9am every Saturday.

[KFC]

His roommates say the, the opposite when he comes home at 11 o'. Clock. They're like, early night.

[Tommy]

Yeah, yeah. The, I, I think he said it was just like, I don't think anyone really knew what the undertaking was. And now we are shooting the show, writing the show, editing the show, airing the show, touring the show, promoting the show all at one time.

[KFC]

I, I, I don't know what the standards and practices are, but that's awesome. Like in episoding, stressful, but like, that, being able to say that when you go on press tours and like, use that sound bite, because that is kind of the essence of this show is.

[Tommy]

Like, we're just going, dude, episode four, which aired Tuesday night. There are scenes in episode four that we shot on Monday.

[KFC]

That's like the ultimate, like, because there's a million people out there making excuses, being like, well, we can't do that because we haven't done this yet. Yeah, it's like, go.

[Dante]

I remember seeing an interview where little Dicky was talking about a show. Dave. And that was on, like, Hulu, and he said, like, he would edit on, like, one of those little orange. And he would, like, hand in the hard drive to the Hulu office on, like, noon, the day it was supposed to air. Yeah, we're basically doing this.

[Esther]

I walked in on Friday, and I. And I was, like, so up. And he'd be like, oh, my God. Hey, how are you? And he would just look back. Seriously, like, the most dead look not good.

[KFC]

And the funny part is it's gonna be like, all right, season two.

[Tommy]

See? Yeah. Yeah. Let's go get the cameras out.

[Dante]

Anyone's ever looked forward to a day more than Pabs is looking forward to October 1st.

[Tommy]

Whatever the day is after.

[KFC]

This is all. We should throw a pads party. Let him just go nuts. How did stand up go, Tommy?

[Dante]

I think it went pretty well.

[Tommy]

Went great.

[KFC]

Aside from the, like, fake joke one that we did. That's the first time, like, were you.

[Dante]

Yeah, this was the first time I've gone up there with jokes that I wrote.

[KFC]

Yeah.

[Dante]

Expecting people to laugh. Like, that's people like. Oh, you have the experience of, like, the other time, I was like. That was, like, more or less like, acting. I was being a character saying things I didn't think were funny, and I knew people wouldn't think were funny. So this was, like, the first time where it was like, you know, I was unsure how people would react. But I got. I got. I got enough laughs where I was like, I don't have to kill myself. So, yeah, I liked how long it took.

[KFC]

How long was your set?

[Dante]

Probably seven, eight minutes or so.

[KFC]

It's pretty long, too, though. I mean, there are people who start.

[Dante]

Out with, like, four.

[KFC]

Yeah, three, four minutes. Just, like, get a couple jokes in, a couple laughs, and you're gone.

[Dante]

There's been both times where, like, I have, like. I mean, I have, like. I've had a ton written in, like, Google Docs forever, but, like, there's like, another two or three minutes I have, like, for this that I haven't done yet, because I. Like, both times, I kind of awkwardly ended. I was like, all right, that's enough laughs.

[Tommy]

I'm gonna get the fuck off. But I was like, then I don't.

[Dante]

Know if I'll ever do it, because if also, if it goes poorly and I'm not getting any laughs, I'm Also going to want to get the.

[Tommy]

Off the stage. So I needed to be like a.

[Dante]

Excuse me, Like a, A like I need to be killing like at the Apollo. I think for me to do those two extra minutes.

[KFC]

Are you doing old, like stuff that you've written a long time ago or new?

[Dante]

I probably wrote them years ago, probably.

[KFC]

Yeah. So like, things you've been waiting to kind of unleash?

[Dante]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I guess some.

[KFC]

Like, obviously you never did in like a Thomas. Never done it in like Thomas thoughts or anything.

[Dante]

Yeah, that's why I was like weird.

[KFC]

Like, why like, like you, you know, so you do you write it thinking, this is for stand up. Yeah.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

Okay.

[Dante]

I have my very different Google Docs. I have sketch ideas, I have stand up ideas and I have Tick Tock Tommy thoughts.

[KFC]

But something like Tommy's thoughts kind of is like observational stand up type humor.

[Dante]

Yeah, I think they're less like I'm talking about these, like they're a piece of art. But like when I would do Thursday thoughts, I wasn't like thinking about, oh, this is the punchline. Like, this is the setup. This is the punch. I was like, this is just two sentences about something I'm thinking. So I'm sure I could. And I have converted some of them more. But no, to me it's like I kind of. That's why I was like, has. Or apprehensive about doing it in front of a barstool audience for the first time is like, I don't want people to expect, oh, that's Tommy. He's going to do like Thursday thoughts or he's going to like suck Dave's dick for eight minutes on stage or something like that. Like, I kind of wanted it to be like, you know, an audience who like, they just think they're seeing a random stand up comedian. But it obviously helps that we had people that were literally paid tickets to see us and we're expecting to laugh. And people after were like, I didn't, I didn't expect that from you. Like, that was good. Like, like fans in the crowd and stuff.

[KFC]

I saw Esther on her podcast talking and she was talking about. And she had a couple girls on her show who are late later in life comics. And they started when they're like 30. And I, I feel like that kind of gets like there's like a stigma or a bad rap. And she was like, I so wish that I did it that way. Because she's like, I had, I started out when I was like 17. I had no Life experience.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

And you're trying to talk, like, definitively or as an authority fig anything in life. You have no clue. And also, she was saying that she like. Or the other girl on the show was saying Sun Trash Tuesday. She was saying, like, I'm happy. I, I had 10, 15 years of adulthood where every single one of my experiences wasn't. Okay, what's my punchline for this? What's my tag? How am I going to turn this into my act? I was just living.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

And now I can do those things because I was just living. But if everything you've experienced since you were a teenager is what's the joke for my standup act?

[Tommy]

It's like, I would.

[KFC]

You're not living a normal life.

[Tommy]

I would argue, like, exactly. I thought I was crazy because I was like, I was like, I would have hated doing this when I was like, in my 20s or whatever. And now, like, I love, I really enjoy doing it. And I was like, I just didn't have, like, my brain would, didn't work the right way. Where.

[KFC]

Wait, so you're saying you're happy you did it this way or.

[Tommy]

I'm happy. Yeah. I agree with the guest on yesterday's show where, because it was like, we still did it where we still had like, Excuse me, would you have some.

[KFC]

Hot dogs before the show?

[Tommy]

I hang around with Tommy. Tommy just burps all. You're a burper? No, no, no. Just burps in the mic all the time. That's right. But the. Yeah, I, I find it to be much like, more, more handleable, like at older was like, okay. I, and I think it helped having like, KFC radio where we did, when we were doing KFC radio, I would always be like, this isn't stand up comedy. No, I'd be like, this isn't this.

[KFC]

Yeah, yeah, the same way.

[Tommy]

Yeah. And then once I started doing stand.

[KFC]

Up, I was like, oh, we were just doing it sitting in a chair.

[Tommy]

Yeah, we sat in front of a desk. I was like, oh, never mind. I've done this for a long time.

[KFC]

100. Like, like, I think live podcast is a little bit different because you have somebody else out there stand up, you're all alone. And they're, they're. The expectation, I think, from the audience is maybe a little bit like, it's more informal and whatever, but otherwise it's, it's the same. And, and I, I said this to. When we're talking to Sam Adams and, and Quinn the other day, like, and we, because we didn't think it was stand up comedy.

[Tommy]

We didn't write anything. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So we just went out there like idiots.

[KFC]

Maybe I don't know what other live podcasts do. Maybe especially if they, these people are comedians. Maybe they are just writing these jokes and portraying it as live podcasting, but at least I was just ripping.

[Esther]

Yeah, work your material. We're like, the first we'd go on like spurts and the first night it would be completely like normal, but then the second you guys would like do it again. And by the end it was like scripted like.

[KFC]

Yeah, two or three days and we were like, we were.

[Tommy]

By night three of a weekend, we had a reset. Yeah, that's, that's actually.

[KFC]

I really, I really wish we almost made more like maybe like behind the scenes or kind of like showed that because we were really doing it pretty early too. It was always like the, the flight in and like the hotel for like a couple hours ahead of time. And like the dinner before the show was like the material that's like every time it was, okay, we'll talk about this, we'll talk about that. And the first night it was just kind of saying like the craziest thing just happened. And the second night it was like, say that joke again. And the third night it was like a segment, you know, a bit.

[Dante]

I think it's like how you were saying like when you start at 17, like, I think definitely on these trips, like if we have something funny happen, Cheesecake Factory or something, we're like, that's getting used tonight.

[KFC]

Yeah, that, like, that. I wouldn't want to live my whole life that way, you know, that, that, that it's, it's like, it's what we were talking about of like, if you're a vlogger or whatever and it's like you're going to take your phone out to film and like get your content and that fine. But it kind of kills the vibe. Like if something fun and exciting is happening and you're like, let's put on a bright light and film it, it's like, ah, that sucks. Kind of. Then that's sort of like internally going on. If everything is for your standup routine, I think the, I think the only thing is, and maybe this is kind of a missnomer or whatever. Like, I always thought you have to bomb for a long time first. So if you start when you're 30, you're gonna be bombing till you're like 40, you know, and, and you gotta work open mics and all that. And empty rooms. And it's like, that was probably true back then, but in this world of, like, well, I came in with some followers from my vlog or my podcast or whatever, and the audience is already here to see me. And I've done this in a different form anyway. Like, I don't really think you do. You know, you have to learn and you get better at. But I don't think it's like, all right, I have to start out bombing for zero people for five years first. I just don't think that's true.

[Dante]

I think also, like, the benefit of, you know, a comedy club or whatever show, as opposed to open mic, is like, people go to a comedy club, like, they're expecting to laugh. Like, you could say something that's not that funny. Like, and if you said it to your friend at dinner, they wouldn't even smirk. But, like, when you're in that setting of, like, this person's on a mic on the stage with a microphone, like, I'm supposed to laugh at what he's about to say.

[KFC]

Did you see what Mark Norman did with With Speed? I show speed. You know him?

[Tommy]

Yes, I think so.

[Dante]

I know. I feel pain.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

So speed is like, you know, he's repped up, like, Kaisernet, like, biggest streamer in the world. Came to New York, went to, I want to say, maybe Gotham or one of the clubs, the stand. And he was like, I don't know what to say. And Norman was like, just say it. Say it's like, what? He's like, say the N word. That's it. And he just got up there and says it, and everybody left. And then he did a backflip and ran away.

[Dante]

And actually, people try that tomorrow.

[KFC]

People were actually kind of pissed off that it was like, why does this guy get stage time? And, like, that's all he did. And, you know, there's a whole problem with it. But that's also.

[Tommy]

Who. Who was mad, right?

[KFC]

Yeah, the Internet.

[Tommy]

Like, the comedy. No one in the room was mad, right? No one. No comics at the stand were mad.

[KFC]

He also, like, he did a flip and left. So it wasn't like, I'm up there. I took up 30 minutes of some comics time. It's like, I did something stupid. I got my clicks for the Internet. The audience laughed.

[Tommy]

The Internet. Arguing about things that don't need to be argued about. No doing that. What is the point of even having that conversation? But I bet there were people who.

[Dante]

Weren'T in real life who, like, take. Don't like that. I don't.

[KFC]

I bet he's true. I bet there are, because I'm not.

[Dante]

Saying, like, Gillis, like, I'm talking more like, struggling. Like, people, like, are mad that ISO.

[Tommy]

Speed had three seconds on stage probably before.

[KFC]

I bet you before they. That it was only three seconds. I guarantee there are people who, like, can't get past at a club if they want to get past that.

[Tommy]

Yes. Celebrities get to go on stage. Every comic understands that.

[KFC]

I don't think so.

[Tommy]

Yes, they do.

[KFC]

I don't think.

[Dante]

I don't know.

[KFC]

I bet they understand it, but they're still mad about it. I could see someone being like, speed, you know, Like, I. I guarantee there were people upset about that. And then maybe when it lasted three seconds, they're not. But it's like that.

[Dante]

Yeah. I don't even mean that.

[Tommy]

It's this comedy club. It's supposed to have, like, fun things that people do for 5 seconds, 10 seconds, people pop up. Like, that's what a comedy club is.

[Dante]

I agree with you. I'm just saying.

[Tommy]

I'm saying everyone agrees with me. I don't think that's. There's no.

[KFC]

There's no. I'm surprised you think this after knowing all the comics we know and how, like, sensitive they can be and how, like.

[Tommy]

But they'd be like, any comic that I know, like, would be like, Speed showed up for an idiot. He was an idiot for a minute.

[Dante]

Yeah, but we're talking about, like, the successful ones. I'm talking about, like, it's more people, like, still, like, grinding at, like, open mics.

[KFC]

Like, there are people who hate, like, Steve O big time.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[Dante]

There's probably people who hate Vinnie from the Jersey Shore.

[Tommy]

But, like. Like, there's not, like, a real, like, anger about ishow Speed having three seconds at the stand.

[KFC]

There isn't. I. I mean, it's. It's probably the same thing as, like, Steve O and Minnie in them. Not, like, a real anger, but they're probably like, fuck this.

[Tommy]

But, like, Steve O's a comic.

[KFC]

There are plenty of comics who don't think that. They're like, you're like a, you know, whatever you call Steve. Oh, shock stunts. And you're, like, now taking up the.

[Tommy]

Club, which got like, who's mad, though?

[Dante]

I don't know their Social Security arguments.

[KFC]

Because you always ask for names.

[Tommy]

Well, there's like. Like, who is like, who are we arguing with?

[Dante]

Nobody right now, but I think there.

[Tommy]

It's like your tweet. Like, who the are you arguing with? I bet I mean, like, who are these people? We're arguing.

[Esther]

I had to send a Tweet to like 6 people I know.

[Tommy]

Like, people are really, Excuse me, should I apologize for saying murder is bad? Like, no, who are you arguing with who had to be told that?

[Esther]

No, it was a whole thing.

[KFC]

It was bad. I, I, I mean, I'm not really arguing with you. I'm just saying that like, this is definitely a thing that people think that if you don't, if you haven't earned your right onto a comedy stage, people get mad about that.

[Tommy]

But like, again, I go to comedy clubs, people jump up there all the time and it's like, oh shit, that was fun. So and so popped in for three minutes. Like nobody. The audience, the comics are like, they go up, they go, shit, that was speed. Like they now they have a joke when they get up there. I don't think anyone in the room was mad about ishowspeed. Okay, Fox one. On Fox one, you can stream your favorite live sports so you never miss those did you see that? Moments. That means Fox NFL Sundays, college football Saturdays, the MLB postseason. It is all in one place. Fox one is built for live edge of your seat plays. Jaw dropping highlights the kind of moments that make you shout in your living living room like you're at the stadium in sp. In sports, news, entertainment, all streaming live, that is the way it is meant to be watched live. It's also the best way to stay locked in on your action. Whether you're sweating your fantasy matchup, taking a parlay or just riding the chaos live as it happens. Start your 7 day free trial today with Fox One. Offers are subject to change. Go to Fox One. Go to Fox One for more complete terms and conditions. Saks Sax is the original pouch underwear, changing the game since 2006. With its patented ballpark pouch technology, it is the most comfortable underwear for men, period. Think about it. You change your oil, upgrade your phone, rotate your sneakers, but you're still rocking those stretched out boxes from college. That's crazy. Your underwear is the one thing you wear every single day. Saks underwear gives you breathable fabric, no ride up legs and a pouch that keeps everything in its lane. No chafing, no riding up, no weird adjustment midday, just distraction, free comfort that lasts. It is the kind of underwear that you notice.

[Dante]

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[Tommy]

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[KFC]

Not in the room. No, on the Internet, but for sure. Yeah. Yeah, right. Because there are people who like, you.

[Tommy]

Know, everyone in the room thought that was fun and cool.

[KFC]

Yeah. Which is all that should matter. And that I think on top of, you know, like, locking up your phone so you don't burn material or. Or get canceled. And all that shit is also like, this is designed for people here. And when you're talking about it after the fact that viewing it on your computer.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

It's not gonna.

[Tommy]

Like, some guy who wants to be a comic from Idaho is mad that speed got 30 seconds of stage time. Yes. Yeah, but his opinion doesn't matter.

[KFC]

Yeah, but.

[Dante]

Yeah, that's another story.

[KFC]

That's another.

[Dante]

That's another argument.

[Tommy]

What?

[Dante]

Like, we're not saying these people opinion matters, but they might have these opinions.

[KFC]

Right.

[Tommy]

Okay, so what we're doing is maybe opinions that exist. We're getting mad about them. I'm not mad at all.

[Dante]

Nobody's mad.

[KFC]

This is like a thing that occurred.

[Tommy]

Something happened.

[KFC]

That's it. That's it. It's like, I mean, I. I've heard Steve O. Talk about it a lot. Like Steve O. Has said, he's like, there's a lot of comics who hate him and he's like, has to navigate that.

[Tommy]

But if I show Speed starts a. A world tour tomorrow, people will probably get mad about that. But like, I don't think anyone's mad.

[KFC]

About him popping on stage quick. Yeah. The. So when you did your set, were you where, like, what's the lineup?

[Dante]

Are you fights came out for like a minute to be like, you know, welcome to the show.

[Tommy]

I do like a ad read at top. Always a good way to start us. You come to an out of order show, don't worry, it's gonna be plenty of ad reads for you. The do an ad read at the top, and then Tommy goes out for 10 and then it kind of flip flops. Like, so you're.

[KFC]

But you're. So you're leading off too. Like, I always think, like, I know that, you know, there's always just kind of a natural order of like there's a closer at the end. But I feel like the opener is, you know, just as important in a lot of ways. Yeah.

[Dante]

Maybe I shouldn't be the opener.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[Dante]

I don't know. I guess, like. Yeah, I haven't really thought of it.

[Tommy]

Like that, to be honest.

[Esther]

Has Owen ever tried stand up?

[Tommy]

No, I don't. I don't think he would. I wish he would because he'd be very funny.

[Esther]

Yeah.

[KFC]

But I would be a great, like, joke writer for a comic.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

Like, I feel like he just never wants to be in front of the camera.

[Tommy]

Right.

[Dante]

Yeah.

[KFC]

But, like, that's that. I also think as you start to learn more about, like, the industry and, like, how many people have writers and teams and stuff, like, that would be a perfect guy to help with your set. You know what I mean?

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

Like, I was of the school of thought that, like, every. You know, there's. There's people who write their own jokes, and there's people, like, not. And you realize that everybody has writers, a team, paying people, team, all that.

[Tommy]

And I think a lot of it's not even like paying people. It's more just like, you're talking with your friend. Like, I've talked with ideas with Tommy.

[KFC]

Yeah.

[Tommy]

And I'm like, oh, wait, that actually pretty good. Like, I talked with Owen about something. I was like, wait, that's a good line.

[KFC]

So it's more like songwriting, too. It's like. Yeah, I know. There are people. Some people are. It's like, if you are in the room when we created the song, you get credit.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

Some people are not. It's like, you gotta, like, work on it. But it's like. Because I don't know when, like, we. You know, you're in the studio and somebody did something or said something and it shifted the vibe, and then all of a sudden, you came up with the hook. Like, I don't know.

[Dante]

That's your.

[KFC]

Can't quantify that. But it's like. Yeah. And I definitely think if you're talking and, like, just coming up with, you know, scenarios or punch lines or whatever, that's. That's all writing.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

You know. Yeah. He'd be a great guy for that.

[Dante]

Yeah. It was fun, I think. I mean, I was. I'll still be nervous, I think, every time before go on stage. But, like, I think more like tomorrow. Now I'm like, I'm looking forward to that.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[Esther]

Are you going to continue?

[KFC]

Oh, that's what I was gonna say. Like, are, you know, outside of out of order?

[Dante]

I'd like to maybe try. Like we were talking about maybe, like, trying. Because I know you got a prayer prep for the Bird tour, like, go up in new. Like, I'd like to go up in New York City.

[KFC]

Living here is where with it again.

[Dante]

Without Like a bar still audience. I mean, you know, there might be some people in the crowd, but like, you know, without, like these people paid for, out of order mascot.

[KFC]

Right, right.

[Dante]

So, yeah, I mean, we'll see if the next two go well, too. If one of. If, you know, if I bomb at some point, you know, all right, maybe.

[Tommy]

I don't. I don't persevere one time, it's over.

[KFC]

But I'm just going to keep on going. Yeah, but, yeah, I mean, like you said a second ago, it's just like, if the people, I think even going, like around New York City, like, it's a little different than an out of order audience, but, like, it's still going to be the same type of thing. It's like enough people in the crowd probably will know you or like barstool, whatever. And they're at the comedy club, like, yeah, those people are always there to entertain.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[Dante]

I'm not looking to go on a worldwide tour, but, like, if I keep enjoying doing it, I'm getting enough laughs. I go up at, you know, whatever. A club on a Friday night, why not? Seems fun. I was like, after, whenever I'd get up because, like, when you're in it, like, I feel like you almost like, blackout up there. Like, I was like, okay, people are laughing, but you're not like, really thinking about. So, like, I was probably very annoying to everyone in the staff or like in the. On our tour after, because, like, so people laughed. Right. The one question I had, I feel like I kept asking was like, so if somebody asked me, how did it go? I can say it went well.

[Tommy]

Right.

[KFC]

What would you have done if Tommy bombed?

[Tommy]

I don't know.

[KFC]

Would you lie to him or would you have been like. Like, I would love to tell you that. I would be honest and be like, we got to work on that. But, like, if you walked off stage, I probably would have been. Been like, that's great, man.

[Esther]

You did great.

[KFC]

That was great. That joke about, like, was funny.

[Tommy]

I think it's hard to just tell someone, like, because you sent me. You sent me the material beforehand and it's funny. So I said, it's funny. Had it not been funny, I might have stopped. I might have, like, well, yeah, that.

[Dante]

That was sort of like, listen, before I get up there, like, there was a time to stop.

[Tommy]

Yeah, yeah. But once, Once you had gone on stage, no matter what, if you had never shown me anything and it wasn't funny, if you got off stage and you're like, how'd that go I probably would have said it was funny.

[Dante]

Well, that's not very helpful now. I don't know if I could trust anything.

[Tommy]

No, but I'm saying I would have told you beforehand. Right. Right. When you sent me the material. I would have said, this isn't funny.

[Dante]

Gotcha.

[KFC]

Gotcha.

[Dante]

Okay.

[KFC]

Also, I probably would say so.

[Dante]

So you're not lying and it did go well.

[Tommy]

No, I'm not lying. It did go well. I would have said that's not. I don't think that's gonna go well. I would have said that.

[KFC]

I don't think I would ever say that. I. I also think that, like, it's. It's a relatively subjective thing, and so much of it is about confidence that, like, maybe I'm wrong. I didn't like it, but, like, I don't want to. Like, just. Yeah. You know, and then if you're going up on stage, even just one part of you going, like, well, I don't know. That guy told me he didn't like it. Like, it's not worth it, you know.

[Tommy]

If it would have had to have been atrocious.

[KFC]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Dante]

They're gonna shut the. The tour down.

[KFC]

You were risking, like, if you're talking politically or something, where it was like, bro, this is going to be bad for business, and you're not going.

[Dante]

You said the N word how many times, Right?

[Tommy]

That.

[KFC]

That's a whole different. Different story. But, like, I've also learned on, like, the Internet is a lot of people hate. But there's. I'm also like, there's an audience for everybody and everything I found. It's like, that sucked. And there are people who love it. So I don't know. Maybe people love Tommy's shitty set. I'm not going to be the guy to say it, so.

[Dante]

So, yeah, it is also, like, I think I always, like, I almost expect immediate success or immediate failure. Like, I'm. It's like, it's always got to be one or the other. But it's like, no. Like, those. My first two times doing stand up, like, it went pretty well, and if I keep doing it, it'll probably get like.

[KFC]

I think that's a little bit of a bar soul thought.

[Dante]

Yeah.

[KFC]

Is like. Because we don't really do development and fostering. And so it's like, are you number one with a hundred thousand views or. And you're not. If you're not, you're done. You suck. Stop. You know?

[Dante]

Right. I was like, I'm gonna get off that stage. And they're either gonna be like, you're the next Louis CK or that was the worst thing. Like, I didn't expect the middle ground. Like.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

I never have anything in life.

[Tommy]

I described it as, like, I. When I first started doing stand up, I felt like I was in a brawl. Like, I'd get on stage and I'd black out, like you said. And I was just saying. And just, like, throwing hands and hoping to hit someone. And then as it's gone on for, like, a year now, I feel like I'm in a fight where, like, I'm squared up and, like, I'm reading you, you're reading me, and it's like a boxing match rather than, like, just hit someone.

[Dante]

Yeah, yeah. Like, more tactical of, like, this. Say this word this way.

[Tommy]

Yeah, whatever.

[Dante]

Yeah.

[KFC]

I went to the Savannah Bananas this weekend.

[Tommy]

Oh, did you?

[KFC]

And that was something that, like, when I was first watching it and then seeing it, like, explode, I was kind of like, oh, what? I don't get it. Really?

[Esther]

Like, what.

[KFC]

It. Like, why is it so popular? And was kind of skeptical of the whole thing. And then I went and I was like, it's. It was just so. It's just. It's the circus on a. With baseball.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

Yeah.

[Tommy]

You went to the circus.

[KFC]

You went to the circus. You didn't go to a baseball game. You went to the circus. And they were playing baseball. And I was like. And then once I saw that, I was just like, oh, this is. People love all this because it's just, like, good, clean fun, you know? Like. But if you. If you go expecting to watch, like, a real baseball game, you're not gonna get.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

And I think there's a little bit, like, similarities with comedy, where it's just, like, you're there at the club to, like, laugh and have some drinks and you're on a date or whatever, and it's the people who are, like, screwing, scrutinizing the material and the punchlines and the craft and the art that might have a problem with it, you know? The bananas was nuts, dude. I mean, they.

[Dante]

That was that Yankee Stadium, right?

[KFC]

Yeah. Sold out. Yankee Stadium, two nights.

[Tommy]

Really?

[KFC]

I think they had more fans this weekend than, like, the last couple actual Yankee games.

[Tommy]

That's crazy.

[Esther]

Did they start out as, like, normal baseball team and then they just kind of like.

[KFC]

No, they were in. They were down in, like, some Savannah. I think it. It's. I think it's always, like, ex college players, minor leaguers, people, like, who couldn't make it. And I think it was Just like a. Somebody was telling. MB was telling me. I can't remember the details of it, but it was like, seriously humble beginnings where it was like, you know, a shitty baseball field and like five people there, and they have grown that into a empire. I mean, the line to get merch, we got there. Shea wanted a Bananas T shirt. I was like, let's watch for a little bit and then we'll get online. Because. Because it's probably going to be a long line. I was like, we will miss the whole game. So, like, you have to choose between. I was, I was like, I can buy you some merch online, but if you want it right now, like, you will not see a minute of this game. It was, it was. They played the firefighters. It's like the whole Globetrotters. They have, like, three or four teams to play against. And it was sad. The firefighters had like, a tent and there was. You could walk right up and buy it. And then the cinema. Bananas had a tent that went. I mean, I, I didn't even find the end of it. I started to walk down the end and I was like, I don't know where the end of this line is.

[Dante]

So do they. They, like, play a normal baseball game?

[KFC]

I like, it's not normal, but it's. They, they play baseball.

[Dante]

They play nine innings or.

[KFC]

No, they play two hours. That's the other thing. So they do this like, they chant. They like, countdown, and then everyone goes, start the clock. And then two hours on the clock, which is also nice because I was like, it was 3:30. I was like, get home at night. Like, you know, two hours, you're good. And then they. I still don't know the scoring. I think you get a point for a trick play, but then you can also just score runs. And that was somehow combined to be like, your total. The pitcher, they put up a graphic on the, on the TVs that we were like, we could see from our seat that had stats. I was like, I don't even know what these stats are. Like, some of them are like innings pitched and strikeouts. But then there was one that was like M4MB4S or something like that. It's like I, I was like, I don't even know what these mean.

[Dante]

So is it like, scripted before, beforehand? Like here.

[KFC]

No, no, no. You're. They're playing.

[Dante]

They just play for real.

[KFC]

They play.

[Dante]

So they don't necessarily win every game or they do.

[KFC]

I don't think they necessarily win every game.

[Dante]

Interesting.

[KFC]

I, I, again, I didn't even, like, the final score, once you're there and you realize you're just like watching the circus. You're like, this does not matter at all.

[Esther]

You know, Wait, when do they like dance?

[KFC]

The whole time.

[Esther]

The whole time.

[KFC]

So that's where it's like you're playing baseball. Like there's a pitcher pitching and they throw pretty hard and they can hit and they run and all that. But also every fly ball, someone's trying to do a flip catch. The coolest thing is the walk. If you get, if you get walked, you can go to second base if you want. So they book it out of the box and they start to make the turn. And the bananas, everybody on the diamond has to touch the ball before they tag you. So while you run from first to second, they're throwing around the horn and the outfield's running in and they're kind of doing like a weave, like passing the ball and then you can get tagged out at second. And it's like, of oddly they figured out that like the speed it takes for you to get to second is about the same time everyone could touch the ball. So these bang bang plays of this ridiculous like non baseball thing that you've never seen before.

[Dante]

See, I would have, I would off the top of my head, I'd be like, oh, they'll get to second every time. I would think it takes way longer to throw the ball around.

[KFC]

They, they've gotten, everybody starts to run towards second. So it's just like you tag and the umpire so. And they have like amazing moments. They had, they had the umpire dances, he's part of the show. And then another umpire came out and they started arguing. I don't even know what was going on. He pulls off his mask, it's Eli Manning. Place goes bonkers. He takes off his giant jersey and has a Bananas jersey on it. What was crazy to me was the stadium filled with yellow bananas merch at like, like coming into the game. The guys were walking in, the stadium's filling in and it looks like you're wearing a Yankees jersey or a Mets jersey going to your home game. I was like, why do these people already have banana stuff? They just got to New York, you know what I mean? It's like I would have thought you get your merch there but you're not wearing it. I mean everybody in yellow, everybody in merch, they do like the babies baby race, like the babies crawl across the finish line. They do, they do all sorts of dances. They do, you know, all this that like would I want to sit there, like, maybe with you and just, like, watch it with your kids. Incredible. They loved it. They were. It was like, the best thing I've ever taken them to. And I've taken them to real games and real things, and they were loving it.

[Dante]

So home runs?

[KFC]

No home runs. No home runs.

[Esther]

So just to be. You might have said this. Just be clear. Are they, like, running the bases? Are they dancing?

[Tommy]

No, they.

[Esther]

They.

[KFC]

So, like, when you get a hit, you run and you, like, play, but then, like, you get to second and, like, everybody starts to dance for some reason. Coming up to the plate, like, four or five guys would, like, walk with you and you do, like, a choreographed dance as you're getting to the plate. One guy was wearing, like, a motorcycle helmet for some reason. It's just, like, things that you just come up with that are, like your pro wrestling. I was just gonna say that It's. It's. It's sports entertainment. It would be like if you compared WWF wrestling to college wrestling. That's not what we're doing.

[Tommy]

Yeah. Yeah.

[KFC]

So. And maybe. Maybe this is all in my head, but I. I feel like I've heard people at barstool and I tended to agree with. It was like, what. Why you?

[Esther]

Who is this for?

[KFC]

And it's like, it's for your grandma and your kids and all that. It's not for, like.

[Tommy]

That's obviously who it's been for. Like, but. But it's not for people who love the rest. I love the idea of, like, clever.

[Dante]

Trying to go and, like, keep.

[Tommy]

I was just gonna say pairing up his book, what Do I Do for a Dance? Who is this? K Pop Demon Hunters for the people who like it.

[KFC]

Yeah. Yeah. But. But there was part of me that was like. I knew that, but I also was thinking that it was more like, baseball oriented, where it's. Again, it's almost like wrestling, where it's like I watch wrestling for the. The people on the mic, not, like, the physical wrestling. There are people who like the physical wrestling, you know.

[Tommy]

Right.

[KFC]

And I was thinking, like, are people, like, watching the baseball? And it's like, you're really not. They are good enough that it's like the. You know, I'm sure whoever's pitching was throwing, like, 90, you know, so it's fast. It's not like you're watching a softball game. Like, it's. That's what it's like. If you were to watch, like, the celebrity softball game or something. It's like you. You're not even watching that at all they're physically impressive enough that it's like, yeah, you can, you know. And the guy on the stilts is like awesome. And Shay knows like a couple of the. It's also a lot of thirsty women. A lot for sure. So there's, you know, different angles for it. Young kids.

[Tommy]

Savannah Bananas is a new NHL pretty much.

[Esther]

This is like so the blue man group effect where it's like, you are so lucky that this caught on that guy.

[KFC]

So Jesse, yellow tux. Jesse is like the owner and he's like the, I mean especially when you see him, he's in a yellow suit and a yellow top hat and he's on the mic and it's like that is P.T.

[Tommy]

Barnum.

[KFC]

He is commanding the crowd and it's like, oh yeah, you run this. This is the modern day circuit is. But he, they were down to like their last dollar. And there's a clip of him with Gary Vee, of course, and like way back. And, and to Gary's credit, he was like, stick with it. And like any other sane person would have been like, this idea is not working. So dumb and we are finished. And I think they like took out loans and they sold their house, I'm sure, you know, crazy like that. And now, I mean he, they are, he is adamant. Like they, they. I think their tickets are between 35 and 60, 65 bucks. He's like, anybody, if you paid anything over that, it's secondary market prices. That's not us. He said he will never sell the league. Even some, even the merch I think was like pretty reasonably priced and like God bless him. But they're leaving so much money if that. There's no ads or anything like that. Like he was like, we, this is just like good clean fun. And I'm like, great. But like if you mixed in like one ad or raise the price like 10 bucks, you would get so much more.

[Dante]

Yeah, I was expecting you to say they were like $500 or something.

[KFC]

No. Yeah, I mean I got them from, through work, but I, I, yeah, I think if you, when they sell out, it's a different story. But like, but it really is. And I think they're all like very religious and they just like the game and all that. What I'm interested to see is if they do expand or like I, what I think will happen is like a major league ball player is going to retire and be like, can I play for cinema?

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

And when that starts to happen, unless they are really pure of heart too, I think they're Going to be like, I want like half a million bucks of this. You know, and then it's like if you, you know, what do you. If you charge an ad. But you can see Aaron Judge is retired and playing for the Bananas now. Maybe it's worth it, you know, whatever. Yeah, I think the first night they had not Lin Manuel Barrera, but the guy who played Hamilton after him came out. So they just have all that sort of shit. And it was like, it was a really well run production. I was like, wow, this is fun. Like, top to bottom, they've got their own songs, their own gimmicks. Everyone knows the words they're chanting along like all these things that it's like very. Because even it's like, who's a fan of like the circus? People go to it, but it's like, do you know all of the things? You know? So I'm there, I'm happy with my kids, but I'm just like, whatever. But there are people who like, I gotta tune into the Bananas and every time.

[Dante]

That's why when like you were like, like, who are the people in real life that are mad about whatever. Like in my head I'm like, who are the people in real life that love the Savannah Bananas? Like, I've never met millions of them. I haven't met one. I mean, obviously, maybe it's just like a regional thing, but like, I've never like met someone in life who's like, love this.

[KFC]

Yeah. They are out there though. I think if you're like on Social. I mean, like, I didn't know anybody but Shay was like, oh, that's number four, that's Jackson. And this is my other second favorite and, and all that. But yeah, I, it would be like being you know, a fanbit. I, I love, I love the, the bearded woman. It's like you like being there and having the fun. But do you like the actual, you know, contributors, creators and like people do. It was, it was.

[Esther]

I'm pretty sure I went on a date with somebody from the Savannah Bananas.

[Tommy]

You blew it.

[Esther]

I know, but the more it could.

[KFC]

Be a Savannah Bananas wag. Right?

[Esther]

Yeah, he said that he, he like was on it, but then I, but the. I feel like it would have been more of a thing because it's a huge deal. But he just said it in passing, I, I think. But I didn't know what it was.

[KFC]

And especially if you're playing on like the teams they play against and you're not one of the stars, that is a great lie to Tell girls.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

Phenomenal game. Like on the apps or at the bar. Being like, I played for this event. As long as you look at a little bit.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

I'm not one of like the stars, but I go, you know, we play.

[Tommy]

Oh, yeah.

[Esther]

There's no way that he was. He didn't.

[KFC]

Maybe. But he also could have just said that. Guys, go do that right now. That is a hit. Right? You will. You will get laid.

[Tommy]

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[KFC]

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[KFC]

What else we got? We were making fun of Dante before. Do you have any input on that? Dante's critical thinking club.

[Tommy]

Oh, yeah.

[Dante]

I mean, Dante, the fact. Oh, actually, yeah, I actually.

[Tommy]

So he.

[Dante]

That was to Chuck.

[KFC]

Chuck and Nikki smokes.

[Dante]

And Nikki smokes. Like, first of all, like, you don't think Chuck of all people is going to be the one. But then I think he might have forgot that it was Chuck because. So I texted in our. In our beach house cast chat and I was like, let me pull it up. I sent the tweet. I was like, crazy how much they're out to get you, Dante. It's sad, really. And then, and then Nick was like, lol trucks and up and Attica's like, is Chuck the one who screenshotted it? I was like, yeah, you know, I thought Dave was in the chat. I was like, dante, you thinking Chuck of all people is a mole? Isn't a mole? Is insane. And he said Chuck with a bunch of question marks. Like, almost like he was just realizing Chuck is the one who like, was the mole. It's like it was. Obviously, if you look at the screenshot and you remember the two people you texted, it had to be Chuck.

[KFC]

He's got that brain that just goes just. I think Dante's brain just short circuits.

[Tommy]

Just the dumbest person of all time.

[Dante]

I thought he was in Italy and they just. At the Cubs game, I was like buying a one way ticket to Italy, never coming back. And then he's just like, at Rizzo Day.

[KFC]

Yo, Rizzo Day was wild, by the way. That's the way to do it to. To retire. Hit the bleachers, buy everybody beer. Yeah, drunk. Make the beer snake. Like, the fact that that was like a rarity is the problem. Everybody should be doing that. That ball getting hit to him is one in a trillion.

[Tommy]

Oh, a home run hit him, bro.

[KFC]

He's in the bleachers. The guy hitting the ball, it was a prospect that got called up. It's his first home run ever, right? I mean, it hit him in the hand.

[Dante]

There are people see that oh, yeah, yeah.

[KFC]

So, like, he's doing interviews. He's, like, miked up. He's sitting right there. The ball gets hit, and you see him like, he's like. And it goes. It hits.

[Tommy]

He doesn't catch them.

[KFC]

And that's the other thing.

[Tommy]

Oh, he dropped it.

[KFC]

One of the most, like, shorthanded defenders of all time, he drops. He was like, that's why I'm retired. That's because he should face. But, like, there are people who. Season tickets go to a million baseball games, never even sniff a foul ball, let alone a home run ball. This guy shows up for one day in the bleachers, gets hit right to him, hits him in the hand, and he drops it. Truly one in a trillion. But that.

[Dante]

Yeah, that's Savannah Banana.

[Tommy]

It really was.

[KFC]

It really was. By the way, the best thing about the Bananas is that if the fans catch a ball, it's. It counts as an out.

[Tommy]

It's incredible.

[KFC]

It is incredible. It happened three times, which also. I. I almost feel like people. Like, I was like, everyone's catching the ball.

[Tommy]

Like, they were, like, pretty hard.

[KFC]

Yeah. And I mean, like, the. The. The. The players all turn and they're like. They run off the Phillips third out. It's. That's a very, very.

[Dante]

Is it for both sides?

[KFC]

Yep. Anybody? Anybody?

[Tommy]

What?

[Dante]

If you're, like a Die Hard Bananas fan?

[Tommy]

Like, do you not want to spike it?

[Dante]

Yeah, I think the moment probably gets over. I don't give a.

[KFC]

Did you see Rodney Pete steal a ball from Max Muncie? I actually don't know if this was recent. I just. Because my algorithm's all up at the time, but Max Muncie was, like, leaning over for a foul ball, and it's Rodney Pete and Holly Pete, and she was like, like, kind of scared. And he puts his glove out and catches it. And then he. He realizes what he did because Max Monster's like, what the. And Rodney P. Just puts his glove behind his back.

[Esther]

Can you bet on the bananas? Like, just.

[KFC]

I don't know. Yeah, yeah, I'm sure. There's, like, I bet maybe like, not least, like a novelty bet where it's a maximum of, like, 50 bucks or something like that, but there's a lot of baseball content. Did you see. You see Ken Rosenthal?

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

Ken Rosenthal. God vilified, bro. It might be over for Ken Rosenthal. He was at the brewers game. There's a Fox broadcast, and they had, like, a walk off. And so he's there to do, like, the post game interview, and the guys come to do the bucket, the Gatorade bath. And so it's hectic and everyone's kind of scrambling. And he backs up and there's a cameraman like squatting down filming. And he bumps into the cameraman and knocks him over. And he turns, looks at this cameraman with disgust. He was like, like shakes his head. He's like, it, you know, and everyone's just like, what the dude you have.

[Dante]

It was as unlikable as someone likable I've ever seen.

[KFC]

It was like not, not that bad. At the end of the day, it just like he bumped into him. But there was part of me, it's, I guess kind of like that the mom who stole the foul ball or the guy who stole the US Open gear, where it's just sort of like, I would just never do that in public, you know, like, how did you think that was okay as a cameraman trying to get the shot? And Ken Rosenthal was looking like, what? What? Why would a cameraman be here? In my way, like, he's filming the game.

[Dante]

Dude, has he. He hasn't done anything after I.

[KFC]

Not that I've seen. And it was, I mean, it was as one sided as I ever seen because he's also Ken Rose. He looks like a ventriloquist dump. He's five foot two, he's got his bow tie, he's looking like such an. There was that and then my favorite story in a long time, the, the old man on the softball team. Did you guys see that?

[Esther]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[KFC]

I was gonna say you'd love it. This dude, that was cute. He's 81, playing on what I assume is a pretty competitive softball team. Looks like there was a couple other older guys, some white hair guys, probably 50, but this guy's 81. And it was a post from, it said, my husband's on a softball team and they had this 81 year old man on their team. And this was the text he sent the group chat. And it was at 2 in the morning and he sends this long chat that was like, I just woke up from my midnight pee. And I just want to let you guys know, like, how appreciative I am that like you guys give me life. And I'm so appreciative that you took me in and allowed me to put play. And he's like, without you, I wouldn't work out, I wouldn't lift weights, I wouldn't stretch, I wouldn't like be alive. And he gets to the bottom, he's like, I don't Even buy bananas that are green anymore. Because, like, I don't know how much time I have left here, but what I will always remember is like, playing ball with you guys. And I was like, is this like a psyop created, like, to be like, I'm so old and I might die any moment that I don't buy fruit that's not ripe. But I like playing ball with you guys is like the honor of my life.

[Tommy]

I was like, oh, my God.

[KFC]

Like a true. How could you not be romantic about.

[Dante]

He sent it off. Was like, this is going viral. Screenshot in this truly, like, if I.

[KFC]

Find out that's like fake or a hoax or something, I will never. I'll never be on the Internet again.

[Tommy]

Speaking of that, if anyone. If anyone likes baseball hasn't seen the movie efis. Oh, yeah, you recommend it very much. Reminds me of that. Just like old guys playing softball. Like it is. It so perfectly encapsulates the sports sport of baseball. I thought it was a great, great movie.

[KFC]

Baseball is. Mets are just killing me.

[Tommy]

Right?

[Dante]

I have been watching with such joy.

[Tommy]

Mobile app Tommy was randomly. Be on the road. Tommy, go. Oh, no. Pavs. You see what happened. The Mets lost again.

[Dante]

It was say this.

[KFC]

Don't let us get in.

[Dante]

Don't let us get in. I hate to rub it in, but like, it was. What was it? Some play against the Rangers this weekend where someone threw the ball away or something like first base or Alonzo or something.

[KFC]

Yeah, yeah.

[Dante]

And like the. I think it was the Rangers announcer was like.

[KFC]

And then the guy didn't cover and he just like, threw it anyway.

[Dante]

Yeah. I think it must have been the Rangers broadcast or he was like, the Mets are metzing or whatever. And that brought me so much joy where I was like, it doesn't matter who owns your team or who you sign. The Mets will always be the Mets. And that it gave me so much satisfaction. But I'm still. My eyes still on them, like, until they're eliminated from everything.

[KFC]

Like, do not let them in because, like, once. Once you. If you get in and like the. The pressure of like collapsing is over.

[Dante]

Right?

[KFC]

You. Or. Or they might just have.

[Tommy]

Or they might shitty. Right?

[KFC]

They could get like swept in the first round and see you later. Or it could be like, Juan Soto went 4 for 5 with two home runs. And like, their pitching didn't totally suck dick.

[Dante]

That's how I feel about the Yankees were like, they're probably.

[Tommy]

I see.

[Dante]

I'm going to play the Red Sox in the wild car round it's like I. There's no team in the AL where I'm like, the Yankees will definitely lose to them, but there's also no team where I'm like, they will definitely beat them. Like, I could see them getting swept in two games. I mean, and we will be like, no, no kidding.

[Tommy]

Or like they could win the World Series.

[Dante]

I'm like, yeah.

[KFC]

You know, they're in very similar boats, honestly, the two teams this year, the Mets, like, I mean, a nine game losing streak right now, eight game losing streak in the middle of September really doesn't look like it. But like the way those two teams are, are playing is. I think it's like they could win the World Series or they could be an absolute joke at any given moment. But Red Sox would be. I think there's a. There's been enough time of people being like, the Reds, the rivalry is dead. That it's about time for it to get.

[Tommy]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Dante]

They played in. Was it 20, 21? They're the one game playoff. But that was like. So the only thing I remember from that game was the John Sterling Giancarlo home run call.

[KFC]

Yeah, yeah. I almost. I was saying I would rather like for the Mets. Not like I want those guys, but I'd rather just like play the Phillies where it's like, I've seen you a million times.

[Dante]

Yeah.

[KFC]

Flip a coin, we win, we lose, whatever. Like, I don't want to play like the Padres. I don't want to play one of these teams I don't see and don't know. And it's like, just give me what I'm used to. Give me the devil that I know.

[Esther]

You know, you gotta look baseball player esque today. In a good way.

[Tommy]

And Brandon Walker's high school T shirt.

[KFC]

Why are you in that?

[Tommy]

I was on the Yak one day when like someone sent a bunch of T shirts, so we all got one. I like it too much point. Do you.

[KFC]

Do you guys like the Nader sisters?

[Esther]

Okay, they're a little bit. They've always gone over my head. Like I've never. I see them in past.

[Dante]

You're not sophisticated enough to understand they're nuanced.

[KFC]

They've been around for a while though, right? And they're just popping off now.

[Tommy]

Yeah, yeah.

[KFC]

I just, I. They came on my radar like the past couple weeks and then this weekend. I just don't believe this tennis thing for a second.

[Tommy]

No, wait, what is it really?

[KFC]

So Brooks Nader is like trying to be the new Kim Kardashian okay? Literally, like a Hulu series with a bunch of sisters who are hot. And as the show. The new season comes out, and as she's doing press, she's at the US Open, which already the US Open, to me, has become the number one, like, New York City socialite influencer thing. So, like, strike 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and then, like, the news leaks that she's dating or. Or hooking up with both Carlos Alcaraz and Yannick Sinner, who are facing each other in the final. And, like, she goes on Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy. I don't even. And Jimmy Kimmel seems to be, like, disinterested. And he was just, like, showing pictures of her at the U.S. open. He's like, are you or are you not dating Yannick Sinner? It was just like, here's your talking point, you know? But then I heard that he's, like, an executive producer of their show or a part of Hulu or something like that. So it's like, maybe he's a part of it. It just felt like the biggest publicity stunt I've ever seen. And, like, tennis is the new hot. You have the number one and number two guy. It's literally the plot of challengers. Like, everybody was saying, like, what is this She's. And on the show, I guess the sisters were saying, like. Like, Brooks is just like the. Like, Kim, just like the Kardashian sisters, but, like. But not in an NBA way. So I think they were literally, like, how could we be the Kardashians? But, like, not quite them. Like, let's just pick a different sport. Yeah. And it happens to be the new sport that is gaining popularity and is part of the social scene is tennis.

[Tommy]

I'm gonna come up.

[KFC]

Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Or I want to at least say maybe. Definitely the US Open.

[Tommy]

Yeah.

[KFC]

I don't know about, like, tennis on the whole, but, like, the U. S. Open.

[Tommy]

Carlos is Kyle. I mean, young, hot spaniel get asses in the seats. Yeah.

[Dante]

He's what a sinner. Where's he from?

[Tommy]

Oh, I'll tell you. He's from Italy, but they consider him a German.

[Dante]

It is also like, well, like, the report was, like, she was dating both of them throughout the tournament. Like, that's certainly not true. Could she have, hypothetically, both of them on different nights of parties? A thousand percent.

[Tommy]

It's like the.

[KFC]

If the. If the headline said Brooks Nader, these two guys.

[Tommy]

Okay.

[KFC]

But you're dating the number one, one and two guys in the world as they face off in the, you know, like, I don't know. That just seemed like we're just trying to make this and. And I don't know. But, you know, maybe I got my tinfoil hat on because neither player is saying something. I don't know. Wouldn't you just. I don't know, maybe come.

[Dante]

They're probably just not true.

[KFC]

Or maybe they're like, you know, I'll take the. The pub that I'm.

[Dante]

Brooks probably don't care. Like, even if they were just a hot girl I hooked up with a New York City.

[KFC]

I don't give a. Yeah, maybe they did. They don't even know. Like, yeah, sure. Or whatever. But it. It's funny to watch, right? Yeah, it's funny to watch how girls.

[Dante]

Are being fine with being one of your blondes.

[KFC]

It's like, well, I'm fine with.

[Tommy]

Yep, it's exactly the same. It's exactly. Compared to Dave, compared to John Ham.

[KFC]

And compared to this, like, Jesus Christ. Tommy's on a hot streak, baby. And I guess he did maybe did some good stand up.

[Tommy]

We don't really know. No, Tommy was great. Time was very.

[KFC]

What did they say?

[Dante]

They, as in John said it was good.

[KFC]

All right, we'll wrap it up tonight. Another episode of Mascots, episode five, which is a big one, right? I feel like. Or is five really good?

[Tommy]

I think five, six, and seven are the best.

[KFC]

Three. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Dante]

Same.

[Tommy]

I thought three. The ones that are coming out. Until now, I thought three was the best. I thought four was on par with three, but I thought three was a little better. And then I think from now on, I think they get five, six, seven are all increasingly better.

[KFC]

Six, seven.

[Dante]

I agree. Yeah. I mean, again, it's hard to say without, like.

[Tommy]

Yeah, we haven't seen anything.

[Dante]

I. I just watched like, 10, 15 minutes of 5 at PABS is desk.

[KFC]

What if Pabs is just, like, delusional and, like. Yeah. Sick of it and like, all of.

[Tommy]

A sudden it just sucks.

[KFC]

It's just like. Yeah, like, the edits are off. Yeah.

[Esther]

Like the horse drawing.

[KFC]

Yeah, it's a Game of Thrones Season 8. All right, we'll see you guys on Thursday.

[Dante]

Sam.