From Class Clown to Viral Sensation: Vic DiBitetto on How Comedy Saved My Life and Healed My Soul

Summary

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Podcast Summary: From Class Clown to Viral Sensation: Vic DiBitetto on How Comedy Saved My Life and Healed My Soul

Show: takin' a walk, iHeartPodcasts
Host: Lynne Hoffman
Guest: Vic DiBitetto
Date: November 17, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this engaging conversation, comedian Vic DiBitetto shares his journey from being a blue-collar class clown to becoming an internet comedy sensation. He and host Lynne Hoffman discuss how comedy served as a lifeline through tough times, the hustle of working comics, adapting to the world of social media virality, and why humor is essential for healing and resilience. Full of candid anecdotes, heartfelt reflections, and classic Vic humor, this episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at the grit and soul of a working comedian.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

Early Beginnings and Comedy as a Lifeline

• Class Clown Origins:
  • Vic traces his love of comedy back to school, where he was already entertaining classmates with impressions and pranks.

    “I was the class clown… Whenever the teacher turned her back, I would, you know, make animal noises. I’d imitate the teachers.” (03:28, Vic)

• First Standup Stage:
  • His debut was at Pips Comedy Club in Brooklyn in 1980–81, emceed by Andrew Dice Clay.

    “That’s how long I’m doing this.” (03:33, Vic)

  • Years later, sharing that stage again with Andrew Dice Clay was a milestone he never expected.

    “We sold out two shows in Florida in, like, 24 hours.” (04:17, Vic)

The Blue-Collar Comic: Humble Hustle and Family Priorities

• Balancing Acts:
  • Vic worked various jobs—garbage, cement, and school bus driving—for stability, supporting his family while building his standup career.

    “I once drove my garbage truck to Dangerfield’s in New York City… asked the manager, if I pick up your garbage, can you give me stage time?” (08:00, Vic)

• Breakthrough Moment:
  • Going viral (with his “Bread and Milk” video), signing with a new manager, and a call from Kevin James transformed his trajectory in 2013.

    “My last job was a school bus. I drove a school bus for 13 years… 2013 was like the perfect storm. Bread and Milk went viral. Kevin James called… put me in Mall Cop 2.” (06:26, Vic)

The Realities and Rewards of Comedy

• Physically Demanding Schedules:
  • Vic recounts relentless workdays: early mornings driving a school bus, late-night gigs, and barely any sleep.

    “Five nights in a row, going back four hours sleep…” (09:08, Vic)

• Changing the Game: Social Media:
  • Standup pathways have changed—now it’s all about online following and viral moments.

    “Comedy is, you know… now if you’re an influencer and you have followers, they’ll put you in a club. But then these guys go on stage and they got nothing.” (10:50, Vic)

  • Advice: Consistency and originality in online content are the new currency.

    “Just try to post every day at the same time and come up with original stuff.” (12:00, Vic)

Memorable Moments and Show Stories

• Onstage Mishaps and Triumphs:
  • Opening for Southside Johnny: Despite his name being botched and being awkwardly told to “get out of here” mid-show, the experience only added to Vic’s legendary stories.

    “Southside Johnny’s coming up to me, whispers in my ear, ‘Get out of here. Get out of here.’” (13:30, Vic)

  • “Beefsteak” Comedian: Performing in front of rowdy, inebriated firemen who threw beef and bread at him. He turned the incident into an impromptu bit, making a sandwich mid-act.

    “I caught up two pieces of bread and steak, and I made a… sandwich. As I’m doing my act…” (15:43, Vic)

  • Quick-Change Act: Rushing from his day job, Vic once changed out of his school bus uniform onstage while performing, earning a standing ovation.

    “I changed my clothes on stage as I was doing my act…” (16:08, Vic)

On Success, Legacy, and Staying Grounded

• Why He’s “The Donkey of Comedy”:
  • Hard-working, never glitzy—Vic prides himself on relentless work and connecting with everyday people.

    “I might not be the funniest or the most successful, the most wealthiest, but man, I’m 64 and I’m still breaking my ass 42 years.” (08:38, Vic)

• Comedy's Healing Power:
  • Vic shares deeply moving audience feedback:

    “I got a private message from a soldier in Afghanistan… ‘I just want to thank you for saving my life.’” (18:18, Vic)
    “I get people coming up to me… ‘You got me through Covid, you got me through my chemo sessions.’”

• Humor as Medicine:
  • Both Lynne and Vic reflect on comedy’s unique role in helping people cope.

    “Laughter truly is the best medicine. It really is true.” (18:18, Vic)

Authenticity and Fan Connection

• Staying Real:
  • Vic builds real connections: responds to fans, maintains humility, treasures the bond with his audience.

    “I actually answer my fans. I read, I interact with my fans. It comes back to you… Without these people, I’m back on a school bus.” (02:08, 19:48, Vic)

• On “Hatters” and Perspective:
  • Criticism is part of the life, and displeased followers pay even more attention.

    “The haters are listening more than your regular fans because they want to see what you’re going to say next.” (21:03, Vic)

• Legacy of Work:
  • For new fans and those having a bad day:

    “All you gotta do is type in Vic D. You don’t have to put the… and everything fills in once you hit Vic D.” (17:17, Vic)

  • On not chasing fame at the expense of values:

    “There’s different levels of success. I’ve got a beautiful house… family… I’m selling out theaters and comedy clubs.” (19:10, Vic)

Comedy Icons and Influence

• Dinner with George Carlin:
  • Cites Carlin as his greatest influence; receiving a compliment from Carlin’s daughter was a major point of pride.

    “George Carlin, hands down the King… I got a text from his daughter… ‘My father would have loved you.’” (10:27, Vic)

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On why he stays connected with fans:

  “Without these people, I’m back on a school bus.” (02:08, 19:48, Vic DiBitetto)

• On making it in today’s comedy world:

  “Now you just dance on TikTok and I’m old school. Don’t get me started.” (12:00, Vic)

• On authenticity:

  “You are that with like an exclamation point or a few hundred exclamation points.” (20:34, Lynne Hoffman)

• On the healing power of laughter:

  “Laughter truly is the best medicine. It really is true.” (18:18, Vic DiBitetto)

• On facing adversity:

  “The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.” (07:52, Vic quoting Chazz Palminteri)

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Timestamps of Important Segments

• [03:28] – Vic’s class clown roots and first open mic
• [06:26] – The breakthrough: going viral and Kevin James call
• [08:00] – Balancing blue-collar work with comedy hustle
• [10:27] – On Carlin as an idol and meeting Carlin’s daughter
• [12:00] – How social media and the business of comedy has changed
• [13:30] – The Southside Johnny incident
• [15:43] – Beefsteak show where food was thrown at Vic
• [16:08] – Performing while changing out of bus driver uniform
• [18:18] – Soldier’s life saved by Vic’s videos; comedy’s healing power
• [19:48] – True reward: connecting with fans on a personal level
• [21:03] – Haters and the Howard Stern effect

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Tone and Style

Unfiltered, wry, and firmly rooted in working-class reality, Vic DiBitetto’s conversation is full of New York flavor, self-deprecating humor, and honest storytelling. The vibe is warm, authentic, and at times deeply moving, making the episode as much about perseverance and healing as it is about laughs.

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Conclusion

This episode of takin' a walk offers a funny yet poignant portrait of Vic DiBitetto—a comic who proves that hard work, humility, and a willingness to laugh through adversity are the real keys to longevity and meaning in the business of comedy. The stories and advice are both hilarious and inspiring, making it a must-listen for fans of standup, creative hustlers, or anyone who believes in the healing power of laughter.

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Transcript

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[Lynne Hoffman]

Comedy Saved Me.

[Vic DiBetto]

That's why I think I relate to my fans because I'm like them. I'm blue collar, working class. You know, you go on my Facebook and you see I actually answer my fans. I read, I interact with my fans. They come back to you when you look without these people, I'm back on a school bus.

[Lynne Hoffman]

I'm Lynne Hoffman, your host of the Comedy Saved Me podcast where I get to talk to comedians and get the inside scoop on their inspiration, their creative process and their view on why comedy saves us day in and day out Comedy Saved Me takes you behind the scenes with the geniuses of laughter and helps us better understand just how powerful laughter is today. I am so lucky to have Vic Debateto, the comedian known as the donkey of Comedy.

[Vic DiBetto]

Thank you.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Vic is known for his great YouTube series. And I know you've seen this bread and milk and all. Also, I think everybody I know texted me the bread and milk YouTube from my entire life. My phone was completely blowing up. Also, who wants coffee? And how long do I gotta wait? Vic, welcome to Comedy Saved Me. I am so excited to have you here.

[Vic DiBetto]

Oh, thank you for having me. I appreciate it and I'm very excited to do this. Thank you.

[Lynne Hoffman]

I'm so excited to have you here. How did comedy become your lifeline?

[Vic DiBetto]

Well, it started, you know, way back when I was a kid in school. I was the class clown. You know, I was quiet, funny. Whenever the teacher turned her back, I would, you know, make animal noises. I didn't imitate the teachers. Fast forward. There was a comedy club in Brooklyn called Pip's Comedy Club, and they had an amateur night there. And my friend says, why don't you give it a shot? And this is 1980, 1981, the first night I went on stage. Andrew Dice Clay was the emcee. No, that's how long I'm doing this.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Wow. So you. That's amazing. So technically, he opened for you on your first night?

[Vic DiBetto]

I didn't say that. And just recently, he contacted my management. He requested to do a show with me, which I was this living legend, wants to work with me. I mean, we started together at Pips. We weren't buddies, but, you know, we knew of each other. And we sold out two shows in Florida in, like, 24 hours. And it was a great experience.

[Lynne Hoffman]

I bet. I would love to be in that audience and see you guys. Hopefully you come through here. Oh, my God. Wow.

[Vic DiBetto]

Where is here?

[Lynne Hoffman]

Here is in the ass end of the Berkshire Mountains in Litchfield County.

[Vic DiBetto]

Okay. Massachusetts. Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Lynne Hoffman]

You come through.

[Vic DiBetto]

Yeah, I do the Chevalier Theater. Oh. I started many years. I did Nick's Comedy Stop in Boston on Warrenton street with, oh, my God, Jay Moore and. Oh, man. A lot of good memories in Boston. A lot of good times.

[Lynne Hoffman]

A lot of comedians came out of Boston.

[Vic DiBetto]

Oh, yeah. Yep.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Steve Sweeney and Steven Wright and Dennis Leary and I could continue on Bill Burr and.

[Vic DiBetto]

Yeah, it goes on and on everybody.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Where is the most unexpected place that you found comedy?

[Vic DiBetto]

Most unexpected. God, I would say, man, I don't know. Arizona.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Why?

[Vic DiBetto]

I didn't think I Was a draw there. Yeah. So let's give it a shot. You know, I basically work from New England to Florida, and I'll shoot out to Chicago. And he said, we're going to put you in Arizona. I'm like, yeah, you sure? Sure enough. I did the Arizona improv and I sold it out, and I couldn't believe it. That's the beauty of the social media. I have fans all over the country, but I don't think you're going to see me in Boise, Idaho.

[Lynne Hoffman]

No. No. But if it plays in Arizona, I guess.

[Vic DiBetto]

Yeah. Well, wherever I go, there's all northern transplants. I go to Florida. Everybody's from New York and New Jersey. Wherever I go, it's never native people of the state that I perform in.

[Lynne Hoffman]

So, transplants, you've been well tested amongst all the audiences. Are there any personal stories that you can share with us on how comedy came maybe to your rescue during perhaps a difficult time as we all humans experience in life?

[Vic DiBetto]

Absolutely. I drove a garbage truck. Before I did comedy, I drove a garbage truck, dump truck, cement truck. And my last job was a school bus. I drove a school bus for 13 years, and I always thought that I'd be driving a school bus the rest of my life. And 2013, it was like the perfect storm. Bread and Milk went viral. I signed with a great manager, and Kevin James called me out of nowhere to put me in Mall Cop 2, which. That's another guy he started with in Long Island. We weren't buddies, but we knew of each other from working the circuit. I almost hung up on him. I'm like, who is this? It's Kevin James. Like, who the f is this Kevin James? I've been watching your videos, and I do a character called Tony Gaga. I do all kinds of characters. It's the over the top Italian. You got a guy, and that gave him an idea for a character in More Cop two. Now I'm putting two and two. I'm like, oh, my God, this is Kevin Jane. I couldn't believe it. And he. Six weeks I'm in Vegas. He put me up in an apartment. And it was a great experience. Really was filming a movie. And I'm like, wow, I guess I'm not driving a school bus anymore, you know?

[Lynne Hoffman]

Now, did you go back and apologize to the kids that you weren't going to be there anymore? I bet they loved you.

[Vic DiBetto]

No, no, no, no. But the. The. The manager of the company, he says, just go out because I need a timeout to go do the movies. Do what you got to do. What are you doing here? Oh, cool. You know, like Chaz Palminteri said, the saddest thing in life is wasted talent.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Wow, that's an incredible story.

[Vic DiBetto]

Yeah. I mean, when I drove the garbage truck, see, I always balanced. I didn't pick up and go to LA for the break. Like, I started with Kevin James, Ray Romano, Chris Rock, these guys, I give them credit. They made the trek. But I put my family first. I always balanced. And I once drove my garbage truck to Dangerfields in New York City. And to get stage time, I asked the manager, if I pick up your garbage, can you give me stage time?

[Lynne Hoffman]

No.

[Vic DiBetto]

And that's how I broke into. I went on stage in my garbage uniform. I threw the garbage in the truck, did my set, and finished my route. That's how I broke into Danger Fields.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Wow, what an incredible story.

[Vic DiBetto]

That's why I call myself the Donkey of comedy. I might not be the funniest or the most successful, the most wealthiest, but man, I'm 64 and I'm still breaking my ass 42 years. Wow.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Yeah. You do work. I say this almost every time I speak with a comedian. Is. It is really true? And I don't think I've ever had one. Disagree with me that you really work the hardest in show business, I think outside of maybe like, carnivals or a circus. Like, you guys are like, you are. You do it all.

[Vic DiBetto]

I'm sorry. When I drove the school bus, I was booked at the Borgata in Atlantic City. Now they book you there. This is before I really hit. They book you there five nights. So after the show, the other comics said, you want to go for a drink? Let's hang out. Nope, I got to get in my car. Now. This is in Atlantic City. I lived in North Jersey. My route was in Staten Island. I did that five nights in a row. Going back four hours sleep, going to Staten island, doing my run, coming back, back and forth, and going on stage and doing a half hour on stage. And by Sunday, I'm a zombie. And my wife's like, why are you so miserable? And they keep the kidding me, right?

[Lynne Hoffman]

What time do you get up in the morning?

[Vic DiBetto]

4:30? Yeah.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Oh, that's early for a comedian.

[Vic DiBetto]

Well, I still get up 4:30 because now I have a cat that sits on my bed at 4:30. Yeah.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Does she just sit on you waiting for you to get up and feed her?

[Vic DiBetto]

Yes. And if you twitch, that's it. You can't tell her. He thinks it's time to eat and you got to close your eyes, pretend you're sleeping. Cats. I love cats. They're just mental patients.

[Lynne Hoffman]

They certainly are. They do whatever they want and you're just there kind of at their pleasure.

[Vic DiBetto]

Yep.

[Lynne Hoffman]

If you could have dinner with one of your comedy idols. Oh, well, who would it be and where would it be?

[Vic DiBetto]

Dead or alive. Yeah.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Dead or alive. Yeah.

[Vic DiBetto]

George Carlin, hands down the King. He was my. I had all his albums as a kid. I wish I, I never got the chance to meet him. I wish I could have met him. And it's funny, I got a text from his daughter about five years ago. He says, my father would have loved you.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Oh, wow.

[Vic DiBetto]

You remind me a lot of my father. I'm like, all right, stop. Stop it right there. Oh, my. Your father's a legend. I mean, because some of the bits I do and I do like a tick tock Vic and I, I don't really do comedy. I do. My videos are so diverse. I have characters and, you know, now, unfortunately, the game has changed in comedy now. It's. If you're an influencer and you have followers, they'll put you in a club. But then these guys go on stage and they got nothing. But it's all about filling up the seats. It's crazy, really. Comedy is, you know, I grew up, I started in the 80s. You know, you had to work up, you had an emcee, then you had to build up to be the opening, then you had to finally, you be the headliner. And the 80s, that was, that was like the, that was the great time to be a comic in the 80s. But it, you know, then the social media came along and I was lucky. Bread and Milk went viral. I saw I was getting fans and I kept at it. And I've been posting videos every day since 2009.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Wow. Well, see that, I mean, would that be sort of your advice to give? I know we kind of got sidetracked on the dinner with George Carlin, but would that be your advice to give anyone who wanted to come up in comedy of how to sort of make it?

[Vic DiBetto]

Absolutely. Because the old days when you went on Carson and he called you to the couch, that was it. You were like a made men.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Yeah.

[Vic DiBetto]

Now you could do Kimmel and Fallon. It doesn't mean anything. It's all about how many followers you have on the social media. It's so to my comics out there watching, you know, just starting, just try to post every day at the same time and come up with original stuff. But unfortunately, I mean, now you just Dance on TikTok. And I'm old school. Don't. Don't get me started. I don't know what happened to originality, man.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Oh, I want to get you started. Believe me, I want to. But I also want to get through this interview without completely melting down. I'm not grabbing my tissue or spitting out my cough coffee.

[Vic DiBetto]

Oh, my God. Always ask my wife, is he funny at home? She says, no, he's a miserable bastard.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Isn't that the case?

[Vic DiBetto]

I save him for the stage. That's. That's the payoff.

[Lynne Hoffman]

What. What's the funniest thing that's happened to you recently?

[Vic DiBetto]

Recently? Well, I don't know if it's funny. Well, now. Now it's funny. I. I did a show. You ever heard? It's Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, New Jersey Zone.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Of course. Yes.

[Vic DiBetto]

So his manager. I forgot his name. He's a big fan of mine. He calls my managers. Southside Johnny's performing outside at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. It was this past summer. 4,000 people would Vic like to open for him. All he's got to do is 10 minutes and bring him up like, yeah, shit, yeah.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Whoa.

[Vic DiBetto]

Because then I was at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City. I figured, let me. I could plug that in front of 4,000 people. I don't care. It was pro bono. I don't care. It's for the exposure and the experience Outside Johnny and my kids are there, my wife is there. And I was all psyched. I go on stage. They introduce me. The guy messes up my name, of course, Vic the Benedetto. All right, whatever. I go on stage, I'm killing crushing for 10 minutes. And I was supposed to introduce outside Johnny, and I see people pointing behind me and clapping. What's going on? I turn around, and Southside Johnny's coming up to me, and he whispers in my ear, get out of here. Get out of here. What? He grabs the mic and throws it behind the band. I'm like. I walk off stage. I go to his manager. Is that part of his act? Was he serious? He says, no, he doesn't like following comedians. So why the hell did you book me on this? You know, good thing he whispered in my ear. I don't think the audience picked it up.

[Lynne Hoffman]

What?

[Vic DiBetto]

But if I ever bump into that guy, if there's any Southside Johnny fans out there. Look, I give the guy credit. He's very talented, but that was very unprofessional what he did.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Oh, my gosh.

[Vic DiBetto]

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[Lynne Hoffman]

That's crazy. So what did you make of it comedically? Do you pull from that in your routines?

[Vic DiBetto]

Oh, yeah. It just pissed me off even more. I had a good show, and it helps ticket sales for the Hard Rock. And even I meet people that were at that show. They said, what was up with what Southside? You know, they were all on my side. They saw what an idiot he was. But that's it. A funny story was in Jersey, years ago, they got something called a beefsteak. It's like at a VFW or Elks Club. It's mostly firemen, and it's a beefsteak is. They have it catered, and they serve these little pieces of beef melted in butter on pieces of bread.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Ooh, sounds good.

[Vic DiBetto]

As they're eating, I'm on stage and these firemen. It's like three. They're drunk out of their faces. They're throwing the meat and the bread at me.

[Lynne Hoffman]

No, they're not.

[Vic DiBetto]

I'm doing my act. Totally oblivious. As I'm doing my act. I caught up two pieces of bread and steak, and I made a. It's like the cartoon. Remember the cartoons with the ketchup is fine. I grabbed the two pieces of bread and I ate a sandwich. As I'm doing my act, they gave me a standing ovation.

[Lynne Hoffman]

I bet they did. That's pretty coordinated, considering you're also remembering your act in the head. So, like, another time.

[Vic DiBetto]

Oh, another time. I went on stage. I was late to a show. I was coming from the school bus company. It's on YouTube. I went on stage in my school bus company uniform with a change of clothes. I changed my clothes on stage as I was doing my act. Not totally. Not even mentioning that I'm changing my. I went down to my. I'm shaving with the electric shaver. I'm putting deodorant on. And the crowd is. It's one of the funniest. That would have to be the funniest set ever had. And it killed standing ovation.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Where can people find that? On YouTube.

[Vic DiBetto]

Because on YouTube it's called Dick Pittetto's Greatest Set. Something like that.

[Lynne Hoffman]

I will say. And I would save this to the end of the podcast, but we're not quite there yet. However, if you're having a bad day or even a bad moment, and you go online and you type in Vic dibetto. D I B I T E T T OO I did that right from my head. You just pick any clip. It doesn't matter if it's from today or 13 years ago and you will be feeling so much better.

[Vic DiBetto]

You know what? We need to laugh now more than ever. The way this world is going. I don't talk politics. I just want to make people laugh or smile. Just like Billy Joel said, to forget about life for a while. That's all. All you gotta do is type in Vic D. You don't have to put the. And everything fills in once you hit Vic D. I'm like the first on the top. It's Vic D batted, then Vic Damone and oh, you've got pull with Google.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Then or something because so now no one even has to spell your name. They just need to know it's Vic.

[Vic DiBetto]

D. But that's just. My name is. You know, I'm not going to change my name. It's my name. I'm proud. It's my father, you know, it means something. Botto is a town in Italy. D means from the providence of. So I've been called the Benedetto. Diabetes, Geppetto the potato.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Well, if you can't laugh at yourself, then who can you laugh at? Right?

[Vic DiBetto]

Exactly. Exactly.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Well, speaking of that, how do you think humor helps people cope with difficult situations? What is it about humor and laughing?

[Vic DiBetto]

You know what the old saying is? Laughter truly is the best medicine. It really is true. I got a private message from a soldier in Afghanistan. He says, dude, I was about to put a gun in my mouth and I heard my guys next to me in the next barrack over listening to your videos. I just want to thank you for saving my life. I mean, come on, I get it all the time. When I go to. I do meet and greets after my shows. I get people coming up to me. You got me through Covid. You got me through my chemo sessions. You. It's, you know, and then people go to me, how come you don't have a Netflix special? How come you're not in the movies and this is bad, what I do now?

[Lynne Hoffman]

Well, people like to tell. They get excited for you and they see you in bigger things, so they want to put you on that pedestal. I get that.

[Vic DiBetto]

I know they mean well, but I. How come you're not like Sebastian, look Sebastian, God bless him, you know, I'm happy for him. Yeah, I like to see good guys make it. There's different levels of success. I got a beautiful house. I got. I got a nice car, wonderful family. I'm selling out theaters and comedy clubs.

[Lynne Hoffman]

You're a handsome guy.

[Vic DiBetto]

Oh, thank you.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Come on, you got it All. You have it all.

[Vic DiBetto]

I appreciate it.

[Lynne Hoffman]

No, it's a very special thing. What, While you're talking about that, how does what goes through your mind when you really connected with your audience like that and you realize that or they come up to you and tell you those things. How do you feel when that happens?

[Vic DiBetto]

It's that you can't compare that to any standing ovation or sold out show when you could see it in their eyes. And when they, when they come against you, when you, you know, when they got there, you feel them, they're shaking, they're trembling. It's like. And I almost feel like I'm just a regular guy. I don't think I'm a celebrity. And that's why I think I relate to my fans, because I'm like them. I'm blue collar, working class. You know, you go on my Facebook and you see I actually answer my fans. I read, I interact with my fans. It comes back to you when you look, without these people, I'm back on a school bus. You know, I never take a day for granted. Seriously, I'm doing this 42 years. It still hasn't gotten old. I still get the butterflies before I go on stage.

[Lynne Hoffman]

I Love that. Vic DiBetto, you are an amazing person. Keep doing what you're doing. You're authentic as it comes. And that is truly what people want today is authenticity. And you are that with like an exclamation point or a few hundred exclamation points.

[Vic DiBetto]

Well, don't kid yourself. I got my haters, too.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Oh, well, you know, but that's okay. Yeah. When you learn early on that there's always going to be people that don't like you, you know, it becomes a challenge to win them over. Right. Don't you just want to make those people laugh, too?

[Vic DiBetto]

Well, it's the old. It's the old Howard Stern thing. Remember that movie? They said a lot of people are listening, but the haters are listening more than your regular fans because they want to see what you're going to say next.

[Lynne Hoffman]

You're doing something right. Vic. Vic Di Bateto, thank you for being on comedy. Save me. This was like such a special occasion. And I'm not lying to you. Everyone I know sent me whatever they. A storm. My friends and I all tell each other, like, quick, get the milk.

[Vic DiBetto]

Get the.

[Lynne Hoffman]

You know, we do one of your rants. It's so funny.

[Vic DiBetto]

Hopefully we don't. No more storms. It's. It's March soon. I don't. I'd rather not have those views. Go up and have a nice winter.

[Lynne Hoffman]

Yeah, that's true. That's true.

[Vic DiBetto]

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