TCB Infomercial w. Preacher Lawson

Summary

The Commercial Break: TCB Infomercial with Preacher Lawson (April 16, 2024)

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Episode Overview

In this lively installment of The Commercial Break, hosts Bryan Green and Krissy Hoadley welcome dynamic comedian Preacher Lawson for a candid, hilarious, and wide-ranging conversation. The episode dives into everything from the logistics of morning breath make-out sessions to Preacher's career evolution—from sleeping in car beds to headlining sold-out comedy tours. True to TCB’s vibe, the chat is packed with quick-witted banter, offbeat tangents, and thoughtful insights into the world of touring comics and the changing paths to comedy stardom.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Morning Breath, Bladders & Relationship Realness

Timestamp: 11:19–13:56

• Bantering about morning breath: Bryan kicks off asking Preacher about his stance on "morning breath makeout sessions," leading to a group consensus that, while gross, it's an act of deep love.
  • Preacher Lawson: "If I'm full-on making out in the morning, we're getting married because..."
  • Krissy claims to have magical morning breath, which incites laughter and skepticism from the guys.
• Aging and nighttime pee breaks: The conversation shifts to hilarious TMI territory as they trade stories about nighttime bladder issues.
  • Preacher: “If I drink water within two hours—maybe even three hours—before I go to bed, I’m going to be waking up peeing, so I just don’t drink any water.” (13:04)

2. The Comedy Grind: Touring, Jobs, and TSA Woes

Timestamp: 13:56–19:24

• Tour life’s ups and downs: Preacher acknowledges the excitement and necessity of touring but admits the travel part (TSA, changing beds) is the worst.
  • Preacher Lawson: "It’s better than my other jobs. It’s the only job they can’t fire me from—and I’ve been fired a lot."
• Airport & TSA innovation: The group riffs on TSA automating security checks in Vegas—“It’s a self-checkout for security!”—and speculate on other jobs that shouldn’t be automated.

3. Vegas Stories & Getting ‘Written Up’ for Comedy

Timestamp: 19:24–21:29

• Hosting America's Got Talent Live in Vegas: Preacher shares a wild tale of spoofing the Will Smith Oscars slap during a show—only to be ‘written up’ by management for being too funny.

  • Preacher: "They wrote me up. I didn’t get fired, but... you’re writing a comedian up for being funny?" (18:35)

• Orlando & Vegas Reflections: Discussing how locals rarely do “tourist” things, Preacher adds perspective on Orlando’s diversity and learning about different cultures through his time in Florida.

4. Personal Growth, Comedy Origins & the Struggle to Belong

Timestamp: 23:32–30:28

• How tough beginnings shaped the act: Preacher jokes about not knowing his life “sucked” until he compared notes with others—he thought everyone slept in car beds!
  • Preacher: “Honestly, I didn’t even know my life sucked until I started talking to other people.” (28:36)
• Self-doubt and motivation: He admits not thinking he was “funny enough” for stand-up but pursued comedy to get on a sitcom. Others doubted him too, but he’s grateful their opinions didn’t stop him.
• Audience and dating philosophy:
  • Preacher: “What’s your perfect audience? ...They look like they like me. That’s all I care [about].” (30:28)
  • “I want to date a girl that’s like, I really like—you like me? Oh, wow, we have a winner.”

5. America’s Got Talent: Behind the Scenes

Timestamp: 31:22–36:22

• Multiple AGT auditions: Preacher tried several times before making it on, recalling the absurdity of auditioning for one distracted producer surrounded by her misbehaving children.
• Naysayers: Friends and mentors told him not to do AGT, warning about contracts. He ignored them: “If I do bad, I just do bad, but I’m not gonna not take this opportunity. It’s crazy.”
• Immediate impact: Instant Twitter/Instagram follower boosts and sold-out shows for months after his season aired.
  • Preacher: “It gave me my first boost and now I’m at like 700-something thousand on Instagram and 3.4 million on TikTok.” (36:22)

6. How Stardom Works Now: Many Roads to Success

Timestamp: 37:17–41:12

• New paths for comics: The group discusses how fame and fandom have changed—TikTok, YouTube, and social media now rival big TV for launching careers.
  • Preacher: “Now it’s TikTok. Some people are blowing up on YouTube, some on Facebook—everyone’s famous.”
• Different ways fans find you: Preacher’s recognized from AGT, his special, and viral TikToks (“You the booty dude!”).

7. Family, Community, and On-Tour Life

Timestamp: 41:22–44:43

• Sharing the stage: Preacher sometimes tours with his brother and mom, making for a unique family affair in comedy.
• Residency and touring set-up: He talks about playing at clubs like Jimmy Kimmel’s, home bases (Atlanta, Decatur), and why Vegas and Orlando are great off-the-Strip cities.

8. Upcoming Projects & Life Updates

Timestamp: 44:43–45:41

• New YouTube special: Drops March 18th (his mom’s birthday).
• Shoutout to March birthdays: “Our parents love being born in March, baby.” (44:14)
• Planning an Atlanta visit: Preacher owns a house in Decatur, mom lives in Atlanta, so he’ll be back for local shows soon.

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Memorable Quotes

• Morning love test:
  “If I’m full-on making out in the morning, we’re getting married...”
  —Preacher Lawson [11:53]

• Touring realities:
  “It’s the only job they can’t fire me in. And I’ve been fired a lot.”
  —Preacher Lawson [14:50]

• On taste in audience and partners:
  “I want people that like me... That’s how I feel with dating, too.”
  —Preacher Lawson [30:53–31:01]

• On audience diversity:
  “I thought all Spanish people were Mexican...and then I realized: That was super disrespectful.”
  —Preacher Lawson [24:13]

• AGT’s impact:
  “It gave me my first boost ... now I’m at like 700-something thousand on Instagram and 3.4 million on TikTok.”
  —Preacher Lawson [36:22]

• On viral fame:
  “Now everything is funny. And you can connect with your fans at every level, all the time.”
  —Bryan Green [40:15]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:00–01:01: Cold open jokes, show intro
• 01:18–08:13: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, boxing rants, Netflix
• 11:16–13:56: Morning breath & midnight bladder banter
• 14:26–19:24: Touring, TSA innovations, Vegas stories
• 19:24–21:29: Getting written up at America’s Got Talent Vegas show
• 23:32–25:48: Orlando’s diversity and learning about cultures
• 28:07–30:28: Comedy origins & handling haters
• 31:22–36:22: AGT audition stories and impact
• 38:24–41:12: Changing paths to comedy stardom, social media fame
• 41:22–43:35: Touring with family, residency, Atlanta-Georgia roots
• 44:02–45:41: New special & birthdays
• 45:41–48:27: Wrap-up, Preacher’s social links, invite for listeners

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Notable Moments

• Preacher gets ‘written up’ for riffing on the Will Smith Oscars slap at a Vegas show—his “most amazing show ever.” [18:26–19:04]
• Hosts repeat their signature irreverence about their own podcast:
  “It’s not for everyone.” —Bryan Green [29:42]
• Preacher’s philosophy on likability—onstage and in life—draws laughs for its simplicity and truth.
• Banter about family dynamics: Preacher touring alongside his mother and brother; funny musings about their March birthdays.

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Episode Tone & Style

This episode exemplifies The Commercial Break’s chaotic, quick-witted, and self-aware style. Bryan and Krissy’s banter is both irreverent and sincere, serving as an affable backdrop for Preacher’s energetic, self-deprecating humor and reflective moments. The mood is casual yet insightful, making listeners feel like part of an unfiltered, off-the-wall hangout with long-time friends who understand the world (and each other) in weirdly wonderful ways.

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Connect with Preacher Lawson:

• PreacherLawson.com (tour dates, info)
• YouTube: New comedy special drops March 18th
• Instagram / TikTok: @preacherlawson

Follow The Commercial Break:

• Instagram: @thecommercialbreak
• TikTok: @TCBpodcast
• Episodes & info: TCBpodcast.com

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Best to you, and best to you out there in the podcast universe!

Transcript

[Preacher Lawson]

I did have a couple gay roommates. Not at the same time. I wasn't like living in a gay house, but I had a gay roommate. I had a gay roommate when I was living in Orlando, Florida. And when I first moved to la, I had a gay roommate and we shared a room. It's expensive and I'll tell some guys that. And they're like, you shared a room with a gay dude. I can't share the room with no gay dude. And I'm like, why you don't trust yourself? On this episode of the commercial break, I want to date a girl that's like, I really like. That's the main one thing I like.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

Is when the girl like me, you know, that's my number one thing. You like me? Oh, wow. We have one there.

[Brian Green]

Are you a boob guy? Are you a butt guy? No, I'm in. I'm a guy who's into girls who like me. Guys.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah. I'm a light guy.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, that's.

[Preacher Lawson]

I'm a light guy. And what if she doesn't have a booty? Does she like me though? With her? No.

[Brian Green]

That's all I give a about. I can deal with the rest.

[Preacher Lawson]

The next episode of the commercial break starts now.

[Brian Green]

2:30 in the morning. Oh, yeah. Cats and kittens. Welcome back to the commercial break. I'm Brian Green. This is my dear friend and the co host of this show, Kristen Joy Hoadley. Best of you, Kristen.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Best to you, Brian.

[Brian Green]

Best you out there in the podcast universe. A new day, a new dollar, as they say. Kristen Joy Hoadley.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I thought it's new day, new dawn.

[Brian Green]

Oh, it is.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I don't know. Okay, well, I don't know.

[Brian Green]

I'm just, you know, checking the revenue line and. New day, a new dollar. Yes. I think we made a dollar. We'll find out at the end of the month. Hey, did you hear about the most ridic that's ever happening that Jake Paul is fighting Mike Tyson? Did you read about this?

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I did indeed see the the clip, you know, the news headline.

[Brian Green]

I hope.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

That is ridiculous.

[Brian Green]

Mike Tyson rips a Mike Tyson sized hole in the middle of Jake Paul's chest. I really do. I think that guy is such a yahoo. I just completely. And there's no doubt he's a fighter. Like, he can fight. He's now had a number of, you know, fights and he's done well in most of them. And so I'm not looking for a fight with shape. No fight. That's not me. But I just can't stand the guy. He drives me fucking crazy. And him fighting Mike Tyson at 57 years old. I think Mike Tyson really has the upper hand here.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Good for Mike for even agreeing.

[Brian Green]

He is the best professional fighter since Muhammad Ali, maybe the greatest ever. And he knocks people out.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Cold. And I'm. I'm on board.

[Preacher Lawson]

Cold.

[Brian Green]

I'm on board with this. I just say July 20th, Netflix. I'm excited to see what happens. It's going to be on fucking Netflix.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah, that's right. It's their first live sporting events.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, well, what a way to go. I mean, how much do you think they're getting paid? How much do you think they're getting? Tens of millions of dollars each, right? It's got to be like. I think Floyd Mayweather makes like 100 million. He made $100 million for his fight against Pacquiao, if I'm not mistaken. $100 million. Now, I am not a fighter by trade or by want or by desire, but I will say this. If you paid me a hundred million dollars, you'd get in the ring. I'd get in the ring. I would get in the ring. I would train up like a little Rocky. You know, I take a day, I do a little Rocky montage. I chase the chickens around, beat the meat, run up the stairs or in. In phases. Like, you know, some stairs in the morning, a few more stairs in the afternoon. Two at a time, two at a time. Take a break to smoke a cigarette, get up to the next two stairs. You know, I would. I would do all the right things. I would stare, stare somebody in the face and, you know, maybe headbutt them or something like that. I'd make a show out of it. But if you gave me $100 million, I would get in the ring with about. Just about anybody. With the notable exception, Mike Tyson. Yes. I don't care how old that guy is. I think he's to be feared because he is a monster in the ring.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Looking at something a little while back with the guy that antagonized him on the plane and then. And then he, like, unleashed on it.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, he really did. I mean, Mike.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

And rightly so.

[Brian Green]

I'm absolutely.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I mean, absolutely. Other dude knew what he was doing.

[Brian Green]

First of all, the plane behavior has gotten out of control. I wish Mike Tyson was on every flight. But second of all, order. The guy has turned into kind of like a. I don't know, like a. Like a heavyweight Gandhi or something. He's like, you know, he. Now, when he talks, there's some wisdom there. Like some, some life lived. He understands a few things. He's raising pigeons. For what reason? I don't know. But he's raising pigeons and he's got some, I don't know, he's just got some wisdom now. He's obviously he's had some troubles in his life.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I was going to say his early.

[Brian Green]

Bit off an ear. He assaulted, you know. Yeah. Who was it? Robin. Robin given Robin Gibbons went to jail for it. But now he's, you know, it seems like the last 10, 15 years of his life he's just kind of become a revered.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Well, I think it's kind of been. Is he was in the Hangover, you know. Oh, you said since then people have.

[Brian Green]

Kind of the tide is turned a little.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah, exactly.

[Brian Green]

I mean it's hard to forget that he raped somebody. That's not obviously something I would ever want to put on a resume of anybody that, that I enjoyed watching. But sometimes I do see interviews with him and, and I think, wow, he does have some wisdom up in that head of his. And he still has blocks for hands. He's going to train. He's going to kick the shit out of Jake, Paul. That's my prediction on the show right here. And Jake, after you get the shit kicked out of you by Mike Tyson, if you would like to set up another fight on TCB minus the new Netflix competitor that Chrissy and I have been planning for four years. If you would like to do that and you want to bring $100 million to the table, I will also fight you. I don't mind. I, I, and I'm, I won't be embarrassed if I get my ass kicked. I just won't, I don't care. I got a hundred million dollars. The fuck do I care? If I can just survive 10. How many, how many minutes are in? Around three minutes. If I can just survive 30 minutes worth of fighting, I think the paycheck will have been worth it. Don't you think that's like that's life changing cash. We would could go back down to one episode every month and, and we wouldn't have to worry about it. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? Yeah.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

But you might be recovering for like the next year.

[Brian Green]

You might get serious head damage. Yeah, yeah. That's why I won't fight fight Mike Tyson is because I think it alls it takes is one punch from that guy. Those are murder weapons in his hands. Honestly. His hands are murder weapons. And if you put me in the ring, scrawny little, shitty little non fighting Brian in the ring and I get hit one time squarely on the jaw. At least my kids will have the $100 million. Actually, think about it. I'll fight Mike too. No problem. I got it. I'm in the ring.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Your legacy to leave.

[Brian Green]

My legacy. I'll be a vegetable. Just doing the commercial break. I'll come back from the commercial.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Stephen Hawkins, it.

[Brian Green]

Oh, God. Well, so I'm excited to see this fight. And I do.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I mean, I can imagine everybody's gonna be watching it and everybody has Netflix.

[Brian Green]

Yes. And everybody's gonna be rooting for Mike. Everybody. Because I think Jake is. He turned a joke into a profession and he made a joke out of the profession. You know what I'm saying? He was the same guy that was doing like tick tock dance challenges like 10 years ago, and now all of a sudden, he's interjected himself into this professional boxing world. And it's not to say that's the wrong way to go about it. There's a lot of ways to skin a cat. But I think that the. When Jake Paul fights, I still look at it as. And most of them are exhibition matches. They aren't professional. They're kind of jokey, you know, not. His brother does it every once in a while. Like, it's just. It's just enough already. It's enough.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Specifically box boxing or is there some kind of mma?

[Brian Green]

No, no, this is boxing. I don't think Mike, Mike. I think he was just filmed, like walking around with a cane. Like, I think his knees are not.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

No, I don't. I wasn't thinking Mike Tyson was doing mma, but Jake Paul.

[Brian Green]

No, I think he's been just doing. Yeah, he's been doing boxing. So July 20th. Mark your calendars. We will have a lot to say about that in the upcoming months. And we'll watch it. Maybe we'll have a watch party where we like put it on and then people can tune in on Discord or something like that. That would be fun, wouldn't it? Yeah.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Or they could just tune into Netflix.

[Brian Green]

Fuck you. They want the commentary. That's what they want. They want Brian to talk over them. The real professional announcers. That's what you want. Once in a record, the Netflix. Come listen to Brian talk about it.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

That's right.

[Brian Green]

That's what they want. They don't want to watch it. They want to hear Brian talk about it. Hey, listen, it's a TCB infomercial day. And today we have Preacher Lawson. Very funny. Comic Finalist at the America's Got Talent I think is where most people would know him from. Millions and millions and millions of people watch that.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

It's a super popular show, super popular show.

[Brian Green]

But now he's kind of carved a path of his own. Preacher Lawson.com is where you get tickets to his new tour. He's got a YouTube channel, it's got, you know, tons of subscribers to it and we've been watching some of his material. It's really funny. So I'm super interested to talk to Preacher about everything coming, going. I have important questions for him because I was laying in bed last night. Actually it was like two nights ago. I was laying in bed and I woke up in the morning and I thought I'm gonna give my wife big fat smelly kiss on her lips because I love her. And then I got nervous like a little kid. I was like, well, I got probably have that morning breath that's really stanky. And I don't know, I don't know if you know every once in a while, even in marriage you gotta make an effort, right?

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

True.

[Brian Green]

So I went and I did the whole mouth wash, rinse thing and brush my teeth and felt really good about going to give her a kiss and then she left the house. So running out the door like wait, let me give you a big fat kiss with my morning breath. Because my morning breath sometimes is fire. Isn't yours Sometimes?

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Sometimes.

[Brian Green]

I mean not always. Yeah, I felt, I actually felt like.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

My best tells me that mine is just so lovely every morning.

[Brian Green]

Oh well. What are you doing different than what I'm doing. I. I almost feel like when I quit smoking cigarettes, my morning breath got worse. Like at least I had that tobacco flavored mouth, you know what I'm saying? It's not the best thing in the world, but it could be worse.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I guess it's pretty bad.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. I think it's all the coffee that I drink in the morning is actually what it is. So I don't know. I'll kiss you in a minute and we'll figure it out. Let's go. Listen, let's go take a break. We'll listen to some sponsors and then when we get back we'll be with Mr. Preacher Lawson. Are you excited?

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I'm very excited.

[Brian Green]

All right. We'll be back.

[Producer/Announcer]

Well, thank the baby Jesus. Brian took a breath. And now I will use this opportunity to let you know that we got a brand new phone number. That's right. It's 212-4333-TCB and you can text us anytime you want or you can call and leave us a voicemail and we might just use your message on the show once Brian gets through all the messages he missed last year, of course. Anyway, you can also find and DM us on Instagram at the commercial break and on TikTokCDpodcast. And of course, all of our audio and video is easily found on TCD podcast dot com. Now, I'm going to thank G one more time that we have sponsors. So thank G. And here they are.

[Brian Green]

And we're here with Preacher now. Hi, Preacher. Thanks for joining us. We really appreciate it.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Hi, Preacher.

[Producer/Announcer]

Thank you.

[Preacher Lawson]

Hey, how you doing?

[Brian Green]

Hey, Preacher.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Great.

[Brian Green]

Before we get into the meat potatoes of the interview, I have some, I have a question chiring minds want to know. Here at the commercial break. We're just having this discussion. Well, how, where is your stance on morning breath makeout sessions? Do you or don't you? Will you or won't you?

[Preacher Lawson]

Oh, yeah, I'll do it, man. But it's bad. I don't know why we're acting like it's not. It's so bad. And I know what I'm getting into, but it's like, honestly, it depends how much I love this person, you know?

[Brian Green]

Oh, yeah. True, true.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah. Like if I'm full on making out in the morning, we're getting married because.

[Brian Green]

Or we are married. One of the two.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah, right.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, we are. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're married. Yeah. I, I, I think that I don't know why breath stinks so bad in the morning. What's the reason for that?

[Brian Green]

I think it's because your mouth's open all night long and flies in our clothes. Roaches are crawling in hydration. Yeah, that's true. Yeah. Or it's just time to brush your teeth. You know what I'm saying? I do it in the morning and before I go to bed. But it just doesn't last that long. That that good smell doesn't last along. Chrissy here is says that she has magical morning breath. I do not have more magical morning breath. So I don't do morning breath. Making out usually, but on occasion, maybe.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

It'S because I get up in the middle of the night and have like some water.

[Brian Green]

Oh, you do?

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Oh, maybe that's the key.

[Preacher Lawson]

Why? Who does that? Who gets up in the morning and has water and that makes you not sleep? Because you got to pee.

[Brian Green]

You got to pee.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

I don't know. And if, if you get to my age, you got to pee. Four to five times a night. Anyway. That prostate's like a bowling ball.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I just got to get thirsty.

[Brian Green]

Are you get, you're, you're a young man, so you're not there yet. Are you, are you getting.

[Preacher Lawson]

If I drink water within two hours, maybe even three hours. If I drink water two to three hours before I go to bed, I'm going to be waking up peeing, so I just don't drink any water.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, no, I'm with Preacher. I'm with Preacher.

[Preacher Lawson]

I can't drink. Maybe.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Nikita. Good morning, bruh.

[Brian Green]

What am I gonna do? Go get my bladder tax?

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, I can't. Yeah. I don't know if they're doing surgery on bladder upside.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

It's a bladder stretch.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah. I feel like I have a normal sized bladder. I haven't really compared it to other people, but I, I'm like, that probably looks like a good amount of bladder. I haven't really been on too many football teams where I could be in a locker room and be like, yeah, I'm leaving. Yeah, it's about even. But I think I'm, I think I'm regular. So if yours is bigger than mine.

[Brian Green]

You know, like, yeah, Chrissy just has magical breath and magical bladder energy. I got that big bladder energy. You are on an epic tour right now. Tell me, do you, like, are you a big fan of the, of the touring? Like, we've talked to a, we talked to a lot of comics and some of them say yes. It's just my natural state of being. I like being out on the road and changing up scenery, and then quite a few will say, no, it's not ne. It's just part of the gig. Right. I just do it because I have to. How do you feel about the tours?

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, I just understand both of what they're saying. I, both sides, you know, like, I, I have to be on tour because I just have to be working and I love performing. It's just, it's. I don't, I think we all the comedians hate are the traveling part, like the TSA and the going to the airport and then being on a plane. Being uncomfortable on a lawn chair in the air.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

You know, so for hours, you know, I think that's, I think that's uncomfortable. But if you can teleport and just do the show, I think people would love it. But I just think the uncomfortable uncomfortability of like, being in a different bed. But I, I, I, I'm not gonna complain, even though I want to complain about a lot of Things because I. It's better than my other jobs, you know? You know, it's the only job they can't fire me in. And, and, and I've been fired a lot. Like so many. I think most of the times I was. Was I fired? No, I think I was only fired one time. I just was really bad at other jobs.

[Brian Green]

You quit before you got fired? That's what happened.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

You got fired. That's what I used to do. I knew my time was up, so I would beat him to the punch. It was kind of like my, that's my track record of the relationships too, is I would just break up with them before they had a chance to meet.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Brian Green]

I spare myself the embarrassment. But, you know, now the tsa, I don't know if you read the story, but the TSA is now testing in Vegas. I saw that you can go through the TSA security by yourself and they just walk you through the process. And if you have a problem or a gun, I guess, then they'll call you out on a self checkout. It's a self checkout. So you self check in. You just walk through the tsa. You put your hands up so that they can screen your body and throw your bags through the. Through the machine. But you, you come in contact with no TSA agents whatsoever. It's just like, you just go, wow.

[Preacher Lawson]

Thing.

[Brian Green]

Isn't that crazy? Yeah. Amen.

[Preacher Lawson]

That's awesome. That means it's gonna be full time in like three years, you know? You know?

[Brian Green]

Yes.

[Preacher Lawson]

That's gonna be awesome.

[Brian Green]

We live in Atlanta, and I think we get a lot of that technology early, but you're right. In five years, we'll see that happen.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

But you have a connection to Vegas too, right? Have you been doing some stuff out at the Jimmy Kimmel?

[Brian Green]

Oh, yeah, that's right. You were at Jimmy Kimmel's place.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, I was at Jimmy Kimball. I was. I was there a few months ago and I was doing some shows and, And I used to host. I used to host America's got in Vegas at the Luxor. And if. Man, that show was. I mean, first off, every show in Vegas is crazy. They're amazing. I mean, it's like, it's. It's like if you live in Vegas too, you, you know some, you know everybody. So you know, not everybody, but you know somebody that can get you like, free tickets to shows, right? You can kind of just go. You can just watch the most amazing things you'll ever see in your entire life. It's Crazy. But it's funny. Cause I say you can't fire me for my job. But I. When I was. When I was hosting at the Luxury for America's Got Talent, I didn't get fired. Okay, I didn't get fired. But this is what happened. This was like, in 2020. Was this 2021 or 2022 or early? I think it was 2022. It was like early 2022, and I was hosting. It's an amazing show. If you ever get a chance to watch it, just definitely watch it. But I was. I was, you know, I brought up all the, you know, the acts, and I'm like, yeah, give it up for Light Balance and give this person. And I do five minutes. And then I, you know, I bring other acts and I do another five minutes, and then I just. I do outros and I'm like, give it up for Jimmy Harad and Daily Game and do a transcendent. And then I was like, thank God, you know, for his wife. He won last seasons of America's Got Talent. Dustin De Villa. And then Dustin De Villa walks on stage and he slapped me and he keep my wife's name out. Right? This is like the same week that Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. Right, Right. So everybody was dying. Everybody was dying. We didn't tell anyone. We just set it up ourselves.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

So the audience was cracking up, and the whole crew was like, look at this. You guys are idiots. You know? So everyone was like. Then the next day, they, like, wrote me up.

[Brian Green]

What?

[Preacher Lawson]

What?

[Brian Green]

They wrote you up?

[Preacher Lawson]

They wrote me. I didn't know what it was. I was like, what is this? They're like, we gotta. We just need to sign this. Cause, you know, you agreed to not do this. And I was like, okay, you guys are writing a comedian up for being funny, but, like, in school, you got.

[Brian Green]

A demerit for doing.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, yeah. But it's not. I don't even know if it's ran by America's guy. I think it's ran by Circus Olay, I think, or something.

[Brian Green]

Oh, okay. Gotcha.

[Preacher Lawson]

I don't know. But anyway, yeah, they wrote me up. But, you know, it was. It was a. It was the one. It was the most amazing show I've ever been a part of. It was crazy. It was amazing. But I don't want to do that. That's not one I wanted. That's, like, now it's. It's like working on a cruise ship, you know? That's what it feels like.

[Brian Green]

Was that like three times a day too? Is it like, how many shows?

[Preacher Lawson]

No, it's like twice a day. It was really comfortable. It, it was something I could have got comfortable doing. Yeah, I mean, it was, but that was the problem.

[Brian Green]

Was the money good? Like, did you make good money doing that? Is that, or is this part of, like, some contractual agreement when you go on AGT and you become a top guy?

[Preacher Lawson]

Hold on one second. Hold on one sec.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, yeah. Take your time. Sorry.

[Preacher Lawson]

Okay, cool. Thanks, man. Doing a podcast right now. Oh, you are. You're being disrespectful.

[Brian Green]

Keep it this. I know he just got lunch.

[Preacher Lawson]

All right, thank you. Thank you, Derek.

[Brian Green]

That was like.

[Preacher Lawson]

That was like my best friend. Anyway. Hey, how you doing?

[Brian Green]

Hey, good. Hey, nice to see you again.

[Preacher Lawson]

So what were you saying? I'm so sorry.

[Brian Green]

I was saying, did you, like, do you make money, like, good money doing the Luxor hosting thing, or is that part of, like, a contractual obligation? When you get on AGT and you make it to a certain level, then you say part of your duty. It's just part of your duties. And you get paid, like a, A flat. No man, too. Before you even got, you know, I say famous, but I know you were a comic before agt, but is that a good paying job? Could you get comfortable, like, and make good money doing that?

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, I, I, I definitely make way more money on the road, but I, I, it is a decent paying job for the little mouth that I do.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

I don't do much. Yeah, I'm not doing, I'm doing five minutes. I bring, you know, some people up, I change my outfit, I do another set. The show as a whole is, I mean, it's, it's like, I think it's life chat. You, you see people, like, laugh during the show. They get scared. I see people cry. I mean, it is. Is it? It's an incredible show, but it's not my show. It's not about me.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Right.

[Preacher Lawson]

It's not about, it's not about, you know, Cody Lee is not about, you know, Jimmy Harad is not about any of these people. It's about America's Got Talent. And it's. And it's, and it's an incredible show, and it's really cool the way they put it together. I don't know what they're doing now. I'm sure it's great. You know, it's probably not good, you know, for one reason, because I'm not in there. That's the reason. No.

[Brian Green]

Did they put you up at some suite in the Luxor like, do you get like.

[Preacher Lawson]

Oh, no, no, no, no. They, they. I didn't. I had. I live in Summerlin. I didn't even go to the Strip. Strip.

[Brian Green]

Oh, wow.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, I lived in summerlin, which is 25 minutes away from the Strip, which was. It was great. I love living in Vegas. I. I love. I love. I love Vegas. I mean, I. I think I. I love Vegas. The same reason I love Orlando, because when people think of Orlando, they. They always think of Disney World and they think of the Universal and Fun spot and Sea World, and when they think of Vegas, they think of, like a strip. They think of, like, you know, strip clubs and all that stuff. But it's like, outside of that, it's like a dope city city, you know, it's like a. It's like a super dope city. Everything's super cheap. There's no traffic. Yeah, it's awesome. Zero state tax, you know. That's real good.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

There you go.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

So, yeah, I have a friend who lives in Vegas and he just loves it. He's like, you. He's like, you know what, Brian? It's like. It's like some people who go and they. They live at the beach, right? And they say to me, and I've heard this before on numerous occasions from numerous people living on the beach. I don't go to the beach. That's what tourists do. I love my town. Because I love my town. I like to go, you know, I like my little spots in my town. And occasionally if a friend comes in town, we'll go hang out at the beach for a couple of hours. And they say the same thing about the Strip. It's like, I don't go to the Strip. I mean, maybe on a Friday night if I gotta go meet some, you know, out of towners or some people that are coming in town, I go to the Strip. I like Vegas because of the stuff outside the Strip and Orlando, too. They're like, I don't go to Disney World every day. I know.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah. I'm not going to Disney World.

[Brian Green]

You know, I know it's there, but so is the traffic, right?

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah. Oh, my gosh, bro.

[Brian Green]

But you live in Orlando, right?

[Preacher Lawson]

I used to. I haven't lived there in about eight years, but I. I lived there. I lived there for like five years. And I love Orlando. Like, I. It's like my. I can't live there anymore. But I. I love. I love, like, Florida in general. I know people, man. I love Florida. And I know people trash Florida and they Say things and everything they say about Florida, they're right.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Exactly.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. It's a magical place. It is. It's a magical place. Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah. I love it. But it's. Yeah. I lived in Orlando for about five years. That's why I grew as a comedian. I think that helped me out so much because it's actually funny because a lot of the comedians that are popping off right now are from Orlando. But Orlando's so diverse.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

You know, it's so diverse. You have people. I mean, when you're doing Orlando improv, all you do is just a bunch of tourists the whole time. It's a bunch of tourists coming from different cities. So a lot of people are not even from that part of the world. They just kind of, like, just. They kind of visit and they stay, you know? Like, I thought all that. I thought. Oh, I. No, I'm not even gonna say it.

[Brian Green]

You can say it. We don't give.

[Preacher Lawson]

No, no, no. I thought all Spanish people were Mexican. I was like, People like, I'm Ecuadorian. I'm like, what part of Mexico was that? Like, I just didn't know to Florida. And there's all. I was like, look at all these different Mexicans. And then I didn't know that. That was super disrespectful. But, yeah, so my. I. You know, my ex is Puerto Rican. I mean, they got like. They have Dominican people, which I didn't know. I thought they were just black. I was like, why is black dudes speaking Spanish? Like, I just so confused. And then you have, like, you know, like, Haitian people, the Brazilian people. It's just. It's so many. It's just cultures.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. So many different cultures.

[Preacher Lawson]

People European. Yeah. It's just like. It's. It's just pretty. It's crazy. So I. But I love Florida. I love. I love Orlando. And it was just like, we do, too.

[Brian Green]

And, you know. So my wife is Venezuelan from Venezuela. Not like, you know, she was born here. You know, her parents were born here or whatever from Venezuela. If you go to Miami, you. And you lived in Miami your entire life, you might not be faulted for thinking that all Latinos are Latinas, are Venezuelan, because it's like, all of Miami is. There's more Venezuelans down there than. Than Cuba. And I think, like, one of the things that my wife and I often laugh about is that some people, you know, there are a lot of people who do think that all Latinos are Latinas are Mexican. It's kind of. It's kind of Especially on the west coast.

[Preacher Lawson]

Because if you're on the west coast, that's all Mexicans. Yeah, it's all. It's all Mexican people.

[Brian Green]

It's geographically where you. Where you grow up or where they came from. Right. It's like, you know, in Venezuela, they fly through Miami and, you know, Cubans, obviously, sometimes they even take boats over to Miami, which is super dangerous. And it shows you how much they want to get to this country for their. For their freedom. So I want to go back to Vegas for one minute. So you're. So I see you have upcoming dates at Jimmy Kimmel's place, too. Chrissy and I, we had Lunel on.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

A couple of days ago, and she. It's the first person. It's the first time I ever heard that Jimmy Kimmel had a place as a comedy club.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, Jimmy.

[Brian Green]

Did Jimmy do it right? Is it a nice comedy club?

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, there's not nice comedy clubs, for sure. And that. That one is a nice one. Yeah, it's. It's fine. It's. It's. It's like, most comedy clubs are fine. It's too. It's very rare when I'm like, this is amazing, or I'm like, this sucks. That's. I think that's so. But most comic clubs, I'm like, yes, works, you know, Like. So I. I think that, yeah, they're very professional because, you know, it's Jimmy Kimmel's club, you know, but, yeah, they're great. They're great. Yeah, she does it. She does. Lunel does that. She has, like a residency there.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, she does. Yeah, she does, like, two shows a month, I think. Yeah, two or three.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, she's there. She was there after me when I was just. When I was just a couple months ago, and it was like. Yeah, so I'm going back this summer, but. But yeah, I was. Yeah, she was. She packs it out.

[Brian Green]

So I. I gotta tell you, you are a really dynamic comic now. We've been watching a lot of you because that's what we do when we get prepared for somebody. Right. We watch a lot of their material. And you are just like. I think you're a really funny human being, like, naturally funny. Did you. And I know that, you know, you joke a lot about. In. In your. In your sets. You'll joke a lot about how your childhood was, you know, not always, you know, super shiny. You move 20 times and, you know, your. Your mom bought you a car bed when you're in your car. I think that's so Funny. Do you think that comedy that grew out of the circumstances, like, as a. I don't know, as a way to cope or what? Why do you think you. What gravitated. What made you gravitate toward comedy?

[Preacher Lawson]

You know, it's wild. Because I just, like. I think everyone likes making people laugh. I think everyone. When you make someone laugh, you're like, it's just a. Oh, snap. That felt good. Yeah. You know, when you. When you make someone blush or you make someone. You just make someone feel good, it feels good. So I always just like making people laugh. I wasn't like a super class clown or I wasn't like. Honestly, I didn't even know my life sucked until I started talking to other people.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

That's usually the way it is. Yeah, I think it's normal.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, I feel like it was. I feel like I had a great life, and I'll talk to other people and then them like, what you guys had. You guys had air conditioner, you know, But. But I. But. But then I'll talk to other people, and I'm like, oh, my life was great. You know, Perspective. Some people's life are trash. But. Which is not fun. So. But I. I just like making people laugh. I never thought I was funny enough to be a comedian. You know, I just was like, I'll do it because I want to be on a sitcom. That's the only reason I did it. I never really thought I was funny enough. And people made sure. They told me that. They're like, you're not funny enough to be. Which people told me, which is fine. Yeah, you know, they were wrong.

[Brian Green]

We get that all the time at the commercial break. People come up to us and they'll be like, oh, I heard you had a podcast called the Commercial Break. And I'll be like, yeah, it's. Yeah, we do have a podcast. And they'll go, go, yeah, I listen to it.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

And then that's it.

[Brian Green]

And that's it. That's the end of the conversation.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

So our tagline for a little while was, it's not for everyone.

[Brian Green]

It's not for everyone.

[Preacher Lawson]

Say they listen to it.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I swear to God, I. I did.

[Preacher Lawson]

One time, I did a must. I. I made a. I had a thin mustache. I was just trying some stuff out with my facial hair.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

And then I had my friends say, why'd you do that? And I was like, so you don't like it? That's fine. Just say you don't you like it. Or you could just not say anything right that would be, you know, but.

[Brian Green]

People are silly. But you know what? That puts fire in my belly. Like, then I want to go out and prove people wrong. Right. I don't think I've done it yet, but someday I intend. Someday I'm inspiring.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah. I'm just going to keep proving me right. That's what my goal.

[Brian Green]

Amen.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

That's right.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah. Because I don't. I don't want to convince people that don't like me. Someone doesn't like me. They don't like me. Like, you know, like someone. I remember someone asked me, they were like, what's your perfect audience? What do they look like? And I was like, they look like they like me. That's all I care.

[Brian Green]

Look like.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't care what they. Yeah, they were like, what age and this and that and gender. This. I was like, bro, I want people that like me.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

I don't care. That's how I feel with dating. I'm like, I'm not. I want to date a girl that's like, I really like. That's the main thing I like.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

Is when the girl like me, you know, that's my number one thing. You like me? Oh, wow. We have one there.

[Brian Green]

Are you a boob guy? Are you a butt guy? No, I'm in. I'm a guy who's into girls who like me. Guys.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, I'm a light guy. Yeah, I'm a light guy. And what if she doesn't have a booty? Does she like me, though, with her dog?

[Brian Green]

That's all I give a about. I can deal with the rest. Do you. When you, like, what's the catalyst to going on agt? Like, if you're knocking around, probably, I would imagine, you know, being a journeyman, like a lot of comics do, just hitting the clubs and doing improvs and, you know, doing open mic nights and then what spurs on agt, does someone say, hey, you should go trial for agt, or is it just your.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, a bunch of people said that. And I tried out before. I tried out for America.

[Brian Green]

Oh, I didn't know that.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, I did. And it just didn't. I never got past a certain point, you know, and then, you know, like, you know, there's a lot of. There's so much you have to do. Like, it's not. It's. Bro, there's tens of thousands. There's so many people that audition that they're not all going in front of Simon. So they have other producers where you audition in Front of them. And then they're like, all right, you know, here, you know, we'll push you on, you know, so, you know, they.

[Brian Green]

Gotta make it comfortable, man. It's got to be uncomfortable to sit in front of one producer and try and make them laugh. And they probably have, what, a minute to do it. When you, like, when you first go in for the audition, it's probably just a bunch of people in little small rooms, right? You go in, you. You try and make.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah. I was with some woman, and she had her three kids there, and their three kids were like. Her three kids were, like, doing a bunch of. Not behaving. So I'm, like, doing joke. Why? One or two of the kids are fighting, and then the older kids, like, I hate my siblings, you know, and then she, she just kind of, like, trying to listen to me, but she's like, all right, all right, stop, stop. Okay, go ahead. Go do your joke. And it's like, I was like, okay, well, I'm not gonna get past this point. And then I ended up getting past that point. But, you know, this. There was time. There was a time where I was. I auditioned, and there was three producers, and there was. There's one lady in the middle, and there was two guys on the side or I think. I don't know. I know there's a guy next to. I don't know who was on her, right. But I remember her laughing the whole time, and then the other people not laughing, and I was like, well, she laughs. She likes me.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

And then they didn't like me, and it's all good, you know, I, I think I wasn't ready. I was so glad they didn't pick me back then, you know, I'm so glad they picked me when I, when they picked me because I had more material developed. But I, I was the reason I auditioned for America's Got Talent, you know, I was like, I, I, you know, I, I was broke. Like, I had to borrow money for my first episode to get a haircut for my brother. So I, I, I just was like, I need something. And then I, I, man, I remember, like, there's some people, I don't want to throw them on the bus, but they were, like, begging me. They were, like, begging me not to do America's Got Talent. They're like, don't do it. You know, you gotta, like. Because people always think, you know, back to, like, American Idol when it first started, when people win, there's, like, a contract, and you're stuck in the contract. You can't be yourself. And America's Got Talent, they don't want that. They like superstars. So when you blow up and become a superstar, we're like, hey, we were a part of that. They like that. They like when I do. When you do well, you know, especially on your own. So, yeah.

[Brian Green]

And were those other people, those naysayers, were they other comics that were like, listen, or managers or whoever who are.

[Preacher Lawson]

Like, honestly, I'm not gonna tell you who they are, okay? Because I don't want to put them. I don't want to put them on the bus. I want to put them on blast. But I, I, I. But they begged me not to do it. They, they begged. They were like, don't do it. The con. I just read through this contract, and it's like, slavery. And I was like, I don't think it's like slavery.

[Brian Green]

I don't think slaves had contracts.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, I don't think were like, well, they did have contracts. They weren't a part of it, though.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Right.

[Preacher Lawson]

You know, and they weren't like, this is just like, getting judged from Simon Tap, you know, like, they, I think it's a little different. So. But they were like, don't do it, don't do it, don't do it. You know, because they had a. There was. They knew someone else that did it, and that person did really bad. So, you know, you know, just. They were like a. Negatively impacted their career. And I was like, well, I'm not gonna do bad, and if I do bad, I just do bad, but I'm not gonna not take this opportunity. It's crazy. So, yeah, I, I did it. And then it, you know.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

You're a fan favorite.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, you were a fan favorite. We have a lady that works for us. Her name is Marianne. She is a, A huge Preacher Lawson fan. When we told her, yeah, we have, like, we communicated in this little chat group. And when we, when you agreed to come on the show, she got so excited. She was like, oh, my God, I love him for agt. And so when you do so well in agt, is it like an instant change in your life? I mean, you're doing network television. Tv in front of millions of people that's gotta show up at the comedy clubs or you're, you're playing at, like, you know, all of a sudden your name is in bright lights. Did. Is there, like, an immediate change once you get that?

[Preacher Lawson]

Immediate. I mean, I had, like, about 3,000 followers on Instagram when I first got on America's Got Talent. And then after it aired, I think I jumped to like 25,000. And then by the end of it I was like at a hundred thousand. And you know, it's just like it gave me my first boost and now I'm at like 700 something thousand on Instagram and I got 3.4 million on tick Tock. So I mean, that's all from like, that's all from like me being on like, you know, network TV and all these. And you know, it's not special. Helped me out a lot. But yeah, it for sure has absolutely, positively changed my life. I've been super lucky. I mean, every show this weekend besides this past weekend have been sold out. So I just had three months of sold out shows this year and this and I did the show America's got talent in 2017.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. That's insane.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Oh, wow. Congratulations.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, I'm really happy for you. I, I'm a big believer that there's a lot of different ways to skin a cat. My kid, one of my kids, he's in the back of the car. He loves directions. He loves to know which way we're going. Are we going right, are we going left? Which way are we going to go to grandpa's house? This or that or the other thing. And so one of the, the lessons that I've taught him through this, his love of directions and knowing where we're going is I say, listen, son, there are a lot of different ways to get to the same place. And sometimes it's just because you, it's just because you choose a particular road, it doesn't really matter. You're going to get to the same place. And I believe that about careers too, or your destiny or the, the thing you're supposed to fulfill is it doesn't matter. You go whichever way you want to. Everyone's going, heading in the same direction. And so I think, you know, having that kind of exposure, there's no comparison. What, what else in the world, maybe with the notable exception of being a random comic who gets on, you know, Kimmel or something like that, like, what else in the world could give you that kind of exposure? And quite Frankly, I think AGT has about 20 million more people watching than even Jimmy Kimmel. It's a crazy popular show.

[Preacher Lawson]

No, it is, it is the new, it was the new Jimmy, you know, like late night show. It was a new late night America's Got Talent. That's what it was. And now the, now it's Tick Tock. Yeah, now Tick Tock is the New one that blow. I mean, listen, like. Like, there's so many ways to blow up. I mean, some people are blowing up on YouTube. Some people are blowing up a Facebook. You know, like, there's. There's. Everyone's famous. You know, it's not even like everybody's famous, you know, it's. And, And. And so it's room for everyone to do whatever they want to do. I mean, we're in a. We're lucky. Lucky enough to be in the world where it's like you're praised for authenticity. So you, you know, you. You be yourself. And people, like, I love that I'm also like that. That, you know, people are like, oh, I'm also feeling like this. Or I also, you know, have this. This anxiety. Or I also have the. I struggle with this. Or I also. This makes me, you know, so all. All comedy is. Is relatability. That's funny.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

You know, and. And so. Yeah, I mean. Yeah. So I. I think that there's a. Everyone's. Everyone's doing really well right now. I mean, not everyone can do well.

[Brian Green]

Remember that Famous people. Andy Warhol. Yeah. And he said, everybody will have their 15 in the future. Everybody will be famous for something. They'll have their 15 minutes. Right. Which is where the term 15 minutes of fame comes from. And it's so true. Like, you don't need AGT anymore. You can connect directly with people who like your comedy.

[Preacher Lawson]

Exactly.

[Brian Green]

In a way that you can cultivate your own audience. And we talk to. When we talk to. Com, everybody says the same thing. It's like, can you imagine, you know, George Carlin or Eddie Murphy back when he was getting started, Whoever it was, they were like. They were like little gods. They appeared on hbo, you know, once every seven months with another hour.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

And that material was sitting there to be revered. And you didn't know much else. Now everything is funny. And you can connect with your fans at every level, at any time, all the time. And that's it.

[Preacher Lawson]

Absolutely.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

No, I'm just saying, like, people like what you were attacking, what you were saying. Like, people know you from different things.

[Brian Green]

Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

You know, like, so there's people. Some people that know me from agt, some people know from my special. Some people just know for TikTok, I was on. I was on stage yesterday. I went to an open mic with my. My friend. A friend of mine, I was in town and he's a comedian and he goes open mic. I was like, I'll go with you. So I went on Stage. Before I even got on stage, before I even said anything, there was a woman that was like, oh, my gosh, you the booty dude. And I was like, oh, that's. That's what I'm known for now. I was like, I don't know how I feel about this, you know, like. But so some people know me for that, you know, so it's like, you.

[Brian Green]

Know, I had seen some of your comedy special and I knew who you were. I didn't even know that you were on agt.

[Preacher Lawson]

Oh, really?

[Brian Green]

I had no idea. I had no idea. I had seen you on YouTube and other. And Instagram and other places, but I had. I didn't know until she told me that you were on agt. So I think in, you know, in some world, you're. You've surpassed agt. Like, you know, your AGT moments, it stepped you up, but now you're being recognized for its work on its own. So you're as Chrissy. And I wanted to know you're going to the Bing Crosby Theater later in your tour. Speaking of Tik Tok, how's Bing? Is Bing on Tik Tok?

[Preacher Lawson]

Isn't he dead? He's dead, right?

[Brian Green]

For like 80 years. Bing's been dance for a while. I just thought it was so funny. The Bing Crosby Theater, like, that's a draw. Come on now.

[Preacher Lawson]

I don't even know who that is.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, don't worry about it. You don't need to know who that is.

[Preacher Lawson]

I know another Cosby. And I was like, should I perform there? I'm not going to drink that water on stage.

[Brian Green]

And is it your birthday coming up? Because I see that you have a birthday show coming up. So when's your birthday?

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, two days.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Happy birthday.

[Brian Green]

That's my dad's birthday. So really, it is. Is. Yeah.

[Preacher Lawson]

I'm your dad.

[Brian Green]

You could be. Actually, I could be your dad is probably more what it's like.

[Preacher Lawson]

I don't think you could be my dad. There's no way.

[Brian Green]

I think I could be your dad. How old are you?

[Preacher Lawson]

I'll be 33.

[Brian Green]

I could be your dad, but I would be a real creepy.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

That would have been a creepy situation that happened to make that happen.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, you could be like a older brother where the parents thought they were done. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, yo, this idiot came along. I didn't. I couldn't do what you was doing, and you get mad at me for that. When I was younger, they could. They didn't let me breathe outside.

[Brian Green]

You know, so is that your brother playing with you on is. Or just the same sharing the same last name? The. The. There's another law playing on your birthday.

[Preacher Lawson]

That's my brother. That's my big brother. Yeah.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

That's super.

[Brian Green]

That's your big brother?

[Preacher Lawson]

I'm big. I'm the youngest. Yes. All my siblings are older than me. Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Do you guys go on tour together? Do you play shows a lot together?

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, sometimes I'll take my mom and my brother and it'd be a family show.

[Brian Green]

Wow, look at that.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

That would be amazing. Super cool.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

If any of my brothers had a sense of humor, I'd bring them on the show. I'm kidding.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, it's pretty awesome.

[Brian Green]

Oh, man, that is fun. What fun.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

Hey, so preacher Lawson.com is where you get tickets for the tour. He's got a new special that's going to drop on YouTube. When are you dropping on YouTube?

[Preacher Lawson]

It'll be a March 18th.

[Brian Green]

March 18th. March 18th on YouTube. Preacher Lawson. My mom's birthday socials. Is it your mom's birthday?

[Preacher Lawson]

It's my mom's birthday.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Happy birthday to your mom.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah. Our parents love being born in March, baby.

[Brian Green]

My stepmom, my dad, my little brother, and one of my first cousins is actually. They're all born in March. Something about March, baby.

[Preacher Lawson]

That's wild.

[Brian Green]

Isn't that crazy?

[Preacher Lawson]

That's. Wow. What about. Where are you?

[Brian Green]

I'm a Virgo in September, so I. I am an.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I just had a February 19th birthday.

[Preacher Lawson]

Happy belated birthday. That makes you Aries.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I'm actually on the cusp of Aquarius and Pisces, so whichever horoscope is better for the day, that's the one I go to.

[Brian Green]

Are you coming to Atlanta?

[Preacher Lawson]

I was in Atlanta, like, a couple years ago. Yeah, I mean, I. Yeah, I try to go there at least once every year and a half, you know.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, you kind of try and make your way around, like.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, Yeah. I try to get some new material and come back, but, Yeah, I was there. I should be there soon, but. Yeah, I gotta. I got a house in Decatur.

[Brian Green]

Oh, you do?

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Away.

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah. And my mom lives in Atlanta, so.

[Brian Green]

Oh.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I'm down in Grant Park.

[Brian Green]

Yeah. You guys are away from each other?

[Preacher Lawson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I used to live in Atlanta. Nice.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Okay.

[Brian Green]

We. We love Atlanta. And when you come, look us up and if you come for a show, then we will definitely be there because we like to. We like to see our guests in action. That's a lot of fun.

[Preacher Lawson]

Absolutely. If you need tickets, I know a Guy.

[Brian Green]

All right, buddy, I'm gonna take you up on that offer for sure.

[Preacher Lawson]

I got you.

[Brian Green]

Preacher Lawson.com all the socials. Don't miss his special dropping March 18th on his YouTube channel. Please go there. He's a super funny gentleman and a really nice guy to talk to.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Absolutely. I've thoroughly enjoyed this.

[Brian Green]

I think he'll be back. I have a suspicion.

[Preacher Lawson]

Thank you. Absolutely. Thank you so much. I appreciate it.

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[Brian Green]

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[Brian Green]

Oh, man, I really enjoy talking to preachers.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

It was amazing. He really was, you know, so down to earth.

[Brian Green]

I agree.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yeah.

[Brian Green]

You watch him on his specials and he's got this certain kind of energy. You know, there's. When you get through a few of these, like we have, there's certain people, you give them one word and they talk for a half an hour, which is great because quite frankly, it takes the pressure off us to do all of the talking. And then you get into some people like Tom Papa, where you just have like a really thoughtful exchange, you know, back and forth. That's. That feels interesting in ways that aren't necessarily silly or goofy. And I felt that way about Preacher and I expected, you know, that kind of go, go, go get him energy. And what I got, what I. What we got, I think was a really thoughtful conversation.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I agree.

[Brian Green]

About a number of things like morning breath, working out exactly the important subjects that are all there. So Preacher Lawson dot com. That's where you get all the information about Preacher. We'll put all the stuff in the show notes as we usually do. Also catch them on Instagram and TikTok. 3.2 million followers on tick Tock Jesus Jones. He's got more followers than Hannah and she's like the queen of tick tock right now. Not that it's a competition, but come on, Hannah, what's going on? Throwing the gauntlet down here. We have 137 followers on TikTok. Of course, we haven't posted in a year and a half, but that's okay. We'll get to it. We're finally breaking a thousand on Instagram. Yeah, we're almost at 5,000 on Instagram, which I probably shouldn't be sharing on the show. I should probably just leave it alone. But I should probably not say anything at all. Yeah, like my mom used to say, if you can't say anything nice, don't say it at all. But whatever. Thank you to the few of you who are jumping over to Instagram and following us. You can do that.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

You followed it. You followed us last.

[Brian Green]

You followed us last. The Internet. You heard it here last. The Internet's here to stay. Instagram is becoming a thing. I don't know if you know, but Instagram is becoming a thing. So follow us. Yeah, just like Clubhouse. Get on the bandwagon. Fireside. All the rest of the social media platforms that we purposefully chose to make content on while ignoring Instagram and TikTok. I mean, look at us. That's right. Just like real estate, podcast networks, social media. We have a keen instinct for finding the right ones. But not Odyssey. We love Odyssey. Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about Odyssey. Love that Odyssey. They are fantastic. Preacher Lawson.com. please go there. And he's. He's on tour all over the place, so I'm sure you can get tickets at a town near you because he's on one of those tours, like a lot of the comedians are. I also wanted to say that Chrissy and I, after episode number 500, we'd like to start bringing you on as a guest to do an ask tcb. Tell us something interesting. You know, whatever it is, we'd like to hear from you live on the show. So if you do us a favor, text us or leave us a voicemail at 1-212-4333. TCB, we'll give you some information on how you can get on the show. You know, if you're interesting enough. If you're not, then I'm just not going to respond to you. So congratulations.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Exactly. And we could also to voicemails too, if you don't feel quite comfortable.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, if you don't want to get on here, you can do voicemails, but most of the voicemails that have been left have been. I don't know. I don't know what to say. I'll talk about it. I'll talk about our Voicemails and my ring doorbell are getting the same action. I'll explain on a different episode or an episode you've already heard. Who knows when this comes out? But we'd like to thank Preacher for taking the time out of his busy schedule to be with the commercial break today. Really enjoyed that conversation and I do think we're going to put him in the comeback bucket.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Yes, we are. He's in.

[Brian Green]

Yeah, he's in. Out of the seven guests we've had, six of them have made it into the comeback bucket. And I'll leave you to guess who the seventh is. All right, tcbpodcast.com that's where you go. You find out more information about the show. You can watch all the videos. Video, listen to all the audio right there from one location. TCBpodcast.com you can also get your free piggy fronting sticker now available to you for free. Go to the contact us button on the website. Hit the drop down menu. I want my free sticker. Give us your physical address and we'll send it away. And some people who have been long time listeners of the commercial break are getting a special, extra special gift. I'm telling you what, Chrissy, I'll tell you what it is. After the shooting show. We want to save it as a surprise, but it's a badass gift. We use it here in the studio ourselves. You'll have to guess until it shows up.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Microphone.

[Brian Green]

It's a microphone. It's a contract to be the co host of the commercial break. It's this TV that I can never get straight. As I mentioned before. 12-124-333 TCB. That's 21243 TCB. Text or leave a voicemail. Questions, comments, concerns? Ask TCB. Ask Brian's mom if you want to be on the show. That's the number. Go there. It rings right here in the studio. We'd love to hear from you. And if you do leave a voicemail, be on notice. You may end up on the show. Although no one has yet. You may end up on the show. I mean, make it interesting, guys. Make it interesting. You know what I'm saying? Also, also at the commercial break on that newfangled Instagram TCB podcast on Tick Tock. Promise I'll start posting there real soon. And we would just love it if you would go to YouTube.com the commercial break. As Dr. Phil would say. Follow us, watch our videos. All the interviews are up there. Selected episodes, get up there also and follow us on your favorite podcast platform.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

That's right.

[Brian Green]

Especially if you're an Apple user. You actually have to go and download the episodes yourself now, so make sure that you do that every Tuesday through Friday. All right, Chrissy? I guess that's all I can do for today.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I think so.

[Brian Green]

Thanks, preacher, for coming on board.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

Absolutely.

[Brian Green]

I love him. I love you.

[Kristen Joy Hoadley]

I love you.

[Brian Green]

Best to you and best to you out there in the podcast universe. Until next time, Chrissy and I will say, we do say, and we must say goodbye.

[Preacher Lawson]

Sam.

[Brian Green]

If you got a softie in your brain, you're gonna have a softie in your pants, you know what I'm saying?