The Pete and Sebastian Show – EP 681: "I JUST GOT TO VENT"

Release Date: November 18, 2025
Hosts: Pete Correale & Sebastian Maniscalco

Episode Overview

This episode finds Pete and Sebastian in full-on vent mode: raw, unfiltered, and unedited comedy therapy. Sebastian, in particular, is “coming in full rage,” ready to air his grievances about family life, suburban frustrations, modern holidays, dog ownership, influencer culture, and being invited to hang with Justin Bieber. The dynamic duo riff about real domestic headaches, the absurdities of modern parenting, Halloween traditions gone wrong, influencer irritation, and trying to keep up with cultural shifts, all with signature honesty and sharp wit.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Sebastian’s Dog Dilemma

[01:37 – 18:33]

• Sebastian opens with palpable frustration about having two dogs, wishing he’d had another baby instead ("If I knew that two dogs were going to be this painstaking, I would've had another baby." – Sebastian, 01:48).
• Both hosts lament the responsibility involved: constant walking, cleaning, loneliness, the licking, and the guilt (“They look at me with the eyes. It’s like, don’t guilt me into playing with you.” – Sebastian, 04:21).
• Pete jokes that people who play with their dogs too much are "not successful," drawing from Hollywood stereotypes (“The only people I know of that spend a lot of time playing with their dogs... tend to be not successful in life.” – Pete, 05:04).
• Discussion about the lack of payoff, the endless need for attention, and how dog domestication has turned men into reluctant caregivers.
• Vivid, hilarious scenarios: Sebastian stepping barefoot into dog mess, both hosts relating to the universal groan of living with pets.
• Pete pushes back, suggesting Sebastian must “actually like dogs a little bit,” but Sebastian denies it, blaming his compulsion not to let things fail.

2. Parenting and Family Arguments

[07:04–10:29]

• The comedians dive into how kids react to parental fights, with Pete jokingly telling his daughter, “Listen, I was making out with your mother 30 years before you were even a thought. Beat it.” (07:28).
• They explore the shifting alliances within the household, with daughters sometimes siding with mom or dad (“Pretty soon, she's going to start taking... your wife’s side, like, 95% of the time.” – Pete, 09:06).
• Sebastian admits Serafina sometimes takes his side – but only temporarily before family equilibrium returns.

3. Dog Logistics: Tennis Courts, Messes, and Resentment

[10:10–14:45]

• Sebastian details putting the dogs in his tennis court for contained play, to avoid muddy lawns and ruined plants.
• Both complain about the hassle of constantly cleaning muddy or wet dog paws and their barely-contained fantasies of pet-free lives (“If the dog died while I was doing that, I'd be like, well, that's one less thing. I wouldn't even be mad.” – Pete, 11:52).
• Ongoing rituals (plywood barriers, kitchen remodeling) add grist to the frustration mill.

4. Halloween—Changing Traditions and Annoyances

[21:49–37:58]

• Sebastian rails against modern Halloween practices: tables of freely selectable candy rather than traditional door-to-door trick-or-treating (“What is this shit? No wonder these kids are spoiled, right? Take what you want. Fucking choose. That’s part of trick or treat.” – Sebastian, 27:10).
• Both hosts bemoan the lack of interaction and etiquette with today’s trick-or-treaters and their overly involved parents.
• Social changes: People leaving candy out at the end of their driveways with elaborate, “lazy” displays instead of handing it out personally.
• The volume, energy, and audacity of today’s teenagers gets skewered: “Am I getting old, or were they always this loud?” – Sebastian, 35:28.
• The rise of “blow up” costumes and social media behavior among teens, dialogues about the etiquette and awkwardness of compliments and costuming.

5. Rants about Influencer Culture and Social Media

[40:16–44:19]

• Pete shares his wife Jackie's latest grievance: marathon-running “influencers” getting special access and perks.
• Both hosts commiserate over the rise of influencers waltzing into spaces earned by actual hard work (“You got some idiot that is running with the class of runners that they took years to get to. And now... some idiot who’s 21 years old who, I don’t know, farted on the Internet and got 80 million followers.” – Sebastian, 41:54).
• The comedians rail against “celebrating nothing,” resentful of ordinary families making a living as online personalities sponsored by giant brands.

6. Marriage, Arguments, and Living with a Short Fuse

[44:19–57:38]

• Both describe little domestic spats, feeling misunderstood or resented over innocuous requests (“She comes down and she's putting stuff in the laundry... if I say, hey, can you not do the wash right now, she would yell at me right now.” – Pete, 45:19).
• Extended bit on the “one argument per day” principle, wishing you could time emotional outbursts for the truly deserving occasions.
• Discussions about unrecognized daily efforts, expecting apologies, and their wives’ murmurs of feeling “overwhelmed.”
• Pete: “I don't a temper problem. Just don’t do anything that makes me mad, and then there’ll be no temper problem.” (47:15)

7. Sebastian’s Bieber Twitch Experience

[59:58–72:55]

• Sebastian recounts being invited by Justin Bieber to a Twitch live stream, explaining the appeal of voyeuristic, unedited “Big Brother-style” content.
• Pete asks Sebastian about hanging with pop royalty:
  • Sebastian: “If you go to this thing, on your way out, you’re being canceled. There’s no, ‘Can we cut that out?’ No, it already went out.” (62:58)
• He shares details of Bieber’s lavish creative space (putt-putt, ping pong, recording studio, etc.).
• Ping pong humility: “The spin coming off his ball I've never seen before... I couldn't even hit the damn thing back.” – Sebastian, 65:04
• Trying to keep up with a new generation’s social expectations, including jumping into a ball pit with Bieber and his friends: “I was there to participate. I wasn’t going to be an old fart about it.” (69:22)
• The discomfort and peer pressure of adapting to Gen Z culture, and reflecting on what his own fans would think.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Sebastian on dogs:

  • “If I knew that two dogs were going to be this painstaking, I would have had another baby.” (01:48)
  • “They look at me with the eyes. It’s like, don’t guilt me into playing with you.” (04:21)
  • “If anybody’s looking for two dogs, we’re giving them away.” (13:31)
  • “If I’m having a heart attack, right, the dog’s gonna look at me and go, fucking good. I ain’t saving you for shit.” (16:35)

• Pete on career vs. dog owners:

  • “The only people I know of that spend a lot of time playing with their dogs... tend to be not successful in life.” (05:04)

• Family drama:

  • “Listen, I was making out with your mother 30 years before you were even a thought. Beat it.” (Pete, 07:28)
  • “She was out there today. She took him for a walk. All right? So… we put him in the tennis court. Yes, I have a tennis court. I’m not bragging, but I have a fucking tennis court. And I worked for it.” (Sebastian, 10:10)

• Halloween grievances:

  • “No wonder these kids are spoiled, right? Take what you want. That’s part of trick or treat.” (Sebastian, 27:10)
  • “If they can learn to shit outside, why can’t they learn to not bark at everything that walks past their fucking eyesight?” (Pete, 14:45)

• Influencer fatigue:

  • “You got some idiot that is running with the class of runners that they took years to get to. And now… some idiot who’s 21 years old who, I don’t know, farted on the Internet and got 80 million followers.” (Sebastian, 41:54)
  • “It’s like we’re celebrating nothing.” (Sebastian, 42:27)

• Domestic frustration:

  • “If the dog died while I was doing that, I’d be like, well, that's one less thing. I wouldn’t even be mad.” (Pete, 11:52)
  • “I don’t a temper problem. Just don’t do anything that makes me mad, and then there’ll be no temper problem.” (Pete, 47:15)
  • “She’s like, I feel like I’m walking around eggshells. Well, don’t make it be that way.” (Sebastian, 47:18)

• On adapting:

  • “I was there to participate. I wasn’t going to be an old fart about it.” (Sebastian, 69:22)

Important Timestamps

• Rant begins / full rage mode: 00:46
• Dog troubles & existential pet crisis: 01:37 – 13:52
• Halloween complaints (costumes, candy, parents, teen energy): 21:49 – 37:58
• Influencer culture resentment: 40:16 – 44:19
• Marriage & “walking on eggshells” bits: 44:19 – 59:41
• Sebastian’s Bieber Twitch adventure: 59:58 – 72:55

Tone & Style

The episode crackles with self-aware, exasperated humor, quick banter, and the distinct sense of two seasoned comedians refusing to sugarcoat life's daily gripes. Sebastian’s “vent” is cathartic, crude, and honest; Pete’s observations are equally sharp, with a dry, world-weary undertone. The duo trades one-upmanship over who’s more irritable, who’s suffering more indignities, but all with a sense of mutual understanding and comic relief.

Summary

This episode is a cathartic, uproariously funny confessional for anyone drowning in modern suburban life, frustrated by familial chaos, and confused by the social trends defining the next generation. If you’ve ever wanted to yell about your dog, your kids, your spouse, Halloween, or the absurdity of influencers being handed life on a silver platter, Pete and Sebastian are your mouthpieces this week—letting it all out, warts and all. As Sebastian says, “sometimes you just gotta vent.”

Highly recommended for fans of relatable, tell-it-like-it-is comedy.