Ben Schwartz
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260 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard Dec 2024
Ben Schwartz’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But you won't say it to him. You'll email him. I'll text you. I even said the way that you gave your gift to your friend was the most, you didn't look at him and go, we got you something.
Literally gave it to him. Why are we going to log? Matt, so we were right here. Me and my friend Emmy were right here. And he comes in and then has a bag, takes out his dog, I think, or something. No. And he goes, yeah, and this is for you. We got this for you. No, this is for you. We got it. Didn't look at him. And Matt's enjoying it. Doesn't look at him to see if he's enjoying it.
Matt understands what this relationship is. He gets it. He just nods. And I was like, and then we're like, oh, that's a cool gift. And Matt's like, yeah. Like, yeah, yeah. What's the alternative? I'm like...
I love getting gifts for people or I'm good at getting gifts for people like who like specific things That I'm alright at but you're right giving and receiving. I'm not gonna getting compliments either I'm very I get awkward when someone says something nice. I feel like find a way to make it about them immediately I'm probably like oh good show. Oh, man. You were two weeks ago.
We're all getting older.
A button on it. What are you uncomfortable with? This dog is unbelievable. Absolutely in the zone. I'm not good at getting compliments. I'm not receiving gifts I'm bad at because I'm afraid I'm not going to like it before I open it. I'm like, oh, boy.
Thank you, brother. I appreciate it.
You guys have great hair, too. It's fun to see both of your hair. It's a bird's nest. No, it's great. That's what I do. I can't talk. They'll be like, oh, that's whatever.
What's like a peeve for you? What bothers you? That just people do in general? Yeah. Any peeves. Any peeves at all about anything that bothers me?
I guess there's more industry stuff that makes me – like if people say like – they're like, oh, the Ben Schwartz of it all. There's sentences that I can't read anymore in emails. Like the Ben Schwartz of it all or like – What does that even mean? It means like let's say we're talking about Larry Sanders show. Like, yeah, we'll have a meeting about the Larry Sanders show of it all.
And I was like – Oh, I like that. There's just some sentences where I can't read them anymore. And oftentimes when we have a phone call, if it's a lot of people for business – I just want to get to what we're talking about. I was ready, you know what I mean? But there's so much time that is wasted just saying hello and catching up.
Oh, yeah. We'll circle back soon. Circle back. Also, when I don't get a role, they said they went a different way. I'm so tired of hearing they went a different way, but not telling me why.
Yes.
These are true things that I can't do anymore. Pin, table it. You're seeing all the ones. Unpack is big. This is my biological father. This is a fucking. Let's unpack this. I agree. So those are the things I'm like for business wise. Sometimes I'm like, I can't do it anymore. I've been doing this for too long where it's like, please don't. I can't. Don't do that.
Oh, yeah. My God. David Tell, when I was a kid on Comedy Central, was like the biggest thing. And he was a guy that played at the Cellar a lot, too. I don't know if he still does. Still there all the time. Every night. But he had a, what was his show on Comedy Central called? Insomniac. Yeah, dude, that for a kid that loved comedy, I was obsessed with that show. Me too.
And then I remember I went to the comedy cellar when I was finally old enough. And the first time I ever saw a standup show that was like me as a kid going to the cellar, Colin Quinn got fired from SNL that day. Whoa. And he brought the newspaper, I think, that said that he was getting fired. And it was like such a crazy burst. Crazy. Yeah.
I don't know if he got fired, but I'm assuming he was because I think he did a bit about it. That must have been the 90s, right? Or early 2000s? Must have been.
yeah but i remember that set and i was like there and he was right there with the newspaper and i was like oh my god i love this guy from snl and his stand-up and then that but david tell as a kid was one of the funniest things in the universe oh of course so cool 98 wow there you go damn so who were you 10 17 16 17 you're going to the cellar at 16 17 i guess so that's fucking awesome you're a new york kid
Yeah, I grew up in Riverdale. Oh. Riverdale, then went to Westchester, and then I was living in Manhattan when I was doing UCB after college. Hell yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Riverdale.
Oh, yeah. My favorite comedy shows of all time? Anything. Any movies. It could be anything. Drama. Oh, my God. Songs. Born. The Tyler Creator album is pretty amazing. Oh. The new one. The TV shows that usually I say are Larry Sanders. Simpsons I think is probably the most influential show for me. Love it. I think it taught me how to write. I write a lot of movies and TV shows for places.
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