Dave Davies

You know, we mentioned earlier that your family left Kuwait and ended up in Houston. Tell us a bit more about that. Your family was in Kuwait, had a comfortable life. And then the first Gulf War happened, which was Saddam Hussein invading Kuwait. How much do you remember of that departure?

They had fled Haifa before when the 47 War happened?

They had fled Haifa before when the 47 War happened?

They had fled Haifa before when the 47 War happened?

Why did your family end up in Kuwait?

Why did your family end up in Kuwait?

Why did your family end up in Kuwait?

So tell us what happened in Kuwait. I mean, you were there. Your dad was working in telecommunications, making a good living. You had a pretty comfortable life. What happened that forced you to leave? I mean, I know the Iraq invaded, but how did your family experience that?

So tell us what happened in Kuwait. I mean, you were there. Your dad was working in telecommunications, making a good living. You had a pretty comfortable life. What happened that forced you to leave? I mean, I know the Iraq invaded, but how did your family experience that?

So tell us what happened in Kuwait. I mean, you were there. Your dad was working in telecommunications, making a good living. You had a pretty comfortable life. What happened that forced you to leave? I mean, I know the Iraq invaded, but how did your family experience that?

So you were describing how your family left Kuwait after the invasion by Iraq in the first Gulf War in 1991. You and your mom and your siblings eventually made it to Houston. Your dad wasn't there for quite a while. He got there a couple of years later. And you got into school. And as we heard in that clip, it was a weird beginning.

So you were describing how your family left Kuwait after the invasion by Iraq in the first Gulf War in 1991. You and your mom and your siblings eventually made it to Houston. Your dad wasn't there for quite a while. He got there a couple of years later. And you got into school. And as we heard in that clip, it was a weird beginning.

So you were describing how your family left Kuwait after the invasion by Iraq in the first Gulf War in 1991. You and your mom and your siblings eventually made it to Houston. Your dad wasn't there for quite a while. He got there a couple of years later. And you got into school. And as we heard in that clip, it was a weird beginning.

You were used to wearing a bow tie to school and speaking with an English accent. And everybody assumed you were Mexican-American. And You managed. You made your way. And then your father died. You were 14. Is that right? What was the effect of that on you?

You were used to wearing a bow tie to school and speaking with an English accent. And everybody assumed you were Mexican-American. And You managed. You made your way. And then your father died. You were 14. Is that right? What was the effect of that on you?

You were used to wearing a bow tie to school and speaking with an English accent. And everybody assumed you were Mexican-American. And You managed. You made your way. And then your father died. You were 14. Is that right? What was the effect of that on you?

Let's back up a second. You said that you knew you wanted to be a stand-up comedian. How did you know that? What got you interested in comedy?

Let's back up a second. You said that you knew you wanted to be a stand-up comedian. How did you know that? What got you interested in comedy?

Let's back up a second. You said that you knew you wanted to be a stand-up comedian. How did you know that? What got you interested in comedy?

At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo? That's great. Yeah.