Felipe Esparza

It scared the shit out of me. I was afraid of cocaine, man. Because when I started stand-up, I started stand-up in 94, 93, at an open mic. And I was clean. I was sober. I was in rehab. and I wanted to be a comedian. So I went to a library to learn about writing, Jean Perrette, comedy writing, step-by-step. Another book called How to Write Funny, Be Funny, and Make Money Being Funny.

It scared the shit out of me. I was afraid of cocaine, man. Because when I started stand-up, I started stand-up in 94, 93, at an open mic. And I was clean. I was sober. I was in rehab. and I wanted to be a comedian. So I went to a library to learn about writing, Jean Perrette, comedy writing, step-by-step. Another book called How to Write Funny, Be Funny, and Make Money Being Funny.

And that was a real great book, bro. I mean, it had comedy clubs locations in the back, and it had booker numbers to submit your comedy.

And that was a real great book, bro. I mean, it had comedy clubs locations in the back, and it had booker numbers to submit your comedy.

And that was a real great book, bro. I mean, it had comedy clubs locations in the back, and it had booker numbers to submit your comedy.

I remember, bro, when I was looking for gigs in 2000, right? And I remember this comedian named Shang and Dante. Yeah, I remember those guys. Those guys had a list, like a five-page list of comedy bookers' names, NACA numbers to call. And the back of the page was shitty bookers to avoid. And they had to sign it to the comics for like 75 bucks.

I remember, bro, when I was looking for gigs in 2000, right? And I remember this comedian named Shang and Dante. Yeah, I remember those guys. Those guys had a list, like a five-page list of comedy bookers' names, NACA numbers to call. And the back of the page was shitty bookers to avoid. And they had to sign it to the comics for like 75 bucks.

I remember, bro, when I was looking for gigs in 2000, right? And I remember this comedian named Shang and Dante. Yeah, I remember those guys. Those guys had a list, like a five-page list of comedy bookers' names, NACA numbers to call. And the back of the page was shitty bookers to avoid. And they had to sign it to the comics for like 75 bucks.

You had that guy on the show here.

You had that guy on the show here.

You had that guy on the show here.

It was like a Chinese restaurant.

It was like a Chinese restaurant.

It was like a Chinese restaurant.

He's talking about nuggets. The guys that were up there all coked out. Oh, yeah. Working the crowd.

He's talking about nuggets. The guys that were up there all coked out. Oh, yeah. Working the crowd.

He's talking about nuggets. The guys that were up there all coked out. Oh, yeah. Working the crowd.

The other place, you got to be from there to pronounce it right. Which one is that? The one that you did for a steak sauce. Oh, Worcester. Worcester. Yeah.

The other place, you got to be from there to pronounce it right. Which one is that? The one that you did for a steak sauce. Oh, Worcester. Worcester. Yeah.

The other place, you got to be from there to pronounce it right. Which one is that? The one that you did for a steak sauce. Oh, Worcester. Worcester. Yeah.