Jeff Ross

And he would just talk about his girlfriends and dates and encounters.

And I would talk about mine.

And, you know, we were like almost like brothers, right?

My Pop Jack, like, he was a retired construction worker from the Bronx, like a real blue-collar, Jewish tough guy, patriotic but cynical.

And I was, like, loved living with him.

It didn't feel like a burden until sometimes it just was, you know?

He got sicker and sicker.

He'd hallucinate, and I would take him to his doctor appointments every day.

And then at night, I would try to go into New York.

I would take the bus or drive into New York and try to get on stage.

And he would always give me a few dollars for the bus and a banana.

Take a banana for the ride.

That's where the title, the inspiration for the show comes.

To him, it was like a tough guy's way of saying, I love you.

I can't go with you, but I'm on this journey with you no matter what.

Yes.

My mom died slowly.

My dad died suddenly.

And the one I remember is my dad's Shiva was it was so absurd that this guy was dead.

He was such like a big shot.