Joel Kim Booster

Coming from Chris Fleming, that's huge.

One of the all-time greats. For real. It makes me believe that stand-up can be funny and interesting. You're so mean.

One of the all-time greats. For real. It makes me believe that stand-up can be funny and interesting. You're so mean.

What?

What?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Yeah, actually, I do. It's so one of the when again, going back to 2016, when I first started touring, the only time I've ever done a comedy club and bombed pretty much all six shows for an hour straight every night was Phoenix, Arizona, the week before the 2016 election. And Who hates you? That puts you up right there.

Yeah, actually, I do. It's so one of the when again, going back to 2016, when I first started touring, the only time I've ever done a comedy club and bombed pretty much all six shows for an hour straight every night was Phoenix, Arizona, the week before the 2016 election. And Who hates you? That puts you up right there.

I was doing this club and I was the last minute replacement for the comic who was supposed to be headlining that week. And I was sitting there and all the old comics, like tabletoppers and poster was still up. And I was sitting at the bar before my first show there.

I was doing this club and I was the last minute replacement for the comic who was supposed to be headlining that week. And I was sitting there and all the old comics, like tabletoppers and poster was still up. And I was sitting at the bar before my first show there.

And this is like before my first show, this guy's sitting at the bar, ordered a drink, looks at the tabletopper and turns to the bartender and goes, this guy isn't too much of a faggot, is he? And I'm sitting there and the bartender knew I was the replacement. And she was like,

And this is like before my first show, this guy's sitting at the bar, ordered a drink, looks at the tabletopper and turns to the bartender and goes, this guy isn't too much of a faggot, is he? And I'm sitting there and the bartender knew I was the replacement. And she was like,

oh well actually we have a different comedian than that one and like I was just like well here we go you said bad news for you to make matters worse the opener they had chosen for me his closer involved getting the audience to chant lock her up in unison with him and I was like, and of course he was one of these guys who's like, I think they're both bad.

oh well actually we have a different comedian than that one and like I was just like well here we go you said bad news for you to make matters worse the opener they had chosen for me his closer involved getting the audience to chant lock her up in unison with him and I was like, and of course he was one of these guys who's like, I think they're both bad.

I think they're both bad, but like, you know, he chose to end that way. And then I come on stage and they're like immediately like, you know, my entire person is politicized. Yeah.

I think they're both bad, but like, you know, he chose to end that way. And then I come on stage and they're like immediately like, you know, my entire person is politicized. Yeah.

And so they're just like sitting there and it was so rough, but like midway through that run of the, uh, of that week that I was there, I was like talking about, I have the joke about how I'm adopted, but my older brother who's biological to my family is also gay and, And we were, I was like talking about that. And I was talking about like, I guess it's nurture, you know?

And so they're just like sitting there and it was so rough, but like midway through that run of the, uh, of that week that I was there, I was like talking about, I have the joke about how I'm adopted, but my older brother who's biological to my family is also gay and, And we were, I was like talking about that. And I was talking about like, I guess it's nurture, you know?

And, um, that's my theory. This woman shouts out from the crowd. You wouldn't have been gay if you were breastfed. And I, I turned and what a gift because of all that entire week of bombing, this was the funniest. I was the entire week. The only time I ever got the crowd on my side. Cause I turned to her and I was like, I did not realize there was a scientist in the audience. And I was like,