Larry Wilmore

I am, I'm actually vice president now at Magic Castle. I perform there and that kind of stuff.

I am, I'm actually vice president now at Magic Castle. I perform there and that kind of stuff.

It's how I dated a girl back in the day when I was, my early days of stand-up. She was, this really hot girl, she was working in the ticket booth, right? At a comedy? This is Newport Beach Laugh Stop. That's kind of where I actually started, I'll say my second start, because I had a stop and start in stand-up. What years? This is like 84, maybe? Mm-hmm.

It's how I dated a girl back in the day when I was, my early days of stand-up. She was, this really hot girl, she was working in the ticket booth, right? At a comedy? This is Newport Beach Laugh Stop. That's kind of where I actually started, I'll say my second start, because I had a stop and start in stand-up. What years? This is like 84, maybe? Mm-hmm.

that i had started a little earlier but it was one of those things funny i was listening to talk with carly i had the exact same thing happen to me i went up at the comedy store this is like 79 maybe you know did open mic night and um i didn't have any stand-up you know but i did like talent shows in school and that kind of stuff you know

that i had started a little earlier but it was one of those things funny i was listening to talk with carly i had the exact same thing happen to me i went up at the comedy store this is like 79 maybe you know did open mic night and um i didn't have any stand-up you know but i did like talent shows in school and that kind of stuff you know

And I had, I did impressions, you know, and a few jokes are in there, but I had memorized like this rich little thing, not knowing that I couldn't memorize somebody else's thing. Right. And so, but I had a lot of confidence and I went up and I, and I killed, you do three minutes as amateur night. Yeah. You know, did great.

And I had, I did impressions, you know, and a few jokes are in there, but I had memorized like this rich little thing, not knowing that I couldn't memorize somebody else's thing. Right. And so, but I had a lot of confidence and I went up and I, and I killed, you do three minutes as amateur night. Yeah. You know, did great.

And they said, oh, we'd like you to come back and do it for the, I'm like, yeah, this is great. You know, I come back the next week. First of all, I was sick as a dog. Right. I mean, just had this flu and everything. And you were like, probably won't matter. Exactly. But. Neil, it couldn't have been more. It was the opposite in every single way. Sick was just one of it.

And they said, oh, we'd like you to come back and do it for the, I'm like, yeah, this is great. You know, I come back the next week. First of all, I was sick as a dog. Right. I mean, just had this flu and everything. And you were like, probably won't matter. Exactly. But. Neil, it couldn't have been more. It was the opposite in every single way. Sick was just one of it.

But I mean, it was the death of deaths. I have a daily show story about this too, but where people, you know, where people don't want to look at you. They don't want to get close to that death. That's what it's like.

But I mean, it was the death of deaths. I have a daily show story about this too, but where people, you know, where people don't want to look at you. They don't want to get close to that death. That's what it's like.

Whatever just happened, they don't want it. It spooked me from doing it for a few years because I thought, I can't do this. This is too hard.

Whatever just happened, they don't want it. It spooked me from doing it for a few years because I thought, I can't do this. This is too hard.

Not really, I had maybe one during that time, but she lived in Portland, I was in LA, and it was just crazy. How did you? There was no reason for me to be, for us to be together, it was just a mess. But I realized, when I look back now, Neil, I had no interpersonal tools for a relationship. Because my parents were not a good example. They divorced when I was young.

Not really, I had maybe one during that time, but she lived in Portland, I was in LA, and it was just crazy. How did you? There was no reason for me to be, for us to be together, it was just a mess. But I realized, when I look back now, Neil, I had no interpersonal tools for a relationship. Because my parents were not a good example. They divorced when I was young.

My dad was very non-emotional, never showed my mom any emotion and stuff like that. My mom was over-emotional, that type of thing. Their relationship was very, it's just bizarre. And in fact, they divorced back then, but they're actually kind of still together now. In a sense. Yeah. That's how dysfunctional it is. Yeah, when my dad died. It becomes functional after a while.

My dad was very non-emotional, never showed my mom any emotion and stuff like that. My mom was over-emotional, that type of thing. Their relationship was very, it's just bizarre. And in fact, they divorced back then, but they're actually kind of still together now. In a sense. Yeah. That's how dysfunctional it is. Yeah, when my dad died. It becomes functional after a while.

I was like, yeah, they've been divorced, but they're still together. Exactly. So not that I can blame everything on them, but yeah. So you, and then how did you, so you, your. I met girls through standup during those years. You know, that was the way that I met women.

I was like, yeah, they've been divorced, but they're still together. Exactly. So not that I can blame everything on them, but yeah. So you, and then how did you, so you, your. I met girls through standup during those years. You know, that was the way that I met women.