Woke Culture Is OUT, Comedy & Journalism Are BACK w/ Mike Young & Curtis Houck (NewsBusters) – Ask Dr. Drew – Ep 452
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Who is Mike Young and what are his contributions to comedy?
There he is, Mike Young. Welcome, my friend.
You're in Connecticut. Thanks. I am in Connecticut. Thanks for having me, man. I appreciate it.
So my first question, I've not spoken to Michael Rathbord in a couple of years. And it was so extraordinary. When did you guys do that movie, The Stealing Jokes?
We did Stealing Jokes about a year and a half ago. We started it, finished it about 10 months ago. But I talk to Michael all the time. You want me to send him a message? About 18...
Yeah, first of all, I miss him. Tell him hi. I'd love to see him. I haven't seen him in a while. But about 18 months ago, he had like severe Trump derangement syndrome. And when the anti-Israel Hamas sort of stuff started coming up, he went completely the other way. And I'm like, I always knew Mike was prone to hyperbole, but this was like, this was so bipolar, even for him. So does he talk about that? Is he sort of, yeah. What is his take on his transformation?
I say, I mean, Rappaport's so passionate that he just, if he does enough studying and finds out he might've been wrong, he's got no problem feeling like he was wrong and just going the other way. He literally has no problem. It's, you know, I know him for years as an actor before this whole, you know, before the whole wild social media thing took off, right? So I brought him in because of his talent as an actor, but I watched this social media thing take off And he just says what he feels, and he's 100% honest about it. He can't be fake. He doesn't have that fake ability. And he believes what he believes. And when he saw what was going on with Israel, he jumped over and he moved into Mar-a-Lago. So if you want to find him, he's at the pool.
That's right.
It's wild. It's wild. He's an excellent comedic actor. He's really, really, not even comedic. I've seen him in some dramatic stuff too. But what you, you must not know if you're not part of the, one of the super fans over at Howard Stern is, He really got a lot of traction over there going at producer Gary, which he called a blocky face and something tooth. I can't remember all the insults he leveled at and really went at it sometimes.
So the crazy thing is, I do know that because when we shot My Man is a Loser, which was my first movie he starred in, we went on the Howard Stern show together. Again, I didn't get a single word in. And he had not been on that show forever. And he went in and he started going off on those guys. And next thing you know, the whole marathon took off and he just started bashing people, getting banned left and right.
I'm a fan. When was this? When was that? Because I'm guessing now, I mean, Howard still has Trump derangements. So I'm guessing Michael has difficulty going on the show now.
I don't even know if he's been asked back in like two years, but we shot that movie almost eight years ago. So eight years ago, he was in the good graces of Howard. They let him in. He went crazy on everybody. Probably since this recent run, he won't be going back unless fantasy football takes over for him. I have no idea.
Oh, my God. That's really funny. I wonder if he's playing with those guys. So tell us about Stealing Jokes. What is it? Why should we see it? Where can we see it?
So Stealing Jokes is the story of four comedians that go on the road and they rob the comedy club because every comic has been robbed by a club at some point in their career. And this was kind of my ode to every comic who's ever played the road. And so four comedians, they hit the road. They get stiffed. They get their money from the club owner. Rappaport owns the club. They got to get him his money back because he's a gangster. And they end up taking down one of these YouTubes. You know, sort of based on like how a comedian can blow up in a year off a YouTube clip. And so they take him down. So it's really my ode to comedy, to comedians, to any comic that's ever been stiffed while playing the road.
And, you know, everybody from Chris Rock to Bill Burr, they all have stories about, you know, some random club in a small town. you know, said they had their money and they didn't. And so I always thought it was always in my mind, like, why do we go on the road and like risk our lives? You know what I mean? But it's okay to not pay us in full.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who is Mike Young and what are his contributions to comedy?
0:02–4:50
2
What is the story behind the movie 'Stealing Jokes'?
4:50–10:08
3
How did COVID-19 affect the comedy industry?
10:08–17:29
4
What is the significance of comedians in society today?
17:29–22:59
5
How do comedians navigate political and social issues?
22:59–36:04
6
What are some upcoming projects for Mike Young?
36:04–1:04:34
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