Tehran Von Ghasri | Comedian, Netflix Star & Former Lawyer | Coffeez with Joe Shalaby Ep. 304
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What does the episode’s opening introduction say about the guest and the show?
What's up, everybody? Welcome to a very special episode of Coffees with Joe Shalvey. Today, I'm sitting with one of the most hilarious people, the Riz Game Pact. He's featured on so many things from Netflix to Comedy Central to his own residency at the Laugh Factory. Please welcome the one, the only, Tehran.
you joe that was a great intro i have a question do you ever have not a special edition is it ever just like hey guys it's just another edition with this random not special person or is everyone like does everyone get that roll out the red carpet bro you got i said extremely special yeah i felt that i felt another verb yeah i wonder another adjective there if i'm somebody else by the way and i watch this episode and then i don't get that i'm gonna be like hey joe like we need to talk like what's up
Oh, man, I got a lot of comedy questions, some improv to ask you myself, my man. All right. Thanks for coming to the show. We're going to dive in today. So far, how's your drive up here?
Honestly, we love to say it's the worst, but I've been all around the world. It's not the worst here. It's just worst for here. You know how that works? Like when you go to places like the Middle East, that's real traffic.
Yeah.
See, in America, two lanes, two cars. That makes sense. You go to somewhere like Cairo, two lanes, 27 cars, 14 camels, three goats, and an Indian guy selling water and balloons in the middle of the street. Like, why is that guy even there?
Yeah, exactly. And we complain about that. So they've never been to Cairo. They've never been to Hong Kong. They don't know what's going on.
Exactly. Go to Hong Kong and see. In Hong Kong, they have people that will come pick you up in a motorcycle out of your car and take you to your destination while someone else drives your car there.
That's next level. L.A. will be there in 10 years. That's where we're at. All right, Tehran, I'd like to start the show off the same way I start with everybody. And what is a comedian's morning routine?
Well, that's the thing. A comedian doesn't even have a morning routine. Like waking up in the morning is usually not what a comedian does because our hours of work vary. So the average person goes to work from 9 to 5, 9 a.m., 5 p.m. That's their work. We're like 5 to 3 a.m. We get up in the afternoon and we go out and start hitting the gigs. You start hitting the clubs and that's always a nighttime activity. So we're up and out until 2, 3 a.m., sometimes even later, then get back in. Now, some of us like myself who write on projects, we then have to wake up and be up by eight or nine and get to working because we have these deliverables. We have to turn in our scripts, our punch ups, our just add ons to any script that is given towards us.
So that's where it works. So I'm always up. I'm 7-Eleven. I'm 7-Eleven, Joe. I'm like you. I never sleep. It's the grind.
That's the Middle Eastern in you.
It is. It really is. Because a lot of people and for those of you don't know, my name is Tehran. I'm half Iranian, half black. So I'm surprised I'm still alive. Like the fact that I'm in the United States and haven't been deported. The president wants to build a wall just around me. Like that's the idea of it. But this work ethic background comes from my immigrant side and my black hustle side. So I'm I work twice as hard as everyone else. I'm trying to be Kevin Hart.
I love it, man. And you're growing so fast. You know, you're starting to really dominate the comedy scene, doing an amazing work. I mean, you got an you're on Netflix now. You're doing some just next level type of projects. So I want to talk about Tehran, the black. Middle Eastern because that and that is such a unique approach to comedy. I think you're the first black Middle Eastern I've ever met. That's really kind of like the source of your inspiration for your comedy gigs, right?
It's a very big part of my character because it's a part of my experience and part of my life. And to be fair, you yourself, your background is Egyptian.
I'm Egyptian.
So think about it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does the episode’s opening introduction say about the guest and the show?
0:14–6:15
2
How does Tehran describe a comedian’s daily schedule and why there’s no typical morning routine?
6:15–8:50
3
Why does Tehran say his mixed Black‑Iranian background shapes his comedy and identity?
8:50–28:32
4
How did Tehran turn early party‑throwing and networking into a business mindset and teach his kids about money as freedom?
28:32–48:38
5
Why does Tehran describe making people laugh as his personal drug?
48:38–53:47
6
How do Tehran and Joe discuss the impact of cancel culture on comedy?
53:47–1:01:12
7
What advice do they give about using real‑estate as a wealth‑building tool for entertainers?
1:01:12–1:12:29
8
What is the rapid‑fire movie‑pitch game and how does it unfold?
1:12:29–1:35:54
Speakers
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