Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What is Frankie Quiñones' new comedy special about?
Because their life isn't already hard, right?
Yeah, yeah.
They just came to laugh and enjoy themselves. Now they have to be reminded. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll probably be extra nice to that person who's already going through it, you know, if they're that ugly, bro. Yeah, absolutely. You're talking about some level of ugliness. Now, do you have... Because I read that you are... You have some of the funniest skits. I follow you on social media.
Your skits are incredible. Appreciate that, man. But I read that you were a big In Living Color fan. Oh, man. And I talk about the importance of In Living Color a lot. Yeah. To me, it's probably the funniest sketch comedy series of all time. I know a lot of people like SNL. I was never a big SNL guy. I was more living color. How did that...
Growing up helped you identify, like, that's what I want to do. Yeah, bro. I mean, you know, back in the day, me and my—as a family, we would watch a living color, like, religiously. You know what I mean? That's why I always bring it up. Because it's like you said, like, I like the golden era of SNL, you know, when it was—when they had the hitters on there. Yeah. I really enjoyed that.
But there was nothing like a living color, man. Just, you know, just seeing—they were just like no holds barred, just doing whatever.
Yeah.
You know, they had— Jim Carrey, you know, obviously the Wayans brothers, and they weren't afraid to go anywhere with it, man. But, you know, Jamie Foxx. Yeah. Dude, like LaWanda on there and all that. Oh, man. I love the—a lot of the clips are going viral from In Liver Color now. I found the—Jim Carrey did the Johnny Abdul. He was the— I think he was an Indian or Pakistani singer.
I was like, this would never fly over in 2025. But I love the fact that those clips go viral and people see it. This was a form of comedy back then, and it was on national television. It was on Fox, I believe, right?
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Chapter 3: What challenges does Frankie face when performing live?
This is Kevin Hart. This is Bill Burr. Like, these are the guys. So, like, what would it take for Frankie to be like, yeah, you know what? I'm going over there. I'm putting my hands in the sand. I mean, shit, bro. You know, they got paid. You know, I know the... I think the lowest amount a comic got for going out there was like 300K or something like that.
Full expenses paid, everything for one show. And it's like, you know, but there was like, Gabriel Iglesias is a friend of mine, Fluffy. He went out there. I was shooting a film with Tom Segura right before he left out there. And it was just like, you know, they were like, man, I'm paying crazy doing this thing. It wasn't like a heavy issue as far as like what they're,
you know, requirements were on what to do. It was all right, you know.
So they didn't give no restrictions.
Sometimes you got to do a clean set here and there or whatever for TV or whatever it is. But I don't know. I think people made a bigger deal out of it than it should have been. I mean, look at our country. I mean, our country's fucked up in all kinds of ways. And we perform here all the time. Like, we want to make a big deal out of that. And then it's just one show. I don't know.
I think people are just leaning in too hard and all of that shit, the political shit. Yeah. Oh, we have to have an opinion about these comedians going to Saudi Arabia now. What do you think? What's your side on it? Yeah. I don't know if they're going to get, they're on tour. They're doing the show. But it's always been because I guess the cultural differences. Right, right, right.
From between America and in that part of the world. Like, so to see our comedians going over there, the content, the jokes that they're going to be telling, like, it's just a different space for our comedians to kind of go into. Yeah. And I get it. I know there's some fucked up shit out there. Yeah. Whatever. The way they, you know, the way people are treated.
The journalists that they burnt, I guess.
It's like some heavy shit, you know.
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Chapter 4: How does Frankie navigate the comedy scene in Los Angeles?
even if i have like some disagreements in working with the saudis i feel like if i if i express that i'm putting myself in a smaller box because the shit china damn near owns the nba now i'm supposed to be mad at somebody that wants to get drafted to the nba because now you're you have requirements to not say shit about china right lebron was most outspoken athlete ever china got brought up he started right back to his book so i'm cool i'm cool on talking yeah
So once you have a full blown, and that's why I think why Bill Burr got killed so much, because he has been so outspoken towards billionaires, and I agree with him there, but the more you talk, the more you put yourself in a smaller box. And not realize, yes, I'm anti-Israel, but I still have Verizon. Who's one of the biggest fucking contributors to Israel.
So sometimes I just shut the fuck up when it comes to that stuff. Because I'd be a hypocrite. Frankie, what was your... Because you said your parents were big stand-up fans. Yeah. Like... You don't hear that often. So you wanting to be a stand-up comedian, how did that conversation go with your parents? Did they let you know you weren't funny since they were stand-up fans?
Or did they say, okay, yeah, you got something today, encourage you and help you move into the stand-up space? Because you don't hear a lot of parents being stand-up comedian fans and then their children wanting to be stand-up comedians and they support that. So what was that like in your household? Yeah, I mean, it was cool. I didn't start until I was 25. I'm in my 40s now, but...
you know them having it on the house they they knew that they inspired me to want to get into it and i was always class clown all that bullshit but i got a sprinkler head on my dad's work truck i'll do little performances for them even as a youngster but like i said you know we watch everybody eddie murphy richard pryor george carlin all these new parodys first dude looked like me and specials were like a more bigger deal back then you know it was like three hbo specials yeah yeah i'm gonna be like cover your
ears on the back of my head, just watching this shit. I was like inspired. I was like, damn, this is incredible. You know, this dude with the mic, just bringing all these shit to life. But, uh, but yeah, then it was like, I was like, I'm going to do standup and they were proud and excited. But then, you know, I started, you know, and then I became a starving artist.
I was 10 years in sleeping on my boy's couch. They were just worried. Like, yo, you're 35.
What the hell are you doing? Yeah. What's up?
You know, I'm a comedian. Yeah. So they were always supportive, but there was definitely a period where they were like, yo, what the fuck? It's kind of nervous. You know, and yeah, they're just worried about their son and shit. So I was like, but in my heart, I was like, nah, man, that's what I'm here for. And thank God, you know, when I was 36 is when it popped for me finally.
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Chapter 5: What impact did 'In Living Color' have on Frankie as a comedian?
Let us have fun. This is just a bad bunny show for us. But I do love the fact that he is doing the show. I think it's incredible for his audience and to have that whole culture tuning in specifically for his performance. I think it's incredible. As a Mexican-American man, you feel seen that a Puerto Rican is doing a halftime show, right? Yeah, for sure, man. Just a Latino, yeah.
As a Mexican man, you feel seen that a Puerto Rican is doing it. So I thought it was funny you were asking him. All the teams are the same. No, no, no, that's not what I was saying. I was just saying as far as having ice or in fear of ice showing up to my shows. We had, I'm sorry, Felipe, what's his last name? Esparza?
Yeah, we had him on the show and Maul had asked him what it was like coming up doing stand-up in Mexico. That's not what I said. I said, no, that's not what he said. Fucking Felipe said, I don't know. He said, how was it? How was the comedy scene in Africa? Like, I don't know. I'm from LA.
but that doesn't mean that because i didn't know if you know they have a comedy scene in mexico i didn't i didn't i've never been to mexico enough to know if yeah they have a comedy scene like we do in new york with a bunch of it's not like getting out here but it's a coming up though yeah out there yeah the scene but i don't know you know i didn't grow up there but yeah i know so you do do you wear a sombrero when you do your stand-up
obviously you are much different than the character Creeper and for those that don't know you do a hilarious sketch series called Cholo Fit where Creeper is the main character licensed trainer um Is there anyone in your family that gets a little bit offended? Cause that's, it's definitely a character.
Like you're nothing like that guy, but you have to draw inspiration from somewhere in your inner circle. Is anyone ever like, all right, man, this is about me. Yeah. I got cousins and then my, but my pops is a main one. My dad always had, you know, low rider. His best friend was president of a low rider car club for over 30 years. Baptized me. That's my, my Nino, you know, my godfather.
And, uh, yeah, man, when they get together, it's funny. They're like old school creepers talking about my dad was always Chuck Taylors, Dickie's crease, white tea, palm comb. You know, you got the palm comb with the three, three flowers. Oh yeah. Slick the hair back. Yeah. He used to have a 65 Impala with the little chain steering wheel.
And, uh, yeah, but one of the most positive people I know, man, just repping the steelo though. Right. Driving me to Little League practice and shit like, Hey, you know, work hard, treat people with respect. Right. That's what's up. You know, but, um, So my dad is real positive, but he's not a fitness instructor, but Creeper is just an extension of that. You know what I'm saying?
And just, yeah, doing his thing, homie. What type of music were you listening to in LA growing up? My mom and dad are like diehard old school funk fans, you know? They listen to everything, though. Music was always big in the house. But yeah, yeah, man. My sister's name is Tina Marie. They went to Rick James' funeral. I talk about it in my special. Oh, wow. That's crazy.
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Chapter 6: How does Frankie view the evolution of comedy and societal norms?
And they were all about it, bro. So it was mostly all that, you know? Just like... Rick James, James Brown, school funk, you know, a lot of mariachi, salsa, all that stuff too, but mostly funk. Yeah. Yeah. And then, I mean, when you being younger... I mean, L.A. rap scene was kind of crazy at that point. Oh, yeah. That was when the whole gangster rap thing started. It was in the 90s, bro.
It was a wild time. But a crazy time for music, too. Yeah, yeah. That's when everything started popping. You know, N.W.A. was in the news all the time. It was just like, damn, these motherfuckers are crazy, brother. They say, fuck the police. And we're just like, damn, this shit is sick. You're like, you wanted to scream, fuck the police, too, but you kind of had to do it on the low ground.
Yeah, yeah. Well, we were, we were just like fucking bumping that shit though. Yeah. There was, I forgot what comedian was telling a story on, on a podcast of when I guess Suge Knight and Dr. Dre used to go to the comedy store all the time. Yeah. And there was, I forgot the fucking comedian was just clowning on the room was dark. So he was just clowning on a group of black people in the corner.
Yeah. and then he popped it became a huge comedian and dr dre had told him like yo you know that was us you were talking about and i had to stop people from killing you that night oh like it's like they was waiting out they was waiting outside the comedy store like for the second show just waiting on you outside damn bro yeah i forgot who it was but yeah man that was that was a wild time
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Chapter 7: How does Frankie feel about performing in Saudi Arabia?
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Chapter 8: What are Frankie Quiñones' thoughts on ICE at comedy shows?
Because you just cheated. If you read a text message where your girl told another guy, if my relationship doesn't work out. Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's cheating. It's not working out. Go ahead.
It's not working out at all. It's completely over.
Like, you might as well fuck somebody if you say that to them. Because that's an insane thing. That's putting the pussy on hold, like on ice. That's like a sexual prenup to your relationship. Absolutely. 100%. I agree with that. If this doesn't work out. Yeah. But yeah, Seven, that ain't it. Yeah, Seven, it's over. Just let that man be with his family. Y'all had a great time in Vegas.
But yeah, Seven. Let that man be with his family. We've all been there. And Seven, I'd like a follow-up. I'd like to know what you asked your friend that introduced y'all. Oh, yeah. Because you know she has been harassing him for the whole week. Like, yo, what's up with your man? He's not replying. He's not replying.
I don't know.
Yeah. He's at a fucking... He's at a parent-teacher conference. I don't fucking know.
but anyways um this was great man thank you so much for stopping by the special is available right now on hulu damn that's crazy which i feel like you may owe maul some royalties on um because maul did invent the phrase that's crazy that has been his trademark for 10 years but you know i'm happy you guys could collab on something But where can they find you? Anything else that you want to plug?
You know, we really appreciate you coming through. I appreciate y'all having me, man. For real, man. It's cool being here. Yeah, but Damn That's Crazy on Hulu, October 10th, directed by the homegirl Ali Wong. And then if you check out Creeper's Crib live from my grandpa's garage, it's on YouTube right now. And so, yeah, little Creeper got his own little thing going. But yeah, that's about it.
And then FrankieQuinones.com for any upcoming dates in your city, hopefully. Thank y'all for having me, man. Much love. Damn, that's crazy. On Hulu, October 10th. Frankie Quinonez, we thank you, brother. We appreciate you for coming through. I appreciate your time. I'm that nigga. He's just ginger. That's Frankie Quinonez.
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