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Chapter 1: What inspired Leslie Liao to pursue stand-up comedy?
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Really?
Oh, yeah. D'Angelo got you like that? Oh, my God. It's like the Fifty Shades of Grey of MTV. Afterwards, I want to see it again.
I mean, I've seen D'Angelo videos. I know that they're hot and lusty, and I know D'Angelo himself is a pretty handsome young man. That was our Fifty Shades video.
Yeah, who needs the actual Fifty Shades? It's just D'Angelo.
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Oh, yeah, cats and kittens, welcome back to the commercial break. I'm Brian Greene, and this is the co-host of this terrible show, Kristen Joy.
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Chapter 2: How did Leslie transition from working at Netflix to stand-up comedy?
Comparable. Comparable to Cheetos. That's right. Look at that beautiful studio. It's lovely with the tree branch hanging directly in it. Off-brand scotch tape. Off-brand scotch tape holding these microphones together. It's scrotch tape. It's scrotch tape. It's scrotch tape. That is the worst tape. It's not sticky. No, it's not. That's the worst. Try off-brand soda pop to save 10 cents.
Have you ever had crite? That shit is shite. I'm telling you right now. It's terrible. It's terrible.
That's the way you live in as a mediocre podcaster. Number one in improv comedy, whatever that means. Number one trending podcast in Malaysia. And Venezuela. And Venezuela. We've been the number one English-speaking podcast in Venezuela since the day we started.
Thank you to Astrid's family.
What a way to start off a TCB infomercial with Ms.
Leslie Liao coming in today. Gosh, I'm so excited to talk to her.
Fresh off, I say fresh off, it was six months ago, fresh off her appearance on Jimmy Fallon. What a story this young lady has about how she came to be such a noted stand-up comic.
Super interesting.
It's really interesting. She started a little bit later in life. I mean, we'll talk about all this with her, but she started a little bit later in life. She was working for Netflix, where now some of her shit streams. How odd is that?
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Chapter 3: What was Leslie's experience like on The Tonight Show?
She was an HR person over at Netflix. And then she was doing stand-up comedy at night. And then all of the sudden, she becomes a superstar in 2023. She's on The Fallon Show. Now she's on Verified, which also has our friend Rosebud Baker. Yes. And if I'm not mistaken, is Blair Saki on that? I don't know. She might. Anyway, verified on Netflix. Go check it.
Verify what we're talking about.
Yeah, verify what we're talking about by going and watching Verified on Netflix. That's the only way you're going to get the accurate information from this stupid show. But Leslie is quite the little rising rocket in the comedy scene. And I'm so grateful that she's coming on the show today.
Me too.
Because she is fucking funny. You know, we do homework.
Oh, I know. I was watching her. She's totally like my brand of humor.
Yeah.
Yeah. Only good vibes. Only good vibes. Only good vibes for Hoadley. Only good vibes for Hoadley. She's got a sense of confidence and calmness, you know, and funny all at the same time.
Yeah, she's good. She's really good. So we're super excited to have her. You can check out her socials. We've got all the links in the show description in the show notes as they're officially called Chrissy in the podcast universe.
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Chapter 4: How does Leslie handle criticism and negative feedback as a comedian?
Oh, yeah.
He'd do your whole lifestyle.
Yachts.
Yachts, which hotels you stayed in. I mean, that guy was all over the – whatever happened to Robin – I mean, I think he's dead now. But whatever happened to Robin Leach, like in the 80s, Robin Leach was everywhere.
Yeah, because he would do like infomercials and stuff too, which would somehow lead credibility too.
Yeah, he was doing like get-rich-quick real estate seminars, and then that would lend credibility. I think – I could be mistaken about this, but I think I remember seeing like a little documentary on Robin Leach, like a VH1 behind the music or some shit, behind the leech or whatever it was. And I think I – I don't know. Don't trust me. I don't know what I'm talking about.
But when I watched the... Behind the Leech. Scratch tape. I mean, we're on fire.
We're on a roll. We're on a roll. Scratch tape and Robin Reach. Behind the Leech. Behind the Leech. That's stupid, Brian. Unveiling the Leech. Unveiling the Leech. Depancing the Leech. Look at those huge monster-sized balls paid for by all this real estate debt. If I'm not mistaken, I think he actually created that show and then paid for it to be on air for a while, like an infomercial.
And then it just turned into something that people actually liked and wanted to watch and all that stuff. And there for like three years, when I was a child, for like three years, I remember seeing that show live.
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Chapter 5: What are the challenges of being in your 30s as a comedian?
So anyway, we'll get into all of that with her. But please do us a favor. Go check out her website. Go follow her on Instagram. Go look at her YouTube videos. She's really funny, I promise you. And I really look forward to having this conversation with her. So let's do this, Chrissy. Let's do it. Let's do this.
What if we take a break and then through the magic of podcasting, she'll be with us when we return from that break.
Beamed into our studio.
Beamed straight into our studio via old satellite dishes that are sitting sideways on my house.
You've got five of them. I know. On the roof. I've got five. And then that huge one in the yard. Yes. Like the really big one.
It's sitting right in the pool. Because that's where they decided I could get the best. That's how I got the discount on it. They're like, yeah, but we got to put it in the pool. You can't get one of those expensive ones that can spin around on its own. We need to keep this stationary. And the only clear view you have is in the pool, on the steps.
So now I just have to throw my children in the deep end because the steps are... No, that's my satellite for the podcast. Don't touch it. Daddy. Daddy, I'm not swimming very well on the deep end. Yeah, yeah, yeah, get over there and turn the old satellite left so Daddy can get Leslie in here.
It's so cold, Daddy.
Shut up! Someday this will put food on your plate. Regular Cheetos.
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Chapter 6: How does Leslie balance her personal life and comedy career?
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Hey, Leslie, how are you?
Hello, I'm good and awake. How are you?
Are you a coffee drinker?
So I am, but I can't make coffee. You know how people have those cool machines in their kitchen? Yes. I am such a SoCal LA. I will buy my $7 iced Americano, whatever, from everywhere, but this morning I couldn't run out. So I just buy, you know when you go to Target and you just buy a jug of iced coffee? And then I put a mismatched creamer in it. Ooh. And it is atrocious. It's awful. It's awful.
But I'm going to drink it because I, you know, I spent the money on this.
I have to. Because you have to. As a coffee drinker, I know this addiction well. And I'm just like you. I have no clue how to actually make really good coffee. So I go get my seven buck iced coffee. Is that what you drink? Iced coffee?
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Chapter 7: What are Leslie's thoughts on the impact of AI on human connections?
On a cold day in a cold city I'm touring in, love a hot. I'm crazy. I adjust it. Look at you, Leslie. You are a wild child. Based on my mood. Sometimes you need an espresso shot.
Inquiring minds want to know, when you were a kid, did your parents explicitly explain to you not to stare at the sun? This is a hot debate right now on the commercial break. Did you ever get told, don't look at the sun, child. You're going to burn your retinas out.
I believe I heard that. I'm sure I heard that touted to me by someone.
Yes.
I'm sure.
It's a common sense, right?
And, you know, and I'm a millennial. So like pre TikTok, social media, internet, like things were just word of mouth. Like there was nothing trending, you know, like your friends on the playground told you or your teacher told you. I remember being told, don't look at the sun. I also did not catch the eclipse. I think I was on a plane. Oh, you were? Yeah. And I think I just didn't care.
I don't care. Yeah, we agreed.
We were the same way. So you didn't see it? I watched a little bit of it on TV. Yeah, I watched it on TV. You're talking like it's a TV show. You're like, I watched the rerun. Someone said. it to me. I did. It turned slightly dark here in Atlanta. I have children.
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Chapter 8: What upcoming projects and shows does Leslie have?
But they're really young. And I was like, listen, your eyeballs will literally set on fire if you look at the sky today. So just don't do that. And then they got home and I tried to get them excited about, hey, let's go outside. We'll see how weird it looks outside. You want to watch a cool universe trick? Here, let's go outside and watch this. And my daughter was in the corner.
She wouldn't come out. She's like, I don't want my
eyes to set on fire and i was like i have fucked this child for life but it's like even if that's not true isn't it a safe assumption to not look at the sun i think so i think it's a common safe bet i take a peek sometimes just to just see where it is in the sky but i don't stare at it you can't see chrissy's uh helper dog right sitting right next to her but she is blind and
You have your dog look at the sun first for you and scout it out. But also, I saw everything on social media. It was footage of people watching the eclipse, and they all had the little 3D glasses. I'm like, who sold you those glasses, babe? Because my whole thing is I don't trust anything or anyone. So I'm like, where did you get those glasses? Glasses made out of saran wrap.
Like, who sold you those glasses on Etsy?
Yeah.
Where'd you get those? So I don't trust it.
I don't trust any of them. They sold them to me. They. Who is they? Who gave them permission to give you sunglasses?
Where did everyone get those sunglasses for real? All of a sudden, we all have protective. And who's selling fakes? Like, anyways.
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