Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
The Joe Rogan Experience.
Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night, all day.
Let's go shimmy.
Let's go shimmy.
Shimmy, shimmy, shimmy. Most people don't know about shimmy. They don't know about your alter ego.
No. Well, yeah, you were the one who brought it out of me.
We were, right? Well, we would do shows. We would do shows in New York, and you would go full shimmy. I'd be on the side of the stage yelling out, shimmy!
Well, when we first started, by the way, we did the Joe Rogan experience 30 years ago. Yeah. Just hanging out. Exactly. Just playing pool.
Yeah.
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Chapter 2: What experiences shaped Kevin James's comedy style?
That was my thing. Like, I was being the stand-up comedian with the, you know, the jacket sleeves pushed up and the bolo tie. You know what I'm talking about? I was just that straight thing. And you came into town, and we were like, who is this dude? Like, he just didn't care about anything. And it was like, you always remain the same. And it was just incredible to watch.
We were like, whoa, he just doesn't care. And that's what you were... You would work with me on that. You would be like, brother, you can't be like you're handing out a platter of food for these people. Like, do what you want to do. And I was like, I just got to get going. Yeah, I got to wrap my head around that. You're right. I would just try to make the audience so happy.
You're like, stop it, stop it. And you gotta let go, and you'd get me going crazy. I'd get all fired up there. I'd be like yelling at people. They'd be like, whoa. It's like, why? Maybe we bring it back a little bit. But it was different, man. It really was. It really taught me to, most of all, to be comfortable in front of an audience and not care about them.
I literally battle with it to this day, that anxiety of, oh gosh, I get nervous and I start overthinking things. So, but it really helped me to say, like, just do what you do. And it's almost like the, because the audience is like a dog, right? They sense fear. 100%.
Yeah. They're animals. Just like we are.
We're all animals. That's right. And it's like they know when, you know, and if you're comfortable, even if you're faking it, they'll go with you. You do a joke and you're confident. They'll laugh just because they think it's funny. You know, they look around and everybody's like, oh, it must be funny because he's just got confidence about it. And you had that confidence always, man.
You were always insanely intense and just never looked back. And way to go, man.
Way to go for you, too. You just always needed a hype man. You just need someone to, like, let you go. Like, give him the green light. Give him the green light. It's so funny.
You're right. You're right. Yeah, you just needed a hype man. You were the one who did it for me in Montreal, too. Yeah.
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Chapter 3: How did the Montreal Comedy Festival impact comedians?
They were great. They were really great. And I was sweating the whole time. I'm really feeling the sweat. You know what I'm saying? It was like, it was rough. But... That's so nerve wracking. I'm glad it worked out great. I hate it.
But I ran into Sandler when I missed you at the airport. I ran into Sandler. He was just telling me about the fucking worst corporate gig that he just had to do.
Yeah, I called him about it. He had the same thing. He had the same thing. So it's nice to see somebody like that has it too. Yeah, a guy like him can still eat dick. I talked to Billy Joel, and he says, literally, he was like, I've gone through those. I'm like, you? But when you're playing music, it's different, man.
Yeah, but they'll throw that Saudi money at you.
He threw crazy money at him, and he did a corporate gig or whatever it was, and he says they weren't even listening. They turned away, and it's like just you and the band, and you just go, let's go, boys. And they play.
Dana White had a 40th birthday party, and Stone Temple Pilots played. And it was insane. These dudes played like it was a packed arena. Where? It was at a fucking conference room in a hotel somewhere. They didn't care. They didn't give a fuck. They had a beautiful stage set up. The stage was set up nice. But, like, you know, all of a sudden they were like, hey, everybody. Stone Temple Pilots.
And then they fucking.
I was so impressed by his ability to perform. I mean, there's like it took a while for people to even filter to the dance floor in front of them and watch the show. This dude did it like there was 50,000 people out there. It was incredible. I mean, he didn't back off at all.
He who cares less has more power. It's literally like, that's it. I'm going around with a tray. Like, you guys think this is funny? He's like, I don't care. He didn't give a fuck.
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Chapter 4: What insights does Kevin James share about performing in front of different audiences?
The arenas are great. They're fun. It's a wild experience. But the round is the best because it's actually intimate in the strangest way. Because everybody's facing everybody. So all the people see each other and they're all in it together.
I love that. I love that idea. But does the stage, does it turn? No, you walk around. I used to do the one, you know, the Westbury Music Fair. Oh, it walks, it spins for you. It would spin for you and you wouldn't even know where the hell you are. And then you have to walk off.
It's the awkward walk off. You don't know where the stairs are.
You don't know where they are. It moved and everybody shifted and you don't know who you're looking at.
You have to find some distinctive person in the audience that sits near the stage. That big guy is my marker right there. The one in Phoenix spins around, too. What's that, the Celebrity Theater? You can turn it on or off. Really? Yeah. That's a good one, too, because it's a comedy club, but it's in the round. It's like a 2,000-seat comedy club in the round. That's what it's like.
I would feel guilty. half the crowd is looking, you know, I'd be thinking now I got another thing to think about. They've seen my ass for the last 40 minutes. I got to spend, you know, and do you set up a joke over here and deliver the punchline there or how do you break it up?
Well, you have giant screens. So the thing about the arena is they have massive screens. So if for some reason, like, you know, uh, We did these ones in Ohio, and Chappelle came down, and it was very interesting to watch, because they didn't know he was supposed to be there. And it was my show, and Tony didn't know whether he was gonna bring Dave up or me, because Dave hadn't gotten there yet.
And so it's like, Tony's on stage. And he's got like five minutes before he should go on stage. And all of a sudden, Dave rolls up. Posse, fucking limos.
Yeah, this is a guy who doesn't overthink things.
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Chapter 5: What experiences shaped Kevin James's journey in comedy?
I was like, we need a real home base. And then I started looking. I started looking right away. And the first place I bought was a cult theater. It was owned by a cult. That fell apart. And then we got this opportunity to get that place on 6th Street. And I was like, all right, this is it. And then we just started building. And it's better than I ever could have hoped. It's a real community now.
You go into that green room, and there's like fucking 20 dudes in there just talking.
laughing having fun sodas there and lewis is there it's like people from the road guys from new york guys from l.a people are coming in out of town every week it's fun man i miss that man because i i don't have i have it when sandler goes on tour and he he'll bring me out and and i go with him and it's just so much fun it's so much fun man it's you know that's what we're missing
If you're the guy who just does the theaters and you're with your family all week and then you have your opening act and you go on the road, it's not the same experience. It's not.
I've been that for years. That's the guy I am. I miss it, man. I really do.
Come to Texas, Jimmy. I know. Come on, buddy. I got you. You got to... Once I take this, it's a good place to live.
Alpha brain, man. It's going to change everything.
I want to take those Weidman pills. Do we find out what the fuck they are?
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Chapter 6: How does Kevin James describe the importance of community in comedy?
I'm going to bring them in to you. I have some.
Just try them.
Are you going to be honest?
I'm going to try them right away. I can't wait to try them. In my mind, I've already tried it.
They had me wrestling in D.C. That's ridiculous. Wrestling in D.C. and playing golf. That was the fun of it. I go in to pummel him just messing around while he's holding a golf club, and you just feel, you're like, oh, my gosh.
He's a bear.
Oh, my gosh.
Two division champion, man.
You get almost like you're playing with him, but you get scared. It was like I was with Bas. You introduced me to Bas. You got me to Bas. When I met Bas, I remember I first had, it was just the King of Queens started. And I was like, we could have this guy come and train us. This guy that we used to watch, you know. Yeah. What was it on...
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Chapter 7: What insights does Kevin James share about the impact of injuries on performance?
I'm like, all right. So, uh, And he's just looking at me, and I'm like, this is a different human in front of me. Especially back then. Oh, gosh, things could go bad.
Yeah, Boston was a scary dude. Dude. In his fighting days. He was the first guy that the UFC hired that I got excited about. Right. Because he was a guy that I knew who he was, because I had seen him fight in Pancrase, and he was one of the very first high-level strikers that made it into MMA, that Dutch kickboxing style guy.
Oh, yeah.
In Pancrase, you'd have to hit with the palms. And Boss figured out that instead of bitch-slapping people, you just spear them with your palm like a punch.
Spear them, and he would say he would hit this part of the wrist, he would say, as opposed to even the palm. He did the bone. His bone. And he would just work the bag.
Yeah, he worked the bag with his palms. to develop that power. And he had this crazy ability to pull his hand back. Like his hand, like my hand doesn't really go much back further than that, but Boss' hand goes way back like this.
But he's got these freaky long fingers. Crazy hands. He's a weird... He's a real freak. Every injury I have...
to this day from turf to intimate came from him you know because when I he's the greatest guy in the world by the way once we got to know each other and he's awesome he's one of my best friends and he's he's we threw mats in my garage in in in Sino and I remember and he would come over and train me and you know we would start on our knees and stuff like that and I remember one time we would just start on our knees and we were locked up and I remember I out muscled him and I pulled him to the side and then two seconds later he reversed me and I was like whoa but I got him right there that was pretty sick you know
And the next go we had it he pushed he goes you know how many like he he rolled me back And I heard a pop and I thought it was my knee, but it was my toe my big toe Oh, no, no for still here still really yeah, yeah, never got rid of it. So is it these pills help? These pills help that. These pills are everything.
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Chapter 8: How does Kevin James approach fitness and training for his roles?
I bet they do something. I guarantee if you're having that kind of experience with them, they do something. I just wish I knew what they were. So does the audience. Well, I'll find it out for you. I don't want to do it now when we don't have it. Why don't you go grab them? Go grab them and bring them in here. I want to know what they are. Otherwise, we'll be leaving people with suspense.
How are you going to know? Will you look at it and know what they are? Yeah. Well, is it just a pill by themselves? It's a pill by themselves. Oh, there's no bottle? No, no, no. It's not sketchy. No, no, no. It's not sketchy. This shit's just not sketchy.
I promise you it's not sketchy. No, no, no. Because it was a company. I'm telling you. We will figure it out. Okay. You're going to love this stuff. Yeah. I don't know about all this. No, I think you will. You and I will sit down with this stuff, with Wyman, and I'm telling you, we're going to save the world with this stuff.
If an old man is telling you this, I'm telling you, it's the one thing that's like, whoa. Dude, we're both old now.
Isn't that wild? Remember when we were kids? Never thought you were going to be an old man. Never. Never. How am I going to be an old man? How is that possible? I'm a young guy.
I'm always a young guy.
Still a young guy. That's exactly it. Also, you never got beaten down by life. because you have a great job. If you have a job that sucks, you can get beaten down by life. But if you have a job like we have, we enjoy our job. It is what we do for work, but it's also what we enjoy. And it is work, but it's fun. It's great.
The stress in work is different. But they say you're only as happy as your least happy kid, right? Oh, that's true. So it's like when you've got that going on, it always bounces that out where you're like, man, the greatest life here ever. And then it's like, oh, my gosh, I've got to deal with this.
Yeah, and, you know, it's not easy for kids.
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