#662 - Matt Rife
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He's pretty much the Tim Burton of Rhode Island. I think that's safe to say. He's got a new show coming out later this year on Netflix called The Altruists. Um, we're thankful to have him as his first time being here. And, um, he's had quite a journey, uh, and we're just, we're excited. Uh, today's guest is Mr. Matt Reif.
How we doing here?
Looking good, dude.
Looking all right? Yeah. I just want to make sure I look fucking BLM adjacent. You what? I just want to make sure that I look... BLM adjacent? Yeah, I want to look BLM adjacent. Like you wouldn't protest yourself if you'd help make the signs? I just want them to know that, you know what I'm saying? Yeah. I'll pull up, you know what I'm saying? 100%. But I'm not getting crazy out there. No, no.
I'll hit the barbecue, but I'm not hitting the march, you know?
Yeah, dude.
It's got to be a line.
Yeah, because the BLM march also, I think it just got too... I don't know.
It came at a good time in my life. I had just gotten a whoop bracelet, so I was all about my steps at that time. Oh, for the BLM marches? Yeah, I was kind of right on time.
Oh, that's a great point, dude. People don't think about... Dude, I wouldn't be surprised, and this is a conspiracy theory. A lot of those... Were BLM marches and probably the – I don't know if also maybe the George Floyd protests.
How does Matt Rife's background influence his comedy?
That was all kind of the same thing, I think. I think so. But were the BLM marches and stuff, was all that part of just big propaganda for the woot bracelet and some of those companies?
Is that a real conspiracy? People would think it was just for the fitness aspect?
I don't know. Let's look that up on Perplexity if you can, dude. What are they saying? Is there – because all I'm saying is that's smart – That's smart. Do we put out this thing? People need their steps. How do we get them outdoors? It's a black bracelet.
I'm just saying.
The bracelet could have been any color. Hey, you said it. I was way too early in the pod for that. I mean, bro, this pod's been through a lot. I know, man. I'm so happy we finally make it happen.
I think we'll be fine, dude. Me too, man. Good to see you.
Good to see you too, man.
Wow. I forget, dude. No, there's no credible evidence that the BLM marches were a conspiracy to sell whoops. What? Which is a little slangish, I feel like, for perplexity. Or that the protests themselves were pre-planned as a fake operation. Huh. What is true is that the 2020 protests happened in response to the George Floyd killing, and like many large demonstrations, that included a mix of peaceful marches and some incidents of violence, looting, and misinformation.
I got to tell you, man, you're very good at reading out loud. You think? Your cold read skills are incredible. Really? Oh, yeah. I was stumbling over those words, not even saying it out loud. Yeah. That was very impressive.
I'm just glad to know that you don't have every skill, dude, because when you like, because you were like, dude, you kind of, you made things difficult on a lot of us, bro, when you were like the good looking comedian, dude. First of all, were hurt a lot. That was the meanest part of the sentence.
Yeah.
Fuck, sorry. You changed a lot, bro, when you became... You just changed the whole world. It was like... Cause comedian was a safe place for like kind of regular looking dudes who didn't have that thing, bro.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:00–2:31
2
How does Matt Rife's background influence his comedy?
2:31–5:20
3
What are the challenges of transitioning from stand-up to acting?
5:20–11:41
4
How does Matt Rife feel about his recent success and future plans?
11:41–55:45
5
What are the thoughts on sleep issues and anxiety?
55:45–56:48
6
How does crowd work impact a comedian's performance?
56:48–57:33
7
What experiences does Matt share about touring in Europe?
57:33–58:14
8
What is the significance of the haunted house and the Annabelle doll?
58:14–1:52:53