Estee Adoram: The Gatekeeper of Funny
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Who is Estee Adoram and how did Trevor first meet her at the Comedy Cellar?
Who's your personal favorite comedian? You. No, don't do that. You asked me a possible question. No, but I... You asked a question.
No, no. It's... I have people I like more than others.
Yeah.
But this is like asking a mother that has 15 children. Yeah.
Who is your favorite? No, which one would you go downstairs to watch more than the other? There's got to be one child where you're like, and I only mean this because they just happen to like hit everything that you want from the comedy. Do you get what I'm saying? Let me break it down for Esty. Basically, Esty, think of it this way. Don't break it down for me.
I know exactly what he's asking. I'm trying not to laugh. I'm buying you time. I'm buying you time.
This is What Now? with Trevor Noah.
You're the only person I know who refuses to get a cover for your phone. You know, I think I've made a terrible mistake.
But screen protector, you get one. A cover for your phone? Yeah, but I'm willing to accept that I've made a terrible mistake. Of not getting a cover or getting the orange phone? Yeah, in fact, I'm going to say this. I'll say this. Phone companies need to just start making the phone in the cover.
Wait, are you saying you don't have a phone cover?
No, I don't.
He never has. You know, in this world of, what's the word? So much consumerism and stuff. Yeah. It's hard to know who's rich and who's not rich. So it's the little things. Like they tell you. And then a person is like, I don't have a phone cover. Then you're like, this guy's boring. He doesn't have a phone cover.
Yeah.
Do you know what I'm saying? Yes. So you don't have a phone cover. No.
No.
But what happens if you drop your phone in the cracks? Isn't your life going to be ruined?
No. Yeah, that's like the equivalent of no condom usage because I'm rich and then if I get it and then I'll take ARV. I'll be fine, guys.
Don't worry about me. I thought you were going to have children.
ARV. You guys went very different directions. Yeah. You're inceptioning me. You went like, those are crazy different directions. No, no, no. So let me explain, let me explain.
First of all, you are right. Like, I actually don't think, one element is like how much money you have, but I think the other one is how much pain you're willing to sustain if your phone falls. Because no matter how much money you have, the phone, you still have to now replace it. You still have to get another one. You still have to transfer the things over. Then the apps don't work. Now you've got a whole story. Yeah, you're fully in that world.
You're fully an app person.
No, because he updated his phone and then he just gave his other phone to Apple very confidently. He was like, yeah, take the old one.
I'm out. As in gave it, as in traded it in.
Oh, okay, cool. And then now none of his apps, all his apps are like new phone, who dis? Yeah.
All apps and emails are like, no, two-step. Because I need to have got two-step authentication. Yes. And the second step is your phone number.
And then the phone number. I don't change my things. So when my apps, sometimes they're like.
What do you mean you don't change your things? He doesn't change anything.
I don't change like my. No, man. I mean like my technology. I still have a phone from like six years ago or something.
We can tell when we phone him. When we phone him, you can tell that they still have a phone from six years ago.
So what happens with me is the apps stop being, it's like you should have passed away by now. Do you know what I mean? It's like the apps stop, they're like, this is not for.
Oh yeah, they don't accept, no, his technology.
Yeah, the apps can't go in.
Yeah, they don't allow it.
I can't take my. One app space is bigger than your entire phone. And the technology of the phone. I saw what Amazon takes up. It takes up like... 20 gigs.
Yeah, but it's gotten ridiculous, man.
Actually, okay, sorry, Trev. I interrupted you. You were saying. You did.
You were saying. No, so I was saying to Eugene that I, because I feel like I've influenced some people in my life with my decisions, especially my friends. And I've noticed the envy that some of you look at me with when I move through the world without a phone cover.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who is Estee Adoram and how did Trevor first meet her at the Comedy Cellar?
0:04–34:33
2
Why does Estee say she can spot future stars like Dave Chappelle and Trevor Noah?
34:33–57:56
3
Who gave Esty her start at the Comedy Cellar and how did her role expand?
57:56–59:41
4
When did the Comedy Cellar start to turn around and who were the early regulars?
59:41–1:02:26
5
How does Esty decide who keeps their 'badge' and where is the line between comedy and a soapbox?
1:02:26–1:07:33
6
Which rising comedians does Esty recommend and how does she spot timing and opportunity?
1:07:33–1:55:58