Meet Wil Sylvince - My Favorite People
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I felt like I always thought out the box. Does that make sense? Kind of like, because I was very close to my grandmother, right? Because my dad used to always tell us like, everybody's equal, right? There's no such thing as gender roles. You learn how to cook, clean, wash, You know, also you learn how to fix electrical appliances. You learn how, if a socket is broken, you learn how, what to do. You know, also my dad, my dad used to do this thing where, so you know, you know the, when the gas come into the house. Yeah. Right. And there's a meter that. Yeah. Okay. So my dad figured out how to, to, to beat the company. He would just unscrew the thing and turn it backwards. And so now the meters would run the other way.
But he made sure they didn't go all the way down. I'm like, what, you guys didn't use any gas? You guys used anti-gas? Yeah. You guys used negative gas? Right. So he knew just the amount and the gas, our gas bill was pretty low. And he knew how to, also with the electric, the cheap and the, he used, so these different fuses, he'll get the ones with certain amount of resistance and, you know.
No wonder the white people didn't want the black people doing these cartoons. Look at what they're doing with their engineering knowledge.
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The difference is... But I'm saying, did you see what you did there? Yeah. You said, is Haiti still in the World Cup? Yeah. I said, Haiti. Then you were like, why'd you say it like that? Then you said, Dave, is Haiti in the World Cup? Then he said, Haiti. Then you said, why'd you say it like that? Right. Then Sanaz said, did you take Iran's spot?
And then you said, Iran? Why did you say it like that? Because I know what you're talking about, a personal place.
You thought you were talking about a person? There's people named Iran.
Yeah.
So I wanted clarity. Haiti's in the World Cup. For the first time in 50 years. Is that a question or a statement?
Congratulations.
Congratulations. Thank you. Congratulations. You guys did not hear about that? You barely heard about it.
Do you even watch soccer? No, I don't. That's why I wanted to know. I don't watch soccer, but I heard the whispers. If you're from a small country like Haiti, you should just support everything they do. I do.
I do. I do. That's why I'm like, you know. You know what's cool about Haiti being in the World Cup? Is that it's almost like you decided as a country that, guys, Being a country is hard, but I think we can get back in the World Cup. Do you know what I mean? Like, if we use our... There's too many... Do you know what I mean? There are too many pieces. But it's like this particular... It's just to get in the tournament.
I just want to apologize and say, this podcast was not supposed to start like this.
Oh, I know we started.
Yeah, we started.
I thought it was the abadabadon.
No, that's what, I mean, we're always yabba-dabba doing. I thought I was going to start this from like a really sincere place and we're going to get into it. But then as usual, when we're in the same space, things devolve and they go off track. You know what's actually going to be really interesting, Dave? Maybe you'll let us know if this throws you off as the man on the street. Is it at all weird for you that Will has himself on his shirt? Cause it throws me off. I'm not going to lie. It is very weird that I'm talking to a person. And then I, when I look down, cause you know, sometimes when you're talking to someone, you don't look in their eyes, you look away, but then I look down and then he's looking at me as well.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:34
2
What does Wil say about Haiti qualifying for the World Cup and why does it matter?
6:34–14:25
3
Why does Will struggle with sleep and how do his friends react?
14:25–50:33
4
How did Will's parents escape Papa Doc's Haiti and what risks did they face?
50:33–1:15:31
5
How did family dinners and parental discipline shape Will’s childhood memories?
1:15:31–1:17:28
6
Which comedians inspired Will and how did he first get into stand-up?
1:17:28–1:19:36
7
How did bombing at an early open-mic lead Will to improve his comedy?
1:19:36–1:27:12
8
What lifestyle changes did Will make around health, acting and touring success?
1:27:12–2:23:44
Speakers
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