How Jeff Arcuri Went From Comedy Clubs to Netflix | Whiskey Ginger
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Welcome back to Whiskey Ginger, a wave series presented by FanDuel. Hey there, kiddos. October is almost here, and I am going to be performing with Dave Chappelle in Mesa, Arizona at Sloan Park where the Chicago Cubs spring train. Man, oh man, am I excited. I'm opening up for Dave Chappelle October 18th. Come out and see me, Mesa. AndrewSantino.com for those tickets. AndrewSantino.com.
In here, we pour whiskey, whiskey.
Ginger. I like gingers. Ladies and
gentlemen, welcome back to Whiskey Junior. My guest today is one of my favorite people on Earth. I say that for all my guests, but I mean him once again today. It's Jeff Akuri. Akuri.
Yeah. Isn't that the way to say it? That's actually technically the way you're supposed to pronounce it. Then nobody's ever done that before. No one should. That
was so dumb. It is dumb.
Jeff Akuri. I had an old Italian man call to me. He goes, this is the Akuri. Akuri. It's never going to be that for me.
Jeff Akuri. No, it's Jeff Akuri. Akuri. Akuri. Like fury. That's how white people say
it.
Akuri.
Arcuri. Arcuri.
Arcuri. Well, cheers to the Arcuri. Cheers, man. Cheers. We're drinking a little bit of Blanton's today on the show. Just a little bit of sip sap for the afternoon. Daytime whisk.
Mm-hmm.
Why do Andrew and Jeff joke about the correct pronunciation of Jeff’s last name?
I haven't had enough of that recently. Oh, man. Pretty good. That's great. It'll do something to you, right? Make you feel alive.
Oh, the trickle down of like that heat, you know, is so great.
That's why you got to drink it when you're stuck on a mountaintop somewhere. That's why they had those St. Bernard's with whiskey on there. St. Bernard's? Is that what it was?
Yeah. But wasn't that like a myth or something that like when the Titanic was sinking, they would drink? Like, the guy was like, I'm gonna take this drink to warm up, but it actually, it makes you think you're warmer, but you're not. You're actually the opposite. Well, who
would know? I mean,
they're all dead. Yeah, that's true.
Couldn't make up anything. Yeah,
they didn't have pods. They were having an
orgy on the top deck, I heard, when it was sinking.
Really? It's
a massive orgy. No, I don't know
who fucking, they're all dead. I believe
you.
They're
all dead.
They're all dead. No one knows. Some people lived. Who lived?
Rose. But she didn't save Jack. Would have never gone down like that. I'm like, babe, move over. This is crazy. It's a huge door. You're a tiny girl. Let me
on the raft. Isn't it nuts that Cameron did do an experiment? where he actually had people do an experiment in freezing temperatures to see if they could fit. And then at the end, he's like, yeah, I guess he could have. Yeah, we could have been on there. I'm like, what a waste of money that is. No, but that's very cool.
Yeah, you might as well try. Figure out... Well, because everyone on the internet has gotten something to say about it, no matter what it is. Everyone will have something to say about everything. And you know what they're saying right now? To go watch... nice to meet you now on netflix right now hell yeah dude go watch his new special he uh where did you tape that you taped it i just celebrity theater celebrity theater
yeah the phoenix the round
yeah i knew i knew because i'm an arizona state guy so i was like it was in phoenix but i don't remember where have you have you done that venue no i've done i don't remember the name of the places that we've done down there's a couple of theaters that we've done on the never the round we've only done the um Phoenix Live. The stand-up live
there is really good. Yeah, that's a
club. That's a
great club. It's like a 500-seater.
It's a good club. We did the theater down there, and I don't remember what it was called. I'm not good at that, dude. Oh, never.
I don't remember. You ever had that where you pull into a theater, and they're like... So it's the Capricious Theater, and you're like, yeah, man. Cool. And then you see, and then they're like, you know, fucking Nora Bell was here in 1902. Oh, Nora Bell, yeah. And you're like, oh, shit, yeah. But then I feel bad, because then I've done ones where other comics are like, yeah, it's fucking awesome, dude.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What does the episode intro and opening announcements cover?
0:00–1:28
2
Why do Andrew and Jeff joke about the correct pronunciation of Jeff’s last name?
1:28–5:13
3
How do Jeff and Andrew discuss the filming location and format of Jeff’s Netflix special?
5:13–20:54
4
What personal background does Jeff share about his family, moves from Michigan to Chicago and New York?
20:54–42:53
5
What does the conversation reveal about generational racism and personal anecdotes?
42:53–1:28:54
Speakers
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