Wanda Sykes Returns

26:22Did I really say that? No. What did you learn working in a writer's room? Well, AI, I can make you look like you did. Do it, do it, do it. When did you, because I always think, I don't know if you had the same experience, but once I got into a writer's room, I felt like I had been fish that had been flopping around in the desert for the first, you know, 20 something years of my life. And then someone put me into a pond. That's what it felt like to me. Did you feel that way about being in a writer's room? You know what? I was the only female writer. And the guys that I was with, they were so supportive.

27:07So, yeah, so I kind of just felt like I was at home. You know, they actually, you know, was a really big help because I would write things and there were just like these long monologues and Louis C.K., he was on the show and he looked at my stuff. He goes, Juan, do you have a lot of jokes? And he knew me from stand-up. He said, instead of writing these long rants, he said, look at the newspaper and just write a joke on an article. That's all. He said, this is what this is. He says, and then if you got a sketch bit, do that. Okay, great. And then every week I was just getting jokes in. You show up and you think, oh, it's I'm writing for Chris Rock.

27:52So I need to write this big, long monologue. You don't think that it's just kind of a rant. Throwaway jokes. Yeah. I need to write like this thing that goes on for a couple of pages. Right, right, right. So then once I got it, I'm like, OK, you know, I can follow directions. I got it. Yeah. What's a real discipline, too, because on Saturday Night Live, they used to say we do all our weird sketches in the week and then on saturday they would say come in in the morning and write weekend update jokes and just to supplement you know whatever herp sergeant and whoever was at the update desk was doing at the time um it was dennis miller i think just and you'd sit there and you'd just be going through the news and you started i started to learn right this is this is something i hadn't really done before but i see the game there's a game to this and you just got to try and figure it out but it was a great discipline um and so you do that and then what happens after you're done with the chris rock show what was the next step steve martin had a show um the downer channel and i had a meeting with him and i'm like it's steve martin i'm gonna i'm gonna do it yeah and when he pitched me the idea of the show i was like oh god this is awful this is gonna be awful and I don't even know if I'm right for this I'm like but it's Steve Martin so I was like yes and we did the downer channel and then from there I forgot what happened after that you lost a whole 15 years it says here you were in a coma for a while I think I worked on I think I worked on my hour That's what it is.

29:39Yeah. I went back to stand up and I was working on my hour. And that's when I think Tongue Untied probably came out. Yeah. That process of getting an hour, I don't think people realize because now the way entertainment works and streaming, the minute someone has an hour, sometimes even before they really have an hour. Before they have an hour. Before they have an hour, when they have 20 minutes, they need to come out with their hour special. and the minute it comes out, people can say, that was great. Where's the next one? Right. And it used to be, if you think about the history of this whole thing, people would develop vaudeville.

30:16They develop their hour and do it for 40 years. And now it's, that was great. Yeah. And so it's like a band that has their first album and it's everything they've been playing all those years. And people are like, that's fantastic. We need the next album in six months. Yep. Yeah. And they're like, huh? I can't. So that's a huge achievement to get that first hour. Yeah. And I'm, you know, I take at least three years. I think three years is the shortest time that I've turned around and did another hour. I usually take at least four or five years. You know, a tour with it. You got to, you know, when it's special.

31:00I mean, sometimes there's hours and then it's special. And I remember when I shot my first hour, the advice Chris Bra gave me, he said, make sure it's special. Don't go up there and do a set. Do a special. I'm like, okay, all right. Well, and then, you know, thinking about it, I was like, okay, now I get what he was saying. Because, you know, you can watch some stuff and you go, okay, that was an hour. Yeah. It was an hour. You legally met the requirement. Yes, exactly. Great job. They clocked in. Here is your certificate. Yeah, yeah. Clocked in. You have had this really great career where I stand up to your first love.

31:36Until now. Until terrific. Things are going great. What are you talking about? Until I got here. Oh, this. Oh. Look, present dip. Accepted. This is a low point. This is a low point. I gotta bounce back from this. When people do the podcast, I can see them often texting their agent while I'm talking to them. And it's usually what happened or we need to talk. It's time for a comeback special. Everyone does their comeback special after the Conan podcast. So about that dancing with the stars.

32:22Curb your enthusiasm. obviously you're you have such a strong uh undeniably unique comedic voice and I can tell like you with Larry is just if if someone long before you did it if someone had just said Wanda and Larry I'd have been like oh yeah that has to happen is that how you felt when that came about? I, you know, big fan of the show. Yeah. And I, I knew that one of the producers on the show and, and she said, we got to get you on there. I'm like, okay. Um, I would love to. I said, but look, I can't audition. I said, I'm horrible at, you know, in the audition process. Um, I said, and I, I don't, I, it'll just kill me if I'm like, just not funny in front of Larry David.

33:11I can't. So don't, please don't put me through that. I said, just, I'm just going to be a fan of the show she's like okay all right and then uh she said hey um we're shooting around the corner you know from you so why don't you come over to this car dealership because we're shooting here and um and larry just wants to say hi i said oh i get to meet him she said yeah yeah okay so i walk in and there's a larry and larry goes hey wanda i know that tush anywhere i was like i was like what the fuck did you just say and i said why would you say that and we would And we just got into it. He goes, you got the job.

33:46I'm like, what? She tricked me into auditioning. Hey, by the way, we were rolling. What is so funny, that's hilarious, but also when you hang with Larry, you're in the show. He is that guy. And you can be with him just hanging out at a party and he'll come in with a plate of food and you're talking to people and you're like, don't you kind of hate it when people interrupt you with a plate of food? And you're like, you're doing a bit. You're doing a bit. And you say, no, no. No, I'm just saying. You're like, there's no camera here. But it's delightful because you get to be, if you're in his life, you're on that show in some way.

34:24Okay, yeah. That's how it feels like. But yeah, you were just perfect. Yeah, I enjoyed it. But I don't like being around him, though. Honestly. Nobody does. So is that great? Nobody does. He likes making you feel uncomfortable. Like at lunch, I'm walking in and I see him coming and I'm like, oh shit. You know, I don't want to sit with him. I don't want to eat with Larry. He always has to eat alone. I don't want to eat with him. I go sit on with the grips. I'm like, I'm not. No.

35:03No, we should make it clear. No one wants to hang out with him. Okay, all right. He's always alone. Okay. He's always alone. All right. I think he loves to be he loves to be annoying. He just loves to. I mean, he loves that hitting that frequency. He's so good at it. He's the best, the best at it. I want to talk about your personal life for a second, because I find it interesting. I know you talked somewhere about how you thought coming out was important. It helped you get up in front of people and you felt like be more honest or before you had been holding back a little bit. Is that the case?

35:38Yeah. Yeah. Before, you know, it's I knew I that I had this, you know, secret or whatever. And so I had to have somewhat of a, you know, protection. And it's just sitting there in the back of your brain, you know. so it's like I don't want to push too much because somebody might yell out you know you're a lesbian or hey you're gay you know so it's like okay I don't let me just at arm's distance let me you know protect myself but once I came out it was like windows down you know roof back you know let's let's let's go so i just felt i just liberated that there was nothing uh that i had to hide you know it's like you were carrying something you put it down yeah or it's like a version of the funny hat or the sweater it's just like no no this is me and um yeah there's nothing you can say now to you know that that would you know hurt me or whatever yeah people shout that at me a lot A lot.

36:45You're a lesbian. You're a lesbian. It's usually just Sona. It's usually Sona. Sona follows me in the clubs. Well, maybe you shouldn't have gotten a tattoo.

36:59And I know I've met your wife. She's French. Yes, she is. And is there a culture clash there? Because with the French, you know, just like your wife, she's from this very different situation. How does it manifest itself in your relationship? of i mean everything i mean even from like just i mean food alone it's you know you there's no snacking so yeah snacks they don't do that i gotta like sneak get my snacks you know like i would like go out in the car eat a couple of taste chips and i come in the house he's like is that I smell Is that chips? Is she smoking? I'm sorry I saw you did She doesn't smoke, it's just how I see her I see her She has an invisible space cigarette Yeah That is fantastic Yeah, it's the three meals But they're great meals You know Because it comes with wine And champagne you know and there's like a little pre-meal before you know pre-snack before the meal maybe if you had wine with your potato chips yeah you should be okay with it we've done that you're there with your pringles she's like time for your perro you know and and there's a little like some pistachios maybe a little saucisson and some champagne i said oh i can get down with this this is now we talking you know and then you have your lunch and then you get to do that again for dinner you get to have a little pre-game yes for the dinner they know they know a thing or two in france about how to live yeah it's uh that we haven't figured out right we were in mexico and she wanted to buy these bowls and she was you know just you know going back and forth with the guy she also speaks spanish so she was going back and forth with a guy you know the guy was like 700 and she was like, no, four.

38:59And the guy was like, alright, you know, four. And I heard that he asked her where she was from. She said, oh, Belgium. So, she said she's from Belgium. So we get outside and I'm like, why'd you tell that man you're from Belgium? She's like, well, I didn't want the French to look bad.

39:20I didn't want you to think badly of the French.

39:29I'm like, that's the kind of shit French people do, you know? That's exactly what French people would do.

39:40You know, I'm not going to take responsibility for that, no. Now, you've got teenagers, twin teenagers. Do they think you're funny? Will they give it up? My kids are very wary of giving it up for me. Yeah. And I get it. They're like, they're very happy to put me down. And rightfully so. They do it. They love doing it. Olivia was like two, about two years ago. Yeah, Mother's Day. She gave me a pet rock. I haven't heard of those. I think those were big in like 1976, the pet rock. Yeah, and you could decorate it. You could put like the googly eyes on it and little crazy hair on it. And she was like, isn't that great?

40:27I was like, you know, my mother would have thrown this at me if I had given her a rock. I said, you are a very blessed little girl right now. But she thought it was funny. But, you know, to do that. So it's that type of thing where they know what I do and they know that people know me. so to them they feel like it's their job just to bring you down a little bit just to chop you down yeah a little bit so I you know I I get it um they did come to a show this summer I did a little European tour and they came to the show in Paris uh and they were the first to backstage and they were like oh mom that was so cool that was great okay wow you're you know so they enjoyed the show yeah but mom at home no i'm not funny they're yeah they're yeah they they don't give it up at all yeah yeah it's better that way i think so too wouldn't it be creepy if they're like you're just so funny yeah what yeah i know i'm not yeah yeah it was so funny lucas went through a little phase when he was like maybe 10 um because you know we're down in the streets and some people, you know, like, hey, Wanda, you know, Wanda Sykes, what's up?

41:51And they would go, why are they, why are people young? I said, I don't know. They just, you know, maybe that's somebody I went to school with or whatever. That would try to downplay it. Lucas went through this phase for like three months. Whenever I walked in the house, he would go, Wanda Sykes! I was like... Get up! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Make some noise! He just said, that's how people do it. So he's like, Wanda Sykes! That would be creepy. That would, yeah. Yeah. Let's talk about the movie because this is, I was saying your standup is your, feels like that's your lifeblood, but you're a good actor.

42:31You are a very good actor. And this opportunity to do this film, how did it come about? Undercard. Tamika Miller, the director and co-writer of the script, she reached out to me uh and she's like look I have this project it's for you I wrote it with you in mind uh I would love to send you the materials I'm like okay all right and I read the script and looked at the materials I was like oh and I said this is good and so I I called her I said, so Queen Latifah said no, right?

43:13And she was like, no, I'm telling you, I've had you in mind for this. So I was like, you know, I don't know if I can pull it off. I said, I've never done a drama. And she's like, believe me, just trust me, you can do this. And, you know, we met and kind of like went through the script. But yeah, and I was like, okay. And she just had so much faith that I could do it. I'm like, well, I'm going to prove her wrong. Really? You have faith in me, huh? Well, watch this. I'll show you. Yeah, but you do a very good job. And your character, whose name is No Mercy, that's her nickname. You have this world weariness that seems real.

44:00Like you're dealing with a lot. Your character is dealing with a lot and you're getting evicted and you're going through some intense stuff and you're going through intense stuff with your son and you aren't putting any comedy air quotes around it at all. Do you know what I mean? Yeah. Which I think is, that's another scary thing to do. Right. But you did it really well. Thank you. And I don't know, what is it like for you to sit and watch yourself in this situation where you are so not going for laughs? Did that feel scary at all to you? Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. I know, like, after a take, she would say, okay.

44:41And I said, you sure? She's like, yeah, I got it. And I'm like, yeah, but what, you know, is there something else that you need? She's like, Wanda, I got it. Let's come on, let's move on. But for me to go back and watch, I couldn't go watch the takes. And I'm glad she didn't say, you want to see it? So I didn't see it until it was completed. And then my notes, a lot of my notes were more about we were just, the story, moving the story along. It's so interesting because you go along in a situation where you know when something's working because you hear this very specific sound. But then you're in a situation where that is not the goal anymore.

45:25I mean, in the limited experience I've had doing any kind of acting, it's been, well, where's the laugh? You're like, there isn't one. You moron. Yeah. You moron. There's no, and you really need to shed all of that, put it away, because that is not the point of what we're doing anymore. Right. And this has nothing to do with that world. And so that's always a new level of terror because, you know, especially when you're trying these things and, you know, you're not 25. You know, like, okay, I've done some standup and now I'm going to try this. It's just a whole, you've been relying on a certain rhythm for a really long time and now it's this.

46:06It's, I don't know, I found it terrifying anytime I've had to be in that kind of situation, you know? Yeah, yeah, it is. But I knew I couldn't do it. You know, I was like, I said, Wanda, you cannot do the wink at the camera. You can't. You can't. Just one. You can't, you know, you just, yeah. You have to lock in. It's the only way this thing is going to work. And the crew, everyone who worked on that film, they were, you can see them like rooting for me. Oh, that's nice. the cast, everyone, you know, after that first day, they was like, oh, this bitch can act. Okay, come on, y 'all, let's move faster.

46:50Hey, hey, come on, come on. You know, she ain't bullshit. Come on, everybody, come on, come on, come on. I mean, everyone, I mean, everyone just like, oh, shit, all right. We might have something here. Let's go. So are you interested in doing more? That's always the question you'll be getting a lot is the acting, you know, just film acting, you know, doing this kind of, It's going to be project by project based on that. You know, I'm not looking for another dramatic role. You know, I like making people laugh. I want to, yes, comedy is my, that's my love. So I, you know, that's what I'm looking for next.

47:28Wanda, congrats. You're getting great reviews. Undercard is in theaters now. And I want you to come back soon because I love talking to you. You're hilarious. And you're also, I know you to be a really great person. So it's always a delight to hang with you. Thank you, Colin. And I hope now you're no longer indifferent. Well, you know, I love you, but we'll see.

48:00Well, Father's Day is coming up. Hint, hint. June 21st. We're not your children. What? My children are not getting me anything. So it's up to you guys to get me Father's Day. They have never bought into Father's Day, but you guys are going to. You're my employees and you have to. Well, guess what? Luckily, Macy's has a wide range of options, the expertise to help you find the perfect gift. Macy's is the answer for Father's Day. David, as my sort of surrogate son. Okay, aw, that's nice. The son that I hired to buy me things. Exactly. I hope that you're prepared. for this Father's Day and I hope you've consulted Macy's.

48:43Oh, I sure I have done both of those things. First. Oh, there you go. You love a pun. We got you a shirt that says The Grill Father. I love that shirt because you know what? I love the Godfather movies and I love grilling and they've combined them with The Grill Father. And are you ready to combine it even more? Let's see the next gift. Ooh. A ninja indoor grill. Can I see something? That looks really good. It does. And then, you know, sometimes when you're grilling, you know, you might want to get rid of that scent, that smell. So we got you some Dior cologne. Oh, is that Sauvage? It's Sauvage.

49:14Oh my God. I love Sauvage. And I love that it does mask the scent of charred meat really well. So happy Father's Day from us at Macy's. You know what? I want to say thank you. Those are cool gifts. I love it. Check out Macy's online gift guide for more ideas at macy's.com slash gift guide.

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50:23All right, now, David, you very kindly last night drove me out to Covina. Yeah. I am trying out some material and I went to the Chatterbox, which is a terrific comedy club that Laurie Kilmartin told me about out in Covina. And so you said, hey, I'll give you a lift very kindly. And you and I were driving and I tried to play my tunes through your car. Yeah. You said you wanted to be the DJ. I wanted to be the DJ. And you said, well, just use my phone because it's already hooked up. Yeah. So I got a brief glimpse. It was the biggest regret of my life. I got a brief glimpse, you know, because I see all of my, you know, I have my DJ list.

51:08Yeah. And it's all rockabilly songs and then The Clash. And then, you know, it's just this, it's all this different stuff, stuff from the 90s. But it's pretty fast rock. And, you know, sort of jet-fueled rock and roll, percussive. And then you said, just use my phone. and you hand me your phone. Why I did this, I don't know. And I can see your Spotify. Yeah. And what did I see? The first thing I saw. First thing, I hand him the phone and I just hear, oh my God. Oh no. What was the very first thing? It was a Hilary Duff playlist. And then I recently went to the Pantages to see The Notebook, the musical.

51:48So I was listening to it. I did too. The very first thing I saw was The Notebook and then like seven songs from The Notebook. Yeah. and then great soundtrack it is it is a great soundtrack I'm not aware oh okay is that what are the songs like is Notebook a song no Notebook I fill you with my thoughts you're a notebook Nixon was a crook you were a notebook okay so what it's based on the movie it's not a musical about a notebook it's based on the movie it's an opportunity it's a beautiful musical it's like picture if you and Ryan Reynolds were singing in that bit you did with him for The Notebook.

52:26Where I made out with Ryan Reynolds? Yeah. Yeah. Well, listen, that was the first thing I saw. Then there's a lot of Hilary Duff, who I think is lovely. I love Hilary Duff. Who doesn't? She's the best. Yeah. And then I started flipping through. You just had a... Oh, well, I'm going to see the Backstreet Boys next week, so I had them on there, too. All right. You know, it was fascinating. A quick glimpse into how we're different. A little bit. Just a little different. Just a little bit. Just a little bit. A little bit. A little bit. And no, it wasn't, it wasn't, I don't judge. I'm not a judge. Oh, you're not judging.

53:00Who are you talking to? I'm sorry. Let's take a poll. Who thinks Conan judges? I am not a guy who judges. No. I don't see how we're different. I only see how we're the same. Oh my, who is this guy? This is the guy I wish I was. Is it the guy I, I don't judge. No, it's not. I hate this guy. No. Yeah, I was. How long? I mean, what else would I have found if we had gone through? Seriously, let's talk about what else I would have found if I'd kept scrolling. Oh, God. Well, you would have found some audio books. I'm listening to one called You'll Never Know. I think you'd like that about. It's like a murder mystery kidnapping book.

53:42OK. It's really good. OK. You would have found some like, you know, any music that a 15 year old girl. Yeah. Some Sabrina Carpenter. So I get the most excited text from you the other night because you got last minute tickets to go see Hillary Duff. Yeah. And you lost your mind. I was. Which was very sweet. I like that. Dare I say it was the greatest night of my life. But you've seen me perform. Oh, dare I say it was the greatest night of my life. That's quite a dare you just took. It was in the same venue I've seen you perform at the Wiltern. Oh, she did a show at the Wilton. Yeah. So you said you saw her and that it was transcendent.

54:26It was like the crowd was incredible. She was amazing. She did all the throwbacks and some new ones from the unreleased album that you guys are all excited for. We should get her in here. I act like I could just summon her. No, this isn't one of those things where I. That's so sad. David just looked like I've arranged to have her here. David, who do you think I am? Aren't you like the Oprah of comedy? No, I'm really not. No. That's so funny. You looked for a second like, oh, my God. Well, David, guess what? We have a surprise for you. Oh, my God. I can have a publicist try to get her on the podcast and she'll probably say no.

55:04Oh. No, love to have her here, but she was a big part of your growing up. Everything, yeah. All her music, movies. What was the show she was on? Lizzie McGuire. Lizzie McGuire. They were supposed to bring it back and then it didn't happen. We're all devastated. Oh. The Lizzie McGuire movie, a classic. Okay. She was also in Agent Cody Banks. Agent Cody Banks, which you've watched. How do you know Agent Cody Banks? How did you know that? I was a big investor. Oh, okay. All right. Put everything I had into it. Did okay. Yeah. No, I don't even know why I know that. I just remembered her being in that movie.

55:41You were traveling somewhere and it was on. Oh, I think I watched it. It's one of those movies where I watched some of it over someone's shoulder on a plane without sound. So creepy. Conan! That's so creepy. That's a weird thing to say. Everyone does that. To just look at someone. Everybody watches, you're on an airplane flight and someone usually on the other aisle, like one or two rows up is watching a movie and you're too lazy, that being me, to like, I'm supposed to go find which movie I'm going to watch. But I just start looking over someone's shoulder and they're usually about a third of the way in.

56:17And I just start watching it without sound and trying to figure out what's going on. No one else has done this here? I've done it. I don't know. Have you guys done it? I don't. I've definitely peaked over to see what people are watching. I peaked over, but I'm not like full on watching. No, I'll kind of watch it because you kind of try and figure out what's going on. Oh, okay. I see. Cody's got to get his way out of that volcano. Oh, look, there's Hilary Duff. She must be the love interest. I don't know. You just watch those things. I've watched many movies like that. It's also way better than what happened to you on a plane where someone was watching you and saw you on a plane.

56:54I've had that experience where someone was watching a monologue of mine and looking over. And if the joke was good, they would turn and give me a thumbs up. I can't hear it because they've got their headphones on. Oh, God. And they were watching my monologue. And this is a bunch of years ago. And they were watching. It was when they have, you know, it's TV. so they're watching the show that was dropping right then that I had taped a few hours before. And this person kept, they would turn around and I can just see me making stupid gestures and looking like a fool. And then you can tell my rhythm and then I hit the punchline and the person turned to me on the first one and gave me a thumbs up.

57:31And I'm like, oh, well, that's good. And then I saw them, I was trying to rack my brain because just a few hours later, what was the second joke? Was the second joke any good? And then I kind of had a bad feeling And I can see, I know my timing and I see that I finished that joke and the person turns to me and did the gesture. I'm like, are we going to do this the whole flight? Good one. Not so good one. Anyway, so I had that experience. But I really do like watching someone else's movie and trying to figure it out. My last flight. So I'll get this. I was watching Heated Rivalry, but I like I'm on a flight.

58:07So I like sat with my phone like this. Blanket over you. Blanket over you. And no pants on. Wait, so you're basically watching, is it porn? It's not porn. Stop taking away from the show. I'm not trying to - It's tender and it's sweet. Yeah. No, but there's nudity. The first two episodes especially has nudity. The first two episodes are like real fun. There's butts. Well, we talked about it. Yeah, we talked about that and I think everyone's talking about Heated Rivalry now. They don't need any help from us anymore. Oh, okay. I think we got them safely launched. But you did it all? We did it in a way.

58:36But it isn't a movie you can comfortably watch or a show you can comfortably watch on an airplane. Yeah. Same thing happened to me. I'm watching the show Industry, which I love right now. And there is, and it's kind of all going fine. It's about finance, but sometimes there's some sex scenes and there is a, all of a sudden a reveal where she's wearing a huge strap on. And I, I like jumped forward in my seat to block. But the people next to me saw what I was watching. And that was horrible. Yeah. Well, they probably just thought, you know, suspicions confirmed. El Creepo in seat 7D. It's way better than the time where, so the Dark Knight Rises had just come out.

59:12And it was that time where it was on planes, but you couldn't watch it anywhere else. It was out of the theaters, but wasn't on streaming. And I just really, I spent, I'm not kidding, probably an hour and a half just watching the Bane scenes because it's just over and over. And then I realized what I was doing and I looked over and the woman next to me was horrified, like trying not to look at me. And I realized, oh yeah, I've just been watching Bane for an hour and a half. Why were you just watching the scene? It's cool, man. Bane's cool. Wait, what? You would just like finish it and then just rewind to that?

59:42Yeah, because, yeah. We just forwarded to Bane scenes? I was molded in the dark. What? You just forwarded to the scenes with Bane? Yeah, those are cool scenes. Bane's cool. Come on, guys. I'm not the only guy who thinks Bane's cool in here. Not at all. All right, well. I think we're out of time. The rap light is on. Let that linger. That is weird. Rap line. It came out. It came out. It came out. Okay, so. Wow. I completely derailed that. No, that's okay. I'm sorry. No, we can't cut that. We can't ever cut that. I thought we were sharing stuff of us on planes. When I rewatched Heated Rivalry, I forwarded to the sex scene like a normal person.

1:00:21But I just didn't know people forwarded it to all Bane scenes in the Dark Knight Rhymes. Not everybody. Bled. All right. Listen, I'm proud of everyone here. I don't even know why I said that. Oh, this is just a segment, right? Yeah. Okay, so there's no fun thing at the end where I go, our next guest. No, you just say bye. I so don't know what happens on this thing anymore. That's okay. Listen, you know what? You should be proud of your set list of music. Thank you. You know what I mean? It's yours. It means something to you. It means nothing to me. No. And I judge you for it negatively. You're welcome for driving you to Covina last night.

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