In short
Hour 3 of The Rich Eisen Show focuses on Team USA flag football and Olympic preparation, plus a comedy segment and MLB playoff predictions. Guest 1: Darryl Doucette, Team USA flag football quarterback. Background: flag football QB who’s a diehard New Orleans Saints fan; played/competed in flag football long enough to earn a Team USA QB role; discussed trials and a 2028 Olympics goal (Germany mentioned for 2026 trials).
Key claims
Team USA won the Fanatics flag football classic; NFL stars were treated as peers; flag football is a distinct, non-contact, rules-heavy game (no stiff arms, different field dimensions, different blitz/sack timing, QB running restrictions).
Notable examples
Sean Payton watching his film (20 games); Tom Brady banter with referees; Team USA’s pick-sixes and defensive stops. Guest 2: Comedian Mark Normand. Background: New Orleans-to-New York comic; Netflix special None Too Pleased; touring (mumbo jumbo). Key claims/examples: talks Saints/Knicks fandom, career origin, and dad/parenting jokes. MLB segment: Rich and others debate Yankees vs Red Sox/Mets, emphasizing pitching and bullpen (e.g., Bednar) and the “cadence” of baseball.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOFlag Football Classic Insights
2:05 to 3:09
Discussion about the Flag Football Classic event and Team USA's win.
“We're going to bring him out in about 20 minutes time and have a good old time with him.”
Darryl Doucette's Experience
3:09 to 4:16
Darryl Doucette shares his feelings on being treated as a peer by NFL stars.
“And the quarterback for that team, Darryl Housh Doucette, is here on the Rich Eisen Show.”
Interacting with NFL Legends
4:16 to 4:36
Darryl talks about his interactions with NFL legends and their respect.
“So being with those guys and meeting Sean Payton, Sean Payton, when I go to introduce myself to him, before I can even get words out of my mouth, he said, hoosh, man, I've been watching film on your team all week.”
Understanding the Differences in Sports
4:36 to 8:25
Darryl explains how flag football differs from traditional tackle football.
“So just within that interaction with him made my weekend amazing.”
Camaraderie and Competition in Flag Football
8:25 to 9:50
Discussion on competition and desire for recognition among flag football players.
“We didn't want the names to overshadow the guys that's been playing this game.”
Preparing for the Olympic Trials
9:50 to 14:01
Darryl shares his journey and preparation for upcoming Olympic trials.
“Let's not go on it thinking that it's NFL tackle football.”
Team USA QB Darrell Doucette's Confidence
14:01 to 15:56
Darrell Doucette discusses his competitive mindset against NFL stars like Patrick Mahomes.
“They got to come out and learn the game.”
The Meaning of Representing Team USA
15:57 to 18:18
Doucette shares what being part of Team USA for flag football means to him and his aspirations for the sport.
“You know how they have like a true bowler, a professional bowler, and then like a star.”
Lighthearted Banter and Bowling Challenges
18:19 to 20:30
The hosts engage in playful banter about bowling, celebrity challenges, and Tom Brady's antics.
“focusing up on my upcoming trials into 2026 in Germany and then just continue to improve from there.”
Mark Normand on Saints, Knicks, and Comedy
23:51 to 28:01
Mark shares his sports fandom and experiences in comedy, including anecdotes about the Super Bowl.
“I'm going to bite on this one just to start.”
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Comedian's Journey from New Orleans to New York
28:01 to 28:36
Explore the unique challenges and experiences of starting a comedy career.
“think in copenhagen i mean he's a he's scared of flying so he drinks extra yeah to get through the air the plane and uh oh you know we're all over europe just yakking in random uh random cities Okay.”
Parenthood and Comedy: A Balancing Act
28:36 to 29:29
Discuss the impact of parenthood on a comedian's material and lifestyle.
“I went to New York after about eight months of doing stand-up and got mugged three times.”
Navigating the Internet's Cruelty
29:29 to 30:14
A look at the harsh realities of sharing family life on social media.
“Yeah, but I worry my Jamaican nannies with my kid more than me.”
Loyalty to the Saints: A Comedian's Perspective
30:15 to 31:18
Understanding the emotional rollercoaster of being a Saints fan.
“Well, the people attack the boy on the internet.”
Building a Podcast and Whiskey Brand
31:19 to 32:38
Insights into launching a podcast and creating a whiskey brand.
“Who was your favorite saint growing up when you were in?”
Comedy Specials and Collaborations
32:39 to 34:28
Discuss upcoming comedy specials and notable collaborations.
“And then the more successful, the closer to half court these courtside seats are going to get in Madison Square Garden?”
Opening Day and MLB Predictions
36:57 to 42:00
Anticipating the MLB season with predictions and team discussions.
“Cooper and I always surf into a public league on ESPN.”
Analyzing Team Dynamics and Player Transitions
42:00 to 43:40
Discussing the impact of recent player trades on team performance and fan sentiment.
“But, you know, can the moves, can the Sonny Grays kind of pick up the spot there in the pitching staff while the young guys, you know, toll and early, you know, get their bearings?”
Debate on Umpire Roles and Instant Replay
43:40 to 45:50
Exploring the charm and challenges of umpires in baseball versus the need for technology.
“I think this is not going to be as big of a hit as the pitch clock and stuff.”
Playoff Systems and College Sports Charm
45:50 to 47:40
Discussing the evolution of playoff systems in college sports and their impact on tradition.
“I'm keeping my finger on the chess piece.”
Transcript
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1:00Rich Eisen:This is The Rich Eisen Show. Hey, everybody. Can't get enough of The Rich Eisen Show? You're in luck. You can find us everywhere. Watch us weekdays on Disney Plus from noon to 3 Eastern. Miss the show? We've got a podcast so you can listen anytime. But here's the best part. Our YouTube channel. Subscribe at youtube.com slash richeisenshow and you'll never miss a moment. Now, on with the show. There are so many games that come down to the final shots. This is the Rich Eisen Show. Layup is good! St. John's wins it! Polgaris for three. Earlier on the show. ESPN college basketball analyst Seth Greenberg.
1:46Six-time PGA Tour winner Max Homa. Coming up. Team USA flag football quarterback Daryl Doucette. Comedian Mark Norman. And now, it's Rich Eisen.
2:02Rich Eisen:Hour number three of The Rich Eisen Show is on the air. The comedian Mark Norman is in our green room. We're going to bring him out in about 20 minutes time and have a good old time with him. None Too Pleased is his new Netflix special that's available right now. But don't watch it now because Mark's coming out here. We still have another hour to go. There's our phone lines to light up, 844-204-RICH. We'll have a conversation with you before we get out of Dodge on this Monday talking a lot about March Madness. Max Homa joined us as well, talking about TGL golf and so much more. But one of the items other than March Madness from the weekend that certainly caught a lot of people's eyes was the flag football classic that Fanatics held downtown in BMO Stadium, which is where the flag football Olympic competition is going to be held in 2028.
2:55Rich Eisen:And yeah, so much made of the star NFL players that were playing flag football. And, you know, many of them balled out. But the only winners were Team USA, the actual Team USA for flag football. And the quarterback for that team, Darryl Housh Doucette, is here on the Rich Eisen Show. How are you, sir? I'm feeling great. Wonderful, man. Thank you all for having me. I appreciate you joining the program here. so what's your takeaway from the weekend Darryl? Honestly it was probably the best week leading up to the game of my life those guys treated us awesome they treated us as peers you know shout out to Fanatics, OBB, the USA national team staff coaches everyone they they just treated us amazing And within everything, they treated us as peers.
3:49And I think off the field led up to the much more enjoyment that we had as a team on the field.
3:55Rich Eisen:When you say treated you as peers, were you talking about the NFL pro bowlers and stars and Super Bowl winners that were on the field, Darrell? Correct. The players to the coaches just within, I can only speak of my experience, but, you know, I'm a diehard Saints fan. and being around Drew and Kamara, of course, and I'm an LSU fan. You know, we had Joe Burrow, Jane Daniels. So being with those guys and meeting Sean Payton, Sean Payton, when I go to introduce myself to him, before I can even get words out of my mouth, he said, hoosh, man, I've been watching film on your team all week. I have to watch about 20 games of you, man.
4:32You're amazing. And he was like, you're from New Orleans and you know I love New Orleans. So just within that interaction with him made my weekend amazing.
4:41Rich Eisen:so you were blown away that he was watching your film and your tape yeah and him and coach shanahan as well he kind of spoke the same thing those guys obviously know each other and it was like oh flag football we didn't know what we were getting ourselves into it's much different from what we uh do on a day-to-day basis what about your interaction with tom brady daryl oh tom tom was amazing as well of course we had the facetime i was kind of nervous speaking with him over the FaceTime but he's so competitive even when we were on the field uh I had a little banter back and forth with Tom just to uh ruffle a little feathers but it was all fun and games and he showed his competitive spirit out there hold on a second you try to ruffle Tom Brady's feathers Daryl you did hey we we felt like you know it was our territory it was our game so I kind of See, you know, the rules are different.
5:38So he was kind of arguing about the rules, and I kind of just wanted to agitate the guys a little bit because that was my fun. And, you know, just being in the atmosphere with them, a lot of my teammates know I'm like that at practice. I like to just have fun. And if I see you upset about something, I try to just get under your skin even more, even though this probably meant more to me than it did to him. At the end of the day, it was just all fun and games with everybody.
6:02Rich Eisen:Oh, of course, of course. but I do have to ask, what did you tell Tom Brady? Like, how did you try to get in his grill, Daryl? I mean, it was just him arguing with the referee. It wasn't nothing out of the ordinary, but I was just like, more so, stop fussing with the referees and, you know, things like that, like, come and play football. We came to play football, not argue with the refs and stuff like that. It wasn't nothing crazy. Did he shoot your look? What was his response? yeah he didn't like it it wasn't pretty i said it wasn't pretty i bet i bet but again you know this is your territory it is your territory it is your sport or your version of it correct daryl so let me ask you how is it different how is it different um i think from the get-go when we were at the draft party everyone's seen the difference within those guys versus us and some guys asked our coaches like, wait, all of your guys are pretty much under six feet.
7:06And that's not that we meant to do it that way. That was just how it ended up happening. And, you know, when we lined up at the draft party next to those guys, I think Ashton Jensen might have been the only guy that was around 5 '8". Everybody else was much bigger than us, especially like strength-wise, you could tell the difference. And Kevin Hart, the first thing he said was, oh, these guys look fast. So you could tell like the body type is a lot different But when we stepped on the field, we kind of showed our speed, our agility We kind of get low, they were a lot more physical with us And we thought that them trying to pull out flags was going to make a difference in the game And it showed, you know, we had Velt, he made some amazing moves out there Nico made some amazing throws Our receivers ran great routes The defense, you could tell that they was together out there by us catching some of the pick sixes and getting stops.
8:00I actually thought we played a lot better than I initially thought going into those games.
8:04Rich Eisen:Do you feel, Darryl, that you proved that you should be the representatives for the Olympics and no NFL players current or past are necessary to win a gold? I'm not going to say that. I mean, everyone wants to win gold for our country, but we just didn't want to be overlooked. We didn't want the names to overshadow the guys that's been playing this game. It was never NFL versus Team USA or versus flag football players. It was more so like, let us get our opportunity. Let's let us get our shine and let's compete together. Let's strengthen each other, meaning all the flag guys could help the NFL guys with things and the NFL guys could help us with things.
8:49it was never about them versus us and i don't plan on it even being like that like those guys i thought i would have a lot of negative things to say after the weekend and all like i think it was all the positivity all the positivity that those guys showed towards us if you don't mind
9:04Rich Eisen:me asking why would you where your your guard was up to see if they would respect you as as athletes as performers like what what i don't mean in you know infer but what what what why were your why Why was your guard up in that regard? I think just leading to everything that went on from 2024 and some of the comments I made, the media, the way they portrayed me, the way they portrayed some of my team. It just looked like we were scared to go in competition with those guys. And those guys from the get-go, when they met us, they talked to us, they treated us as peers. They treated us as one of them.
9:44And we just want our lane to be our sport. And hey, if you're going to come and play flag football, treat it as flag football. Let's not go on it thinking that it's NFL tackle football. Let us stay in our lane with it being flag football. So if you step in the flag football field, let's not worry about tackle football. So it's just different sports. And that's what we want to keep it as.
10:04Rich Eisen:Well, I guess, again, listen, and I say this coming from a spot where, again, I love having you on here. And by the way, Daryl Housh Doucette here on The Rich Eisen Show. So from the NFL's perspective, it's an important part of the football world is flag football. Part of that is because it is football and it's a way to get fans interested in the sport. Another way is to get kids out there. So folks view this as kids are playing it. So these guys are playing a kid's game, which you could say the same thing about tackle football. Right. But I'll give you the floor on again. what makes it different and yet still so serious that it is a skill level that you and the rest of your Team USA teammates are good at?
10:55I mean, from the get-go, the physicality is a lot different. We'll start there. It's not a physical game. It's five versus five, non-contact. It's on a 25-yard width field from the back of the end zone to the other back of the end zone. is 70 yards, 50 yards from end zone to end zone. So that right there, the field and how many people makes it different. Another thing about it is we can't jump when we have the ball. We can't stiff arm. It's flag guarding if you stiff arm or if you try to run somebody over, it's going to be illegal contact on the offense. So the things that people are accustomed or trained to do and tackle is different offensively.
11:37The quarterback either has seven seconds to throw if they're not being, well, seven seconds to throw no matter what. But if you're being blitzed and you get sacked, I mean, that's the defensive part. They're seven yards back blitzing. So the quarterback don't necessarily have seven seconds. But if, let's say, they're scrambling around, they will only have seven seconds to scramble around in the backfield. Also, the quarterback can only run. Well, the quarterback can never run. So if someone gets under center or whoever gets the snap at first is labeled as a quarterback. If they give it to someone else, now they're eligible to run unless you're within five yards of the end zone.
12:16So those are like different things that offensively that they had to learn. And defensively, I would say the rush is seven yards back and you can't jam. You can't really hold and wrap up. So the physicality is one of the main differences.
12:32Rich Eisen:So let me say it then. I mean, just hearing that and watching it as I did this weekend as well. to be able to play instinctively, you have to know this stuff cold, right? Yeah. And so if you don't know this stuff cold, you maybe not play as well as somebody who knows this stuff cold, like you and your teammates. Because at the end of the day, that's what the best team to be putting out there for the Olympics would be. Does that make sense, Darren? I mean, I definitely agree that you have to know what you're out there doing. But it's so much talent across the USA. And it's only going to continue to get better over time.
13:12So it may be some NFL guys that make the team or make the tryouts, but they have to be dedicated to the time that they're going to put out because it's going to be a lot of talent that's going to be competing to get on that team. My spot isn't promised I have to try out every year. We actually have trials next month in a few weeks to actually make the team to go to Germany this upcoming summer. So it's a repeated cycle. everyone is going to continue to get better and better and we have to stay on our game as well when when does everything start to try and make the olympic team for you um in 2028 in 2028 we don't know the exact details of the way things are going to be run at that time but all i can say is i know what we're going through what's the cycle right now i don't know if things is going to change at that time but i'm gonna continue to go out and just worry about self and give my 100 percent and control what I could control do you want to hit the Mahomes thing here because again
14:10Rich Eisen:I think that's what you're referring to before right about what you said about Mahomes or or or I'll give you the floor so you can explain because I think everyone you know when your name comes up it's like you know you said that you're better than Patrick Mahomes as a football player or no well well within that interview they only took a quote out and what what I truly was saying was if me and him stepped on that field today that's how I felt and the person that I am if you haven't done anything that I've seen with my own eyes or others seen then I'm gonna feel the way I feel and I felt like me being a team USA QB you have to come and show me that you're gonna take my spot so that was the take on it but what I initially truly meant was by y 'all just giving a name they shouldn't automatically just be able to come and take our territory from us because of the names.
15:01They got to come out and learn the game. And I think that was part of our mission as Team USA was to go out and compete with these guys and to show that we're just as talented on this flag football field, even though we know they are the greatest athletes out there. And if they took the time out and learned it and everything else, yeah, they probably would put 12 or 10 guys on the Olympic team from the NFL, not taking anything away from any of those guys. But I was just speaking upon myself. I know what I bring to the game. I know how long I've played the game, studied the game, and I just wanted my fair opportunity.
15:34And I spoke out for all of my brothers across the globe that flag football is different, and we just wanted an opportunity not only to go out and show up with talent, but to share the same space as well. It's not them versus us. It's flag football, it's only. And NFL, it's only two different sports. And let's all come together as one and go out and win goal together. All right. I like it. Yeah, you're clapping over there, TJ, right? I mean, great answer. Yeah.
15:59Rich Eisen:I'm with it. you know yeah awesome uh before i let you go is it true you're better at bowling than who you are better at bowling than yourself and flag football you're better like you're like if that you're you're no i'm a better flag football player than bowler but i am uh i am i think i'm a pretty uh decent to great bowler okay uh go ahead chris could go ahead could you beat mookie betts at bowling let's do it let's do it what do you think you know what honestly this is the first time I've actually spoke this into the media, I would love to do like one of those celebrity games. You know how they have like a true bowler, a professional bowler, and then like a star.
16:39I would love to be a part of that. And yes, I think I could beat Mookie Betts.
16:42Rich Eisen:There you go. We get Hoosh, Mookie, and Chris Paul. Let's go. There we go. Drone Bettis? I think T.O. Wasn't T.O. one of the bowlers that normally take part of it? Maybe. It seems like T.O. could do anything so how many 300 games have you rolled um honestly i'm not sure off the top of my head but i know it's double digits okay wow we'll take it all right last one for you daryl um what would it mean to make team usa for the olympics what would it mean for you to be in a procession for an opening ceremony uh representing america for flag football daryl i think that's the bucket list i've been checking off a lot of things lately this past weekend i never would have thought that would have happened.
17:27So being able to add that to my bucket list and check it off, the Olympics is the pinnacle. I think that's where I would retire at and just say, hey, call it a career. It's a great time. But I think that's the pinnacle, holding up that gold medal, representing flag football. I played it since I was a little boy as a child, seeing that the sport is in college and hopefully it's a professional sport. it looked like it's going in that direction and I'm just glad I'm able to be a part of it and witness how great this sport has been taking off across the globe.
18:02Rich Eisen:You and I and this show are officially connected so we'd love to keep in contact with you and follow you on your journey over the next couple years. I appreciate it. It's in two years and I'm going to continue to get better year by year focusing up on my upcoming trials into 2026 in Germany and then just continue to improve from there. Well, at the very least, Darrell, you've survived telling Tom Brady to quit crying. You survived that. Did I sum up your commentary? No, I'm not going to let you put words in my mouth. I just told them leave the referees alone. That's all I say. Let's play football.
18:44Rich Eisen:Yes, you were supporting officiating. That's correct. Thanks for the time. Appreciate it. Congrats on the weekend. That was awesome, bro. That's Darryl Houshouset. Yes, sir. Your Team USA flag football quarterback right here. Tell Tom Brady to quit crying. That had to feel so good for him, man, to go out there and chill out like that. These are the rules, Tom. Stop. I've forgotten. This is great. And again, we had Michael Rubin here. And kudos to them. I think the story he told is when this event got moved to Los Angeles, right? that let's you know what we're gonna do let's let's have the the players the star football nfl players let's have team usa and then team usa shows up they balled out and i just love hearing that he said that they were treated like peers yeah that was how cool is that somebody from louisiana is being told by sean payton man i'm watching your film you're damn good like that's what it's all about yeah you could tell right a lot freaking cool and it was the best introduction to to the world to have yeah the nfl players kind of help elevate these guys yeah you go All right.
19:49Rich Eisen:Pretty dope. All right. Now we got to get Mookie Betts to bowl against him. I mean. I got that going for us. That was awesome. You know him. So you can make it. Okay. Yeah. And you know Jerome Bettis. Mr. Pickleball. Well, Bettis, I can get that done. That one I can get done, like today. Let's do it. Let's have a Rich Eisen Bowl. Celebrity Bowl-a-thon. Celebrity Bowl-a-thon. Yeah, we'll raise money for charity. There you go. And then Hush will come in and dominate that too. And tell Tom Brady, quit crying. Stop rolling gutter balls, Tom. Let's get Jerome on. Don't you know how to play bowling?
20:17Rich Eisen:Tony had a bowl. Stop. I'm going to stop putting words in his mouth. Get him in trouble. I don't want to do that. By the way, that accent was so cool, too. And by the way, at yo underscore everything is how you can follow Daryl Doucette on Instagram. We take a break right here. Mark Normand is about to join us. The comedian. Let's have some fun with him. Coming up next.
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23:29Rich Eisen:Mark Norman is here on the Rich Eisen Show. We're back on our radio terrestrial coast-to-coast Sirius XM. We just saw a clip of None Too Pleased. Available now on Netflix. The new comedy special. MarkNormanComedy.com is how you can see this man on his mumbo jumbo tour dates later on this month. Portland, Maine, Providence, Rhode Island, and Lexington, Kentucky. Mark Norman is here on the program. I'm going to bite on this one just to start. Sir, Saints and Knicks fan, what is that all about? Well, I'm from New Orleans. So that's your Saints. okay uh who dat we won the super bowl okay was that 2010 20 2009 nine yeah right around it after katrina uh it's all downhill since then we lost drew breeze but now i live in new york for about 20 years and my buddy sam got me into the knicks and sam moral yeah he's been here on this program you do your pod with him exactly you might be drunk and he's gotten some he got me in with uh courtside seats oh so then once you do that you can't go back it's like blue chew you know you know court well i don't know about court side seat oh wait the facial hair the body you're getting pretty dilfy oh really yeah i had no idea you're a hunk you're like a professor who sleeps with students you're looking good i feel i could i could i could fill in on steve curl's new new uh new tv show rooster that's it yes you're watching it i've seen all the billboards i'm staying on sunset okay nightmare they're keeping me up it's coming into my room.
25:01Rich Eisen:They are everywhere. I agree, and they're all very bright. So, the Knicks are what? They're cooking. They're having a good run right now. Okay. All right. And is Sam he got the courtside seats, huh? Well, yeah. You can hit your agent up. That's how it works? Yeah. So, I think when he signed with them, he was like, I want Knicks courtside, and then I'll sign up. And they were like, all right, we got you. Well, I don't mean to get you all riled up, but these guys have met you you guys have all met before yeah yeah i mean it's you know mark you came out you said nice to meet you we've met before we've all been but he says that to people he doesn't i do that all the time with people that i i feel like you know i've met before i shouldn't it's not that you just give you the hey yo i mean okay we've been shirtless together uh what backstage uh on the arizona state campus and uh two years ago with burt christ there it is there's the photographic evidence.
25:55Wow, that looks like January 6th. Well, except I'm there. Oh, yeah. Geez, I don't remember that at all. That's a wild night. There's Gillis there. Yeah. Wow. Dave Williamson. Yeah, that was a wild ride. We were doing the arena a couple shows. Super fun. In Phoenix. Yeah. Right before the Super Bowl. Yes, exactly. And then the Eagles lost. Because Bert didn't know he gave like 500 ,000 thousand dollars for tickets and he wasn't sure oh yeah where they were right yeah he bought tickets
26:30Rich Eisen:for his whole crew and he had no idea it was costing him 120 thousand dollars and then he didn't and then they're like we'll send the tickets to you you know two days before the game he bought them sight unseen wow well that's the price of being an alcoholic although he's sober now so he is that back yeah he's back looks amazing he's got abs i know i saw that i don't understand what's happening right here. Might be Ozempic. So you know each other. That's right. Like for five minutes. Five minutes. Good to see you again. Shared some beers. Taylor Heineke was there. Who else? Gabe Davis. Yes. Yes.
27:05Good times. Do you remember that or are you just saying that? I remember Gabe. Well, he's a hunky cool dude. Okay. These guys are a dime a dozen right now. You're like background actors. You show me Gabe Davis or McCaffrey, now I'm on my knees. That's right. Did you go to that Super Bowl where you one of the crew? Yeah, were you part of the seats? I went, yeah, I went and I was with him? With Bert. So you were in the seats that he didn't know he bought sight unseen? I guess so. And they weren't bad. They weren't bad seats. Uh-oh, you went higher register. You know what higher register? They weren't bad.
27:35That's it. That means you don't really believe them. I would say middle, middle tier. They weren't floor, they weren't nosebleed, they were in the middle. Okay. But I'll take it. It's a Super Bowl for Pete's sake. Yes, you will. Yeah, I'll take anything. I've eaten all your snacks. how'd you meet burt how'd you cross paths with him you know just comedy we did a we did a european tour together back when he was in like the height of his booze um we puked at a couple airports i think in copenhagen i mean he's a he's scared of flying so he drinks extra yeah to get through the air the plane and uh oh you know we're all over europe just yakking in random uh random cities Okay.
28:14You'll get to know somebody that way. We got close. Yeah. Saunas and same bed.
28:21Rich Eisen:So you started your career in New Orleans? Is that what it was? You started doing all that stuff there? Yeah, I started comedy in New Orleans, which is like, it's weird. It's this entertainment town. It's music. It's booze. It's a bachelor party. It's Mardi Gras. But comedy doesn't work there. So I had to get out. I went to New York after about eight months of doing stand-up and got mugged three times. I got bed bugs. Oh. city tries to spit you out yeah but now we're good okay and now you're doing your your comedy is somewhat dad based or anything like that a little bit more than it's ever been before of course you gotta you gotta evolve you gotta go with the with what you know and uh your child is how old right now uh 14 months yeah because by the way he said before during the commercial i heard this he's a year and two months and i thought wait a minute you thought you had one kid because normally you'll go, Mike, I've got kids who are one year and two months.
29:15Rich Eisen:I was trying to do the math how you actually pull that off. Right. And then I realized you were talking about one single individual. Yeah, well, it's a little thing we call neglect. I'm here. I should be changing diapers, but I got to make money. I got to provide. That's right. Yeah. That's what you got to do. Yeah, but I worry my Jamaican nannies with my kid more than me. I came home, his first words were yaman. So I'm worried he's going to get on a bobsled team or something. But, yeah, I got to get back home. What's his name? We went with Adolf. Wow.
29:50Dude, come on.
29:53Rich Eisen:I didn't see that punch coming. That was not telegraphed at all. Neither did Rihanna. Wow. Oh, boy, it's early, huh? Oh, my God. It is early. It's always too soon for that. For sure. Seriously, what's his name? Please say Adolf again. That would be funny. I feel weird because... Oh, you want to mention? Well, the people attack the boy on the internet. Oh, we don't want that. We want that. They're cruel. A 14-month-old? I know. What the hell? I don't show the face either. I don't do that much. Oh, that one I understand. Yeah. Do you post your kids publicly? Well, actually, some of them have been...
30:30All three of them have been on this show. What? That's adorable. Good for you. Thank you. Who turned you down? Cranston? Cranston? You had to pull the kids in quick.
30:41Rich Eisen:I did. Pull the slot. I just had to throw them in here pretty much. But, you know, yeah, but I understand that. 14 months old, that's terrible. All right. I know. It's crazy. Okay. The Internet is cruel. Right. And so your Saints, where do you think we're going with them? Well, it's an abusive relationship, not to do a callback. But I just can't get too invested because they break your heart every time. But I love them. So do you still follow them at all or no, not really? You're out. I sense you're out right now. I do one eye open, check the score, and I walk away. Well, they could turn around.
31:18You never know. That's what they say every year. I know. But I love them. But, yeah, it hurts. We miss Drew. Who was your favorite saint growing up when you were in?
31:29Rich Eisen:What was his name? Hebert? Yeah, Bobby Hebert. Bobby Hebert was the guy. Right. He sounded the part. He sounded like, you know, the water boy. He's the real deal. yeah exactly sounded just like the water boy yeah real cajun a little cte but we didn't know what it was back then jake delolm as well same thing oh yeah well he was a panther so um we might be drunk you would sam morrow how'd we come up with this podcast idea well we say uh silly things we we shoot off the hip and uh so we said let's call it we might be drunk so if we ever get in trouble we can just blame the alcohol that makes sense yeah like justin tiberlake and um he was drinking and me and Sam now sell a whiskey.
32:10Oh, really? Yeah, Bodega Cat. It's a rye. Okay. Yeah, it's cooking. It's really selling. Why do we call it that? Well, because we're New York guys, and we got the Bodega, and everybody loves a Bodega Cat. You walk in, you see them sleeping on the bread. Oh, I see.
32:25Rich Eisen:Okay, so you're naming it off of the animals that normally are in bodegas in New York City. Yeah, it's kind of a weird city cliche, and everybody loves seeing the cat there, So we said, hey, that makes you happy. So does alcohol. Okay. And then the more successful, the closer to half court these courtside seats are going to get in Madison Square Garden? We're doing courts right now. That was Burt. Those were the bad seats. I know that. But you're courtside in Madison Square Garden. Yeah. That's all the agents. Okay. Like, look out, Jimmy Fallon. And, you know, Ben Stiller might suddenly be kicked because Bodega Cat is crushing it.
33:03I was sitting next to Ben Stiller a couple weeks ago. We did Jimmy Fallon. There's a photo on my Instagram if you pull it up. I have proof. Spike Lee's out there, Jon Stewart, Shalamoo. It's a good time. Shalamoo. Whatever his name is. The guy who hates ballet. I forgot his name. He's a real fan, at least.
33:23Rich Eisen:He's a real fan. You know what I mean? And he's from Manhattan. Like he travels with the Knicks. They're in the playoffs. Is that right? Yeah, man. Whoa. Yeah. What is he, a gold digger? They don't call him Shalamoo for nothing. I guess not. I don't think they call him Shalamoo, as a matter of fact. I could have something like that, but he had a tough go at the Oscars. I'll tell you that. He did indeed. None Too Pleased is available right now on Netflix. Why'd you shoot it in Colorado? Well, I'd never been to Boulder, and we sold a ton of tickets there, believe it or not. So I said, let's just shoot it there.
33:51We have more chances to get it.
33:53Rich Eisen:All right. Get a good one. Okay. And that's available right now on Netflix. Portland, Maine, Providence, Rhode Island, Netflix, Kentucky. You'll be back for the Netflix is a joke fest, Hollywood improv. I just saw Jeff Ross just announced Kevin Hart's going to get roasted. I'm trying to get on that puppy. I would love to get on that dais. Let's do it. Well, hey, talk to the Jews. But, yeah, watch the special. Well, there's one in particular named Jeffrey Ross. Oh, yeah, that's true. You must know Jeffrey. Oh, we go way back, yeah. Jeff, he's got a special coming out, I think, in a couple weeks.
34:27Yeah, the take a banana for the ride. Look at you. You're on it. Well, you baldies stick together.
34:33Rich Eisen:We do. Yes. Yes. I actually saw that when he was performing it at Netflix is a joke two years ago. Whoa. Oh, yeah. I saw him off off Broadway, sir. Oh, yeah. Come on. But I write a little more two years ago to Mark Norman comedy dot com for tickets and dates on on on seeing you're at the Hollywood Improv. Netflix is a joke festival on May 5th. But great to see you here. Please stop by when you're back in town again. Rich, you're the man. Thank you. Please watch or I'll be working at the airport soon. I heard they're hiring. They are indeed. I think they could use you. Yeah. Right now. None to please available right now on Netflix at Mark Normand on Instagram.
35:11Rich Eisen:We're back to wrap up this show in just a matter of moments.
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37:08Rich Eisen:I'm going to have to choose that team. Cooper and I always surf into a public league on ESPN. Now it's the first time we'll do it where it's part of it now. Do it. That's Wednesday. Let's do this right here, right now. Which team lasts longer in the playoffs? of all of ours? Yes. Is this Jamo getting the Dodgers? This Jamo is not getting the Dodgers. 100 % I am. No, you're not. No, you're not here all the time. You don't count. 100 % I am. No, you're not. 150%. No, you're not. Yes, I am. You're not a Dodger fan. I'm sorry. You've been a Dodger fan for a year and a half. That doesn't count. Yes, it does.
37:45O'Shea will back me up.
37:46Rich Eisen:Well, then you're not invited. Next O'Shea. Then you're not invited. I will. Because I would not throw my hat in the ring against the Dodgers at all. No, me neither. Why would I? they were the best team last year the Blue Jays came as close to anybody as knocking them off because they could put the ball in play and they also threw split fingered fastballs like demons and the Dodgers clearly showed that they could be you know beaten and if it wasn't for a toenail here or a ball that gets stuck in a wall there and a brilliant button push here and there by the manager, they would have lost. But who's lasting longer?
38:30Yankees.
38:31Rich Eisen:Red Sox, Yankees, or Mets? I got to say the Sox. All right. Not surprised. We're all going to pick our own team, right? That's correct. So you're not. Who are you taking? Which one of our teams would you take? You'd take the Yankees. Yeah. What about them has shown you that they can do it? We've got a better pitching staff. I'll tell you that. Is Garrett Cole healthy? Yes, he will be. By May. By May, I think he will be back. Schlittler, Freed, Cole. Your pitching staff is filthy. That's what I'm saying. The pitching staff is better. The starting staff is better. Crochet might be the better out of all.
39:10Rich Eisen:Your number one's not as good, but overall, I think you're probably better. What about your closer? Who's your closer?
39:17Rich Eisen:It's Bednar. Bednar. I mean, it was the seventh inning guy for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. Bednar. Listen, I don't need your rail birding here. You're out. You're out. You're out. You're not a Yankee fan. So you can't sit here and even defend the Yankees. You can't. The dual hat's going on now. The dual hat's. Boo. I think your concerns the last few seasons are still pretty big concerns. Yeah, because they've run it back. Yeah. They've run it back. If the Yankees had somebody like Stephen Kwan at the top of their lineup, it would be insane. Ducks on the pond for everybody else. But there's still a strikeout heavy home run all or nothing.
40:01Rich Eisen:I can't wait to watch the Yankees every day. I love it. I love the cadence of baseball. There's nothing like it. I cannot wait to have that as part of my everyday life, is sitting down and turning on yes and listening to Kay and the rest of that incredible crew do their jobs. I love it. My youngest son loves it. It's like it's a hum to your everyday living that I can't wait to see. But I just know there will be innings of walk, strikeout, walk, strikeout, out. Or walk, home run, two-run shot, hey. Strikeout, strikeout, hit, hit, strikeout. Like that's, it's like watching the team that goes punt, punt, touchdown, punt, punt, touchdown.
41:01Rich Eisen:You know what I mean? Team USA, very like the Yankees. It was a lot like that. Two out rallies. You can't do that every year. That was the game against Venezuela. They got a man on base in the 5th, 6th, and 7th with two outs. And that's what the Blue Jays were not. The Dodgers are not. But I'll still take the Yankees to last longer than the Red Sox and the Mets. Look, the Red Sox, a lot of the stars of the WBC were Red Sox players. That's true. There's a lot of momentum coming in. Made a lot of not like splashy moves, but the right moves, I think. I think Boston's going to be there. Well, Roman Anthony could be the Jackson Smith and Jigba of baseball.
41:46Rich Eisen:He could be kind of a breakout star. He's a breakout star. Breakout star. Only 21. Dude. William Bray, who had a great WBC for Venezuela. Masa's back hitting healthy. He played great for Team Japan. Right. But, you know, can the moves, can the Sonny Grays kind of pick up the spot there in the pitching staff while the young guys, you know, toll and early, you know, get their bearings? What about you? Look, you know, as a fan, you kind of had your heart broken a little bit this offseason with this team, right? With so many of the fan favorites leaving, being traded. What do you mean by you? The Mets fans.
42:24Rich Eisen:Talking the Mets fans. Oh, okay. Yeah. So look, man, we'll see. What's it come down to all the time? Pitching. obviously, right? Peralta, that was great. Happy to see him there. I hope Clay Holmes keeps throwing it in your face since you love to talk so much noise about him. Who? You. Talk noise about who? Shmay Shmoms. I mean, Shmay Shmoms, yeah. But now you've got Shmevin Shmilliams. So yeah, we'll see. I love the Bo Bichette edition. You're going to miss Pete Alonso. I mean, that's the thing. No one knows more than Brock. You love Pete Alonso. I personally love Pete Alonzo. Dude, let me tell you, man.
43:03Rich Eisen:If I had to name 10 players who the Yankees could never get out, you know, a third of them are Astros now on different teams included, except Bregman, Altuve. Devers. Devers, my God. Just can't get them out. Alonzo's one of them. Yeah, yeah. So I was happy to see him go. But he's now on the Orioles. That's a problem. The Yankees are going to see him more. Yeah. which is a nice signing for the Orioles. Yeah, I think so. We'll see, man. You're right. The cadence, the daily checking in. I'm excited for baseball. And ABS, man. I know. You don't like it. I think this is not going to be as big of a hit as the pitch clock and stuff.
43:48Rich Eisen:It doesn't take much time out. I'm telling you, just wait till you see it in action. I don't think this is going to be home. I have seen it in action, and we would have seen it. Spring training is a little bit different than that. Again, the World Baseball Classic, all right, the game against the Dominican Republic would not have been over. No. There would have been runners on the corners with two outs against Mason Miller. And guess what? The sun came up the next day. No, I understand it did. Everything's fine. But you, you know, the umpires screwing things up is part of the charm. It is. Of the sport.
44:21Rich Eisen:It is not. It is not. It is. It is part of it. It's not charming. There's nothing charming about it. It's infuriating that you use it. I would ask you to use a different adjective. I think we have gone a little bit too far on the replay stuff across all sports. And I just wanted to see if it works. If it works. It will work. I'll admit that I'm wrong. But I think we've gone a little bit too far. I think. We have it. Use it. We have it. Use it. It's always been my mantra. And why do we have umpires at all? because you still you can't have it entirely but you actually can but we choose to have umpires because of the human element of the game you still need to see someone directly on top of it whether somebody's uh safe or home you could do all of this auto you do everything automated not really not really you can't do that that you know it's there's there still needs to be a human element but at the end of the day if there is a one human moment that can be removed at the most important time and you can use it go ahead and use it i stopped by uh we we live near harvard westlake's baseball field and they were having a game and there was one umpire right game was fine kept it moving no one complained right and it was over and two you know i mean like yeah but that's come on man it's we're talking major league baseball world series playoffs come on now if you can go like this and say that was a ball and it's a ball when a playoff game ends on this everyone is going to be so pissed and i'm going to be sitting right here okay to tell you and you'll say it's charmless i'll say i just remember all the time uh hearing that it was charming and part of the charm of college football to have a bunch of writers decide who wins and who loses and that it would if we remove that and had a playoff, then the charm of the sport would be removed of having every week count that everyone needed to be undefeated in order to win a national championship.
46:24Rich Eisen:And you have to have the charming people who from the Associated Press decide who wins and who loses, who goes home and who does not, or goes home a winner or not, because there would never be a national championship game. And now I think it's more charming to see it the way that it's going we've also gone a little bit too far um why by letting what they want to expand well we're perfecting teams perfecting it uh college basketball there was talk of 128 teams like that would and we've gone a little bit too far each time there were i will i would agree that there's there's too far that there is some too far but abs is not too far i'm i'm i'm looking forward to it i i will keep my finger on this chess piece again we'll see you're keeping your finger on the chess piece.
47:10Rich Eisen:I'm keeping it on. I'm keeping my finger on the chess piece. But again, the number of people like, oh, don't have a college football playoff that's so charming to have every week matter and then leave it up to some guy in some plaid jacket with a cigar in his mouth to decide who's the national champion or not. In the meantime, let's just keep it all on the field and let me decide who's the MVP of the NFL with my vote. You got that wrong so we're 0 for 1. Didn't get it wrong. 0 for 1. I couldn't have gotten it more right. Oh, my God. Did I get that right? So happy about that. Too bad. And I'll keep bringing it up.
47:49Rich Eisen:It's too bad. That'll wrap it up this show, everybody. Chat again on Tuesday.
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