Shane Gillis | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #353

fun and brought me back. that was really cool, that's cool, man, I was the one who did the Louis story at the top, that's why I'm making Louis' face, oh that's awesome, oh yeah, no one laughed at that either. Yeah, you gotta fight for comedy, man, we gotta fight. being able to joke isn't that crazy, yeah, especially when most people know you're joking, that

this

is the new government, yeah, sure everyone knows you're joking, even the people who write the articles know it's a joke. A bigger agenda they're trying to push, yeah, and they're pretending that what you're saying is serious, yeah, and that's what it is and that's fine, in fact, it wouldn't be so funny if people didn't get angry, right? that's how you know, if we were everyone likes a good pizza, a nice swastika on that kind of pizza, right, it would be like people thinking that you and I actually hated Jews or were fans of Nazism just because We joke or if there would literally be no backlash to going on a podcast and being like, here's some funny stuff about Hitler, yeah, he's not that dangerous, he's not that funny, you know what I mean, that's the period, I'm trying to make a pizza with the right swastika, if those guys did that and sent that and to everyone at Little Caesars. and the people who got it said it was funny, nice, right, it wouldn't be that funny, right, the negative reaction to that is what makes it funny, people say what I can't believe, I didn't know there were Nazis. in little caesars yeah that's cool it makes it funnier you know that's interesting I can't believe there are so many undercover Nazis in the comedy basement yeah it's like what do you think there are Nazis in the comedy basement the comedy?

That's how crazy some people think. There really are, it's like I don't think there's a single person who voted for a Republican, yeah, that's how far from fascism he is, yeah, yeah, yeah, he's a wild man, it's a different time, man, Yeah, no, I don't love talking about that. canceled culture yeah, I guess I'm sorry, no, no, I'm not sorry, I mean, I did it, I did it to myself, I'm sorry, I'm kind of a culture guy now, so I don't I don't know if I you are, it's also a fascinating topic right now, I know, is that when people feel like all of a sudden that's what you'll always be, then I don't believe it, so I don't believe it. so either I'm confident, I'm not, yeah, I'm confident, I'm good enough to stand up and I'm not going to be the guy you know that about yourself, then you're going to be able to, you're going to be okay, yeah.

I'm, I'm fine, no, I'm not worried about it, uh, I never was, I never was like that,

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will always be part of my story, that's how I was introduced to the world of comedy, yeah, but I was. there were asian comedians who supported me, yeah sure, that's cool, definitely, behind closed doors, in fact they all supported behind the scenes, and that's in my face too, so I'm sure there were a lot of them who They weren't very supportive they wouldn't approach me like I've had problems with people and I'm not going to approach them like you know you're right so of course no one says it it's all like Yeah but yeah there was a lot of people, sure, that's cool, man, yeah, I mean, I think there were a lot of people who had conversations with people who knew me and who really knew me and who said, "Oh, okay, you know, if you see" . a headline you say, oh, this guy said what and then you look him up or call his friend and say if he's like a racist guy and they say no, not at all, he was around, yeah, that changes things.

They're like, oh, he's fine, yeah, because I read an article that said he was racist. Well it's weird because sometimes it's scary to talk about anything because you think and also as podcasters it's like they can backtrack on anything and get three or four words out of so many things for sure, but not a lot of guys are doing it, I don't know. , snl seems like one of the few jobs, yeah, where they would do that, like they wouldn't come back and cancel. guys, whether they want it or not, they're not going to like it, it has to be big, you know, if you star in a movie, then people might say, "Okay, let's take a look at it, let's listen to a couple of apps, yeah, look yours". episodes well,

shane

man, uh, thank you so much for having me on the show last night and yeah, I'm a fan, I feel like yeah, same man, it's going to work.

Nice to meet you, brother, yeah, and uh, yeah, I wish you the best of luck and everything. of that kind of jazz, good man, I hope you don't get in trouble with this episode. We probably will. Do you think we will see it or not? That's what's interesting. I'm so excited. I'll say this when I got in trouble when we were finishing with the episode, I would say we're going to get in trouble, like I know what it is, so is it weird that I feel like that sometimes, never, never it's like I never have achieved? ended with an episode where we said nervous things, we've been like we're good every time, if I think it's close, I'm like delete that, eh, that was wrong, we never delete it, but it's always like that, there's no chance to that you are totally fine.

We are fine I don't think I said anything so bad Sean What do you think we are good? riley bad you're an asian guy this is the guy who did it to you how do you feel? Feel great if you remember what happened, I do, you, I, oh, well, well, it's not nice, but I say I'm surprised that you know because sometimes when people don't know, especially when they're Asian, yeah , I have it. to be like well this is what I said, like I'll end up with a show and there will be Asians, obviously there are Asian people who like comedy, right, they come to the shows and say you were our favorite tonight, right? what's your name?

Mark Norman You know, I mean you don't want to get hit with Google in front of you like they're like what's your instagram. I'll look for it. He's like Shane Gillis. That was the wildest part. It was taking the train because I was poor when they canceled me, yeah, so that was the only way I traveled and people would be on the train like reading the news and for three days I was next, I was the news, like that that people would literally be like on the subway like look at me sitting there like you tried to look better when you were the news do you realize at all honestly you definitely definitely act better around everyone around you when you're in trouble like that oh sure do you want everyone to think? like he's a good guy yeah okay but you definitely become a lot now maybe it's because you're not as stressed about minor things where you would have an ego with someone like you just hit me or something right when you're. being canceled you're like I love you we love each other like you want everyone to like you because they're destroying you publicly maybe I wonder if that's why some comedians always like all of them I always wonder if there's any correlation to why there are so many comedians, why that you want everyone to like you because you feel like from the jump or something, you feel like a bad guy, you feel bad, yeah, maybe I think a lot of comedians feel bad, I feel bad, yeah. you feel bad most of the time yeah but yeah when you get in trouble you're nice to everyone it's so funny yeah that's cool yeah it's funny knowing that like Harvey Weinstein he was probably very nice towards the end, yes, throughout the entire process. having to explain to people what happened is difficult, yes, yes, do you feel any sense there? riley mao ah, sometimes not, do you have any?

Did you feel anything about what Shane did? Oh, um, no, actually it's not good, yeah, you guys are good. I appreciate that I appreciate that of course I didn't mean anything I apologize thank you Theo that's good look at this oh how do you think it was going to go here's the guy who did it there's that motherfucker who did it how do you feel about that? This is the opportunity. I can't even see it. Yes, well, I can and it's not comfortable. My bad man. That was funny. Oh, Jesus Christ. Yes, bringing me home will be like we've actually brought one of your victims. like where are you going to sit with the killer family or whatever oh um

shane

gilles man thank you so much for coming bro thanks for your time buddy yeah this was great yeah this is great thanks yeah you can bet that now I'm just floating the breeze and I feel like I'm falling like these leaves I must be the cornerstone, oh but when I get to that ground I will, but it'll take me a little time to put on the handbrake and let myself in my heart light up that light.

I'll sit down and tell you my story and now I've been moving too fast on the runaway train with a big load on my hands and these rails that I've been riding on there.