About this episodeAndrew Schulz and Bobby Lee engage in a comedic exploration of friendship dynamics, financial speculation, and…AI summary
Andrew Schulz and Bobby Lee engage in a comedic exploration of friendship dynamics, financial speculation, and personal anecdotes, ranging from high school memories to sponsor reviews. The conversation highlights the absurdity of modern social interactions, the unpredictability of stock markets, and the unique challenges faced by comedians during the pandemic era.
Key takeaways 5
Stock Market Speculation: Schulz and Lee discuss the GameStop and AMC stock frenzy, with Lee expressing support for retail investors ('the common man') against hedge funds, while Schulz admits he is a 'loser' at gambling and avoids these investments due to fear of loss.
Comedian's Vegas Experience: Lee recounts his early career struggles in Vegas, where comedians were given employee IDs to access a 'dungeon' buffet of unwanted food, highlighting the disparity between the glamorous casino exterior and the grim reality for performers.
Social Interaction Aversion: Schulz expresses a strong dislike for 'small talk' and industry networking where people immediately list their achievements, preferring to avoid interactions that feel transactional or boastful.
Pandemic Impact on Comedy: The conversation touches on the difficulty of maintaining social skills and career momentum during lockdowns, with Lee noting that many comedians moved to Austin for the 'Rogan train' while others like himself remained in LA.
Improv Comedy Dynamics: The group engages in an improv game where Lee pretends to be a history professor, successfully fabricating detailed but false historical narratives (e.g., Brazil's involvement in WWII, Y2K chip conspiracy) to demonstrate confidence in storytelling.
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“Gambling is for me... I don't think about I'm GNA win money... I'm a loser gambling doesn't work for us.”
▶ 4:46Bobby Lee explaining why he avoids stock market speculation and gambling, contrasting with Andrew's view on hedge funds.
“The buffet... is the food that they didn't want to eat at the [ __ ] it really is... nobody wanted upstairs we must eat.”
Bobby Lee describing the low-quality employee buffet comedians were forced to eat during Vegas residencies.
“I don't like small talk... when you go hey man what's up and they're like oh man and they just they just vomit out their new resume right.”
▶ 43:35Andrew Schulz expressing his frustration with industry networking and people immediately boasting about their success.
“You're alone in empty space with no one around you MH and you're free fall when me okay okay no don't okay with your eyes all right right now all right here's another thing I want to call her out on please please maybe she has a video game addiction she does.”
▶ 30:19Andrew Schulz playfully confronting his partner Jules about her behavior and video game habits during a segment about confrontation.
“Our government put a chip in the computer... John Arkansas he was the one that put the chips on all the computers yes but he made an error and that's why it didn't work what was the error what was it he was coding and he put penis he wrote penis in the coding.”
▶ 1:11:46Bobby Lee's improvised false history lesson about the Y2K bug being caused by a programmer named 'John Arkansas' inserting a specific word into the code.
Chapters & Sections (52)▼
0:00Argumentative Rant About Friendship and Confrontationchapter4
0:00Abusive Rant Against Friend and Authority
2:03Argument Over Gift and Financial Matters
3:24Discussion on GameStop Stock Market
4:58Finance Advice and Stock Market Discussion
7:39High School Memories of Chipotle Unlimited Cardchapter3
7:39High School Memories of Chipotle Unlimited Card
9:35Salsa and Condiment Preferences Discussion
11:31Discussion of Food and Family Restaurants
13:49Comedian's Experience with Casino Employee Buffetchapter3
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