Series
.

Frankie Marcos

October 23, 2024
Comedian Frankie Marcos explains his rise in comedy and the remarkable challenges he had to overcome.
Show transcript
00:00
All right. What is up y'all today?
00:01
We have Frankie Marcos joining us.
00:03
Yes, sir. Great.
00:07
Thank you so much for taking the time.
00:09
Thank you so much too.
00:10
Well, first off,
00:11
congratulations, I saw his little post and I was like,
00:13
I got to ask him about that.
00:14
You won the International,
00:15
let me get it right.
00:16
The San Francisco International Comedy Competition.
00:20
Yeah. Yeah, I won.
00:21
Thank you, man.
00:22
Feels very good, dude.
00:23
It was 32 comedians or 32 comedians every year.
00:27
2 to 300 comedians apply anywhere in the world.
00:29
They pick 32 and some of the past five finalists,
00:33
Robin Williams, Ellen degeneres,
00:35
Louis CK. I,
00:36
those are the top five.
00:38
Those aren't even first place.
00:39
I got first place.
00:40
Damn, that's like comedy royalty right there.
00:43
It's, it's an honor,
00:44
man. Thanks. So like from there and now you're here
00:47
with us. Thank you for taking the topic.
00:49
Oh, man. But I know you're a,
00:51
you're a Filipino Mexican Mein or I don't know what Philip Mex
00:56
Yeah, dude.
00:57
That's awesome. I have a Mexicano baby.
01:01
I mesh them, right.
01:03
And so I want to know like,
01:04
how does that background,
01:05
like influence your comedy.
01:07
I think it's really fun because first of all,
01:10
I feel like Mexican and Filipino is the same thing,
01:12
like the exact same thing very similar cultures.
01:16
So, or, or also Filipinos are also kind of like
01:19
the Black Asians as well.
01:20
You know what I mean?
01:21
We wear the most Jordans,
01:23
you know, we say words that we weren't supposed to say
01:26
But but anyway,
01:29
you get it, you get it.
01:31
Jabba Walkies are actually Mexicans and Filipinos.
01:33
Like mostly that's what they are.
01:35
I did not know that we can,
01:36
we can dance very good.
01:38
But yeah, yeah,
01:39
so I, I like it a lot.
01:40
I think very similar cultures.
01:42
So we're very family oriented.
01:45
And so yeah,
01:45
I think it's fun that I get to mesh those cultures together
01:47
and talk about that identity.
01:49
And it's cool.
01:50
I to reach two different big audiences,
01:52
you know. Oh Yeah,
01:53
for sure. Wait.
01:54
And who do you think roasts better?
01:55
Like Filipinos or like Mexicans?
01:57
I think Mexicans roast harder cause Filipinos they do it a little
02:01
bit more slick like they'll,
02:03
they'll talk shit or they'll just say something passive aggressive and they'll
02:06
just go, they just point with their lips.
02:08
Have you seen that?
02:09
And what part of the culture do you like to include in
02:11
your shows? I honestly,
02:13
I would say I'm a very complex.
02:16
I, I'm a,
02:16
I'm a, a chameleon I could blend in with anybody.
02:19
Black friends, white friends,
02:21
Indian Mexican, Filipino.
02:23
So I'm not like Super Mexicano or Chicano or Super Filipino.
02:27
I would say I'm a mesh of all these different.
02:30
I got the lifestyle.
02:31
I love a white woman.
02:32
I like yoga, meditation,
02:33
working out. But then,
02:35
you know, I'm Mexican.
02:36
I could dance, you know,
02:37
I like to, I like to rap a little bit.
02:40
I'm everywhere with it.
02:41
Filipino. I, I'm wearing Jordans right now.
02:43
You know what I mean?
02:44
Like, but I'm not,
02:45
I don't speak the gas or,
02:47
you know? Yeah,
02:47
I'm just a sort of a mesh of everything,
02:49
you know. You got the range.
02:50
Ok. So you have some clips go viral recently.
02:52
specifically one about dating in your thirties.
02:56
Yeah. So, how's that going for you?
02:58
Mm. It's sad thirties.
03:01
It's, it's not much left,
03:03
you know what I mean?
03:04
There's not a lot left on the shelves and it's kind of
03:07
you look at it like this,
03:08
this is shaped weird.
03:10
It's on the clearance rack.
03:11
It's expired. It has three baby daddies.
03:14
Like, what is this?
03:15
But I'll give it a shot.
03:16
Yeah, that's what you got left.
03:18
Pick 10, man.
03:20
So, can you share some tips on the dating life and
03:22
just the DM lifestyle?
03:23
Like, how do you sign up the D MS in 2024
03:26
in your thirties? I think IG is the best dating app
03:30
If you think about it.
03:31
Yeah, cause like dating apps charge IG is free.
03:34
You know IIG, you don't have to match with somebody to
03:38
be able to shoot your shot.
03:39
You could shoot your shot fails,
03:42
you could be sure it don't,
03:43
you could shoot your shot anybody,
03:46
right? For free,
03:47
for free. Yeah.
03:49
being a comedian make it easier,
03:50
hard for you to you know,
03:53
some dates man, I would say if,
03:55
if they're at a show,
03:56
it's great because they see you shine in your element,
03:59
right? But if it's not at a show,
04:01
it's the worst shit ever because they just make me laugh.
04:06
Tell me a joke.
04:07
It's like, bro,
04:08
if you were a stripper,
04:10
I wouldn't say, oh strip for me right here in this
04:12
Costco. What are you talk?
04:14
Why am I clocked in?
04:15
I'm not working right now.
04:17
Me? How, what are you talking about?
04:18
You know what I mean?
04:19
So I'm like, I'm gonna just start telling chicks that I'm
04:21
a firefighter because they just get horny immediately.
04:24
You know what I mean?
04:24
Instead of asking me to do a job just Right.
04:27
That makes sense. Yeah.
04:29
Yo, people don't see like all the stuff that goes into
04:32
again, the, the,
04:32
the social promos, the this bookings,
04:36
like, how does that go?
04:37
Like, are you doing your own thing or do you have
04:38
a team or? Oh yeah.
04:39
It's funny when you see comedians reach out,
04:41
they'll be like, oh yeah,
04:42
we're doing this you know,
04:44
we're gonna be at this theater.
04:46
It's, we're gonna be at this comedy club.
04:47
It's just them. Yeah.
04:50
Oh, our production team.
04:51
It's just you Pedro,
04:52
why are you trying to act like you have a whole team
04:55
You know, it's,
04:56
it's tough as a comic.
04:57
That's the hard part of being a comedian is sending emails and
05:00
putting things in your Google calendar with a DH D and you're
05:05
working until one in the morning.
05:06
You know what I mean?
05:07
You're hung over. It's,
05:08
it's a tough thing to do all the admin work.
05:11
Are you doing your tours right now?
05:12
Any, any shows that people can check you out
05:15
at? Yeah, absolutely.
05:16
I'm starting off with somewhere fancy I'm doing Manteca and
05:21
Stockton. So I made it already just so,
05:24
you know, after that I got,
05:26
I do have Hawaii after that.
05:28
Santa Rosa, San Jose,
05:31
setting up Portland Seattle.
05:33
There's a lot, it's all on the socials.
05:35
Please follow my link tree.
05:36
There's no only fans.
05:38
I know I'm a churro puppy,
05:39
but I don't got no only fans.
05:40
I don't know what you heard.
05:42
All right, I'll pull your,
05:43
your, your Instagram so they can find you on tiktok,
05:45
Frankie with the Ie Frankie M comedy.
05:48
It's on tiktok and IG Tambien.
05:50
Follow, please, please.
05:53
Well, there you go.
05:53
Y'all, Frankie Marcos.