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Shakira Tour Upgrades & Cuba’s Blackout

October 23, 2024
Comedian Frankie Marcos talks about his win at the 2024 San Francisco International comedy competition, Shakira upgrades her concert venues, NY and LA go head to head, Cuba struggles with power and Dove helps our Gen Z correspondent's sweat it out in style.
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All right, Jenny don't hate me,
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but welcome to bad news with Alejo Cuba's government is facing significant
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challenges and restoring power following a nationwide blackout.
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The current electricity outages have debilitated,
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an already struggling economy resulting in shortage of essential goods including cash
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and running water. That's so scary dude.
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Like they're literally in the dark again.
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No running water caddy.
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How do you survive like that?
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I mean, you've got to hold people stocked up.
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But even then it's tough.
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You never know, you never can be 100% ready.
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But how do they expect the people to not want to leave
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when the conditions are like that?
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You know? Well,
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it's interesting you say that because because this situation actually sparked a
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few small protests. Right.
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Leading the government to issue a stern warning for any unrest that
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would, you know,
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bubble up and that they can face punishment.
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Wow. I can't imagine what all these families are doing,
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you know, like what they're going through.
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how long has this,
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like, blackout, you know,
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been going for since Friday night?
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So, the whole weekend,
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yeah. So, since Friday night schools have been closed,
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business are shuttered and it's all part of a deep economic crisis
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that has prompted the exodus of more than half a million Cubans
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to the US, but also thousands more heading to Europe.
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And it's crazy because during Donald Trump's presidency,
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sanctions were intensified further strain the economy.
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And additionally, the pandemic also impacted the tourism industry in Cuba
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So that's a critical source of revenue for the state dominated
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economy. So just not again,
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all bad news. Wow.
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I hope this gets taken care of soon.
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Like I, I feel so much for the people like this
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is scary. Yeah,
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they're just stuck in.
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This is per I would imagine,
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you know, so guys,
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I have some good news and I have some bad news.
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What do you want to hear first?
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I guess? Bad news,
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right. Shakira canceled her last Mujeres Yano Yoran tour and I
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am just devastated. Wait,
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like she didn't sell enough tickets or like what's going on.
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Well, actually this is the,
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I guess the good news.
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Yeah, actually,
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it is the opposite.
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Brother Shakira and Live Nation had to cancel the original tour which
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was supposed to start this November in Palm Springs because the demand
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was too high. Oh,
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it's like the opposite of J Lo.
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Sorry. I was,
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I remember that whole thing and I was like,
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homegirl had to cancel because nobody bought tickets and Shakira has to
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upgrade in a way.
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That's kind of cool.
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And it's just like,
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I just remember when J Lo was throwing a fit,
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you know, or when she had to share like the Super
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Bowl stage with Shakira,
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remember you don't remember,
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I didn't know that was the whole team behind me as a
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team. So this is like even hurting her more.
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It's like I'm happy for her all who knows?
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Hopefully us Latinas, we're supposed to uplift each other.
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But this is great news for Shakira.
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She will now be forming a stadium tour instead of an arena
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tour. I mean,
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just in L A,
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she went from the forum which could seat like 17,000 people more
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or less to SOFI stadium which seats like 70,000 more or less
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And this will be after coming back from touring in Latin
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America. So Shakira is thriving like this is going to be
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the biggest tour of her career.
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17,000 to 77 0.
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Homegirl is thriving Solterra Iana and listen,
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pique what you did to my girl,
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Shakira was wrong disrespectful and it calls for but thank you,
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Shakira is back and honestly we needed this dude.
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She's so back. She's firing.
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This is a wherever whenever brother,
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there's also another downfall about this that I heard through the grapevine
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that some people that already purchased tickets,
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they're kind of like not happy that this is happening because of
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the fact that they had already got the hotel like like,
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you know, they got the the the flights even and this
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is next month, brother,
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this would have been like next month I believe.
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Right. Yeah, this November in Palm Springs was the kick
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off. So it's like being canceled now.
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It's like a big deal.
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So yeah, in a way,
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it's a little short notice,
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but we're still proud of Shakira.
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I mean, I'd be down to go see her live
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She's amazing. We'll see as you may have heard the
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stage is set for the World Series.
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It's a Dodgers, sorry versus the New York Yankees.
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And it's crazy,
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man. This is going to be an intense game.
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Must see TV. It was like the classical like,
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you know, we actually as America Mexico us and soccer world
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But like no,
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bro, like for baseball,
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this is like this is history,
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history, history, like coast to coast,
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west coast versus east coast.
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Like we're always talking shit about each other,
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you know, like New York,
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even though I love New York,
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I say it's all love.
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But it's like when we were actually head to head all day
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actually, as a matter of fact,
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bring my hat, it's right there in the back on the
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left side of the TV.
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You just buy that yesterday.
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I didn't buy it.
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It was gifted yesterday.
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It was so you have to take off the brand at least
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like, I don't know how people do that shit,
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greedy dirty hat. Please hold stand by and we're back.
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So, yeah, again,
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the history between these two teams is crazy.
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They faced off multiple times in the past and fans are,
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this is again the two Titans coming together.
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So before the game,
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right on Friday, we wanted to put the two cities head
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to head and see who's,
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you know, got more swag,
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not just in baseball,
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but in other stuff,
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we put out a poll on ID stories.
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You guys voted. So let's see what you guys said.
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So L A Dodgers versus New York Yankees,
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obviously the dog, the New York Yankees,
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they be trying to be different.
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It's like that's so extra.
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They don't have their last names on their jersey.
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That's something that a new fan would say.
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You know what? You can do it by yourself.
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You can, I'm done getting roasted here.
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Give me a New York hat.
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J I'm on a,
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I'm on back wagon,
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New York. Ok.
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So first up do Verus Yankees?
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I always see the Dodgers,
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right? Ok. What are the audience say 71% Dodgers,
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29% Yankees. So,
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next up what we got,
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Hollywood versus Broadway. Hollywood all the way.
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Yeah, I like a nice play,
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but I've never been to Broadway.
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So I guess Hollywood too.
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The Grimy Walk of Fame wins.
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It's so nasty. So,
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Holly, weird. Seriously.
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Obviously, Central Park.
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So, it's Echo Park was the central park.
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You say central Central Park?
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I've never been to Central,
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but I, I agree.
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I don't like Echo Park.
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You've never been to go,
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went to New York that I heard good stories about it.
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Central Park all the way.
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Yeah. See, was it 65% 35% L A traffic versus
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New York subway fights?
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New York subway fights?
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Yeah. Why would I want to sit in traffic?
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I love watching the fights.
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Oh, rather sit in all traffic.
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I mean, I guess the roadway just kind of intense sometimes
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but it's not that like,
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I love the train.
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There's so many different personalities and you can get to,
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people watch easy versus New York pizza tacos all the way.
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I'm sorry, the pizza,
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try, there is nothing special.
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I've been to a couple of spots and like now the fact
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there's even the same spots over here,
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it's like you lost your only thing.
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So, not true.
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And you know what,
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I'm sorry? But the tacos in New York don't have shit
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against the tacos here.
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See, dude, by a landslide,
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by 86% Ali tacos and Mexicans make the pizza over there.
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Remember the one that we went to insert the insert the photo
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Not like us versus Empire State of mind.
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Mm I'm sorry. Empire State of mind.
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But I don't, I honestly I will say and I'm not
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to be a hater.
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This is my preference.
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Don't conform me. I never liked,
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not like us. I never liked that song when I said
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that the other day I never like,
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I love Kendrick Lamar.
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I do. But that song it got so played out and
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it's like the daughters even every time they do a little recap
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of the game. It's like a like I'm like,
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ok. Anyways. So yes.
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What? I'm not surprised all these freaking oh yeah,
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you're not like us.
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I'm like, ok,
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I guess I'm not because I don't like to play it out
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song. I'm sorry.
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I feel like Empire State of mind is more positive.
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Not like us is very negative and person is like,
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oh you're in the city of dreams and then not like us
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is like, you ain't like us.
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You can't sit with us.
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It's a very positive person.
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Avocado toast. It's bacon egg and cheese.
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My big bag says the bacon egg and cheese.
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How is that a New York thing though?
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Is it just a sandwich?
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It's a New York.
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They sell everywhere here.
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No, no, no,
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no. But like you,
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it's not the same thing.
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Because you get this at the bodega,
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right? So this is a bodega,
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bacon, egg and cheese.
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I feel like the avocado toast is very whitewashed.
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See? Yeah, 60%.
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Because again, everyone's like,
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oh, this is,
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we're talking about L A and New York still,
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like they probably say,
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oh, I like this.
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Mm, sorry. New York.
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You don't own that.
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Ok. Next one,
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Santa Monica Pier or Coney Island.
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So I've been to both Coney Island is so awesome.
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It's so much fun.
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I saw the hot dog eating contest.
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It was really, really?
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Was it Joey Chestnut?
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I don't know, I forgot.
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But Santa Monica Pier,
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I would say Santa Monica Pier,
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Coney Island seems like more like lit because again,
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Santa Monica is like so L A like all these influencers now
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all these tiktokers and like,
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I'd rather go to Coney Island and you know,
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see someone like, no,
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I want to, I can say you like,
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but you had a hot dog contest.
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We don't have that shit here.
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We're like, oh,
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like a gluten free hot dog contest.
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Well, we have,
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we have the little street vendors.
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It's like so much fun.
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Yeah, by a landline.
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It's because he, he's never been to Coney Island.
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So we can't say anything but I voted for Central Park and
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no one said anything.
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Well, central park is a given brother.
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Well, guys, that is it.
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So one more though.
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I think I like New York.
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The few times I've been there but I think they thought they
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are going to win it all.
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So, me too.
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God willing we see happen on game one though because I'm scared
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I'm gonna, I'm gonna light a candle.
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All right. What is up y'all today?
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We have Frankie Marcos joining us.
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Yes, sir. Great.
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Thank you so much for taking the time.
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Thank you for coming too.
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Well, first off,
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congratulations, I saw his little post and I was like,
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I got to ask him about that.
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You won the International,
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let me get it right.
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The San Francisco International Comedy Competition.
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Yeah. Yeah, I won.
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Thank you, man.
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Feels very good, dude.
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It was 32 comedians or 32 comedians every year.
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2 to 300 comedians apply anywhere in the world.
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They pick 32 and some of the past five finalists,
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Robin Williams, Ellen degeneres,
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Louis CK I, those are the top five.
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Those aren't even first place.
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I got first place.
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Damn. That's like comedy royalty right there.
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It's, it's an honor,
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man. Thanks. So like from there and now you're here
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with us. Thank you for the top.
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Oh man. But I know you're a,
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you're a Filipino Mexican Mein or I don't know what Mex.
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Yeah, dude. That's awesome.
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I have a Mex baby.
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I mesh them, right?
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And so I want to know like,
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how does that background,
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like influence your comedy?
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I think it's really fun because first of all,
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I feel like Mexican and Filipino is the same thing,
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like the exact same thing very similar cultures.
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So, or, or also Filipinos are also kind of like
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the black Asians as well.
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You know what I mean?
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We wear the most Jordans,
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you know, we say words that we weren't supposed to say
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But but anyway,
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you get it, Jabba Walkies,
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you get it. Jabba walkies are actually Mexicans and Filipinos.
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Like mostly that's what they are.
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I did not know that we can,
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we can dance very good.
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But yeah, yeah,
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so I, I like it a lot.
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I think very similar cultures.
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So we're very family oriented.
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And so yeah,
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I think it's fun that I get to mesh those cultures together
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and talk about that identity and it's cool.
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Get to reach two different big audiences,
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you know. Oh Yeah,
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for sure. Wait.
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And who do you think roasts better?
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Like Filipinos or like Mexicans?
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I think Mexicans roast harder because Filipinos,
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they do it a little bit more slick.
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Like they'll, they'll talk shit or they'll just say something passive
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aggressive and they'll just go,
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they just point with their lips.
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Have you seen that?
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And what part of your culture do you like to include in
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your shows? Honestly,
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I would say I'm a very complex.
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I, I'm a,
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I'm a, a chameleon.
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I could blend in with anybody.
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Black friends, white friends,
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Indian. Mexican, Filipino.
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So I'm not like super Mexicano or Chicano or Super Filipino.
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I would say I'm a mesh of all these different.
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I got the lifestyle.
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I love a white woman.
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I like yoga, meditation,
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working out. But then,
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you know, I'm Mexican,
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I could dance, you know,
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I like to, I like to rap a little bit.
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I'm everywhere with it.
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Filipino. I, I'm wearing Jordans right now.
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You know what I mean?
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Like, but I'm not,
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I don't speak the gas or you know.
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Yeah, I'm just a sort of a mesh of everything,
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you know. You got the range.
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Ok. So you have some clips go viral recently.
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specifically one about dating in your thirties?
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Yeah. So how's that going for you?
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Mm It's sad thirties.
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It's, it's not much left,
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you know what I mean?
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There's not a lot left on the shelves and it's kind of
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you look at it like this,
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this is shaped weird.
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It's on the clearance rack.
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It's expired. It has three baby daddies.
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Like what is this?
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But I'll give it a shot.
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Yeah, that's what you got left.
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Pick 10 man. So can you share some tips on the
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dating life and just the DM lifestyle?
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Like how do you sign up the D MS in 2024 in
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your thirties? I think IG is the best dating app if
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you think about it.
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Yeah, cause like dating apps charge IG is free,
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you know. IIG,
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you don't have to match with somebody to be able to shoot
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your shot. You could shoot your shot fails,
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you could be sure it don't,
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you could shoot your shot anybody,
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right? For free,
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for free. Yeah.
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Does, being a comedian make it easier or harder for
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you to you know,
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some dates, man,
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I would say if,
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if they're at a show,
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it's great because they see you shine in your element,
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right? But if it's not at a show,
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it's the worst shit ever because they just make me laugh.
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Tell me a joke.
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It's like, bro,
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if you were a stripper,
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I wouldn't say, oh strip for me right here in this
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Costco. What are you talk?
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Why am I clocked in?
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I'm not working right now.
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Neha what are you talking about?
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You know what I mean?
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So I'm like, I'm gonna just start telling chicks that I'm
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a firefighter because they just get horny immediately.
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You know what I mean?
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Instead of asking me to do a job.
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Just right. That makes sense.
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Yeah. Yo, people don't see like all the stuff that
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goes into again, the,
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the, the social promos,
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the this bookings like how does that go?
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Like, are you doing your own thing or do you have
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a team or? Oh yeah,
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it's funny when you see comedians reach out,
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they'll be like, oh yeah,
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we're doing this, you know,
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we're gonna be at this theater.
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It's, we're gonna be at this comedy club.
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It's just them. Yeah.
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Oh, our production team.
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It's just you Pedro,
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why are you trying to act like you have a whole team
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You know, it's,
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it's tough as a comic.
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That's the hard part of being a comedian is sending emails and
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putting things in your Google calendar with a DH D and you're
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working until one in the morning.
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You know what I mean?
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You're hung over. It's,
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it's a tough thing to do all the admin work.
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Are you doing your tours right now?
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Any, any shows that people can check you out
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at? Yeah, absolutely.
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I'm starting off with somewhere fancy.
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I'm doing Manteca and Stockton.
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So I made it already just so,
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you know, after that,
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I got, I do have Hawaii after that.
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Santa Rosa, San Jose,
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setting up Portland Seattle.
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There's a lot, it's all on the socials.
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Please follow my link tree.
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There's no only fans.
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I know I'm a churro puppy but I don't got no only
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fans. I don't know what you heard.
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All right, I'll pull your,
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your, your Instagram so they can find you on tiktok,
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Frankie with the Ie Frankie M Comedy.
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It's on tiktok and IG Tambien.
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Follow, please, please.
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Well, there you go.
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Y'all, Frankie Marcos.
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Hey,, so Danielle and Liam want to show us
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this brat or like a sweat video.
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I sweat. I mean,
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here it is. Like,
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I guess I've been having dreams.
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Me too. They're so vivid.
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I thought I started a new chapter.
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I thought I was moving on.
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I'm a different person when I'm bumping that.
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Mhm. Hey, guys,
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we got a dove pr request to check out the sweat tour
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There's a full makeover car service for brat or whatever.
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So, anyone interested?
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Yeah, the Dodgers game sound good.
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I don't even know what brat is anymore.
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Yeah, I definitely can't make it either.
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I guess, yeah,
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I'm free. I can.
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Yeah, I'll go.
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Yeah, I can.
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I can film.
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All right. You two have fun.
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I'm scared. I'm scared too.
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We just have to control ourselves.
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Yeah. Yeah, we can do that.
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Yeah. We're here at the Sweat tour and really,
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I just have one question to ask.
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How do you say brat in Spanish?
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Bas Malita Bera. So Chingona,
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I was gonna see Chingona.
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She's moa, that's another one.
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Cheese moses and I'm proud of it.
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We, I would say like maybe Travisa Travia and a PCI
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That's what I thought of.
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We're reclaiming NIA that it Jaka.
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How would you describe bra in Spanish?
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Oh, hi. Going fucking not.
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00 OK. Wow.
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That was an experience to say the least.
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But shout out to Duff for singer Gen Z correspondence.
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It looks like they had fun.