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Rodescu Hopkins
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Rodescu Hopkins engages in a socially-distanced interview about his set at We Still Like You in the before times of July 2019. his stories include peeing in a crowded car during Wrestlemania, getting caught stealing from Whole Foods, and discovering his dead father's porn collection.
Rodescu runs The Trigger Warning Open Mic with his co-host Ed Towns, which has been described as "Stand-Up Boot Camp," and is currently studying film full-time.
Time Stamps:
01:00 – Set from ‘We Still Like You’
11:55 – “When did you realize comedy was a thing you could do?”
- Mention of Kim Wayans, ‘The Hero’s Journey’
15:20 – “I was definitely ready to run”
15:58 – My first time performing stand-up [Jeremy Arroyo]
- Mentions of No Shame Theater, Steven Wright
17:30 – Starting out in Cleveland
- Mention of Bela Dubby
19:30 – Trigger Warning Open Mic, or “boot camp for comedians”
22:36 – The Drop “Cave,” Explained
24:45 – “A corporate party showed up”
- Mentions of The Hollywood Grill, Marc Levalle
27:05 – Trying to Move to New York
28:25 – Moving to Chicago
- Addison, Wrigley, Bob King, Mike Robinson, Schuba’s, Justin Golak, Jeff Steinberger, Cole’s Bar, Ed Towns
31:02 – Ed Towns: Teddy Bear, “We’re trying to crush souls”
33:10 – Getting into the Set
34:33 – “Problematic”
36:00 – “Now that we’re going steady, I think I’m ready for you to see my act”
37:40 – “You can’t fight the wave”
- Mentions of Seinfeld, ‘The Dark Knight’, Gotham City
39:40 – Cards Against Humanity
- Mentions of Sexual Harassment, Gaslighting, General Douchebaggery
- https://www.vox.com/2020/6/26/21301488/cards-against-humanity-allegations-ironic-humor-racism
- https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/23/21300435/cards-against-humanity-max-temkin-report
- https://www.businessinsider.com/cards-against-humanity-ceo-max-temkin-resigns-racism-sexism-allegations-2020-6
41:15 – Peeing in a White Girl’s Car
- Mentions of Miami, Wrestlemania, South Beach, The Clevelander Bar, Bud Light, Ashy Larry, Strip Clubs, The N-Word, Power Moves, ‘Insecure’, Issa Rae
49:33 – Stealing from Whole Foods
- Mentions of Dragon Fruit, Alpha Brain, Joe Rogan, Amazon, Walter White, Breaking Bad, Heisenberg
52:45 – “Is that sense of shame powerful?”
55:35 – Part I. Finding Your Dead Father’s Porn Collection
58:15 – Part II. Your Dead Father Was A Sugar Daddy
1:02:33 – Part III. Your Dead Father Was A Pillar of the Community
- Mentions of Alcoholics Anonymous, Samantha Berkman
1:06:00 – Reviewing the Set
1:09:47 – Current Projects and Final Words
- Rovaughn Hill, Muay Thai Summer, Revenge of the Muay Thai, Trigger Warning Shorts, Brandon Kieffer, Ty Riggs, @triggerwarningcomedy, @ahollywoodjoint, @thehollywoodhopkins, Details, Kobe Bryant, Sonal Aggarwal
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