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Mack Lindsay joins me today to talk about his life growing up in Texas and how from the beginning he never ft in. Adolescent troubles led to some jail time and then a revelation that he needed to start doing comedy. Fast forward a coupe decades and now Mack starts school at Columbia University. There's a lot of living in this episode done by a smart, passionate funny dude who has always done thing...

Part 2 is here! Wendi and I get into the new world she unexpectedly found herself in: sex work. And it's not the kind you're thinking of so take off those judgment caps (if that's a thing) and check this episode out with an open mind. Let Wendi know what you think by following her on social media: Twitter: @wendistarling IG: @wendibird82 Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review this podcast on i...

Wendi Starling is a good friend and hands down one of the funniest people I know. We make each other laugh so much and this episode is full of ridiculous tangents that spin off of very serious topics. Our comedic chemistry is so in tune we can talk about really dark shit and joke about it moments later. This is a two parter because we didn't even scratch the surface of what we were meaning to get...

Jade Catta-Preta is a talented comedian/actress who is originally form Brazil. Jade immigrated to America as a kid and lived in one of the Carolinas or Virginia I forget which one but she doesn't it's in the episode. Like most artists, Jade is on a journey of discovery. This year she has re-connected with her Brazilian roots and went to SOuth America to do comedy in her native language. WE talk ab...

Joe Dosch is a great guy and a funny comedian. Joe is also a gay white male who grew up in a small town in South Dakota where his high school graduating class was 62 people. Needless to say his experience is unique. Joe didn't come out of the closet until his mid-twenties partly due to his environment and not exactly being sure what was going on in his mind. He shares what exactly that means with...

Samhita Mukhopadhyay s an accomplished writer, author, editor and activist who is from and currently lives in NYC. I went to her normal sized New York apartment and had a fun conversation on al things feminism, dating in the modern world, growing up ethnic in New York and so much more. Find out more about Samhita by visting her website: http://www.samhitamukhopadhyay.com and follwing her on Twitte...

I went to Daily Show studios in NYC and sat down with my friend and senior corespondent, Hasan Minhaj. Hasan just released an amazing new Netflix special called Homecoming King. We discussed what kind of upbringing led to the making of a special with such personal and sometimes heavy subject matter. We talk about the shared feeling of feeling like mutants and what us and can be done as far as repr...

My good friend and hilarious comedian Steve Byrne and I hung out at his place last week and talked about growing up Korean-Irish on the east coast and how those hard fought lessons at home and in school made him the man, husband, father, comedian and American he is today. Watch Steve's brand new Showtime special 'Tell the Damn Joke' out now and follow him on social media @stevebyrnelive. Check out...

Helder Guimaraes is an award winning magician and a really interesting well traveled guy. He hails from Portugal but has lived and worked all over the world doing his unique and amazing work. Helder and I sat down in a park in Studio City, CA to talk about his approach to his art and how traveling and seeing the world has informed his view of people and life. I learned a new word in Portugese: 'sa...

I went over to Bobby Lee's house the other day and we sat down and talked about Korean American families, the stereotypes and how he and his family have shattered just about all of them. Conversations like this are great because if you've ever felt like an outsider you know there are people out there like you. Bobby has embraced what makes him a unique lunatic he is and found great success as a co...

I went to Jameela Jamil's new home in Los Angeles and we had a nice conversation about life in the U.S and what growing up an Indian/Pakistani woman in the U.K was like. Jameela found a lot of success in broadcasting in England. I however met her in America in the midst of a nervous breakdown that had her considering suicide. She realized she needed something new, something better. Throughout our...

A comedian, writer for the 2017 White House Correspondence Dinner, former lawyer, and Dallas native Raj Desai came over and we got into growing up one of the very few Indians in Texas, how it still shocks him to this day to see an Indian in TV or film and the fact that it was easier to go to law school, pass the bar and practice law for a while than tell his parents he wanted to be a comedian inst...

Jesus Trejo is a funny, honest and thoughtful dude. I sat down with him and talked about our southern California childhoods and how we came to grow up here. Jesus' parents struggled to get to America and have worked their entire lives to live here and raise a family. Jesus is reminded of that every day as he helps out with the family business while doing comedy full time and is always asking his p...

My friend and fellow comedian Fahim Anwar is on the show today and we talk about his upbringing in Seattle, what it was like being raised in a Muslim home, the idea of being whitewashed, approaching comedy as an ethnic person and more. Watch Fahim's debut special 'There's No Business Like Show Business' available on Seeso now. I was at the taping- it's fantastic. You can reach Fahim on Twitter and...

Nick Youssef sits down with long time friend and fellow comedian Aron Kader to discuss being one of the first successful Arab-American comedians, starting The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour growing up a Palestinian-Mormon in Utah and Washington D.C today's political climate and much more. Connect with Aron on Twitter at @aronkader and his website aronkader.com Subscribe, rate and review Nick America on...