Joe Rogan Experience #1237 — Sebastian Maniscalco Transcript

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0:00 here we go four three two one and we're live you fucking handsome bastard look at you oh yeah like we were on your treadmill out there right and you go it's 13 percent what did you say 13 And then shoving in new things. Yeah. out this out and then uh so there's no writing. need to be a little bit more um well read how often you read uh Like I read the Goggins book. Yeah, great fucking book.

3:57 And the way I try to do it is I use a lot of audio books, but I also read books. scattered brains at least in some in some way yeah all of us are a little fucked up And then sometimes I think that bleeds to everyday life. in the moment go you know what i'm gonna do the bit about that that or is it set But they're not 100% legit. i'm filming i still fuck around and ad lib because i don't think because every show i do i don't i

7:36 moment and go with how you're feeling when you're filming something just because that's the way you i just uh one came out and i don't really subscribe to, if I have a Netflix special out and you come But there's something about going out, I believe, to a live show and seeing a live performance. brought stuff out before if people asked like someone asked me to bring up uh explaining kim

10:24 and then realize, you know, you have enough good sets and bad sets and great sets. And I write one hour every night after shows. after shows because i'm all i'm juiced up and then i also have a process of listening to the show That's interesting. I just, I don't know. A lot of guys who just don't write. And you can hear it with him, too. Did you ever watch Jenny at all?

14:01 and for me as an audience member i like someone who kind of gives you as 19 more thousand people could yell or scream or say something. than saying anything. doing a four and a half minute set on fallon i need to like go out there it takes me two minutes and oftentimes you see guys go out and they'll do a stand-up set and then I got like a Leno. I like to do, it's like comedy on

17:41 Yeah, exactly. When you're hanging out with him, that's burr. And here's, are going to him. Because man, do a television show but not everybody could do stand-up the way you did stand-up and um he a bunch of people join in and they they take a month off booze and two and and for bert that's aura and what he does professionally but for me i feel i get a little I feel like everything I do on social media has to be funny.

21:41 i am if you like my shows that's where i'm gonna be i get it but i see what you're saying as a comic because ari shafir said that too like he doesn't want to Well, yeah, you're living in a lot of different worlds. You know what the key is? I'll get you one. Oh, it's fucking fantastic. And they compress it The way this big bucket of these pellets. And then the worm drive feeds the pellets into this heating

24:09 I'm trying to get more people to cook like this because it's just wood and fire. Except the end. depending upon what I'm cooking, somewhere around 120 to the maximum, like 130-ish. Okay, so your meat is unbelievable. I do a slow cook in the oven, and then I take it out. It's a nice aromatic smoke. And there's also a setting on a Traeger called super smoke,

26:39 you get what would you call them they're like a drum looks like a half a drum like a barrel They're like steel Chemicals them yeah like But lump charcoal And then take some newspaper It's a barbecue chimney apl yeah i saw that on your instagram good meat i ate a 380 day dry aged steak this guy I'm gonna get him on here uh he's a chef that's what it looks like oh wow yeah that's 380 day dry aged steak it's see it's he says it smells

29:55 like bison it doesn't take a taste like a rib eye that you get from fleming's or something like that with that stuff yeah you could go down a deep dark hole with me yeah but hey man i'm i'm willing to So nothing's written down. nice bolognese sauce however i'm trying to stay away from those types of meals because in the Pilates. Sergey Kovalev. And one of the things that he does for his exercise is Pilates.

33:38 get back yeah you know some guys are real good about working out on the road like brian callen So he comes on the road with me and motivates me to get up and go. And I was lifting weights. I'd go in, nothing changed. Totally. I watched it like five times in a row. You're constantly sprinting. It's like tennis and ping pong, and you play it in a gymnasium.

37:01 There's a net. And I'm telling you, it's not only fun, but you burn a lot of calories, for you. Not as hard on the courts there, and I didn't know really what I'm telling you, put a little English. All bullshit aside, that looks like a good time. Where did you meet this guy? General hospital. and uh just a great, great guy. You really could. we pack our own meals we get like a service and we bring uh breakfast lunch and dinner on the road

41:35 It's delicious. I look like I need to go sweat in your sauna. What about it? I think last night I had the high sodium and and I woke up, and it wasn't good. And I mix it up. disrespecting the fish yeah yeah it should stand alone did you ever see that movie jiro dreams of Tastes good. to like a joke you know they're trying to make the joke so perfect this guy's trying to get the

44:22 Yeah, no, it's definitely a science. know is that the case i don't know let's that the case? I don't know. Let's find out. What makes something shishimi great? Is that racist? Yeah. We caught a gang of them. release these motherfuckers out into the ocean because they're just taking nets and pulling them they just drop the net to the bottom of the ocean it's funny they have the regulations for like

48:12 Territorial waters or territorial seas defined by a 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Hmm. Imagine, hey buddy, I'll meet you at 12 miles. be frozen to kill any parasites before being But you could pull a tuna out of the water. before they start doing something to save them. Whatever they use, they have a bunch of different ways that they can determine what the population

50:40 So most people are not going to get it. but what they basically do is they say we're a research boat and they use a research boat and These guys cut the rhino horns off and they drink it like in a tea and it's supposed to make your dick hard. 13.8 miles You gotta do the math rolls royce you drink rhino tea this guy's a baller you know he doesn't give a fuck he drinks

53:54 I'm just looking for a nice steak, Joe. in Beverly Hills? So I mean, The pastas are fantastic. Some people get crazy with the liquid, and you get it. Yes, I did. She was like the original bad girl. Yeah. Although you have to, listen, there's a screen above you, so people are watching screens when they go to shows anyway. and what i'm seeing at my shows is not only an 88 year old-old grandmother, but a 12-year-old kid and kind of everybody in between.

57:26 this is how you eat that muffler what what yeah they'd be a little shocked oh my god I used to say yes to everything. I still had a good time. So all the time was always occupied with work. And I feel if I'm not working, I feel like – or I'm not doing press or I'm not doing anything. because my father I don't know. something to do. i do too many podcasts i think um but there's a lot of fucking people i want to talk to so it's

1:00:40 I'm working. take away from the energy that you need to do this same thing with the mma and then the announcing And, I mean, those moments for me are like, do I want to like take my daughter out for lunch or do I want to do an interview in Idaho? random person who's listening to the radio or random person who picks up the newspaper check them out. Yeah, I feel the same way, and I've learned over the years what the what the mistakes are

1:03:59 i'm fucking completely acclimated yeah but i had to do that by trial and error. Absolutely. And that's where I'm at. I think I'm trying to figure out what the balance is of But I went to do the podcast in Orlando and totally different vibe. if you see a dude with shaved head and tattoos and he's kind of jacked he probably knows who i am And then along the way you find that out and you know you can't it's not really possible and then along the

1:06:16 have been fired a decade ago. Well, I started in 1997. since I was a kid. And so I just was interested in watching the UFC. And then I started training and I would go there with my friends. Do you know this guy? money like well they were hemorrhaging money i mean they had they were rich people that owned And in his crazy mind, he's like, let's take this guy who's never even thought about being a commentator and make him our commentator.

1:09:53 100% of my own. with his leg i go the left leg right he's like yeah yeah and then i'll start talking about it Or he needs to step over with his right leg's in jeopardy right now, right? Or he needs to step over with his right leg. We'd be able to go over, where is he tied up, when it comes to fights or this is something that you developed on your own?

1:11:50 when i first started too he actually ran a promotion called hook and shoot he's excellent ufc middleweight champion and he's awesome at it already did one one show they know more obviously react to that in a real way yeah yeah for for an audience member it's like you know you it's it's exciting yeah i mean and these aren't really hobbies it's just uh i like hospitality so that's my that's my

1:14:53 party a get together if it's going to be a fight i make sure when you come over you are taking care You have beer. What do you get it from? You went in there specifically just for hospitality. Right. So when you looked at your house, did you look at your house and go, this is a good house to entertain in? Maybe you want to have a drink outside A little fire pit.

1:17:18 sometimes when you're coming from a single couple but a couple with no kids and now you have kids you have to talk to some fucking guy oh and they give you ear beatings about their job yeah just like you just I want to hang out with my family, That's very true. on my lap and i'm feeding her yeah i had like you can't. You got to get the fuck out of here.

1:20:41 that they saw on Fear Factor or whatever. certain people are reluctant to go out in the first place why they're reluctant to go out in like oh i'm friends with uh this guy go, so you just walked back here? You know, if you're in a rush, if you're trying to go somewhere and you're yeah i love having little people it's fun it's like it's it's uh it's for people that are single and i think it all depends

1:23:43 Yeah, it is amazing. Yeah, it's responsibility. you've got to give them the time they need in order for them to succeed in life. Yeah. but I know deep down he's dying to tell me something. that's also why you're so funny because you grew up with that that's part of the whole program like then we'll both start cracking up that's huge too and she'll tell me like if you seemed a little off tonight like

1:27:48 It's kind of near where I live. My wife's like a comic. It's hilarious. many friends that are hilarious. It just, people laugh all the time and to be around five or six comedians in the parking lot of the comedy store and watch whatever. I still really enjoy that. He's doing really, really well. you it's it's fuel it's inspirational yeah you walk in and see some guy going up, and you're like, man, that's some funny stuff.

1:31:05 instagram that's the painting of mitzi i think i'm gonna put that motherfucker right there that's I don't begrudge anybody that has a lot. I get a chance to talk to really interesting people in all walks of life. shoes and he he just started running that's that's him man he's a fucking savage he's a legit and goggins right now i was going to do 20 sit-ups and 20 chin-ups and 20 push-ups and i was going

1:34:20 willed himself out of it so i mean if he could, you know, why can't I run another mile and a half? Good. It's like, oh, your lungs are on fire? You got to play that. he said i already know what you're gonna say i said well what am i gonna say he said you're More time to get better. Oh, mission got canceled? Good. Didn't get promoted. Good. More time to get better. Oh, mission got canceled? Good. We can focus on another one.

1:36:35 When things are going bad, Recalibrate. Good Good They always do. I love listening to people who get me motivated. And, you know, you see that guy talk. whole fucking instagram was pictures of his watch he's a fucking animal but he's really doing it People like that are so important because they give you just that little push. So now that you've done four sold-out shows in Madison Square Garden,

1:40:37 I don't say, hey, this is my goals this year. witness it my mother when she walked into the arena, started crying. She was there when I was doing it. It must have hit you, too, to see it hit her. and we had to get friends and family there to fill the audience. put yourself a time limit. Some people people say if i don't do it in and to put up with that.

1:44:05 I don't know. I'm enjoying doing some movies. I just started dipping my toe into different muscle when it comes to acting, to kind of who I am. It's kind of being serious and acting in a drama kind of place to kind of who I am. No shit. The Irishman. What the fuck was that like? Wow. Dude, what is it like to just be around Scorsese on a movie set and realize you're a fucking actor in a Scorsese movie?

1:46:27 imagination a seasoned actor and then to get thrown into this group of people uh and and I always think, oh, I'm going to screw this up. Did you have a hard time sleeping the night before? And they transformed the Gotham Comedy Club into the Copacabana. He really did a fantastic job. i'm sitting there watching him as don rickles in a movie it was just blowing my mind just blowing

1:49:33 Joe Pesci, everything he's ever done but the bad lieutenant is one of those movies that's so fucked up and I don't remember. It's not the same, but it's not bad. It's impossible. 1962. Nicolas Cage, Bad Lieutenant. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's great in Pulp Fiction. I'm going to speak. up sebastian mascalco irishman it it should pop up oh yeah there it is what is the difference

1:53:15 No problem, whatever you want me to do. You want me to go through a window? Oh okay Yeah something it's very strange i was like whatever whatever it whatever it takes scorsese wants me I mean, if it was sticking up wrong, you placed your hand funny. I remember you from the late 90s just trying to get your shit together. and uh you're right at the time that you were away from the comedy store i think i kind of you know

1:56:11 I mean, you were in the fucking belly of the beast trying out stand-up. Well, I don't take you for granted either, brother. See ya.