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Next up is Richard Perez.
(The Vengabus), by the Vengaboys.
What archetype do you think youd be?Easy.
I would be so great at not getting involved if I were in a reality-television situation.
I think I would be really good at that.
Im really good at leaving without saying bye to anyone.
Yeah, I just dont see myself in a reality-TV-show situation.
Sorry Im screaming at you.
For most of my life, performing was something I deeply feared but couldnt stop thinking about.
A lot of times Id go alone.
I say all this cause once the idea came to me, it bloomed pretty quickly.
It felt like kismet.
I was just ready for it.
Charlie is the best.
Working with a friend like him is a dream.
The show feels like a manifestation of years of daydreaming.
Im very grateful to be at this point in my relationship with comedy/performance.
It continues to open me up.
So I guess Ive learned how to get more loose onstage and trust my instincts a little more.
Tell us everything about your worst show ever.
(This can involve venue, audience, other comedians on the lineup, anything!
But something was just off that night, and I crawled onstage and the room went completely silent.
NOT YOU ON THE FLOOR NOOOO!
while the room was just, like, silent.
Whats yours and why?Oh, thats rich.
Gets me every time.
She once said, Im like if Homer Simpson and Addison Rae had a baby.
Theres something so compelling and true about that.
Mera is deeply hilarious, and her humor is imaginative, deranged, and expansive.
You feel like youre never gonna stop laughing.
Im personally ready for her to have wider recognition.
But Mera Caulfield is a star.
what hill will you die on?Dont be scared to be earnest.
Comedy doesnt always have to be Buh duh boom snap bada bing bada boom doo doo doo toot haha!
Like, it can be whatever you want it to be.
Am even I saying anything?
Cause were alone in this life.
I love that song, and it would be so cool to come onstage to it.
I moved to New York 12 years ago and got my B.F.A.
I was so set on being the next Wolfgang Tillmans.
Im still deeply figuring that out, of course.
Attend every event ever.
Thats not necessary and cant be good for you.
I dont know if anyone has ever said that to me verbatim.
