Mark shares a detailed, chaotic, and vivid account of his experience at Skankfest, a high-energy comedy festival known for its wild, drug-infused, and unpredictable atmosphere. The event features intense performances, substance use, and extreme physical stunts like crowd surfing and stage diving, with comedians like Lewis and Kim Cogdill pushing boundaries through uninhibited, often humorous behavior. The narrative emphasizes the festival’s unique blend of humor, chaos, and emotional connection, where fans and performers bond over shared absurdity. Mark describes a night of non-stop activity—performances, drinking, drug use, and spontaneous interactions—that leads to physical exhaustion and mental fatigue. Despite the wildness, the experience feels deeply authentic and transformative, creating a sense of community and belonging. A standout moment is a chaotic comedy jam that turns into a mosh pit, culminating in a dramatic crowd surf and a surreal fight involving jujitsu, stun guns, and physical altercations. The host reflects on the festival’s unpredictability and the emotional highs it delivers, portraying it as both a surreal and deeply human event. The story is rich with anecdotes, from a sauna comedy set to a drug-fueled fight, showing how the festival blends comedy, hedonism, and raw human emotion in a way that is both unforgettable and deeply personal.
hey mark fake banter for the intro that's all I know how to do great good to be here welcome to Tuesdays with stories hitter in the face of the surfboard and then the duck fell out of his bag surfed up and she didn't even flush knock knock who's there Mark Norman and Joe list yeah this Tuesdays with stories everybody that's terrible this is supposed to be cheesy oh my god we're here we're back it's been a wild ride everybody's hurting I'm still not right oh I'm fucked up last night I got home yesterday from the whole thing uh next your day to shoot Lewis we're talking about Skankfest of course that was three months ago I know oh yes I have a new year yesterday evening and we put the baby down at seven he was all fucked up he was vaping he'd like he shaved his head he's got a fucking Skank's tattoo as well we put him down and I took I made love to my wife for the first time in eight days I took a fucking Tylenol PM I went to bed at 8.30 p.m. welcome 7 a.m. oh my god I mean what not even like a piss a turnover right a snore just dead to the world for 11 hours Apple turnover well I can't wait to see your kids naked roast footage you better be by the way as naked roast was oh yeah I thought of you I thought it was Brad Williams that was your son but yeah yeah wow what a what a wild ride I'm like I drink for like 49 hour straight I'm still I'm still off yeah we're old and yeah you shot all day and uh did performing as well and sang and did comedy we did a live pod I mean it was a baby there can't have a lot of plates spinning it was great well you got there Saturday yeah we got their Tuesday but by the time when we showed up Friday morning and it was like it's day one of the Skankfest I was like you got to be cocking me my nose is bleeding my ass old shitting shit well wait when it started what Thursday it starts Friday this is a first year I usually fly in Thursday evening so I can be there Friday morning because I like to soak up every minute of skates sure but this year they have they have well every year they have the kickoff party that's for like the VIPs and people that bought tickets early but I never go to it I'm just like I'm gonna rest but we were shooting the dock so I was like well we have to be there for that but we also flew in Tuesday because Wednesday is skank feast a feast that's um the the crew like the 40 person like paid skankfest crew yeah Rebecca Christine the whole game and Lewis and then all those people that we don't know their names what we see them every time we go to gas digital or leisure skanks I like to keep it that way and they're like hey Mark I love you it's great seeing you you just go buddy boy yeah looking good Fanny I mean people whose faces I've seen for 30 years 10 times a month and you're just like I got no idea who this person is no idea and that's how we like I know Harrington and Shannon yeah they're good eggs they might be another one that I know but mostly Alex Alex of course that's like she did stand up and killed I watched the whole thing I was there front row unreal wow and a Mikey G or whatever his name is murdered then this gay blind Mike this Mike G and gay blind Mike or G Mike G Mike G Mike G Mike G Mike yeah because gay blind Mike is almost G Mike oh yeah gay it's a G yeah there you go so the same OG but I've been lucky so anyways we went to skank feast yeah and that was fun because that was in that you know the restaurant it's from 1918 our nods our nose our nose that's a classic which is like 105 year old restaurant and it's a nice place beautiful no blacks live jazz suits the thing and they're like please wear a collar so I go out and put on a shirt because we're filming welcome to the south and I'm thinking okay this is a fancy rest I looked it up the state four course meal they spent they revealed on camera about nine grand for this oh meal that's where the money's going so I show up in a shirt and a thing and it's skank tards sure so everybody it looked like look like Charlie Sheen and Major League they got like sleeveless shirts and like you know the tux t shirt yeah yeah it's like she dress me crazy whoo whoo whoo fine young cannibal yeah didn't they wear a suit with no sleeves oh I kind of remember that I should have gone AC DC wow whatever so you show up there and then Lewis gets fucking smash but he was being hilarious you're so fat yeah he's fat he's ever been for skankfest that's that rattlesnake yeah that's good right that down count it uh what a rigged fatal state but anyway he was banged up Rebecca was banged up and then Lewis Wednesday Wednesday yo Lewis gave a speech it was beautiful and I you know we're making a film here so I kept tapping the glass be like someone make a speech oh good for you got that going but we had a crab which was served cold that's normal yeah it's all traditional get out of here it's fresh I don't what cold food cold crab is good no I didn't care for it was like come it comes hot yeah that's true you can wait for it it's a cold come cold come cold good good good anyway so we had some of that and then jumbo I confused gumbo and jumbo liar gumbo is a soupy stew it's brown and see that jumbo liar is a rice dish we had gumbo I love gumbo which was good that was fun and then a big steak and then we were waiting for dessert but everyone was so fucked up at that point that I was like let's go ahead and get out of here Rebecca gave a speech and then it was fun because I'm filming Rebecca speech I look over and Lewis is going that's fun so that was fun that was Wednesday night but you know we were out all night Wednesday and then Thursday the kickoff you got to come for this kickoff party next year yeah it was at the joy theater you've done that I've done it my first theater ever that's a beautiful theater because it's it's feel small and intimate it's six hundred seats I saw free willy there and oh like 95 the band now use me music a movie no kidding yeah it's old baby oh that's awesome joy to the world where's the joy Lori Petty what I prefer Tom what you don't like Lori Petty kid I love kid thank girl come on I love break I mean that's her in those shorts with the short hair and the blue eyes I love blue eyes penny cash she's got she's got the boy bod the short hair get out of here that's fine that a fan that brother bang Keanu oh he's hot too they have the same hair yeah Utah give me two yeah the joy theater was fun and I had the honor of going first because I had another gig which was nightmare but Lewis went out first so the first real performance of Skype Lewis just went out and kind of did a big intro give me the nicest intro ever I was cried oh boy and so I went out and it was fun and you know I see a guy in a wheelchair and then right behind him salicus right up in there yeah day one up against the railing and it was fun and it's funny what Skankfest does to you yes because I'm on stage for 30 seconds at Skankfest I'm just telling a story about the time I came in a woman's eye and she drove to the airport and couldn't see and I've never thought about telling this on stage but you just walk out and you see their faces and you're like I came in a woman's eye one time well that's the place to do it yeah that's what they want to hear and they want the real shit these are all comedy psycho nerds they're reddit people so they've heard the act they've heard all the stories they want something new and fresh we don't fucks me up about Skankfest and I was saying this last night to Sarah there's so many people there and you're just a mass of celebrity everyone's so nice there that's beautiful everybody's taking your photo and saying how much they love you and you kill it and they're excited and you got a huge pop it's like insane I know it's a love fest so you kind of feel like all the comedy fans are here and they love me Jerry they really love me and you can feel it but you realize only point zero zero zero one percent of the fans are there and there's still thousands of people that are like this looks like the dumbest thing what a heck look at this piece of shit work ahead I hope you die and you're like yeah fuck I know I thought I had won everybody over I just won over the 2000 people that are there but they're there and you're there and that's all that matters there there's why it's a beautiful thing it's it's an island we're all on it oh it was special it was wonderful somebody posted a great instant story because Lewis and I did a big dirty dancing thing where I was running down the aisle I was there it was goofy and then somebody posted imagine hating Skankfest and this is what we're doing it's like it's just us like I'm running and jumping in his arms and I'm both in costumes I love it well that's the thing from the outside everybody's like it's this alt-right degenerate piece of shit asshole they all say the n-word on stage which possibly happen but it's a beautiful thing you not there you don't know what this is it's great it was so fucking fun it's special and most of my best stories I can't even tell because they involve just complete lunatics or debauchery or sex or free sums but I wonder if there's a deep dark and a quarter Brooklyn some female comic who's like look at these idiots and then she sees some photos and she's like ah it looks fun but she could never go now she's she's ruined her she's not her brand I think everybody in comedy would like to experience it at some point but I say that but even our close friends Sam Rill he's like I don't want any part of that I try to tell him like I think he would love it I know he's a booze bag but some people you know they want to go to bed or whatever but you and I said this over I said this a lot
During the weekend like Skankfest is whatever you want to make it. Yes. Like there's people like Kim Cognin Goes full Skankfest. She's doing acid. She's got a fucking outfit on a cowboy hat. She's doing characters She's stage diving. She got fucking concussed. Yeah, which one of the highlights of the festival and Anything it was so fun the last I mean I'm job all over the place. Just Lewis hit her. She am not in a while But she got a concussion the first the second night at whatever you call it Goddamn comedy jam, which is like I was singing and her and Stanhope came out and staged a while. I was singing which was so fun Yeah, it's Stanhope had his cocktail and he kept he didn't even spill it It's just like he got a big big drink. He's on fucking amphetamines or methlamphetamines or some other thing horse drink everybody's on something So that was great and then she did a stage dive hit someone in the head Went down to the floor hit her head and this great video footage. She has a camera guy with her He's she's literally looking into the camera going I'm concussed. I have a concussion But it's like they're singing fucking you know limp is gonna what I write and so you just hear like give me something to break and everyone's going crazy And she's like I have a concussion. Oh my god. Looses her voice literally can't speak. She's walking around Sunday And then she comes out on the comedy jam last night and she's looking hot with a fucking boots and booty shorts and I hat and she's like I was told I can't say and I shouldn't be here because I have a concussion in no voice But I don't give a fuck and then she's stage time. She's literally crowd surfing Wow, I didn't run out there like I'm trying to like pull her by the boot I'm like this woman's gonna die here But it's gangfest unreal good for her. What a badass. She's the real deal So anyways, the point is you have that but then other people they just do their set and they go to bed Yeah, that's fine too. I think I think it can be whatever you want to make it Rachel Feinstein is there She's having a cocktail. She'll have some gumbo. She'll do her set. She'll laugh and then she'll go home and play with her kid It's all fine. The Katie Hanigan's there Katie was funny. She was like my goal is to stay here till 10 p.m She's like kind of just doing laps hanging. She's reading the Bible. Yeah, and then it was like 9.53 and I'm like I'm going back to the hotel for a nap. I have a ride. Do you want a ride? She's like close enough Let's go. Oh, that's great. So that was fun. But I'm all over the place. I want to hear about your life your festival Look, can I go backwards or should we do a whole skate? No, no go back. All right. We'll go up We'll go over. We'll do it all. All right. Well, I first of all is the New York comedy festival whatever that means I totally forgot about that. That's how long ago it was. I know what's a week ago. I know But that's how crazy skankfest was. Yes, Sarah just said that she's like remember you were the man of the year in a theater And I literally totally forgot about we got to get into that. Salah, you shot a great bonus Just get it. He didn't shoot it. Yeah, that's right. I kept saying what are you rolling? How much you get? He goes that probably like nine minutes He didn't shoot anything boy. I would who would hire that guy? Well, cuz Louie was cuz Louie was there and Louie does want to be filled But I'm like fell around him. We need a bonus. I know buddy got some great stills So this week's patreon is still photos. Well, Ken Burns will just put his stills in slowly and move him around a little bit Steven stills Yeah, crossbees stills a match But so we do then we do the benefit for you It's the big hurrah the Grammacy theater sold out soda Sam Louie myself the butler Sarah Karen Karen. Yeah, Sarah managed to wriggle her way on to my show We totally forgot to book her. It was a little rough. Yeah, but she made it but she got on there She got on and boy, it was a great show that felt lovey that was like everybody was there for you I did a big gay thing at the end about yeah, you did. Yeah, did anyone film it? Not Salicus. No, no He got a still I miss I didn't watch the show cuz the hang was so good the hang was good I missed the whole show and Karen was like I did 10 minutes on you. It was hilarious. It killed and I was like Ah, I was upstairs. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we had a good time everybody killed Louie. I got to watch Louie's set that was fun But yeah, that was a great night that I did stick or treat after so it was a big long night for me You know 40 comics doing costumes doing characters little weird two days later They do a Sebastian Manescalco on snl. Oh, I just felt weird like we had eight guys doing Sebastian as an impression And then on snl. You're like, oh, they're doing it Sebastian. Yeah, just a weird kawinky dink weird timing By the way, I bailed in the show and I was feeling bad But then I walked so I was like, oh, I'll do Brian vegan. Yeah, it's time was for 10 years. That'll be funny I don't even meet I've been promoting it for weeks and oh, I wasn't I was intact on a single thing That just just weren't about okay. Well, but then what happens is you got all this stuff going on in the movie We're in pre-production. We have the band of the year the baby the business and then I realized It's time for the show. I'm like, I don't have anything. I don't have a costume. I have a beard. I don't have a jacket I don't have another joke other than I don't eat meat when we talked on the phone We wrote like four jokes. You had a couple I forgot it and write them down But then I was so relieved because I was like, I'm sorry. I can't do it. I'm getting over COVID I got to go to bed. We're leaving in the morning and I felt bad about it Then we're in the green room in our show. I walk out Everybody's in costumes make up bald caps I'm like, I would have looked like a complete fucking moron. Oh, I see because I would have came out as Brian vegan with classes and a gray hoodie Not just like him. Not looking like him. I'm just going, I mean And these guys and these people do it. Oh my god. We had an Amy Schumer with the heels and the wig we had a A Zee's and a full gray suit Jezzle neck. Oh, I mean it was crazy. Everybody was there It looked awesome and beautiful and I might I tip my cap It would have been a disservice to the show. I have done this horse shit because everybody was dressed to the nine Nine Jerry the one of the highlights was a bat Williams and Robin Williams Get it No Sorry was cat will wait a bat Williams cat man Williams wait cat Williams bat Williams and Robin Williams Okay, so Batman and Robin but at both this one is cat Williams and one is Robin Williams and they did it together in full Batman and Robin outfit And who are the people? I don't know two random guy. They were they were just employees. Yeah, and they killed it as a cat Williams and Robin Williams is going at it and Whatever Like Batman robin and jokes. Yes, yes, exactly. You got the you got the bat mobile Oh, we don't need a bat mobile, right? You know, whatever and see that would have been it was gold done such a massive Disrespect disservice to the show if I had then followed that with like But that could have been fun too. Yeah, you play off that. Yeah, maybe but that sounds amazing Is there a tape does this go out anywhere? Salicies didn't get it, but no, I don't know where I think I think we yeah, we definitely filmed it So it'll a little put on YouTube. I would like to see that you only promise a lot of people will go hard You know, there's a lot of comedian scandals out there. So a guy will go up and do a you know who and then be like and then I Jerked off and you're like, well, we probably can't put that out now, especially because he was there like an hour before Yeah, but it was hilarious to have a guy at a theater Have a show in 20 minutes and be like I got to go right that's gonna be a first right that might be a record You're there the show starts and you're like I can't do it But it wasn't like, you know, they're there to see me and do a sad. Oh, no, no and I canceled earlier It was a few hours earlier. Yeah, you were built, but there was no bill no bill build. We we yanked you real quick I mean, I'm gonna just break the fourth wall. I asked you and you were like no, no, no, no, no, it's no problem We don't care. It was shit. This 50 comics on it was no problem at all my parents went to your mother's museum. How do you like that? Uh-oh? That's nice. That's how you deflect off of something well done nice deflect. What do they think they didn't care for it? Yeah, well, I think they loved it But it was hard because they didn't get a discount at all, which is strange, but oh really yeah, no That maybe he might throw us a bone there, but Well, maybe the problem is the babies too, so he wants to drink everything. Eat everything right there It's all filled with cans and soup and everything so he was going to kick it everything over and grab it everything That makes it smell your mother's pussy. Well, what's the what's a ticket go for? I thought it was like four dollars. I have no idea I can't do that much. No, it's a warehouse with a bunch of cans in it That's like a gory effectory, but But they love it. They thought it was I'm a Sarah literally thought it was a nightmare because the baby. Oh, she was like food Ah, he was like hitting everything, but my parents were like it was great. We learned a lot. It was beautiful Yeah, they loved it. Oh, that's nice to hear. I'll tell my mom. She's barely affiliated Yeah, they pushed her out. That's fair. It's all a thing It's a watergate over there, but yeah, so that was cool. Then how about this? You know me? I can't say no I got a couple the night after sugar tree. Sugar tree was a huge here. We had a great time night after I go Oh boy, I got four sets and Salacus is shooting me for this. I'm doing an intro for my special and I got an idea and He's gonna shoot me at all these shows. We're gonna do a montage of me at all these rooms walking up Love it. You know boom boom boom from different spots and So he's got to get me walking up in all these places one of the shows I show up. It's at a sauna
It's at a spa and I was like what the hell but it's New York County so they do one of these weirdo shows So I get there. It's called other ship Not to be confused with like mothership. Yeah, it's called other ship, which is a spa it's hip it's not like fat Greek guys. It's like sexy people and They it's a club and you sign up and I get in there I show up And you know I got five sets I'm running around I go. Hey, I'm here for the comedy show They're like, oh, you got to fill out this waiver and where's your bathing suit? And I go I don't have a bathing suit and they go Well, you can't go in and then the host comes out. He goes we need him. He's on the show. So they're like all right Well, just wear your boxers and put a towel on. I was like, okay, no problem. I get back there Shangri-la, I mean, it's just ice baths and showers and Cobble stones and sauna is everywhere in steam rooms and girls and bikinis So I'm like, oh my god. What the hell is this? I didn't even put this together. This was the show How do I feel are we talking for like 60 people 60 people in a sauna? Yeah, it's a big sauna. It's like a fuck club Wow, yeah, so I'm like I'm gonna do a set in there. Yeah, they're like it's called the hot show something a hot crowd They were so I go in he brings me up. I got to wear the mat rife thing Matt rife thing. Yeah, there's no Mike. So you got to wear it. Oh, the head set there. Yeah, but we're in tal's Jerry Yeah, so he brings me up. I walk in it's a huge sauna with all these women and bikinis and I'm like, oh my god This is crazy every the guys are ripped all the girls are hot and I'm in a town You know, nothing else and I just do my act and it went great because I figure if you come out to a show In a sauna you're gonna laugh. Yeah, sure. It's a weird situation. I imagine you can do a lot of Room stuff too. Oh tons of room stuff. I did a I did I opened with like a joke bomb that I go I feel like I'm in hell. This is what hell is look like you know, it's just hot and there's no gaze or I mean It's all gaze and we had some good times, but yeah, it was crazy and you think about flops wet Boy talk about a sauna. You're just like whoo well that didn't work and Boy it was crazy and then here's New York you get out of there. Oh wait one last thing So sound like he's shooting me so I'm like all right Well, we got to get him in too because he's the camera guy and they're like he can't come in look at him You know, he's bald. He's four foot four and I was like I need him to shoot me though He can't come in and he was like I can't come in and I was like okay So I'm texting him at the locker. I'm like could you get in? He's like no no chance. I'm waiting outside for you I said all right. I'll do a quick set and run back out. I Walk on to the I grabbed the door to open up the sauna. I turn around. He goes I got in so sound he's a shirtless Barefoot in in a bathing suit and I go how the hell'd you do that? He goes I was born here That's incredible. He finagled. I turn around as a shirtless Salacus and now he's on the sauna floor like that guy Shooting himself in anywhere except for a woman's vagina, but yeah him shirtless. I just can't imagine. What are we talking? I got to tell you I gave it a good up down and it wasn't bad. Oh really? Yeah, I mean it's not it's not It's it's a dead bod, but he's carrying a camera a lot. He's doing stuff. That's true. That's true He's just walking around New York, but he was he was under me to my sauna set So he got a real upskirt. Wow, but wow hot show then you leave there you throw your clothes on you go to the cellar That's crazy. It was crazy five sets and one was in a sauna and it was part of the festival. Yeah Wow, that's a nice one to put a feather in your cap or a thumbtack in your map whatever because I was thinking Not so much now, but when I was young. I wanted to compile the craziest most diverse list Oh, it's just like a comedy in a gym like a gold gym. Yeah, I did the naked show I've of course firehouses and then you're like well in Israel or what I'm turkey right but to have a sauna That's really that's a like it's like when you want to let guys that want to fuck every kind of woman Yeah, it's like getting like a bulimic legless Asian boy or something right right that's a rare I Mean you're not gonna bump into a lot of comedians like all right. I've done sauna. Yeah Son of guy. Yeah, I mean how many comics have done a show in a sauna. Yeah, that's good question. Maybe you well There's a whole lineup, but yeah, and this guy's I do this show everywhere. Oh, yeah, all right. Well, it's still crazy Still crazy still crazy, but it's it's a guy who's he's from Canada He's like I've been doing in Canada for years. I'm bringing it to the fest. Whatever. All right. We'll still cool very cool Very crazy and thank God it went well like jeez. Can you imagine how much that would suck? Yeah, just pouring sweat But yeah, we got the whole shoot. I'll see you some photos checkster and we'll throw them on there and yeah Then ran out of there did the seller and then Fluid and Niagara watch your language. I know Niagara, please Canada or New York. That's Canada. They both have it right, but I was on the Canadian side, which is crazy It's much better. Right, you know, the the Buffalo side is a little dicey. It sure is I always say the falls are less scary Than the neighborhood right because it's just wild over there. No, I love I love the Canadian side I mean, I like the the New York side too, but not nearly as nice sure those falls are special. They really are What's crazy in like the 50s or 40s? That was like the honeymoon. Yes Yes, I just watched the Marilyn Monroe movie that I forget. Oh, I think it was just called Niagara I talked about it on the turn classic movies cruise and it was just like everyone's honeymooning that was like the thing Yes, if you made a movie about two two people honeymooning they were in Niagara They're in Niagara. I remember Bruce Almighty had a scene there. Yes. Yeah. Yeah, it's great I had a casino view you know, you do a casino. They throw you a nice joint I'm up there and you got a view of the falls and I just had a cup of con just stared at it for like 20 minutes I think I might have done that same casino with Arty Lang and Nick to Paula way back in the day because I remember being in the hotel In Niagara looking at the falls from a hotel and it was a casino. Yeah. You were so well. Yeah. Did you a partake? I mean, I probably gamble. I mean, I wasn't drinking or drinking it. Oh, maybe I was yeah, come on Arty Lang This must have been decades ago. Yeah, maybe it was it was a lot of the other thing I remember from the gig was Nick and I were fighting and he and then already busted out the jaws Line you're not gonna do this in the boat. Are you? Broke the tension. That's like my main not that's a great story But that's my main memory of the gig. I was already or did you get to hang with them? Or is he just being a weirdo? I was already a bit. I used to I went from a carolines one time He gave me a bunch of extra cash which was beautiful He was like this gig should pay at least a thousand dollars Well, what are you getting paid? I was like I don't know a hundred bucks a set And he's like this should be at least a thousand bucks and he gave a pay whatever difference was How about that the crazy thing about Arty Lang is you know, he's been obviously a very well documented actor. Sure He remembers everything I went with Arty a couple times and like years would pass and be like, hey Joe. How's how's Boston? You've got how the Patriots crack like he remembers every conversation we had he's got an Unbelievable like photographic memory despite years and years of Heroine addiction might be part of the problem though because I think you remember as the bad stuff. Maybe yeah So now you got to throw some pills on that to shut it down. I haven't seen him a long time But great guy and one of the funniest ever. I don't want to I don't know if this is appropriate But I open for him once at levity live and I go into the green room to meet him I'm all excited. He's not in there. I was like huh what the hell is this about I see the bathroom door it opens a nice looking Blonde lady walks out going and I see him going all right. What's this fucking show start? And he's like button his pants and I was like I fucking love show business that is fun. 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Now, let me ask you this side note because I was talking about this at the festival. We didn't say Mount Rushmore, but who's your Mount Rushmore of third Mike off the cuff quip podcast radio? I mean, I don't know if you can fuck with a tell on sniping. But I guess I haven't listened to in that many podcast or radio shows. I mean, him on Killtony is pretty special and I'll throw another wrench at you and maybe it's not allowed because he's a foreigner, but Jimmy Carr is pretty fucking quick. I think Norton's number one. Arty's got to be up there. Arty's incredible. He got the that the stern chair. That's not easy to get. It's good point. And I gotta tell you, you know, I know people have different opinions about him, but Tony Hitchcliffe is pretty unfuckin believable. He is perfect to host that show. He is, he blows your mind how fast he is. Yeah. Good, good wordplay. But anyway, I can't. I got the bookers on the rim of my nose. I apologize. I'm not cooked up. I can't stop touching it. I'm job. All right. So did Niagara Casino, I gotta tell you the same one with the tears. It's got tears for fears, balconies for days. I don't know. I don't remember. It was a long time ago. I go out there. I'm like, ah, what is this going to be? You know, a thousand cedar. I never read any emails. I get to the gig. I meet my opener. Hey, how you doing? We have a we have a steak. And he opens the show. He does great. This guy Rick. Rick Matthews. Oh, I don't Rick Matthews. Buffalo guy. He featured for me when I recorded my CD. Oh, yeah. What do you call it? Fucking. Are you mad at me? Yeah. Way back in the day. Great guy. Great guy. Great egg. Good act. Funny. Good hang. And he was like. They're unbelievable. You know, we. I look over. I'm walking out to the crowd. I never look to the stage. You walk out. It's his huge room. It's insane. It's like 5,000 people. Jesus. And I was like, oh. And I'm like, oh, what's up with the falls? I'm panicking. I'm freaking out. It's calm yourself and dive in. But that was incredible. And then I go back to the green room. And Rick's like, I've heard all the stories. What are we doing? Booz and hooker. Gablin. Blow. Talk to me, baby. And I go. Got the 5 a.m. pickup going to skankfest. I got to save it. All right. And he was like, are you kidding me? We're at the casino. This is it, baby. We crossed the border for this. Right. And I'm like, I gotta, I gotta go to skankfest. I got a 5 a.m. pickup. I can't do it. And he was furious. And I went to bed. I had that one. I opened for a tell 25 years ago. You know, I showed him the Jagger bottle. I'm like, here we go. And then he wasn't. He was like, ah, I got some friends here. Yeah. He was disappointed. But the next night we went out drinking. There you go. But yeah, that was a, that was a doozy. 5 a.m. pickup. You get, you go over the border in the car. And then you get on the flight. And then you got to connect in Chicago. Then you landed into Orleans. And there's big old Salahcuses mug. Right when I get off the escalator. All right. And did you get some good stuff? Because I never talked to him. Because we gave the interview here. You were the first second footage we shot for this documentary. Wow. I'm honored. You talked about the feeling of dipping your toes in. You dive in. You're in this thing. And so I'm bouncing off of that. I was like, let's get Mark arriving. What happened? Oh, we, we got coffee at the baggage claim. He didn't shoot anything. Oh, geez. We just hung out. Oh, God. He didn't shoot. No, he just got into a car. He came. I thought he was just picking me up. He came to the airport and didn't shoot any material. No, he was just, it was like a welcome wagon. You're joking. Yeah, I'm freaking around. But yeah, yeah, he got some stuff. What's crazy is of all the cameraman I had. It would make the most sense of Celsius. It's like, I didn't know we were rolling on that. Yeah, yeah. It was my buddy. There was a lot of that. But no, we rode in. Did you say funny things? Yeah, we got a lot of good stuff, a lot of car footage. And I was like, I was wonky too. Because you know, it was a lot of travel. And so all that was was in there. We love wonky. Really wonky. I feel like I barely saw you at the festival. Well, we did the podcast. That was fucking crazy. That podcast was lights out. I mean, it might have fizzled for a second at the end. But boy, was that, I think that was one of our best. It fizzled a little bit, but you got to remember at Skankfest. This is the problem. Like we start late. The show goes long. And there's a Legion of Skanks with Shane Gillis on it. Or whatever at 10 p.m. So no matter what you're doing at 9.45, everyone's like, we got to go get in line. Of course. But in your mind, you're like, the room is fucking emptying. We suck. Yeah. But it's just people being like, we got to go catch Shane and Lewis are doing a 69 contest at the big room. Also, I saw I did some other pods and they weren't up to stuff. Well, ours was lunch, lights out. These were, you know, they were good. Well, we had Greg Fitzsimmons on mushrooms. Yeah. Joe Roza on the most alcohol I've ever seen anyone consume. Yeah, he's on trends come. And then Brad Williams was this tiny. So he's a joke bag. He's great. You can't miss with this little nugget. Yeah. So it was crazy and we preface, preface that all the fans hate the live. Yeah. And you may hate this one, but you're wrong. It was awesome. And the audience is Mike, right? They can hear the audience. Yeah. Come on, boy. You don't see positive. Well, it was the, it was the, the Skankfest crew that did everything. Okay. Okay. That sort of thing. My brain was mushed up. People were saving. Yeah. This is like an example of how fucked up my brain was. But, you know, you just not sleeping. Yeah. So then Sunday night, I was, our producer, Torrance, who's awesome. Shout out to Torrance. She's amazing. I wanted to manage my comedy career. I said, I was like, we tomorrow be great. You should come over the house. We'll celebrate. And you can meet my family. And she's like, what do you mean? And I was like, you can meet my son, Marty. And she's like, we flew here on the same flight together. We had three meals together. Wow. I just, like, locked out. Like Jesus Christ. Like, Sarah, Marty, me, Torrance, and Patrick, my producer, and deep, we all flew together, just stayed in the house together, had multiple meals together, went to Walmart together. But the festival's so insane. You see so little. You see so many people. You do so much stuff. I was like, you got to meet my son. Because I was hammered. And yeah, now imagine doing all that with booze. I kept talking about this. I cannot imagine how Lewis and Kim and all these people, like, they're doing ass. I mean, you're drinking. But like, these people are on. That's true. What's the fuck? It kept on me. Everyone's on ketamine. Acid mushrooms. Kim cogged it. I mean, I think she was saying this all publicly. I think it's all fine. And we documented it. She's going to be all over that film. You're talking about playing your way on to a team. Haha. I was.
I was like, oh, she get Kim Codden. She really embraced his Skankfest. By the end, I'm like, she's gonna have more screen time than Lewis. - It's Kim OxyCodden. - Folks, she goes, I did her show Saturday morning, Friday morning. First thing I did at Skankfest was her dating show where everyone took mushrooms. - Oh, boy. - So it's like 11.30 a.m., she's taking mushrooms. And then at 8 p.m., she's like, I just took acid. I'm like, so you're on mushrooms and acid the same day. - Wow. - Wow, what a fuck. I love this, he's a beast. - We had another funny moment. We're outside. I'm a fucking middle aged white guy retard. We're outside and I'm like, what goes on? Everyone takes acid. What time do they take acid? She's like, no one's taking acid. And I'm like, I don't understand. You said the whole show, everyone's taking acid. That's the point. And she's like, no, why would people take acid? We don't take acid. I'm like, I don't understand. It was like having Costello. I'm like, I don't understand what you're talking about. - Yeah. - You literally, I have the text. You take acid, you do the show. And she's like, we're not taking acid. There's literally a Louisiana state trooper standing here. - Oh my God. - And I was like, I was like, no acid. I said, I said, it's good to see a young lady. - Yeah, acid vicious. - So that was embarrassing. And she was so cool, just being like, no, it's no acid. What are you crazy? Why would we do acid? That's illegal. - Well, you got to be cool if you do it. - You got to be cool if you do it. - Yeah, I mean, the people that we're doing that, it's unbelievable because I was just mush. And I had this Monday night. Tom Dustin and Kristen, his wife or fiance, they were in town. - Yes. - So they came over for dinner. It's like 10 p.m. I'm exhausted. I'm like, all right, you guys got to get out of here. I'm tired. And then they start getting up. And like, five minutes later, we're saying goodbye. And I'm like, you guys getting out of here. And he's like, you literally just kicked us out. And I was like, yeah, that's my bad. - You're brain dead. But also, I will say within that space, that world, it feels like acid is legal. - Oh, yeah, you're in there. You're like, everything's legal here. I could fuck a donkey and a kid. - I mean, it was nuts. I've never seen so many tits in my life. - I know. And that was just chuck. - And then another thing came kind of dead. She, what's she saying, killing the name? If she brought four women out, they all took a tits out. - They took a tits out. That's eight tits. - It was just eight tits. And then that night, there was two women in the front row that watched the whole show with their tits out. So we had 12 tits. - Thank God for the cameras. - Exposed. And I got a seven man crew out there. - I was behind them, shooting their behind. - Oakland X-Buzz. But I don't even know where to start. I gotta tell you, one of the great moments of my whole life, and I hope somebody on the crew shot it. - Oh God. - Was when Sunday night, we did the comedy, Saturday's comedy jam was amazing. Sunday night though, it's so beautiful. As everybody knows, and everyone kept telling, none of the crew had ever been to Skankfest before. And so after a while, I was tipping everyone off. Like you wanna be there for this. You wanna make sure you catch this. So then everyone said all week, like the thing you gotta make sure you get is Sunday's comedy jam. - Yes. - 'Cause that's when people start getting emotional. The crew realizes, the comics realize it's all ending. There's music which makes everyone emotional. There's acid, there's mushrooms, there's ketamine, there's whatever, Xanax. - Bacon roast. - Booze. So it's like everyone starts to get emotional. And there was these big curtains on the side of the stage to hide the performers. And all the comics were piled in. We were behind the stage, just lined up. Every inch is taken. It's like when, you know, like a TV show ends and the Conan's got his whole crew out there. - Right. - And then at one point, we'll rock in, you're back there, everyone's back there. And then Christine came and started pulling up the curtains to reveal all the comics over the next. So everyone can enjoy it. - What a moment. - It was so beautiful. And I went and grabbed a cannon and I was like, you gotta crowd surf. He's like, I'm nervous, I'm on shrooms. I've never crowd surf. I'm like, get up here, you faggot. Throw him out there. I went and got you. I'm like, you're gonna crowd surf. - You're gonna crowd surf. You pulled me back in when I was struggling. - Well, that's the thing is half these it. This is what's good about being 75 years old and sober. - Right. - 'Cause I'm like trying to bounce and catch people. Nobody gives a fuck. Everyone's like, Chuck got kicked in the back of the skull. - Really? - I wish he died. I mean, it was crazy. And one guy, I have a slow motion video of a guy doing a front flip, no warning. He just runs and does a full front flip into the match but he kicks like three people in the face. - Oh, wow. - And so I was trying to catch as many people as possible because people don't realize when you crowd surf it's like, you're getting launched back on stage. - Right. - And you're like this. So there's no, you gotta get caught. And I also, every time I staged dope, was like, you get over here, bring this guy in, you gotta get out of here. - Whoa. - At one point, Kim jumped and literally nobody touched her. And it was just a straight. - Kim, Kim, Kim, Kim jumped in. That's good. - Oh man. - I mean, we got footage of it. It's this stuff straight up like boom. - Oh my god, what a time. And yeah, when we were all on stage, it's Tim Dylan jumping up and down and me, you, and Adam Myers, and we're just going at it. And the music is hitting, the crowd's bouncing. You know when you see that bounce in the crowd, it's all in unison, incredible crowd surfing. I'm in the, I was half in the bag and you can just feel it's all winding up. And you know when you get that, when you're jogging, and you got a little bit to go, but you're so tired, but then you get that like, ah, I'm gonna make it till the end. And you get the second win, that whole fucking band brought a second win back. Cause everyone's crashing, drugs, hangovers, but that was it, and then it was all done. - That was awesome. And I got a reprimanded Saturday night. So you miss Saturday, where were you Saturday night? - Where was I Saturday? - Oh, I don't know. I just took you somewhere. I don't know where, I think I went to a bar in the quarter. - Yes, you went to the quarter somewhere. And I know that because Matt was like, take our car. And we were like, we don't have a car. Mark Norman's in it, but that's not your fault. That's Matt's fault. - I didn't know. - That fucking bit with, but we love you, Maddie. Ah, we just, he let this camera to somebody at one point. I don't know. - No way. - But no. - Okay. - I'm kidding, of course. But, so Saturday night, I don't know if you heard about the whole Crafuffle, it was crazy. - No. - So the comedy jam went long. It went late. - Oh, yeah, the curfew. - It was like two o'clock in the morning. We're all on stage, singing, you know, "Four non-blans, what's up?" Is that the name of that song? I think it's what's up. - What's up? - That's it. - Hey. - Oh, yeah. - Which they closed every festival with. So we're singing that. And then we did, it smells like teen spirit, which everyone went fucking ape shit. It was nuts. It was crazy, mosh pit, crowd-surf, screaming, jumping. And then it's like 205. So we're over the limit. They sat throwing everyone out. And you know, chants are a big thing at the deck. So I thought it'd be funny. I grabbed the mic and I go, bohemian, rhapsody. And everyone starts chanting. And Christine was like, "Shut the fuck up." It came around, she's like, "Get the fuck out of here." And then the union guy literally grabbed the mic. Like, put his hand on my shoulder and ripped it out of my hands. And I felt terrible. I went in the green room and I was, I hit. I was like, "I'm such a piece of shit, I'm sorry." But the next day, Christine was better. It was like, "It's fine." And she's like, "And then call him, go to the mic after you." There's kind of like when you run a red light and someone runs it behind you. 'Cause call him, got on the mic and he started yelling. So it was like, "Oh, God." And then she revealed, she's like, "I wasn't even mad." She's like, "I just wanted to make sure they didn't start playing it 'cause we would've been kicked out." Right, right. But they kicked everything. The police showed up. It was very punk rock. I mean, the cops were there being like, "Get the fuck out of here." So everyone had to scoop everything. And one of the coolest parts of footage we got was Pact House, Mosh Pit, crowd surfing. Christine comes out and is like, "Everyone get the fuck out." And it just clears. It's like, whoa. Everybody just took off. Well, everyone's got drugs. They don't even pop. Yeah, yeah. Like, like, it's crazy. It's like a apocalypse movie. Everyone just emptied out. Holy hell. Hey, folks, Tuesday's Wednesday by Aura. I got one right there. Look at that frame on the ground there. See? Oh, I love that. It's just still in the package, baby. Yeah, 'cause I'm giving that thing out. 'Cause it's the perfect gift. Perfect gift. Check out Aura frames. Aura's digital frame is the gift. Your loved ones will display all your long. Aura makes sleek, easy to use digital photo frames. Share memories with your loved ones from anywhere. It couldn't be easier. I love Aura. I got like three in my living room. 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And I saw Jason Ellis whoop it up on laser. - Uncle laser, God bless that guy. - I mean, the balls it took to, and you could see his balls, 'cause he's wearing panties in the fight. And then who else fought? Oh, Jamar jumped in with some other black guy. I mean, it was Mayhem. - It was Naim and Jamar. I said, it looks like that Spider-Man meme. I was pretty proud of that one. - Yeah, that killed. - It was crazy, the battle royals. So if you have to do this gang fast, just gang fights, they literally did royal rumble rules. It's time with two guys, Juma Tana and Paco. Paco. - Juma Tana went the distance. God bless them.
Yeah, I had some climb in the ropes to get out at what point well, so what happened was Jamar neighbors who is a professional box. Yeah, he's a big rip black and one of the strongest people I've ever seen with the largest dick I've ever seen here and his dick's got a Mohawk Yeah, so it was down to like him Drew and this guy Seth from Palmer squares who are awesome They're the hip-hop group their fucking coolest shit. They rule and Jamar just fucking caught the guy Seth with like a left Hook like it's on video. It's one of the craziest punches I've ever seen. Yeah, he fucking caves them in is like knees cave Inwardly, oh boy, and then he like popped up and was like shot like he was like all right here We go we're still like he was out of his fucking mind and Drew Montana was the last one with Jamar He literally just took a knee stood up and took a knee a second time to make sure like That's a wrap. Yeah, I'm Kaepernick so Jamar won the thing but Drew went the whole distance He was in there the whole time. He was fun as hell and but the craziest thing was the jujitsu stingray stung what is it? Stingray stun gun stun gun jujitsu catch any of that. No. Oh boy. It was fucking bananas. Oh boy They have a literal stun gun like a Stung gun in the center of the ring don't days be pro and two gays in jeans Literally, they're just wearing jeans. They're in the corner, and they goes ding ding ding and you got a run to the stun gun It's jujitsu, but with the stun gun. Oh, that's brilliant. So you got to make him tap and it was not one guy We had a taser a literal taser. Yeah, I got it. Yes, yes, it looks like a TV remote. Yes, fucking has little metal Primes on it. Yeah, it's crazy One point Chris Fagga just randomly was hammered and just stunned pocket while he was putting his boxing gloves on That's cool. It's like jackas. I was like what the fuck? Yeah, I was like that was crazy, and I'm sitting next to Fag I'm like somebody please take this, but I think he respects me and doesn't respect Taco. Oh, it's got that noise You the yeah, it's fucking shit out of you. So the first night Kevin something. He's gonna be in the movie He looked like me with long hair. Oh, no skinnier. Oh, he went Yeah, he was a he was a specimen, but he ran he had an interesting What do you call an approach? He didn't even go for the gun the other guy gets the gun and this guy just jumped on his back Chokes about and it's not a sanctioned fight. So nobody's doing anything. There's no whistle He literally choked him to death the guy was like Like fucking well, he got stunned. Yes, he did amish. I mean he literally had the stun gun or whatever you call a taser in his hand It was fucking like on the ring floor like he didn't try to kind of you know hit the face at the arm He hit him a couple times. Oh, he did. Yeah, and the kid was so jacked up. He's literally wearing jeans and high tops Oh, that's scary took his back choked him out his arm is all fucked up because he got stunned the guy was like That's incredible dead. I mean he's literally dead on the fucking ring for like 20 seconds. Is this going on YouTube? Is this patreon? I got to see this done gun choke. It's not so that was on Friday Jesus I wanted saturday he was the first guy. I saw we got a great interview with him and he was a sweet boy And he was like I was like how did you do so well? He's like well, I did jiu jitsu in high school and then I also am a fucking lunatic white trash piece of shit So I bought a taser and I used to just taste myself. Oh my god. He's built for this fest He's literally he's like I know it's like to be tased and I know how to roll You're unbeatable. So suddenly shit Sunday with the finals of the stun gun. Whatever the fuck it's called stun gun jiu jitsu. Yeah, it was him and this other guy dude They rolled for like seven minutes. It's the best MMA fight I've ever seen I mean you were there right minute is an attorney the rounds in professional or five. Yeah They just went and I mean like what was in an arm bar and he fucking got out He got his back then he took his back then he fucking got him and then it was a guillotine They almost got that they almost got that and then every once in a while they would get the gun They both got stunned a bunch and at one point they kept pushing it away being like fuck it We'll just roll Finally after like a long time the crowd is going crazy. It's so compelling It's literally like cinematic. I see chucks over there Lex is oh that we got a cover from all angles So the guy finally takes the taste. He's tired of being tased and he just throws it across the rigs So it's like 30 feet away. They're rolling Tim butterley who is fucking hilarious. He's standing there. He's wearing like what do you call those skateboarding? He's wearing like vans and shorts and he's sitting there and he looks over and he just goes and kicks it right back to the guy Like the guy finally gets advantage. He's on top. He's got you know mount and then butterley just kicks the taser And I go butterley just went full Mr. Fuji. He says to come It was so fucking funny just casually with a smile kicks it back in the ring Which is insane. I'm like this is totally insane. This is wild Lewis comes out There's a ring girl with triple d-tits. Yeah, it's just starts fucking the speedbagging her tits. Oh, yeah, join hanging out He's smiling. She's loving it. She loved it. But we had another great line. I was it was hot So I was a hydrant drink like seven Tony Hinchcliffe waters. Oh, yeah, Hinchcliffe got a water and it went for like three hours So I was dying I wanted to piss so I was like I'm gonna fucking shit my pants. I'm like I'm like I gotta leave I gotta piss so bad and Tim goes no, no, don't leave same for the piss fights This fight it had me rolling. It's a joke, but I'm okay. The idea that there's Skankfest piss fights is so fucking funny and it's believable I'm like, oh what time's that? By the way, there's a view in the green room with the windows. It overlooks the Mississippi River in the bridge I could see all these fights from there. So I'm just drinking and I'm gonna aerial view. It was beautiful air in the liars It was crazy because you'd be in the green room hanging out and all of a sudden you're just here like Yeah, it was like everybody lined up in the window It was awesome. It was so fucking great. And that's just during the day That's just like yeah, didn't have the shows and pods and naked rose By the way, there's rides there. There's a Ferris wheel there some guy got a handy on the Ferris wheel There was a Gravitron. There was a we had a bodega cat tent We're just slinging whiskey all day. I mean, there's never a dull mom. Yeah, it was it was awesome There's got making pizzas. He pizzas with us. Yeah, we'll post that puppy He's an artist. It was magical. I think I might have written some stuff down a lot of my stories can't really be Told yeah, yeah, yeah, how about this one? I told you I took it told this one. This sums up Skankfest also So Karen's there. It's the naked roast is Friday. She's one of the judges. Oh fun. She's wearing a hot Negligate dress thing. Jack's making a face that's too serious really is like this Oh, yeah, good for her. You should have to pay for that. So she's like while I'll throw it to you since you're here I'm on the side of the stage and she what comes out she's like where's Joe? I'm like I'm over here She throws me the dress because she's got one dress. Yeah, so somebody's you're gonna have it somewhere She throws it she's a girl so it goes over there a woman just grabs it goes whoo and walks away with it like it's a foul ball I go what the fuck are you doing? I had to chase it out. She's like what I got it Like it's not a home run. You're fucking idiot. This woman's naked So that's for me is like Skankfest. You're like I caught something. It's mine right. Oh you fucking maniac There was a lot of great. I did the are you garbage podcast. We're cooking. We're riffing on the crowd It's like a full crazy day as a people and this girl stands up this hot kind of 35-year-old girl who's like kind of hippie-dippy stands up and she goes I just want to say This is great you guys are so funny. I'm having a blast. I lost my boyfriend He divorced me or whatever and we're like who are you and she's like I'm on mushrooms I've never taken them before and I'm flipping out and we're like Okay, you gotta sit down though. We're doing a show and she was like I'm the trashiest one. I'm garbage and we're like we know You're a psycho sit down and she wouldn't sit down. So crystal Connor. You know that guy. I love crystal Connor great guy He's trashed. He's half of the bag and for some reason this just triggered him And he goes man you better sit the fuck down. Nobody gives a fuck about you This is the problem with women. Please kill yourself. This is all on tape and and and fully is like dude chill out Like somebody taste this guy hit it with a stun gun and he's like fuck you bitch This is why you got divorced nobody can't hot chicks. They can do whatever she will whatever they want She goes why are you talking to me like that and then sits back down. Oh boy. Yeah, it was crazy And then she showed up at our show Tushia. Oh, I know Tushia Tushia Tushia can't speak Looks bombing. It's a reference to Whitney Houston Tushia. I can't speak Everywhere up and down Terrible Tushity. Yeah, she came to the regs also. Oh god, the regs there was some other lady. How about this lady? She was very beautiful, but very large girl a big beautiful woman BBW WCW whatever she's very large and very pretty and then she stood up and she was one of these women too That like she's far away. You can't hear because it's a big room right you'll create a ballroom So you just see a woman be like this All right finally I stopped the show was like what do you do it? What are you saying? Yeah, that she was like doing this thing that people do She's like I love you guys and some of some reason she must have been in the spank fight. So whatever they're called Ass-slap which I'm not into the ass because it's boring. It's very slow. Sure. We got tays or something over here. I don't care Exactly. So anyway, she stood up and then her and Paco the regs producer They had an impromptu slap fight. Mm-hmm. She gets on stage. She's like yeah, I got my boyfriend here. He's
I've never seen the show trying to introduce him to the regs because I love all you guys. He's never seen you and then he's filled I look over he's filming like this and then she just gets in an ass slap fight with our producer I'm like this poor guy. Oh boy. It's like well check out some of your interests. Yeah, and we just have a little Asian boy beating the shit out of her ass. She's like Standing up with her hand on her ankles He's slapping her he's slapping her Bobby's like you look like a seal your fat face shit. It's just a guy filming I can't not imagine there's still together. I mean if you don't watch this doc now I don't know what you think and I gotta watch just to see this fucking stun gun. It's gonna be insane and how we're gonna Edit it to two hours. We can make four movies. I swear to God. You can make a movie a day Well, you can do some punch up patreon BTS bullshit, too. Yeah, I think I think it's gonna do really well we're gonna have insane bonus. I mean just you me a tell and fit Simmons that interview of us talking for 40 minutes Oh Jeff forgot that happened holy shit. Yeah, I was a little banged up with that one. Yeah, that was bad Dave's like Yeah, David tell I've never heard this in my life. He's like being earnest talking about Stanhope. Yeah, it is career and comedy and the future of comedy. He's not making any jokes and then you're like Well fucking debts map up. I'm like shut the fuck up. I'm like Dave's talking But you're being hilarious It was very funny because Dave was like really interest I'm like literally never heard an interview like this with Dave and then every once in a while you're like Keep it in yeah, it'll be fun, but I literally was like we could just release this as a pod or Fucking what bonus. I mean we're gonna need a bonus. Yeah, you got that right, but Oh, man, I don't know embarrassed, but yeah, no you're great. It was fucking hilarious. You're being hilarious Well, it was late in the night. I mean that was we were drinking. It's noon. It was like 8.30 Yeah, but if you start a new that is late the night. It was for but I was almost sound like he's his bedtime. He left 10 minutes later Well, that's the thing about this fest like it fucking Lewis's come guzzling ass You know you go out hard all night on Friday You know you get two hours of sleep. I wake up and Christine's like we'll see you in 30 I'm like, ah, she's like you're on the noon. Yeah episode of skank for a skank legion And I'm like noon. Why would you schedule anything at noon? Because noon never go noon noon, but you go to bed at five Right, so I had to have a real pep talk with myself. I like forced myself to puke I had to just get it together and then I walked there for like 50 minutes because I couldn't get a ride Well, that's just fine. That's what I was talking about earlier with everyone has different things I had that with the camera crew. First of all our first meeting was on zoom was 11 a.m. Chuck showed up in 11 30 in bed I'm like, all right. You're on the night shift, right? Salah cues is 75 years old. He wakes up with the sun Yeah, he's a farmer. Yeah, he was there at 8 a.m. And then at 6 p.m. He was like, I'm not gonna make it. I'm sleeping. Yeah I got a glimpse of Amiko at the end of the fest. That was tough, you know, just hacker Zach Hands on his knees got hangin makeup running. He's got just a belly full of drug. He's he's big farmer Literally and that was like a great he had like a Indian headdress on, you know He's got a skirt and high heels and you're like what is going on with this guy, but man That was a real nice visual of like, all right, this fest is over. Well, Zach is a one of those guys that encompasses Skankfest. He lives for Skankfest. He is and we got to film him talking to the naked roast comments before he's totally dressed as Shrek He's nude. Yeah, and he's just he's so genuine and sincere. He like loves that show and the festival and Lewis so much It's really compelling and He's personified Skankfest, but can I just say a sincere thing? I had this moment of watching regs on the top top deck Whatever that second floor is you guys are doing dirty dancing you guys are doing zing sodas on fire everybody's killing funny crowds loving it And I had this moment of like you know We had all this movement of like hey comedy shouldn't be an appropriate don't go over the line. Hey be nice And I feel like comedy is almost like a biology where we can say this and that and she's got two dicks and he's a woman or whatever it is But it's gonna come back to this. This is what comedy is. It's jokes. It's saying crazy shit. It's funny It's zinging. It's a ball-busting. It's mean sometimes This is it. Yeah, it's never gonna change no matter how much you try to fuck with it. This is the show This is it. We're not changing it. Yes. Oh, wow. That was right. I was perfect. That was Skank hands. No, it was it was you know what I mean? Of course I know I mean, it's just I get tongue tied for words because and it's also amazing because Lewis created this thing He had this idea. He posted the email being like I want to do an annual festival called Skank fest And it's not just his favorite thing. It's my favorite week of the year. Wow. It's like I look forward to it I can't wait for it and you know I'm like walking around with a fucking cowboy. I forgot I had it on it's like with a new me I'm just wearing a leather jacket. A cowboy hat for four days straight. Yeah lean in and Every I love every single minute. I mean, I was I took a nap in a closet literally like I was like I'll be back in 15 minutes. It was like a little closet. I was like don't tell anyone I'm in here Whoa, I'm sitting in there because I was dead to the world also bringing a two-year-old to Skank fest It's not the easiest thing to do. That's crazy. Or to the city. I shouldn't say I didn't bring him to the festival obviously but it's just a tell is being earnest and Everyone's complimenting each other two things with stories is crazy. I'm on the table There's a naked woman comes out is pouring whiskey and people's mouths stand. Hope is drunk crowd surfing Zac Amiko's naked stabling his nuts. There's tits everywhere. Yeah, it's it's a feast for the senses and I gotta say this I'm gonna say to you that you know what dude episode is not to be missed it was The lineup was Greer Barnes Wow Bobby, okay rich Vos derosa Then I came in for about an hour Shane came in for about 40 minutes 40 Karen came in for like one minute We had to leave we were like we're wrapping up. Sorry, but it was me. Oh, it's stand-up. It was me in order left to write me Shane stand-hope Greer Bobby Vos and derosa. That's a misterosa quite a thumbnail and derosa and Vos went at it It was fucking it was like a sporting event They were just going back and forth with the Zings and then Shane came in and just destroyed rich. It was fucking oh boy I'll do it in for that. It was awesome and the other thing I want to say if you want to help the doc If you took a photo with Louis now everyone nobody can follow Instructions it's hilarious. Maybe they're fucking with us. If you took a photo with Louis J. Gomez a selfie or just pose with him Please email it to skankfest doc at Gmail Send it over there because I want to have every photo taken with them It's got to be a thousand photos. Yeah, hoping to get them. So if you're there with Louis took a photo with Louis send it We opened the email immediately. It's like a photo of Dave Smith on stage. There's another photo of you crowdsurfing I'm like this is not what we want. Yeah, so you and Louis Skankfest doc at Gmail send it over that. I love it We're gonna do something special with that appetite. I did that. He said if you have a picture with norm send it to me Oh, and I emailed him too sweet. Yeah, I feel unoriginal. We'll know that's what docs do you get all the fucking shit you can get Well, I think we're yeah, I think he must have taken because I was trying to think I wish I wish we kept track I must have taken 600 photos over the course of four days. Sure It was beautiful. Everyone's so kind. It's just awesome. Last thing I'll say then we can wrap this up Uh, so I'm at the airport. I flew out Monday with most of the the fest. Yeah, so the whole MSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans airport is just skank audience and comedians. That's awesome. It was crazy So I'm in the lounge with Bobby. It's like oh, there's Fini. There's microphones. There's uh, you know Whoever that camera guy is I met and whatever it's it's just full of comics and everyone is dead to the world Everyone's hungover everyone's slumped nobody wants to talk and then we all get on the plane together And it's like oh, there's Mike Figs walking on you know, I just see everybody and you're like It's a kind of awkward. I gotta be honest because you just go so hard and now it's like we're back in reality Everyone has to be quiet. You're in an airport. You're on a plane We're in society and I realized That Epstein Island flight home must have been so brutal. Yeah, can you imagine like hey, what's up Hawking Bill Gates. Yeah, whatever, but uh, it was it's such a harsh Uh, contradiction Yeah, that flight home with all the comics Yeah, I remember last year having this similar it was like me Bobby Karen Figs Somebody else yeah on there. We had Patton and Donnelly on our we had the shons on our Oh, that's fun. We see a Nick Mullin walk down a row 48. You're like all right. Well, we're back in society I saw melon for 30 this one. That's not so funny like you're in finance I never saw a single time. Yeah, he was like he's posting photo I saw him from a distance a few times. Donnelly. I barely talked to Nick Mullin. I saw for two minutes It's just funny. There's so many comics and you're on these different worlds. Yeah Like fully and and Kevin. I saw like twice for three minutes. Oh, yeah But I don't know. Well, some people look like soaked in New Orleans You know, they're like hey, I'll go go eat at this place. Whatever. Yes. Yeah, see I never do that I go to Stankfest. I'm there. I go from noon to 2 a.m. I don't leave same especially this year with the Movie I was there all day and my parents had no idea. I was in town and I wanted to keep it that way my parents were also in town
which is crazy. Wow. We got to wrap up, send those photos, Skankfest doc at Gmail. Where am I going to be? I don't know. When does this come out, fucking 2027? Uh, two weeks from now, December 1st. Oh, okay. I'm in Lexington, Kentucky this weekend, and I got Vegas coming up. I got a bunch of dates. I'm so bad at promoting dates. I have no idea. Oh, maybe they're on my punch up. Why don't I go to punch up? I'll be at, uh, Minneapolis this weekend, uh, this set prior lake casino should be fun doing the casino is all day long. I'll put it for a gillus on a bunch of dates. So that'll be fun. And then it's off to Kansas City. And, uh, uh, sorry. Oh, this is a great line at that podcast. Someone Shane made some joke about somebody and then Vosko. So who's going to iron your shirts on the road? And then Shane hits them with what are you doing this weekend? And that gets a big bus. Vosko's stress factory. Oh, Atlantic City for me, January 31st, Poughkeepsie March 20th to the 22nd. Uh, I don't know. I got other stuff. I'm also in a later. That'd be the stress factory. I'll see you there, Vos. Uh, New Jersey. Uh, I'm fried. I know we're like, let me go to the finish during this. Check out portion of a comedian. Tom does a portion of a comedian. Buy it for God's sakes because I need money after this fucking thing. I owe everyone $10,000 for this fucking Shane put in. Yeah. Put in for the Skankfest dog. Tim Tim's given 15 grand. Whoa. And make sure you had tweet him because he said it publicly. We haven't gotten that money yet. So please do that. Yeah, that's official. I posted a dip Dylan. He did a, he did a song on the last night. Yeah. And I'm an afro wig. What do you do? Uh, big man. Yeah. He's got a big black wig on. And I remember thinking like, I'm going to keep an eye on this guy because he's a gay man. He's a homosexual perclivity like our father. And he's doing a song, a Tina Turner song. And I go, I'm going to watch this guy gay it up because I've never seen him be gay. Right. He's a very, uh, verbose just normal long Island guy. You never see him like, you know, fang. Yeah. So I'm like, I'm going to why he's going to sing a song in public. The gay is going to eke out. And nothing. He's in a hit. He's in basketball shorts. He's fucking around. He's, he's lumbering and fed and, and boppin and scatting. But no, not a hint of homo. I got a great video from headbang in and I was, because I was on the stage with the little Osmo for so much fun. But yeah, he's giving money. God bless you, Tim. We appreciate that money. Please do, do that. Osmosis. Yes, yeah. I filmed him so directly for that because it's so not him. Yeah. I'm like, this footage is so special. I mean, it was awesome. I was moved for a couple of years there. Check out my podcast, fun, bearable. We have a lot of fun over there. We actually just posted an episode with Mark that we never put on the feed before. What the hell? That's like 20 years old. I know, but people are loving it. Oh, great. It's doing super well. So check out that episode. That pod was sitting on a Mark Norman episode. Whatever we did. You guys do it. We did it on our old podcast where we didn't do videos. We didn't have a place to put it. So we reposted it. But check it out because people are really loving it. It's about the birth of Tuesdays and the Patreon and how we built the Patreon. People are like, I love that you guys actually got into this. It's so fun. So here was that. Just out of curiosity. 19, 2000, probably 2019 or 20. Wow, crazy around COVID because that's when we started working together. Crazy. Yeah. So good episode though. People are really enjoying it. Go to funbearablepod.com. It's over there and check out our other episodes. We have a lot of fun. All right. Okay. All right. There you go, folks. Hey, we had a hundred thousand YouTube followers. Is that right? Yeah, that's something hoot and holler. So yeah, the give us a like, comment, whatever you can do. I don't know. Get off the page. Leave it up and Rachel.
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
The host recounts an intense and surreal experience at Skankfest, a comedy festival known for its chaotic, drug-influenced, and wildly energetic atmosphere.
Attendees, including comedians like Lewis and Kim Cogdill, engage in extreme behaviors such as crowd surfing, stage diving, and consuming drugs like acid and mushrooms.
The festival features a mix of high-energy performances, emotional breakdowns, and bizarre moments, including a live comedy jam that turns into a full-blown mosh pit and drug-fueled chaos.
The host and crew document the event, capturing footage of chaotic performances, drug-induced euphoria, and spontaneous crowd interactions, including a memorable stunt where a comedian is crowd-surfed during a music climax.
Despite the chaos, the festival creates a strong sense of community and shared experience, where fans and comedians bond over shared absurdity and mutual celebration.
The host reflects on the contrast between the outwardly unhinged environment and the deep emotional connection it fosters among attendees, emphasizing the authenticity and joy of the experience.
There are notable moments of physical and mental exhaustion, with comedians describing sleep deprivation, hangovers, and being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of activity and sensory stimuli.
The festival includes unexpected highlights such as a surprise fight involving jujitsu, stun guns, and a mock "royal rumble," blending comedy with real physical confrontation in a surreal, unscripted way.
Summary:
Mark shares a detailed, chaotic, and vivid account of his experience at Skankfest, a high-energy comedy festival known for its wild, drug-infused, and unpredictable atmosphere. The event features intense performances, substance use, and extreme physical stunts like crowd surfing and stage diving, with comedians like Lewis and Kim Cogdill pushing boundaries through uninhibited, often humorous behavior. The narrative emphasizes the festival’s unique blend of humor, chaos, and emotional connection, where fans and performers bond over shared absurdity.
Mark describes a night of non-stop activity—performances, drinking, drug use, and spontaneous interactions—that leads to physical exhaustion and mental fatigue. Despite the wildness, the experience feels deeply authentic and transformative, creating a sense of community and belonging. A standout moment is a chaotic comedy jam that turns into a mosh pit, culminating in a dramatic crowd surf and a surreal fight involving jujitsu, stun guns, and physical altercations.
The host reflects on the festival’s unpredictability and the emotional highs it delivers, portraying it as both a surreal and deeply human event. The story is rich with anecdotes, from a sauna comedy set to a drug-fueled fight, showing how the festival blends comedy, hedonism, and raw human emotion in a way that is both unforgettable and deeply personal.
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Skankfest is a comedy festival known for its chaotic, immersive, and drug-fueled atmosphere. It features stand-up comedy, live music, and an environment where comedians and attendees are often on drugs, drinking, and engaging in wild behavior, creating a uniquely intense and raw experience.
The comedy jam at Skankfest turned into a massive, uncontrolled mosh pit with crowd surfing, singing, and drugs. The event went past curfew, leading to police intervention, and eventually ended with a chaotic crowd clearing when Christine called for everyone to leave.
Yes, several performers got injured or were affected by substances. For example, Kim Cognin suffered a concussion after a stage dive and later performed despite her injury. Another incident involved a fight where a man was allegedly choked to death, though it was later clarified as an intense jujitsu match.
Drugs like acid, mushrooms, and ketamine were widely used at Skankfest, contributing to the festival's surreal and erratic energy. Attendees often reported being highly emotional, impaired, or experiencing altered perceptions, which enhanced the comedic and chaotic nature of the event.
The most memorable moment was the Sunday night comedy jam, where performers crowd-surfed, people were on drugs, and the crowd became emotionally charged. The moment when someone launched into a full front flip and knocked out several people stood out as particularly chaotic and unforgettable.
Notable performers included Kim Cognin, Lewis, Mark Norman, Rebecca Christine, and Tim Dylan. Kim Cognin was especially prominent for her stage dives and performance despite a concussion, while Lewis delivered a powerful speech and participated in many memorable moments.
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