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(Plus: strippers.)
Thats a world that Im very familiar with.
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Its just very compromising for him, and then thats it.
Thats just something that we were very familiar with.
So Ive been to many baptisms.
Ive even been to my own adult baptism!
Throughout the whole series, weve seen Pete uncomfortable and Artie in his element.
In the episode, theres that scene where your character gets into an argument with a stripper about comedy.
Im sure to Pete it almost seems like God himself is making jokes at him.
So you know, hes definitely not happy!
Hes just kind of learned to accept his divorce, but hes still broke.
I told them about it.
He said, Yeah.
I remember I called my mom after an earthquake, and then she seemed kind of indifferent.
But then after she saw it on TV, she called back and was like really, really concerned.
His point was its different when people see it.
But theres a good side to that.
Putting it on screen and letting people see it.
Not just hear about it.
Not just have me mention it.
See what a shole a comedy club looks like, see what a bad open mic looks like.
Its good to know that people work hard at this stuff.
Lets pivot a little bit to season 2.
I think second season is going to be Pete accepting it, and maybe even grieving it.
And maybe even acting out a little bit, because its going to be real to him now.
Its not going to be a trial divorce, its going to be the real thing.
Hes going to have to find a way to live.
Hes going to have to find a new place to stay.
Will Artie Lange still be there for him to fall back on?Yeah, absolutely.
I know Artie was having some legal trouble, and we hope hes doing well.
Im hoping that he will be and planning that he will be.
I look forward to it.
Pete and Leif have this really buddy comedy, odd couple kind of vibe.
Will Leif remain a part of the picture in season 2?Absolutely.
Im not going to let somebody that great get away.
Now that the show is out there, has this affected your own comedy or your stand-up?
Im curious if youve heard from people from the Evangelical community about their thoughts?Yeah.
You know, I think that community is a kind of simultaneously over-represented and also under-represented.
But ultimately the main thing the show is about is a stand-up doing standup comedy.
