YEAR, BUT THEY’LL BE ROCKIN’ IT.
♪
>> Tati: WELL, DURING THIS
UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, WE COULD
USE A GOOD LIFE AND A LAUGH.
LIKE MANY OTHER BUSINESSES,
COMEDIANS HAVE HAD TO PIVOT AND
FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO KEEP THEIR
CAREERS AND LASTER FLOWING.
>> Jason: JOINING US FRIEND OF
THE SHOW, MIKE GRAY BEARD
BRONNER, WITH MORE ON HOW HE IS KEEPING THE LAUGHS GOING.
KEEPING THE LAUGHS GOING.
WHAT’S GOING ON, MAN?
>> WHAT’S GOING ON, JASON AND
TATI? HOW HAVE YOU ALL BEEN.
HOW HAVE YOU ALL BEEN.
>> Tati: I HAVE TO RECOGNIZE
YOUR BEARD GAME.
YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT THAT? WHAT?
YOU ARE CLEARLY THE PRESIDENT OF
THE BEARD GANG ASSOCIATION.
EVERYBODY WANTS A BEARD THAT CONNECTS LIKE THAT.
CONNECTS LIKE THAT.
LOOK IT UP ON INSTAGRAM.
I’M GONNA TAG YOU.
>> IF I GET CALL BIBI WINANS ONE
MORE TIME!
[LAUGHTER]
>> Tati: TELL US ABOUT YOUR
COMEDY SHOW?
>> IT’S BEEN A BLESSING.
I HAVE DONE SEVERAL ZOOM SHOWS.
I’VE DONE SOME SHOWS FOR JACK &
JILL ASSOCIATION.
IT’S A DIFFERENT MEDIUM BUT I
LIKE DOING IT.
>> Jason: WHO IS THIS LOOMING
OVER YOUR SHOULDER?
I FEEL LIKE FOUR PEOPLE ARE ON
THE INTERVIEW.
>> THAT’S AMAZING ARTWORK, ISN’T
IT?
THEY HELP SMALL BUSINESSES GET
STARTED IN DETROIT.
AND THIS IS DONE BY SYDNEY
JAMES.
AND SHE DID THE MURAL ON
HAMILTON RECENTLY.
>> Jason: THERE YOU HAVE IT.
>> IS IT AMAZING, OR WHAT?
TFRJT IT’S PHENOMENAL!
I’M A HUGE FAN OF HERS.
>> Jason: TATI GIVES ME THAT LOOK SOMETIMES.
LOOK SOMETIMES.
[LAUGHTER]
>> I’M GETTING MARRIED.
>> Tati: CONGRATULATIONS!
>> IT’S TIME.
AIN’T BEEN NO CORONA CUDDLING
AROUND ME.
I NEED SOMETHING.
IT’S A LONG TIME.
>> Tati: I JUST GOT THAT.
YOU’VE BEEN HOME WITH THE KIDS.
AND HAVE YOU BEEN KEEPING A SENSE OF HUMOR DURING ALL THIS?
SENSE OF HUMOR DURING ALL THIS?
>> YOU’VE GOTTA FIND A WAY.
GOOD NEWS, I GOT A COUSIN WHO
JUST GOT A JOB WITH THE CDC, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
YOU BELIEVE IT?
>> Jason: GOOD PLACE TO BE.
>> THEY FOUND HIS BREATH CURES CORONAVIRUS.
[LAUGHTER]
>> HE’LL KILL CORONAVIRUS IN A
WHOLE STATE!
[LAUGHTER] >> Jason: TELL US ABOUT THE WHAT
>> Jason: TELL US ABOUT THE WHAT
UP DOH STORY TIME FOR KIDS? >> FIRST OFF, I HAVE TO GIVE A
>> FIRST OFF, I HAVE TO GIVE A
SHOUT-OUT TO ME MENTOR, FROM MY
LATE 20s, EARLY 30, CALL
MAN-TO-MAN.
AND HE GAVE BACK. WHEN I SAW THE SCHOOLS WERE
WHEN I SAW THE SCHOOLS WERE
SHUTTING DOWN, I STARTED READING
KIDS STORIES EVERY DAY AT 12:30,
47 DAYS STRAIGHT. I READ STORY TIME FOR KIDS.
I READ STORY TIME FOR KIDS.
IT’S WHAT UP, DOH? IT’S STORY TIME WITH MIKE.
IT’S STORY TIME WITH MIKE.
WHAT YOU HAVE, -- WHAT UP, DOH?
>> I’LL TAKE IT!
>> Jason: TELL US HOW YOU’VE BEEN COOKING EVERY NIGHT.
BEEN COOKING EVERY NIGHT.
>> I’M TURNING TO CHEF BOYARDEE
COOKING.
[LAUGHTER]
>> WHEN THIS WHOLE THING STARTED, I WAS SO NERVOUS!
STARTED, I WAS SO NERVOUS!
I NEVER COOKED THAT MANY DAYS IN
MY WHOLE LIFE.
I’M A RESTAURANT GUY. I’VE BEEN COOKING EVERY DAY
I’VE BEEN COOKING EVERY DAY
BECAUSE I DIDN’T WANT ANY
INFLUENCE.
NO COVID QUESADILLA.
I WANTED TO STAY HOME AND COOK
MY OWN FOOD AND BE SAFE.
>> Tati: YOU WEREN’T READY FOR
ALL THAT.
LET’S TALK ABOUT COMEDY.
HOW DO YOU THINK THIS PANDEMIC
IS GONNA CHANGE THE FACE OF
COMEDY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
JUST DOING THINGS VIRTUALLY AND
FINDING CREATIVE WAYS TO STAY IN
THE GAME AND IN THE MIX?
>> ANOTHER THING I DID DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, THERE’S A
THIS TIME PERIOD, THERE’S A
WRITER NAMED DONALD GOENS.
AND IN THE ’60s-’70s ERA.
AND I READ A CHAPTER OF HIS BOOK
AND PUT MY OWN COMEDIC SPIN ON
IT.
AND YOU FIND WAYS TO BE FUNNY.
AND THIS IS WHAT I DO INNATELY.
AND I’M TRYING TO ADD HUMOR TO
IT.
I THINK THE ZOOM SHOWS WILL BE
GOOD.
THE ENERGY IS TOTALLY CHANGING.
A SOLD-OUT SHOW CAN’T HAPPEN
ANYMORE.
>> Jason: BEFORE WE LET YOU GO,
I’M HAPPY TO SEE I’M NOT THE
ONLY ONE ROCKING A TWO-TONED
BEARD.
MINE IS DARK WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF WHITE AND YOURS IS WHITE WITH
A LITTLE BIT OF DARK.
WE COULD GO ON TOUR.
>> MY MAN.
>> Tati: THANKS FOR BEING WITH
US!
YOU’RE SO CASESY, I -- CRAZY, I