SPEAKING
SPEAKING OF THE AWESOME LADIES, MAYBE ONE DAY McKINZIE AND I,
SHOULD HEAD OFF AND DO THIS.
SHE IS WITH DREW LYNCH FROM
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.
HELLO McKINZIE, ANDREW.
>> Reporter: WE PUT AN
EARPIECE IN HIS EAR.
WE ARE ECSTATIC, AT HELIUM,
ABOUT TO TAKE THE STAGE, SO
DREW, HOW IS LIFE SINCE
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT?>> IT'S
BEEN REALLY FUN, I TRAVEL AROUND
QUITE A BIT, AND HIJACK
PEOPLE'S EARPIECES.
PEOPLE'S EARPIECES. I HAVE A COLLECTION.
>> WE LIKE THAT.
>> YES, JUST BEEN BALANCING THE
LIFE OF PROJECTS IN LA WHILE
TOURING.
TOURING.
TOURING. >> WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU
HERE, IN PORTLAND.
YOU WERE TELLING ME BEFORE WHEN
WE STARTED TALKING, YOU SAID
PORTLAND IS ONE OF YOUR
FAVORITE CITIES TO PERFORM.
AND USE -- AND I SAID IS THAT
WE SIT EVERYBODY?
WHY DO YOU LOVE PORTLAND?
>> EVERYBODY IS SUPER
SUPPORTIVE, AS FAR AS LIKE WHAT
IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO
INTRODUCE AS AN IDEA, EVERYBODY
IS STARTING THEIR OWN
ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS, AND
THE IDEAS CAN BE RATHER
UNCONVENTIONAL, THAT'S STAND UP
IN A NUTSHELL.
>> ABSENTLY, WE LOVE IT.
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, DOES THAT
SEEM FOREVER AGO?
OR JUST YESTERDAY?>> IT FEELS
LIKE A LONG TIME AGO.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE GROWN UP
SINCE THEN, BUT IT WAS SUCH A
PERFECT PLATFORM, BECAUSE IT
WAS ABLE TO TELL MY STORY AS
WELL AS LET ME DO JOKES, AND
THAT KIND OF ELEVATED THEM, SO
SECOND PLACE BABY!
THAT GIVES YOU A PRIME TV SPOT.
IN THE LOUNGE.
>> Reporter: YOU ARE DOING JUST
FINE.
FINE.
FINE. LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU AND YOUR
PLATFORM, YOU ARE OPENING ABOUT
THE STUTTERING IN SPEECH
IMPEDIMENT, WHAT ADVICE HAVE
YOU GIVEN TO OTHERS THAT WANT
TO PERFORM, THAT FEEL HELD
BACK?
BACK?
BACK? >>
BACK? >> DON'T DO IT, IT'S TOUGH.
[ LAUGHTER ] YOU JUST GIVE UP,
IT'S SO EASY.
NO, I THINK IT IS JUST ONE OF
THOSE THINGS THAT, I WAS SAY,
PEOPLE WHO ARE INSPIRING, DON'T
KNOW THAT THEY ARE, I HAVEN'T
LOOKED AT MYSELF THAT WAY, I
HAVE PERCEIVED IT TO BE A
DECISION THAT I MADE TO KEEP
PUSHING FORWARD AND PRESSING ON,
AND KIND OF HELPS VALIDATE
STAND UP AS AN ART FORM, NOT
JUST I'M A GUY THAT SYSTEM
THINGS ARE JOKES OR WHATEVER,
BUT TO PUT MORE PURPOSE BEHIND
WHAT EXACTLY IT IS THAT I AM
SAYING.
SAYING.
SAYING. >> I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT,
YOU'VE GOT SOME SWEET NEW
EATING, CAN WE SEE YOUR NEW
TATTOO?
TATTOO?
TATTOO? IT IS ENORMOUS.
>> IT IS NEXT TO MY TRAMP STAMP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> SO VIBRANT, COLORFUL AND BIG.
THAT IS ON MY TENDER.
EXTREMELY PAINFUL.
EXTREMELY PAINFUL. IT WAS MORE PAINFUL TO SHOW YOU
MY ROLES JUST NOW.
JUST GOT DID I JUST LOSE YOU.
>> EQUIPMENT FALLS OF ALL THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> IT WAS SUPER PAINFUL, THE
GUY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS GOOD TO
BE SIX HOURS.
>> SIX HOURS?
!
!
! >>
! >> HE
! >> HE TOLD ME I COULD WORK OUT
FOR 10 DAYS.
THAT IS WHEN I CRIED.
>> WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
DOG STELLA, WE ARE RUNNING OUT
OF TIME, WE LOVE STELLA, CHECK
HER OUT ON HIS INSTAGRAM.
YOUR NUMBER 1 FAN, MISTY, A
PRESENT.
PRESENT.
PRESENT. HERE IS MISTY.
HERE WE GO.
HI DREW, CLOSE TO YOUR HARD.
>> OH, MY GOSH!
>> SHE MADE THAT!
>> SHE STOLE IT!
>> SHE TOTALLY STOLE YOUR
PICTURE!
PICTURE!
PICTURE! [ LAUGHTER ] TICKETS ARE STILL
AVAILABLE?
AVAILABLE? >> YEAH THE LATER SHOWS, I FEEL
LIKE I WON AN EMMY, I WOULD
LIKE TO THINK THE ACADEMY.>>
DREW THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO BE WITH US.
>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH
FUN, COME OUT TO THE SHOW