EVERY WEEKDAY AT TEN ON
LIFESTYLE
ALIVE AND I LOVE THE
COMEDIAN'S CAREER IS TAKEN OFF
AFTER JUST THREE YEARS IN THE
GAME.
HE'S A NATIVE OF SPENCER,
INDIANA WHO GOT STARTED WITH
COMEDY IN BLOOMINGTON.
YEAH STARTING THIS WEEKEND
HE'LL HAVE A HEADLINER ATTACHED
TO HIS NAME.
OH YOU KNOW I HEARD THAT
SOMEWHERE.
I'VE HEARD THAT SOMEWHERE.
JAKE, HOW YOU FEEL?
PRETTY GOOD.
HOPEFULLY ALL THE MONEY THAT
I'VE PAID THE CLUB TO WRITE
RIGHT IS AN INVESTMENT GETS A
RETURN TO SUCH AN INTERESTING
DUDE.
WE HAVE TO GET INTO THIS ABOUT
HOW YOU STARTED WITH PREACHING
AND THEN YOU WENT TO COMEDY.
>> HOW DID THE TWO ONE STAGE TO
THE OTHER?
YEAH, I MEAN IT WAS IT WAS A
THING WHERE I YOU KNOW, HAD
KIND OF A WEIRD SITUATION
GROWING UP TO WHERE I GOT INTO
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL VERY YOUNG
AND ONCE I DECIDED TO KIND OF
TRANSITION AWAY FROM THAT AND
LUCKILY AT A YOUNG AGE I
STARTED GOING TO CHURCH WITHIN
A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME I WAS
PREACHING AND TEACHING BIBLE
STUDIES AND AFTER A WHILE I
JUST KIND OF FELT LIKE THERE
WAS SOMETHING ELSE THAT I WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AND ENDED
UP LEAVING THE MINISTRY TO A
LOT OF PEOPLE WAS KIND OF LIKE
WAIT, WHAT'S HAPPENING?
I LEFT THE MINISTRY AND I
STARTED DOING STANDUP AND I
MEAN IT'S YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING'S BEEN GREAT SINCE
THEN SO I FEEL LIKE I FOUND THE
THING I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.
WE ALWAYS SAY HERE EVERYBODY
HAS A MINISTRY ON THAT SHOW IS
THAT'S AWESOME.
AND OF COURSE I'VE SEEN YOU IN
PERSON MULTIPLE TIMES.
I'VE BEEN MEANING TO STOP JUST
SHOWING UP.
YEAH.
YEAH I GUESS IT'S GETTING
CREEPY.
YEAH.
I MEAN YOU KNOW I JUST I REALLY
LIKE YOUR BEARD AND I'M JUST I
WANTED TO BE IS DO YOU THINK HE
MOISTURIZES.
>> THAT'S A CLIP ON TOMORROW'S
SHOW FOR YOU MAN YOUR COMEDY
ASPIRATION WHAT DO YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU DRAW THAT FROM
HONESTLY MY FAMILY YOU KNOW I
THINK THAT MY FAMILY MY UNCLES
AND MY DAD ARE SOME OF THE
FUNNIEST PEOPLE I'VE EVER MET
IN MY LIFE AND GROWING UP MY
DAD WAS ALWAYS THE LIFE OF THE
PARTY.
HE WAS THE GUY THAT EVERYBODY
WANTED TO SEE AROUND HIM AND I
JUST AT A YOUNG AGE NOTICED
THAT THAT LIKE OH, IF YOU'RE
FUNNY IT DOESN'T MATTER IF
YOU'RE UGLY.
COMEDY WILL BLESS A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN HERE.
OK, BEING FUNNY WE CAN FORGIVE
.
YEAH YEAH.
WELL THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT I
HAVE I HAVE MY WIFE WIFE YEAH.
>> I'VE BEEN WITH MY WIFE FOR
SIXTEEN YEARS.
SHE'S THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.
SHE YOU KNOW WE'RE HIGH SCHOOL
SWEETHEARTS.
WELL I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN
SAY HIGH SCHOOL WELL I DROPPED
OUT IN NINTH GRADE SO SHE'S MY
SWEETHEART OK?
>> YEAH YES SWEETHEART.
YEAH YEAH YEAH.
I LIKE GOODY'S HOW IS GOOD.
HE'S PLAYED A ROLE YOU KNOW AND
GETTING YOU TO WHERE YOU ARE
NOW AS FAR AS LIKE HONING YOUR
SKILLS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S
THAT'S WHERE I MET YOU YOU KNOW
HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS
PLAYED A ROLE.
>> THIS HAS BEEN HUGE FOR ME.
THEY TOOK A CHANCE REALLY EARLY
ON TO HAVE ME START FEATURING
COMEDIANS.
MY FIRST GOAL IN COMEDY WAS
THAT I WANTED TO OPEN FOR MY
FAVORITE COMEDIAN DUSTY CLé AND
WITHIN A YEAR OF ME BEING IN
ASSOCIATION WITH GODEY'S THEY
HAD ME OPEN FOR DUSTY CLé AND
THEN I WANTED TO GO ON THE ROAD
WITH DUSTY AND HE CALLED ME THE
NEXT MONTH AND ASKED ME TO GO
DO SHOWS WITH HIM IN ALABAMA SO
IF IT WASN'T FOR GUNNIS NONE OF
THAT STUFF WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
IT'S BEEN AMAZING THAT THEY
TOOK A CHANCE ON SOMEBODY SO
EARLY USUALLY YOU HAVE TO BE
DOING COMEDY FOR A LONG TIME
BEFORE YOU'RE ABLE TO DO
ANYTHING WITH IT AND I'M I'M
WORKING ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND
NOW IT'S PAYING MY BILLS.
MY MY WIFE'S VERY HAPPY ABOUT
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE YOU CAN DO
THIS SEXY THAN PAY SOME BILLS
ON TIME TO AND ORGANIZE.
YEAH WELL I JUST KNOW SHE
DOESN'T I DON'T WHAT WE'RE
PAYING HER THAT'S A GOOD SEGUE
AS PART OF HIS SAID YOU KNOW I
GOT TO ASK YOU YEAH.
HOW TOUGH IS IT TO HAVE T*
RELINQUISH YOUR TITLE STAY AT
HOME DAD .
YES.
NOW THAT YOU'RE OUT HERE MAKING
MAKING SOME COINS?
>> YOU KNOW I THOUGHT IT WOULD
BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE I LOVE
BEING AT HOME WITH MY KIDS AND
EVERYTHING BUT IT WAS A LOT
EASIER THAN I THOUGHT BECAUSE
AFTER YOU'RE HOME WITH YOUR
KIDS FOR A WHILE YOU'RE LIKE
I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE.
>> I'M GOING TO LISTEN NOT
LOOK.
I HAVE PLENTY OF GIRLFRIENDS
AND GUY FRIENDS WHO'VE BEEN
RUNNING OK?
LISTEN, WE'RE SO EXCITED TO SEE
SAID IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING
THIS WEEKEND.
THANKS FOR COMING IN AND BEING
WITH US FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND
DUDE IS GOING TO GO BACK TO
GOOD GOOD GUEST SPOT.
HE'S GOING TO COME IN HE'S
GOING TO OPEN THE SHOW FOR US
AND IT GOING TO DO GREAT ALWAYS
YOU DO NAMED RANDALL WE LIKE