>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK.
MY NEXT GUEST IS A STAND-UP COMEDIAN WHO HAS HAD THREE
SPECIALS ON SHOWTIME AND IS CURRENTLY ON A NATIONWIDE TOUR.
PLEASE WELCOME SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO!
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HEY, NICE TO YOU HAVE BACK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: NOW, YOU'VE BEEN STAND-- HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
IN STAND-UP?
>> 20 YEARS.
>> Stephen: 20 YEARS OKAY.
AND NOW YOU'RE A PRETTY BIG DEAL.
YOU'VE HIT IN A BIG WAY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT I
IMAGINE THERE HAVE TO HAVE BEEN SOME LEAN YEARS THERE IN THE
BEGINNING.
>> VERY LEAN.
TOOK A LOT OF JOBS.
I WAS A TELEMARKETER FOR OLIN MILLS PORTRAIT STUDIO.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU SELL THAT?
>> WELL, WITH THIS VOICE IT'S REALLY HARD TO MAKE PEOPLE AT
EASE ON THE PHONE.
IMAGINE GETTING A COLD CALL: "HI, WOULD YOU LEAK A PORTRAIT
PACKAGE?" SO I DID THAT.
I WAS CAPTAIN MORGAN.
I USED TO DRESS UP AS CAPTAIN MORGAN.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: FOR PAY?
( LAUGHTER ) OR WAS THIS JUST AN ENTHUSIASM
OF YOURS?
>> NO, THIS WAS AN ACTUAL JOB, 12 BUCKANS HOUR.
YOU USED TO GO INTO A BAR, AND THEY WERE, LIKE, SEEDY BARS,
BEER AND PEANUT TYPE OF PLACES.
I USED TO COME IN WITH MY COSTUME IN MY HAND AND I USED TO
ASK THE MANAGER WHERE COULD I SET SNUP.
>> Stephen: SO YOU WOULDN'T COME IN THE DOOR WITH, LIKE, A
SABER AND A HAT?
>> NO, WOULD GO INTO THE BATHROOM, CHANGE INTO CAPTAIN
MORGAN -- >> Stephen: OH, THERE'S
NOTHING LIKE CHANGING IN A BAR BATHROOM!
THAT IS A FRESH FEELING.
>> VERY FRESH.
>> Stephen: YEAH, OKAY...
>> SO I WOULD COME OUT IN THE MUSTACHE, THE HAT, THE SABER,
THE HOOK -- >> Stephen: WAIT, HE HAS A
HOOK?
>> WELL, I THINK THEY GAVE ME A HOOK.
I DON'T EVEN HE HAS ONE, BUT THERE WAS A HOOK INVOLVED.
SO I CAME OUT.
AND I HAD TO DO THE WHOLE THING.
I HAD TO WALK AROUND THE BAR WITH, LIKE, SHOTS, AND, YOU
KNOW, ASK PEOPLE, "AHOY, MATIES!
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME SPICED RUM!" AND, UH...
( LAUGHTER ) THAT'S WHAT I DID FOR-- FOR
SEVEN OR EIGHT BARS.
>> Stephen: WAIT, ARE THERE RULES OF WHAT THE CAPTAIN CAN
AND CANNOT SAY?
BECAUSE I'VE DONE SOME INCLUSIVE SPONSORSHIP, AND YOU GET THESE
SHEETS SAYING, "THE CAPTAIN DOES THIS.
THE CAPTAIN DISTRIBUTE DO THAT."
LIKE, "THE CAPTAIN, YOU KNOW, KEEPS IT CLEAN."
WAS IT STUFF LIKE THAT?
>> TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DIDN'T READ ANY OF THE
PAPERWORK, ALL RIGHT.
>> Stephen: OKAY, OKAY.
>> I JUST WENT IN AND DID MY OWN THING.
>> Stephen: OKAY, UH-HUH...
>> I WENT TO A BAR ONCE, IT WAS A NIGHTCLUB AND ALL MY BUDDIES
WERE AT THIS NIGHTCLUB.
AND, OF COURSE,, YOU KNOW, COMING FROM CHICAGO YOU GET
RIPPED TO SHREDS IF YOU DO ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE NORM.
AND BY THE END OF THE NIGHT, THEY WERE STEALING EVERYTHING I
HAD.
THEY TOOK THE HAT.
THEY TOOK THE HOOK.
BY THE END OF THE NIGHT, I'M IN A T-SHIRT AND A MUSTACHE PASSING
RUM AROUND.
>> Stephen: THAT SOUNDS LIKE FREDDIE MERCURY.
( LAUGHTER ) WAS YOUR FAMILY WORRIED ABOUT
YOU?
>> NO, YOU KNOW, WHAT?
THEY WERE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, "IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY!"
YOU KNOW, LIKE...
( LAUGHTER ) "MAYBE IF YOU DO THIS WELL,
THEY'RE HIRE YOU IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH."
YOU KNOW.
>> Stephen: THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, WE TALKED ABOUT YOUR
ITALIAN FAMILY, YOUR ITALIAN HERITAGE.
AND I UNDERSTAND YOU WENT BACK TO-- WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IT'S OLD
COUNTRY WITH YOUR DAD, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IS HE ACTUALLY FROM THE OLD COUNTRY?
>> YEAH, HE'S FROM SICILY.
HE CAME HERE WHEN HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD.
SO WE WENT BACK-- THIS WAS ABOUT NINE YEARS AGO-- AND HE HADN'T
BEEN BAB BACKIN 50 YEARS AND I'VE NEVER BEEN RIESHT?
SO WE WENT INTO THIS SMALL LITTLE VILLAGE WHERE HE GREW UP
AND WE EXWOBLGD ON THE DOOR WHERE HE USED TO LIVE.
AND HE SAID TO THE WOMAN IN ITALIAN, "I'M HERE WITH MY SON.
I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK IN 50 YEARS.
DO YOU MIND IF I SHOW HIM THE HOUSE?"
>> Stephen: OH, WOW >> AND THEY LET US IN AND WE
WALKED AROUND.
>> Stephen: THAT'S SO NICE.
>> YEAH.
SO I'M THINKING TO MYSELF, CAN YOU IMAGINE IF YOU WENT TO YOUR
OLD HOUSE IN NEW JERSEY.
( LAUGHTER ) KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, "HI, BE WE
USED TO LIVE HERE.
DO YOU MIND IF WE WALK AROUND THE PLACE?"
SO, UH... WE DID THAT -- >> Stephen: WHAT WAS THAT
EXPERIENCE LIKE FOR HIM?
IT MUST HAVE BEEN VERY MOVING.
>> WELL, LISTEN, HE'S SHOWING ME EVERYWHERE HE USED TO GO.
HE'S GOING, "WE USED TO PLAY SOCCER HERE.
I LEARNED PING PONG IN THIS LITTLE REC CENTER."
AND HE'S SHOWING ME ALL THESE PLACE.
"THIS IS WHERE YOUR GRANDFATHER FIXED SHOES."
I HAD TO TAKE A KNEE.
I GOT EMOTIONAL, RIGHT DISPP HE LOOKS BACK, "WHAT'S WRONG?
WHY ARE YOU CRYING?" AND I WAS SAID, "THIS AIN'T
AFFECTING YOU?
THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN BACK IN 50 YEARS, AND NOTHING!"
YOU KNOW.
SO-- BUT HE'S BEEN BACK EVERY TIME SINCE I'VE TOOK HIM-- HE'S
BEEN BACK FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS HE'S BEEN.
AND I THINK HE WAS JUST A LITTLE KIND OF OVERWHELMED.
BUT NOW, YOU KNOW, NOW HE CRIES.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU'VE GOT A NEW BOOK.
IT'S CALLED "STAY HUNGRY."
>> YES.
>> Stephen: VERY IMPORTANT TO STAY HUNGRY.
HOW DID YOU KEEP-- DO YOU STILL WORK TO KEEP YOURSELF HUNGRY?
>> WELL, YOU HAVE TO.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, DOING THESE JOBS, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HUNGRY
FOR MORE IN COMEDY, YOU KNOW.
NEVER RESTING.
EVEN IN SUCCESS, YOU HAVE TO STAY HUNGRY BECAUSE YOU WANT TO
KIND OF STAY ON TOP.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THE BOOK COMES INTO PLAY.
AND THE BOOK CAME OUT THIS WEEK, AND MY MOTHER WENT TO G GO CHECK
THE BOOK OUT AT THE BOOKSTORE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NICE.
THAT'S REALLY NICE.
IS THIS YOUR FIRST BOOK?
>> FIRST BOOK.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A HUGE MILESTONE.
SHE MUST BE SO PROUD.
>> VERY PROUD.
BUT THEN SHE CALLS ME AND SHE GOES, "I DON'T LIKE WHERE THE
BOOK IS PLACED."
LAUGH.
>> Stephen: LIKE A BARNES & NOBLE.
>> BARNES & NOBLE.
SO THEE BROUGHT THE BOOK UP WHERE SHE THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE.
>> Stephen: IS THAT WHAT THIS IS?
YOU HAVE A PHOTO.
>> Stephen: IS THIS IT?
>> THAT'S IT.
SO THERE'S MOM.
BRINGING THE BOOK UP.
( LAUGHTER ) FRONT AND CENTER, AND THEN SHE
POPULATED THE OTHER BOOKS THAT WERE BESTSELLER AROUND MY BOOK
GLUT.
>> Stephen: JUST TO GIVE TLIKE, A CONTACT HIGH.
>> YEAH, "MAYBE IF YOU YIKE OF LIKE THIS, YOU'LL LIKE MY SON."
SHE'S LIKE AMAZON ON THE STREET, YOU KNOW.
SO...
>> Stephen: GIVE OUR BEST TO YOUR MOTHER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> I WILL.
THANK YOU
>> Stephen: THE BOOK IS "STAY HUNGRY."
IT'S AVAILABLE NOW.
SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.