>>> IS THIS A MORNING THING? >> IT’S A MORNING THING.
>> IT’S A BIG WEEK FOR COMEDIAN
SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO.
SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO. >> IT SURE IS.
HE IS PLAYING MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN TO A SELLOUT CROWD THIS
WEEK.
WEEK. THEY HAD TO ADD ANOTHER SHOW
BECAUSE HE KEPT SELLING THEM
OUT.
OUT. HE’S GOT A NEW NETFLIX SPECIAL.
FIRST A LOOK AT WHY SEBASTIAN IS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN
STANDUP.
STANDUP. >> YOU EVER DRESS AN INFANT?
THEY HAVE NO CORE, SO
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> SEB SEB SELLING OUT SHOWS AT
MARQUEE VENUES LIKE NEW YORK
CITY RADIO MUSIC HALL AND
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
NOW HE’S STARRING IN A NEW
NETFLIX SPECIAL CALLED STAY
HUNGRY.
HUNGRY. >> GOT TO GO TO A BODY SHOP, YOU
EVER GO THERE?
MAN, THEY’RE WANTITING FOR YOU.
AND THEY SWARM THE CAR.
I THOUGHT I WAS AT A CIRQUE DU
SOLEIL SHOW.
SOLEIL SHOW. THEY WERE
THEY WERE [ LAUGHTER ]
>> WHAT’D MY SISTER HAVE TO SAY
ABOUT YOU BEING GONE FOR A FEW
WEEKS?
WEEKS? >> HE’S ALSO ON THE BIG SCREEN
WITH A ROLE IN THE FILM GREEN
BOOK FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES.
FROM THE SCREEN TO THE STAGE,
SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO IS A STAR
OR AS HIS FATHER MIGHT SAY, A
BIG SHOT.
BIG SHOT. >> I GOT MY FATHER HERE.
AND HE’S PLANNING A WHOLE DAY
TODAY.
TODAY. I’M PLAYING RADIO CITY TONIGHT.
WHAT YOU’RE TOO BIG NOW?
BIG SHOT?
BIG SHOT? A BIG, BIG SHOT?
YOU CAN’T GO OUT TO LUNCH WITH
YOUR FATHER?
YOUR FATHER? [ LAUGHTER ]
>> BIG SHOT.
HEY, SEBASTIAN.
HEY, SEBASTIAN. WE TALKED ABOUT YOUR DAD.
DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM’S WATCHING
YOU THIS MORNING?
I TOLD MY MOM SHE’S DOING THE
"TODAY" SHOW.
"TODAY" SHOW. SHE’S LIKE YOU MADE IT.
IT’S HAPPENING.
IT’S HAPPENING. >> THAT’S ALL IT TOOK, HUH?
>> THAT’S ALL IT TOOK.
FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATS ON
SELLING OUT MSG.
>> THAT’S INCREDIBLE.
>> THAT’S THE VENUE, RIGHT?
>> THE NETFLIX SPECIAL, THE
BOOK, I MEAN.
>> IT’S BEEN NUTS.
I’VE ALWAYS HAD A GREAT
FOLLOWING HERE IN NEW YORK CITY.
I STARTED AT GOTHAM COMEDY CLUB
AND THE BEACON AND RADIO CITY,
AND NOW MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE RESONATING
WITH, YOU KNOW, MY CRAZY FATHER,
MY IMMIGRANT UPBRINGING, AND,
YEAH, SO WE GOT 80,000 PEOPLE
COMING OUT TO THE SHOW.
>> WHAT’S IT BEEN LIKE, JUST
THIS WHOLE RIDE?
YOU KNOW, ONCE I THINK I’VE HIT
LIKE A REALLY GOOD MILESTONE
ANOTHER ONE HAPPENS, SO I’M JUST
REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATIVE FOR
ALL THE SUCCESS.
I’VE BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR 20
YEARS, AND IT’S NICE TO SHARE
WITH MY FAMILY.
I’VE GOT MY WIFE HERE AND MY
LITTLE DAUGHTER, MY FATHER’S
COMING IN.
COMING IN. MY MOTHER’S COMING IN, SISTER.
>> YOU’VE GOT A BABY ON THE WAY,
YOU’VE GOT A LITTLE BOY ON THE
WAY?
WAY? >> LITTLE BOY.
>> ANOTHER ONE ON THE WAY.
>> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH
A LITTLE BOY?
WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE?
>> YOU KNOW, MY FATHER WASN’T
REALLY PATIENT WITH ME GROWING
UP, SO I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING.
LIKE, I DON’T KNOW HOW TO FIX
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. LIKE, I WOULD START DOING
SOMETHING AND HE WOULD BE LIKE
GET OUT OF HERE.
I GOT TO GO TO WORK.
SO HOPEFULLY I CAN BE A LITTLE
MORE PATIENT WITH MY SON AND
TEACH HIM THE THINGS HE NEEDS TO
KNOW.
KNOW. SO YEAH, IT’S ALL GOOD.
>> GREEN BOOK DID WELL AT THE
GLOBES.
GLOBES. DID YOU GO TO THE GOLDEN GLOBES?
>> NO, THAT’S ANOTHER THING.
MY FATHER -- WE’RE WATCHING IT
AT HOME, IS HE’S LIKE WHY AREN’T
YOU THERE.
YOU THERE. I GO, DAD, I WASN’T INVITED.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN INVITED.
YOU WERE IN THE SHOW.
IT’S HARD TO KIND OF TELL MY
PARENTS LIKE I DON’T HAVE JUST
THE AUTHORITY TO SIT DOWN AT THE
TABLE AT THE GOLDEN GLOBES.
SOMEBODY HAS TO ASK ME TO GO.
SO YEAH, I DON’T KNOW.
HE WANTS TO GO TO THE OSCARS.
LIKE, HE WANTS TO GO TO THESE
THINGS.
THINGS. >> THAT’S HOW IT IS WITH
PARENTS.
PARENTS. HE’S LIKE ARE WE GOING TO BE
ROCKING DOWN THE RED CARPET.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE?
I COULD BARELY GET THERE.
EVERYBODY WANTS TICKETS.
>> YOU HAVE SO MANY COOL THINGS
GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE.
THERE’S ANOTHER MOVIE COMING OUT
WITH THIS CRAZY ALL STAR CAST,
THE IRISHMAN.
THE IRISHMAN. >> PESCHI, PUCINO.
>> PAUCINO?
>> PAUCINO? >> HOW DO YOU GET THE CALL TO GO
TO THIS MOVIE?
>> I AUDITIONED.
>> DID THEY PICK YOU?
>> I’VE HAD THIS ON MY RADAR THE
LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS.
I TOLD MY AGENT IF YOU GET A
CHANCE TO GET ME IN, GET ME IN.
I SCREWED UP THE AUDITION BAD.
>> I WAS IN THERE, YOU KNOW WHAT
THEY TOLD ME, YOU’RE LOOKING
REALLY GOOD FOR THIS PART,
THAT’S ALL I HAVE TO HEAR AND I
SABOTAGE IT.
SABOTAGE IT. >> IF THEY WOULD HAVE TOLD ME,
YOU’RE A LONG SHOT, NEVER GOING
TO HAPPEN.
TO HAPPEN. >> THEY TELL ME I ALMOST GOT IT
AND I UNRAVEL.
>> SO WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT
BAD AUDITION?
BAD AUDITION? >> THEY GAVE ME ANOTHER SHOT TO
DO IT AGAIN ON TAPE, AND I SENT
IT IN OR THEY SENT IT IN TO
SCORSESE, AND HE LIKED ME FOR
ANOTHER ROLE, THIS CRAZY JOE
GALLO ROLE.
GALLO ROLE. >> BUT IN THE MOVIE.
>> IN THE MOVIE.
>> YOU’RE SITTING ACROSS THESE
A-LISTERS, THESE ACTORS WHO HAVE
WON ALL KIND OF AWARDS.
WERE YOU FREAKING OUT?
>> SWEATING.
>> SWEATING. >> PRAYING YOU WERE GOING TO
MAKE IT THROUGH YOUR LINES?
>> WHAT DO THEY SAY TO YOU?
>> I DON’T SAY ANYTHING.
I’M JUST THERE, I’M HOPING NOT
TO GET FIRED.
SO I’M NOT GOING TO BE TALKING
TO LIKE PESCHI AND DE NIRO GOING
LOVED YOU IN CASINO.
I WOULD JUST SIT THERE WITH MY
HANDS FOLDED.
HANDS FOLDED. THERE WAS A PART WHERE WE HAD TO
DO LIGHTING AND ME AND DE NIRO
WERE STANDING EYE TO EYE, AND
WE’RE LOOKING RIGHT AT EACH
OTHER, AND I’M LIKE I’M NOT
GOING TO TALK UNLESS HE TALKS.
>> YOU’RE ABOUT TO START THE
SCENE?
SCENE? >> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> NOTHING, IT WAS LIKE A STARE
OFF FOR TWO MINUTES.
THE GUY DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING.
>> WHAT WAS HE DOING?
>> HE WAS JUST LOOKING RIGHT AT
ME.
ME. AND THEN --
>> IS HE IN CHARACTER OR?
>> I DON’T KNOW WHAT HE WAS IN.
I DIDN’T WANT TO ASK.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING.
AND THEN AT ONE POINT HE GOES
YOUR TIE IS NOT TIED RIGHT, AND
HE JUST CINCHED IT, AND I GO,
OH, MY GOD.
YOU FIXED MY TIE.
>> HE COULD HAVE CHOKED YOU OUT.
>> YEAH, IT WAS.
>> DID YOU GO TO ACTING SCHOOL,
OR LIKE HOW DID YOU GET YOUR
ACTING?
ACTING? >> I TAKE CLASSES WITH AN ACTING
COACH, AND ANYTIME I GET A PART,
I WORK WITH HER, AND -- BUT I
DIDN’T HAVE ANY FORMAL TRAINING.
I DIDN’T GO TO, YOU KNOW, LIKE
ACTING SCHOOL.
ACTING SCHOOL. >> WHEN YOU STEP ON THE STAGE AT
MSG AND IT’S FUN, LIKE DO YOU
GET A RUSH?
DO YOU GET SCARED?
WHAT GOES ON THERE?
>> IT’S LEADING UP TO IT, WHICH
IS THE PROBLEM.
ONCE I’M ON STAGE EVERYTHING’S
FANTASTIC.
FANTASTIC. NOW IT’S, WHAT, WEDNESDAY.
IT’S JUST LIKE I WISH THE SHOW
WAS TONIGHT, YOU KNOW.
THERE’S A LOT OF PRESS INVOLVED
WITH IT ALL.
>> THE BUILDUP TO IT.
>> BUT ONCE YOU’RE THERE, YOU
FEEL CONFIDENT.
FEEL CONFIDENT. >> IT’S EXCITING.
COME ON, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
>> WAS IT THREE OR FOUR NIGHTS?
>> TWO NIGHTS, TWO SHOWS A
NIGHT.
NIGHT. WE STILL GOT TICKETS ON SALE.
>> NOT MANY.
PEOPLE GOT TO BUY THEM.
THEY’RE GOING FAST.
>> NOW IT SEEMS LIKE YOU’RE
THERE.
THERE. NOW YOU COULD GO ANY PATH YOU
WANT.
WANT. YOU COULD STILL DO THE SPECIALS,
THE BOOKS, THE MOVIES, THE
ACTING, HAVE MAYBE YOUR OWN
THING, LIKE A SEINFELD THING
COMES TO MIND.
WHERE DO YOU SEE THIS HEADED?
>> I LIKE DOING STANDUP.
>> CONTROL YOUR DAD IS THE FIRST
THING.
THING. >> IF I COULD CONTROL MY FATHER,
THAT’D BE FANTASTIC.
>> HE’LL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY
ABOUT THIS.
ABOUT THIS. >> TV, IF THERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY
THAT COMES ALONG, FANTASTIC.
I’M HAPPY DOING STANDUP COMEDY.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN.