you may recognize him from Magic Mike
modern family or as the head clerk in
the ward winning film KOCO gabriel
iglesias AKA fluffy is one of America's
most successful stand-up comedians
performing two sold-out concerts around
the world
he recently visited Houston to host a
free fan event and it also happens to be
his birthday we got a line around the
building I think it's cuz of the free
pizza
yeah honestly lady in line right now who
swear she's gonna meet Julio Iglesias
uh-huh I swear to you I swear Gabriel
has signed on for two new comedy
specials to be released on Netflix and
get this the first special will be taped
right here in Houston
everyone's been wondering why Houston
why not Houston
man come on you guys our World Series
champions you got a giant building its
own what was it like the number three or
number four number four city in the
country yeah why not now if I was doing
this someone like Laredo then be like
Colorado Colorado
you know Houston it's kind of a
no-brainer I've been coming over 20
years and this is the first arena I got
to play he is also one of the most
watched medians on YouTube with over 350
million views and has over nine million
fans on Facebook what can people expect
here and September they can expect a
really really good show my show is like
WWE meets the Food Network there's
lights there's there's I'm not gonna say
pyro because I don't adda like pyro
freaks me out but no it's an awesome
show it's gonna be the first 90-minute
Netflix special that's right I get an
extra half hour people I don't do
one-hour specials and I do 90-minute
noventa mean expose us write English
Spanish people it's gonna be great
that is huge congratulations thank you
we also have a 10th series special
that's right Netflix or Netflix they
they got they plot themselves somebody
here they did they so I have two
specials that I I signed on to do with
Netflix in addition to that a ten
episode series oh shoot that's yeah our
viewers love you you have a lot of fans
here in Houston asks you can tell so we
asked them if they have any questions
for you so are you okay with doing a
quick rapid-fire you wrap it for hundred
ten questions for you I'm gonna ready
I'm ready
i'ma stay focused with our our viewers
at home favorite song at the moment
favorites I'm in a moment
[Music]
a great voice thank you okay all right
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last movie I saw was to tag and finger
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NSYNC Julio Iglesias or Enrique Iglesias
what for what for what cuz right now
people are going well like if I had to
go with the music I'd go with Enrique
just cuz there's more attempt abut you
know the old love songs wasn't your hero
baby yeah there you go
rain or sunshine sunshine beach or
mountains mountains what was your first
audition something I didn't get I
auditioned for a Pizza Hut commercial
many years ago yeah I find it ironic and
I were giving away people giving away
Pizza Hut that's people know who would
play you in the movie who would play me
in a movie on movie of me that would be
Rico Rodriguez Manny from Modern Family
yes I do and so does he what do you
never leave your house without my dogs
yeah my dogs are here stop I have two
chihuahuas Vinny and Lisa they're
downstairs cuz you know it's like a few
thousand people here and I don't want
them to get freaked out so they put them
in one of the one of the Rockettes
dressing room so sorry my little magical
pellets best advice a celebrity has
given you and who was it
best advice a celebrity has given me
John Witherspoon told me save your money
boy save your money don't be buying
people houses in college save that money
favorite comedian
past or present Chris Rock we're done
last but not least we know that today is
your birthday so we couldn't go without
so we saw we read your Instagram last
night your story some others this most
really really good one
used to come in on September 13th and
14th and no I didn't pick Mexican
Independence week to shoot the special
it's ironic okay
it was availability there was no
basketball games that week all right I'm
gonna kill this thank you you don't want
to miss gabriel iglesias aka fluffy when
he returns to Houston this September
he's hilarious that was fine funny guy
great job stuff you can get your tickets
now to see Gabriel Iglesias and be part
of his Netflix special on September by
visiting Houston Toyota Center com