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How does it feel?Thats a question with a few different answers, you know?
So Im happy to have those weights off the shoulders.
Its been very touching to see theres been an outpouring of love.
I was there at the last show.
The vibe backstage felt like the end, but no one was going to say it was the end.
So what happened between that night andwhen you went on Facebook?
I have a feeling I might be done after this.
I dont know if this is going to be a long-term thing.
I had a pretty bad panic attack heading into week two.
Certainly for the writers, they can get a lot of offers and people attempt to poach them sometimes.
Go find something more long-term.
So we were kind of planning on it being the end.
Get to the end of the season and think about it.
Which I thought was really great advice.
They took me and my manager out to lunch, and we went over everything.
I said, I dont think I can doThe Chris Gethard Showat half an hour.
It was a very pleasant meeting.
We think this isnt for us.
And I was like, Yeah, I think thats totally fine.
So these are people who are committed.Oh, absolutely.
And a handful of them are from the UCB days.
Jonny and Bill from the band, Shannon [ONeill], they were all with me.
I remember 2009 UCB, Bethany [Hall] came the next month.
I wanted to verify I could tell them all the entire story.
It really is like every step of how we were canceled.
You are extremely thorough, and I think thats what people like about you.Well thank you so much.
We all know that.
Lets say the TV show never happened.
Thanks for bringing up the feces one, too.
That was a moment that wasnt televised that I think more people should know about.
Murf [Meyer] did do diarrhea in an adult diaper and then throw the diarrhea at Dru Johnston.
I didnt see this.
I heard many firsthand accounts, and then I was there the week after when you came back.
Certainly a level of something had been breached in a way that hadnt before.
But we brought it to another level in one direction or the other.
So public access were both familiar with having a public-access show.Indeed.
I dont know if you could legally talk about everything …[Laughs.]
This is another thing that is not known.
I still dont know if that case is being thrown out, but Im being sued in federal court.
These are some things I pulled off during my time in public access, that is true.
Which most people dont feel like doing.
I might not have done it if you hadnt helped usher us in with crew and stuff.
And you had a run-in with one.
And yeah, now its a court case.
Theyre like, Oh, is this likeThe Chris Gethard Show?
and Im just like, Its similar.
I just dont know who to trust immediately.Yeah.
You gotta watch your step.
But that bang out of stuff was happening all the time of people trying to find these Gotcha!
moments to get me off the air at MNN.
Public access is the best place MNN at least.
I dont know about other cities and how it works with them, but MNN?
You are also supportive of young comics like myself.
I dont know if I would be wherever the hell I am now without your support.
How do you feel about that?
I wish I knew what that felt like.[Laughs.]
Whos your new favorite?
Who are you excited about right now?Theres a bunch of people.
Who are the people coming up?
Its one of my favorite things to hear about.
I thinkCarmen Christopheris going to be massively huge.
Hes just too funny.
Hes got funny in his bones and he wants to conquer every room.
I thinkMartin Urbanois doing such inventive stuff; hes such a likable guy.
That versatility always stands out.
That was the first thing that made me really know I have to figure out whatJulio Torresis up to.
Those are some of the names that come to mind.
Then, of course, some people who are blowing up now.
I love how much hypeDan Licatagot for writingthat episode of Joe Peras show.
It was incredible.So good!
Its just such a beautiful testament to their talent and their friendship.
I love that gang [Conner] OMalleyand[Jo] Firestone, Licata, Pera.
A good gang of people that weve all known forever.
Why the fuckwouldntthey get big opportunities?
Im just so happy to see everybody working and doing good, and theres more coming.
So get in touch, Hollywood.
I did myMacaulay Culkin Showlast night.I saw hetweeted at you.
Its your Diddy moment.
Hes gonna show up.
Its your Diddy moment.
He said he would.
Im gonna hold it to him.
It just goes in these waves, right?
Ive always felt like Im the youngest brother of one scene and the oldest brother of the next.
Thats always been my whole life.
And you see it already you see people coming up.
And Id say, if you want whos next, look atThe Chris Gethard Show.
But if you want therealhot ones, check outThe Special.Oh, absolutely.
It depends on the week.But thats how Ive always felt about my show.
Its really hard to make something good in that environment.
You dont have time or money.
Well, thank you.
I will say, were about to surpass your run on public access.Thats nuts!
Thats nuts, because it felt like we were there forever.
And we did 47 on cable.
So we must have done 150-something.
Were in the 140s now.Take the crown!
I dont know if its a crown.
And I really wish more people would.
She is a genius.She is a genius, and a fucking badass.
I always tell young comedians to look at what she did.
She didnt get involved in one little corner and get territorial.
Shes the person I would have a go at harass into getting a weird awkward lunch with me.
But onto bigger and better she can skip us.
Too good for us!
Ill end with this: You once promised, in your public-access days, that you would doSandwich Nightforever.
You held true to that.
Youvecome back onThe Specialand thrown Sandwich Night.
I dont know whose domain that is, its kind of its own thing.
I kind of assumed that when you move on to greener pastures is when itll end.
But I know that theyre going to all hold me to it, man.
You know all those kids out there want Sandwich Night.
Yeah, maybe expect to keep doing Sandwich Night for a while.I also feel bad.
But youve been so nice about honoring that.
No, its a treat.
You know, at some point Id like to see my familyaround Thanksgiving weekend though.
Well, you made a promise.Yeah.
Things have got to evolve they have got to change or else they get boring.
My life is changing night now.
Its time to maybe shake off the past and see what else is out there.
Im excited to do so.
And if Sandwich Night continues to evolve, I will be very thrilled about that.
Because we cant really keep doing a thing where people eat sandwiches on public access forever.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
