1 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:14,472 I wanted us to meet because I have been thinking things and then not... 2 00:00:14,556 --> 00:00:19,060 I read scripts, or I read articles, or my friends are talking about something 3 00:00:19,144 --> 00:00:21,187 and I think, "I totally disagree." 4 00:00:21,271 --> 00:00:23,148 Then suddenly, I read your stuff, 5 00:00:23,231 --> 00:00:26,484 and you're articulating exactly what I've been thinking. 6 00:00:26,568 --> 00:00:30,530 So I know that somehow we're supposed to work on something. 7 00:00:30,613 --> 00:00:34,159 It's weird because I write, obviously, a lot about sexuality 8 00:00:34,242 --> 00:00:37,996 and the backlash I get often is from people you wouldn't expect. 9 00:00:38,079 --> 00:00:41,166 So in the article that you're saying you read, 10 00:00:41,249 --> 00:00:43,418 I wrote about having a gangbang fantasy. 11 00:00:43,501 --> 00:00:45,420 -Yeah. Yeah. -And... 12 00:00:45,503 --> 00:00:49,382 Then women are angry that you acknowledge that you have a rape fantasy, 13 00:00:49,466 --> 00:00:51,342 because they want to pretend you don't. 14 00:00:51,426 --> 00:00:55,430 The other thing is, like, stop judging other people's fantasies. 15 00:00:55,513 --> 00:00:58,349 Like, that's thought police shit, right? 16 00:00:58,433 --> 00:01:00,518 I definitely feel like I'm increasingly libertarian. 17 00:01:00,602 --> 00:01:03,063 -You don't have to agree with me. -I do. 18 00:01:03,146 --> 00:01:05,523 I would love to write something for you, 19 00:01:05,607 --> 00:01:07,525 because as we were talking about, 20 00:01:07,609 --> 00:01:11,780 it's easier to put these words in the mouth of a character 21 00:01:11,863 --> 00:01:13,406 than to say them myself. 22 00:01:13,490 --> 00:01:15,742 -It's safer. Especially now. -Yeah. 23 00:01:15,825 --> 00:01:17,619 I don't want to be run out of town on a rail. 24 00:01:17,702 --> 00:01:20,330 -A script is like the safe space. -Yeah. 25 00:01:20,413 --> 00:01:22,248 -Or not safe space. -"Safe space." Jeez. 26 00:01:22,332 --> 00:01:24,501 -All of that safe space-- -It's so bad. 27 00:01:24,584 --> 00:01:27,504 There are no safe spaces. There are no-- 28 00:01:27,587 --> 00:01:30,256 The more people talk about needing a safe space, 29 00:01:30,340 --> 00:01:34,385 the more I feel like they're creating a world where no one is safe. 30 00:01:34,469 --> 00:01:37,138 -I'm gonna be rude and check my phone. -It's all right. 31 00:01:37,222 --> 00:01:38,932 Because I have to be somewhere. 32 00:01:39,015 --> 00:01:41,643 -How rude. -Yeah, I'm really late. 33 00:01:41,726 --> 00:01:43,436 -I'm gonna run. Sorry. -Go. 34 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,564 I loved our judgment-free zone, and I would like to hang out again. 35 00:01:46,648 --> 00:01:47,899 -We're gonna. -Okay. 36 00:01:47,982 --> 00:01:50,443 -I'm sorry. -It's good. 37 00:01:50,527 --> 00:01:51,861 -Bye. -See you later. 38 00:02:21,391 --> 00:02:22,767 I notice a lot of girls on Tinder, 39 00:02:22,851 --> 00:02:25,854 their profiles will be very specific about what they want. 40 00:02:25,937 --> 00:02:29,107 I think that shows how desperate a lot of guys are. 41 00:02:29,190 --> 00:02:31,317 -Our profiles are blank. -[audience laughing] 42 00:02:31,401 --> 00:02:34,946 My profile would be like, "If you're racist, we'll work on it." 43 00:02:35,780 --> 00:02:38,992 Like, "I'm a feminist, but women do be shopping, though." 44 00:02:39,075 --> 00:02:41,035 And then fireworks in the background and shit. 45 00:02:41,119 --> 00:02:45,331 They say opinions are like assholes, and I agree 46 00:02:45,415 --> 00:02:48,084 in that I wish my girlfriend cared more about mine. 47 00:02:48,710 --> 00:02:51,004 I don't want to go to your house, 48 00:02:51,087 --> 00:02:53,715 'cause it smells like Diet Coke and divorce. 49 00:02:54,549 --> 00:02:58,928 Grindr is actually a dick pic trading platform 50 00:02:59,012 --> 00:03:02,432 where guys sometimes accidentally meet up with each other. 51 00:03:02,515 --> 00:03:04,767 My full name is Odinaka Malachi Ezeokoli. 52 00:03:05,768 --> 00:03:08,605 My parents' names are Ben and Monica. 53 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:10,690 [all laughing] 54 00:03:13,776 --> 00:03:18,323 I'm Nigerian, I think. I don't know. I don't know, man. 55 00:03:18,406 --> 00:03:22,327 I grew up in America and Nigeria. That makes me Dominican. Maybe. 56 00:03:22,410 --> 00:03:23,995 [all laughing] 57 00:03:24,078 --> 00:03:27,415 I had this other homeboy, Umbeka. He was similar to me but different. 58 00:03:27,498 --> 00:03:32,045 He came to America from Nigeria at, like, ten years old. 59 00:03:32,128 --> 00:03:33,588 He didn't know what black stereotypes were. 60 00:03:33,671 --> 00:03:35,423 So kids be fucking with him, 61 00:03:35,506 --> 00:03:37,759 and he had no idea what they were talking about. 62 00:03:38,426 --> 00:03:41,721 This kid walked up to him like, "Bet you like that watermelon, don't ya?" 63 00:03:43,056 --> 00:03:44,182 "Yes. 64 00:03:44,265 --> 00:03:46,184 [all laughing] 65 00:03:51,439 --> 00:03:52,565 Pretty delicious." 66 00:03:57,028 --> 00:03:58,279 They stopped fucking with him after that. 67 00:03:58,363 --> 00:04:00,782 I think that's my time. My name is Odinaka. Good night. 68 00:04:00,865 --> 00:04:03,701 [all cheer and applaud] 69 00:04:03,785 --> 00:04:05,912 [man] All right. Odinaka! 70 00:04:06,704 --> 00:04:10,416 The bookstore is closed. We got to get out of here, guys. 71 00:04:10,500 --> 00:04:14,128 -[chattering] -[laughing] 72 00:04:19,342 --> 00:04:21,302 Send me a message? We'll make up. 73 00:04:21,386 --> 00:04:22,971 -What's up? -You going to Cole's? 74 00:04:23,054 --> 00:04:25,181 I got to go Uber tonight, yeah. 75 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:26,349 -All right. -Unfortunately. 76 00:04:26,432 --> 00:04:28,268 -I'll see you later. -Okay. See ya. 77 00:04:42,156 --> 00:04:44,909 A lot of the bar culture in the US is not about dancing. 78 00:04:44,993 --> 00:04:46,327 -[Odinaka] Yeah. -And... 79 00:04:46,411 --> 00:04:48,788 You find a bar, it's like, "This place is perfect. 80 00:04:48,871 --> 00:04:52,083 I just wish there was an actual space to dance and feel comfortable." 81 00:04:52,166 --> 00:04:57,297 Yeah. And you can really get a sense for somebody's energy by dancing with them. 82 00:04:57,380 --> 00:04:59,382 I feel you with that, for sure. 83 00:04:59,465 --> 00:05:02,510 I should never have done journalism. I know that. 84 00:05:02,593 --> 00:05:05,305 I should have been a doctor or lawyer. 85 00:05:05,388 --> 00:05:07,974 -And be like other Indian dudes? [laughs] -Yeah. 86 00:05:08,057 --> 00:05:10,476 -That's what I should have done, 100%. -Followed that path? 87 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,812 I should have just sold out. 88 00:05:12,895 --> 00:05:16,566 [laughs] Yeah. I guess like most immigrant parents. 89 00:05:17,150 --> 00:05:18,651 Doctor, lawyer, engineer. 90 00:05:18,735 --> 00:05:21,696 -Your parents are happy with comedy? -Hell, no. 91 00:05:21,779 --> 00:05:24,824 You kidding me? No, they hate that I do this shit. 92 00:05:24,907 --> 00:05:26,492 I might as well be smoking crack to my parents. 93 00:05:26,576 --> 00:05:28,870 -[laughs] -[Odinaka] Shit. 94 00:05:38,796 --> 00:05:41,007 [woman] The great thing about being confirmed in the Catholic church, 95 00:05:41,090 --> 00:05:44,469 I can do whatever I want for years and then just ask for forgiveness, 96 00:05:44,552 --> 00:05:48,389 and I go to heaven while most of you burn in hell forever. 97 00:05:48,973 --> 00:05:50,641 That's a joke, you guys. 98 00:05:50,725 --> 00:05:53,436 Nigeria has some shit I've never seen. It had a bounce with it. 99 00:05:53,811 --> 00:05:55,229 It had its own axis. 100 00:05:55,313 --> 00:06:00,151 Like, "I'm going to the market. I'm going to the market." 101 00:06:00,234 --> 00:06:01,861 It's like they was carrying their ancestors. 102 00:06:01,944 --> 00:06:06,115 "I'm going to the market. We are going to the market. We! All of us!" 103 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:08,159 [laughs] 104 00:06:08,493 --> 00:06:10,787 Aw, shit. I can barely pick it up. 105 00:06:10,870 --> 00:06:12,580 Y'all saw that bullshit attempt I just made. 106 00:06:13,372 --> 00:06:15,583 I got a minute. I'm already done, huh? 107 00:06:15,666 --> 00:06:17,418 -What is it, 30 seconds? -[woman] You have 20 seconds. 108 00:06:17,502 --> 00:06:18,669 How do I land this? 109 00:06:19,837 --> 00:06:20,880 I... 110 00:06:21,714 --> 00:06:23,257 Shit, man. 111 00:06:25,301 --> 00:06:26,302 Yeah. 112 00:06:29,055 --> 00:06:31,891 I think that's it. Is that it? I think that's it. 113 00:06:31,974 --> 00:06:34,852 -Okay, I'm done. -[audience cheers] 114 00:06:34,936 --> 00:06:37,271 -[Sally] Are you funny? -[laughs] 115 00:06:37,355 --> 00:06:40,525 Man, that question. I'm like... I mean... 116 00:06:40,608 --> 00:06:42,110 What's your stand up about? 117 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:44,862 I guess I'm autobiographical. 118 00:06:44,946 --> 00:06:48,407 I tell stories about growing up in America and Nigeria 119 00:06:48,491 --> 00:06:49,700 and not fitting in either. 120 00:06:49,784 --> 00:06:50,785 -[laughs] Nice. -Yeah. 121 00:06:50,868 --> 00:06:53,079 [chuckles] Yeah, pretty much. 122 00:06:53,162 --> 00:06:54,455 What about you? What do you do? 123 00:06:55,248 --> 00:06:58,084 Well, I also write about myself. 124 00:06:58,167 --> 00:06:59,710 So, equally narcissistic. 125 00:06:59,794 --> 00:07:02,588 Yes. Okay. Birds of a feather. Same boat. 126 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:04,423 Yeah. I write a lot of essays. 127 00:07:04,507 --> 00:07:08,010 They tend to deal with sexuality and... 128 00:07:08,719 --> 00:07:10,304 contemporary feminism. 129 00:07:10,388 --> 00:07:15,560 Or criticizing contemporary feminism more recently these days. 130 00:07:15,643 --> 00:07:18,438 Criticize contemporary feminism? What do you mean? 131 00:07:18,521 --> 00:07:20,940 Um... I go on a lot of angry rants 132 00:07:21,023 --> 00:07:24,235 where I basically critique female sexual victimization, 133 00:07:24,318 --> 00:07:27,989 which I think is increasingly a central part of certain factions 134 00:07:28,072 --> 00:07:29,031 of the feminist movement. 135 00:07:29,115 --> 00:07:31,868 -Yeah. -So I pretty much... 136 00:07:31,951 --> 00:07:35,997 I basically write, like, a ton of pro-slut manifestos, 137 00:07:36,747 --> 00:07:41,794 sort of disguised as personal essays that are meant to be entertaining. 138 00:07:41,878 --> 00:07:44,297 Okay. That sounds really dope, actually. 139 00:07:44,380 --> 00:07:47,258 [laughs] I'll send you a link. 140 00:07:47,341 --> 00:07:49,093 For sure. I'd love to see that. 141 00:07:49,677 --> 00:07:50,845 Thank you. 142 00:07:59,187 --> 00:08:00,188 [elevator bell dings] 143 00:08:07,862 --> 00:08:11,073 -Oh! Hi, there. -[chuckles] How are you doing? 144 00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:12,617 -How are you? -Good. 145 00:08:12,700 --> 00:08:15,369 -You look fabulous. -Thank you. You, too. 146 00:08:15,453 --> 00:08:16,412 I like purple. 147 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:18,581 -[door closes] -So good to see you. 148 00:08:25,046 --> 00:08:28,174 I have some projects. I'v e got some irons in the fire. 149 00:08:28,841 --> 00:08:31,511 Just waiting for one of them to get hot. 150 00:08:32,261 --> 00:08:33,262 TV stuff? 151 00:08:33,888 --> 00:08:36,265 Yeah. Yeah, TV. 152 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,520 Mostly TV. What's the story with your writing? 153 00:08:41,437 --> 00:08:42,647 -It's good. -Yeah. 154 00:08:42,730 --> 00:08:43,940 Going. 155 00:08:44,023 --> 00:08:46,943 Is it true you're never safe around a writer? 156 00:08:47,026 --> 00:08:50,321 [chuckles] That might be true, actually. 157 00:08:50,404 --> 00:08:54,534 I'm that person that writes things down when people say funny stuff. 158 00:08:54,617 --> 00:08:55,576 -Really? -Mm-hmm. 159 00:08:55,660 --> 00:08:58,162 You should get your notebook out right now, 'cause... 160 00:08:58,246 --> 00:09:01,624 So, a friend told me that you're allowed 161 00:09:01,707 --> 00:09:05,503 to be given $14,000 a year, tax free, as a gift. 162 00:09:06,087 --> 00:09:07,755 So, I've had, 163 00:09:07,838 --> 00:09:13,010 actually, I've had two clients give me $14,000 checks. 164 00:09:13,094 --> 00:09:15,555 And I paid them 14 grand in cash. 165 00:09:15,638 --> 00:09:19,016 Yeah. So I've laundered, successfully, $28,000. 166 00:09:19,850 --> 00:09:20,810 Wow. 167 00:09:21,602 --> 00:09:22,436 Oh! 168 00:09:23,980 --> 00:09:26,065 -You deserve that? -I've been bad. 169 00:09:26,148 --> 00:09:28,109 -Really? -Yeah. Ow... 170 00:09:29,610 --> 00:09:30,945 -Oh. -Oh. 171 00:09:31,529 --> 00:09:32,488 Mmm. 172 00:09:37,785 --> 00:09:39,078 [both groaning] 173 00:09:45,376 --> 00:09:49,130 Mm-hmm. Slowly. Slowly. 174 00:09:54,176 --> 00:09:55,553 You can go slower. 175 00:09:58,556 --> 00:10:00,349 -So bad. -[laughs] 176 00:10:01,267 --> 00:10:02,101 [Sally moans] 177 00:10:03,477 --> 00:10:04,312 Yeah. 178 00:10:04,979 --> 00:10:06,397 -Yeah? -Uh-huh. 179 00:10:08,357 --> 00:10:10,526 [moaning] 180 00:10:41,098 --> 00:10:42,892 [alarm beeping] 181 00:10:55,279 --> 00:11:00,284 Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Today there will be bridge lifts, okay? 182 00:11:00,368 --> 00:11:03,579 Sales people, make sure you guys are communicating as usual. 183 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:06,916 Charlie, 2008 will start at Michigan Avenue Bridge. 184 00:11:06,999 --> 00:11:10,044 I think there were a couple of switches on the sheets. 185 00:11:10,127 --> 00:11:12,463 Charlie, 805 should be on there. 186 00:11:12,546 --> 00:11:15,549 Have a great day out there. Do what you do best. 187 00:11:15,633 --> 00:11:17,927 -All right, guys. Let's go. -All right. 188 00:11:39,490 --> 00:11:41,325 -[woman] Hi! -[Odinaka] Hey. How you doing? 189 00:11:41,409 --> 00:11:42,660 -Good morning. -[woman] He has the tickets. 190 00:11:42,743 --> 00:11:43,661 [man] Thanks, man. 191 00:11:43,744 --> 00:11:47,748 [Odinaka] We are coming up on where Chicago started, at this intersection. 192 00:11:47,832 --> 00:11:51,168 Michigan and Whacker is where Fort Dearborn was. 193 00:11:51,252 --> 00:11:53,295 It's the military base that preceded Chicago. 194 00:11:53,379 --> 00:11:56,257 Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable was here before that. 195 00:11:56,340 --> 00:11:57,758 Is it really a mile long? 196 00:11:58,384 --> 00:12:00,302 [Odinaka] The Magnificent Mile? No, no. 197 00:12:00,386 --> 00:12:01,804 It's called the Magnificent Mile, 198 00:12:01,887 --> 00:12:03,639 but it's actually about three-quarters of a mile. 199 00:12:04,056 --> 00:12:08,102 A marketing guy came up with the term. Real catchy. 200 00:12:08,185 --> 00:12:09,395 [man] Kosciuszko. 201 00:12:09,478 --> 00:12:12,022 [Odinaka] There's a bridge in New York named after the same guy. 202 00:12:12,106 --> 00:12:12,982 Apparently, he was a big deal. 203 00:12:13,065 --> 00:12:14,859 This guy with the gyroscope? 204 00:12:14,942 --> 00:12:19,363 Copernicus. He was the first guy to tell us that the world is round. 205 00:12:19,447 --> 00:12:21,031 Press the button. You know how to do that? 206 00:12:21,115 --> 00:12:22,825 I can press a button. 207 00:12:22,908 --> 00:12:24,743 But thank you, sir. I appreciate it. 208 00:12:24,827 --> 00:12:27,621 All right. One, two, three... wow! 209 00:12:27,705 --> 00:12:31,459 One crazy one. One, two, three... [screams] 210 00:12:31,542 --> 00:12:32,668 Love it. All right. 211 00:12:36,797 --> 00:12:39,258 -Thank you. Appreciate it. -Great tour. 212 00:12:39,341 --> 00:12:40,759 Thanks. Appreciate it. 213 00:12:41,302 --> 00:12:43,512 Thank you. I appreciate it. Thanks. 214 00:12:46,515 --> 00:12:47,683 This is it. 215 00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:49,435 -It's nice. -Thank you. 216 00:12:50,019 --> 00:12:51,020 Nice rug. 217 00:12:52,146 --> 00:12:53,230 [Sally] Do you want a drink? 218 00:12:53,314 --> 00:12:55,691 -Yeah. I'd love one, actually. -Okay. 219 00:12:55,774 --> 00:12:58,652 You look like someone that would have created an app. 220 00:12:58,736 --> 00:13:01,071 [laughs] Is it cause I'm Indian? 221 00:13:01,155 --> 00:13:03,657 -I didn't mean it like that. -I'm kidding. 222 00:13:03,741 --> 00:13:05,743 You just were born and are apparently rich. 223 00:13:05,826 --> 00:13:07,912 That's fair enough. 224 00:13:07,995 --> 00:13:12,458 I was hoping that we could not have too much touching. 225 00:13:12,541 --> 00:13:14,168 Okay. Yeah. 226 00:13:14,251 --> 00:13:16,337 -I have a girlfriend. -Okay. 227 00:13:16,879 --> 00:13:20,382 And I can't cheat on her. So... 228 00:13:21,634 --> 00:13:23,886 I was kind of hoping, you know... 229 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:26,430 It's gonna sound so... Okay, I watch porn, 230 00:13:26,931 --> 00:13:28,474 and that's not cheating. 231 00:13:29,141 --> 00:13:34,522 And so I was hoping this could be like porn but, like, in real life. 232 00:13:34,605 --> 00:13:37,691 -Like, IRL porn. You know? -[both chuckle] 233 00:13:37,775 --> 00:13:40,110 -I can make that happen for you. -Okay. 234 00:13:40,194 --> 00:13:42,238 [moaning] 235 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:48,077 Okay, no. No, no, no. 236 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:49,703 Can't be kissing you. 237 00:13:49,787 --> 00:13:52,122 [laughs] You're leaving me hanging a little bit. 238 00:13:53,666 --> 00:13:55,084 I like to be spanked. 239 00:13:57,086 --> 00:13:59,046 -Oh, my God. -Please. 240 00:13:59,129 --> 00:14:01,215 -No. No. -Please. 241 00:14:01,298 --> 00:14:03,926 [laughs] 242 00:14:04,009 --> 00:14:05,844 I don't know what I'm doing. Where am I? 243 00:14:05,928 --> 00:14:08,055 -Hey, no. Calm down. -I'm just... 244 00:14:08,138 --> 00:14:11,267 Doing this in a respectful way with a neutral person, 245 00:14:11,350 --> 00:14:16,355 who doesn't have your phone number, is not going to blow up your phone, 246 00:14:16,438 --> 00:14:18,274 who's not gonna expect anything from you. 247 00:14:18,357 --> 00:14:20,192 -No emotional attachment. -Yeah. 248 00:14:20,276 --> 00:14:23,404 Is a positive thing because... 249 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,408 otherwise, you're just gonna get to a breaking point, 250 00:14:27,491 --> 00:14:29,451 and you're gonna end your relationship. 251 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:31,871 -Physically, I want to continue. -Yeah. 252 00:14:31,954 --> 00:14:35,374 Emotionally, it's probably not a good idea. 253 00:14:36,917 --> 00:14:37,960 [moans] Oh, my God. 254 00:14:38,043 --> 00:14:39,378 -I'm gonna come. -Oh, my God. 255 00:14:40,212 --> 00:14:43,090 I want you to. I'm gonna come with you. [moans] 256 00:14:43,841 --> 00:14:44,884 -[Odinaka] Hey. -[woman] Are you Odika? 257 00:14:44,967 --> 00:14:46,552 -Odinaka. -Odinaka? 258 00:14:46,635 --> 00:14:47,720 Yeah, that's me. 259 00:14:47,803 --> 00:14:49,763 You do decently, driving an Uber? 260 00:14:49,847 --> 00:14:53,392 Uh, it's all right. You know, I pay my bills. 261 00:14:53,475 --> 00:14:55,060 -Yeah? -Yeah, I do this, 262 00:14:55,144 --> 00:14:57,646 and I got this other job where I give tours of the city. 263 00:14:57,730 --> 00:15:00,608 I'm a City of Chicago tour guide. 264 00:15:00,691 --> 00:15:05,237 Between those two things, uh, it balances out. 265 00:15:17,708 --> 00:15:21,045 There's not been a thousand deaths in a year since then. 266 00:15:21,128 --> 00:15:23,589 Are they tearing down all the projects like they are in Atlanta? 267 00:15:23,672 --> 00:15:25,299 -They're gone. -They're gone, right? 268 00:15:25,382 --> 00:15:29,011 They're done. It's been a decade. There's, like, three left. 269 00:15:29,094 --> 00:15:31,221 Where are all the poor people? 270 00:15:31,305 --> 00:15:32,431 [laughs] "Where the poor people?" 271 00:15:32,514 --> 00:15:35,517 What were you gonna say? Because you said, "Where are all the..." 272 00:15:35,601 --> 00:15:36,894 and then you said, "poor people." You adjusted. 273 00:15:36,977 --> 00:15:40,064 -That's not true. That's not true. -[laughs] You adjusted. 274 00:15:40,147 --> 00:15:42,942 -Come on, Atlanta, you ain't fooling me. -You're right. 275 00:15:43,025 --> 00:15:45,945 I'm really uncomfortable in this ride and the fact that you have a car. 276 00:15:46,028 --> 00:15:47,780 I was surprised. 277 00:15:47,863 --> 00:15:49,949 -[laughs] -No, I'm kidding. I'm kidding. 278 00:15:50,032 --> 00:15:51,492 I don't know what I thought I'd prove to myself, 279 00:15:51,575 --> 00:15:53,285 that I could do a play in Chicago. 280 00:15:54,370 --> 00:15:59,458 But it's ended up being just kind of, like, a very deep exercise in loneliness. 281 00:16:00,584 --> 00:16:01,585 I don't mean to laugh. 282 00:16:01,669 --> 00:16:04,922 No, it's okay. I'm sort of outside of rehearsals. 283 00:16:05,005 --> 00:16:09,343 I'm just kind of in this condo watching TV and jerking off and... 284 00:16:10,594 --> 00:16:11,845 Yeah. 285 00:16:11,929 --> 00:16:12,930 Is that okay? 286 00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:16,392 [moans] 287 00:16:19,937 --> 00:16:21,814 [Sally] You have a nice body. 288 00:16:27,611 --> 00:16:29,238 Such a contraption. 289 00:16:29,321 --> 00:16:31,782 I know. Too much clothes. 290 00:16:31,865 --> 00:16:34,660 [moans] Whoa! 291 00:16:35,577 --> 00:16:36,745 You're so strong. 292 00:16:36,829 --> 00:16:39,498 I feel lucky to be alive now, 293 00:16:39,581 --> 00:16:44,628 because being my size even five, seven years ago was not cool. 294 00:16:44,712 --> 00:16:46,547 It was, like, pro-ano times. 295 00:16:46,630 --> 00:16:48,173 -What'd you say? -Pro-ano. 296 00:16:48,257 --> 00:16:49,758 Like pro-anorexia? 297 00:16:49,842 --> 00:16:52,469 And I'm like, "Word. This is working for me." 298 00:16:52,553 --> 00:16:54,054 Yeah, it's working for me. 299 00:16:54,138 --> 00:16:56,682 It's working for you? Okay. I'm glad. 300 00:16:57,349 --> 00:16:58,851 It's for you. 301 00:17:01,395 --> 00:17:02,563 [chuckles] 302 00:17:02,646 --> 00:17:04,148 Good spanking. 303 00:17:04,231 --> 00:17:07,818 "Hey, Doritos! This is some bullshit, man. 304 00:17:07,901 --> 00:17:09,486 I get my six-year-old these chips, 305 00:17:09,570 --> 00:17:11,405 now y'all stuffing the gay agenda down his throat 306 00:17:11,488 --> 00:17:12,656 and he'll grow up to suck dick." 307 00:17:12,740 --> 00:17:16,243 -I was like, "Wait a minute, sir. -[audience laughs] 308 00:17:16,326 --> 00:17:17,911 That's not how snacks work at all." 309 00:17:19,163 --> 00:17:21,373 I was watching sci-fi with my ex. 310 00:17:21,457 --> 00:17:23,292 And he's cleaning up around the house. 311 00:17:23,375 --> 00:17:24,626 He picks up some of my hairs. 312 00:17:24,710 --> 00:17:26,378 I've never seen this man throw the hairs away. 313 00:17:26,962 --> 00:17:29,631 And I'm like, sci-fi. This is the part where I get cloned. 314 00:17:29,715 --> 00:17:30,966 I'm about to get cloned, right? 315 00:17:31,050 --> 00:17:32,509 First black woman ever cloned. 316 00:17:32,593 --> 00:17:34,678 What a dubious honor, considering the circumstances, 317 00:17:34,762 --> 00:17:36,472 but I'll take it. 318 00:17:36,555 --> 00:17:39,725 Then I'm like, "Rebecca, joke's on him. This is a weave." 319 00:17:39,808 --> 00:17:42,853 It's gonna be a motherfucking horse. 320 00:17:42,936 --> 00:17:44,646 Victory. I consider that a victory. 321 00:17:44,730 --> 00:17:46,398 I'm so happy to bring this guy up. 322 00:17:46,482 --> 00:17:48,108 He's one of the funniest in this city. 323 00:17:48,192 --> 00:17:51,361 So just turn up right now for Odinaka Ezeokoli. 324 00:17:51,445 --> 00:17:53,072 [all cheer and applaud] 325 00:17:56,116 --> 00:17:57,993 Yo. What's up? How we doing? 326 00:17:58,077 --> 00:17:59,787 -Doing good? -[all] Yeah. 327 00:17:59,870 --> 00:18:02,623 Are you hungry? Maybe we get a drink and then go out. 328 00:18:02,706 --> 00:18:04,291 -Yeah, that sounds great. -Yeah? 329 00:18:04,374 --> 00:18:05,334 Yeah, I'm down. 330 00:18:05,417 --> 00:18:07,086 Steak, you eat steak? 331 00:18:07,169 --> 00:18:09,922 -I eat whatever you want to eat, man. -Okay. 332 00:18:10,005 --> 00:18:11,590 -Guys, how you doing? -What's up, Cole? 333 00:18:11,673 --> 00:18:13,717 Whatever the gentleman would like. 334 00:18:13,801 --> 00:18:15,719 -I'll have a Negra Modelo. -[Cole] Sure. Got it. 335 00:18:15,803 --> 00:18:16,678 [Jay] Negroni? 336 00:18:16,762 --> 00:18:18,514 -I'll make it. -Thanks. 337 00:18:18,597 --> 00:18:20,390 -Hey! -Hi. How are you? 338 00:18:21,225 --> 00:18:24,394 -Thanks for coming. -Wow! This is kind of amazing. 339 00:18:24,478 --> 00:18:25,854 -You liked my doorman? -Yeah. 340 00:18:25,938 --> 00:18:29,066 -I loved your doorman. -Good view. 341 00:18:29,149 --> 00:18:30,317 [gasps] 342 00:18:32,194 --> 00:18:33,112 What? 343 00:18:34,905 --> 00:18:37,241 -It's good, right? -How did you do... 344 00:18:37,324 --> 00:18:39,493 [Annabelle chuckles] How do you do this? 345 00:18:39,576 --> 00:18:41,036 You want some tea? I just made some. 346 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:43,872 So you've written screenplays and sold them 347 00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:46,625 and you're collecting residuals and you just didn't want to tell me? 348 00:18:46,708 --> 00:18:49,002 Oh, yeah. I wish. Um... 349 00:18:49,837 --> 00:18:51,338 No. So... 350 00:18:52,089 --> 00:18:53,632 Yeah, the money situation, I mean... 351 00:18:55,342 --> 00:18:56,385 I... 352 00:18:58,512 --> 00:19:01,265 I don't usually tell people this, but I feel like you're non-judgmental 353 00:19:01,348 --> 00:19:04,309 or that you are judgmental, but in the right way. 354 00:19:04,393 --> 00:19:07,938 But I'm basically a hooker. 355 00:19:10,858 --> 00:19:11,692 Yeah. 356 00:19:12,317 --> 00:19:13,819 -Wait. Are... -Reveal! 357 00:19:13,902 --> 00:19:15,154 -You're a... -[laughs] 358 00:19:15,237 --> 00:19:16,822 -That's such a... -[exclaims] 359 00:19:17,489 --> 00:19:18,699 [Sally laughs] 360 00:19:18,782 --> 00:19:20,826 -Digest. -Yeah. 361 00:19:20,909 --> 00:19:25,205 [stammers] Do you have an agency? Are you working through an agency or... 362 00:19:25,289 --> 00:19:26,874 -No. I'm independent. -Okay. 363 00:19:26,957 --> 00:19:28,917 I make all the money myself. 364 00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:32,254 I worked at an agency for a couple of months, 365 00:19:32,337 --> 00:19:33,797 and I was like, "This is crazy." 366 00:19:33,881 --> 00:19:36,508 -'Cause they take half of the money. -Yes. 367 00:19:36,592 --> 00:19:38,677 Yes. So, why am I paying some creepy guy? 368 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,387 And how are you safe? 369 00:19:40,971 --> 00:19:42,514 You know what I mean? 370 00:19:42,598 --> 00:19:44,850 -How do you vet people? -Vet people? 371 00:19:44,933 --> 00:19:48,228 So, there's an unexpected system of support 372 00:19:48,312 --> 00:19:50,022 within the industry of girls. 373 00:19:50,105 --> 00:19:51,190 I don't see any people 374 00:19:51,273 --> 00:19:53,775 who don't have references of other people who they've seen. 375 00:19:53,859 --> 00:19:55,319 -Does that make sense? -Yeah. 376 00:19:55,402 --> 00:19:57,696 If a guy wants to see me, he e-mails me. 377 00:19:57,779 --> 00:20:00,449 And I'm like, "Do you have any references of other girls you've seen?" 378 00:20:00,532 --> 00:20:02,534 He would send me their sites 379 00:20:02,618 --> 00:20:03,952 so I can see they're real people. 380 00:20:04,036 --> 00:20:06,663 And then I e-mail them directly and say, "Have you seen Ted?" 381 00:20:06,747 --> 00:20:09,291 Then they're like, "Yeah, he's 35 and safe." 382 00:20:09,374 --> 00:20:11,960 -And he's not an ax murderer. -Right. Literally, yeah. 383 00:20:12,669 --> 00:20:16,298 Or they'll be like, "Yes, but beware, he's really overweight." 384 00:20:16,381 --> 00:20:19,509 -"Here's the thing about Ted." -Yes, exactly. 385 00:20:19,593 --> 00:20:22,679 -And it's really cool. -Ted. 386 00:20:22,763 --> 00:20:26,600 [chuckles] Yes. Ted. Everyone knows a Ted. 387 00:20:26,683 --> 00:20:29,645 You're blowing people, but you're also being like, 388 00:20:29,728 --> 00:20:32,814 "Tell me about your problems. What's the thing with your divorce? 389 00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:36,735 That's so-and-so crazy about your job. What about the stock market?" 390 00:20:36,818 --> 00:20:38,779 I know so much about the stock market. 391 00:20:38,862 --> 00:20:40,197 Do you mean it? 392 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,783 I imagine that you would be genuinely comforting. 393 00:20:42,866 --> 00:20:45,619 -Are you? Or do they say, "You're cold." -Yeah. 394 00:20:45,702 --> 00:20:46,954 [both laugh] 395 00:20:47,037 --> 00:20:47,871 No. 396 00:20:47,955 --> 00:20:49,206 I don't know you well enough to know. 397 00:20:49,289 --> 00:20:50,332 I'm not cold. 398 00:20:50,415 --> 00:20:51,833 That's the amazing thing about 399 00:20:51,917 --> 00:20:54,503 the way that sex workers are portrayed in the media. 400 00:20:54,586 --> 00:20:57,089 They're always cold, robotic monsters. 401 00:20:57,172 --> 00:21:00,968 Like, in order to fuck people for money, you must be an emotionless robot person. 402 00:21:01,051 --> 00:21:04,137 But the reality is that the most successful sex workers 403 00:21:04,221 --> 00:21:07,182 are the opposite because you have to make someone feel good. 404 00:21:07,266 --> 00:21:10,686 Now, have you told men that you're dating? 405 00:21:11,853 --> 00:21:13,272 It doesn't go over well. 406 00:21:14,564 --> 00:21:17,317 Tell me a little bit about this TV project. 407 00:21:18,151 --> 00:21:21,113 Yeah. Well, you saw my story. 408 00:21:21,196 --> 00:21:25,242 I grew up here in the States, and I went to high school in Nigeria. 409 00:21:25,325 --> 00:21:28,287 'Cause my parents wanted us to know where we're from. 410 00:21:28,370 --> 00:21:30,414 Meet our grandparents, basic shit like that. 411 00:21:30,497 --> 00:21:31,790 Learn the language. 412 00:21:31,873 --> 00:21:35,377 And it's like putting that journey on TV. 413 00:21:35,460 --> 00:21:38,839 Being a kid in America, going to boarding school in Nigeria, 414 00:21:38,922 --> 00:21:43,051 and I guess I would think about it as like Freaks and Geeks in Nigeria. 415 00:21:43,135 --> 00:21:45,721 In a Nigerian boarding school with all Nigerian kids. 416 00:21:46,471 --> 00:21:49,141 You're in the school, you're in that world, 417 00:21:49,224 --> 00:21:51,143 and that world is foreign to the audience, 418 00:21:51,226 --> 00:21:54,354 but it's also foreign to the main guy, who's there. 419 00:21:54,438 --> 00:22:00,235 You have a voice. You have a unique, fresh, original voice. 420 00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:03,113 And I can't create that. 421 00:22:03,196 --> 00:22:05,949 I can only add structure, you know? 422 00:22:06,033 --> 00:22:08,744 I can help with people. I can bring in people. 423 00:22:08,827 --> 00:22:11,121 I can bring in a director. 424 00:22:11,204 --> 00:22:15,584 I can bring in writers, but I'm sorry, I'm already... 425 00:22:15,667 --> 00:22:17,544 This is what I do. I'm already jumping into things. 426 00:22:17,627 --> 00:22:20,797 Yeah. You seem real comfortable doing that jumping. 427 00:22:20,881 --> 00:22:22,549 -Yeah. You're really into it. -[laughs] 428 00:22:22,632 --> 00:22:27,012 I always say that comedians are like the canary in the coal mine. 429 00:22:27,095 --> 00:22:29,347 -Like artists, except they're louder. -Uh-huh. 430 00:22:29,431 --> 00:22:32,184 And they're the ones that we have to listen to. 431 00:22:32,267 --> 00:22:35,771 'Cause it's a funny way of being serious. Isn't that what... 432 00:22:35,854 --> 00:22:37,189 Yeah. I guess it's what I'd say. 433 00:22:37,272 --> 00:22:41,151 Anyhow, I'm getting too philosophical, but you get my meaning. 434 00:22:41,234 --> 00:22:43,904 -No, I appreciate the nice things, man. -Yeah. 435 00:22:43,987 --> 00:22:46,782 Before we go any further, should I be dealing with your agent? 436 00:22:46,865 --> 00:22:49,034 If I'm interested in... 437 00:22:49,576 --> 00:22:50,869 I don't have an agent. 438 00:22:52,996 --> 00:22:55,290 No, it's always just me. Yeah. 439 00:22:55,373 --> 00:22:59,586 All right, well, so, we can be in touch more directly, then. 440 00:23:01,004 --> 00:23:02,130 Yeah, I'm open. 441 00:23:02,214 --> 00:23:03,965 -Yeah. Okay. -Yeah. Yeah. 442 00:23:06,051 --> 00:23:07,886 Thank you. Thanks. 443 00:23:12,557 --> 00:23:14,976 -She likes you. -Please. 444 00:23:15,060 --> 00:23:17,604 -Did you get her number? -I did not. 445 00:23:17,687 --> 00:23:20,148 It's good to see you. What brought you here? 446 00:23:21,191 --> 00:23:23,652 Just got a few projects. A few meetings. 447 00:23:23,735 --> 00:23:27,364 Yeah. I met with this Nigerian comic 448 00:23:27,447 --> 00:23:30,325 that I've been corresponding with, and he's good. 449 00:23:30,408 --> 00:23:34,913 He's gonna be at an open mic next door that I'm gonna go to. 450 00:23:34,996 --> 00:23:36,498 -This open mic? -Right. 451 00:23:36,581 --> 00:23:38,125 I know this open mic. 452 00:23:38,208 --> 00:23:40,335 I've been thinking about doing it. 453 00:23:40,418 --> 00:23:42,045 -That's so weird. Yeah. -Really? 454 00:23:42,129 --> 00:23:45,715 Maybe I'll meet you guys, right? I mean, I could... 455 00:23:45,799 --> 00:23:48,635 If you want to do it, you should do it. 456 00:23:49,761 --> 00:23:51,304 -Maybe I'll do it. -Do it. 457 00:23:51,388 --> 00:23:53,265 -I should do it. -That'll be fun. 458 00:23:53,348 --> 00:23:56,852 Yeah, I have had a lot of things that I want to say. 459 00:23:56,935 --> 00:23:58,937 And maybe that would be a good place to. 460 00:23:59,020 --> 00:24:02,440 -Annabelle Jones, stand-up comedian? -[laughs] No. 461 00:24:02,524 --> 00:24:05,068 -We're going to meet the grandparents. -[Odinaka] The grandparents. 462 00:24:05,152 --> 00:24:07,946 -He's going to meet his grandparents. -Yeah. It's a he? 463 00:24:08,029 --> 00:24:13,326 I'm going to meet them too because it's the first time they are grandparents, 464 00:24:13,410 --> 00:24:15,620 so I have no idea how they're gonna be. 465 00:24:15,704 --> 00:24:18,373 -They're gonna change up. -Oh, my God. 466 00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:21,418 -I'm sure they're super excited. -Mm-hmm. 467 00:24:22,544 --> 00:24:26,089 So, your husband's not... Is he already there? 468 00:24:26,173 --> 00:24:27,841 -You gonna meet him there-- -No. 469 00:24:27,924 --> 00:24:32,554 No, no, no. He's working a lot here. 470 00:24:33,054 --> 00:24:34,055 Okay. 471 00:24:34,556 --> 00:24:37,809 -He's, like, so busy, all the time. -Yeah. 472 00:24:38,602 --> 00:24:42,856 He wanted to go, but it's almost impossible for him. 473 00:24:42,939 --> 00:24:45,192 -Yeah. -Yeah. 474 00:24:46,109 --> 00:24:47,861 -[mic whines] -Hey, one, two. 475 00:24:47,944 --> 00:24:50,363 One, two. Can y'all hear me in the back? 476 00:24:50,447 --> 00:24:52,073 One, two. One, two. 477 00:24:52,157 --> 00:24:53,575 -Is that... Hey! -[Annabelle] Hey! 478 00:24:53,658 --> 00:24:54,701 Yo, Jay. 479 00:24:54,784 --> 00:24:56,328 -Hey. -Yo. 480 00:24:56,411 --> 00:24:58,205 -How you doing? -Doing good. 481 00:24:58,288 --> 00:24:59,623 -What's happening? -How you been? 482 00:24:59,706 --> 00:25:01,917 -I've been great. -Glad to see you. This is Annabelle. 483 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:02,918 -Hi. -Hey. 484 00:25:03,001 --> 00:25:04,544 Annabelle Jones, nice to meet you. 485 00:25:04,628 --> 00:25:05,879 What's up, Annabelle? 486 00:25:05,962 --> 00:25:07,130 -Nice to meet you. -You, too. 487 00:25:07,214 --> 00:25:08,757 I've heard a lot about your stuff. 488 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:11,760 -It's really funny. It's nice to meet you. -Cool. Thanks. 489 00:25:11,843 --> 00:25:14,554 So I think I want to go up tonight. Is that okay? 490 00:25:14,638 --> 00:25:16,473 -You want to sign up? -I think so. 491 00:25:16,556 --> 00:25:18,683 -It's okay? -Definitely. That's why we're here. 492 00:25:18,767 --> 00:25:20,518 -There's room? -Definitely. 493 00:25:20,602 --> 00:25:22,812 I've never done it before. 494 00:25:22,896 --> 00:25:23,897 Nah, you good. 495 00:25:23,980 --> 00:25:26,524 -I don't want to harsh anybody's mellow. -[laughs] 496 00:25:26,608 --> 00:25:28,068 That's not gonna happen. 497 00:25:28,151 --> 00:25:28,985 It's gonna be great. 498 00:25:29,069 --> 00:25:31,321 -Hey, hi. -Hey. 499 00:25:31,404 --> 00:25:32,989 -It's so good to see you. -Same. 500 00:25:33,073 --> 00:25:34,241 Thank you for coming. 501 00:25:34,324 --> 00:25:36,076 I'm very excited to hear your rant. 502 00:25:36,159 --> 00:25:37,202 So glad you're here. 503 00:25:37,285 --> 00:25:39,079 -Are you prepared? -No. 504 00:25:39,162 --> 00:25:41,790 -Perfect. -No, I'm not. Not at all. 505 00:25:41,873 --> 00:25:44,125 -You're going to be funny. -Okay. 506 00:25:44,209 --> 00:25:47,921 Jay. Jay, Jay. This is my new friend Sally. 507 00:25:48,421 --> 00:25:50,757 -Nice to meet you. -Sally. 508 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:52,968 And this is OD. OD, Sally. 509 00:25:53,051 --> 00:25:55,178 -Hey. Sally, what's up? -Uber! 510 00:25:55,262 --> 00:25:57,931 This is my new friend Sally. What are you talking about? 511 00:25:58,014 --> 00:25:59,766 He drove me in an Uber, like, three days ago. 512 00:25:59,849 --> 00:26:01,142 -Yeah. Yeah. -Amazing! 513 00:26:01,226 --> 00:26:04,980 We, like, slit our wrists and the blood. All that stuff. 514 00:26:05,063 --> 00:26:06,439 It's a small world. 515 00:26:06,523 --> 00:26:08,942 And you're not dating, are you? 516 00:26:09,025 --> 00:26:10,694 -No. No. -Okay. 517 00:26:11,945 --> 00:26:15,198 -No, no, no. -No, we're old friends. No. 518 00:26:16,408 --> 00:26:17,492 -[Odinaka] All right. -Okay. 519 00:26:17,575 --> 00:26:20,537 Hate speech is free speech, you fuckers. 520 00:26:20,620 --> 00:26:24,249 Like, I have to be free to hate people. 521 00:26:24,332 --> 00:26:25,959 I'm not gonna like everybody. 522 00:26:26,042 --> 00:26:29,629 Stop telling my-- I'm, like, don't tell me-- 523 00:26:29,713 --> 00:26:31,131 I'm gonna calm down for a second. 524 00:26:31,214 --> 00:26:33,550 What is this, "Where's the moment of consent?" 525 00:26:33,633 --> 00:26:36,720 Have you guys heard that? Have you men dealt with this? 526 00:26:36,803 --> 00:26:39,306 Has any woman ever accused you of rape? 527 00:26:39,389 --> 00:26:40,557 It happens all the time now. 528 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:41,891 I won't think you're a rapist. 529 00:26:41,975 --> 00:26:44,185 My dad never said, "I want to dance at your wedding." 530 00:26:44,269 --> 00:26:47,063 It was like, "What are you going to do with your life?" 531 00:26:47,147 --> 00:26:50,108 It was, like, I got to have a career. 532 00:26:50,191 --> 00:26:53,987 And what I was told is that I could have a career and kids. 533 00:26:54,070 --> 00:26:56,615 It'll all just happen, you know. 534 00:26:56,698 --> 00:26:58,241 And it doesn't. Not for everybody. 535 00:26:58,325 --> 00:27:02,996 But, man-spreading. Mansplaining, we covered. 536 00:27:03,079 --> 00:27:05,457 -[Jay] Get off. Now get off. -[Annabelle] What?