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Take Your Shoes Off · Episode #121 · Host: Rick Glassman · Guest: Bobby Lee · Published Aug 10 2021 · Runtime 2:01:07 · Watch: YouTube The lost episode, recorded days before 2.0: OCD panics, backhanded compliments, whether Bobby’s career is more diverse than Jo Koy’s, his discomfort with stand-up and an awkward early moment with Bill Burr, terrible accents, auditions, bootleg sketches and comedy-club memories. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 The podcast introduction. 0:56 Socks and hygiene tensions. 2:26 Setting the stage. 5:31 Official podcast start. 6:28 Discussing production logistics. 8:02 Sharing compliments. 9:20 Stand-up experiences. 11:51 Personal boundaries. 14:06 Reflecting on comedy peers. 16:06 Personal quirks and grooming. 19:12 Career trajectory and Joe Koy. 21:48 Professional relationships and communication. 24:02 Friendship and support. 26:08 Intimacy and personal openness. 28:53 Archetypes and comparisons. 30:48 Comedy anecdotes. 34:07 Comedy club memories. 36:22 Pop culture observations. 38:46 Guest management challenges. 40:49 Professional setbacks and growth. 44:06 Reflecting on past behavior. 47:42 The middle seat incident. 52:13 Attempting to fix past mistakes. 55:40 Post-call reactions. 58:15 Comedy hierarchies and competition. 1:02:04 Hard work and dedication. 1:04:48 Lighthearted banter. 1:07:18 Vulnerability and social anxiety. 1:10:10 Cultural identity and humor. 1:14:06 Reflecting on impressionists. 1:17:21 Creative process on Mad TV. 1:20:43 Self-reflection and therapy. 1:23:33 Defining success and stardom. 1:28:24 Comedic audience dynamics. 1:31:59 The craft of comedy. 1:34:24 Improv sketches and storytelling. 1:36:55 Closing thoughts and future plans. 1:40:23 Merch and closing banter. 1:43:04 Final improv segment. 1:47:11 Concluding reflections. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Rick Glassman Official site · The Comedian List Host. 0:00 Bobby Lee The Comedian List · Official site · Wikipedia · Best Movies & TV Shows Guest. 0:00 People mentioned Bill Burr Wikipedia · The Comedian List · Best Movies & TV Shows An early awkward moment. 9:20 Jo Koy Wikipedia Career comparison. 19:12 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products TYSO cards — Rick’s card game. Official site 0:00 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Places None this episode. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Ads BetterHelp (5:57) — betterhelp.com/tyso · 10% off your first month. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Show notes are a summary, not a full transcript. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Links on this page may be affiliate links through Amazon and other partner programs we participate in now or in the future. If you buy through those links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Take Your Shoes Off · Episode #120 · Host: Rick Glassman · Guest: Bobby Lee · Published Jul 27 2021 · Runtime 1:37:44 · Watch: YouTube Bobby Lee is back for a second recording in a week (the first was derailed by beta-blockers). He and Rick try to understand their connection, why Bobby feels belittled, his career, the future of podcasting, his Magic: The Gathering obsession, OCD and quirks, nursery rhymes and fables, and friendship. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 Opening and reconciliation. 2:03 Home environment and habits. 5:12 Discussing industry peers. 8:20 Reflecting on career and growth. 11:53 Future of podcasting. 16:12 Business and entertainment. 18:55 Existential and lifestyle talk. 22:22 Magic the Gathering obsession. 28:46 Sponsor segments and hobbies. 34:40 Personal quirks and OCD. 38:46 Deeper psychological insights. 47:26 Cultural identity and behavior. 51:57 Nostalgia and nursery rhymes. 55:49 Fables and moral lessons. 1:03:04 Friendship and perception. 1:10:25 Internal growth and reflections. 1:26:59 Closing thoughts and future plans. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Rick Glassman Official site · The Comedian List Host. 0:00 Bobby Lee The Comedian List · Official site · Wikipedia · Best Movies & TV Shows Guest. 0:00 People mentioned Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products TYSO cards — Rick’s card game. Official site 0:00 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Places None this episode. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Ads Green Chef (4:04) — Code TYSO100 for up to $100 off + free shipping. Keeps (4:45) — keeps.com/tyso · first month of treatment free. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Show notes are a summary, not a full transcript. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Links on this page may be affiliate links through Amazon and other partner programs we participate in now or in the future. If you buy through those links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Take Your Shoes Off · Episode #11 · Host: Rick Glassman · Guest: Bobby Lee · Published Jul 1 2019 · Runtime 1:30:39 · Watch: YouTube Bobby Lee visits Rick Glassman’s apartment for the first time, and it takes three restarts before the interview settles. Once it does, Bobby talks openly about the abuse he went through as a child in Minnesota, getting sober at 17, finding improv with Gary Austin, and starting at the La Jolla Comedy Store as a bar back and doorman. He also shares the advice Mitzi Shore gave him and explains how TigerBelly changed his career. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 Bobby arrives, says the place gives him a weird vibe, and explains Ed Gein. 7:42 The first restart, and their running bit about Mendocino Farms and Greenblatt’s. 12:46 Growing up in a Korean household, and why Rick’s place smells different. 15:10 Another restart, Rick’s thrift-store shirt, and a basic interview. 17:43 Bobby booked the second job he ever read for, and Rick calls him an enigma. 21:32 Their idea for an 80s retro review show where strange things keep happening. 24:23 Bobby’s dad’s Christmas songs, the joke Rick loves. 25:43 Bobby tells the story of being abused as a child in Minnesota. 34:39 Words, comedy and Lenny Bruce, and what Bobby will and won’t say on stage. 39:29 How the abuse led to addiction, his first rehab at 12, and 17 years sober. 44:46 Getting sober, crying at a piano at Palomar College, and improv with Gary Austin. 47:33 The 91X coffee shop next to the La Jolla Comedy Store, and his first job there. 50:18 Bar back, then doorman, then opening for Carlos Mencia and Pauly Shore. 1:00:00 The farm job at 17, and a phone call from his old boss years later. 1:01:43 Rick’s story about a night at Dupars that bothered him. 1:08:00 The talk on the Comedy Store stairs that changed how Rick saw his own obstacles. 1:12:18 Bobby’s first time at the Madison club, and why he thinks he’s the funniest Asian comic alive. 1:15:03 Mitzi Shore’s advice: half the crowd should love you and half should hate you. 1:17:53 One line in a David Spade movie, and how it led to Magnum P.I. 1:19:56 How Khalyla started TigerBelly, and how the podcast changed his career. 1:23:27 Rick asks Bobby to do a weekly podcast with him, and Bobby mentions Santino. 1:28:57 The goodbye: two depressive people sharing a dopamine high. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Rick Glassman Official site · Wikipedia · The Comedian List Host. Restarts the interview three times, then asks Bobby about his past and his career. 7:42 Bobby Lee Official site · Wikipedia · The Comedian List profile · Best Movies & TV Shows Guest. MADtv alum and TigerBelly host, on his childhood, sobriety, the Comedy Store and podcasting. 17:43 People mentioned Ed Gein Wikipedia The killer who inspired Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs, as Bobby explains. 3:29 Chris D’Elia Wikipedia Rick met Bobby through him. 19:48 Lenny Bruce Wikipedia Bobby’s example of a comic arrested for his words. 36:05 Gary Austin Wikipedia Groundlings founder whose improv classes got Bobby started. 46:11 Mindy Cohn Wikipedia From The Facts of Life, in Bobby’s improv class. 47:13 Ben Stein Wikipedia The first celebrity Bobby saw after moving to LA. 47:13 Brian Regan Wikipedia · The Comedian List One of the comics Bobby met at the coffee shop. 49:36 Joe Rogan Wikipedia · The Comedian List · The Celeb List · Best Movies & TV Shows Already a headliner and on NewsRadio when Bobby started in 1995. 50:39 Carlos Mencia Wikipedia Bobby opened for him, and his manager signed Bobby. 51:00 Pauly Shore Wikipedia · The Comedian List Bobby opened for him in Vegas in the late 90s. 52:05 Mitzi Shore Wikipedia Comedy Store owner who told Bobby what makes a comedy superstar. 1:15:03 Howard Stern Wikipedia Made the same point about love and hate in Private Parts. 1:16:30 Jeff Goldblum Wikipedia Bobby calls Rick the Jeff Goldblum of comedy. 1:17:11 Adam Sandler Wikipedia · The Comedian List Produced the Hawaii movie Bobby had one line in. 1:17:53 David Spade Wikipedia · The Comedian List Star of that movie. 1:17:53 Khalyla Kuhn Wikipedia Bobby’s girlfriend, who started TigerBelly on her own. 1:19:56 Andrew Santino Wikipedia · The Comedian List profile · Best Movies & TV Shows Wants to start a podcast with Bobby. 1:23:47 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products The Silence of the Lambs — the movie Bobby ties back to Ed Gein. Amazon 3:29 Private Parts (1997) — the Howard Stern movie Bobby quotes. Amazon 1:16:30 TigerBelly — the podcast Bobby says changed his career. Official site 1:20:57 Love — one of the jobs Bobby credits to TigerBelly. Amazon 1:22:04 Splitting Up Together — the sitcom he booked after the podcast took off. Amazon 1:22:04 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Places Mendocino Farms — Rick’s regular spot, and Bobby’s running bit about it. 5:54 Laugh Factory (Official site) — one of Bobby’s clubs before late-night food. 10:36 Minnesota — where Bobby lived as a child. 26:43 Palomar College — where Bobby played piano for hours after getting sober. 45:24 San Diego — where Bobby grew up and started comedy. 46:31 Burbank, California — where he drove for Gary Austin’s classes. 46:52 La Jolla Comedy Store (Official site) — where Bobby started as a bar back and doorman. 47:33 Just for Laughs, Montreal — Rick’s first year at the festival. 1:11:53