158 - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Lewis Black's Rantcast

Lewis Black

Stand-up, Leisure, Comedy

4.7 • 843 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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It’s the last Rantcast of 2023 and Lewis takes the opportunity to tell us why it’s the most wonderful time of the year. A few gifts from his friend Kathleen Madigan brings a better perspective on things than last week. Because who can be upset when we now know that brisket-flavored candy canes exist in this world. Lewis’ 2023 tour has officially wrapped and the chance to meet so many fans out on the road made it all worthwhile, so let’s wrap the year with some gratitude and the hope that we’ll might all get our shit together in 2024. RANT #1 - Mildred Ellison wants her own December to remember RANT #2 - Margaret Martin doesn’t want your phone spam RANT #3 - Margaret Martin also has a rant about overpopulation RANT #4 – Zachary T is no fan of automated customer service lines RANT #5 – Manuel S hates SantaCON and his 85 year old dad’s cleaning habits RANT #6 - Jacob Jacobson can’t believe us Americans are fucking up Democracy RANT #7 – Ed Wallace is pissed at how the kids use the English language RANT #8 – Michael O’Toole breaks down how Trump and MAGA aren’t Christians ______________________ PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW'S SPONSORS Visit https://www.microdose.com and use code LEWIS for 30% off your first order + free shipping. Visit https://www.ghostbed.com/lewis and use code LEWIS for 40% off your order. For advertising opportunities email: rantcast@thesyn.com ___________________ TOUR DATES: http://www.lewisblack.com/tickets GET MERCH: http://www.lewisblack.com/collections ____________________ SUBMIT RANTS TO LEWIS Have something you want to get off your chest? https://www.lewisblack.com/live _____________________ SUBSCRIBE TO THE RANTCAST http://www.lewisblacksrantcast.com ____________________ FOLLOW LEWIS https://www.lewisblack.com https://www.instagram.com/thelewisblack https://twitter.com/thelewisblack https://www.facebook.com/thelewisblack https://www.youtube.com/OfficialLewisBlack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thoughtful driving tips from ESO, number three.
0:03.5	This is Kieran.
0:05.0	He's doing 70 on the motorway.
0:07.1	On his way to a cheeky spa appointment, though his diaries as he's visiting a client.
0:13.0	Naughty Kieran, lowering his speed to 60 could save him up to 9% in fuel on the journey.
0:19.9	Enjoy that hot stone massage, Kieran, slowing down a little.
0:24.3	Hello, and before we begin the, I know it's quite sad, the last rant cast of this year,
0:32.0	I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who've been in the audience out there during this
0:38.5	tour this past year because it has been a joy for me to perform for you. And I hope I gave half
0:47.4	half of what you gave me back. If I've done that, I've been successful. I can't tell you
0:53.7	what you mean to me.
0:54.9	The world.
0:56.4	That's my vague, vague attempt.
1:00.8	There are other words, and hopefully I will find them.
1:03.6	As I cruise through this, the final year, really, that I will be on tour.
1:10.4	I'm going to be around, yes, and I will be doing things,
1:15.0	but I will not be on a bus rolling around for 100 shows a year. I'll pop up here and there.
1:22.3	I'll be like a pop-up store. I want to take a moment as I do at the beginning of every
1:26.9	rantcasters of late to just let you know where I'm going to be because that's it. It's all self-promotion. It's all self-advertisement. And I'm really not good at it. But I'm going to let you know again that all of the cities that I'm at, if you go to Lewisblack.com, you will find out the theaters
1:47.0	and what times, and you can pick up membership to the Lewis Black Band Club, which
1:52.5	will provide you the best seats in the house, and it'll beat the price of Ticketmaster.
1:56.0	And it is the one way that I have found that we can beat the scalpers. But you're charging money,
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