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630 - Detained in Egypt with Comedian Bill Dawes

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4.1529 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Comic Bill Dawes (Broadway, The Afterlaugh Podcast) shares the harrowing story of being interrogated and detained in Egypt for 48 hours last summer. What did he do? Find out today on Story Worthy! Watch Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show on YouTube anytime! https://bit.ly/39OoTdw With your host Christine Blackburn and comedian Blaine Capatch, writer Danny Zuker, and many more talented people like Wayne Federman, MaryLynn Rajskub, Melissa Peterman, Ed Crasnick, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Greg Proops! Four comedians spin the Story Worthy Wheel of Truth and tell a true 1 or 2 minute story on the topic they land. The "expert judges" comment and everyone laughs their ass off. Story Smash sold out consistently at the Hollywood Improv for 3 years. It's a blast! Check out the Story Smash website here - https://www.storysmashshow.com The Story Worthy Hour & 1/2 of Power is now once a month on the third Sunday at 5:00pm PST, at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank California! Watch 7 true hilarious stories in 1 hour! More info on the website - https://www.storyworthypodcast.com Please follow for free, rate, and review Story Worthy on Apple Podcasts here - http://apple.co/1MceZ2Q It really helps. Follow Christine and Story Worthy on social media - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/storyworthy Twitter - https://twitter.com/StoryWorthy Facebook - https://facebook.com/StoryWorthy and at ChristineBlackburn.com Thanks guys! Christine

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0:00.0

Hey, you guys, it's Christine with Storyworthy.

0:07.0

My 10-year anniversary celebration continues with comedian Bill Dawes.

0:12.0

I'm by myself.

0:13.0

I'm walking around.

0:14.0

I kind of climb up on the pyramids, turn around, and this guy is kind of grabbing at this woman's curse or at her hand right i'm thinking

0:22.9

i'm a big bad american whatever the hell save your complex i have and i go hey hey hey and i grab the

0:27.2

guy's forearm and literally when i grabbed his forearm it was like something exploded because all of a sudden

0:34.7

they're like five or six street vendors like oh what oh what they're, go, and they're like yelling at me, like, get away.

0:38.9

And I'm moving back, like, what do I do? And they're just kind of coming after me. Give me a passport, fastboard, fastsport. He has a gun tucked to his waistband. They go, come, come with us. Come, come, come. They put me a back of a police car and we drive. Today on the show, comedian Bill Dawes talks about being detained in Egypt.

0:56.9

This is a nail biter, guys. And we drive. Today on the show, comedian Bill Dawes talks about being detained in Egypt.

0:56.8

This is a nail bitter, guys.

0:58.7

Stay close.

1:03.6

Happy 10-year anniversary, Christine.

1:06.6

Here's to 10 more years.

1:10.2

Music Here's to 10 more years.

1:25.0

Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.

1:26.9

You're a longtime fan of the show of 10 years or you're a new listener, welcome to the show.

1:34.3

Now, I'm really glad you guys heard Kevin Nealyn last week. I know you didn't miss that episode.

1:39.1

Did you have to, if you're out there and you miss Kevin Neillan talking about strippers

1:44.0

and Point Barrow,

1:46.0

Alaska, well, you've got a real treat coming. Did you happen to hear that show, Bill does?

1:53.7

I did not, but I love Kevin Neelan, so I will listen to it. Well, it only dropped like six hours

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