712- Getting In And Out of Russia with Comedian Avi Liberman

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Comic Avi Liberman (Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy For Koby Tour in Israel) took advantage of the empty skies and flew around the world during Covid. It wasn't until he got into Russia that things got difficult. Listen and find out how Avi traversed the world, during Covid19.

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0:00.0	You made it. Here. Finally. Checked out of office to check into the sweet views of that place you've always wanted to go. You know the one. It's nice. Even the kids like it.
0:13.9	This place is so cool. And they never like it. Mom, can we go to the pool?
0:19.2	Look at that. Not even asking for the Wi-Fi. When you're with AMAX, it's not if it's going to happen. But when? American Express, don't Christine from Storyworthy. Today on the show, comedian Avi Lieberman tells an amazing story about getting in and out of Russia.
0:44.6	I had been traveling during COVID.
0:46.7	Do I use Israel as kind of my base?
0:48.8	I had COVID very early, so I had the antibody.
0:51.3	So I wasn't really scared about traveling.
0:53.9	I was like, well, I'm going to bail.
0:55.0	I'm going to get out of here and just go to whatever's open and try to have some sense of life. Because no one was really traveling. So there's hotels were super cheap. And so I was like, I'll just take advantage. Might as well. When am I going to be able to stay in the premier palace in the Ukraine and Kiev again? That's not going to happen.
1:10.4	Today on the show, comedian Avi Lieberman shares an amazing story about getting in and out of Russia during COVID.
1:18.2	Stay close.
1:23.9	Hey, it's Avi Lieberman, and you're listening to Storyworthy.
1:38.9	Hey, it's Avi Lieberman, and you're listening to Storyworthy. Welcome to Storyworthy.
1:40.3	My name is Christiard, and I'm coming to from Los Angeles, California.
1:44.8	Are they a longtime fan of the show or a new listener? Welcome to Storyworthy.
1:50.7	Now, I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week with comedy writer Michael Jammin.
1:56.0	And Michael was somebody I did not know, but somebody else hooked me up with him.
2:01.0	And Michael, turns out, he was like the executive producer, showrunner, all that good stuff on a lot of television series like Just Shoot Me, King of the Hill, and more recently Marin.
2:16.1	And he does some really popular YouTube comedy skits.
2:21.9	Anyway, skits.
2:23.0	Yeah, that's what they're called.
2:23.8	They're called skits, Avi, you know.
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