717- Trying To Get Stage Time in Istanbul with Comic Nick Vatterott

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Comic Nick Vatterott (“Disingenuous,” Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, Conan) was on a layover in Istanbul and decided to try to get stage time at the local comedy club, The Old Town Comedy Club. He convinces the booker to let him perform for an all Turkish speaking audience, and what resulted was an experience he’ll never forget.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy. Today on the show, comedian Nick Vatterot talks about trying to get stage time in Istanbul.
0:11.0	Doing really good, right? So I have this bit, and I thought a physical bit would work. I was like, I'm now going to Irish river dance for you, but only from the waist up. And the bit was I would
0:23.4	always just put my hands on my hips and just bobble my head around. That was like the whole bit.
0:27.6	So I'm trying to do the words for it. I was like, Salande, Solande, Elande dance. So that's what I think
0:35.2	it is. All of a sudden I hear, salande and I look over,
0:39.4	Ali Beaver, who's the DJ, who's like three feet away from the stage,
0:42.8	starts screaming my own material to me, correcting me how I'm saying it.
0:48.1	So I'm like, uh, Salon, alande dance.
0:50.4	Salon the land dance.
0:52.2	I was like, Salon, alande la, he's like screaming it at me.
0:56.5	And I'm like just trying to hold it together. Today on the show, comedian Nick Vatterot
1:02.2	talks about trying to get stage time in Istanbul. Happy New Year and stay close.
1:13.1	Hey, it's Nick Vattera, and you are listening to Storyworthy.
1:25.9	Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.
1:33.7	Whether you're a longtime fan of the show or a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy, and happy New Year, by the way.
1:41.5	I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week. Now, that was the best of storyworthy
1:45.8	2021. And, you know, I chose four stories, right? But are they the best? I don't know. I mean,
1:54.0	I liked them and I chose them because they, like I was moved when I was told the story.
2:00.6	But is it like my favorite guest or my favorite, you know what I mean?
2:04.6	So it's very vague and it's objective.
2:06.9	So listen, the point is it's good and the stories are all great.
2:10.8	One is by Molly Heckerling.
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