811- Getting Ripped Off with Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2023
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Comic Greg Fitzsimmons (Fitzdog Radio, Sunday Papers with Mike Gibson, Howard Stern Show, Adam Carolla Podcast) was part of the 80's comedy boom. Getting ripped off by booking agents was NOT uncommon. But Greg had the opportunity to get revenge on an agent who screwed everyone. And wait till you hear what he did!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy. |
| 0:02.6 | Today on the show, comedian Greg Fitzsimmons talks about getting ripped off by an agent. |
| 0:08.1 | There were so many comics that the agents would, they would rip you off, basically. |
| 0:13.5 | And there was a guy at the time named Billy Downs. |
| 0:18.2 | And he would just fuck with you. |
| 0:19.5 | He'd call you up and he'd be like, |
| 0:27.6 | hey, big guy, I got a gig fly yet. It's up in Maine. You got to pick up the headliner. You got to share a hotel room with the other opener. And you get half off dinner. $150. You want it? |
| 0:35.9 | And then you'd be like, oh, God. And you'd be like, all right, I'll do it. then you'd be like oh god and you'd be like all right i'll do it and you go it's canceled |
| 0:43.4 | today on the show comedian gregg fitzsimmons talks about getting ripped off by an agent stay close |
| 0:50.5 | hey why am i yelling at you people? It's me. |
| 0:54.6 | It's Greg Fitzsimmons. |
| 0:55.8 | And you're listening. |
| 0:56.7 | If you didn't know, you're listening to Storyworthy. |
| 0:58.9 | I don't know why you wouldn't know that. |
| 1:00.3 | You clicked on it. |
| 1:06.4 | Welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:07.9 | My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California. |
| 1:12.2 | Whether you're a longtime fan of the show of over 13 years, you're a brand new listener. |
| 1:17.7 | Welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:20.0 | Now, I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week with ballerina Georgina Pascogun. |
| 1:25.6 | I don't have a lot of ballerinas on the show. |
| 1:28.7 | In fact, I'd never had a ballerina on the show until I met Georgina. |
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