We're going to go cold. We're going to go live in five. We're going to go. Well, let's do a quick, quick cold. Let's do a quick cold. Let's do it in five. When I get down, we're going to go cold. This is how we count down to the cold open. Right. Are you going to say one or you're just going to stop it two? I'm not going to say one. and I'm also not going to say two.

Old broadcast house, so I'm going to go 5, 4, 3. By the way, you're wrong about that. You know, you've heard, I've heard you say that before. Everyone always says the two. It's just the one that's not. That's not safe. Five, four, three. Welcome to the cold open. Welcome to Smartless.

Ah. Everybody takes. Jay, everybody.

Hey, everybody.

Jay, in through the nose, out through the mouth.

Brow-

Now we start.

Hi.

Hi.

Hey, thanks for coming today.

Hey, you want to know?

Oh, good.

Oh, no, sorry. Do you have a story all cute out up? Yeah, I just, I just actually thought of this. Our show opened last Saturday. You know, I saw you on my Instagram-ish thing. And you were saying hi to the audience. And I immediately got a little nervous. I was like, oh, my God, there he is. He's on stage.

He's in front of it. So you did it, you did an initial, were we in previews right now? Yeah, first preview went great, second one went terrible. I love all the photos. You look like you're standing on the, like, the bow of a boat because you're always like standing there, like looking off into the distance, you know? Simon the King of the World or something?

Yeah, he's proud and he's here.

Okay. because you're always like standing there, like, looking off into the distance, you know. Simon the King of the World or something? Yeah, he's proud and he's here. Hey, tell us, okay, so tell us what was good about the first and bad about the second. Well, you'll relate, you like this kind of talk, this talking shop. You know, when you kind of connect to what you're saying, it's very real and it's authentic, right? And then sometimes when you do a show up a million times, you sometimes there's a little tiny veil between you and the words. Yeah, and so, but you're doing the actions and you're emoting, but it's a little manufactured. Yeah, and that's how the second show was. That's how the second show was. I bet the audience, I bet it didn't feel good, but I bet it still was good.

Sean, explain to the audience a little bit, because you told me that. You and I spoke earlier and you told me that. And I said, well, that's to be expected. And I said that because it's a very frightening. It's kind of a known thing, right? You do your first show. Yeah. And it's great.

It's like Gamebusters.

Yeah.

And then there is that sort of soft,

sophomore slump.

Yeah, I guess. right you do your first show yeah and it's great gangbusters yeah and then there is that sort of

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