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It's Bullseye. I'm Jesse Thorne. For a certain kind of comedy nerd, and I will be honest, I am that kind of comedy nerd. It does not get much better these days than Cole Escola. They're a New York-based actor, writer, and comedian. They have written for the TV comedies, Hacks, Zeeway, and the other two.

As a performer, maybe you've seen Cole on Difficult People, the great comedy from

Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner, or on Search Party, where they played Chip, the obsessive

stalker turned kidnapper. When they perform, Cole brings a very specific energy.

They alternate between insecurity and confidence, delivering one sort of breezy, laugh-out-loud

one-liner after another.

It is unhinged in the best way possible.

Even when it's under control, imagine if Dave Foley and Amy Sedaris violently merged into

one extremely funny comedic brain, that's the kind of thing you get with Colescola.

In fact, they have worked a bunch with Amy Sedaris.

Escola played Chassey Tucker on At Home with Amy Sedaris.

Chassis was Amy's friend, neighbor, and employee.

Happy birthday, Amy. Chassie, that's so thoughtful.

That's what good friends do.

Oh, there's no I in my name.

You know what? You are so wrapped up in your own little world that you are completely blind to the fact that

everyone here caters to you.

Well, if you wanted to know how to spell my name, you could have looked at any of the checks

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