Episode 18: Comedy Is Hard Work With Kellen Erskine
The Babylon Bee
Seth Dillon
4.4 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2019
⏱️ 86 minutes
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In the eighteenth episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle interview stand-up comedian Kellen Erskine. Kellen has been featured on other lesser-known shows such as Conan, Jimmy Kimmel, and America’s Got Talent. He was also one of the comedians featured on the Amazon Prime docu-series Inside Jokes. They talk about the stigma of “clean comedy,” navigating a commonly profane profession as a Latter-Day-Saint, and Kellen shares some of his showbiz horror stories and moments of inspirational triumph.
Kellen's special Composed, on Amazon Prime
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Interview: Comedian Kellen Erskine
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| 0:00.0 | In a world of fake news, this is news you can trust. |
| 0:05.3 | You're listening to the Babylon P. Here are your infallible hosts, Kyle Mann and Ethan |
| 0:13.7 | Nichols reporting from their throes built out of Chick-fil-A sandwiches. |
| 0:19.1 | Man, this is delicious throne. |
| 0:22.5 | Oh, hello. |
| 0:23.5 | We didn't see you there. |
| 0:24.9 | We were just eating our Chick-fil-A thrones. |
| 0:27.8 | Thrones. |
| 0:28.8 | We have to have the servants come in and replenish the Chick-fil-A throne. |
| 0:32.2 | Yes, servant that we sit in. |
| 0:34.7 | We're clothed. |
| 0:36.7 | Give me Chick-fil-A sauce. |
| 0:39.4 | Please, more Chick-fil-A sauce. |
| 0:41.8 | I have a spicy Chick-fil-A throne and it's giving me a weird rash. |
| 0:46.0 | So what's your Chick-fil-A order, Ethan? |
| 0:49.7 | Spicy Chick-fil-A sandwich, like two of them. |
| 0:53.2 | And fries, you get the waffle fries? |
| 0:55.1 | Yeah, I get the fries. |
| 0:56.1 | I act like a victim. |
| 0:57.3 | I'm like, oh, I guess you're going to throw the thing I guess I have to eat those. |
| 0:59.9 | I do the same thing. |
| 1:01.6 | I'm a chicken strip, man. |
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