From 'Bong Boy' to Pot Humorist

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Whether portraying Bong Boy as part of the Upright Citizens Brigade or taping his solo stand-up special at a weed lounge, comedian Matt Besser never shies away from embracing cannabis culture. In an appropriately stoned interview, Matt shares some personal great moments from his own weed history, explores how cannabis enhances the creative process, and explains why he never goes on stage stoned—unless it's 4/20. EPISODE ARCHIVE Visit our podcast feed for 90+ episodes of our classic Great Moments in Weed History format, and subscribe now to get a new weekly podcast every Weednesday. PATREON Please support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video versions of this podcast and private seshes, plus cool rewards like a signed book. And it truly helps us make the best show possible

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0:00.0	Hi, everybody. It's Bean. Welcome to an all-new great moments in weed history. This weed,
0:07.5	I'm pulling a never-before-heard interview out of my archives, my secret stash, if you will,
0:13.7	so that I can share with you a stone conversation I had with one of the sharpest comedic minds on the scene today, a professional funny man who
0:23.5	reps cannabis culture loud and proud at every opportunity.
0:28.4	First and foremost, my guest Matt Bester is one of the founders of upright Citizens
0:33.6	Brigade, aka the UCB.
0:36.2	That's an iconic improv and sketch troupe and later school that Matt
0:40.7	started in the 1990s along with Amy Polar, Matt Walsh, and Ian Roberts. And what you may ask was
0:48.2	Matt's most famous character on the legendary stony UCB Comedy Central TV series Y.
0:55.5	That would be Bong Boy, of course.
0:57.9	Regular listeners to this podcast already know all about UCB from our episode entitled,
1:03.6	I Sold Weed Cookies to Famous Comedians.
1:06.4	If you somehow miss that one, it's a classic, it's still available in the archives, and it will make an excellent companion piece to this interview.
1:14.6	Getting back to Matt, in addition to founding a school that's graduated some of the biggest names in comedy over the last 20 years,
1:21.6	our guest, this weed, has also put out a full-length comedy special called Pot Humor,
1:28.0	which he recorded live at a cannabis club in Portland,
1:32.2	where the audience is allowed to smoke, weed, and dab
1:36.1	before, after, and yes, during the show.
1:40.1	Here's a taste of how that went.
1:43.8	Long Rip City!
1:48.0	This is a TED talk for stoners.
1:50.4	Who would you rather have at your party?
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