Joe Pera: ‘Slow & Steady’
The Last Laugh
The Daily Beast
4.6 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 10 January 2024
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Is Joe Pera for real? That’s the inevitable question you start asking yourself after seeing him perform soft-spoken stand-up jokes, listening to his deliberately sleep-inducing podcast or watching his exquisitely serene Adult Swim series ‘Joe Pera Talks With You.’ In this episode, Pera goes deep on how he developed his very unique comedy style and responds directly to those who think his entire comic persona might be some sort of elaborate ruse. He also reflects on the end of his beloved and deeply personal show, reveals how Taylor Swift helped inspire his upcoming stand-up tour and tells the full story behind securing the rights to The Who’s “Baba O’Riley.”
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| 0:00.0 | This is the last laugh. I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast, and I have to admit something about this week's guest. |
| 0:12.7 | Joe Perra is a comedian that I have wanted to have on this show for quite a while, but I was always a bit wary about getting to know him because I didn't know what I was going to get. |
| 0:23.6 | Would he be the same soft-spoken, sleep-inducing Joe Perra who I have spent many relaxing hours watching on his adult swim show, |
| 0:31.6 | Joe Perra talks with you? |
| 0:33.6 | Or would I catch glimpses of him revealing some real Joe Perra who is somehow different from |
| 0:39.2 | the character he may or may not have been playing on TV and the stand-up stage for the better |
| 0:43.9 | part of a decade. You will have to listen to our interview and make up your own mind, |
| 0:48.7 | but I can say with certainty that Joe is one of the most thoughtful and sincere comedians |
| 0:53.8 | we've ever had on this |
| 0:55.1 | podcast. And I think that especially if you were a fan of his work, including a new stand-up |
| 1:00.8 | special called Slow and Steady that is unlike anything else out there, you are really going |
| 1:06.0 | to enjoy listening to him talk about how he developed into such a unique voice in the comedy world. |
| 1:11.5 | Just please make sure you are not operating any heavy machinery. |
| 1:16.1 | Before we get into our talk, here's a clip from Joe Perra talks with you, in which Joe |
| 1:21.1 | shares a strategy for grocery shopping that I still can't help but think about every time I go |
| 1:27.0 | to the supermarket. |
| 1:28.3 | Hello. |
| 1:30.3 | My name is Joe Perra. |
| 1:32.3 | Every Tuesday, I come to my grocery store to reprise my role as shopper. |
| 1:38.3 | It's a fun role, but also quite challenging. |
| 1:42.3 | According to the Food Marketing Institute, |
| 1:45.0 | from 1975 to 2008, |
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