Kal Penn: Prepare & Go Get It

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Mayim Bialik

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Comedy, Thebigbangtheory, Spirituality, Selfimprovement, Mentalhealth

4.7 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2022

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar, House, Designated Survivor, author of You Can’t Be Serious) discusses navigating and overcoming stereotypes and racial biases in Hollywood. He considers the feelings of motivation and anxiety that can stem from family expectations, how a lens of positivity can lead to less stress, and ways to overcome apathy about making a societal impact. Mayim and Kal bond over their time at UCLA and working together on The Big Bang Theory. Kal opens up about the cultural phenomenon of the Harold & Kumar franchise, how he became involved in the Obama administration, and being a late bloomer in terms of his sexuality.

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0:00.0	You know, we're talking late 90s here.
0:03.0	I would go on auditions and it was always like,
0:05.4	oh, can you do that again with an accent?
0:08.0	And I would always say things like, oh, sure,
0:10.4	what kind of accent do you want?
0:11.4	I could do Irish, Brooklyn, Scandinavian, German,
0:15.6	they were never amused by this.
0:17.2	By the way, I was like the shit-eating 22-year-old
0:20.0	who was trying to school them.
0:21.7	They're like, why don't we just stick to him to you?
0:24.5	It's my ambiolix breakdown. She's going to break it down for you.
0:30.2	Because you know she knows a thing or two.
0:33.4	And now she's going to break down. It's a breakdown.
0:36.5	She's going to break it down.
0:38.5	My ambiolix breakdown is supported by one.
0:42.5	I just learned that banks charge Americans $34 billion
0:45.5	a year on overdraft payments.
0:47.4	That's $160 for every adult American.
0:50.9	People, you're being bilked by banks.
0:54.7	Yeah, they'll lend you the money if you go over your balance.
0:57.4	But then they charge you $30 or $35 for the favor,
1:00.3	even on tiny overdrafts.
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