Luis J. Gomez: Fighting, Skankfest & Surviving Comedy

Fitzdog Radio

Greg Fitzsimmons

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Subscribe to Greg Fitzsimmons: https://bit.ly/subGregFitz Comedian and Skankfest mastermind Luis J. Gomez joins Greg to talk about Netflix Is A Joke, wild Skankfest stories, comedy industry politics, road life, relationships, getting arrested in New York, boxing, podcasting, and the psychology of success. Plus: Louis explains why he stopped chasing approval, Greg recounts an awkward moment at Ted Sarandos’ Netflix party, and the two dive deep into stand-up, porn, aging, and why comedians are all slightly broken. This show is produced by Gotham Production Studios and part of the Gotham Network. https://www.gothamproductionstudios.com/studios/ Follow Greg Fitzsimmons: Facebook: https://facebook.com/FitzdogRadio Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregfitzsimmons Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregfitzshow Official Website: http://gregfitzsimmons.com Tour Dates: https://bit.ly/GregFitzTour Merch: https://bit.ly/GregFitzMerch “Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons” Book: https://amzn.to/2Z2bB82 “Life on Stage” Comedy Special: https://bit.ly/GregFitzSpecial Listen to Greg Fitzsimmons: Fitzdog Radio: https://bit.ly/FitzdogRadio Sunday Papers: http://bit.ly/SundayPapersPod Childish: http://childishpod.com Watch more Greg Fitzsimmons: Latest Uploads: https://bit.ly/latestGregFitz Fitzdog Radio: https://bit.ly/radioGregFitz Sunday Papers: https://bit.ly/sundayGregFitz Stand Up Comedy: https://bit.ly/comedyGregFitz Popular Videos: https://bit.ly/popGregFitz About Greg Fitzsimmons: Mixing an incisive wit with scathing sarcasm, Greg Fitzsimmons is an accomplished stand-up, an Emmy Award winning writer, and a host on TV, radio and his own podcasts. Greg is host of the popular “FitzDog Radio” podcast (https://bit.ly/FitzdogRadio), as well as “Sunday Papers” with co-host Mike Gibbons (http://bit.ly/SundayPapersPod) and “Childish” with co-host Alison Rosen (http://childishpod.com). A regular with Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel, Greg also frequents “The Joe Rogan Experience,” “Lights Out with David Spade,” and has made more than 50 visits to “The Howard Stern Show.” Howard gave Greg his own show on Sirius/XM which lasted more than 10 years. Greg’s one-hour standup special, “Life On Stage,” was named a Top 10 Comedy Release by LA Weekly. The special premiered on Comedy Central and is now available on Amazon Prime, as a DVD, or a download (https://bit.ly/GregFitzSpecial). Greg’s 2011 book, Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons (https://amzn.to/2Z2bB82), climbed the best-seller charts and garnered outstanding reviews from NPR and Vanity Fair. Greg appeared in the Netflix series “Santa Clarita Diet,” the Emmy-winning FX series “Louie,” spent five years as a panelist on VH1’s “Best Week Ever,” was a reoccurring panelist on “Chelsea Lately,” and starred in two half-hour stand-up specials on Comedy Central. Greg wrote and appeared on the Judd Apatow HBO series “Crashing.” Writing credits include HBO’s “Lucky Louie,” “Cedric the Entertainer Presents,” “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher,” “The Man Show” and many others. On his mantle beside the four Daytime Emmys he won as a writer and producer on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” sit “The Jury Award for Best Comedian” from The HBO Comedy Arts Festival and a Cable Ace Award for hosting the MTV game show "Idiot Savants." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, welcome to the show. I'm here at the Green Lab Studios in beautiful Beverlywood, California.
0:16.7	It's a place where if you're on your way to something that's happening, you might go through Beverlywood.
0:23.8	If you get lost heading for something really cool, you might end up in Beverlywood.
0:29.2	But that's why we wanted to keep a low profile.
0:32.0	I'm not even to tell you where it is.
0:34.8	Anyway, Netflix is a joke is happening this week in Los Angeles, and it's a little bit like, I feel like a caterer at a celebrity wedding.
0:45.8	Like, I know it's going on. It's right in front of me. I am not. I actually did go to something. I did a couple things.
0:55.3	I guess I should start with I something. I did a couple things. I guess I should start with I did Tuesdays with stories with Mark Norman and Samarrell.
1:04.0	And they had me and Bill Burr and Shahi and Fahim Anwar as guests.
1:11.3	And at the improv, so much fun.
1:14.5	Just me and Bill Bird just fucking screaming at each other with thick Boston accents.
1:20.0	And the crowd was loving it.
1:22.3	It was very fun.
1:23.5	Fahim didn't talk much.
1:26.7	And so Mark started shitting on him for not talking.
1:30.1	And I have been in that place on a podcast.
1:33.3	I've been on live group podcasts where if you don't get something in early that's good,
1:39.2	you suddenly just feel like a caterer at a celebrity wedding.
1:46.9	And so it happened to me on Kill Tony once. And I just sat there and they started making jokes about me not talking. And once they
1:52.1	do that, now you're really not talking. Now it's like, you know, the varsity football team
2:00.4	snap and fucking towels at you in the locker room.
2:03.6	And then you get an erection because it turns out you like them.
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