Rachel Feinstein’s ‘Big Guy’ on Netflix + ‘Hacks’ Rules and ‘Tires’ Sucks

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🗓️ 29 May 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Since first getting what she thought was her big break on ‘Last Comic Standing’ almost 15 years ago, comedian Rachel Feinstein has been waiting for something to come along and help her achieve the next level of success. “By the time this comes, I’m going to be a star,” Feinstein says. “Hopefully after this interview, I’ll at least get a Clorox commercial or something.” In this episode, recorded just after she taped her latest ‘Tonight Show’ appearance and right before her debut Netflix special ‘Big Guy’ premiered, Feinstein reveals that she may never have gotten this breakthrough moment in her career had she not done the one thing that “scared” her the most: getting married to the New York firefighter husband she spends much of her special mocking and then having a daughter. She also shares stories about mentoring Lil Jon in stand-up comedy on Donald Trump’s ‘The Apprentice,’ roasting Gilbert Gottfried’s Hitler as Anne Frank on Netflix’s ‘Historical Roasts,’ and more.

Plus, Matt and Allegra break down what makes ‘Hacks’ the only funny comedy series on TV right now—and why Shane Gillis’ ‘Tires’ on Netflix is the exact opposite.

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0:00.0	This is The Last Laugh. I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast, and today on the show
0:09.9	we are going to have my interview with comedian Rachel Feinstein, who just released her first
0:15.0	Netflix special last week called Big Guy. But first, Allegra is here to talk about two comedy shows that we are
0:22.3	currently watching, one of which might be the only good comedy series on TV right now,
0:27.8	and the other one is Shane Gillis's Tires on Netflix. How's going, Allegra? Good. Could be better
0:34.4	if I didn't have to watch Tires, otherwise good. It's, I just checked,
0:39.9	it's, we're going to get to tires in a minute. It's currently number two on Netflix's
0:44.3	top 10 TV shows right behind Bridgeton. So maybe we should take solace in the fact that it's
0:49.9	not number one ahead of Bridgeton. I'm not sure. It's the two genders right there. It says a lot.
0:55.7	Yeah, it's real binary over at Netflix right now. Speaking of, let's start with Hacks because I feel
1:01.3	like we have much nicer things to say about it. Hax is a, for anyone it doesn't know, it's
1:06.3	either an HBO or a Mac show or an HBO Macs show. I'm not really sure, but you can
1:11.3	definitely stream it on Max. And it's just about to wrap up its third season. The premise is basically
1:19.2	this older comedian Deborah Vance, played by Gene Smart, and her younger writer, up-and-comer comedian
1:26.5	Ava, played by Hannah Eininder, and it really centers on
1:29.2	their relationship. But I think, you know, has had a lot to say about comedy over its three seasons.
1:35.8	By the way, so cool they let you move into a cheesecake factory. Oh, is that where you wait
1:40.4	tables? That seems like a better fit. yeah i agree you classist monster i'd rather
1:45.0	slang bang bang chicken and shrimp all day than work here i mean fuck what is this 50 tassels on one couch
1:51.2	even liberace would think it's a bit much oh no you're incorrect he actually loved it he did
1:56.3	poppers on that couch in 85 cool i'm glad liberace's butthole was nice and loose in your house.
2:02.6	Maybe you should have joined him since yours is obviously tight as fuck.
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