SEBASTIAN MANISCALCO: From Comedy Store Roots, Nerves With De Niro & Learning to Slow Down

Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum

Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum | Cumulus Podcast Network

Tv & Film, Comedy

4.9 • 10.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Sebastian Maniscalco (The Irishman, About My Father) joins us this week for an unfiltered conversation about chasing approval, the grind of stand-up, and learning to slow down. Sebastian opens up about growing up with immigrant parents, bombing in his early sets, and the nerves of auditioning for Scorsese before eventually working with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. He also reflects on family life, parenting, the pressure of social media, and why he dreams of one day running a boutique hotel. Thank you to our sponsors: 🚀 Rocket Money: ⁠https://rocketmoney.com/inside⁠ 🛍️ Shopify: ⁠https://shopify.com/inside⁠ ❤️ This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at ⁠https://betterhelp.com/inside⁠ and get on your way to being your best self __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insideofyou 👕 Inside Of You Merch: https://store.insideofyoupodcast.com/ __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 https://www.insideofyoupodcast.com/show __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/insideofyoupodcast/ 🤣 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insideofyou_podcast 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insideofyoupodcast/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/insideofyoupod 🌐 Website: https://www.insideofyoupodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Kevin Harlan. This Friday, the NBA on Prime Crew and I are back with another exciting
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0:38.8	It's a pleasure to be here.
0:40.9	I hope you're enjoying your week.
0:42.4	Thanks for choosing this podcast.
0:44.9	If you're here for Sebastian Manascoco, then you came to the right place.
0:50.3	Look, all I ask is if you really like this interview at the end, you're hey you know I came for Sebastian but this knucklehead's not too bad stick around stick
0:58.9	around and subscribe and we have so many great podcasts so you can do a deep dive and write a review
1:05.7	if you want but I appreciate it I'm here with Ryan Tejas I'm here yeah I feel like I'm ready for
1:10.8	the holidays now.
1:13.5	It almost feels like it's the holidays. I mean, it is technically. I know. November is,
1:17.4	yeah. November's a weird month. It's, it was just recent for, for me. Like, yeah, when it hits
1:22.9	November, you're like, well, pack it up. Well, that's in, in Hollywood, folks, uh, everybody's, like, on vacation. Like, like, well, pack it up. Well, that's in Hollywood, folks, everybody's like on vacation, like all your age and it's Hollywood, it's like it closes down. Yeah, maybe that's what it is. Especially after Thanksgiving, it's just done. You're done. There's nothing. No work. And we don't get. There's a lot of work now. And the weather hasn't like changed yet for us. Yeah, it's still kind of...
1:45.3	It was so hot last week.
1:47.0	Yeah, I don't get it.
1:49.0	But we're not here to tell them about the weather and the news. Well, we could. Do you want to just turn this into a weather report? Get a lot of clicks. 995 KDQ weather update, cumulus clouds lingering overhead, fan.
2:06.9	Traffic. There was another slow-ass guy on your hill this morning, and it took me forever to get around him.
2:12.9	My dogs were almost hit. Be careful out there on wherever I live. It's not give the address.
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