Sebastian Maniscalco

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🗓️ 11 December 2022

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In 1998, an aspiring stand-up comedian named Sebastian Maniscalco left his hometown of Chicago for Los Angeles. He took a job as a waiter at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills, hoping he'd rub elbows with comedy big-shots while pouring their coffee. Today, he is one of the biggest shots in comedy, himself. In Maniscalco's latest special, he takes his act to Las Vegas. Sebastian and Willie Geist got together in New York at one of the comedy clubs where he made his name.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, Willie Geist here with another episode of the Sunday Sit Down Podcast.
0:06.4	My thanks as always for clicking and listening along.
0:09.4	I've got a really fun one for you today with one of the biggest stars in all of comedy.
0:14.6	His name is Sebastian Manescalco.
0:17.6	The guy sells out Madison Square Garden.
0:19.7	He does five night runs at Radio City Music Hall.
0:22.6	He set a record for the biggest attendance ever at the United Center in his hometown of
0:27.4	Chicago.
0:29.1	He's out now with his sixth Netflix special.
0:31.9	This one is called, Is it Me?
0:34.4	And for this one, he takes his act to Vegas.
0:36.5	If you don't know Sebastian, I think you're really going to enjoy it and probably go to YouTube
0:40.2	after you hear this conversation and watch a bunch of his stuff.
0:43.6	He's from Chicago.
0:45.2	His father is an Italian immigrant from Sicily.
0:47.8	His mother is Italian American.
0:50.4	All of that informs so much of his comedy.
0:52.6	It's about nostalgia.
0:54.2	It's about family.
0:55.6	It's about little things that we all experience in our lives.
0:58.4	And he has mind and put his finger on.
1:02.2	Great guy.
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