Whitmer Thomas Honors His Mom Through Comedy

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🗓️ 20 February 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Comedian Whitmer Thomas talks about returning to his hometown to film his first hour-long comedy special at Alabama's legendary Flora-Bama Lounge where his late mother used to perform with her band Syntwister. He says his music and comedy is his way of honoring his mom, and in a way, he’s now fulfilling her dream by pursuing his own. We also discuss some of his most recent skating injuries, what it was like touring with comedian Bo Burnham, and how he went from being an angst-ridden emo kid in high school to parodying emo bands in his act. Plus we talk about Pee Wee Herman, Donald Trump, Blink 182 as the ultimate parody band, his early obsession with Zach Galifianakis, and the time a 3-year-old Whitmer got kidnapped by his own obsessed fan! His hour-long comedy special Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One debuts on HBO on February 22 at 10PM E/P. Follow him on Twitter at @WhitmerThomas. Today's episode was sponsored by Online Trading Academy and Wave. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.1	It was awkward for me on my dad left because at the time I was in fourth grade and my dad was the
0:45.2	assistant baseball coach for my fourth grade baseball team. So it was awkward on my dad left,
0:50.8	you know, because I get the baseball practice and all the other kids would be like,
0:54.4	hi, where's your dad? He's supposed to be third-byte's coach.
0:58.2	And I'd have to be like, oh yeah, he's also supposed to be my dad.
1:05.2	Where is that guy?
1:08.7	You know what? When I see him, I'll tell him about this whole third-base coach thing.
1:13.5	Because God forbid you get to third base and you don't know where to go.
1:17.8	You go home. If anything, my dad needs a third-base coach.
1:26.9	That was a clip from Whitmer Thomas, the Golden One, which debuts February 22nd on HBO.
1:33.3	Comedian Whitmer Thomas' first one-hour special features a provocative and intimate blend
1:38.3	of storytelling, comedy, music, and documentary. As he reflects on topics that include his
1:44.0	Alabama childhood, his current life as an LA comedian, as well as his identity as an aging
1:50.1	emo kid, the problems he faces in the dating world, and the legacy of his late mother.
1:55.6	And today, Whitmer Thomas joins me on the podcast to talk about making his first comedy special
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