What better way to celebrate vaccine efficacy than with old friend, hysterical, thoughtful whip-smart, actor/comedian, Eddie Pepitone. I spent the afternoon watching his latest comedy special, For the Masses, available on Amazon Prime, which the New York Times called the funniest stand-up special of 2020––no argument here. When was the last time I continuously laughed out loudly during this damn pandemic? Eddie and I went there––from current non-shopping practices, a life-threatening excursion to procure organic grapes, ripe for the freezing, his bubble of two, virtual standup sans live audience for a year, a couple of TV shoots with lots of testing... the creepy agoraphobia threatening to cripple many of us if we don't get back in the world soon, and his vaccine envy. "LA is up to mimes. Ventriloquists are next, and then comics."

Eddie took us on his journey from a pretty serious childhood to the discovery of his funny. Not your set-up punchline comic, Eddie made his way through the underground clubs, honing his unique to one, persona. Him. Ranting, authentic and raw. There were day jobs, "I worked in more restaurants than I ate in," for years before his break came with regular appearances on Conan, as the heckler, a character which has become his iconic trademark. He's been the subject of an award-winning documentary, The Bitter Buddha, appeared in innumerable sitcoms and comedy shows has had occasional stints on TV dramas, of which he hopes for more, and has appeared across the globe hitting the stage and being Eddie.

Eddie will be cyber headlining The Nowhere Comedy Club on March 24th. Grab your tickets here: http://bit.ly/2PBbrlr - for other things Eddie: eddiepepitone.com

It was such a sweet way to spend a COVID weary evening. I feel happy, sated, and grateful. What's better than a smart and funny human... one who isn't a pedophile. We talked Woody, too.

Eddie Pepitone on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson

Wed, 3/3/21, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Live on The Facebook

Replay here:
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