The Rick Thorne Show

Comedian Sandy Danto talks with Rick Thorne about why he performs in a suit, Bill Hicks and Denis Leary, and the advice he gives young comics about one-liners, storytelling and crowd work. He tells the story of opening for Bobby Lee when two hecklers flashing gang signs started a five-minute brawl, and gets into The Anxious Generation, reinventing yourself, and his head tattoos.

CHAPTERS

0:00:00 Intro

0:00:54 Meet Sandy Danto

0:06:28 The suit & the comedy heyday

0:11:32 Bill Hicks vs. Denis Leary

0:17:39 Advice for young comics

0:20:38 The Bobby Lee brawl

0:28:40 A mushroom trip & choosing comedy

0:30:47 The Anxious Generation

0:32:41 Inspiring stories & gatekeepers

0:38:12 What people think a comic is

0:43:10 Fame, Elon & billionaires

0:48:31 Reinventing yourself

0:52:37 Head tattoos & going door to door

0:59:17 Outro & credits

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Joe Escalante, bassist for The Vandals, founder of Kung Fu Records and now a manager for Sublime, joins Rick Thorne to talk about the early Orange County punk scene, how he joined The Vandals, and why some people said punk was dead. He also tells how Penelope Spheeris let the Suburbia cast vote The Vandals into the film, and talks about his years as a CBS business affairs executive making deals on shows like Walker, Texas Ranger, and his work as an entertainment lawyer.

CHAPTERS

0:00:00 Intro

0:00:51 Meet Joe Escalante

0:06:38 Managing Sublime's next chapter

0:13:09 Selling Kung Fu Records

0:20:51 Getting into The Vandals

0:24:20 Quitting & Dave Quackenbush joins

0:28:48 Steve Olsson & 'punk is dead'

0:34:34 Hippies, jocks & punk fights

0:40:46 Shock value & a new movement

0:44:46 The Vandals in Suburbia

0:55:15 TV work & Walker, Texas Ranger

0:59:01 Chuck Norris & infomercials

1:06:06 Sublime & the LBC

1:11:11 Outro & credits

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Comedian Mark "Gonszo" Gonzales tells Rick Thorne how he got the nickname and why he spells it with an S before the Z, why being original matters in stand-up, and the difference between actors who are funny and real stand-up comics. He shares stories about doing stand-up at a nudist colony, a backyard birthday-party gig that went sideways, opening for the Reverend Bob Levy, and a splitting-headache health scare that sent him to the emergency room and a neurologist.

CHAPTERS

0:00:00 Intro

0:00:59 Meet Mark "Gonszo" Gonzales

0:05:21 Actors vs. stand-up comics

0:11:31 Finding your own voice

0:16:28 Reading the crowd

0:23:04 Nudist colony gig

0:26:35 Private gigs & backyard parties

0:33:28 Comedy like thrash metal

0:41:03 Reverend Bob Levy & the Wack Pack

0:42:23 More comedians than ever?

0:47:21 Find your angle like Colonel Sanders

0:55:05 The hospital & a splitting headache

0:58:42 Headaches, neurologists & healing

1:03:50 Outro & credits

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Ukrainian-born comedian Janet Roth tells Rick Thorne about growing up after the Soviet Union fell apart, starting comedy with 20 pages of material, and creating her roast character Valentina. She explains why she actually likes getting roasted, why she fosters dogs and pushes shelter adoption, and does a little of the character live.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:44 Meet Janet Roth

5:59 Life in Ukraine vs. the US

11:35 How she started comedy

14:47 Creating Valentina

20:47 Roasting as Valentina

24:07 Getting roasted

29:47 Dog rescue & shelters

35:47 Why fosters matter

40:39 A little Valentina live

44:25 Comedy in Russian, Germany & spy roles

50:37 Outro & credits

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Skateboarder and streamer Curtis Fontenot tells Rick Thorne about aging out of foster care at 19, sleeping in his car, and how a Spider-Man skateboard became his only outlet. He also talks about the Crockett family who took him in, his Crunch Skate Club board collab, livestreaming skating every day, and what 'never been done' means in modern street skating.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:56 Meet Curtis Fontenot

6:13 Foster care & skateboarding

9:39 The family that took him in

17:06 First video part, Thrasher & Crunch Skate Club

22:57 Livestreaming on Twitch every day

25:50 Calling out Manny

30:42 Never been done tricks

36:56 Filming: GoPros & long lens

40:14 Reinventing, contests & the Curb Show

46:19 Quarterly goals & never giving up

48:12 Where to follow Curtis

51:12 Outro & credits

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Brazilian comedian and actress Cinthya Brasil talks with Rick Thorne about myths about Brazilians, standing out as an outsider, and her love of Andy Kaufman. She tells how she discovered stand-up through TikTok voiceover clips after leaving acting school one semester before the stand-up class, being told to play it big on a kids' TV show, playing a robot cop, and winning over a conservative crowd at her first Arizona show, plus doing five venues in Sydney.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:55 Meet Cinthya Brasil

6:44 Standing out in America

11:28 Andy Kaufman & character work

17:25 Goals & self-doubt

24:51 Finding stand-up through TikTok

27:18 Leaving acting school & facing the fear

33:52 Kids' TV & a robot cop

37:05 Belly rooms & reading the room

44:04 Drinking & comedy

46:53 Steady shows & Kill Tony

53:20 Characters & singing

57:58 Outro & credits

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Tommy Gelinas, founder of the Valley Relics Museum, gives Rick Thorne a tour through San Fernando Valley history, from the first Chevy Camaro built in Van Nuys to the Palomino club where Linda Ronstadt got her start. They dig into '70s BMX brands like Redline, rescued neon signs, backyard pool culture, Valley girls, and how to visit the museum at Van Nuys Airport.

CHAPTERS

0:00:00 Intro

0:00:38 Meet Tommy Gelinas

0:05:55 Why people hate on the Valley

0:11:00 Valley brands, venues & the Palomino

0:16:09 Redline & '70s BMX brands

0:22:17 Early BMX leagues

0:27:13 Saving the Palomino sign

0:31:31 Valley pool culture

0:37:06 Valley girls & the Galleria

0:40:17 North vs. south of Ventura

0:48:42 Neon, arcades & museum tour

0:53:56 Rock star relics

0:57:41 Visiting at Van Nuys Airport

1:02:45 Outro & credits

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Musician and online creator JT Jasinski joins Rick Thorne to talk about the running joke that he's Jerry Cantrell's son, getting called Jesus at shows, and his 'Ruining Songs That Sound Like Someone Else' series that built his following. He also covers riffing on trending music news like Dave Grohl's, reinventing content when a series runs its course with ideas like judging celebrity Cameos, and the pressure of follower numbers.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:50 Meet JT Jasinski

5:05 Jerry Cantrell's son?

6:47 Mistaken for Twitch & Jesus

12:30 Riffing on Dave Grohl & trending news

16:15 Ruining Songs That Sound Like Someone Else

22:58 Series, cameos & reinventing

30:07 Numbers, plateaus & pressure

34:04 Outro & credits

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Moyes and Josh of the punk band Cold Forty Three join Rick Thorne to talk about how the band got its name, working as Dodger bat boys, and following tours in their van until they landed on Warped Tour, which they played three years in a row, including two summers as the tour's BBQ band. They also get into hearing crowds sing along after their song landed on the 2012 Warped Tour compilation, why they haven't pressed vinyl, and the new songs they're writing.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

0:53 Meet Cold Forty Three

6:06 How the band got its name

11:42 Dodger Stadium bat boy days

15:33 Dave Hansen & the first guitar

21:04 Following tours & becoming the BBQ band

26:42 Sneaking into Warped Tour

32:22 Three Warped Tours & the 2012 compilation

37:19 Vinyl vs. CDs

43:01 Who plays what in the band

47:21 New songs & what's next

52:33 Cold 43 & Cupid's Hot Dogs

58:38 Wrap-up, SOLI sponsor & credits

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NOFX drummer Erik "Smelly" Sandin tells Rick Thorne how he met Fat Mike in the early-'80s LA punk scene and joined NOFX as a teenager out of Caustic Cause. He talks openly about heroin addiction, getting sober on August 7, 1992, and how the band gave him a reason to get clean, plus 20 years of shaping surfboards that grew into Picklesticks and snowboards with Signal.

CHAPTERS

0:00:00 Intro

0:00:37 Smelly & Fat Mike

0:04:12 Caustic Cause & discovering punk

0:10:41 Growing up in SoCal punk

0:16:09 The Glendale rehearsal spot

0:20:09 NOFX's first gig

0:26:34 Touring outside LA as teens

0:32:03 Heroin addiction & getting clean

0:35:30 Music saved my life

0:43:45 Divorce & shaping as an escape

0:46:01 Picklesticks & Signal snowboards

0:50:31 Family & NOFX's final shows

0:57:18 Where to find Picklesticks

1:00:42 Outro & credits

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/f90mQJ9lB1E

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