Talib Kweli & Tom Segura On Adidas, Steven Seagal, Joe Rogan, & Big Daddy Kane | People's Party Full

In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and podcaster:

TOM SEGURA

Here's what we discussed with one of the biggest names in the comedy biz:

• His infamous attempt at dunking a basketball last year that resulted in injury.
• Tom's mother being an amazing storyteller and a natural comedian.
• The challenges of doing full shows in the Spanish language.
• Overdosing on the date rape drug GHB when he was 18 and slipping into a coma.
• Tom's affinity for hip hop dating back to his youth.
• Comedian Russell Peters being a next-level hip hop fan.
• Early days DJing for his college radio station.
• The importance of obsession when it comes to finding success as a comedian.
• Doing 'Your Mom's House Podcast' with his wife Christina Pazsitzky.
• Discussion of his 2014 Netflix special 'Completely Normal'.
• Re-telling several of the outrageous Steven Seagal on-set stories.
• Tom's 'Sup Kane!' story about Big Daddy Kane taking on a life of it's own.
• Joe Rogan's controversies and being able to disagree with friends.
• How Tom became friends with DJ Maseo of De La Soul.
• People having the right to be offended, but no rights to do anything about it.
• Netflix's mastering of algorithms and how it affects viewers.
• Tom's podcast buddy Bert Kreischer from '2 Bears 1 Cave'.
• His 'I Saw A Fight' bit speaking about the lack of white guy solidarity.
• How Tom became an Adidas influencer by accident after Nike blew him off.
• Anxiety after telling a risqué story about his friend and the Wu-Tang Clan.
• His father's quote of "we all like watching black people have fun".
• Tom encouraging people to manage expectations in life while pursuing dreams.
• Having real concerns for his comedic peers during quarantine.
• Getting a kick out of his fans trolling Garth Brooks over social media.

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