"You have the right to remain... hilarious?"
If you've ever been arrested, you probably weren't thinking about all of the funny one-liners, stories, and comedic bits you'll one day tell to your friends about your run-in with the law. Chances are, you're probably scared, pissed, or hurt. and the last thing you want to do is find the funny.
But you aren't Gabe Kea.
Listen as this hilarious Cincinnati comic who has opened for the likes of Bert Kreischer, Nikki Glaser, and Dave Chappelle, shares his harrowing and hilarious tales of getting locked up to prove that you CAN laugh at getting arrested.
In this episode, we talk about:
-Gabe's bit on his experience getting arrested.
-If Gabe stole a joke from fellow comedian John Schroeck to win a contest.
-Drinking and driving.
-Being nervous around cops, even if you aren't breaking the law.
-The benefits of strengthening a city's comedy scene.
-Gabe's favorite and least favorite parts of getting arrested.
-If more audiences are willing to admit they got arrested or met their significant other online.
-Gabe's story of getting arrested in college and how Tim Allen inspired him to start doing stand-up.
-Describing a character in a joke using only 1 or 2 lines.
-Ways to get the audience to remember your name.
-How a fellow comic used Gabe's joke about getting arrested WHILE getting arrested.
-David details getting arrested by undercover cops on the mean streets of the suburbs of Akron, Ohio.
-The best way to get out of a DUI.
-Gabe's organized writing process.
-If it's okay to repeat material at a venue.
-The value of working out old bits at open mics in front of comics who have seen them dozens of times.
-And more!
Learn more about Gabe at gabekea.com
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Produced by Golden Ox Studio | Music: Producedbyzip
Produced by Golden Ox Studio | Music: Producedbyzip