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 I was never too big a fan of Jay Mohr. Loved his impressions, but thought he was pretty much a dick. Turns out, he'd agree with me. He speaks candidly about his dickish past (among other things) on his podcast Mohr Stories, which has quickly become one of my favorite shows. Things you will learn after listening: - Nikki Cox is actually really loving smart and has great comic timing/sensibilities. Who knew? - Barry Katz's voice is amazing. It's kinda like Owen Wilson in slow motion. - If you thought Bert Kreischer's laugh was intense on Joe Rogan Experience, wait till you hear Mohr crack him up so hard he actually shits his pants. - Eric Roberts is pretty loving awesome. codyclarke fucked around with this message at Feb 18, 2012 around 04:17 |
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| # ? May 26, 2013 01:03 |
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I looked up Barry Katz's picture after the Dirk Nowitzki story. I can see how that guy made the mistake. Here's the kingfish bit from ep#2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvG7KhElK5M
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| # ? Oct 9, 2011 23:46 |
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I love this podcast, it's one of the few that I download every week no matter who he has on. His impressions are fantastic, I crack up every time he does Keitel.
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| # ? Oct 10, 2011 00:14 |
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 ^^ Uncanny.
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| # ? Oct 10, 2011 00:42 |
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Like the OP, I was never a fan of Jay Mohr. I knew him as the guy from Jerry Maguire and he did Chris Walken impressions on SNL. Never heard him do standup. This podcast is one of the few I download immediately. Its the only one I am actually caught up with. Skip the first five minutes, which are very lovely Smodcast ads. The rest is loving great. And its not just a bunch of standup bits and chunks. There's a lot of shop talk about showbiz and standup and he is very frank. One of my favorite bits: http://youtu.be/c189WO8jKyc
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| # ? Oct 11, 2011 07:22 |
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Patrice O'Neal is gonna be on the show on Monday! Can't wait. He's hilarious.
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| # ? Oct 11, 2011 21:08 |
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codyclarke posted:Patrice O'Neal is gonna be on the show on Monday! Can't wait. He's hilarious. This is going to be great.
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| # ? Oct 11, 2011 21:36 |
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Oh man, you think they'll talk about black people again?
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| # ? Oct 12, 2011 03:05 |
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I thought the Eric Roberts episode was pretty uncomfortable. The poor guy's stutter was really bad at times, and Jay and Nikki just kept going on and on about how beautiful of a person he is. Not a huge fan of when Nikki is on. Thought the "Kingfish" bit was one of the funniest things ever. Bert should be on every show.
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| # ? Oct 12, 2011 13:56 |
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Kung Fu Jesus posted:Oh man, you think they'll talk about black people again? It'll probably be worse because the stuff Patrice says is so racially charged from weird angles. Go listen to WTF episode with Patrice for a preview.
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| # ? Oct 15, 2011 15:22 |
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I enjoy the show for the stories but it has a few issues for me. In one of the first episodes he was mentioning how he is trying to gain popularity for a radio show, presumably because he is getting killed on the payments for his sitcom house. He seems to have relaxed from that type of "This is mohr stories hash tag mohr stories i'm here with barry katz, follow him on twitter" etc. so that was nice, but you can tell the guy still has some petty chips on his shoulder. I could do if he lightened up on the forums/camaroguy51 stuff and getting into "but just the light you radiate is so, so, so, warming, you are truly a beautiful person" so often. You can tell he realizes he had a problem and is trying to be a caring person but it just comes off as too much sometimes. Also I prefer Nikki to not be too involved but she doesn't really ruin it. Fun filler show and some guests have good stories but it is STILL hard to really like Jay Mohr like one may enjoy other comics. Edit: Also yeah I do like Barry Katz because it is a lot more behind the scenes comic talk and it is cool he was so involved in New England because I hear about things I can actually visualize! (Talking about picking up a comic in Nashua, NH to do a show in Boston or whatever blew my mind, Jay's memory is a pretty interesting thing) Hmmm, maybe I was too harsh because now I'm remembering the Chink-a-minute story and that is a loving good one too. Crazyweasel fucked around with this message at Oct 15, 2011 around 17:56 |
| # ? Oct 15, 2011 17:53 |
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I really like this show, it's great to hear an insider talk about the industry candidly, and Mohr is kind of the last of the old school which makes for a nice contrast with the majority of podcasters who are youngsters trying to break into a rapidly changing entertainment industry. That said, I really wish Nikki would just make the occasional appearance. I felt like she was being very disingenuous about the whole Bobcat thing, and Jay obviously couldn't let it go, trying to take the high road but still being a dick about it. I think she was definitely covering something up, there, and it's that kind of stuff that can be annoying. But she is a much nicer and more interesting person than I would have suspected based on superficialities.
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| # ? Oct 19, 2011 00:59 |
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Nikki has been popping in less and less the last few episodes. Speaking of which both the recent Colin Quinn and Dave Attell episodes were great.
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| # ? Nov 29, 2011 14:36 |
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R.I.P. Patrice O'Neal. Looks like his interview with Jay was one of the last, if not the last, he ever did. I urge you all to listen to that episode, if you haven't already. And check out his standup DVD, 'The Elephant in the Room', which is fantastic. He will be greatly missed.
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| # ? Nov 29, 2011 18:48 |
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codyclarke posted:R.I.P. Patrice O'Neal. Looks like his interview with Jay was one of the last, if not the last, he ever did. I urge you all to listen to that episode, if you haven't already. And check out his standup DVD, 'The Elephant in the Room', which is fantastic. He will be greatly missed. seconding. I heard the episode with Patrice after I heard about the stroke, but before he died, and it made me sad that it was probably the last I was going to hear from him. I think he was one of those truly great stand up acts that goes under appreciated.
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| # ? Nov 30, 2011 03:23 |
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Really love this podcast. I've tried listening to others before, but never really got hooked. With Mohr Stories, I'm always waiting for the new ep to go up.
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| # ? Dec 22, 2011 16:50 |
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Atarian posted:Really love this podcast. I've tried listening to others before, but never really got hooked. With Mohr Stories, I'm always waiting for the new ep to go up. Same here. I'll never skip a Mohr Stories, whereas I end up skipping half the Adam Carolla / Joe Rogan / Marc Maron episodes that come out.
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| # ? Dec 22, 2011 18:53 |
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I remember seeing some tweets in November or December that Jay was supposed to be on Joe Rogan's podcast. Anyone know what happened to that? It sounded very imminent and then nothing.
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| # ? Jan 9, 2012 20:35 |
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Jay threw a hissy fit about redban and that seemed to kill off any chance of him getting on the JRE
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| # ? Jan 9, 2012 21:05 |
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I remember their initial spat when Jay was trying to get help starting a podcast, but this was a much more recent attempt to get on the podcast. It happened again?
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| # ? Jan 9, 2012 21:06 |
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The most recent thing was after Bert was on the Rogan podcast, and they got into a discussion about Jay doing Bert's Tracy Morgan bit (specifically Jay doing it on his upcoming Showtime special). Joe and Redban thought it was immoral and essentially joke stealing, despite Bert giving Jay permission to do it. When Jay heard them discussing it, he threw another fit because he wasn't there/wasn't invited to give his side of it. He had a similar Twitter meltdown, basically begging to be on Joe's podcast and obsessing over it.
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| # ? Jan 9, 2012 21:11 |
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I like his podcast but this last episode is unbelievably boring. Boring, and the long and stupidly incorrect food discussion is idiotic. "Listen to what I'm saying. I've read all the scientists."
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| # ? Jan 20, 2012 18:39 |
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By the way, was it just me or was that Skyler guy he had on not that great at impressions? I liked his Vince Vaughn, but that was about it. His Owen Wilson and Clooney and Michael Douglas didn't sound very accurate.
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| # ? Jan 20, 2012 20:32 |
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I've heard Callen on loads of podcasts (never seen a picture of him) before I realized that he was the Christian teacher dude in Oz, wow.
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| # ? Jan 20, 2012 22:00 |
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God drat, Jay. That Gary Gulman podcast hit very close to home. Teared up a little. Anyone else check that one out yet?
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| # ? Feb 11, 2012 22:33 |
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codyclarke posted:God drat, Jay. That Gary Gulman podcast hit very close to home. Teared up a little. Anyone else check that one out yet? I also don't think Jay quoting Reservoir Dogs will ever get unfunny.
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| # ? Feb 12, 2012 07:14 |
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drat I wish he would fix that weird overlap that's been occurring about 55 minutes into each episode the last 3-4 weeks 
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 19:55 |
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AltronHGX posted:drat I wish he would fix that weird overlap that's been occurring about 55 minutes into each episode the last 3-4 weeks Yeah what the hell is that. Makes me feel like I'm going crazy every time it happens.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2012 21:38 |
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I dunno about you guys but this is by far my favorite podcast and I listen to maybe 4 or 5 comedy podcasts regularly. I feel like this thread doesn't get much attention because frankly there isn't much to complain about, which is the bulk of most discussions here  If you disagree, I advise you to LOOK AT DUH GAME TAPE
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| # ? Feb 18, 2012 03:59 |
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AltronHGX posted:I dunno about you guys but this is by far my favorite podcast and I listen to maybe 4 or 5 comedy podcasts regularly. I feel like this thread doesn't get much attention because frankly there isn't much to complain about, which is the bulk of most discussions here You can charge that to the game.
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| # ? Feb 18, 2012 04:01 |
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Yep, this is the best one. I still won't watch the Pope of Greenwich Village or Star 80 though. 
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| # ? Feb 18, 2012 04:10 |
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One of my favorite lines from this podcast is 'Goodfellas is to Comics what Scarface is to Rappers'. Nikki Cox was spot-on with that one. I was at a Louis C.K. Q&A about a year ago, and someone asked him what his favorite funny movies were, and he talked about how he thinks Goodfellas and Raging Bull are hilarious. And I know Jim Norton and a bunch of other people are big fans too.
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| # ? Feb 18, 2012 04:14 |
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There's king fish out there! I'm a couple of episodes behind, but the episode with Aisha Tyler where Jay tells the story of his side of the Blizzcon kid breaking his leg on stage was pretty funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkE2BTjYFGQ
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| # ? Feb 18, 2012 16:43 |
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AltronHGX posted:If you disagree, I advise you to LOOK AT DUH GAME TAPE The latest one with Jim Jeffries and Eddie Ifft is great, all three guys are world class ball busters.
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| # ? Feb 18, 2012 21:27 |
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RightClickSaveAs posted:But I don't wanna go in the water! It really was a great episode.
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| # ? Feb 19, 2012 02:50 |
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Holy poo poo the most recent one with Brendon Walsh was funny. I might have to start listening to his podcast (if one can find it). drat Jay's loving story about kayaking with his 3 year old. This one more than made up for last weeks with Daryl Wright which I felt like was the weakest episode of this entire podcast. I did not find him funny or interesting at all.
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| # ? Mar 2, 2012 20:25 |
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AltronHGX posted:This one more than made up for last weeks with Daryl Wright which I felt like was the weakest episode of this entire podcast. I did not find him funny or interesting at all. And he's also an unashamed homophobic rear end in a top hat, too.
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| # ? Mar 3, 2012 00:45 |
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Brendon Walsh was great, looks like I finally am going to subscribe to the Deathsquad podcast. It seemed like Jay was trying to get him to bag on Redban or something there, and how awkward that was was funny too.
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| # ? Mar 3, 2012 02:28 |
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I really loved how this episode ended for some reason
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| # ? Mar 3, 2012 07:11 |
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| # ? May 26, 2013 01:03 |
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Count me in as a recent convert to Mohr Stories. I've always thought Jay was funny, even in his rear end in a top hat phase. Glad to see he's (somewhat) mellowed over the years.
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