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Do you remember your goal for 2020? In this episode, Jo Firestone and I talk about her 2020 goal to embrace ghosts, we get in touch with our feelings, and Jo explains her lack of relationship with quesadillas and pornography.
Jo Firestone is a comedian whose work can be seen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Joe Pera Talks With You, High Maintenance, Shrill, The Chris Gethard Show, and more. She can be heard on Maximum Fun's Dr. Gameshow, a podcast she co-hosts with Manolo Moreno and Comedy Central's "Everyday Decisions," a podcast she hosts all alone. Her album, "The Hits," is available on Comedy Central Records, and if you like puns, check out "Punderdome: A Card Game for Pun Lovers." She is very willing to work with animals; please consider her for animal work.
In this episode, Jo and I open the show talking about her comedy career, sonic drive-in, and her brother, who really does work in commercial real estate. Did you know that Jo is only five feet tall? She moves quickly so no one can ever tell how short she is. Jo doesn't have the basic talents; however, she found a way into show biz. What would you do if you didn't do stand up? Personally, I would do networking. Jo would set off indoor fireworks in between mediocre storytelling. Plus, she would change her name to Jo Fireworks.
In middle school, Jo was prescribed antidepressants. In seventh grade, Jo wore a back brace and has never been more confident (even to this day)! In eighth grade, she got the back brace taken off, and it all went downhill from there. Jo describes her creative group of friends – they would wet their faces and dip them into sprinkles to become sprinkle people. She's lucky social media wasn't around in high school. Jo had two high school boyfriends – she has no idea where they are right now – even with social media. Instead of Instagram, Jo is playing Solitaire on her computer.
Jo speaks about opening for a baby pig race and learning loads about apples. Frankly, it paid a lot better than her pizza job – it seemed like the way to go. At the time, Jo was dating a man who pierced his own ball sack. As you can tell, she was really living life on the edge. She asked to see it once, but other than that, they didn't do a lot of pants stuff. Then, we talk about being in touch with our feelings, specifically anger and sadness. Jo's mom is a school counselor – she thinks that anger is a combination of several emotions, whereas sadness is just one. Stay tuned as we talk about getting Zoom bombed, what happens when we die, and big pots of stuff.
In this Episode:
[ 8:30 ] About Jo Firestone
[ 16:20 ] What would you do if you didn’t do stand up?
[ 22:50 ] About Jo’s adolescent years
[ 30:20 ] The transition to Solitaire
[ 36:15 ] Everybody has OCD
[ 41:15 ] Our very first dates
[ 43:30 ] Being in touch with anger and sadness
[ 46:45 ] About getting Zoom bombed
[ 49:40 ] What happens when we die
[ 53:50 ] About big pots of stuff
Quotes:
“I’m really grateful social media wasn’t around in high school.”
“Are you ready for the baby pig race?”
“Sometimes, you just have to be a bad boy.”
“I have no relationship with quesadillas or pornography.”
“My goal for 2020 is to embrace ghosts.”
Links Mentioned:
Jo’s Website: http://www.jofirestone.com
Jo’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoyofirestone/
Email me: emmasbunker@gmail.com
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