Sebastián Maniscalco is not edited.
The comedian, who will embark on his “It Ain't Right” stand-up tour this summer, says comedy fans are simply “dying laughing.”
“I don't really edit myself,” he told Fox News Digital. “I'd be lying to you if I said, 'Oh, I don't know, is that joke worth making because it might cause a, b, and c?' There's a little bit of that, but I don't know, I've been all over the country and I feel like people who come to my shows at least are dying to laugh, whether it's appropriate or inappropriate, I mean, I hate using the word 'inappropriate.' '”.
Growing up, Maniscalco, 50, said in his world that “you made fun of everything and anything around you.”
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Sebastián Maniscalco says he doesn't “edit” himself when writing his stand-up material. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for “Nobody Does This Tour”)
“Including your own family and yourself, and it was not done with malicious intent,” he continued. “It was just pointing out behaviors or idiosyncrasies or oddities that were going on in the neighborhood, and everyone was laughing about it.”
The “About My Father” star said he believes there is only a “small portion of the population that tends to get out of shape regarding some of the material, and those people tend to have a strong voice.”
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He added: “But I would say that, for the most part, most are just looking for an outlet to laugh. And comedians are more popular than ever because I think it's the only real form of entertainment that exists now that's really unedited.” . and real.”
Maniscalco, whose tour begins in Norfolk, Virginia, on July 11 and ends December 15 in Des Moines, Iowa, said he's not looking for material for his show but rather “just finds me, and my antennae are kind.” to always be up there, you know, ready to receive it,” he stated.
“So my stuff tends to be experience-based… I go to Universal Studios. I go to the kids' party. I go to school drop-off. I'm doing all these things that just happen.” be part of my life. And through those experiences, I tend to have a point of view about what I'm seeing at any particular moment during the day.”
The comedian is not worried about people who are “weakened” by jokes. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for “Nobody Does This Tour)
The comedian said that when you're “looking for” stand-up material “it never comes.”
“But if you're just living your life and absorbing what's happening to you, the humor will almost write itself,” he added.
So what's not right?
““I guess it's just a general distaste for what I see when I leave my house or the experiences I have, whether it's, you know, whatever, going to Las Vegas or going to the doctor's office or whatever.”
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He said he often says things to his wife like, “'This isn't right.'” You know, we just saw a naked guy walking down the street here in Las Vegas, with no clothes on, so, you know, there's a variety of different things that happen in the day that shake you up. your head and, you know, hopefully it becomes material.”
“[Y]You have to give them a show. Not just the show I'm doing on stage, but what's around me. “It's not like we're going to have fireworks and this is Motley Crüe in the '80s, but there is a definite production involved in the show.”
He added: “We've added some fabulous production to the tour. And there are some things I can't really divulge as to what we have in store for the fans.
“But I've always been someone who likes to perform like it's show business… you have to give them a show. Not just the show I'm doing on stage, but what's around me. It's not like we were together.” “We'll have fireworks and this is Motley Crüe in the '80s, but there's a definite production involved in the show.”
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When talking about his harshest critics, Maniscalco said he likes to make his children laugh more than anyone.
“But my toughest credit critic is definitely my father,” he said. “He's always been, you know, someone who's been my biggest fan, my biggest critic, my family, you know, in general.”
Sebastián Maniscalco appears with his wife, Lana, and his parents. (Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images for Lionsgate)
Maniscalco said his sister edits for him, “and I gave her some tapes to watch from Las Vegas. And she called me and said, 'You look exhausted on this show.' In my world you can't have a big head.” .
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“I have so many people around me who are so honest about what they see that it's really hard to get any kind of positive momentum regarding my career. It's never good enough,” he laughed. “It's always like, 'You look like that,' or 'That sucks.' Or this, that, and the other. But it's all good.”
The 50-year-old said the best advice he received from another comedian came early in his career when Andrew Dice Clay told him not to compare himself to other comedians.
“'The only thing you can focus on is your own material,'” Maniscalco said of his advice. “'So if you see a comedian get a TV show, or you see a comedian sell out stadiums or whatever, don't let let that bother you. Don't let that consume you. The only thing you really have control over is writing your own stuff and being the best you can at what you're doing, and your time will come.'”
Sebastián Maniscalco appears with his wife and children, Seraphina and Caruso. (Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Hammer Museum)
He said he really took Clay's advice to heart. and I just focused on being the best comedian I could be and hopefully by doing that I'll reap the benefits of that.“.
Maniscalco called his recent show with Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan and Nate Bargatze at the Hollywood Bowl for Netflix is a Joke Festival “kind of a unicorn” because he doesn't “do a lot of shows with other comedians.”
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“In these types of situations, I tend to be a little more relaxed when I'm around comedians because comedians are always competing for the spotlight,” he explained.
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He said he was never the school clown who would think, “'I need to talk because I need people to know I'm funny.'”
With other comedians, he said he tends to be the “quiet one,” “the one who observes what's going on.”
Sebastian Maniscalco appears with his father, Salvatore, and actor Robert De Niro at the premiere of “About My Father.” (Dipasupil Day/Getty Images)
He explained: “I like being alone on stage. I don't really like sharing the stage with other people because I become introverted. It's me saying, 'This guy is funny,' and me not saying anything. So… I might have to give a little more than I normally give in those situations just because of the company I'm with.”
In addition to his upcoming tour and the Netflix show is a joke, Maniscalco recently co-starred with Robert De Niro in the 2023 film “About My Father.”
Maniscalco said the experience was intimidating for him “just because the history I've had throughout my life, watching him and all these iconic movies, and then the fact that he was playing my father in a movie that I co-wrote and that I was starring in it, for me, was a little overwhelming.”
He said that working with De Niro taught him “a lot about acting.”
“I felt like it gave me the confidence to move forward on other projects and really be a better actor.”
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But he said De Niro wasn't the talkative type.
Maniscalco says his father, Salvatore, is his biggest fan and critic. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Sebastián Maniscalco's You Bother Me Tour)
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“As far as, kind of commiserating off camera, there wasn't a lot of that with De Niro,” he added. “Not that he was distant, but, you know, he didn't really participate in a lot of things. conversation. He, something I could respect, you know, was in his own world. “He was doing his thing.”
“If I had a question or a comment or, you know, he was very nice to talk to me. But other than that, it's like people were like, 'Oh, did you guys go out?' No, we were in Alabama for nine weeks and the only time I saw him was on set.”
Maniscalco's “It Ain't Right” tour kicks off July 11 in Norfolk, Virginia.
