November 28 to Dec 4, 2018

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I love the movies, you know, the movies
are the movies and I think that’s
why I still to this day have a standup
audience, I don’t think that people
say, I want to see Pauly Shore
because I saw his stand-up special on
Netflix; they say, I want to see Pauly
Shore because I grew up with him and
I love all his movies and he’s really
crazy and he’s really funny.
How was it growing up in comedy
dynasty with both parents in the
business?
I don’t know, just sticking to the truth
you know, truth will set you free,
when you’re inside The Comedy Store,
it represents truth, that’s kind of what
I represent good or bad, sometimes
it’s good when you tell the truth,
sometimes it’s bad, so I come from a
truthful place, and that’s kind of like
what I learned from going up there
you know.
You are well-known as a comedic
actor and a stand-up comic, but
your new short film, “Sin City Psycho”
is a dramatic change. What
made you decide to write and direct
this project?
I’m kind of tired doing comedy, I’ve
done comedy for so long, all my
sketches are comedic and to tell you
truth, I started acting before I started
doing comedy, I just miss acting, and
since I haven’t been getting the roles,
the right roles or anything that excites
me coming my way, because of the
way the world is now with these videos,
I can get my load out and in 10
minutes and get everything I needed
emotionally out, and the premise is
just an idea I had a while ago, playing
a psychopath is an awesome role
for any actor because he can be crazy
without getting in any trouble.
Tell me about your fans when they
see you in public.
It depends on where my head space
is, I mean if I’m taking a piss, eating
a sandwich or talking to a girl you
know, I don’t care what they say to
you, but if I’m by myself or walking or
at the airport or that’s fine, I definitely
don’t like to be grabbed, a lot of people
grab me all the time, because they
love me, they want to hug me, I’m like
wow bro, back-off, back-off.
You were a frequent guest at the
Playboy Mansion. Do you miss that
era?
Yeah, it was a point in time, an
era in time, I was lucky enough to
go up there for 20 years, I was a
guest of Hugh Kefner, he always
invited me, and when I was in
town, I always attended, especially
early on it was pretty cool, it
was like Vegas times 10, it was all
women, you can be yourself, there
was nice food and drinks, and
everyone was kinda scantily clad
dressed, you know what I mean.
Who are some comedians that
you admire?
I wouldn’t say the younger guys,
I’m not really tune into them right
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