Bob Saget On ‘People’s Party With Talib Kweli’

In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with stand-up comedian, actor, television host, and director:

BOB SAGET

Here’s what they got to discuss with one of America’s G.O.A.T. TV Dads:

• When he knew he wanted to be a comedian
• How being raised by two hard working parents impacted his own work ethic
• Early aspirations of becoming a doctor and the teacher that changed his life
• Ditching college to work at The Comedy Store in LA
• Getting gangrene in his appendix at age 21 and it almost killing him
• His iconic stand-up spot on Rodney Dangerfield’s “Young Comedians” Special
• Bob’s close friendship with Rodney Dangerfield as well as Sam Kinison
• Exploring the origin story of the legendary sitcom “Full House”
• Becoming friends with Richard Pryor on the set of “Critical Condition”
• What it was like during the years of hosting “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
• Why “Full House” was cancelled while it remained so insanely popular
• The bazaar “memory loss” finale episode of the show
• His love and admiration of the Olsen sisters
• Discussion of the show reboot: “Fuller House”
• Feelings on Lori Loughlin following the college admissions scandal
• The modern-day cancel culture take-over
• Old jokes that would get a comedian cancelled if told today
• Bob and Talib’s own experiences with people trying to cancel them
• Dave Chappelle being beloved by such a diverse group of people
• Bob cracking the code on how to get a stoned crowd laughing
• Talib having to relearn his own songs after returning to the stage post-COVID
• A COVID outbreak at Dave Chappelle’s Summer Comedy Camp
• The underrated greatness of the film “Dirty Work” and the potential for a sequel
• His experiences narrating for the sitcom “How I Met Your Mother”
• Bob’s comedy specials, “Zero To Sixty” and “That’s What I’m Talkin’ About”
• Breaking down his describing fame as the Big Bird suit
• When Bob gained the courage to say no to producers and writers
• Bob drops a few bars from his rap “Rollin’ With Saget”
• The racist history behind the US adopting the word marijuana
• He details the shittiest gig he ever had
• Taking his mantra from the film “Blues Brothers”
• Finding silver linings during the unprecedented times we’re living in
• People unifying despite their differences if we were attacked by aliens
• Bob’s emotional experience of watching the film “Crash” with his daughter
• Talk about the Afrofuturistic film “Cosmic Slop”

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