<p>Sebastian Maniscalco is consistently one of the highest-grossing stand-up comedians in the country. With his Netflix special ‘Is It Me?’ and his autobiographical movie ‘About My Father’ co-starring Robert De Niro, he’s on the verge of finally becoming a household name. In this episode, Maniscalco opens up about doubling down on nostalgia and (mostly) avoiding controversy on stage. He also talks about how the comedy world has changed for better and worse since he got his start in the late ‘90s, shares stories from the sets of ‘Green Book’ and ‘The Irishman’ and explains how he decided to embrace the most embarrassing moment of his career on Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show.’</p><br><p>This episode was originally published on December 6, 2022.</p><br><p>Follow Sebastian Maniscalco on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sebastiancomedy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sebastiancomedy</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><br><p>Watch full episodes of The Last Laugh podcast on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDailyBeast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Beast’s YouTube channel</a></p><br><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TheDailyBeast.com</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Sebastian Maniscalco on Filling Arenas and Telling ‘Offensive’ Jokes

NOV 26, 202549 MIN
The Last Laugh

Sebastian Maniscalco on Filling Arenas and Telling ‘Offensive’ Jokes

NOV 26, 202549 MIN

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<p>Sebastian Maniscalco is consistently one of the highest-grossing stand-up comedians in the country. With his Netflix special ‘Is It Me?’ and his autobiographical movie ‘About My Father’ co-starring Robert De Niro, he’s on the verge of finally becoming a household name. In this episode, Maniscalco opens up about doubling down on nostalgia and (mostly) avoiding controversy on stage. He also talks about how the comedy world has changed for better and worse since he got his start in the late ‘90s, shares stories from the sets of ‘Green Book’ and ‘The Irishman’ and explains how he decided to embrace the most embarrassing moment of his career on Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show.’</p><br><p>This episode was originally published on December 6, 2022.</p><br><p>Follow Sebastian Maniscalco on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sebastiancomedy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sebastiancomedy</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><br><p>Watch full episodes of The Last Laugh podcast on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDailyBeast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Beast’s YouTube channel</a></p><br><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TheDailyBeast.com</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>