#75 | Tina La Cochina

[00:00:00] Speaker A: All right, what's going on, y'all? Corpus Christi Originals, back at it again. Coming to you live or coming to you recording from the Streamlab Studio downtown Corpus Christi, Texas, at Produce Sound Studios here on Peoples street. Forgive us for not going live. We had some technical difficulties, so we're recording it. We're going to post it later, so leave comments, questions, whatever, later to help us with engagement, as per Tina's suggestion. Appreciate you. So today we have Tina La Cochina. Tina the nasty in english translation. [00:00:29] Speaker B: We're gonna have a translator. [00:00:31] Speaker A: Translator. [00:00:32] Speaker B: Sign language person, too, here. [00:00:34] Speaker A: Thanks for coming on. [00:00:35] Speaker B: I'm so happy to be here. Thanks for inviting me. [00:00:36] Speaker A: I'm digging the shirt, man. [00:00:38] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:00:38] Speaker A: Slayer slash Selena got a rep. Yeah. [00:00:42] Speaker B: Shout out to Galactic. That's where I scored this shirt. [00:00:44] Speaker A: That's dope. Dope for sure. [00:00:47] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:00:47] Speaker A: So we were talking. We were talking before air that there's 25 plus comedian in town. That's a lot. [00:00:54] Speaker B: Yeah, well, on Thursdays, we have open mic night at Mesquite street downtown. [00:00:59] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:00:59] Speaker B: And, I mean, the list fills up to, like, 2030 people sometimes. Yeah, yeah. And. But we only get, like, five minutes, so. [00:01:07] Speaker A: Yeah, and so we're talking to, like, it's not enough. Do you feel like there's enough time for those comedians to work their set in town? You know what I mean? Yeah, every day. Because it seems like a small town, and there's. I don't know. How many places is there? There's the exchange. The exchange. Right, where you do. [00:01:24] Speaker B: Yeah, well, mine as well. My. My. My residency at exchange is more of a comedy showcase. [00:01:30] Speaker A: Okay. [00:01:31] Speaker B: So I usually book either regional. Excuse me. Or, like, touring comedians. Local comedians, so. And it's on the last Tuesday of the month, so that one's just a monthly show. But as far as open mics, we have. Thursday is like a. For sure. Like, that one gets really busy. [00:01:50] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:01:50] Speaker B: And then we have. On Sundays, we have Jay Everett at riches on. I think that's Weber. [00:02:01] Speaker A: I'm laughing because that's what the slap happened. [00:02:03] Speaker B: Oh, yes. [00:02:05] Speaker A: Where is that at, anyways? [00:02:06] Speaker B: It's on Weber. It used to be called by hep. [00:02:10] Speaker A: Yeah, like a pool hall, right? [00:02:14] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, yeah. [00:02:16] Speaker A: So you said Thursday nights or. When do they have that? Once a month. [00:02:19] Speaker B: Sundays it's at riches, and then on Mondays it's at topology on Staples with Miguelito, and then on Tuesdays, if it's usually, it's my showcase on the last Tuesday of the month, but sometimes we'll have open mic at Panacea and House of Rock also has an open mic on Tuesdays. So. [00:02:39] Speaker A: So there's one every day of the week or. [00:02:41] Speaker B: Yeah, except for, like, Fridays and Saturdays usually. Those are, like, actual comedy shows. Yeah, so those are usually paid events or, you know, you'll have to. [00:02:52] Speaker A: It's like an actual show, like, be booked or whatever. [00:02:54] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. Not really an open mic where it's free. Anybody can sign up. Yeah, man. [00:03:00] Speaker A: So. So your first open mic, man, what was that like? I can't imagine because I've thought about it. I'm sure everybody's thought about it. [00:03:06] Speaker B: You've never tried it? [00:03:07] Speaker A: No, I'm sure everybody's thought about it. At one point, it's like, dude, what do I talk about? Am I gonna bomb? Like. Yeah, you know what I mean? How do you go about, like, how do you get over the nerves and the fear of, like, actually finally doing it, you know? [00:03:20] Speaker B: Well, I didn't try it until the first time I tried it. It was on my 30th birthday, which was almost ten years ago. [00:03:29] Speaker A: Okay. [00:03:29] Speaker B: Yeah, so it was more like a bucket list type of thing where I was like, I want to do it. I've always wanted to try it. It looks so fun, or whatever. And my coworkers at the time were like, we should go. Let's all go. We'll support you. We'll clap, we'll laugh. So, sure enough, my birthday landed on Thursday, so I went to Mesquite street pizza, and I signed up. And the one that actually even introduced me was Andy. Yeah, I bumped into him at another restaurant or bar or something, and he was performing, and he was like, yeah, you should come out. And so I started coming out to see him, and then I ended up signing up. So, man, it was so fun. Like, it was an experience. I can't even describe more people laughing. I mean, it was. Well, it was my first time, but I had, like, birthday jokes, and then I ended up roasting Andy, so ended up being, like, super fun, and I could not stop doing it. I would sign. I signed up next week, and I signed up the following week, and every Thursday I'm here downtown checking it out, making friends, networking, and pretty much building my brand for Cochina comedy. [00:04:42] Speaker A: Amazing. So you started that fire, and then eventually you just, like, kept on billowing it, really. [00:04:47] Speaker B: It was just like, something fun to try, you know, bucket list type of thing. Yeah, which I encourage everybody to try. I'm not saying, like, do it every week or whatever, but, like, just, you know, one time, go up and say a funny story, you know, remember that first time that you tried mushrooms or the first time you got drunk, or the first time, you know, maybe something happened while you were in an elevator or your car ride to work, something happened, and you want to tell a friend, right? You want to be like, dude, you know what happened to me? You want to believe it, you know, and you. It's surprising of how many people will relate to you. Like, dude, that happened to me, and. [00:05:25] Speaker A: You know, and, like, somebody said it, right? Somebody said it. It's funny. Yeah. Shout out Andy Gomez. Andy Gomez. What's up, man? We got. We got your. Your homie in here. Tina la cocina. Thanks for suggesting. Appreciate you. Yeah, and, yeah, so he. It's pretty cool to know that he actually helped you to make that for. To take that first step. So that's awesome. Yeah, that's good. So, Tina, locate comedy. How. When did you. When did you know that we were gonna have that brand? Or. [00:05:53] Speaker B: Cochina is more of, like, like a nickname. More like. Okay, so, like, growing up, you know, it rhymes, so it kind of stuck. Yeah, but the reason I was called that is because I have a birthmark on my face, on my chin, and, yeah, I have makeup on, but, so, yeah, so it looks like my face is dirty, so. [00:06:16] Speaker A: Well, shout out the cotton pickers, man. [00:06:18] Speaker B: Yeah, rob, sound. Cotton pickers. All the bullies that, you know. Yeah, now I have that, I use it as a stage name. I love Robstown. That's my hometown. My mom still lives there, and I love it. [00:06:33] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:06:33] Speaker B: When I go on stage, I always talk about my hometown. That's cool. And I'm always there. My mom's there, so. [00:06:39] Speaker A: Right down the road, man. That's awesome. Yeah, yeah, from Robstown. Yeah, Robstown. People doing it, for sure. It's awesome. So your career and so what is. So what inspires. I got that. So what are your biggest comedic influences? [00:06:53] Speaker B: Let's see. I think when I was younger, I was. I don't know if you remember, like, right after the news, they would show Seinfeld. [00:07:02] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:07:03] Speaker B: Like, like at 1030 or something. And I always remember, yeah. So, you know, when. When the show starts, it's him doing stand up, and it's always just like, a few sec. You know, it's not his whole bit. It's just like. And I always wanted, like, more like, man, I wonder what he's gonna say next. Like, what's the next joke gonna be? Yeah, so that really, like, got me curious about stand up. And then, of course, the comedians that are doing it now, that I kind of follow, like, Angela Johnson, Cristela. There's, like, comedians that I've followed, like, you know, Dave Chappelle. I've been watching him forever, you know, but there's other comedians here in Texas that man have really inspired me. Like, oh, I can do it, you know, and that's mostly, like, my comedy family here in corpus. Like, my friend Ana Ramirez. She's, like, one of the persons. Like, I kind of go to, like, hey, this is happening. You want to go with me? Or what do you think about this project? And we bounce ideas off each other. [00:08:12] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:08:12] Speaker B: And then, of course, in the beginning, Andy kind of. We would always, after open mic, we hang out afterwards, and we talk comedy. And so that included the rest of the comedian. [00:08:21] Speaker A: Amazing. [00:08:22] Speaker B: Like, javi. And, you know, Javi has taken me on the road with him several times, you know, and so it's just like, I'm learning. Even the ones that the comedians that have started after me, they end up starting open mics and doing projects and improv and doing other things in the arts, and I'm just truly inspired. The comedy circle that we have right now, we, like, motivate each other. We, you know, support each other. If I'm having an event, usually I can count on a lot of the comedians to share my flyer or tell their friends and family to come to my show or even show up. Like, it's just nice to have an audience, you know? So that way, the comedians that I book have somebody to tell jokes to. [00:09:07] Speaker A: So. Yeah. Shout out Javiluna. He was on episode one. Yeah, for sure. [00:09:12] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:09:13] Speaker A: Is it so, is it tough? Is it difficult, would you say, because the city is so small for comedians to, like, you know what I mean? To make it or practice or whatever. What are the challenges that y'all have that. [00:09:24] Speaker B: Yeah, it's. You know, I think it's hard sometimes the audience is not as open as we would like. You know, certain topics right now, it seems like politics is a very sensitive subject. So those types of challenges. But I think the fact that we, like, push through that, you know, we find the humor in it. I mean, try not to take everything so seriously. Right. We find a silver lining. [00:09:53] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:09:53] Speaker B: In everything that happens. So, really, that's how we kind of keep it going. We try, like, there are certain places that really don't welcome us, you know? You know, it depending on what type of comedy we're. We're doing, you know? Yeah. You know, some. Sometimes certain places want clean comedy or don't say anything about politics or don't say anything about, you know, religion or. [00:10:17] Speaker A: How do you feel about that? Like, can you work around that? [00:10:19] Speaker B: Or in certain situations, like, in certain situations, if I'm asked, like, hey, I would like for you to emcee this event. Please don't say the f word. Or, hey, you can do this, but please don't bring up any politics. Yeah, you know, if I'm Mc an event or if somebody books me to host or, you know, be a guest and do a spot, whatever. If I. If it is something where I'm like, well, you know what? I'm actually not comfortable with that. I don't think I'll have to pass, and I've had to do that. Some people are like, we want 30 minutes of all clean comedy, and don't mention this or that. And that. I'm like, oh, that's all my. That's. Yeah, it's very limiting and. [00:10:58] Speaker A: Oh, it's limited. Okay. [00:10:59] Speaker B: Yeah. So I wouldn't be able to be Tina la Cocina. I'm like, do you know my stage name? How are you gonna. You can't even say my stage name. [00:11:06] Speaker A: Oh, my God, that's so crazy, man. [00:11:08] Speaker B: And that's happened. Like, people will book me and they won't even introduce me by my stage name. They'll just say, all right, coming to the stage as Tina. [00:11:15] Speaker A: Oh, wow. So, man, say, you got a tiptoe around that. That sucks. [00:11:20] Speaker B: Yeah, that's okay. [00:11:22] Speaker A: You still got to maintain a level of professionalism, like, as it seems like it in this city. [00:11:27] Speaker B: Yeah, you would say, I try. [00:11:32] Speaker A: So. Yeah, so. So you just. You won, like. No. What is it? The Ben magazine or whatever, like, five times or something like that. [00:11:41] Speaker B: This is my fifth year. [00:11:42] Speaker A: Congrats. [00:11:43] Speaker B: Thank you. [00:11:43] Speaker A: How do you feel about that? [00:11:44] Speaker B: It was. I'm, you know, I'm always surprised. [00:11:48] Speaker A: Really? [00:11:49] Speaker B: Yeah. Because I don't think anybody knows I'm super private. I'm super private. If you look me up. [00:11:55] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:11:56] Speaker B: You won't really find my comedy or you won't really find. [00:12:00] Speaker A: Is that because you're private? I mean, you choose to be that way? [00:12:03] Speaker B: I choose to be private. Like, I like what I do. You know, I work during the day, I work in education, and then at night I do comedy. On the weekends I travel and I do shows. And so it. I'm able to manage it better that way. Keeping it separate and things like that. I mean, of course, my students and the people I work with and things like that. Some of them know, hey, did I see you in a fire? Hey. But for the most part, you know, I'm able to manage and juggle both. [00:12:36] Speaker A: Yeah. That's what's up. [00:12:36] Speaker B: Yeah. If anything, I use my personal life for material, because when I go on stage, I'm talking about my mom and I'm talking about my. [00:12:44] Speaker A: Yeah. Do you make up story? Like. [00:12:45] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. So there's, you know, a percentage of real life situations, and I tweak it a little bit more. Exaggerate. My brother's always like, the pastas. Yeah, you go too far. Make the story a little more spicy. [00:13:02] Speaker A: Yeah. How do you, how do you handle crowds or hecklers? [00:13:07] Speaker B: I don't. I break down. I cry. I. Yeah, it's hard, you know, I'm super sensitive, so I get my feelings hurt really easy. Maybe that's another reason why I'm super private. I don't. [00:13:19] Speaker A: Wow. So crazy. Yeah, it's like you're. And you go on stage and you do jokes and stuff like that. [00:13:23] Speaker B: Yeah. So when somebody doesn't laugh or if I can't make them, you know, smile or anything, it really hurts. Like, I go home and it hurts. Wow. Yeah, it hurts my heart. [00:13:34] Speaker A: Is that motivation to help you, like, get better at what you're doing? [00:13:37] Speaker B: Sometimes. Sometimes it's motivation tend at all depends. [00:13:45] Speaker A: You know, it's on the situation. That's crazy. Oh, man. Rob, sound in the house. [00:13:54] Speaker B: Yeah. Go red. [00:13:56] Speaker A: Go red. Yeah, yeah. Has there been a time when you had a joke that didn't land as expected? What did you do to recover? [00:14:06] Speaker B: In the beginning when I first started? [00:14:08] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:14:09] Speaker B: I kind of, like, would repeat it. Not repeat it, but kind of explain it. Oh, my God. I'm like, dude, it's not hitting. Don't do, don't say that joke anymore. Now, what I try to do, if I'm saying something immediately, I try to change the subject or go ahead and go in the opposite direction where I know something else will hit. It's funny because that's the time you go to open mic, is to work it out. [00:14:32] Speaker A: To work it out. [00:14:33] Speaker B: Yeah. There you talk about the Olympics. You talk about, you know, what's going on in the news. You talk about whatever is relevant. [00:14:42] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:14:43] Speaker B: And then if nobody's, it's not hitting, then you either move on, or usually we like to comedy talk afterwards and be like, oh, did you hear my joke about this? And then we try to try to. [00:14:54] Speaker A: Fix it up and angle it away. [00:14:55] Speaker B: To make it work. [00:14:56] Speaker A: Yeah. That makes a lot of sense. And so to be, to be a good comedian, do you think you have to practice at it, like, actually have that stage time or can you be a good comedian without having that stage time? [00:15:12] Speaker B: I think it's a combination. Some people, I feel, need that muscle exercise daily, if not for sure, weekly. To get stage time. You have to, it's like I said, exercising a muscle. You have to have to practice the public speaking, how to rebuttal. When you do have a heckler, working on crowd work, getting through jokes that are not hitting things like that, you do have to get through that. And that's doing it is part of it. And getting roasted or getting heckled or getting that. You have to get through that in order to grow. So. But then there are some comedians that I've known where they really don't come out to an open mic. Whether they're. Maybe they're doing it in the. In the privacy of their home, in a mirror. I really don't know their techniques. But for me, I have to have, like, the back and forth. Like, I need to say something and then see if it worked. Like, I need that. [00:16:12] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:16:13] Speaker B: And so other comedians are a little bit different where they, they're able to work their stuff out and either with maybe just their family or, you know. [00:16:22] Speaker A: How do you feel about the corporate scene now? Like, for good, for comedians, the corpus. [00:16:27] Speaker B: Scene, I feel, you know, I've been doing open mic for almost ten years now, and I've been hosting the exchange for five. And the comedians that I've seen come and go, I feel like it's grown since the pandemic. I have seen a change as far as, like, the type of avenues comedians are taking in order to get their humor out, you know, so that's different. And I feel like it's growing in different directions, especially with improv. I feel like that needs to be more incorporated where people are able to do that. There's more of what is it, like, crowd work going on. So when an audience member comes back with you, you got to keep it going. Oh, wow. You know? [00:17:09] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's part of that practice where we're talking about. Yeah. It's just to be a better comedian. Do you feel like there's, like, it's regarding, like, because you mentioned, like, a circle comedian, it seems like there's a bunch of different ones every. Not only here but everywhere. Like, is there. Do you feel like there's, like, tension between other comedians, or how do you go about, like, navigating that? [00:17:31] Speaker B: It's hard to say because, you know, I've had falling out with, really with comedians, you know, it happens. I feel like in any industry, you're gonna cross paths with people that don't have the same vision as you, you know, or maybe they're saying and doing things that really are not part of your mission or my values, you know? I try not to really work with comedians that say the n word, you know? I don't really work with comedians that talk about certain things that I'm not comfortable with, you know? So when it comes to booking for my show, I. There are. I go to open mics to see and watch and to see. How do you handle yourself? Can you handle a heckler? Can you. Can you. Do you even have a solid five minutes, ten minutes to even get laughs, you know? [00:18:23] Speaker A: Wow, that's awesome. And so how long have you been doing that there at the exchange? [00:18:27] Speaker B: Like, having that showcase I've been hosting for five years. A good friend of mine, he was hosting the open mic there, and he ended up moving to Houston. Max Richards, he's also a comedian, and when he moved, he was like, Tina, go ahead and take over. You're here every week. [00:18:48] Speaker A: Wow. [00:18:48] Speaker B: Yeah, so I was, you know, I was really there every week helping him promote the open mic, sell tickets, like, anything. You. [00:18:56] Speaker A: Why, why. Why were you doing that? Like, just because you wanted. I mean, how come, like, it. [00:19:00] Speaker B: It feels good. Yeah. When you find something that feels good, you do it? [00:19:05] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:19:06] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:19:07] Speaker A: That's so cool, cuz, like, some people wouldn't want to do that, and then. So eventually. So you got really involved in that and he turned it over to you. Yeah, he went to Houston. [00:19:15] Speaker B: He moved to Houston. He does comedy out there now. [00:19:17] Speaker A: Yeah, I was gonna. I was gonna say, like, it seems like Houston. Houston has a big scene. [00:19:20] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:19:20] Speaker A: Have you considered moving out of town? [00:19:22] Speaker B: No, no, I'm a cotton picker. [00:19:23] Speaker A: You can't pick it. Oh, come on. So you're. Actually. [00:19:27] Speaker B: I live. I've been living here in corpus for. For. Yeah, for about ten years, though. Actually, over ten years now. Yeah. But I. Yeah, this is my home. My mom is in Robstown. I'm here in Corpus. We're just. This is home. Yeah, I don't mind traveling. I love traveling. I'm doing shows out of town, out of state, but come back home. [00:19:50] Speaker A: So I guess I'm asking, like, cuz, do you, like, do you want to make it big? Like, you know what I mean? You know what I'm saying? [00:19:56] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:19:57] Speaker A: And if so, like, do you feel like you have to move out of town or can you stay here to. [00:20:00] Speaker B: Do that, I guess, you know, when I think about it, like, long term, I just think about, like, I'm still doing it. I'm still doing it. I don't know if I'm gonna get a bigger stage or nothing. It would. I don't know. I see what the possibilities are, and it's a little scary. [00:20:18] Speaker A: Wow. [00:20:19] Speaker B: Yeah. So right now, I, like, I'm still. I feel like I'm still learning. If that comes along, that would be great, and I would just have to embrace it. I feel like I'm still very green in the industry. Yeah, that's cool. [00:20:35] Speaker A: I mean, it's interesting to know, like, because it seems like. It seems like you. You're out there in corpus, and people know who you are, you know what I mean? And I was listening to the lit. Lit. What's the name of the podcast? [00:20:48] Speaker B: Oh, Logan did. [00:20:49] Speaker A: Logan. Yeah, lit. Logan. And you were saying something about having the Ben magazine. I lost my trainers out there being on the Ben magazine for five years. But then you. Oh, you're gonna be on a show soon, right? Or did it pass? I can't remember when I heard the podcast. But you're like, this is actually. I'm actually gonna be a part of the show instead of, like, running the show. So you're actually gonna have time doing it. Oh, doing, you know, doing your bits or whatever. [00:21:12] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. [00:21:13] Speaker A: How do you feel about that? Has it been a. Has it been a while since you've done. Done your. Your set? [00:21:19] Speaker B: No, I do comedy every. [00:21:20] Speaker A: Do it often. [00:21:21] Speaker B: Yeah, every week. [00:21:22] Speaker A: Yeah, every week. Yeah, yeah. [00:21:24] Speaker B: Next weekend, I'll be in San Antonio. I have two shows in San Antonio. And then when I come back to Corpus, I have the exchange, and then September 6 is the Friday art walk, and I have a comedy show downtown at Mesquite. That's my birthday show. [00:21:39] Speaker A: Birthday show. Come on. That's awesome. And you're. So. You started comedy on your birthday show, your birthday, right? [00:21:45] Speaker B: Yeah. That's why it's so special. Shout out to Anna and Brandon at Mesquite that I was. They were like, what are you gonna do for your birthday? And I'm like, you know, maybe I should have a comedy show. And they were like, we'll do it here. Hello? Yeah. [00:21:58] Speaker A: Yeah, for sure. How do you feel about, like, where you're at now? Like, you know what I mean? [00:22:03] Speaker B: I still super nervous. I, you know, I write and I'm trying, and I'm not for everybody, you know, so it's hard to make everybody happy. So I'm just trying to make myself happy. Like, doing comedy makes me happy. And if people will laugh along the way, then let's go. [00:22:26] Speaker A: Let's go. Let's do it. [00:22:30] Speaker B: I know you were asking me about, like, where do I see this going or whatever, and I, like, it would be great to have my own, like, you know what I mean, spot? I don't necessarily think I have to move away and do all these things, and it would. I mean, what if I had something here and I had something here, you know? [00:22:48] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:22:49] Speaker B: So. And then brought names. I mean, Joe Rogan is in Austin right now. [00:22:52] Speaker A: Yeah, you mentioned. [00:22:53] Speaker B: And then he has a club, so not only is he doing comedy, but he has a space where he can do comedy and have his friends do comedy. So that I think maybe that would be maybe something in the future. I mean, I like to go travel and do shows all over. You know, I've been to Vegas and all over Texas, so, yeah, I would like to go do shows in other states and all over the world, but maybe doing something here in Corpus would be. That's Robstown. [00:23:20] Speaker A: Yeah, no, yeah, yeah. Success looks different for everybody, and it seems like. Yeah, that's why I was approaching it like that. Do you want to be, like, a famous comedian? But you're looking at famous. Oh, that's good. That's good. But. [00:23:30] Speaker B: And you're looking enough. [00:23:31] Speaker A: Yeah, I thought. Yeah, you mentioned that, too. Like, Joe Rogan moved to Austin. He's got his thing going on there. You mentioned that on that podcast as well. Shout out lit Logan podcast. But, yeah, doing it here in corpus, that's. That's awesome. Do you feel like it, that the scene is growing to will it get there? You think it could get there? [00:23:50] Speaker B: You know, with the pandemic, that was kind of a bump in the road, you know, for us to get it going again. We were doing, like, zoom comedy. Horrible, horrible during the pandemic. So now that we're, what, three, four years out of that whole weird situation, I feel like more people are coming out. This is a form of coping, because you're writing, you're performing, you're going on stage, and pretty much spilling your guts. It takes a lot to go out there, you know? So I give props to anybody that even tries it once. You know, they don't have to make a living off of it, but just to even try it once. [00:24:24] Speaker A: Wow. [00:24:25] Speaker B: Just to do it, you know? [00:24:26] Speaker A: Yeah. What makes a good joke? What do you think makes a good joke? [00:24:29] Speaker B: I feel like if you can at least relate to one person, in the audience, you know, make at least one person laugh, because not everybody's gonna laugh, you know? But if you can make at least one person, it's crazy. Yeah. [00:24:41] Speaker A: So do you, like, study the actual, like, how to write a joke, or you just kind of just. Well, like. [00:24:46] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. So when sometimes we do these writing sessions, like, on Mondays at topology with Miguelito, there are kind of, like, writing sessions. He does this one thing where you kind of pull things out of a bowl, and there's topics, you know, and so you got to make a joke and kind of work on that. And, hey, if it's good, if you get a laugh, write it down, use it on your neck, you know what I mean? So there's things that we do. We also. Me and Ana had started looking at a book where it kind of gives you a breakdown of, you know, taking time to pause. Even my good friend Jen, she does musical comedy. So she writes, like, her songs in a comical way and then performs them. She sings them with her guitar. So I feel like everybody kind of finds their way. Some people are one liners, you know, they're just, hey, have you ever heard of this? And then, boom. Oh, you get a laugh. And then, like, for me, sometimes I'll go to open mic and I'm trying out a new bit, but it'll be a story. Like, okay, check this out. This is some history. You say a little bit of me, and then you do the punchline. You know what I mean? Like, so it's a little bit more of storytelling. Yeah. So there's a technique to each. [00:25:58] Speaker A: Do you think of a. Do you think of a punchline first before you write the joke? [00:26:01] Speaker B: Sometimes. Sometimes I find something super funny, and I'm like, oh, my God, how am I gonna say that on stage? Like, there's this one word. I love this word. Oh, there's a couple words. I love poppe. I love that word. [00:26:15] Speaker A: It's funny. It is so funny. [00:26:17] Speaker B: And only certain people know that word. [00:26:19] Speaker A: So Michael. Michael White has a song called gacho Pope. And when I was listening to it, I was like, dude, this sounds funny. It's a funny word. I'm sorry to cut you off. [00:26:27] Speaker B: No, that's exactly it. So, like, being that, not everybody knows that, but if he says it, I'm gonna laugh when he sings it or when he says it. Cause, you know, that's relatable to Avhel Pope. [00:26:38] Speaker A: I've had pope, who has it, right? [00:26:40] Speaker B: So when it comes to stuff like that, when you relate, it's funny. [00:26:45] Speaker A: Yes. Exactly. [00:26:46] Speaker B: Or if maybe you don't use that term, but you're like, man, my mom used to say. Or my. Well, I used to say that. It's a funny word, so I need to really start working on that. [00:26:55] Speaker A: So you're constantly thinking. You're constantly thinking jokes. [00:26:57] Speaker B: Like, I wouldn't think constantly. I just feel like everywhere I go. Let me see if I can make somebody laugh. Like, even right now, when I walked in with him, what if. What did I say? And I was all trying to make you crack up. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I gave my. My hand a shake. Handed them all. Did you get scared? [00:27:15] Speaker A: No. [00:27:16] Speaker B: Yeah, see? So. [00:27:19] Speaker A: Wow. [00:27:20] Speaker B: Yeah, I feel like that breaks the ice. Like, it's okay. [00:27:22] Speaker A: Yeah, that's awesome. [00:27:23] Speaker B: We can just laugh about it. [00:27:24] Speaker A: Yeah, no, that's awesome. Wow. What was I gonna say, man? Let's see what we got here. Open mic comedy shows. Have you noticed any rising talents in the local scene that people should keep an eye on? [00:27:37] Speaker B: Yeah, I truly encourage, if people are looking for a good show or like, local talented is to show up to an open mic, because you'd be surprised. There's some guys that are like, some of them are not even of age. I've seen kids sign up. [00:27:55] Speaker A: Wow. [00:27:56] Speaker B: And they'll go up there with, like, a funny story, and I'm like, dude, I think he's gonna come out on, like, American Idol. You know what I mean? Like, what is it? America's got talent? You know, like, there's just people that have it. They have it, that it factor, you know? So you'd be surprised. So, yeah, the open mics that I mentioned, I would definitely check out the one on Thursday at Mesquite, Monday at topology, and then Sunday at riches. That one just started, I think. So I don't know if they're going to keep it going because they have like, pool tables and things going on, so. And I know topology, I think it's like every other Monday, so you'll have to follow them to see which dates that is. And then Thursday, of course. It's every Thursday. Yeah, mesquite. So if you're downtown, that's the spot we all hang out afterwards. So if anybody was like, well, I just want some tips or whatever. That's all we do with talk comedy. That's all we want to do is go back and forth with jokes. [00:28:50] Speaker A: Yeah, it's awesome. [00:28:52] Speaker B: I brought all these drinks. I didn't even offer you. Did you want to try one of these modelos? [00:28:55] Speaker A: Nah, I'm good. Yeah, I got my selected flavor. [00:28:58] Speaker B: I got one in every flavor. I'm so excited to try these. Try them out. I don't even drink. No, I don't even drink, but I'm excited to try these. [00:29:06] Speaker A: See, I don't drink either. I don't drink. I'm very. So I don't drink. I don't smoke. People come and they ask me, can we smoke? I'm like, nah. You know what I mean? You can smoke before you come. You can stay with me. You know what I mean? I just don't do it perfectly. [00:29:18] Speaker B: That should be required. You should smoke before you come. [00:29:20] Speaker A: Somebody was saying, like, it's funny how when you tell somebody you don't drink, they're like, well, why? What's wrong with you? Instead of, like, saying, like, if they don't drink water, you're not like, hey, well, why don't you drink water? [00:29:32] Speaker B: Dehydrated. All sick. Another funny word. [00:29:37] Speaker A: Yeah. Do you find that certain words are like, okay, so when you're, when you're, when you're doing your bit or whatever, do you find that certain words do you have, do you find, like, do you have to use certain words to make it sound funny before you do the punchline? Because I hear that, like, if you use bees or P's or t's, you know what I mean? [00:29:54] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. And then that's how you, like, like, enunciate them more. Yeah, yeah. [00:30:00] Speaker A: To make it stand out, right? Yeah. I miss. I was studying it. Like, I was like, oh, man, this is pretty cool. And I know you're gonna. [00:30:06] Speaker B: So you're gonna sign up. [00:30:08] Speaker A: I might. I don't know. [00:30:09] Speaker B: Maybe you just needed it. Like, I know you're doing your research and you're thinking about. [00:30:14] Speaker A: What I'm like, I'm not a comedian. [00:30:16] Speaker B: Like, no, you don't have to be. You know, open mic is for anybody. [00:30:19] Speaker A: I'm just, I'm just. I just go to where. Why am I. Why would I do that? You know? I mean, that's my train of thought. [00:30:24] Speaker B: Like, okay, well, me too. Me too. I mean, work for. In education during the day. [00:30:30] Speaker A: You still hair. You still do hair? [00:30:31] Speaker B: I do hair, yes. So why. What would I be. [00:30:35] Speaker A: What makes you different from me? Right? That's what you're saying? [00:30:37] Speaker B: No, I mean, once you go, I mean, there's a community there to support you for sure. And then it's so fun. So even when you're like, man, I just wanted to try it out. Even if you come a month later or a year later, it's still there. Yeah. Cuz I have my moments. I'll take breaks. I won't come out for weeks, sometimes even months. [00:30:57] Speaker A: Wow. [00:30:58] Speaker B: And. And take a break from comedy. And then, of course, I find my way back. [00:31:03] Speaker A: Wow. So you. So you do hair. You still work at a. Is it Aveda? [00:31:07] Speaker B: I know. No, I don't. [00:31:10] Speaker A: You know, you don't want to lever it. [00:31:12] Speaker B: Oh, I mean, I'm sure. No, I think they still have me on payroll. Yeah. [00:31:16] Speaker A: All right. [00:31:17] Speaker B: I could go clock in tomorrow. [00:31:19] Speaker A: Yeah, I can literally go back. Is it there on six? Six points? Yeah. Okay. [00:31:24] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm more of like an on call substitute teacher. [00:31:30] Speaker A: Got that special title. [00:31:31] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:31:31] Speaker A: All right. Substitute teacher. Awesome. Oh, man. Personal insight. How has comedy impacted your personal life? [00:31:38] Speaker B: My personal life? Well, like I said, I try to be private, so if anything, it just takes time away from my family, you know? If I do have, like, next week, next weekend I'm gonna be in San Antonio. So that means, you know, I work all week. And then Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I'm gonna be here. And usually that's the time I, you know, spend with my mom, so. [00:31:59] Speaker A: Yeah. Is she by herself? [00:32:01] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:32:02] Speaker A: Oh, no. [00:32:03] Speaker B: You're interested or what? [00:32:05] Speaker A: No, because if your mom's by herself, how old is she? You know, I mean, she's by herself because you talk about your mom a lot, you know? [00:32:11] Speaker B: Yeah, she's super independent. She just turned 76 last week. [00:32:16] Speaker A: Oh, man. She walking around. She's. [00:32:18] Speaker B: I'm telling you, she's independent. She don't need me there. Mommy, if you need the. To cut the grass, I already cut it. [00:32:26] Speaker A: Just stay over there. I don't need you. [00:32:28] Speaker B: Yes. Okay. Can I go with the weed eater? She's like, I already did it. Okay, well, did you cook something? [00:32:40] Speaker A: Hey, what's. So, what's her best dish? [00:32:43] Speaker B: Oh, all of them. Yeah. Mom's. Mom's in. Mom in the kitchen is the best. I want to say a dish that she makes that I really don't. You can't really order at a restaurant or, like, something I probably won't make at home is like, her. Fideo. I love her. Yeah, she makes them good. [00:32:58] Speaker A: So did she teach you? Which one do you make best? [00:33:01] Speaker B: I could probably make Fideo kind of close to her, but it's. I don't know what it is about her. Like, she has the touch. So when I make it, it's a little similar, but it's not the same. [00:33:11] Speaker A: You put the chunks of meat in there. Yeah. Every time. Right? [00:33:13] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:33:14] Speaker A: All right. I haven't had it in so long, I can't remember what's in there. [00:33:17] Speaker B: I'll tell my mom to make. [00:33:18] Speaker A: Yeah, come on, for real. I miss Grandma's cookie. For real. [00:33:23] Speaker B: Damn, I'm getting hungry now. [00:33:25] Speaker A: Don't even, man, don't even start with that. Golly. Yeah, it's been a minute since I had. [00:33:29] Speaker B: And she. Right, she puts a pot of beans too. [00:33:33] Speaker A: Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. [00:33:35] Speaker B: Going to Rob's on tonight again. [00:33:36] Speaker A: Oh, man, oh man. Charlie Brown. Thanks for the liquid death too. [00:33:43] Speaker B: You're welcome. All the sponsor. Yeah, all the podcasters have them. I'm like, let me bring them. [00:33:51] Speaker A: Appreciate. [00:33:52] Speaker B: Yeah, we did come sponsor some money this way. Yeah. [00:33:55] Speaker A: Hell yeah. Mango chainsaw, guys gotta try it. Which one? I tried the green one. I can't remember. Was that the lime one? Yeah, the green one. And then they got the black one too. Yeah, but yeah, thanks for bringing that out. Oh, man. So. So what's the future for comedy here in corpus or for yourself or what do you think? [00:34:11] Speaker B: Well, every last Tuesday of the month I'm at the exchange, and then every Thursday I'm at Mesquite for open mic and I have a birthday show coming up next month, so you can find me around Corpus Christi. And then if you follow my page, I usually have shows around Texas, so I kind of make a little Texas tour of Laredo, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Odessa. I'm working with Aldo Caldo. Have you, have you heard of. [00:34:40] Speaker A: No, no. [00:34:41] Speaker B: He's awesome. He also does kind of comedic musical. He's awesome. Right now he's working with Chris Perez. So he was in the studio not too long ago here. Yeah, and so I'm working with him because he books me to do. He just booked me to come out to West Texas. So yeah, I'm working with Isaac and grim entertainment and there's just amazing people out there that, that support this, whatever. I'm what I'm doing. And I've just been so blessed and so lucky that, that they want a coaching, I was gonna say. [00:35:15] Speaker A: So that your stage name, do you think that helps out or. I mean, as far as like putting you, like putting, putting you on the bill or whatever? Or is it your comedy? I mean, what do you think? [00:35:25] Speaker B: What do you mean? [00:35:26] Speaker A: Like, cuz you're saying like they need a coaching out there. Like. [00:35:29] Speaker B: Yeah, so like, so recently, last month I went to West Texas and I performed with Omar getting. I don't know if you know him, he was in like, I live. [00:35:40] Speaker A: I live under. I don't. People. I hate when it. People, like, bring out names. I'm like. And then sometimes I just. [00:35:48] Speaker B: He's, he's, he's actually an actor, so it's kind of weird when I bring him up because people are like, what? He does comedy now, but he's a cop, he's a comedian in, I mean, he's an actor in comedy movies. Like, he was in baby boy and, and keeping up with Mister Cooper. Remember that one basketball show? I don't know. Anyways, so in West Texas, there's like, there was this show. I mean, there was like four or five black guys on the show, and they called me to open the show, and I'm like, me. This little mexican girl from roster. [00:36:20] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah. [00:36:20] Speaker B: They flew me out to West Texas, and then I ended up performing in New Mexico. [00:36:25] Speaker A: Wow. [00:36:26] Speaker B: They're like, can you come? And, I mean, New Mexico is like a few hours away from Odessa, so I guess it wasn't too bad, but I'm like, me. Are you sure? You. Are you sure? [00:36:34] Speaker A: Wow. [00:36:34] Speaker B: And they're like, yeah, it's crazy where it can. This comedy journey can take you. You know, you meet people. I would have never thought this guy was these guys in movies. I've seen movies. I've seen him on tv when I was a little girl. [00:36:48] Speaker A: Wow. [00:36:49] Speaker B: And then to be like, oh, yeah, I'm opening for his show. His comedy show is mind blowing. [00:36:53] Speaker A: Yeah, that's cool. That's cool to know. And do you, do you offer your services? Like, do you say, hey, can I be on the. You know what I'm saying? Because people invite you. It seems like it. Do you, like, like, aspire to go yourself? You know what I mean? [00:37:06] Speaker B: I, you know, I'm like, I said, I'm pretty private, so I haven't, haven't really done that yet. A lot of people are like, hey, did you want to come out, or do you have time? Are you able to travel? Are you able to come out? And so usually that's how I get opportunities. Mario superstar Salazar, I don't know if you've heard of him. He also traveled from the valley. He will be like, let's go on tour. And he'll. We'll go and he'll take me to West Texas and Austin and San Antonio, and let's go do short shows here in Mathis and even in. I even did a show with him in freer. Like, freer? Yeah. Oh, my God. Places that I'm like, are we. Am I doing this? Yeah. [00:37:44] Speaker A: Wow. What's. Y'all perform? There I go. I drive through every now and then from my job. [00:37:48] Speaker B: There's a restaurant, bar. Oh, my goodness. I can't think of the name right now. [00:37:51] Speaker A: Cross from the Dairy Queen. [00:37:52] Speaker B: No, no. Oh, my God. I know the owner. Her name is Mina. That I remember. I want to say, like, railroad something. Have you gone through freer? [00:38:01] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:38:01] Speaker B: Okay, well, apparently there's only 1 bar restaurant. [00:38:04] Speaker A: There's only one. Yeah. [00:38:05] Speaker B: Okay, so that's the one. That's where I performed. [00:38:08] Speaker A: That's where I was at. Wow, so that guy took you all these places, man, that's awesome. [00:38:13] Speaker B: Yeah, so. And hobbies, like, that's what I mean. Like, I'm so lucky that I network and I meet these other comedians that are willing to take me on the road with him, you know, Orlando. Or have them on the. Have me on their ticket. [00:38:23] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:38:23] Speaker B: Say, like, oh, yeah, you're gonna host the show, or you're gonna do a guest spot, or you're gonna, you know, whatever. I'm like, hey, let's go. [00:38:31] Speaker A: Wow, that's so crazy. [00:38:32] Speaker B: Let's have fun. [00:38:33] Speaker A: So you mentioned networking. Do you know how did you. Do you know that? Do you know that that's important in what you do? Like networking? [00:38:41] Speaker B: Yeah, for sure. I think my best connection has been Brandon Dolly. I met him, you know, when I first started doing comedy, and he is a social butterfly. You know how I said, I'm pretty private? He is nothing. He's networking. Hey, where are you from? And, like, you know, do you have five or ten minutes? And do you, like, he's the one that really is in my ear. Like, hey, we need to go to San Antonio. You need to meet so and so and so and so. And you need to go to this venue and talk to so and so. And I'm like, oh, man, but he's the one that does a lot of my connections. [00:39:11] Speaker A: Cool. [00:39:11] Speaker B: Or he's in my ears telling me, like, hey, I saw this person. They're really funny. We should bring them to corpus. And so he kind of helps me run the exchange when it comes to comedians, you know, coming to corpus for the first time, so. [00:39:24] Speaker A: Wow, that's amazing. It seems like you're in a good spot, too. Like, if you're bringing them on, they'll see you. Yeah, that's good networking. That's awesome, man. So they're there at the open mics at your show. So how do you curate and host the comedy shows? What's your process? [00:39:41] Speaker B: Well, usually I connect with the comedians first, you know, like, who's gonna. Who's. Who am I booking? You know, what is their style? So a lot of comedians, I try to make them a little bit either, like, similar or how they would flow. They would kind of, you know, complement each other in the flow, you know? Yeah, of course. I asked for introductions, you know, how would you like me to introduce you and anything like that? And then in between, if I am able to squeeze in maybe a little joke or a little, you know, something about them or their situation or anything funny to kind of bring them up, I'll add that in. But for the most part, I really do try to, like, get. We'll be in a group message or a group, you know, and try to vibe or hang out before the show starts. [00:40:26] Speaker A: So. Cool. Yeah. Have you ever had to follow somebody to where they're, like, their act, like, the people didn't vibe with. With their. Their bits? Like, have you ever followed that type of person? [00:40:36] Speaker B: Of course. All the time. [00:40:37] Speaker A: Yeah. How do you do that? Like, how do you. How do you bring it back up to the level that, that, you know, that you wanted to be at? Is it hard? [00:40:44] Speaker B: Yeah, sometimes, you know, sometimes. But sometimes that is how you bounce back. You get on there, you're like, all right, that's enough. Like, you address it and say, okay, elephant in the room. And then you bounce back. And then you try to. You gauge, like, they weren't responding to whatever he was saying about so and so and, oh, they didn't really like when they talked about whatever. So you're. While you're fixing to go up, you're also analyzing the audience. You're reading the crowd to see what material you can and cannot do, what you can touch on and stuff. [00:41:16] Speaker A: Do you feel like. Do you feel like you have secrets that you don't want to give away as a comedian? [00:41:21] Speaker B: Secret? [00:41:22] Speaker A: Like, do comedians do that? Like. Like they don't want to give away, you know what I'm saying? Like, I'm pretty. [00:41:28] Speaker B: I'm pretty. I'm an open book. I. All the comedians are, like, 18. Oh, yeah. Anything. [00:41:32] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, yeah. [00:41:33] Speaker B: I don't feel that way, but I'm sure some comedians have their own routine or maybe something that they do special that works for them. Yeah. And not necessarily share that, I'm sure. But I'm pretty open about my process, how I book and who I book and how my process is when I. When I accept, sometimes I do have to turn down, you know, offers and. And it's kind of hard because if they're telling me like, yeah, we live in, and sometimes it's. It's for something, you know, that I wish I could overcome. But like I said, sometimes I've had falling out with comedians, and so I'm not able to work with certain people because falling out. Yeah, it costs. It costs time. It costs. [00:42:16] Speaker A: Oh, man. [00:42:17] Speaker B: Shows. [00:42:18] Speaker A: Yeah, right on. Was it personal insight says, what is. What else we got here? We got 34 minutes. How's it been going for. How's it going so far for you? [00:42:28] Speaker B: What do you mean? [00:42:29] Speaker A: You like the show? [00:42:30] Speaker B: Yeah. Are you having fun? [00:42:31] Speaker A: Yeah. Try not to fall asleep, man. I'm tired. I'll be trying to make it through the day. [00:42:35] Speaker B: I'm not boring. All right, cheers her. [00:42:40] Speaker A: Cheers. Cheers. Cheers. Cheers. We were live. I would be asking for questions and stuff, just trying to keep it going. I feel bad, too. [00:42:51] Speaker B: All your sleep. [00:42:52] Speaker A: I feel bad. I feel bad, too, because, man, I haven't been to a show. I got another guy that I know. [00:42:58] Speaker B: Dude, you don't even know what to ask me. You don't even come to a show, do you? [00:43:00] Speaker A: I was wanting to make the one, the last one open micro. Last one at the shame. But I worked. My work hours freaking suck. I went to Houston, like, twice this week. I only got, like, freaking throughout the whole week, like, so many hours of sleep, I just can't make it out. And it sucks, you know what I mean? And Leto, I know Lito, too. He's a clean comedian or whatever. Lito, yeah, he puts the stuff. I've been wanting to see him, too. I don't know. I feel so bad. And I. When I told you, I was, like, the last one I went to. [00:43:27] Speaker B: Do you live closer out to the island, cuz? No, my friend Sean Miller has shows out there, too. Yeah, out there on the island. We have shaky Jake also, who has shows out there in the island. So if you're. If you don't want to come all the way downtown, there's shows out there on the island. [00:43:43] Speaker A: See, this is gonna make me even. Look even worse because I live down the street from here. [00:43:46] Speaker B: Ah. I'm literally at the exchange in mesquite right here. [00:43:51] Speaker A: Hey, well, that's another reason why I do this, just to get to know who people are. Like, I just. I just recently came out of my show, like, with this brand and podcast and stuff like that. Cuz all these people that I'm talking to, I don't know, none of. Of them. And, like, I don't. I had. I don't know what's going on in the scene? Just starting up my instagram, learning a whole lot of stuff about the corpus scene and how it is, you know, it's all new to me, you know, so I pretty much keep to myself anyway because that's just the type of person that I am. [00:44:18] Speaker B: Why not? If you come to an open mind, all of them are going to bombard you. [00:44:22] Speaker A: Yeah, it's going to be, it's going to be nice. It's going to be nice when I go, so, yeah, it's going to be awesome. So, so what's, what's in the future for Tina la Cocina comedy, the future. [00:44:32] Speaker B: Is every last Tuesday of the month at the exchange, the birthday show next month. And then, yeah, you'll see me around, Texas, you'll see me around, you'll come out to a show and then you'll invite me back on to the podcast before I move to New York and go on HBO and, oh, hell yeah. [00:44:50] Speaker A: Hell yeah. Bring some other comedians. Bring a few other comedians. [00:44:54] Speaker B: Yeah. You should have told me. I would have brought, man. [00:44:56] Speaker A: Well, yeah, next time we have you. [00:44:58] Speaker B: Guys on, then we'll go live. [00:44:59] Speaker A: Yeah, that'd be cool. Yeah, for sure. Yep, yep, yep, yep. So what do you see? Would you ever consider expanding your comedy into other formats like podcasting or acting? [00:45:11] Speaker B: Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. My, you know, the, my circle gets bigger and bigger. I meet people and they're like, hey, have you ever thought about this? And that's why, you know, maybe 1020 years from now, you know, like I say, I would have my own space where I'm able to do that. And that's why I appreciate spaces like this, like where people can come and really work on their. [00:45:33] Speaker A: Have you met Dusty? [00:45:34] Speaker B: Yeah, of course. [00:45:35] Speaker A: Cool. [00:45:35] Speaker B: Yes. [00:45:36] Speaker A: Yeah, yeah, for sure. Yeah, this space is awesome. And to be able to do this and like, since I've done it, like, people see it and they're like, oh, that looks cool. A lot of people have been wanting to come on. They'll, they'll shoot me a message, hey, can we go on the show? [00:45:49] Speaker B: Oh, people ask you to get on the show? [00:45:51] Speaker A: Well, I. I started asking people, did I ask you? I can't remember. Did I ask you? [00:45:57] Speaker B: You said, andy, yeah. [00:45:58] Speaker A: Yes, yes. So I asked you. So I asked people to come on and then since, I mean, you haven't. [00:46:02] Speaker B: Even seen a show, man. [00:46:04] Speaker A: My memory freaking sucks. I haven't seen a show. I gotta go see a show. I'm gonna be out there one of these days. Just, we'll put that there. So anyways, people, people been wanting to come on and then this one guy was like, you should get a, like a politician or whatever. And then Andy was like, man, this guy's trying to get you shot. He was like, you should ask him the really hard question. [00:46:26] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:46:27] Speaker A: And then Andy's like, no, you try to get you shot. It's awesome. So lastly, what, what legacy do you hope to leave in the, in the comedy world or in the corpus comedy scene? [00:46:38] Speaker B: Oh, wow. [00:46:39] Speaker A: Hmm. [00:46:39] Speaker B: I've never really been asked that. A legacy. I don't know. I feel like people get the misconception of Cochina, right? People think like, oh, she's dirty, she's gonna, you know, she probably has a real potty mouth. I don't. I go on stage and I just, I spill my heart. Like, I'm just talking about things I go through and things like that. People think it's automatically dirty comedy. Like I'm talking about like sex and it's not like that. I mean, yeah, it's in my set somewhere, but so really I just want to make people laugh. I just want people like, don't take it so serious, you know? [00:47:18] Speaker A: Yeah, that's cool. It's good. It's good to know cuz the people have a lot of misconceptions about that. [00:47:24] Speaker B: Yeah. And rock and the name. [00:47:26] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:47:27] Speaker B: And coachina and. Yeah. People have seen me or maybe knew me in the past or maybe think one thing of me and they've never met me. You've never even met me. [00:47:36] Speaker A: When I, when I first saw your name. That was a cool name. Like, I didn't even think like that. Like that. Oh, it's just gonna be nasty. I was just like, oh, that's a pretty cool name. And then you had mer, like merch with Coachina. Yeah, and whatever. You gave us this right here. [00:47:48] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:47:49] Speaker A: Gina, comedy, man, that's dope. That's pretty cool. Yeah, and I like to. [00:47:54] Speaker B: Special sauce. [00:47:55] Speaker A: Hell yeah, man. It's cool to see that there's comedians here in corpus and there's, there's an actual scene, the comedy scene. [00:48:02] Speaker B: Yeah. You should come out and support. Hey, were you invited me on? [00:48:08] Speaker A: So that's cool. [00:48:09] Speaker B: I appreciate that. [00:48:10] Speaker A: Yeah, no, no, it's like I've had like another comedian on it. Andy's been on, you've been on. So it's cool to know that there's a scene going on in here and I hope this, because I'm gonna clip, clip this up and, you know, share it and stuff like that. So hopefully more people can see what's going on in your scene. Is there anything you'd like to share before we go? [00:48:29] Speaker B: Um, I don't know. No, I guess. [00:48:33] Speaker A: I don't know. [00:48:34] Speaker B: Follow any jokes? [00:48:36] Speaker A: Any jokes or what. What's your. What's the most recent bit that you're working on these years? [00:48:39] Speaker B: Oh, man. Everybody's been, what do you share? [00:48:42] Speaker A: That kind of stuff. [00:48:43] Speaker B: What do you mean? [00:48:43] Speaker A: Like, shit, your bits, like, what you're working on. [00:48:45] Speaker B: Yeah, I mean, everybody's asking me about my hand, right? [00:48:49] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:48:49] Speaker B: So. And I tell everybody, like, oh, I fight in the UFC now. Like, I'm USD, or I've been telling people, like, oh, I fell off my motorcycle. Like, I've never. I do not have a motorcycle. You believe me, right? You didn't know? [00:49:08] Speaker A: Yeah, I so believed you. When you're talking to that lady outside, you're like, oh, I fell off. [00:49:11] Speaker B: Oh, I told her too. Yeah. [00:49:12] Speaker A: When you tell her, I was like, oh, damn, it's for real. [00:49:16] Speaker B: Yeah. So. [00:49:17] Speaker A: So what's the best one? Is that the best one? [00:49:18] Speaker B: When I go on stage, I tell, you know, I go up there and I'm like, yeah, everybody wants to know what happened, you know, and I tell. I went to the emergency, and I told them that I slipped and I fell down the stairs, you know? But to be honest, there has to be an easier way to get rid of this baby. [00:49:37] Speaker A: Thank you. [00:49:39] Speaker B: Thank you for being pro choice. [00:49:44] Speaker A: Wow, that's cool. So green. Did you get your jews of color? I did, yeah. [00:49:48] Speaker B: Yeah, I picked it. [00:49:51] Speaker A: Looks dope. [00:49:51] Speaker B: Yeah. My nephew, my nieces, they all wrote something. My mom, she put, poor baby, get well soon. I'm like, mom, can you sign it? She put a little note. My nephew did a spaceship abducting dinosaur. And my nieces put little flowers. My sister made a flower. [00:50:11] Speaker A: Pop that nugget. Who put that song? [00:50:13] Speaker B: Miller, pop that nugget. He put that. What is this called? The. [00:50:21] Speaker A: Not roblox. [00:50:23] Speaker B: Minecraft. [00:50:23] Speaker A: Minecraft. There you go. And then, like, a copyright signal. [00:50:30] Speaker B: Oh, copyright. [00:50:31] Speaker A: Copyright. It's awesome. [00:50:36] Speaker B: And some signatures. I got Javi Luna signed it the other day. He was performing with Jerry Garcia and concrete. I don't know if you've heard of those comedians with, man. They're hilarious. And he was able to. He did awesome. He opened the show. [00:50:50] Speaker A: Cool. [00:50:50] Speaker B: I got him to sign it, and then I got Matt and Randy, my babe over here. [00:50:56] Speaker A: Awesome. When does it come off? [00:51:00] Speaker B: Hopefully soon. Dude, I can't do anything. I can't cool my hair over here with my left hand doing my eyeliner. Oh, my God. One eyeliner going this way. I tried my best, dude, and then not even anything. I was like, I thought I was gonna be late because I go home, and two pipes busted under my house. [00:51:22] Speaker A: Oh, no. [00:51:23] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. So. Calling a plumber. There's sewage coming up the tub right now, so I don't even know what I'm going home to right now. Oh, just happy to be here. [00:51:33] Speaker A: Yeah, that's awesome. Well, thanks for coming on the show. Is there anything else you'd like to share? Show? [00:51:39] Speaker B: I don't know. Come to a comedy show. [00:51:41] Speaker A: All right, everybody. So come to a comedy Thursday. So Thursday. Thursday. This Thursday? [00:51:45] Speaker B: Every Thursday is open mic. My show is the last Tuesday of the month. [00:51:49] Speaker A: Open mic over here? [00:51:51] Speaker B: No, not open mic. I have a show every last Tuesday of the month. [00:51:54] Speaker A: Okay. What's happening this Thursday? [00:51:57] Speaker B: This Thursday's open mic. It's free. [00:51:58] Speaker A: You can go any Thursday at the mosquito. Yeah, probably. I probably make that. I'll be off on Thursday. [00:52:04] Speaker B: Thursday night. It starts at nine, so get there at 830. But if you plan to sign up, get there at eight. [00:52:10] Speaker A: So why get there at 830? [00:52:12] Speaker B: Because you gotta get in line. I'm telling you. There's 30 comedians. Yeah, you gotta get in line. [00:52:18] Speaker A: Do a lot of people show up or what look like? Yeah, that's cool. That's good. It's good for the theme. [00:52:23] Speaker B: Have you had their food? [00:52:24] Speaker A: No. [00:52:25] Speaker B: Do you support local? [00:52:29] Speaker A: I do from a distance. I mean, I wouldn't say that. I go, I'm like, who's your pizza? [00:52:34] Speaker B: Where do you get pizza? [00:52:36] Speaker A: Sam and Louise or New York? New York. [00:52:39] Speaker B: You don't go to Marty right here? [00:52:41] Speaker A: I've been there. I've been to Marty's. [00:52:42] Speaker B: Okay. [00:52:42] Speaker A: Yeah. Minimaris. Like I said, like, I just. I just recently started getting out there to know who's out there, what's out there. So I'm trying. I'm. I'm working my way that way, so. [00:52:52] Speaker B: Okay. [00:52:52] Speaker A: I can't say that I'm nothing like full fledged, like some people, but it's all. That's. That's just who I am. So, yeah, we'll be out. That's all. Thursday. If y'all. It's not gonna be on Thursday. Be off on Thursday. So I actually put it in my calendar to be out there on Thursday. Yep, that's it. Well, thanks for coming on the show. We'll see you later. All right. Thanks a lot, you guys, for watching. Stay tuned for the next couple episodes. Check out Thursday. Thursday night. Open mind, Mike. Every other Tuesday at the exchange. [00:53:22] Speaker B: No, last Tuesday of the month. [00:53:24] Speaker A: Last Tuesday of the month at the exchange. Tina la Cocina is hosting. Hosts a show every last Tuesday of the month. Check her out. Check them out. Appreciate you guys. Have a good one. Bye.