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  <title>Rodescu Hopkins</title>
  <description>Rodescu Hopkins engages in a socially-distanced interview about his set at We Still Like You in the before times of July 2019. his stories include peeing in a crowded car during Wrestlemania, getting caught stealing from Whole Foods, and discovering his dead father's porn collection. &amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; Rodescu runs The Trigger Warning Open Mic with his co-host Ed Towns, which has been described as &amp;quot;Stand-Up Boot Camp,&amp;quot; and is currently studying film full-time.&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;nbsp; Time Stamps:&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;nbsp; 01:00 – Set from ‘We Still Like You’&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 11:55 – “When did you realize comedy was a thing you could do?”&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  Mention of Kim Wayans, ‘The Hero’s Journey’&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  15:20 – “I was definitely ready to run”&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 15:58 – My first time performing stand-up [Jeremy Arroyo]&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  Mentions of No Shame Theater, Steven Wright&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  17:30 – Starting out in Cleveland&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  Mention of Bela Dubby&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  &amp;amp;nbsp;19:30 – Trigger Warning Open Mic, or “boot camp for comedians”&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 22:36 – The Drop “Cave,” Explained&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 24:45 – “A corporate party showed up”&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  Mentions of The Hollywood Grill, Marc Levalle&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  27:05 – Trying to Move to New York&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 28:25 – Moving to Chicago&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  Addison, Wrigley, Bob King, Mike Robinson, Schuba’s, Justin Golak, Jeff Steinberger, Cole’s Bar, Ed Towns&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  31:02 – Ed Towns: Teddy Bear, “We’re trying to crush souls”&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 33:10 – Getting into the Set&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 34:33 – “Problematic”&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 36:00 – “Now that we’re going steady, I think I’m ready for you to see my act”&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 37:40 – “You can’t fight the wave”&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  Mentions of Seinfeld, ‘The Dark Knight’, Gotham City&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  39:40 – Cards Against Humanity&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  Mentions of Sexual Harassment, Gaslighting, General Douchebaggery&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  https://www.vox.com/2020/6/26/21301488/cards-against-humanity-allegations-ironic-humor-racism&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/23/21300435/cards-against-humanity-max-temkin-report&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  https://www.businessinsider.com/cards-against-humanity-ceo-max-temkin-resigns-racism-sexism-allegations-2020-6&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  41:15 – Peeing in a White Girl’s Car&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  Mentions of Miami, Wrestlemania, South Beach, The Clevelander Bar, Bud Light, Ashy Larry, Strip Clubs, The N-Word, Power Moves, ‘Insecure’, Issa Rae&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  49:33 – Stealing from Whole Foods&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  Mentions of Dragon Fruit, Alpha Brain, Joe Rogan, Amazon, Walter White, Breaking Bad, Heisenberg&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  52:45 – “Is that sense of shame powerful?”&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 55:35 – Part I. Finding Your Dead Father’s Porn Collection&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 58:15 – Part II. Your Dead Father Was A Sugar Daddy&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 1:02:33 – Part III. Your Dead Father Was A Pillar of the Community&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  Mentions of Alcoholics Anonymous, Samantha Berkman&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  1:06:00 – Reviewing the Set&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt; 1:09:47 – Current Projects and Final Words&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  Rovaughn Hill, Muay Thai Summer, Revenge of the Muay Thai, Trigger Warning Shorts, Brandon Kieffer, Ty Riggs, @triggerwarningcomedy, @ahollywoodjoint, @thehollywoodhopkins, Details, Kobe Bryant, Sonal Aggarwal&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;  </description>
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