Bachelor Happy Hour - Jared Freid on the Roast of Mel Owens | Happy Hour

Episode Date: October 23, 2025

Today on “Happy Hour,” comedian Jared Freid is here to chat all about “The Golden Bachelor” Season 2! The Hometowns regular is back on the podcast to spill all the tea on the iconic roast date this season. We kick things off by catching up with Jared and talking all things comedy; anyone looking to learn the art of a best man speech? Then, we dive into Jared’s experience on the “Golden Bachelor” roast date! We get his thoughts on who did best, some behind-the-scenes scoop, and so much more. How did Mel really handle all those jokes? Tune in now to hear all this and more and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode, including part two with Jared where we get into all things Hometowns — dropping tomorrow!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hey, everyone. Welcome back to Bachelor Happy Hour. I'm Joe. And I'm Serena. And we are here today with comedian and good friends. the bars. Jared free. Jared, welcome to the back. Don't roll your eyes when you say that. We're on video, Joe. It wasn't a roll of my eyes. It was just that. That was an eye roll. Good. You could just say friend. I good friend. I don't know. Fred. Fred. But Fred the barred. But I was, I'm friends with you guys. I don't know about you guys. I don't know. I'm still. We're still trying to see what this is all about. I'm still. We're still on episode three of our relationship, us three. After that I roll. But I will say, we've taken a step back. Yeah, we've been demoted. You gave us. You gave us. You gave us a sandwich wreck in Toronto, Black Camel, that I heard of before you. Don't take away my recommendation. I will say, I will say it was incredible, though.

Toronto's the food scene. We also went to Manita. I think that was another one. Manita and Black Camel, those are my two, like, I went to them, love them. Those, if you go to Toronto, like, I mean, Serena, you're a Toronto girl. Like, you've probably been, you've heard of those places, of course. Yeah, I'd heard of them. I hadn't been to either, which is one.

wild. I mean, I've been to a lot of the restaurants around Manita because it's on like a great street. Which was Manita? We went there and I got the burger and you got like a chicken parm sandwich. Oh yeah. It's like a cafe. Yeah, I like that place was good. That place is good. And it's like in the cool Brooklyn-y area. Like that's like everyone knows that area. And for Black Campbell, that's a nap time sandwich. That's a take a nap when you're done. Yeah, but it's so good. I loved it in there. I would definitely. It's a little more out of the way. But it makes me feel good to give out recommendations and have people, like, act on them. So I'm happy you guys enjoyed it.

I listen, when I go on the road a lot, I travel everywhere and I get recommendations from people that are such garbage recommend. Like, I like, it's got to be thoughtful. Like, I judge someone based on how they recommend stuff to me. Like, don't like, oh, we have good bagels here. You should try the, I'm like, I lived in New York. What are you talking about? I know the bagel.

I don't need a reason. I need a thought. Like, it's like when someone tries to set you up. Like, I don't know if you guys ever, like, Joe, you're around my age so people probably try to set you up on dates and they're like, just go out with that and you're like, no, no, no, why?

Give me a reason you thought of that person for me. I'm not just like some single vessel that has no thoughts or emotions or opinions. Yeah, I judge people based off of their recommendations. If you go give me, if you, if I end up at like a

bullshit chain restaurant and it's your record, then I'm like, okay, I'm, I think volumes. Yeah, I think a little less about this person. Well, and I had friends on the setup thing ask me, like, hey, I want you to set me up with someone because we set up friends of ours and they're like, they've been together for four years and they're like, oh, do that for me. Me next.

And I'm like, no, no, no, that's not how it works. Like, I have to have someone intentionally for you. I'm not just going to throw anyone your way. That's a good friend, Serena. And I'm sure you get that a lot because it's a lot of women that are like active and pursuing their dating life. Like, listen, I do the U.W.P. podcast with Betches. like all we are about is there's no men, there's no men, there's no men.

My advice is always hang out with the married couple not to get something from it. If you're hanging out with Joe and Serena and you're like, where's the men? Come on, Joe. We're not going to like think of anyone. You got to be like cool when you hang with the married couple so that Joe. Organically. Right, because what Joe's going to do is he's going to be golfing with his buddies and someone's going to go, I went on a day last night, it fucking sucked.

And then Joe's going to go, you know who's actually cool? That's the way he's going to say it. And he's going to say it about, you know, one of Serena's friends that was actually cool. Not, you know who bothered me and tried to like shake me down for a friend to marry? No, it's going to be, you've got to be like the person. Yeah. The husband's shakedown doesn't work. What happened in this situation was Serena was on, uh, speaking.

microphone phone call with Anna Anna Redmond she was on Bachelor 2 and Anna was going off about how she like she just wants to like meet a guy and that night I went out to the bar to meet Clay and Chris Bukowski and I was sitting with Chris and we were having a drink and he's like yeah I'm just sick of being single I was like well I actually go I actually know someone and we were like this makes sense like he loves a blonde like yeah he like described her like he described like this is who I was And he's like, I've given up. Okay, give me someone. I got, okay, I got another person who's giving up. Yeah, I, well, Clay is the best. He does, he's on TV with my sister-in-law. Oh, that's your sister-in-law? Yeah, Ruthie Polinsky.

She's on, they're on in Chicago talking sports. They're the best together. Yeah. That's such a random connection. Yeah, yeah, that's cool. That's right. I'll be in Chicago. I'm coming to your hometown.

First week of November. I'm doing a show. Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Chicago. I'm in my Midwest run. And this weekend, I'm in D.C. So if anyone's out there and you want to laugh every 10 seconds for an hour, that's the promise. Would you like to laugh every 10 seconds for an hour?

That's my question to people. When they're like, should I come to your show? Would you like to laugh every 10 seconds for an hour? That's my promise. That's my goal. So if I fail, it's a strong pitch, right? Yeah. like what that's what I trained to do it's like you guys you guys trained to go to

Tokyo and eat pizza and go hey this is pretty good and then look at us at 7-11 you guys train every day for that and I go on stage every night to try and be funny every 10 seconds for an hour so I did my brother I had my brother's wedding and I did the best man speech how to go I mean I had multiple people walk up to me say best best best best man speech they've never I'm not kidding around they all say that Now I'm rolling my eyes. Now it's my turn. I promise you, like, it was pure laughter the entire time.

I'm sure it was great. Was it not? I can't lie. And you also hit that sweet spot where, like, everyone was, like, buzzed by that point in the night and, like, ready to laugh. And, like, the speeches had been good. But you were the first speech from your brother's side. They were warmed up. They were so warmed up.

They were warmed up. They were warmed up. In your defense, you'd been workshopping that speech for, like six months straight. So it was like perfectly refined and you crushed. When we, when we got home, I actually, I, I looked at Serena and I was like, should I do, should I start doing stand up? Oh, oh no, don't go see the new Brad Pitt, uh, Bradley, uh, Cooper movie with, uh, Will Arnett. Why? My buddy went, because it's about stand up and he's like, every guy above the age of 35 is going to try and do stand up after they see this movie.

They already are. They already are trying. Oi, that's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, It's horrific, and especially, listen, if you want to do stand-up, Joe, you'll come with me. You'll open for me on the road, and we'll see how it goes, and we'll see how the best man's speech goes. Let's do it. I would do that. You're in. I'll do that. All right.

Let's get into the show. Okay, so The Bachelor, Golden Bachelor is what we're watching. Mel's the Bachelor. You sound real invested, Joe. No, no, no. That's how the speech went? Can you have a little energy? My brothers, get married.

his name's John. Hi, I'm Joe, if you don't know me, I'm the brother of the groom. Did you do that? I did. I hate that opener. No, I didn't. I did it. Good, good, good, good.

My opener was, um, me telling the story about me reading, reading the speech to my father and his reaction to it. I love that. And it was, he was like, terrible worst speech I ever heard. And that got everybody warmed up. Good. So you set expectations low. I went all for one.

for being too hard on you. This is all good setup. This is all psychological warfare. I like the way you went about it. That's good. I gave the speech of my brother's wedding and I was so annoyed because it's like there's,

is there any more, like you go up, they're like, oh, what's this guy who was on The Bachelor? He doesn't know shit. There's a lot of no expectations. For me, comedian has to go on stage and give us. Oh, you got a crush. I have to crush. And I said, and Ruthie, my sister-in-law,

Her sister is a literal, like, a concert violinist. Like, she's, like, a professional violin. Like, she's one of the best violins in the world, like, went to Juilliard. And I'm like, you didn't make Hava play the fucking violin up here. Like, you got, I have to, you know, come up here and, you know, crack the funnies. So it was me ranting from minute one and angry. And everyone's like, is this guy okay? Is he hammered?

Oh. We often think we know our type in dating, tall, funny, a certain job, but the research shows we're usually not the best predictors of who will actually make us the happiest. As we often say on the Happiness Lab, our minds lie to us about all kinds of stuff. And that definitely includes the kinds of things we need to be happy in a relationship. That's why it helps to stay curious. On Bumble, features like shared interests and prompts make it easy to notice right on someone's profile initial sparks of compatibility, like a shared love of cooking or the same nostalgic TV shows.

Shared interests and prompts let you showcase your personality right on your profile and connect with people who get your vibe. And with photo and ID verification, you can feel confident the person you're talking to is real, so you can date with a bit more confidence. When you treat dating as exploration, instead of sticking to a rigid type, you open yourself up to happier, more meaningful connections. So maybe your type isn't tall, dark, and mysterious. Maybe it's Love's podcast as much as you do.

Stay open. Stay curious and let yourself be surprised. Download Bumble today. On the latest episode of Next Question with me, Katie Couric, I sat down with Bernie Sanders, who is 84 years old, has spent 34 years in Congress, and he can still pack a rally with people a quarter of his age. Denver, 34,000 people come out.

Salt Lake City, 20,000 people are. You know, huge turnouts. People are really. dissatisfied about the status quo. His fighting oligarchy tour with AOC and other young progressives has become a movement, but is his message too far to the left? Well, he certainly doesn't think so. Is that sound like a radical idea, Katie?

Is that too far left for you? Okay, okay. I get your point, Bernie. We talk about the billionaire class, the cost of living, and of course the government shutdown, not to mention the current state of the Democratic Party. To me, the failure of the Democratic Party has been an unwillingness to recognize the relationship. Open your free IHeartRadio app. Search next question with Katie Couric and listen now. In the new podcast, Hell in Heaven, two young Americans moved to the Costa Rican jungle to start over.

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My name is Maggie Freeling. I'm a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. producer, and I wouldn't be here if the truth were that easy to find. I did not know her and I did not kill her, or rape or burn or any of that other stuff that you all said. They literally made me say that I took a match and struck and threw it on her. They made me say that I poured gas on her. From Lava for Good, this is Graves County, a show about just how far our legal system will go

in order to find someone to blame. America, y'all better work the hell up. Bad things happens to good people in small towns. Listen to Graves County in the Bone Valley feed on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And to binge the entire season ad-free, subscribe to Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. Samihante, it's Anna Ortiz. And I'm Mark and Delicado. You might know us as Hilda and Justin from Ugly Betty.

We played mother and son on the show, but in real life, we're best friends. And I'm all grown up now. Welcome to our new podcast, Viva Betty! Yay! Woo-hoo! Can you believe it has been almost 20 years? That's not even possible. Well, you're the only one that looks that much different.

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Tell us your thoughts on Mel when he got announced. Like, what were your thoughts on all that? The great reveal of the original Golden Bachelor was, oh, my God, this isn't sad, this is fun. They're just like us. They look great. Like, it was all what our mind's eye told us was golden. Our mind's eye, it was golden girls, it was Estelle Getty, it was, you know, it was

the nanny's grandma, it wasn't fun. And then the reality was, oh, my parents look good and are fun and are with it. And so I think he had the same thing as the audience did. Like, the audience doesn't remember back five minutes ago when they were like, because I got those comments of my DMs and all that. on my post like oh it's so sad these old people dating and then you saw them and you're like they're not old they look great they're fun this is awesome and I think he kind of had weirdly even though he was cast as the golden badger I don't think he realized how amazing the people are

that go on the show so I will say we did interview a lot of the women and I brought up like him making the comments and all of them said they really appreciated him apologizing and it made them feel more comfortable so of course he's he had to mention it but it was just like I think him saying it to them is different than to the audience like yeah like I think the audience it doesn't matter to them like look at look at Gary Gary had one unnamed source say they used to date and now if you bring up Gary they're like oh he got canceled right and you're like no he's like the nicest guy he was great like he was lovable he like really like all those women from that season and seemingly, like, enjoyed his company.

All the production people liked Gary. Like, so it's like the way that you can't change these things. Your branding is your branding. It's going back to Serena bringing up her friend, like to fix them up. Like, if you go and ask your friends to fix you up, you're annoying. If you go and have fun with your friends, they want to fix you up. It's true. So, good point, good point.

That's my long-winded, I think they should have apologized. Well, I also thought it was interesting because when I, saw that he'd made that comment, I was like, I wonder how old his wife was. And I think she was like 15, 20 years younger. So it's kind of all he knew. You know what I mean? His mind, he's probably like, well, I've only ever been married in this age range. So obviously I'm what like looking for someone in this age. And I think he was also like, yeah, like you said, like stigmatized. Like I think he was like, no, why would I want someone in their 60s? But he seems to have like no problem connecting with women this age. But yeah, I think he was picturing something that it was. I just don't think he fully grasped what he was going on which is why he was doing and just made and made a comment that he didn't even really truly stand behind and it doesn't right and it doesn't even matter like it like whatever he was going to say like you're on the show dude do you still want to do it now that you've said that and he's like yeah and it's like okay and the problem is and serena you hit a great point like that's what like no man should ever talk about dating no man should ever that's why men

don't tell you what their their type is that's why men never talk about dating and because women have just talked about this way more and have thought about it way more and way deeper, like the idea that you're like, what was her ex-wife like? And you have her like, his ex's social security number. Like, oh, she's a lot younger and here's where she was born.

Like, it's like, oh, and like, it just becomes detective, you know, fodder. You know, so I don't know, I just, you got to be like Gary, I think, on this show. Like, fuddy-duddy, I look at the lake and I cry every time I think of my, like, ex-war, my wife. Gary was truly.

Mel couldn't be more different than Gary. Couldn't be more different because they are too. I don't understand. I mean, like, listen, you go to casting. You're like, who we got to go for next? Let's go for this ultra-confident bro who played football and out of a divorce seven minutes. Like, I don't know. It's like, it took a real shot.

I mean, and he's like, the other thing is he is an incredible shape. and he also knows it and doesn't think he's older. Every time they bring up, what are you going to do for the rest of your life? He's like, I am going to what he doesn't even. He acts like he doesn't know what they mean. He's like, I'm going to keep running at 100 miles per hour. That's what I'm going to do. Like he never acknowledges an age thing for himself.

He is very adamant that he is going to work until he's 103. He even said that. Well, there's also, there's also a big, there was a big age gap between Gary and Mel. I think it's like a 10 year spread, which. Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah.

Gary was like 71 and I think Mel's 64, which is, but like I would say. 66, I think Mel is. I'm pretty positive, but like, yeah. But Mel is a young 66. And just ask him. And he'll tell you that. He will tell you. He wants everyone to know it.

Look at him on the horse last date. He's like, he's like bragging. He's like, yeah, and look at me. Add enough thing to the list started riding a horse at 66. And he's like, he reminds me so much of my dad. I one time did a show at a country club in Boca in Florida. And I literally went on stage. I made a huge mistake.

I go, I'm here at this retirement community and they booed me. They were like, it's not a retirement community. Like they like, like these booed the whole room. Like, I was like, minute one, they're booing me. I'm like, oh, my God, I'm in trouble. I'm going to look like Joe giving his, you know, best man speech up here. Going back to, going back to night one, was there any of the women that stood out to you? You know, Peg is always going to stand out.

You know, that's an easy answer just because she's gone far. Like, Peg is like, like, kind of like a bolt of lightning on this show. obviously Carol stood out because she just looked Barbieish. You know, Diane, who looked like nothing like Carol stood out just because like, and you're like, just the fact that they're on the same dating show, you're like, this is amazing. And Diane was like so fun and funny. Like I, like, wanted to like have another cup of Diane. I'd say Amy was fun.

I knew what she was like coming on to make a scene. Like, I, they, I, I liked everyone, I like the, you know, and also Carla, who comes on and it's like talking about like orgasming. Like, you're like, great, you know, like, I like, I kind of, again, the women are the show. Like, he's not the show, you know, like the show is. And that's why I got a little frustrated with all the apologies, because it's like, it took away time from let's meet the women. Let's go on this, you know, Thelma and Louis. adventure with them that's what we want from it, you know?

Yeah, yeah. We often think we know our type in dating. Tall, funny, a certain job, but the research shows we're usually not the best predictors of who will actually make us the happiest. As we often say on the Happiness Lab, our minds lie to us about all kinds of stuff. And that definitely includes the kinds of things

we need to be happy in a relationship. That's why it helps to stay curious. And Bumble features like shared interests and prompts make it easy to notice right on someone's profile initial sparks of compatibility, like a shared love of cooking or the same nostalgic TV shows. Shared interests and prompts let you showcase your personality right on your profile and connect with people who get your vibe. And with photo and ID verification, you can feel confident the person you're talking to

is real, so you can date with a bit more confidence. When you treat dating as exploration, instead of sticking to a rigid type, You open yourself up to happier, more meaningful connections. So maybe your type isn't tall, dark, and mysterious. Maybe it's Love's podcast as much as you do. Stay open, stay curious, and let yourself be surprised. Download Bumble today. On the latest episode of Next Question with me, Katie Couric,

I sat down with Bernie Sanders, who is 84 years old, has spent 34 years in Congress, and he can still pack a rally with people a quarter of his age. Denver, 34,000 people come out, Salt Lake City, 20,000 people are, you know, huge turnouts. People are really dissatisfied about the status quo. His fighting oligarchy tour with AOC and other young progressives has become a movement, but is his message too far to the left? Well, he certainly doesn't think so.

Is that sound like a radical idea, Katie. Is that too far left for you? Okay, okay. I get your point, Bernie. We talk about the billionaire class, the cost of living, and of course, the government shutdown, not to mention the current state of the Democratic Party. To me, the failure of the Democratic Party

has been an unwillingness to recognize the relationship. Open your free IHeartRadio app. Search next question with Katie Couric and listen now. In the new podcast, Hell in Heaven, two young Americans moved to the cost of Reconjongle to start over, but one will end up dead. The other tried for murder. Not once. People went wild. Not twice. stunned. But three times. John and Anne Bender are rich and attractive and they're devoted to each other. They create a nature reserve and build a spectacular circular

home high on the top of a hill. But little by little, their dreams. starts to crumble and our couple retreat from reality they lose it they actually lose it they sort of went nuts until one night everything spins out of control listen to hell in heaven on the iHeart radio app apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts all i know is what i've been told And that's a half-truth is a whole lie. For almost a decade, the murder of an 18-year-old girl from a small town in Graves County, Kentucky, went unsolved. Until a local homemaker, a journalist, and a handful of girls came forward with a story. I'm telling you, we know Quincy killed her. We know.

A story that law enforcement used to convict six people and that got the citizen investigator on national TV. Through sheer persistence and nerve, this Kentucky housewife helped give justice to Jessica Curran. My name is Maggie Freeling. I'm a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, producer, and I wouldn't be here if the truth were that easy to find. I did not know her and I did not kill her, or rape or burn or any of that other stuff that y'all said. They literally made me say that I took a match and struck and threw it on her. They made me say that I poured gas on her. From Lava for Good, this is Graves County, a show about just how far our legal system will go in order to find someone to blame.

America, y'all better work the hell up. Bad things happens to good people in small towns. Listen to Graves County in the Bone Valley feed on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And to binge the entire season at free, subscribe to Lava for Good Plus on Apple Podcasts. Samihante, it's Anna Ortiz. And I'm Mark and Delicado.

You might know us as Hilda and Justin from Ugly Betty. We played mother and son on the show, but in real life, we're best friends. And I'm all grown up now. Welcome to our new podcast. Vy my best. Matthew! Yay!

Woo-hoo! Can you believe it has been almost 20 years? I... That's not even possible. Well, you're the only one that looks that much different. I look exactly the same. We're re-watching the series from start to finish and getting into all the fashions, the drama,

and the behind-the-scenes moments that you've never heard before. You're going to hear from guests like America Ferreira, Vanessa Williams, Michael Yuri, Becky Newton, Tony Plana, and so many more. Icons, each and every one. All of a sudden, like, someone, like, comes running up to me, and it's Salma Hayek. And she's like, you are my ugly bitchy. And I was like, what is she even talking about?

Listen to Viva Betty as part of the MyCultura podcast network. Available on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Let's get into your date. you made a guest appearance on the show tell us when you're the weirdest part about when you walked out when you walked out in I was like this this this this fits this is actually this actually works really well it was great it was great we really I remember we watch it we really enjoyed it we're like this is I really appreciate I was so that's the thing I when someone's on the show like I was happy like this is like the best thing never happened to me like I was like you could tell like

you could tell that was that was you could tell that you were truly like happy to be there great so happy um i mean i listened to like art and mirren she has a podcast about the bachelor yeah and she was nice to me but her like cohorts her yeah her co-hosts were like they were like look at this bro i was like i can't be just like like they totally like tossed me inside of some they're all comedians too wow comedians are going they're going yeah it was weird it was like oh, this nice guy who likes the same thing as you. They were like all weirdly, you know, weirdly affected by me for some reason.

But then they were like, you know, one guy was like, I don't like a roast. So it wasn't funny. It's like, well, that's not my problem. Like I'm not a roast guy. Like I watch the show and make fun of it, but my hope is that I'm making fun of it and the way I would have fun with friends. So like, yeah, that was the thing with like a roast.

I'm not really a roast guy. So like getting invited on, there was a lot of pressure because like roast jokes are very like Nikki Glazer. she's so good at it because she's so good at like misdirection. Like that's like her act. So it like fits into what she does so well. So it's like I was so excited but I was so nervous. And then like I had to like have a talk in the mirror.

I'm like just do what you do. Have fun. Like enjoy this moment and I came out and like it was there was so much. And there was so much of like I came with so many jokes. So like first I meet him and he's like I know you because I've watched your videos. And he's like, you're the reason I almost didn't do the show. Oh, no. Really?

That's a good turn. Right. Not that he called a bunch of women old. Me, idiot, is the reason he didn't almost do it. He's like, you just make fun of people. I go, well, I like to think that the people who I make fun of enjoy it, like every season, you know, I end up like, you know, becoming like, you know, acquaintances with some of the people. so they must see that like it's with a good heart and like all that stuff. And he's like, well, I go, don't worry, today we're going to have a blast.

So I come out and I'm like, Mel, great to see you. And I'm like performing all these jokes, but I had so many. And I'm just like, Matt, I start going into him. And I just see his face just like, oh my God, what the hell did I sign up for? Because like I just had like six one liners that I wanted to make sure got on camera. I didn't forget. The women come out and they're like kind of dead. and he's like, and one of the production people was like,

he was making out in the pool with Nicole before this. It's kind of the drama. And I'm like, oh, like I, you know, I had like a moment. Like I never, you guys have been on the set. Like I was like, oh my God. Like I'm eating this up like I'm the bachelor super fan. I'm like, really? Who's he making out with?

Like I'm like so into it. And then they go, come on. They tell the ladies like, more energy. Come out. More energy. And they come out. They're like, woo. And then I.

run out and they're like Jared Fried and I could see like a couple of them seem to maybe have seen my stuff a couple of them were like who like what and we need to get Leslie and Treason there like spreading the word there's nothing worse for your confidence

that walking out onto a stage and people being like who's this guy like why who's this who's this guy as I'm about to tell jokes they're like very famous comedian they're like Sebastian Manuscalco's here and I'm like it's like no chubby Jew and then they bring me out and I basically I'm like listen I'm a huge fan of the show I'm here to you know I'm 40 which is the age Mel wishes you were and like when I said that

that kind of like made everyone kind of like oh he's on our side which is what I want and I am and I'm like we're here to have fun make jokes I'm like listen you don't even want to be with Mel He's divorced. He has no money. He's a high school football coach. He has nothing. Like, there's no, nothing here. And then I'm like, and if it doesn't work out, you can go with me. We're going to go to the bar. We'll have a martini. Like, you guys are all hot. Like, I do you. You know, like, it's like I'm like the piece of shit. So like I go into that and they're fun. And then like we go to write. And that's where it's like a full day. So like I'm trying to help them write their jokes. So like we were like helping the women. But like they were like really good and fun. And like I liked them all. You know? Like, and I just had a good time. I remember Carol's joke was my favorite joke out of all of them. Which one was that? It was, it was, uh, like Mel, I know you wanted to date 40 year olds. Like, so do I.

That was hers or maybe she got that. That might have been. I think that was hers. Like she's like, so do I. Like, yeah, I, like, I think she, she's, it seemed like she kind of came up with that idea. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That definitely felt like it was hers. and she definitely

she did forget her glasses and then we had this moment at the end and they kind of like you know the editing they got to do what they got to do and the moment at the end with Amy was like she was like going on for like 20 minutes and I was wondering actually I was like you know watching it

we know how much gets cut and when we were watching I was like I wonder how long this has been going on for because you were jumping in and I was like there's no way he's just like cutting off her second This must have been happening for a minute. It was basically, you're right, because I was like, when we got to the performance, I was like pretty happy with it. I'm like, I got my jokes in.

I like these people. It feels like it's going well. Like I got what I wanted out of it. And I come for my own, you know, I have my own incentives of this too. And also, I like these. I like the show and I want to be a part of it. And like I want to make sure that these people, everyone here has fun. I don't want anyone feeling badly.

And it's Jesse next to the stage. It's the 12 women on stage. And then it's me and Mel in the middle of the room. And I remember we were sitting there. So basically a woman would go up and do her bit, she would do her roast. We'd all clap. We'd laugh and have fun.

What would it be like three to five minutes? That's it. And then we all had mics. So then we'd go around the horn. Jesse, you know, Jesse would be like, what do you think? And I would make fun of something. or make fun of the room or like whatever

and tell them how great they you know I would be as again complimentary like I think it takes a lot of fucking balls to get on stage with jokes you wrote an hour before right like they're being forced to do this

surprise you're gonna go and do stand up yeah go do something that you potentially hate and are terrified to do and like do well and on camera make it good some people's biggest fear are public speaking. You ever hear that?

You ever know that Jerry Seinfeld joke where he says like 98% of the people's biggest fair is public speaking? That means they rather be in the casket than give the eulogy. That's hilarious. Yeah, that's like, that's exactly right.

And so then we'd get on the mic and we'd go around the horn. Like Jesse would say something, I'd say something, Mel would say something, then I'd make fun of Mel. And then we'd go to the next contestant. we get to Amy she's like 11th out of 12 and she's like I don't need these notes

and like rip some up and then like immediately terrifying right and we're like what's this going to be and she starts complaining about all the women and how much she has to cook and clean and like it's one of those moments we're all looking around like and she's not bombing she's just being herself and being fun like she is fun

and she is funny but you're like and she keeps going fuck this fuck that Like it's like swear after swear like it was like unkeepable you know like girl this is ABC we can't swear here right and I think she would admit that like it was just so many swear and it kept going and going and like finally at the end of it she goes Jared you get it you're Jewish and that was like my invitation and it doesn't look like it looks like I'm just like shut up bitch like let me get on the mic like I'm not doing that so I was going to wait but then she goes Jared you get it you're Jewish and I pick up the mic and I'm like you are making me so anxious right now like you are

I was like this is like talking to my mom like I'm like you keep going on and on about like I do the cooking do the cleaning and I'm like and honestly I have to say like I was having so much fun the room was like swirling people are laughing so hard because the setup was really her swearing and complaining about everyone and then I got to complain about her yeah like 20 minutes And we were, and so like, it's killing. And like, when I got a bone to chew on, I'm like, I'm going to keep going. So I did like three minutes of this bit. And it's like, the room is swirling.

Like, I'm like getting chills as it's happening. I'm like, oh my God, this is the biggest moment of my life. Like, I am like, and I turn to Mel and I go, do not marry her. Yeah, that's so funny. And I, and I'm like, oh my God. I just told The Bachelor not to marry one of the women. You ruined her life. You ruined her life.

I was like, this is going to be the commercial. This is going to be like, it's going to be like next week on the Bachelor of me going, don't marry her. And I'm like, and I'm like, I put down the mic, I'm like shaking because like in a comedian's mind we're just like we're always about the kill. Like we like, you know, it's just like you, I came there to do a job and like the job just got done and I'm like I put the mic down and we get done with the episode and I go to my manager and his mom were there and like she comes up to me she was like you're the funniest person I've

ever seen in my entire like like it was like this is amazing I was like cloud 11 best day ever and like and so I just kind of had to hold on to the story until it aired and I'm like I'm wondering what it's going to I was like it's either going to be okay and good and it's like or it's going to be like I'm going to get like DMs forever about this and it was somewhere in between like it was like it was definitely like I'm definitely happy with it and I was

like happy because you might see me again I don't know if we can keep this and you might see me in another episode hint hint you know the little tease as they say in the business you're going to want to tone into the some people telling all

um some people telling all I've never heard any one phrases that way. Okay, I think that's a good place to stop part one. Jared, thank you so much. We'll be back with Jared for part two. Make sure you download and subscribe to that.

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