Tosh Show - My Foreign Film Director - Luc Walpoth

Episode Date: July 1, 2025

Daniel calls action with director Luc Walpoth for a chat about growing up in Switzerland, going to film school in Paris, and finding love on set.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an iHeart Podcast. People that were hard on me are not here no more, so I'm hard on myself. You know, make me cry. Listen to you versus you on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Do you prefer to make movies in English or ones people in America have to read? Posh show. Posh show. Posh show. Tosh Show! Tosh Show! Tosh Show! Tosh Show!

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downtown. We're going downtown? Mm-hmm. Because we're about to go on a ride. I'm going to take you guys downtown. We're going downtown? Mm-hmm. Okay. In my country, that is problem. What is the problem? You know, hold on. Let me tell you something.

I was singing, I was singing that song like I do. Right. Yeah. That, uh, Sasha Baron Cone, uh, sorry. In Borat. In my country. And I was singing, and Dylan back there, I go, Dylan, you know this song. And he goes, I don't know a lot of the Bible songs

that you sing. It was so funny. And I go, Dylan, that's not a Bible song. I mean, he heard the horrific. It sounded like a Bible song. I mean, he heard the horrific- It sounded like a Bible song. He heard the horrific lyric line and goes, I don't know your Bible songs that you grew up on. And I'm like-

And what church is singing that? That's Sacha Baron Cohen breaking boundaries, man. Not Bible songs that I learned as a child. Go tell it on the mountain. That's a Bible song. That's a gospel song. But he hears, in my country there is problem and that problem is transport. Hey, I just got back from a little mini vacation that I was forced to do.

My wife forced me to do it. I did not want to go but whatever my favorite part of vacation is When we're leaving to go home. I'm always like, oh good done going home. Yes we went to a place that we'd been before and When we go there they have These masseuses that come by and you you get up you get a back rub Well last year turns out one of Carly's family members Who who we're not gonna say who it was but it was a it was a cousin. It was a male cousin

And he got a you know, I'm talking about Okay, they finished him off. He didn't tell anybody about it either. And it wasn't even at the end, it was at the beginning. And then they were like, and then the girl was like, what, do you still want your massage? And he's like, yeah, kind of. Just lay in his own filth and have a massage.

I've never experienced this I've never gone to places that allow you to do this, but I Was blown away and then and then after he was finished he left He didn't tell those he didn't tell us this to like literally we were going back to the same place Hey, hey remember last year when we did this and then he told the story Amanda his sister and then he told the story, Amanda, his sister... I said, I think we've, all right, yeah.

We haven't said the name. I haven't said the name who it is. Yeah, she was getting a massage right after him. So she had to go, she went and laid in her brother's seed. I still haven't said who it was, but you get the idea. Sex done. That was great. Well, anyway, so we went back to this place place and then we all wanted massages this year because you know I'm not gonna miss on that opportunity

happening and Anyway, I got a massage and nothing there. There was no there was no hint same masseuse I don't know if it's the same as who he said that the masseuse while doing said thing after was finished just lean down right next to his ear and goes our secret not anymore well no it's not a secret now but I get I didn't say who it was and it's that's not important no John's not gonna get mad if I tell the story. I'll be fine. He's so chill. He's fine Anyway, listen the foreigners love me when I when I visit these foreign countries. They're just so nice

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You guys know I always keep it real with you guys, but this time I'm taking it to the next level. Listen to Cheeky's and Chill on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. My guest today is a European film director whose work you've most definitely seen if you have an art house theater in your town or a VPN where you can access canal plus streaming, Netflix, France, or Netflix, Switzerland. Please welcome Luke. Hi. Netflix France or Netflix Switzerland. Please welcome Luke By the way, how do you know John first of all how do I know you John through Isabella Isabella

A story as old as time Who's Isabella Have you known John for a long time? Five years? When he first told me that he had a he goes Oh, I have this foreign director that you should interview and I was like for the longest time I thought I'm not making this I thought he said porn director. He said foreign director. It sounded like porn director You're not the only one. Well, guess what? You know my questions might be off

Have you ever directed porn? Not yet. Would you consider it? Not anymore. I was, but you know. Do they have an intimacy coordinator on a porn set? That's a question I'm curious about now. Has porn gotten to that level where they're like, listen, we got to follow a few protocols.

Do you believe in ghosts? Yes, definitely. You do not. I do. I do. I've never seen them, but my mom told me so vivid story about ghosts that it's difficult not to believe in them. Your mom was a good storyteller? No, my mom saw ghosts. She saw ghosts. Yes. And you're like, okay. Okay. Where are you from? Switzerland. Does Switzerland lean more French or German?

German. I was born in Germany. Where? Bopard, on the Rhine River. You lived there? Tell us two. Yeah, good memories. The best ones.

I can still taste my mother's milk. Does everyone in Switzerland know how to ski and hide assets in offshore bank accounts? Ski definitely, hide assets. We're really training them, very young to do that. Do you ski? Yep. Your whole life? Since two. Yeah. So beautiful. Bern, is's your childhood home. Yes. Okay. Yes Is it just a wonderful place to live? It's a wonderful place to live It's a bit boring kind of looks like a cuckoo clock cuckoo clock We have one of these giant cuckoo clock the tit clock. Uh-huh. It's like a tower

With a cuckoo clock and it's massive. Does it go off every hour every Hour. Yes 24 hours a day or no. No, I don't think so Well, I don't know. I don't know what it's like growing up there. Was it fun? Did you have did you have like fun memories of your childhood? I grew up so Right next to the countryside. Mm-hmm. So I spent my days playing outside and the door was always open, you know, we had a we never closed our main door so as soon as I was home I was out of the door running in the woods going to swim in the river. Did you have siblings?

I had a bigger brother and smaller sister and then I have a half-brother that is 12 years younger, and then I have three other brothers and sisters that are like a patchwork family, so we're seven. Do you have a good relationship with all of them? Yeah. Do they love what you do? They're not watching what I'm doing.

They don't watch it? They don't watch your project? They don't see your films? No, sometimes, sometimes. Like six months after I send them the link they're like yeah we've watched it. My brother-in-law just told me he slept in on my last project. He was like sleeping. Do they give you notes ever? No. Not at all. You're a filmmaker who grew up in a household

without a television and never really went to movies as a kid. Yes. All right. So how did you get into this career? I love to write. I love to take pictures and I love theater. And so I thought that the combination from those three makes movie.

Did you go to film school? Yes, I did in Paris. Paris, when you're a student, is marvelous. And you spoke fluent French? Yes. That's my mother tongue. Since you didn't watch movies a ton as a kid, did you like go back and watch everything

when you started to get into it? Yeah, yeah. When I was a student in Paris, I was going to see two to three movie a day in the cinema. And I love that. Nowadays, I can't do it because I'm directing. And I'm working on many projects. But at the time, I was going, you know.

How many shorts did you make while you were in Paris? In school, I did probably, I don't know, I was on 40 projects when I was student. And then I got assistant to the school to supervise the production. And in one year, probably done 60 to 80 project as a production supervisor. And that's partially because you spoke fluent French

and a lot of people that went to school there didn't speak French. Yeah, I was in an international section and nobody was speaking French. And in Paris, if you don't speak French, you're doomed. Yeah. So. My favorite compliment to me whenever I'm in Paris

is that people will speak French to me and English to my wife. And I'm like, mm that people will speak French to me and English to my wife. And I'm like, mm-hmm. Good job. Yes. Yeah. I can fake it for a few seconds,

but then they just look at her and don't even give her a second thought, just speak English right to her face. She gets mad. How'd you make your way from there all the way out to Hollywood? So I spent time in Paris, I spent time in Italy where I met my wife and...

You met her on set? I met her on a set, a short film I was producing. She was a PA and... Quite a power dynamic. Yes, absolutely, but she had the power over me, so, you know... I mean, I met my wife on set. Some people look down on it, but I'm always like, well, that's the only place I'm ever at,

so how am I gonna meet someone? Exactly. I have now in my contracts that I'm not allowed to be in any relation, personal relationship on a set. That's in your contract? It's now in some of the contracts set. That's in your contract? It's now in some of the contracts. Who put that in your contract? The producer.

You say I'm a faithfully married man. That's what I said, my manager laughed so hard. Oh, because that's not a thing that a lot. Are directors known to fraternize? You know, as director, you don't know other directors. You don't hang out with other directors? Yeah, I do, I do, I do. Is your wife still in the business?

No, she's in the photography business. She's a photo editor for Rob Report, luxury magazine. Oh, I know the magazine. I love the Rob Report. I'm not into those things that are in there, the cars and stuff, but man, is it fun to look at. How long did you guys date before you got married?

15 years. Did you really? Yes. Ha ha ha. You're a better man than I am. No, it wasn't 15. It was 13, I think. 10 until I asked her.

And then two years later, three years later. I think I dated for like five years and then asked and then like got married a couple months later. I was like, well, I figured once I asked, I was going to do it. Yeah. We were in LA, so it was more complicated to organize the marriage in Italy. I got married in Italy as well. Okay.

Was it one door? No. Okay. A little more. Yeah. But your wife is not Italian. She doesn't have all the tricks. No, she has no zero tricks. My wife has zero tricks. Dispel any movie magic and talk to me

about how impossible it is to get a movie made. It's like a puzzle, you know? It's moving pieces. You need to have the good script, the good actors, and people that wants to invest a couple of millions or more. You know, it's like playing at the casino.

You never know how it's going to turn out. Are you a gambler? I just directed a movie about poker, so a little bit, yeah. Do you play poker? I do. Do you like it? My big problem is that I like to play more than I like to win. That's a terrible, terrible thing uh, thing to play poker.

But I agree with you. I don't want to grind out 12 hours. Yeah. I just want to play. Exactly. Let's go. You're losing all the time. Yeah.

Yeah. Because after two, three hours, you're like, okay, come on guys. I've seen it. I can't, I can't sit for five hours. I don't, I've got a life. Yeah. We got to spend some money right now. I'm what they call dead money.

What movies are you most proud of? I directed a short film like ten years ago that went around town. Everybody, you know, the big studios, lots of production companies saw it. And it brought me a lot of offers. When you do a short film is the goal only for it to give you more work? Yes. They're not profitable are they? No they're not. Right. They're not. It's really to show your craft and how you can direct. It's a calling card. Do people ever turn shorts into feature films? Yes they they do. They do often whiplash

You heard about whiplash. Yeah, I know whiplash. It was a short before it was a feature Let me tell you something about Damien airstream guy that built my airstream built his airstream. Okay, there's weird connections around here Do you prefer to write the films you direct? Absolutely. It's more rewarding because it's really your baby Are you calm on set? Very calm. And do you get worked up? Do you like to go to battle? Do you like to fight against people that are giving you notes? Yes, absolutely. When they're giving me notes, I'm fighting when I don't believe in it.

But, you know, on set, it's the best way to direct is to stay calm because you're basically getting so much shit thrown at you all the time. If you're starting to panic or to scream, your team will not follow as if you stay calm, they see you calm and concentrated, they're going to come with you. Do you yell at them in different languages? Most of the time not yelling at them. And when I have to, I choose the language that hit them. Your relationship with an actor, when they're not doing what you need them to do,

or the way that you envision it, how do you tell them what to do? Because see, I've never learned, I worked on a small budget TV show that went for years and years, and I never had the patience So I would just always wait no no I need you to do that like this and I know you're not supposed to do that But I that wasn't what my show was about so it didn't matter that works

Well, but you can't you're not allowed to tell actors yes You are the secret the secret is you know do whatever you need to do to make it work The secret is, you know, do whatever you need to do to make it work. Learn the language of an actor and as you said, not tell them exactly what they should do, but tell them what you want them to do in a way that they understand, that they can do whatever they want, but exactly what you told them to do. And that works? That works all the time. Do you prefer to make movies in English or ones people in America have to read?

No, I like it in English because I think it's a language that really suits good dialogue. So that's really the fun to do it in English. I think French is, you know, so elaborate language that the dialogues, the quick and snap, snappy dialogues are not as funny as in English. My goal was once, now I let it behind, to do a language in every, a movie in every language. You're talking about just the major languages, not some of these small tribe languages. I mean, why not, why not dialect? You know Swiss dialect, Switzerland, that would be wonderful.

I, as I've gotten older, just love foreign movies for subtitles because I can't hear to begin with. So, well, when I read a movie, at least I get to hear every little thing. Although sometimes it's a bit distracting because sometimes you're not supposed to hear everything. Do you care a ton about audio in your movies?

Yes. I tell Dylan this all the time. The way he treats this podcast is like, they may hear you, they may not. Yeah, I think audio is 51% of a movie. What about music? Score, you pay a fortune for that? Yeah, I don't pay. I get paid. But if we could, you know,

I'm always trying to get the producer to really get the best music. But when you want a specific song, then you have to pay a lot. Is the money in Hollywood, is it gonna dry up? No, they invest tons of money in AI. Money in Hollywood? Is it going to dry up? No. They invest tons of money in AI. Are you worried about AI?

Are you constantly learning about AI or no? I'm not worried about it. I mean, yes, I'm worried about AI in a more general scope of our life, but not for moviemaking. I think it's gonna replace a lot of our jobs, but that's with all the new technology. And I think it's a technology that is here. It's not that we can stop the trend. So it's here, so you better learn how to use it. And my big fear is about the ethical side

of how to using it. I don't worry now. I feel like now I can just deny anything that somebody says I've done. Yeah. I didn't do that. I took a photo at a party with a friend of mine recently and I had a sour face, just like just sour. And he just sent this to me because I didn't post this anywhere, but I just wanted to show you. He took this photo of me and AI'd me like jumping up and down from the photo, a two dimensional, to now I'm dancing and I'm just like, and I'm like, are you out of your mind? None of this happened.

I'm like, oh, well, I can't wait for the judge to be like, critics, what's your relationship? I love them, especially when they're trashing my art. Do they matter anymore at all? Yes, a little bit. Okay. Yes, a little bit. I think people still read about before watching a movie, there is so many movies to see that they want to know a little bit what the people think.

And the first thing that comes if you Google it's some critics. Do you think films now are way better than they were in early Hollywood? Not at all. I think... You don't think they're better? No. I think they're different, you know. It has to go with the time. And right now, a lot of films really feed the platforms,

so you need entertainment, entertainment, entertainment. And I think there was a period where we had less films, but more substance. I always think of a comedian friend of mine, Nick Swartzen, who had a bit, and he talks about people that complain about movies today, and he's like, if you were to take somebody from the 50s and let them watch one of the new big budget movies

that comes out now, their head would explode. Yeah, they would have a stroke. Absolutely. The nonsense that we can do now is just remarkable. Do you hate the big American popcorn movies? I love them. So you would like that call, like, hey, we want you to direct this next Marvel piece of shit.

Marvel maybe not, but you know... But you could do it? Another piece of shit, yeah. In your opinion, who is the greatest director of all time? Kibrick. Yeah. Yeah? You've seen some?

I've, I, sure. All of them. I've seen all of them. Haven't I? I've seen everything. What's your favorite movie of all time, though? Best movie of all time. Not the best movie of all time, just your favorite to watch. Yeah, Demolition Man.

Oh, my God. That is absolutely... I could have never guessed that was the poll I was gonna get. You said no to a Marvel movie, though. What big-budget movies are you, like, you're like you're okay with you like I get why that's that's made and and I find it entertaining or or not even entertaining But you're okay with it June. That's the level. Okay. Yes. Do you like all sci-fi stuff? I love it. I can't wrap my head around most of it. I watch it, but I'm just asking questions the whole time. Thankfully, my wife is a nerd and she fills me in.

Just it takes a team effort. What are your thoughts on the movie Interstellar? I would have to watch it three more times to tell you really what I think, but it's ask more question than it gives answer. Of course it does. It's maddening at the end and batshit nuts and made me angry for watching it. Do people love Interstellar? Yeah.

They do? Definitely. Ah, god damn it. Two thirds a perfect movie. What? Two thirds of it is a perfect movie. Oh, two thirds of it is a perfect movie. I'm okay with that statement,

as long as we're all agreeing that the final chapter is batshit bonkers. I agree okay I agree did you see the winner of Best Picture this year I know right yes did you see it yes I've seen it did you love it no did you think it was pornography no no no no that's cuz you're European and you're so open-minded absolutely I. I was like laughing watching this. I'm like, this is amazing. I mean, I felt like I was being in like a dirty strip club. I was like, this is crazy.

I can't imagine watching that with my parents. My in-laws, sure, but not my parents. It's good. It's just real life. Why? It was the best picture? No, I disagree that It was the best picture? No. I disagree that it's the best picture, but I think there is something very interesting

in the movie about how he sees the young generation compared to an older generation and how their barometers of having fun, making money is completely different than ours or an older generation. And I think for that, it's a very interesting movie. And then it's fun, like you said. It's super fun. I didn't say fun, I said porn. Yeah, that's fun. Were you as disappointed as I was by Moana 2?

My son and I didn't like it. I haven't seen it. Do you let your son watch movies didn't like it. Man. I haven't seen it. Do you let your son watch movies? Yes. Okay. But slowly, you know, not too many screens. Let's entertain him and let's educate him

because I think, you know, movie and screen is an education. You know, you need to know how to read images as much as you need to know how to read letters. Okay, but you're not gonna be one of these parents that has a child and you don't let him watch TV at all. No. Well, so many of these people in Hollywood you're like, oh they make their

living and then I go, we don't even have a television for our child. I'm like, what? Yeah. By the way, do you, will you just leave your son and wife for like infinite periods of time when you work or do you bring them with you? The last project I did in Europe, it was so short notice that I had to go right away to direct a TV series and they stayed here. I would love to bring them with me most of the time but life is different. So last project it was

Five months. Oh, yeah, two and a half months. That's like military. Yeah, it is It is leaving the fam and with a four years old kid. It's it's difficult. Yeah Yeah, yeah. Did you want to be a father? I am a father. I know did you want to be one? Yeah. Did you want to be a father? I am a father. I know, did you want to be one? Yes. Were you scared of that?

Not scared, but some anticipation, you know, how is your life going to change when you have a kid? You're thinking a lot about it when it's happening and then suddenly it's here and you're like, okay, that's cool. Now I'm responsible for this person. Yeah. Does he look like you? Absolutely not.

Oh. Are you sure it's yours? Not absolutely. That's how I am. I'm like 90% positive of my daughter, but I'll never really be that 10%, unless I test. Yeah, I'm 80, you know. Are you done?

Are you gonna, you might go again? Yeah, we have one. We're happy with one. I wanted one, but then we didn't get what she wanted. So we had to go again. See, that's how it goes. Your wife is Italian. Yes.

Does she think Italy is the greatest country in the world? Absolutely. How many languages can you speak? Four, five, something like that. That's impressive. Six. Okay, how come the number keeps going up? Define what's speaking. Can you get to a restroom?

Can you order in a restaurant? Those are all things I care about. Okay. Can you be nice to locals? Yeah, so Spanish counts. F-Marry-Kill. Do you know this game? No. You have to marry one, kill one, and the last one F someone.

Coppola, Kubrick, Spielberg. I should marry... Kubrick. Mm-hmm. Should I continue? You have to... Who are you gonna kill? I just need... Ah, okay. I just got the game. Um...

Ha-ha-ha-ha! Mm. game. Kill... Tell me the names again. Spielberg? Yeah. Coppola. Yeah, kill Spielberg. Okay. Horrible. Horrible game.

I know, it's a horrible game. Horrible game. Everybody that's on the show gets a gift, but it's just stuff I find around my house, okay? And then I just give it to them and they have to take it that's the rule okay now the first thing by the way I don't even know if I get to watch no I don't watch but I do have some bourbon whiskey for you yeah okay now this by the way is from my friend Jim Gaffigan he's a comedian yeah Yeah. And he's an actor. Yeah. He's done a lot of stuff,

but he keeps sending me Birdman, and I'm like, I don't even, he knows I don't drink, but he knows I'll plug it. So now I'm giving it away. Father time. There you go, you get some, and that's a special reserve or something. Now this gift that I'm gonna give you.

Thank you. You're welcome. This gift that I'm gonna give you. I just had a birthday. Happy birthday. Thank you. That's all I want. You're a grown man. You just say happy birthday and you're. Thank you. That's all I want. You're a grown man.

You just say happy birthday and you're done with it. Okay, my manager, Kristy, she got me something that was ridiculous. My agent, I put her on the spot. I said, are you get, she didn't give me anything. Then she sent me this. Do you fish? Not yet.

Okay. I don't even know if it's for fishing. She sent me this life jacket. What am I gonna do with this thing? It looks like it's for fishing, but I'm like I go I don't want this. Are you offering it to me? No, no this is your gift. Yeah. You're gonna love this. It's got pockets. That's beautiful. NRL. I don't know what it is. I'm sure it's nice. I'm gonna wear it on set. I figure if you're directing something in the water, you bring your own one, it's got pockets, you put all your things in there. I'm going to direct

a film in the mountains and it's gonna be so useful. Listen, I got this for your son. Oh. This is a metal detector. Let me make sure it works I don't want to give you some okay. Yeah Find my watch That's what looks like look the reason I don't want this for my son. He he used like ones I'm like now he's bring we go to the beach now. He's bringing more junk home I don't want junk so instead I swapped him with a long grabber. We pick up trash, throw it away, get rid of the metal detector so that you and your son can bring home trash.

Thank you. Thank you. And then adjust. The size will adjust. I'm gonna bring it on set. No, no, that's your son's. That's your son's. It's a gift for me. Come on. I got more for your son. Despite the fact that this looks like it's been used, it has not been used. My son just rips it open.

It's a track. The reason I don't like it... Why are you offering the... This is the show. The show is I get rid of stuff. The reason I don't like this... Since when did cars that need batteries batteries do I have to get a tiny Screwdriver to take the thing off if it has the tiny screw. I'm not doing it

So as soon as I saw that I go son you're not getting this toy I'm not opening up something to put a battery you play with the bridge for two seconds No, I couldn't get it back. I couldn't get the bridge back in the box. Did you ask your son to know that? He's not he's not he doesn't have a choice. Okay. Hey, he's got a great life He doesn't need that your son's gonna love that toy. Love it here get that get all then I got you this I don't know why I thought you'd like this. This has never been used. You need a stepladder Now this step. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah need that this stepladder is great. I'm bringing it to on set No, no, you're not gonna bring this one. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes brand new never been used. I have the exact same one

I said, why do we have two of these my wife didn't know why we needed two So I said, okay, one of them is gone. I'm getting ready and you're a director. So you'll yeah I need a ladder. I this ladder It's a roots good. It's a nice ladder. It looks sleek. It's good for the house It's a nice ladder, it looks sleek, it's good for the house. Love it. Is your wife tall? Love it. She's okay.

She's... Well, she might appreciate a few steps. There's no way we can keep that in front of the camera. Hold on. Guys, come over here. She's going to scratch the walls up. Luke's going to scratch the walls up. When do you leave for your next project?

July 4th. On our nation's holiday? Yes. Our nation's independence. Do you love it? Fourth of July, is that one of your favorite American holidays? Is it a holiday? I'm working all time. Yes, it's a holiday. We have hot dogs, you eat a bunch of hot dogs, you have fireworks. Oh yeah, the fireworks. What's the most confusing American tradition that you've experienced? Columbus Day? No.

Do we still call it Columbus Day or do we lump it into something else? Indigenous People Day. Indigenous People Day. It's now it's Indigenous People Day? Yeah, it's confusing. That's what I told you. I think you get where we

went we made a mistake we were celebrating the wrong side for a while and then we're like hey let's change it. What's your favorite holiday? Hmm my birthday. That is not a holiday unless it falls on a holiday. It should be. When's your birthday? December 19. Oh what a horrible birthday December 19. That, what a horrible birthday, December 19. That's great. Right up against the big one. Yeah, you just take a break from the 15 to the 31st and that's a holiday. That's a lot of party and that's a lot of separate gifts to buy you.

I'll get you something nice. I'll get you a matching ladder or something, step stool. Are you easy to shop for or no? No. Because I like to keep the, to have the bare minimum. So I like keeping the bare minimum. So you know, now that I have a ladder, it's like... You got a ladder and a metal detector. That's it. That's all you need.

Exactly. And a saving jacket. You know, it's like I have a ladder and a metal detector. That's it. That's all you need a Saving jackets, you know, it's like I don't know what gift for three years now. You call it a saving jacket How do you call it life? We call it a life jacket, but I like saving jacket better Yeah, do you like to be on the water at all or no? Yeah, I love it. Oh, I'm I grew up sailing That's gonna be the best life jacket. I couldn't have picked a better gift for you. Exactly.

He loves sailing. By the way, do you know how to do a lot of knots? Yeah, I'm learning again to do notes, but I'm like dyslexic, so it's always nice to have. Are you really dyslexic or do you just say you're dyslexic? I am. Oh, how does that affect you on set? On set, not that much.

But for example, the reading, you know, reading the scripts when we are at the table reading, I can't do that because I can't focus on reading and listening to the same time. Do you work with the same team of people that are like aware? Like okay, he's dyslexic, dyslexic. So we have to, you know. Yeah, but the team is even worse. So, you know, they're all dyslexic and have other conditions.

Are you getting, but you're getting rewrites and pages thrown at you constantly. Yes. Reading is not the problem. The thing is reading, you know. And concentrating on how people are doing. Yes. Table reads, are actors supposed to be giving it a hundred percent. No, not at all. Okay, not at all

It's just to feel the vibes and because they're actors they're getting into it very quickly, you know They they enjoying at the beginning. They're just reading like that and then slowly they're getting into the character And so most of the time it works. They're getting into the character and so most of the time it works they're getting there. I'm an awful actor and anytime I've been given an opportunity when I do the table reads and when I when you show up to the table read where you're practicing the script for people I would just I would put no effort into because I was so embarrassed in front of other people to be like reading the script. I just I couldn't I couldn't turn on the the the charisma at all. They're probably furious but then once we get to the set that's when I really lay an egg. That's

not good either. That explains my career in film. Started and ended with the love guru. But your father is a heart doctor, holds the record for bringing a frozen person back to life. Now is that the record, the most frozen people? So basically, if- Is your father Jesus? No. Okay.

No, no, he just invented a system to rewarm people that works super well. Okay. And that's what she's doing for years now and she's bringing people back from dead. What was the one, what was the record holder? Yeah, she was, she was trapped into a ice cold river between ice and her body was in the water and they brought her back to the hospital and I don't know the numbers but she was really really cold. Her body was, her body temperature I

think 13 degrees Celsius is considered that you're like... It's a lost cause. Yes and with his technique they brought her back to life. That's a good day's work. Yeah. You gotta feel, right, like when that's what you do for a living, you're like, oh, well I saved that person. Did you ever see the movie Incino Man?

No, I haven't. Oh man, that's the same premise. They found a frozen caveman, Brendan Fraser, I believe. I can't believe they were running the, whatchamacallit, in reverse that day. Nobody, Paulie Shore reference. It's been too long. It's been no, I haven't seen Encino Man in 20 years.

Whatchamacallit, where's the goal? Where would you like, if you could live anywhere full time, where would it be? I would spend my life between Los Angeles and Italy probably you know six months in Italy like drinking wine eating good food and six months in LA working on developing my projects. I like that I don't know if I would do the same ratio but man the food the food in Italy is just worth it. Have you as your son been to Italy yet?

Yes, we're going twice a year. You go twice a year every year? Yes. All right, you're almost living your life. Almost, you know. Now it's just having a steady career here and there and then I can do six months, six months, six months. Everybody that loves Los Angeles,

we just wanna be able to leave it for half the year. That's everyone's goal. It's like, yeah, we just want to be able to leave it for half the year. That's everyone's goal. It's like, yeah, we love it here, but we don't want to be here the whole time. That's ridiculous. All right. Well, uh, listen, Luke, I appreciate you coming by and, uh, all the best. Thank you for having me. Thank you.

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Well, it really depends on who you talk to. There are many versions of what happened at Chappaquiddick? Well, it really depends on who you talk to. There are many versions of what happened in 1969 when a young Ted Kennedy drove a car into a pond. And left a woman behind to drown. There's a famous headline, I think, in the New York Daily News. It's, Teddy escapes, blonde drowns. And in a strange way, right, that sort of tells you. The story really became about Ted's political future, Ted's political hopes. Will Ted become president?

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but this time I'm taking it to the next level. Listen to Cheeky's and Chill on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks, Luke. What a nice guy. I'm going to go home and binge all of his shorts. That doesn't sound right

Yeah, well, you know what I mean, yeah, I actually I'm looking forward to his poker movie What's the name of the poker movie dead money dead money? What does that come out? It's out. That's out. Yeah I'll watch dead money. How long is it an hour and a half? Okay, I'll watch it gambling movies if done, right give me the same anxiety of Actually gambling like I can get I can it scratches the itch or makes me want to sneak out of my house at night And head over to commerce Tosh show store comm Get some sweet merch come see Eddie and I do stand-up comedy, please

Come to my show Alright, we're gonna do a free plug. Go ahead hit the free plug music. We done doing free plugs Do one more this week's free plug is for truckie Thursday's. Oh, that's in historic downtown Truckee, California. I do this Twice a year usually is all you can talk me into doing it. You know, they shut down the main street downtown Truckee and all the businesses. Uh, you know, have some, some crafts and fair going on in the street and they got food trucks sitting in a parking lot, melting.

It's way too hot. Eddie, you always come. You join me. I come. You can find me there usually early, getting some nachos with my kids. We're all just, we all just find one table and we don't let anyone come to it. Tables are, they're in high demand. Yeah.

It's a premium for sure. Oh, you got to get there early to get a table But I don't let anyone else sit at our table Just my family and eddie's family. What do you usually eat there? Do you know what's your favorite food truck tacos there? One time I got like a little uh a little hand roll from that sushi joint. That was pretty good. Yeah, it's good What oh should I read this? Oh, there's live music. Oh, yeah licensed alcohol area. I don't even go to the alcohol area I do where's that? It's just on the other side. No, I don't go to the other side. It's a weekly event It's every Thursday starts at something like five o'clock Until 830 usually I can make it to 530 max. Oh

Now just thinking about it. Maybe I don't want to go you're gonna go. I know I will go I'll go once or twice Hopefully it's not too hot. It's gonna be hot It's a must-do if you're up in Tahoe area this summer. Come on over to Truckee Thursdays I'll tell you what I I'm looking forward to this cinnamon roll at the damn cafe That's the best cinnamon roll in the lake now I love Tahoe House Bakery and I love I've already talked about my favorite cakeery, but House bakery and I love I've already talked about my favorite cake re but For straight-up cinnamon roll the damn cafes cinnamon rolls pretty great

Also, like that little coffee shop behind downtown truckie. They got a pretty good cinnamon roll That place is great. They're frosting on it's a little different though. You got to be in the mood for that. It's a lot Yeah, I'm gonna get fat as fuck this summer What are we talking about? Okay, Truckie Thursday. Yeah, come on by. It's like you're running. Buy some, buy something from their artists and vendors. A wide variety there.

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