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Apr 2024
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Sebastian Maniscalco

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The superstar comedian reveals how he writes his material and the simple lesson that led him from from open mic nights to selling out Madison Square Garden. He also opens up about the time he hired his dad to give Robert De Niro acting lessons, the distinct difference between Italians and Sicilians, and  why he wants his son to get the same school punishments that he got as a kid. 

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