Here's The Thing

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KevOnStage and That Chick Angel break down the wildest stories of the week, starting with the viral Trash Can Girl TikTok saga, a North Carolina neighborhood trash can feud that ended in a backyard brawl and the internet taking sides. Then they debate Kelly Clarkson's "Birdgate" controversy after she called out a Brooklyn store for refusing to sell her a mechanical bird, raising the question: should celebrities use their platforms to complain about small businesses?
The crew also gives Jason Weaver his flowers after he got dragged for not knowing his own star power -- from ‘The Lion King’ to playing young Michael Jackson, his legacy runs deep. Plus, Kendrick Sampson's hot take about wanting to have babies with his homegirls without romance sparks a hilarious debate about modern relationships, and Tobey Maguire officiating his ex-wife Jennifer Meyer's wedding to a Nigerian billionaire heir leaves everyone speechless. Stick around for Angel's sneeze-pee incident and her legendary quest to have God teach her the piano.
0:00 - Church Announcements
1:08 - Trash Can Girl on TikTok
12:28 - Kelly Clarkson Birdgate
30:38 - Jason Weaver Appreciation
44:08 - Kendrick Sampson Co-Parenting Debate
56:06 - Tobey Maguire & Angel's Piano Story
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In this episode of Here's the Thing, KevOnStage and That Chick Angel react to Shane Gillis's viral 'Saturday Night Live' monologue about women's gym attire and the double standard in comedy. They debate whether controversy only propels white male comedians forward while Black women comedians get overlooked for the same stage — and Kev names more than 20 Black women comedians who deserve an SNL slot. Plus, Ray Charles's legendary takedown of Elvis Presley resurfaces, a deep dive into Nate Bargatze making $82 million as the biggest touring comedian in the world, WNBA Finals predictions with Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream facing the Golden State Valkyries, the US government planning a public firing squad execution and what it says about America's history of spectacle violence, and Kev delivers a viral-worthy impression of an angry Trump supporter that you have to hear to believe.
Chapters:
0:00 Church Annoucnements
01:14 Shane Gillis SNL Monologue & The Double Standard in Comedy
28:40 WNBA Finals: Angel Reese & Atlanta Dream vs Golden State Valkyries
40:21 - US Government Plans First Public Firing Squad Execution
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Franchesca Ramsey sits down with KevOnStage and That Chick Angel to break down her 20-year career as one of the original internet content creators. From making hair tutorials on YouTube in 2009 to going viral with "Shit White Girls Say to Black Girls" in 2012, winning YouTube's NextUp competition for $35,000, and making $45,000 in a single month off one video, Franchesca shares the unfiltered truth about what happens after virality hits. She opens up about bombing her ’SNL’ audition, landing her first TV writing gig on ‘The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore,’ suffering from severe imposter syndrome in a writers' room alongside Cord Jefferson, and selling seven television shows to networks like Comedy Central, Netflix, and Nickelodeon -- none of which went to series. Franchesca also gets real about why she went back to a day job and why that's not giving up on your dream, her return to standup comedy after a 15-year hiatus, why virality is not a business model, and how turning 40 gave her the confidence to finally own who she is. Plus, she talks about her content creator masterclass, The Brand Is Strong, and why she stopped waiting for permission to make her own content. #KevOnStage #ContentCreation #YouTubeOG #ViralContent #TVWriting #Comedy #StandupComedy #CreatorEconomy
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00:00 - How Franchesca Ramsey Inspired a Generation of Creators
07:04 - From YouTube Hair Tutorials to $45,000 in One Month
16:32 - Bombing the SNL Audition
25:49 - Imposter Syndrome at The Nightly Show
31:35 - Why Going Back to a Job Is NOT Giving Up on Your Dream
52:15 - Turning 40, Owning Your Story, and the Ukulele
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KevOnStage and That Chick Angel react to Chris Rock's string of controversial interviews -- from his "ghetto famous" comments to the story about refusing to pay for his friend's brother's legal defense after 19 years in prison. The crew also breaks down Rick Ross getting arrested for domestic violence, the judge who didn't know who he was, and his viral "beef rigatoni with heavy marinara" statement after posting bail. Plus: a woman survives a botched lethal injection (they're calling it "double jeopardy"), an Arizona judge allows an AI-generated video of a dead victim "forgiving" his killer in court, Angel's unhinged student loan rant, Zay Zay's hilarious TikToks, Starbucks pumpkin pie season, and a wild conversation about farting in your hand. Tap in. #ChrisRock #RickRoss #HeresTheThing #KevonStage #Podcast #AILaw #LethalInjection
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00:00 Church Announcements
02:15 Chris Rock's Biggest Regret
19:45 Rick Ross ARRESTED
35:21 Christa Pike BEAT the Death Penalty
52:31 A Judge Allowed AI?!
01:05:54 Aaron Pierre was BROKE!
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Diarra Kilpatrick, creator, showrunner, and star of the Paramount+ series ‘Diarra From Detroit,’ sits down with KevOnStage and That Chick Angel for an unfiltered conversation about what it really takes to build a television show as a Black woman in Hollywood. Diarra shares her journey from growing up in Section 8 housing in Detroit to attending NYU Tisch during 9/11, to clawing her way through the entertainment industry with no safety net. With a brother who served as mayor of Detroit (Kwame Kilpatrick) and a father whose federal indictment dried up family resources, Diarra had to be relentless just to survive, let alone create her own show. She breaks down the stop-and-start process of getting ‘Diarra From Detroit’ made, the budget realities of independent television, casting legends like Morris Chestnut, Phylicia Rashad, Method Man, Bokeem Woodbine, and Glynn Turman when you cannot afford top-name talent, and the network battles over everything from casting to how she wears her own hair. The conversation also covers why she chose the detective genre to put Black women in spaces they rarely occupy, the mental health toll of being a creator who also has to market her own show, navigating social media negativity, her interracial marriage, and why supporting Black-created content matters now more than ever. With appearances by KevOnStage's disastrous audition tape, Angel getting cut from ‘Churchy’ twice, and a heated debate about skin tones, this episode is equal parts inspiration, industry insider knowledge, and pure comedy.
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