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Recovery to Go: Court-Ordered Rehab Comedy Shows
from Kind Of A Minister · #28
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3 minDescription of the hustle behind 'Recovery to Go,' booking comedy shows for captive, court-mandated rehab audiences, including a man who threatened to go back to jail rather than watch the show.
- 20:48Tim describes a friend with a prosthetic arm that looks like it came from a Halloween store, worn stiffly in one position like he's addressing a football team.
- 21:42The friend's cheap insurance probably sent him to buy the arm at a Halloween store, forcing him to choose between a tentacle or this one.
- 22:17Tim speculates the stub beneath the fake arm gets clammy and starts to fester where it connects, creating a smell problem.
- 22:37On a flight to Minnesota, the friend tried to upgrade to first class by claiming to be a veteran who lost his arm, but the flight attendant wasn't convinced because he seemed like a shyster.
- 23:14The friend formed a business called Recovery to Go built around performing at court-ordered rehabs where people can't leave.
- 23:47The hustle: rehab audiences are perfect because they're court-mandated to attend and can't walk out, unlike paying comedy club customers.
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