rant · moment 21 of 21
Planning a Live Show at a Bennigan's
from Searching For Bobby Fischer · #81
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4 minTim and Ray riff on where to hold their next live show, mocking suburban chain restaurants, comparing notes on friends' unimpressive vacations, and joking about Uzbekistan sex tourism versus lounging in Puerto Rico.
- 1:04:41Tim and Shannon decide to do a live show next week and start brainstorming venues.
- 1:05:15Tim wants to aim lower than comedy clubs and do it at a restaurant instead.
- 1:05:36Tim proposes doing a live show from Bennigan's, modeling it after hijacking a restaurant's pizza lunch buffet.
- 1:06:02A Bennigan's manager told Tim he heard on another podcast that Tim doesn't have a driver's license.
- 1:06:17Tim tells the guy to stop listening to podcasts because that's all he does.
- 1:06:32Shannon talks to young professionals who bore Tim with stories about vacations in Puerto Rico.
- 1:06:44Tim tells Shannon to go to Uzbekistan instead of bragging about Puerto Rico beaches.
- 1:07:31The nearest Bennigan's is two hours away in Vinland, New Jersey, though there used to be closer locations that closed.
- 1:08:05They settle on doing the show at Old Country Buffet in Levittown with their mobile recording setup.