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In this episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with comedian, actor, writer, and producer Hannibal Buress. The often-laugh-out-loud episode has plenty of insightful moments too -- including talk about Hannibal's latest comedy special 'Miami Nights' now available on YouTube. The crew also goes on to discuss the Twitter drama that ensued after Hannibal joked about his landlord status, people not believing his real name is Hannibal, growing up in Chicago and the hometown comedians that influenced him, how he overcame his drinking problem, dealing with color-ism growing up, his work with Jean Grae and Quelle Chris, and how his mother being a teacher impacted him on his path to success.
Later in the episode, Hannibal, Kweli, and Jas chop it up about how Hannibal met Eric Andre while homeless and Eric shooting his pilot episode in a rented bodega. Hannibal gets into landing a spot doing a set on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,' leading to spots at more writer's tables -- including 'SNL' and '30 Rock.' They touch on his work on the show 'Broad City,' what made the Knitting Factory venue in Brooklyn so special, why Hannibal respected how People's Party handled JPEG Mafia's memorable appearance on the show, police and their lack of emotional intelligence, the 'Rise Of The Karens' phenomenon, and Hannibal's latest podcasts and projects titled: '50 States Of Bowling', 'Splitting Tens,' and 'Spades Night'.
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2:10 -- Hannibal speaks to his satisfaction of his latest comedy special 'Miami Nights' finally coming together over the last few months. Talib recalls a moment at the barbershop where he thought he might be getting hit on, he asks Hannibal if he's still DJing as Burgerfeet, and Talib reveals the best DJ trick to mask poor beat-matching. Hannibal is asked if he still struggles with women due Hannibal Lecter defaming his name, Hannibal tells how he got so deep into drinking, moments that brought him to sobriety, and how he's maintained it.
13:33 -- Hannibal speaks on the revelation that he's a landlord and the Twitter drama that circulated around it with a specific group of Bernie Sanders' supporters. Hannibal digs into the nonsensical way these people want to group him in with the types of old money supers that caused the financial crisis. They also discuss Talib's twitter feed, and how Hannibal had to unfollow him.
25:29 -- Jasmin asks Hannibal about his growing up in Chicago, noting some similarities with Bernie Mack, and asks what were his major influences growing up in the windy city. He also talks about going to college with rapper/comedian Open Mic Eagle, they discuss Hannibal's work with Jean Grae and Quelle Chris, and Talib asks Hannibal how his mother being a teacher has impacted him on his path to success.
31:03 -- Hannibal is asked about his experience dealing with colorism as a youth, being called names due to his dark complexion. They also discuss Eric Andre calling Hannibal a sociopath in interviews, they go into how he met Eric Andre while homeless, and shooting the first episode of his show in a rented bodega used as the set.
37:57 -- Hannibal talks about early career success and his jobs on 'Saturday Night Live,' '30 Rock,' and 'Broad City.' They dig into his character Lincoln Rice on Broad City and how it's not much of a stretch for him to play that role. He talks about how he landed a gig writing for Late Night With Jimmy Falon, as well as how that led to even bigger opportunities.
42:28 -- Hannibal is asked what made the Brooklyn Knitting Factory Show comedy club showcases so special. He talks about being the first performer ever at that location, notes some of the great acts that came through there and reflects on Dion Cole's performance that blew the roof off. He mentions how people traveling from abroad would always remind him of how great and memorable those sets were.
46:14 -- Talib brings up Hannibal calling up Talib and explaining to him why he wanted to do Miami Nights and distribute it for free on YouTube. He talks about how/why covid drove that decision. Jasmin brings up Hannibal's re-recording of 'My Name Is Hannibal' to attain his own rights the masters, and asks him if he thinks this will become even more common as artists seek to reclaim rights from major labels.
52:35 -- Hannibal mentions how he appreciated how JPEG Mafia wasn't exploited after his appearance on People's Party, Jasmin goes on to ask Hannibal if Miami is a place he enjoys turning up, and if he would prefer having a bad show over getting arrested. They also discuss the problem with the amount of cops that lack emotional maturity to do their job properly, and the quotas that only contribute to the issue.
1:02:19 -- Hannibal talks about how he gained love for bowling after moving to LA leading to him creating a podcast '50 States Of Bowling', delayed since the shut-down. He also talks about his gambling themed podcast called 'Splitting Tens', as well as his show 'Spades Night', and speaks to how the game was made for a project like this. He also expands on the hilarious idea he had for an episode of the players wearing hazmat suits once covid hit.
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