May 1, 2025 • 8 mins
Go see Jeremy this weekend. You may have seen him exploring Raleigh, and now you can catch him May 2nd and 3rd at Raleigh Impov Cary! Great date night!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Do you want to five? It's the ear because show y'all.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
I'm excited. Jeremy Piven on the phone right now. He's
gonna be at Raleigh improv the second and third, so
tomorrow and the next night, write and Carrie. Great spot
for a date night, Jeremy, what you doing?
Speaker 3 (00:12):
I am. I'm just happy to be here. The weather
is stunning, and I'm from Chicago, so you have to understand.
I grew up watching Michael Jordan. So I'm just happy
to be where he's from.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Are you a fisherman?
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Because he's always on his yacht at the beach like
two hours from here, and so you can often catch
him on his yacht fishing. So maybe you can we
can hook that up for you next time you're in Raleigh.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Absolutely come me in. You know, I it's so funny
you say that, because growing up, I was a stage
actor and and you know, no one really knew who
I was, but we all had a tight crew in Chicago,
and MJ was accessible as accessible as a superstar can be.
And every time, you know, people like MJ's here and
(00:55):
I would show up and they'd be like, you just
missed MJ. And I thought it was like like everyone
was playing a prank on me. And then you know,
finally that day came. But by then, you know, I
was a working actor doing my thing, and we you know,
he knew what I did and was incredibly kind to me.
And you know, he's six', six so he put his
(01:18):
arm around, me and it was a million o'clock and
we were out and he was sweating on, me AND
i just wanted, to you, know receive HIS. Dna, yeah
and it didn't make me an elite athlete or any,
TALLER i have to tell.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
You, yeah but you're amazing. Though you're a funny.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
GUY i, mean of, COURSE i don't know if this
is you or, not IF i was an imposter for,
You BUT i lived In New York city for many
years AND i worked At Radio, city SO i would
walk back and forth to my, apartment and there was
like two or three occasions where it WAS i think
it was, you and you were super kind taking photos
of people just in midtown walking Around. Manhattan if, not
it was a look alike and he was doing a
good job of pretending to be.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
You, well don't tell Anyone i'm a nice, person because you,
know the world Thinks i'm an, asshole so we don't
want you, know we don't want to ruin the. Myth
that was one thousand percent in. ME i, MEAN i
was lucky enough to HOST snl and to be In
midtown and Do, broadway AND i lived In tribeca and
went TO, nyu and so that was probably.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
ME i love, that And entourage at the time was.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
On it was like the biggest show out and everybody
assumed that your character As Ari gold as who you really.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Are but that's not the. Case you're a nice.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
Guy you know what's interesting about playing an authentic character
is it stays with. People so there are people that
see me and they immediately start, screaming gonna hug it, out. Bitch. Yeah,
well so you know a show like, that it's still
people miss it and there's, unfortunately there doesn't seem to
be a lot that people are gravitating towards right, now
(02:46):
and so you.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Know you never.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Know, listen if you're anywhere near The Raleigh, Improv we're
going to have a. Blast so that's a.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
Great spot to grab dinner and then go see the.
SHOW i, mean it really is a great date, night friend.
Night like it's a good time if you're celebrating a
birthday or whatever and you're, Funny, Like i've seen a
lot of your. STUFF i haven't got to see you live,
yet but you're really.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Funny now was the?
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Chance? Yeah, man it's you, know it's funny because WHEN i,
leave people all say they didn't KNOW i was that
funny when they see me do stand up and that's
a real shot in the arm for me because you,
Know i've done over eighty movies and been around, forever
SO i love.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
That how do you keep up with?
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Jokes is it just like you have a rolling list
of life experiences that you turn into a joke or
do you sit down and write for a while that
you have this when you're meditating every?
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Day?
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Like how does it work for?
Speaker 3 (03:33):
You i'm, SORRY i can't answer that. Question Bill belichick's
girlfriend just told me to not answer that. Question oh my.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Gosh so she AND i have. SPOKEN i want to be, like,
girl what's? Up do you think it's a word?
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Relationship?
Speaker 3 (03:45):
NO i can't hold on one. Second i'm. Sorry, yeah
she's not allowing me to answer. That, okay, yeah, yeah
she's not allowing. That was you know what your tough.
AUDIENCE i have to, say you're very. Tough you don't
even admit a courtesy. Giggle not, you who else somebody's
talking to who? Else i'm.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Laughing i'm laughing for. Sure. Okay how do you do? That?
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Though when you're not having like a response from the?
Audience do you pivot or you just keep?
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Going no matter, what you gotta crush. It if it
doesn't for whatever land you, gotta you gotta. Not you
either draw attention to it and, say oh my, God
i'm gonna workshop that joke and be back in eleven,
years or just come back on the twelfth of never
that's not ever going, in or you pretend it never
(04:32):
happened and just crush the next joke and they never.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Know now you've done shows IN uk and THE. Us
is the audience better in THE uk than they? Are
are we tougher in THE us as opposed to THE?
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Uk?
Speaker 3 (04:42):
No, There it's interesting BECAUSE i don't want to say too,
Much but no matter what the audience, is no matter
it's your job to get them, right no matter how
tight they, are you better get them by the end
of the. Night AND i you, KNOW i don't start
with the standing. Ovation BUT i end with one and
(05:03):
watch this. Transition if if they come out to the
rally improv tomorrow And saturday, night let's give them a
free meet and.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Greet if they mention, You oh that's, Amazing, yes y'all,
SAY i might be there.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Too i'll just mention my own name and come.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
SEE i love. It but this is not about you right.
Now it's not about.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Me it's about our audience and we're.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
So, No, no it's about. You you feel very. La you.
Know there you. GO i made.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
IT i gotta lab you gotta laugh, absolutely you know.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
What you remind me of every woman In. La enough about?
Me what do you think about?
Speaker 1 (05:36):
ME i, MEAN i think.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
You're a siland SILENT i love.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
It now you have a movie that also was just.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Released it took fifteen years In, january and you did
it with your. Family was inspired your mom gave you
the story, like, YEAH i saw somewhere where you're, saying,
like it's not about money for, you it's about the
passion and your. Character so can you elaborate anything.
Speaker 3 (05:57):
On that it's all about the.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Money, no it's it's.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Not it's, not, no it's.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
Not you have plenty of. Money you do things because
you love.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
It, OH i, Do thank. GOD i don't even know
why you're asking me. Questions do you know me better
THAN i on? MYSELF i, yeah the film we it
took us about fifteen years to make, it and it's
Called The, performance and it'll be out this, year and
it's definitely the best work of my life And i'm
insanely proud of, it AND i never gave up on,
(06:26):
it AND i can't wait for everyone to see.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
It, YEAH i, mean where can everybody see?
Speaker 3 (06:31):
It?
Speaker 2 (06:31):
LIKE i?
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Know that was It? January it was.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
Released, no that was just for your, consideration And i'm
not quite sure exactly when it'll be out this, year
But i'll be back and i'll let you. Know.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
YEAH i love.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
That it's interesting because over eighty movies into, it and
when people see me do stand, up they really say
that they've never they never KNEW i was this, funny
which is a backhanded, compliment BUT i love.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
It you're well, rounded you're, funny you got comedy going for.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Yourself when you visit, cities do you.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Try to get out and explore the city before you
get on stage so you can use that in your?
Speaker 3 (07:03):
Show, Yeah i'm walking around rally right. Now i'm Gonna
i'm not making this. UP i walk around to the
handout flyers to let people know about the. SHOW i
swear To, god really, yeah it looks Like i'm running
for school. President BUT i hand out flyers and because
a lot of, people for whatever, reason they don't Know i'm.
Here so IF i don't do you, know IF i
(07:25):
don't talk to, you and IF i don't go out
there and hand out, flyers they don't Know i'm. Here
SO i would rather have a full house than eleven,
people and you, know and it be. Awkward so you,
Know i'm going to go out there and meet people and.
Talk And i've ALREADY i got here last. Night i'm
already starting to get a sense of this. PLACE i love.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
It, okay very livable when you're, yeah it.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
Is super livable when you come. Back you want to
host this, show.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
Absolutely but you should come and.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
HOST i, mean your publicist is, Amazing like he was
hustling you and LIKE i was traveling and he's still he's, like,
no gotta get you on With. Jeremy so he's really.
Great so next time we'll hook it up and.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
You host the show bless. Him, well thank you for
slumming it with. Me it means a lot to.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Me, no, Yeah i'm coming to see you this. Weekend you're.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
Great, HONESTLY i love, you AND i think that ENCOUNTER
i have with you on the, street at LEAST i
thought it was you and you said it is made
me like you even more because you're so cool and
down to.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Earth thank.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
YOU i appreciate. That that means a lot to. ME
i look forward to meeting. You we'll hug it. Out.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
Yeah all, right So improv probbly last.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
This weekend at the. Rally, improv let's give away some.
TICKETS i love, that all, right what you?
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Got how many can we give? Away?
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Oh let's give away?
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Four, okay four. Tickets it's going to be it's date
Night Prov.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
Rowley it's going to be the second and the third
and care you can make it a date. Night four
tickets for callar nine nine one nine eight six one five.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
One.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
Yeah all, Right, well thank you very much for your time.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
Today i'll see you this. Weekend
Do you want to five? It's the ear because show y'all.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
I'm excited. Jeremy Piven on the phone right now. He's
gonna be at Raleigh improv the second and third, so
tomorrow and the next night, write and Carrie. Great spot
for a date night, Jeremy, what you doing?
Speaker 3 (00:12):
I am. I'm just happy to be here. The weather
is stunning, and I'm from Chicago, so you have to understand.
I grew up watching Michael Jordan. So I'm just happy
to be where he's from.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
Are you a fisherman?
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Because he's always on his yacht at the beach like
two hours from here, and so you can often catch
him on his yacht fishing. So maybe you can we
can hook that up for you next time you're in Raleigh.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Absolutely come me in. You know, I it's so funny
you say that, because growing up, I was a stage
actor and and you know, no one really knew who
I was, but we all had a tight crew in Chicago,
and MJ was accessible as accessible as a superstar can be.
And every time, you know, people like MJ's here and
(00:55):
I would show up and they'd be like, you just
missed MJ. And I thought it was like like everyone
was playing a prank on me. And then you know,
finally that day came. But by then, you know, I
was a working actor doing my thing, and we you know,
he knew what I did and was incredibly kind to me.
And you know, he's six', six so he put his
(01:18):
arm around, me and it was a million o'clock and
we were out and he was sweating on, me AND
i just wanted, to you, know receive HIS. Dna, yeah
and it didn't make me an elite athlete or any,
TALLER i have to tell.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
You, yeah but you're amazing. Though you're a funny.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
GUY i, mean of, COURSE i don't know if this
is you or, not IF i was an imposter for,
You BUT i lived In New York city for many
years AND i worked At Radio, city SO i would
walk back and forth to my, apartment and there was
like two or three occasions where it WAS i think
it was, you and you were super kind taking photos
of people just in midtown walking Around. Manhattan if, not
it was a look alike and he was doing a
good job of pretending to be.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
You, well don't tell Anyone i'm a nice, person because you,
know the world Thinks i'm an, asshole so we don't
want you, know we don't want to ruin the. Myth
that was one thousand percent in. ME i, MEAN i
was lucky enough to HOST snl and to be In
midtown and Do, broadway AND i lived In tribeca and
went TO, nyu and so that was probably.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
ME i love, that And entourage at the time was.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
On it was like the biggest show out and everybody
assumed that your character As Ari gold as who you really.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Are but that's not the. Case you're a nice.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
Guy you know what's interesting about playing an authentic character
is it stays with. People so there are people that
see me and they immediately start, screaming gonna hug it, out. Bitch. Yeah,
well so you know a show like, that it's still
people miss it and there's, unfortunately there doesn't seem to
be a lot that people are gravitating towards right, now
(02:46):
and so you.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Know you never.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
Know, listen if you're anywhere near The Raleigh, Improv we're
going to have a. Blast so that's a.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
Great spot to grab dinner and then go see the.
SHOW i, mean it really is a great date, night friend.
Night like it's a good time if you're celebrating a
birthday or whatever and you're, Funny, Like i've seen a
lot of your. STUFF i haven't got to see you live,
yet but you're really.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
Funny now was the?
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Chance? Yeah, man it's you, know it's funny because WHEN i,
leave people all say they didn't KNOW i was that
funny when they see me do stand up and that's
a real shot in the arm for me because you,
Know i've done over eighty movies and been around, forever
SO i love.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
That how do you keep up with?
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Jokes is it just like you have a rolling list
of life experiences that you turn into a joke or
do you sit down and write for a while that
you have this when you're meditating every?
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Day?
Speaker 1 (03:32):
Like how does it work for?
Speaker 3 (03:33):
You i'm, SORRY i can't answer that. Question Bill belichick's
girlfriend just told me to not answer that. Question oh my.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Gosh so she AND i have. SPOKEN i want to be, like,
girl what's? Up do you think it's a word?
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Relationship?
Speaker 3 (03:45):
NO i can't hold on one. Second i'm. Sorry, yeah
she's not allowing me to answer. That, okay, yeah, yeah
she's not allowing. That was you know what your tough.
AUDIENCE i have to, say you're very. Tough you don't
even admit a courtesy. Giggle not, you who else somebody's
talking to who? Else i'm.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Laughing i'm laughing for. Sure. Okay how do you do? That?
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Though when you're not having like a response from the?
Audience do you pivot or you just keep?
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Going no matter, what you gotta crush. It if it
doesn't for whatever land you, gotta you gotta. Not you
either draw attention to it and, say oh my, God
i'm gonna workshop that joke and be back in eleven,
years or just come back on the twelfth of never
that's not ever going, in or you pretend it never
(04:32):
happened and just crush the next joke and they never.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Know now you've done shows IN uk and THE. Us
is the audience better in THE uk than they? Are
are we tougher in THE us as opposed to THE?
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Uk?
Speaker 3 (04:42):
No, There it's interesting BECAUSE i don't want to say too,
Much but no matter what the audience, is no matter
it's your job to get them, right no matter how
tight they, are you better get them by the end
of the. Night AND i you, KNOW i don't start
with the standing. Ovation BUT i end with one and
(05:03):
watch this. Transition if if they come out to the
rally improv tomorrow And saturday, night let's give them a
free meet and.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Greet if they mention, You oh that's, Amazing, yes y'all,
SAY i might be there.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Too i'll just mention my own name and come.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
SEE i love. It but this is not about you right.
Now it's not about.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
Me it's about our audience and we're.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
So, No, no it's about. You you feel very. La you.
Know there you. GO i made.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
IT i gotta lab you gotta laugh, absolutely you know.
Speaker 3 (05:31):
What you remind me of every woman In. La enough about?
Me what do you think about?
Speaker 1 (05:36):
ME i, MEAN i think.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
You're a siland SILENT i love.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
It now you have a movie that also was just.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Released it took fifteen years In, january and you did
it with your. Family was inspired your mom gave you
the story, like, YEAH i saw somewhere where you're, saying,
like it's not about money for, you it's about the
passion and your. Character so can you elaborate anything.
Speaker 3 (05:57):
On that it's all about the.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Money, no it's it's.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Not it's, not, no it's.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
Not you have plenty of. Money you do things because
you love.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
It, OH i, Do thank. GOD i don't even know
why you're asking me. Questions do you know me better
THAN i on? MYSELF i, yeah the film we it
took us about fifteen years to make, it and it's
Called The, performance and it'll be out this, year and
it's definitely the best work of my life And i'm
insanely proud of, it AND i never gave up on,
(06:26):
it AND i can't wait for everyone to see.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
It, YEAH i, mean where can everybody see?
Speaker 3 (06:31):
It?
Speaker 2 (06:31):
LIKE i?
Speaker 1 (06:32):
Know that was It? January it was.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
Released, no that was just for your, consideration And i'm
not quite sure exactly when it'll be out this, year
But i'll be back and i'll let you. Know.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
YEAH i love.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
That it's interesting because over eighty movies into, it and
when people see me do stand, up they really say
that they've never they never KNEW i was this, funny
which is a backhanded, compliment BUT i love.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
It you're well, rounded you're, funny you got comedy going for.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
Yourself when you visit, cities do you.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Try to get out and explore the city before you
get on stage so you can use that in your?
Speaker 3 (07:03):
Show, Yeah i'm walking around rally right. Now i'm Gonna
i'm not making this. UP i walk around to the
handout flyers to let people know about the. SHOW i
swear To, god really, yeah it looks Like i'm running
for school. President BUT i hand out flyers and because
a lot of, people for whatever, reason they don't Know i'm.
Here so IF i don't do you, know IF i
(07:25):
don't talk to, you and IF i don't go out
there and hand out, flyers they don't Know i'm. Here
SO i would rather have a full house than eleven,
people and you, know and it be. Awkward so you,
Know i'm going to go out there and meet people and.
Talk And i've ALREADY i got here last. Night i'm
already starting to get a sense of this. PLACE i love.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
It, okay very livable when you're, yeah it.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
Is super livable when you come. Back you want to
host this, show.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
Absolutely but you should come and.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
HOST i, mean your publicist is, Amazing like he was
hustling you and LIKE i was traveling and he's still he's, like,
no gotta get you on With. Jeremy so he's really.
Great so next time we'll hook it up and.
Speaker 3 (07:58):
You host the show bless. Him, well thank you for
slumming it with. Me it means a lot to.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Me, no, Yeah i'm coming to see you this. Weekend you're.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
Great, HONESTLY i love, you AND i think that ENCOUNTER
i have with you on the, street at LEAST i
thought it was you and you said it is made
me like you even more because you're so cool and
down to.
Speaker 1 (08:12):
Earth thank.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
YOU i appreciate. That that means a lot to. ME
i look forward to meeting. You we'll hug it. Out.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
Yeah all, right So improv probbly last.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
This weekend at the. Rally, improv let's give away some.
TICKETS i love, that all, right what you?
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Got how many can we give? Away?
Speaker 3 (08:27):
Oh let's give away?
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Four, okay four. Tickets it's going to be it's date
Night Prov.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
Rowley it's going to be the second and the third
and care you can make it a date. Night four
tickets for callar nine nine one nine eight six one five.
Speaker 3 (08:39):
One.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
Yeah all, Right, well thank you very much for your time.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
Today i'll see you this. Weekend
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