Orny Adams 167: Guest Owen Smith

What’s Wrong with Owen Smith? Comedian, friend, write on Blackish, Whitney, Everybody Hates Chris, Arsenio Hall amongst others. Owen opens up about the obstacles of shooting and producing his comedy special. Owen talks about how his writing career launched, his son playing baseball and how is 6 year old daughter talks like a YouTube influencer. 

Orny and former FBI Profiler, Prosecutor, and Podcaster Jim Clemente discuss the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner and try and understand the mind of the alleged killer. Their son. This episode touches upon three major killings this week: The Reiners, the Bondi Beach massacre in Australia and the mass shooting at Brown University. Jim has made many appearances on WWWOA, please check out previous episodes.

WWWOA Episode 166. What’s Wrong with the profound loss of losing your favorite sunglasses? Is Orny’s brain playing tricks on him? Mick Jagger can’t get no satisfaction getting others to carry out his dream too. Orny gaslights his parents as well. Delta Airlines customer service home run. And What’s Wrong with people doing speak to text in public!

What’s Wrong with morning coffee and the changing face of Americans? Was an Otter kidnapped? Meat clever smuggled on Delta flight, masked men delivering threatening Christmas cards in California, parents raising kids without technology, Kevin Spacey is going broke, the Eddie Murphy doc and former Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin. 

What’s Wrong with playing the bass? Orny welcomes new friend, rock star and long time bass player for Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie, Blasko, to Big Yellow.  Blasko explains why he chose the bass, how he is content not fronting a band and explains heavy metal music to Orny. Comedy examined through the scope of a metal musician. 

An update.

What’s Wrong with the stress of shooting a new comedy special? Which includes 15 different jackets, three different kinds of mic stands, ten pairs of colored shoelaces and how much time this comedian needs to spend selling tickets. Details, details, details! Orny discusses the guy on his phone during his benefit performance and what it took for Orny to even be there. And finally how little acts of kindness can change the world. 

Star of “Mean Girls” movie but not mean guy Daniel Franzese is Orny’s guest this week. What’s wrong with someone owing Orny $22? They discuss Daniel’s movie roles, how he grew up in a neighborhood of all his relatives, how he was called a greasy meatball as a kid and the night Orny was given a wet painting from someone at the Comedy Store that ruined his cream colored pants.

What’s Wrong with the song “We Built This City” by Starship? NOTHING! Rules for pulling a deli number, how to use a hose without a nozzle, liquid eggs should be banned, Maine pushing fish on us and why is there a dirty plunger in the sink?

What’s Wrong with Orny’s thermostat? NOTHING! How companies make products obsolete to make money. What’s wrong with the way Gen Z stares at us? And are Gen Z’ers really bringing their parents on job interviews? Orny sides with people that are openly hypergamous.