WWWOA 164: Bassist Blasko

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. 

Orny announces date and location of taping of his 4th comedy special. But first, What’s Wrong with finding out a TV show is using one of your bits word for word? Orny goes over a quick stop in a ghost town on way back from Vegas and how he saved a humming bird’s life.

What’s Wrong with the snack mix on United Airlines and why Orny might sue? Discussed on this episode: Black widows, petting a shark, unnecessary plastic surgery, rich people cutting down neighbor’s trees, and the range of Orny being recognized. 

Someone is murdered every minute in the world. And one idiot hired day laborers to dispose of the people he killed. Orny keeps a death clock going on this episode. Orny discusses details about his next comedy special. Why we should NOT deport everyone. What’s Wrong with Elvis, Jerry Garcia, Southwest Airlines, Amazon’s delivery policy, pranks gone wrong involving fake human flesh and the time someone streaked at the Oscars.