Mohr Stories 588: DJ Verrett

DJ Verrett joins Jay Mohr for a powerful conversation about growing up in the Harbor City projects, getting pulled into the drug trade as a teenager, and serving 17 years of a 20-year federal prison sentence. DJ opens up about finding recovery behind bars, rebuilding his life after prison, and turning his experience into service through the Urban Community Action Network and his Ride With Us podcast. This episode is brought to you by BlueChew and we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code MOHR. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueChew.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more details and important safety information. 🌐 Follow DJ Instagram: @mrdjverrett Ride With Us Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/streetkingsoriginal Urban Community Action Network: https://www.ucanla.org/ An Inside Job: From Life in a Maze, to an Amazing Life: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1505591546 ✅ Subscribe to Jay Mohr for Fresh Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JayMohr37?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Follow Jay Mohr on all socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ @JayMohr37 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jmohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Mohr Tour Dates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JayMohr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Rise" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lady Owl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Ben Gleib joins Jay Mohr to talk about launching Good Night with Ben Gleib, his ambitious new take on late-night television, and why he decided to build the show on his own terms. The guys get into the realities of stand-up, touring, chasing success, and Kevin Smith’s influence, before putting Ben’s name to the test with a round of “Ben There, Done That.” This episode is brought to you by BlueChew and we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code MOHR. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueChew.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more details and important safety information. 🌐 Follow Ben Instagram: @bengleib TikTok: @bengleib Goodnight with Ben Gleib: https://www.youtube.com/@goodnight ✅ Subscribe to Jay Mohr for Fresh Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JayMohr37?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Follow Jay Mohr on all socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ @JayMohr37 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jmohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Mohr Tour Dates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JayMohr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Rise" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lady Owl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emmy-winning actor Paul Walter Hauser joins Jay for an all-over-the-map conversation about acting, stand-up, faith, sobriety, Hollywood, and the comedy legends they can’t stop watching. Plus, Paul talks serial killers, Gilbert Gottfried impressions, awkward showbiz rooms, and faces the ultimate test for a man with three names: Character Actor or Serial Killer? This episode is brought to you by BlueChew and we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code MOHR. Visit ⁠⁠⁠BlueChew.com⁠⁠⁠ for more details and important safety information. 🌐 Follow Paul ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠@paulwhausergram Boy Talk Talk Show: @boytalk_talkshow Resident Evil Movie: In Theaters Now ✅ Subscribe to Jay Mohr for Fresh Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JayMohr37?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Follow Jay Mohr on all socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ @JayMohr37 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jmohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Mohr Tour Dates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JayMohr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Rise" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lady Owl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Mohr sits down with comedian Gareth Reynolds for a convo that jumps from British childhoods and dental disasters to dark corners of American history, Ozzy Osbourne, sobriety, conspiracy theories and plenty of wildly inappropriate detours. Gareth also talks about The Dollop and We’re Here to Help as he and Jay trade stories, impressions and nonstop riffs. This episode is sponsored by Fitbod. Join Fitbod today to get your personalized workout plan. Get 25% off your subscription or try the app FREE for seven days at ⁠⁠⁠Fitbod.me/MOHR⁠⁠⁠. This episode is also brought to you by BlueChew and we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code MOHR. Visit ⁠⁠BlueChew.com⁠⁠ for more details and important safety information. 🌐 Follow Gareth ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @reynoldsgareth Facebook: @reynoldsgareth Give It Up Film: https://www.garethreynolds.com/give-it-up-film We're Here to Help: @heretohelppod The Dollop: @thedolloppodcast Tour Dates: garethreynolds.com ✅ Subscribe to Jay Mohr for Fresh Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JayMohr37?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Follow Jay Mohr on all socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ @JayMohr37 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jmohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Mohr Tour Dates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JayMohr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Rise" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lady Owl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SNL’s James Austin Johnson joins Jay for a deep dive into the art of impressions, life at Saturday Night Live and the wonderfully weird brain of a lifelong comedy obsessive. James breaks out Bob Dylan, Adam Driver, Paul Giamatti and more, shares stories from SNL 50, and even helps turn a phone call with Frank Caliendo into an impromptu impression master class. This episode is sponsored by BlueChew and we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code MOHR. Visit BlueChew.com for more details and important safety information. 🌐 Follow James on all socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ @jajcenter Instagram: @jajcenter Threads: @jajcenter YouTube: @jajcenter More: jamesaustinjohnson.com ✅ Subscribe to Jay Mohr for Fresh Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JayMohr37?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Follow Jay Mohr on all socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ @JayMohr37 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jmohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Mohr Tour Dates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JayMohr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Rise" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lady Owl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian and sports fanatic Sarah Tiana joins Jay Mohr for a hilarious trip through her unlikely path to stand-up, from performing as Taz at Six Flags and DJing weddings to writing comedy and covering women’s sports for ESPN. Along the way, they talk Braves baseball, life as a sports-obsessed mom, marriage, comedy writing, and why Sarah might know more about sports than almost anyone in the room. This episode is sponsored by BlueChew and we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code MOHR. Visit BlueChew.com for more details and important safety information. 🌐 Follow Sarah Instagram: @sarahtiana Twitter: @sarahtiana TikTok: @realsarahtiana YouTube: @sarahtiana ✅ Subscribe to Jay Mohr for Fresh Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JayMohr37?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Follow Jay Mohr on all socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ @JayMohr37 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jmohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Mohr Tour Dates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JayMohr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Rise" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lady Owl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Forte returns to Mohr Stories to talk about the long, strange journey of Coyote vs. Acme, from Warner Bros. shelving the finished film to its unlikely resurrection. Forte also gets into his earliest comedy experiments, his wonderfully bizarre sense of humor, family stories, close encounters with wildlife, and much more! This episode is sponsored by BlueChew and we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code MOHR. Visit BlueChew.com for more details and important safety information. 🌐 Follow Will Instagram: @orviv⁠ Twitter: @orvilleiv⁠ Coyote vs. Acme - In Theaters August 28th: coyotevsacme.com ✅ Subscribe to Jay Mohr for Fresh Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JayMohr37?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Follow Jay Mohr on all socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ @JayMohr37 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jmohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Mohr Tour Dates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JayMohr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Rise" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lady Owl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian and actor Brian Posehn joins Jay and Joe for a wide-ranging conversation about growing up a metalhead and proud nerd, working at Tower Records, discovering Dungeons & Dragons, and his days writing for Mr. Show. Brian also talks about his unlikely journey from a small role on The Big Bang Theory to the new spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, plus the guys swap road stories, debate aging rock stars, and test their knowledge of celebrity D&D players. This episode is sponsored by Fitbod. Join Fitbod today to get your personalized workout plan. Get 25% off your subscription or try the app FREE for seven days at ⁠Fitbod.me/MOHR⁠. This episode is also brought to you by BlueChew and we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code MOHR. Visit BlueChew.com for more details and important safety information. 🌐 Follow Brian Instagram: @brianposehn Facebook: @TheBrianPosehn Threads: @brianposehn Tour Dates & More: brianposehn.com ✅ Subscribe to Jay Mohr for Fresh Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JayMohr37?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Follow Jay Mohr on all socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ @JayMohr37 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jmohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Mohr Tour Dates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JayMohr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Rise" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lady Owl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Director/actor/comedian Jay Chandrasekhar joins Jay Mohr for an hour of hilarious Hollywood stories. Jay talks Super Troopers 3, directing Entourage and Community, the secret rhythm behind great comedy, and shares an absolutely legendary story about working with Burt Reynolds on The Dukes of Hazzard. This episode is sponsored by BlueChew and we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code MOHR. Plus an additional 10% off and free shipping! Visit BlueChew.com for more details and important safety information. 🌐 Follow Jay Chandrasekhar ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @jaychandrasekhar Super Troopers 3: searchlightpictures.com/super-troopers-3 Brown Supremacist on Veeps: https://veeps.com/jaychandrasekhar ✅ Subscribe to Jay Mohr for Fresh Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JayMohr37?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Follow Jay Mohr on all socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ @JayMohr37 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jmohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Mohr Tour Dates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠JayMohr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Rise" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lady Owl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music legend Matt Pinfield joins Jay for an unforgettable conversation about surviving a devastating stroke, his remarkable recovery and his lifelong obsession with rock and roll. Matt also shares stories from his years at MTV and Columbia Records, including how he nearly signed The Killers, plus encounters with some of music’s biggest icons. This episode is sponsored by BlueChew and we’ve got a special deal for our listeners: Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code MOHR. Plus an additional 10% off and free shipping! Visit BlueChew.com for more details and important safety information. 🌐 Follow Matt⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: @matthewpinfield Threads: @matthewpinfield Twitter: @mattpinfield Facebook: @themattpinfield ✅ Subscribe to Jay Mohr for Fresh Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JayMohr37?sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌐 Follow Jay Mohr on all socials⁠⁠⁠⁠ @JayMohr37 ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jmohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jaymohr37⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jay Mohr Tour Dates: ⁠⁠⁠⁠JayMohr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Rise" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Lady Owl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices