jonjuandemarco

You've heard you admit that your success is due to Rogan's podcast and I have to wonder if any part of you resents that? Although your standup is obviously strong, do you resent that it took someone else to give you your break? Is that part of the reason for your departure from LA, to make it on your in a way? This isn't to take away from your skills at all, just wonder if you prefer to be out of the 'Deathsquad' cloud in a way.

Also, 2012 sucked for me. A lot of death, things out of my control, etc. getting high with you at Portland Helium was my highlight.

Ari, you seem to have really ranted and fought against the traditional entertainment systems, which is why you out your special online for $5 and took this idea to the web. If Comedy Central offered you a another season of This is not happening on t.v., but controlled and censored, or online, unedited and in your control, which would you take?

And what happened with the Loveline style podcast you were going to do with the escort for a while, I was looking forward to that.

As a comedian, do you approach a storyteller show like this differently as you would a traditional set? In a way it seems easier as there is direction, but in a way making reality hilarious seems tougher. And how did the idea of these shows come about, I know they have been going on a few years now.

Do you ever book or consider booking non-comedians for these sorts of things? I'm thinking specifically of musicians who may be storyteller types. There's a folk singer named Todd Snider who is every bit as funny as the greats in this series, and I'm sure theres others. It could be interesting to branch out a little.