I'm an actor in Lisbon now Pt. 2

Okay i’m still not an actor, but I did some acting! For a thing that’s supposed be on fucking TV, and they PAID me. Jokes on them, I would have did that shit for some low quality weed. But that made it really cool, and I got to work with a lot more dope people. And it was kinda funny how it all happened cause I thought I fucked it up and that it wouldn’t happen at all. But it did, and for my first real “acting” gig, it could not have been more fun.

So basically, it started with an IG message from ma friend of Lee. Like all this shit has come from hanging out with Lee and meeting all these artsy filmy people. Cause they need shaggy looking weirdos for shots sometimes, and yours truly ticks all the checkboxes. Anyway, his buddy Sebastian reached out because he was working on some project. Sebastian is a gigantic German dude, and every time I see him, I want to blurt out “holy fuck you’re tall,” but I don’t wanna be that guy. But god damn do I want to say it. He’s that fuckin tall. Originally the idea he came to me with was like they wanted a comedian to interview a conspiracy theorist or something to that effect. It was a rough overview that I didn’t really think fit me.

And I was just honest. If the dude I’m interviewing was talking some really wild offbeat shit, I might just start mocking them. Like it might turn into some Colbert style interview shit reaaaaally fast. And obviously, they had concerns with the person being made fun. Cause it was a documentary-style piece on people with opposing views. And I got to meet the producer when we were filming it and hear some of her narration parts. And it was definitely not some hacky skit kinda thing. You know? Like the kinda stuff I’m used to doing. Sooooo it was great that I was just honest about that. Imagine I crack a joke, and the other interviewee is like fuck it, I’m out. And they gotta go find ANOTHER conspiracy theorists? This comedy shit has fucked me up; it’s hard to put on a filter! It’s just harder and harder not to say the funny thing first.

That discussion ended with a “we’ll let you know if something else comes up” kinda ending. And that was honestly for the best because I was about to fuck up the whole production just being dumb and unprofessional. BUT, I got a call back with a different role! And Sebastian reversed that shit. He was like… ok now YOU’RE the crazy conspiracy theorist! And once again, as I said before, your boy here hits the fuckin checkboxes. At least visually. Instead of me talking with anyone, I was now simply going to…. wait for it…. act a bit crazy. I can do this.

I guess during some of the narration, they wanted someone pretending to be a conspiracy theorist “guru” person who is trying to convert someone to the conspiracy side. Which, of course, means I had a co-actress who happened to also be American. And we had some parts alone, but also like a lot of little segments together that were supposed to visualize elements of the narration. And she was really great cause she’s a professional dancer, and it was obvious she was super comfortable like performing in front of people. I’m used to acting like a fuckin weirdo in front of people, so I was just doing that. So like I think like, we had excellent chemistry going with that. And lots of hand sanitizer was used that day. It’ll make sense if this ever gets released. It was silly, but everyone was so professional and just made it fun as fuck. I love working with people that are on top of their shit. We got so much done. They even bought us lunch and had snacks and shit like got damn. That’s a good time for me, y’all. I’m pretty easy to please. They were even shooting little “behind the scenes.” shots for a video about the production. Cool afternoon.

I’m still perplexed by how it’s all going to look and be connected in the end. But one thing I know for sure - I gave that shit my best. And everyone seemed pretty happy at the end of it all—no clue when this thing is going to play either. I had to sign release papers for many big networks, so that would be dope if I could turn on the TV and see my face one of these days. Get on TV in a country where I don’t even speak the language lol how wild is that. It’s definitely not gonna happen in this country because of the comedy, that’s for sure. So maybe I got a lucky little break here and get like my .05 seconds of fame. Or perhaps this shit gets shelved and never sees the light of day.

WHO KNOWS. Fun day tho. Comedy shows are coming back. Shit is about to get very drugs. Don’t stop the hustle, kids.