The Heckler, LOL
Listen to Luz Michelle share a heckler story, her funny experiences, and how she prepares for every different gig. Luz is an excellent and talented Stand-up Comic and part of The Official Seenagers trio! With Debbie Nigro and Charlie Ponger
Also, in this episode, Charlie shares his funny experience at the grocery store and Debbie's always hysterical sidebar one-liners. So worth the listen. Don't miss it!
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The Heckler
SUMMARY KEYWORDS
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SPEAKERS
Charlie Ponger ,Luz Michelle, ,Debbie Nigro
charlie ponger:All right, we're coming in hot. Hey, everyone.
Debbie Nigro, Luz Michelle:Smoke burning burning.
charlie ponger:Welcome to the official Seenagers. I'm Charlie Ponger. Along
Debbie Charlie:with Debbie Nigro,
Luz Michelle:Luz Michelle.
charlie ponger:Hey, Luz. You got something to tell us today? Don't you? Do?
Debbie Nigro, Luz Michelle:Yeah, professional comedian. So we want comedian which, by the way I'm so jealous of. It's such a great skill to be able to get in front of people and do that. I mean, I love being funny. But I'm scared to death to be live funny in front of people. Because they say it's the number one fear because they hate you public speaking and nobody, like, look at you. But you said you got a worse story than just, they don't like you.
Luz Michelle:So recently, there was a comedian who was at a show. Audience Member didn't agree with what she was saying. And they decided to throw a beer a can at em. No. But she fucking grabbed that beer and chugged it no perfect how she wrapped it. Yeah. And now she's going to be on late night. So in the end, she winded up winning, but it's just like this is happening more often than not that if an audience member doesn't like what we're saying, they'll just fucking throw something.
Debbie Nigro:No way. That's so wrong. It's really rude. Yeah, wait, so that was a beer can full.
Luz Michelle:It was a good enough amount that when you watch the video, you see it's fucking splashes out of the thing. No, and she's chugging for a minute. So it was definitely like, you know, he left in there. I mean, you probably gotta get a COVID test after that. But you know,
Debbie Nigro:he really liked beer. Maybe she'd be a rotten comedian. Just see what happens. Get A Six Pack so people throw stuff how broke out now? how low, have we gone as society? Well,
Luz Michelle, Charlie Ponger:it's happening. I think a lot of it started off you know, with Mr. Chris Rock getting slapped in the face. That it almost opened the door that if you don't agree with what we're saying? Sure. Throw a chair at me and come on stage. Have you ever had anything thrown at you? No, thank God and please don't so mean. So mean? I mean, if you want to throw a plastic whiskey bottle and I can catch it, I'm on board.
Luz, Charlie:I'm gonna come to one of your shows and kind of toss, give you a soft toss of Oh, no, Charlie. You can catch it and start drinking it.
Debbie Charlie:You know Luz we were talking before about how you prepare for a show. Right? And how you have totally open sets. Tell everybody I think it's really interesting. How I prepare like for live stand up comedy.
luz, charlie, debbie:I have rules. They have rules before it shows I don't hang out with anyone before show except my husband. I only have one drink before show and has to be on the rocks. And they have my cue cards. cue cards like Joan Rivers did I always go over them right before show and go? Well, you carry them on stage with you. Now never they stay in the pocketbook. The pocketbook pocketbook.
Luz, Debbie:Yeah, people make fun of because I call it a pocket book.
Luz Michelle:Supper, refrigerator. But
Charlie Ponger:do you still say dungarees? noooo?
Debbie Nigro:The pocketbook is a big one. Like what is it?
Luz Michelle:It's in my pocket. My man is saying I monitor my pocketbook. What's the pocketbook?
Debbie Charlie:So you say you don't talk to anybody and your memorize everything in some places will say okay, your set can only be 20 minutes or 10 minutes or 15. How do you know where to cut yourself off?
Luz Michelle:I have a five 7,10 12,15 a 20 and a 30 minutes. That
Debbie, Luz:sounds like my wardrobe. Yeah, I'm ready. I'm ready. I was like the size of my outfits. I got a five I'm getting a stand up comedy having done it. And I love getting the laughs You must be so thrilled when people think you're a riot, which you are
Luz Michelle:because you put so much into it. So it's like when someone laughs It's like getting positive feedback. It's great.
Debbie Nigro:But what happens and I would never this is where I would go off what happens when you're getting no reaction because every audience is different.
Luz Michelle:So this new line I've been saying is oh you guys don't you will come in to hear poetry. What's happening here? You gotta roll with it or you talk to someone in the audience right? Where what's going on? Why? Uh, why are you enjoying me tonight? What's a mad Am I triggering you?
Debbie, Luz:That's incredible. You don't ever get nervous or freeze every single one I'm nervous before okay, but during you don't get nervous and freeze you just roll with it every now I'm just rolling really amazing.
Luz Michelle:It's the most confident I am I feel so I not that I want anyone to do it. But I wonder like if someone threw something at me how would I react because I my best self up there. Right?
charlie ponger:Well, you're you're from Staten Island so I know how you would
Luz Michelle:I recently performed Staten Island last week. One of my best fucking sets Yeah, really was
Debbie Nigro:comfortable that people get you?
Luz Michelle:Yeah, and Staten Island is Tough crowd. Tough crowd like if you're not funny, they're gonna let you know you're not no one's gonna give you a pity laugh in Staten Island. You know?
charlie ponger:What's a pity laugh you got oh, I've got that sounds are the what do you do? What do you do when you get a pity love or pity clap? You do?
Luz Michelle:Yeah. I need your fucking pity laugh. Save that for your wife. Something insulting. While your goods Great.
charlie ponger:What about have you ever been heckled?
Luz Michelle:I have been heckled I had my God. Now upstate. I had like the Bachelorette. Tables were there cackling not listening and you're up there, like, spilling your soul out.
charlie ponger:Oh, it was a bachelorette party. Bachelorette. What did you expect? Yeah.
Luz Michelle:I don't know what I expected or not. Yeah, you're right. What did I expect? They're
charlie ponger:not gonna listen to me.
Luz Michelle:That was my question. Why are you here by listening to me talk behind a mic and not a guy like swinging his dick around. Like, why are you here? You're not paying as
Debbie Nigro:hate that's so wrong. Oh, I have you know, I'm an empath. So if somebody's not paying attention to the musician, I always still stand like, oh, look over here. The guy over here.
charlie ponger:any background noise . Yeah. It's just like a great musician. You go to a bar and you walk in. And you hear this unbelievable musician, and no one is paying attention.
Luz Michelle:Love the guy who's screaming his heart out.
Debbie Nigro:Could you pay tango? Could you play? Can we get this guy a little love? And people start talking about gosh, we gotta give this guy some love. Nobody else is paying attention. Like, could we have to do it
charlie ponger:Luz Tell us about tell the audience about your prep for the show? Because I bet yeah, well, I'm very interested in that. Like, you had talked about Joan Rivers
Luz, Charlie:cue card system.
charlie ponger:Where did that come about? And how did you discover that?
Luz Michelle:I watched her documentary. And she let you enter her home. And she showed you like the method behind her madness, because there has to be a method was Dan Okami especially you've been doing it as long as I have, you have so much material. So when they I'm watching eyes, and I noticed that she put everything in alphabetical order on index cards. And I was like, That's fucking brilliant. Because you'll always have an index card, right? I feel like a lot of times, we've also stopped writing with pen and paper, we just put it in our phone. So like when I whip out my index cards, I feel amazing. I feel put together. Right so I'll take my cue cards. I look at them real quick. I take a shot and I pray to god I'm gonna be funny. Yeah, that's the number one thing I do before I pray you do I pray? I pray in a positive way. I don't pray for so much me. I pray that that my best self does shows up. And everyone has a good fucking time to me.
Debbie Nigro:It's really good. Yeah, you're on a you're gonna get a lot a lot of shows get and gigs. But I'm so proud of you. I'm following you on Instagram. And I'm like, wow, she's I asked you a question about a woman comedian. Late at night in faraway places, leaving your family behind having to drive home in the dark by yourself. You know?
Luz Michelle:All of it right? Well, it's all in my life. Right? But I feel like cuz you know, exactly. Now I'm in my mid 40s. I'm a mom. I'm married. Right? I live in fucking Westchester. So I have to now be a little bit more like what show am I going to do? What show am I not going to do? Right? Because a bar show 12 o'clock at night and when no one's ever gonna know him that come on. Right. Do you kids think you're funny? They do. Thank God. Thank God my daughter has seen me clean. Do clean shows which isn't very easy for me, but I'll do them. Michelle inc@gmail.com
charlie ponger:My husband's name is
Luz Michelle:Harrison. I've been doing that to him when he's in the shower with like the worst moment. I don't know where I pop up now. I'm like Harrison. Stop fuckin doin that
charlie ponger:it's great. Are you gonna use video that
Luz Michelle:tonight though? I don't think I'm gonna make little videos because it's either a scam or the worst moment like arguing with his mom. And I'm like, what's going on?
Luz, Debbie, Charlie:Harrison? It's really funny. You're doing the
Luz Michelle:freakout because the worst moment, okay, I do it on my dime. Is he funny? He is. So we have a running joke in the house that he's actually the comedian. He's the comedian. Oh, he's funny. He's funny. He's funny as shit. But same thing he doesn't want to get in front of a crowd. Oh, no, he's it's just not Yes. Not his thing. He's just funny to you. And you know what? No, we're not doing that. I didn't sign up to be with a comedian. Like maybe I'll do comedy.
charlie ponger:You guys could do it together on you guys could do it on stage together.
Luz Michelle:I believe we we'd be funny for a reality show because we're so opposite. Yeah, you know Harrison is routine. Harrison wakes up the same day every day. He has an alarm clock he reads the news. You know he crosses his T's and dots his I's you know jujitsu all of it right? I roll out of bed I go downstairs without a bra today's actual national no bra day. And, and why are you wearing a bra? Of course I am Charlie. I'm not a woman I could walk out without one. God bless the ones that can see that.
Debbie Nigro:I heard it a lot of jiggly. Boobala's is running around these days because women have lost. Yeah, they don't they don't care. They just just being Yeah, it's a thing I like.
Luz Michelle:I'm sure
charlie ponger:there's No. And in the world, they wouldn't like that.
Debbie Charlie:No men love that. Women feel free. Feel free to be, you know, I don't know that it's appropriate in all occasions when one is
Debbie Nigro:not appropriate PTA
Luz Michelle:the mom come in with her nipples and a white shirt. Yeah. When the next,
charlie ponger:dasiy Dukes and a pair of work boots
Debbie Charlie:is judgment there.
Luz Michelle:We're all talking about you know,
charlie ponger:it'd be great, long gray hair in a braid.
Debbie, Luz, Charlie:Should we take a second on your encounter? As long as he's bringing it up? It must be still in his he's in love. Psyche. We're not mentioning names, because we don't want to compromise it.
charlie ponger:But he's what was the name of the grocery store? I went to yesterday Greenway Greenway.
Debbie Charlie:So you hear that people who are single might recommend to other people who are not they'll say, oh, maybe you'll meet somebody in the supermarket. I don't know. Are you kidding me? It's, it's like a big thing. Maybe you'll meet somebody in the supermarket?
charlie ponger:Oh, well, number one. Oh, number two. When's the last time I was called the grocery store? Is a supermarket a whole new thing that if I'd been under a rock again,
Luz Michelle:No supermarket that's an old school word. Oh,
luz, charlie, debbie:I really, really maybe it's a super grocer. That's like some people call. They call it a deli or they call it a bodega. Oh, well, that's territorial. Well, I didn't know that. When I left Staten Island. You thought everything I would say to someone in Brooklyn, oh, let's go to the deli. And I'm like, What the fuck is a deli? And I'm like, a bagel or sandwich. Like it's a bodega. Oh my god, it's 9am.
Debbie Charlie:So back to the supermarket, or the grocery grocery
charlie ponger:store. So I'm in line. And I'm checking out and my elbow hit all the flyers at the end of the thing. And they went flying down. And I went to pick them up. And this woman who was behind me, went to pick them up at the same time. We almost bumped heads. And she goes, Oh, this is a good workout. Right? And so we're picking them up laughing a little bit. And I said, Yeah, you know, I go, Wow, you look great. You know, I said, your hair looks great. Because I love
Debbie Charlie:women with gray hair. Yes. natural, natural, natural.
charlie ponger:And it was in a braid. So that's like the double whammy for me. And so she goes, Oh, I was just pound Ridge Reservation hiking. I said me too. She goes, I got lost. I
Debbie Charlie:said I've been lost. And so I had a couple rounds.
charlie ponger:And so I introduced myself shook her hand. We shook hands. And she told me her name. I see I didn't say her name. You almost young. And so now I'm taking my bags to the car and I and I'm like God, I wonder if she and there she was walking out about 50 yards away. You said nothing. So I yelled, would you yell? I put my hands like this. And I went hey, blah, blah,
Debbie Charlie:blah, her name? Her name?
Charlie, Luz, Debbie:You're very pretty. You did do you? Yeah. And she put her hand on her heart and smiled, drove away. And then that was it. And I was like, Charlie, you fucking idiot. Right? Why didn't I at least go over and say, talk to her a little bit and say, you know, you want to go grab a cup of coffee. I'd like to get to know
Debbie Charlie:you. How about asking? Are you married? Before the Oh,
Luz Michelle:yeah. Did she have to check your hand?
charlie ponger:No, I didn't. I'm not like that. You know? I didn't think
Debbie Nigro:because you haven't been out in three years. Do you realize it was during the pandemic?
charlie ponger:I mean, she was about she was probably about, sorry to interupt you, I think she was probably about six seven years older than
Debbie Charlie:me and like that about you Charlie spire higher baby.
charlie ponger:Yeah, she was well built, you know? Yeah,
Debbie Nigro:well done like a truck. No,
charlie ponger:she was she was you know Muy Thai.
Debbie Nigro:Alright, outdoorsy
charlie ponger:no makeup on
Debbie Nigro:you know how she was your type how you knew she could bend
charlie ponger:she bent right over
Debbie Luz Charlie:she was able to bend down and get back to qualification where you are your age she
Charlie, Debbie, Luz:actually was squatting to she got back and got back up so I figured she must do yoga and something must be an equestrian woman you know that kind of thing?
Debbie Nigro:What a judgment stupid judgments which come with a horse
charlie ponger:Well, she looked like she had been working in the yard to that kind of where's the horse come from? You know Believe it or not there's so many horses around my God. Yeah, it's called like chances are Yeah, because of where that store horse
Luz Michelle:for sure. There. There is. Yeah, where you can buy the leggings that you wear on a horse wear boots.
charlie ponger:In store. You mean right there?
Luz Michelle:We're on in that thing? Yeah. Oh, in that what we just turned off.
Debbie Nigro:Let's get back to the fact that she could bend and got back on me that's a that's a winner. Big winner. Yeah, you know if she got she if you drop this stuff, and you both went down and she went Oh, Oh, that would have been Could you help me up? No, I
Debbie, Charlie,:don't think you would have the same reaction I would have been. I would have been see a letter by if she
Debbie Nigro:had a mask on from COVID. It might not have been a good reaction because you couldn't see a smile, and she never would have shook your hand. So you are lucky this happened in this year. So
Charlie Ponger, Debbie Nigro, Frankie Peppers 15:14
what do I do? Do I keep going back there every day or what? Yeah, once a week. Yeah, you can
Luz Michelle:park outside? Well, at least you left a nice like a loving impression when you left though to saying that she was pretty and grabbed our heart. You know, she'll remember that you
Debbie Nigro:were smart. You should have got the license plate and call the cops. Oh, my
Luz, Charlie:God, and then showed up at her house.
charlie ponger:Hey, God forbid,
Luz Michelle:you forgot your avocado know. Your $20
charlie ponger:Yeah, I know. You know,
Debbie Nigro:I'm sorry about that lost moment. But
charlie ponger:you know, it wasn't a lost moment. Well, I
Charlie, Luz, Debbie:guess it was the moment it was a moment so many times people. Rarity for me, man. Understood. Yeah. Talking to you for a whole year. Now. We know what. there myself. There is Hi, kids. Daddy, daddy medic, girl. I'm sorry. So many people have had those moments of a flash of something that they wanted to continue but didn't know how they didn't say the words they let it go by and then it stays in your head for a while until you forget. If you replay it, if you only had and whatever that thing is the only whether it could be romance could be business it could be whatever it is right like bullshitting, coulda, woulda,
charlie ponger:shoulda. This will last in my mind probably till four o'clock today, and then that'll be it.
Luz Michelle:Now go to the other supermarket.
Debbie Nigro:What happens at four o'clock sharp?
Luz, Charlie:I'll forget about it. I'm gonna hit up, stop and shop.
Debbie Nigro:You know, it's gonna be great. This is great. I got the next encounter. I already see it happening. You go there every day, or a month you never see or a year goes by. You're in the same supermarket. Something falls down. You bend down? No, she looks at you and says, Oh, hi. Do you remember me? And you don't know. I really don't remember you. Can we meet?
charlie ponger:Or she'll walk in with her husband. Which is fine. But I think if I'm gonna go to the you know, you talked about meeting people in the grocery store, right? People actually do that. Right?
Debbie Nigro:Well, it's been said it's been suggested to single people you know, you never know you might meet somebody in the supermarket usually in the produce section. Exactly. That's
Charlie, Luz, Debbie:wrong. You want to look for someone with the little basket in their hand the little basket who's really into buying for themselves? cucumbers, you idot!
Debbie Nigro:very unnecessary. Yeah, that's your dog.
Luz Michelle:Dying is going somewhere else.
charlie ponger:Don't look at me in that tone of voice.
Debbie Nigro:Well, you want it you want to keep staying alone. Somebody's gonna call you on the things that are causing it.
charlie, debbie:I really I really like being alone. Good.
Debbie Charlie:It's always gonna keep going. Oh, what are you gonna do? Like you're doing right now, nothin!
Luz Michelle:Turn the music back.
charlie ponger:You have the greatest one liners of old timer one
Luz Michelle:phenomenon, right?
Debbie Charlie:You set me up, man.
charlie ponger:I know. I tried to tee it up for you. What are you gonna do? Luz We're
Debbie Charlie:coming to you next show. Gotta come see ya. And you know what? You're not
Luz Michelle:allowed to throw anything?
luz, charlie, debbie:Definitely throwing No no, no flowers. So you know, I'm a pent up vigilante. Anybody comes at you. If they be my moment to just out of character moves.
charlie ponger:Luz. Did you just see she made a fist her forearm exploded? I wouldn't want to get hit.
Debbie Charlie:I don't like inappropriate. Look at me people who are rude and inappropriate and you're Guinea up aren't you? I don't look I don't like people who are inappropriate disrespectful. I don't like disrespect. I want to be respected is that
Luz Michelle:most important? Out in
charlie ponger:a suck me back? Yes.
Charlie, Luz, Debbie:More people are respectful to their fellow humans we would be in a nicer world. Wonderful. Our ESP CT that's just
charlie ponger:slow down Cow Boy. What happened? Alright, everybody, thanks so much for listening. You're listening to the official teenagers. It's never too late to do what you want to do. Now. Go to our website, check out our blogs or videos. It's a lot of fun. Yeah,
Debbie Charlie:we're all about fun. Yeah, you know, it's gonna be a boring ride, otherwise.
luz, charlie, debbie:You ready guys? 123