Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Rafi Bastos opens up about trying to escape the easy lane of being the “immigrant comic” and get back to the autobiographical honesty he had in Brazil. He breaks down how his first English hour leaned on fish out of water jokes, why his new show is half about his father, kid, and marrying a younger woman, and how to balance what crowds expect with who you actually are. Along the way he talks about the current storyteller wave, why people celebrate Chappelle, and why Jim Gaston and Seinfield still feel like geniuses to him.

Full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=p86ZcHd5WGc

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