Episode 90: Review: "Blocks" Neal Brennan's Netflix Comedy Special with guest Comedian Deon Curry

Welcome back to the Fake Ass Book Club!! This week the ladies discuss "Blocks", a Netflix Comedy Show, by Neal Brennan with comedian Deon Curry. Deon’s debut on the show last year is notorious. Kat dragged his book choice “Milk in my Coffee" so hard, they weren’t sure he'd show up this time!! 😂 Tap in as the crew reviews the special, talks about the role of storytelling in comedy, discuss blocks in their own lives, and find out how much money it would take for Deon to have kids. ✨Join patreon www.patreon.com/thefabpodcast to hear the rest of their conversation which covered a 2022 catch up, losing people you love and more. They also answered Deon’s question: “Is there a thing as "too nice" when you are dating?” Tune in to get all the tea!!! Enjoy! Trigger Warning: Adult content & language. Please be advised this show is for adults 18 and up and the open minded. We are not professionals, or educators...just friends having candid conversations. Comments made on the show are jokes and not meant to offend. **Dedication: To our patrons, as always THANK YOU!! Moni: To our guest Deon Curry and to the healing power of laughter! Kat: To the fall of Cardinal Pell _CORRECTION: _The surgeon did not accidentally kill the Cardinal, he passed due to heart complications post hip surgery. Articles below. We are not journalists but here are a few articles about him and the case. "He was sentenced to six years in prison in March 2019. Less than two years later, in April 2020, Australia's highest court overturned the conviction, saying there was “a significant possibility” that he was not guilty.Jan 10, 2023" (NPR article) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/world/australia/cardinal-george-pell-dead.html https://7news.com.au/news/george-pell/cardinal-george-pell-dies-aged-81-after-surgery-complications-c-615690 https://www.pillarcatholic.com/cardinal-pell-the-claims-the-facts-and-the-verdict/ https://www.npr.org/2023/01/10/1148264469/cardinal-george-pell-sex-abuse-conviction-overturned-dead Show Notes: *About the Special: “Follow Neal Brennan as he talks about the emotional and cultural issues that make him feel like something's wrong with him in a humorous way, from drugs and alcohol, liberalism, to his small chances of finding real love.” https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22750226/ https://decider.com/2022/11/08/neal-brennan-blocks-netflix-review-stream-it-or-skip-it/ *About Neal Brennan https://www.nealbrennan.com/portfolio *About our guest: Deon Curry /Stand up comedian/ Co host of #thepatdownpodcast #nowthatsdebatable fb live show and the #sorrywerecanceled podcast! @brightfame4 on IG. youtube.com/channel/UCopD6g_E6no56CFzLgxLFqw Go follow Deon and see what he’s up to. He’s hosting a show here in Indy at the White Rabbit Cabaret Feb 13th. Click the link for show details and tickets. https://www.whiterabbitcabaret.com/calendar/2023/2/13/lucas-waterfill-public-inconvenience-release-show Documentary Kat mentioned "Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea." "The pleasure is all Chelsea's. "Hello, Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea" follows comedian Chelsea Handler as she confronts and explores her personal and cultural impacts around white privilege. Handler travels around the country speaking with a wide range of people on the topic of race including fellow comedians Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, and W. Kamau Bell, anti-racism writer and activist Tim Wise, a Republican women’s group in Orange County, CA, college students at an open mic night, and her former high school boyfriend in New Jersey." Watch Hello, Privilege. It's Me, Chelsea, Only on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80244973 "Waking up White " by Debby Irving book mentioned by Deon https://www.debbyirving.com/the-book/ Jane Elliot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Elliott Moni's reference to "Blocks" Podcast Episode with Sebastion Maniscalco talking about the concept of "What is enough?":https://youtu.be/AEgd9yvAcQk Time stamp: Around 10:46 Links to previous F.A.B. Episodes with DEon Curry "Milk in my Coffee" if you haven't listened please do!! Good times!!! https://share.fireside.fm/episode/wOJOKrZS+708g7EZj part 1 https://share.fireside.fm/episode/wOJOKrZS+ACfwGid1 part 2 **Stranger than Fiction: Florida Bans AP African American Studies https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/us/desantis-florida-ap-african-american-studies.html , https://time.com/6251733/ap-african-american-history-professor-florida-interview/ 💜Email us at thefabpodcast@gmail.com with your book suggestions and "Stranger Than Fiction" stories; we would love to share them on the show!! Please reach out and let us know how we are doing!! You can find us online by clicking here 👉🏾 https://linktr.ee/Fabpod Please subscribe to www.patreon.com/thefabpodcast.com to enjoy bonus content including the rest of the conversation we had with Deon on Patreon where we answer his question “is there such a thing as too nice” when you are dating someone? You can also weigh in on upcoming topics and help us start a monthly live stream for our F.A.B. FAM! 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