I started drinking when I was like 15, and by the time I was 19 everybody knew I was an alcoholic. So I would start five fights every weekend and lose terribly. First you start off fighting with one person and then he beats you up; and then one guy would be laughing, so you would hit him, too.
Felipe EsparzaEvery week for me was the same audience, and every week they heckled me. The better I got at comedy, the better the audience was at heckling me. But it helped me with my joke writing.
Felipe EsparzaThe police pulled me over and asked me if I have anything illegal in my car. I looked at my cousin and I ran.
Felipe EsparzaYou write some material, go up on stage and try it out; go back home and throw it in the trash can. And the next day do it again.
Felipe Esparza