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Jeff Dye: California Wildfires Were Caused By “Government Corruption & Negligence” w/ Joel Pollak of Breitbart News – Ask Dr. Drew – Ep 445
Sat, 18 Jan 2025
“If you thought I was annoyingly political before these fires destroyed LA you’re really gonna be annoyed by me now,” writes comedian Jeff Dye. “This is why Californians pay the highest taxes: So that their government can completely fail them in their time of need.” Jeff Dye is a nationally touring comedian, actor, and host who has appeared on NBC’s “Better Late Than Never” and multiple episodes of “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.” His comedy special “The Last Cowboy in LA” was filmed at Nashville’s Electric Jane. Dye hosted over 130 episodes of FOX’s “Who the Bleep is That?” and starred in shows including “The Masked Singer,” “Girl Code,” and NBC’s “I Can Do That.” His albums “Dumb is Gooder” and “Live from Madison” reached Billboard’s top 10 comedy charts. Find more at https://jeffdye.com and follow him at https://x.com/jeffdye Joel Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large and In-house Counsel at Breitbart News. Born in South Africa and educated at Harvard, he holds degrees in Social Studies, Environmental Science, and Law. Pollak served as chief speechwriter for the Leader of the Opposition in South Africa’s Parliament and completed an MA in Jewish Studies at the University of Cape Town. He’s the author of “The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days“. Follow him at https://x.com/joelpollak 「 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS 」 Find out more about the brands that make this show possible and get special discounts on Dr. Drew's favorite products at https://drdrew.com/sponsors • FATTY15 – The future of essential fatty acids is here! Strengthen your cells against age-related breakdown with Fatty15. Get 15% off a 90-day Starter Kit Subscription at https://drdrew.com/fatty15 • PALEOVALLEY - "Paleovalley has a wide variety of extraordinary products that are both healthful and delicious,” says Dr. Drew. "I am a huge fan of this brand and know you'll love it too!” Get 15% off your first order at https://drdrew.com/paleovalley • THE WELLNESS COMPANY - Counteract harmful spike proteins with TWC's Signature Series Spike Support Formula containing nattokinase and selenium. Learn more about TWC's supplements at https://twc.health/drew 「 MEDICAL NOTE 」 Portions of this program may examine countervailing views on important medical issues. Always consult your physician before making any decisions about your health. 「 ABOUT THE SHOW 」 Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/firstladyoflove). This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What are Jeff Dye's thoughts on California wildfires?
And welcome back, everybody. We have an outstanding show planned for you today. The great Jeff Dye is sitting next to me. You'll see him in mere moments. He's a nationally touring comedian, actor, appeared on a million television shows, comedy special, The Last Cowboy in LA, filmed in Nashville. Also, he was a host on The Masked Singer. He's been a Girl Code. Oh, there he is.
Chapter 2: Who is Joel Pollak and what is his background?
Joel Pollack is going to stop by, senior editor-at-large and in-house counsel at Breitbart News. He's a South African, which I didn't know, Harvard-educated, social study degree, environmental studies, law. Pollack served as chief speechwriter for Leader of the Opposition Party in South Africa Parliament. So he will be with us to report on...
Chapter 3: What are the shortcomings of California's local governments regarding fires?
some of the shortcomings here in the California and local governments as it pertains to the fires. Jeff and I live here locally, so we both have a ringside seat and all this. We'll have a lot to talk. We have a lot to get into today. We'll watch you over on the restream and also on the Rumble Rant. So we'll be back right after this.
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or use code DRDREW at checkout for that 15% off, or just go to our website, drdrew.com slash fatty15. Please welcome Jeff Dye. I didn't realize he and I had been swimming in the same waters for a long time. But you mentioned that we were both on MTV back in the day. You know, I quietly was continuously on MTV, continuously until this year, since 1996. Wait, until this year?
Until this year, because of Teen Mom. Teen Mom went 13 years.
They were saying I aged out at like 28. I don't know how.
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Chapter 4: How does Jeff Dye relate his personal experiences to his comedy?
I saw it on email. Literally. There's a reason I'm gone. But I think I outlasted Kurt Loder, just not quite as consistently on the air.
They would forget sometimes that I was on those big group emails. And they would be like, hey, we've got this new show that's kind of a spinoff of the same kind of prank idea. We're looking for a host that's Jeff Dye-like. And then one of the people was like, just get Jeff Dye. Not knowing I'm still on the thing, they go, Jeff's aging out. I was like, I'm 28. I was hard on the old ego.
I felt like a running back in the NFL. Calling me old and I'm not even 30.
We should just get those NFL salaries. It'd be great.
MTV was not good money.
Oh my gosh. So let's talk about your special.
Yeah, sure.
Last Cowboy in LA. Where, when, why?
Shot in Nashville. Where? The Electric Jane, which is a really cool music venue. And I love cigars, and it's like a cigar place too.
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Chapter 5: What was the inspiration behind Jeff Dye's special 'The Last Cowboy in LA'?
V for Vendetta.
Well, you know about Tombstone, like when Wyatt Earp decided, screw all this, I'm burning it all up.
Oh, yeah.
When he shot all those cowboys. That's the next one.
When's that coming?
That'll be in the next year.
Can we invite us, please? I want to go see that live. That'd be so fun. Would that be in Nashville also? You don't know yet.
No, that'll be all over the country, but I'm not sure where we're probably in Austin because yeah, I'm mosey in that way.
It's Austin's. We were, you know, we were on your mom's house platform for, I did a show called Dr. After Dark there for four years, five years, something like that. And so we spent a lot of time in Austin. I love Austin. So we know that town well. Yeah, it's great.
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Chapter 6: How does Jeff Dye navigate personal loss and its impact on his comedy?
That's probably the only reason I'm so interested in it. But it doesn't feel as exciting. Comedy doesn't feel as exciting in other places as it does in Austin.
Exactly. Well, that's Joe. That's Joe and Tom and Christina. And they have that big festival, the Moonlight Festival or something? No, Moon Tower. Moon Tower, yeah.
Which has always been good.
Oh, my God. Is that a great festival? Yeah. So where'd you grow up?
I grew up in Kent, Washington, just south of Seattle. And so that's the Seahawk fan. Oh, yeah. Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, and then rest in peace, Misonics. Did you go to school up there? I went to school in Kent, Washington. Yep.
So you know Mikhail's from up there.
Yeah, I love Joel. Joel's great.
And he played football for Washington.
I don't know if Joel sold his soul or if he's aging in reverse or something. But when you look at how long he's been doing it, he was on Almost Live. I used to watch him. But if me and Joel were hanging out at the Grove or something, he'd go, look at those two guys of the same age and probably went to school together. No, he's done everything. I used to watch him when I was young on Almost Live.
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Chapter 7: What are the implications of societal expectations on masculinity?
It's starting to get there for him. And are you doing more acting coming up?
I'm not interested in acting. Let's see.
But you did reality spoofing and you did- I love hosting.
Hosting, okay. And I loved, when I was younger, I loved the prank stuff. I've always kind of just liked to be me, and that's not very good acting. When they're just like, this guy's just playing himself the whole time, so I think- Well, that's the hardest thing in acting, don't you know?
Yeah, that's a myth. That is bullshit.
I agree with you. But the people that do play themselves all the time in movies, it's because we like that person. So they put them as them person.
Exactly.
But I think that unless I just get to completely be me, I'm not that interested.
How did you get involved in the sort of prank stuff? How did you get interested in that?
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Chapter 8: How does Jordan Peterson influence Jeff Dye's perspective on personal growth?
But I want to know, is it Jamie Kennedy?
No, let's go way farther back.
Okay, is it Candid Camera?
Jonathan Winters used to brag about all of his prank calls and things at a very young age. I don't know. I won't give my parents credit for it because they just weren't into that kind of stuff. But I think maybe a friend or somebody gave me like Jerky Boys.
Okay.
And I was obsessed with Jerky Boys.
Okay, so there it is.
And then my sister, who – I had a lot of sisters, but one of my sisters that we were always bumping heads because we were closest in age, when we did bond on something, I was like, I felt like I've unlocked something. And so me and my sister, that sister, we would sit and put these cassette tapes in this machine, and we would kind of like just –
you know, come up with little characters we would do back and forth. She would always play kind of the straight man, not knowing even what that was. And I would always be this absurd kind of character saying inappropriate things or things our parents would think we're, you know, we'd get in trouble for. And then my sister, we would be making each other laugh. And then I'd be like, let me hear it.
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