Tehran Von Ghasri | Comedian, Netflix Star & Former Lawyer | Coffeez with Joe Shalaby Ep. 304
6/18/20261 hr 35 min
Comedian. Netflix star. Former lawyer. Tehran Von Ghasri sits down with Joe for one of the funniest, most layered conversations of the season. Growing up Black and Iranian, walking away from law for comedy, the immigrant grind, bombing on stage and learning from it, what makes Chappelle and Kevin Hart great, real estate and house hacking, and why your network builds your net worth.
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Chapters:
00:00:14 Welcome
00:02:10 The Comedian's Grind and Work Ethic
00:03:33 Growing Up Black and Iranian
00:05:52 Walking Away From Law for Comedy
00:09:00 Education as a Tool
00:11:17 Soccer, Culture, and Family
00:13:39 Two Cultures, One Table
00:19:24 The Name Tehran and the Islamic Republic
00:24:21 From Cairo to Bellflower, Rising From Poverty
00:27:09 Throwing Parties and First Hustles
00:30:06 Money Means Freedom
00:31:36 Teaching His Kids the Grind
00:35:35 Buying Comedians' Domains
00:37:14 Knowing You're Great Before Anyone Else
00:39:23 Public Speaking and Bombing on Stage
00:44:00 Chris Rock, Tony Rock, and the Craft
00:46:20 Authenticity and Self Worth
00:50:08 Marriage, Partnership, and Entrepreneurship
00:53:01 Running a Small Business Solo
00:58:12 Imposter Syndrome and Self Worth
01:00:05 Viral Moments
01:13:31 Rapid Fire
01:20:31 Rapid Fire Movie Game
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First 90 secondsTehran Von Ghasri· Guest0:00
One, two.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:00
[upbeat music] What's up, everybody? Welcome to a very special episode of Coffees with Joe Shalhoub. Today, I'm sitting with one of the most hilarious people, the rizz game hack. He's featured on so many things from Netflix to Comedy Central, to his own residency at the Laugh Factory. Please welcome the one, the only, Tehran.
Tehran Von Ghasri· Guest0:34
Thank you, Joe. That was a great intro. I have a question. Do you ever have not a special edition? [laughs] Is it ever just like, "Hey, guys, it's just another edition with this random not special person"? Or is everyone like, does everyone get that rollout, the red carpet rollout?
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:48
Bro, you got... I said extremely special.
Tehran Von Ghasri· Guest0:49
Yeah, yeah. I felt that.
Joseph Shalaby· Host0:50
I added another- I felt- ... another verb there ...
Tehran Von Ghasri· Guest0:52
yeah, I wonder if you- Another adjective there ... if I'm somebody else, by the way, and I watch this episode and then I don't get that, I'ma be like, "Hey, Joe, like, we need to talk. Like, what's up?"
Joseph Shalaby· Host1:00
Oh, man, I got a lot of comedy questions, some improv to ask you myself, my man.
Tehran Von Ghasri· Guest1:04
That's what's up.
Joseph Shalaby· Host1:05
All right, thanks for coming to the show. We're gonna dive in today. Uh, so far, how's your drive up here? You- Honestly, we love to say it's the worst, but I've been all around the world.
Tehran Von Ghasri· Guest1:15
It's not the worst here. It's just worst for here, you know how that works?
Joseph Shalaby· Host1:19
Yeah.
Tehran Von Ghasri· Guest1:19
Like, when you go to places like the Middle East, that's real traffic.
Joseph Shalaby· Host1:21
Yeah.
Tehran Von Ghasri· Guest1:22
See, in America, two lanes, two cars. That makes sense. You go to somewhere like Cairo, 2 lanes, 27 cars, 14 camels, 3 goats,