![]() ![]() This eventually leads to the season premiere and Pete’s audition at the Cellar, where he has a good show, but not a great one. ![]() Because of this, he was forced to change his material to reach, and not offend, as many people in the audience as possible. ![]() After performing in New York comedy clubs for a long time, Pete shifted to a college tour performing for young students and sometimes their parents across the country. In what Holmes referred to as an “interesting experiment with the subjectivity of comedy,” Pete is forced to realize that good comedy isn’t as easy as making people laugh. The only issue is that he has to not only be funny, but be funny in the right way. The stage has launched the careers of countless comedy icons and Pete intends to follow in their footsteps. Throughout the season, Pete has his sights set on auditioning and making the cut at the legendary Comedy Cellar. “You have to take those sort of ego hits and realize that you got into comedy because you love being funny and it called to you. “I wanted to put that stuff in the show because that’s what it’s like,” he said. For many of these comedians, Holmes said, their hearts and minds were set on fame and success rather than on comedy itself. Holmes spoke of countless times when people he knew became so engulfed by the jealousy and rage aimed at others that they quit comedy altogether. “I think it’s super important, and that’s another thing I want to show on “Crashing.” That it’s really really stupid to hate these people and it will fester inside of you and eventually take you down.” “There’s always going to be these comedians where it feels unfair that they’re so talented and that they’re so young and special,” Holmes said, referencing Bo Burnham as an example. It’s in this young comedians success that Holmes is able to shine a light on an often overlooked but all-encompassing and toxic aspect of the stand-up scene: jealousy. For example, former DePaul student Jaboukie Young-White was featured in the season premiere titled “Jaboukie.” He starred as himself, a young and talented comedian who is new to the game but good beyond his years. Through “Crashing,” Holmes has also cultivated a jumping-off point for many comedians just getting their start. “Comedians helping each other and also unexpected pop-ins so it was really like an art imitating life type of moment.” “Amy popped in and that is not only a good moment on crafting, that is sort of what crafting is about,” Holmes said. While shooting the show at a club near her house, Holmes said that Schumer simply stopped in and was automatically invited into the scene. In typical “Crashing” fashion, each episode is littered with famous faces of comedians, either as a major role or just a brief cameo including an unscripted scene featuring Amy Schumer. Now in its third season, the show has finally hit its stride.Ĭompared to other sitcoms that might be funny but focus on completely different characters Holmes said, “We sort of enjoy the luxury of feeling real and also having everyone be really funny.” Stand-up comedian Pete Holmes stars in “Crashing” as a struggling stand-up comedian also named Pete Holmes. “It doesn’t matter what the dream is but because its a comedian and all the people hanging out with Pete are comedians, it’s kind of more believable that people speak in jokes and are constantly riffing around.” ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF Craig Blankenhorn/HBO “I think that ‘Crashing’ is sort of about following your dream and when you make that dream comedy all the characters have an excuse to be really funny,” Holmes said. With a revolving-door cast of brilliant comedians both old and new, “Crashing” has found itself in the unique position of a premise wherein comedy is a given. And the newfound lack of turmoil in no way diminishes the sheer amount of comedy packed into each episode. In the new season, Pete sees his career and life in general, finally turning around for the better but he’s still far from having it all figured out. “I always make the joke that we call the show ‘Crashing’ not ‘Flourishing’ for a reason,” said comedian Pete Holmes, the creator and star of HBO’s “Crashing,” now in its third season. ![]()
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