Talib Kweli & Bob Saget On 'Full House,' Richard Pryor, Olsens, Cancel Culture | People's Party Full

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In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with stand-up comedian, actor, television host and director: BOB SAGET Here's what we got to discuss with one of America's G.O.A.T. TV Dads: • When he knew he wanted to be a comedian. • how being raised by two hard working parents impacted his own work ethic. • Early aspirations of becoming a doctor and the teacher that changed his life. • Ditching college to work at The Comedy Store in LA. • Getting gangrene in his appendix at age 21 and it almost killing him. • His iconic stand-up spot on Rodney Dangerfield's Young Comedians Special • Bob's close friendship with Rodney Dangerfiend as well as Sam Kinison. • Exploring the origin story of the legendary sitcom 'Full House'. • Becoming friends with Richard Pryor on the set of 'Critical Condition'. • What it was like during the years of hosting 'America's Funniest Home Videos'. • Why 'Full House' was cancelled while it remained so insanely popular. • The bazaar "memory loss" finale episode of the show. • His love and admiration of the Olsen sisters. • Discussion of the show reboot: 'Fuller House'. • Feelings on Lori Loughlin following the college admissions scandal. • The modern-day cancel culture take-over. • Old jokes that would get a comedian cancelled if told today. • Bob and Talib's own experiences with people trying to cancel them. • Dave Chappelle being beloved by such a diverse group of people. • Bob cracking the code on how to get a stoned crowd laughing. • Talib having to relearn his own songs after returning to the stage post-covid. • A covid outbreak at Dave Chappelle's Summer Comedy Camp. • The underrated greatness of the film 'Dirty Work' and the potential for a sequel. • His experiences narrating for the sitcom 'How I Met Your Mother'. • Bob's comedy specials, 'Zero To Sixty' and 'That's What I'm Talkin' About'. • Breaking down his describing fame as the Big Bird suit. • When Bob gained the courage to say no to producers and writers. • Bob drops a few bars from his rap 'Rollin' With Saget'. • The racist history behind the US adopting the word marijuana. • He details the sh*ttiest gig he ever had. • Taking his mantra from the film 'Blues Brothers' • Finding silver linings during the unprecedented times we're living in • People unifying despite their differences if we were attacked by aliens. • Bob's emotional experience of watching the film 'Crash' with his daughter • Talk about the afrofuturistic film 'Cosmic Slop'. Full episode arriving Monday 9/20 at 9AMet/6AMpt. Full audio episode currently live on Luminary. Subscribe to UPROXX Video and ring the bell to turn on notifications: https://uproxx.it/5rzazsh New Episodes of People’s Party with Talib Kweli every Monday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://uproxx.it/avxtjgf Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: https://applepodcasts.com/peoplesparty Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/72bYFZBBZIwc7kdYUmRgFe Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/peoplesparty The UPROXX Family UPROXX Music youtube.com/uproxxmusic UPROXX Studio youtube.com/uproxx FOLLOW UPROXX UPROXX.com: https://uproxx.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/uproxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/uproxx Facebook: https://facebook.com/uproxx FOLLOW Bob Saget Instagram: https://instagram.com/bobsaget Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobsaget More Jasmin Leigh: https://www.youtube.com/jasminleigh https://www.instagram.com/realjasminleigh Hip-Hop Heads Playlists: 90's Hip Hop http://bit.ly/90sHipHopPlaylist 2000's Hip Hop http://bit.ly/2000sHipHopPlaylist 90's R&B Hits http://bit.ly/90sRBPlaylist ABOUT UPROXX VIDEO: UPROXX Video celebrates Hip-Hop, Style, and Creativity through a mix of original shows and music videos from the biggest artists, entertainers, and innovators from our culture. PEOPLE'S PARTY WITH TALIB KWELI People's Party is a weekly interview show hosted by Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh. Guests range from the biggest names in hip-hop to global entertainers to the most progressive minds moving our culture forward. The audio podcast is available on Apple and Spotify.