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Duration
1h 37m
Broadcast on
18 Jun 2026
Audio Format
other

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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One, two. (upbeat music) - What's up, everybody? Welcome to a very special episode of "Coffee's" with Joe Shauvey. Today, I'm sitting with one of the most hilarious people, the Riz Game Hack. He's featured on so many things from Netflix, a Comedy Central to his own residency at the Laugh Factory. Please welcome the one, the only, Tehran. - Thank you, Joe. That was a great intro. I have a question. Do you ever have not a special edition? 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 roll out? The red car-- - Bro, you got, I said extremely special. - Yeah, yeah. - I have another, another version. - Yeah, I wonder-- - Another adjective there. - If I'm somebody else, by the way, and I watch this episode and then I don't get that, I'm gonna be like, hey, Joe, like we need to talk. Like, what's up? - Oh, man, I got a lot of comedy questions. I'm improv to ask you, myself, my man. - That's what's-- - All right, thanks for coming to the show. We're gonna dive in today. So far, how's your drive up here? - Honestly, we love to say it's the worst, but I've been all around the world. It's not the worst here. It's just worst for here. You know how that works? - Yeah. - Like when you go to places like the Middle East, that's real traffic. - Yeah. - See in America, two lanes, two cars. That makes sense. You go to somewhere like Cairo, two lanes, 27 cars, 14 camels, three goats, and an Indian guy selling water and balloons in the middle of the street. Like, what is that guy even there? - Yeah, exactly, and we complain about that. So they've never been to Cairo,

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