What was that experience like?

[laughs] Wow, it was amazing.

Like, I, Americans are the best.

They're the best at hyping things up, the best at, like, just being excited about stuff.

Obviously, like, a lot of people got to experience for, for the first time when they came here probably for the NFL last week.

Um, but I will say, like, we give them a lot of stick, but they are the best people to be around when there's something to, like, be excited about.

And so their response, I guess, to my content, I was, like, super, super grateful.

Yeah, yeah.

What was that experience like?

Bro, it was amazing.

Like, I...

Americans are the best.

They're the best at hyping things up, the best at, like, just being excited about stuff.

Obviously, like, a lot of people got to experience for, for the first time when they came here probably for the NFL last week.

Um, but I will say, like, we give them a lot of stick, but they are the best people to be around when there's something to, like, be excited about.

Yeah, yeah.

How are you now as far as having processed a lot of that and just coping with everyday life?

Honestly, I think still figuring it out.

You know, have grown for sure since.

And I think probably the best thing I've done is, yeah, go to therapy and also practice.

get the diagnosis for that you know neurodivergences also has helped um me sort of navigate like my navigate my my mind but it's i think i would describe i've spent sort of the last yeah probably six years focusing on, okay, I'm going to try and at least understand myself as much as I can.

And then.

for the next sort of half a decade, really start to work away at the things that will help me help myself be more constructive.

And when you were sleeping rough, could you see a way out for yourself? Nah, not at all.

Resonated with people

Yeah Dan And I appreciate you Even seeing it Because Yeah It's one of those things Where you kind of feel like Okay this is a very personal thing I don't really know If anyone wants to even watch this Yeah Like I was the most shocked Kind of what That has meant for me And like my life And how I kind of see it It's just completely Flipped it when you grow up islander and maori in new zealand you know you get very used to seeing yourself one particular way which you know which is not a good or bad thing it just is and then you kind of go somewhere else and you get other people's perspective on how they view you it just completely changes like how you see yourself so now i've come back and you know i absolutely love home you know regardless of where i end up i'll always be proud to be from here if

What

do you need people to give you or do to make a successful show? One of the things that I do set off on people at the start is I'm like, look, This is crowd work, but it's not about like roasting you and making fun of you.

It's because I'm trying to actually learn about what you do in your life.

Like, I'll make it funny.

You don't have to.

Yeah, right.