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Shore to wheeze juice inside El Rey Theatre

Published 2011-02-28T20:56:00Z”/>

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Earl Parsons

There was a period in the 1990s when Pauly Shore was synonymous with cartoonish slackerdom, starring in films like “Encino Man,” “Bio-Dome” and “The Goofy Movie.”

He disappeared off the face of the Earth as actors are inclined to do, but now he’s back with a stand-up comedy record, two pseudo-reality shows and an appearance in the upcoming Adam Sandler-produced film “Born to Be a Star,” starring Nick Swardson.

The Orion had the chance to speak with Shore before his stand-up performance Thursday at El Rey Theatre to talk about comedy, pineapples and drinking soda straight from the fountain machine, a practice known as “wheezing the juice.”

<strong>The Orion</strong>: How’s the tour?

<strong>Pauly</strong> <strong>Shore</strong>: It’s cool, bro. It’s so happenin’.

<strong>O</strong>: You have a lot of projects lined up. Are people ready for Pauly Shore again?

<strong>PS</strong>: It’s, uh, happenin’, bro!

<strong>O</strong>: I have to tell you this story. When I was a kid, “Encino Man” was my favorite movie, and I got kicked out of a 7-11 for wheezing the juice.

<strong>PS</strong>: Wheezin’ the juice-a, buddy, aooooww!

<strong>O</strong>: Could you describe your stand-up style for people who might not have seen you before?

<strong>PS</strong>: Kick down, laid back, shoot it in the pocket, bitch!

<strong>O</strong>: So you’re in the Midwest right now?

<strong>PS</strong>: Yeah we got a big show tonight here in Des Moines, Iowa.

<strong>O</strong>: Did you sell out Des Moines, Iowa?

<strong>PS</strong>: Yeah it’s all sold out, bro. All farmers.

<strong>O</strong>: Farmers love Pauly Shore.

<strong>PS</strong>: They all wanna see me wheeze the juice. Eeeeeeee!

<strong>O</strong>: So you’re a comedy kid and you grew up with your mom owning a bunch of clubs in LA. How do you think stand-up comedy has changed from the brick wall days of the ‘80s to today, in the age of Twitter and podcasting?

<strong>PS</strong>: I’m the best, I’m the original, bro. I don’t know what to tell you. I’m the king, bro, I’m wheezin’ the juice.

<strong>O</strong>: Is it hard to keep up that persona now that you’re older?

<strong>PS</strong>: Aooooooww!

[The phone cuts out a bit]

<strong>PS</strong>: Hello?

<strong>O</strong>: Hello, can you hear me?

<strong>PS</strong>: I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were still there. I’m just havin’ fun with you. You’re a cool kid.

<strong>O</strong>: How does it feel to be back in the saddle? You went away for a while.

<strong>PS</strong>: Yeah I lived in Guam for like five years.

<strong>O</strong>: How was that? It’s still technically America.

<strong>PS</strong>: I don’t think so.

<strong>O</strong>: Well they’re a U.S. territory.

<strong>PS</strong>: Is it?

<strong>O</strong>: I’m pretty sure we’re in charge of that shit.

<strong>PS</strong>: I thought it was Hawaii.

<strong>O</strong>: I might be getting the two confused.

<strong>PS</strong>: Hawaii’s where pineapples live.

<strong>O</strong>: Do you perform in a lot of college towns?

<strong>PS</strong>: I haven’t done Chico in a while but I do a lot of college towns. Every town’s got a college in it.

<strong>O</strong>: What’s the difference between playing a college venue and doing a club?

<strong>PS</strong>: When I’m in a comedy club, I don’t feel like such a pervert.

<strong>O</strong>: I fall in love every day out here.

<strong>PS</strong>: It’s bananas, right?

<strong>O</strong>: So you did a lot of movies in the ’90s, and one of the big problems in your career was that people couldn’t differentiate you from the characters you played. Why is that so hard for people, especially in your case, where you played different variations on the same type of character?

<strong>PS</strong>: Because I’m so convincing playing a knucklehead, bro.

<strong>O</strong>: Do you think you’re a knucklehead?

<strong>PS</strong>: Yeah, buuuddy! Aoooooww! Are you my best friend?

<strong>O</strong>: For life.

<strong>PS</strong>: They’re callin’ me, bro. I’ll see you in Chico. Sorry, I just gotta go do my show.

<strong>O</strong>: Good luck out there.

<strong>PS</strong>: All right, one love.

Earl Parsons can be reached at

[email protected]

 

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