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Clips from Nathan for You - Smokers Allowed (S03E03)

"in this competitive world."
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"This is "Nathan for You.""
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"as smoking bans throughout America have made"
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"claim that smoking restrictions"
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"So I paid Ellen a visit with a way"
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"she might be able to return to those profitable glory days."
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"- Well, I might have a way to make that happen."
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"- Right. - In the eyes of the law."
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"- It's an idea."
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"- Ellen was thrilled at the prospect"
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"I had my team bring in a couple of theater seats"
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"the theater experience."
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"informing patrons that by entering the bar,"
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"So when nighttime came,"
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"Theater law."
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"Yeah."
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"All right, smokers unite."
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"at the 1881 Club for a night of legal indoor smoking."
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"As a final precaution,"
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"I had two women recruited from the theater district"
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"So for two? - For two."
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"So it took a lot of work to get this play off the ground."
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"People could now smoke freely without the bar"
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"And with the audience shoved away in the corner,"
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"hardly any customers seemed to notice they were there."
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"I decided to close the curtain and say the play was over."
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"Thank you so much for coming."
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"but then something happened that I never expected."
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"- I didn't really know what to make of this."
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"But if what happened in there somehow"
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"it could be a whole new source of revenue for the 1881 Club."
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"So later that week, I arranged a meeting with the chair"
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"to find out if I was actually onto something"
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"- The guy by himself stands out to me"
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"The couple stands out to me because it tells a story"
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"I was amazed that Jeanette saw value in my play..."
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"that I couldn't ignore."
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"I was busy. [laughs]"
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"- I mean, you can make good money"
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"- Yeah, we should."
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"that may have gripped the audience."
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"while, at the same time, a three-person selfie"
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"was happening at the bar,"
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"but this night had all the ingredients of a hit play."
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"So I figured the surest way to guarantee success would be"
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"to write down every word that was spoken."
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"I had the dialogue compiled and converted into a script"
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"so I could cast professional actors to play each role."
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"But since it was crucial"
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"- Okay. - All right."
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"- All right, great. Well, we'll be in touch."
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"- Okay, great. - Okay."
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"- Thank you. - Thanks."
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"until the rest of the auditions I had scheduled were done."
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"- All right. - Cool."
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"by an actress who nailed the part of Ellen."
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"and then brought them to a church I rented"
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"So ready and action."
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"and with a little bit of practice,"
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"of key action sequences that happened on the original night."
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"about the performances of my romantic leads."
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"Their chemistry was the glue holding this play together,"
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"So after the rest of the group left that day,"
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"- I'd wanna, like,"
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"- I love you."
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"- All right, stop."
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"but I'm not getting that sense right now."
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"- Again."
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"- I love you."
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"- Again."
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"- Oh, my God. Sorry."
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"- Right, but it did?"
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"- And what did you learn by watching that?"
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"- That she loves you."
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"Yeah."
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"- I love you too."
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"my crew and I returned to the 1881 Club"
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"I added a selection of branded merchandise"
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"It's kind of a slice of life."
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"- Maybe, I don't know. - Okay."
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"- I had no idea if we'd get an audience,"
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"as a line comprised mostly"
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"began filling up the seats."
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"Meanwhile, backstage was abuzz with my cast running lines"
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"that she didn't get the part."
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"I'm looking forward to it."
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"- Okay."
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"which is why I had a front-row seat"
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"in the audience reserved especially for her."
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"I had a final look-over to ensure that every prop"
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"'cause I don't want to spoil anything,"
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"as much as we enjoyed making it."
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"- But instead I stay at home,"
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"- And I could sense that the audience"
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"was really connecting with their performance."
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"The audience was on the edge of their seats,"
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"you saw in the play tonight were smoking,"
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"[cheers and applause]"
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"and I was so proud of my cast"
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"for giving such a memorable performance"
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"It was a little boring as far as I was concerned, but..."
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"- So you didn't like it?"
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"It wasn't--it just wasn't--"
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"- Ellen saying she didn't want to do my play anymore"
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"After all my hard work, I felt sad and rejected."
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"So...what'd you think of the play?"
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"- Without a doubt."
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"- Say it again."
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"- And saying these words was strangely satisfying."
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"who's to say mine can't be nice?"
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"Okay, thanks."
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"- Neither were we."
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"- Hanging out with a mail-order bride?"
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"- My name is Nathan Fielder,"
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"and I graduated from one of Canada's top business schools"
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"to help struggling small business owners make it"
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"Life isn't easy for smokers these days"
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"But hit worst of all has been the bars."
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"of the 1881 Club in Pasadena, California,"
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"have caused her profits to plummet."
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