Ep. 441 - Modi
My Time Capsule
Cast Off Productions
4.8 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
New York comedian Modi was voted one of the top 10 comedians in New York City by The Hollywood Reporter and has been featured on HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC, Comedy Central, Howard Stern, and E! Entertainment. Modi has received rave reviews in The New York Times, Time Out NY and The New York Post. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Modi emigrated with his family to the United States at the age of seven. Equipped with a sharp wit and a knack for reading an audience, Modi has gone on to become a successful fixture in New York's vibrant comedy scene, often doing bits that incorporate his heritage, and he is a hit with diverse Jewish audiences as well as fans of all backgrounds and beliefs. Now a regular performer at the New York and Los Angeles comedy clubs, Modi also headlines around the country and across the globe. Modi has played himself on HBO's Crashing and Netflix's When Jews Were Funny. He's also appeared in several feature films and played leading roles in two: Waiting for Woody Allen, which won the LA Film Festival, and Stand Up, a feature-length film. In 2018, Mayor Bill De Blasio declared June 26th 'Mordechi Modi Rosenfeld Day' in the city of New York for his accomplishments and contributions to the artistic community .
For tickets to see Modi live at The London Palladium and all other shows, visit - https://www.modilive.com .
Modi is our guest in episode 441 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .
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| 0:00.0 | Yes! I just can't believe it. |
| 0:02.7 | This time tomorrow, you could be a millionaire. |
| 0:05.2 | Get your lotto ticket for tonight's draw. |
| 0:07.0 | The National Lottery. |
| 0:07.9 | Rules and procedures apply. |
| 0:08.8 | Players must be 18 or over. |
| 0:10.1 | Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, |
| 0:16.1 | sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination. |
| 0:24.1 | Not a care in the world as you simply lean back. |
| 0:30.1 | And before you know it, you're there. London to Glasgow from just 46 pounds each way. |
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| 0:38.3 | com.com. |
| 0:38.9 | I'm Mike Fenton-Stevens. And my time capsule. |
| 0:54.8 | I'm Mike Fenton-Stevens, and my time capsule is the podcast where people tell me five things from their life that they wish they had in a time capsule. |
| 1:03.2 | They pick four things that they cherish, and one thing they'd like to bury and forget. |
| 1:08.1 | My very special guest in this episode via the wonders of the internet is the New York |
| 1:12.8 | stand-up comedian Modi. |
| 1:15.2 | Modi was voted one of the top ten comedians in New York City by the Hollywood Reporter |
| 1:19.7 | and is one of the comedy circuits most sought-after performers. |
| 1:23.7 | He's been featured on HBO, CBS, NBC, Comedy Central, Howard Stern and E Entertainment, |
| 1:31.8 | and Modi has received rave reviews in the New York Times, Timeout New York, and the New York Post. |
| 1:38.2 | And luckily I spoke to him when he was in New York. |
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