Hey everybody, it's Barry.

Hope you're having a great, amazing year so far.

And I just thought I'd leave you a little message,

letting you know that this is a really, really special and impactful

classic episode of Industry Standard

with one of the all-time greats, Paul Rodriguez.

I know you're going to love it a lot.

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Have a great day and I'll see you next time.

Welcome Paul. Thank you, Paul.

Thank you, Barry.

Thanks for coming here.

I was in the neighborhood.

I want to start off.

I want to go way, way back. Take me back to where you grew up.

What was the economic dynamic of the family,

and what was your first inspiration to getting into the entertainment and comedy business? Well, it's always, I've always said this in accident, you know, and I grew up in a few blocks from here, actually,

Compton, California.

And my dad found a house that was very affordable.

And that's how we went in there.

You grew up in Compton.

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