Joe DeRosa is a hilarious comedian who you may recognize as the veterinarian Dr. Caldera from Better Call Saul; he sells Mike Ehrmantraut animal medications which work on people. Given how Mike is a scary ex-cop who does criminal things (aka Gus Fring’s fixer), he knows that the medical treatment he’d need from his activities will draw unwarranted attention.
Joe also provided the voice of Rufus Bellows in Grand Theft Auto V and appeared in a couple episodes of Amy Schumer’s hit show on Comedy Central. Outside of acting and doing stand-up, he was a writer on The Pete Holmes Show, a very underrated program.
His material is very, very funny. I’m mostly focused on his latest album You Will Die, he mocks popular culture, technology, NYC and how something goes wrong on the flight from Rome to Newark which transforms Italians into those horrors on Jersey Shore. The humor is mainly from the angry school (Bill Hicks, Lewis Black) but it’s funny, not everyone can pull it off; being pissed off on stage isn’t amusing unless there’s something worthy of being mocked or ridiculed.
I also had the opportunity to meet Joe at Moontower before CV-19. He was a part of Eddie Pepitone’s podcast. If you haven’t heard the long version of the story, he called me Aquaman for knowing what a water knife is. I know he meant it in jest, I don’t take myself seriously plus I did raise my hand to answer, I’m not one of those assholes who shouts out unwarranted answers. When I had some FaceTime with him, Joe apologized which was funny as I told him, I’m good, I found it fun and whenever I’ve done something inappropriate at a show, I know I have it coming.
Should Joe come to Moontower, Altercation or Austin’s local clubs, I plan to see him for a complete set. For now I have to settle for You Will Die on my car’s iPod Touch.