I am not Deaf, but I enjoy using captions. I would have fixed the captions on this, but I am not able to change the automatic ones. Instead I am just going to leave my version as a comment. Moshe Kasher: I was on the television show on showtime's television show Shameless. Wonderful show Pete Holmes: Yes Moshe Kasher: and I got um... Audience cheers and Moshe Kasher acknowledges them. Moshe Kasher: I mean this was a while ago, but it was exciting to get the audition, because like my parents are Deaf. As you know, both my parents are Deaf. They're super into hip hop. Audience: laughs Moshe continues talking Moshe Kasher: And like I was like... but that's true. My parents are both Deaf, so I'm fluent in sign language. I grew up like and um... and I got the role for this this character he was... The character's name was Ruben. He was a Deaf, crack addicted, uh paraplegic, former gay prostitute with AIDS, and I thought, "Perfect!" Everyone else: laughs Moshe Kasher: I thought, "If I don't get this role, there's something wrong with the Hollywood system. I was like I got this role for sure, because I know sign language. There's no way anyone's gonna beat me out for this role. I go to the audition room. I sit down. Its like ALLLLL Deaf actors. Everybody else is a real Deafmen. Audience: laughs Moshe Kasher: Like their all the real thing. You know what I mean? Pete Holmes: Yes (Trying not to laugh) Moshe Kasher: It's like if you got a call to be in like Amistad, and you were like, "Yeah!" as a white boy. "I'm just really down with hip hop! I'll get this role!" and then you get there and everybody's like: "Not here." Audience: laughs Moshe Kasher: So I go in and I just I was like, "Oh no!" cause I thought about it. I went in did the audition. Killed it. No, but I got the role. I just felt like...guilty, because just think about it you know. Like here you are. You're a Deaf actor. You make the move to Hollywood to really commit to acting. Already like a pretty difficult, questionable life choice. You know what I mean? Like already tough, and all you ever get is these auditions for things like Sesame Street and Touched by an Angel, and Highway to Heaven and its been off the air for 25 years, and finally you get a role for a showtime show, and you're like, "Something meaningful!" And then this hearing asshole walks out of the room like, "Know this sign everybody?" (1:56 Kasher gives everyone the bird as he speaks). I felt I felt bad, but I did my time in the trenches. I mean my parents are Deaf. I was a sign language interpreter. I... Pete Holmes: You're an honorary Deaf. Moshe Kasher: I am! I mean... People are getting weird right now. I don't know why. You this audience literally has no idea if this is true, but I am. I'm like an official. Hearing people with Deaf parents are like sorta like kinda like like Deaf. You know what I mean? Like? (Holds hands up and wiggles fingers while talking 2:17-2:19). Pete Holmes: Is that the sign for justifying why you got the role? (Holds hands up and wiggles fingers 2:22. It makes me think of the sign for flirt.) Moshe Kasher: laughs (Copies Pete Holmes' made up sign 2:25). But I was an interpreter for a long time I mean... I wanted to... Actually there's a funny... I thought I would... I wanted to show you some of my favorite signs. Pete Holmes: Please Moshe Kasher: Just to prove to the audience. It feels weird right now. Pete Holmes: Yeah Moshe Kasher: but I'm the real thing. Pete Holmes: Yes, I wanna... Moshe Kasher: So my name sign. Alright sorry everybody has a name sign. I thought maybe I'd give you one at one point. Pete Holmes: Uh huh Moshe Kasher: But its "M". This is "M" (Makes "M" with right hand and points to it with his left hand 2:45). "M" for Moshe. Pete Holmes: Looks like you're starting a puppet show. Moshe Kasher: Again very disrespectful. Pete Holmes: Laughs Moshe Kasher: That's M for Moshe, so my mom of course gave me my name sign, so she knew that I would have a big ol dick. Like she knew. (Puts the M on his leg near the knee 3:02). Audience: Laughs Moshe Kasher: No, it's not. Its M for smart. (Signs his name sign and smart 3:05). Pete Holmes: Its up here. Moshe Kasher: Yeah Pete Holmes: Ah so she goes like that? (Brings the M down from his head almost as if trying to make it become "You're welcome." 3:08). Moshe Kasher: No, no so she's not a marine. Pete Holmes: Laughs Moshe Kasher: She was in the Royal Navy for the grand gaymen islands, but she's not a marine. Pete Holmes: You're comeback city. Moshe Kasher: Welcome to town. I just want to show you some cool ones. This is my favorite. This is reflection. (spells reflection with both hands right hand on top of left 3:25). R-E-F-L-E-C-T-I-O-N reflection right Pete Holmes: Really couldn't it just be anything as long as you're doing it the same? (makes random movements with hands 3:32). Audience: laughs Moshe Kasher: Thanks dude. (picks up coffee cup and starts to walk away 3:34. Walks back a few minutes later.) I'm just kidding. (Hugs Pete and gives small wave to the audience 3:43). Pete Holmes: Isn't this hungry? (signs a mix of horny and hungry going up and down 3:45). Moshe Kasher: Well that's that's actually horny. This is hungry on the stomach. (Signs basically the same thing much lower 3:52). Pete Holmes: Horny? ( Signs with C hand on the chest moving up and down 3:53). Moshe Kasher: Horny, but you've gotta do the face like (Signs horny with facial expression at 3:55 with the C hand on the upper chest. Pete Holmes also makes an exaggerated facial expression while signing the same thing.) (4:00/0:51 Pete Holmes opens his mouth) Moshe Kasher: No, no, no, no, no... no, no, no That's I had a stroke. That's completely different. Pete Holmes: We have time for one question. (Looks down at phone until people start to laugh 4:16) You're a ladies man. What is your ratio of breaking up to being broken up with? Moshe Kasher: You want to try that question again? Pete Holmes: No Moshe Kasher: What um Pete Holmes: I communicated it well. Moshe Kasher: My ratio of being broken up with. How many women have I broken up with? Pete Holmes: As opposed to it being dumped. Moshe Kasher: Ohhh being... oh, I don't know. I don't know what is that? Pete Holmes: You've never been dumped?! Moshe Kasher: taps his leg. where he first said his name sign was earlier in the interview. 4:41 Pete Holmes: Laughs
I LOVE that he acknowledges that disabled folks should be able to play interesting, dynamic disabled characters and that their roles are often given to able-bodied actors. So important!
I wish that these guys would do more podcasts together. His appearances on Pete’s podcast are my absolute favorite episodes! MEDIUM SOUP!!!! Everybody should go find out what medium soup means so that you can be truly happy
I've seen him perform a bunch of times and bring up the "honorary deaf thing" as a side note kind of deal. What makes the delivery of the joke so good is he literally can speak sign language, and you wouldn't think otherwise, because he doesn't actually sign out full words in his performances, he's way more humble about it. He does what most of us would do and makes some nonsense gesture, then, months later after hearing the joke, you stumble upon this video or another like it, and find out he isn't bullshitting about it lol.
my grandparents are deaf and theyve always signed hungry like from their neck to chest.. i think horny is just the hungry sign but youre just like clawing at yourself and giving a "sexy face" lol
I looked it up, don't know how accurate it is, but looks like hungry is neck to chest and horny is just on the neck. Could it just be a slang/dialect thing?
As an interpreter I am so tired of CODAs saying they are Deaf. If they are Deaf I’m Black (I’m white raised from a very young age by a Black stepparent).
if you know pete (through his podcasts, the pete holmes show, his vines, etc) hes a very laughable person and is really goofy in general, he isnt trying to heighten his laugh, its really the way that he laughs and a lot find it annoying but the fact that its completely genuine makes me really happy compared to other people on talk shows like jay leno per say who has that superficial show business-y laugh thing
I can assure you I am. I'm just making the point that it's within a realm of possibility that someone could laugh like this. I laugh like this, I have a friend that laughs like this, and Pete Holmes laughs like this. Is that so hard to understand?
you know what I loved about pete's show...i never saw anyone really plug anything. it was just genuine funny conversation.
Carlos Velazquez yeah one of the best short form interview segment with comedians on tv then and still
Moshe has unfathomable comedic timing and structure. It's beautiful.
I am not Deaf, but I enjoy using captions. I would have fixed the captions on this, but I am not able to change the automatic ones. Instead I am just going to leave my version as a comment.
Moshe Kasher: I was on the television show on showtime's television show Shameless. Wonderful show
Pete Holmes: Yes
Moshe Kasher: and I got um...
Audience cheers and Moshe Kasher acknowledges them.
Moshe Kasher: I mean this was a while ago, but it was exciting to get the audition, because like my parents are Deaf. As you know, both my parents are Deaf. They're super into hip hop.
Audience: laughs Moshe continues talking
Moshe Kasher: And like I was like... but that's true. My parents are both Deaf, so I'm fluent in sign language. I grew up like and um... and I got the role for this this character he was... The character's name was Ruben. He was a Deaf, crack addicted, uh paraplegic, former gay prostitute with AIDS, and I thought, "Perfect!"
Everyone else: laughs
Moshe Kasher: I thought, "If I don't get this role, there's something wrong with the Hollywood system. I was like I got this role for sure, because I know sign language. There's no way anyone's gonna beat me out for this role. I go to the audition room. I sit down. Its like ALLLLL Deaf actors. Everybody else is a real Deafmen.
Audience: laughs
Moshe Kasher: Like their all the real thing. You know what I mean?
Pete Holmes: Yes (Trying not to laugh)
Moshe Kasher: It's like if you got a call to be in like Amistad, and you were like, "Yeah!" as a white boy. "I'm just really down with hip hop! I'll get this role!" and then you get there and everybody's like: "Not here."
Audience: laughs
Moshe Kasher: So I go in and I just I was like, "Oh no!" cause I thought about it. I went in did the audition. Killed it. No, but I got the role. I just felt like...guilty, because just think about it you know. Like here you are. You're a Deaf actor. You make the move to Hollywood to really commit to acting. Already like a pretty difficult, questionable life choice. You know what I mean? Like already tough, and all you ever get is these auditions for things like Sesame Street and Touched by an Angel, and Highway to Heaven and its been off the air for 25 years, and finally you get a role for a showtime show, and you're like, "Something meaningful!" And then this hearing asshole walks out of the room like, "Know this sign everybody?" (1:56 Kasher gives everyone the bird as he speaks). I felt I felt bad, but I did my time in the trenches. I mean my parents are Deaf. I was a sign language interpreter. I...
Pete Holmes: You're an honorary Deaf.
Moshe Kasher: I am! I mean... People are getting weird right now. I don't know why. You this audience literally has no idea if this is true, but I am. I'm like an official. Hearing people with Deaf parents are like sorta like kinda like like Deaf. You know what I mean? Like? (Holds hands up and wiggles fingers while talking 2:17-2:19).
Pete Holmes: Is that the sign for justifying why you got the role? (Holds hands up and wiggles fingers 2:22. It makes me think of the sign for flirt.)
Moshe Kasher: laughs (Copies Pete Holmes' made up sign 2:25). But I was an interpreter for a long time I mean... I wanted to... Actually there's a funny... I thought I would... I wanted to show you some of my favorite signs.
Pete Holmes: Please
Moshe Kasher: Just to prove to the audience. It feels weird right now.
Pete Holmes: Yeah
Moshe Kasher: but I'm the real thing.
Pete Holmes: Yes, I wanna...
Moshe Kasher: So my name sign. Alright sorry everybody has a name sign. I thought maybe I'd give you one at one point.
Pete Holmes: Uh huh
Moshe Kasher: But its "M". This is "M" (Makes "M" with right hand and points to it with his left hand 2:45). "M" for Moshe.
Pete Holmes: Looks like you're starting a puppet show.
Moshe Kasher: Again very disrespectful.
Pete Holmes: Laughs
Moshe Kasher: That's M for Moshe, so my mom of course gave me my name sign, so she knew that I would have a big ol dick. Like she knew. (Puts the M on his leg near the knee 3:02).
Audience: Laughs
Moshe Kasher: No, it's not. Its M for smart. (Signs his name sign and smart 3:05).
Pete Holmes: Its up here.
Moshe Kasher: Yeah
Pete Holmes: Ah so she goes like that? (Brings the M down from his head almost as if trying to make it become "You're welcome." 3:08).
Moshe Kasher: No, no so she's not a marine.
Pete Holmes: Laughs
Moshe Kasher: She was in the Royal Navy for the grand gaymen islands, but she's not a marine.
Pete Holmes: You're comeback city.
Moshe Kasher: Welcome to town. I just want to show you some cool ones. This is my favorite. This is reflection. (spells reflection with both hands right hand on top of left 3:25). R-E-F-L-E-C-T-I-O-N reflection right
Pete Holmes: Really couldn't it just be anything as long as you're doing it the same? (makes random movements with hands 3:32).
Audience: laughs
Moshe Kasher: Thanks dude. (picks up coffee cup and starts to walk away 3:34. Walks back a few minutes later.) I'm just kidding. (Hugs Pete and gives small wave to the audience 3:43).
Pete Holmes: Isn't this hungry? (signs a mix of horny and hungry going up and down 3:45).
Moshe Kasher: Well that's that's actually horny. This is hungry on the stomach. (Signs basically the same thing much lower 3:52).
Pete Holmes: Horny? ( Signs with C hand on the chest moving up and down 3:53).
Moshe Kasher: Horny, but you've gotta do the face like (Signs horny with facial expression at 3:55 with the C hand on the upper chest. Pete Holmes also makes an exaggerated facial expression while signing the same thing.)
(4:00/0:51 Pete Holmes opens his mouth)
Moshe Kasher: No, no, no, no, no... no, no, no That's I had a stroke. That's completely different.
Pete Holmes: We have time for one question. (Looks down at phone until people start to laugh 4:16) You're a ladies man. What is your ratio of breaking up to being broken up with?
Moshe Kasher: You want to try that question again?
Pete Holmes: No
Moshe Kasher: What um
Pete Holmes: I communicated it well.
Moshe Kasher: My ratio of being broken up with. How many women have I broken up with?
Pete Holmes: As opposed to it being dumped.
Moshe Kasher: Ohhh being... oh, I don't know. I don't know what is that?
Pete Holmes: You've never been dumped?!
Moshe Kasher: taps his leg. where he first said his name sign was earlier in the interview. 4:41
Pete Holmes: Laughs
That last bit killed me....signaling why he has never been dumped.
I LOVE that he acknowledges that disabled folks should be able to play interesting, dynamic disabled characters and that their roles are often given to able-bodied actors. So important!
he finally got a white jacket.. LOL
This Moshe is HILARIOUS. It's midnight and I can't stop myself from screaming with laughter! I can't imagine what my neighbors must be thinking.
Anyone else see the standup video where Moshe was obsessed with a guy's jacket that looks a lot like the one he's wearing in this video?
hey Pete Holmes, can you guys caption this video so the deaf community can enjoy it too?
I can imagine all the deafmans watching this like "but what about reflections?"
I know this is several years late, but I have typed out a transcript for this video. It is posted in the comments.
Love, love, love this clip! Moshe is a brilliant comic. "perfect timing!"
“It would be really messed up if the role didn’t go to an actual deaf actor” next sentence “so I got the role”.....”why is this audience acting weird”
I wish that these guys would do more podcasts together. His appearances on Pete’s podcast are my absolute favorite episodes!
MEDIUM SOUP!!!!
Everybody should go find out what medium soup means so that you can be truly happy
ok, now we are talking, you fixed it! perfect! I love moshe, i knew him but now i know he is brilliant comedian
one of the funniest guests yet
I FUCKING LOVE HIM SO GODDAMN MUCH
i like moshe talking about feeling kinda bad for getting the role over a deaf actor.
"You are comeback city"
'Welcome to town'
LOOOOOOL
That laugh at 1:55! Gets me cracking every time
is THAT what that's called? ahaha
jelly of that hairline
I want more Moshe on my television screen
Maybe he should have signed at Mandela's tribute.
I love Moshe more than I love myself.
1:54 "WAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
Great moshe
Moshe is so funny on the Tubbin with Tash series on CZcams
I've seen him perform a bunch of times and bring up the "honorary deaf thing" as a side note kind of deal. What makes the delivery of the joke so good is he literally can speak sign language, and you wouldn't think otherwise, because he doesn't actually sign out full words in his performances, he's way more humble about it. He does what most of us would do and makes some nonsense gesture, then, months later after hearing the joke, you stumble upon this video or another like it, and find out he isn't bullshitting about it lol.
1:55
Pete channeling the "best cry ever" guy
my grandparents are deaf and theyve always signed hungry like from their neck to chest.. i think horny is just the hungry sign but youre just like clawing at yourself and giving a "sexy face" lol
I looked it up, don't know how accurate it is, but looks like hungry is neck to chest and horny is just on the neck. Could it just be a slang/dialect thing?
Moshe is so sweet
wow with those ears...kind of hard not to be not deaf.
He's so cute!!
Does this have a subtitle option somewhere and I'm just not seeing it? I'd love to share it with my deaf friend.
Unfortunately there is not.
+Stephanie Huettner I doubt you still need it, but Settings ->subtitles->on
+John Smith Thanks! Nice to see they added it. Before, the automated subtitles were gibberish.
i thought it was the 'white jacket' in the thumbnail and burst out laughing
Just looked on his IMDb and realized he was in Zoolander 2 and immediately felt sorry for him
J C And to your comment, I reply 😁 (Huge Pete Holmes laugh)
Oof those hands, sign me up
As an interpreter I am so tired of CODAs saying they are Deaf. If they are Deaf I’m Black (I’m white raised from a very young age by a Black stepparent).
killed
you reckon anyone who worked on shameless us actually even watched the original?
1:54
CODAs
mosher kasher is an HD - Honorary deaf
or
mosher kasher has a HD -
damn doing deaf face is a cancellable offense
Honorary deaf: half the calories, all the ridicule. 😅
It's honestly kind of disgusting how nonchalant he is about contributing to the oppression he's so well aware of
Get a grip
He took a role away from a deaf actor. If cancel culture was bigger back then, he’d be cancelled
What's the ratio of Moshe fans that suspect he's bi?
I'd say hipster for sure, bi I dunno.
let me not say anything offensive because i am a comedian who knows not to burn bridges via the internets.
+BootyButterPi Well you sure aren't Moche Kasher then.
1:56 Audience laughs at Moshe's shameless oppression of Deaf people. Real classy, Moshe.
I can tell I'd be tired of this guy after not even 5 minutes.... oh, hey... look at the time..
Pete was kinda disrespectful here.
Maybe, but he was right about that sign for reflection.
Shameless sucks
oops i thought he was gay...
i feel like the pete holmes show got canceled because he has that cringey smile that he does.
Host has an annoying laugh
_Is_ Pete Holmes gay? I'm picking up that he is. Anyone know?
Definitely isn't
hate this pete holmes guy... his spitting all over with his pfff.. laugh like a normal guy man.. !
if you know pete (through his podcasts, the pete holmes show, his vines, etc) hes a very laughable person and is really goofy in general, he isnt trying to heighten his laugh, its really the way that he laughs and a lot find it annoying but the fact that its completely genuine makes me really happy compared to other people on talk shows like jay leno per say who has that superficial show business-y laugh thing
I laugh like this. I guess I'm not a 'normal guy man'.
i guess you're not
I can assure you I am. I'm just making the point that it's within a realm of possibility that someone could laugh like this. I laugh like this, I have a friend that laughs like this, and Pete Holmes laughs like this. Is that so hard to understand?
no you're not