After I was laid off in January 2023, I was in a super-dark place. I wasn’t really mad at the parent company that laid me off. I was super-angry at our previous parent company and its CEO for a myriad of reasons.
I took that anger and created the improv comedy series I’m One of You With Oliver Jetts Sr. It’s a little bit of that CEO, a little bit of Elon Musk, and a little bit of every piece of shit CEO that’s ever been in the news. But it’s a lot of Elon Musk. It’s a disconnect between the super rich and working class, but the super rich wants to make a connection with the working class to prove they are just like them.
I joined up with my friend and comedian Matt Drufke for this show as he interviewed the character of Oliver Jetts Sr. to talk about his life and why he’s so grounded—he’s not. This first episode, in my eyes, is a huge failure. I never put out. We recorded two episodes, and Episode 2—from what I remember—was pretty good.
As I edited Episode 1, there are some fun moments in the episode, but I don’t think the dynamic between my character of Oliver and Matt was very good. I didn’t have a good grasp on who Oliver was. There are shining moments here, but they are few and far between. There is a very real moment here where I am looking up Taylor Swift songs because I—Mat Elfring—don’t know any her songs.
Anyway, try and enjoy Episode 1 of I’m One of You. Yes, I’ll be releasing Episode 2 at one point.
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