{"id":232452,"date":"2010-01-26T15:39:02","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T20:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downtownphoenix.com\/blog\/?p=1662"},"modified":"2010-01-26T15:39:02","modified_gmt":"2010-01-26T20:39:02","slug":"gabriel-iglesias-bringing-fluffy-back-to-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/232452","title":{"rendered":"Gabriel Iglesias: Bringing Fluffy Back to Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gabriel Iglesias has quickly become one of comedy’s most powerful brands. His live comedy DVDs <\/a>are best-sellers, his Web site\u00a0<\/a>stocks more T-Shirts than Fruit of the Loom, and he’s currently embarking on a 50-stop bus tour that stops\u00a0in Phoenix Feb. 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Iglesias stole a moment\u00a0away\u00a0from his PlayStation 3 to\u00a0chat with\u00a0us about the\u00a0tour and his\u00a0ascending career.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Q: Your Wikipedia entry (which of course is infallable) lists Robin Williams and Paul Rodriguez as your major influences. Who else fuels your passion for comedy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Guys who are killing it now like Dane Cook and Jeff Dunham set the bar for me and make me strive to play to packed arenas. I always stay hungry. No pun intended.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\"iglesias\"Q: Was there a defining moment in your childhood that made you decide to go into comedy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“When I was 10 years old I saw Eddie Murphy: Raw and knew right then that it was what I wanted to do. My show is very clean by comparison but the interaction Eddie had with the\u00a0crowd was\u00a0so cool and really stuck with me.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: Your “I’m not fat, I’m fluffy” bit has taken on a life of its own, with hundreds of thousands of DVDs sold, a 50-stop bus tour, and an online store. With your increased fame, do you consider yourself a role model for plus-size men?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I don’t really consider myself a role model but I do try to make it very cool and very sexy to be a plus-size man. It’s all about staying postitive and not all ‘woe is me.’ I would love to drop some pounds but it’s not easy. I struggle with diabetes and a lot of my fans deal with weight issues, too, but while we’re dealing with it we can still have fun.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: Speaking of plus-size, fluffyguy.com sells T-shirts in size 6XL. Where does 6XL fit on your “6 Levels of Fatness”?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“We actually did a custom order for 10XL once. I didn’t believe the guy so I made him send me a photo of himself and the 10XL tag on his shirt.\u00a0The story checked out so we had the shirts\u00a0printed up. That’s real big though.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: What are\u00a0some of the\u00a0pros and cons of tour bus life?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Believe it or not it’s easier to manage my diet\u00a0on the bus because I have people planning out my meals ahead of time and stocking the bus with the right foods. I also have my own video game setup in the back which is cool.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: What about the cons?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The biggest con is Month No. 3 when the bus smells like butt and feet. It’s pretty snug with 12 of us so there’s no privacy. Good thing we’re all friends.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: You used to own a house here in Phoenix so you must have a strong\u00a0connection to the city. What do you like most about the crowds here?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I’ve been coming to Phoenix for 10 years now and I love playing there because the crowds treat it like a rock concert. This show is going to be very exciting for me because\u00a0never\u00a0played a venue as big as Dodge Theatre. Just let the fans know that nothing has changed; I’m still going to hang out after the show to meet everyone.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Gabriel Iglesias has quickly become one of comedy’s most powerful brands. His live comedy DVDs are best-sellers, his Web site\u00a0stocks more T-Shirts than Fruit of the Loom, and he’s currently embarking on a 50-stop bus tour that stops\u00a0in Phoenix Feb. 6. Iglesias stole a moment\u00a0away\u00a0from his PlayStation 3 to\u00a0chat with\u00a0us about the\u00a0tour and his\u00a0ascending career.\u00a0\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5072,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5072"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232452\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}