32. The 9/11 Comedy Benefit at MSG: Behind the Scenes | Brendan Sagalow & Andre D Thompson | PYF$ with Cipha Sounds

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Cipha Sounds hangs out with comedians Brendan Sagalow — hip-hop head and host of Sagdaddy the Pod — and Andre D. Thompson, recorded on 9/11. Ciph takes them behind the scenes of the night before: DJing the NYC Still Rising 9/11 benefit at Madison Square Garden for John Stewart and Dave Chappelle, with Machine Gun Kelly, Pete Davidson, Bill Burr, Nikki Glaser and more. He breaks down the art of reading a comedy crowd on a somber night, secretly running the room from the DJ booth, and picking the right songs when you can't play half your set. From there it goes everywhere: retiring shirts after one photo, mistaking Chris Rock for a barback, surveillance culture, philosophy, and who really…