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Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, the largest and fastest growing conservative youth activist organization in the country with over 250,000 student members, over 150 full-time staff, and a presence on over 2,000 high school and college campuses nationwide. Charlie is also the Chairman of Students for Trump, which aims to activate one million new college voters on campuses in battleground states in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election. His social media reaches over 100 million people per month and according to Axios, he is one of the "top 10 most engaged" Twitter handles in the world. He is also the host of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” which regularly ranks among the top news shows on Apple podcast charts.
George Janko on Meeting President Trump, Finding Jesus, and Building a Christian Comedy Empire
George Janko sits down with Charlie Kirk to discuss his journey from Logan Paul's Impaulsive podcast to building one of the largest Christian platforms in social media. The comedian and podcaster opens up about his first meeting with President Trump, his transition from mainstream entertainment to faith-based content, and why he gave up everything at the peak of his career when anxiety and depression hit hardest. Janko shares how fully surrendering to Christ transformed not just his mental health but catapulted his success beyond anything he achieved chasing fame on his own. From his engagement and views on marriage to his thoughts on why Generation Z struggles with depression, Janko offers raw wisdom on using your talents for God's purpose rather than personal glory.
George Janko never set out to build a Christian empire. The comedian and podcaster started his career making internet skits with Logan Paul, eventually becoming the third co-host on the massively popular Impaulsive podcast. But something was wrong. At the very peak of his success, when everyone was congratulating him and his career was soaring, Janko felt the worst he'd ever felt in his life.
"I was at the very top of my career and everybody was congratulating me," Janko explains. "I was shocked that I felt the worst I've ever felt in my life."
That paradox—success without fulfillment—became the catalyst for a complete transformation. Janko gave everything up and fully committed his life to God. What happened next surprised him: instead of ending his career in entertainment, his surrender to Christ made him more successful than ever before.
Meeting President Trump and First-Generation Pride
Charlie Kirk recently brought Janko to meet President Donald Trump, a moment that carried profound meaning for the first-generation American. The photo of Janko with Trump has already garnered over 65,000 likes in just one hour.
"That picture means a lot because my parents came to this country. I'm a first generation," Janko shares. "Being able to work hard enough for the president to acknowledge what I'm doing is something crazy. I really want to inspire other people to bring their talents to do something for their country because I'm so excited that my parents came to this country."
During the meeting, Kirk slid in next to Trump and mentioned Janko's show. Trump's response? He used to watch Janko with Logan Paul. For Janko, who says he "blacked out" during the encounter, the moment represented something bigger than Trump himself—it was about the office and what it represents in the direct line from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln.
The Impaulsive Years and Learning From Logan Paul
Many people feel uncomfortable asking Janko about his time with Logan Paul, assuming there's bad blood. But Janko sets the record straight: "I learned everything from him. That man taught me a lot of things in and out. I might not agree with him or work with him right now, but everything that I've had was given first from God, but he used Logan to open those doors."
Logan Paul discovered Janko's talent and started putting him in videos. The content went viral, and Janko became known as the third wheel on Impaulsive. While some might have been offended by that designation, Janko embraced it. "I enjoyed it because then I got to watch God work. I went from being a third wheel on a podcast to I think one of the biggest coming up, and I give all the glory to God."
When Success Brought Depression Instead of Joy
Raised in a Christian home, Janko grew up experiencing the Holy Spirit through his mother. "When you feel that Holy Spirit, especially with people you love, you feel alive. You feel like you could run through walls. You feel like any mountain could move as soon as you tell it to move."
But when he ventured out on his own, surrounded by peers who were godless or didn't know God, he felt their energy—and their energy was death. "I became who I was around. I'm a sheep, so I became what I was around, and I felt every day that I was dying."
The lowest point came when his career reached its highest point. The congratulations felt hollow. The success felt empty. So Janko made a radical decision: he gave it all up and surrendered everything to God.
"I thought it was going to put me away from the industry, but he had other plans for me. I became way more successful than I was when I was just chasing it on my own."
Building One of the Largest Christian Platforms
Today, the George Janko Show has nearly 3 million subscribers on YouTube and is recognized as one of the most outspokenly Christian platforms in social media. Janko didn't set out to create a Christian show—it happened organically.
"When people say that, I got nervous because I was like, whoa, I don't want to push people away from the show," Janko admits. "But I mean, if you're in any field, you kind of just speak about what you believe in and what you have faith in."
He refuses to hide his faith, even though being a Christian in today's culture comes at a price. "Everything is rooted to me from Christ, so I have to speak about it. If I don't, I feel like I'm denying where I'm actually getting my source from."
The Cliff Knechtle Interview That Saved His Life
One of Janko's favorite podcast guests was Christian apologist Cliff Knechtle, whom Janko credits with saving his life. He'd seen Knechtle on TikTok going to schools and defending faith with the same peaceful strength that Charlie Kirk brings to political discourse.
"My favorite part about him is when I was with him, I felt like he brought Heaven wherever he went," Janko says. "When I was with him, I just felt so much more at peace. I felt so calm. Nothing stressed me out."
Knechtle educated Janko on his way out of anxiety and depression, demonstrating what Janko calls "a mouth" that God gave him to speak truth. The friendship that developed became another example of how God was placing strong allies in Janko's path as his platform grew.
Message to Generation Z: You're Not Too Broken for God
Generation Z is the most depressed, suicidal, alcohol-addicted, and drug-addicted generation in history. When asked why, Janko points to the modern version of eating from the tree of knowledge.
"In the beginning, when Adam and Eve took from that fruit and they ate it, they were overwhelmed by wisdom and it kind of destroyed them. I think that now we have that in our own hands," he explains, referring to smartphones and social media. "When we try to doctor ourselves or help ourselves and we're just going online looking at feeds, I think it's destroying people's POV of their own life."
For young people confused about who they are, with millions of voices pouring into who they should be, Janko offers hope: "I think this generation is going to make a comeback. I'm seeing these young kids just being so hungry for God that I think it's going to make a huge swing back."
He references a Bible verse where disciples questioned why Jesus hung out with a prostitute who was washing and anointing his feet with her tears and hair. Jesus responded by pointing out her great heart for him because she was so far away. "Yeah, we are far away, but I think that hunger could be a roaring hunger that could push us way back to Christ."
Speaking Biblical Truth in a Secular Culture
There's an ongoing debate in Christian circles about the most effective way to win over young people, especially on controversial issues like homosexuality and transgenderism. Some argue Christians should meet young people where they're at and be careful about communicating biblical truth. Others say the truth is the truth and shouldn't be watered down.
Janko's approach? "Do it exactly how Jesus did. He never backed down from the truth, but he also did it in such a loving way with compassion. I think if you're doing it with hatred in your heart, then how could they ever believe in you or trust you?"
He also practices what he preaches about humility: "I deal with sexual sin in my own world, so for me to point my finger at somebody else is too harsh. The most important way for us to show who Jesus is is act like Jesus. The best way to preach is by your actions, and if it's needed, use words."
Engagement, Marriage, and the Fear That Made Him a Man
Janko is engaged to be married, and the relationship has been transformative. When he met his fiancée, he wasn't ready—spiritually, financially, physically, or emotionally. But the relationship created a holy fear that pushed him toward God.
"When I met her and we were taking it seriously, I was like, oh, I have to provide. That providing scared me, and I feel like sometimes fear could push you in a great direction. Wisdom comes from fearing the Lord," he explains. "When I feared that I could fail her, it pushed me towards the Lord. I'm like, all right God, how? If I'm going to actually have a family, I can't just be doing these social media things up and down."
God presented Janko with his fiancée, but Janko knew he wasn't ready yet. So he presented himself before the Lord, and God made him a man who was ready. The wedding is coming soon—Janko jokes that he feels like he's living in sin until it's done.
His fiancée even cooks homemade meals for their golden doodle, treating the dog as well as she treats Janko. When asked if the dog eats what they eat, including salmon, Janko laughs: "You have to ask the chef. I don't really know. I make sure the lights are on and I provide. She's the one that feeds them."
On DINKs: The Selfish Trend Robbing People of Blessing
Kirk introduced Janko to the TikTok trend of "DINKs"—dual income, no kids—and "DINKWADs"—dual income, no kids, with a dog. People in this category proudly declare they don't want children because they prefer traveling and focusing on themselves.
Janko's response is compassionate but firm: "Anything you do that doesn't please God is not going to please you because you were designed to worship and obey him. If you're moving in a way that's prideful like 'I don't want kids because I want this and that,' you're robbing yourself."
He compares it to a young man who did drugs thinking it was cool, only to have it destroy him later. "If you're thinking about yourself now in a selfish way, it will catch up to you, especially when you're older and you're getting a little bit more lonely and you have no seeds that are going to come and take care of you."
Janko wants children not just to take care of him when he's old, but because multiplication is one of God's greatest blessings. "When you're old and you look at your children's children—that is the biggest blessing. God says be fruitful and multiply not because he needs more—he could just take dirt and make more. He's doing it for you. It's going to be really special."
Having children, he notes, is "the death of narcissism."
The Power of Journaling and Physical Bibles
Janko carries three things with him at all times: his Bible, his journal, and his pencil. He's filled hundreds of journals because when anxiety strikes and thoughts multiply, putting them down on paper forces reflection about what's truly important.
"When you're anxious and you think about a lot of things and you have to put it down on a piece of paper, it makes you reflect what's more important," he explains. "You could really kind of just walk through your feelings."
Instead of getting a therapist during his mental battles, Janko chose to journal. And he's a firm believer in physical Bibles rather than phone apps. His Bible is "soaking wet" with "dry tears on it" from reading Proverbs when he was broken and didn't know how to behave.
"I felt like when I was lost and confused, my God who created the whole universe was speaking directly to my heart. I felt so not alone and so safe and so protected and so loved. It grew my addiction to his word."
For anyone lost and not knowing where to start in the Bible, Janko recommends Proverbs: "It's just a king who asks God for wisdom, and God gives it generously."
Comedy Career: Live Shows and Following in Eddie Murphy's Footsteps
Janko's comedy career is taking off. He recently sold out a 550-600 seat show in Arizona two months in advance—his first sellout. The show isn't traditional standup; it's a live podcast experience where the audience gets involved with microphones, creating an improv atmosphere.
"Basically what I want to do is get the audience involved so they'll be able to laugh, and the guy in the third row wants to talk about something serious, so we'll just go," he explains. "It's my strong suit. It's a little bit more natural. If I bomb there, it's less stressful."
His mentor is Joe Koy, currently number one on Netflix. Koy taught Janko a critical lesson: "Never sell a ticket unless you're absolutely certain they would buy it again."
After Janko's first show, every single person who bought a ticket waited in a huge line just to hug him on the way out. When he put up another show, it sold out instantly. Now he's testing theaters to see how big he can go.
Janko's comedy style is storytelling with a purpose—he wants to educate audiences on his point of view, whether it's gospel-related, work-related, or motivational, always making it funny. "I want to take everything that I was blessed to learn that God kind of put me through and be able to do that in a funny way. It's easier to swallow when you could laugh."
His comedy inspirations include Eddie Murphy ("the greatest of all time" and "the Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson all in one of comedy"), Dave Chappelle (who he admires for fighting back against nonsense and standing his ground), Chris D'Elia, and Shane Gillis. Janko has been working to clean up his language, noting that he used to overuse profanity out of nervousness, but watching his mother cringe made him want to clean up his act.
On Fame: Find a Better Purpose Than Just Being Known
For young people who want to be famous or become influencers, Janko offers this wisdom: "I don't think it's bad that you want to be famous, but find a better purpose of why you want to be famous. If you just want people to dap you up and feel like you're cool, trust me, that's more hell than it is heaven."
If someone wants to be famous to help their family or educate young people, there's a reason to pursue it. "Don't run away from it because a lot of people feel ashamed. But if you feel in your heart that you want to be noticed for something you're doing, then work very hard."
Janko changed his attitude about not caring what others think. "I used to say I don't care just to kind of have my chest out and not have people persuade me. But the truth is I do care. I care so much that if this destroys my career but I know that's something that God wants me to do, then the whole world could turn against me. But if God has favor for me, then good luck buddy."
He's had the ups and downs—career, lost career, career, lost career. Throughout it all, the only joy he had was with Christ. "If I could go save a human being right now, would you not? I believe you're biblically commanded to do that. So if I know that I could sell you a program on why I'm happy—not 10 steps, just one step: humble yourself in the eyes of God and then everything else will follow—yeah, of course I'm going to talk about it."
Final Wisdom: The Greatest Treasure on Earth
When asked what his message is to people thinking about becoming Christians or bringing Christ into their life, Janko's response is simple: "Have the best time of your life. There's nothing greater than that. There's literally nothing greater than that."
He would trade everything, including his loved ones, for his relationship with Christ. "There's not one thing or not one person that I love more than my relationship with Christ. It's untradeable. You could kill me before I stop doing that. It is my whole life. So enjoy, and go into it with an open mind and an open heart."
A lot of people get worried because they feel like they have to be perfect to approach God, but that's far from the truth. Janko walked with God as a "filthy man" and prayed, "Lord, take my feet where you want them to be, not where I want them to be."
Sometimes that prayer is scary because you might lose things you love, "but I would toss everything that I love just to have five minutes to have that Holy Spirit with me. It's incredible."
His final advice references John 1—the Word became flesh: "When you read the word, you really have that relationship with Christ. So pray, ask God to open up your eyes and ears to him, and search for him like hidden treasure because it's the greatest treasure on this Earth. There's nothing better than it."
For those who want to support Janko's work, he has a simple request: "Just pray for me. I think the rest shall follow. I don't need you to subscribe or like or do any of that. If you're home, just pray for me and God will do the rest."
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joining us now is George jenko what's up hi hi welcome it's super easy you're in Arizona it's just right down the street s h not down the street but it's like I've never shot anything in Arizona so this is like my home place you have an open invite uh that was a fun podcast we did that was so awesome and the audience really really loved it I I was excited we got we got to do like part two part three oh I'm down I'm down I I I my podcast is basically me learning and absorbing and man when I sat down with you like I said in the beginning of it I walked away just being like I feel like a little I bought a suit afterwards bro I was like all right I feel like I could I could rock this now I I feel like I know a little bit more but yeah I hopefully I get to learn a little bit more from your uh perspective and help my country grow you're a great interviewer because it's honest it's it's very clear that you want to learn from the people you're interviewing yeah it's not just aick well my dad my like when I was growing up my dad used to always tell me absorb like don't act like you know everything you'll you'll never know anything and so when I sit with my guest I know a lot of people like uh they try to like them or ask them questions stuff like that and uh my buddy when I first started he's like just act like it's a dude on the elevator cuz if I'm in the elevator with somebody I never could just sit quietly and I'll just sit and I'll talk to them and he's like within like just a few levels of a floor what you could get this guy to open up about and I think that's just because I truly care so I brought that to my podcast so are you the type that talks to people on airplanes oh yeah oh yeah dude so you're that guy I'm that guy I can't and also I fart on planes and I never admit it I would just look like what is that what is that smell that's gross what's that you always point to somebody else no I never I never lie but I just don't I guess I lie I I never pointed at somebody else so you're you're always trying to strike conversation with a person next to you yeah have you always been that way always I I the reason why is just because I when okay if we're talking about planes if you're looking down I always get overwhelmed by how many people there is like if you look downan in the plane or just in Civilization world if you look down from the plane you look you're like man the Earth is huge there's so many people I get so anxious sometimes knowing that I won't be able to meet everybody I get so anxious I like I want to meet everybody so it's fair to say you're an extrovert oh yeah yeah yeah unless I'm sad and and actually I was really happy I went through a stage of my life where I was sad because now I understand why people are quiet is because they're dealing with their own things so now when I see somebody sad I really try to like so so being around people charges you up you get more energy being around people dude it's it's cheesy as it sounds it's like when I meet somebody I just go why did God create you like I just get so excited about it I get so excited about it because like I know there's a lot of people but if you look at how big the universe is the chances of you being born is like crazy rare and I don't think people really understand how rare it is to be like born so like I don't care where you're at in life I just want to know who you are because you might not think you were meant to be here or maybe you're full of yourself and you think you deserve everything regardless of who you are like God created you so I'm so excited to meet you in the character that you're at because you might develop you might get better you might get worse and for me to learn from where you came from or who you are it's just way too exciting for me to like pass by on it so I want to just take a second go step back introduce kind of yourself for the audience that might not know the younger audience Knows by the way you're very very popular I can't tell you I went into Starbucks and you know Chop Shop recently locally yo saw you on George jenko saw you on George like tons of people messaging me let's go let's go huge following very well respected and for years and I want to kind of go through that story but for those that don't know yeah what what's who is George jenko uh George jenko is just a kid who liked to entertain when I was a kid and when I grew up I went to Hollywood and I kind of went into different rooms and I realized that I have certain type of talents and I try to en heighten them and I think 11 years in the industry I I met Jesus where he kind of was like Hey like let's do this fully together and when I threw away everything that I wanted for myself and really dedicated my talents for him he just threw everything at my feet now I understand the kingdom like search for the kingdom and the rest shall follow um I'm just a man who's here just trying to use his talents for God and if it's from talking on a podcast or if it's like I'm on stage telling jokes if I'm not trying to make you laugh I'm trying to show you the truth and I just kind of been going on this wave so you is it fair to say you're kind of uh up ick was on a certain podcast right yeah I was on impulsive yeah so I don't know if you're okay talking about that yeah yeah absolutely uh I started making internet skits with of with a good friend his name was Logan and he invited me to his before he was like huge he was famous when I met him uh but not where he is now he wasn't just like no no no he's a superstar now like that that guy's everywhere uh but when I met him he was just you know like an internet uh Creator and he and you know it's so funny cuz a lot of people get uncomfortable asking about Logan because they think that I'm like I hate him or I'm angry with him uh but no I learned everything from him like that man taught me a lot of things in and out I might not agree with him or work with him right now but everything that I've had was given first from God but he used Logan to open those doors so I never so so you guys started to work on content together is that right yeah he he put basically started putting me in his videos because he thought I was talented and from there we just started creating things left and right and then it kind of grew and it went went super viral and so you were kind of a co-host to the show is that fair to say yeah yeah yeah I was the third uh the third wheel on uh on uh impulsive I don't know if I mean I I don't know about that but I like it I like it because when they said that and the comments said that or however they felt about it I I enjoyed it because then I got to watch God work I went from being a third wheel on a podcast to I think one of the I think my shows are one of the biggest coming up and I I give all the glory to God so so and and so you're comedian yeah I I think that's one of the hardest jobs it I think it's the it's like the most fun but I I I understand why people think it's hard you know why I mean I perform all the time yeah and and by the way you're good dude oh you're very no no no no no I'm going to give you a second because I you invited me to the uh to the town hall thing yeah that was fun wasn't it and and first of all I'm gonna be talking like Trump right now because he invited me to go meet Trump I just posted a picture which you just right Trump was nice enough to want to take a pck with you and all that yeah dude we're g to get him on your show by the way I I was taking a picture with him and he slides by he goes Mr President George jenko show is incredible and I sat there and I felt like I was on a Disney show that like it didn't even feel real I was like this is crazy that uh my show is gotten to this level but um when I was there I saw you come on stage and no notes no nothing you weren't reading from anything but you were just talking from the heart and dude I I just got to say from just a Creator from this side of the world like I am inspired by you by like a lot the fact that you stand up for what you believe in you do it in such a great way the fact that you could get the crowd to get excited about what you're pass about um and the way you do it with such a loving heart I have so much to take notes from so I'm excited that's very kind I that's easy compared to what you have to do and I'll tell you why I'll prove it I have to be interesting you have to be funny yeah but that's that that's a lot no hold on being funny is a lot more pressure because being interesting is just being not boring and by the way I know the audience and but being funny that's a lot of because you could bomb yeah have you ever bombed uh you know what thank God I have it because I think I came from social media where like if I'm doing bad I know that it's fine to do bad so when I'm on stage and I was doing bad I I would make light of it so you read the audience really well I got very good at that so my my talents were understanding people like right like even when I was on the show and like they would uh make jokes towards me I wouldn't just I would run with it or turn it into something so I'm I'm able to work with the crowd so thank God I haven't had a situation where I like I stress and think about a day that I bombed on stage no I haven't not like that but if that day comes I think that comes with every job you know especially in kind of live performance that's the only sweating part is because Joe Koy got to Mentor me and uh I I'm I have a show in Arizona thank God in two months from now but it's sold out completely are you serious how many how many tickets I think it's 55 no 550 or 600 tickets I believe and uh the first time I did a show was like we couldn't sell the tickets and this one has sold out two months but the one thing that uh Joe taught me he goes never sell a ticket unless you're absolutely certain they would buy it again and so that was the thing that worried me it not necessarily like oh I got to make sure I'm making them laugh all the time I just want I want them to walk away feeling something so it's like a podcast standup type of thing where I'll make you laugh but also show you the things that I've learned in life and uh the first show that I did every single person that bought a ticket would wait out out like literally a huge line just to give me hugs on the way out and it I told him I was like hey I'm not doing a meet and greet but I'll hug you guys on the way out dude people waited for hours just to look at me and say hey I really love that show so I was like okay cool I'm on to something Joe told me that if they do this then it's good so we put up another show and it just it sold out like instantly and so are you going across the country or so I was just doing a test to see like where I've come cuz my Show's so new we didn't know exactly where we're going to do it so we tested a club we did well now we're going to be testing a theater soon so praise God so George jeno continues with us this is the coolest thing I've ever seen dude this is like the who's even talking in the ear that's like running it's Air Traffic Control it's like your Jarvis yeah it's it it could be I mean it's uh it's like the you know the air traffic control tower in Sky Harbor they dude dude this setup I've been on some shows this is the craziest that like this is this is a setup this is nice thank you we've uh we've worked hard at it and we built it from scratch good for you well I didn't I mean I can't put two things together I that's not a gifting I have by scratch meaning we built it to our liking I like it so uh you did a great job and by the way Terell and the team deserve credit Terell is the uh Terrell's around here is that is Terell around here somewhere no I think that's Daisy that is Daisy so uh let let let me drill into this here so the prep you have a you have a comedy show coming up in Phoenix so it's a podcast like it's the George jenko show live so basically okay do you have guests or uh so I might have a surprise guest but as of right now no I just want to come basically what I want to do is get the audience involved so the audience will have a mic as well so if they want to get involved it's like an improv show but a podcast so they'll be able to laugh with them and say this guy wants to joke around but and the guy in the third row wants to talk about something serious so we'll just on so this is really improv yeah that's even harder it's my strong suit though I feel like it's a little bit more natural like say if I bomb there it's less stressful CU so I I I asked this question and I no judgment yeah okay do you swear I've been trying to clean my mouth so like on my podcast I haven't sworn and that's bled into my real life again I'm not judging I'm I'm curious because I find that comedians use swearing as fillers to try to make jokes funny when they're not funny ironically it's a great question because when I first started I realized I would cringe at myself because I overwar from being nervous like when you're on stage and you just drop an F bomb people just naturally laugh at that so you'll drop like seven F bombs in like two seconds and you're like whoa but then I would watch the way my mother would cringe and I'm like I can't have my mother cringe in my show so like I started cleaning up my ACT uh slowly but surely but yeah no I I'm not judging at all I I mean that no no no I know that I know that cuz some of the great comedians swear I just find that in modern comedy it's become like a filler where you're like all of a sudden you're like and then I said f you and everyone laughs it's like yeah especially with that voice that was great I really like whatever right and you're like wait but why is that funny right well it's everybody so comedy is different for everybody everybody's taste some people like really really dark humor there'll be comedy that me and you would listen to and it will completely disgust us and we wouldn't want anything to do with it but other people would find that hilarious uh and then I just got to find my audience right and I thought the most organic way is just to grow myself and then the audience will grow with me so if I'm cleaning up my mouth and real life then I'm going to be cleaning up my mouth on stage no no for sure and again I'm not live comedy the idea of having to go up and people voluntarily paid money pay money and they say be funny yeah that's again I get I do perform I've done probably 3,000 speeches across the country right everywhere the idea of just be interesting fine now Andrew says oh Charlie you could be funny but that's not the point being funny is different than the pressure of like I am here okay funny man say something yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah I've had a bad day I got fired I paid 50 bucks to be here funny man that's it's worse when you go out and people introduce you as that they're like oh this guy's super funny oh no no that's the worst and yeah I don't envy you for that I I mean I I mean that it's uh and so how working through that how do you write your jokes just basically like I'll see a situation I'll just tell my point of view on it it's kind of like podcasting or speaking I think like the more natural you are at it and then you have to do timing right so like if I'm telling a joke if you hear somebody who doesn't know how to tell a story it takes so long and you're like bro get to the point and so basically that's what I have to do to myself I have to just cut up the story and get it there quick quicker yes you you want to get rid of the fat also you have to make it relatable so if I'm talking about me at the airport I'm going to talk about the things that I know that me and Charlie deal with yes so when people are sitting there they feel like oh this guy goes exactly no that's that's a deep point because true comedy is rooted in truth we're taping this for podcasting that will go out to millions of people social media Clips we're streaming live and we're on 150 radio stations across the country bro you're you're going nuts no I I love this and I'm going to next time I'm here I'm going to be even faster and better but like right now the way you jump through these things is like it's impressive no you're you're you're doing great so so George I want to keep going into this here the and by the way let's put cut 53 up before I forget this is uh your picture with President Trump yeah and he might he might be a guest on the George jenko show you know that picture meant uh a lot to me and I really want to say thank you so much for giving me this opportunity I mean it was it was not I I I told the Trump team I said hey we have this and they said you mean it's George shenko he's like I used to watch him with Logan Paul I said done so it was it was easy yeah you're a well-known guy thank you I appreciate that that picture means a lot because my my parents they came to this country I'm the I'm a a first generation and so like being able to work hard enough for the president to acknowledge what I'm doing is is is something crazy and and I really want to inspire other people to bring their talents to do something for their country cuz I'm so excited that my parents came to this country if I could do anything to help this country out and the fact that I'm doing that with my platform it just it makes my heart really warm is that the first member your family's met a president yeah that's pretty awesome is it I remember the first time I it was President I didn't meet Obama obviously but when I I knew Trump beforehand but when he became president I was like overwhelmed because it was the first person in my whole family to ever meet a president it's like that's a direct line from George Washington a direct line from Abraham Lincoln there's only been like 44 of them 4 I mean technically 45 but some serve non-consecutive terms 46 yeah but it's it's like you think you're ready and then you stand up and you like shake his hand bro I blacked out that whole time was standing next to him I didn't I don't remember anything I just remember you sliding in and gassing me up and I'm like yo this is a dream but like it it was cool man it's it's because it's bigger than Trump it's the office yeah right it's well he's regardless of how you feel about him he's he was leading the country and God willing maybe he leads the country again and I could just respect a man that like is is doing something for the land that we live in amen you know what I mean that's Jeremiah 29:7 right demand the peace to the welfare of which you are in um the land of the which you are in so you are getting getting into this comedy space your show's doing amazingly well you have nearly 3 million Subs on YouTube thank you yeah what being in this space and what what do you now know and what do you use in your career that you wish you would have known five or six years ago uh fully give everything to the Lord everything and before I used to say that but not act that and I think that a lot of our fears dictate what we serve and so I would be scared I don't have enough Financial Freedom so I worship money I was scared that I wasn't relevant enough so I worshiped glory and that came with so Much Death because everything that I worshiped died and so when I fully committed every work to Christ it just even if I'm here or if I'm here I'm at peace that is above my understanding so I just want to be at peace doing God's will and I feel like right now I've kind of been riding that wave I love that and so the for people that say they just want to be famous and they want to be what do you what is your what is your ad not advice but just what wisdom do you have for a young person where they want to be famous more above I want to be an influencer I don't think it's bad that you want to be famous but find her a better purpose of why you want to be famous if you just want to just for people to Dap You Up and feel like you're cool and then you're just trust me that's more hell than it is heaven uh if you want to do something to be famous so you could help your family or a POV like for example you're standing around and you're educating people young people then there's a reason to be famous and don't run away from it cuz a lot of people feel ashamed like oh like I shouldn't feel that way but if you feel in your heart that you want to be noticed for something you're doing then work very hard when uh how did you become a serious Christian was there a moment where you were because you were raised Christian yeah so you've always known Christ yes but when did you really make it and what happened that made you make it a priority absolutely it's an easy question I I and I you know it's so funny I I knew knew you were going to ask me that and I wanted to make sure that I say it in a proper way and it was easy enough as this when I grew up in that home I was poured by my mother with that Holy Spirit right so like when you feel that Holy Spirit especially with people you love you feel alive you feel like you could run through walls you feel like any mountain could move as soon as you tell it to move and then when I came out on my own and I was with my peers that are sadly maybe they're Godless or they don't know who God is I felt their energy and their energy was death and that came I became who I was around I'm a sheep right so I became what I was around and I felt every day that I was dying and when I was at the very very top of my life in my career and everybody was congratulating me I was shocked that I felt the worst I've ever felt in my life and then so I gave it all up I gave it all to God and then I thought it was going to put me away from the industry but uh he had other plans for me and I became way more successful than I was when I was just chasing it on my own and and for his purpose and we'll talk about this through the break because we have to take a break here your podcast and YouTube channel is one of the most just plainly outspokenly Christian platforms out there where it's just like there's there's no holding back yeah at all I didn't I didn't think of it in that hold that thought right really quick see I told you that you need something no I'm ready I'll hold it I'll hold it so uh what were we talking about again yeah sry I literally just I I literally asked you I was like yo what was the question no I I feel like I'm on a game show you know the worst is when you do Q&A at and and you answer something you can't remember what the question was oh yeah cuz you you just go on a kind of a monologue say what was the question again so the uh we were talking about was there your platform is Christian oh one of the largest Christian platforms uh it wasn't made it dude it's so funny because when people say that I got nervous because I was like whoa whoa whoa I don't want to push people away from like the show uh but I mean if you're in any field you kind of just speak about what you believe in and what you have faith in and well not everyone does so J I interrupt some people are fake or they'll have a belie and they're afraid to say it cuz I mean being a Christian in today's culture comes at a price yeah but I believe that whatever you practice you have faith in so if you if even if you practice something you don't believe in you still worship it so if you're say you're fake behind scenes but you still act a certain way well then my friend you are that regardless no that's true yeah you become how you act that's so I just would have open conversations like this and have it be real and so when people ask me about my problems or how I solve it or what I deal with it everything is rooted to me from like Christ so I have to speak about it if I don't that I feel like I'm denying where I'm actually getting my source from amen and so you your platform is growing and you have you've had all sorts of different types of guests the the the cliff connal is that how you say it yeah tell us about that interview and and your relationship with him you say he saved your life yeah yeah which is so funny because me and him both say that Jesus did and I I when I see comment I'm like no I agree but I I just said that in that moment so Cliff was a was one of my favorite guests that I have on on my podcast I would see him on Tik Tok and he would just go to schools and kind of like how you do but from your the politics standpoint he would just do it for his views on faith and I loved it because he was such a peaceful man and my favorite part about him is when I was with him I know it sounds really cheesy but I felt like he brought Heaven wherever he went like when I was with him I just felt so much more at peace I felt so calm like nothing stressed me out and he was able to like educate me on my way out of anxiety or depression and so when I learned that from him and I was like man I I you have to come on my show because what you're doing for me you could do for so many others and when he did do that I just like kind of you I I grew a friend and so it's cool like God put me in a place where I have a strong platform but I'm also making great allies great allies and he he's an you would say an apologist right meaning he goes and he contests for the truth in the public Arena and he's exactly what his title is but he just debates in such a just a profound way like the way he does it I'm just like I don't I wouldn't be able to have those like ways of doing it and you know I read a Bible verse where it says that God will give you a mouth when he needs you to speak about something and I just feel like that man's just walking around with the Holy Spirit in his mouth the uh for people that are thinking about becoming Christians or bringing Christ into their life what what is your message to them have the best time of your life there's nothing greater than that there's literally nothing greater than that I would trade every single thing including my loved ones like I there's not one thing or not one person that I love more than my relationship with Christ this it's untradeable you could you have to kill me before I stop doing that it is my whole life so enjoy like and and go into it with an open mind and an open heart for sure yeah and the and you have you seen yourself your your walk deepen the more you study and the more you walk with Christ yeah I think a lot of people get worried because they feel like they have to be perfect to go hang out with them and that's so so so far from the truth I think that's with the the best thing the devil tries to get you to do is like you wait you want to go stand before God and you're like well yeah but when you walk with God as a filthy man I'll use myself as an example I was so so so out of touch with where I needed to be was this re recently or when I was lost and I said a prayer I said Lord take my feet where you want them to be not where I want them to be and sometimes you get so scared asking for that cuz you want you don't want to lose the things that you love or sometimes you get scared but I would toss everything that I love just to have five minutes to have that Holy Spirit with me it's it's incredible when you speak when okay let me give the last thing I'll say is this the word became flesh yeah John 1 and I believe that when you read the word you really have that relationship with Christ so if you pray ask God to open up your eyes and ears to him and search for him like hidden treasure because it's the greatest treasure on this Earth and amen there's nothing better than it um so George the you have a significant younger generation that listens to you Generation Z Millennials and they're the most uh depressed suicidal alcohol addicted drug addicted generation in history why do you think that is uh I don't I was thinking about this other day in the beginning when Adam and Eve kind of took from that fruit and they ate it they were overwhelmed by wisdom and it kind of destroyed them and I think that now we have that in our own hands so when we try to like doctor ourselves or or or help ourselves and and we're just going online and we're just looking at feeds I think it's destroying people's like POV of their own life and so I think it's it's really hard especially for a young man or a young woman to like try to grow and learn who they are and they're confused and they have millions of people pouring into who they should be uh I if I had that growing up I would also be lost so as a grown man it affects me so I I just would think think that hopefully in the future with moderation to learn how to like put their phones away maybe pick up their Bible or spend time with their family be in the real world uh I think that would help them I think they're anxious because they just have a lot to look at and they feel like they're having fomo and they don't I I just I feel like that might be it but I I could be completely wrong do you think that as America's become more secular away from God that's play that's played a big role of course I mean if you take light out of the room it becomes dark and if you take life out of something it becomes dead and so I feel like this generation is going to make a comeback though I'm not going to lie I do feel in my heart I'm seeing these young kids just like being so hungry for God that I think it's going to make a huge swing back there was this verse in the Bible where the disciples are like very very confused why Jesus was even hanging out with a prostitute and yet she was like washing his feet anointing his feet and she was sobbing and using her hair to wash his feet and he turns to his disciples and he goes look how much heart she has for me cuz she's so far away from me and so I think that yeah we are far away but I think that that hunger could be a roaring hunger that could push us way back to Christ there's a debate right now in certain Christian circles as to the most effective way to win over young people and everyone has different opinions do you think that we should let's let's say let's give an example um the homosexual issue or the trans issue they say majority young people are cool with that stuff therefore we should meet them where they're at and we should uh be careful how we communicate biblical truth another Camp will say no the truth is the truth you must let it be free you shouldn't be cruel in your presentation but you shouldn't water anything down where do you fall on that debate I say do it exactly how Jesus did he never backed down from the truth but he also did in such a loving way with compassion I think if you're doing with hatred in your heart then how could they ever believe in you or trust you and we don't know what their home H were like and also I deal with sexual sin in my own world so for me to point my finger at somebody else is is too harsh so what I would do is one I think the most important way for us to show who Jesus is is act like Jesus and the best way to preach is by your actions and if it's if it's needed use words and so the by the way our team is tracking your Trump photo now has 65,000 likes in one hour Wow Let's go that's a lot let's go Trump that's 65,000 it's pretty impressive so um the this generation needs Jesus I mean everyone needs Jesus and so let's talk about your personal life you're now engaged congrats thank you so tell us about that uh it dude it was the greatest greatest gift that God could ever give me in Proverbs explains that but when I met her I wasn't where I was like spiritually financially physically emotionally like I was just this young kid bouncing around like oh maybe I'll date this girl maybe I'll not and when I met her like fully like and and we were taking it seriously I was like oh I have to provide and that providing scared me and I feel like sometimes fear could push you in a great Direction I mean wisdom comes from fearing the Lord so when I feared that I could fail her it pushed me towards the Lord I'm like all right God like how if I'm going to actually have a family and I can't just be doing these social media things up and down up and down up and down so like I want you to take my career and then from there he shaped me as a character so God presented heard of me but I knew I wasn't ready yet so I I presented myself in front of the Lord and He made me a man who's ready if that makes any sense yes of course and so the wedding will be soon hopefully yeah you know it's so funny cuz you pushed us on it you're like you don't have a date and I apologetically push thank you sir yes of course she was a little more of the waiver it was you were like the most enthusiastic for it she was like she gets so nervous that she feels that people are like oh she doesn't want to get married she gets so nervous about that but she's very sweet by the way we we our our shows so brand new yes when I proposed to her my show wasn't even anywhere where it was now and so just Skyrock so we're working we're working we're working but that doesn't negate the fact that I got to go and make sure that it's finished and done because well it's it's not just something to get done it's something to celebrate and no 100% but I feel like I'm living in sin until I get it done so in my mind I'm like I no that that there's a lot of Truth to that there's a lot of Truth to that yes so it will hopefully be soon very soon yeah it's it's the best uh the the Covenant and it you enter a whole new thing and just so everyone understands is that there is a profound difference between like not being married and being married the relationships are it's completely different you become one yes you do and everything is then looked into the context as this is a permanent Covenant oh I mean I became so much better when she just walked in I couldn't imagine when God blesses the marriage so like and then with children God willing God willing right that would be and you know it's so funny before I'm like nah but now I'm like wow I would love that that would be such a like it's so funny cuz like even myself as a Christian man the world kind of makes you feel like you shouldn't have kids and you're like oh just go have fun take care of yourself but then like it's so lonely yeah so what do you me get your reaction there is this uh Tik Tock trend of dinks do you know what dinks are no dual income no kids do you could do a whole thing on this you could do a whole comedy routine so a dink is someone who is married and they say we don't want to have children we like traveling yeah what what is What is your biblical reaction to that my biblical reaction is I think that if it's in the heart of somebody who maybe can't have a child like that's sad no no no that this is not it this trust me I have a heart for the baren so does God by the way repeat it in Isaiah I'm talking about so there's other there's also dink wads dual income no kids with a dog uh that's me actually I have a dog no I know but you're not married messing with you I'm just messing with dogs are great yeah they're great by the way you should use rough greens y no way yeah no I got one for you here you have a dog I do yeah wow look at this dude this guy's on it are you going to do an ad break right now no no not right now saying but you got to bring your dog's food back to life you're doing an ad read bro I will in like four minutes but no okay so but let's let what does it say for a generation that says I don't want to do the hard thing such as have children all right easy um if you're if you are moving in a way that maybe doesn't please God and this is going to be hard for people to like SW swallow because it's it's it's a very strong statement but anything you do that doesn't please God is not going to please you because you were designed to worship and Obey him so if you're moving in a way that like oh I don't want kids because of it's a prideful like no I want this and that you're robbing yourself the same way that that young man did drugs at a young age cuz he thought it was cool in that time he thought it was right but later on it caught up to him and it destroyed him so if you're thinking about yourself now in a selfish way it will catch up to you especially when you're older and you're getting a little bit more lonely and you have no seeds that are going to come and take care of you um I I want children not just to take care of me when I'm old but that is a very very big thing to when you're old and you look at your children's children and there there's like a that is the biggest blessing multiplication you're robbing yourself that's why God says be fruitful and go multiply not because the first commandment yeah it's not because he's like I need more because he could just take dirt and make more he's doing it for you it's going to be really really really special so you know I I just pray for them I pray that their eyes open and maybe they need to get out of their system because when you do have kids you have to give up your life for them you can't just go no that's you you die to yourself yeah so go have fun but then make sure you come back and plant your roots it is the the death of narcissism when you have children yeah yeah yeah for sure for sure you you'll learn one day you'll see how many kids you have two under two and you just had one in May yeah so we have two under the age of two would you get a you get you got a special prize for that I'm told is it true the terrible twos is that a true thing well we're not there yet so we're under two Oh I thought you okay got so so the whole thing is if you have two kids under two it's complete Mayhem yeah just wait until both of them turn two and then we'll Circle back and you're going to be like I wish I was a dink dink or whatever no a dink wad yeah a wad dink or whatever they call it so the the the culture is moving very quickly in this secular Direction but I agree I think there is a movement back it requires courageous truth tellers and people that are willing to say what is right and good and true and beautiful in God's eyes you have made a decision where you say I'm going to speak openly about Christianity I'm going to post a picture with Trump I just don't care and you do have stuff to lose and something to lose but you seem to not really care about that why you know I changed my attitude I used to say I don't care I don't care just to kind of like have my chest out and not have people like kind of persuade me into the thing but the truth is I do care I care so much that if this destroys my career but I know that's something that God wants me to do then the whole world could turn against me but if God has favor for me then it's like good luck buddy like you know what I mean like I have the confidence in my Lord uh so I don't really worry if I know that I'm walking the way that God wants me to walk I don't have the fear of it um I've had the ups and downs in my career where I've had a career and then I've lost a career and I've had a career I lost a career and throughout that the only joy I had is with Christ so if I could like think about it if you could go save a human being right now would you not if some choking you save you have to yeah I believe you're biblically commanded to do that so if I know that I could sell you a program on why I'm happy 10 steps yeah there no 10 steps just one step humble yourself in the eyes of God and then everything else will follow so yeah of course I'm going to talk about it because my my goal isn't to get to heaven with all my riches my goal is to look at God and say look what you used me as I was one of your favorite tools and that would please me enough amen so what kind of dog do you have uh he's a golden doodle golden doodle yeah he's the best boy so I want to tell you about this amazing supplement it's called better be good bro oh I'll get you a whole package the George jenko package okay please please it brings your dog's food back to life so what do you feed your dog uh he has home-cooked meals homecooked meals yeah he gets the same stuff as me man I'm not going to lie my my my fiance cooks for him and good for your dog well she cooks it I'm not even sure she's more of the mommy with it but like uh no she's she's she cooks him like really healthy food or if not if we're in a rush eat better than no for real bro like for real for real I couldn't even believe I didn't even know about it until months into it I was like wait is he your fiance cooks for your dog yeah at the same time she cooks for me she meal and she cooks for you yeah you got a good deal there yeah yeah God set me up wow no I mean so like give me an you there's like no restrictions you just if you're having salmon the dogs's having salmon see you have to ask the chef that I don't really know this is how it is I I I make sure the lights are on and I provide she's the one that feeds them I'll be different with my children though I promise okay okay so what is your uh I got two I got two questions left that I want to ask but we can go anywhere what is your favorite book of the Bible or part of the Bible that has really impacted your life or what are you currently studying what in the word is speaking to you right now easy uh Proverbs I think when I was broken and I didn't know how to behave uh I just one day was just asking God I was like I got to I got to read where do I start it gets overwhelming when I was really taking Bible seriously because before I just read a passage or like I get a notification I'll just read that Bible verse and like that wasn't enough and so when I really took it seriously I dove into Proverbs and man I if you read my Bible it's just soaking wet it's like dry tears on it just because I would read it and I felt like when I was lost and I was confused it was like my God who created the whole universe was speaking directly to my heart I just it was so overwhelming and I felt so not alone and I felt so safe and so protected and so loved it it grew my like addiction to his word and so if you're lost and you don't know where to start read Proverbs because it's just a king who asks God for wisdom and uh it is just and God gives it generously so the this a detour I'm really bothered by all the I understand the exceptions but people that read their Bibles on their phones yeah because of what you said you have like a tactile relationship it has been with you throughout all of your your Journeys throughout all of your suffering where it's only that where you know people that read on their phone and they all this your phone is used for other things as well MH it distracts you and so are you a big physical Bible guy yeah 100% 100% I have I just carry three things with me at all times my Bible my journal and my uh pencil so you're always journaling yeah I like I I'm a huge journaler by the way it changed hundred of these because you know why when you're anxious and you think about a lot of things and you have to put it down on a piece of paper it makes you reflect what's more important and so you could really kind of just walk through your feelings I really I I know a lot of people have a therapist but when I went through it instead of getting a therapist I was like I'm an a journal when you went through my like a mental battle like I went through like a lot of anxiety and depression which is really funny cuz throughout life I never had that how old were you when that happened when I hit when I was doing impulsive that's when while you were yeah when I was at the top of my career at the time top of my career yeah it was uh I basically went through whole lot and by the way I had a I had a weird life growing up I had I was bullied so hard they changed me out of schools I couldn't graduate from the school I was going to like uh like when I was chasing things there was a lot of drama that I dealt with but I flew by them like it was meaningless like it was so much fun like I didn't it didn't bother me but when I went through uh turbulence I think that was the best thing that could ever happen to me because now I'm able to explain to people how to get out of it I had to go through it why we have 20 seconds here why do you think at the top you had the anxiety and depression why do you think that was because I was too busy for God it's a good answer yeah how can people support you follow you you know all the platforms you know I just pray for me I think the rest sh F like will come I don't need you to subscribe or like or do any of that if you if you're home just pray for me and God will do the rest so uh final every everybody in a craft looks up to somebody and they'll say that is the best or so what comedians in your craft do you consume most for example I listen to Dennis Prager Tucker Carlson Rush Limba yeah those are my three where I just consume it and I want to be as good as they were and love Tucker great uh I believe in mentors so like if you find somebody you're like really like so who would be your Mentor I have one right now his name is Joe Koy no he's like number one on Netflix right now he's the best he's a huge deal Eddie Murphy's great do you know Eddie I don't know him personally uh uh I love Chris deia Chris is crushing it uh man like there obviously we have like the Great but as of right now when I just Zone in on how I want to do storytelling uh Joe Koy just taught me so much so what is your I've never listened but I I listen to your show but not the comedy what is your style of Comedy is it more stories is it is it did you notice this did you notice that or basically like I I did this when I was growing up and I just brought it to the stage if I wanted to kind of educate you on my point of view like even if it's gospel related or if it's like about work or TRN to motivate you I always did it in a funny way so I just kind of tell stories that I learned from my like learning arcs that is just my POV like from being raised by my parents and just making it funny or like how I deal with my podcast and and and guest but I'll just make it funny so it's like I'm basically what I want to do is I want to take everything that I was blessed to learn that God kind of put me through and be able to do that in a funny way it's it's like it's easier to swallow when you could laugh for sure yeah and so the the comics that you admire Eddie Murphy do they also have that they have the ability to tell a Murphy do standup comedy too Eddie Murphy does standup comedy oh my God I don't know I've only seen him in movies no you have to go watch he's great still do it he's the greatest of all time did he still does it I I don't think he does it anymore okay so it was a little old I again I'm this is not my world yeah he's wearing a red jumpsuit he was like 20 or like 20 no he was like younger than I think he you put him as one of the best ever no no no he is the best ever better than Chris Rock better than Jerry every no no no Jerry Seinfeld is nowhere near him like and I don't care if I get cooked for that Jerry Seinfeld was like good job you had a great show but like stand up no shot bro no shot what about it was so what he's the best like if you watch him and then just dude do your like like watch me and then watch him you'll be like George why are you even doing standup like there's no comparison like he is the greatest if you were to say just for our audience what about him was he was the Michael Jordan of Comedy according to you yes he was the Michael Jordan and the Michael Jackson all in one like he's he like what about it if you were to say it's just dude when he went on stage and the way he per formed the way he told the story the way he got you engaged the way he could improv in that moment he could grab a microphone with no material probably and and outshine and outperform any man on stage he his way of talking and the way he like works and you think no one's ever come close to that I think Dave Chappelle is is great because he's not only fighting back to the nonsense which I love he's standing on his business I don't think Eddie Murphy had to deal with that so Dave Chappelle is not only doing it at the same level but he's doing it for where people could learn from and also like he's Paving away we wouldn't be able to speak that brave if it wasn't for Dave Chappelle getting cancelled every two seconds so I feel like that kind of gives him his own lane but Eddie Murphy is like dude just like you dude it's hard to explain but you watch me I feel as if there hasn't been a lot of Eddie Murphy in the last like 10 years it's just he's kind of gone that's and so check about this so he's been he hasn't done it in years right years stand up yeah yeah years years years years but still if you play his and anybody knew he destroys them I mean there's still like up and cominging greats like Shane Gillis I think he's amazing beautiful dogs yeah I I I don't watch a lot of Comedy you have too much swearing for me see that that's called the the comedic beat because I just stared at you I heard somebody laugh him out there that's good uh yeah I don't know hang out with people that swear like I know it annoys you but like you can kind of press through it I I I do press through again I can I have a very I I've seen clips of Shan Gillis I think it's hilarious I think it's it's fine if it's generally funny but when it's just filler like no his is funny okay no that's fine his is funny it is very dirty it is very very not a big fan of dirt that's why I like Seinfeld is that you love Trump right yes just go watch his Trump bit I think you would enjoy it yeah just watch it by Clips man it's you're in a great business you know that they say standup comedy is one of the fastest growing uh sectors that's crazy I didn't even think of i as far as ticketing and it's just exploding yeah it it's live ticket Sal in the country so I thought like money came from like social media and like performing but live performances is like a whole different level C got to go George jenko thanks M it was a pleasure that was really great check out all the social media and pray for him get our tickets to Detroit Michigan TP action.com TP action.com see you guys tomorrow [Music] [Applause] oh [Music]
