“The last job I had wasThe Talk, on March 12.
Everybody knew that this was coming.
But they may lay me off too.'
NBC
But all the hosts are going to be at home.
They don’t need half the people that are on payroll.
I was supposed to doSupermarket Sweepfor ABC.
I’m an independent contractor.
Thankfully, because I’m SAG-AFTRA, I get benefits.
I know people who lost all their benefits.
What about those poor people who are audience pages?
I mean, security guards are getting laid off.
My buddy works for a company that does promos for all these shows.
I don’t think people even realize there’s a separate company.
It’s not in-house.
They don’t have any work because none of the shows are doing anything.
Well, if I don’t work, I’m not making money.
I can’t get sick.
I don’t get vacation.
I actually was supposed to go on a cruise next week.
People were like, ‘Aren’t you going to cancel your cruise?’
I was like, ‘Well, no, I’m not afraid of getting it.’
It’s not that you think you’re invincible.
Honestly, I work with 2,000 to 3,000 people a week sometimes.
I’m exposed to so many people, I rarely get sick.
My immune system’s built up.
So that’s when I was like, okay, I’m going to cancel my cruise.
It’s exhausting trying to be the funny, happy, energetic, loud person in the room.
You know what’s scary about all this, truly?
No one knows what to expect.
Where do I go for work?
I can’t just go into a parallel position.
I’m in such a specific field, and I’m not the only one.
I’m the gay dude with two dogs.
My other friends are supporting whole families.
I can’t even guess what their stress level is like.”
