We're Going on Maury w Brandon Barrera Lawrence Reese | 209 | On The Gate

About this episode

Brandon Barrera and Lawrence Reese discuss the comedy industry, gaming history, and share wild stories including a family secret related to the Maury Povich show.

Brandon Barrera and infamous Lawrence Reese to break down the comedy industry, gaming history, and one of the wildest Maury Povich backstories we’ve ever heard. In This Episode: Comedy Icons: The guys discuss Mark Normand's "Human Trials" YouTube series and the reality of working in the current comedy scene. Gaming History: A deep dive into the Grand Theft Auto franchise—how accurate was the world-building, and why does it still hold up? Cinema Review: From Tyler Perry to "Hood Movie" trivia, the crew breaks down the best and worst of the genre. Wild Stories: Lawrence shares stories from the Jersey prison system, while Brandon reveals a family secret involving the Maury Povich show. The Experiment: We actually call a 90s-style phone love line live in the studio to see if they still exist. Athletics: An update on the comic softball and hockey leagues. ON THE GATE! ENJOY! Original air date: 5/3/26 Join the live chat Wednesday nights at 11pm EST. Uncensored versions of the show streamed Monday and Thursday at 2pm EST on GaSDigital.com. Signup with code OTG for the archive of the show and others like Legion of Skanks, In Godfrey We Trust, and Story Warz. FOLLOW Geo Perez Instagram…

People in this episode

Hosts: Geo Perez, Derek Drescher

Guests: Brandon Barrera, Lawrence Reese

Topics covered

• comedy industry
• gaming history
• Maury Povich
• cinema review
• prison stories
• softball and hockey leagues

Keywords

• comedy
• gaming
• Maury Povich
• prison stories
• softball
• hockey
• cinema review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maury Povich, GaSDigital.com, Tyler Perry

Books & works: Human Trials, Hood Movie

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