Today on Girl Chat, is it possible to be in love with two people at the same time? Nah, nah, nah, don't do that. Plus, do you think social media actually makes us less social? A surprising new study weighs in. I'm fellowshipping with my phone when I'm at the bar by myself. And the hilarious Craig Robinson is here. The real starts now. Hi guys. HI. YES. AWESOME. OKAY, you guys. Who's ready for some girl chat? Are you guys READY? GIRL. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD to this. You've been looking forward to it. All right. First up, they say true love happens once in a lifetime, but what if

it happens twice? A blog writer for askmen.com recently discussed the tricky situation of falling in love with two people at the same time. The blog says that while there's no cookie cutter solution, if you are going to choose between two people, make sure you do so with a clear head and not make a rash decision out of emotion. So ladies, what advice would you give someone if their heart belonged to two different people? Go with the one that HAS MORE MONEY. OH, DING. JUST KIDDING. I'M JUST KIDDING. Playing around here. No, but for real, it's hard to say don't go with your emotion cuz that's what's got you in the mess in the first place, your

emotion, right? Cuz nobody looks to find two people to get into that conundrum. Not an ideal situation. I would say make a pros and con list. Like literally like sit there and be like, "Okay, these are the good things about the person. These are the good things about pick the one that has more pros than cons." But altogether, I think this makes no sense because I think if you truly love someone, like you're truly madly in love with someone, you would just know. Like there's no way that you would be unsure. So in this case, I think if you are DK in love with two people, I say throw both of them out

and start over again cuz you're actually not in love with either one of them. Cuz real true love would cancel out the other person. Yes, that's actually would be like that's true. I don't want to be with that person. And I love this person. How common is this? By applause. How many of you guys have actually been in love with two people at the same time? See, okay, so it does happen. The thing is I thought I was in love with two people at the same time. Because I realized um the difference between infatuation and actually in love. Yes. So infatuation is usually when it's short-lived and you can't you see no

wrong in the person. Do you know what I mean? like they are just perfect and usually there's some lust involved in there. Yeah, usually. Whereas love I feel like when you love the person, you know everything about them, flaws and all, and you choose to love them, but not only that, you love them with your mind, your body, and your soul. Do you know what I mean? Okay. And it's a little deeper, a little bit more intense, and it's long longer. I wonder if it's also I like the pros and cons list, and I like that gut feeling. I think you're saying too, but I wonder if it's also um uh knowing what

you want out of that person because sometimes some people will offer you will want to love you and it might be more of a fling, but somebody might be more of the long-distance love. It depends on if you want the fling or just the romantic side of it or if you want to commit cuz usually there's not people who want to offer you that happily ever after. You know what I mean? Lonnie multi dates. So, I want to know. Yeah. You've been in love with more than one person. I don't understand why you have to pick.

There is that option. I mean I what I don't understand. You can't be with two people. What's the point? Do you tell both? I think you could. There are some people that live in relationships and they do. They have two loves and that's you know it's not traditional but it's out there. It happens. Um you know I mean if we're talking about love I do think that you can have soulmates and you can have multiple soulmates. if it works out. But that's non-traditional. Okay. If you're traditional, then we're talking about, okay, now we got to come up with list and we got to come up with And also, I will say this. I think you should be

traditional if you're going to have children. I don't think you should have two se. What do you want to say, Lonnie? No, I shouldn't say that because there are blended families. So, it is possible. But I will say that when you start off and if you're young, I think you should be in love with if you're going to be having children with someone, have it with one person. Try to Okay. Okay. So, not have two loves, right? And then have two separate families and all that kind of stuff. I know that, but the way things are happening, I'm just being real in society is that it's a lot of blended families. There's a lot of things

happening. Just make sure that you're in love. But I think it's best, especially when children are involved, to just have one person. But if you're not, hey, have at it. Have a buffet. I have a question. Oh, and my earring fell out. Oh, Jesus. Don't worry, I'll get it. Okay. No, I'll get it. Hold on. Um Oh, hell. Okay, they're going to see everything. Um, okay. So is it possible where um a family has well the husband and wife has an open marriage and yes but with children do the children know well that's why you got sister open I have yes there's sister wives where it's open but I also have friends who have been in a long marriage too long for them to actually stay satisfied

together so they have a don't ask don't tell rule where they just do what they need to do on the sides and they come home. And this is just modern times. I'm not saying this is for me. This is just what people do out there. But you have to be real that if it works for you and you can be cohesive in the family and not get it like mess up with the kids, sometimes you have to do that until they land in something that they really like and then they're going to leave you. It's just important to be truthful. That's I think you got to be honest. Yes. Yeah. If you're doing things under the table and not telling the other partner, I don't think that's fair or that's right. And that's when hurt and all kind

of craziness comes. But it's hard because we only really we've been led to believe we only have to be with one person. And that's what I think is wrong cuz I even think you can have soulmates for a season. You know what I'm saying? Elaborate. Like I think that there are times I think there are times where you have feelings for somebody and you go into it in a more serious direction, but then later on find out that doesn't work out. I'm sitting here living that right now. I'm divorced when at one time there's no regret I have for having said yes to Freddy and having that marriage that we had. But then you still believe you guys are soulmates.

I believe that he was my soulmate for that time and shocked and grew as he did. We changed and grow. And could we have changed that narrative? Of course, if we had changed our destinies, if we changed who we are, but that's also not love either. In that moment, I what I felt and what I felt God was telling me at the time. I was happy and I had that happy moment in my life and I know I made him happy for some time too and that was good for us. Then you can be in love in several times in your life. You can have more than one soulmate. Love is not defined to every one person. Love is what makes sense for you and your joy.

Yeah. You know, do you believe that your soulmate can actually be your sibling? Cuz I truly believe I believe my brother like my brother Taj and I like we're I know I'm a twin but I always say my brother Taj is like my twin. We like read each other's minds with each other. I get I you know I get that. I know this sounds crazy but there's a reason why I talk about Mammay a lot. She is my soulmate. My mom gets me and we see each other and we feel each other. That's what I'm saying. That's how I feel. Anybody see the movie In terms of endearment? In that movie, in terms of endearment, Shirley Mlan at the very end, she was always looking for the love of her life. And before she was about to die, spoiler alert. Oh, no.

Terms of Endearment is 28,000, but maybe no one's seen it. I'm not sure. I've seen it. I haven't seen it, but go anyone has seen Terms of Endearment. If you haven't, Google it. But at the very end, the whole point I'm trying to say is at the very end on her deathbed, she looks up, she opens her eyes and she says, "My daughter was the love of my life." So, she spent all that time trying to find and it came to her right before she was about to pass that her daughter was the love of her life. That's dope. When I was single, I cried to my sister and I was like, I want to find love like how you have Claude with Jer. And I would cry about that. And one day my sister looked at me and said, "Well, I could be your soulmate." And I

cried my eyes out. That's why if you ever see on my Instagram, I hashtag my sister my soulmate. Yeah. Because even now that I'm married, that doesn't mean that my sister isn't my soulmate. That is still very possible. And times have more than one. Times have changed for women. I mean, it used to be I feel like I study marriage a lot. Um cuz I study relationships a lot. And it used to be a time especially in biblical times where you didn't have paternity tests. you know, that's why they had marriage because, you know, you wanted to keep a family together. In my opinion, from what I've studied, now times have changed. It's a little more modern. Women are able to get jobs in this country. They're able to take care

of themselves in this country. So, that has changed the dynamics of relationships where you don't have to get married right off. Maybe you can take the time to find the love of your life. You're taking care of yourself. You're paying your own bills. You know, you can freeze your eggs. You can do a lot. I mean, it's such a great time for women right now. So, take your time. Don't rush into anything. Well, if you're heartbroken after letting your second boob go, sometimes posting about it on social media can make you feel a little better. But is it making us antisocial in real life?

According to a new study done by the University of Kansas, apps like Facebook and Twitter are not to blame for people not interacting face to face anymore. It says that while overuse of social media isn't great, it's really not as bad as people think. Ladies, do you think that social media does really make us less social? What do they mean by that? I know. I think being addicted to your phone makes you less social because when you're in a social environment, put your phone away. It's that simple. When you're in a social environment, if you're sitting on the toilet by yourself and you're scrolling through Instagram, have the TIME OF YOUR LIFE. BUT I WILL say this, just the other day I was

saying to somebody that there are so many negative things we could say about social media, but I actually have found so many positive as well. I actually keep up with my family members that don't live here. I there are times where I'll see the cutest thing of my nieces on my sister's IG story and then I'll call my sister and be like, "Oh my god, the girls are in ballet class." But I wouldn't know that if they wasn't posting on IG story or like aunts that I haven't seen or people that I haven't seen in a really long time. Classmates that I haven't heard from since I was in elementary school. I'll find them because they'll tag me in one of our school photos where I look nuts missing

teeth. But um it keeps us connected in some way. But I think it's important to see it just for that. It's to keep us connected. But when you're with people, learn that you can connect right there, person to person. And I think that's what the study meant because when I read it, it said that it doesn't affect face to face uh time with people that matter most to you. Because I think when I'm with my family or with my husband, we always, you know, check each other and say, you know what, get off your phone, enjoy each other. Yes. I seriously, you never know. I'm telling you, you got to I just tell people you love them. Yes.

Um, you know, I went to uh go see the comedian Dave Chappelle and it was like 300 people. It was in a club and he gave everybody this little gadget that you had to lock your phone in. You got to keep your phone, but it was locked locked up. That's a great idea. And you know, the thing was it was hilarious seeing 300 people having to talk to each other because you're so accustomed to, you know, while we're waiting on the show, you know, it's easy you would forget to get your phone out and you couldn't and you didn't know what time it was. It was a club, so there were no windows. It was night time, of course. But I'm going to tell you, that was one of the best shows because everybody was

attentive. Everybody enjoyed themselves. And it was like we I missed that, you know. I was with my friends and it's like we're drinking, we're you know, having a good time. And then Dave came on, he killed it. And then afterwards he gave us a phone BACK AND I WAS LIKE THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA AND EVERYBODY WASN'T sitting there like this, right? You know, and I that's the reason why I like going to the movies too. Sometimes you ever go to the movies. I tell people cut off your phone. The minute they have the phone on the they say, you know, cut the phone off. I'm like, thank you. because that's like an hour, hour and a half, two hours that

you're just no phones, no technology, you're purely entertained. So, I think it's good to check out sometimes, check back in. It's good thing, but we also have to remember to look at each other and say hi to each other face to face. Don't take this time for you what I mean face to face. Like in church, like the churches I go to, they literally will be like after like worship is over, they'll be like, "Now we're going to put two minutes on the clock. Greet as many people as you can." Do you guys ever get awkward in those moments? So awkward. I don't. I'd be like, if I'm sitting next to my mom, I'm like, "Hi, mom."

Yes. Oh, sorry. Well, see, THAT'S THE THING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO I don't hug people, and we're going to talk about that, but I do say hi, and I like saying hello to people. Hi, how are you doing? God bless you. Hope you're okay. Exactly. Look at people in the If you ever actually come to our show, anybody who hasn't, get over here. But when you do come, if you've been here before, we always ask you guys to give each other a hug afterwards cuz it's real fam. This is real fam. I feel like you're in our living room. We want to know you. We want to connect with you. And so when we talk to you and we connect with you, it's because we don't

have our phones. We don't want you to have your phones. You are all here. We are all together. I am currently phoneless, people. Yeah. But then we do have you know technology we do read yes so that's a way and that's been connecting people also you know we Skype in and Google in people so technology is some good too I don't think that is always something bad and it makes people feel connected so many people have been telling me since we do the hotline bling and all that they appreciate that they feel that their voice is being heard.

Yeah. Even when they when we tell them make sure that you're joining us in girl chat #girl chat because we genuinely want to hear what you have to say. You could have a perspective that maybe none of us thought of before. But I think that even being live has made us so much more interactive. And in that sense, social media is so amazing. So we can't knock it 100%, but like we said before, when you're present with your family, with the people that you love, when you're at a party, put your phone away. If you're single, you might find the man of your dreams if you're not sitting in a corner like this. Okay, ENJOY LIFE. I KNOW. I'm so chill. So, we don't want to go away, but we have to take one little break. There's

more girl chat right after this. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. TAKE YOUR PHONE FOR JUST A SECOND. Put it down if you're watching. Welcome back to the real. Let's get back into some more girl chat. Now, one man in Poland named Alex recently took his dislike of being hugged to a whole different level. Alex don't like hugging, so he started an anti-hugging workshop to give people techniques on how to avoid a hug from all angles. He uses a mixtures of grabs, twists, high fives, AND HANDSHAKES TO AVOID CONTACT from people who want to get a little too close for comfort. Ladies, do you have any tips on how to halt a hug?

Why? I um That is wild awkward. Well, he karate chopped his arms. Go to give me a hug. Dude was like chop the arms. Like that's crazy. That looks more awkward. That's just That looks like a dude who is not getting laid. That's what that looks like. That's so awkward. Like that's just taking it way too far. Y'all don't know about the simple church hug. What's the church hug? All right. Come to give me a hug. I'll show you. Wait. Hold on. Got it. Okay. Ready? One, two, three. Go give me a hug. Yeah.

Oh, like that. Oh. And you get up. Instead of going in this way, you turn and you go like this and then catch the back. Turn around. Then you go like this to let him know it's over. That's it. It's a wrap. BACK IT UP. TAP. DONE. YEAH. YOU GET HIM. Go like that. And then you tap. It's called the Christian side hug. I got it all. I love it. Anything that has Christ. I need to do that cuz I hate hugging. I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE TOUCHING ON ME. I HATE THAT.

I DON'T LIKE HUGGING. IT AIN'T BECAUSE when I was little, I was hugged too much. I was a baby and they kept cuz I was the smallest out of it was it's my three aunts and my mom. So it's four it was, you know, four adults and they all had kids. So I was the baby out of all the kids. And so when I was little, I was the one that was always being held the most. And that's why I'm a crybaby cuz they spoiled me and I don't like being hugged. That's why that's true. Because I love Lonnie so much that I always want to hug every single day and she gives me this look. Do the look. Do the look, Lonnie. That But you know what? I never give up. I never ever give up. I just stand there and I'm like, "Come on, and then I go like under here." And then

I just That's That's a deep hug. She's hugging you under your boobs. No, any girl likes to hug. I do. Everybody You see these are magical, you know. And she'll SIT THERE FOR FIVE MINUTES AND DO THAT. AND SHE, you know, and then eventually I give in and I give her a little. Yes, she does. Okay. I like hugging my husband. Is that weird? But I get awkward like other people. Wait, are you guys being serious right now? You don't like hugs either? Okay. I like hugs for greeting. Hi, how are you? Good. Good to see you. If you randomly just roll up on me and want to give me like let's say we've been

hanging out all day and it's lunchtime and Jeanie's like I'm like stop. You're touching me. Like Why am I the EXAMPLE OF THE HUGS? That's I'm not into it. I just don't like it. I like romantic touching like my husband but even like mommy I love you so much. let them know. Oh, but like I love my mother to death, I don't know. Like it's just I just don't like people touching me. That's what I think it is. My mom will have weird moments for me where she's just like, "Hi, Momita. I'm so proud of you." And I'm just like, "Hi, Mommy. I love you, too." But it's touching.

I can't believe this is so upsetting right now. I love hugs. Me, TOO. GENIUS ARE SO DOWN HERE. HUG IT. OH my god. Dap it up. A doesn't feel so good. Oh, that is so I feel the love, Genie. I feel the love. WAIT, WAIT. I WANT TO BE PERFECTLY CLEAR THAT'S NOT MEAN THAT WE DON'T LOVE YOU CUZ we don't want to hug. No, I love I adore. I love you. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. I'm just telling you. Stop talking. I just feel I adore my mother. I just don't Also, petting. What about people that pet? Oh, you're weird. Go to therapy. That's just strange. Why are

you petting me? Why? What is this? It's a sensory issue. What is this? YEAH, YOU CAN STOP. Oh, sorry. The fact that there's actually a class out there to teach people not to hug. I actually think if you're going to do it, you got to hug, right? Because let's agree there are people that also don't know how to hug. Real quick, Jie. Well, RIGHT THERE. IT'S GOT TO WELL, I'll tell you what it's not. Okay. When those side hugs happen, that's not There's also this hug where they go, "Hi." Oh, that's that's respectful is what that is. THIS BAD LIKE YOUR DIRTY STOMACH and then my uncles didn't answer this cuz sometimes Vietnamese people don't know how to hug.

Give me a hug real quick. Okay. Hi. Yeah, that's the hook that keeps you OUT OF A COURTROOM. Y'ALL KEEP HUGGING NOW CUZ WE GOT TO TAKE A BREAK BUT DON'T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE THERE'S MORE GIRLS CHAT ON WAY RIGHT AFTER THIS. We watching the real we will hug. Welcome back to the real. Let's get right back into some more girl chat. A woman named Julie Cerpico was recently the subject of a New York Post blog about how she was sick and tired of being judged for drinking soda. While Julie eats healthy and works out, she also likes to drink two diet sodas a day and feels like her friends and co-workers are constantly soda shaming her. In fact, some people think that sodas are the new cigarettes in terms of

like pressure from people, you know, from others. Like they think you're indulging. So ladies, do you ever feel judged for wanting some refreshment? Hey, you know what? I'm trying to lose 30 lbs. So y'all have the authority and the permission to shave me all you want. Okay? Seriously, shame me. When you try TO DO A GOAL, I'M LIKE, "NO." I TELL MY FRIEND NOW, I DON'T WANT PEOPLE ON THE STREET LIKE WHEN I'm at the grocery store. YOU KNOW YOU'RE ON THAT. LOOK, excuse me. I don't know you like that. You don't know you like that. But my friends and family, IF YOU KNOW I'M TRYING TO REACH A GOAL, what's I mean, be supportive around you.

Exactly. You know, JUST KIND OF REMIND me that you know you trying to lose that, you know, by summer. Okay. All right. You right, player. All right. Let me go and see. You know WHAT I'M SAYING? EXACTLY. I THINK WE KIND OF do that for each other, too. Sometimes Tam will crave like I always have the pirates booties treasures in my thing. I would like the entire bag and I and so now we'll make sure to check each other. She'll tell me if she's going to have it. I'll be like, "You don't need the whole bag. Leave the bag here." And she tries to like keep it in portion CONTROL.

IT TAKES A WHOLE village to lose weight. All right. You know what I mean? So, it's like shame me, you know? But be my friends cuz I'm like, you know, I you let me see if it's anything. Help me with exercise. That's what I need you guys to shame me with. Exercise. Well, we're going to do a dance class together. Remember you prom dance and dancing burning calories cuz your back's getting better. Am I the only one that is just not into soda like that? Like do No, I don't like soda either. Do people really still drink soda like that?

Yes, they do. Why you think THEY SELL THEM BIG 20 OUNCES 42,000 OUNCES OF SODA? I'M JUST NOT A fan of soda for multiple reasons. One, I don't like carbonated drinks. People know this. It actually makes the back of my throat feel weird. And then two, I like food, you guys. I'm not wasting, but I'm not gonna keep I like I hate wasting all those calories on a drink. Like, I don't want to drink my calories. THAT'S SOME DIRTY MINDS. GET YOUR MINDS OUT the butter. The car. It feels like pop rocks in THE BACK OF MY ANYWAY, STOP WITH THE BACK OF THE POINT is Yes. The point is I think even living Yes. And even living in LA, I never see people eating drinking soda like that.

LA is healthy. Yeah. In LA, a banana is junk food. It is. There's so much sugar in a banana. People I'll tell somebody. Yeah. It's so true. I'll tell somebody, "OH, I HAD A BANANA." They're like, they act like I ate a bag of Doritos. I think it happens the opposite way, too. Okay. Now, people are not going to like when I say this, but it does happen. If you are on the thinner side and you eat a lot, you also get judged because it's almost like, "Oh, you're so small. You can't eat a lot of food and you're like, "Let me enjoy my oxtails, wings, ribs, and dot." Because I want to and I can put it down.

What? Really? I swear. You drink soda? No, I DON'T DRINK. OH, WAIT. DID YOU SEE? NO, I don't drink soda. That's LA. That's your LA. But I promise anybody who's addicted to soda, my brother was addicted to soda. I got him to drink kombucha. ONCE YOU TRY KOMBUCHA, YOU KOMBUCHA NOT DRINKING KOMBUCHA. I promise. Try kombucha. Like a probiotic. DON'T GIVE ME THAT FACE. LET ME TRY. Oh my god. YOU GOT TO PROBIOTIC. IT'S A PROBIOTIC, but it's a natural gas and it gives you a really natural fizz and it's really good for you people. I care about your health. THERE WE GO. THAT'S THE healthy version. I actually love kombucha. I don't like soda cuz I've told you guys before when I was a little kid.

You like that feeling in the back of your throat? And when I was a Pause. We have to take a break, BUT THERE'S MORE of the real coming up right after this. I actually love that feeling. Welcome back. Let's get right back into some more girl. I love that sound. This time once again FOR OUR HOTLINE BLE. OH MY GOSH. CALLER. WHAT'S YOUR NAME AND where are you from? Hi ladies. My name is Kelsey and I am from Texas. We have to ask you what is the baby's name?

Her name is Cree. Hi. She's so beautiful. I know. I love it. So, wait. If you're in Texas, you're actually watching us on Fox 44, right? Little face. Yes. I love it. Awesome. Well, we heard there's something else going on in your life right now. Is there anything you want to ask us? Yes, actually my husband's birthday is coming up and he'll be turning 30 and when I was having her, I had a maternity shoot and I figured out that I enjoyed being a little half naked. So, I was considering doing a budoir shoot.

Yes. And guess some more, please. Yes. So, what's your question? Y'all done it or would you consider it? I actually think it's healthy to do a photo shoot, a budois naked or just fully clothed once a year for yourself. I think that's one of the most empowering things to see your body change, see yourself grow into your style and get at one with your body. Yes, Adrian did once. Yes, Adrian did. Wait, Tam, did you too? I haven't done it yet. I haven't, but I want to. Okay. I did a budoir shoot actually for my husband um before our wedding. And actually, I you guys know this, I actually blew the photos up and in

between our wedding ceremony and our reception, I we came upstairs and he saw all the photos of me naked all around the room and I was like, "That's what you're going to get later. Thank you very much." I was like, "AND THIS IS YOUR WIFE." I love it. So, I say do it. I think it's super sexy. I think there's something really confident and sexy about a woman that's confident to do photos like this and your husband is going to absolutely cherish them forever. Now, just advice, find a photographer that you can trust. Okay? Find something, but you have to keep the files, too. You have to have the originals. Don't let somebody else have your stuff running out there, you know?

Yes. Very important. Okay. Oh, how fun. Did that help you, mom? Yes. Moms can be sexy. You guys posting this everywhere. for your husband. How you think she catch? How you think she got here? Yes. Just prepare though, girl, cuz you're really beautiful. And once you have those pictures, show it to your husband. There might be another baby along the way. Just Okay. I got some siblings. Did that help you, sweetie? Yes, it did. Thank you guys. Thank you. AND GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING. ENJOY. BYE, BOO. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE OF THE REAL AFTER THIS.

Welcome back. Our next guest is one of the funniest people we've had sitting on this couch and we are so excited he's back with us today. Please welcome our friend, actor and comedian extraordinaire Craig Robinson. I feel you. Huh? I feel you. Good to see you. After that conversation, I'm not hugging. Oh my god. I was terrified. I was like hug you all saying people say you DON'T THEY LIKE HUGGING. YOU DO LIKE HUGGING. WE have there. I don't want No, I WANT YOUR HUG NO MORE. NOW IT'S A sympathy hug. It was No, it's not symp it's I'm a hugger.

You are. I am a hugger. Give him a hug. And I get real. Yeah. I didn't want Okay. I want a juicy one then a juicy one. Oh lord. All I heard was uh people was like, "I don't like hugs." And it just blew my mind. I'm sitting BACK THERE. WELL, YOU'RE my comedy brother. So, and we've been knowing each other for a long time. I will give you a hug because I was obsessed with you as Daryl in the office. Love that. Now, okay, we are hearing Can we just go HUG THE AUDIENCE?

OH, LORD. NO, GUYS. OKAY. We are hearing a re about a reboot of The Office. Are these rumors true? I'm here to tell y'all. I don't know ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT you just got us Matt hype with the No, they I read it with everybody else and people were like, "Is it gone? I haven't got a phone call." That'll be so much fun to come back together, you know. So much fun. It was so entertaining. Like all those uh that whole cast is so entertaining and it we were just entertained uh all day. It wasn't entertaining.

It was entertaining. I know. Well, before you became an entertainer, you were a teacher in Chicago, right? This is correct. That is so good. That's so cool. You were a music teacher. What was your teaching style? Teaching music to the kids. My style? Yeah. Uh you make it sound like kung fu or something. Um I you know, I was uh you as a music teacher. I'm not with the kids all the time. Just, you know, right? These classes this day and then different classes the next day and all of that. So, um I just had to not be a pushover for the kids,

you know, cuz they some of them some of those classes they had like a security guard and a teacher in there all day. Wow. Right. And then they come to music just like here you go. So, uh with no security guard. Yeah. So, I mean it wasn't like we was in there fighting. I'm just you know. So it was like kung fu music. But my best um like I was most effective when I would roast the kids. Okay. Roasting with them. Yeah. And you became their friend. Exactly. Well, not friend, but you know. Yeah. Good teacher. Do you keep I had to like roast and you know and then come in jump in like oh. And then Bach, you know, as soon AS YOU GET

IT. That's what you got their attention and you taught them something. I got it. Yes. Do the um any of the former students contact you? Yeah. They hit me up on social media all the time. Hey, Mr. Robinson, we're so proud of you, you know. U Yeah. And I'm always like, "Hey, I'm not your teacher anymore. Don't contact me." No, no. I did talk to one recently, you know, she was updating me showing pictures of her kids and stuff.

Wow. That's nice. That's dope. Super cool. So, since music is such a passion of yours and you have it in your comedy act, you taught it. Would you ever come out with an album? Oh, absolutely. I have a band uh The Nasty Delicious. Yes. The N. I love that name. I remember we actually did Martha and Snoop together and you went off afterwards and played for like an hour and a half with Snoop as you guys did like duos. Absolutely. Yeah. That was dope. Yeah. Oh, yeah. It's forthcoming. It's It's in the works. What kind of music is it? It's um our style is uh funk mixed with stank.

Oh, okay. Well, he does a lot of comedy too with his music. So, that's how we first met. You were, you know, in your band and you were doing comedy and that's how he got his deal and I know his whole life story. I love it. Okay. I mixed the comedy and the music together. Well, you have a show called Ghosted. Okay. with your fellow actor, Adam Scott, and it's about investigating paranormal activity in Los Angeles. So, I have to ask you this question. Do you believe in ghosts? Absolutely. Yes. You do. For real? Have you had an experience? This There's been several things.

Absolutely. Yeah. Like what? Elaborate. Give us a little something. Well, we don't have to go into it. You had sex with a ghost? No. Lonnie. Let's take a clip. Look at a clip of you in your new comedy, Ghosted. Where are you? Are you here? What is it? What' you say? A dad and a kid. I don't know where they went. Maybe something was watching him from the trees. Like a bat, but uh like the size of a man. You saw Batman? No, not Batman. It was like something that resembled a bat, but like big like a man. What I'm hearing is Batman?

No, it wasn't Batman. It sounds like bat and man, right? Yeah, but you didn't say them together. You say them together, IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING. I LOVE IT. YOU GUYS ARE SO FUNNY TOGETHER. WE'RE having so much fun with you. Craig, will you stick around and play a game with us? Absolutely. All right, we'll be BACK WITH MORE CRAIG ROBINSON. THIS IS the real. Welcome back. WE'RE STILL HANGING OUT WITH OUR FRIEND CRAIG ROBINSON.

CRAIG, DO YOU WANT TO HELP A fan win some money today? Say what? You want to help a fan win some money today? Absolutely. Yes. Let's do it. All right. Well, since you're here, WE THOUGHT WE'D DEDICATE A ROUND OF ONE OF OUR GAMES JUST to you, Craig. Someone in OUR AUDIENCE COULD WALK AWAY WITH $500 CASH. ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS PICK THE GHOSTEST with the most. OH. OW. GET into it, Craig. There you go. YOU GOT TO GET INTO IT.

I GOT TO GET INTO IT. YES. COME ON. Okay. Tamara, WHO'S PLAYING THE GAME TODAY? ALL RIGHT, LONNIE. LET'S HOPE this fan picks the right ghost or ghost FROM BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. Where's Claudine Petite? Where she at? Come pick the ghost with the most. Come on, CL. RIGHT. Do it. How? OH. HEY NOW, CLAUDINE. HEY. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A GHOST? I have never seen a ghost, but I felt a ghost. You felt a ghost? OH, OKAY. HOLY GHOST. WELL, ARE YOU READY TO FEEL SOME GHOST MONEY TODAY? REAL MONEY. I'm ready to OKAY, CUZ I GOT IT. CUZ HERE'S THE DEAL, CLAUDINE. NOW, each of these boxes contains a dollar amount. All right. It

could be a dollar. It could be $100, COULD BE $300, OR $500. ALL RIGHT. You have TO PICK THE GHOST THAT YOU THINK HAS the most. You get to keep what's inside. All right. Okay. Are you ready? I think I'm ready. Okay. WE'RE GOING TO DANCE IT OUT WHILE YOU DECIDE which host got the most. Take a moment. Look at that. COME ON, CLAUDINE. COME OVER HERE. It ain't matter. Just look. Just ow. Who you want to pick, GIRL? WHO YOU WANT TO PICK? Who you going to pick?

All right. Pick somebody. Who should I pick? WHO OKAY, I'M GOING TO PICK ADRIEN. PICKING ADRIAN. Why you picking Adrian? Why you think she got the 500? I don't know. I just feel it. YOU FEEL SHE GOT $500. ALL RIGHT. THING. EXACTLY. Are you sure? I'm sure. All right. Here we go. Adrian is the big one. But if you don't win, that's okay cuz you going to win some money cuz I'm going to sell the box to you anyway. All right.

Here we go. Genie, REVEAL YOUR BOX TO US. OH, GENIE. GENIE HAVE $100. SO, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? BUT THE FIVE IS STILL OUT THERE. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S EITHER A DOLLAR. IT'S EITHER $300 OR $500 in play. GIRL, LOOK AT YOU. All right. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? SOMETIMES THIS GAME MAKE people sweat a little bit, right? So, what I will do is I'll give you $50. I'll buy this box off of you right now. I give you $50 cuz you know what? YOU MIGHT HAVE THAT DOLLAR. SHE MIGHT HAVE A DOLLAR. SHE LITTLE. She might have a It's okay. I'm All right. You sure? I'm sure.

All right. Don't say I didn't offer you nothing. All right, Craig, tell us what's in your box. Craig. Craig had THE $500. Oh no. HE WAS THE GHOSTEST WITH THE MOSTESS. But you know what? There's still a dollar out there. It could be in that box or IT'S $300 that could be in that box or that box. But this is what I want cuz I love you so much. Right. I'm going to offer you $100. I'll buy the box. YOU CAN YOU JUST SAID THAT RIGHT AWAY. SORRY. OKAY. All right. She's trusting in Adrian to had that 300.

Okay. Tamara, break it down. Go. Better dance on this. COME ON. OKAY, SHOW US THAT. SHOW US WHAT YOU GOT. That means a $300. SHOW THEM ADRIAN. You picked Adrian, which means you get $300. HERE YOU GO. COUNT IT OUT. ONE, TWO, $300. THAT'S THE GAME. CRAIG, THANKS SO MUCH FOR STICKING AROUND. COME ON OVER HERE. COME ON. WE ALWAYS LOVE WHEN CRAIG ROBINSON. GIVE IT UP TO CRAIG ROBINSON, EVERYBODY. You can catch CRAIG IN GHOST WHEN IT RETURNS this Sunday at 8:30 on Fox. WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK, BUT THE SHOW WITH THE MOSTESS WILL BE RIGHT BACK.

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