Man, this guy looks the same as he did when everything faded to black. I'm glad to see he's doing good in life, and I'm surprised by how articulate and decent he seems to be. I think the only reason his character took so much shit back in the day was how much of ourselves we saw in him.
@@narcoskeptic lol. I always start at season 2 or 3. Only did 1 once. Hard to get through Tony's first accent. But I think ill RESTART today even tho I'm at season 6 ep 6 right now. Bc this time around I started at season 3 in the middle. Missed a TON OF GREAT episodes. Fuckin Love this show. My least favorite people are Meadow and Dr. Melfi scenes. Lol his dreams are frightening especially since they got it down pact. Whoever put the dream sequences together really did a phenomenal job. Oh man the test dream has some really eerie parts
@@bigdaddy2343 i didn't like melfi when the show was the on the air but i began to appreciate her later on her scenes with tony really give some insight into who he is
Breaking bad was ok but not even close to the Sopranos and the Wire?? I tried watching, was bored senseless, don't get the hype on the Wire. Curb your enthusiasm, Seinfeld and even the first 2 seasons of Deadwood, but none quite the Sopranos
If this kid had grown up in North Bergen in the 70s him and Joey would have definitely been buddies. Him, Stinky, Dominic Speciale, Bender, the whole crew. AJ would’ve fit right in.
This is a fantastic podcast for anybody either in recovery or simply interested in drug recovery. I'm not saying you have to be sober. I've had multiple drinks prior to writing this comment but having frequented drug recovery communities and having fought my own struggles with hard drugs this podcast is an honest to God gem because of how honest Robert Iler is.
It's over 10 years since the show ended, and even after all the partying Robert has done, he still looks and sounds just like AJ. He hasn't aged a day. Good for him for getting his life on track. Sounds like he's in a good place.
believe me when i tell you this, in about 3-5 years all that excess will catch up to him and age him at a very fast rate of speed. happens all the time!
@@javtimestwo Yup, currently happening to me. Up until this year I've looked fresh outta high school....now my hair starting to fall, greying in my beard, laughlines and crows feet forming, gaining weight....I cut everything out of my system hoping to reverse it, but it's probably too late as I'll be 30 in just a few years..
I know it took 50 minutes for him to interrupt this guy about his lane fucki g story I miss the old church back in their second studio joey was always high energy going off
Lol usually I find the worse ones are when Joey is rattling off stories and the guest that I wanna hear about is just going "yeah,oh, yeah , oh ,yeah". This is actually nice hahaha
10 minutes in and this is already tremendous! Love you so much Joey - thank you for what you do, your podcasts truly get me through this thing we call life!
Jessica Raffa good luck with the thing you call life! Wish the listeneres, joey lee and everyone involved in the podcast health, joy and wealth. Have a nice day
The fact that Robert says I never watched the show and no one reacted to that is insane! One of the best if not the best shows being an actor in it and never watching what you were part of is mind blowing still
I'll never forget the scene when AJ gets dumped by Blanca and she just leaves him out in the street by himself and takes the kid with her. That scene kills me to this day.
Sopranos is best show of all time my parents actually let me watch it when I was like 8 when it first came out hard to believe he’s older then me great to see he is cleaned up and level headed
A great podcast episode. Joey when you allow the guest to talk we learn so much more about them. I like your stories so every now and then it's good to add your own story but not all of the time.
Wow! Fabulous podcast. I especially loved to hear his 'plight to fame' stories. Such an interesting show with this dude. He seems like he got his shit together such a good guy and a good interview.
thanks for sharing your life so honestly. glad you had fun on the show and made a big impact on TV. you showed TV, that it can be BIGGER than Cinema right at home.
I’m a little bit older than Rob but I remember the days of being 15 smoking blunts, drinking 40 and chasing tail. What I can’t imagine Is going back to that after partying at award shows or shooting an epic show. The honesty made a great interview
Now that the Sopranos prequel is out of the way maybe David Chase will do a new show called, "Aren't you, A.J.?" A story about how Tony didn't want his son to turn out. I would watch.
Awesome hearing Lee’s confidence go up and up more! The past few episodes I feel like lee has really found him self, I think he can thank Uncle Joey! Love it guys
oh my god, the entire segment where he talked about his partying and struggling with drugs, I relate to it all so much. I had the exact same problems (maybe mine more severe since I could've likely boofed 15 percs and still been in withdrawals during the height of my addiction problems. I mostly snorted h and chewed chinese oxymorphone pills from the deepweb lol) and experiences, but without the fame. I'm two years and 1 month sober as of right now, but my point is that it's really encouraging to hear his stories and how he overcame them. it feels weird but listening to this ep feels like therapy to me, as if I'm AJ talking to joey. idk what my point is but if you ever read this mr Iler: you're awesome, thank you for such a great ep, and thank you for talking about your struggles. what your doc said about benzos is so true and a great analogy that I'll be using when explaining "addiction anxiety" to people. ps. perc withdrawals are just as severe as heroin and fent. the only opiate withdrawals I've experienced that were different to heroin was bupe withdrawals which was as if all my bones in my body were having the bone marrow sucked out(& btw I mean, there's a scale, it all depends how deep you've gone... a 40/pill day codeine addict will experience the same withdrawals as a 4 baggys/day heroin addict for example. it's all a lot closer than people really imagine and never really spoke about)
i remember the episode where AJ wanted to see Mudvayne and stay in the city. after hearing this interview I would not be surprised if AJ wrote his own lines. the best quote from that episode was, "we're not stupid dopers". LOL!!!
I hated AJ in season 6 because at the time I was going through a hard break up of 5 years and was all depressed and when I would want to escape with my fav tv show at season 6 he was going though it with Blanca I hated him back then but his acting was brilliant I hope Joey asks him about that pool scene with james it brings tears to my eyes every time when tony takes him out of the pool and says what’s wrong with you !!!!
if yall aint been here then you prob dont know this is the most realist depiction of what addiction feels like.... if you can make it out and get better to tell the stories then you know that the feelings described in this as person who stuggles with addiction but at the same time working hard striveing to become the best (in my case it was music) you know.. and hopefully we can do it and tell our stories with love and a smile on our face saying our darkest secrets in complete honesty because you know "IM DONE" IM f##king done" this isnt me...love yall whoever is going thru it and trying to get better the clock ticks
Its crazy how i just finished sopranos a couple of weeks ago around the same time where im trying to quite smoking weed this kinda helped knowing everyone has or had a similar problem no mattet what your status is
I was going to the middle of fucking nowhere Minnesota for a job far from home where I had no internet just my laptop and 5 seasons of the Soparanos DVDs for entertainment. I watched it every night and I ended up analyzing David Chase's show and yeah I'm watching it again. Brings me back to shitty nights in Minnesota but at least the sopranos got me through that.
Why not show who the guest is in the thumbnail ? This is the greatest episode. Everybody loves The Sopranos, but some people don't know AJ's real name, so they might not click on this video. Thanks for this great episode. 👍🎉💃☺
There is a big difference between the occassional use of f$&k for emphasis vs filler in every other word because you cannot put together a thoughtful sentence. The latter is lazy and makes you look the fool. It was an observation, not the purity police. Bunch of sensitive twats.
Robert played an excellent part on The Sopranos. He’s a talented guy and I truly wish him all the best. I’d gladly sit down and have some “Fuckin Ziti” with Robert and shoot the breeze.
Have more Sopranos stars on your podcast please!
msa1985 yup!
@msa1985 Yes. Yes we do. Lol
@msa1985 "john felipe, guess I can say..Message machine broken?" Lol
@msa1985 The guy who played Artie was busted for coke in real life. Him and Joey would have lots in common.
@Agent 39 hell yeah man....lol. that's a great line.
Terrific episode. Really enjoyed hearing Robert's story. Glad he cleaned himself up, and wishing him all the luck in the world in the future.
One of the best guests Joey has had.
Easily one of the very worst
Better than boring ass ppl talking about comedy stores and shit like that
@Cheese Smoke then get the fuck out you fuck
Cheese Smoke then why are you here listening just leave
I have to admit I learnt alot about Robert and the rest of the cast. It was definitely more interesting than usual.
Tony-"You're grounded AJ! And you're going to clean the gutters!"
AJ- "What are those?"
Looking absolutely dumbfounded. “Seriously I don’t know.”
Man, this guy looks the same as he did when everything faded to black. I'm glad to see he's doing good in life, and I'm surprised by how articulate and decent he seems to be. I think the only reason his character took so much shit back in the day was how much of ourselves we saw in him.
Preach
best show of all time, RIP James Gandolfini
And tony sirico
Time to watch The Sopranos again.
I'm in the middle of binge watching after work the last 3 weeks.
@@bigdaddy2343 lol exact same here. Couple eps every day, even though I just did this not even 6 months ago lol
@@narcoskeptic lol. I always start at season 2 or 3. Only did 1 once. Hard to get through Tony's first accent. But I think ill RESTART today even tho I'm at season 6 ep 6 right now. Bc this time around I started at season 3 in the middle. Missed a TON OF GREAT episodes. Fuckin Love this show. My least favorite people are Meadow and Dr. Melfi scenes. Lol his dreams are frightening especially since they got it down pact. Whoever put the dream sequences together really did a phenomenal job. Oh man the test dream has some really eerie parts
@@bigdaddy2343 i didn't like melfi when the show was the on the air but i began to appreciate her later on her scenes with tony really give some insight into who he is
Recommend listening to the poda bing podcast
Damn first time I don’t think I heard Joey say
“You know back in north Bergen it had to be 85 or 86 ...”
Sopranos greatest show of all time
NoDDinOuTMeLoDy I put it top 3. Underneath breaking bad and the wire.
Ohh my top 5 is sopranos ,the wire, breaking bad, boardwalk empire , and my 5th is between king of queens and save by the bell
@@NoDDinOuTMeLoDy Don't forget Mr.Belvedere and The Fall Guy
Breaking bad was ok but not even close to the Sopranos and the Wire?? I tried watching, was bored senseless, don't get the hype on the Wire. Curb your enthusiasm, Seinfeld and even the first 2 seasons of Deadwood, but none quite the Sopranos
Absolutely! Then married with children!!
Still watch sopranos like it’s early 2000, RIP gandolfini
4AM on the west coast and work just got bearable. Bless you Joey!
Imagine growing up in NYC, acting in the greatest show ever, and being addicted to percs and benzos. What a life.
Steve Jones percs and benzos are a staple of the east coast lol
Funk Shiz probably that depressing weather drives people to get FUCKED UP on drugs so it’s not as bad
Og Bbq yeah i just moved to denver its really different in a good way. People i met here cant believe stories i tell them from back home
Damn these comments got all types of depressingly funny
If this kid had grown up in North Bergen in the 70s him and Joey would have definitely been buddies. Him, Stinky, Dominic Speciale, Bender, the whole crew. AJ would’ve fit right in.
This is a fantastic podcast for anybody either in recovery or simply interested in drug recovery. I'm not saying you have to be sober. I've had multiple drinks prior to writing this comment but having frequented drug recovery communities and having fought my own struggles with hard drugs this podcast is an honest to God gem because of how honest Robert Iler is.
It's over 10 years since the show ended, and even after all the partying Robert has done, he still looks and sounds just like AJ. He hasn't aged a day. Good for him for getting his life on track. Sounds like he's in a good place.
believe me when i tell you this, in about 3-5 years all that excess will catch up to him and age him at a very fast rate of speed. happens all the time!
@@javtimestwo Yup, currently happening to me. Up until this year I've looked fresh outta high school....now my hair starting to fall, greying in my beard, laughlines and crows feet forming, gaining weight....I cut everything out of my system hoping to reverse it, but it's probably too late as I'll be 30 in just a few years..
Lol he looks even younger now😅😅😅
@@javtimestwo4years later and you were wrong he looks like he is in his 20s
First time in awhile Joey hasn't been able to get a word in.
I know it took 50 minutes for him to interrupt this guy about his lane fucki g story I miss the old church back in their second studio joey was always high energy going off
Lol usually I find the worse ones are when Joey is rattling off stories and the guest that I wanna hear about is just going "yeah,oh, yeah , oh ,yeah". This is actually nice hahaha
LeBrick Mayhitslikeafeather if Joey wanted to interrupt him, don’t you think he fucking would have??
This is actually a good thing it allows you to learn more about the guest.
I think the people he really respects and finds true, he loves hearing their stories! Loved hearing Robert talk
“Jeezus christ AJ”
"You respect ya mudda"
CHRISTAFAAAAH
He looks like Jack Black's son
I heard that in Carmelas voice the 1st time I read it... well done 👏🏼
Cheeshish christ AJ, I mean, whatdafuck?
Aj never had the makings of a varsity athlete
Ahh, you beat me to it🤐
He sounds like he would Blow a Varsity Athlete 🤣
Some of those guys at seton hall were 7feet tall
LMAO
SMALL HANDS THAT WAS HIS PROBLEM
It's weird how closely Rob's life shadowed AJ's character. I wonder if the show effected him that way.
I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. AJ has come a long way and wish him the best on his future endeavors.
"One minute you're hanging out with Lee, the next minute, its maximus. And he s got pills... and you're in" Uncle Joey
Ike Ogiamien hahaha! It’s true though!
@@jjcruz4307 😁😁
Funny and accurate...
To have it all wrapped up by 30 and never have to worry a day in your life....well played AJ
10 minutes in and this is already tremendous! Love you so much Joey - thank you for what you do, your podcasts truly get me through this thing we call life!
Isn't Joey great....love the man brings so many laughs
Jessica Raffa good luck with the thing you call life! Wish the listeneres, joey lee and everyone involved in the podcast health, joy and wealth. Have a nice day
Saman Khadirrash same to you bud, hope youre doing well
Gabriel Valles thanks man :)
Dude’s voice sounds like an upgraded lee
This is what Lee would sound like if he didn’t develop down syndrome due to all the stars he ate.
The fact that Robert says I never watched the show and no one reacted to that is insane! One of the best if not the best shows being an actor in it and never watching what you were part of is mind blowing still
Bong hits on the shitter with uncle Joey. Hell of a way to start the day 🔥😎
jer camp wash ya muffla!
@@whit6282 nope 😁
They call that ridin turdy when ya go no wipe after ....now your my hero jer ridin terdy
Fyi when ya don't flush thats a Bernie Sanders floater
@@andjusticeforall3u.s564 Tremendous
He has no eyebrows Tony
Poppers and weird sex
Poppers and weird sex.
Some sort of sexual proclivity
HIS EYEBROWS WILL GROW BACK NOTHING REALLY HAPPENED.
With the eyebrows, I can't fucking stand him...
Good guy talks with his heart and the sopranos best show of all time
I'll never forget the scene when AJ gets dumped by Blanca and she just leaves him out in the street by himself and takes the kid with her. That scene kills me to this day.
I had a girlfriend with a kid back then. That scene hit close to home.
. Brilliant scene it's great she just dumps him no reason with the party going on and aj with Rican flags on his yellow van
@John Williams how were they racist?
Sopranos is best show of all time my parents actually let me watch it when I was like 8 when it first came out hard to believe he’s older then me great to see he is cleaned up and level headed
So glad Uncle Joey let him talk and do his thing. He said he went back and evaluated the podcast and it shows here.
It’s that time of the year to rewatch it 👀
really enjoyed hearing that conversation. aaaaannnd im about to start re watching sopranos
A great podcast episode. Joey when you allow the guest to talk we learn so much more about them. I like your stories so every now and then it's good to add your own story but not all of the time.
The only guest to EVER talk more than uncle Joey!!!
Wow! Fabulous podcast. I especially loved to hear his 'plight to fame' stories. Such an interesting show with this dude. He seems like he got his shit together such a good guy and a good interview.
A.J. ''I don't know'' Soprano.
Great podcast. Love that Robert found his way. Respect!
Just started watching the Sopranos again, clutch upload from The Church, such an iconic show!
Wow the sopranos is my favorite series. What a guest to have great podcast ✌
He drops F bombs every other sentence...😂
@Benjamin Rallo Im 7....dick.
@That's right!!! Just a fuckin observation! Have a good day man.
@@stevelopez4571 I was just thinking I'm going to evaluate how often I say it. It really does make you sound dumb....unless it Joey lol
So what?
Wait.. an actor from the Sopranos swears like a sailor? No...
Robs stories about chillin in the city and going to LA on the weekends proves homie was the realest dude in Hollywood, at 17
I like how Joey just let him talk.💯
So glad Stance is sponsoring you, they’re a dope company I love, glad I can support the both of ya’s
I loved Robert's story. This is my favorite Church episode hands down...
thanks for sharing your life so honestly. glad you had fun on the show and made a big impact on TV.
you showed TV, that it can be BIGGER than Cinema right at home.
Dont think he really made much of an impact on tv,let's not forget who the real stars of the show were
@@o2xb he was part of it
@@branscombe_ he could easily have been not part of it and it wouldn't have harmed the show at all hence no impact of any note!!!!
@@o2xb play nice
This is one of the best pods Joey has ever done
Anyone see that deep fake of Joey Diaz as Andre the Giant? Priceless.
So fucking good
I was lol so much lol
Holy shit I just looked that up, too funny
Bro funniest video I've seen in a long time
@Michael Jovich ruclips.net/video/qhGsm2bNzF4/видео.html
Man Robert's story sounded like a young Joey.
He never forgot the shinebox he came from. Tremendous.
I’m a little bit older than Rob but I remember the days of being 15 smoking blunts, drinking 40 and chasing tail. What I can’t imagine Is going back to that after partying at award shows or shooting an epic show. The honesty made a great interview
Unexpectedly great episode - Robert was very genuine
Robert is a very likable young man because he's so down to earth. Great story! And Joey is the best. Saludos de Miami hermano!
my nigga is a 38 year old
This podcast made me watched the Sopranos I just finished it!
Incredible ain’t iy
This is the best episode of Church ever made. Period.
One of the best episodes od your podcast Joey Diaz👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Robert Iller thank you for sharing your journey 👊🏽👍🏽
Now that the Sopranos prequel is out of the way maybe David Chase will do a new show called, "Aren't you, A.J.?" A story about how Tony didn't want his son to turn out. I would watch.
You know that doesnt sound bad id be interested
Awesome hearing Lee’s confidence go up and up more! The past few episodes I feel like lee has really found him self, I think he can thank Uncle Joey! Love it guys
Tremendous!!! Always watched the show and wondered what AJ real life was like. What a story
oh my god, the entire segment where he talked about his partying and struggling with drugs, I relate to it all so much. I had the exact same problems (maybe mine more severe since I could've likely boofed 15 percs and still been in withdrawals during the height of my addiction problems. I mostly snorted h and chewed chinese oxymorphone pills from the deepweb lol) and experiences, but without the fame. I'm two years and 1 month sober as of right now, but my point is that it's really encouraging to hear his stories and how he overcame them. it feels weird but listening to this ep feels like therapy to me, as if I'm AJ talking to joey.
idk what my point is
but if you ever read this mr Iler: you're awesome, thank you for such a great ep, and thank you for talking about your struggles. what your doc said about benzos is so true and a great analogy that I'll be using when explaining "addiction anxiety" to people.
ps. perc withdrawals are just as severe as heroin and fent. the only opiate withdrawals I've experienced that were different to heroin was bupe withdrawals which was as if all my bones in my body were having the bone marrow sucked out(& btw I mean, there's a scale, it all depends how deep you've gone... a 40/pill day codeine addict will experience the same withdrawals as a 4 baggys/day heroin addict for example. it's all a lot closer than people really imagine and never really spoke about)
hank hill Congrats on your sobriety my guy 🙏
you lost me at "boofing percs" 😆😆
This is Great!! What a story. Kid won the Lottery.
Amazing podcast. Best one yet.
I cannot wait for the movie ! Long time coming ! Joe looking forward to seeing your role.
Awesome show! One of the best ones ever!
I guess those scenes of AJ in the club and hotel rooms were less scripted than we thought.
Real cocaine
i remember the episode where AJ wanted to see Mudvayne and stay in the city. after hearing this interview I would not be surprised if
AJ wrote his own lines. the best quote from that episode was, "we're not stupid dopers". LOL!!!
My fav episode of the church. Rob is the man
Just in time for a Trucker hittin the road. Who's better than me?
Kick it Lee!!!
Kick that Mule!
Drive save brother. Don't let the douchebags on the road get to ya :p
Hell yeah! How many miles today? Hopefully your not in the Chicago midwest area. Bad weather.
@@pizzulo81 In the Northeast. Easy day. Hartford to Boston and back. Little rain, light snow. Ain' no thang!!
@@travisnelson9104 Thanks man!! Just cruising with Uncle Joey and The Christ Killa!! One Love Church Fam!!
Omg am I reading the title properly?
I haven't watched a full church episode in months.. It's about damn time!
Jesus Christ what an amazing guest. The best non-comedian guest, this is amazing. CHURCH!!
Edit: can’t wait to see him on Segura!
Smart Genuine Dude not caught up in hollywood machine-Respect
one of the greatest podcast this year so far
Amazing, a fantastic podcast, we want more like this !!
Man this was addictive to listen too
Best celebrity guest on any podcast I've ever watched. Those drug stories seems surreal to someone who never did hard drugs.
Yep gonna rewatch Sopranos now
Same
Fuckin loved AJ, so glad you got Robert on Uncle Joey! Quality!
I hated AJ in season 6 because at the time I was going through a hard break up of 5 years and was all depressed and when I would want to escape with my fav tv show at season 6 he was going though it with Blanca I hated him back then but his acting was brilliant I hope Joey asks him about that pool scene with james it brings tears to my eyes every time when tony takes him out of the pool and says what’s wrong with you !!!!
Tremendous. Rompe from daddy yankee was blasting in the car. Blanca hot as fuck breaks up with him after...never trust a portarican!
That pool scene was so impactful
you saw him grow as an actor. He carried so much weight in season 6 and did it impeccably
if yall aint been here then you prob dont know this is the most realist depiction of what addiction feels like.... if you can make it out and get better to tell the stories then you know that the feelings described in this as person who stuggles with addiction but at the same time working hard striveing to become the best (in my case it was music) you know.. and hopefully we can do it and tell our stories with love and a smile on our face saying our darkest secrets in complete honesty because you know "IM DONE" IM f##king done" this isnt me...love yall whoever is going thru it and trying to get better the clock ticks
Wow what an episode! Have a great day church, stay safe out there!
Rob is about 30 years of from being the new Uncle Joey
Joey makes me think he's the bookie I never had
hope to see him in movies, huge respect
Its crazy how i just finished sopranos a couple of weeks ago around the same time where im trying to quite smoking weed this kinda helped knowing everyone has or had a similar problem no mattet what your status is
Tuesday just got TREMENDOUS
This was a good one. Robert may have a future in the podcast world
I thought I said "fuckin" a lot. This dude Robert uses it more in this episode than I have my entire life. Entertaining podcast non the less.
Man! Badass fucking podcast!! Welcome to the church family Robert
Love the war stories from Robert
I was going to the middle of fucking nowhere Minnesota for a job far from home where I had no internet just my laptop and 5 seasons of the Soparanos DVDs for entertainment. I watched it every night and I ended up analyzing David Chase's show and yeah I'm watching it again. Brings me back to shitty nights in Minnesota but at least the sopranos got me through that.
He seems EXACTLY like I’d expect.
Damn in alternate universe uncle joey was on the Sopranos. Kind of glad that didnt happen cause who knows if we would've had the church
He would probably be dead that coke addiction with soprano money.? but who knows
@@degdegaz9292 yeah, uncle joey would have went off the rails.
Why not show who the guest is in the thumbnail ? This is the greatest episode. Everybody loves The Sopranos, but some people don't know AJ's real name, so they might not click on this video. Thanks for this great episode. 👍🎉💃☺
Uncle Joey! YOU LOOK AMAZING!! YOU BEEN DOING JOEY KARATE LATLEY???
This podcast was the first I heard that John Witherspoon had died.
to say it in Robert's words: that was fuckin' amazing !!!!!
If the word f%&k was removed this interview would be about 40 minutes long.
its annoying at some point
Just spell it out fucking sissy
I didn't even notice until I read this sentence now I can't not hear it
There is a big difference between the occassional use of f$&k for emphasis vs filler in every other word because you cannot put together a thoughtful sentence. The latter is lazy and makes you look the fool. It was an observation, not the purity police. Bunch of sensitive twats.
Robert played an excellent part on The Sopranos. He’s a talented guy and I truly wish him all the best. I’d gladly sit down and have some “Fuckin Ziti” with Robert and shoot the breeze.
Yeah man count me in!
Good luck brother u got this!!!
take a shot every time he says "fuckin"
Wow I gotta watch this in full
UP IN THE CLUB!