-Thanks for having me. -No, man, thank you for being here.

Um, first of all, let's start with this.

What-what do you want to go by? As Lil Dicky?

Or are we going by Dave? Are we going by Dave Burd?

Because you're in one of those rare positions

-Yeah. -where all of your names are becoming famous.

-Yeah. -Which is rare for people.

-That's cool. -So are you... are you...

-'Cause the show is called Dave, right? -Yeah.

I mean, if you meet me in person,

-which I think is happening right now... -Yes.

-(laughter) -uh, I certainly prefer Dave.

I feel like Lil Dicky is just an aggressive way to greet someone.

(laughter)

Although, I feel like... I feel like the "Lil" ahead of it

diminishes some of, like, the aggressiveness.

Do you know what I mean? 'Cause if you say like,

"Hey, what's..." You're like, "Dicky."

-Then it's, "Wow." -Just, like, two...

But if you go "Lil Dicky," it's like, "Oh, okay,

-I can handle that." -A two-word name...

-a two-word name is tough. Yeah. -Two-word names are tough.

-I like that. So, Dave... -Dave. Yeah.

-welcome to the show, Dave. -Thanks, Trevor.

And congratulations on your new show,

which is already getting some great reviews.

Thank you. Yeah, the... I put my heart and soul into it.

You-you... you really did, though.

People say that, and it's like, "Ah, I put my heart and soul,"

but you put your heart and soul...

This is a story that is loosely based on your life.

-Yeah. -Which is... which is a really interesting one.

-Yeah. -You've loved rap your whole life.

-Yeah, sure. -You wanted to be a rapper.

-Yeah. -You wanted to make music.

-Mm-hmm. -Your parents were like,

-"We're not gonna give you the money to do that." -No.

-(laughter) -But... fortunately, I had a bar mitzvah,

-and... -(laughter)

it was kind of out of their hands, so...

-(cheering, applause) -Yeah.

Is this a Jewish crowd? I can't believe the reception.

But, so, you know, I had X amount saved up

from my bar mitzvah, and my parents actually

wouldn't even let me touch it until adulthood,

which, in retrospect, was a great call on their end.

And I spent that money on financing my first music videos

-as a rapper. -Oh, wow.

-Yeah. -So you wait... you took the bar mitzvah cash,

-Yes. -and then you made your first...

-Content. Yeah. -What did you use the money on?

Music videos. You know, the lights and the camera

-and paying the people and... the models. -Oh, damn.

Okay. Oh, yes. But then I remember, but then...

but at some point there was a Kickstarter as well.

-Yeah. -How did that come about?

Yeah, so I... eventually, I... that bar mitzvah money

-ran out pretty quick. -(laughter)

That was, like... that was, like, three videos' worth.

-Got it. -And then... and then to really sustain a career

and, like, to, like, pay rappers to get on songs,

-Yes. -and, like, to tour, I just needed more funding.

So I did a Kickstarter, and I raised $113,000,

-and that was wonderful. -(whooping)

-NOAH: I love that. -Whoo, whoo! Yeah. -(cheering)

I like-I like that as an origin story,

'cause a lot of rappers, you-you don't know where

the money came from or where, like-- a lot of rappers

just, like, got the chains, got the gold... -Yeah.

but you're like, "Where did you get it from?"

-Right, I don't know. -And, here, you're like,

-bar mitzvah chains, bar mitzvah gold, this is... -I'm very...

Yeah, everything's right out there for people to see, yeah.

Right, you-you-you've really blown up because your rap

has been really interesting in that, yes, it is very funny,

but you don't like to think of it as "comedy rap."

-Yeah. -There-there are funny moments in the rap.

-Yeah. -But, many people have said you're-you're

-a really good lyricist as well. -Yeah, no.

I-I pride myself on, you know, being an elite top-tier rapper.

And, I feel as though, you know, obviously,

-I make a lot of jokes in the, in the music, but... -Uh-huh.

it's, like, I don't feel like being funny and being

-a good rapper should be m-mutually exclusive. -Right.

You know, like, I feel like before, like,

-comedies weren't always movies, you know? -Yes, yes.

Like, jester, like, jesters in, like, a castle making jokes.

And, then, like-- I mean, I don't know if I'm even

making sense right now, but then eventually...

-(laughter) -eventually, they made comedy movies,

-and thank God they did! -Right.

-'Cause they're so fun to watch. -(Noah laughs)

-But I-I hear what you're saying. -Yeah.

You're saying, like, comedy can exist in any form or format.

-Yeah, why not? -You can write it down, you can act it out.

-Yeah. -You've chosen to take your life, turn it

into a comedy, put it on a show, and-and that's what Dave

-is about, loosely based on your life. -Yeah.

But, what I like is you don't tell us which parts are loose,

-and which is based on your life. -Yeah.

-Just up for interpretation. -(laughter)

-Uh... -Well, there's a lot of interpretation in the show.

Yeah, well, it's like a... I'm fortunate that my-my life

is, like, incredibly entertaining, like,

I'm literally, like, a famous rapper.

I go around the, like, world and rap.

-Yeah. -But, then at the same time, like,

I really am just, like, a, like, a loser and a Jewish kid,

who, like, can't even record half the time, because his nose

is too stuffed, you know what I mean, so, it's, like...

It's, like, a very interesting juxtaposition

that I'm living in.

-(laughs) -Yeah, truly.

Half the time I can't even record because my nose is too--

I'm not even kidding, it's like-- and I wear, like, a--

I have to wear, like, a neck pillow just to hold my head up,

because my ne-- my posture's so bad.

-(laughter) -And, my s-- my recording setup

is so unsound ergonomical-- I'm not even kidding.

-Like, this is all factual. -(Noah laughs)

Yeah.

Truly.

So, so... so, help me understand.

'Cause I-I've seen you talk about some of these stories,

and-and some of them are really, they seem sincere,

but then I don't know if they're a joke,

because... you know what I like about the show is

you-you-you're telling us a story of your life--

-either way, whether it's loose or based... -Yeah.

There are some, there are some really heartfelt moments.

-Yes. -You know, you're laughing and then you're like,

"Wow, I feel sad for this guy," and then you feel sad

for the world that he's in and, and I feel like you

as Lil Dicky or even as Dave, you-you've managed to,

to exist within two worlds, where you make fun of yourself,

-but you're still good in creating the music. -Yeah.

And, then you talk about things that most rappers wouldn't dare.

For instance, you talk about having a micro-penis

-Yeah. -when you were young, and that-that's

wh-what inspired Lil Dicky.

(laughter)

Yeah. I mean, yeah.

-Like, I-I'd be lying-- -This-this is true?

Yeah, like, I-I have, like, a, like, if it were...

you know, I have a small, soft penis, and, like,

oh, and so, that's been, like... and I have tons

-of sexual insecurity, and I think that's, -Right.

like, I can't even tell my life story without, like, really

talking about my sexual insecurity.

So, I think that greatly informed my rap name, and,

like, you know, episode three of my show comes out tonight,

-and it's really, like, all about that. - Right, right.

And I'm really baring my soul and, uh...

D-Does it ever get weird to you that it sounds hilarious,

-No, I know it's funny, yeah. -because it's a comedic troupe

that has been used for so long, but then you're, like,

"No, this is my life," and the people, we're laughing.

-Yeah, no... -Because it sounds very funny.

I happy with that-- the fact that that is

the reality is-is, I think, good for me.

'Cause then, you know, it's, like, heartfelt, but then

funny at the same time, which I think is the ultimate...

-Got it, got it, got it, right. -...form of comedy.

When people watch this show,

what do you want them to walk away with?

Like, how do you want them to feel about Lil Dicky the artist?

What do you want them to know about Dave?

Oof, um, I've ill-prepared for that question.

-(laughter) -Uh...

I think when-when they watch the show... (stammers)

I feel like the show contextualizes

-Lil Dicky to an extent. -Right.

I feel like when people meet me, they oftentimes say,

"I didn't, I didn't know you were gonna be a nice guy.

I thought you'd be an asshole."

Uh, and, but I really feel like I'm a very kind man.

And, I think the show kind of shows the guy behind,

you know, the decisions that go into making, you know,

Lil Dicky be what he is, and I think if you watch the show,

I don't care what your dream is, I feel like you can apply it

to the show, because, like, I had, like,

a very improbable dream, and-and it came true,

and I think that's kind of the core of the show.

And, everyone out there probably has their own dreams, and

I think if you watch this show, it will inspire you to act.

Not "act" like be an actor, but act on your dream.

Act on your dreams, but not act like an actor?

Unless your dream is to be an actor.

Unless your dream-- oh, then you, then you act on your dream

-by acting. -Then it would inspire you to act.

-Yes. -(laughter)

-I, I think we got it. -We're on the same page.

We're, we're on exactly the same page.

-This is going well. -This has been a ton of fun.

-Yeah, yeah. -Thank you so much for being on the show.

-Thanks for having me, guy. -(applause and cheering)

Dave, it's a really funny show.

It airs Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. on FXX.

Dave Burd, everybody.