From crime lords, to drug king pins, Cartels, criminals, gangs, serial killers, and ever day psychos, World on Drugs with Steve Furey deep dives into subjects and people other wont. We analyze it through the lens of comedy, to try and see how and why these people/event went down the wrong road. So come join me, Steve Furey and my funny friends to learn about some of the people who stay in the shadows.
This week we got my buddy Mo Mandel, and we go DEEP on Vincent "The Chin" Gigante. Vincent was the god father of the Genovese family from the 80's until his death in 2003. This guy was wild, he pretended to be insane to get out of goin to court/prison. REVOLUTIONARY!! This is the first Ep I've done over zoom, but i think it turner out pretty well. Mo and i were both playing different comedy clubs in Phoenix, AZ this weekend, and though we couldn't meet up in person i still think this ep is special! Check it out errrrybody!
Mo Mandel has been on fire on all fronts.  Along with making recent appearances on CBS’S hit show, 2 BROKE GIRLS, and COMEDY CENTRAL’S new sitcom, CORPORATE, Mo was the head writer for THEO VON’S pilot MAN UP on COMEDY CENTRAL, and the series that he created and executive produced, COMEDY KNOCKOUT, shot and aired nearly 100 episodes for truTV.  Best know for making over 40 appearances on CHELSEA LATELY and hosting truTV’s BARMAGEDDON, Mo has also made numerous appearances on CONAN, THE LATE LATE SHOW, has a half hour special on COMEDY CENTRAL, and has even been a guest on big podcasts like ADAM COROLLA, THE FIGHTER AND THE KID, YOUR MOM’S HOUSE, BERTCAST, and JUICY SCOOP.  In the past, Mandel has acted on such hit shows as MODERN FAMILY, CASTLE, HAPPY ENDINGS, and was one of the leads of NBC’S comedy FREE AGENTS, opposite Hank Azaria.  Most recently Mo created, hosted, and executive produced a special for The Discovery Channel called “Small Town Throwdown” which also saw him writing columns for USA TODAY.

All information came from biography by
McShane, Larry. Chin: The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante . Citadel Press. Kindle Edition.