You asked for Stavros Halkias. Maury listened.
Stavvy rides a Citi Bike to the studio for a 1-on-1 with Maury Povich and holds nothing back: growing up in Baltimore's Greektown, playing nose tackle for Poly, faking his college graduation (and lying to his mom about it for years), and why he quit stand-up for two years out of immigrant-family guilt.
He talks about his friendship with Shane Gillis, explains how Tires really got made, and tells the origin story of Cum Town, from a dive bar in Baltimore to the fans who clipped it into a cult hit, plus why he was the first to leave. Stavros also talks about his new Netflix special Uncle Stav, acting with Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone in Bugonia, the Raw Dog SiriusXM controversy, Lamar Jackson and the Ravens, quitting weed, a year and a half on a GLP-1, and the 300-pound naked scale moment from Stav Gets Ripped.
Then Maury puts him to the test: Stavros gives advice on real Maury Show episode titles, finds out there's a weed strain named after Connie Chung, and answers the big question. Has he ever worried about ending up on a "You are NOT the father" episode?
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Cold open
0:30 Maury introduces Stavros Halkias (and butchers his name)
1:25 Baltimore, Greektown & the Poly vs. City game
3:44 How Stavros faked his college graduation
5:28 Tires, Shane Gillis & "the sacrificial lamb for cancel culture"
10:50 Quitting stand-up for two years
13:10 Uncle Stav, filmed in Baltimore
13:52 Crabs, Fells Point & East Baltimore
15:40 How Cum Town started: Nick Mullen, Adam Friedland & a dive bar
18:39 Why Stavros left Cum Town first
20:13 Stavros the Maury superfan (and his brother's bachelor party)
21:49 Dan Soder, Bobby Kelly & coming up in New York
22:58 The Raw Dog SiriusXM controversy
26:56 Venice Film Festival, Bugonia, Jesse Plemons & Emma Stone
30:24 Talking about his weight on stage
31:23 Stavros gives advice on real Maury Show titles
33:55 "If a four-year-old walks through the door..."
34:52 What Nick Mullen is up to now
35:31 Lamar Jackson, the Ravens & Maury covering the Baltimore Colts
38:38 Quitting weed & the Connie Chung strain
39:56 On Par or Off the Rails: tracksuits, GLP-1 & 2 a.m. hot wings
41:45 The 300-pound naked scale moment
43:11 Velour tracksuits & fat man fashion
45:05 Life on the road & what's next
46:22 Stavros signs a golf ball
Stavros Halkias: Uncle Stav is streaming now on Netflix. Watch Stavros on Tires (Netflix) and in Tony (A24), and listen to Stavvy's World wherever you get podcasts.
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