# We All Belong Here: Pete Holmes on Comedy, Wounds, and Cherished Belonging

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Podcast: [The Homeboy Way](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-homeboy-way-7492549)
Published: 2026-02-25T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-homeboy-way/episodes/We-All-Belong-Here-Pete-Holmes-on-Comedy--Wounds--and-Cherished-Belonging-e3fhfnc
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Duration seconds: 3549

## Resource

In this episode, Tom Vozzo sits down with comedian and podcaster Pete Holmes to talk about faith, belonging, and spirituality. Pete shares how discovering Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. and Homeboy Industries reshaped not just his theology, but the way he walks on stage. Before performing, he often listens to Father Greg to remind himself that “we belong to each other,” shifting comedy from performance to kinship. Pete reflects on coming from the Christian tradition, where being the center of attention can feel almost wicked, like becoming the “special boy.” Comedy, he explains, is not that. He will play the role of the special performer, and the audience plays their role too. But underneath it all, it is just a connection. It is all just sunlight wearing different masks. Reflecting on the story of the prodigal son, Pete explains that you cannot be more of the man’s son in the kingdom and less his son with the pigs. It is about accepting that you are accepted. You are already in. They talk about staying soft when things go wrong, letting anger move through without shame, and resisting the urge to create “the other.” Key Takeaways We are sunlight wearing different masks. Pete looks at the audience and does not see strangers. He sees himself in different forms. Each person carries quiet burdens, love and hurt, generosity and selfishness. The gospel draws a crowd. Pete observes that Homeboy’s lobby feels like Disneyland or summer camp. That pull, he argues, is the real sign of the sacred. Pain is not a competition. Your shit is your shit. Pete almost minimizes his own story beside another’s trauma, then realizes suffering is not a scoreboard. Healing begins when we stop ranking wounds and start honoring them. Want to know you’re accepted? Start accepting others. You can't be more t…

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