coming up, comedien rick najera. stay with us.atinos may be the fastest- growing ethnic roup, but many still feel marginalized. he is an award-winning writer, actor, producer, and he has "almosta memoir called ."ite good to have you on this program. there is a serious story that is the back story. you had a near-death experience. i wonder if you might tell me the story. experience.trange i collapsed at home by myself. i hit my head and nearly bled to they found me. number 10 is i can still drink and drive. they said i may not come back normal. my wife said, that's good. you never were normal. i was as close to death as anyone could ever come. because of that, i said i want to write the book. clear?when were you >> i was not clear. in the book i said, this is how you died. my wife told me i came out of it and started telling jokes. they were not great jokes. the nurse came up to me. i motioned for her to come here. do you know how to get a man out of a coma? give him viagra. it was such brain damage. my jokes were not as sophistica