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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media. Say there, I'm Shohnny Mack with your

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<v Speaker 1>daily comedy news Keegan Michael Key. He's in the macpack.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell you why. At the end of this story,

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<v Speaker 1>he says that although Key and Peel were once an

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<v Speaker 1>iconic duo, they don't see each other that often anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>Keigan said, we lived together for a few months. We

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<v Speaker 1>would write and talk about comedy, who we liked and

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<v Speaker 1>why we liked them, and how that worked in the

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<v Speaker 1>architecture of what we were trying to build comedically. When

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<v Speaker 1>we were on camera, it was alchemy. It was just like,

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<v Speaker 1>why is this working. It's been almost a decade now

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<v Speaker 1>since that show ended, and we don't see each other

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<v Speaker 1>that often anymore, which is to me a tragedy. Peel

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<v Speaker 1>lives in la Key lives in New York. Our evolution,

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<v Speaker 1>I think is tied to both of what our desires are.

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<v Speaker 1>His desire was to start exploring the horror genre. My

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<v Speaker 1>desire was to do more dramatic work like had been

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<v Speaker 1>trained in school. After Kean Peel, both of us jumped

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<v Speaker 1>to another platform, but we needed that first platform. He

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<v Speaker 1>talks about in the early seasons, I was playing the

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<v Speaker 1>clown more and doing more physical comedy in the beginning

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<v Speaker 1>of our time together, and then I find myself into

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<v Speaker 1>playing more of the straight roles and teeing up Jordan

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<v Speaker 1>to play the clown. I got to work with those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>A few times. I've mentioned I helped put together a

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<v Speaker 1>Comedy Central radio for series XM, so I was in

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<v Speaker 1>the room with them several times. Here's the reason why

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<v Speaker 1>I love Keegan. Michael Key and Jordan Peele totally cool,

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<v Speaker 1>but I love Keegan for this. So it's my last

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<v Speaker 1>day at Sirius. We're at the super Bowl radio row

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<v Speaker 1>and I've called in every favor. I have to get

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<v Speaker 1>Comedy Central to give me really good guests for the

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<v Speaker 1>super Bowl because it's serious. The super Bowl is a

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<v Speaker 1>big deal. So we've got the cast of the work

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<v Speaker 1>Alkoholics here, and we've got Key and Peel there, probably

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<v Speaker 1>five minutes too early. Again, it was my last day.

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<v Speaker 1>I had been let go, but I'm a professional, so

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, I'll stay on and finish the super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl broadcast. I called in the favors. I'm a pro,

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<v Speaker 1>I will produce the show, and I did so. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>about two months later, they were on the cover of

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<v Speaker 1>Newsweek is like comedy's hottest thing. So on this Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl day, one of the bosses just didn't get it

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<v Speaker 1>and got all excited that Jamie was there and the

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<v Speaker 1>Cardinal of New York was there, and decided we were

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<v Speaker 1>going to put the Cardinal and Jamie fox On together,

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<v Speaker 1>which took away the set that I was going to

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<v Speaker 1>use for Key and Peel. So the engineers put together

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<v Speaker 1>I called it the kiddie table with like a snack

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<v Speaker 1>table and the leftover equipment and stuck Key and Peel

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<v Speaker 1>in the corner. And I'm just apologizing to those guys,

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<v Speaker 1>and Jordan's cool with it, and Keegan looks me out

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<v Speaker 1>and he goes, dude, I see what's going on. I

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<v Speaker 1>get it. It's all good. And I will always appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>that guy for reading the room and seeing that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying and it ain't me. So Keegan, Michael Keay, I

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<v Speaker 1>love you. Mark Maren talked about watching Robert de Niro

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<v Speaker 1>film the First Joker movie. Maren on his podcast said,

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<v Speaker 1>I did that one scene with de Niro and Joker,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was literally watching him because I was on

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<v Speaker 1>the set all week and he's playing that talk show host.

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<v Speaker 1>He doesn't know his lines and they're doing it over

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<v Speaker 1>and over again. It was totally demystifying de Niro to

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<v Speaker 1>me because I've watched him my whole life. Obviously he's

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<v Speaker 1>a great actor, but they understand something. People live their

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<v Speaker 1>lives on cameraon be doing it that long. Because I'm

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<v Speaker 1>watching it, I'm like, this is a disaster. How they

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<v Speaker 1>up alright, He's been on set so many times. I

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<v Speaker 1>was just gonna do it and do it, do it,

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<v Speaker 1>and they'll find one. Sam Morrell talked about his time

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<v Speaker 1>on The Joker. He told Howard Stern, I think they

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<v Speaker 1>expected me to suck, so I was kind of pumped.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in my trailer and director Todd Phillips is going

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<v Speaker 1>crappy like an open micer? And he was like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well you're doing any jokes. Sam said, well, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna bomb my stuff. I'm gonna kill Joker too. Out

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<v Speaker 1>on October fourth, do you like Saturday Night Live? Well, good,

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<v Speaker 1>because we are going to talk about Saturday Night Live

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<v Speaker 1>every single day for the next nine months. Did you

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<v Speaker 1>hear SNL's turning fifty? Michael Chase says, as the writing

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<v Speaker 1>staff grows and as the cast grows, SNL's like an

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<v Speaker 1>apartment building, not a house. We all live together, but

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<v Speaker 1>we don't really live together. A cold open could go down.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be like, I don't like it one bit, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's not my voice and it's not up to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't agree with everything political we've had on the show,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm sure this stuff I've written that's made some

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<v Speaker 1>castmates bristle or some writers go, what are we putting on?

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<v Speaker 1>We can't say that, but we have to live with

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<v Speaker 1>each other. We're rid digging the space and trying to

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<v Speaker 1>get this real estate for our ideas. So there's no

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<v Speaker 1>one mission statement. I don't believe beyond Funny's funny maybe

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<v Speaker 1>Lauren idea of what he wants the identity to be.

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<v Speaker 1>As I always say, as Corny s it sounds at SNL,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not the A students. We're the kids in the

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<v Speaker 1>back of the class learning spitballs with the teacher. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think the audience might feel like comedy is going

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<v Speaker 1>to tell them the truth because they don't trust politicians anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't trust news even and so they're very protective

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<v Speaker 1>of it, and they feel like if you say something

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<v Speaker 1>against the side, it's almost traitorism. It's almost trees. It

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<v Speaker 1>as to make fun of Biden or the left when

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<v Speaker 1>Trump is running, and I get that feeling. But as

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<v Speaker 1>time goes by and we face more disasters and crisis,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll understand that this was all a ridiculous time. Sarah

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<v Speaker 1>Simmerman spoke to Saint Louis NPR. She said, I think

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<v Speaker 1>the one consistent thing with me is I've always kind

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<v Speaker 1>of tackled the darkest reaches of humanity. That kind of

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<v Speaker 1>started with speaking at my dad's funeral and eulogizing him

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<v Speaker 1>and realizing there was a lot of funny stuff in it.

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<v Speaker 1>I've always felt that all comics become funny and developed

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<v Speaker 1>their sense of humor as a means of surviving childhood.

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<v Speaker 1>I would say one hundred percent of comics become funny

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<v Speaker 1>that way. So it's been a survival skill for us

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<v Speaker 1>since we were kids, and so it's very natural to

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<v Speaker 1>me that processing death, especially big ones like this, feels

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<v Speaker 1>very natural to process it through stand up. I think

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<v Speaker 1>the two things that helped me grow as a person

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<v Speaker 1>our therapy and stand up. I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>comedians have really feared getting well because they feel like

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<v Speaker 1>their comedy comes from not figuring out their stuff. For me,

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<v Speaker 1>I disagree. I'd rather be happy because I think we

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<v Speaker 1>lived just one time on this rock and outer space,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's crazy not to figure out your joy, but

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to utilize it and use it in poignant,

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<v Speaker 1>ridiculous and silly ways. That really works for me. Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Rocks Everybody Still Hates Chris premieres today ten pm East

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<v Speaker 1>and West on Comedy Central. Not sure why they made this,

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<v Speaker 1>but Everybody Still Hates Chris features Chris Rock as adult

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<v Speaker 1>Chris narrating stories inspired by his experience growing up as

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<v Speaker 1>a skinny nerd and bedsty I like this one from

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Gadd speaking to people. He says he wishes he

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't used his regular voice to voice all Off in Frozen.

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Gadd said, if I could do it all over again,

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<v Speaker 1>I would have not lent that snowman my voice, so

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<v Speaker 1>I would have created a different voice because it's very

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<v Speaker 1>weird being in a supermarket and having a little child

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<v Speaker 1>stare at him. So that was my first big mistake.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, if people tell me I have a

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<v Speaker 1>very unique voice, people seem to like my voice. I

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<v Speaker 1>try to give it to them when I can. I

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<v Speaker 1>saw Josh he was in the Book of more And

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<v Speaker 1>when it first premiered million years ago, he crushed in that.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh what a good show if you've never seen the

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<v Speaker 1>Book of Mormon. Apparently they're making more Frozens, he told

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<v Speaker 1>Kelly and Mark. All of a sudden, my phone's blowing up.

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<v Speaker 1>People are like, I'm so excited about Frozen three and

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<v Speaker 1>Frozen four, and I said, so am. I I had

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<v Speaker 1>no idea. Nobody thought to call us up and be like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, we're doing two sequels to your movie.

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<v Speaker 1>Bubba shared this one on the Facebook group, which is

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<v Speaker 1>daily comedy news podcast group. At the Norman Rockwell Museum

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<v Speaker 1>an exhibition called What Me Worry The Art and Humor

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<v Speaker 1>of Mad Magazine. It's the Norman Rockwell until October twenty seventh.

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<v Speaker 1>The exhibition explores the unforgettable art and satire of Mad

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<v Speaker 1>from its beginning ens in nineteen fifty two. I'm scrolling

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<v Speaker 1>down here on NRM dot org. They've got some of

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<v Speaker 1>the cover arts, some of the old Mad fold ins.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember those. There's an online symposium on Friday October eighteenth

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<v Speaker 1>from six to eight and again on Saturday, October nineteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>called the Usual Gang of Idiots and other suspects. Mad

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<v Speaker 1>Magazine and American Humor join us for this lively exploration

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<v Speaker 1>of the art and history of man. That's cool NRM

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<v Speaker 1>dot org if you want to check that out. The

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<v Speaker 1>museum is in Stockbridge, Massachusetts if you're up that way.

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<v Speaker 1>Open Thursdays through Tuesdays ten to five. They have an

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<v Speaker 1>app as well, closed Wednesdays. Guys wait to schedule the article.

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<v Speaker 1>John Adam Connover spoke to Variety. I think there's some

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<v Speaker 1>spin here. Conover till Variety. A lot of people know

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<v Speaker 1>me as an informational comedian, right, I do comedy about

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<v Speaker 1>important topics. They don't know me as a stand up comedian.

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<v Speaker 1>And stand up comedy is my first love. So I

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<v Speaker 1>want to do a straight stand up show. I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>want to do information. I didn't want to do Here's

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<v Speaker 1>how you can change the world. I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>do jokes about myself, about my life. It's personal story.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the spin? John Well? He brought the quote to

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<v Speaker 1>very personal special to drop out, to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>care about every single detail and have it come out

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<v Speaker 1>on this incredible platform where people are going to watch

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<v Speaker 1>it and give a hoot about it. That's very rare

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to do as a comedian now. So

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<v Speaker 1>not a it's very special up on YouTube for free

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<v Speaker 1>and hope that people watch or do it on a

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<v Speaker 1>big streamer and hope their algorithm is going to show

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<v Speaker 1>it to people. Yes, I mean the algorithm on Netflix.

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<v Speaker 1>If you don't want Netflix money, that's fine, But you

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<v Speaker 1>know Netflix, every Tuesday they put a big, giant special

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<v Speaker 1>in front of everybody's face. It's not really the algorithm,

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<v Speaker 1>but okay. Adam says the specials called unmedicated not because

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<v Speaker 1>never worked for me and they caused me problems. I

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<v Speaker 1>felt addicted to them for a while and they caused

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<v Speaker 1>me to have other addictions as well. And I turned

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<v Speaker 1>out fine, but other people maybe not. Bo When Yang

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<v Speaker 1>said he was obsessed with Gray's anatomy growing up and

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<v Speaker 1>his interests had to do more with Sandra Oh than

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<v Speaker 1>to satisfy his parents. He tilled The New Yorker. I

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<v Speaker 1>years since I've been on SNL. It's hard to believe

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<v Speaker 1>so things are different. Back then, I was portraying more

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<v Speaker 1>last fifteen years or so, people are more being themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>They're like comedians commentating on things and smiling and laughing

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<v Speaker 1>about it, unlike newscasters. But things are changing. Newscasters on

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<v Speaker 1>I'd probably fall more into that category with the snide

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<v Speaker 1>comments more myself. As for SNL's fiftieth they told me

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<v Speaker 1>wax Museum of Hollywood. Eddie Murphy was there and Prince

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor Swift. It was crazy. I'm so grateful for the

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<v Speaker 1>career I've had and continue to have, to be honest

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<v Speaker 1>with you, The highlight of my career was really early

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<v Speaker 1>I've never felt such a natural high. Tim Meadows also

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<v Speaker 1>CBS Comedy Pilot DMV, a single camera comedy pilot set

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<v Speaker 1>at the place everyone dreads going most, the DMV. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>the dentist our quirky and lovable characters and making minimum

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<v Speaker 1>wage doing a thankless job where customers are annoyed before

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<v Speaker 1>they even walk in the door. Good thing they have

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<v Speaker 1>each other. Tim Meadows plays Greg, a former high school

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<v Speaker 1>English teacher. Greg is the examiner who likes to get

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<v Speaker 1>Greg is sardonic, defeated, and would love nothing more than

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<v Speaker 1>to retire. Zarna Garg is getting a CBS comedy Zarna.

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<v Speaker 1>Garg will play Zarna. The ship was also called Zarna.

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<v Speaker 1>In Zarna, Zarna plays Zarna, a proun immigrant woman who's

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<v Speaker 1>focus on her own American dream. And that is your

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<v Speaker 1>comedy news for today. If you enjoy the program, tell

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<v Speaker 1>a friend about it. They might like a two. If

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<v Speaker 1>you would like the program without commercial interruption, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>link in the show notes so to tell you how

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<v Speaker 1>you do that. If you're hip to podcasting two point

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<v Speaker 1>that's the thing you could do. And I'll see tomorrow