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<v Speaker 1>Caloroga Shark Media.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, busy Monday, on a busy week. I am Johnny

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<v Speaker 2>Mack with your daily comedy news. It was Saturday Night Live.

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<v Speaker 2>Your host Will Ferrell, musical guest Paul McCartney. Wasn't Lorne

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<v Speaker 2>Michael's last episode. We will find out. In the cold open,

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<v Speaker 2>President Trump was visited by a ghost played by Will Ferrell.

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<v Speaker 3>Do O, don't worry, Donald, it's me your best friend,

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<v Speaker 3>Jeffrey Epstein.

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<v Speaker 2>Jeffrey, but I thought you were dead.

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<v Speaker 3>I am, remember I killed myself.

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<v Speaker 2>Now. Interestingly enough, they posted that at eleven forty eight

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<v Speaker 2>on the official SNL account. I mean, it just shows

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<v Speaker 2>you how things have changed. You don't even need to

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<v Speaker 2>watch the show. I watch, I quote unquote watch SNL

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<v Speaker 2>mainly through the clips on Sunday mornings. All right, so,

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<v Speaker 2>ladies and gentlemen, Will Ferrell, But at center stage, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not Will Ferrell. It's Chat Smith from the Red Hot

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<v Speaker 2>Chili Peppers pretending to be Will Ferrell.

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<v Speaker 1>It really feels like coming home. Hey, hey, shoot me,

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<v Speaker 1>what the hell do you think you're doing. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I'm hosting the show.

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<v Speaker 3>You're not the host, I am, You're Chat Smith of

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<v Speaker 3>the Red hot Chili peppers.

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<v Speaker 1>No, shut up, shut up? Everyone shut up?

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<v Speaker 3>What the hell is wrong with you? He pushed me

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<v Speaker 3>down backstage, and I tell Hord Waurn had to give

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<v Speaker 3>me mouth to mouth.

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<v Speaker 2>Jo Justin Chay did the annual joke swap, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>tell you what I mean. It's always funny. I went

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<v Speaker 2>to pull the clips, and then anything I pulled, I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, comedy, there's context, and if I just start

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<v Speaker 2>playing like, oh, I thought this call of Joe's joke

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<v Speaker 2>was funny. Out of context, it's just not gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>good for me. So I'll just refer you to the

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<v Speaker 2>internet if you want to find those. This's just in isolation.

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<v Speaker 2>It just doesn't work. Your musical guest, Paul McCartney Ringo

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<v Speaker 2>Star did not show up, so Paul did not collect

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<v Speaker 2>the three thousand dollars from fifty years ago. Here's a

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<v Speaker 2>little clip of Band on the Run We're pay Money

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<v Speaker 2>Quack the songs one set to the second. Paul is

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<v Speaker 2>almost eighty four years old, his voice not quite what

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<v Speaker 2>it once was, but I did notice a different trummor

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<v Speaker 2>on Band on the Run. I've seen Paul live many

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<v Speaker 2>times over the years, and his this drummer has been

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<v Speaker 2>doubling his voice for decades, but this was a different drummer,

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<v Speaker 2>so I don't know if that affects things or not.

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<v Speaker 2>On the end credits, Paul played coming Up Now. There

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<v Speaker 2>were some comments on the end credits that maybe Paul

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<v Speaker 2>was overshadowing the cast saying goodbyes, like was it Cam

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<v Speaker 2>Patterson's final episode of SNL. I think we know the answer,

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<v Speaker 2>but I believe coming Up was the first song Paul

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<v Speaker 2>played on SNL and perhaps the last song Paul plays

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<v Speaker 2>on SNL. Eagle eyed watchers noticed that the credits hung

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<v Speaker 2>for a really long time, saying executive producer Lauren Michaels

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<v Speaker 2>as Paul McCartney sang us out, Does that mean anything?

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<v Speaker 2>Time will tell. In other news, THEO Vaughn is shutting

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<v Speaker 2>down concerns raised by Joe Rogan. Joe Rogan is worried

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<v Speaker 2>about THEO Vaughan's mental health. On a recent Joe Rogan Experience,

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<v Speaker 2>Joe shared concerns about Vaughan's recent behavior, including comments tied

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<v Speaker 2>to suicide and Theo's use of selective serotonin reputake inhibitors

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<v Speaker 2>common known as SSR eyes. The ovonne has responded and said,

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<v Speaker 2>this is mostly cap sad to see this kind of stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing great and I'm a human being, which is

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<v Speaker 2>a rocky ride. But I'm doing fine. Thanks. Hopefully THEO

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<v Speaker 2>is doing okay. Jim Gaffigan announced that the digital version

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<v Speaker 2>of his Bourbon set. Remember that he did a special

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<v Speaker 2>bourbon themed comedy set late last year. I think that

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<v Speaker 2>was well. That is now available on audio wherever you

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<v Speaker 2>listen to your digital comedy Sad news. I don't like

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<v Speaker 2>this one. I'm not gonna gossip corner this one because

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<v Speaker 2>this is just terrible and there's a baby involved. Pete

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<v Speaker 2>Davidson and Elise Hewitt have split. Initial reports said there

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<v Speaker 2>have been points where they've split and gotten back together.

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<v Speaker 2>The latest I saw was that they're not going to

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<v Speaker 2>get back together. Davidson and he would have a daughter,

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<v Speaker 2>Scottie Rose born December twelfth, twenty twenty five. Scotty, named

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<v Speaker 2>after Pete's father, Scott Matthew Davidson. That's just all around, said,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even know what to say. Pete Davidson sold

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<v Speaker 2>his Staten Island apartment at a four hundred thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 2>loss one day before the rumors emerged that he had

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<v Speaker 2>split from Elise. The New York Post reported that a

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<v Speaker 2>deal closed on May thirteenth, final sale price eight hundred thousand.

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<v Speaker 2>Pete had paid reportedly one point two million in December

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty. Meanwhile, Pete's trying to sell that house in

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<v Speaker 2>North Salem, New York. First less that at two and

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<v Speaker 2>a half million, then dropped to two point twenty seven million,

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<v Speaker 2>dropped again in April to two point one point five

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<v Speaker 2>million asking price. This brings us back to the rumored split.

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<v Speaker 2>An insider told The Sun. They're focusing one hundred percent

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<v Speaker 2>on Scotty working out the best co parenting situation as

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<v Speaker 2>the top priority. An insider told The Sun Pete is

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<v Speaker 2>selling his properties, including his upstate home in his Staten

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<v Speaker 2>Island apartment, to open up funds as they move forward

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<v Speaker 2>and figure out the next steps. Pete has been traveling

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<v Speaker 2>so much for work, but at least was craving more

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<v Speaker 2>support from him at home after the daughter was born.

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<v Speaker 2>It is very hard for him because obviously he has

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<v Speaker 2>to work to make money. Something more fun than those

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<v Speaker 2>last few stories. Triumph the insult comic dog shut up

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<v Speaker 2>on Stove's World.

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<v Speaker 4>Everyone calls you stave baby, Am I correct? That's right, Triumph,

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<v Speaker 4>I understand that's because you look like someone rolled an

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<v Speaker 4>infant around the.

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<v Speaker 2>Barbershop for.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>That's actually not right.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm keyding Iikey thikey. You're so likable. That's why you're

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<v Speaker 4>a hit. You know, you have this magnetic personality in you,

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<v Speaker 4>and not just because your body has its own gravitational pull.

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<v Speaker 2>Drake's got a new album out. It's called Iceman. Why

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<v Speaker 2>are you bringing that up? Johnny mack Well, Joe Listen.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Norman on their show Tuesdays with Stories said that

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<v Speaker 2>when Drake was up shooting a video in Toronto, so

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<v Speaker 2>was Shane Gillis. Is Shane Gillis and a Drake video

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<v Speaker 2>Stay tuned. Hey, everybody, just take my money. They're making

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<v Speaker 2>a weird Al Broadway musical. I'm there, just just take

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<v Speaker 2>my money. It's called Dare to Be Stupid, The Weird

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<v Speaker 2>Al Musical. The musical shockingly features the songs of weird Al.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the folks attached to this is Anthony King,

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<v Speaker 2>who worked on a Beetlejuice which was fantastic. We are

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<v Speaker 2>told the musical feature songs including white and Nerdy, Amish

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<v Speaker 2>Paradise eat it smells like Nirvana and like a surgeon.

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<v Speaker 2>What no fat? When you're only having seconds, I'm having

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<v Speaker 2>twenty thirds. We're not gonna have that line in musical.

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<v Speaker 2>Mister Yankovic, in a statement said, ever since I was

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<v Speaker 2>at middle aged man, I've always wanted to be part

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<v Speaker 2>of the New York theater community. Plus, the one thing

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<v Speaker 2>people always say about Broadway is that it's severely lacking

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<v Speaker 2>and weird al based entertainment, and I think this musical

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<v Speaker 2>should fix that problem immediately. Producer Greg Noble said, Beneath

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<v Speaker 2>the Absurdity and the Joy is a show about creativity, individuality,

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<v Speaker 2>and the freedom to be unapologetically yours. We couldn't be

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<v Speaker 2>more thrilled to be working with Al and Gang to

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<v Speaker 2>bring weird Al's singular word to the stage. Can't wait.

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<v Speaker 2>Most of this week we'll talk about Stephen Colbert, except Friday. Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>we're just going to talk about Byron Allen. I guess

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<v Speaker 2>last week when the Strike Force five of Folks showed

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<v Speaker 2>Ouk cut by the way, did you listen to the

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<v Speaker 2>Strikeforce five podcast? It sounded like garbage. I was so

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<v Speaker 2>offended by this that I had to I wrote about

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<v Speaker 2>it on my substack. Just guys record these things properly.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you doing? It sounded horrible last week on

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<v Speaker 2>the Light Show. These strike Force five guys showed up

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<v Speaker 2>late night. Reports that preliminary Nielsen Live plus same day

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<v Speaker 2>data said the episode drew two point eight one to

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<v Speaker 2>nine millions total viewers and a whopping two hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>thirty one thousand people between eighteen and forty nine. Now

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<v Speaker 2>let's break that apart. Let's do lazy Matthea. So we

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<v Speaker 2>have two point eight million people and we subtract two

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and thirty one thousand, So that's like two and

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<v Speaker 2>a half million people that watch the show are over

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<v Speaker 2>forty nine. It's old people like me or presumably seven

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<v Speaker 2>year olds. I mean, no events. That's why this thing

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<v Speaker 2>isn't going on. Everybody's ancient like me. I'm seven years

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<v Speaker 2>out of that demo already. Boy, that happened fast. I

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<v Speaker 2>remember being sad that day. I graduated the eighteen to

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<v Speaker 2>forty nine's and again the twenty five to fifty fours. Yikes. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>two point eight one to nine million total viewers was

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<v Speaker 2>the Late show's largest live plus same day total viewer

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<v Speaker 2>audience since January twenty sixth, which was a Sunday night

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<v Speaker 2>episode that aired after the AFC Championship game. For normal episode,

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<v Speaker 2>you'd have to go back to October twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 2>Vice President Kamala Harris was the guest Late Nighter, says

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<v Speaker 2>the last time they looked and extended YouTube upload of

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<v Speaker 2>theirppearance racked up three point two million views. After the show,

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<v Speaker 2>Jimmy Kimmel was asked if they will do more Strike

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<v Speaker 2>Force five podcasts. Jimmy said, I can't imagine not keeping

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<v Speaker 2>doing it. The appearance on the air with Stephen went

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<v Speaker 2>so well and was so much fun, it made me

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<v Speaker 2>think we should do them in front of a live audience. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>what's interesting is if you listen to the dynamic and

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's saying the same thing, there's clearly a gang of four,

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<v Speaker 2>plus Jimmy Fallon like Falin's like doing his own thing.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't fit the vibe the other guys. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>like in every group, there's like the friend that everyone's

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<v Speaker 2>picking on. I feel like that's Fallin. So while it

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't shock me if there are some live shows, and

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<v Speaker 2>Seth and Oliver already do things together regularly, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>see Fallon being part of it. Maybe I'm wrong. As

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<v Speaker 2>for the end of the Late Show, Kimmel said, people

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be losing jobs. Where do you go

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<v Speaker 2>if you write jokes for a living. During the appearance,

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<v Speaker 2>Jimmy Kimmel joke you could host my show. That started

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<v Speaker 2>a rumor that that would actually happen. But Late Night

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<v Speaker 2>of reports, to my personal disappointment, that Jimmy Kimmel is

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<v Speaker 2>taking the summer off. I personally think that that is

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<v Speaker 2>a strategic mistake. That Kimmel should stay in the chair

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<v Speaker 2>this summer. Again, as I said before, I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to work the summer either, but boy capture that audience.

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<v Speaker 2>But the guestsos are actually starting pretty soon as soon

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<v Speaker 2>as the Knicks win the NBA Championship, where maybe someone

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<v Speaker 2>else does. As soon as the Knicks win the NBA

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<v Speaker 2>Championship and the NBA Finals are wrapped up, kim will

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<v Speaker 2>be taking the summer off, and Late Nighter says most

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<v Speaker 2>of the guest hosts are already lined up. Strategic mistake, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Friend of the show, Jason Zenniman, writes for The New

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<v Speaker 2>York Times. He asked David Letterman if David Letterman has

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<v Speaker 2>a favorite memory from the Late Show. Dave said, the

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<v Speaker 2>band had barely quit playing and they dismantled the set

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<v Speaker 2>and there were dumpsters on fifty third Street. I remember

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<v Speaker 2>that happened. That was ugly, and I walked out of

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<v Speaker 2>the building. I saw the detritus and the debris of

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<v Speaker 2>my life at CBS being tossed into the dumpster. Now

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<v Speaker 2>that's not a pleasant memory. I don't know. Talk to

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<v Speaker 2>somebody else. Yikes. Jason asked Dave about Late Night and said,

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<v Speaker 2>we still have Jimmy presumably kim Ol, we still have seth.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not completely dead on arrival, but I'd be surprised

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<v Speaker 2>if it lasts more than a year or so. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's such an easy, soothing format that it's got to

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<v Speaker 2>stay on. Jason apparently reacted the same way I did.

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<v Speaker 2>You'd be surprised if Late Night survives another year, Letterman, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe specific shows. I don't think it'll ever go away

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<v Speaker 2>because it's just the best. It's humans talking to humans.

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<v Speaker 2>Interesting tidbit here. Zinnemann asked Letterman, could you imagine having

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<v Speaker 2>Jay Leno as a guest on Dave's Netflix show. Dave said,

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<v Speaker 2>we think about it from time to time. This is

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<v Speaker 2>not a bad idea and answer your question. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>I would love to. I'm sorry, did I say love?

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, I can imagine heavy Jay. I mean when

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<v Speaker 2>I was a kid, he was the funniest man in comedy.

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<v Speaker 2>So just based on that alone, why wouldn't you boy?

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<v Speaker 2>Can we make that happen? That would be amazing. Chicago

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<v Speaker 2>Magazine caught up with Brian Stack, who has been with

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<v Speaker 2>The Late Show since twenty fifteen. Prior to that, he

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<v Speaker 2>wrote with Conan. Stack said the program's cancelation lester I

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<v Speaker 2>was a shock, but the mood has been very positive overall,

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<v Speaker 2>despite everyone's sadness about it coming to an end. While

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<v Speaker 2>I'm proud of certain jokes and bits I've tossed in

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<v Speaker 2>over the years, I think the most fulfilling thing for

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<v Speaker 2>me has been when I'm aster performing character or do

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<v Speaker 2>voice of that help bring other writers' ideas to life.

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<v Speaker 2>I've always loved riffing around with other writers and bouncing

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<v Speaker 2>ideas back and forth in an improvisational way. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of us came from an improv background, including Steven, and

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<v Speaker 2>we all love coming with ideas collectively that we might

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<v Speaker 2>never have come up with it on our own. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>proud that we did our best for the last eleven

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<v Speaker 2>years to find humor in the events of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>even when those events were far from humorous. They asked

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<v Speaker 2>about the challenge of writing so much Trump material, Stack said,

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<v Speaker 2>he was just everywhere, all the time for the last

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<v Speaker 2>ten years. That was something that none of us saw

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<v Speaker 2>coming when the show started. I think the main challenge

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<v Speaker 2>for all the writers, Steven included has been trying to

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<v Speaker 2>lighten the emotional loads so many people carry around with

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<v Speaker 2>them with Trump in the news twenty four to seven,

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<v Speaker 2>year after year. Druss me, We've always welcomed the chance

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<v Speaker 2>to write about literally anything else, especially fun silly stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>On Conan Shows, if we dealt with politics, it was

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<v Speaker 2>usually in a very silly, cartoony way. I don't mean

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<v Speaker 2>cartoony in a pejorative sense. I just mean that if

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<v Speaker 2>Robert Smigel was doing his Clinton character, he played it

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<v Speaker 2>more like a crazy, good old boy. Chicago Magazine asked Stack,

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<v Speaker 2>is a writer's day at the Late Show so much

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<v Speaker 2>different than the Conan Shows? Interesting answer? Stack said, it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually with Conan would start a little later in the morning,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe around ten thirty or eleven, but would often be

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<v Speaker 2>there until after midnight. I'd be on the one am

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<v Speaker 2>train home of the suburbs. At the late show, we

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<v Speaker 2>tend to get in earlier and get a jump on

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<v Speaker 2>the day's headlines and leave earlier. And we tend to

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<v Speaker 2>work in pairs on monologue stories and things like that,

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<v Speaker 2>because Steven's show is much more monologue centric and there

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<v Speaker 2>are big chunks of material about each story. We all

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<v Speaker 2>work on the monologues as well as the other bits.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd never been a monologu writer till I worked with

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen's show. Uh oh, who's the better boss, Steven or Conan?

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<v Speaker 2>More important? Who's funnier? How are you going to answer that?

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<v Speaker 2>Stack laughed and said, what are the funny differences between

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen and Conan? Is a lot of times you see

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen in the hall or something, and he'll talk to

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<v Speaker 2>you as Steven about something that's really going on. With Conan.

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<v Speaker 2>In all my eighteen years there, I rarely had more

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<v Speaker 2>than one or two genuine conversations with him. He was

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<v Speaker 2>doing some bit in the hallway, or he'd come in

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<v Speaker 2>with his guitar or a silly cap on his head

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<v Speaker 2>and start doing a bit for us. He was always

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<v Speaker 2>so playfully abusive, and he only does it to people

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<v Speaker 2>he likes or loves. If you don't know Conan, sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>people think it's somehow coming from a real place, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's not. I remember what I was leaving and asking

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<v Speaker 2>for his blessing to go to Steven's show. He was

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<v Speaker 2>so nice about it and generous and understanding. I was thinking,

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<v Speaker 2>why does this feel so weird? Oh, this might be

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<v Speaker 2>the first sincere conversation I had with him in eighteen years.

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen could be hilarious too when he's kidding around with us,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's different. He and Conan both come from big family,

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<v Speaker 2>so I think they're used to giving crap. Another thing

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<v Speaker 2>I love about both of them is they love it

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<v Speaker 2>when other people give them crap. I don't want to overgeneralize,

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<v Speaker 2>but in comedians there's often a lot of self doubt.

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<v Speaker 2>When people give it back and nail you feels like

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<v Speaker 2>you're in a warm bath. A lot more here. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'll save that for like a July fourth pre record.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll find the full piece in Chicago Magazine out today

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<v Speaker 2>on Gorilla Comedy plus Emmy Blotneck's What's Her Secret? John

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<v Speaker 2>Stewart still mad at Apple TV. On The Weekly Show,

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<v Speaker 2>Stuart compared his time with the Apple folks to an

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<v Speaker 2>abusive relationship. John said, Apple made it untenable for us

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<v Speaker 2>to continue doing our show, and then Apple fired me. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>work there, I'd have to disown everything that I'd ever

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<v Speaker 2>held dear and so I left. That show went from

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<v Speaker 2>September thirtieth, twenty twenty one to October twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>just wasn't John at his best. Stewart said of his

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<v Speaker 2>time at Apple, you know what it was self care.

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<v Speaker 2>I was walking out of what was becoming an abusive relationship.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you've ever been in an abusive relationship with

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<v Speaker 2>a multinational conglomerate, the hard part about breaking up with

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<v Speaker 2>Apple is that all the breakup songs are on their technology.

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<v Speaker 2>It's almost impossible to avoid very difficult. BBC Comedy boss

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<v Speaker 2>John Petree says his genre competing with big budget dramas

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<v Speaker 2>at the BBC is like being the Prince Harry of

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<v Speaker 2>the TV Royal Family. He says comedy has to fight

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<v Speaker 2>harder than it should for attention, for status and sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>for survival. Hey, John Petrie, check out our sister podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>Pallace Intrigue. We talk about Harry all the time. You

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<v Speaker 2>might like it. Petrie says he intends to camp outside

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<v Speaker 2>new BBC Director General Matt Britton's office to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>he understands just how vital it is that the BBC

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<v Speaker 2>keeps back in comedy because the BBC does not back

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<v Speaker 2>comedy to make money, we back it for laughs. Well

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<v Speaker 2>a sequel to that story. John Petrie was at the

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<v Speaker 2>BBC Comedy Festival and Live and announce ten new and

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<v Speaker 2>returning shows. Returning shows include Amandoland, Black Ops, Am, I

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<v Speaker 2>Being Unreasonable, Things you should have done, such Brave Girls

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<v Speaker 2>and Mammoth. Sitcom Two Doors Down comes back for an

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<v Speaker 2>eighth series, and you can watch comedy on BBC I Player.

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<v Speaker 2>I got three letters for you, VP and N. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>you might want to google the phrase London postal code

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<v Speaker 2>if you know you know. That's your comedy news for today.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll see tomorrow