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<v Speaker 1>And if you, like me, are a child of the eighties,

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<v Speaker 1>you remember what I like to think of as the

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<v Speaker 1>golden years of Saturday Night Live.

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<v Speaker 2>And you will.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember the work of my next guest as one of

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<v Speaker 1>the perfect deadpan delivers of the Weekend Update. He is

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<v Speaker 1>appearing this weekend at Comedy Works. You should go see him.

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<v Speaker 1>I am going to go see him. And now he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to join us for just a little bit. Kevin Nealin,

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the show.

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<v Speaker 3>Hi, Andy, that's my dead pan impression right there. Well, Mandy, I.

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<v Speaker 1>Mean, dead pan is like a little over the top,

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<v Speaker 1>but you gave great snark in Weekend Update. And I

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<v Speaker 1>loved that period of Saturday Night Live. And I can't

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<v Speaker 1>say I am a lover of all the periods of

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday Night Live, but you really were part of a

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<v Speaker 1>golden era. When you look back at that now, do

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<v Speaker 1>you see it that way?

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<v Speaker 3>I do see it that way, But like you said,

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<v Speaker 3>there's a lot of golden eras I think on that show.

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<v Speaker 3>But it was particularly special for me, of course, and

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<v Speaker 3>to this day I hear people say that that was

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<v Speaker 3>our favorite you know, cast and generation of SML.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I think part of it was a function of

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<v Speaker 1>my age because I was kind of in the sweet

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<v Speaker 1>spot of the demographic for that, and culturally it spoke

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<v Speaker 1>to me really really strongly. But also so much talent

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<v Speaker 1>came out of those years. I mean, so many people

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<v Speaker 1>that are still famous and still doing amazing things came

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<v Speaker 1>out of those casts. Tell me the truth, who's your

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<v Speaker 1>favorite cast member that you worked with? No one's listening.

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<v Speaker 1>It's fine, no one will ever find out the answer.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a tie. I hate to pick. You know people

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<v Speaker 3>I would say Dana Carveing, Adam Taylor.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, I mean come on, I mean they're practically

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<v Speaker 1>my favorites and I don't even work with them, So

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<v Speaker 1>that's fine.

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<v Speaker 2>So now, yeah, you're back on the stand up stage.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've been doing stand up the entire time,

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<v Speaker 1>but this weekend people are going to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>come see you at Comedy works at the Landmark. Is

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<v Speaker 1>the what is the appeal or the difference between those

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<v Speaker 1>two things, between working with a team and doing sketch

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<v Speaker 1>comedy and standing on stage and having that immediate feedback

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<v Speaker 1>from the audience.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, that's part of it, is immediate feedback. I'm really

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<v Speaker 3>kind of I'm about the top of my game now,

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<v Speaker 3>because I just got an off tour with that I'm

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<v Speaker 3>Sandler where we're playing till like, you know, twelve thousand people,

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<v Speaker 3>fifteen thousand people a night, and that was kind of

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<v Speaker 3>a whole different ballgame than you know, the Comedy Works.

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<v Speaker 3>And I got to tell you, I prefer a smaller room.

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<v Speaker 3>Like my best my most preferable audience, as at dinner

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<v Speaker 3>party was to call.

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<v Speaker 2>People when you can really hold court, right, I mean I.

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<v Speaker 3>I just yeah, yeah, yeah. So you know, it's a

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<v Speaker 3>little disconcerting because I put my microphone with me.

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<v Speaker 2>Do we need to make it big?

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<v Speaker 1>Do we need to respond like I have fifteen thousand

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<v Speaker 1>person crowd on Friday and Saturday night at Comedy Works

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<v Speaker 1>just so you feel, you know, like you're at home again.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I prefer not that. I would prefer just just

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<v Speaker 3>a tone that I'm used to, which is about three hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>I say, yeah, it's a great venue. What is your act?

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<v Speaker 2>What are you focusing on now? On your act?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, that's a good point. I just finished taking a

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<v Speaker 3>special call loose in the crotch, and so I'm trying

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<v Speaker 3>to shove out the old storage stuff and bring in

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<v Speaker 3>new stuff. So it's boy, it's a confluence of, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>some of my older kind of thoughts about things and

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<v Speaker 3>kind of newer, you know, in relationship to the stage

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<v Speaker 3>I'm at in my life now. I'm always been on

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<v Speaker 3>the dark side. I kind of like the dark comedy.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's just conversational sort of and just kind of

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<v Speaker 3>my thoughts on things, my opinions on different things, not

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<v Speaker 3>political or anything, but just kind of the life around me.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel like as you've gotten older?

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm fifty six, so I'm kind of at that

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<v Speaker 1>space where I realize I look back at my younger

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<v Speaker 1>self and I think, God, you are so stupid. And

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<v Speaker 1>now I look at I have a better able. I

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<v Speaker 1>have the better ability rather to kind of look at

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<v Speaker 1>the big picture. Whereas before I was focused on the trees,

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<v Speaker 1>now I can see the forest a little better. What

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<v Speaker 1>do you think about your your vision, your view of

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<v Speaker 1>the stuff you're commenting on. Has has it changed and

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<v Speaker 1>evolved in a in a similar different way?

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<v Speaker 3>I think I have. I listen to some past tapes

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<v Speaker 3>of myself, which is very difficult. My voice even sounded different.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a little a little bit higher and a little

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<v Speaker 3>faster paced, you know, but I mean it's not like

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<v Speaker 3>huge changes, but it's less silly and a little more

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<v Speaker 3>observant now and still absurd though. I like the absurdity,

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<v Speaker 3>but I like to do the stuff that people can

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<v Speaker 3>relate to as well, So I'm trying to be inclusive

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<v Speaker 3>and a lot of those things.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, somebody just hit my common spirit heals text line

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<v Speaker 1>and said Kevin Nieling in Weeds, he was brilliant, great guest, Mandy,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's part of your and you were the perfect

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<v Speaker 1>every man. In my opinion, I think you were just

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<v Speaker 1>so perfectly cast because it's a crazy show anyway, about

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<v Speaker 1>a suburban housewife that rose weed and sells it.

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<v Speaker 2>But what was that role like for you and was

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<v Speaker 2>it did you view that as.

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<v Speaker 1>More serious or more comedy or what was that balance there?

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>The strangest thing is during the awards season, our show

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<v Speaker 3>was always up in a comedy category and I could

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<v Speaker 3>never understand that because it's more drama with a touch

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<v Speaker 3>of comedy as well. So yeah, that was always interesting

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<v Speaker 3>to me. But my character was basically I got to

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<v Speaker 3>tell you, when I auditioned for that part, it was

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<v Speaker 3>like hey wanted me right away because I was like

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<v Speaker 3>dead on or what Jenji Cohen, who created the show, wanted.

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<v Speaker 3>But it was really kind of a self a selfish

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<v Speaker 3>person who just wanted to have what he wanted at

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<v Speaker 3>any moment. And Kevin, he was.

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<v Speaker 1>So so likable, that's the thing, you know what I mean, Like, ultimately,

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of thought, if you really analyze the character,

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<v Speaker 1>you're like, guy's kind of an a hole, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he, but he was likable at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think being able to thread that that's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a gift.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean there's even dictators that are likable. I

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<v Speaker 3>got some different places. Yeah, I mean, everybody's got their

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<v Speaker 3>everybody's got their good days and they're bad days. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>he was likable for his nuances and those sorts of things.

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<v Speaker 3>But I sure did like playing that character. It was

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of fun and people seem to like it now,

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, it's funny as people look back on

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<v Speaker 3>that show, I seem to be one of the characters

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<v Speaker 3>that stands out. You know. It's like, you know, Norm

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<v Speaker 3>McDonald was a good friend, of course, and he was

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<v Speaker 3>on SNL and a lot of his stuff is surfacing

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<v Speaker 3>now that I never really saw before. And I'm thinking, Wow,

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<v Speaker 3>he's a lot funnier than I thought he was.

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<v Speaker 1>So you weren't in the Norm MacDonald fan club, you

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<v Speaker 1>weren't presidenting for him being the funniest man.

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<v Speaker 2>O very I mean, obviously to your point.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard something yesterday from his version of Comedians and

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<v Speaker 1>Cars with Jerry Seinfeld where he was sort of talking

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<v Speaker 1>about the outrage industry in our country, and it was.

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<v Speaker 2>Very prescient, you know, it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was very forward looking that that Now it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like, holy crap. I mean, he was smarter than

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<v Speaker 1>all of us in a way.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. At his memorial, I was one of the speakers

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<v Speaker 3>and I said to a lot of a lot of people,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, compliment Norm as being very brave comedian and

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<v Speaker 3>very uh you know, courageous. And I said, I think

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<v Speaker 3>of it more as just you know, what did I say?

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<v Speaker 3>It was? It was oh poor judgment.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>And now he's turnings he's turning out to be right, Kevin,

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<v Speaker 1>I got a question for you.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a guy on yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a neuro psychiatrist who studies like how to be

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<v Speaker 1>happy as you age, and one of his big things

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<v Speaker 1>is having a bucket list and how important that can be.

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<v Speaker 1>And do you have a bucket list, and if so,

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<v Speaker 1>what's on it?

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<v Speaker 3>By if I could just find a bucket to push

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<v Speaker 3>that list in, I don't think we have a bucket

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<v Speaker 3>around the house. Gosh, I'm kind of doing all my

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<v Speaker 3>bucket list stuff right now. I'm really content with life.

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<v Speaker 3>Travel would be. In fact, just before when I was

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<v Speaker 3>on a hold here, I was listening to the weather

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<v Speaker 3>and they're saying that the northern lights of the Aurora

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<v Speaker 3>about what do you call it?

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<v Speaker 2>Aur Aurora borealist.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, it's happening in Colorado for tonight and tomorrow night,

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<v Speaker 3>so I might be able to see it.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I hope so, because I missed it last night

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<v Speaker 1>and last night apparently it was spectacular, but no one

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<v Speaker 1>called me to let me know what the weather was

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<v Speaker 1>going to be. Kevin Nealin is going to be at

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<v Speaker 1>the Landmark Theater this weekend. Comedy Works excellent, excellent. Go

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<v Speaker 1>to Comedyworks dot com and buy your tickets. Kevin, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>super excited that you're here in Denver and looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to this weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>Also, yeah, me too, And also like to plug one

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<v Speaker 3>on this. My wife and I were executive producers on

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<v Speaker 3>a documentary that's coming out on Friday on Apple TV.

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<v Speaker 3>It's all Come See Me in the Good Light at

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<v Speaker 3>one Sundance festival this year and all the tons of

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<v Speaker 3>festivals were really excited about it, so I hope people can.

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<v Speaker 2>What is it about? What is it about?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it's about these It's a it's a love story

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<v Speaker 3>really about these this couple who actually live in Boulder

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<v Speaker 3>around that area there. It's the poet laureate Andrea Gibson

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<v Speaker 3>and her and their partner Megan Folly, and it's about

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<v Speaker 3>kind of their journey and poetry and also her being

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<v Speaker 3>diagnosed with the terminal disease and uh and getting to

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<v Speaker 3>do her poetry one more time. But it's not it's

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<v Speaker 3>not one of those stories about cancer where you know

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<v Speaker 3>it's kind of sad. This is surprisingly funny and it

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<v Speaker 3>will change your life, It really will.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the name of that on Apple TV, Kevin.

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<v Speaker 3>It's called Come See Me in the Good Light?

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Kevin Nealon.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate you and lots of success with your documentary.

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<v Speaker 2>Will see you this weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.