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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media, Idly Home, Johnny Mack with your daily

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<v Speaker 1>comedy News, Big VP debate tonight. That's right, we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>covering that on the Ballot Podcast. By the way, both

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<v Speaker 1>the Daily Show and Colbert will go live after the debate. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>what's interesting about the Daily Show is John Stewart's not

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<v Speaker 1>working No Tuesday night, Buddy, No, Michael Costa will do

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<v Speaker 1>the live postgame show. Usually John shows up for those.

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder if that is a hint as to what

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<v Speaker 1>the future of the Daily Show actually is. Hmm. After

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<v Speaker 1>the Trump Harris debate, Colbert doubled his audience with the

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen to forty nine's John Stewart hosted a Tuesday episode

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<v Speaker 1>of The Daily Show that week and got the show's

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<v Speaker 1>highest rating since twenty seventeen. So again, very interesting that

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Costa is hosting. All right, we got to start

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<v Speaker 1>paying attention to Kat Williams. I know, you know some

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<v Speaker 1>of us. I'll raise my hand. We're like, Cat, you're crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>Time is starting to prove that perhaps Kat Williams not

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<v Speaker 1>so crazy. At a recent show, he went after Sean

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<v Speaker 1>Diddy Combs Cat made fun of Diddy's attorneys claim that

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<v Speaker 1>Diddy had bought some baby oil from Costco. Williams joked,

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<v Speaker 1>they put the drugs in the baby oil. You think

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<v Speaker 1>you're getting a massage, you can't even get up. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the reason God gave me egzema. I can't even

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<v Speaker 1>use baby oil. That got a lot of laughs. Earlier

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<v Speaker 1>in the year on with Chen and Sharp, You remember

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<v Speaker 1>that interview, Kat said all lies would be exposed. P

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<v Speaker 1>Diddy be wanting to party and you got to tell

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<v Speaker 1>him no. Meanwhile, Marlon Williams was on Club Shay Shay

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<v Speaker 1>recently and said, I've never seen or been part of

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<v Speaker 1>nothing but good vibes and energy with clothes on. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not rushing to take down old tweets or anything.

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<v Speaker 1>I ain't got stuff to hide, period. I've been to

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<v Speaker 1>plenty of Diddy parties. I left early. I swear to

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<v Speaker 1>you I've never seen it. Those aren't the type of

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<v Speaker 1>parties I go to. I don't frequent those type of parties.

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<v Speaker 1>And even if I go, like I said, I'd never

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<v Speaker 1>seen any of this, want to hear about it. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>what did that happen? At? What time did this go down?

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<v Speaker 1>Because I was there until two three thirty. You mean

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<v Speaker 1>it too, so they waited for me to leave, like

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<v Speaker 1>all right, good that Wayns is gone. He talks too much.

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<v Speaker 1>Wayins did admit that he has seen drugs at these parties,

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<v Speaker 1>but was unfamiliar with the other reports. He told Chennon Sharp,

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<v Speaker 1>I watch how I conduct myself because I'm not doing

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<v Speaker 1>this for me. I have to answer to God. I

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<v Speaker 1>have to answer to my brothers. I have to answered

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<v Speaker 1>to my legacy. I can't act a certain way. I

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<v Speaker 1>have to answer to black people. I have to answer

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<v Speaker 1>to kids who want to be like me. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot for me to answer to. I owe it to

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<v Speaker 1>my fans to walk through this life and be an

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<v Speaker 1>example as best as I can. Meanwhile, new topic. Wayns

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<v Speaker 1>was on the Shaquill O'Neal podcast joking about Magic Johnson

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<v Speaker 1>and said, I said he had the good aids. I said,

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<v Speaker 1>what aids do you want to get where you lived

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<v Speaker 1>fifty years? I want those aids. He became a billionaire

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<v Speaker 1>with aids. Give me those aids. What kind of aids

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<v Speaker 1>is this? Financial aids? Sam Bee has her new podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>She talked about Diddy and said she had a chance

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<v Speaker 1>encounter with Diddy. Ages and Ages ago and was not

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<v Speaker 1>invited to one of the freak offs be recalled. She

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<v Speaker 1>was at the Democratic National Convention, but can't remember which one.

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<v Speaker 1>When Diddy walked in, Sam said, I was grabbing whoever

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<v Speaker 1>I could ask them questions about what was going on.

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<v Speaker 1>So I went up to him and said, do you

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<v Speaker 1>mind off ask a couple questions, and Diddy's voice was

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<v Speaker 1>very soft. She said, it was in an area where

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<v Speaker 1>you'd expected to be interviewed, too, so it wasn't outrageous.

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<v Speaker 1>After the interview, b said, Diddy immediately, like instantly, turned

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<v Speaker 1>to his assistant. He held out his hands helplessly, and

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<v Speaker 1>his attendants squirted copious amounts of purel into his hands,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he softly rubbed his hands together to extinguish

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<v Speaker 1>whatever microbes I'd put on his hands. The way he

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<v Speaker 1>did it was so rude. I do understand you shake

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people's hands and your hands feel dirty,

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<v Speaker 1>but you don't typically need to sanitize while the person

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<v Speaker 1>is standing before you expressing your disgust. It occurred to

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<v Speaker 1>me in the light of all these freak offs, it's

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<v Speaker 1>always the germophobes who want to go home and recreate Caligula.

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<v Speaker 1>Every Tuesday afternoon, let me catch up on Saturday Night Live.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's say before I go to my notes, just top

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<v Speaker 1>of mind. I thought it was really good. It felt big,

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<v Speaker 1>it felt very show busy. The open was pretty strong.

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<v Speaker 1>But I gotta wonder, if you're on the cast and

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<v Speaker 1>your name's not Bowen Yang and maybe more solo Hernandez

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that in a second. How are you feeling?

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<v Speaker 1>Because yes, Daya Carvey great, and yes it was great

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<v Speaker 1>to see Mac Packer, Andy Samberg, and yes, Maya Rudolph

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<v Speaker 1>is nailing the Kamala voice. But you know, if you're

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<v Speaker 1>on the cast, aren't you like, hey, why has this

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<v Speaker 1>turned into an alumni show? But I guess for the

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<v Speaker 1>fiftieth year it'll be an alumni show, and maybe season

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<v Speaker 1>fifty one it'll be a reset. I could see a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people departing. Bowen got like nine sketches. Nine

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<v Speaker 1>might be an exaggeration, but I felt like the whole

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<v Speaker 1>night was Bowen Yang and he was great as always.

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<v Speaker 1>And Marcela Hernandez, I'm wondering, does he do one thing

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<v Speaker 1>one thing with an over the top accent that worked

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<v Speaker 1>really well. In the Pyramid sketch. It worked really well

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<v Speaker 1>in the I Love Lucy sketch, will try. I enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>it a lot, so he's fun. I just don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what else he can do. The Daily Beat spoke to

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<v Speaker 1>Dana Carvey, who showed up as Joe Biden and did

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<v Speaker 1>a very good Joe Biden. I mean, he's Dana Carvey

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<v Speaker 1>after all. Carvey said, it's been top secret. I kept

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<v Speaker 1>it under wraps for weeks, but I was asked by

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<v Speaker 1>Lauren to come on SNL to do Biden. He said

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<v Speaker 1>he began developing his take on Biden while producing his

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<v Speaker 1>podcast YouTube clips, and said mimicking Biden is trickier, but

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<v Speaker 1>the rhythm of the impression comes from the President's high

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<v Speaker 1>energy moments. The true North stars to try and make

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<v Speaker 1>it funny and not really get it to be a

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<v Speaker 1>political message per se. Bowe Yang caught some backlash from

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<v Speaker 1>fans of Chapel Rowan. Yang grown on Instagram. Everything she

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<v Speaker 1>has ever asked for has been reasonable. Bowen was dressed

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<v Speaker 1>up as Pigmy Hippopotamus of MoU Dang, and in character,

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<v Speaker 1>he referenced Chapel Rowan's past comments about maintaining boundaries with

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<v Speaker 1>intrusive fans. On Instagram, Bowen wrote, everything she has ever

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<v Speaker 1>asked for has been reasonable. If my personal stance and

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<v Speaker 1>the piece aren't absolutely clear in terms of supporting her,

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<v Speaker 1>then there it is. I guess everything she's asked for

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<v Speaker 1>has been reasonable, and even then we can connect it

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<v Speaker 1>to another story about boundaries or whatever. In character as

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<v Speaker 1>Moo Dan, he spoke with Colin jo just about setting

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<v Speaker 1>some boundaries with Zoo attendees. In character, he said, when

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<v Speaker 1>I'm in my enclosure, tripping over stuff, biting my trainer's knee,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm at work. That's the project. Do not yell my

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<v Speaker 1>name or expect a photo just because I'm your parasocial

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<v Speaker 1>best year, because you appreciate my talent. Last week, Rowan

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<v Speaker 1>canceled her weekend performances at a festival, saying I feel

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<v Speaker 1>pressures to prioritize a lot of things right now, and

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<v Speaker 1>I need a few days to prioritize my mind health.

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<v Speaker 1>Bringing this full circle. Separately from all this, Bowen was

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<v Speaker 1>recently on the Dana Corvey podcast well along with David Spade.

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<v Speaker 1>He shared some behind the scenes details about when Sidney

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<v Speaker 1>Bowen said, I get caught up in the meta narrative.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes I'll get roped in like a headline or some

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<v Speaker 1>pickup every now and then I'm like, oh god, this

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<v Speaker 1>is so unfair, this is so stressful. That's not what

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<v Speaker 1>I meant, or this is not what I was doing.

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<v Speaker 1>Like when Chappelle was standing on stage with me, Yang said,

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<v Speaker 1>Lauren knows this is what the show is now. I

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<v Speaker 1>think Lauren has an awareness of it. I think Lauren

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<v Speaker 1>knows how that it's a reality show. He said. Sidney

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<v Speaker 1>Sweeney was an example of a host who came in

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<v Speaker 1>and understood how she was being consumed and perceived already.

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<v Speaker 1>She came in and was like, please, everyone make jokes

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<v Speaker 1>about my boobs. John Stewart, who's not hosting The Daily

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<v Speaker 1>Show tonight, was on Conan O'Brien's podcast, and he told Conan,

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<v Speaker 1>we've created this incredibly eccentric business where you need an

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<v Speaker 1>agent and a manager and a lawyer and they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to take about sixty percent of what you make. But

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<v Speaker 1>without them, there's nothing you can do. And you join

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<v Speaker 1>the studio and the studio will give you a deal

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<v Speaker 1>and you'll sit in your room it's the most inefficient

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<v Speaker 1>way Silicon Valley walked into entertainment, and the way that

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<v Speaker 1>Elon Musk walked into Twitter and went, how many people

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<v Speaker 1>work here? Ten thousand? Make it two? They go writers' room. Wait,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got fourteen writers and they're with you from start

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<v Speaker 1>to finish on the production. Well, it's important for the

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<v Speaker 1>writers to be invested. And also we're showing them how

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<v Speaker 1>they're on the page, because it's different about the page

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<v Speaker 1>of the screen. They got to understand how that works

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<v Speaker 1>and understand how we interact with the props. Amazon and

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<v Speaker 1>Apple hear those arguments and respond with something like they

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<v Speaker 1>can have three weeks and it's got to be on Zoom,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can have four of them. I can't function

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<v Speaker 1>like that. My writers, like what Conan said, I'm friends

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<v Speaker 1>with so many comedy writers, many comedy writers of my vintage.

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<v Speaker 1>You're younger of trouble getting work now. It's changing radically.

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<v Speaker 1>Stewart said. The large tech companies don't believe in institutional

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge that allows people to grow and get better and

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<v Speaker 1>create more. As for Apple, I couldn't help them in

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<v Speaker 1>the way that maybe I had been able to help

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<v Speaker 1>Comedy Central, But I think in their determination, I could

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<v Speaker 1>hurt them. Themes of comedy names of tech often do

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<v Speaker 1>not align. And that's when I knew we were in trouble. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>very interesting. I haven't listen to that one. I'll add

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<v Speaker 1>it to Mike Queue. During the SNL premiere, Amazon announced

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<v Speaker 1>that Colin Jos Pop Culture Jeopardy will debut December four.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll get three new episodes a week on Wednesdays. Bill

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<v Speaker 1>Hayter is developing a comedy pilot for HBO. Untitled project

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<v Speaker 1>stars a woman in a small town who has a

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<v Speaker 1>big secret revealed and then massive colossal spoilers for The Simpsons.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't even know this happened. I'm gonna spoil the

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<v Speaker 1>heck out of Sunday's episode. I'll go slow here, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm gonna I'm gonna give you a minor spoiler

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<v Speaker 1>in a second. Then I'll take a beat, and then

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<v Speaker 1>I'll majorly spoiler it. Medium spoiler. Okay, you've been warned, right,

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<v Speaker 1>medium spoiler for The Simpsons. They hand it in the

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<v Speaker 1>series finale. But the show's not over yet, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's the headlined spoiler. If you want particular details,

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<v Speaker 1>hang out otherwise, you're dismissed. See you tomorrow, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>more spoilers coming up. You've been warned. Bart's Birthday is

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<v Speaker 1>the Simpsons take on what a finale might look like.

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<v Speaker 1>Inspired by the season seven clip show The Simpsons one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and thirty eighth episode Spectacular a great episode, Bart's

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<v Speaker 1>Birthday is formatted like a hosted special, but instead of

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<v Speaker 1>showing clips from the past and making up fake ones,

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<v Speaker 1>Conan O'Brien introduces a brand new, AI written episode designed

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<v Speaker 1>to be the series finale. The episode within the episode

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<v Speaker 1>follows Bart as he watches the show's characters go through

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<v Speaker 1>cliche over sentimental finale type storylines with increasing consternation. Showrunner

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Selman explained why a finale and said, when you're

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<v Speaker 1>write for The Simpsons, you get asked a lot about

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<v Speaker 1>what a finale episode might look like. It's a tricky question.

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<v Speaker 1>He's worked on the show since nineteen ninety eight. He

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<v Speaker 1>three Strikes, it hit him, what if we did a

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<v Speaker 1>fake finale that makes fun of finales? Wrap itings up?

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<v Speaker 1>But then rejects it in the simpsonsy way. They brainstormed

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<v Speaker 1>what Fox would actually do if there was a Simpson

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<v Speaker 1>finale and landed on the idea of a grand Starfield

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<v Speaker 1>celebration that would serve as a meta takedown of showbiz

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<v Speaker 1>self mythologizing and poke fun at the reverence. Some fans

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<v Speaker 1>have a certain era of the show. You know, if

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<v Speaker 1>you heard Sunday's episode, I pointed out, the show hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>aired in years. Bob's orgiz doesn't exist at all. The Simpsons,

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<v Speaker 1>I think stopped in season nine. When's the last time

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<v Speaker 1>you watched Simpsons? Come on? Is it even on? Did

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<v Speaker 1>this finale even in Bart's birthday? Conan O'Brien serves as

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<v Speaker 1>the host of the finale celebration. Conan, you may know,

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<v Speaker 1>and wrote what is one of these series all time episodes,

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<v Speaker 1>the Monorail episode don't start me. I'll start singing the

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<v Speaker 1>song you Never want to be near Me. If the

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<v Speaker 1>word monoail comes up, ask my children monarel. Since that

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<v Speaker 1>represents these shows so called golden age, the writers were

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<v Speaker 1>interested in poking fun at that. They roast Conan Conan

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<v Speaker 1>delivers jokes like it's such an honor to be here

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<v Speaker 1>for the series finale of The Simpsons. They knew I

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<v Speaker 1>was right for the job because I've hosted the last

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<v Speaker 1>episode of three of my own shows and counting. Selman

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<v Speaker 1>says Conan was smart enough and funny enough to know

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<v Speaker 1>he was one hundred percent the best person to tell

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<v Speaker 1>the story. All right, what happens to everybody? More spoilers.

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<v Speaker 1>Principal Skinner announces he's leaving to become the headmaster of

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<v Speaker 1>a school in Sacramento as a delightful mid season replacement,

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<v Speaker 1>adding all no doubt, find a whole new, eclectic cast

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<v Speaker 1>of characters to interact with, and also groundskeeper Willie will

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<v Speaker 1>be my roommate. That's great. Bittersweet music plays as Skinner says,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to miss this place while's turnning off the lights.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a Nazi. The Mary Tyler Orphinelle comic book Wife's

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<v Speaker 1>Guy Comigo gives birth. Mister Burns dies first as a prank,

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<v Speaker 1>Bart attempts to stop Krusty from taping a final show.

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<v Speaker 1>Selman discusses if they're trolling the audience conan in the

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<v Speaker 1>show jokes. When the very first episode aired in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty nine, viewers agreed on one thing. It wasn't as

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<v Speaker 1>funny as it used to be. That is your comedy

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

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<v Speaker 1>friend about it. They might like it too. If you

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

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<v Speaker 1>in the show notes that I'll tell you how that works.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't forget. I also host the five A Good News

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<v Speaker 1>Stories podcast number five Good News Stories. It's five stories

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<v Speaker 1>and they're all happy stories. See you tomorrow.
