3611 – Leveling up with Mike Drucker
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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher
@MikeDruckerIsDead
00 Welcome in! Indeed! Indeed!
We’ve got some postcards! A ton? Three!
We hate how good Trump’s signature is.
One of the postcards is from a kid who scribbled some lines in crayons. Washington Jones!
Jimmy’s getting a lot of positive emails in light of the negative ones he’s been getting.
The same person keeps sending negative emails in.
Jimmy not a fan of me using “chat.”
Talking YouTube shorts!
Matt talks about wondering if NNF should get in on TikTok back when it was first launching.
10 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivian
15 – Jimmy talks about a Rivian plant worker and his kid in the front row of his Peoria show.
20 – I was with our guest and missed out on email conversation I guess?
Windsor playing receipt games!
Is King Charles on death’s door?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/uk/king-charles-cancer-message-intl-latam
We give condolences to Ruth Buzzie!
What does she do?!
25 – Jimmy talks about a pilot to bring back Laugh in.
It was with Dwayne Perkins and Cathy Ladman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewayne_Perkins
Different guy!
The guys enjoy The Studio!
Apparently the writers on Laugh In never got to watch the show. They were tucked away in a motel.
We’ll be right back with Mike Drucker!
40 – I have been making tea!
Drain that bag!
Mike’s brother works in DC doing something in the government.
Agave syrup!
45 – Ok Jimmy’s giving props to Mike on his work on a show that I missed the name off since I was searching for sweetness.
Mike worked on Fallon and Samantha Bee and Adam Conover’s show, where he worked with CeCe! We love her!
Mike’s book Good Game No Rematch: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1335012699/?bestFormat=true&k=good%20game%20no%20rematch&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_de_k0_1_13&crid=3LZX89ZSPW70M&sprefix=good%20game%20no%20
50 – Mike met Florence Pugh and she beat him up (for a bit I assume) also she is incredibly beautiful in person he says.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Live_in_Time
Jimmy sobbed through the entire thing.
55 – David HArbour was in VIOLENT Night – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_Night
60 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_Blind_(TV_series)
Hosted by Vanessa & Nick Lachey.
Talking Trump and his Hollywood goons.
Kevin Sorbo talk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Sorbo
Andor talk!
Tinker Tailor Soldier Star Wars? Tinker Tailer Rebel Spies?
Mike’s in town until May 9! Jimmy will be in Columbus, OH! 2 sold out shows!
Mike had a Super Nintendo and eventually a Genesis as well.
1h10m – Hagar AND David Lee Roth both did shows in Vegas this past weekend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecco_the_Dolphin
Mike’s solo on this trip his partner is not coming along with him. He is having some dinners with friends and his manager.
Record Junkies with John Ross Bowie and Brendan Smith! Jimmy did the show and it was nothing but joy!
Talking Sabrina Carpenter showing up on SNL and not sounding great (to Jimmy).
Enjoyable episode! Jimmy laughed out loud several times.
Did Quinta write any sketches? Jimmy thinks she wrote two.
1h15m – Talking Never Not Funny name. Jimmy would change it if he could go back in time.
Mike talks about his book and trying to turn it into a one man show.
Company paintball battle at Nintendo?! Mike got “obliterated.”
Mike talks about the localization job he had with Nintendo.
He also got divorced in that time.
It’s trivia time! Full results at the end!
We’ll be right back!
1h28m37s – We’re back!
Quickly around the horn!
Matt wants to read Mike’s book!
1h30m – Kid Icarus talk!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_Icarus
Lotta yawns around the room!
Round the horn!
We’re tight on time!
Get some Tees from Kennedy Todd!
Comedy Condos talk!
1h40m – We’re done!
On fire!
See you next time!
Trivia Results:
Category: Childhood
Question: According to a study by expert Richard Thomas, the answer to what childhood question is 700 pounds?
Garon: Daniel Tiger / How Much Does Love Weigh? (18 pts)
Eliot: Helicoptor / How Much Wood Can A Wood Chuck Chuck… (9 pts)
Matt: Sega / How Much Does an elephant Weigh?: (19 pts)
Mike Drucker: Capri Sun / How Heavy Is A Gorilla? (8 pts)
Jimmy: Big Wheel / Elephant Weight (16 pts)
Answer is: How Much Wood!
Eliot is correct!
My pleasure,
Garon/The Beast/Mush Mouth Shy Guy/The Notekeeper/Lazy Queen/Sloth/Little Asshole
