3112 – Flying the friendly skies with Paul Reiser
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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher
@PaulReiser
00 Hello!
Sleepy voices in the studio it’s fall back time. Jimmy is awake for an extra hour not sleeping an extra hour.
No me today! On assignment?
Subtoberfest such a success! I got my raise, and Jimmy calls me out for tearing up.
Am I leaving the nest?
Get some fresh blood? Jimmy is both joking and serious about me leaving.
New rules for interns!
Talking about blue checks and not paying the $8.
Rich does not equal smart.
Elon’s dumb but funnnnyyyyyyy.
Eliot talks about social networks and paying.
Eliot has a lot to say about twitter.
10 – Talking Mastodon and other social media.
Add text to Instagram and turn it into twitter.
Talking Apple and E World
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EWorld
15 – Jimmy talks WebTV.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_TV
Talking about Usenet newsgroups
Down on tweet street!
20 – We’re talking about Subtoberfest and how successful it was and that Smile Train got a matching donor as well! PLUS a listener is matching our donation! So It’s 3x donation!
Jimmy explains why Matt is a lying piece of shit apparently photograph related.
Matt talks about going to the MLS finals and how exciting and dramatic the game was.
Season tickets for the belknaps?
25 – Jimmy’s not gonna reveal in an email whether or not he went to the game with Matt. He’d save it for the show.
He didn’t go.
Ticket To Paradise – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14109724/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1
Kaitlyn Dever plays the daughter.
Jimmy talks about feeling night and day better after his procedure. Knock on wood.
30 – LAFC and USC Homecoming on the same night?! Right next to each other too. Matt talks about the issues and parking.
Celebrity sighting!
VOTE! (it’s too late)
Lots of celebs at the game! Matt talks about them (Justin Bieber, Sia, Will Ferrell, etc)
35 – It was politician Rick Caruso
Talking voting, and Adam Schiff being Matt’s rep now.
Jimmy plans how to knock over Trump and kick him in the head.
Jimmy calls Garon (me)!
40 – Paul Reiser is here! He’s in a hoodie!
Jimmy talks about Paul’s desk line on Reboot that he finds to be hilarious.
Paul’s IMDB – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001663/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Paul and Paula have been together 40 years, married 34.
45 – Jimmy talks to Paul about his marriage bit.
Paul has a friend who listens to the show religiously!
50 – Reboot talk! We all think it’s terrific. They haven’t heard about a season 2 yet.
Talking election days!
Water for Paul!
Jimmy needs salt. Talking tablets.
55 – Lots of dates for Paul coming up PA and Florida!
We’ll be right back with trivia!
We’re back!
Lots of dates for Paul.
Why no private jet for Paul?
60 – Maybe Jimmy and Paul can share a jet.
Paul talks about a joke of Mel Brooks’ that he still does today.
Jimmy tells Paul the Lee Delano story and meeting Mel Brooks.
Paul talks about having Mel on Mad About You and having to tell him a song he was doing is too long. “It’s funnier than it’s long!” – Mel
Carol Burnett and Carole O’Connor were Helen’s parents.
1h5m – Helen Hunt memorized mel brooks and carl reiner albums when she was a kid.
Paul talks about the time Jerry Lewis was on the show.
Paul talks about Steven Wright and tells a story about these really heavy weight things they had on set.
“that must be all the weight that feathers don’t have.” – Steven Wright on the heavy set weights.
1h10m – Steven Wright was the first live stand up that Jimmy saw. He was underage and had to sneak in.
Talking stand-up and acts that Paul opened for back in the day. Buddy Rich, The Pointer Sisters, and Albert Brooks opening for Richie Havens.
1h15m – Paul tells a story about touring with Melissa Manchester and having a bad show that she warned him about.
Trivia time!
1h20m – Teaching Paul the trivia game!
Paul got his Flu shot.
Paul talks Covid.
Oliver loves popcorn.
Paul thinks Jimmy could be a younger smothers brother.
Lots of Smothers Brothers talk.
1h25m –
Category: Sweets
Question: What famous artist designed the logo to the lollipop company Chupa Chups?
Are private jets more expensive now like standard flights are?
https://simpleflying.com/mgm-grand-air/
Paul may have been one of the last to see Bette Davis.
1h30m – Talking to me on the phone.
My answer is Frida Kahlo
Paul is insisting on the answer!
Eliot’s guess is Andy Warhol
Jimmy and fam enjoyed the Weird Al movie a ton.
Matt guesses Andy Warhol
Paul guesses Peter Max
Jimmy guesses Phil Hartman
1h35m – Beverly Hills Cop talk! Paul is in the new one.
The answer is Salvador Dali!
Salvador Dali died in 1989.
We’ll be right back!
We’re back!
Reboot talk!
1h40m – Send letters to hulu about Reboot.
Paul talks about Reboot and the cast.
Calum Worthy talk!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calum_Worthy
1h45m – Talking characters and comedy revolving around the writer’s room featured in Reboot.
Paul tells a story from the old days about someone farting in the car.
1h50m – Jimmy and Paul talk about Glenn Hirsch – http://glennhirschcomedian.com/
Talking learning comedy as a kid and memorizing albums and doing them yourself.
“cover set” – eliot
Go see Paul on tour!
Get 20% Jimmy’s tour merch NoTour22 promo code!
Paul loved meeting people after shows but doesn’t do it much anymore because of Covid.
See you next time!
Trivia Results:
Category: Sweets
Question: What famous artist designed the logo to the lollipop company Chupa Chups?
Garon: Frida Kahlo (2 pts)
Eliot: Andy Warhol (8 pts)
Matt: Andy Warhol (9 pts)
Paul Reiser: Peter Max (4 pts)
Jimmy: Phil Hartman (18 pts)
The answer is Salvador Dali!
My pleasure,
Garon/The Beast/Mush Mouth Shy Guy/The Notekeeper/Lazy Queen/Sloth/Little Asshole
