33E – Getting a laugh with Jann Karam

October 1, 2023 Darryl Asher

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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher

NNF Platinum 33E – Jann Karam
@JannKaram
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00 Hello! It’s loosey goosey platinum!

33E for excellent like this opening! Solid! A+!

It’s been a week almost! We last recorded on Friday.

Eliot has the con and there was traffic coming in for him and Jimmy.

Jimmy talks about his car and trying to parallel park. Jimmy has a Ionic 6!

He loves it! The six is more comfortable than the five.

Talking the Ionic 5 vs the Ionic 6

Should kids be taught how to change a tire?

Changing a tire is gonna end up a lost art?

Eliot can change a tire!

Lots of flats for Eliot and his Fiat apparently.

10 – Run Flat Tires – https://www.bridgestonetire.com/learn/tire-technology/run-flat-tires/

Matt and I didn’t get to go to Eliot’s show.

Jimmy did! He talks about it. He says, sincerely, Eliot was phenomenal. He made him legit laugh 3 times out loud.

Eliot talks about the Saturday show being a little sillier.

15 – Eliot’s doing horror improv coming up soon as well!

He’s gonna do Sondheim improv also!

Eliot talks about how the improv shows might work.

20 – Eliot enjoyed some drinks with cast members but he doesn’t really know the strengths or goals of his peers.
Swingers filming locations https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117802/locations/

25 – More music chart fun!

1982!

Charlie’s 80s Attic!

We had some fun guessing those songs.

40 – We’ll be right back!

We’re back!

Jimmy introduces our guest, Jann Karam, and her experiences doing The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson twice!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Benvenuti_and_Steve_Rudnick

Jann shares her career path and meeting Seinfeld, Larry David, and Bill Maher.

50 – Jann talks about Bill Maher hitting on her. “Hey what can I say? I’m an asshole!” – Bill

She did end up doing an episode of Politically Incorrect!

Jann talks moving to Los Angeles!

55 – Jimmy and Jann used to do sets together at the Improv. She used to be besties with Danielle until Jimmy started dating her and took her away.

She got onto the Tonight Show via a contest at the San Diego Improv. The tonight show booker at the time was one of the judges. She got 2nd to Russ T. Nails but as she was told, she got the tonight show.

60 – She didn’t make it to the couch but only because of time. The Parrot Lady went too long.

Jann auditioned for and worked with Carol Burnett!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carol_Burnett_Show

1h5m – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Kind_filmography

1h10m – Who watches SNL anyway? Young folks? Probably not.
Jimmy talks about his late show experiences.

Jann talks about doing Curb, including the new season.

Jann was the girl that doesn’t laugh on Seinfeld.

1h15m – Jann talks about her family and hair conditioner.

Her sister is at Disneyland. No time to visit!

1h25m – Jann tells us about her Curb experience. She was on the episode where Larry shows up early for a party. She ended up cut though despite getting a great laugh.

Larry called her personally and told her she was cut but how great she was and that he wanted to have her back. Which he did!

1h30m – Jimmy has not auditioned for Curb but he did for another show with the same casting director.

Ah we discover the truth about Jann and her sister’s animosity. They share a birthday!

1h35m – Last time Jimmy saw Jann was at Flappers with Dana Carvey!

Let’s go around the horn!!

I went to The Abyss and to an Estate Sale!

1h40m – Eliot saw The Abyss on the lot with his dad projecting!

Flaccid is pronounced flaxcid?!

1h45m – Jann’s guess! But first she wants to correct the record. Dana loves flappers and his audiences are great!

Her guess is Edward James Olmos – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_James_Olmos

Matt’s guess is Ed Harris!

Jimmy’s guess is Ed Begley Jr