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#97 - Paul Scheer

2024/10/7
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Paul Scheer discusses his early improv career with Chicago City Limits, including touring experiences, uncomfortable accommodations, and the transition from college to the entertainment industry.
  • Paul toured with Chicago City Limits, an improv group, while attending NYU.
  • He had uncomfortable touring experiences, including sharing a room with an older man who masturbated next to him.
  • Paul chose NYU because Theo Huxtable from The Cosby Show went there.
  • He reflects on the challenges and adventures of early touring and the importance of those experiences in shaping his career.

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Paul Scheer joins the pod to discuss his new book 'Joyful Recollections of Trauma,' his favorite types of air fresheners, attending NYU because Theo Huxtable went there, sharing a hotel room with a grown man on an improv trip, the early days of UCB, and much more. Paul and Stav help callers including a guy whose wife was propositioned by a friend's wife multiple times, and a radio DJ who's wondering if he should tell his friend that his rap music sucks.

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