Bomani Jones

If you were given more time, do you think you would have made that show work in the way that you really wanted it to work? Or did you arrive there already? I think we could have gotten better. I think that we were largely in the places that we wanted to be, but I would have gotten better. Like... I am not a comedian.

If you were given more time, do you think you would have made that show work in the way that you really wanted it to work? Or did you arrive there already? I think we could have gotten better. I think that we were largely in the places that we wanted to be, but I would have gotten better. Like... I am not a comedian.

Like, when I first had the meetings with the people about it and I looked at their deck, the way I sold them on the show was I was like, look, man, this deck is for a comedian. I am not a comedian. Right. But I am the person for this show. And so it was a matter of learning how to bridge the gap.

Like, when I first had the meetings with the people about it and I looked at their deck, the way I sold them on the show was I was like, look, man, this deck is for a comedian. I am not a comedian. Right. But I am the person for this show. And so it was a matter of learning how to bridge the gap.

And so I'm working with all these stand-ups who write for the show, and I got a coach that comes in and helps me. And I was improving at what we were doing because, like, we did – 16 episodes of Game Theory. That means I had the opportunity to do that literally 17 times. A test shoot, and then you can't do an episode without turning the clock on. So the only episodes are the ones you see.

And so I'm working with all these stand-ups who write for the show, and I got a coach that comes in and helps me. And I was improving at what we were doing because, like, we did – 16 episodes of Game Theory. That means I had the opportunity to do that literally 17 times. A test shoot, and then you can't do an episode without turning the clock on. So the only episodes are the ones you see.

So that means there's no practice.

So that means there's no practice.

So we were getting better. We just did TV the year that they literally stopped making television. Right. Writer Strike, merger of the company, everything else. Yeah. They just stopped making television. But no, man, it was great. I don't mean to stay on memory lane on that.

So we were getting better. We just did TV the year that they literally stopped making television. Right. Writer Strike, merger of the company, everything else. Yeah. They just stopped making television. But no, man, it was great. I don't mean to stay on memory lane on that.

Well, I need to write a book. I got an idea for a book. Do you realize I'm not going to lie to you? That was a moment that I said to myself, dude, come on, man. You know what I'm saying? No disrespect, but the gods beat you to the book, right? I don't know how Dan comes to work every day with that knowledge, right? I'm one of the best sports writers of my generation. And here's the author.

Well, I need to write a book. I got an idea for a book. Do you realize I'm not going to lie to you? That was a moment that I said to myself, dude, come on, man. You know what I'm saying? No disrespect, but the gods beat you to the book, right? I don't know how Dan comes to work every day with that knowledge, right? I'm one of the best sports writers of my generation. And here's the author.

Thank you. That's when you start specifying this. Author, John Wiener. Thank you. Best-selling author. That's right. That's right. Publisher. Yes, publisher. Ed McCaffrey quickly corrected him. He's like, did you actually write it? He's like, well, no. He's like, so you published the book. I admire you for telling him the truth. Thank you.

Thank you. That's when you start specifying this. Author, John Wiener. Thank you. Best-selling author. That's right. That's right. Publisher. Yes, publisher. Ed McCaffrey quickly corrected him. He's like, did you actually write it? He's like, well, no. He's like, so you published the book. I admire you for telling him the truth. Thank you.

Because you definitely did not just tell it to me. No, I did not.

Because you definitely did not just tell it to me. No, I did not.

I'm not mad. It's like that Emmy I got. I didn't win it. I got it. You probably wrote more for Seagas' book than he did.

I'm not mad. It's like that Emmy I got. I didn't win it. I got it. You probably wrote more for Seagas' book than he did.

Well, first of all, I have to say that both of us should be... deathly offended by the idea that they were afraid. And I'm trying to remember who exactly was afraid. It started with Dan, I think. But even then, I'm looking at that like, buddy, I don't know how to break this to you, but I do this. Number one, I do this. Number two, you've been doing this for quite a long time.

Well, first of all, I have to say that both of us should be... deathly offended by the idea that they were afraid. And I'm trying to remember who exactly was afraid. It started with Dan, I think. But even then, I'm looking at that like, buddy, I don't know how to break this to you, but I do this. Number one, I do this. Number two, you've been doing this for quite a long time.