Bradley
Appearances
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Michael Lewis (on the gambling epidemic)
I don't know. I don't know. Do we know?
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Michael Lewis (on the gambling epidemic)
He was running for president at that time.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Michael Lewis (on the gambling epidemic)
There's no scientific evidence to support the claim that syphilis originated from sheep.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Michael Lewis (on the gambling epidemic)
I guess I am RFK. It likely was brought to Europe by Columbus's crew.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Michael Lewis (on the gambling epidemic)
I think it's just where the term incel comes from.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
First of all, what was the first night? What was the first time you were in front of the people?
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
Wait, so she's showrunner for Jim Gaffigan's show. So what, you had an overall with the network or with the studio?
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
Wait, so what network was Jim Gaffigan's show on that I forget? It was on TV Land. It was. It was on TV Land. So you and your wife write the pilot together, or she writes the pilot?
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
That is so untrue. That is patently untrue. Sean, one of the crew members just walked through. Yeah, a bear just walked through your living room.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
No, we have dinner when we're on town like once a week, but it's with everybody and family.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
You just point the pointer and these two little kitties, they just go all over the rug. And you just point the pointer.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
It was so good. Actually, you know what, Sean? After you left us, we went and tried... We were both stuffed. As we know, we only went five more blocks. That fucking steak sandwich. We're at Bradley's house and he's got a steak sandwich. You know, he's opening a steak sandwich shop in the Lower East Side.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
Yeah, in the Lower East Side, it makes just... So good. I think, what did he say on the menu? It's just steak sandwiches.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
But it's even different from it used to be like you talked about pilot season. Yeah, and commercials. You could have been able to. Commercials. You did commercials. Like when I was a young actor, I supported myself doing voiceovers. I did a ton of voiceovers in and around New York. And then every year by about January for a few years, I would fly out to California. Well, not every year.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
Sometimes I would go for like a month and sometimes, but you'd have pilot, at least pilots auditions couple a day here in New York. And you do the circuit, right? You go to all the places and then they'd fly you out. And there was like, there was a good chance once you kind of got in the mix, there was a good chance you'd get a job, you'd get a pilot.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
So, Sean, after that meal we had last night, Jason, I go over there, and then Bradley's literally cooking these up in his house, and he goes, here we go, and he's got...
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
No, I got fired the year before and I wasn't going to do it. And I didn't audition for any pilot season.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
I was like, I'm not going to do the TV industry. They're really going to feel the pain of me not being around.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
Mike Terry, who works on our show, whom you met, he sent me, his wife worked for Deb Borilski, I think it was.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
He sent me recently. The list of people, and my name's on it, of people who were sent, you know, because I eventually put myself on tape here in New York. I was doing a play in New York and I was so bummed about being fired from this show the year before that I was like, I'm not going to do another. I'm done. Fuck sitcoms. I don't do that. It's beneath me.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
Like I kind of tried to flip it in my mind that I'm above it. because I'd been fired. And anyway, so I went and I read for Deb Borowski, but Mike just sent me, I've got it in my office at home. Wow. Yeah, the sign-in sheet or whatever.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
And that was the last day you ate, right? Like, that's why you stopped eating.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
Jim, I forgot that you were on that Ellen show with Mitch that year before. I remember that. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
Oh, oh, oh. Where do you see... I mean... What do you – as a performer, do you see yourself as you sort of get older that you want to keep making specials? Do you like the process of making specials or do you get a thing you're like, I just want to act more because the specials I've kind of – I've done 11 of them and I don't – or does it – Where does the fire live?
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
They were so good. Yes, I do remember. Anyway, it was really, and I ended up having one too and they were absolutely delicious.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
Do you still go and jump on stage at the Comedy Cellar and places like that?
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"Jim Gaffigan"
That's great. Like saying I went from beer and then I got into bourbon. It's like saying like, I used to do Coke and then I got into crack because I was like, fuck it.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
Of course it is. By the way, every step of the way, Jim, Sean will out Midwest you in every respect. You can't believe how from the fucking... Do you see how excited he was when he was like, and you're from Oakmont, right?
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"Jim Gaffigan"
I'm from 20 minutes away from there. And we're always like, isn't that fucking crazy? People are from places.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
I love those stories. Lunch today, Sean. Really quick. What's on the menu? Quickly.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
Sean, be honest. How long between now and when have you started looking at rascals online? Are you like, what speed am I going to get? Are you just eating your way into a rascal right now? Is that the end goal?
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
Next, I'm gonna pick it up all the time. Would you, if we're ever here in New York again and we say, hey, we're gonna go to Strip House, would you join us?
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
I love that he doubled down on it. It's my kind of joke. I love it so much. Gavin Newsom's dad.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
Yeah. He's authentic and he's such a nice guy too. Oh my God, I love him. He's so nice.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
And I looked up- Finally, seeing your honesty. Finally, by the way, look at this photo that just got sent.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
I want to blow my brains out. Yeah, you want to blow your brains. So whatever we come up with, fine. But for our audience, we just got to make sure that they buy it.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
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"Jim Gaffigan"
The number of people, and Sean, you're probably the same, who have come up to me as if I'm your wife over the last six months go, hey, or texted me. People have gone so far and go like, hey, what's up with Jason? How come he's here so long? And I'm like, he's an actor.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
And I go... Isn't that the funniest instinct that people have? I've had people come up and go like, hey, my friends want to pick, I have no idea you. I wouldn't know, pick you out of a lineup of one. Yeah, you're zero to me.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
Honestly, Sean, I feel like, why are you crying? This is like, we've unearthed, okay, let's not get into it.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
Jim, we don't know each other well, but you came up very kindly to Canada and did that hospital benefit. Do you remember that?
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
Or did you block it out? No, I remember it. I remember it very clearly. You were hilarious. Oh, thanks. Absolutely crushed. Always is. And you always crush.
SmartLess
"Jim Gaffigan"
I know. I know it's nice to do, but consider this sometimes. And again, I don't want this to seem like I'm being ungrateful because it was very nice of you, so thank you. This is all dressed up in a thank you. Yeah. But keep in mind. I got a heart out in five minutes. Other people might want to have the opportunity to do that as well. I know.
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"Jim Gaffigan"
Hey, Jim, you don't really think I look older than the other guys, do you? No, no.