Mario Cantone
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Podcast Appearances
Four episode, I think it was one or two where we're walking in the sailors.
It's Fleet Week, you know, the sailors.
I remember walking away from that scene and calling Michael and going, I didn't I didn't.
You didn't get it right.
Would I leave you?
He was like, would I let you off the set if I didn't get it?
He would not.
And then you watch it and I'm like, okay, you got it.
A lot of people think that.
I remember, well, you know, I've known Michael Patrick King since I was in my twenties doing standup.
That's how we came together.
So he, he wrote me this.
I did go in as a formality to read.
And there was also that question of whether I was going to be able to get out of that tech thing, which I was like, I'm doing this.
But I remember after it aired, I ran into him and John Melfi in a restaurant.
And he said, do you know the reaction we got from you and how many calls or letters or whatever it was back then?
and i said i don't know but am i coming back i mean that you absolutely are i said okay but it was this is what it was it was one episode season three right two episodes season four wow three episodes season five episodes season six yay and then then and then both movies which kind of you know cemented it but i was you know i was always on call and i was always so afraid that you know
Of scheduling because they call you last minute.
And if you weren't available, you know, this was not a good thing.
So I was horrified, you know.