Michael Keaton
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Huh. Yeah. Well, he gave me this gig that was one of my favorite. I'll talk to you about that MTM thing. But one of my favorite things I ever did was this character I did on, Tony Randall had a show for a minute. He had a couple of shows, I guess. Many shows, probably. But he had a thing called the Tony Randall Show, and Gary Goldberg hired me because he had seen me do something.
I think he gave me the job. I may have auditioned. But a night school, it was called Ed's Night School, I think. And Tony Randall taught law at a night school. And I played this kind of dude, you know. And, you know, like kind of a little dense, which is always fun and hard to play. Like kind of stupid.
I think he gave me the job. I may have auditioned. But a night school, it was called Ed's Night School, I think. And Tony Randall taught law at a night school. And I played this kind of dude, you know. And, you know, like kind of a little dense, which is always fun and hard to play. Like kind of stupid.
I think he gave me the job. I may have auditioned. But a night school, it was called Ed's Night School, I think. And Tony Randall taught law at a night school. And I played this kind of dude, you know. And, you know, like kind of a little dense, which is always fun and hard to play. Like kind of stupid.
It's my fucking, it's my right out of bag. That's your sweet spot. Anyway, so I played this thing. And as an aside, I learned as much about comedy from watching Tony Randall because he would kind of direct because he knew more than anybody anyway. And his precision was so โ and I was about โ like I thought, no, man, you know, freewheeling.
It's my fucking, it's my right out of bag. That's your sweet spot. Anyway, so I played this thing. And as an aside, I learned as much about comedy from watching Tony Randall because he would kind of direct because he knew more than anybody anyway. And his precision was so โ and I was about โ like I thought, no, man, you know, freewheeling.
It's my fucking, it's my right out of bag. That's your sweet spot. Anyway, so I played this thing. And as an aside, I learned as much about comedy from watching Tony Randall because he would kind of direct because he knew more than anybody anyway. And his precision was so โ and I was about โ like I thought, no, man, you know, freewheeling.
His precision was so impressive that I remember going, whoa. pay attention to that. You know, where, you know, where and the how and the, you know, it was just really an education. So, yeah, when I was, when I was doing that and I, I apparently have forgotten the question, but... Mary Tyler Moore, grantee girl. Mary Tyler Moore. So then that, that led to all that other stuff.
His precision was so impressive that I remember going, whoa. pay attention to that. You know, where, you know, where and the how and the, you know, it was just really an education. So, yeah, when I was, when I was doing that and I, I apparently have forgotten the question, but... Mary Tyler Moore, grantee girl. Mary Tyler Moore. So then that, that led to all that other stuff.
His precision was so impressive that I remember going, whoa. pay attention to that. You know, where, you know, where and the how and the, you know, it was just really an education. So, yeah, when I was, when I was doing that and I, I apparently have forgotten the question, but... Mary Tyler Moore, grantee girl. Mary Tyler Moore. So then that, that led to all that other stuff.
So Letterman bailed after the first We all thought it was going to be a little something. And she was a wonderful lady, really liked her. And the guys who were part of that group, who was Jay Tarsus and Tom, you know, those guys, they were part of it. So we went, well, their pedigree is really good. And it wasn't quite what we thought it would be. And Dave bailed.
So Letterman bailed after the first We all thought it was going to be a little something. And she was a wonderful lady, really liked her. And the guys who were part of that group, who was Jay Tarsus and Tom, you know, those guys, they were part of it. So we went, well, their pedigree is really good. And it wasn't quite what we thought it would be. And Dave bailed.
So Letterman bailed after the first We all thought it was going to be a little something. And she was a wonderful lady, really liked her. And the guys who were part of that group, who was Jay Tarsus and Tom, you know, those guys, they were part of it. So we went, well, their pedigree is really good. And it wasn't quite what we thought it would be. And Dave bailed.
And I stuck around for the second iteration, which was so fun, man. I had a little, I could afford a Honda, a little Honda Civic. I remember driving to work down to MTM Studios thinking, there's no way this could get better. There's no way my life could get better than this. And I was making, you remember, I mean, you go, look what you're making, you know, and it wasn't much.
And I stuck around for the second iteration, which was so fun, man. I had a little, I could afford a Honda, a little Honda Civic. I remember driving to work down to MTM Studios thinking, there's no way this could get better. There's no way my life could get better than this. And I was making, you remember, I mean, you go, look what you're making, you know, and it wasn't much.
And I stuck around for the second iteration, which was so fun, man. I had a little, I could afford a Honda, a little Honda Civic. I remember driving to work down to MTM Studios thinking, there's no way this could get better. There's no way my life could get better than this. And I was making, you remember, I mean, you go, look what you're making, you know, and it wasn't much.
And you go, are you kidding me? I have a little apartment that's relatively clean, you know. Oh, man, it's so fucking great.
And you go, are you kidding me? I have a little apartment that's relatively clean, you know. Oh, man, it's so fucking great.
And you go, are you kidding me? I have a little apartment that's relatively clean, you know. Oh, man, it's so fucking great.
Sure, right, but it doesn't matter at the time.