Terry Gross

Because it's like magenta and black in this, like, I don't know, loud pattern.

But anyways, what were you trying to conjure?

Was it like 1950s movies?

So I have one last question for you.

Okay.

So this is going to make both of us uncomfortable.

Okay, so on page 62 of your book, you write, once I was a guest on a podcast where the host tried to do that serious NPR intro voice that Terry Gross does on Fresh Air.

And the host said, my guest Jeff Hiller is on a new show on HBO called Somebody Out There.

Jeff, I loved Somebody Out There.

I loved everything about Somebody Out There.

And of course, the show is called Somebody Somewhere, not Somebody Out There.

But I want to get to the...

The serious NPR intro voice.

Since you not only do improv, but you've taught improv, how can I make my intros sound less serious?

Oh, thank you so much.

This was so much fun to do.

Thank you so much for coming.

Jeff Hiller received a 2025 Emmy for his performance in the HBO series Somebody Somewhere.

We spoke in August after the publication of his memoir, Actress of a Certain Age.

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