Denis Leary: Conan’s Comedy Cousin
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
So that's Conan. Conan's had his own radio station. Stupid Conan?
Oh my God.
Conan needs a friend. Why? Because he's Irish? Because he's Irish and he's my cousin. Did you guys know that? And Stallone is in his Demolition Man outfit with the boots and everything. And there's a golf pro guy dressed like a golf pro.
What memories does Denis Leary share about the Boston comedy scene?
And he's...
driving both again and splicing again. Those cocksuckers ripped you off. They rap me. Can you say cocksucker? You can say anything.
Those motherfuckers.
No, but you can say rap.
You can't say cocksucker, but you can say rap.
Dennis Leary. I'm an asshole, yo. That's his song. That song is so catchy that I could see why. It was like a hit song.
No, it was an actual hit song.
Yeah, it's like a tonic song.
I'm an asshole.
He said when he does these gigs, he's like... And I have to do the asshole song. Of course.
I have to do the asshole song.
And then...
But he's around our age. He's a good dude. Been in comedy forever, always working. And on Rescue Me, he was on so many things.
He's done a lot of movies and television. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And one-man shows. No Cure for Cancer, like 91 or 2, kind of put him on the map. Folks, folks.
Why did Denis Leary never join Saturday Night Live?
And he's worked nonstop. We talk about his smoking. That kind of became his thing as a comic character and how maybe he doesn't do that anymore.
We discovered he's going to be in a new Ice Age.
Yeah, another Ice Age.
I think he's the lion. I think he's the lion.
Yeah. And he has a new show. Called Dutch. Going Dutch, is it? Going Dutch on Fox. And it's actually an interesting story about how this gets made. It's based on a real thing. And he plays the George S. Patton of the base. It's a military.
Yeah, it's fun to have some old schoolers on here. Craig, we talked about the state of shooting and where people shoot their shows. It's always on everyone's mind. And here's where here's a fun convo with Dennis Leary.
Hello, David.
Oh, is it Dennis already? Yeah. Early. Finally, someone comes early.
But nobody comes early.
No one.
It's fucking crazy.
Let's just watch Dana with a buffoon.
What's he doing?
He doesn't know what he's doing. He's doddering. Shut the door. Get ready.
What iconic roles has Denis Leary played in films?
We were just watching you like a fucking zoo animal in his cage.
Yeah, he can't hear you yet. Hold on.
So they told me to put the Superman fly. Can you see what it says, Dennis?
No.
Oh, fuck.
It's fine. Leave it there.
This is a 500 pound fucking dresser. I have no idea why I'm not that weak. It's unbelievable. First of all.
Yeah.
Slow down.
No, no. I was going to say, so I don't know. Some of you guys have a studio sometimes, but sometimes you're.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah.
Yeah. Okay. Yeah, exactly right. Yeah. Yes.
What was Denis Leary's experience filming Demolition Man?
So, cause I've seen people in the studio with you.
Yeah. This is my house, Dennis, and this is a studio if we need it. And Dana lives in a mansion about three hours away.
I'm on a, I'm on a farm, but I can get there. I'm on a farm too. You're not just saying that.
No, I'm on a farm. I'm on a farm, a horse farm.
Oh, okay. We got a couple horses right now, long story short, but yeah. Is your wife around?
Is my wife around? Is your wife a rider?
I thought you said, is she around? I said she's in the closet. Can I talk to your wife for a second?
But look, if people request going into the studio live, I will almost always try to make it, you know, almost always try a lot. You are in Boston, so you would want to make the trip out. But somebody has been doing some local podcasts.
Oh, yeah.
Aren't you? Where are you now?
I'm in right now. I'm in New York. interesting yeah what state the farm is in new york it's right outside the city it's a long story i'm a city i'm a city kid and i and i always was i was born and raised in the city but my wife um uh you know wanted to once we got money my wife met me when we had nothing um once we got money she wanted to ride horses and she became a competitive rider so we always had horses now when the kids grew up they refused to come visit us on that farm which was like three hours out of the city so we moved closer to the city with a little tiny farm with a couple of ponies so you had no money basically
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:19
2
What memories does Denis Leary share about the Boston comedy scene?
0:19–1:22
3
Why did Denis Leary never join Saturday Night Live?
1:22–2:32
4
What iconic roles has Denis Leary played in films?
2:32–3:16
5
What was Denis Leary's experience filming Demolition Man?
3:16–6:03
6
How did Denis Leary transition from stand-up to acting?
6:03–9:42
7
What new projects is Denis Leary currently involved in?
9:42–12:53
8
How does Denis Leary reflect on his career and success?
12:53–59:53