"Sharon Horgan"
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What is the opening banter and warm‑up before the main interview?
What are you eating? What are you eating, Jay? What are you chewing on for the cold open?
Yeah. I'm I'm You're back on your bars? Yeah, I'm on the bottom. Don't mention the brand. Because you know what? It's not worth getting, you know, twelve dollars of free bars. That's true. Instead, I will just give a nice Hawaiian welcome to our audience and say hello. Oh my god. Welcome to Smartless.
Last. Do we get a workout? We got a workout in already, JB. We got we got some cardio, we got some sauna, we got some pool, we got a shower.
What uh would have you gone to bed? I mean h that's a lot to accomplish. Guys I'm still up. Oh no, I'm still up. Um uh Willie, I told Jason I saw Jason on Sunday, we missed you, sorry. Oh,
you guys got together? Yeah, what was your
excuse? Not in town? Is that
still You can phone in. Valid.
But you're in town now. I am. I'm back. We're gonna see you later today. Oh
wait, but what no don't fall for it, Sean. Are you back out again in a few days? No, a couple of weeks. But let me just say this. We are going we are uh gonna see each other tonight, uh to this afternoon and tonight. Uh and under circumstances that are not the best, but we're going to celebrate the life of somebody that we all worked with and we all love deeply. The great uh the great uh Jim Burrows. Yeah. Um who we had on the podcast um and who sadly passed away a little while ago. And
close, close friend of ours, close mentor of ours, uh a father figure of ours. Oh yeah. One of the
all time great not just uh you know, obviously He revolutionized. uh multicamera like television directing for comedy, et cetera. But he also was just such an excellent guy. Yeah, and so kind and generous and just funny man.
Was so was was instrumental in um ge giving me uh it really important roles in my life as an actor and also in mentoring me as a director and and and helping me find representation as a director. Like And to remind
people and my sister Tracy, he he directed every episode of Will and Grace and Cheers and she directed like the first year of Friends and Two and a Half Men and Big Bang There and Mary Tyler Moore and everything. She she
He and he co-created the uh Cheers with the w on on top of that with the with the Charles brothers. And it r it reminds me, I think I told him when he was on with JPU. I don't know if you remember this. But one time we ran into Jimmy in midtown uh in in New York and uh we talked to him for a second, then he said, All right, I'll see you guys later and I go, All right, cheers. And and then I sort of I sort of like watched him le and I looked you towards you and you were just staring at me with that like dummy. Did you just say cheers to Jimmy Burrows?
So fucking Canadians. God
damn it.
So the I told w Jay this story, but I'll try to tell a shorter version. So speaking of Jimmy, his wife, uh Debbie. Burroughs of who we love. She invited Scotty and I for her first outing since her husband passed away to the Hollywood Bowl. And so we go and sit outside on our front stoop and wait for the Hollywood Bowl. And Jade, please move me along if this is taking too too long. Oh my god, this story. This guy w this is last week. This guy was sitting, it was this guy got out of his car across the street. I
think Will, your guests just just clapped or snapped together. Mike's still hot, still ready
in the end to
come on the podcast.
Anyway,
well, I
can tell you later. But um it it's this crazy story. But this guy got out of his car, came over, and started like berating me and Scotty out of nowhere and put his phone up. He started videotaping us and we were just sitting there. Where were you sitting? In front of your house? In front of our house. Yeah. And um and then Debbie pulls up and then he starts kind of getting into her face and my face and then it was weird. And then he and then we got in the car to go to the Hollywood Bowl and he Just stands in front of the car and says, Nope, you're not going anywhere and wouldn't let us leave. This guy like having like a mental break. What was the crux
what was the crux of his complaint? There wasn't anything.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening banter and warm‑up before the main interview?
0:04–7:17
2
How do the hosts pay tribute to the late Jim Burrows and his influence on TV comedy?
7:17–14:29
3
What is the “Where’s the fan?” story and how does it become a running game for the panel?
14:29–24:29
4
How does Sharon Horgan describe her new HBO series Youth and its themes?
24:29–31:47
5
What does Sharon say about the differences between making TV in the UK, Ireland and the US?
31:47–39:52
6
How does Sharon explain her writing process and managing multiple characters?
39:52–48:21
7
What career steps did Sharon take before becoming a successful show‑runner?
48:21–55:22
8
What sleep hacks and wellness tips do the hosts share at the end of the episode?
55:22–1:00:13