325: The Nanny & Ecksplosives On Board! (with Carrie Brownstein)
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Who is the special guest and what is her background in comedy and TV?
This is a headgum podcast.
This is a headgum podcast.
Square.
And we are back. Yes. Carrie Brownstein's a special guest today. Carrie, you and Fred created Portlandia and Gareth and I talk about it all the time, but it's one of the only sketch things that really still holds up.
I'm pleased that you say that. It's hard to do. I think some of it. doesn't in the sense that you know if you're dealing with something that's timely, especially tech, that's the thing Fred and I noticed the most te tech sometimes doesn't hold up, but for the most part, I feel like we did achieve something that stands a testimony. Oh
yeah. And then you guys are starting a rewatch podcast.
Yes, the world needed another podcast and we dove right in. Very ahead of the curve. When we started this
like three years ago, uh I said to Dak Shepherd, I was like, you know, I was like, I think I'm gonna start one. And he goes, When I started mine eight years ago, it was already too late.
Yes. It's always true. That's cool. That's cool. He's correct. Yeah. At the same time, this is a very I would call this a more consistent way of working at this point, podcasting.
Yes. Well, it's also so easy. We're all at home and it's fun.
We're at home. It's fun. You get to hang out with people that you don't always see on the day to day. Um so yeah.
But I'm really so what ex have you guys already restart re restarted recording? When does it come out? What's all the
The details are you can find it on any whichever platform you listen or watch podcasts. I am still amazed people watch podcasts. I mean, and I'm glad people do, but I usually listen because I I listen when I'm walking or in a car. But um it's called Podlandia AO Rewatch. For those in the know, AO Rewatch is based on a sketch AO River anyway. Yeah, it's and it's a Portland Rewatch podcast. It's on every Thursday or it drops every Thursday. Cool. I just
worked with uh Chrysler and was so blown away with him.
John Chrysler, uh, for people who don't know, is the co-creator of Portlandia along with Fred and I, very consummate director, super imaginative, really helped create the look of Portlandia and continues to do that. He does a lot of pilots. Yeah. And I think a lot of a lot of comedies that people watch, the look of the show was was helped. built by by John. What what did you work with him on?
We just did we did a pilot together. So it was that. It was him putting his stand also comedically, I don't know how we did it with you guys. But He's really funny at bits.
Yes.
And he would pitch things sometimes with like a facial expression, like from my character, he'd be like, Um, I don't know, Jake, maybe it's a little bit and then he would do like a really weird smile and be like, Hi. And I'd be like Yeah, I'm just gonna try like No further note note needed, but if I can just do what you did kind of, it's gonna be very funny, man.
Yeah, he is he is a good physical comedian and it's sort of less like egregious or heavy handed than a line reading to give a face reading.
Agreed the a face reading just gives you a zone to go in. That's the line. That's where it's like
that's acceptable.
That's acceptable. Yeah. Not only is it acceptable, it's appreciated.
Yeah. It
is. Yeah. We want feedback. Also But how do you feel about getting a laugh on set? Cause sometimes I feel like that is sort of like a false sense of security. Cause it doesn't always translate like when the crew's cracking up. It doesn't necessarily translate into something that's funny later on.
Well, what do you feel about it? Because you guys had such a specific tone, but the tone once you're in the groove of Portlandia, that's why I think it holds up because it's its own rhythm, it's its own language, and you get into it and you're like, Yeah, but I can't imagine a grip at times being like
Yeah.
Here we go. Yeah. Unless it's a specific group who's like, This is my shit. Yeah. But if you get like a tran like a forty year transpell guy going like, All right, so they're bookstore owners and
Well, a couple of things. One, you're right, not everyone appreciated.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is the special guest and what is her background in comedy and TV?
0:02–7:28
2
What’s the first caller’s problem with lane‑sharing at the community pool?
7:28–17:34
3
How do the hosts brainstorm ways to keep other swimmers out of the caller’s lane?
17:34–27:22
4
What creative “visual deterrents” do the hosts suggest for the pool‑lane issue?
27:22–36:19
5
What’s the second caller’s dilemma about a bumper‑sticker for transporting a cake?
36:19–45:05
6
Which funny or absurd sticker ideas do the panel generate for the cake‑on‑board problem?
45:05–55:02
7
What final advice do the hosts give to both callers before wrapping up?
55:02–56:59
8
How do the hosts close the episode and promote upcoming content?
56:59–1:00:49
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