Welcome to the Modern Moron! Where I finish catching up with my friend Mike Schwartz. We reminisce about old comedians still around like Mel Brooks and other comics who have passed away, specifically Fred Willard. I don’t know about you but I have sort of a bucket list of musicians I want to see while they’re still performing and Mike and I have that same sentimentality with some of the comedians we idolized when we were young… when we were young… Jesus do I sound old enough right now?
Also, Mike was a bit thrown by my use of sound effects in the first episode. Now, you know i love my sound effects… but for this episode… I promise not to use any sound effects… right after this one…. See? Okay I lied. But there won’t be any in the actual interview.
We go down a number of rabbit holes talking about films we love and directors who act in other director’s films and we talk about Werner Herzog… don’t act like you don’t know who that is. He has a thick accent and people love to put him in their shows… from Parks and Recreation to The Mandelorian… you’ll see.
Mike starts out by trying to tell me about the family of his favorite comedian Albert Brooks, who’s family’s real last name is Einstein. Naturally I get confused, not because of the obvious reference to Albert Einstein the genius physicist, but because I get confused, naturally…
It’s a couple of getting older guys reminiscing on a front porch on The Modern Moron. Thank you for listening!
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