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Grounded with Louis Theroux

10. Chris O'Dowd

Grounded with Louis Theroux

BBC

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.88.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In Grounded with Louis Theroux, Louis’s using the lockdown to track down some high-profile people he’s been longing to talk to – a fascinating mix of the celebrated, the controversial and the mysterious. In this episode, Louis speaks to actor, comedian and good friend, Chris O’Dowd, who is locked down in LA. Chris talks about singing Imagine in a viral video, getting into fights and pretending to be bitten by a dog. Produced by Paul Kobrak A Mindhouse production for BBC Radio 4

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:06.6

OK.

0:07.4

Here he is.

0:12.0

Hello, I'm Louis Theroux, and welcome to the last

0:15.2

in the current series of Grounded with Louis Theroux.

0:20.2

Over the past couple of months, while we've all been in lockdown,

0:23.0

I've been talking to people I've always been keen to meet.

0:25.6

Oh, there you are.

0:26.8

Using video conferencing software with both of us,

0:30.0

my guest and myself, having to record our own halves

0:33.2

of the conversation.

0:34.4

Yeah, it is, isn't it?

0:35.1

It is voice memos, isn't it?

0:37.8

Oh, look, Paul's getting stressed.

0:39.6

Today, though, it's different because my guest is someone

0:42.3

I've known for years.

0:43.4

You could even say, with friends.

0:45.6

And just as importantly, he's a beloved actor

0:47.8

on both sides of the Atlantic, a comedian, and a writer.

0:52.3

Oh, actually, Chris, do you have earphones by any chance?

0:55.4

No, I can go and grab some.

0:57.7

Sorry, I had all of this yesterday,

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