Hey, this is John heads up that today's episode has just a little bit of swearing in it

Hello, and welcome my name is John August my name is Craig Mason and this is episode 589 of scriptets a podcast about screening and things

That are interesting to screenwriters today on the show we welcome a guest who's been mentioned 10 separate times on scriptets

Wow, which means he is now legally required to attend it's like a podcast summon

Yeah, it's like when you look in the mirror and you say bling Mary 10 times exactly paton Oswald paton Oswald

Thanks. Thanks for beetle choosing you guys

You are a comedian actor writer Jeopardy champion. Yes, you're working includes everything ever made for a screen

But we'll highlight some amazing comedy specials you've done. Let's go on you an Emmy and a Grammy

Welcome hot in Oswald guys. Thank you for having

This is so exciting

So I've said on on the show before that you're my favorite comedian. I listened to a lot of standup

I do you know what it's

There was like the you know the time in the 80s and 90s where standup went insane and everybody was constantly watching standup and oh

Yeah, and then now there's this new thing where I'm just in my car and I

Feel sad all the time

And so I so I go on you know serious XM or Spotify or something just go give me the

The comedy channel and and what I found over time is there are people that I'm like skip

Skip and then there people are like stay stay and you are

The ultimate keeper. I and I've I think at this point. I have now listened to every fucking thing you've ever said

It's and it's wonderful. So anyway, I'm a huge fan is this

I just can't imagine you Craig Mason being sad. How does someone sad come up with something like Chernobyl?

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