620 - Border Collies Herding Sheep from Late Night with David Letterman with Producer/Chef Madeleine Smithberg

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Madeleine Smithberg (Co-Creator and original EP of The Daily Show, longtime Late Night with David Letterman producer, Mad In The Kitchen) describes one of the funniest segments ever on Late Night with David Letterman "Border Collies Herding Sheep." Listen to this hysterical story now! Watch Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show on YouTube anytime! https://bit.ly/39OoTdw With your host Christine Blackburn and comedian Blaine Capatch, writer Danny Zuker, and many more talented people like Wayne Federman, MaryLynn Rajskub, Melissa Peterman, Ed Crasnick, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Greg Proops! Four comedians spin the Story Worthy Wheel of Truth and tell a true 1 or 2 minute story on the topic they land. The "expert judges" comment and everyone laughs their ass off. Story Smash sold out consistently at the Hollywood Improv for 3 years. It's a blast! Check out the Story Smash website here - https://www.storysmashshow.com The Story Worthy Hour & 1/2 of Power is now once a month on the third Sunday at 5:00pm PST, at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank California! Watch 7 true hilarious stories in 1 hour! More info on the website - https://www.storyworthypodcast.com Please follow for free, rate, and review Story Worthy on Apple Podcasts here - http://apple.co/1MceZ2Q It really helps. Follow Christine and Story Worthy on social media - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/storyworthy Twitter - https://twitter.com/StoryWorthy Facebook - https://facebook.com/StoryWorthy and at ChristineBlackburn.com Thanks guys! Christine

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Christine from Storyworthy.
0:05.9	Today on the show, the co-creator of The Daily Show on Comedy Central and a longtime producer
0:11.9	for David Letterman, Madeline Smithburg, talks about coming up with the act, Border Collie's
0:17.2	Herding Sheep on David Letterman.
0:19.8	So I went to the Texas State Fair, and I was scouting for Letterman.
0:25.1	And at the Texas State Fair was a thing you could go watch.
0:29.2	It was Border Collies Herding Sheep.
0:30.9	And there was this really lovely man from Ireland, and he had these amazing dogs.
0:39.1	They could understand 36 different whistles.
0:42.8	So I knew Dave was going to love these dogs because they were just like, you can't figure out.
0:47.5	I know so many humans that aren't that intelligent.
0:50.3	So I booked it and we brought it to our studio in 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
0:56.2	Today on the show, Madeline Smithburg, who has a brand new show on YouTube called Mad in the Kitchen,
1:02.6	talks about working for David Letterman, working on the daily show, and much more.
1:07.3	Stay close.
1:13.4	Hi, this is Madeline Smithbert, and you're listening to Storyworthy.
1:35.7	Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Los Angeles, California.
1:40.8	Whether you're a longtime fan of the show or a new listener, welcome to Storyworthy.
1:45.5	Now, I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week with actress Arespar.
1:51.4	Madeline, I don't know if you know Erespar. No, I don't know her, but I love her already.
1:57.2	I love her and this is how you'll know her. Do you remember on Curb Your Enthusiasm when Larry was on the ski lift and he he wouldn't off the ski lift, but the woman next to him,
2:04.5	she was, you know, she was Orthodox Jewish and she couldn't be caught with a man after sundown.
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