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The Moment with Brian Koppelman

Allan Havey: 6/3/14

The Moment with Brian Koppelman

Brian Koppelman & Gemini XIII

Tv & Film

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2014

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Allan Havey, who plays the hated Lou Avery on 'Mad Men,' on why he loves playing him, what being the hottest stand-up in NYC in the '80s felt like, and true joy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

And now, the moment, with Ryan Koppelman. moment don't you waste it on regret.

0:15.0

Hey, this is the moment.

0:17.0

I'm Brian Koppelman.

0:19.0

Thanks for listening.

0:20.0

And hey, thank you so much for the comments on iTunes that you're digging the show.

0:25.0

I really appreciate it and I think it really helps at iTunes to keep increasing awareness for the show. if you do dig it please continue to

0:35.4

rate it and review it on iTunes. I am thrilled that Alan Havy is going to be here

0:41.1

today. You may know the Habe from his turn as Lou Avery on

0:47.2

this season's madman, where he came in and just basically took over Sterling Cooper and knocked it out of the park.

0:57.0

But the Hague has been one of the most important and best stand-up comedians in New York since the mid 80s.

1:03.6

His accomplishments are Legion,

1:06.1

who's been on Letterman a million times.

1:09.1

Done every show you can think of.

1:11.6

I think he's the only guy who was in Seinfeld's documentary

1:14.7

comedian and also on Curb your enthusiasm and Seinfeld. He's an incredible career and

1:21.7

now at 59 years old finds himself at the center of, you know,

1:27.2

maybe the most culturally important television show currently on the air, certainly one of them.

1:32.3

And I want to talk about what that ride has been like.

1:35.4

On a personal note, we'll talk about this.

1:39.1

I've been friends with The Hague since 1989 and maybe even since 19, I think we met in 1980,

1:50.0

when I was 19 years old and he was sort of like an older brother to me and took care of me when I first moved to New York.

1:58.0

So we're going to talk about all that. I'm really excited you're here. Thanks for listening. We'll be back with Habe soon.

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