An Intergalactic Performing Arts School
SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins
Paul F. Tompkins
4.9 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2015
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Paul F. Tompkins welcomes all the important people back to thissacred place known as SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paulsspecial guest is Canadian actor Aaron Abrams of NBCsHannibal! They chat about reasonsAaron would give to never talk to his cousins again, questionwhy people make Christmas cards, and reminisce aboutthe time Aaron was rushed into having a Bar Mitzvah. Paul is then joined by James Bladon, Matt Gourley, and Mark McConville of Superegoto improvise a story set at anIntergalactic School for the Performing Arts. As always, the wondrous Eban Schletter scores it all on piano!The next LIVE SPONTANEANATION will be recorded at Largo on Saturday, August 1st! Last time, live audiences ONLY got to hear Paul and guest Scott Aukerman cover a Smiths song; what exclusive livemomentswill the August audience get?Get your tickets before it sells out: bit.ly/SPONT815
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome. |
| 0:05.0 | I myself welcome you to this place called Spontaneation. |
| 0:12.0 | Why not have a servant welcome you? Because it's important to me to be important to you. |
| 0:22.2 | And I hope that's what I am in this sacred place. |
| 0:28.1 | I hope I am important to you. |
| 0:31.3 | The original version of that song by Jonathan Richmond, important in your life. |
| 0:38.0 | Not familiar? |
| 0:39.8 | Go look it up. |
| 0:43.1 | Well, we started off on a needlessly sour note. |
| 0:47.6 | Paul, when are sour notes needful? |
| 0:52.1 | Well, I'll tell you. |
| 0:55.3 | Sometimes. Sometimes. |
| 0:57.9 | Sometimes you need to ruin a wedding. |
| 1:01.3 | Not because you're in love with the bride or the groom, |
| 1:04.1 | and you want to stop their union. |
| 1:07.9 | But because you hate that priest, |
| 1:11.6 | you want to show them up in public. |
| 1:14.6 | Maybe you're a rival priest from another parish. |
| 1:18.6 | You know, I kinda like the way this guy marries people. |
| 1:21.6 | He doesn't make it enough about God. |
| 1:25.6 | Makes it too much about love. |
| 1:30.3 | More, God, less love. |
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