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The Three Questions with Andy Richter

Barry Sonnenfeld Returns

The Three Questions with Andy Richter

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.63.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty) is back with Andy Richter to talk about working with actors like Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and John Travolta, why Jerry Seinfeld encouraged him to try stand-up comedy, how he ended up living in Canada, and his new book, “Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time: True Stories from a Career in Hollywood.” Do you want to talk to Andy live on SiriusXM’s Conan O’Brien Radio? Leave a voicemail at 855-266-2604 or fill out our Google Form at BIT.LY/CALLANDYRICHTER. Listen to "The Andy Richter Call-In Show" every Wednesday at 1pm Pacific on SiriusXM's Conan O'Brien Channel. And listen to Langston's appearance on the Call-In Show! This episode was recorded on 10/23/24.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the three questions. I'm your host, Andy Richter. And this week, I am talking once more to Barry Sondfeld.

0:09.1

Barry's a filmmaker and television director. He's responsible for such films as men in black, get shorty, the Adams family, and big trouble. You all know big trouble because I'm in it with about 600 other people.

0:23.4

He's on here once before. He's an amazing cinematographer too. He got started with the Cohen brothers.

0:30.4

He shot when Harry met Sally, raising Arizona, big and misery. His second book, Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time,

0:39.6

True Stories from a Career in Hollywood,

0:41.7

is out now,

0:43.0

and he is one of the funniest best storytellers

0:46.8

I've ever had on here,

0:48.8

and that's why he came back.

0:50.5

So stick around.

0:51.3

Here's my conversation with Barry Sondonfeld.

0:53.6

Music So stick around. Here's my conversation with Barry Sondonfeld.

1:07.9

Well, well, hello, everyone.

1:13.1

Welcome to the three questions.

1:20.5

This is a rare repeat visit with, but somebody that I would want to talk to anyway.

1:22.9

And in fact, we were just in the lobby.

1:28.5

We're in the Sirius XM building today, and we are in the lobby wasting it talking for far too long.

1:29.9

I'm here with Barry Sonnetfeld.

1:31.8

It's good to see you.

1:32.8

You do, Andy.

1:36.9

Because when you did this before, it was during COVID times. That's right.

1:37.4

And you were, and were you in BC then?

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