Brett Gelman Disgusts Himself

The Last Laugh

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4.6 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2019

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

You know Brett Gelman as Martin from ‘Fleabag,’ Murray from ‘Stranger Things’ and dozens of other characters who he says share one big trait: “toxic masculinity.” He’s also a brilliant improv and sketch comedy performer who relentlessly pushes the bounds of his art on every level. On this episode, we talk about how he got to where he is and what he wants to do next. Hint: It involves Kanye West.

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0:00.0	Oh.
0:02.0	Hey!
0:03.0	He's gonna make a bassoon joke.
0:05.0	Is that a bassoon in your hand or you'd just pleased to see me?
0:08.0	Would you say that to your son?
0:10.0	Boy, he has his bassoon, sure.
0:12.0	But he's never pleased to see me, so.
0:16.0	It doesn't even make sense. Why would a bassoon in my hand?
0:19.0	Like a dick in your hand. Oh, right. So if I was walking towards you with an amputated dick in my hand, you think I was horny.
0:24.2	Well, I'd assume that you had been. It certainly wouldn't put it past you to chop a dick off.
0:29.6	Put the guinea pig down.
0:32.3	Hello, and welcome to The Last Laugh. I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast. On today's show, I got to talk to one of my favorite comic actors, Brett Gelman.
0:42.3	Brett is in pretty much everything on TV, but you can really hear me fanboy out over Fleabag season two, which I've watched at least four times, if not more, at this point.
0:53.3	Brett plays Martin, the creepy brother-in-law to Phoebe Waller Bridges character, and he is
0:58.3	so, so funny in the show.
1:00.8	We talked about how he got that part at the very last minute, how he feels about playing
1:04.7	various shades of toxic masculinity in most of his roles, and a lot more.
1:10.0	Brett also teased a new project he wants to make that is inspired by Kanye West,
1:14.7	so you'll have to listen to the show to hear more about that.
1:17.8	Before we get to Brett, I want to remind you again to please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.
1:23.2	Let us know who your favorite guest has been so far.
1:25.8	Who else do you want to see on the show?
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