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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Comedy: Karen Kilgariff's I Want To Win

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2010

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

In this touching and hilarious song, Karen Kilgariff (Mr. Show, Ellen, Girls Guitar Club) gives us a behind the scenes look at the life of a successful comedy writer and standup comic.​

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, guys, we've got a hilarious segment on the way from our pal Karen Kilgariff

0:04.8

But I want to remind you that it's maximum fun drive time

0:07.8

In fact, it is the very closing moments of maximum fun drive time

0:13.0

Remember that scene in every action movie where the big gate is closing

0:18.8

It's coming down and somebody rolls underneath the bottom of it at the very last second. That could be you

0:24.9

Maximumfund.org slash donate

0:31.0

It's the sound of young America. I'm Jesse Thorne. Our commentator on this week's show is Karen Kilgariff

0:39.3

You might know her as a cast member of the cult sketch comedy series Mr. Show on HBO

0:46.6

She's also been a very successful Hollywood writer the head writer for the Ellen program for some time

0:52.8

She's also a stand-up comedian and what made her name for herself is half of the girls guitar club

0:58.4

The popular musical comedy duo here in Los Angeles

1:02.2

Karen welcome to the sound of young America. It's great to have you here

1:05.1

Thank you so much. It's great to be here. So you've brought you've brought a song with you and

1:11.0

As I understand it this is

1:14.3

This is almost an inspirational type of song. Yeah, inspirational kind of

1:21.0

It's like a behind the scenes of life as a comedian writer

1:27.2

Hopeful in Los Angeles. I think you know, it's kind of trying to show the kids out there

1:32.6

Maybe what it what it might be like to be here and the way it feels and the things that go through your mind

1:38.5

As rush did with the bat that you know amazing ballad about the trees where showing the kids what it was like to be in an ancient forest with trees that are at war

1:48.2

Over the course of 10 to 15 minutes

1:50.4

Exactly. Yes, taking their time and their drums allos to really show or as you know, ELO let you feel

1:57.6

What it felt like to do cocaine through your ear with music and keyboards. It's all that same feel

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