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The Three Questions with Andy Richter

David Dastmalchian

The Three Questions with Andy Richter

Team Coco & Earwolf

Comedy

4.63.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

You've seen David Dastmalchian in "The Dark Knight", "The Suicide Squad", "Late Night with the Devil", and now "Murderbot" on Apple TV+. The talented character actor joins Andy Richter to discuss working with Christopher Nolan, his fascination with horror and the macabre, his podcast where he interviews guests from inside coffins, their recent meeting in Kansas City, and much more. Do you want to talk to Andy live on SiriusXM’s Conan O’Brien Radio? Tell us your favorite dinner party story (about anything!) - 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the three questions with Andy Richter. I remain Andy Richter.

0:05.6

And today I am talking to David Desmaltian. You've seen him in the dark night, late night with the devil, prisoners, Blade Runner, 2049, Dune, and so many other fantastic things.

0:17.7

You can see him now in the also fantastic Apple TV Plus series Murder Bot and in the

0:22.9

upcoming horror movie Dust Bunny. Here is my really, really great conversation with David

0:28.6

Desmaltian, thank you so much for coming in.

0:44.8

Hi.

0:45.4

Hi.

0:46.0

How are you?

0:46.5

I'm good.

0:46.9

How are you?

0:47.4

Thanks for having me in.

0:48.2

I'm glad to have you.

0:49.4

Good to be in.

0:50.0

We met in Kansas City at the Big Slick.

0:56.7

You know this.

0:57.9

I assume you know this.

0:58.9

Unless the medication is really causing lapses.

1:03.2

But yeah, we met each other there and kind of spent the weekend together.

1:07.1

It was one of those.

1:08.8

I have a life that is so fascinating, even to myself, in which I have admired or been entertained by people for years, sometimes decades. And then all of a sudden I'll be in a room or I'll be in a circumstance and I'll turn around and there's that person standing right next to me and I'm making eye like physical eyeball contact with them and it's you. It's Andy who I have like, I told you this. I believe when we were chatting at one point, but it just like, you know, here's a person who's brought so much joy into my life over many, many years through many different times.

1:45.5

I'm sure you've heard this millions of times from people, but we're at this really wonderful event

1:49.3

in my hometown, Kansas City, doing something helping a children's hospital. And I got to meet you.

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