Pushkin.

I mean. I mean it angered people it angered people it anger people more than the stuff

I had been doing on Letterman or the thing I called we called a sitcom called Get a Life it it angered people and

Adam and I both went into our shells we just went into you know I we still had to work we still had to find things to work but there was a

if there had ever been any passion in creating something different that killed it in me.

I think I still bring something different to whatever I do,

but actually creating something and trying to further this type of comedy that I do.

I that that movie killed it.

That was Chris Elliot. I'm San Francisco and this is Talk Easy.

Welcome to the show. Oh, Chris Elliot has made a living out of making this laugh.

Whether that be writing and performing on late night with David Letterman throughout the 80s,

memorable performances in films like Groundhog Day and there's something about Mary,

or his cult classic sitcom Get a Life.

He's kind of done at all.

Growing up in New York City, he came from a family of funny people.

His father, Bob Elliot, was one half of the legendary comedy team Bob and Ray.

They frequently appeared on Johnny Carson.

In turn, Elliot with his wife Paula, created a funny family of his own.

Both Abbey and Brydy, respectively, have built careers out of making people laugh.

Most recently, Brydy has made her directorial debut with Clara's Ghost.

It premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival and is now in

theaters in VioD. Here's a bit from the trailer.

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