Episode 149 - Scott Aukerman

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture, Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2019

⏱️ 77 minutes

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This week we're joined by podcaster/filmmaker/writer Scott Aukerman! He talks about his his first TV appearances back in high school (01:40), his affinity for David Letterman (05:20), how he used humor to dodge playground bullies (09:43), playing a certain kind of character on-mic (17:28), his early days of trying to make it in LA (21:54), a game-changing interaction with Bob Odenkirk (27:07), how his partner became his ex... and then his wife (31:01), the creative differences (and struggles) between making television versus movies (34:34), how he hit rock bottom after success (41:59), why he made a documentary about his parents (46:01), the birth of Comedy Bang! Bang! (51:00), the challenges of professionally collaborating with your friends (1:00:41), and, finally, his comedy mantra (1:06:20).

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0:00.0	Pushkin.
0:07.0	I'm... I saw... I certainly did not think that
0:15.0	would be something that I would be known for,
0:20.0	you know, if I have any kind of a comedic legacy at all that podcasting would be one of the first
0:26.2	things you would mention about me you know I never expected that when I when I got into show business I was always like gonna be probably not gonna be a
0:35.5	movie star but it'll be a TV star I'll be a writer I'll probably win a few awards
0:40.0	you know and podcasting is going to be the first sentence in my bio.
0:47.0	That was Scott Ackerman. I'm San Francisco and this is talk easy.
0:54.7	Welcome to the show. Oh, Hello everyone welcome to the show this is talk easy. I'm Sam Fricoso and today on the podcast is Scott Aukerman, otherwise known as... What else is he known as? Stop Talkerman, shop talkerman, hot soccerman,
1:35.0	Pashnotcherman, yacht rockerman, hot saucerman, stop lacherman.
1:39.0	If my parents are listening, they're like,
1:41.0	what the hell has happened to our son?
1:44.4	But for many of you listening, I imagine this is the first time you've ever heard of Talk Easy.
1:52.0	I don't fault you for that. It's an innocent mistake and welcome. We're
1:57.1	happy to have you. Many of you listening are probably big fans of the show comedy bang bang.
2:02.0	We have been wanting to have Scott on this
2:05.1	show really since we started it three years ago back in San Francisco but as you can probably imagine, you know, Scott is a very busy, important man and we can't just have Scott Ackerman on at any time.
2:19.4	However, he was willing to come on the show with the release of his directorial debut.
2:25.0	It's called Between Two Ferns, the movie.
2:28.0	It is currently available to stream on Netflix.
2:31.0	Why don't we take a listen to the trailer of his film right now?
2:35.0	Welcome to another edition of Between Two Ferns and my guest today is Matthew McConaughey.
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