Episode 725 - James L. Brooks

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Marc Maron

Comedy

4.6 • 29.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2016

⏱️ 129 minutes

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Summary

James L. Brooks is responsible for something you love. Probably many things. Marc talks with the prolific writer-director-producer about all of it - The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Taxi, Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, As Good As It Gets, The Simpsons, and more. They also talk about how Jim dealt with writer's block, what he considers his worst professional experience, and why he and Jack Nicholson had to send the crew home one day to make things right.

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0:00.0	Fuck the game!
0:01.0	Alright, let's do this.
0:10.6	How are you with the fuckers?
0:12.0	What the fuck, buddies?
0:13.0	What the fuck, crats?
0:14.0	What the fuck?
0:15.0	Put glicans.
0:16.5	How's it going with you guys?
0:18.5	I got back from Salt Lake City this morning and I had a great time.
0:24.8	Had great shows.
0:25.8	Wise guys.
0:26.8	It's a good club.
0:27.8	Keith, the guy who runs and owns a place, a good guy is all solid.
0:32.1	Krabs are great.
0:33.1	I've been to Utah many times.
0:34.6	I like Utah.
0:36.3	I don't know why there's no place like Utah.
0:39.6	There's no place like Salt Lake.
0:42.2	And every time I'm captivated and mystified because it's very pleasant, but very weird.
0:52.7	Like when people ask what's it like, what's Salt Lake City like?
0:56.8	I don't know.
0:57.7	I don't know what to tell you.
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