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Turned Out A Punk

Episode 95 - David Cross (Comedian, Mr. Show, Arrested Development)

Turned Out A Punk

Turned Out A Punk

Music Commentary, Music History, Music, Music Interviews

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2016

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Shut up you, Punking baby! This week on the show, it’s David Cross! Join Damian as he sits down with one of his favourite comedians to discuss: the connection between music and comedy, how punk served as a gateway to alternative culture and why the "American Authors" suck. 

Also touched on:

David gives Damian some podcast tips

A super boring itunes story

Elvis Costello in Saturday Night Live

Seeing coverage of the scary Sex Pistols

Class Of 1984: and amazing piece of punxploitation

Indie rock in 2016: kinda sucks

a takedown of American Authors 

Mad and Cracked over superhero books

Re/Search 

Film Threat

Answer Me!: “If you are 40 and love Answer Me, you have some issues.”

Fear on Saturday Night Live

Thin Lizzy on TV subverts it all

going to art school

being bullied

getting to be so close to Athens

The need to validated by people in music

Why music and comedies kinship

The greatness of the diversity in Atlanta’s punk scene.

Getting in to 688

Pylon

Now Explosion 

Getting in REM

Jason and Scorchers

David’s public access show

Loving Andy Kaufman

Moving to Boston

Mixing music and comedy

The Cavedogs

The Prime Movers

Finding out about Rock, Rot and Rule

David nearly dies from a bee sting

Finding Tom, Jon and The Best Show

AND MORE!!!!!!!

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and feeding me and the kids. So, Hello and welcome to another edition of Turned Out of Punk. I'm your host

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Damian Abraham and once again I am bringing you a conversation with someone who

2:19.1

grew up listening to Punk may or may not still be involved in Punk but had their life changed by the genre in a major way.

2:25.0

Today on the show, huge guest everyone, David Cross from the show's Mr. Show, Arrested Development. Alvin and the Chipmunks, one of my kids' favorite things too, so there you go.

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More on that in a second, but first if you want to get in touch with me, head over to

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