Heated Lamp Rivalry
Double Threat with Julie Klausner & Tom Scharpling
Forever Dog
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
This week Tom and Julie review Vanity Fair's "the new late night" cover story, decide on who the next James Bond should be, open more Pay Pig packages, and find out how Michael Rapaport eats his dinner. Plus they watch clips of the ShamWow guy announcing he's running for congress in Texas, Frankenstein singing "Smooth" at Universal Studios Japan, and a McDonald's orientation video from 1992.
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CLIPS FROM THIS WEEK'S EPISODE:
-Vanity Fair "The new late night"
-Shamwow guy running for congress in Texas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIz6B7aGC2E
-Frankenstein sings "Smooth" at Universal Studios Japan
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh9abHNr/
-Welcome to Team McDonald’s: Orientation (1992)
https://www.instagram.com/p/DRsL6GzkUVj/
-Michael Rapaport eating
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1qe4pet/michael_rapaport_eating_dinner_like_a_normal/
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Artwork by Joe Frontel
00:00 Intro
07:46 Vanity Fair "the new late night"
26:04 Dogs
28:21 Thick Mick pic UPDATE from liljudyfunfun
30:11 The new James Bond
34:32 Shamwow guy running for congress in Texas
44:23 Opening packages from Pay Pigs
53:20 Frankenstein sings "Smooth" at Universal Studios Japan
59:55 McDonald’s orientation video
01:11:30 Michael Rapaport eating
01:14:38 Outro
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