Helen Hunt

Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)

Team Coco

Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Ted Danson regards Oscar-winning actress and director Helen Hunt as a true artist, and he’s determined to know how she became one! Helen talks to Ted about acting in her formative years, what she took from her time on “Mad About You,” writing and directing her 2007 film “Then She Found Me,” and her advice for young actors. Bonus: Mary Steenburgen sends in a special message for Helen. Watch "Then She Found Me" on Prime Video. Like watching your podcasts? Visit http://youtube.com/teamcoco to see full episodes.

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0:00.0	If we had an IMDB off, I think I would win for most obscure credits.
0:04.3	Were you on BG and The Bear?
0:15.0	Welcome back to where everybody knows your name.
0:17.7	Today, I am thrilled to be talking to Helen Hunt.
0:22.8	She's a brilliant actor who's won an Academy Award, multiple Emmys, and Golden Globes. You know her from her many roles,
0:29.5	as good as it gets, twister, castaway, mad about you, the sessions. She writes and directs
0:36.8	as well, and I can't say enough good things about her,
0:40.3	2007 film, then she found me, which she directed and co-wrote. Anyway, ladies and gentlemen,
0:46.9	here's Helen Hunt. This is for my amusement. It won't probably be on the podcast.
0:56.0	Okay.
0:56.8	Almost guaranteed not to be on the podcast.
0:59.5	But Mary, you know, was delighted to find out that I was talking to.
1:03.2	Yes.
1:03.4	Yes.
1:04.2	Yes.
1:04.2	Yes.
1:04.4	Please send her my love and respect.
1:05.7	I will.
1:06.6	But in the meantime, I just have to do this because we were laughing.
1:14.4	Just the last minute of something. I don't know, Helen, son.
1:15.2	I sat beside her once at a concert at Paul.
1:19.3	Simon and Sting.
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