Interview: Comedian Pete Holmes On 'Comedy Sex God' And His Faith

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🗓️ 29 October 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Comedian and actor Pete Holmes played a fictional version of himself in the HBO show 'Crashing,' where the stand-up comic finds himself homeless after his wife cheats on him. In real life, Holmes found himself rediscovering his faith after his divorce from his first wife — and that's the topic he explores in his book, 'Comedy Sex God.' Holmes and Sam Sanders talked about his faith journey, what it means to believe in a higher power and how it's shaped Holmes' life.

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0:00.0	There's a couple things wrong with this room.
0:02.2	Tell me.
0:02.9	Ah.
0:03.5	Haha.
0:04.9	My guest today did not like our in-studio setup at NPR West.
0:09.8	What? You're too far.
0:11.3	Well, that's for sure.
0:12.3	I would sit there. I'm not telling you to sit there.
0:15.0	You want me to sit there?
0:15.8	No.
0:16.6	Well, not your challenge, you mean?
0:17.9	Haha.
0:19.5	Ha, ha.
0:20.4	I got to sit there.
0:21.3	No, don't do it.
0:22.7	This is a lot.
0:23.8	Reach out.
0:24.7	Reach out.
0:25.5	There you are.
0:26.3	I'm going to miss you so much already.
0:30.0	From NPR, I'm Sam Sanders.
0:35.5	It's been a minute.
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