James L. Brooks

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

Team Coco

Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Legendary director/producer James L. Brooks and Woody Harrelson talk with Ted Danson about working together on Jim’s first feature film in 15 years, "Ella McCay." Jim shares about the family turmoil that influenced the script, how he got his first break in the news business, casting “Broadcast News,” the time he lit a fire under Ted on “Taxi,” memories of John Cassavetes, and more. Ella McCay hits theaters on December 12th. Like watching your podcasts? Visit http://youtube.com/teamcoco to see full episodes.

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0:00.0	You're looking at somebody who brought coffee to Edward R. Murrow.
0:04.3	Yeah.
0:04.6	Did you really, though?
0:05.5	Yeah, I did.
0:06.1	Yeah.
0:06.2	Yeah.
0:19.9	Welcome back to where everybody knows your name. On the one excited about today. On the one hand, we have
0:22.0	writer, director, and producer James L. Brooks. Think Mary Tyler Moore, the Simpsons, as good as it gets,
0:29.1	terms of endearment. And on the other hand, we have Woody. My sometimes brother Woody Harrelson
0:35.3	is here today. He's in Paris, I believe, at the moment, making a film, so he's going to zoom in.
0:41.9	Woody and Jim worked together on a new movie called Ellen McKay, which comes out December 12th,
0:47.8	and we'll get into that much, much more.
0:50.4	So here they are, Jim Brooks and my sweet friend, Woody Harrelson.
0:57.8	Oh, my God.
1:00.0	What the fuck?
1:01.6	This is crazy.
1:03.7	I don't believe this is happening.
1:06.4	Oh, Woody.
1:07.9	Are you guys together in L.A.?
1:10.0	Yes, we are. Yes, we are. Physically together.
1:12.3	I'm so fucking jealous, man. I'm so jealous. How's it going?
1:19.2	Well, we're just starting, if you mean, how's this going? But, yeah, life's good. Life's good. It's strange to be having you, Jim, right in front of me and looking over your shoulder at you, Woody.
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