Jenna Fischer, Jack Handey, Video Game Picks and Kasper Hauser

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2012

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Jenna Fischer talks about her totally-made-up-sounding first acting gig in LA, auditioning for The Office, and what all the actors are doing on their computers when they're in the background of a shot. The very real Jack Handey talks about his days as Steve Martin's neighbor, and how he writes Deep Thoughts. Plus this week's video game recommendations from Heather Anne Campbell and more!

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Evan from SilverSpring, Maryland.
0:02.4	I'm Nicole from Toronto.
0:03.9	I'm Jake from Chattanooga.
0:05.8	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is produced independently and supported by listeners like you and me.
0:10.8	You should support the show like I did.
0:13.0	It's easy.
0:13.8	Just so that maximum fun.org flash donate.
0:17.2	I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:18.5	These days Jennifer Fisher is pretty well set.
0:20.3	She plays Pam on the office.
0:21.9	It's just one of the most beloved characters on one of the most beloved television programs on television.
0:26.7	But it wasn't always that way.
0:29.0	Like a lot of actors, she had tough gigs at the beginning.
0:32.2	Like her first job when she came to LA from St. Louis.
0:35.2	It was a training video and they played it for mental patients upon their release from the mental ward.
0:42.5	When you got this gig, did you realize at the time that you were performing in a parody of an actor's first gig?
0:48.5	No.
0:49.5	It's Bullseye.
0:50.7	This week, Jennifer Fisher reveals what all the actors really do at their computers while they're filming the office.
1:03.2	The comedy group Casper Hauser presents the Spanish language talk show, Mundo de Peros.
1:09.0	And I talk about some of my favorite Saturday night live sketches of all time with the guy who wrote them, Mr. Jack Handing.
1:15.9	Yes, he is a real person in real life.
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