Jon Hamm on the art of rebooting an iconic character, breaking out of Don Draper, and finding himself in therapy

Next Question with Katie Couric

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News, Health, Society & Culture, Commentary, Documentary,, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Jon Hamm has been busy. On a fall visit to New York City, while shooting the next season of The Morning Show, and amid actual morning show visits to promote his new comedy, Confess Fletch, Jon stopped by the studio to chat with Katie -- blissfully -- face-to-face. On this episode of Next Question, they discuss the challenges of rebooting an iconic character, Jon’s early years as a struggling actor in LA, and how he broke out of the Don Draper shackles. Katie and Jon also bond over their cancer losses and Jon shares some of his therapy journey. Naturally, Katie can’t help but dig into Jon’s personal life. Find out what he divulges. Catch Confess, Fletch, on digital video on demand.

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0:00.0	On the podcast, Daniel and Jorge explain the universe.
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0:14.4	you can watch Daniel and Jorge and I Heartland at State Farm Park
0:17.8	tell crazy stories of planets smashing together and galaxies colliding.
0:22.4	Jump into the metaverse to create an experience wonderful.
0:25.4	Visit I Heartland powered by Intel to play today.
0:30.8	Hi, I'm Brooke Shields and my new podcast, Now What?
0:35.4	Dives deep into life's make or break moments.
0:38.6	Those things that stop you in your tracks and leave you wondering,
0:42.4	now what do I do?
0:43.8	You know I had to learn how to walk again.
0:45.6	I realized I don't think we should get married.
0:49.0	Listen to Now What with Brooke Shields on the I Heart Radio app,
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1:00.4	Hello everyone, I'm John Hamm and welcome to Next Question.
1:04.4	Hey, that's my line.
1:06.4	I'm Kitty Curric and yes, welcome to Next Question.
1:10.0	We might as well just dive right into my conversation
1:13.4	with the star of the new comedy Confess Spletch,
1:16.6	the one and only, John Hamm.
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