Mike Drucker (The Tonight Show)
The Writers Panel
Ben Blacker
4.7 • 796 Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Mike Drucker (The Tonight Show; Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) discusses his new memoir, Good Game, No Rematch, writing his life through the lens of video games, how prose is different from stand up comedy, how his family responded to stories about them, discovering his emotional vulnerabilities, and more.
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| 1:01.8 | Hey folks, it's me, Ben Blacker, the creator and host of the Writers' Panel. |
| 1:06.4 | Thanks, as always, for listening. |
| 1:10.5 | It's been a tough Q1. |
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