Molly McNearney

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Umbrella

Tv & Film, Music, Comedy

4.6 • 68.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

Molly McNearney (Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Oscars) is a writer and executive producer. Molly joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how much respect she has for comedy writers, how growing up Catholic influenced her perspective on dating, and how she originally wanted to be a local news reporter. Molly and Dax talk about her journey to becoming head writer on Jimmy Kimmel Live, how fast-paced it is to produce a late-night bit, and what the goal of a monologue is. Molly explains why the Mean Tweets segment became so popular, what it’s like to work closely with a romantic partner, and how the spread of misinformation has changed her perspective on producing content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome, welcome to armchair expert, expert sign expert. I'm Randall Shepard and joined by Lily Padman.
0:06.1	Hi there. And we have one of our absolute buddies, our dearest buddies on today.
0:10.5	So fun.
0:11.3	Molly McNerney. she of course is the co-head writer and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
0:20.4	She's also married to Jimmy Kimmel inside scoop and a part of many of my vacations.
0:27.0	Yes, she is a real force to be reckoned with.
0:31.0	A powerhouse writer. She also writes on the prime time Emmys, the Oscars,
0:35.5	murder mystery. She's prolific and insanely talented and I adore her so much. This was really fun.
0:42.2	So fun. So glad she came by.
0:44.8	All right, please enjoy Molly McNearney.
0:47.1	Must remember, do not forget.
0:53.0	forget.
0:55.0	Remind me to bring photo ID.
0:58.0	Reminder.
0:59.0	Set.
1:00.0	Babe, can you make sure I don't forget my photo ID when I vote?
1:03.8	All right, love.
1:05.0	However you remember, you'll need photo ID to vote on the 2nd of May.
1:09.5	Don't have ID.
1:10.9	Apply for free voter ID now.
1:13.0	Find out more at Electoral Commission.org.
1:15.2	UK slash voter ID.
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