Patton Oswalt Warms Up "Lunch" with author Jimmy McDonough

Naked Lunch

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Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 889 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Comedy great Patton Oswalt returns to "Naked Lunch" to help Phil set the stage for David's fascinating conversation with acclaimed author Jimmy McDonough about his brand new, latest and last biography, "Gary Stewart: I Am From The Honky-Tonks," as well as some of his previous books, including the bestselling "Shakey: Neil Young's Biography." For Patton Oswalt's tour dates, go to https://pattonoswalt.com. For more on Jimmy McDonough, go to https://www.jimmymcdonough.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Patton, it's a joy to see you always.
0:06.2	Always, always, Phil.
0:08.3	You're in a comedy club in Philly?
0:11.9	I'm in Philly right now, where we filmed our episode of Somebody Feed Phil.
0:17.4	Oh, nice.
0:18.5	Are you going to get to a place I recommended for you tonight or after?
0:22.5	Well, I don't know, but obviously not tonight because I have two shows.
0:27.8	I'm going to maybe try tomorrow right when they open at like five, but we will sleep.
0:33.8	Because I have another Zoom later in the day, and if it ends soon enough, I'm going to zip over there, have dinner, and then come to the club.
0:40.4	All right, great.
0:42.4	I'm calling you today, Pat, because our friend David Wilde, who's my partner in Naked Lunch and the Mr.
0:49.5	Music, he's introduced me to so many great people.
0:52.7	Oh, yeah.
0:53.5	Here's a fellow, I don't know.
0:55.6	And he already recorded an episode of our show with Jimmy McDone.
1:02.0	Yes.
1:02.8	And I know you're going to interview him at the Grammy Museum, right?
1:06.4	Yes, in April, on April 22nd.
1:09.3	Okay, so tell me what's great about, Jim.
1:12.2	Jimmy McDonough, this is just my opinion.
1:15.0	I think he is the greatest,
1:17.2	uh, modern biographer, showbiz biographer on the planet.
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