Remember TV Guide? (with Paul Brittain)

How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer

All Things Comedy

Society & Culture, Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.9 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

This week on the podcast we are joined by our friend, the truly hilarious actor and comedian Paul Brittain, who you might know from "Saturday Night Live," "Trophy Wife" or a sketch based on "Three Men And A Baby" back in Chicago many years ago that Vanessa is still obsessed with. In that spirit, this episode includes Vanessa and Paul recounting their halycon days of cutting their teeth in the Windy City comedy scene, us all reminiscing about the way that seemingly carefree sitcoms used to tackle serious issues and Jonah being impressed that Paul saw the post-hardcore act Hum back in the nineties. For the main event, we recall the convenience of the print version of TV Guide and the frustration of the endlessly scrolling TV Guide channel, the story of which we hope is someday made into a made-for-TV movie (meta). We also play a captivating round of "Legit Moan or Unnecessary Groan" where we discuss grocery store etiquette, loud television commercials and whether baseball players should charge kids for their autographs. We dare you to find another podcast that covers everyone from Mario Lopez to Mike Hargrove, but if you do, we might just buy your ticket to a charity spaghetti dinner.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Vanessa Bayer and this is my brother Jonah.
0:06.0	We're two siblings who love to talk about our childhood and nostalgia and how it shaped us into the people we are today.
0:11.0	Who are pretty detail-oriented, if I do say so myself.
0:15.0	Welcome to How Did We Get Weird. Well, Jonah, I'm really excited about our guests today.
0:32.1	And I know that we normally tell a story at the beginning of the pod about like
0:36.8	growing up or something from our childhood.
0:38.7	But when I was getting my education and comedy in Chicago after college, where I lived for
0:43.6	six years in Chicago, that is, I came to know our guests today. And I still remember him putting
0:50.8	on one of the funniest performances I've ever seen in my life. I think he's going to know
0:55.6	what it is, but basically I want him to explain it. So I'm going to introduce our guest today.
1:03.5	And then I'm going to have him explain the performance. And don't worry, guest. I will tell you
1:09.0	what it is. So you don't have to like guess it in case it's not clear. Does that sound good, Jonah?
1:14.4	I think, yeah, sure. Sounds great. Let's just get into it, right? Okay, let's get into it. Okay, so our guest today is a hilarious actor and comedian. You may know from his work on Saturday Night Live where he played beloved characters such as Lord Windermere and Sex Ed Vincent.
1:29.4	He's also appeared in shows and movies such as Trophy Wife.
1:32.1	Hello Ladies and Killing Gunther.
1:33.6	Please welcome my good friend all the way back from our Chicago days.
1:38.1	Paul, or as I like to call him, Pal, Britain.
1:41.8	Welcome, pal.
1:42.9	Hey, guys.
1:43.9	How are you? Thanks for having me. me hey paul it's been a while
1:47.2	hey jonah great to see you i know i haven't seen you forever it's great to see you as well now
1:52.0	it is so great to see you bud and you've got to know what i'm talking about but in case you don't
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