Taran Killam On His New Film, Leaving SNL, And That Time Trump Hosted

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🗓️ 17 October 2017

⏱️ 45 minutes

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SNL alum Taran Killam talks to Sam about his new action-comedy mockumentary Killing Gunther, which he directed and stars in alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. They also discuss Wild 'N Out, Taran's role in Hamilton, the challenges of being a first-time director, why and how he left SNL a year earlier than he expected, what made Drake one of his favorite hosts, and the week in November 2015 when then-candidate Donald Trump controversially hosted the show. Email the show at [email protected] and follow Sam on Twitter @samsanders.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Kelly McEvers, and Embedded is back.
0:03.3	And we recently realized it's hard to assess a politician
0:06.2	who has virtually no political record.
0:08.5	But with Donald Trump, we tried anyway.
0:10.8	And we wound up with stories and lessons
0:12.6	from the record he does have in business and on TV.
0:16.4	Listen on the NPR1 app or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:20.2	Hey y'all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders.
0:28.2	It's been a minute.
0:29.2	This Tuesday, just like every Tuesday,
0:31.0	we're bringing you a really great conversation.
0:33.4	Today, SNL alum, actor and now director, Teran Killam.
0:38.8	Teran talked to me about his new comedy called Killing Gunther.
0:42.5	He directed the movie, he stars in the movie,
0:45.0	along with Drumroll, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
0:48.6	We also talked about Teran's time at SNL.
0:51.1	And he told me how he left the show about a year
0:53.6	before he thought he would.
0:55.4	Alert, parent, one of those SNL stories.
0:57.3	It features some talk about exotic dancers.
1:01.8	All right, we also talk about Teran's role in Hamilton.
1:04.6	He played King George in that Broadway musical
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