The 1000 Voices of Hank Azaria

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🗓️ 16 March 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Hank Azaria talks about his 31 seasons on The Simpsons, a few of the 150 plus characters he’s played on the show, and some of the classic movie stars who inspired some of his popular voices for The Simpsons. Hank reveals how he came up with his distinctive sports announcer voice for IFC's Brockmire, he does his best to sell me on the great American pastime, but admits that often times Major League Baseball can’t get out of its own way. We discuss Brockmire Season 4’s dystopian vision of the future 10 years down the line and why it might not be too far from reality. Plus the tortured genius of Peter Sellers, Hank’s love for the original man of 1000 voices Mel Blanc, and he reveals which of his many characters from The Simpsons is his favorite. The 4th and final season of Brockmire premieres March 18 at 10PM ET on IFC. Today's episode was sponsored by the podcast Afternoon Cyber Tea. Join Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President for Cybersecurity Solutions at Microsoft on Afternoon Cyber Tea, and learn from cybersecurity experts about defending your organization and systems from attack. Subscribe to Afternoon Cyber Tea on on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and PodcastOne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.0	Ooh, loneliness and cheeseburgers are a dangerous mix.
0:54.0	Yeah, oh boy, move over liquor license.
0:58.0	Hey, Mo, this license expired in 1973 and it's only good in Rhode Island.
1:03.0	And it's signed by you.
1:05.0	Yeah, yeah, I've been meaning to get that updated for this state and real.
1:10.0	Folks, show's over, nothing to see here shows, oh my god, a horrible plane crash.
1:15.0	Hey, everybody get a lot of this flaming wreckage.
1:18.0	Come on, run around, run around, don't be shy, run around.
1:22.0	Some might call that ball Istanbul, but I call it gun stands and oboe.
1:28.0	You can stick me in a long Italian boat because that ball is gun dole.
1:34.0	And somebody better inject me with penicillin because that ball is gun real.
1:41.0	Those are just some of the inimitable characters created by Henka's area,
1:46.0	including some of his iconic voices from the Simpsons.
1:49.0	And finally, the voice of a struggling but well-meaning baseball announcer,
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