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Thirst Aid Kit: Funny Bones ft. Wyatt Cenac

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Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.22K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Wyatt Cenac knows funny. You may have heard him in everything from Bojack Horseman to Archer and Bob’s Burgers. He was a writer for King of the Hill, a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and starred in Barry Jenkins’ first full-length feature film Medicine for Melancholy. He’s also starred in his own stand-up specials, one of which, Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn, was nominated in 2015 for Best Comedy Album (Grammy’s). Like we said, this man knows his funny.  Follow us on Twitter @ThirstAidKit. Bim is @bimadew and Nichole is @tnwhiskeywoman. Our music is by Tanya Morgan. You can find show notes, gifs and so much more on our Tumblr at thirstaidkitpodcast.tumblr.com. You can make use of our Thirst Sommelier service by calling and leaving a BRIEF message at (510) 984 4778. That’s (510) 9-THIRST. We also love fanfic — send us your drabbles (along with your pronouns) and we might read them out on the show! We’re at thirstaidkit@slate.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

On BBC A

0:02.0

I am doing life a few more years means nothing to me

0:06.0

I'm pregnant

0:08.0

to just go easy I'm pregnant women

0:10.0

I've been all my electricity that's all

0:12.0

don't think I should even be in here.

0:14.0

A new series of the Bafter Award winning time.

0:18.0

You tell anyone and I mean anyone about me I will kill you. Starring Jody Whitaker tomorrow Lawrence and

0:26.0

Bella Ramsey. Time watch you? I am delighted. I feel like that's the only way to kind of navigate.

0:37.0

How are you?

0:38.0

I am good. How are you? I am delighted. I feel like that's the only way to kind of navigate time and space now

0:45.9

is to walk out with like a you know a little visage of delight and hope the Delight finds me.

0:53.0

Right, you know, let the smile fortify you.

0:55.6

There you go, come on poetry.

0:58.0

Yes, yes, let the smile fortify me.

1:02.1

Yes, I understand that, I understand that I understand that I'm excited about today. Yeah, yeah, our this episode is

1:10.5

It's a little different from what we're used to.

1:13.0

Yeah, we're getting a little engagingly academic.

1:17.0

Mmm, I like that.

1:19.0

Thank you.

1:20.0

I'm not a poet, but I do have a facility with words.

1:23.0

Yeah, you know on the show we like to delve into what makes thirst thirst, right?

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