WEBVTT - Backstage with Leann Hunley and Gregg Henry

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<v Speaker 1>I am all in Again.

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<v Speaker 2>I am All in Again with Scott Patterson, an iHeartRadio podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Joined by the hunts Burgers. Hello Greg, Hello Leanne hell st.

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<v Speaker 1>It is just so good to see the two of you,

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<v Speaker 1>and what a reaction you had up there on stage.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you think of this whole thing?

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<v Speaker 3>I was saying to Greg, I was just gobsmacked when

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<v Speaker 3>we walked out there and there are without many people

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<v Speaker 3>out there. I was stunned. And I know that you

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<v Speaker 3>had said on the podcast a couple of weeks ago

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<v Speaker 3>there would be five thousand people, and I was like, yeah, right, yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean this is amazing. The the the love they

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<v Speaker 3>have for this show. Oh, it's just extraordinary and wonderful

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<v Speaker 3>and fun to be a part of. And I'm grateful. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Greg, you've done this, you did this last year, you

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<v Speaker 1>did this, You've done You've done a couple of rounds

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<v Speaker 1>with us.

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<v Speaker 2>How's this in your eyes? How has it grown?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it bigger exponentially?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it's yeah, it's it's it's much bigger than

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<v Speaker 4>than it was. And I can't remember if it was

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<v Speaker 4>one year or two years ago that I did it,

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<v Speaker 4>but uh, but it's and it the whole town sort

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<v Speaker 4>of you know, all decorated up and people sort of

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<v Speaker 4>enjoying different parts of the the town of Stars Hollow.

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<v Speaker 4>It's uh, it's really inventive and fun and uh and

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<v Speaker 4>a sort of theater piece that everybody's a part of.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I wanted to thank David Finch for putting

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<v Speaker 1>this all together. He's the guy with all the great

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<v Speaker 1>ideas for all the shops and how they're situated and

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<v Speaker 1>what kind of merch to put in, and he's in

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<v Speaker 1>the tours division, and Danny Kahn as well. They did

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<v Speaker 1>a remarkable job. Told me to buckle my seat belts

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<v Speaker 1>when I when I got here, before I got here yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>because you're going to be shocked.

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<v Speaker 2>And I didn't think they could.

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<v Speaker 1>Outdo themselves, but they outdid themselves. And my gosh, right

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<v Speaker 1>down to every little detail of you know, the the

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<v Speaker 1>the uh work of the late girl working in the dragonflane,

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<v Speaker 1>greeting people that check in and being an actress, a

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<v Speaker 1>very accomplished actress and sort of acting out everything and

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<v Speaker 1>as fans come in and and they have all of

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<v Speaker 1>these sort of sort of cause players of the characters

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<v Speaker 1>and all over the town, so it's just a wonderful experience.

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<v Speaker 2>A fortune teller and a.

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<v Speaker 3>Fortune and she was all glammed up.

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<v Speaker 1>I loved it right right. They even had when Lindsey

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<v Speaker 1>threw Dean out of the house forget to chummy with

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<v Speaker 1>uh Rory again and threw all his clothes out of

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<v Speaker 1>the second floor, second story, and those clothes are hanging down.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a there's a hanging down from the from the balcony.

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<v Speaker 1>They have Luke's uh they've they've taken Luke's boat and

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<v Speaker 1>all of his fishing gear and all of his other

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<v Speaker 1>gear that he's had stored in the in the garage,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's outside of the garage now, so fans can

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<v Speaker 1>go by and kind of kind of rifle through it,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they can sort of go to touch it.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, and it's just it's like a living museum

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<v Speaker 1>of the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Did either of.

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<v Speaker 1>You, suspect and I know you've both had long, distinguished careers.

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<v Speaker 1>Did and you've worked with some great directors and some

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<v Speaker 1>great writers. Did you did you recognize this show when

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<v Speaker 1>you originally started working on the show as something that

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<v Speaker 1>had a chance to become something like this, or it's

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<v Speaker 1>just one of the here's a better question. Why do

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<v Speaker 1>you think it's such a cultural phenomenon.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, just from my perspective, because I do think it

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<v Speaker 3>starts with the writing, and I do think that, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a big fan of having like several storylines going together,

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<v Speaker 3>tying together as they go through and the thread that

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<v Speaker 3>you follow all the way to the end of the

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<v Speaker 3>season or whatever it is. And so for me, I

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<v Speaker 3>appreciate picking up what's happening over here because I come

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<v Speaker 3>from a soap opera world part of the time too,

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<v Speaker 3>so you know, we're used to having storylines that play

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<v Speaker 3>out over a longer time. And I just think that

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<v Speaker 3>because the writing is so tight and because you have

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<v Speaker 3>to be so on your toes, it really gives you

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<v Speaker 3>an appreciation for being an actor and some of the

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<v Speaker 3>training that we probably had in the beginning, so that

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<v Speaker 3>we can utilize the skills that we learned back in

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<v Speaker 3>the day. And it's for me, it's just been a

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<v Speaker 3>lovely experience because, like I said, I had no idea

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<v Speaker 3>the extent of the fandom and how much everybody does

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<v Speaker 3>appreciate it. It's really been love I.

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<v Speaker 1>Think you make a great point. It's very challenging for

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<v Speaker 1>any writer, any writing team, to weave in multiple storylines

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<v Speaker 1>and to keep an audience engaged at the level that

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<v Speaker 1>the Pallatinos do in that crack writing stuff. Believing, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean is it is one of the joys. And it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't even have to be. It's not my kind of television.

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<v Speaker 1>I never watched it. It just was like, didn't interest me.

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<v Speaker 1>But when I got when I started doing the podcast

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<v Speaker 1>watching the episodes, this is extraordinary, yeah, storytelling, and I

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<v Speaker 1>was hooked right away.

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<v Speaker 2>I was just riveted by it.

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<v Speaker 3>And I had to go back and watch some of

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<v Speaker 3>it again too, and I have to say I got caught.

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<v Speaker 3>And now it's on every night at ten and eleven.

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<v Speaker 3>I watch a couple episodes before I go to bed,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's a lovely thing to go to bed on

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<v Speaker 3>instead of something with murder in it or something that

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<v Speaker 3>I usually watch, some crime drama. But this is a

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<v Speaker 3>lovely way to go to sleep. I don't have nightmares.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like there's faith in humanity, kind of an idea

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<v Speaker 3>when you away campaign.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a medicinal and therapeutic quality to these episodes,

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<v Speaker 1>isn't there? Yes, Yes, I think I think it is

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<v Speaker 1>highly addictive in that regard where nothing can really go

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<v Speaker 1>wrong and if it does, it's gonna mend itself in

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<v Speaker 1>some way. Greg, what have you been doing since in

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of years. I know you work with

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<v Speaker 1>the Sean Gunn's brother from time to time in some

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<v Speaker 1>of those big Marvel movies.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell us about that a little bit.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. I worked with James uh uh since Slither, which

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<v Speaker 4>was his sort of first directing gig, and I did

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<v Speaker 4>Super as well, and then I did The Guardians. And

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<v Speaker 4>it's just a great joy to have him call up,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, no matter what it is, even if it's

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<v Speaker 4>a grand father, Yes, you know, it's it's it's a

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<v Speaker 4>great joy to be a part of his his wild,

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<v Speaker 4>wonderful imagination.

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<v Speaker 3>And uh.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yeah, he's another guy, you know, he's another writer

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<v Speaker 1>that weaves in multiple storylines so beautiful. Yeah, and he

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<v Speaker 1>just keeps you engaged the whole time. And he uses

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<v Speaker 1>humor very well, extremely well, very funny, very funny. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's life, because if it's if it's morose

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<v Speaker 1>and too serious, it's not reflecting life. And if it

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<v Speaker 1>is reflecting life, it's not really a life. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to watch, you know what. I'm saying James has that

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<v Speaker 1>gift as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's he's.

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<v Speaker 4>And he's just prolific. He just turns it out. And

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<v Speaker 4>the same can be said for.

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<v Speaker 2>Amy, Amy and Dan.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean they really you know, they really churn it

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<v Speaker 4>out and and and the writing is always, uh, it's

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<v Speaker 4>always a cut above. It's you know, it's it's talent.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a very special, special brand of talent.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think it is. You think it's something

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<v Speaker 1>that I mean, I know he grew up he was

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<v Speaker 1>obsessed with the comic books, and that genre obviously influenced

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<v Speaker 1>his writing. I think it informed his directing. I think

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<v Speaker 1>he thinks like a directory, thinks like a comic book artist,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I mean, he maps it out and plans

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<v Speaker 1>it out like it's a comic book. Yeah, that's why

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<v Speaker 1>it's so impactful and so entertaining. I'm mixed with all

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<v Speaker 1>that humor and this this the brilliant structure that he

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<v Speaker 1>brings to bear.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, he's a huge fan. From the time he was

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<v Speaker 4>a kid, a huge comic book fan, sort of created

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<v Speaker 4>his own comic books. He wrote his own novel before

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<v Speaker 4>he even wrote screenplays. And for you know, he's like

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<v Speaker 4>uh uh uh, he was funny. I teased him. He's

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<v Speaker 4>he lives in Aspen and now has as ass and

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<v Speaker 4>Aspen and uh and uh we were up there, uh

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<v Speaker 4>when he got married and his uh and his family

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<v Speaker 4>was there and I'm saying I run into him in

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<v Speaker 4>the morning out by in front of the hotel and

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<v Speaker 4>I'm like, ah, yeah, this is great. You're up here

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<v Speaker 4>in the great outdoors. James must be Levy and they're like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>he's inside writing.

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<v Speaker 1>Just like you know.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's no accident that he he rose to the

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<v Speaker 1>heights that he has wrisen. It's not an accent. He's

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<v Speaker 1>been doing it as whole. And I think Amy and

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<v Speaker 1>Dan are like that as well. I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Amy grew up in that culture of you know, her

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<v Speaker 1>dad is you know, was Alan Sherman. He was a

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<v Speaker 1>nightclub comic and he was on the comedy tour and

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<v Speaker 1>all her household was filled with the top comedians.

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<v Speaker 2>Of the day. They were all friends.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's like, you know, it's inevitable these these types

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<v Speaker 1>of people in these careers, when they apply is a

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<v Speaker 1>discipline to their there's obvious talent and skills.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's inevitable.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just inevitable and you get these high quality products. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you've been very lucky. You've worked been We've worked with

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<v Speaker 1>two of the best, the best.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, as lucky as can be.

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely, you know, And you might argue with this, I

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<v Speaker 4>don't know, but it's like there there's like a style

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<v Speaker 4>to her writing. It's like it's got a rhythm, it's

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<v Speaker 4>got a it's got a musicality to it. And and

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<v Speaker 4>people that are in the writer's room, you know, they

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<v Speaker 4>can imitated. But you know, the last season or or so,

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<v Speaker 4>when she wasn't on it, I was like, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 4>is it cinnamon, what's it missing? It's it's it's it's

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<v Speaker 4>you know, it just wasn't quite the same. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a tall order.

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<v Speaker 4>That's a tall orders and that's just a special sauce

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<v Speaker 4>that they have.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, she's incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, the fans have been delighted to see you guys

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<v Speaker 1>and to get to talk to you, and it's been

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<v Speaker 1>a pleasure of mine, Uh to talk to you Leanne

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<v Speaker 1>year and please keep coming back and Greg your perennial,

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<v Speaker 1>keep coming back.

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<v Speaker 2>As as we do this.

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<v Speaker 1>Great catching up with you guys and all the best.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody thanks for the downloads and remember where.

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