Episode 73: "The Sneaker Nap"
Date
July 27, 2012
Guests
Bobcat Goldthwait
Simon Amstell
Origin of the episode title
A term for when one puts on his or her workout clothes to exercise but instead just takes a nap while wearing sneakers.
Discussed
Monologue how to turn into a cat, why hookers have to work harder now, how Hoop Dreams could have been better, whether I'm more like a tomato or the stuff in a oven that can only be cleaned with dangerous poisons, how money matters can be like surprise obesity, and the difference between Ruby and Rudy, both of which are, apparently, movies.
Interview
- First on the show is British comedian and star of Grandma's House SIMON AMSTELL, who's in New York doing his one-person show, Numb, and has things to tell us about cats, Peru, apples, thoughts and feelings. Also, he went on The View this week and has stories about what that was like! Simon is brilliant and you must see his show if you can.
- Our second guest is BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT, who is simply wonderful. He has lots to say about his new film, God Bless America, what his mom used to say about homely people in church, what it was like having a dad who did magic tricks, what the Merchant Ivory guys had to say about making a film look more expensive, whether Save the Cat's theory of making characters suffer is a bit much, and how he would rewrite Shakes the Clown if he were to make it today.
Trivia
- Hoop Dreams would have been better if it had followed the cheerleaders in that movie.
- Having Jimmy Jazz join you in a Sneaker Nap is at least not rock bottom.
