Talk To Me

Bob Wiltfong (Chappelle's Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) talks #comedy with Michael Angelo Caruso on the "Talk to Me" podcast. 4:15 Breaking down comedy (starting with improv) 5:15 Comedy compared to music 6:30 The efficiency of Jerry Seinfeld 7:30 Richard Pryor, George Carlin and the truth tellers 8:40 The connection between anger and humor 11:35 Editing and slow delivery (Steven Wright) 12:30 Chris Rock, Lenny Bruce, Bill Burr 18:00 Ricky Gervais and context 19:00 Bob's journey from TV news reporter to network comedy -- Nebraska to Kansas to NYC 20:00 The Upstanding Citizens with Amy Poehler 23:00 The power of story (Mitch Albom, Bruce Springsteen) 24:30 Working w Dave Chappelle (2003), then Jon Stewart (2004) 34:00 Steve Carrell, Samantha B, Rob Corddry, Ed Helms 37:00 Artists and entertainers as "broken" people 40:00 Bob's philosophy as a presentation coach 44:00 Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey" 50:00 The burden of fame 55:45 The B.S. (Business Speak) Dictionary* 59:15 Bob's up