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The tongue is disabled. That is the show. That is the show. That's the concept.
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Hey, what's going on everybody?
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From First We Feast, I'm Sean Evans and you're watching Hot Ones.
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It's the show with hot questions and even hotter wings.
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And today we're joined by Bill Murray.
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He's a pop culture icon and Mark Twain Prize winning comedian and actor who's entertained us for nearly five decades and thankfully showing no signs of slowing down.
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Taking on the wings of death today and also starring in the critically acclaimed comedy Riff Raff, which is scheduled to release on February 28th.
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Bill Murray, welcome to the show.
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Thank you very much, Sean.
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What's going through your head as you prepare to take on this gauntlet?
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Are you a spicy food fan by nature?
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Well, I do like spicy food, you know, when I go to a an Asian restaurant, I look for the red stars.
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And um when I go to a Mexican restaurant, I ask for the stuff in the back.
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Oh, this is sort of biblical.
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We're going right to left here. Okay. Let me see your tongue.
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I guess you get asked that all the time, but I mean No one's ever asked me to see my tongue.
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Yeah, that's actually a first.
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I wanted to see if it were in pieces or charred or scarred or anything. Okay. How's club?
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So, I thought you were great in Riff Raff in your role as a ruthless mafioso and also in part because of the comedic alchemy that you have with your co-star Pete Davidson.
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How early into working with an actor can you tell that there's that creative chemistry?
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And was there a moment that it clicked for you onset?
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I don't want to ruin the movie ending for you, or the beginning, or the middle.
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But, um really just the first lines we had to say, you know, you just feel it.
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It's like a humidity, almost, you know?
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When someone's timing is good, you go like, "Huh." It's a great relief.
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And and I was like, "Oh, we can do this.
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This This will even be fun."
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So, we started we began having fun. You know, take one.
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This is karma sauce, which I'm overdue for.
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Reminds me a little bit of PF Chang's.
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I'm sure that's what they were going for. Well, I think it is. It's good.
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I like the taste of this one. There you go. Two for two. Yeah.
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So, I've had the pleasure of interviewing a few people that have gone through the Second City theater to Hollywood pipeline.
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And I've heard you say that improv taught you how to make the other actor look good.
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But, you know, at that time at the Second the thing that Del Close said to me was, you know, actors get uptight about being coming off okay, coming off well, like now.
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See, you know, but thanks for reminding me.
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So, now if I try to make you look good, I I'm relieved of a whole lot of tension.
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I I'm relieved of a whole lot of like concern about how I'm coming across and how I'm getting over.
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And not only does it relax you, it relaxes them, you know?
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So, it's like it's win-win sort of thing.
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And you know, but at that time But, I interrupted your question, so that was not making you look good. I'll get back to it.
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But, you know, at that time, there's a depth chart at the Second City theater.
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You know, there's a pecking order, you have a real sense of where you stand. Yep.
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Is competition good for comedy in your experience?
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Yeah, my brother Brian had a good way of putting it, you know?
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Like, there are people that peo- you know, an outsider or an amateur or someone who's like a successful jerk will think that this competition is like trying to dominate or trying to one-up the other person and it's not.
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It's it's about I'm going to set this level, can you match that? Great.
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Okay, you match that and then take it up here and then I'll come up here and if we match that then we'll go here and we just keep we just keep matching ourselves. That's how we compete.
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We compete with each other, not against each other.
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Okay, I think Sriracha is cheating, honestly.
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I thought I would not expect it.
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First off, that's cheating.
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This one tastes pretty good.
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They did a good did a good job of of matching the pickling and the garlic.
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The world got all pickled the last few years and I'm not I'm not I'm not sure that that's where we belong.
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I don't I don't know if we came to this earth to pickle.
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I don't think that's why we're here.
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So, SNL recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and I was actually in attendance at Radio City Music Hall on Friday when you reprised your Nick the Lounge Singer character.
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What was your prevailing sentiment experiencing SNL 50?
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Like could you have imagined when you were on the show that it would still be going strong all these years later?
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I mean, the fact that we all left after 5 years tells you all you need to But that's what you did, you know?
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I figured it was like high school. 5 years, that's enough.
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So first time we had a party was 25.
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Once it got to 25 it was like, why would it ever stop?
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I used to say, if you can come out of Second City and Saturday Night Live you're you can do pretty much anything cuz it's those are hard demanding live shows that you have to deliver.
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If you're no good, word gets around. Real fast.
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That's a good looking label.
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That's got some real style to it. That's a piece of art. That's really good. I like that one.
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Seems like we're crushing it so far for you.
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This got a little more zip to it. It stays on your tongue. Yeah.
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But the hot sauce is preventing my mind from connecting to the tongue. The tongue. That's the show.
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Tongue is The tongue is disabled. That is the show. That is the show. That's the concept.
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Is there a film from your career that you look back after wrapping, after shooting and thought, "I'll never be able to make something better than that?" Yes.
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I thought I thought the movie Broken Flowers that Jim Jarmusch directed, I didn't think I could do better than that.
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I thought that was sort of a perfect movie. It It really did happen.
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So, everything I had to do, I knew how to do.
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And things that I hadn't done before, I was able to live, you know?
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And because I was It was all happening, really, truly happening to me, it It came across as a as a performance. Los Calientes.
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So, I'm from the northwest suburbs of Chicago and distinctly remember an elementary school field trip where we went to Woodstock, Illinois to tour various locations where you shot your 1993 film Groundhog Day.
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Were you actually bitten twice by a groundhog during shooting of that film and had to get a rabies shot?
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flipping you off, but that right there, that nodule there, that's from the groundhog.
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I wasn't sure if that was something they were just throwing in to spice up the tour. No, that's real.
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He got me back-to-back, 2 days in a row.
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And the second day I was cheating, or I thought I was being smart.
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And I put some fisherman's gloves, like steel gloves on, underneath the gloves I was wearing.
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His teeth went right through the steel. Wow.
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Yeah, their teeth are about that long.
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You know, I got upset with the animal wrangler.
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I said, "Who the hell trained this gopher?"
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You know, self-righteous actor stuff.
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"Who in the hell trained this gopher?"
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You know, with real rage, you know.
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"I am not leaving my trailer."
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Um And so they And the two of them, they were like a guy and gal couple there.
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Look at each other with this "So, what?"
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"Well, um he's really rather He's really rather He's He's wild." "Wild? What do you mean wild?"
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"Well, we we caught him uh just over that way, uh uh over there by that field.
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We caught him there like 2 weeks ago."
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So, I was driving the car with this Letting the animal drive.
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So, you know, you get what you pay for.
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Wes Anderson says that you wrote him a check for $25,000 to secure a helicopter for a scene in Rushmore when Disney initially denied the request. Is that true?
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They initially and finally denied that request.
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And forever denied that request.
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But he wanted to make a helicopter shot.
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And I And I It was sort of the end of the movie, and I just thought "They what?"
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Cuz I I knew it was going to be good, you know?
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I felt good, and I I liked him, and so I did.
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But I lie awake at night thinking "He's going to cash that check one of these days, you know?"
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Okay, and here we are with the one that's got a cat on it. I'm chewing, Shawn. I see that.
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So, over the years doing interviews, I've been fascinated hearing from comedic actors like Bob Odenkirk and Bryan Cranston about how doing comedy can be a hack for doing drama.
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Do you agree with the age-old adage that it's harder to make audiences laugh than to make them cry? Sure.
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You know, you you you can fly in an airplane, you know, and you can see people crying watching movies. Is that your phone?
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Yeah, I set an alarm for myself to remember to try try some try to try to show up for the show. Okay, there you go.
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I don't I'm not crazy about that alarm. It's a good alarm.
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No, it's the best one they have. It's kind of old-timey. one they have.
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I had a I had I I I had a Blackberry that had a much nicer alarm. Very beautiful.
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Very elegant way to wake up in the morning.
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It almost felt like you were being lifted up.
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Oh, you got multiple alarms.
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two alarms cuz I I knew I'd forget right in the middle of it.
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And see, that's the you missed it the first time knucklehead alarm. That's what that one is. Butterfly Bakery.
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You wouldn't think a butterfly would be so blazingly delightful. I like this one.
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Yeah, this has got some range to it.
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You could really like he's like the man says, you could put it on a grilled cheese sandwich or top it on an fish. Mind wanders. Mhm.
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Is it true that you actually knocked down the final three strikes in that final bowling scene in Kingpin?
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And if so, what was the immediate reaction on set?
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Well, they saved a lot I saved them a lot of film.
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As every ball that I rolled on film in that movie is a strike.
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They were shooting the crowd reacting to this horrible human being making winning the tournament.
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And doing it it makes the performance the acting part of it pretty simple, you know, when you actually make the strike and the crowd is actually going nuts.
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You know, you get to like work the crowd and work yourself and everything. It was It was fun.
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That was a really fun job.
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And the the editing of that scene is one of my favorite scenes I'm ever in.
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It's It's uh It's that ELO song and it's just going to have a showdown.
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It's It's such a silly thing and the hair keeps exploding as it goes and stuff.
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It's on my Mount Rushmore of movies.
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It's one of my four favorite movies of all time. Yeah. Well, it's unusual.
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Kansas City, here I come. Okay. Here we go. Contemplative look.
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Well, that's yeah, that's making it to the back of the throat. Yeah.
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The other didn't make it to the back of the throat. Right. This is a takeover.
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But, you're handling it well. I have to say that. You are. myself no tears.
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So, you've been involved with minor league baseball since before I was born as co-owners for teams like the Salt Lake Trappers. same rules.
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Nine on a side, three outs in an inning, nine innings. Still the same. The St.
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Paul Saints and then most recently the Charleston RiverDogs.
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Is there a publicity stunt or game day promotion that you're most proud of thinking back on your 10 years director of fun for these clubs.
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Uh these may sound sensational, but we I mean, we had Viagra night before anyone else did.
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Uh and believe me, there were women standing in line for the Filled up the seats, yeah.
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Um we decided to have a game where we wouldn't open the gates till the fifth inning, and then let them in so we could announce the attendance zero. Nobody came.
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We also did a thing couple years ago where colon cancer was a big issue, and one someone someone contracted in in the baseball community.
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The president of our company, Mr.
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Dave Eccles, um volunteered to uh to uh have a rectal exam while uh announcing the game uh to the fans.
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So, you see there was a curtain, but you know, but he he he he got he he he he he uh he he he took the rectal exam.
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And we may have saved lives.
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I don't know if we we may have we may have saved lives.
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The Queen Majesty from Queens, no less. I like it.
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Well, I don't know what I was expecting when you came in here today, but I'm not sure I was expecting you to just cakewalk this whole gauntlet. I really like that one. Wow.
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While in high school, what was the most memorable show that you played as lead singer of your garage rock band, the Dutch Masters?
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I still get good word of mouth from Mrs. Doubtfire.
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Because um we were our band, the Dutch Masters.
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So, we were playing at the Doubtfire's house, and it was supposed to be outdoors, and the party had to move indoors because of rain.
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So, we went But, because everyone got wet first and then went inside, they completely trashed the inside of the house.
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And I still hear about it that Mrs.
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Dallas said, "And you know that Bill Murray, he helped clean up."
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And you're still a lot of fun. Yeah.
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One more saucer remaining and coming up. And this is yours.
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This one's got your brand on it, right?
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First We Feast, that's your outfit, right?
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Is there anyone else that's hungry wants to come in and eat? Was that my cue?
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Last night I was doing so poorly, he excused me from the last wing. Really? Yes.
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I think the first guest I pulled it off the table. Yeah.
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Had to protect you from yourself.
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some medical concerns because of my Crohn's disease.
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Oh, by the way, I [ __ ] black. Okay.
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Yeah, I didn't need an update. I didn't need an update.
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Flaming hot black [ __ ] Well, here you are again. Yeah. All right.
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I hope it goes better this second time around. Yeah, me too.
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Cuz this time you are actually dabbing. No, all good. With no work up. All good. Let's go.
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Let me take a little milk just in case.
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Those are not good swing thoughts. That's almond milk. Ready? What's almond?
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I'm going to roll this one a little bit. There you go. Okay. I'll do a little roll. Oh. Ready, Bill? All right. Cheers, guys. Cheers. Thank you for this food. [ __ ] Oh.
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[ __ ] I don't know why I thought it'd be better. The second time around? I got it. I'm top of it.
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And then, Bill, just no-showing all the way through the lineup.
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And thankfully, the wings of death are behind us.
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Pete, you've been here for moral support the entire time.
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I've been back there cheering you on, Bill.
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And you know, you did the show back in 2020, a Hot Ones classic in the pantheon.
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I'm wondering, since you've already experienced this before, can you let Bill know what he's in for for like the next 12 to 16 hours?
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And do you have any tips for recovery?
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Pepto-Bismol and two-ply Cottonelle. Yeah.
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The good toilet paper, you know, not the some wet wipes. Oh, there's the tear. I was missing that. I'm taken right back. Oh, wow. Look at that. Yeah. Get over here. Oh, thanks. get over here. Oh, my god. Oh, fell out.
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Me and Bill had a really good time, by the way.
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I hope you guys like the movie.
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Bill, Pete with the assist, taking on the wings of death, living to tell the tale.
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And now there's nothing left to do but roll out the red carpet for you.
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This camera, this camera, this camera, let the people know what you have going on in your life. Dude.
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Peter Pete and I are in this movie called Riff Raff. Yeah. It's really good. It's really funny.
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This could be like a really I think people get really excited about this movie because I've never been in anything like it. I had a blast. It's a really good time.
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Played at the film festival and they laughed at everything.
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I don't know who's going to It's that good. It's really good. IT'S A GOOD ONE.
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WELL, THAT WAS PRETTY HOT.
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WELL, OF COURSE, THAT WAS A BATH OF SAUCE. I put a bath on there. What the hell, man? You didn't even move.
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You've been showing out a little bit of trouble. Yeah.
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Bill, I was not expecting that at all. Not even a tear.
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You didn't even wipe your face.
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Usually, he's like, "Don't put your hands near your eyes. You're going to die. Yeah, I saw that, too. Yeah. Don't touch your eyes. Well, I didn't do that. Oh my god. Incredible.
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Thanks for having me, guys. Do you want to step in? Try to look tough. Okay. Yeah, here. Go back to back. And then point at him. What'd you say? What'd you say?
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Who the hell trained this gopher?
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