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Feb 2022
1h 10m

Ian Roberts Revisits His Baby’s Late Nig...

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Ian Roberts (Uprights Citizen Brigade, Arrested Development) joins writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell to discuss injuring himself during a Late Night sketch, working with the legendary Nipsey Russell, his daughter’s performance as a baby in a Conan bit, and the early days of the Uprights Citizen Brigade.

Plus, Matthew Chauncey joins us to discuss writing the new Team Coco Audible Original series “Self Center.”

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