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May 2023
1h 18m

Adam Scott and Ken Marino (“Party Down”)

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About this episode

“Party Down” stars and pals Adam Scott and Ken Marino talk about the comedy’s unexpected revival, as well as how it originally came to be. Plus, their friendship origins story, and we try to get Scott to spill on Season 2 of “Severance.” But first, on the Roundtable, we recap what has happened so far with the writers strike, and how it’s already impacting Emmy season.

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