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Jan 2025
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NATHAN LANE — on doing R-rated ‘Golden G...

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Tony-award winning actor Nathan Lane joins the show. Over spicy yellowtail sashimi and coconut prawns, Nathan tells me about his new sitcom ‘Midcentury Modern,’ how he almost didn’t do ‘The Birdcage’ and the iconic audition that led to him being Timon in ‘The Lion King.’ This episode was recorded at Crustacean in Beverly Hills, CA.

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