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Apr 8

54m 31s

Paul Reiser’s Return to Stand-Up

About this episode

Who isn’t a Paul Reiser mega fan? The dramas like Stranger Things! The comedies like “Mad About You”! How about the action/adventures with The Boys! And who could forget him in Aliens! ALIENS! And now after a 32-year hiatus he’s back on the road doing stand-up comedy again. Really, no Really!

Comedian, actor, television writer, producer, author and musician Paul Reiser is one of Hollywood’s most prolific creatives.

Voted by Comedy Central as one of the Top 100 Comedians of All Time, Reiser – who came up alongside folks like, George Carlin, Robert Klein, and Jerry Seinfeld.

His most recent standup special – his first in 30 years – Life, Death, and Rice Pudding, was released late last year.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

Comedian or actor? Which is it?
Why can’t robots recognize crosswalks and bicycles?
Why the 30+ year break with stand-up?
How do comedians decide what to wear on stage?
Jason’s feet are smaller than you can possibly imagine.
Can couples switch which side of the bed?
How a comedian bagged a role in Jim Cameron’s Aliens.
When Paul realized Mad About You was a hit.
Jason pushed Helen Hunt into accepting Mad About You!
How Paul cowrote a book with Doobie Brother’s frontman, Michael McDonald.
Columbo’s Peter Faulk was… difficult.
How’d “The Problem with People” get written?
Is Paul Broadway bound?

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FOLLOW PAUL:

Comedy Special: Paul Reiser: Life, Death, & Rice Pudding

Stand-Up: Comedy & Magic Club/Hermosa Beach/April 17

Website: paulreiser.com

X: @PaulReiser

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