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Dec 2020
1h 28m

Mike Sweeney

Team Coco & Earwolf
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Writer Mike Sweeney talks with Andy Richter about surviving a traumatic upbringing, his career trajectory from trial lawyer to head writer for Conan, and the value of being surrounded by funny people. 
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