Show Notes
This week Tom and Julie review Vanity Fair's "the new late night" cover story, decide on who the next James Bond should be, open more Pay Pig packages, and find out how Michael Rapaport eats his dinner. Plus they watch clips of the ShamWow guy announcing he's running for congress in Texas, Frankenstein singing "Smooth" at Universal Studios Japan, and a McDonald's orientation video from 1992.
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CLIPS FROM THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: -Vanity Fair "The new late night" https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/new-late-night?srsltid=AfmBOooI8bzQbETbT1tDz1XahMIueUCYhIgrkSlA7pNJ9R0yftOrvQoP -Shamwow guy running for congress in Texas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIz6B7aGC2E -Frankenstein sings "Smooth" at Universal Studios Japan https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh9abHNr/ -Welcome to Team McDonald’s: Orientation (1992) https://www.instagram.com/p/DRsL6GzkUVj/ -Michael Rapaport eating https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1qe4pet/michael_rapaport_eating_dinner_like_a_normal/
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00:00 Intro 07:46 Vanity Fair "the new late night" 26:04 Dogs 28:21 Thick Mick pic UPDATE from liljudyfunfun 30:11 The new James Bond 34:32 Shamwow guy running for congress in Texas 44:23 Opening packages from Pay Pigs 53:20 Frankenstein sings "Smooth" at Universal Studios Japan 59:55 McDonald’s orientation video 01:11:30 Michael Rapaport eating 01:14:38 Outro See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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