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David Koechner joins Greg Fitzsimmons to talk about why Hollywood jobs don’t pay like they used to, keeping stand-up on the calendar, and finding the spark to write again.

The Anchorman and The Office star gets into raising five kids, his son’s unexpected move into Mexican music, and why he wants to bring more characters and physical comedy into his act. Greg and David also compare notes on medication, meditation, getting older, and playing comedy clubs instead of arenas. Plus, Greg’s bed bug scare, terrible hotel habits, and a round of Fastballs with Fitz.

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About Greg Fitzsimmons:

Mixing an incisive wit with scathing sarcasm, Greg Fitzsimmons is an accomplished stand-up, an Emmy Award winning writer, and a host on TV, radio and his own podcasts. Greg is host of the popular “FitzDog Radio” podcast (https://bit.ly/FitzdogRadio), as well as “Sunday Papers” with co-host Mike Gibbons (http://bit.ly/SundayPapersPod) and “Childish” with co-host Alison Rosen (http://childishpod.com). A regular with Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Kimmel, Greg also frequents “The Joe Rogan Experience,” “Lights Out with David Spade,” and has made more than 50 visits to “The Howard Stern Show.” Howard gave Greg his own show on Sirius/XM which lasted more than 10 years.

Greg’s one-hour standup special, “Life On Stage,” was named a Top 10 Comedy Release by LA Weekly. The special premiered on Comedy Central and is now available on Amazon Prime, as a DVD, or a download (https://bit.ly/GregFitzSpecial). Greg’s 2011 book, Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons (https://amzn.to/2Z2bB82), climbed the best-seller charts and garnered outstanding reviews from NPR and Vanity Fair.

Greg appeared in the Netflix series “Santa Clarita Diet,” the Emmy-winning FX series “Louie,” spent five years as a panelist on VH1’s “Best Week Ever,” was a recurring panelist on “Chelsea Lately,” and starred in two half-hour stand-up specials on Comedy Central.

Greg wrote and appeared on the Judd Apatow HBO series “Crashing.” Writing credits include HBO’s “Lucky Louie,” “Cedric the Entertainer Presents,” “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher,” “The Man Show” and many others. On his mantle beside the four Daytime Emmys he won as a writer and producer on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” sit “The Jury Award for Best Comedian” from The HBO Comedy Arts Festival and a Cable Ace Award for hosting the MTV game show "Idiot Savants."

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Greg sits down with comedian and novelist Sam Tallent for a deep dive into stand-up, life on the road, sobriety, terrible openers, indie comedy clubs, marriage, writing and knowing when to stop chasing the next thing.

Sam talks about his acclaimed novel Running the Light and his brand-new book, BRUT, a violent new thriller about an American hitman sent to Paris for one last impossible job. Greg and Sam also get into the strange psychology of performing, learning stand-up sober, the economics of comedy clubs, officiating weddings and why gratitude might be the only thing keeping comics sane.

Plus, Greg remembers Bald Bryan, gets an unexpected call from Andrew Santino and reports back from a wild weekend at the Comedy Store in La Jolla.

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Greg Fitzsimmons hits the Joke World Comedy Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida for a live episode with Maddy Smith and Joe DeRosa. They get into Joe’s Netflix special, the insanity of comedy festivals, terrible hotels, testosterone, dating comedians, life on the road, merch hustles, writing for TV, Greg’s years working on Ellen, and what turning 60 has him thinking about next.

Plus, Greg puts the audience to the test with “Talk Your Way Out of It” before wrapping things up with Fastballs with Fitz.

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Jared Freid joins Greg to talk about his new Netflix special The Family Plan, moving to Florida to be closer to his brutally honest parents, getting back together with an ex, taking a break from drinking, and discovering how GLP-1 medication changed his relationship with food. They also get into podcasting, surviving terrible comedy crowds, flying coach past Joe DeRosa in first class, Jared’s book Walking Red Flag, and the hackiest bit he still keeps ready for a bachelorette party.

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Jeff Arcuri joins Greg to talk about growing up on Long Island, working at a Manhattan dog daycare after appearing on Colbert, performing on cruise ships, and building a massive following through crowd work. Jeff also shares how he met his wife, Katie Thurston, his painfully awkward first time having sex, the worst opener he ever worked with, and the story behind their $8,000 Bon Jovi guitar.

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Ryan Hamilton talks about growing up in a tiny Idaho town, opening for Jerry Seinfeld, and turning a devastating collision with an airport shuttle bus into his new Netflix special, This Just Hit Me. He also recalls writing for the Oscars during the infamous Will Smith slap and debates the true meaning of irony with Greg.

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Anjelah Johnson-Reyes joins Greg to talk about becoming a mother later in life, growing up wanting the chola lifestyle, changing her name after marriage and building a comedy career from her breakout nail salon bit. They also get into aging in Hollywood, accents and cultural appropriation, life on the road, raising kids and the surprising comedians who once opened for

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Louis C.K. joins Greg for a funny and unexpectedly heartfelt conversation about their early days in Boston comedy, disastrous road gigs, awkward encounters with Lou Reed and the strange intimacy of male friendship. Louis remembers his first childhood rejection, revisits Greg’s missing wedding invitation and reflects on burnout, touring the world and returning to sillier comedy with his Netflix special Ridiculous.

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