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Jeffrey Tambor Shares a Bunch of Great 'Larry Sanders Show' Stories

"[It was] one of the great auditions of my life … That evening, around 5 p.m., I called and I said, 'May I speak to Garry?' … He came on the line. I said, 'I've never done this in my entire career, but I really want to play Hank. I would normally never call … ' And Garry said, 'No, but Hank would.' And that was great. That sealed it. I was in the mindset of my character. Hank would have done that."

- Jeffrey Tambor telling the story of how he landed the role of Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show in an interview with Vulture in which [...]

Mike Birbiglia vs. The Scrambler

Mike Birbiglia was on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to promote his new book Sleepwalk with Me. He told a story from the book, one about an ill-fated date to an amusement park. I won't spoil it; the video's above.

Jim Jefferies Stuffed the UK's Vanna White in a Suitcase in the Trunk of His Car

Australian comedian Jim Jefferies (FX's new series Legit) has a fascinating story for Conan that's probably the best story about game show sidekick smuggling ever told.

Listen to Free, Charming Stories and Songs From Daniel Kitson and Gavin Osborn

Comedian Daniel Kitson's music and storytelling show with Gavin Osborn is online here (from an original recording a few years ago). Give it a listen, old chap. [via]

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