Nick Swardson

Date: 2017-07-25 | Duration: 2h 39m

Episode Overview

Comedian and actor Nick Swardson joins Joe for a freewheeling 2.5-hour conversation that covers everything from Alpha Brain clinical studies and Onnit's research to theater, dogs, comedy writing, and pop culture. Swardson — known for his work with Adam Sandler and his own Comedy Central projects — shares stories from his road-comic days, discusses the strange creative tension of being funny for mass audiences, and riffs on viral moments and embarrassing social situations. They dive into the challenge of editing other comedians' work, specifically reflecting on collaborating with Duncan Trussell. The episode has the loose, intimate feel of two friends catching up after a long hiatus, with plans to reconvene for future podcast experiments. Joe previews the next episode with Dorian Yates at the close.

About Nick Swardson

Nick Swardson is a multifaceted talent known for his work as an actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He gained widespread recognition for his roles in films like "Grandma's Boy" and "Blades of Glory," and his unique comedic style has earned him a dedicated fanbase. Swardson is also the creator of the Comedy Central series "Typical Rick," which showcases his sharp wit and creative storytelling; the second season is currently available on YouTube. With a knack for blending humor and relatable life experiences, Nick continues to captivate audiences, making him a standout figure in the comedy landscape.

Key Moments

– Alpha Brain and Onnit Research Studies
– Comedy Writing and Mass Audience Humor
– Stand-Up Road Life
– Duncan Trussell Collaboration
– Dogs and Pet Culture
0:00:00 – Nick Swardson introduced as 'former drug dealer' — inside joke
0:18:31 – Alpha Brain double-blind studies on verbal memory
0:36:34 – Combat stories and letting people represent themselves
1:08:20 – Zero-aggression dog — the anti-wolf
2:17:34 – The skill of being a house MC
2:34:24 – Editing Duncan Trussell's material — moments of brilliance amid chaos

Transcript Excerpt

Starting point is 00:00:00 Turn on the lava lamp. He knows how to turn on everything, his name is Young Jamie. Three, two, one. I'm live with Nick Swartzen, former drug dealer. Nick, tell us your tale. Tell us your tale of Youth Gone Wild. It's a tale of Youth Gone Wild. We are the Youth Gone Wild. Starting point is 00:00:17 We are. How many people like broke windows because they heard that song? Like, yeah, it's me, man. I'm fucking crazy. I'm wild finally somebody labeled it we are the youth gone wild like in songs could be inspiring in a bad way sometimes right yeah they can get you to do some stupid shit dude you know how many people carelessly whispered i know fucking careless dude how many people woke people up before they go go Starting point is 00:00:40 yeah woke them up they were not ready to go go yeah they don't they weren't planning on going solo god yeah we lost a lot of fucking people this year when you stop and think about george michael prince who's the latest one there was some big ones like in park chester bennington yes that's right chester that was a big one and chris cornell both in the same way yeah and then chester committed suicide on his birthday. Dude. Chris Cornell's birthday. Dude. Starting point is 00:01:08 Yeah. That was a really, that was a weird one, man. That guy was 41 on top of the world. The lead singer, one of the biggest rock bands of all time. But it's hard to say what caused him to be so fucked up, but most people point to he was very sexually abused when he was a young kid and That just he never he just never recovered from that and then you know yeah I never knew him, but I had friends that really close to them, and they just said he was like the most gentle sweet guy Starting point is 00:01:35 Fucking powerful voice man. Oh, yeah, yeah, that guy would shred whoo Powerful yeah, no, it's horrible It's so hard for people to understand that you could be the lead singer of like I mean arguably one of the biggest bands of Our ge...

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