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Doug Benson
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People have mentioned to me in the past that Dan Savage was into weed, but I didn't know he was THAT into it.

I said something that was inaccurate. Which is something everyone does, whether they are high or not. For instance, I'm not going to assume the author of the next post was high just because he called me "Dough."

It's a live show. So shit is gonna happen. Why edit it out? While I admit that we edit out stuff on occasion (usually at the request of a regretful guest), for the most part I like to give the listener the same experience the audience at the show got. The "Amy Adams!" thing just flipped my switch because I've been

You could get there as late as 6:30 and get in, and it's a tiny theater so there aren't any bad seats, but that time on a weekday is still pretty early by l.a. standards, especially considering the traffic. Then again, the shows are free. But they are also only 45 minutes long. So to deal with all of this, I'm going

Maybe I'll super size that one next December!

I did one in New York and it was well received, but I get your point about the one from Fantastic Fest in Austin - if the listener isn't familiar with the 12 guests (or at least half of them) it's gotta be pretty tough to get into and sort out all the personalities. But I don't agree about the guests having to have a

I'm curious why the NYC 12 guests was a letdown. Was it too long? Not enough regular guests? Too much confusion from the players? I had a great time and look forward to doing the show in NYC again next year.

Yeah, that could take some time, and this show was in a 45 minute slot that we took to an hour. Maybe we'll play LMG next year!

Thanks for coming to the show! And don't let Samm catch you spelling his name wrong.

I was at the show, too. I think he didn't.

I think both of those guys would make films and the Sopranos would exist if Goodfellas didn't. But I love Goodfellas so I don't know why I chimed in.

Yeah, I only play it when I think the guests are gonna get it. Will definitely not be playing it on this weekend's show and you'll know why when you hear it.

I find it interesting when any comedian or actor has a hard time coming up with names of movies made by a well known person. It should be a pretty easy game, and yet it's not. And, as has been mentioned, LMS is a good game when we don't have a lot of time. It's easier for me to move it along quickly than all the other

I should say that I wasn't "approached" to do an L.A. version of CASH CAB, I auditioned. And didn't get it. And then I think they scrapped the idea and did some special eps with Ben Bailey in Vegas or something.

I'm still a fan of "Elton John's baby."

I have never once in my entire smoking life had a hard time ordering pizza over the phone.

When there are four players, the first one could bid and the second one ask the first one to name it. Then who goes first between the two who haven't played yet? The episode in question was rare in that Louis Katz found himself surrounded by two contestants who opened with negative bids every time. I don't tell the

I thought the point of The Rest was to give people an idea what happened in episodes the Podmass critics deem skippable. So maybe MS should have mentioned that it was a TOC ep, instead of just saying the brief chat portion isn't satisfying. And maybe she shouldn't have attributed a quote to me in the top section when

If I'm not gonna treat "Mark Wahlberg" like he's actually Mark Wahlberg, then why even bother?

I was thinking that an actor I admire deeply just died and I was doing an interview with an someone who worked with him. It was unfortunate timing to have already booked "Mark Wahlberg" for my show when PSH passed, so I went ahead with it and asked what any talk show host would under the circumstances. He responded