The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals
Trey Elling
Trey Elling chats with comedians, filmmakers, sports figures, musicians, and authors about their stories.
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Nov 22, 2024 • 28min
#482 - Jim O'Heir on WELCOME TO PAWNEE
Emmy-winning actor Jim O'Heir, best known as Jerry from PARKS & REC, chats with Trey Elling about WELCOME TO PAWNEE: STORIES OF FRIENDSHIP, WAFFLES, AND PARKS AND RECREATION. Topics include:
Auditioning for Ron Swanson (0:00)
#2ing himself, on camera (7:34)
Getting permission for some stories (12:07)
Learning to kiss from Rob Lowe (16:42)
Throwing a 1st pitch at Wrigley (19:15)
An ode to PARKS & REC (25:07)
Nov 14, 2024 • 30min
#481 - Beth Stelling
Comedian Beth Stelling chats with Trey Elling, ahead of her shows at Creek and the Cave in Austin. Topics include:
Similar last names (0:00)
Living in Chicago (2:30)
Field hockey (6:24)
The weirdness of the Biz (14:43)
Turning over material (22:19)
Nov 8, 2024 • 28min
#480 - JD McPherson
Musician JD McPherson chats with Trey Elling, prior to bringing his Nite Owls tour and children's book tour through Austin. Topics include:
The Night Owls tour (0:00)
Fatherhood (2:54)
The music biz (7:46)
SOCKS, the kids' book (10:57)
Socks, the Xmas gift (14:43)
SOCKS, the album (17:48)
Playing with Plant & Krauss (23:06)
An ode to music (25:33)
Nov 7, 2024 • 26min
#479 - Greg Fitzsimmons
Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons chats with Trey Elling, following the release of his Netflix special, YOU KNOW ME. Topics include:
Greg's Mets fandom (0:00)
Radio in the genes (5:21)
Eulogizers for hire (8:47)
His offspring hearing his work (11:15)
YOU KNOW ME (15:36)
Summer Olympics jokes (17:30)
Greg's Bill Hicks story (21:26)
An ode to standup (23:18)
Nov 1, 2024 • 50min
#478 - Dane Cook
Comedian Dane Cook chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his Fresh New Flavor Tour stopping in Austin at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on November 3rd. Topics include:
Middle-aged & working out (0:00)
Crowd work (4:20)
The Fresh New Flavor tour (11:42)
Dane's healthy disposition on life (14:52)
Austin's comedy scene (20:00)
Bill Hicks (23:15)
Losing a Comedy Contest to Stanhope (25:31)
Grief (28:45)
Apologizing to Dane (41:35)
An ode to standup (46:32)
Oct 24, 2024 • 31min
#477 - Donnell Rawlings
Comedian Donnell Rawlings chats with Trey Elling, prior to his headlining shows at the Comedy Mothership. Topics include:
Adapting with the times (0:00)
Kill Tony & P-Diddy (9:59)
Parenting (19:33)
An ode to standup (27:31)
Oct 22, 2024 • 9min
#476 - Wiley Wiggins on Playing "Mitch" in DAZED & CONFUSED
Video game designer & actor Wiley Wiggins chats with Trey Elling, during the 30th anniversary celebration and 4K restoration screening of DAZED & CONFUSED. Topics include:
Linklater (0:00)
Playing "Mitch" (1:23)
Live as a game developer (4:34)
The lasting impact of DAZED (7:32)
Oct 19, 2024 • 36min
#475 - Nate Jackson
Comedian Nate Jackson chats with Trey Elling, amidst his Super Funny World Tour. Topics include:
The opposite of imposter syndrome (0:00)
Owning the Super Funny Comedy Club in Tacoma, WA (8:58)
The current tour (20:33)
Lesson learned (24:06)
Roasting Trey (30:10)
An ode to standup (30:46)
Oct 18, 2024 • 24min
#474 - Kevin Nealon
Comedian & actor Kevin Nealon chats with Trey Elling, prior to his nationwide tour swinging thru Cap City Comedy Club in Austin on October 18th thru 20th. Topics include:
A passion for standup (0:00)
The early days (1:57)
Parenting (9:46)
Kevin's football career (12:13)
Hedberg & Hicks (14:22)
Norm Macdonald (16:40)
An ode to standup (21:49)
Oct 15, 2024 • 33min
#473 - Ralph Barbosa
Comedian Ralph Barbosa chats with Trey Elling, in the midst of his 2024 theater tour. Topics include:
The Texas State Fair (0:00)
Rodeos (5:30)
Animal cruelty (8:58)
Turning 28 (10:19)
Standup (12:25)
Recording his second special (19:28)
More standup (23:13)
Parenting (27:09)
An ode to standup (31:06)
