Deep Dive
Shownotes Transcript
Art in your home can instantly transform your space and bring you joy. Saatchi Art makes it easy for you to discover and buy one-of-a-kind art that you'll love. Whether you're looking to complement your home decor, fill a blank space on your walls, or start an art collection, you can find the perfect piece for your specific style and budget at Saatchi Art. Go to SaatchiArt.com today to bring the beauty of art into your home. Plus, listeners get 15% off their first order of original art with code ROB.
That's 15% off at SaatchiArt.com. S-A-A-T-C-H-I-Art.com. Ever wish your favorite TV show had twice as many episodes? Everyone knows that feeling, and so does Discover. Everyone wants more of their favorites. That's why Discover doubles another favorite thing, cash back.
That's right. Discover automatically doubles the cash back earned on your credit card at the end of your first year with Cash Back Match. Now that's a real crowd pleaser. Everyone knows how it ends. Double the cash back. See terms at discover.com slash credit card.
Hey, everybody. It's me, Rob. And I'm just popping in to tell you about a new show from my partners at Team Coco called Dads the Podcast. It's hosted by the hilarious comedian Roy Scoville. And each week, he and his co-host, Ruthie Wyatt, talk to people like David Cross and John Leguizamo, Andy Richter, Sabrina Jaliz, and others about parenting, fatherhood.
How their family has made them what they are today. And it doesn't matter whether you're a parent or not, you're going to love the show. The very first episode is out. It's with...
Conan O'Brien, everybody knows he's the worst father ever. So please tune in to see Big Red, as I call him, talk about fatherhood. It's really, really fun. Really, really cool. Don't forget to subscribe to it. And by the way, if you haven't subscribed to my little show, please do that too. And now without further ado, here is the aforementioned Conan O'Brien. Did your other siblings also
realize the reward of making your dad laugh? Did that become competitive where it was like, who could be the funniest? Who could get his attention in that way? I think it's Bill Murray who said that, or his education in comedy, a lot of it was around the table, the kitchen table. And my parents still with us and still living in Brooklyn, Massachusetts, and they sit at that same table every
and I see it every time I go home and... They still serve food to the places of their kids? Yes. And you guys aren't there. Yeah, and the kids aren't there. So sad. So weird. Yeah, yeah, but it's like baseball now. They've just put up cardboard images of us.
Food just going bad in front of these. And they ladle oatmeal onto the old cruddy cardboard cutouts that are rotting with stinking food. Oh, man. And the food just dribbles down the front. And then they have arguments with us. You know, why can't you do better in math? But anyway, yeah, I go and I sit at that table and I think, yeah, I used to, I know exactly where I used to sit and eat.
each one of us would try and get on a roll and try and get something going. And that's where it started. That's where it started for me. Yeah. Is your dad funny? Yeah, he's funny. It's so funny to talk about my dad this way, but I'm talking about him now like a comedian, meaning I'm like, you know, he's funny, but sometimes his delivery is too slow. He winds it up too much and it's a little too precious. And I'm like, well, if he's a
Well, he's too analytical about it. Yeah, he's too analytical about it. He's not a musician about it. You know, he'll tell you a story and then go like, but then, but then, no, no, no. And remember, remember what I told you earlier? He'll remind you of the part that's early. No, no, no, I got that part. And I'd be like, dad, speed it up. Yeah. And give me, we're going to rewrite it. And you've repeated the setup seven times. Yes, exactly. I get it. I get it. We all get it.
What are you, a fucking scientist or a comedian? And he's like, I'm a scientist. And I'm like, oh, sorry. I'm the funniest scientist at work. Oh, God. And I work alone. I have cardboard cutouts of other scientists in the lab with me. I'm funnier than my microscope. I work in a lighthouse off the shore. Yeah. Oh. And I'm the funniest one there.
I think that's probably true of all of us. I mean, I don't know. What was your experience? When did you, Rory, you're, I'm going to say it. I'm just going to say it. You're one of the funnier people I know. And I don't know a lot of people. You know me. I know you. And your dad. And I know the Secretary of Defense. And I think you're the funniest of those two.
But you're a very, very incessantly funny person and in a very unique way. And it's just thinking like you had to have known that early that you had this.
that superpower. You had to know. One, I appreciate you saying that very much. I agree that I think with Bill Murray and what you just said is that it starts at such a young age. It also started for me realizing how much my dad and his siblings, how you could get their attention if you did something funny because they would all try to be funny. I think to make their dad laugh and as the grandchild of that, I got to witness...
Right. That process and then try to figure out how to fit into it, which is funny because I don't think any of my other siblings do that at all. I had no competition of anyone else trying to be...
Funny, all of my other siblings were like, no, we're like making straight A's and becoming doctors. And that's what's impressing dad. And I'm like, well, I'm choosing a career that doesn't pay anything for a solid decade. So who's winning now? So who's winning? Because he'll smirk sometimes at my comments. But I remember my dad very clearly. I think it was on AMC back when AMC was, you know, actually played classic movies and
And it was like, or it was maybe Turner Classic Movies, but Marx Brothers Horse Feathers came on and my dad made me watch it. And I remember that kind of the light bulb went off that adults can be silly. And then I was like, oh, I like this. I thought adults, you know, could make jokes, but then it never occurred to me you could make a career out of it. So I agree. I'm willing to bet that there's a lot of comedians who,
Who do have, you know, influence of either parent. Right. But for some reason, and I think that's kind of where this podcast generates from, is that mystery of dads and fathers and why...
Why was it that when your dad laughed at a joke, that meant so much to you? And I bet you there's so many dads who were like tough. It was tough to get them to laugh or it meant something. It's one of the best connections you can have with somebody because there's a kind of making someone laugh.
it's something even kind of strange that's uniquely you is a way of almost having a secret handshake. Like, you know that they really understand you. It's such an intimate thing. And so, you know, obviously Freud explained it a million times, but we're afraid of our dads, but we also, they're our heroes. You know, part of us wants to murder them. The other part thinks, well, no, I'll get caught.
I can't kill him. I'll do time in jail. But it
but it could look like an accident. Then you go down that whole wormhole. I'm still a minor, so maybe this is the time to do it. Do it now before I turn 16. But I'm always putting stuff off, which Freud also says is procrastination. Yes, exactly. And, you know, he doesn't have a set schedule. He goes to the lab at different times, so it's hard to position myself with the rifle in the right place. I don't know when the car is going to come by. Um,
And, you know, the rifle, I ordered it through the mail, which was Oswald's mistake. Don't do that. You want to make sure it's not connected to you. Anyway, we've all had those thoughts. Of course. And that sums up all of our thoughts about fathers. But if you can make your father laugh...
it's magical. It's just this magical, like, oh, he gets me and I just reduced him to this shaking, red-faced, guffawing pile. And you're like, that's fantastic. So of course that would, you'd then want to double down on that. You just heard a preview of Dad's The Podcast. You like what you hear? Then head on over to Dad's The Podcast and listen to the whole thing and subscribe.
You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you're listening to this right now. And I will be back tomorrow with a new episode of Literally that literally might be the best one we've ever done. So I hope that you check it out and subscribe. This has been a Team Coco production in association with Stitcher.
At Ashley, you'll find colorful furniture that brings your home to life. Ashley makes it easier than ever to express your personal style with an array of looks in fun trending hues to choose from, from earth tones to vibrant colors to calming blues and greens. Ashley has pieces for every room in the house in the season's most sought after shades. A more colorful life starts at Ashley. Shop in store online today. Ashley, for the love of home.
All set for your flight? Yep. I've got everything I need. Eye mask, neck pillow, T-Mobile, headphones. Wait, T-Mobile? You bet. Free in-flight Wi-Fi. 15% off all Hilton brands. I'll never go anywhere without T-Mobile. Same goes for my water bottle, chewing gum, nail clippers. Okay, I'm going to leave you to it. Find out how you can experience travel better at T-Mobile.com slash travel.
Qualifying plan required. Wi-Fi were available on select U.S. airlines. Deposit and Hilton Honors membership required for 15% discount terms and conditions apply.