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This week on The Moment, Brian Koppelman talks to Judah Friedlander, star of 30 Rock, longtime comedian, and author of a new book, If the Raindrops United. Judah talks about how his material has changed over the years, his various battles with anxiety, and what it felt like to finally find a home on stage. Plus, Brian reads a passage from Raindrops and the two discuss why the only thing holding Judah back from making his first special is Judah.
Topics mentioned on today’s show include:
- If the Raindrops United by Judah Friedlander
- 30 Rock
- Scott Ferrall’s radio show
- Top Spin
- WJOK Comedy Radio
- Comedy Tonight with Bill Boggs
- The Robin Byrd Show
- Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas by Dale Pollock
- Diner
- “At the Diner” by Brian Koppelman
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Dead Poets Society
- The Tibetan Book of the Dead
- Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by John Sarno
- Rocky
- The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
People mentioned on today’s show:
- Judah Friedlander
- Steven Wright
- Lenny Bruce
- Rick Shapiro
- Bob Newhart
- Allan Havey
- Steve Martin
- Bob Hope
- Rodney Dangerfield
- Peter North
- Rick Baker
- Phil Tippett
- Ray Harryhausen
- Paul Reiser
- Jim Gaffigan
- Bill Burr
- Ted Alexandro
- Ben Bailey
- Sam Kinison
- John Mulrooney
- Andrew Dice Clay
- Richard Lewis
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Blaine Capatch
- Patton Oswalt
- Big Jay Oakerson
- Steve Nash
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Production by Jayson De Leon.
