Meeting your idols

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David Letterman

On praise from younger comedians

David Letterman

On praise from younger comedians

David Letterman

I’m sure it was sincere. But it was artificially generated. The same thing happened to me. I can remember sitting next to Johnny Carson for the first time, and I’m thinking, Holy God, this is like looking at Abraham Lincoln. You’ve seen him forever on the $5 bill. And now all of a sudden he’s here. And that was too much for me. I’m not saying it happened in like measurement, but I understand the dynamic.

BJ Novak

How people reacted to his frosted tipped hair when he did that for a few seasons of The Office

BJ Novak

How people reacted to his frosted tipped hair when he did that for a few seasons of The Office

BJ Novak

It horrified people. One of my comedy heroes is Bob Odenkirk, who I idolized from Mr. Show. I ran into him & had a twenty minute conversation before I realized I should mention that my hair was for an arc on "The Office." "Oh," he smiled. "I thought you were just a total douchebag actor."

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