Chris Parnell

Chris Parnell

Author: Vox May 10, 2017 Duration: 59:51
Chris Parnell's long comedy career has taken him through a surprising number of venerable comedy institutions. He started out in the improv troupe The Groundlings. He was a major player on Saturday Night Live for years, appearing in some of the show's best sketches. And after SNL, he played the batty Dr. Spaceman on 30 Rock, as well as appearing in almost every other one of your favorite 21st century sitcoms. At present, he's a major part of the voice casts for FXX's Archer and adult swim's Rick and Morty. He joins Todd to talk about why great comedy requires great acting, working with his friends who've become megastars, and why he's glad he didn't get that part in Homeland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 95

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Ask Todd Anything, with guest host Caroline Framke [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:28
It's a very special episode of I Think You're Interesting, as guest host and Vox culture writer Caroline Framke asks Todd all the questions you asked about criticism, great TV, and life itself. Along the way, they'll dis…
What happened in Hollywood in 2017 — and where it might go in 2018 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:07
From the Oscars mixup to the Disney-Fox deal, and from Netflix’s continuing inability to launch major movie hits to the seemingly endless stream of sexual misconduct revelations, 2017 was a big year for entertainment new…
How 2017's best animated film came to be [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:56
Director Nora Twomey and her colleagues at Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon have made a habit of turning out some of Todd’s favorite animated films. From 2009’s The Secret of Kells to 2014’s Song of the Sea, the mini-studio make…
How to not screw up Thanksgiving dinner, with chef Samin Nosrat [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:36
It’s almost Thanksgiving, which means home chefs all around the United States (Todd among them) are trying to find a way to hew to tradition without turning their plates into a giant pile of indistinguishable starches. A…
The man who wrote the West Wing theme tells us how TV music is made [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:12
W.G. "Snuffy" Walden doesn't read or write music. That didn't stop him from writing the theme for The West Wing. Or Friday Night Lights. Or My So-Called Life. Or Thirtysomething. Or, really, many of your favorite TV show…