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Paul Reiser is a legendary comedian, actor, writer, and producer whose career spans decades of iconic work. Best known for his roles in Mad About You, Stranger Things, and The Kominsky Method, Paul joined me on Dystopia Tonight to talk about his latest projects: his heartfelt and hilarious new movie The Problem With People and his brand-new standup special, Life, Death, and Rice Pudding. Don’t miss this conversation filled with laughter, insight, and incredible stories!
We talk about his return to stand-up, I accuse Paul of being behind the drones in NJ, Mad About You, Stranger Things Season 5, The Thing About My Folks, The authority of John Mulaney, Nate Bargatze and other standups working today, Patti Lupone, Cyndi Lauper, Lyle Lovett, Bruce Springsteen, Yoko Ono, Steven Wright, Jerry Lewis, John Astin, and more. Enjoy!
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Comedian, Actor, Writer, Author
Comedian, actor, television writer, author and musician Paul Reiser is one of Hollywood’s most prolific creatives.
2024 is a busy year for Reiser. On the heels of his new comedy The Problem with People, out this fall, which Reiser wrote, produced, and starred in alongside Colm Meaney and Jane Levy, Reiser has projects across a multitude of media formats. In March, Carter Burke, Reiser’s iconic character from Aliens re-emerged in a What-if… concept comic book from Marvel comics and he appeared in the independent comedy The Gutter, directed by Isaiah and Yassir Lester. Reiser also co-wrote the New York Times bestseller What A Fool Believes: A Memoir the candid, freewheeling memoir of his friend and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Michael McDonald from HarperCollins/Dey Street Books. In July, Reiser will appear in Netflix’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, reprising his role from BH Cop 1 and 2.
Recently, Reiser could be seen in Hulu’s critically-acclaimed comedy series “Reboot” by Modern Family creator Steve Levitan. Awards Daily wrote, “Reiser truly excels, giving one of his very best performances…here, he reminds us just how very funny and experienced he is in the world of television comedy.”
He also took his first step into bloody, superhero glory in Season 3 of Amazon Prime’s Emmy-nominated The Boys playing “The Legend.”
Reiser is widely celebrated for his roles in two hit shows for Netflix: Stranger Things—the company’s biggest series of all time— and Chuck Lorre’s The Kominsky Method, for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding … Read More
