Go To with BJ Novak on Finding Humor in Hard Times

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Multi-talented writer and producer BJ Novak (The Office) joins Kelly - in this Medium interview from a few years back - to explore the surprisingly deep relationship between comedy and "darkness". From bombing on stage to nailing the perfect joke, BJ opens up about the art of making people laugh, even (or especially) when things get heavy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Toy car to Danny from me
0:01.7	Fluffy slippers to Emma from me
0:04.2	The Cheesy McChisbee
0:05.6	To me from me
0:07.4	Treat yourself to the new Cheesy Mac Krispy from McDonald's
0:10.1	With the delicious cheese sauce, cheese slices and crispy onions
0:12.9	Go on, you've earned it
0:14.5	Available until the 5th of Jan
0:17.1	Serve from 11am, participating in restaurants only
0:19.0	Subject to Availability 5th of Jan, serve from 11am, participating in restaurants only, subject to availability.
0:32.3	Hey, everybody, this short segment is called a go-to.
0:37.2	It refers back to this crazy thing we used to do at the end of our sorority meetings in college,
0:38.1	if you can believe that.
0:43.9	It was called for the good of the order, and it was a way to share something that had emerged over the course of the week,
0:51.7	which really was a bit of learning or thinking or feeling that was to everyone's benefit to share.
0:54.0	And so that's all we'll do here. Every Friday, we release a go-to,
0:56.5	and we encourage you to share it with friends around the country.
0:59.8	We know that people use it as a way to stay in touch with their best friends across the country,
1:05.0	and, of course, far-flung family members, wherever they might be.
1:09.4	And as for your local nearest and dearest, consider it
1:12.9	fodder for discussion over the course of the weekend. This is Kelly Corrigan Wonders in our weekly
1:18.2	segment called GoTo. Today's GoTo is a pretty fun one.
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