81. Henry Hall - Parts of the Pie
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In this episode, we get to meet Henry Hall. Henry is a musician and actor from LA, whose new album, Stop Doing Funny Stuff, is out now. (That didn't stop me from screwing up the title of it TWICE, but, I digress.) In this chat, Henry and I discuss the record and its myriad of influences and styles. We talk inspiration - both lyrically and musically - of folks as eclectic as Patsy Cline, Morrissey, and Jens Lekman. We also touch on his comedy lineage, as Henry is the son of comedy legends Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall. We talk his own discovery of and relationship with comedy, including his own lead series role in the new show Dinner With the Parents, as well as the glory that is Julia's show, Veep. We talk about a lot more, too; it's a very casual, fun, funny, light-hearted conversation. Thank you for listening.
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