Happiest of Hours with Kelsey Cook
Summary
Comedian Kelsey Cook joins hosts Kurt Braunohler and Scotty Landes to discuss her new Netflix special, *Happy Hour*, and shares stories about filming with a concussion. The trio also covers bizarre news, including a man who spent $6,000 on a billboard for an AI chatbot that is just him typing, and a classroom fire in Virginia caused by an escaped snake knocking over a heat lamp.
Topics discussed
Intro, ads, and Ryan Penny shoutout
Kelsey Cook joins and discusses Netflix special success
Recording at Fitzgerald Theater and taping logistics
Car accident, concussion, and performing through pain
Fake eyelash mishap and hair disasters on stage
Second taping dynamics and director Eric Abrams
Mint Mobile and BetterHelp advertisements
Billboard ad for AI chatbot that is just one guy
Midwestern identity and NYC comedy crowd work
Strategies for crowd work and Kelsey's teaching past
Snake escapes in Virginia school causing fire
Childhood pets, bobcats, and Only Marms
ChatGPT, Helix mattresses, and Total Wine ads
LifeMinder app and camping anniversary story
Superstitions and finding humor in grief
Processing grief through comedy and catharsis
Invasive giant goldfish plaguing Alberta waters
Upcoming wedding and sex doll in suitcase story
Outro, socials, and final sponsor reads
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