The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - The Big Suey: The Hank Azaria Show With Not Stugotz

Episode Date: May 14, 2025

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Welcome to the big suey presented by DraftKings. Why are you listening to this show? The podcast that seems very similar to the other Dan LeBattard podcast. I'm sorry, I'm not going to apologize for that. In fact, the only difference seems to be this imaging. I have been tempted in restaurants just walking past tables to grab somebody's fries if they're just there. That hasn't happened to you guys?

I've done it. And now, here's the marching man to nowhere, fat face, and the habitual liar. This episode is presented by DraftKings. DraftKings, the crown is yours. Can you guys please play the video of the late Pete Rose when he was on with us recently talking about I really I couldn't help but sort of laugh darkly at the idea that baseball would put him into Hall of Fame or consider it after his death for the first time when he was only living to feel whatever it is that it felt like to be

the fountain of youth of a Hall of Fame. But let's listen to Pete Rose saying he didn't want the award after he was dead. In the future, several decades from now, let's say Major League Baseball then makes the decision after Pete Rose is long gone to enshrine him in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. How would you feel about that? Well, that would, to be honest with you, I wouldn't want to go into Hall of Fame because I think the Hall of Fame, okay, and don't get me wrong, the Hall of Fame is for two things.

It's one for the player and it's two, three, excuse me, three things. His family, okay, his fans, and his teammates and everything, it was everybody who was associated with it. That's more than three. It don't help me when I'm six feet under. How the hell is that gonna help anybody?

I mean, I still go out. Today I go out and try to sell the game of baseball and I'm not even in the game of baseball. But you guys will agree my name is synonymous with the game of baseball. I have all the records. You know, and that's all baseball is the statistics. It's all about statistics. All you guys on TV talk about it. How many home runs you got? How many RBIs you got? How many runs you got?

How many gold gloves you win? How many MVPs you win? How many World Series you play in? Those are all questions that I can answer with no hesitation at all. Makes me angry, man. I was already annoyed because I think it's cruel to allow him. Remember, he's not in the Hall of Fame now and he probably won't still get voted in, but he's allowed to be voted in now. And I think it's cruel that not only are we going to ban you for life, but guess what? We're going to allow you in when you're dead. And now hearing him say, pretty much, you know, the way that I was looking at it anyway, I think it's cruel, and I think it's really weak

that Rob Manfred, this great thing that he just did yesterday, no, it wasn't, no, it wasn't. The hard thing to do would have been reinstating him while he's still alive. Put it on the poll at LeBataard Show, was that a garage sale cap Pete Rose was wearing? It's exactly the kind of cap I would associate with like an 85 year old who has stopped carrying.

Might be Gucci. It's a Gucci cap. Now, he did a lot of signings in Vegas, maybe pulled one off one of the sidewalk tables, but that is supposed to appear like a Gucci hat. I thought it was, what do they call fake Gucci's? Like, Fuji? I thought that was fake and bought at a garage sale.. I thought it was, what do they call fake Gucci's? Fuji? I thought that was fake and bought at a garage sale.

Do I have it wrong? Because it didn't look like it was kept well. I think he maybe hit a parlay, man. Yeah. It is B. Rose. I mean, we're a legend. A hit king's just gotta get a fake Gucci? Come on, man.

Rose's own family pushed for this. And I have seen all all when you start talking baseball all of a sudden look who pops up and i imagine c as areas got a hot line here that he shows up whenever it is that he wants to and everyone gets out of the way uh... if you haven't seen public or he finds out he did an extraordinary episode with hank is area where hank went deeper on some of the things that uh...

he has been through and learned and on top of that he's now singing as bruce springsteen late in life this is his uh... quest and good to see you uh... thank you for being on with us yet are you appearing because of the next story appearing because brockmeyer wanted a hack at the rose operate as i genuinely missed you, Dan. It's been a very, very long time.

And all of the people in there. I'm not sure whether to start as Brockmeyer, or as Bruce Springsteen, or as myself. I have no idea which way to go here. You've crushed the Springsteen. You've gotten so good at Springsteen, Hank. I don't even know how or why this is. You're performing as Springsteen, and it seems from the videos I've seen that you're having more fun performing than I've ever seen.

It's a little weird. It's not like turning 60 drove me to some kind of weird post-midlife crisis where I felt the need to start up a Springsteen tribute band, or nothing like that, with a bunch of children, by the way. Um, yeah, it's insane it I've gotten totally obsessed. You know, I'm a mimic. I've gotten completely obsessed with talking and singing like Bruce and it has cheered

me up a lot having turned 60 now 61 and I raised a lot of money for charity doing it. I really, really enjoy it. So that's what that is. Hank, is it harder to come up with the impression of Springsteen or to learn all the songs? Well, first I got to say that Stugatz, you've gotten kind of bloated. That's weird. I mean, you haven't seen Stugatz in a while, but to be fair, many in our audience haven't. What's going on? Have you guys fired StuGots? Lots going on.

No, he's stuck in Newark. He just signed a long-term deal. All right, I just was worried. I don't know. All of a sudden, he's just gone. He just can't be controlled. Yeah, I understand that. I could have told you that a long time ago.

Saved you a lot of time. Well, hi StuGuts. Who's the new guy? Sorry, I haven't been... I've been lost in my Springsteen world. According to Barrett Sports Media, that's Jonathan Zaslow. According to Barrett Sports Media, that is Jonathan Zaslow. That's confirmed? Okay. Confirming.

Hank. That's confirmed, okay, all right. Confirming. Confirming. The rule is you gotta replace someone with the same first name as the other person who sat in that seat. So it was Jonathan Weiner, now we got Jonathan Zaslow. Hank, I.

I say nice jersey. Yes. Thank you. You are feeling better about your Knicks than you have at any point in 25 years, correct? 100%. Your Knicks than you have at any point in 25 years, correct? 100% It's been insane here in New York Even when they win, it's like you feel like they lose even when they win

It's like this heart attack except for that last game. So if that came along with Actually felt bad Jason Tatum at the end of that game. I mean I'll take it I would have been happier if he wasn't injured, but we were going to win that game anyway. But, um. Oh, that's a good question on human nature though. If I go through that arena and I ask everybody, how do you really feel about this?

You're like, you feel bad, but if you could choose it, you feel bad. But if you could have chose for that to happen, you would have chosen for that to happen. You mean, I don't know. That's a tough call. The majority of people, if I go. I'm with you. In New York? All fans care about is winning. Hank played it perfectly. for that to happen. You mean, I don't know, that's a tough call. The majority of people, if I go-

I'm with you. In New York? All fans care about his winning. Hank played it perfectly. You say the sentence of, felt bad about that, but I'll take it. Nobody was lying. Yes, he played it perfectly,

but it's not, it felt bad about that, well, did ya? Like, when he went down, were you hoping it was an ankle and he was gonna play the fourth, like play in the next game? No, you know, by the way he was writhing around, I was sure it was an ankle and he was going to play the fourth like play in the next game. No, you know, by the way he was riding around, I was sure it was one of those landed on an ankle things. Right.

And then when they showed the replay finally and you see it was non-contact. No, I can tell you honestly, when I saw the non-contact nature that I felt really bad. I was like, oh, no, you just never like to see that as a basketball fan. Just go. Oh, that's awful., oh, that's awful.

You know, that's awful. I think the yeah. Go ahead. I'm sorry. No, everyone's pointing out that you were purposely trying to show that you were jacked there with your biceps. You were you were insecure because you said you were 61 and then you just gave off the guns and everybody was looking at. I don't know what you mean. What are you talking about? I just want to stand here. What do you talking about? I just, why am I standing here? What do you want from me? Are you off a scuba? Damn. Hot in here.

I'm not so for scuba. Looks like 60 also triggered something else, pal. Have you realized that you feel more for men than you thought you did? This is natural. Most, many men have different feelings. There's nothing to be ashamed of. Is that, I, it's your, it's my favorite character of yours, of all of them, Claude. Claude from A Long Kim Polly? My favorite of all of them.

Is that guy, the French guy? You don't have a favorite, do you? Do I have a favorite? Yes, that, the character you played there, yeah, it's just my favorite of all your characters and you've played thousands. Maybe this is because you have feelings about men you are not totally, I'm not totally processed, would be, is possible.

I like him as the other guy in Heat. Well. Could have got a great ass. You like, yeah, you like that Al Pacino yelled that into my head as to why. I love doing Brackmire, and that's a good segue back into the Pete Rose thing. What is your opinion of this?

It's weird, and I should say, because Lord knows, I would encourage you to check out the Pablo Torre Finds out episode where Hank goes through like how things change in public perception and how we react to behavior in 2025 Differently than we did 25 years ago. I should point out that Pete Rose is almost fundamentally immoral He has an accusation, some accusations of sex crimes around him that if you want to make it not a museum and moralize about it then I would understand how it is that you would keep him out of the Hall

of Fame. But if... Man, what a terrible comedy setup. I'm sorry, Hank. Yeah, I was rethinking maybe I don't answer as Brockmeyer. Because Brockmeyer on the topic of sexual harassment is not gonna do it. At least it's only minors. Sure as Joe Jackson was the other one that was reinstated. By the way. Yeah. That took a while. For the record, I'm a Blue Raja guy. Same.

Now, Blue Raja's take on all this would be fascinating. There he is. There he is. Now, don't look there yet. Look at all those forks. Go fork yourself, my friend. He didn't wear blue. That movie was good.

I will not hear that. I love that movie. I will not hear that that was not good. I got, this is, I'm sorry, I got. Look at me blue. I got Furious Man on text because Ben Stiller was supposed to join Hank Azaria here today to talk about Nick fandom and stuff,

but he was very busy, but he did send along a quote that he wanted me to read that I'll get to in a second. But Hank, how do you feel about Jalen Brunson? Is he the most beloved Nick ever already? Not yet. He has not surpassed Clyde yet. He's making a run at it. He's gotta win a ring first to achieve that, in my opinion.

And you know, Clyde, come on, Clyde. You know, it's, I mean, there's a guy who, Deuce McBride? Is that Deuce, who is that? Who number, is that Deuce? Is that Deuce McBride? How dare you? Who was the original number two? How dare you?

Larry Johnson? Oh, okay, pardon me. This is an authentic serve from 1999. Zazzle, this is a vintage. Is that your favorite Nick? Ah, I got a bunch. I got a bunch of jerseys at home. This was the one I wore today.

All right, I'm glad to hear that. And yeah, I mean, to me, Clyde, passing Clyde would be hard. But he might do it. I mean, it's a good problem to have, trying to pick between Jalen and Clyde is your favorite all the time there. Has New York been bad long enough that people no longer hate the celebrities' court side The only problem to have trying to pick between Jalen and Clyde is your favorite all time there.

Has New York been bad long enough that people no longer hate the celebrities courtside and actually are rooting for an underdog because it used to be whatever was courtside at Knicks games in Miami was something that was hated. Is that still the case? I mean who hates them? I mean I'm sure everybody outside New York hates them. But you mean like in New York or what I'm saying in this in in the turn of the story on the Knicks where they are an underdog and they are gritty and

Ben Stiller's quote is Jalen Brunson vibes with this city in a way no player has for a long time he is him he is the man he is our captain the Knicks have been a laughingstock for 25 years you old, and so you remember when they were good, but a generation and doesn't. Like they've, and so this is the best team New York has had in a sport it cares about, vibrantly in the center of the city. I don't know that New York has a greater allegiance

than it does to this loser. Oh, yeah, the Knicks, when the Knicks yeah. The Knicks are the main focus of New York. I think they're the most beloved team, and it was especially heartbreak. I mean, look at, through all those 25 years, the Garden was never not at capacity for every single game. I mean, need I say more? I mean, it was always insane in there, no matter no matter how the team did and uh, yeah, it's been fascinating. I, I as you know,

I'm sort of obsessed with team ownership and how that affects everything. And I don't think, can you recall Dan, um, and owner sort of, I know that sometimes teams, you know, teams get sold like the Mets are a good example, right? The, the Wilpons got out, Steve Cohen came in and it's changed things over there. And we've seen that happen in a bunch of places. I can't recall an owner really just kind of reversing his policies and going,

let me hire guys who know what they're doing and let them be. And it's worked. Can you recall any other example of that? I'm trying to think of people, Bridges, they didn't initially know what they were doing, but they ended up knowing what they were doing so well that people are surprised by a team. They're surprised that Brunson is this. They're surprised that Bridges is doing what he is in these games, even though Bridges

was given, they gave five first round picks up for Bridges because he plays all the minutes and that's what the perimeter defense is going to look like. And so it was built to beat this team and now it's beating it. No I have not seen that kind of competence. Like I can't readily think of an example, the crew's looking for something of this kind of competence surprising all of us because not only did they get it right, they were all being questioned about it. They broke up a popular team. Like, I don't know if you feel like

Hartenstein leaving is breaking up the team, but bringing in bridges over that was not popular. Like, they were playing for now when none of us thought they should be playing for now, that they were a long distance from the Celtics. No, well, wait, too many points there. They tried to hang on to Hardenstein. They just, they literally couldn't, he got 18 million more or something going OK.

So like they just couldn't match it. And then the guy don't think he wanted to leave, but he couldn't turn down that money. And you know, Leon Rose has made a series of incredible decisions. I mean, he might have gotten a little lucky with Jalen. I mean, remember when Jalen first got here, we thought that we overpaid for him, but he's good, but he's not worth it. And he's turned into this superstar.

Nobody saw that coming. And Leon Rose and World Wide West have just made a bunch of decisions that have been great. But the fact that they were allowed to even make them is astonishing because that just wasn't the case a bunch of years ago here in New York. Hank, you're obviously a huge Knicks fan. When you see some of the celebrities that are sitting in the front row, they're sitting courtside at the garden.

Do you ever say to yourself, man, I care so much more than that guy does? Oh, all the time. Look, I think there was an article in the post today that finally broke down what goes into being allowed to sit, sitting at court side. That's what you'd imagine. You do have to really be a Nick fan. They kind of draw the line there, unless you're dating either someone

who's genuinely a Nick fan, or is such a huge star that there's no way they're gonna keep them out of the front row there. But yeah, you know, but it's literally, it's like, it's kind of daunting, you know, people applaud, it's like a popularity contest, you know, people either really are into you or they're not once you go on the Jumbotron.

Ben and I talk about this all the time. We like dread the moment we're going up on the screen and like, oh God, I hope I get a decent response otherwise they're not gonna have me back next time, you know. But I'm just, I like, what I like, I'm such a big fan that they're kind of happy to let you sit 10, 15 rows up. They have a nice little suite for folks sort of out of, and I kind of prefer that,

because it's a great view of the game and there's less pressure on you as a celebrity up there. Hank, is it wrong for me to say I look at Ben Stiller now differently? I kind of lost respect for him because he just seems to be such a regular ass Nick fan. He's like all the people I grew up with and I'm like I wanted something more.

I wanted to mystique around him. I want him to be cool courtside. I said he's jumping up with like the hype team in the tunnel and so I'm like what are you doing man? I can't, I just don't have the same kind of pedestal for bed still that I once had what'd you want him to go all Jack Nicholson on you and sit there with his sunglasses on not giving a shit I mean what's the guy supposed to do god damn it yeah I mean look you've been to the garden I assume many times right

yes and I've sat courtside. You know you can't help but freak out in there. Oh, you were too quick on that. What just happened? Hank, they're upset. They're upset that you and I belong to a very exclusive club. I'm glad you guys heard that too, because I think I just had a stroke. But anyway, go ahead. They're upset that you and I belong to a very exclusive club. I'm glad you guys heard that too, because I think I just had a stroke. But anyway, go ahead.

They're upset that you and I belong to a very exclusive club, that's why. I understand, they're jealous. People don't love you. I'm sure you've discovered this. I just got set courtside at the Knicks. People aren't like happy for you. They're very jealous.

Well, how does this work though? When you and Stiller are talking about it, who do you look at and say, yes, that person is more of a Knick fan than Ben Stiller is? What are the rankings? Well, Spike, of course, is the top of that mountain. I don't know about him. I mean, he goes to games out of town.

He's everywhere. You know where else he's at? At the Met Gala instead of going to the game. Spike Lee, your number one fan status has been revoked. Revoked! You're not the number one fan. If you're going to the Met Gala, instead of doing this, revoked. I see Chalamet at every game. Spike Lee!

And even when he couldn't make it, do you know what he did? Was he at the Met Gala? No. He was watching in a room on TV with his boys. That's what a number one fan does. Is that official? Official. Revoked. So who replaces him? No, it's open. Tracy? Tracy Morgan? Tracy Morgan's up there. Ben's up there because he's like a regular ass Nick fan and it really kind of disappoints me, but that is a pretty big fan. What do you want Ben to be doing?

You don't want him to be excited? Is he just a little like, is he dorking out too much for your taste? What's going on? Yeah, like so I look at Mack and Roll. Mack and Roll is like, that's how you do it. I'm a celebrity who loves the Knicks. Like, I'm New York, I'm cool, right? Ben is just a little, like I said, I have a good friend of mine.

Mack and Roll's the lead. He's a music producer named Elite, and he's exactly like Ben Stiller. It's almost like a child watching a child watch the Knicks, and I'm like, guys, come on, grow up a little bit. You say this, but I think that you've had the sports fan knocked out of you because you love so much of the strategy and I would say that the idea that, Hank,

I don't know if this is just your friend, I thought it was weird that he sent me a quote. I didn't ask him for a quote, but the quote was, he is him, he is the man, he is our captain. This guy has a toddler's love for this basketball team. Like it's a four year old's love and that's the best kind of love for a sports team. He'll be goofy with them

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It's the only kind he tells. It's the short one for me. I tried to speed it up for you guys. You forgot about the league's cup. Stugats! Yeah. La Carreta is a place where the best of the celebrations has to be the 97 Marlins celebration because it was Levante and...

Well, when Fidel died the first time. This is the Don Lebatard Show with the Stugarts. I'll tell you someone who wouldn't be jumping around courtside, Hank Azaria. You'd be cool courtside, wouldn't you? I've been courtside many times. I think it depends on the game, you know. Why not Leroy? But Hank, I guess my point is you would carry your, even as excited as you were, even if you were jumping, it would be like a cool jump. It would like, Ben jumped like a child. Like, yay guys, yay!

I'm like, come on man. I think this is more of a comment on your, your, your opinion on, on Ben's physicality rather than, you know, his attitude in the Knicks game. I think you just want Ben to just be a little more graceful than he is, perhaps. I don't understand what you're doing. So Ben cares too much about the Knicks, so he can't be the number one fan. And Spike doesn't care enough because he does other things when the team's on the road, so he can't be a Knicks fan.

You want a Knicks fan that's there but pretends to not be interested in the game at all and that's the perfect Knicks fan? Well Goldilocks, I want someone who's there and projects a level of cool, right? Like you're there, you're passionate. Chalamet, like his resume is short, but in that short amount of time, what a star in that role.

You ever seen Dune? No, no, I'm not talking about his acting resume. I'm talking about his Knicks resume. His Knicks resume. His Knicks fan resume is short at this point, but he is spectacular, much like his acting resume. I think, like I said, McEnroe, he's got it. Tracy Morgan's got it.

You ever seen Dune II? All right, I gotta support my friend here. I think Ben, he's genuine, he's himself, it's awesome. No, wait a minute. He represents what the garden is really like. I'm with Hank on this though because you are hardened. You're out here criticizing the way that fans should feel about their team. The way they're supposed to behave and what you're saying is pose and preen and be cool.

Don't be yourself. Be the measure that I will find cool. I've lost respect for you Ben Stiller. I mean I have and also by the, it's not just his stuff. I follow him on Twitter, and some of the stuff he does on Twitter is like, again, it reminds me of my friends. And it's like, I don't want Ben Stiller to be like my friends. I want him to be something greater than my friends.

If anything, I think too highly of him. How about that? Wow, you're turning into a compliment now. Absolutely. Wasn't he at an award show watching a Knicks game on his phone? That's good. That's a plus. That's a positive. I'm sure he was. I'm amazed that Spike missed that game. I mean, really, he travels the country.

Well, he just had it revoked. Hank, are you not going to argue with him on this? No one's arguing this. No one's arguing this. He's revoked brought, no one's arguing this. He's revoked it and now it's time for a- It's such an absurd notion that I don't think it merits even pushing back against. Anyone you filed this with, if you could do such a thing, would reject it out of hand.

They wouldn't even, they wouldn't even look at it. Well, when I present the facts, they'd be like, wait a second, like, it's not like he missed it to go, because he was on set filming Do the right thing to we would be like all right? No, you know, you know gotta work. You gotta do your thing This part's egregious. He missed it for the Met Gala It happens every year the Met Gala Oh like what so a bunch of people dress up all funny like that's that's more important than watching the Knicks

Hank what is the Met Gala like because we were talking about it. I've never been. What? I proudly said, do I get some reverse? No! But you get charity? No, I'm not going to run. I proudly never been. Hank Azera, colon, I hate charity. Whoa. Not true.

No. That's real. Whoa. No. No. I do almost nothing but raise money for charity, including sing like Springsteen everywhere. But you know.

You stumbled onto another. There's so many little vocal stings now you guys have. Yeah. What has happened? Why is it all about little song? It's a Wild Willy Wednesday. There's no controlling anything that's happening around here. That's what that means.

I wondered what that meant. Wild Willy Wednesday. So he's allowed to toss in whatever little music he wants. Yeah, he's out of control. I get you. I'm going to put you on the spot, Hank. Do you know the name of a single person in here? I think you've mentioned the people, but you've been here.

It's been so long since you've been here that I don't think you know any of the people you're talking to. No, I forgot. Studio, DLSLS Zoom phone number two and Studio One Zoom shot is what's coming through on my Zoom. And yeah, I've forgotten the folks name I knew. All right, there's some new faces.

I've been waiting. I just introduced myself to you, Hank. He just thinks you're bloated. You're just, you're not Stugots. I like that. I know your name is John. I remember that it's John. All right.

Good enough. The Mets, do they have your heart more than the Knicks? They kind of do, I've discovered in my old age. For some reason, baseball is with me more. I'm more of a, yeah, but don't get me wrong, I'm freaking out over the Knicks. I mean, absolutely. And I follow every year.

I don't really miss a game. So what's the best of it then? When you say New York hasn't felt like this, how much are you consuming? Are you, like, have you gotten wrapped up in the run? Because it's not just that it's the Knicks and it's the beloved team. I don't know if the 69 Mets are this I don't actually think the Knicks have a chance at the championship But the fact that the people of New York do right now

the fact that the people of New York believe in their superstar and their executives and I think their coach although Maybe not they'll turn on him in a second if they lose in the next round But I don't think that you've known what this feeling is and I want you to describe what's happening around you and your friends in New York where you all get to the escape hatch of this childishness. Well, yes, it's great. We always have the jets to bring us right back down

to earth in case any of us are feeling things too much. And but honestly, the answer to your question is it will take years for me to be, um, before it wears off on me, just the Nixon Mets being relevant and good, okay. Let alone how well they actually do. Um, that is still a joy for me that we play meaningful late season games and are decent and in the conversation. It would take a couple of years for me to get frustrating. Why isn't this team winning a championship? You know, and it also is a little uncomfortable, especially as a Mets. I

really get weird when the teams do well. I don't know how to be. I'm so used to just complaining about what's wrong with these teams. It's hard for me to switch Weird when the teams do well, I don't know how to be I'm so used to just Complaining about what's wrong with these teams It's hard for me to switch gears and just be happy that they're doing well not to mention These teams are I meant when I said like these Nick wins apart from the last one have been hard attack They haven't they've trailed by 14 points in every game at least I mean, it's really a series of heart attacks watching this team.

Apparently the way to act is to jump up and down like a six year old. Is it that, as a Knick fan, do you need to just focus on something that bothers you? Are you proving my point? You can't just go with the joy. It's gotta be finding what's annoying you about it and that's where you're comfortable.

Is that part of it for you? Because if you don't find that, they're going to give you a reason to really be worried. That's the problem. I see. Disaster lurks right around the corner. You just have to keep hope alive for long enough. This is like OCD behavior. You're focusing on this so you don't really worry about the bigger problem, which is what are they going to lose? Hank, a little switching of gears here. I know you're a big Star Wars fan you and I did a

Star Wars podcast. Oh now I remember you yes of course. Your Obi-Wan Kenobi. Have you been watching Andor? No I haven't I heard it's good though I really liked season one. Season two is excellent I was wondering I'll ask you this question based off of season one there's some people who don't like adult Star Wars How do you feel about trying to break through to people that hey not everything has to be?

Oh, I don't know for a six-year-old I assume I don't Star Wars you don't mean like Star Wars porn Well, there are some risque storylines including the opening scene of season one. He walks into a brothel There are some risque storylines, including the opening scene of season one, he walks into a brothel. No, I kind of only like adults, like Rogue One and what Fabro did there with Boba Fett, because what we get now, continuing the studio films,

we argued about this, I think, it's coming back to me. You liked the prequels, which I don't understand. But no, I like the adult stories when it's done well. Yeah, a lot. Hank, we're gonna let you go on this note though, but I just want you to answer these questions honestly. Yes. There's Wild Billy. This is sort of a Wild Billy Wednesday feature. Yes, the, you know what this is. Would you attend their

funeral music? That's right. It's a, it's fun for the whole family. We're going to put you in the uncomfortable spot of would you attend the funeral of Al Pacino? Definitely. Okay, you say that, but what if it's not in New York? I mean, like, literally if I were invited, how would I handle that? I don't think you're invited. Are there invites? Wait, Pacino's an invite? Okay. I think his would be you got RSVP

Well, I don't know anybody close like it's not like it would be organic to invite to to like I would go Wait, well, we're getting into inside baseball. There's memorials in their funeral. Like usually big actors It's a kind of a private funeral this one.. You're talking about like the memorial? Yeah, memorial. I went too famous. I don't know how to play my own game. But Janine Garofalo. Dan's got him like, Dan's got him like Will Ferrell in Wedding Crashers, just showing up to funerals.

Well, I made Al Pacino too famous because I don't think that if- Well, you didn't. The Godfather did. Also, dog day afternoon. I don't understand the spirit of the question. All right, the premise of the game is we're going to put someone so close to the line

that you have to say publicly about that person that you would not attend their funeral because you're not close enough to them. But I played the game poorly because I haven't played in a while. It's Wild Willy Wednesday. I wasn't expecting that. And I just blurted Pacino.

Serpico. I'd go to Pacino's funeral even though I'm not expecting that and I just blurted Pacino. Serpico. I'd go to Pacino's funeral even though I'm not really close to him just out of respect. I mean I would, I'd be honored to be there. I'll say goodbye to the legend. Would you go to Matthew Broderick's funeral? See if love also. I can't, no Matthew, yes I would go to Matthew's funeral absolutely. What if the Knicks were playing?

Game got a little tougher. I would go to Matthew Schreiner, absolutely. What if the Knicks were playing? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha On his grave. So yes is the answer. So yes, but today it's on his grave. Sensible woman. Lisa Kudrow. Oh, definitely, I love. Insomnia. Hank. Investment in my life, even if I didn't, wouldn't go, there's no investment in my life. I would never go to that church.

All right, Richard Kind. Devil's advocate. Richard Kind is a dear friend. That's actually upsetting the idea that he would pass away. Mike Gaffs. Of course I'd be there. Dick Tracy. Dick Tracy? No, you weren't supposed to hear him.

He's just been sprinkling in the background. See you later, Hank. Good seeing you, as always. I really miss you guys. And maybe Brockmeyer will make a return soon in a more serious way on the show. I would love that. If he's got any Pete Rose,

I think I've disinfected the place fumigated enough since the last time I asked the question. If you wanna do any Brockmeyer opinions on Pete Rose, that can be the punctuation on what we've got here I don't know why we keep up the funeral with Paul Reiser. Oh. Course I would go to Paul's funeral is all very sad is very sad little segment you have here, no matter what Billy plays. No matter what Billy plays. The music's happy though. Upbeat 70s, dating game music you're playing. The music's happy.

It's impossible to be sad doing that. Nathan Lane. Of course, I love Nathan. Why would I not go to these people's? Circle back on Janine Garofalo. Circle back on that one. Also love Janine. Harvey Weinstein.

Why would I not? Fuck! Thank you. I would not go to Harvey Warnstein. We got him. I would absolutely not go to that. Well, Bill. Boy, oh boy.

That was crazy. The Pacers, I mean mean i don't know uh... last year was the maps and they get to the finals and then they get throttle because historically if your four cd not as good as the one seeds this sport historically has been pretty predictable however everything changes now last five years uh... i believe it's all a little less predictable than it used to be and i believe the paces can beat anyone but OKC.

And I believe all of us would be in agreement, unless maybe you guys think Minnesota or Golden State has a surprise, that the best challenge to OKC remaining is the one they're presently playing. That OKC's greatest challenge the rest of the way is winning one more game of their next two, and everything will get easier for OKC after that because OKC has been a lot better than Everyone all season and Tatum was the only thing that was going to get in the way of that Why I mean, I don't know about that

I don't think Tatum was the threat that they worried about I think Minnesota look like they're gonna win that series They're up three one. They pose a problem because they're an incredible defense as well and then they have that kind of stellar type of supernova in Anthony Edwards. And he's, I mean, if you watch the second half of that game, game four, he firmly took control of that series and said, look, I'm the best player here

and there's nothing you guys can do about it. So I don't think Oklahoma City breathes a sigh of relief after they get past Denver. I think they still have to worry about Minnesota probably. And then, hey, you know what? This is the question actually, I said this to Mike last night. The Pacers now in the conference finals,

two years in a row, regardless of whether they win or lose, how does history remember these guys? Because at this point, it's not a fluke. It's not a hot run They've done it two years in a row and they've done it pretty much the same way tough physical defense Smart play and Tyrese Halliburton has been sensational. Can you answer that question with what we saw from the Pacers ten years ago? Like what's the difference? How do you remember those Pacer teams? I think those were more memorable memorable but they had more matchups especially with like the

marquee story in that in that sport but to a means point I mean they also went to an IST final however you want to like downplay that they got to a trophy final against LeBron James IST and season tournament yeah I mean they've done a fair amount of suffering already with this core. You know, it's the NBA Cup now. Last year though it was IST. But to the point, right, if they make it to the finals, the Pacers, which is a very reality now,

which by the way, Pacers Thunder finals, ugh. Someone's chitting bricks. Wake the kids up. It's Paul George. Paul George is the one that's shitting bricks. Well he's podcasting again, so he's fine.