Nick Thune is one of my favorite comedians and the news Jay Leno was changing things up didn’t have me wondering about what would happen to Jay or Conan, instead I wondered what would happen to Nick. Nick has a regular spot on Leno under the auspices of a philosopher/advice giver helping us all “change our lives.” I hope Leno keeps him, wherever Leno ends up. But with all the talk about Leno and Conan, I thought I’d show you an interview we taped with Nick last month in Los Angeles. It comes in the form of a video podcast I’ve started called All Things Converge. It’s not available yet, but it will be out soon. You’ll be able to subscribe to it on I-Tunes and the like, and can get a free dvd sampler of it’s mother program, convergence here.
But for now, here’s Nick Thune talking about life as a comedian. It’s part 2 of a 2-part interview and the rest will be available on the podcast. Here you go:
If you’d like a sample DVD of me in this format interviewing scholars, you can order a free sampler DVD here. The DVD is designed to stimulate conversations for your small group.
Learn more about Nick here, or follow him on twitter @nickthune
He is so much fun.
Can’t wait for the podcast to go live … any date?
I saw nick last night on comedy central! Funny guy…
I really love this interview, can’t wait for this to be out on iTunes.
As soon as I saw Steve Martin’s “Born Standing Up” available at the store, I was going to purchase it. Then an idea came to my head, and I put the book down. If there is an audiobook for “Born Standing Up,” I bet Steve Martin himself is narrating it. I would be able to hear him tell the story himself. Ding! Well I found it and it was a worth it. You get to hear Steve’s banjo playing between chapters and how he delivered his old material/jokes. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook Don.
I really enjoyed the Nick Thune interview, he is hilarious. I know that you may not want to post about this but I was curious about your take on the whole Scott Brown thing…and the health care reform?
I work at a college and had the opportunity to bring Nick in for a performance for our students last fall. He was very gracious with the staff and students that came to see him. He signed autographs, took pictures, and treated us to fun and genuine conversation at dinner after the show. I wish all performers were as easy to work with as Nick. Not only did he kill during his set, but he was just a great guy. Hope to have back in Arkansas soon.
I love Nick.
Wow. I don’t usually watch Jay so I’m not familiar with Nick. I’ll try to watch tonight. I prefer creative drama at 10pm (as apparently many others do) and so I limit ‘late night stuff” to, well, late night. Thanks for this interview. It was great. I look forward to Thick Moon (and I need to grab the audio version of steve martin’s book)
Don. What was the point of that interview with Thune, exactly? It seemed…oddly…boring. Too cozy. Too…breezy. Do we really need to learn more about a stand-up comedian’s life in LA? Or…perhaps I should ask…WHAT do I need to learn from Mr. Thune?
Chris,
There wasn’t a point to the interview except to get to know Nick. Similar to getting together with somebody for coffee.
Best,
Don
I really appreciated Nick’s perspective on his role with his wife. I think every person, whether a comedian with a blossoming career, a pastor, engineer, pro golfer, barista; we all need people to periodically hold a mirror up to us and say, “I don’t really buy the hype surrounding you, but I like the real you just fine.”