In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli", Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer:
DAVID CROSS
Here's what they got into:
- David and Talib first meeting each other 12 years ago in Manhattan's East Village
- His most recent special, "I'm From The Future", filmed at Brooklyn's Bell House club
- Shooting "The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret" in London
- Talib and David's shared love of collecting baseball cards growing up
- The comedy of Monty Python being a perfect escape for a difficult childhood
- Enjoying being able to challenge audiences while on the road in different areas
- A security guard that took a dramatic exit during one of David's sets
- Why David's singing in "Mr. Show" reminded Talib of Eddie Murphy
- Meeting Jean Grae and being blown away by her stage presence
- What David thought after visiting Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam
- How David knew Bob Odenkirk would be perfect for "Better Call Saul"
- His experience starring in the iconic series, "Arrested Development"
- Will Arnett learning to embrace the personas he gets typecasted with
- Making 20k while sleeping during most of the shoot for "Scary Movie 2"
- Playing Cassius's White Voice in Boots Riley's film "Sorry To Bother You"
- How his avocation for Palestine has impacted him being raised Jewish
- Talib's cancelling a show after he heard Neo-Nazi's would be playing there
- What's next for David Cross?
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