FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW PODCAST “GRABBING LUNCH WITH MATT KNUDSEN” DEBUTS OCTOBER 30, 2013
LOS ANGELES, CA — Comedian and actor Matt Knudsen (Conan, Gangster Squad, Just for Laughs Montreal) releases the first episode of his new podcast, “Grabbing Lunch,” via SoundCloud, iTunes, and GrabbingLunch.com on Wednesday, October 30, 2013.
With “Grabbing Lunch,” Knudsen invites fellow comedians to share stories, laughs, and lunch at various eateries around Los Angeles. Every Wednesday, listeners get to be a fly on the wall as he and his guests engage in casual, candid, and highly entertaining conversations over a midday meal. The result is the kind of hilarity and camaraderie we’ve come to expect from some of the sharpest knives in the drawer.
SUMMARIES AND RELEASE DATES FOR THE FIRST SIX EPISODES OF “GRABBING LUNCH”
Episode 01: Myq Kaplan, Zach Sherwin & Micah Sherman
Location: The Café Gratitude in Los Angeles
In the premiere episode, you’ll find out who recently acted in an episode of Louie on FX, whose therapist laughs at his alcoholism, and why total strangers pity us.
Episode release date: 10/30/13
Episode 02: Todd Glass & Troy Conrad
Location: The Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach
In this episode, you’ll learn how much you get when you give, why a 5-star review in Edinburgh is the worst thing you can get and a “Grabbing Lunch” exclusive: the title of Todd Glass’s new book.
Episode release date: 11/6/13
Episode 03: Women: Dave Ross, Jake Weisman & Allen Strickland Williams
Location: IHOP in West Hollywood
In this episode you’ll learn who was impeached by The National Honors Society (spoiler: it was more than one guest), what MAJOR Hollywood celebrity was sitting three booths away from us, and who helps promote friends because he’s afraid of death.
Episode release date: 11/13/13
Episode 04: Henry Phillips & Patrick Keane
Location: Palihouse in West Hollywood
In this episode you’ll learn who feared Led Zeppelin as a child, why Asians are better than Americans, and we answer the question, “Can you be addicted to beer?”
Episode release date: 11/20/13
Episode 05: Howard Kremer & Paul Danke
Location: Aroma Café in Hollywood
In this episode you’ll learn what kind of car Sunset Blvd. “Rockers” like best, who has a giant scar on his head, and who’s not having sex with us.
Episode release date: 11/27/13
Episode 06: Jackie Kashian & Erin Foley
The Mustard Seed Café in Los Feliz
In this episode we learn where mobsters go to bury a body in Wisconsin, who has an interview to apply for special treatment, and how long you need to remember The Alamo.
Episode release date: 12/4/13
In future episodes, Knudsen grabs lunch with such comedy staples as Kyle Kinane, Eddie Pepitone, Moshe Kasher, Matt Braunger, Ron Funches, Kurt Braunholer, Rory Scovel, Sean Patton, Nate Bargatze, Karen Kilgariff, Chris Fairbanks, Jamie Kaler, Maz Jobrani, Troy Conrad, Joe Wagner, Johnny Pemberton, Doug Lussenhop “AKA DJ Dougpound,” Wayne Federman, Brian Kiley, Patrick Keane, Andy Wood, Murray Valeriano, Paul Danke, Bryan Cook, Sam Tripoli, Chris Porter, Beth Stelling, Kate Berlant, Jamie Flam, Vanessa Ragland, and many notable others. To listen in on these lunchtime chats, subscribe to “Grabbing Lunch” on iTunes or SoundCloud, and look for new episodes every Wednesday. Donations for production costs are accepted, and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Los Angeles Food Bank. Find out more at GrabbingLunch.com.
PRAISE FOR MATT KNUDSEN
“Mixes droll observation with a dry, almost hypnotic delivery.” – Onion AV Club “Amazingly measured and deliberate. . . . Well done.” – PunchlineMagazine.com “Knudsen ably spins any material in to comedy gold.” – LA Weekly
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