One of my absolute FAVOURITE character actors of all time, Michael McKean, did a career retrospective.
He talks about his start in theatre (including Hairspray) and radio (obligatory photo of him as Edna)
talks about the Mamet play he was doing at the time, Glengarry Glenn Ross
How he wrote himself into Laverne & Shirley (thanks to Penny Marshall)
talking about filming in tv in the 70s, working in front of an audience
working on shows like Friends, Saturday Night Live, X-Files, Better Call Saul, Dead Ringers, Yes Prime Minister
working with people like David L Lander, Bob Odenkirk, Tom Leopold, Rob Reiner, Bryan Cranston, Jefferson May, Laura Linney, Ed Begley jr
(minor mention on working as an insomniac and how it affected his mental health, aging within Hollywood)
meeting Christopher Guest at NYU, working with him multiple times, living with him and collaborating creatively, maintaining relationship over the years,
The roots of This is Spinal Tap, doing a demo for Spinal Tap
If you love This is Spinal Tap, don't forget to watch Rob Reiner's interview with Ted Danson. It is EXCELLENT.
Spinal Tap II, the End Continues
writing music with his wife Annette O'Toole (Potato's in the Paddy Wagon) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lf3mBfZ6N8)
mentioned getting hit by a car a couple of times (made him late for The Best Man, missed the rest of the run) and he was taken to the same hospital he was born in-- and was staying in what was formerly the maternity ward
Briefly discusses working on Pinter
he has a dog Barry and taunts the audiences to show him a cuter dog
'my dad used to say that every artist should be two artists: one to actually create the art, and the other to him him over the head when he's done.'
'you're never done. It's never perfect, and it can't be.'
