#385 - Reggie Watts on GREAT FALLS, MT

Comedian, musician, & writer Reggie Watts chats with Trey Elling about GREAT FALLS, MT: FAST TIMES, POST-PUNK WEIRDOS, AND A TALE OF COMING HOME AGAIN. Topics include: Why now was a good time to write a memoir (0:00) Reggie's first social hack in Great Falls, MT (1:31) Two people crucial to Reggie's growth as a kid (3:13) A complicated relationship w/ dad (6:00) "Because I said so" (7:34) Reggie's "Breakfast Club" experiment (9:33) A revelation in Cleveland (12:55) Moving to Seattle, post-high school (14:47) Maktub (16:09) Mirman & Showalter's assist w/ his comedy career (17:58) Touring with Conan (21:09) The Comedy Mothership (23:07) Advice to comedy club attendees (26:10) What Reggie's mom means to him (29:02)