Zach Galifianakis Weaves A Web Of Lies Stories On Letterman
Zach Galifianakis went on Letterman Wednesday night to promote The Hangover (opening today!), telling a seemingly ad-libbed story about working as a bus boy in a mob-owned strip joint where "the women were very mean," while he lived in his friend Miles's closet, until the joint was raided and he threw his cummerbund in the trash and never looked back. Zach's ability to tell outlandish lies possibly true stories that apparently he's told before to David Letterman is almost as good as Amy Sedaris's (The Master), and just going out there and making shit up is clearly the most entertaining way to be a late night talk show guest. Also, he drools on himself to keep people away from him on the streets of New York City. (Update: everyone is all like "No way dude that story is true, so fine, but I liked it better when I thought it was made up. Zach still rules though.)
I believe the only true part of that story was the drooling part. The Hangover, you guys! Can't wait!
Posted by Lindsay at 9:30 AM in Late Night
Tags: David Letterman | The Hangover | Zach Galifianakis
Clearly Mr. Galifianakis has ample experience hosting his own enthralling talk-show: "Between Two Ferns". As awesome as this interview was, it could have benefited from some forced thigh tickling and awkward flirting; Zach knows what's up.
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does anybody remember late world with zach that aired on VH1 back several years ago? so, i think he DEFINITELY has ample experience.
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Visioneers was amaaaazing. anyone else catch that?
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he was really piling it on layer after layer... this was like the ultimate russian nesting doll of bullshit. and i loved it.
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He (and Amy) really prove the exception to the rule that the worst part about late night talk shows are the guests. It would be great to see conventional t.v. programs embrace this form of clever entertainment. But really? I don't care. It's all on the internet for free.
I will probably see (sneak in to) the Hangover now.
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WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU FUCKIN SNEAKING INTO THE HANGOVER. I don't give a damn about any recession bullshit, (not to mention that the market needs your goddamned money to function) but ZACH BLOWYAFUCKINMIND GALIFIANAKIS deserves all the money you can throw at him.
Seriously, ya'll, if it takes seeing a movie to get this bitch in more shit, you do it otherwise I WILL OWN YOUR ASS. Getting your pussy ass in for free does nothing but hurt him. If your underage, just make someone else buy two tickets. I don't give a shit how.
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I'm sorry, what?
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I think he wants us to go see Zach?
Cause he likes him?
Why does he like him?
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nope, I happen to know that the strip club story is truesville.
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The mob strip club story is not a new story. He tells the same story in more detail in an interview with A Special Thing in 2006. Since this is the second time I've heard the story and the details stayed the same, I'm sure he is telling the truth.
http://astradio.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=215531
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Yeah, yeah, okay, some fancy comedian friend of ours just told me that over IM. I think it's a lot funnier if it's lies, but fine, fine. Strip joints have bus boys.
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He also mentions it in a New York Times Sunday Magazine interview last week.
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miles as in "a.d"?
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I think it's pretty easy to tell when Zach is being real and when he is doing his andy kaufmanesque stuff. It's nice to see him be himself.
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I wish I knew how to ban you. tips@videogum.com
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If you haven't seen Galifianakis' NYTimes video, it's a must see. This video more than anything really shows how funny he is:
http://www.gotchamediablog.com/2009/06/conversations-on-craft-zach.html
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Actually he was telling the "truth". he told the same story a few years back on a podcast for apecialthingradio . if memory serves, his roomate was AD Miles.
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Tom Waits was the best at improvising hilarious/ridiculous bullshit in his (Late Night) interviews... Zach and him should Eiffel Tower Amy Sedaris and they can all drool on each other.
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