Holiday Special with Andy Richter, Jane Lynch, Pop Rocket, and MBMBAM

19th December 2016

Jesse is happy to present a brand new Bullseye Holiday Special! Andy Richter stops by the studio to talk about the holiday season, his favorite holiday specials, and his own new SeeSo special, Any Richter’s Home for the Holiday’s. Plus, Jesse sits down with Margaret Wappler and Wynter Mitchell from MaximumFun’s very own Pop Rocket to talk about their favorite holiday movies. Plus: Jane Lynch tells Jesse about her new Christmas Album.

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Andy Richter on the dealing with the holidays, his favorite holiday movies, and his new SeeSo special, Home for the Holiday’s

Andy Richter probably best known for being Conan’s O’Brien’s sidekick, buth he’s been a comedian for almost 30 years. You’ve probably seen him in Madagascar, Arrested Development, or maybe you watched his Emmy nominated TV series: Andy Richter Controls the Universe.
Now, he sits down with Jesse to talk about his new SeeSo comedy special Andy Richter’s Home for the Holidays

Margaret Wappler and Wynter Mitchell on their favorite holiday films

Journalist and novelist Margaret Wappler and digital strategist Wynter Mitchell are hosts on Bullseye’s sister show, Pop Rocket.
This week, they sit down with Jesse to talk about their favorite Christmas films. Some of them will surprise you.
You can find every episode of Pop Rocket and more information about the show here.

Justin, Travis, and Griffin Mcelroy answer some holiday questions

The brothers from the Maximum Fun produced advice show and podcast, My Brother, My Brother and Me field some questions from listeners, and give some holiday advice.

Jane Lynch on her new Christmas album, hating the holidays, and coming out in a post-Ellen America

Emmy and Golden Globe award winner Jane Lynch is best known for her hilarious portrayal of Sue Sylvester on ABC’s Glee, and if you’ve seen a Christopher Guest movie, odds are her’s was the funniest character – no small feat. Recently, she’s teamed up with Kate Flannery and Tim Davis on A Swingin’ Little Christmas, a big-bad era inspired Christmas album.
This week, she sits down with Jesse to talk about that album, her arms-length relationship with Christmas, and what it was like for her to come out as gay after comedians like Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O’Donnell paved the way.

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  • Andy Richter
  • Jane Lynch
  • Griffin McElroy
  • Travis McElroy
  • Justin McElroy
  • Wynter Mitchell
  • Margaret Wappler

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