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From Green Bay to Hollywood: A Nostalgic Ride
Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach · Wed Dec 3, 2025
That's me!
Welcome to Nightlight, everybody.
Oh, what a fun show.
I am coming to you live from one of my favorite cities in the world.
Not like my other, one of my other favorite cities in the world, Green Bay, but tonight we're live from Madison here at Nightlight.
Conrad is holding back the, holding back, holding down the fort back in Green Bay.
You welcome back Conrad.
You were on vacation.
Oh wait, you were here last night, right?
I think so.
Was that me?
Was your brain still in Florida last night?
Or were you
happy to be back?
Oh, kidding.
Today was ridiculous.
But it's good to have you back even though we spent one night together as pals, and now here I am in Madison and you're back in Green Bay.
You know what I meant to tell you about a week ago I was there because I did the show from there, even though no one was in the building.
Two times the lights went off, not like when they're scheduled to.
Like, way before they should have gone off, and it's scared to live in daylights out of
Yeah.
I'll know what happens.
You got Dan Marcus on speed dial, I assume.
The station manager, he can bail you out.
He could be there faster than
Dan, I'm scared.
Come back.
Come back to work, Dan.
So, we got a great show tonight, folks.
We're here, I'm in Madison because of this screening of my film, The Godfather of Green Bay.
It's the 20th anniversary screening sponsored by the WMDX, I would say morning show, but they've been on in the afternoon lately.
John and Gordy also sponsored by Dondren's Distilling of Cottage Grove.
We are, it's all happening tomorrow night at the Atwood Music Hall here in Madison in the Atwood neighborhood, the beautiful Atwood neighborhood.
It's just going to be a blast.
The Bo Deans did the music.
It's Tony Golden, Lauren Holly, Tom Lennon, Lance Barber.
And it's a fun movie.
I've got Lauren Holly on the show tonight who's going to talk about it in just a few minutes at 5.35.
We'll take a little trip down memory lane.
Tickets are only $10.
A dollar goes to the, of every ticket goes to the Dane County Humane Society.
So basically the story is
comedian gets a chance to be on The Tonight Show, but he has to go to a roadside, a raucous roadside bar in Wisconsin to audition.
The film came out about 20 years ago, and we have a little cult following.
It was a lot of fun.
Just a little indie film, but it came together nicely with a great cast.
And I'm thrilled that Catherine Lake and
the guys here at WMDX and Downdrens Distilling have gotten behind this screening.
Hope to see you tomorrow night.
But Lauren will be here at 5.35 to discuss the film and the producer of the film, Brian Edding, will be here in the seven o'clock hour, hour number three.
Other than those two, check this out Conrad.
Are you ready?
I'm ready.
Bring it.
Orly KG will be here from the Mad Moms
Is it bad?
It's bad moms of comedy.
Yes.
It's not a very flattering word in front of the word moms of comedy.
Orly will be here.
She's very funny.
They are performing close by in the Madison area in the next couple nights.
We'll give you all the details when she is here at 6.05 or about 6.10.
And then Conrad, we've got a celebrity chef on the show.
We've had a lot of chefs on the show, not a celebrity chef.
There's a big distinction.
Very exciting.
Chad Visker will be here, and he's on a very cool show.
This drops tomorrow night on Fox.
It's the next level baker.
It's kind of a spinoff of next level chef with Gordon Ramsay.
It's a Fox show, and it's a great show.
They're doing a mini series for holiday baking, and Chad is a native Wisconsinite.
He created Pastries by Chad, and he will be on the show as well.
So a lot of fun.
Great guest tonight.
And what else, Conrad?
What am I missing?
Lots of stuff.
We
big
It's a great show.
I actually have something to share, something I just realized.
Folks say hello to Aaron, everybody.
Hello to Aaron, everybody.
Hi, Aaron.
So last year on Nightlight, on my birthday, I called into the show and reviewed the movie Hot Frosty.
And tonight, it's the day after my birthday.
And Lauren Holly's coming on the show, and she has a prominent role in the movie Hot Frosty.
Oh my
What was your review of the movie, Erin?
I can't remember.
It's been a year.
Tell me, please.
it's a fun time.
Listen buddy, you know, I'm a fan You know, I'm a Zommer's fan, but I will be damned if I'm gonna sit here and let you disparage a Lauren Holly movie dammit Was she good in it?
Yeah.
Yeah, she's great.
She's so awesome.
I now I have to see this movie.
I saw
What?
This is kind of weird.
I saw the grown men scene.
Okay
What was your take?
What was your take on the
It's very cool, actually.
I'm not going to lie.
It sounds like kind of an adult film with a weird fetish angle to it.
A little bit.
Yeah.
God, it's giggling like that's why I watched it.
It's not at all what I thought it was going to be.
Oh, that's funny.
I love when Zommer sticks around.
It's like we have like a nutty morning zoo thing going here.
You guys, do you know that?
Did everybody leave like all of a sudden?
Like what is happening?
I had two guys here and now they're
here.
here.
both nodding, which doesn't really translate from radio.
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So we've got a big weekend.
The Bears and the Packers are playing.
And this is kind of funny because my movie,
To make it even worse on the main character, played by me, I made him from Chicago, playing small town Wisconsin on a Bear Packer weekend.
And he's from Chicago.
He doesn't even care about football, but he's from Chicago.
And the locals chastise him.
And he's auditioning for the Tonight Show in front of all these Packer fans who think he's a big Bear fan.
So it's kind of serendipitous that the screening is tomorrow night at the Atwood Music Hall and the Bears and the Packers play.
this weekend.
It couldn't be any better.
Conrad, thoughts.
great the
Yes, but a Saturday.
So it's a little weird.
But like, oh, that's a Saturday.
Okay.
It's weird that they this is one of the I think this is the best matchup of the week.
And instead, they got the chiefs and the Texans at 720.
I'm like, what?
Why do we need to see another chiefs games?
I know.
I cannot
But
bugs me about the chiefs more than anything is the way Patrick Mahomes walks back to the huddle.
I know that's a petty thing.
It's like it's as disturbing as Andy Reed saying, give me some more of those nuggies and his fingers, his big
sausage fingers,
crawl across the table.
I don't know.
But I agree with you.
Let's do more Bear Packer talk.
But here's what I'm thinking.
Let's get to our question of the night before we do the keywords so we can get a few texts and not have them so mishmashed.
So I think it is time, ladies and gentlemen, live from Madison here at Night Light for the question of the night.
Let's talk about the question.
OK, question.
Question.
What is a Christmas Carol or song you never need to hear again or when you're hoping not to somehow you can avoid hearing it up until Christmas this year?
Give me a Christmas Carol or a Christmas tune that you hope not to hear We touched on this last week, but I want to get into it and I want to hear what people have to say for me
It's that song.
I don't even know what it's called, but it's, we need a little Christmas right this very minute.
And there's this like, anxious, need a little Christmas right this very minute.
It's like not, it's not romantic or it's not nostalgic.
It's just like, gross.
I don't think I know that song.
Oh, you, dude, you've heard it.
Yeah,
walked it out of your mind.
You
You guys, come on.
I'm going to find out the title during the break.
We'll play it because
take one for the team.
If you go into Google and type, need a little Christmas, write this very minute, which is weird.
It's I'll be home for Christmas, but specifically the Camilla Cabello version, because she doesn't say I'll be home for Christmas.
She says, I'll be home for Quizmoise.
It doesn't even kind of sound like Christmas.
Why do you say it like?
Seriously, like quiz-mise is what it sounds like.
Is it an accent or something?
I don't understand.
I'll find it.
That is
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So we've got some texts coming in already for the Al in the 262 says, all I want for Christmas is you.
Sorry, it's terrible.
Man, I really don't agree with that.
But you know what?
Everybody's entitled their opinion.
We did touch on that the other night.
Didn't we, Zomers?
is divisive.
very
And I don't... I understand like maybe it's not for me or you like older songs, but I don't get how...
People hate it.
It's crazy.
All right, we've got Lauren Holly tonight, folks.
Celebrity chef Chad Visker, and a great question.
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We're coming right back after a very short break at Nightlight.
It's Pete Schwabba on the Civic Media radio
it's not it's not offensively bad.
It's just slightly unsettling.
Hey, this is Beach Wabbit and Nightlight.
Welcome back folks.
We're talking Christmas music because that's our question of the night.
What is your what is a Christmas song or Carol?
You don't need to hear this season and that was mine.
I don't know.
What do you guys think about that tune?
Yeah Yeah, okay, that's fair.
All right.
My other one and Conrad knows this is the dogs barking jingle bells
be a novelty in like 1979 It's not one for the ages and it's either I harder one of those outfits has their Christmas music It's like in the rotation.
I'm like pull that out
Nobody wants to hear that.
Even dogs are offended when they hear that song.
Come on.
you love the
Yeah, I haven't forgotten about that.
Alright,
What is the deal is it?
lingual thing like part of a language that maybe it's like a term that
And honestly Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliziano is one of my like I went through a phase with that song where I was kind of annoyed by it like maybe 20 years ago I love that song now.
I love the energy of it.
I think it's spectacular
This is kind of funny.
Monica from Mount Horrib in the 608 says, I hate Christmas, but love Christmas music.
That's interesting.
She says, I don't like Mary.
Did you know?
Oh,
either.
Yeah.
Mark from Prairie to Sex says, need a little Christmas would be one I could do without.
Thank you, Mark.
We're in cahoots.
Rosemary in the 715 says that... I don't even know what that...
That eighth thing by Mariah Carey spelling.
Oh, okay.
Mariah Carey.
Sure.
I got it phonetically.
Can't stand all those riffs.
It is a divisive song.
I don't know.
I like it.
It puts me in the mood.
So we were talking a little Bears Packers.
We'll talk a little more about this on Friday because tomorrow we have kind of a highlight show because I won't be here.
I'll be at that screening.
You can still get in on the text to win that will still be playing tomorrow night throughout the show.
We're putting some, uh, some greatest hits together for you for tomorrow night.
And then Friday, we'll probably hit on the game a little more.
But what a fun rivalry.
Like Zomers, I think you were telling me you're not a huge, uh, football fan, but even casual fans kind of take an interest in this, don't they?
OK, I hope so.
Going out on a limb there, really specific.
offense
yeah.
It'll be interesting.
I think it's going to be a fun game.
I'm at an age where I love the rivalry.
Like, I want my team to win, obviously, but I really appreciate the rivalry and the tradition of it all.
Kind of like Mariah Carey's Christmas song.
I equate it to that.
It's the Mariah Carey Christmas Carol of sports.
No, are the Packers favored by, like, what, a touchdown?
I don't know why, bro.
I'm not a betting guy.
So I don't really, but I, that's what all the, like the sports radio, they're always obsessed about the line, you know?
Okay.
And
surprised about
why?
You just said you thought they'd win.
All right.
I saw this.
I think this is funny.
This is ways to force yourself into the Christmas spirit.
Like, have you guys had years like that where you're just not feeling it?
I've had like five years ago.
I just roughly five years.
I couldn't get into it.
And then a moment happens in your family or you see somebody down on their luck or something, and you're like, all right, I should be grateful.
But these were interesting.
The usual suspects.
Put your tree up and light your house.
Maybe that would get you in the Christmas mood wrap a few gifts is number two That's a good one.
It's nice to give puts us in the spirit eat or drink something festive One writer said her family always made fish pie around the holidays.
Okay.
What is
I think I'll go with hot chocolate.
That's what I'll do Yeah, it says there just buy some egg now.
I don't even hurt a fish pie.
That sounds awful Listen, I like fish and I like pie
But that's an unholy union if I've ever heard one.
But go ice skating.
That's interesting.
You guys skate?
No.
My ankles suck.
So not really.
Your ankles suck.
I
I've tried it.
And I usually just kind of hang out and try to look casual.
Like, yeah, I skate, but I'm just not out there right now.
And number five is watch your favorite Christmas movie.
That's a great one.
That's a Christmas
Christmas vacation.
Yeah.
Home alone.
It's a wonderful life.
Whatever you get going, whatever works for you.
Lauren Holly is coming up after the news.
Very excited to talk to her.
Celebrity chef Chad Visker is here in hour number two in the Mad Moms of Comedy.
Orly KG is also here in hour number two.
And we're going to give away some tickets to tomorrow night's screening of the Godfather of Green Bay at the Atwood Music, Atwood Music Hall tomorrow night.
That's in hour number two as well.
It's Pete Schwabba in Night Lights.
So great to have you with me on the Civic Media Radio Network.
Welcome back.
I'm Pete Schwabba.
This is Nightlight.
It is so great to have you with me, folks, on this Wednesday night coming to you live from Madison tonight.
Right now, this is exciting, folks.
I'm in Madison because tomorrow night, we're having this great screening of The Godfather of Green Bay.
It's the 20th anniversary screening sponsored by Dondren's Distilling, the WMDX Morning Show, John and Gordy.
And of course, civic media.
It's going to be a really fun night.
Hope you can join us.
I've talked about it ad nauseam and had several cast members on to help promote the film.
And right now it is my pleasure to welcome to Night Light for the first time a truly fantastic actor with such credits as Dumb and Dumber, Picket Fences, Family Law, NCIS, and of course, the Godfather of Green Bay, the unbelievably talented Lauren Holly Let's Go.
Lauren,
how are
you?
You know, I'm great Pete.
How are you?
Was that an okay intro?
That was a really good intro.
I like that.
I'd like
to like get up every morning and hear that Make my day go really well.
We could send you a file
Okay,
it's your day off, right?
Hey, is there a Christmas Carol?
Yeah, we're just gonna say I want to answer that question please better not be decked the halls.
Oh Wow, you're sick of that one
No, I'm not sick of that one
That's like my son.
Oh, that's so cool.
That's the house of
Holly.
Are you kidding me?
How did I not see that guy?
I
think
you told me that joke years ago.
I mean, put this up with you.
That's
awful.
I've lost a step.
That's awesome.
Thank you for sharing that.
And I want to say thank you to your manager who is very helpful in helping me find you to have you on the show.
I used to have all your contact info and I'm hoping you didn't change it because of me.
Well, now you know, but I figured that, you know, enough time has passed that
I
might be able to, you know, give you another chance.
I just wasn't sure.
Did you get the help you needed?
I'm all set.
Thank God for medications.
And I will not ask you to pal around constantly anymore.
I know that was kind of a, what about Bob thing probably, but no, it's great to hear your voice.
Great to be connected with you again.
And we have this screening tomorrow and you were such a big part of that movie and finding you and casting you.
Like I told you before, it was just like a trip down memory lane and I'm finding all these pictures and all these people reminding me of these fun moments because, you know, like any movie you do, even as an actor, you watch it so much and then you don't watch it for a while.
So I would love to get your thoughts on what it was like filming this movie in Northeast Wisconsin over 20 years ago now.
Well, OK, first of all, I love the movie.
I like never understood how it just didn't get there everywhere because I think it's really good and fun and I really liked it.
And it's funny because I think about filming that movie so much because I had like a core memory experience on Godfather of Green Bay.
Really?
Yeah.
I turned 40 making that movie.
And the night we were shooting at this like motel place,
yeah and it was late we were tired we were doing night shoe and all of a sudden someone was like oh my god look up and it was northern lights and i'd never seen them before yeah and i do you remember we all just laid down in the parking lot
and we're staring up at these northern lights and then somebody realized what time it was it was like just after midnight and you guys started singing happy birthday to me
Oh my gosh, that's right!
Yes!
And I was scaring at the Northern Lights having you sing Happy Birthday to me and it was so...
amazing and I like just think about that all the time and recently there's been all these you know magnetic storms and whatnot and all these northern lights and it's so weird because I've been in these locations that have been would have been amazing to see them but it was like cloudy or whatever and all the time I'm thinking thank goodness I saw them we're making the godfather of Green Bay and then I quickly remember that we ended up in my hotel
Yeah,
that was at the
end.
That was like, with many bottles of vodka, and my toddlers upstairs asleep with the nanny.
So, you know, there you have it.
That's making movies.
Yeah, two things.
I lip-synced Happy Birthday to you, so you're welcome for that.
You didn't want to hear that.
And Lance shared that same memory last week, and it was very special.
And the vodka...
at the hotel.
It was the best Western in Marinette.
And by the time we finished filming...
You couldn't buy alcohol, so somebody, I don't know, pulled a Sam Kinnison and rented a limo just so we could have vodka.
But we were, we were, you and me and Dale, God rest his soul, and Brian were all in the hallway at the Best Western drinking vodka, and then the pool opened at like 6 a.m.
and we all went swimming and doing cannonballs.
Just a beautiful memory.
It was, that
whole shoot.
Yeah, there was all kinds of stuff like that.
I remember when you got there the first day,
You came up to me and you said, hey, my trailer.
Do you remember this?
You had a view of something that was not very pleasant.
What was that?
It was a meat-packing plant.
There were like these dead cow carcasses or something.
Oh, my God.
Right outside your trailer.
Yeah, I think I just suppressed it.
I was like, you know, I can barely eat meat.
I have to be in denial.
So it was just horrible.
Well, it was so fun.
And do you have other than those, what do you remember like as far as actual shooting or the cast or a scene you did or, you know, a memory you have just being there because you were such a trooper.
You did have your three kids with you.
And I think that was the first film you had done in a while.
You took some time off.
Yes.
And
they were all little too.
Yeah.
It was crazy.
That was crazy.
I loved it.
And
no, I think I have various like flashing memories.
I have memories of like being in the bar and just laughing at Tom Lennon.
I remember the whole scene with Tony Goldwyn that we're like in a booth.
And it was, he wore that mullet.
Yes.
And and and I remember we practiced in the parking lot.
it's so much.
I was like, I was like a Macarena pro.
And the worst part was is I love doing it.
I was like, let's do another Macarena dancing.
Let's do another one.
It's really,
really funny that you say that because Mike Siegel, one of my best friends who you met back during when we were filming played
Tony or big Jake's driver eat a mustache and a mullet as well and He made a this great behind-the-scenes video.
It's like 15 minutes long It's on YouTube called Godfather of Green Bay behind the scenes and all you guys talk and Lenin's hilarious and Eric Price and Glanson Tony says great things and you were hilarious, but you were the best one at doing the Macarena because you're on
that video doing the Macarena and you just said that and I could tell you really liked it.
I got really good at that.
I probably couldn't do it anymore but it was very fun.
This is very fun.
I want to see that video behind the scenes of
Godfather of Green Bay.
What
Godfather of Green Bay behind the scenes and it's on YouTube and Okay, it was like I think Mike gave me a VHS or a DVD of it years ago And now it's out there for everybody to see and it's my kids have had a blast watching it and I had it just takes you back.
It's really fun Yeah
Here's another memory I have that happened after.
This is very funny.
You and Brian Edding and me, and I think your manager at the time, went to Dan Tana's.
And we were eating dinner and having drinks and everything.
And it was then, because part of your contract was you got to fly up there in a jet.
And then it wasn't until then, like a year or six months after filming where you said, by the way, you went into this whole story about how the jet was not there to take you back.
You're like, I get my three kids into the piper.
It's like a prop plane or something.
And I had no idea and I'm glad I didn't.
It was the scariest thing.
It was like flying a VW bus.
like that someone rigged some propellers on.
And it took us for, and it was windy out.
So we were going really slow and the pilot kept saying, this is because we're going in the headwind.
It was funny.
It was alright.
I'm glad you
made it.
Yeah, I would never forget.
But I remember too, I think I was like, drugged at a bar with you.
Drugged?
Yeah, do you remember don't ask me why all of our stories have to do with alcohol?
I don't have a problem with alcohol.
I promise But we went to some Mexican place
you and I like just have dinner talking whatever and we had I
I was supposed to be on the way to somewhere else, and we were just going to meet for like an hour.
I think we were like trying to put together a picture.
Oh, yeah,
And we were just meeting quick, and I had one margarita, and then I couldn't get up to walk out of the bar.
And you sat with me in the parking lot for like three hours.
Oh my gosh.
You remember that?
Because I was like, I, something happened.
And it was before we knew all about that drugging stuff that people do to people's drinks.
I think it happened to me that night.
What?
Yeah, I'm not even kidding.
I remember.
I just remember being so thankful that you guys sat with me because I was like scared to leave.
I didn't know what to do, like the whole thing.
I didn't feel right.
It was weird.
I felt just really, like, out of my mind.
You know what?
I'm actually a big sweetie, and now I'm kind of mad that you changed your phone number on me.
See?
I'm talking with Lauren Holly, folks.
She is one of the stars of Dumb and Dumber, Picket Fences, and, of course, the godfather of Green Bay.
We are going to have more with Lauren in just a moment after this very quick break on Nightlight with Pete Schwabba.
Glad you're here.
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Welcome
back.
All right.
Let's go, folks.
We are talking to Lauren Holly, the star of The Godfather of Green Bay.
It's so great catching up with you, Lauren.
I just wish you could be here tomorrow night.
That would be so fun.
You were telling that story.
before the break about, you know, you thought somebody slipped you something and I waited with you.
And the TV show where we were pitching something together, how great of a TV show would that have been?
I remember we had a lot of traction at a certain place, but then an executive left or something, but that would have been a really fun TV version to do.
I know, I agree.
People make bad decisions in
this industry.
Indeed they do.
They do.
Let me ask you something.
You've been doing a lot of TV since the Godfather of Green Bay and obviously a lot of movies too.
But like NCIS, Family Law, what do you prefer?
Movies or TV?
I like the hybrid now.
And I call it the hybrid of streaming stuff.
Nice.
Because, you know, it just, I don't know, it just feels more creative in a way.
I'm not sure.
There's like, it's a little riskier.
I
agree.
It's like hard to watch broadcast TV now sometimes because of the streamers, you know?
Yeah, it is.
I mean, I'm not even sure how much broadcast television I actually watch anymore.
That's the truth.
And it's probably a terrible thing for me to say because, you know, it's my bread and butter, but it's true.
I don't really use much anymore.
And all that means is that broadcast TV needs to start being a little risky or two.
Yeah, exactly totally agree.
You've got a new movie a couple new movies you've got and I this movie Ruby Road that I saw on IMDB Pro It just sounds like a really heavy role.
I think you play a recovering cancer patient How do you like those roles compared to some of the more lighthearted ones you've done?
You know, it's funny because this the particular that role in whether it's called Ruby Road rust out Ruby.
I'm not sure It's It's it is light in a way.
I know that sounds crazy, but it's She is a my character and it's really a ball of energy and the the movies about Francis Fisher who is sick
and worked in the coal mines in her whole life and goes to reconnect with, you know, the people that she loved and in the economy that so many in the, you know, in the country are facing and whatnot.
It's a real sort of statement on the times.
And I play her sister and I work in a dollar general and I love, you know,
I don't know, people always, a lot of people would always say to me, you play like fancy characters.
You're very fancy and I'm not.
And I really, you know, roles like this, I really love because it feels more like my unfancy self, I guess.
Oh, that's great.
That's so interesting.
You say that because I remember your first day on the set with me, I said, do you have any questions about your character?
And you said, no, you said, I grew up.
you know around people like this I'm from a small town I think it was Geneva New York and you were like
I
totally get these people so I totally believe that when you say that that's fantastic it's
still my favorite place I live in Toronto now and I'm only three hours from Geneva and I go all the time and my best friend of 52 years is there
wow so I don't think even when we were pitching stuff I don't think you lived in LA so
I don't think you've lived there full-time.
Do you have an aversion to Los Angeles or are you just like the real
world?
No, no.
And now in my life, I'm actually in LA almost like a few months of the year.
Mainly in the wintertime to get out.
It's like a weather-related situation.
No, I guess it's just how life kind of took me and then it just became clear that it wasn't necessary really to be in LA as much anymore.
Yeah, that makes sense.
I ask every guest I have, basically.
We talk about movies and TV and comedy every night.
What are
you watching?
Anything you could binge watch before we let you go?
Let's see, what am I?
Okay, I have to be honest.
First of all, I'm a huge sports freak.
I remember
that.
I've been majorly involved in sports, watching sports.
I don't miss sports that much.
And I have a hockey game and a basketball game on the same time tonight, so I'm a little frustrated.
But I have a whole list on the clipboard of shows that I've been going through.
And the latest one I watched is all her fault.
And I'm trying to decide if I start the beast in me.
Hmm.
I haven't seen either one.
You're nodding, Dom.
Is that good?
Have you seen that?
It's really good.
Oh really really
which one which one's really good
the beast of me.
Yep.
The beast.
Yeah, I
got a good Yeah, I'm gonna check it out and see I watch a lot of Sports documentaries and shows like face-off on Amazon Prime that takes two hockey players
nice and tells her story each episode.
I don't know.
I mean like a sports fanatic
That's fantastic.
So basically, you couldn't do the show live because you had a hockey game to watch.
That's what I'm taking away from you.
No.
The reason I couldn't do the show live is because I have ADR to do.
Because I just finished a movie and that's working into this slot right now.
It's fun movies.
It's called Broadtrip.
Yeah.
When does that come
out?
I think it's another spring one.
It's me and Sophia Bush and it's a mother-daughter road trip comedy.
Oh, oh my gosh, that's perfect for you.
That's
fantastic.
It's really fun.
I actually read for the daughter, but they said I didn't have the acting chops.
So good
for Sophia.
See, that's what I mean, man.
That's why I had to take away my
phone.
Stop asking me to get you in movie speed.
Yeah.
Hey, you're going to play my daughter.
It's not like a challenge.
You're fantastic.
It's great to be back in touch.
Thank you for taking a chance on me.
And Brian Edding and The Script, which turned into a really fun little film.
And a lot of it is because of you, my friend.
And I can't thank you enough for doing
the movie and joining me here
tonight.
Yeah, thanks so
much.
I hope people go see it.
I hope they'll have fun.
I think audiences love that movie.
Thanks, Lauren.
Have a great night watching hockey, doing ADR, all the fun stuff.
And don't be a stranger.
Thanks so
much.
All right, bye.
Oh, that's Lauren Holly.
All right, we are going to do the news and come back for act two.
And more, I got a celebrity chef coming up.
So stick around for that, folks.
And I'm going to tell you more about where you can give for Giving Tuesday, just because it's Wednesday.
Doesn't mean you can't still give.
But we are coming back after the news.
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