Dinner’s on Me with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

'Other Mommy’ and ‘I Play Rocky’ star Jay Duplass joins the show. Over a grilled artichoke and salmon, Jay tells me the physical and psychological toll of making the horror film ‘Other Mommy’ with Jessica Chastain and why it was so important for him to land his role in ‘I Play Rocky.’ We also get into his directorial ‘divorce’ from his brother Mark, how that relationship was foundational to him as a filmmaker, and what it was like to do his first film without him, ‘The Baltimorons’ -- which went on to win SXSW’s Audience Award. This episode was recorded at Little Beast in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles.
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More of my interview with King of Sitcoms Chuck Lorre joins the show. Chuck Lorre opens up about the real-life experiences that shaped his sitcoms, what he learned from working with difficult stars and he takes us inside the evolution of ‘The Big Bang Theory.’ This episode was recorded at Du-Par's in LA’s Fairfax District.
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King of Sitcoms Chuck Lorre joins the show. Over a stack of hot cakes, Chuck tells me about what it was really like working on some of the most iconic sitcoms of the last 50 years, from being a writer on ‘Roseanne’ to going on to create some of the most successful shows of all time, including ‘Two and a Half Men’ and ‘The Big Bang Theory.’ He’ll talk about what he learned along the way, what it was like struggling with addiction during the height of his success, and how he came to work again with Charlie Sheen after ‘Two and a Half Men’ fallout. His book SITCOM is out October 13. This episode was recorded at Du-Par's in LA’s Fairfax District.
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More of my interview with ‘Matchbox: The Movie’ star Arturo Castro. Arturo Castro tells us about his first TV role on ‘The Good Wife’ as Dishwasher Juan and he credits ‘Broad City’ as a blueprint for writing his own pilot and recounts almost having to turn down a Disney movie to honor ‘Broad City’ commitment. Plus, we hear what it was like behind the scenes of ‘The Menu,’ including how Ralph Fiennes is IRL. This episode was recorded at Josephine in Silver Lake, Los Angeles.
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‘Matchbox: The Movie’ star Arturo Castro joins the show. Over beef tartare and roast chicken, Arturo tells me about moving from Guatemala to the states at age 19, performing in Times Square, and what he learned working with Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer on ‘Broad City.’ We also talk about working alongside Jessica Biel in ‘Matchbox’ and Daisy Edgar Jones, Michelle Williams and Andrew Scott in ‘A Place in Hell.’ This episode was recorded at Josephine in Silver Lake, Los Angeles.
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