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Hannibal Buress and Questlove Supreme get together in Hollywood for an episode that's honest, hilarious, and historic. Hannibal recalls his early days of comedy, his passion for rapping, and his formative years in Chicago. Then he revisits his time as a writer for SNL and 30 Rock. The multi-threat speaks about his rap career and the music he's released as Eshu Tune. Buress also shares his plans to restore a crucial NYC entertainment venue.
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0:00 - Questlove Supreme roll call with a special guest...Hannibal Buress on harmonica
3:00 - Team Supreme chit chat with Hannibal
5:15 - Questlove's intro for Hannibal Buress
6:45 - How Hannibal spent the pandemic
8:50 - Hannibal Buress made music before he did stand up comedy
14:00 - How Hannibal Buress balances his passions for music and comedy, and a conversation about other comedians who make music
18:30 - Hannibal's Chicago origins on the Westside, and his complicated relationship with the Windy City
25:30 - Hannibal's early aspirations, and a collegiate check-in with Team Supreme
30:00 - Questlove shares a memory from the era of JAY-Z's Black Album, and Unpaid Bill is so random
32:40 - Hannibal Buress' first time on stage as a comic and the influence of one bit from Dave Chappelle's Killing Them Softly as well as Mitch Hedburg
37:00 - How to build an original style
39:20 - Hannibal Buress' first great joke and a discussion of creative methodology
43:40 - Hannibal Buress' first time a joke did not go well, and how to handle hecklers
45:40s - An interruption from a comedy legend who says his proper Questlove Supreme appearance is coming soon
50:30 - Hannibal on getting Saturday Night Live and his experience there
54:00 - Questlove shares the SNL origins of his playful beef with Mel D. Cole
56:40 - Hannibal on how to pitch ideas on SNL and the challenges of writing
1:02:00 - Hannibal on moving from SNL to 30 Rock
1:05:45 - Hannibal Buress on working on the Eric Andre Show and wild moments. Questlove shares the recipe for how stage vomit is made
1:08:30 - Hannibal Buress and QLS have a different conversation about that [redacted] scandal
1:12:20 - How relevant is that scandal to Hannibal Buress' life now?
1:14:00 - How Hannibal Buress processes his legacy and what are his plans
1:14:30 - Hannibal Buress is taking over The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn
1:17:20 - Hannibal on the New York City comedy scene
1:20:00 - Hannibal Buress talks his Miami Nights stand up comedy special, and explains why he took it down
1:24:30 - Hannibal revisits his pandemic-era drive-in movie theater shows
1:27:20 - Hannibal Buress talks creating and booking Isolafest in Isola, Mississippi and future plans
1:30:10 - Hannibal Buress on sending a impersonator to the Spider-Man movie premiere
1:36:00 - Hannibal speaks about his appreciation for Phonte as an musical inspiration and how he approached his tour with Little Brother
1:41:20 - Hannibal explains his rap name Eshu Tune and his plans
1:42:30 - Hannibal talks about the origins to some Eshu Tune songs
1:44:20 - Hannibal speaks about collaborating with Quelle Chris, Jean Grae, and Kiefer
1:47:10 - Hannibal Buress discusses sobriety...or not. He also shares a funny South By Southwest story involving The Roots and beer
1:50:00 - Some props for the artist Hebru Brantley from Hannibal Buress, Phonte, and Ahmir
1:52:00 - Hannibal Buress talks about why he plays harmonica and closing remarks
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