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The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 33 - The X-Factor

Series: The Tobolowsky Files
From: David Chen
Length: 00:51:30

Stephen gives tips on auditioning and some recollections of the film “Memento.” He also explains some of the dangers of knowing too little as well as the dangers of knowing too much. Read the full description.

Tobolowskyart_small Stephen gives tips on auditioning and some recollections of the film “Memento.” He also explains some of the dangers of knowing too little as well as the dangers of knowing too much.

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Timing and Cues

00:00:00 – Music: “Tenderly” by The Oscar Peterson Trio
00:00:31 – Intro by David Chen, introduces Stephen by referencing his role as The Garf on the television series “Big Day”
00:00:59 – Stephen mentions, “A spider bit my ass.” (BLEEPED)
00:01:38 – Stephen references Tobolowsky Files Episode 28, “The Afflictions of Love”
00:02:05 – David mentions the television series “Glee” and “Californication”
00:02:48 – Stephen references the television series “The Today Show”
00:03:16 – Story 1 in-cue: “Because of all the gates that stand before actors one of the most daunting is the audition.”
00:08:30 – Stephen mentions, “They were just calling it ‘masochistic gay man’.”
00:08:47 – Stephen references the film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
00:09:02 – Stephen mentions, “…if I wanted to take a crack at Masochistic Gay Man.”
00:09:14 – Stephen mentions, “Have you ever wanted to have your head shoved into a urinal then dragged back into a stall, beaten and then begged to have sex?”
00:09:48 – Stephen references Tobolowsky Files Episode 30, “Plan B”
00:11:14 – Stephen mentions, “…pretended to drink beer…”
00:12:51 – Stephen mentions, “…but no prescription drugs to kill the pain.”
00:13:39 - Stephen references the film “Love Bug 2”
00:16:01 - Stephen mentions, “Now Masochistic Gay Man was looking pretty good by comparison.”
00:20:30 – Stephen references the film “Memento”
00:23:46 - Stephen references the television series “The Michael Richards Show”
00:27:48 – Stephen mentions, “Once, I woke up standing over the toilet, fly open and Junior in my hands and at that moment I didn’t know if I had to pee or if I just finished…”
00:29:29 – Story 1 out-cue: “Because by definition changes are not what we expect. In fact sometimes, we never even see them coming.” Music fades up, “Tenderly” by The Oscar Peterson Trio
00:30:04 - Story 2 in-cue, music fades down: “I got an audition with one days notice for ‘Californication’…”
00:31:17 – Stephen references the television series “Suzanne Pleshette is Maggie Briggs”
00:34:11 – Stephen references the television movie “Night Visitor”
00:34:16 – Stephen references Tobolowsky Files Episode 8, “A Wager With Freddie”
00:35:31 – Stephen references the television series “The X Files”
00:41:02 – Story 2 out-cue: “I picked up the scene and smiled: ‘So Felicia, shall we jump?’” Music fades up, “Tenderly” by The Oscar Peterson Trio
00:41:28 – Outro with David Chen, “That was ‘The X Factor’…”
00:41:59 – Stephen tells a story of the casting people of ‘Californication’ listening to the podcast
00:43:15 - Stephen mentions, “So while we were sitting around with our gin and tonics…”
00:44:45 – Stephen references Tobolowsky Files Episode 16, “Dating Tips for Actors”
00:47:47 – Stephen references the television series “The $64,000 Question”
00:50:31 – Music fades up, “Tenderly” by The Oscar Peterson Trio
00:51:29 – End.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Tenderly Oscar Peterson Trio Tenderly: Music by Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Rodgers & Hart and More. Musical Concepts 2010 05:00