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With the success of his hit podcast, The Office Deep Dive, actor and podcast host extraordinaire Brian Baumgartner (AKA Kevin Malone) is taking you even deeper (that’s what she said) into The Office AND more of your favorite TV shows. Each week, Brian will sit down with a new guest to talk about their favorite jobs. They’ll laugh, cry, and crack plenty of inappropriate jokes as they discuss the inner workings of the television industry, their favorite moments on set, never-before-told stories and secrets, and moving on from their most iconic roles. Fans will get to be the third wheel with their favorite stars as they learn everything they never wanted to know, and then some. If you loved The Office Deep Dive, you will truly love Off The Beat, featuring interviews with your favorite Office guest stars, TV personalities, athletes and more…
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On today’s episode, comedian Gary Vider talks about growing up with a con man, as Brian admits to a minor scam of his own. Gary describes his years-long grift at Madison Square Garden, going to dog college, becoming a father himself, and his new podcast about his life, #1 Dad, out now from iHeart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week Brian welcomes actor, podcaster and Chicago sports fan Jake Johnson. After a deep dive into how the Bears will (or won't) sneak their way into the playoffs next year, Jake discusses his early days in the NYC sketch comedy scene, how a half-remembered urban legend became fodder for the creation of Drunk History, and how his love for absurdity influenced the growth of his character on the hit sitcom New Girl. Listen to Brian’s episode on Jake's podcast "We're Here to Help" - available now wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As hundreds of athletes, actors, musicians, and more descend upon South Lake Tahoe to compete in the American Century Championship this week, Brian revisits some of his favorite moments at and about the tournament. Along with Marcus Allen, Jerome Bettis, Jimmy Roberts, The Miz, and Vince Carter, they talk strokes, wedges, holes-in-one, and bump-and-runs… oh and golf, too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
LA Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp talks about growing up in a legacy football family, starting his career at just 5’4” and 119lbs, and his favorite show: The Office. Try Dodo Coffee at dodocoffee.co and @dodocoffeeco on social media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Current actor and former supermodel Tricia Helfer regales Brian with her epic journey from small town farm to Supermodel of the World, to getting fired from her first-ever acting job, to becoming the Goddess of All Creation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1Brian’s guest today is legendary producer Betsy Beers, the genius behind shows like Scandal, Private Practice, Inventing Anna, Grey’s Anatomy, and many more. While she won’t divulge any spoilers about the new season of Bridgerton (much to Brian’s chagrin), she will recount her days of auditioning badly across America, being brutally honest with fancy people, and 23 years of partnership with Shonda Rhimes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joy is all around as Brian hangs out with comedian Joyelle Nicole Johnson, who confesses to talking to herself on the streets of New York, advocates for the value of truth in comedy, and looks forward to getting on her Meryl Streep shit as an actor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today Brian is swapping hair care tips for the follicly challenged with actor Kelly AuCoin. The conversation highlights include Kelly's unique upbringing as a Congressman's son, the worst wig of his career, and his process for embodying Dollar Bill Stern on Billions (hint: it's more than just a closely shaved scalp). Listeners can see Kelly in his role as president of the LA Clippers on Hulu's Clipped, premiering this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wearing child-sized headphones, Brian hears from actor’s actor Josh Pais. Apart from his fruitful career in film and television, they go deep about physical acting technique, the theoretical physics of using a toaster oven, and uncovering his story to shed the image of “that guy”. Brian helps him uncover his own story, from being one of the original Ninja Turtles, developing his own method of actor training, and now writing his own book. Josh can be seen starring in A Man in Full, now streaming on Netflix.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brian’s new friend and former co-star (though they didn’t even know it while voicing Rumble) Susan Kelechi Watson is in the house today, discussing the special coolness that comes from Brooklyn, saying goodbye to This is Us, and finally admitting that she’s bicoastal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today Brian sits down with the multi-talented actor and musician Folake Olowofoyeku. She talks about her diverse upbringing in Lagos watching Spanish telenovelas and listening to Irish music, moving to the US as a young student, and bringing it all back around to play a Nigerian woman on Bob Hearts Abishola. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brian's conversation this week is with rising star Alex Neustaedter. The young actor shares details about his experience as a child model, how he avoided the Mickey Mouse Club, getting to know Meg Ryan over a slice of apple pie, and that time he snuck into the Pittsburgh Zoo. Alex can currently be seen in the second season of American Rust, now streaming on Prime Video.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brian's guest today is former professional basketball player and Lob City legend, Blake Griffin. The six-time NBA All-Star discusses his youth as a three-sport phenom, how he learned he would be selected as the #1 draft pick by the Clippers, and the excitement and heartbreak of play-off basketball. Plus, Blake details his retirement plans for keeping busy in the world of film and TV production.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Actor, podcast host and wrestling dork Will Sasso is on the podcast today. He and Brian discuss Will's start on Canadian teen dramas, his breakout performance on legendary sketch show Mad TV, and recurring roles on some of our favorite TV shows over the past 3 decades. Plus Will dives into the kayfabe and controversy behind his "AI-influenced" podcast, Dudesy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brian sits down with actor, model, and violin prodigy Torrey DeVitto to learn about what makes a great classical musician, hitting the teen mecca of television jobs, and why she can’t bring herself to eat eggs from her own duck.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On today’s episode, Brian speaks with the fabulous Sarah Drew. Sarah talks about her youth being as inspired by musical theater as her father's church sermons, her professional stage experience and pivot to screen acting, and how a small collaboration with Shonda Rhimes blossomed into a career defining role on Grey's Anatomy. Sarah can be seen starring in Branching Out, premiering this month on the Hallmark Channel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brian sits down with Bachelor-turned-business guru Jason Tartick. Jason talks about the business side of reality television, how to balance love and checkbooks in his new book “Talk Money to Me”, and challenges Brian to consider his own relationship to financial transparency.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brian is swapping secrets with broadcast journalist Alisyn Camerota this week. She pulls back the "anchor mask" and delves into her rebellious youth, the conflicts with Roger Ailes during her tenure at Fox News, her transition to the culture of CNN, and what to do when the constant firehose of a 24-hour news cycle gets overwhelming. These stories and many others can be found in Alisyn's new book, Combat Love: A Story of Leaving, Longing, and Searching for Home, out this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
David Dastmalchian is on the pod this week proving once again that there are no small parts, just small actors. He and Brian discuss the rigor of traditional theater training, the joys of digging into character creation, David's struggles with mental health and overcoming addiction, and the edgy breakout roles that turned him into a recognizable creep. Catch David in the new movie Late Night with the Devil, in theaters this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week Brian is searching for his "missing" invitation to Augusta National with PGA Tour golfer, Justin Thomas. From youth phenom to the #1 professional in the world, Justin has dominated the game of golf over much of the last decade and is just hitting his stride. In this episode, he details memories of witnessing an inspiring Tiger Woods shootout, his early rivalry with Jordan Spieth, his legendary 59 shot round in Hawaii, and the mental strength it takes to face down the back nine with a one stroke lead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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can't wait for the accounting spinoff!!!
Might be my favorite episode. My favorite Ricard Kind character was on Scrubs.
That's crazy to think how close he came to Green Bay. Think about that alternative universe lol. What a crazy route he had to get to what he became
Holy cow. what a roller-coaster to getting her role in Boy meets world. It was meant to be.
a thought about the mystery of why so many young kids(preteen and teens) are attracted to the US Office and why so popular now: what do you think? Given the backgrounds of Greg and Paul in animated comedy one can almost envision the characters in the Office as cartoon-like. It's like the reverse of King of the Hill or South Park, where cartoon characters are adult-humanlike. One can imagine the Office characters as an animation. Not in any way to denigrate the performances of professional actors. Just saying I can easily imagine many of the episodes and characters as animation, with voice-overs, very easily. Maybe that "connection" and ease of understanding them, to the characters, their traits, the zany comedy and and subtle humor is probably magnetic to younger kids as it is for us adult fans. why it's timeless?
Great episode, Brian!
This interview is insantly one of my favorites, not only hilarious but great advice!
Yay!! Scrubs and The Office Combined!! lol
Tremendous! While I enjoy the office ladies podcast - Brian's is truly a "deep dive" and a fan's dream podcast!! I can't wait yo listen to them all!! Thanks for the effort! -Randy Lee, Host of Flipping Genius
Hard to listen to. Editing was really off :/
Happy Birthday Briaaan 😍😍🌹❤🎉🎊🎁🎀
I'm a huge fan of youu. Brian why don't you do a interview with Kevin Malone?! That would be hillllarious....
I love Ellie Kemper and Erin 🥺 she's so innocent and pure , Thanks for the great interview Brian
Love it! ❤️
Bluray directors cuts of Office Episodes sounds amazing YES PLEASE.
At 32 minutes it totally skips from one conversation to another. 🥴
steve carell is the symbol of comedy
I'm so glad to know I wasn't the only one who had issues watching Scott's tots.
absolutely love this podcast. Listened to about 6 episodes so far and enjoyed hearing them all.
Love this Podcast! Great interviews with awesome people. Judging by some other comments I may be in the minority here, but I love that some of the longer interviews are being broken up into parts! Hearing the Jenna pt. 2 right after the interview with John was so perfect!