Scott Jacobson

<p>Scott Jacobson joined me to talk about growing up and being influenced by Letterman, <em>SNL</em> and English comedy; wanting to be in entertainment but not knowing how to get there from Fayetteville, North Carolina; his high school comedy zine; UNC Chapel Hill radio station; interning on the <em>Howard Stern Show</em>; his father's chance golf game gets him an internship at UCB; meets writing partner Rich Bloomquist; being a writers assistant at <em>Strangers with Candy</em> and meeting Stephen Colbert being hired onto the <em>Daily Show</em>; a typical day on the <em>Daily Show</em>; what happens when news events change; sneaking Thomas Pynchon onto the set; leaving <em>The Daily Show</em> after the Writer's Strike; keeping himself busy for a couple of years; being offered <em>Bob's Burgers</em>; "The Mama Pest Hotel" episode; being a real emotion animated series;&nbsp;quilt thief joke; "Ambergris"; Felix Fischoeder; writing for Kevin Kline; Regular Size Rudy; Teddy; how he came to love the characters and understand Tina; "Y Tu Ga Ga Tambien";&nbsp;</p>