Thomas Middleditch Breaks Out of His ‘Silicon Valley’ Box

<p>Thomas Middleditch is best known for playing Richard Hendricks on six seasons of HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley.’ Now, he is leaving that ultra-specific persona behind to take on dozens of different characters alongside his friend <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ben-schwartz-is-a-comedy-machine/id1456474041?i=1000465919636" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Schwartz</a> in three new improvised comedy specials for Netflix called—what else?—‘Middleditch &amp; Schwartz.’ In this episode, Thomas breaks down the tricky business of bringing live improv to the screen. Plus, he looks back on his big SNL audition, recalls almost starring in a spinoff of ‘The Office,’ expresses regret over telling ‘Playboy’ that swinging “saved” his marriage and a lot more.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/pamelaadlon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://twitter.com/mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a> | Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/pamelaadlon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tombini/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tombini</a> and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @lastlaughpod</a></p><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a>.</p><p>Go to <a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ratethispodcast.com/laugh</a> to leave us a rating and review.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>