Comedian and actor Brian Posehn joins Jay and Joe for a wide-ranging conversation about growing up a metalhead and proud nerd, working at Tower Records, discovering Dungeons & Dragons, and his days writing for Mr. Show. Brian also talks about his unlikely journey from a small role on The Big Bang Theory to the new spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, plus the guys swap road stories, debate aging rock stars, and test their knowledge of celebrity D&D players.

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00:00 Intro
01:33 How Kiss and Led Zeppelin Changed Brian’s Life
04:14 Van Halen, Iron Maiden & Aging Rock Stars, Guilty Pleasure Bands
10:01 Getting Fired from Tower Records
13:12 Game of Thrones, Red Dead Redemption & Lena Headey
16:54 Growing Up in the ’80s and Being a Nerd
18:15 Brian Posehn on BlizzCon and Nerd Culture
22:00 The Craziest Things That Happened During Stand-Up Shows
24:54 Which Celebrities Play Dungeons & Dragons?
30:03 From The Big Bang Theory to Stewart Saves the Universe
36:28 The Genius of Mr. Show
39:28 David Cross’s Wild Stand-Up Experiment
40:49 Denis Leary, Christopher Walken & Small Soldiers
42:09 The Sarah Silverman Program and Nerd Bears
43:13 Batman, Deadpool Comics & Comic Book Obsessions
46:24 Brian Posehn Explains “Grandpa Metal”
49:54 Is This the Worst Timeline?
51:17 Brian’s Walk-On Music and a Terrifying Car Crash

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