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	On New Year’s Eve I didn’t go out. I just stayed in. I sort of deliberately celebrated. I went to bed early and kind of had to sleep. I’m sorry I’m complaining constantly. There was a documentary on, I want to say CNBC, the one that had the Shoplifting Doc that I watched last week, they had a series about the 80s narrated by Rob Lowe and it wasn’t smart. It was interesting because they had great footage, a lot of footage of Yuppies (If you typed in Yuppie to stock footage incorporated they got a lot of hits) and Madonna stuff. I watched a little bit of that. Then That’s Entertainment 2 was on TMC, fuck New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, I’m watching That’s Entertainment 2 with fat Donald O’Connor. I don’t know if you have seen That’s Entertainment 2 from 1974. Gene Kelly looks fine. Mickey Rooney looks disgusting and is disgusting. He introduced a clip where he and Judy Garland make faces at each other and get really excited about let’s put on a show. I’ll write it and you’ll be the star, then all of a sudden they show a clip of Mickey Rooney in fucking blackface dancing. I know that historically you don’t want to wipe any of these things clean, it’s just odd that a proud still alive, oddly, man is speaking into the camera. I know it was 1974, but it was 1974! He’s looking into the camera saying, “I’m awfully proud of my work,” and they it cut to him dancing around in blackface. Fuck you. Fuck you. I hate Mickey Rooney. I hope he dies this year. I hope that 2014 is the year Mickey Rooney dies. The reason this is not a mean thing for me to say is if he had died ten years ago it would have been from natural causes. I think he sucks. I think he stinks. I don’t like him as a performer and even as a young man I find him very off-putting.		On New Year’s Eve I didn’t go out. I just stayed in. I sort of deliberately celebrated. I went to bed early and kind of had to sleep. I’m sorry I’m complaining constantly. There was a documentary on, I want to say CNBC, the one that had the Shoplifting Doc that I watched last week, they had a series about the 80s narrated by Rob Lowe and it wasn’t smart. It was interesting because they had great footage, a lot of footage of Yuppies (If you typed in Yuppie to stock footage incorporated they got a lot of hits) and Madonna stuff. I watched a little bit of that. Then That’s Entertainment 2 was on TMC, fuck New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, I’m watching That’s Entertainment 2 with fat Donald O’Connor. I don’t know if you have seen That’s Entertainment 2 from 1974. Gene Kelly looks fine. Mickey Rooney looks disgusting and is disgusting. He introduced a clip where he and Judy Garland make faces at each other and get really excited about let’s put on a show. I’ll write it and you’ll be the star, then all of a sudden they show a clip of Mickey Rooney in fucking blackface dancing. I know that historically you don’t want to wipe any of these things clean, it’s just odd that a proud still alive, oddly, man is speaking into the camera. I know it was 1974, but it was 1974! He’s looking into the camera saying, “I’m awfully proud of my work,” and they it cut to him dancing around in blackface. Fuck you. Fuck you. I hate Mickey Rooney. I hope he dies this year. I hope that 2014 is the year Mickey Rooney dies. The reason this is not a mean thing for me to say is if he had died ten years ago it would have been from natural causes. I think he sucks. I think he stinks. I don’t like him as a performer and even as a young man I find him very off-putting.

	There was another ~~par tin~~ That’s Entertainment 2 where fat Donald O’Connor, I don’t mean to body snark Donald O’Conner but he was chunky and it was weird. If you say Sean Hayes twenty years from now and he had the physique of Dan Aykroyd you’d think that was weird right? You would. If you don’t know what That’s Entertainment is, it’s a clip package from MGM where they made clips of classic movies. It’s a very digestible way to watch a bunch of musicals at once and not have to suffer through the part of them that are unwatchable. Fat Donald O’Connor says to the camera, “This next lady was incredible. I wish I could have performed with her because she had a beautiful face and a beautiful figure.” What? Ugh that’s the grossest thing I have ever heard Donald O’Conner. It turned out to be Esther Williams, is Esther Williams the one who swims? She has to be right? She was pretty. She was fine. She swam. She died last year? Jesus Louises, Esther Williams lived too long. Take a note from her book Mickey Rooney. What was our fascination in the 1940s with women swimming? I’m not saying it wasn’t fabulous and fun to look at and the choreography was sublime but I don’t get why it was entertaining in and of itself to watch a woman swimming and diving. Was that something that was rare then? Did people not have access to pools? Had pools just been invented?		There was another part in That’s Entertainment 2 where fat Donald O’Connor, I don’t mean to body snark Donald O’Conner but he was chunky and it was weird. If you say Sean Hayes twenty years from now and he had the physique of Dan Aykroyd you’d think that was weird right? You would. If you don’t know what That’s Entertainment is, it’s a clip package from MGM where they made clips of classic movies. It’s a very digestible way to watch a bunch of musicals at once and not have to suffer through the part of them that are unwatchable. Fat Donald O’Connor says to the camera, “This next lady was incredible. I wish I could have performed with her because she had a beautiful face and a beautiful figure.” What? Ugh that’s the grossest thing I have ever heard Donald O’Conner. It turned out to be Esther Williams, is Esther Williams the one who swims? She has to be right? She was pretty. She was fine. She swam. She died last year? Jesus Louises, Esther Williams lived too long. Take a note from her book Mickey Rooney. What was our fascination in the 1940s with women swimming? I’m not saying it wasn’t fabulous and fun to look at and the choreography was sublime but I don’t get why it was entertaining in and of itself to watch a woman swimming and diving. Was that something that was rare then? Did people not have access to pools? Had pools just been invented?
	I watched a bunch of standup stuff too. I watched Dan Gould’s Let Me Put My Thoughts Into You. I am sort of obsessed with Dana Gould right now. I think he is absolutely brilliant. I re-watched a lot of stuff as well. I watched Jackie Brown. That’s another one I could watch. I could watch Schindler’s List, Jackie Brown, Fargo any time it’s on, The Birdcage, and The Shining also, and Splash, and Tootsie and a lot of others honestly now that I think about it. I re-watched Jackie Brown. I re-watched Out of Sight (which doesn’t standup.) I re-watched Jon Mulaney’s New in Town which is perfect. I re-watched a Band Called Death. What else?		I watched a bunch of standup stuff too. I watched Dan Gould’s Let Me Put My Thoughts Into You. I am sort of obsessed with Dana Gould right now. I think he is absolutely brilliant. I re-watched a lot of stuff as well. I watched Jackie Brown. That’s another one I could watch. I could watch Schindler’s List, Jackie Brown, Fargo any time it’s on, The Birdcage, and The Shining also, and Splash, and Tootsie and a lot of others honestly now that I think about it. I re-watched Jackie Brown. I re-watched Out of Sight (which doesn’t standup.) I re-watched Jon Mulaney’s New in Town which is perfect. I re-watched a Band Called Death. What else?

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	We are at a bittersweet part of the show where I need to announce that our long-time producer Chris Spoony Spooner is stepping down. He wil no longer be the producer of HWYW. Spoony as I mentioned earlier is expecting a baby. He has obligations that transcend editing and producing this podcast. We are entering our third year and he is passing the torch to Ryan Hotlips Houlihan who will be producing the show from now on. This is a very emotional time for us to absorb this information. The HWYW family is small yet robust. We love each other. Ours is an exclusive intimacy yet it burns very hot. It goes without saying , I don’t want to say I will miss him because I will certainly see him and talk to him and meet this daughter. He’ll be part of the videos we continue to make and the live shows going forward, but I am very sad to have to say so long friend in this particular way. I started this show with Spoony at my side and I really love him and am sad to see him go. I am happy to see him move on to wonderful exciting life things.		We are at a bittersweet part of the show where I need to announce that our long-time producer Chris Spoony Spooner is stepping down. He wil no longer be the producer of HWYW. Spoony as I mentioned earlier is expecting a baby. He has obligations that transcend editing and producing this podcast. We are entering our third year and he is passing the torch to Ryan Hotlips Houlihan who will be producing the show from now on. This is a very emotional time for us to absorb this information. The HWYW family is small yet robust. We love each other. Ours is an exclusive intimacy yet it burns very hot. It goes without saying , I don’t want to say I will miss him because I will certainly see him and talk to him and meet this daughter. He’ll be part of the videos we continue to make and the live shows going forward, but I am very sad to have to say so long friend in this particular way. I started this show with Spoony at my side and I really love him and am sad to see him go. I am happy to see him move on to wonderful exciting life things.

	Without further adieu Chris Spoon Spooner has prepared a statement he wants to read himself as a means of resignation. I now concede the floor to Senator Spooner.		Without further adieu Chris Spoon Spooner has prepared a statement he wants to read himself as a means of resignation. I now concede the floor to Senator Spooner.

	Good Morning, my name is Chris Spooner, producer of HWYW with Julie Klausner. Since its inception it has been my joy to edit and produce this podcast. To have the ear of the comedy community’s finest and to participate in the building of the show has been n small honor and words cannot describe the gratitude I feel. So it is with heavy heart and after a great deal of thought and prayer I am stepping down from my office as producer of HWYW in order to focus on my family more to spend more time building relationships at home. Effective immediately the office entitled producer is conferred upon Ryan Hotlips Houlihan a man with honor and integrity, the two qualities that this position must embody. Please show him the same respect and kindness which you have blessed me with. I would like to sincerely thank Julie Klausner who has become one of my closest friends over the last three years. Her taking me on board and allowing me access to her world, Julie you are endlessly funny and I am constantly in awe of your perceptiveness and ideas. Thank you. This has been a privilege and an absolute blast. To you listener, you have all of my love and gratitude. Your support has made this possible. Meeting fans of HWYW is always a great experience whether online or at live events. We love the same things and the same things make us laugh. Part of what makes this amazing is that there is a community of people like us out there. It is reassuring to know you are contributing to something that other people enjoy. I have gotten to know and become friends with a lot of you and I am a better person for it. For bringing me in on the joke and for your financial generosity you sincerely have my thanks. In the coming days there will be rumors around my activities as producer baseless allegations, I ask that you please respect my family and our privacy and that you allow us our space. My decision to resign is in no way influenced by any ongoing investigations the massage in question is in unrelated to how I performed as a producer. Together we have accomplished so much, I am honored to leave HWYW at a place where it is as strong as it has ever been with its best years ahead. Any discussion of my conduct is counterproductive giving credibility to these rumors of massages only serves to tarnish its progress. Who has been generous with massages or who was unreceptive to being massaged only serves to cloud the issues. Before I conclude I would like to thank the following people who I have been so fortunate to get to know and who have also been a real inspiration to me through their talent and encouragement my friends Ted and Jodi Leo, Tom Scharpling, Alex Cordelis, Billy Eichner, Michael Kupperman, Jack Ferry, Mindy Tucker Mary Ann Ways, Carly McCarthy, Ramsey Yes, thank you,you have been so good to me. To Jake Fogelnest you’ll get your dude, you’ll get yours. Thank You.		Good Morning, my name is Chris Spooner, producer of HWYW with Julie Klausner. Since its inception it has been my joy to edit and produce this podcast. To have the ear of the comedy community’s finest and to participate in the building of the show has been n small honor and words cannot describe the gratitude I feel. So it is with heavy heart and after a great deal of thought and prayer I am stepping down from my office as producer of HWYW in order to focus on my family more to spend more time building relationships at home. Effective immediately the office entitled producer is conferred upon Ryan Hotlips Houlihan a man with honor and integrity, the two qualities that this position must embody. Please show him the same respect and kindness which you have blessed me with. I would like to sincerely thank Julie Klausner who has become one of my closest friends over the last three years. Her taking me on board and allowing me access to her world, Julie you are endlessly funny and I am constantly in awe of your perceptiveness and ideas. Thank you. This has been a privilege and an absolute blast. To you listener, you have all of my love and gratitude. Your support has made this possible. Meeting fans of HWYW is always a great experience whether online or at live events. We love the same things and the same things make us laugh. Part of what makes this amazing is that there is a community of people like us out there. It is reassuring to know you are contributing to something that other people enjoy. I have gotten to know and become friends with a lot of you and I am a better person for it. For bringing me in on the joke and for your financial generosity you sincerely have my thanks. In the coming days there will be rumors around my activities as producer baseless allegations, I ask that you please respect my family and our privacy and that you allow us our space. My decision to resign is in no way influenced by any ongoing investigations the massage in question is in unrelated to how I performed as a producer. Together we have accomplished so much, I am honored to leave HWYW at a place where it is as strong as it has ever been with its best years ahead. Any discussion of my conduct is counterproductive giving credibility to these rumors of massages only serves to tarnish its progress. Who has been generous with massages or who was unreceptive to being massaged only serves to cloud the issues. Before I conclude I would like to thank the following people who I have been so fortunate to get to know and who have also been a real inspiration to me through their talent and encouragement my friends Ted and Jodi Leo, Tom Scharpling, Alex Cordelis, Billy Eichner, Michael Kupperman, Jack Ferry, Mindy Tucker Mary Ann Ways, Carly McCarthy, Ramsey Yes, thank you,you have been so good to me. To Jake Fogelnest you’ll get your dude, you’ll get yours. Thank You.

	All right that was beautiful. I don’t how to change. We miss you already. You are the best guy in the world. In order to send you off in style we had a secret pow wow with Teddy Leo and his music men. Chris wasn’t expecting this but we asked Te dif he’s mind writing a song for Spoony because he’s leaving the show. Ted said sure. He sent us a song a couple of hours ago. It turns out Ted Leo is a rock star, Spoony this song is for you. I hope you love it as much as we love you.		All right that was beautiful. I don’t how to change. We miss you already. You are the best guy in the world. In order to send you off in style we had a secret pow wow with Teddy Leo and his music men. Chris wasn’t expecting this but we asked Te dif he’s mind writing a song for Spoony because he’s leaving the show. Ted said sure. He sent us a song a couple of hours ago. It turns out Ted Leo is a rock star, Spoony this song is for you. I hope you love it as much as we love you.

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== Date ==
January 3, 2014

== Guests ==
[https://twitter.com/lawblob James Wilson]

== Origin of the episode title ==
This is [[Chris "Spoony" Spooner]]'s final episode as producer of How Was Your Week. He passes the torch to [[Ryan "Hotlips" Houlihan]]

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Eminem's offensive Zombies sample, why you want to pick a muse with a big fat face (Leo DiCaprio), Mickey Rooney and how he's always stunk, and Jeff Daniels's songwriting.

'''Interview'''
James "@lawblob" Wilson is here! We are going to talk to him about growing up Mormon, being a lawyer, and the time he was held up by gunpoint.

== Trivia ==
* Julie is in Los Angeles for a few months!

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