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Episode 186 - Christian Duguay

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Christian Duguay (MADtv/Arrested Development) talks with Brooks about what it's like to only do one season on a very public tv sketch show. He also talks about moving furniture in Maine, refusing to walk an old lady's dog for money, and then moving to Los Angeles 3 times before finding his world at The Groundlings. Check out Christian's podcast Valley Heat: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/valley-heat/id1530344328 Join the patreon: Patreon.com/entrylevelwithbrookswheelan See Brooks live: Brookswheelan.com/shows Get 12 free meals through HelloFresh: Hellofresh.com/12brooks See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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