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It's “That Guy… Who Was in That Thing” meets "WTF" but with people even less well known! Sure it's fun to interview the crazy famous and ask them about the difficult years, but that's been done. Memories are plastic - we're getting the real dirt from people still crawling through it. Laura Scruggs is the playwright and Jake Scruggs is the technical guy who listens to a lot of “This American Life” and thinks that qualifies him to interview people.

Oct 16, 2017

Apologies for the "blow outs" and the "thumps" - it was a great interview with a few recording issues.
01:55 - How the Q Brothers started writing and performing hip hop using Shakespeare as the source text.
07:50 - GQ on how he got involved with "Drumline." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303933/
09:40 - Video for "White Nigga from Drumline" by the Retar crew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1dQOZY1KiM
10:38 - Genesis of "Funk It Up About Nothin'" and how it came to Chicago Shakespeare Theater
19:16 - The Q Brothers' heritage
27:05 - "Othello: The Remix" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. https://www.chicagoshakes.com/plays_and_events/othello_the_remix_2016
28:43 - GQ gives Jake the business about having a hefty serving of salt with his pepper.
31:12 - "Othello: The Remix" was commissioned by The Globe (of London) in 2012
53:40 - The Q Brothers' shaving business and Small Flower TV: https://www.youtube.com/user/smallflowertv
1:04:35 - "Q Gents" and "Mad Summer"
1:05:49 - GQ flips the script and ask us how "Are You Famous, Yet?" began.
1:08:54 - Q Brothers Freestyle!!!

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Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "AYFY 1" - Christopher Kriz