[AUDIO] “We’re Not Worthy:” ’90s Sketch Comedy in Conversation with Jason Klamm (January 23, 2024)

Photo by Andrea Graham, CRDL

Last week, despite another looming winter storm, Jason Klamm was able to make the drive up from Detroit to join me and a great little audience in conversation about his new book We’re Not Worthy: How ’90s Sketch TV Changed the Face of Comedy (available in Mt. Pleasant at Sleepy Dog Books and online here from 1984 productions). Here’s the recording of the full discussion, with some audience questions.

Two of my favorite highlights include when (1) it occurred to me, as I was sounding it out, that shows like The State were my punk rock before I discovered actual punk rock, and (2) Jason revealed how he almost got a role in the Weird Al biopic (and the person who replaced him).

Thank you again to Barb Sanford, Andrea Graham, and everybody at the Veterans Memorial Library for making this happen, and thank you to everybody who braved the weather and made it by.