Aug. 5, 2024
Patrick Warburton talks comedy, satire and the best movie premiere ever!
Patrick Warburton returns to KJ TODAY! We had a fantastic conversation about his new movie "The Duel," his diverse career in comedy and satire, and his philanthropic work with St. Jude. Patrick shares the crazy experience of shooting "The Duel" in...
Patrick Warburton returns to KJ TODAY! We had a fantastic conversation about his new movie "The Duel," his diverse career in comedy and satire, and his philanthropic work with St. Jude.
Patrick shares the crazy experience of shooting "The Duel" in Indianapolis during the pandemic, the unique characters he has portrayed over the years, and the importance of satire and comedy in today's society.
We also delved into his passion for giving back, particularly his involvement with St. Jude and the incredible work they do.
If you're a fan of Patrick Warburton or just enjoy engaging conversations with talented individuals, this episode is definitely for you. You can listen to it on your favorite podcast platform.
[00:07:03] The importance of satire.
[00:10:26] Charity work for St. Jude
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Transcript
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Hello, Patrick Warburton. Welcome back to
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the KJ Today Show.
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Hello, KJ.
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How are you? It's so great to hear your voice.
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And, you know, we're here in Indianapolis,
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which you were just here a couple of days
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ago for the world premiere of The Duel.
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By the way, the best premiere I've ever been
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at in my life. That big, beautiful theater.
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We were full. We had the orchestra outside.
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They delivered us in the classic cars. I
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was in an old vet. I think it was a 58 vet.
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But I love Indianapolis. We had a great,
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great time shooting there. And it was special
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because it was during COVID. So a lot was
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shut down, but we were all in a bubble. and
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the cast, which meant that, you know, listen,
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we all COVID tested every morning, but, you
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know, at night we could all go out and do,
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you know, a little karaoke and drink together
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in a barn, you know, because we were allowed
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to, I guess.
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It was a while. It was such a wild time.
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And to think, you know, with I want to make
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sure I get this out right away, especially,
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you know, here in Indy, because this movie
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has so many connections. It was, you know,
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I mean, it's made by an Indiana film company.
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It was shot here in Indiana. The premiere
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was just here. And tonight, it's one night
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only across the country, but we are having
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showings here in Indianapolis. where you
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can see the duel with Patrick Warburton and
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this incredible cast. So let me make sure
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I get that out right away, because I don't
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want people to not have the opportunity to
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see it tonight in theaters. And then let's
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get back to that. Was it, what, four years
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ago that you were shooting this, Patrick?
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It was three and a half years ago that we
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shot it. And Uh, but it takes that, you know,
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time like this, this is an independent film
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that Lionsgate is putting on 500 screens
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and that just doesn't happen. Um, so that's
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a huge vote of confidence. And, um, you know,
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it was great working with Pegasus and, uh,
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of course, you know, Justin Matthews, Luke
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Roberts, who both wrote and co-directed this
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are so talented with a huge future ahead
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of them. The cast was great. Dylan was awesome.
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Benny was awesome, Hart was awesome, Callum
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was awesome, the ladies were awesome, Rachel
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Matthews. I love that there's Hollywood royalty
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in this film because Joe Matthews, Justin
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Matthews, who wrote and directed it, and
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Rachel Matthews, who stars in it, are all
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their brothers and sister, and they are the
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grandkids of Michael Landon. And there's
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so much talent in that family. Yes, their
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mother is Leslie, and she was Michael Landon's
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daughter. And she and Brian, their parents
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are lovely people. It's just a beautiful
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family. It is a great family.
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And I would love to know your thoughts when
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you first got the script, because when I
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saw the trailer, just thinking about, you
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know what, why not go back to just a nice
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18th century duel to get the girl? What were
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your first thoughts when you were seeing
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this?
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Well, I loved the concept, and I loved the
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way they wrote it. And we're navigating this
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story, and I felt so much was on the page
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when I read it. that lets you know that,
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you know, some freedom to create an interesting
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character that will fulfill the steps of
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the story that's going to get you from A
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to B. So it's a dark comedy and also tragic,
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you know, but it works. And Lionsgate was
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able to recognize that and said, you know,
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look, obviously everything goes to streaming,
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but we like this movie. It's special. We're
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going to put it on 500 screens. And so that's
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huge.
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And let's talk about you. You've had quite
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an exciting adventure in the world of comedy,
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and in particular, satire. So you're back
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in a comedic role. Can you talk about what
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it's been like to play some iconic characters
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that then culture changes a little bit and
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there's backlash in what you're doing? It
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just seems like there's sort of this back
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and forth constantly with what's acceptable
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and what's not. How is that feeling for you
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right now?
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Well, it's fine. You know, I mean, there
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was a minute there where everything you could
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go after everything from, you know, friends
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to Seinfeld about things that were OK then
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and not OK now. But I think they're kind
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of OK again. You know, this is the thing,
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you know, centuries ago. The court jester
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had immunity. The court jester can literally
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say something in front of all the people
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in the king, try to be funny, not be funny,
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offend the king, but he was not going to
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get his head chopped off because he had immunity.
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So, you know, within the realm of satire
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and comedy, there has to be immunity. There
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has to. because we have to have satire, we
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have to have comedy, whether it offends people
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or not. And even, you know, long before any
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movements, you know, whatever you want to
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call them. I mean, my parents have hated
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family guys since day one, because they're
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very, very religious. So, you know, you know,
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These would be people on the far right that
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had problems for 23 years with a show because
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they found it offensive and literally blasphemous.
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And I'd have to explain to them that, look,
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it's an equal opportunity offender show.
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If it's not for you, just don't watch it.
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But it's not blasphemy. It's called satire.
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It's a comedic form as old as time. I don't
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have to explain it to you, mom and dad, but
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that's what it is. Don't watch it.
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And I've got a couple of questions that came
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in from people who are listening today. One
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of them was Jen, who brought up, you've had
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such a diverse career that you're able to
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play Joe on Family Guy. But then there are
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people who absolutely love that you voice
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Cronk in Emperor's New Groove. Is there any
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particular character for you that you just
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never tire of playing or would want to go
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back to?
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Well, when I got to portray Lemony Snicket
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in a series of unfortunate events, that was
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a fantastic sort of departure in the sense
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that – now we're talking about live action.
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Someone who is so thoughtful and empathetic
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and with a great deal of compassion and perspective
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and interesting and smart as opposed to a
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lot of adults or insane people. If I'm having
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fun, it doesn't matter what I do. I really
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don't. You don't tire of it. I still have
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fun doing Family Guy. We've been doing it
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for 23 years. You've got to keep things like
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that moving forward. I have a different attachment
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for Kronk from the Emperor's New Groove because
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I'm a Disney file. I've loved working with
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Disney throughout the years because Disney
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is a part of my DNA. But look, I've been
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doing this for 40 years. So of course, when
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I look at my IMDB, there are shows, and I
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don't want to name them, but you know, like
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sitcoms, certain sitcoms that I might've
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been a part of, that I might've had to do
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for a three or four year period, because
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I have a family of six, I got to pay the
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bills. I would just say yes and do it. And
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it was a job that would pay the bills. It
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wouldn't make the needle go in either direction.
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You just kind of would stagnate there. But,
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You're going to have great opportunities
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and some of them are just a paycheck.
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We are talking with Patrick Warburton. The
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Duel, you can go see it tonight in theaters,
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a very special showing and then it's coming
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out on digital and all of the platforms August
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16th. Patrick, before I let you go, you're
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a guy that gives back and I always like to
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highlight those things on this show and give
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you an opportunity. I know you're a huge
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animal lover and you also do a ton for St.
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Jude. Is there anything right now that you
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have going that you want to put a spotlight
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on in terms of the charity work that's important
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to you?
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I was just in Memphis, actually, and I was
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asked to speak to the National ALSEC St.
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Jude Convention in front of 1,700 people.
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all involved with St. Jude. So that was a
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great honor. I started an event for St. Jude
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14 years ago, and by year three, I believe
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we were the number one event of its kind
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in the nation for St. Jude. So last year,
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we were able to raise over $5 million at
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that one event alone. It's a great one. It's
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all about music. We got the the most amazing
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band at a Nashville six wire, they back up
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every, everybody. So we'll have nine, maybe
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sometimes nine rock and roll hall of fame
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artists get on stage in one night. And Steven
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still Michael McDonald, we've had, you know,
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Alice Cooper, Robbie Krieger, Alex Lyson
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from rush at Roland, a Huey Lewis, RSB wagon,
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and they all come out. St. Jude inspires
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so many. And it's just been a great thing
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to be a part of. But that's our charity.
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My family is St. Jude. It's a big four-day
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event. So six months out of the year, it
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trips out to the desert for board meetings
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or whatnot. But it's the greatest hospital
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in the world for so many reasons. I could
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talk about St. Jude for hours, but that's
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our charity.
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Well, thank you for the good work that you
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do with St. Jude. Patrick, and it's always
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a pleasure to have you here on KJ today.
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Looking forward to the duel tonight in theaters,
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and looking forward to chatting with you
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again sometime soon here. Patrick, thanks
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for being on the show.
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Thanks, KJ. Indianapolis, much love indeed.
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Love you too. Bye-bye. All right.
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Cheers. Bye-bye.
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Hello, Patrick Warburton. Welcome back to
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the KJ Today Show.
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Hello, KJ.
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How are you? It's so great to hear your voice.
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And, you know, we're here in Indianapolis,
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which you were just here a couple of days
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ago for the world premiere of The Duel.
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By the way, the best premiere I've ever been
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at in my life. That big, beautiful theater.
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We were full. We had the orchestra outside.
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They delivered us in the classic cars. I
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was in an old vet. I think it was a 58 vet.
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But I love Indianapolis. We had a great,
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great time shooting there. And it was special
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because it was during COVID. So a lot was
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shut down, but we were all in a bubble. and
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the cast, which meant that, you know, listen,
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we all COVID tested every morning, but, you
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know, at night we could all go out and do,
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you know, a little karaoke and drink together
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in a barn, you know, because we were allowed
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to, I guess.
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It was a while. It was such a wild time.
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And to think, you know, with I want to make
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sure I get this out right away, especially,
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you know, here in Indy, because this movie
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has so many connections. It was, you know,
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I mean, it's made by an Indiana film company.
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It was shot here in Indiana. The premiere
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was just here. And tonight, it's one night
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only across the country, but we are having
03:21.398 --> 03:23.478
showings here in Indianapolis. where you
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can see the duel with Patrick Warburton and
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this incredible cast. So let me make sure
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I get that out right away, because I don't
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want people to not have the opportunity to
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see it tonight in theaters. And then let's
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get back to that. Was it, what, four years
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ago that you were shooting this, Patrick?
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It was three and a half years ago that we
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shot it. And Uh, but it takes that, you know,
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time like this, this is an independent film
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that Lionsgate is putting on 500 screens
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and that just doesn't happen. Um, so that's
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a huge vote of confidence. And, um, you know,
04:01.752 --> 04:03.992
it was great working with Pegasus and, uh,
04:04.132 --> 04:06.553
of course, you know, Justin Matthews, Luke
04:06.613 --> 04:09.313
Roberts, who both wrote and co-directed this
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are so talented with a huge future ahead
04:12.514 --> 04:15.875
of them. The cast was great. Dylan was awesome.
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Benny was awesome, Hart was awesome, Callum
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was awesome, the ladies were awesome, Rachel
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Matthews. I love that there's Hollywood royalty
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in this film because Joe Matthews, Justin
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Matthews, who wrote and directed it, and
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Rachel Matthews, who stars in it, are all
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their brothers and sister, and they are the
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grandkids of Michael Landon. And there's
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so much talent in that family. Yes, their
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mother is Leslie, and she was Michael Landon's
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daughter. And she and Brian, their parents
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are lovely people. It's just a beautiful
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family. It is a great family.
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And I would love to know your thoughts when
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you first got the script, because when I
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saw the trailer, just thinking about, you
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know what, why not go back to just a nice
05:08.285 --> 05:12.486
18th century duel to get the girl? What were
05:12.526 --> 05:14.507
your first thoughts when you were seeing
05:14.547 --> 05:14.747
this?
05:14.767 --> 05:21.028
Well, I loved the concept, and I loved the
05:21.068 --> 05:23.349
way they wrote it. And we're navigating this
05:23.409 --> 05:25.950
story, and I felt so much was on the page
05:26.270 --> 05:29.481
when I read it. that lets you know that,
05:30.862 --> 05:33.883
you know, some freedom to create an interesting
05:33.943 --> 05:36.385
character that will fulfill the steps of
05:36.405 --> 05:37.765
the story that's going to get you from A
05:37.785 --> 05:42.228
to B. So it's a dark comedy and also tragic,
05:42.428 --> 05:46.070
you know, but it works. And Lionsgate was
05:46.130 --> 05:48.371
able to recognize that and said, you know,
05:48.411 --> 05:50.272
look, obviously everything goes to streaming,
05:50.332 --> 05:52.474
but we like this movie. It's special. We're
05:52.494 --> 05:56.476
going to put it on 500 screens. And so that's
05:56.516 --> 05:56.816
huge.
05:58.733 --> 06:01.695
And let's talk about you. You've had quite
06:01.775 --> 06:06.898
an exciting adventure in the world of comedy,
06:07.098 --> 06:10.140
and in particular, satire. So you're back
06:10.200 --> 06:12.522
in a comedic role. Can you talk about what
06:12.542 --> 06:15.364
it's been like to play some iconic characters
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that then culture changes a little bit and
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there's backlash in what you're doing? It
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just seems like there's sort of this back
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and forth constantly with what's acceptable
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and what's not. How is that feeling for you
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right now?
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Well, it's fine. You know, I mean, there
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was a minute there where everything you could
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go after everything from, you know, friends
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to Seinfeld about things that were OK then
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and not OK now. But I think they're kind
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of OK again. You know, this is the thing,
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you know, centuries ago. The court jester
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had immunity. The court jester can literally
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say something in front of all the people
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in the king, try to be funny, not be funny,
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offend the king, but he was not going to
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get his head chopped off because he had immunity.
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So, you know, within the realm of satire
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and comedy, there has to be immunity. There
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has to. because we have to have satire, we
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have to have comedy, whether it offends people
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or not. And even, you know, long before any
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movements, you know, whatever you want to
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call them. I mean, my parents have hated
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family guys since day one, because they're
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very, very religious. So, you know, you know,
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These would be people on the far right that
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had problems for 23 years with a show because
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they found it offensive and literally blasphemous.
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And I'd have to explain to them that, look,
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it's an equal opportunity offender show.
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If it's not for you, just don't watch it.
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But it's not blasphemy. It's called satire.
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It's a comedic form as old as time. I don't
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have to explain it to you, mom and dad, but
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that's what it is. Don't watch it.
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And I've got a couple of questions that came
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in from people who are listening today. One
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of them was Jen, who brought up, you've had
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such a diverse career that you're able to
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play Joe on Family Guy. But then there are
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people who absolutely love that you voice
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Cronk in Emperor's New Groove. Is there any
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particular character for you that you just
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never tire of playing or would want to go
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back to?
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Well, when I got to portray Lemony Snicket
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in a series of unfortunate events, that was
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a fantastic sort of departure in the sense
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that – now we're talking about live action.
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Someone who is so thoughtful and empathetic
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and with a great deal of compassion and perspective
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and interesting and smart as opposed to a
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lot of adults or insane people. If I'm having
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fun, it doesn't matter what I do. I really
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don't. You don't tire of it. I still have
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fun doing Family Guy. We've been doing it
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for 23 years. You've got to keep things like
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that moving forward. I have a different attachment
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for Kronk from the Emperor's New Groove because
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I'm a Disney file. I've loved working with
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Disney throughout the years because Disney
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is a part of my DNA. But look, I've been
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doing this for 40 years. So of course, when
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I look at my IMDB, there are shows, and I
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don't want to name them, but you know, like
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sitcoms, certain sitcoms that I might've
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been a part of, that I might've had to do
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for a three or four year period, because
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I have a family of six, I got to pay the
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bills. I would just say yes and do it. And
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it was a job that would pay the bills. It
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wouldn't make the needle go in either direction.
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You just kind of would stagnate there. But,
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You're going to have great opportunities
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and some of them are just a paycheck.
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We are talking with Patrick Warburton. The
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Duel, you can go see it tonight in theaters,
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a very special showing and then it's coming
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out on digital and all of the platforms August
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16th. Patrick, before I let you go, you're
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a guy that gives back and I always like to
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highlight those things on this show and give
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you an opportunity. I know you're a huge
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animal lover and you also do a ton for St.
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Jude. Is there anything right now that you
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have going that you want to put a spotlight
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on in terms of the charity work that's important
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to you?
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I was just in Memphis, actually, and I was
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asked to speak to the National ALSEC St.
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Jude Convention in front of 1,700 people.
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all involved with St. Jude. So that was a
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great honor. I started an event for St. Jude
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14 years ago, and by year three, I believe
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we were the number one event of its kind
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in the nation for St. Jude. So last year,
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we were able to raise over $5 million at
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that one event alone. It's a great one. It's
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all about music. We got the the most amazing
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band at a Nashville six wire, they back up
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every, everybody. So we'll have nine, maybe
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sometimes nine rock and roll hall of fame
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artists get on stage in one night. And Steven
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still Michael McDonald, we've had, you know,
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Alice Cooper, Robbie Krieger, Alex Lyson
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from rush at Roland, a Huey Lewis, RSB wagon,
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and they all come out. St. Jude inspires
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so many. And it's just been a great thing
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to be a part of. But that's our charity.
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My family is St. Jude. It's a big four-day
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event. So six months out of the year, it
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trips out to the desert for board meetings
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or whatnot. But it's the greatest hospital
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in the world for so many reasons. I could
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talk about St. Jude for hours, but that's
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our charity.
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Well, thank you for the good work that you
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do with St. Jude. Patrick, and it's always
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a pleasure to have you here on KJ today.
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Looking forward to the duel tonight in theaters,
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and looking forward to chatting with you
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again sometime soon here. Patrick, thanks
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for being on the show.
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Thanks, KJ. Indianapolis, much love indeed.
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Love you too. Bye-bye. All right.
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Cheers. Bye-bye.
