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Dori: ‘Seattle is a good comedy town,’ says comedy icon Paul Reiser

Feb 10, 2022, 5:28 PM | Updated: Feb 11, 2022, 9:35 am

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Actor Paul Reiser attends SiriusXM's Town Hall with the cast of 'Mad About You' in 2019 New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

(Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Comedy Central calls him one of the 100 greatest comedians of all time.

He calls Seattle a “good comedy town” where “audiences are open and smart – and show up.”

That’s only part of what veteran actor, standup comic, and writer Paul Reiser told The Dori Monson Show when he came on to talk about his one-night Friday performance at The Neptune Theatre.

Dori’s half-hour interview covered everything from Reiser’s early days on the standup laugh circuit with Jerry Seinfeld, Larry Miller, Bob Saget, and even Larry David – “A little ahead of us. He was a junior when we were freshmen.” – to cancel culture, empty nesting, and “Mad About You.”

Listen to Paul Reiser on “Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle” from 2018

“I don’t want to go out on a limb, but I have a feeling that Friday is going to be the best show that I’ve ever done,” Reiser told Dori about his local appearance.

Listen to Dori’s entire interview with Paul Reiser – currently appearing in “Stranger Things” on Netflix:

To reserve tickets to Reiser’s Feb. 11 show at The Neptune Theatre, visit STG Presents.

Listen to the Dori Monson Show weekday afternoons from noon – 3 p.m. on KIRO Newsradio, 97.3 FM. Subscribe to the podcast here.

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