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Every book Jim Breuer recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Jim Breuer has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of January 9, 2024.
- Jim Breuer has talked about books on 3 podcasts, as of January 9, 2024.
- Those books came up in 3 episodes, as of January 9, 2024.
- The 3 books Jim Breuer has mentioned in the most episodes, as of January 9, 2024: 1984, Let's Get Small and The strain.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Jim Breuer aired on January 9, 2024.
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Across 3 podcasts. Every show Jim Breuer appears on, in one place — not just one.
James Breuer is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998 and starred in the film Half Baked (1998). Breuer appeared on several podcasts, including The Joe Rogan Experience, The Megyn Kelly Show, and This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, where he discussed various books and comedy influences. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Breuer mentioned the horror novel The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, referencing its premise involving a mysterious plane landing where everyone on board is dead. On The Megyn Kelly Show, he recalled reading George Orwell's novel 1984 in his high school English class while discussing artistic inspiration. Speaking with Theo Von, Breuer also discussed Steve Martin's comedy album Let's Get Small, describing how hearing the material in the tenth grade blew his mind and directly inspired him to pursue a career in comedy.
Books recommended by Jim Breuer
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian regime characterized by extreme surveillance, historical denial, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“yes why we're reading the book 1984 and i went if you listen to the first song called electric guy it's all about 1984.”
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Let's Get Small
Let's Get Small by Steve Martin is a classic, highly influential comedy album that helped define a monumental era of stand-up performance in the late 1970s.
Discussed“so steve martin let's get small and he's got a fake you know the fake nose and glasses and a balloon wrapped around his head so i'm instantly attracted because i'm in 10th grade this is doofy he puts it on and i was blown out of my mind that a guy could could just he's telling jokes and he”
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The strain
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan is a horror novel about a terrifying vampiric outbreak that begins with a mysterious commercial airplane landing.
Discussed“there's a [ __ ] great book called The Strain and it's about uh it's a I think gamerro Del Toro wrote it yeah he did and then they turned it into a series for am I saying it right was it the strain they turn it into a series but about it's about this plane that lands and everybody”
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Books Jim Breuer wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I remember years ago kids are growing up and watching Star Wars and I am a believer that they do show us movies which is actually something on the way or this is what it's going to be like and we kind of look at as crazy science fiction. But I'm telling you, I would watch that and just the”
“i was coming home from i i could my next book is gonna be the top 10 cities and my father crapped himself in public i love that public i had great stories but i found the humor in it”