Just saw this quote in an old interview I did from 2006. Note the Trump reference- it’s hard to remember when Trump was “just” a reality-TV host. And before that, a well-known rich guy.
(I’ll post the article below if you find it interesting)
This part was referring to an internet-based “cat reality show” I had hosted around that time-
Int: Was there a particular pun on the show you enjoyed most?
Tom “My weekly catchphrase "You are Meowta here!" Not that it's not a stupid thing to have to say every episode, but I always wanted my own TV catchphrase, like Fonzy or Freddie Prince. Or Trump.”
What a trio huh? Fonzy (Aaaaaayyyy!) Freddie Prinze (Looking Good!) and Trump, (You’re Fired)
Here’s the rest of this (remember, it’s from 17 years ago!)
https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/tom-shillue-comedian
You get to have a preview of the monologue . I’m just here in my office rehearsing.
The A block will make more sense when you’ve seen this video. You will have special insight into a bit which may or may lot have worked. We shall see!
Thank you for reminding me. I wanted to talk about our post-show hangout in Memphis and here it is:
Big’un, Movie Star?
Yes, I was in a major motion picture.
Staring, Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young.
“No Way Out”
You may watch the movie and never know I’m in it.
Then again, I’m the only one that knows I’m in it.
I was sent to babysit a film crew taking external shots of The Pentagon.
The Pentagon’s five main entrances on each side are named for their locations.
South Parking, North Parking, The River (faces the Potomac) The Mall (faces the US Mall in DC), and The Heliport (I’m not sure if it’s been renamed after 9/11).
The Mall Entrance is where they were to be filming. Only SES (Senior Executive Service) and other dignitaries could park in the small lot on that side of the building.
They ran around for 3-4 hours, putting in temporary lights in the old decorative exterior lights that no longer worked.
They were waiting for sundown to get the shot.
The shot they wanted was the stairs, entrance, and lights with the western sky at sunset.
The parking lot was completely empty by the time they ...
