About this episode

Griffin Dunne discusses his career and personal anecdotes with hosts Chris Black and Jason Stewart.

Griffin Dunne is an actor, director, producer, and memoirist. We chat with him from his home upstate about the Empire State Building Banksy-esque proposal, some Taylor Swift wedding predictions, the bachelor life, escaping L.A. at 18, why he has a surplus of steak right now, some great Joan Didion stories, his love of obituaries, Mamdani’s thermostat settings, learning about the Joan Didion Celine ad while in the Amazonian jungle, Jason predicting the return of female-only hotels, some drug stories, and Griffin hosting SNL in 1986. instagram.com/griffindunne twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason, Chris Black, Jason Stewart

Guest: Griffin Dunne

Topics covered

• acting
• directing
• memoir
• celebrity culture
• personal stories
• New York
• pop culture

Keywords

• Griffin Dunne
• Taylor Swift
• Joan Didion
• SNL
• L.A.
• Empire State Building
• obituaries
• drug stories
• female-only hotels
• memoir

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SNL

Places: L.A., Amazonian jungle, Empire State Building

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