309: 11/22/63 and Widow's Bay with Stephen Root

About this episode

Stephen Root discusses his career and love for Stephen King in this episode.

One of our greatest working character actors joins up for his first appearance on The Kingcast. You know Stephen Root from just about everything, from Office Space to King of the Hill to No Country For Old Men to Man In The High Castle and the recent hit horror/comedy show Widow's Bay. Root shows up ready to rock as we look back over his career, from working with George A. Romero on Monkey Shines to the prescience of Mike Judge's Office Space and Idiocracy, and his love of Stephen King, which started with The Stand and culminated in one of his favorite works: 11/22/63. Did you also know that Root appeared in a King miniseries? We talk about all that and more in this very fun episode. Widow's Bay is can be binged on AppleTV. It rules, go watch it.

People in this episode

Guest: Stephen Root

Topics covered

• Stephen Root
• Stephen King
• film career
• horror
• comedy
• 11/22/63
• Widow's Bay

Keywords

• Stephen Root
• 11/22/63
• Widow's Bay
• Office Space
• Stephen King
• horror
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 11/22/63, The Stand, Office Space, King of the Hill, No Country For Old Men, Man In The High Castle, Widow's Bay, Idiocracy

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