About this episode

Fred Armisen discusses his new sound-effects album and his passion for accents.

The comedian talks about his recent album—a sound-effects record for the modern era—and the origin of his love of accents, with the staff writer Michael Schulman.

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Guest: Fred Armisen

Topics covered

• comedy
• music
• sound effects
• accents
• interview

Keywords

• Fred Armisen
• sound effects
• comedy
• accents
• album

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