"Grandson of a Gun" with Chris Fairbanks

About this episode

Laura Kightlinger interviews Chris Fairbanks about his life experiences and humorous anecdotes.

"Grandson of a Gun" with Chris Fairbanks Laura is joined by Comedian, Actor, Illustrator and Co-Host of "Do You Need a Ride", Chris Fairbanks. We discuss Chris' upbringing in Missoula, Montana, being the son of a Disc Jockey, Clint Eastwood not paying attention to detail, cat with AIDS running wild on a crowded plane, selling Cutco Knives, Grandma keeps stepping on rakes, Jim Jones seemed like a pretty good guy if you can get past the massacre and much more on this week's, What We Thought Wo...

People in this episode

Host: Laura Kightlinger

Guest: Chris Fairbanks

Topics covered

• comedy
• upbringing
• cat stories
• selling knives
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• comedy
• Chris Fairbanks
• Missoula
• Clint Eastwood
• Jim Jones
• Cutco Knives
• cat with AIDS

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Missoula, Montana

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