2005
Sam Tallent says a dealer from Garden City, Kansas, sold him and his friends a red substance as opium in Denver around 2005.
“Literally, a man named Snake from Garden City, Kansas, said This is opium. And we were like, awesome.”
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Sam Tallent
8 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2005
Sam Tallent began doing stand-up in 2005, before comedians were expected to promote themselves on social media.
“When I got into stand up, it was 2005. And like all the things that we have to do now as comedians, weren't there.”
2024
Sam Tallent says he spent May 2024 in Paris finishing his book before performing the Kill Tony show at the O2 Arena.
“I was in Paris all of May of 2024 finishing this, and then I went and did that after my month in Paris.”
Undated
Sam Tallent says Random House picked up and reissued his first novel, 'Running the Light', and gave him a two-book deal.
“random House picked up running the light, my first novel, and they reissued it and they gave me a two book deal.”
Undated
Sam Tallent says he performed at the Royal Albert Hall with Tim Dillon and signed the venue's performers' archive book under a member of The Who.
“I don't know, 6,000. I did it with Tim. I gotta sign the book underneath the guy from The Who.”
Undated
Sam Tallent says he has been doing stand-up comedy for 21 years.
“I've been doing it longer than I haven't, I've been doing stand up 21 years.”
Undated
Sam Tallent names Denis Johnson's novel 'Angels', about a bank robbery gone wrong, as his favorite book.
“Angels by Dennis Johnson is about a bank robbery gone awry, and it might be the most beautiful, ugly, bleak thing, and it's my favorite book ever.”
Undated
Sam Tallent says he lost weight by first quitting drinking and then taking the drug Mounjaro under his doctor wife's guidance.
“so I quit drinking, and then I got on Mounjaro, which is like, uh, I took it cause it sounded like Italian food.”
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