Hi folks we're back I'm here with Louie Anderson
and we didn't get a chance to talk about
life with Louie.
This is your new show. Right.
Is that right? It's an animated program.
Animated show I never realized how hard
it would be to make an animated show.
No would that. I mean it was a lot of work.
It like thousands of people.
I worked on the Simpsons a few years ago
and people don't realize it was just a ton of people
working around the clock just to make one episode.
Its 24 hours. 24 days or is it, no it's 24 weeks.
I knew I'd get it.
(audience laughing)
It's 24 weeks to make one half hour show.
Yeah.
And I mean, that's not worth it.
(audience laughing)
It's just not
It's just not, that's not a good deal.
I got very little, I got like a buck a minute.
Yeah. Not a good deal at all.
Get out of that business.
No, I'm used to getting at least three.
Get out fast
And no it was a great experience because I took my family
and all that material from my family growing up
and put it in an animated situation.
We could exaggerate it and make it fun.
And there's a character and it was based
on your father, is that right?
That's right Conan, that's how dad talked
hey Andy I saw you in that wig ah ha.
That's right.
(all laughing)
You dad sounds a little like Roseanne. I think.
Eh I knew Roseanne. (Conan laughing)
No, my dad is this real ornery character from my act
that really came to life during this series.
And it really worked. I mean, it was really a lot of fun.
In fact, my dad's dead and every time we did them,
it was like he was there, which was terrible.
(audience laughing)
Kinda frightening. I mean, if you knew my dad,
no, he wasn't a mean guy never hit us, carried a gun.
(all laughing)
I never shot it. He just go.
(click click)
Very Effective Much more effective.
Exactly. (audience laughing)
What about your mom? Is your mom in this show too?
My mom's in the show. And you become your parents.
Like I can't throw a bag out.
Really.
It's really sick.
(audience laughing)
'Cause my mom would always go, what are you doing?
I'm throwing the, that's a good bag.
(all laughing)
You can't get bags like that anymore.
Well, how'd we get it.
We're lucky.
(all laughing)
You know, she was just wacky like that, you know?
Yeah. And she would,
my mom was, would point out things
to you that made no sense when she was driving.
She was, you know, Shirley's daughter works
in that building Louie,
and Shirley is?
(all laughing)
Oh, you know her, she's got that little blind Chihuahua,
(audience laughing)
Right, mom, you did, you take your pills today, mom.
But, so you know that we tried to incorporate
that kind of stuff of my mom being that real person
and my dad being, you know,
the only time I ever saw my dad emotional
was when he'd find boxes, the grocery store
was throwing out.
Oh my God, they're throwing these boxes away.
(all laughing)
Jesus Louie get em' we'll put your moms bags in em'
(audience laughing)
You can connect with them emotionally at that moment.
Yeah and that was it, I go, "All right, dad, sure.
Let's take the boxes."
You know? So it was those kinds of things.
And I didn't realize how many people
had kind of crazy family members.
'Cause people come up to me all the time and say,
"You know, my mom and dad were a lot like yours."
Now, are you worried at all that?
You know, you described your mother and your father,
are you gonna become the same kind of person, really?
Do you think you will?
Yeah. I remember my dad you know, wearing boxer shorts
and people would come over and he'd be
digging them out of his ass you know?
(audience laughing)
I mean, that's what dads do.
I know that sounds terrible, but he'd be going,
"Hey nice to meet y'all."
The whole family. Oh my God. (all laughing)
And I never thought I'd wear, I woke up one day
and I had them on, I go, when did the transition happen?
(all laughing)
It just grew, yeah. All right.
I fart when I pee now.
Oh all right, that's funny. I don't remember asking.
I'm thinking back and I didn't ask.
I didn't mean it in an offensive way.
(all laughing)
People are always offended by that, but I mean, everybody,
you know, their dads, that was my dad's signature piece.
(all laughing)
A lot of people do the wizard of Oz. My dad did that.
His finest work now, so now you're leaving here.
I didn't mean to gross you out Conan I'm sorry.
No, you didn't gross me out at all.
I enjoyed it. That's my character.
(audience laughing)
I'm replaying it in my mind now as we speak.
(audience laughing)
I understand you're leaving now and it's right back
on the road for you, is that right?
Yeah. Going to Vegas, Bally's the 14th through the 27th.
Okay, I think I got. Yeah 14th through 27th.
And then I'm going, where the hell am I going?
Well, there's a, Winchell's open all night.
(all laughing)
But your in good shape.
Yeah I enjoyed being here. It's a lot of fun.
I'm glad I got to do this show.
Well I hope you come back soon.
I will, ill come back any time.
It was really nice meeting you
thanks for coming, watch for the new show everybody.
(audience clapping) (audience cheering)
Life with Louie its going to be FOX,
We'll take a break, be right back.
Louie Anderson. (audience clapping)