• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    8 months ago

    I’m kind of that friend because I’ve had a chance to meet and work with a lot of famous people without ever being especially famous or successful myself… but I do have a lot of stories. Both professional and incidental.

    For example-

    My dog played with Eric Idle’s dog in a park one day. We were the only two people there. We talked about dogs.

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      8 months ago

      You and your friend just casually met one of my favorite comedians/actors… Some people have all the luck. Well, at least this comment places me at (a very tenuous) two degrees of separation :)

      Any noteworthy encounters with Cleese?

      Edit because I misread

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        8 months ago

        Cleese is kind of a jerk sadly. I can’t say I was personally introduced but I was in his vicinity for a spell in a professional capacity. I love his comedic persona but I can’t say I would want to have an extended discussion with him… He’s very… Acerbic in the not pleasant kind of way.