The Friend I Nearly Killed! | Joe Maggio | Russell Howard's Five Brilliant Things
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About this episode
Today, the first guest Russell nearly killed. American director Joe Maggio is here, miraculously, after nearly losing his life on Russell’s stag-do some years ago. He’s written a show about the near-fatal mistake of trying to keep up with a feral UK stag-do and it’s at the Edinburgh Festival right now. The brush with death has led to a deeper, more profound love of life for Joe, so his Five Brilliant Things are unusually rich; told with a story-telling flair that betrays his many years creating, teaching and loving films. In many regards this episode shows Five Brilliant Things at its best: a person you may not have heard of but with beautiful takes on slices of life of which you weren’t even previously aware. . Welcome to the official Russell Howard channel! Be sure to subscribe to watch the very best Russell Howard stand up clips, and clips from his brand new podcast Five Brilliant Things.
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0:00 Intro 1:40 The near-death experience 3:57 The first brilliant thing 16:21 The second brilliant thing 27:59 The third brilliant thing 37:36 The fourth brilliant thing 44:57 The final brilliant thing
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