John Malkovich | Club Random with Bill Maher

Bill Maher kicks back with John Malkovich for a candid conversation that jumps from Death of a Salesman and his new series Bad Monkey to his unexpected love of classical-music collaborations—and why so much theater ends up “a misery.” Malkovich opens up about his Leave-It-to-Beaver childhood, his 82nd Airborne environmentalist father, getting beaten as a kid, and the lingering feeling he’ll never quite measure up. Along the way, he and Bill veer into AI, driverless cars, nightmare hotels, and that golden window of being born after antibiotics but before the robots take over, with a detour to a great story about how Con Air came to be, as well as Bill’s unabashed love for In the Line of Fire. #billmaher #johnmalkovich #theater #AI #badmonkey #conair Subscribe to the Club Random YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/clubrandomp... Watch episodes ad-free – subscribe to Bill Maher’s Substack: https://billmaher.substack.com Subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you listen: ⁠https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Support our Advertisers: -Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at ⁠⁠https://www.trueclassic.com/RANDOM⁠ #trueclassicpod #ad -Get 30% off your first purchase and free shipping at ⁠http://wonderballsusa.com/?utm_source... Buy Club Random Merch: https://clubrandom.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices ABOUT CLUB RANDOM In Club Random, Bill Maher unleashes his comedic wit on an unpredictable lineup – from Bill Burr and Jerry Seinfeld to Quentin Tarantino and Neil deGrasse Tyson – digging into everything but politics. It’s Maher in his familiar element: one-on-one vibes, unfiltered laughs, and the kind of freewheeling banter only he can deliver. For advertising opportunities please email: [email protected] ABOUT BILL MAHER Bill Maher was the host of “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC) from 1993-2002, and for the last 23 years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 41 Emmy nominations. Maher won his first Emmy in 2014 as executive producer for the HBO series, “VICE.” In October of 2008, this same combination was on display in Maher’s uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion, “Religulous.” Maher has written six bestsellers: “True Story,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect’s Greatest Hits,” “When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Bin Laden,” “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer,” “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass", and most recently "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You". 00:00 – Intro 04:02 – Why We Remember Cheese but Not Big Moments 05:10 – Kids, Grandkids & Life Before Them 08:55 – Bill’s Leave-It-to-Beaver Childhood 14:52 – Bad Monkey, Vince Vaughn & Always Working 16:12 – Classical Collabs, Steppenwolf & Still Loving the Work 23:58 – Singing Like Tom Waits & Death of a Salesman 27:31 – Why the Work Stays Interesting (and Robots Don’t Scare Him) 32:06 – Showbiz Saints, Sinners & Why Malkovich Always Delivers 35:30 – The Con Air Script John Threw Across the Kitchen 38:07 – Loving the Work, Hating Hotels & Modern Service 45:26 – The Infamous Ramirez Hoffmann: Fake Nazis & Tango 50:07 – Can Classical Music Still Reach People? 53:00 – When Theater Is Magic… and When It’s a Total Disaster 1:00:05 – Evil Is Bad 1:04:12 – How to Live, Politics, and Still Loving the Job 1:06:11 – Luck, Toilets & How Much the World Changed 1:09:24 – Don’t Shit on People from 100 Years Ago 1:12:08 – Spanking, Tough Love & Not Being a Victim FOLLOW CLUB RANDOM https://www.clubrandom.com   / club-random-101776489118185     / clubrandom_     / clubrandompodcast     / clubrandompodcast   FOLLOW BILL MAHER https://www.billmaher.com   / billmaher     / billmaher