Anytime we celebrate milestone birthdays, it’s cause to reflect back on our lives.
And for comedians likePatton Oswalt, it can lead to some of their funniest and most personal work.
10-year-old Patton
“Well, 1979 and 1980, thats whenAlienandEmpire Strikes Backcame out.
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[Alien] is all I wanted to see.
I didnt even see it in the theater.
20-year-old Patton
“Oh god, ‘89.
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I know I was in college.
The big thing that really landed on me was the Beastie BoysPauls Boutique.
I just remember that album loomed large in my daily life, just over and over and over again.
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It wasPauls BoutiqueandTim BurtonsBatman, those were the two for me.
And also that was the first issue ofNeil GaimansSandman, so I discovered that too.
That was a good year.”
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30-year-old Patton
“I remember what an amazing year 1999 was movie-wise.
You hadThe Limey,Being John Malkovich,The Sixth Sense, andThree Kings.
1999 was an amazing year for film.
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I was 40 years old and I was a dad.
I just wanted to be with my baby all the time.
I was fascinated by her, she was so sweet.
“Theres a young adult Netflix show about a girl who has cancer and her friend is helping her.
Its calledAlexa & Katie.
She just loves that show.
She loves shows about people who are struggling through something hard and find a way through it with humor.
SoAlexa & Katiewas her big thing.”
Obviously the showSuccessionkind of rocked my world.
And so didFleabag, those were a big deal.
