Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Lewandowski as we discuss writing for reality TV, early jobs and freelancing. I've also got music from The Vaselines, Jawbreaker Reunion and Kittyhawk.

Show notes:

• Brian's doing freelance work for The Sportsman's Channel

• "Inhumane interest stories"

• Worked on a Sarah Palin-hosted show

• Writing ads for a new Penn Gillette show

• Jay: Never seen It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

• Tales of Brother Dave, who once had a following

• Supermarket jobs

• Working on the night crew

• Brian's brush with a suicidal/homicidal security guard

• Bill Murray's showing up in random places

• When you're younger, you tend to bond more closely with co-workers

• Brian's getting along with himself these days

• Working from home

• Brian took a break from comedy but is now writing jokes again

• Back up your online work

• To be continued

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Music:

The Vaselines - One Lost Year

Jawbreaker Reunion - E.M.O.

Kittyhawk - The Daily Dodger

The Vaselines song is on the album V for Vaselines on Rosary Music. Download the song for free from Soundcloud.

The Jawbreaker Reunion song is on the album Lutheran Sisterhood Gun Club. Download the song for free from Bandcamp.

The Kittyhawk song is on the Droughts/Framework/Kittyhawk/Prawn split. Download the song for free from Bandcamp.

The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.