Big Block of Cheese Live Guests: Dulé Hill, the Memory Palace, the Allusionist, and More
The West Wing Weekly 0.05: Big Block of Cheese Live Guests: Dulé Hill, The Memory Palace, The Allusionist, and more [Intro Music] [applause] HRISHI: Live from San Francisco Sketch Fest, this is The West Wing Weekly. My name is Hrishikesh Hirway. [cheers, applause] JOSH: And I’m Joshua Malina. [cheers, applause] And THIS is a big block of cheese! [cheers, applause] HRISHI: Josh, tell us about our first guest. JOSH: Our first guest weighs in at a svelte 50 pounds. [laughter] This is usually the part that Hrishi hates about Big Block of Cheese Days, when I tell him, “We’re going to be pairing your questions today [Hrishi laughs] with a delightful Pecorino Romano.” Pecorino Romano, of course, is the hard, salty, Italian cheese made from sheep’s milk. It was a staple in the diets of legionnaires, of Ancient Rome, the infantry. It’s basically Parmesan’s saltier, tangier, cooler cousin. It’s worth noting that my saltier, tangier, cooler cousin is here tonight, Rachel. [cheers] Yeah. Hrishi, do you know what part of Italy this particular block is from? HRISHI: [laugh] It’s from, I think, a region called “Cost-a-co.” JOSH: That’s right! [audience laughs] Cost-a-co, Italy! [audience laughs] A city that specializes in great bargains on oversized comestibles. [audience laughs] Listen, I’ve done the math. As I mentioned, it’s a 50 pound block of cheese. Marine’s Memorial seats 564. Everyone gets 1.4184 ounces. [audience cheers, Hrishi laughs] We’re going to try to feed as many of you as possible.
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