Episode 4

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28th Feb 2025

EP4 - Finding Your Funny Weirdos with Corporate's Adam Lustick + Meeting Shaq, Weezer and Phish

Inside Hollywood, Comedy & Creativity with Adam Lustick

A hilarious and insightful conversation with Adam Lustick, comedian, actor, and writer known for Corporate (Comedy Central), The Office, Two Broke Girls, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more! Adam shares his journey from NYU's Atlantic Theater Company to co-founding Harvard Sailing Team, working with Weezer, Shaq, Lance Reddick, and what it means to build a lasting comedy career.

We dive into comedy inspirations like Mel Brooks, David Lynch, and the evolution of sketch comedy, plus Hollywood realities, artistic fulfillment, and the challenges of making it in entertainment. If you're into comedy, acting, improv, sketch, or TV writing, this episode is a must!

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Deep Noodle Podcast
Unfiltered conversations with comedians, writers, actors, and artists.
This noodle goes deep! Not your daddy's Hollywood interview show. Nathaniel August Williams sits down with the funniest, most fascinating minds in entertainment—writers, actors, comedians, and artists—to unpack the highs, lows, and holy sh*t moments of making art, making people laugh, and making sense of this crazy mystery of existence.

From behind-the-scenes absurdity to unexpected deep dives, these interviews go beyond the surface to reveal the heart, humor, and hustle behind the craft.

Smart, funny, and unfiltered—this is the show for anyone who loves comedy, creativity, and a good story.

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Nathaniel Williams

Nathaniel August Williams is a writer, director, and performer. He's the co-founder of Lathien Pictures and host of the Deep Noodle podcast. He has worked as a director with talents like Matthew McConaughey, Jenny Slate, and Pete Davidson, and as an actor on shows like HBO's Boardwalk Empire and Darren Star's Younger. He performed comedy at the UCB and People's Improv Theater and graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.