Episode 7

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21st Mar 2025

EP7 - Kite Man, Harley Quinn, & Veep with Matt Oberg + AI is a sham, No God, No Aliens!

🎙️ In this episode of Deep Noodle, Nate Williams sits down with Matt Oberg—actor, comedian, and voice artist known for Veep, Abbott Elementary, Hacks, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. He’s also the voice of Kite Man and Killer Croc in Harley Quinn and the Kite Man: Hell Yeah! spinoff. Together, they dive into the absurdity of AI fear-mongering, the bizarre evolution of comedy, and surviving Hollywood’s chaos.

🔹 Topics Covered:

🎙️Is AI going to actually change the world, or is it another Silicon Valley hype cycle?

🎙️Why tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg keep betting big on failed ideas like the Metaverse.

🎙️Matt Oberg’s wild journey from Veep to voicing Kite Man and Killer Croc in Harley Quinn—and how Kite Man got his own spinoff.

🎙️The golden age of improv—how it shaped comedy, why it faded, and what comes next.

🎙️Why actors like Brando changed Hollywood, and why that era is over.

🎙️The best and worst parts of living in L.A. vs. New York as an actor.

🎙️Matt’s upcoming podcast, The Extraordinarians, with Kristen Schaal & Tony Hale, where they dive into the weirdest world records.

🎙️The surreal experience of attending Comic-Con as a voice actor.

🎙️UFOs, alien conspiracies, and why we still haven’t gotten real answers.

🎙️Uber drivers, weird recognitions, and why Metallica superfans are next-level.

🎙️Finding joy in comedy, kids, and the existential dread of it all.

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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.

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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.