#280 Anders Holm identifies as a swimmer

Inside with Brett Hawke

English - October 20, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 140 ratings
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Anders Holm swam for two years at the University of Wisconsin before being terminated after getting into a bar fight. Admittedly, he lost everything. But he stayed at UW Madison and poured his time, energy, and focus into his writing.

After graduating, he moved to LA where he met Adam Devine, Blake Anderson, and Kyle Newacheck. They created comedy sketches for years until they finally got their big break from Comedy Central, and created Workaholics.

In this episode, Anders talks about his love and passion for swimming and how the sport set him up to become a Hollywood success story.

Ders is still in the pool and just completed his first tri, the Malibu Triathlon.

Enjoy!

00:00 Bratter PA Immigration Law

00:05 Hello Anders Holm

00:45 How'd you know you were funny?

02:00 Behind the Camera

04:00 Facial mannerisms

05:45 Why Wisconsin?

07:18 Sprint Free

08:21 Bar Fight

10:52 Staying in Madison

12:30 I love swimming

14:45 Malibu Triathlon

16:15 2 lane 150 yard pool

19:15 Going all in

22:10 Comedy Central break

25:00 Beine Nutrition

25:48 Swim Angelfish Adaptive Swim Lessons

26:20 Adam, Blake, & Kyle

28:50 Watching yourself

30:13 In front of the camera

31:20 Writing vs Acting

32:12 Hollywood Stereotypes & Surprises

34:17 Staying grounded

36:53 Focusing on TV

39:05 What now?

40:15 Godzilla on Apple TV+

40:50 Agents, Managers, Lawyers

42:00 Workaholics Movie

43:00 Most comfortable writing or acting?

45:50 Popovici

46:50 Marchand

47:10 UVA Women’s Team

48:27 Super suits

51:00 Popov

52:43 Destro Swim Towers

53:00 Vasa Trainer

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