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Donald Glover Remembers His First Day As A "30 Rock" Writer | CONAN on TBS
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This interview with Donald Glover on *Conan* offers a fun look at conversational English, slang, and pop culture references. By watching this video, language learners will improve their ability to follow fast-paced, anecdotal storytelling and understand the nuances of informal American humor. Key takeaways include: * **Conversational Flow:** Observe how comedians use banter and timing to structure personal stories. * **Cultural Context:** Gain insight into American workplace culture and social media trends of the early 2010s. * **Idioms and Slang:** Learn natural expressions and humorous misunderstandings, such as the social nuances of nicknames and outdated slang like "You the man."
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I got started writing and then
eventually stumbled on camera. You wrote
for 30 Rock, didn't you?
>> Yeah, I wrote for 30 Rock for three
years. Good.
>> Now, what? Tell [cheering] us about
[applause]
>> that job. You got that job pretty
quickly after college, right?
>> Yeah. I was like 22. I was like the
youngest person there. I like and I
looked like a baby. I like wore like
pink hoodies and stuff cuz I was like I
I don't know why I thought it was cool
cuz I was like we're taking it back from
girls pink, you know, or something like
I I thought it was like cool.
>> What a terrible idea. terrible like
thing to go for. But I I don't remember
that there was a time where we ever had
pink. We're taking it back.
>> It was I think it was in the middle
ages.
>> People still like poofed in the street.
It was ours.
>> Yeah.
>> Now, what's it like? Uh that's uh I
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Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
An adult male human being as distinguished from a woman or a child. It can also refer to the human race as a whole, though this usage is becoming less common in modern gender-neutral language.
To twitter means to make a series of short, high-pitched sounds, typically made by small birds. It can also refer to the act of speaking in a light, nervous, or excited manner, often involving rapid, trivial chatter.
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