Too Beautiful To Live for July 19, 2011

Kumail Nanjiani stops by to give a surprisingly detailed history of the comedian Yakov Smirnov.




When he’s not hosting TBTL, Luke also hosts the weekly public radio show Live Wire, distributed by Public Radio International. He’s also a contributor to CBS Sunday Morning and a panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me.


Luke Burbank




Andrew is a long-time public radio producer who helped launch programs at KCRW in Los Angeles and at New Hampshire Public Radio. In addition to production stints at KUOW and WKSU, he also once hosted his own ill-conceived nighttime talk show on KIRO Seattle.


Andrew Walsh

Kumail Nanjiani stops by to give a surprisingly detailed history of the comedian Yakov Smirnov. 


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