Just like countless others, Patton Oswalt has become an enthusiastic viewer of the medical drama The Pitt, starring Noah Wyle.
In an exclusive chat for his “25 Things You Don’t Know About Me” feature in the latest edition of Us Weekly, now available in stores, the 57-year-old Oswalt shared, “The last series I binge-watched was Season 1 of The Pitt.”
He praised the show, saying, “The entire series was incredible, but episode 12 really stood out. The portrayal of a mass shooting was a master class in acting, writing, and directing. I ended up watching it twice.”
Besides discussing the show, the comedian opened up to Us about his favorite literary works, childhood heroes, and his habit of reading his own reviews (naturally).
For more intriguing insights into Oswalt’s world, keep reading. His latest comedy special, Tea & Scotch, is set to debut on YouTube on June 9.
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1. I’m not a good cook, but I scramble eggs beautifully.
2. When my daughter was a wee one, we’d go to the Butterfly Garden at the Museum of Natural History. Now she’s a teenager, and we go to movies.
3. I would love another season of Happy! There’s so much more amazing story to tell there.
4. My most vivid childhood memory is seeing falling snow out of the window and thinking the apartment building we were living in was rising into the air.
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5. Season 1 of The Pitt [was the last show I binged]. The whole show was amazing but episode 12? The mass shooting? That was a master class — acting, writing, directing, all of it. Had to watch that episode twice.
6. I absolutely read my own reviews. An unhealthy dose of self-regard is the base fuel for all entertainers.
7. My favorite way to spend a Saturday is sleep until I wake up and then sit on my front porch drinking tea and reading.
8. I’m a night owl who really wants to be a morning person. [It’s] a constant struggle.
9. Growing up, I idolized Charles Schulz, Vincent Price and The Six Million Dollar Man.
10. My first car was a 1985 Nissan Sentra. Death-box with a tape player.
11. Alice’s Kids is a charity doing great work. They’re this amazing group who provide funds for at-risk kids, anonymously, because they’re so aware of all the poverty shaming that goes on in this country.
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12. “Knock Three Times” by Tony Orlando and Dawn is my go-to karaoke song. I love banging the mic stand on the ground during the “knock knock knock” part. A great drunk belter.
13. Every Anxious Wave by Mo Daviau is my favorite book. Required reading if you’re Gen X.
14. The most starstruck I’ve ever been is meeting Martin Scorsese and trading legends about Timothy Carey.
15. My celebrity crush growing up was either Joy Harmon from Village of the Giants or Josie from Josie and the Pussycats.
16. There’s no alternate profession for me. Don’t even want to imagine it.
17. My favorite Parks and Rec memory is just the fact that I got to be on the show. Oh, and the butter churning contest with Amy Poehler.
18. Mazzy Star’s “Blue Light” brings back the best memories of being in my 20s in the ’90s. A more hopeful, less desperate time for everyone. At least that’s what it felt like.
19. Three Jack in the Box tacos and an iced tea is my go-to fast-food order.
20. The proudest moment of my career was the first year I was able to pay all of my bills by just doing stand-up. It’s all been gravy since then.
21. Reading is how I decompress after a hectic day.
22. A live-action adaptation of Charles Burns’ El Borbah with Guillermo del Toro is my dream project.
23. “Out-create them” is the most valuable life lesson I’ve learned.
24. I hope my legacy is my amazing scrambled eggs.
25. Remy from Ratatouille is the character people most want to talk to me about.
Remy (voice: Patton Oswalt), Linguini (voice: Lou Romano) in Ratatouille Walt Disney Co./courtesy Everett Collection