Past My Bedtime Podcast with David Harbour, Whoopi Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Lennon Parham, Jenny Slate, Benjamin Pajak, Tim Robinson, Claudia O’Doherty, John Levenstein, James Austin Johnson, Nick Kroll, John Early, Seth Meyers, D’Arcy Carden, full cast cover art

Past My Bedtime

An Oral History of the Fastest Failure in Late Night History

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Past My Bedtime

By: Max Silvestri, Leah Beckmann
Narrated by: David Harbour, Whoopi Goldberg, Zach Galifianakis, Lennon Parham, Jenny Slate, Benjamin Pajak, Tim Robinson, Claudia O’Doherty, John Levenstein, James Austin Johnson, Nick Kroll, John Early, Seth Meyers, D’Arcy Carden, full cast
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 Please note: This show is for mature audiences only. It contains explicit language, sexual references, and adult themes. Discretion is advised. In 2003, the first ever late-night talk show hosted by a 10-year-old boy premiered live for six minutes, before it was violently pulled from the air and abruptly canceled. Its host, Donnie Dixon, hasn’t been heard from since. Past My Bedtime: An Oral History of the Fastest Failure in Late Night History is journalist Phillip Jackal’s audio documentary following his obsessive quest for the truth about what happened that ill-fated night. Can he finally uncover the truth about Donnie Dixon? Or why the government destroyed all evidence of the broadcast? After chasing this story for almost two decades, it’s finally time for Jackal to tell it. This mockumentary features an all-star cast including David Harbour, Zach Galifianakis, Whoopi Goldberg, Lennon Parham, D’Arcy Carden, Tim Robinson, Jenny Slate, Nick Kroll, Seth Meyers, Sam Richardson, John Early, Kate Berlant, Bob Balaban, Mae Whitman, Claudia O’Doherty, James Austin Johnson, and John Levenstein. Past My Bedtime: An Oral History of the Fastest Failure in Late Night History drags listeners down a satirical rabbit hole using a mix of less-than-reliable interviews, confessionals, and faux archival footage. The truth is out there, and Phillip doesn’t care how many lives he has to ruin to get the answers he wants.©2022 The Broadway Video Group, Inc. (P)2022 The Broadway Video Group, Inc. Satire History
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  • Past My Bedtime Trailer

    Past My Bedtime Trailer
    Nov 3 2022
    Please note: This show is for mature audiences only. It contains explicit language, sexual references, and adult themes. Discretion is advised. In 2003, the first ever late-night talk show hosted by a 10-year-old boy premiered live for six minutes, before it was violently pulled from the air and abruptly canceled. Its host, Donnie Dixon, hasn’t been heard from since. Past My Bedtime: An Oral History of the Fastest Failure in Late Night History is journalist Phillip Jackal’s audio documentary following his obsessive quest for the truth about what happened that ill-fated night. Can he finally uncover the truth about Donnie Dixon? Or why the government destroyed all evidence of the broadcast? After chasing this story for almost two decades, it’s finally time for Jackal to tell it. This mockumentary features an all-star cast including David Harbour, Zach Galifianakis, Whoopi Goldberg, Lennon Parham, D’Arcy Carden, Tim Robinson, Jenny Slate, Nick Kroll, Seth Meyers, Sam Richardson, John Early, Kate Berlant, Bob Balaban, Mae Whitman, Claudia O’Doherty, James Austin Johnson, and John Levenstein. Past My Bedtime: An Oral History of the Fastest Failure in Late Night History drags listeners down a satirical rabbit hole using a mix of less-than-reliable interviews, confessionals, and faux archival footage. The truth is out there, and Phillip doesn’t care how many lives he has to ruin to get the answers he wants.
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  • Episode 1: Discovering Donnie

    Episode 1: Discovering Donnie
    Nov 3 2022
    An email from his ex-wife sends Phillip on a journey into his tortured past. A disgraced television executive finds the answer to her prayers on the local news.
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  • Episode 2: The Dixons Take Manhattan

    Episode 2: The Dixons Take Manhattan
    Nov 3 2022
    Donnie Dixon and his mother are dazzled by their first trip to New York and an incredible TV opportunity. But his father sees danger for the family everywhere he looks.
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Phillip Jackal is on the hunt for answers and he’ll do anything in his power to get them.

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Max Silvestri
Leah Beckmann

About the Creator

Max Silvestri is a comedian, writer and actor based in Los Angeles. He's currently a co-executive producer on Killing It for Peacock. His previous television writing credits include Big Mouth, Human Resources, Medical Police, and Billy On The Street. As an actor, his credits include The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Broad City, and Aaron Sorkin’s Being on the Ricardos, and you can see his stand up special on Netflix’s The Comedy Lineup.

About the Creator

Leah Beckmann is a television writer whose credits include Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, Summer Camp Island, and Champions, among others. She has also worked as an editor and journalist for various publications, including New York Magazine, Gawker, and The New York Times.

David Harbour
Additional Credits

About the Performer

Harbour has most recently appeared as Jim Hopper in Netflix’s Stranger Things and will reprise his role for Season 5. He can also be seen in Steven Soderbergh’s No Sudden Move, Marvel’s Black Widow, and Hellboy. Harbour can be seen in the upcoming Universal film Violent Night, Marvel’s recently announced Thunderbolts, and HBO’s My Dentist’s Murder Trial, which he will also executive produce. Harbour’s time in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” on Broadway earned him a Tony Nomination.
Harbour is repped by WME, Relevant PR and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.

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D'Arcy Carden
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I remember the news snippets and rumors of a cover-up about Past My Bedtime, but I thought it was mostly exaggeration and urban legend. It’s good to have such a deeply investigated documentary finally get to the bottom of the mysterious disappearance of Donny.

Finally the mystery solved…

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At some stage I so much believed that this was a documentary and not a mockumentary that I started researching Donnie Dixon...to no avail of course.

I just thought the narrator was brilliantly written - so out of touch with his own shortcomings, yet still lovable. Truly an enjoyable one.

I actually quite loved it

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One hell of a job David Harbour!! This was just a hilarious premise! I binged it in less the 24hr! It was like being a fly on the wall at a flat earthers meeting !! I would highly recommend for those who have a sense of dry humor!

Highly satirical and entertaining!

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The dry, sarcastic and make fun of everyone humor is great. Definitely worth the price of admission.

Mocku-funny

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This is a MUST listen. I binged the entire series in about 2 days. David Harbour and his performance are *chefs kiss* perfection. His dry wit and humor are unmatched. He, along with the supporting cast of characters, are easily imagined, and it is because of him. I wish his character Phil and storyline could be turned into a modern day Sherlock-type series. The cleverness of intertwining reality and fiction, as well as a past and present storyline, is not something found often. It is fully appreciated here.

Absolutely fantastic

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So funny I was falling on the floor laughing until the very end of it!

Amazingly funny

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This podcast is pure fun! It kept me laughing, is full of surprises and clever callbacks. I listened while I ran and the miles flew by, didn’t want it to end.

The perfect running podcast

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It took me a minute to get into this story, because the protagonist is a bit of a moron, but once I got used to that premise, I enjoyed the silliness of the story. The production value is h high and the cast is fantastic.

Entertaining and rather silly

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I used to watch old serial movies with my dad and they were ridiculously hilarious. This reminded me of that. Perfect. On every count. I loved all the tie ins to the early 2000’s culture and how the writers made it their own. Magnificent.

Best I’ve heard

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I laughed out loud often. The writing is sharp and witty. David Harbour is perfection. His narration of this crazy, “serious” yet hilarious story is superb. Highly recommend if your looking for a good time!

So entertaining!

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