Comedy

Nobody Knew the Trauma Behind Paul Scheer’s Goofy Persona

THE LAST LAUGH

The comedian shares why he was so scared to dredge up his childhood pain in a new memoir and reveals that he was rejected by “Saturday Night Live” a whopping four times.

Matt Wilstein
Matt Wilstein 

Senior Editor

Paul Scheer
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Matt Wilstein

Matt Wilstein

Senior Editor

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