Judge John Hodgman

RERUN: Dad Nauseam

Jul 5, 2023
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The Kung-Pao Chicken Running Gag

  • Kevin's recurring line is "I'll have the Kung Pao Chicken" and he uses it everywhere, even toll booths.
  • He says it gets a laugh and describes the audience as a "literal captive audience of one."
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One Laugh Fuels Years Of Retelling

  • Kevin recounts getting a laugh from a tired yogurt server after delivering the line.
  • He treats that single success as validation and tells the story repeatedly at home.
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Origin Story: Trainer, Trainee, Confusion

  • Kevin traces the gag back ~20 years to a trainer/trainee server moment where he ordered Kung-Pao in an unexpected setting.
  • He says the original confusion and table reaction started the habit.
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