In this exchange between Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Rick Rosner, the former Jimmy Kimmel Live! writer recounts his surreal brushes with celebrity—from Oprah’s fleeting touch to Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, and Sharon Stone encounters. Yet the dialogue turns reflective, exploring how luck, focus, and hard work separate the merely intelligent from the impactful. The conversation ends with Rosner’s sharp analysis of Trump’s tariffs, showing his blend of humor, intellect, and socio-political awareness.
Rick Rosner: So, Carole doesn’t want me tweeting about Trump anymore. She doesn’t want me doing Lance versus Rick anymore either, because she saw a report today involving the U.S. Attorney General and the head of the FBI — Pam Bondi and Kash Patel — going after people. Now, the deal with the Attorney General …
Rick Rosner: We missed our session last night because I was busy with our show, which is now called Naked at Night—although it's really "Lance versus Rick." We've been doing it since mid-2017—around eight years now, with a couple hundred episodes under our belt. I'm a liberal, while Lance is fully MAGA. I started the …
Rick Rosner 