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Now I tell my mom, I go, 'Mom, you know when I was a kid and you told me to turn off the television and go outside and play?' I'd be like, 'You literally were hurting my career when you did that. You literally stopped me from doing now, what I do for a living.'
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"Now I tell my mom, I go, 'Mom, you know when I was a kid and you told me to turn off the television and go outside and play?' I'd be like, 'You literally were hurting my career when you did that. You literally stopped me from doing now, what I do for a living.'"
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Now I tell my mom, I go, 'Mom, you know when I was a kid and you told me to turn off the television and go outside and play?' I'd be like, 'You literally were hurting my career when you did that. You literally stopped me from doing now, what I do for a living.' — Joel McHale

About Joel McHale

Joel McHale was a Comedian from Italy (1971–2015).

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Who said "Now I tell my mom, I go, 'Mom, you know when I was a kid and you told me to tur…"?
This quote is attributed to Joel McHale, a Comedian from Italy.
When did Joel McHale live?
Joel McHale lived from 1971 – 2015.
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