Sebastian Malloy

The Colbert Questionert

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I’m doing this because my friend Z did it (and she did it because Conan O’Brien did it, so come jump off a bridge with us all):

  1. What’s the best sandwich? Large turkey with everything, on Dutch crunch, with oil and vinegar, from the deli I used to get a sandwich from on my way home nearly every school day of my high school timeline. I will never find a better sandwich than that, because nothing tastes better than nostalgia.
  2. What was the first concert you attended? David Bowie (with Peter Frampton on guitar), with opening band X, so that’s a pretty solid lineup there, right? It was the Glass Spider Tour, which was kind of a critical flop, but I enjoyed myself, so there you go. I am both a scary monster and a super creep.
  3. What is the scariest animal? A chimpanzee carrying a switchblade. Chimps are scary enough as it is: first they’ll tear off your genitals, and then chew off your hands and face. But give a chimp a switchblade and not only will you lose your junk and hands and face, but they’ll give you a good stabbing just to send a message. No bueno.
  4. Apples or oranges? I mean, how can you compare them, really? But oranges.
  5. Have you ever asked someone for their autograph? In my youth I asked the illustrator Dave Stevens (creator of The Rocketeer) for his, and then he ended up dying. I don’t know if these things are related, but I don’t ask for more autographs now, I’m cases I’ve got one very specific and weird superpower.
  6. What do you think happens when we die? Well, we have a compost bucket in our stately manor. I think what happens when we die is very much what happens in our compost bucket. Matter of fact, just put me in there when I die. Make things easy.
  7. Favorite action movie? Die Hard, obviously. Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.
  8. Window or aisle? Window, please. Not to look out of, but to sleep against. Also, I hate flying. Flying is the worst. Do not @ me.
  9. Favorite smell? Frying bacon. Alternately, I suppose, frying people. Again, do not @ me.
  10. Least favorite smell? So far, the worst smell I’ve ever smelled was rotting liquified pig pieces left in a garbage can by the previous farming owners of our current home. That was… exciting?
  11. What is your earliest memory? Smearing poo on the wall my crib was up against as a small Sebastian. Yes, I’ve been an artist for a very long time.
  12. Cats or dogs? Used to be cats, but then our GOAT cats both died, and we’ve moved on to the GOAT dog, so…
  13. You get one song to listen to for the rest of your life: what is it? “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues. Easiest question of all time. Not even a contest.
  14. What number am I thinking of? One, as it is the loneliest number.
  15. Describe the rest of your life in 5 words. What could possibly go wrong?

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