Boredom
Subject in Self-Improvement
Boredom has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including SmartLess. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Will ArnettCanadian-American actor and comedian, co-host of SmartLess
Arnett said he never feels bored, even when simply sitting.
“I'm never bored. Like even if I'm just sitting there, I don't know why. I never feel bored”
SmartLess: "Emma Thompson" (Jun 29, 2026) · Listen from 38:10
Jason BatemanAmerican actor and director, co-host of SmartLess
Bateman argued that true relaxation sits next to boredom and that his children's generation does not understand its value.
“I really feel like true relaxation lives somewhere next door to boredom”
SmartLess: "Emma Thompson" (Jun 29, 2026) · Listen from 37:35
Emma ThompsonBritish actress and screenwriter, two-time Academy Award winner
Thompson said she and her partner told their daughter the television was broken, and she believed it for years.
“We told my daughter the television was broken, which she believed for at least eight years”
SmartLess: "Emma Thompson" (Jun 29, 2026) · Listen from 36:10
Podcasts
- SmartLess · 1 episode
Episodes
"Emma Thompson"SmartLess · Jun 29, 2026 · 58 min
Emma Thompson talks with the SmartLess hosts about fame, her comedy roots, Harry Potter, Sense and Sensibility, Sondheim, boredom, and British food.