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From The Desk Of Jon Glaser: “Local Hero”

You may recognize Jon Glaser, but probably only if he’s wearing a black ski mask. The NYC-based comedian writes, stars in and does pretty much everything else for Adult Swim’s Delocated, a reality-show spoof about a man in witness protection after testifying against the Russian mafia. This is where the ski mask comes in: To protect his identity from his television audience (and, obviously, the Russian mafia), Glaser’s character, aptly named Jon, wears a black ski mask and has his voice surgically distorted. Glaser started his career at Chicago’s esteemed Second City, and he’s since appeared in TV shows and films alongside some of his fellow comedians, with credits such as 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Baby Mama and as voice talent in Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He spent five years writing and performing at Late Night With Conan O’Brien and recently published his first book, My Dead Dad Was In ZZ Top. Season three of Delocated is currently underway, and it’s well worth getting into. Wanna get to know the man behind the mask? Glaser will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.

Glaser: Local Hero is one of my all-time favorite movies. Charming, subtle, really funny, great directing, great performances. There’s a nice scene in this clip, from 2:59 to 3:29. Hard to fully enjoy it out of context, but the ending of the scene is hilarious. Peter Riegert delivers an effortless performance in the film. Also stars Denis Lawson, who appeared in Star Wars, Empire and Jedi as Wedge, who I believe was the only non-major character to appear onscreen in all three of the original films. Nerds?

Video after the jump.