Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip — Happy Place — It Turns Out the Naming Rights! Membership Option Was For Real and Someone Is Now Five Hundred Bucks Poorer Presents Nat

There Are More Dignified Ways to Remember Matthew Perry Than By Re-Running This Piece on Studio 60 But This is the One We're Going With

In this excerpt from The Joy of Trash we go DEEP into one of the most mortifying moments in pop culture history: the notorious “Your brother is standing in the middle of Afghanistan!” scene from Studio 60 in the Sunset Strip.

The Big WhoopNathan RabinOctober 31, 2022Keanu Reeves, Matthew Perry, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

The Mesmerizingly Mortifying Legacy of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip’s infamous “The Wrap Party” gave the world, “That’s swell, Tom, but your brother is standing in the middle of Afghanistan!” as well as a long-running series’ worth of hilariously bad ideas laughably executed in 48 jam-packed minutes of uniquely unhinged television.