Bread

People who are "experts" in extremely narrow subject matter are like morticians: It's nice to know they're there, but I don't really want to go into any detail. It's reassuring that if someone needed to know about, say, a particular antique barometer, there's someone out there who's the "goto" antique barometer expert and will have an answer for all your antique barometer queries. At the same time though, you know that your interaction should be strictly restricted to the antique barometer subject matter - digging any deeper into the matter will reveal a depressing portrait of a man with an unhealthy obsession. A guy that can't stop collecting antique barometers. A guy who needs antique barometers. A guy whose house is in permanent darkness because the stacks of piled up antique barometers have blocked out the windows. A man who used to be married but his wife left him because she could no longer deal with the antique barometers. A man who's barely functioning within any societal norms at all until one day he stops showering just so he can use the tub for more storage... All for the sake of the antique barometers.

This depressing and overly ominous intro leads us to the video at hand. One day the folks at "Late Night" decided to throw caution to the wind and interview a man who is an expert on bread. Yes, a bread expert. A man who has devoted his entire life to the study and appreciation of bread. The talk show interview format being what it is, it's the guaranteed "look down into the cellar" that one would normally avoid. What follows is one of the funnier and more unusual interviews ever on the show.

Be sure to turn off video annotations and enjoy.

Bread Expert Interview