Writer Robert Siegel has had a varied career thus far; he's a former editor for The Onion, and he wrote The Onion Movie as well the Academy Award-nominated film The Wrestler. The drama Big Fan is his latest film and it's also Siegel's directorial debut. It's paired him with an unlikely dramatic lead: comedian Patton Oswalt. Todd Hatton spoke with Larry Thomas about this frank look at human hope and harsh reality playing this week at Maiden Alley Cinema in Paducah.