JILLIAN BELL Was A Hulk Tattoo Girl

Summary

Podcast Summary: "JILLIAN BELL Was A Hulk Tattoo Girl"
Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers
Release Date: May 6, 2025

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Introduction

In this episode of Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers, hosts Seth Meyers and Josh Meyers welcome actress and comedian Jillian Bell. The conversation delves into childhood memories, sibling dynamics, experiences in Hollywood, and Jillian's latest creative endeavors.

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Childhood Memories and Sibling Dynamics

Multiple Personalities Prank
Jillian shares a humorous and poignant story about her sister Brianna's extended prank during their road trips:

"We would always go to Laguna Beach...my sister decided to pull a joke on me by pretending she had multiple personalities. She'd close her eyes, snap out as an evil woman, a young kid, and then just a normal guy named Bobby. For two years, I thought she was actually dealing with a disorder."
— Jillian Bell [27:05]

This prank highlights the playful yet challenging relationship between the siblings, showcasing how Brianna's antics both puzzled and entertained Jillian during their travels.

The Hulk Tattoo Incident
A particularly memorable moment involves Jillian getting a Hulk tattoo and the ensuing fallout with her sister:

"I bought a Hulk tattoo from one of those kid-friendly tattoo machines with funny stickers, and then Brianna refused to go into restaurants with me, thinking people would judge me. She even called me trash because of it, but eventually, we laughed it off."
— Jillian Bell [29:34]

Jillian's recounting of this event underscores the protective yet teasing nature of sibling relationships, ultimately leading to reconciliation and shared humor.

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Experiences in Hollywood

Moving to Los Angeles
Jillian discusses her move to LA at 18 to pursue acting, supported by her sister's presence at a talent agency:

"I moved out when I was 18, and my sister started working at a talent agency to help me navigate the industry. I learned a lot about what agents do and what not to do as an actor."
— Jillian Bell [40:35]

This move was pivotal in shaping her career, providing firsthand insight into the behind-the-scenes workings of Hollywood.

Navigating Agent Relationships
Both Jillian and Seth share anecdotes about the complexities of working with agents:

"I've had calls from my agent when I was close to landing roles, but most of the time, they were disengaged. It felt like emotional breakups every time I switched agents."
— Jillian Bell [43:54]

These stories highlight the often impersonal and transactional nature of agent-client relationships in the entertainment industry.

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Creating "Summer of 69"

Inspiration and Personal Significance
Jillian reveals the personal connections that inspired her latest project, "Summer of 69":

"My dad had always wanted to direct, and 'Summer of 69' feels like a tribute to him. The protagonist's dad is named Ron, mirroring my late father, and the movie is a heartfelt coming-of-age story."
— Jillian Bell [61:12]

This project serves as a tribute to her late father, intertwining personal loss with creative expression.

Project Overview
She describes the film's plot and thematic elements:

"It's about a sexually inexperienced teenager who hires a stripper to help her land the guy of her dreams by mastering the '69' position. It's a blend of comedy and heartfelt moments, reminiscent of John Hughes' films."
— Jillian Bell [57:59]

The film aims to balance humor with genuine coming-of-age themes, honoring classic 80s teen movies while introducing fresh narratives.

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Family Trips and Fun Anecdotes

Prom in Las Vegas
Jillian recounts the unique experience of attending prom in Las Vegas:

"Going to prom in Vegas was surreal. Instead of a traditional venue, we attended a themed prom at a hotel like the Luxor. My dad once got struck by a wave at our oceanfront hotel, leading to a hilarious yet embarrassing moment when his swim trunks were ripped off."
— Jillian Bell [55:12]

This story not only provides comedic relief but also illustrates the unconventional nature of family vacations in Las Vegas.

Sibling Support and Friendship
The episode emphasizes the strong bond between Jillian and her sister:

"Even after moving to LA, we remained inseparable. We're planning to live together, and our closeness makes it hard to imagine moving out separately."
— Jillian Bell [40:38]

Their deep-rooted friendship and mutual support are highlighted as central themes of the discussion.

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Personal Reflections and Final Thoughts

Cherishing Family Moments
Jillian reflects on the importance of spontaneous family activities:

"My dad used to wake me up on weekdays for surprise trips to Disneyland. Those moments meant the world to me and created lasting memories."
— Jillian Bell [35:07]

These reflections underscore the value of family time and unplanned adventures in shaping one's life.

Future Aspirations
Looking ahead, Jillian expresses a desire to revisit cherished places:

"I wish we had maintained property in Montana for a personal escape. It's such a beautiful place, perfect for relaxation and connecting with nature."
— Jillian Bell [34:49]

Her longing for reconciling past vacations with future plans adds a layer of depth to her narrative.

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Conclusion

Throughout the episode, Jillian Bell provides a candid and entertaining glimpse into her life, blending humor with heartfelt stories. From enduring sibling pranks and navigating the challenges of Hollywood to honoring her late father's legacy through film, Jillian's anecdotes resonate with listeners. The Meyers Brothers skillfully guide the conversation, allowing Jillian to share personal insights while maintaining an engaging and relatable atmosphere.

Notable Quotes:

• "I've always made her laugh. I was a little more mature, and she was nice enough to not be like, ugh, you're so annoying."
  — Jillian Bell [25:19]

• "My dad took me to Disneyland every Sunday. Those spontaneous trips were the best."
  — Jillian Bell [36:43]

• "Creating 'Summer of 69' was the highlight of my career. It's a love letter to my dad."
  — Jillian Bell [61:29]

Listeners get an authentic look at Jillian's experiences, making this episode both entertaining and inspiring for those who haven't tuned in.

Transcript

[Sufi]

Hi, Bhaji.

[Bhaji]

Hi, Sufi.

[Sufi]

How's it going?

[Bhaji]

Great.

[Sufi]

I love it. You're in Mammoth.

[Bhaji]

I'm in Mammoth. It's the best. And I've done something that I've never done before, which is just ski an hour and a half in a day because we had to be on here at 9:30 and the lifts started running at 7:30 this morning because I guess after the time change they just adjust it. And so I've got this pass that lets me just sort of ski all I want. And Mackenzie was like, you should get up early and go.

[Sufi]

How was it? How was the first 90 minutes on the slopes?

[Bhaji]

Incredible.

[Sufi]

Great.

[Bhaji]

Yeah. I mean, I took like 15 lifts. I got 12,000 vertical feet. To those of you who know what that means, it's a big number. The men's and women's, like Olympic and or Olympic hopeful sort of athletes were on the mountain. So I saw three women rip through this course and it was very exciting. Like they're very cool. And I saw a couple of them at a lift and gave them a thumbs up and they were probably like, all right, old man, but thanks.

[Sufi]

Oh, was that good?

[Bhaji]

Dude, I thought it was thrilling. So, yeah. And then also, you know, I. We've got, you know, we recorded a podcast earlier. We're recording this intro now. And so I sent mackenzie off and got her a massage. Wow. So she could sort of tap out of our little hotel slash condo for the morning.

[Sufi]

That's nice times.

[Bhaji]

Yeah. And then when we wrap, I've got a day in Mammoth. We're not gonna go ski for the rest of the day. And so we're gonna figure out something else cool to do and I'm very excited. I've never had a day up here where I haven't skied.

[Sufi]

Great.

[Bhaji]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

Awesome outcome.

[Bhaji]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

I have a quick kid story. Oh yeah, I had a nice one this morning where there's a dish where we soft boil eggs and then we. This is something my father in law came up with years ago. Then you toast some bread and you cut up the bread into little like sort of crouton sized pieces of toasted bread and you put that in a bowl and then you break the sort of soft boiled eggs over them. So it's sort of like, you know, and then it gets all, you know, yummy bread egg bites called eggs in a bowl. Kids usually like it. And this morning, all three of them, when they saw that was what was for breakfast, just lost their minds. Excited or no, so upset they didn't ask for eggs in A bowl. They don't want eggs in a bowl. And so it was this real push and pull. And then finally they agreed to start eating their eggs in a bowl and immediately realized they liked it. And then there was a lot of fights over who got more bread in their eggs and a bowl. And there was a moment where Ash tried to take a piece of bread out of Addie's eggs in the bowl, and then she yelled at him. And Axel took a full spoonful of eggs in a bowl and threw it at Ash as retribution for his sister. Bold disaster. And then Alexi finally calms everybody down and says, can one thing. Can we all just try to remember for next time that everybody here likes exonable? And Addy and Ash both said yes. And then Axel just sort of leaned back. He goes, I bet we're going to forget. Just really, he's just like, yeah, it's all just words, lady. Yeah, I think it's going to go down exactly the same way next time. Also, Axel was very excited because his second grade teachers do a thing every year where, uh, it's a week where the school, they turn the classroom into an airplane. And so it's like, it's basically second, second grade airlines, right? And they go to a different entrance and they are met. Their teachers come out dressed like airline pilots. Oh, fun. And so, like, today is Italy. Like, so the whole day will be them finding out and getting taught about Italy, but they get, like, tickets at the door. And it was. Axel was so excited. And you, for Axel's birthday, tell everybody what you sent him.

[Bhaji]

A tuxedo.

[Sufi]

Axel loves to dress up. And so Josh sent him a tuxedo. And so this morning he came into our room wearing shorts, sneakers, a blue button up, a tuxedo jacket that he had pinned, a pair of airline wings he had gotten the last time he flown. And Lexi's like, honey, I don't think you want to wear a tuxedo jacket. He goes, I do. I'm going on a big trip. And so he was just the coolest dude walking to school today wearing his tuxedo jacket because he was going on a fake airplane.

[Bhaji]

Yeah, well, I bought him the tuxedo because we were. I was with you guys for a weekend earlier in the year, and we were going to a party, and he was desperately looking for a shawl. Yeah, he, like, wanted to wear a shawl. And so I knew he, you know, likes some high class. He wants to look good. But what he put together that day was like a bathrobe. Some weird hat. It was a real, it was a real mishmash. And I was like, well, I'll just get him like a nice, tight, good looking, very cheap tuxedo that he could wear just as a kit. He could just throw it on. But I like that. Even with that, he went mix and match.

[Sufi]

Oh, he's gonna fully mix and match. Also, he's been helping Addie get dressed. Addy's very headstrong about what she's gonna wear and it drives Alexi crazy because Alexi has, you know, curated this incredible closet of very cute girl clothes. It's a mom's dream come true to finally have, you know, a daughter you can, can dress up. And Addie just wants to do her own thing. Very much like Axel. So of course Axel, like, very helpful and like goes in and she's like, give me these socks. And he's like, oh, yay. And I guess Alexi, Alexi told me last night, you know, I talked to a friend of mine and she said I have, I just have to let go. You know, Addy's freedom is really important, so I'm going to just let her get dressed and I'm not going to fight it. And then Addy came out wearing a white, a white tank top and a pair of see through black tights, which just, you could fully see your butt. And Alexi's like, I'm stepping in. I'm like, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But pretty fun. Pretty fun morning at the old Myers household.

[Bhaji]

Yeah. Oh, great.

[Sufi]

Very fun conversation coming up as well.

[Bhaji]

Oh, yeah. I mean, I've always been a big fan of Jillian Bell.

[Sufi]

She's great. Great convos.

[Bhaji]

Britney Runs a Marathon is a movie that I think a lot of people probably don't know about. It is a home run. Yeah, it is really funny. Real fun. Yeah, I loved it. If you haven't seen that, see that. But also she's got a new movie that she's just directed called the summer of 69 and she's the best.

[Sufi]

So do enjoy that conversation.

[Jillian Bell]

Thank.

[Sufi]

Thanks everybody for being here.

[Jillian Bell]

Hello.

[Sufi]

Hello.

[Bhaji]

Hi. How are you?

[Jillian Bell]

I'm good. Oh my gosh, it's so good to see that you guys have the same faces.

[Bhaji]

Yeah. If you needed a side by side confirmation, this, this will do it.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, Yeah.

[Sufi]

I think we. Because we lived in different cities for a long time, I think our looks started to diverge. But once we started doing a podcast together, now we basically are interchangeable.

[Bhaji]

Yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

Did you go through a period where People would think you guys are not twins. Correct.

[Sufi]

Two years.

[Jillian Bell]

Two years apart. Yeah. My sister and I are five years apart, and it was like four years in our life where people were like, twins and we're like, no, no.

[Bhaji]

But some people. Some people think, yeah. Some people confuse us for each other. And, yeah, I feel like someone said once we were lookalike non twins, but to me, we don't look that much alike. But certainly to the rest of us.

[Sufi]

I've always said if you see one of us, if you haven't seen either of us for five years and you see the other one.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

It's perfectly within the realm of possibility that you would think you were talking to the other one.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

Yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

I'm engaged to someone who's a twin.

[Sufi]

Oh, hi, Jinx.

[Jillian Bell]

I know, I know. But my. My guy has, like, bleach blonde hair, so you can definitely tell them apart.

[Sufi]

But do you think that he made choices like that throughout his life just because of the fact that he had a doppelganger?

[Jillian Bell]

Probably. Although I think he watched a movie where, like, Clive Owen had bleach blonde hair and he's like, that's cool.

[Bhaji]

I mean, if you're gonna get it from someone, Clive Owens, Clive Owen's the.

[Jillian Bell]

One to steal it from.

[Sufi]

Now, I kind of want to know what movie Clive Owen has bleached blonde hair.

[Jillian Bell]

I'm sure we could Google it.

[Sufi]

But were they identical twins?

[Jillian Bell]

No, they're fraternal. But they look. They look so much alike. I mean, now. I mean, they're very different to me now, but I. At the beginning, I was like, wow, you're wearing your face.

[Bhaji]

Are there pictures of them when they're younger? Like, would they dress the same?

[Jillian Bell]

Yes. They were both total rock stars. So they had, like, the Strokes look. Like they had the big curly hair and the skinny jeans, and they were in a band and they're still.

[Sufi]

Where were they from?

[Jillian Bell]

They're from Manchester, actually.

[Bhaji]

So England or New Hampshire?

[Sufi]

Okay, England. We're near Manchester, New Hampshire. So that would have been just jarring. But, yeah, so that's amazing. We just had. So I met your husband at the. Almost. Fiance.

[Bhaji]

Fiance.

[Sufi]

Fiance. Excuse me.

[Jillian Bell]

Hey, I don't mind.

[Bhaji]

Yeah, but yeah, I mean, there's a lot of plan. I got married recently and I noticed. Congratulations. There's a difference. You'll feel it.

[Sufi]

There's a huge difference.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Sufi]

Sorry. I almost called them. It's kind of pregnant.

[Jillian Bell]

Kind of pregnant? Yes.

[Sufi]

I almost said almost pregnant, which is a weird movie. Nobody wants to Say, almost pregnant, but kind of pregnant. But I saw you at the premiere, and I met your husband. Fiance. Sorry, Posh. Immediately make the same mistake. I felt like I maybe didn't notice that accent. Cause that's one of my favorite accents.

[Jillian Bell]

Well, so he lived there, you know, until like, 9 or something. And then he moved to the OC so it's like a very interesting combination.

[Sufi]

The Manchester to O.C. pipeline.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, exactly.

[Sufi]

Everybody's always talking about.

[Jillian Bell]

So there's like a little bit of, like, a surfer thing. And then he'll say, tomato, and you're like, oh, okay.

[Sufi]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

So there's just like, little dips.

[Sufi]

Based on who I met, I certainly. If you gave me the two options of Manchester, England, or the O.C. i would have said the O.C.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Bhaji]

I heard on another podcast, a dude from New Zealand, he said, tomato, tomato. And I wonder if that's the expression you always say, the way you say it first. Oh.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, that's interesting.

[Bhaji]

And I don't know, like, would your husband say tomato, tomato? Or would he say husband? There I go.

[Jillian Bell]

Look at you. Look at you guys. You really want me to be married?

[Bhaji]

Beyonce, everyone, We've all been rooting for it. Now it's coming.

[Sufi]

Well, especially now that we know his interesting backstory. Don't let this one get away. You think you're going to find another guy from Manchester, England, who grew up in the OC if this one leaves, you're done.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, my gosh. He's going to be so nervous that we're talking about him this much.

[Bhaji]

I know. We haven't even talked about Manchester.

[Sufi]

Have you gone to Manchester, England, with him?

[Jillian Bell]

No, not yet. So that's the big one. We got to go.

[Sufi]

I've never been there, and I would very much like to go.

[Jillian Bell]

I would like to go, too. Are we going on a trip?

[Bhaji]

You get.

[Sufi]

So we just had last night. We taped. This will be on later. But Amy Lou Wood, who is in White Lotus Notice. Yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

And she is so good.

[Sufi]

And she's from Manchester. And that is that accent where I'm just like, oh, this is like nothing else. When you find. When you hear a new British accent. I mean, not new to. Obviously people live there, but have been a lot of Mancunian accents on television.

[Jillian Bell]

My to keep it going on my fiance, not my husband. If you think I don't know that woman's from Manchester, every single thing is like, do you know where she's from? Oh, do you love Simply Red? Guess where they're from? Like, I mean, everything.

[Sufi]

The interesting thing is, I mean, she sort of had. She was the sliding glass doors of your husband's life. Fiance. Which is. She auditioned doing a California accent.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, interesting.

[Sufi]

And then they said, actually do it again with the. With the accent. Your natural accent. And it's a far more interesting character to me as she. The point she made that I'm accompanied.

[Jillian Bell]

I cannot wait to watch the finale this Sunday.

[Bhaji]

Yeah, we're.

[Sufi]

I think I'm gonna wait. I think I'm gonna wait two days just so I can ruin every single person. Be like, I haven't seen it. It's so fun when there's a show where you're just a full jerk if you don't watch the White Lotus finale when it airs. If you wanna live in the world that you live in, you gotta watch it.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, I know. I can't. Well, the problem is the. The Instagram or Twitter or anything.

[Bhaji]

Yeah. Well, just stay off those things.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Bhaji]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

Good luck. Well, Josh is actually good. Like, when Josh says, just don't do a thing, he's so stubborn that he can actually do it.

[Jillian Bell]

Are you a Taurus?

[Bhaji]

No, I'm a Capricorn.

[Jillian Bell]

Okay.

[Sufi]

Yeah.

[Bhaji]

Yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

All right.

[Sufi]

I thought a tourist said tourist as well. And I was like. And I was trying to think of why that was a burn.

[Jillian Bell]

I was like, what are you, a tourist? You're not from around here.

[Sufi]

What are you a tourist? Yeah. Oh, I don't know if you know how we do things here, but we look at Twitter.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

From. In our country.

[Jillian Bell]

Or we watch White Lotus Right. When it comes out.

[Sufi]

You grew up. You grew up in Vegas.

[Jillian Bell]

I did.

[Sufi]

So what is. I mean, again, was it because of the Vegas Vegas, or you are. Were you sort of the civilian Vegas that operates outside of Sin City?

[Jillian Bell]

I was definitely civilian Vegas. Like, I was. I was in Henderson, Nevada, which is, like. It's like 15 minutes from the Strip. But basically my school was in, you know, proper Las Vegas. My. My dad worked at a casino off and on. And, like, the Strip was a part of your life if you grew up there. It is funny, though, that most people will be like, what hotel did you live in? And I'm like, no, that's not. That's not the actual.

[Bhaji]

When you were a teenager, would you, like, was going to the Strip something that you would do? Like, we used to go to, like, the mall. We'd bike to the Bedford Mall. But you had a sort of bigger option.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, yeah. My friend Sabrina was the first one to get her driver's License. And so we would just cruise the Strip. We would just drive up and down it over and over again, and we would yell at the guys who were handing out, like, porn pamphlets. Like, this was being 16 in Vegas. And I've always wanted to write a movie about prom in Vegas because it's so specific. Like, you. You. At least at my high school, you go to a Vegas show, so you would see, like, Siegfried and Roy or I saw Blue Man Group. And then you go to the dance for, like, 20 minutes. You take pictures, dance one time, and then you leave, and you go to a hotel room, and everyone's staying at a hotel room. Like, we all stayed at the Luxor. And it's like, just as. It's such a weird, right? Prom.

[Sufi]

It's so funny because if you saw. If you were in Vegas as a Taurus, now I'm confusing that, like, husband and fiance, but if you saw a bunch of prom kids, I think my first thought would be, like, what? Who flies to Vegas for their prom? Because even I forget that, of course, Vegas also has a society where there are children who are seniors in high school growing up. Right?

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, I remember, too. Like, you know, my sister's. One of my sister's first doctors that she went to was in Caesar's Palace. Like, there's things that I'm like, oh, yeah, that was normal for us. Or all of. I remember going to the first, you know, grocery store or CVS in a different state, and I was like, where are the slot machines? I just thought that was a part of every grocery store in cvs. So there's definitely specifics about it that. It also ruined Elvis for me. Like, Elvis was such a joke in Vegas. Kind of like, it was like, here's all these cheesy guys wearing rhinestone suits, as opposed to being like, oh, is this, like, amazing artist?

[Sufi]

Right? You grew up and you're like, you know, he wasn't that amazing. There's, like, 300 of him. Yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

I'm like, I don't know why. In my head, I'm like, you know, like, Mr. Bean. Like, it's just, like, a funny character.

[Sufi]

It's so funny. That is the maybe the meanest thing I've ever. That if somebody told him that he would die on a second toilet, he would. You're kind of like the Mr. Bean of Vegas. Memphis.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, Memphis. Oh, my gosh.

[Sufi]

That's. I want to. To me, it's so funny, and I kind of guess I knew it was true. But a slot machine in a CVS Is very funny because that I, you know, I understand the fun of going to a casino and gambling, but the idea that like I'll go pick up my prescription, obviously take a few spins. But yeah, I guess that's the thing when you legalize gambling, like CVS isn't gonna like not want a taste of it.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah. They're like, okay, pick up your Twizzlers, your prescription for, I don't know, something that helps you not gamble and then go.

[Sufi]

If they take your pill and a half an hour before it kicks in, throw all your money away on this. What I'm doing.

[Bhaji]

Imagine how fast the gambling industry would shut down a pill that made you not wanna gamble.

[Sufi]

Yeah.

[Bhaji]

I mean that would be who killed the electric car?

[Sufi]

Ozempic might. Right?

[Jillian Bell]

I was gonna say there's Zeb bound, Ozempic, all of those types. They're finding that it with addictions, all kind of, all kinds of addictions. So I wouldn't be surprised if that's the next thing to really be advertised.

[Bhaji]

Wow, real quick. On the prom front, when you're at the Luxor, do you do all your friends get rooms on the same floor? Does a floor turn into the party because you can only fit so many people into a room? Are you hanging out with just your friends or is it you're leaving your room to go down to Bill's room and then you're going over to Kim's?

[Jillian Bell]

Totally. I feel like there's probably too many kids still in each room, but we have like three. So it's like here's the loud zone of the Luxor that everyone's probably just like, oh man, I'm next to the teenagers that just went to their prom screaming, we're gonna live forever.

[Sufi]

Spare a thought for the prom organizers who basically just get you monsters to roll in for 20 minutes only. I know, Just hanging all those banners, just blowing up all those balloons. Yeah, that's the thing. Do you think that was year in and year out, they kind of.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

This is gonna be 20 years.

[Jillian Bell]

It has to be. It has to be. I should ask Brianna if she had my sister, if she had the same experience. But I feel like this has been like an ongoing tradition for a long time.

[Sufi]

And it's like how Vegas has drive through wedding chapels. You guys did it for the prom?

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, exactly.

[Sufi]

It's a drive thru auditorium.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Bhaji]

Take a picture, take a picture.

[Jillian Bell]

Okay, quickly, quickly. Go.

[Sufi]

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[Bhaji]

Hey, Sufi.

[Sufi]

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[Bhaji]

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[Sufi]

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[Bhaji]

Yeah, I think a lot. Some of the worst things, if I think about having my identity stolen or whatever. But other people's identities could be stolen because of vulnerabilities that you put out there. Family members, names could be out on the Internet, and those kinds of things could have actual consequences in the real world for you and for your family members. And then how bad would you feel if it was kind of your fault that you were playing fast and loose with people's info?

[Sufi]

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[Bhaji]

Yeah. I mean, more and more online partisans and nefarious actors will find this data and use it to target political rivals, civil servants, and even outspoken citizens posting their opinions online. That's hardcore stuff.

[Sufi]

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[Bhaji]

Hey, Sufi.

[Sufi]

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[Bhaji]

Yeah. And that's okay.

[Sufi]

It's totally okay. But the problem is not everybody thinks it's okay. Christian nationalism is on the rise, and they're working overtime to shove their belief into our laws, our schools, and even our personal lives. And I want to make it clear I respect your right to believe whatever you want. Just don't make the rest of us live by it.

[Bhaji]

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[Sufi]

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[Bhaji]

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[Sufi]

Five years older.

[Jillian Bell]

Your sister five years older. Yeah.

[Sufi]

And you guys close?

[Jillian Bell]

We're best friends. We are producing partners together.

[Sufi]

So she lives in LA as well?

[Jillian Bell]

We live together still and she, and she's married and so we're now going to go separate ways. But it is, it's like truly troubling me because I'm like, oh my God, we've lived together, we're just so close, but we share an office. We'll see each other plenty. But yeah, she's definitely one of my soulmates.

[Sufi]

Five years, though, is a gap. So at what point did you guys kind of close the age gap and become close friends? Or did the age gap never matter?

[Jillian Bell]

Never mattered. You know, obviously when we were young, like, there's. It's pretty noticeable, but I feel like we. I just always made her laugh. I was always a little bit more mature, and so I liked hanging out with her friends or, you know, doing stuff. And she was nice enough to not be like, ugh, you're so annoying. Go away. And I mean, we have had our fights. I actually, this is a family trip story.

[Sufi]

I will say get into it. Josh. Josh loves it when you bring. When a guest doesn't need prompting.

[Jillian Bell]

Okay, well, here we go.

[Bhaji]

Great.

[Jillian Bell]

By the way, I was going over stories with her because I was like, what am I. Am I remembering stories of, like, us traveling? And she's like, all the stories that involve her make her look like such an asshole. So. So when we were. When we were little, we. We would always go to Laguna Beach. So, you know, it was like a four hour drive from Vegas, so we had some time, but my mom and dad in the front seat and were in the back, and my sister obviously got bored and she decided to pull a joke on me. For about a year and a half, two years, which was every time we would go on road trips, she pretended she had multiple personalities. So she would just be sitting there and I'd look over at her and she would start closing her eyes, and I'm like, no, Brianna, no. And she's like, I'm sorry. And then she would open her eyes and be like, hello, Jillian. And she would be this like, evil woman. That was one. The second one was like a young kid. And then the third one was named Bobby. And Bobby was pretty normal. He was just a dude.

[Bhaji]

Right.

[Jillian Bell]

And it was so funny because when she would come back into her body, she would be like, don't tell mom and dad. They're gonna put me in an insane asylum. So for two years, I thought my sister was insane.

[Sufi]

Great.

[Bhaji]

Or just had multiple personality disorder, which.

[Sufi]

Yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

Which is not insane, but certainly she.

[Sufi]

Was afraid it counted as insanity.

[Bhaji]

It's adjacent. Yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, she was. So. I don't know how I finally found out, but, like, for years I was like, she has a disorder.

[Sufi]

I think maybe if you were like, hey, how come all your other personalities are always Saying, hello, Jillian. How do they know me?

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, how do they.

[Sufi]

I think it might be you. This whole time.

[Bhaji]

What ages were you at this time?

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, my gosh. I probably was like, seven.

[Sufi]

Yeah, she was seven. So that means Brianne was 12, Bobby was 19, the old lady was 85.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, let's be real. When you're kids, you think an old woman is like 38.

[Sufi]

Yeah, it's the. Oh, that is the worst. My. I think I've said this, but I'm one of the older dads in my son's class. And the other day my son goes, you know, you're older. And I go, I know. And he goes, but I think you look really good for 50. And I was like, what do you know about what's good for 50?

[Jillian Bell]

You don't know.

[Sufi]

You don't know. I. By the way, I do, by the way.

[Jillian Bell]

Thank you.

[Sufi]

But thank you. And then did you say that or did someone else. And if so, thank them. Uh, were you. Where did you guys go when you took trips?

[Jillian Bell]

Honestly, mostly to, like, around the O.C. mostly Laguna Beach. We, we. There was one time we went to, I think it was like my dad's 40th or 50th high school reunion. He's from Hamilton, Montana. Okay. So we went out there and we decided to. I was. I was shooting something at the time, so I was like 23, 24, and I. I met them out there. And then everybody was going to do a family drive back from Hamilton, Montana to Las Vegas. So it was like a. It was like a trip. And this is the other story where Pan is like, I'm an asshole. So. So we're doing this trip and, you know, we're stopping at all these cute little places. And, you know, the little.

[Sufi]

It's.

[Jillian Bell]

It's not like a dispenser, but I guess so, you know, outside of a. A grocery store where you put in like a quarter and you can get like a funny sticker or like. Yeah, a gummy type of toy. Well, there was some. Where it was like all these kid tattoos. So I was like, well, I buy one of those. And so I bought one and I put it on my leg. And it was pretty giant tattoo of the Hulk. And I just thought it was really funny to have it. And Brianna decided that she would not go into restaurants with me. So we were going to a diner and she said she refused. And she sat in the car because I had a Hulk tattoo on. And when I asked her why, she said, because you're trash. But I think it was because. And she told me this now. Like, I think it was, like, around the time. Oh, maybe this was right. No, I must have been 25 then. It was right around the time Workaholics was coming out, and she just thought people would see it and make judgments about me. And so she was being protective, but she was being protective in the meanest way possible.

[Sufi]

Also, it feels like she's being protective of herself because she's just stayed in the car and didn't want to get it. Paparazzi with the Hulk tattoo girl.

[Jillian Bell]

I know. I'm like, no one is in Montana taking pictures of me. Like, that still doesn't happen, so we're good.

[Bhaji]

Is there any part of you that kind of wants a Hulk tattoo on your leg?

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, my God, Josh. She would be devastated. That's the funniest thing I could do.

[Bhaji]

I mean, it'd be such a.

[Sufi]

Like.

[Bhaji]

And people would be like, why do you have that?

[Jillian Bell]

She pranked me so good one time, and for years, I've been. And, like, I need to get her back, so maybe that's what I do.

[Sufi]

The only thing I'll say, Jillian, is you would be pranking yourself a little bit too.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

Like, it would also be a very good prank if your sister, like, drugged you and got you a Hulk tattoo.

[Jillian Bell]

Right? Yeah, that is pretty good. But, like.

[Bhaji]

But it's a little bit of, like, a Steve O. Getting a tattoo.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, it is.

[Sufi]

Just. Cause you mentioned Workaholics. I do. Because it always made me laugh that your character in Workaholics was Gillian Bilk.

[Jillian Bell]

Yes.

[Sufi]

Yes.

[Jillian Bell]

It's just one letter off for my actual name.

[Sufi]

Yeah. You're like, I have a lot of range. That's not me.

[Jillian Bell]

I know.

[Sufi]

I do think Gillian Belk has a real Hulk tattoo.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, for sure. Gillian Belk has.

[Sufi]

Oh, she is. But it's a Hull. It's a Hull tattoo.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah. It's not the Hulk. It's the Hulk. It's the Hulk.

[Sufi]

In that alternative universe where you're Gillian Belk, you have a whole tattoo.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah. I will say, too. Like, once that came out, there was a lot of people being like, Jillian. And I'd go, yeah, yeah. Then I hug them because I'm always nervous. I don't remember someone. They're like, we've never actually met. And I'm like, oh, damn it. Now I just look like. I just hug everybody.

[Sufi]

I went to Broadway show the other day, and in the lobby, a woman, like, went, hey, Seth. And I was like, hey. And she Was like, lucy. And I was like, hey. And then I, like, gave her a hug. Cause now, like. And then she's like, we actually don't know each other. And I was like, it's certainly the way you said Lucy.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah. Yeah, that's on Lucy.

[Sufi]

That's on Lucy. I was like, I feel like you trapped me into a friendly hug.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, well, that's rude.

[Bhaji]

It doesn't take anything away from you giving out a nice, friendly hug.

[Sufi]

I mean, now I'm regretting that. I very loudly in the lobby was like, this woman trapped me. You all saw it. You all saw it. Yeah. Take your phones out. I don't care.

[Jillian Bell]

There's so many videos of you online.

[Sufi]

A lot of videos of you. It's almost impossible for me to go out without someone taking a video of me losing my mind.

[Bhaji]

Did you spend any time up in Montana, or did you basically fly in just to drive home?

[Jillian Bell]

We flew in. We spent some time. Like, I'm a person who loves going to little, like, knickknack stores, little vintage shop. I love all that stuff. Like, I have around my house, all these little hidden dogs. I have, like, tiny little ceramic dogs that are just hidden in different areas, different breeds, but they make me so happy. It's like these little things. So I love going into little shops like that. Montana's full of stuff like that, so I. I did a lot of that. And, you know, you sit outside and you breathe the fresh air. It's this so beautiful. I really wish we had kept or gotten property up there, because it's such a good escape. And then. Yeah, but then we were there for this high school reunion for my dad, and it's so interesting to see the people who stayed in Montana. My dad was. Talk about being a dad and being like, am I the old dad? The young dad? He looks so much younger than everyone because he went to Vegas and, I don't know, had a fun life.

[Sufi]

And it is so funny, too, because I feel like I would have believed either one, which is like, oh, you know, Montana, big sky, God's country. You live there, clean living in Montana. And it's like, wow. Yeah. You actually have to go to Sin City and be like, I gotta keep it tight.

[Jillian Bell]

Keep it active.

[Sufi]

Yeah. Keep it active.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

Being around other people is a good way to stay young.

[Jillian Bell]

My dad. My dad took me on some of my favorite trips ever, which is when we were pretty young, probably seven, eight, when my sister was telling me I had multiple. She had multiple personalities. My dad would do this thing where he would wake me up on a weekday morning and, you know, before I was getting ready for school and say, do you want to go to Disneyland? And I go, what? And he's like, we'd have to go right now. And we would pack up a little bag for the day, run through the airport, just making it on time into the plane and go to Disneyland. And of course, now that I'm older, I'm like, oh, he had the whole thing planned for forever, but, like, because he was doing that and it felt so, so spur of the moment. It was my. I honestly always tell people that are, you know, fathers or mothers. Like, I'm like, do stuff like that with your kids because it means the world to them. And it just makes such an impact. And it was days. It was like those specific days were just running around Disneyland, going on rides with my dad and like getting that big lollipop that they have there, the big hard one. And. And, you know, passing out on the plane ride home and just like. I mean, but so much better than just being like stuck in school all the time.

[Bhaji]

Yeah. Would have been such a bummer for your dad if you were like, I have a math. Math.

[Jillian Bell]

I'm like, oh, no, today. No, I'm good.

[Sufi]

Yeah, it is. And also there is a certain age where it's wrong to do, but I feel like certainly my kids right now, there's nothing major they're missing.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

In school where I grew up.

[Jillian Bell]

How old are they?

[Sufi]

Nine, seven and three.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, my gosh. I thought I. You have three kids?

[Sufi]

Yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

Do you love it?

[Sufi]

It's outstanding. Really outstanding. Also, our third one just fully. It's like she read the room and realized exactly what energy would work.

[Jillian Bell]

Amazing.

[Sufi]

I think she. She's a treat. There's a sense where she was like, oh, there's. If I'm a certain way, it's a tipping point. And these two people can't be married any. Or I behave the way I have behaved.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah. Yeah. Oh, my gosh.

[Sufi]

One day the other shoe will drop with her. But right now, we really appreciate her service.

[Jillian Bell]

She's doing great.

[Bhaji]

She really is. Yeah.

[Sufi]

I. I do want to shout out your parents names. Ron and Tansy.

[Jillian Bell]

Yes.

[Sufi]

Because that is exactly what I want a Vegas couple's name to be. As they're rating, as they're raising two girls. And Ron strikes me. Vegas Ron is definitely a guy who likes just waking up his daughter, crack of dawn, being like, let's go to Disneyland.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, absolutely. Vegas Ron was the best. And Tansy so My mom's name is actually Constance, but my mother, or my grandmother, who she would hate if I called her that, by Nana, would call her Constanza. And then it became Tansy. But, yeah, I put that name in a show that I wrote, Idiot Sitter, with my buddy Charlotte Newhouse, that was like, the stepmother's name was Tansy. Because I'm like, it's too good of a name. I never hear.

[Sufi]

I love tansies. It's so good. It is evocative. I don't know quite of what, but I feel like when I hear a Tansy, I have a certain expectation of how that person's gonna behave.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, absolutely.

[Bhaji]

I won't have it, exactly. But my good friend Rob Benedict was cast once in a movie, and I think the movie was called Tansy. And he was gonna play Tansy, who was like, half man, half plant. And then it, like, he made all these plans, and then it either fell apart or someone else got cast in it. And the name Tansy is just gonna tear him up. But I love that it was like, the one that got away, which probably was like, fine that it got away, but it was early in his career.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah. I feel bad. Cause my mom took the role.

[Sufi]

Well, she's. They were like, it'll just be easier if we get a Tansy.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah. And just have plants. So it just made it really easy because you.

[Sufi]

And this was. This happened later in life when you had already played Jillian Belk, and so you'd been like, it's really easy, Mom. But I would recommend you only play people with your name or one letter.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah. Every time I get a role, I'm like, could it be Jillian? That's just a lot. It's a lot easier for me to remember to turn my head and look at the person if they're calling me my real name.

[Sufi]

What. So did your. Who made the move to LA first, you or your sister?

[Jillian Bell]

My sister.

[Sufi]

She.

[Jillian Bell]

She went to USD, so she was in San Diego, and then she went to Los Angeles. And just on a whim, like, she was like, this might be fun. And then she called my parents and was like, I w. I was going to UNLV for like a semester. And she's like, she needs to come out here and start trying if she wants to be an actor. Like, she needs to start now. And I'll. I'll live here. I'll stay. So she'll have me here. And then my sister. Yeah. So I moved out when I was 18 to LA, and then my sister started working at A talent agency so she could help me.

[Sufi]

Oh, my God.

[Jillian Bell]

My career.

[Bhaji]

Wow.

[Jillian Bell]

I'm telling you, we're really close.

[Bhaji]

It's gonna be so hard when you move out. I almost want you guys to get, like, a compound.

[Jillian Bell]

I know. I keep thinking that too. I'm like, where? I keep looking around my neighborhood to be like, is that house available? Just because we love being close.

[Sufi]

But, I mean, it feels like she has more than made up for both her overreaction about the Hulk tattoo and the multiple personality bit.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah. See, I evened it out. So she came out the hero somehow in this podcast. Somehow.

[Sufi]

So. But that is an incredible call to make as an older sister. I mean, it's really touching that she knew when you were that age.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

What path you should take. But if your parents consented to it, they must have known as well.

[Jillian Bell]

They did. They. I think that my mother. Because my mother didn't go to college, so she was a little bit more open to this path. And so funny. My mom still brings this up. She saw me in Taming of the Shrew. I played the shrew in high school, and she was very impressed. So I think she was like, I think this kid's got something. My dad was always very supportive, but he was a little bit more traditional. And I think he had a lot of influence from some of his guy buddies being like, she should be in school. So I think there was a little bit of that going on, but he was. I had said to them, look, I'll come out to LA for what would be a semester of college, and then I'll come back. And then I. I auditioned for Kelly Osbourne music video, and I didn't get it. And I was like, I'm never coming home. Like, this is the life.

[Sufi]

I didn't get it, but you didn't get it. And then enough of a taste.

[Jillian Bell]

No, I didn't have a taste. I was like, papa, don't preach. I'm not coming home.

[Sufi]

I like too that he's like, why? Did something good happen? You're like, no, the opposite.

[Jillian Bell]

The opposite. I'm gonna. I'm gonna. I ended up working at a talent agency for, like, five or six years after that. And because my sister worked there as well, so I worked as the receptionist and then assistant in many different departments. But I. I learned the other side of it and how hard agents work and. And also what not to do if you're an actor.

[Bhaji]

Do they Do. Do they.

[Jillian Bell]

They do work hard.

[Bhaji]

Do they work hard?

[Jillian Bell]

But I think that's like, they work. I. I don't want to say this in a shitty way. I'm saying, like, there's a reason you make 90% and they make 10, right? Like, they are working hard, but you have to be working harder. So that's what I learned.

[Bhaji]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Sufi]

I mean, I feel. I always think, like, it must be so hard to dodge my calls as much as my agent does. I'm just, like, the amount of effort he puts into that.

[Jillian Bell]

Constantly, like, oh, my God, just Kai time.

[Sufi]

I mean, just, like, the excuses they make up. It's amazing.

[Bhaji]

I left an agent once and was, like, very emotional because I had been with him for so long and called and I was like, hey, I'm just. I'm gonna go somewhere else. And he was like, okay. And I was like, oh, right, I have one agent and you have I don't know how many clients. And he was like, goodbye. I was like, oh, geez.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, my God.

[Bhaji]

That was like a breakup where I was.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Bhaji]

Oh, the instrumentation, how little you were affected. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. I like, yeah, it was really.

[Jillian Bell]

I had that, too. I've had that, too. Where I called it. I'm like, and I'm so sorry. And they're like, oh, no, you should leave. It's time. And I was like, oh, okay. They said, do you want me to write you a letter? And I go, no, I'm good.

[Sufi]

A letter.

[Jillian Bell]

A letter of recommendation. I was like, no.

[Sufi]

I once was close on a movie, didn't get it. And then I also was like, in my head, I was like, you know, if I don't get this, I do feel like I gotta switch something up. Cause I had just. And so it was a manager, but I called the manager and. And I sort of always felt like they weren't totally tuned into what was going on in my career. And so I called him up and I said, I'm gonna move on. He goes, this is a very bad time to do it. And I'm like, I just feel really strongly. He goes, do you know how close you are to getting this movie? And I said, oh, I heard earlier today, I didn't get the movie. And he was like, oh, all right. Well, all right. I guess you should go. He was just like. He even. He was like, I think based on everything that's happened on this call, you're probably making the right choice.

[Jillian Bell]

I had the best. I had the best call one time from. So around the time that they were doing the female Ghostbusters, there was like, you know, I. I guess I was kind of in the mix. I ended up having a meeting with someone. I was like, oh, it's looking like it might happen. And right after that happened, I got a call and it was like the assistant being like, we've got this person. We've got this person on the phone. Like, we have your agents, we have your lawyer and your manager. And I'm like, oh my God. I got the female Ghostbusters. And they got on. They're like, hey, we just all wanted to get on the phone to let you know it's not going your way. And I was like, why is everyone here? Why did everyone have to call?

[Sufi]

We just all wanted to hear you react emotionally at once.

[Jillian Bell]

They're like, is she crying? Can we hear? Is she crying? I was like, no, but that's fine.

[Bhaji]

Yeah. They only all call together when it's good news. Yeah, yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

They were like, they are naming one of the characters Jillian. I think that was the kiddid's role was Jillian.

[Bhaji]

You were like, this.

[Sufi]

It's gotta be me.

[Jillian Bell]

They're like, we actually just met with you because we wanted to get a sense of how the name sounds.

[Bhaji]

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[Sufi]

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[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

And Alexi was so mad because she said, I told you to do that. I told you to do that first. And what you did first was for mother's day, you got mom an aura frame loaded up with photos. I just visited home. The thing's right there on her kitchen counter. Every time the photo changes, she yells out what it is.

[Bhaji]

Yeah, it's great. I mean, when I'm home looking at moms aura, I will take pictures that are on the frame to send them to my wife, Mackenzie, because they might just be pictures that we've forgotten about or that we're not displaying. And with an aura frame, you're sort of always displaying all of your favorite pictures. And you know, I'm on a trip right now and I took some great pictures of Mackenzie and I and I just blasted them right over to mom's frame. So she's going to have them and they might appear this afternoon, tomorrow, who knows? But they're gonna appear and she's gonna see them and it'll bring her a lot of joy.

[Sufi]

This is my impression of her. Watching the aura frames pictures change. There's poshy. There's my poshy. There's poshy.

[Bhaji]

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[Sufi]

That's me. Okay, but it's bad reality. Come on, let's be honest. It was dad.

[Bhaji]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

There's you. There's bad yeri.

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[Sufi]

So you would take, I guess, Vegas being a hub as it was. Like you could take a short flight. You could go to Disney World or Disneyland.

[Jillian Bell]

Disneyland.

[Sufi]

Were there. Did you guys ever fly east for anything? When was the first time you went.

[Jillian Bell]

To New York City to audition for snl?

[Sufi]

That's great.

[Bhaji]

What a great reason.

[Jillian Bell]

And it's because I told my parents I wasn't going to go to New York unless I was auditioning for snl.

[Sufi]

Well, that's a real. I'm gonna stay in the corner Hulk tattoo.

[Jillian Bell]

Well, let me spoil it for you guys. I did not get it, but I did get to write. There you were. I was a writer there.

[Sufi]

I was the best. I remember you coming out.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was so nervous, and I thought I didn't get it. Cause you guys just kept asking me normal questions as opposed to, like, looking at my sketches. I felt like it was like a red flag meeting. That's what I always said of, like. Cause you're like, oh, are you close with your family? Like, those were the questions.

[Sufi]

I think it was. I mean, that's kind of accurate.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

You know, I think by the time we thought we wanted to hire somebody as a writer, especially if we thought they had a really funny audition, because, again, you. You know, you write your own audition. So we feel like we've seen a good sense of it. But there were. I think there was a red flag. Meaning is a good way of putting it. I would have said, like, a per. Like vetting a personality.

[Jillian Bell]

Right, right. Because I remember I, like, brought us, like, a binder full of sketches, and I was like, oh. And I just, like, had that next to me and then took it back with me. And so I thought. I wasn't that.

[Sufi]

By the way, you almost blew it on that. We were like, yeah. Lauren was like, how was she in the meeting? I'm like, she had this binder she kept taking out, putting back in her bag. Taking out.

[Bhaji]

So I think that I feel like.

[Jillian Bell]

I read somewhere that Will Ferrell did that with Lauren with, like, a briefcase, though. Right.

[Sufi]

He brought a briefcase full of money to his first meeting with Lauren, and he was going to put it on the table. He was going to put it on the desk at the end and say, I don't know if this will help make up your mind.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

But then, same thing. I think he realized, like, oh, this is actual. This is real now.

[Jillian Bell]

Right.

[Sufi]

And they're not. It's nobody. These are not meetings where everybody's gonna be like, what was the funniest thing they did in the meeting?

[Jillian Bell]

Truly, it's just like, are you a cool person to hang out with? Or, you know, whatever? And then, I don't know. I doubt you remember this, but you called me later that day to tell me I got the job, but I had just been walking around midtown, so I went to, like, the wax museum, and I was at Magnolia Bakery downstairs getting a slice of cake, because I thought I didn't get it. And you called it. You go. You go, hey, what are you doing? And I go, I'm buying cake. And you go, what? And I go, just. What's going on with you?

[Sufi]

Every. I like that. Every. Every single step you were trying to tell us, like, also, maybe not.

[Jillian Bell]

Maybe don't go with me.

[Sufi]

Because I probably was like, wait, are you already celebrating? And you're like, the opposite.

[Jillian Bell]

No, the opposite.

[Sufi]

It's sad cake.

[Jillian Bell]

I was drowning my sorrows.

[Bhaji]

Cake works for everything.

[Sufi]

Yeah, cake works for everything.

[Jillian Bell]

I was just going back to the wax museum to have, like, a slice of cake with, you know, Arnold Schwarzenegger or something.

[Sufi]

We hired a writer for Late Night, and it was. You know, I remember I was meeting with people in my SNL office.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

And it was somebody that our head writer, Alex Bayes, had found on Twitter. And we kind of assumed he was a comedy writer because he was so funny on Twitter. And we called him in for a meeting, and we found out he lived in Peoria, Illinois. He literally was, like, a guy with a funny Twitter account who worked it in Peoria. We hired him. He still works for us. His name's Brian.

[Jillian Bell]

That's amazing.

[Sufi]

But he. I remember he came into our office very much the same way. He was, like, dressed like a farmer with, like, a yellow note. Like, he just thought he was gonna have to write everything we told him down and. But in the same way of, like, walking around Midtown when the meeting was over. Cause he was. He had a kid, he married, lived in Peoria, was flying back home, and he was like, hey, before I go, do you know a place where I can get, like, a small. Like, a miniature Statue of Liberty?

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

And we were like, literally every store.

[Bhaji]

Outside, you're in Midtown.

[Jillian Bell]

That's the cutest story.

[Sufi]

Yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

It's so sweet.

[Sufi]

It was. Yeah. And it paid off. So it was very nice. It was very good.

[Bhaji]

When you went to Laguna, were you always going to the same place or were you sort of picking different spots, hotels, or houses?

[Jillian Bell]

There was a hotel that we always stayed at called the Surf and Sand, which I believe is very expensive now. But the. When you're a kid, you remember so much about it. Like, I remember the furniture and how it smelled in the rooms and, like, the type of coffee pot that they brought every morning for my parents. Like, it was. It was such a special place. And, yes, we always stayed there. I remember one time, actually, my dad. Because it's right at the ocean. It's oceanfront. And my dad was in the water, and a wave came and Hit him so hard that he stood up and his pants were gone, his trunks were gone. And my mom is on the side being like, pull up your pants. And so he looked down and saw it, and then he tried to walk towards her, and she goes, go away. Don't go to me. And so he had to go back upstairs and put on a different pair of trunks and a hat to pretend to be a different person.

[Bhaji]

Did he have to walk out of the ocean backwards with his wiener facing out?

[Jillian Bell]

He got them back on, but then he was just like. He was just standing up. Totally like, dick out.

[Sufi]

I mean, that is for a. For a kid of a certain age, that is maybe the most traumatic thing that could happen.

[Jillian Bell]

Traumatic. Thank God I didn't see it.

[Sufi]

Dad dick on the beach is just.

[Jillian Bell]

Nobody wants 19, late 1980s. Dad Dick has got to be the worst.

[Sufi]

Oh, my God.

[Jillian Bell]

But, yeah, we always stayed there. We always stayed at the same place. And it was. I. I mean, we did it, like, a few times a year. It was just our spot. So now it's so special to me, and I kind of want to go back there and just see it.

[Sufi]

I remember our mom, we used to go to, like, water slide places, and she would always say she didn't want to go in the water slide because all the. Everybody just waited at the bottom for ladies tops to come off. Like, she just thought it was a big old scam. And then I feel like the rest of my life has been just basically a massive disappointment that I've never seen that once.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, that's never happened.

[Bhaji]

But also, if you are ever at a water park and you, like, look around at the people who are in that, like, splash pool, like, there's always a couple guys, and you're like, I don't know if you, like, got a daughter who's coming down or if you're.

[Sufi]

Just like, wait to see.

[Jillian Bell]

No.

[Bhaji]

And you know what? Mom would. What would mom call those kinds of guys?

[Sufi]

Sufi sicko perv. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

Sicko perv.

[Sufi]

Yeah. My mom has a lot of nice nomenclature for creeps.

[Jillian Bell]

What's another one? Do you have another one?

[Sufi]

What does she call fast girls?

[Bhaji]

Posh sex psychologist. Crazed sex psychologist.

[Sufi]

A crazed sex psychologist?

[Bhaji]

Yeah, they major in sexicology.

[Sufi]

Yeah, they. So they are actually, like, light skin.

[Bhaji]

Then they become sexicologists. And if things go, you know, take a left turn, then they become crazed sex.

[Jillian Bell]

By the way, was your prompt for him? Fast girls.

[Sufi]

Yeah. Cause I feel like she also says that, like, she still uses the term fast girls for like girls of ill, you know, poor moral standing.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, my God, that's such a great name for a movie. Fast.

[Sufi]

Yeah, fast. Fast. By the way, how about while we're talking about great names of a movie. So you wrote, directed, and starred in a new movie. It's called summer of 69, which is like. That sounds like a movie. Oh, yeah, I remember that. On vhs.

[Jillian Bell]

Yes. It feels like a classic movie already, right?

[Sufi]

Yeah, it, like, it was like a movie that came out in 1981. About the summer of 1980. This is not what your movie is about.

[Jillian Bell]

No, no. It is about a sexually inexperienced teenager who hires a local stripper to help her land the guy of her dreams after she hears that he has a favorite sexual position. And so she tries to go from 0 to 69 in a week's time.

[Sufi]

Everything about that is perfect. The idea that you as a teenager would hear, you know what their favorite sexual position is.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, yeah. It was like. I was like, what? Oh, we' already there. And it's very sweet because the. The. The lead Abby, played by the Amazing Sam Morelos, is like, so what's he into? Kissing or swapping spit or making out? She's just saying the same thing three different ways. And then they're like, no, he. He's into 69ing. And she's like, I'm sorry, what's that? And, yeah, I know. I never in a million years would think, like, the first film I'm going to direct is about 69 inc. But here we are. And I will say this. This is a very. This is actually a sweet point about. Not about 69, but kind of is my. I always have these little winks, I feel like, from my dad. My dad passed away about 12 years ago. And so there's always like a little thing of, like, when the next opportunity is coming. It's like there's something that makes me think of, like, oh, my dad, like, in 22 Jump street, my name was Mercedes. That was like my first big role. And he drove a Mercedes his entire life. There was no reason for my name in that movie to be Mercedes. And I was like, oh, this is a little wink to him. And then for this, I was like, my dad had wanted to direct his entire life. He took me to the movies every. The movie theater every Sunday of his life that I lived in Vegas. He just always went every Sunday and he always wanted to direct. And then a movie comes in called Summer 69. And I was like. And he passed away when he was 69 years old. And Abby, the lead's dad in it was named Ron. And I was like, there's something here. And when I read it, I was sort of like, you know, I feel like I really wanted to take a pass at it. So I worked on the script for a year or two and just was like, I feel like there's something. The concept is so 80s, like, you said that. I was like, if we can ground this and give it a lot of heart, then maybe we can kind of give a little nod to the John Hughes movies I grew up in. Loved so much. And so that was sort of. My North Star was just like, how can we make this feel like you're okay? We've seen this set up. The girl wants the guy or the guy wants the girl, and they do something wild to get it and we go on an adventure with them. But it really is like a coming of age story for two different aged women. It's like 18 and 28. And we got Chloe Feynman to be in it as the stripper, and she is fucking phenomenal. So it's been like an absolute roller coaster. And truly the highlight of my entire career was getting to direct this movie.

[Sufi]

That's really sweet. And that is. That thing about your dad is just lovely. I think, you know, parents who love movies, it's such a cool thing when, you know, there's that thing where you're bringing your kids to the movies and then vegging out because you don't care about Paw Patrol.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

But then there's that thing where all of a sudden it's like spider verse and you realize you like it too, and then you're talking about it on the way home.

[Jillian Bell]

That's connection.

[Sufi]

Yeah.

[Jillian Bell]

You know, it is. It's like everybody remembers, you know, going to the movies or seeing their first movie or seeing the movie that made them go like, I love this. And why do I love it? Like, my favorite movie is still my childhood favorite movie, which is Clue.

[Sufi]

Oh, my God, I love Clue. Our story.

[Jillian Bell]

I love Tim Curry.

[Sufi]

I don't know if you've ever met our friend Jill Benjamin, who's a comedian and a dear friend of ours, and she is a huge Clue head. Did like a live stage reading of CLUE probably about 10 years ago now.

[Bhaji]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

But I think that. Yeah, I think for a certain kind of like, comedy lady, Clue is just.

[Jillian Bell]

It hits the comedy man. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I did one of those live readings of it too. I got asked to be. I wonder if it was. No, it wasn't hers. It was someone Else was running it here in la. But it was so funny cause I got to play Madeline Kahn's role is white. And, and I, I, I did this thing where the, the guy who was running it was saying, like, Jillian really wants it to be made clear which parts of the script did not stay. So I would say a line of hers and be like, Like, I was like, this is not in the final product. Just so you guys know if this.

[Bhaji]

Feels weird to you.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, feels weird to me too.

[Sufi]

It's because it is my seminole. Going to a movie with my dad was. He took me to see Midnight Run, which to this day is still one of my favorite movies. And it's so. I remember just being the age where it was the language was too filthy for a kid. But he had brought me. And so it both felt like. I love this movie. I love that it feels like my dad's being sneaky with me. Yeah, it was. The theater was not. Was like an empty matinee and we were just, we just had the best time. Those things were all.

[Jillian Bell]

I remember the first R rated movie my dad took me to because I think he thought it'd be okay because it was an action thriller. You're gonna be so, like, this is so funny that this is the movie. You remember going with your dad to the theaters with Under Siege 2. So that is a Steven Seagal classic, right? Should we say classic?

[Bhaji]

I mean, they're all classics at this point.

[Jillian Bell]

I think it was either two. I think it was two, but it could have been one. It was where like a lady pops out of a cape too, and she's showing her breasts.

[Sufi]

And I was like, Erica Aleniak, the actress was Erica Alineak.

[Jillian Bell]

You okay, Seth?

[Sufi]

Okay, okay, okay. Faye watches Erika Alineak. I mean, I do. I think we're hitting maybe a sweet spot for where I was.

[Jillian Bell]

Okay, great, great, great full name and four facts about it.

[Sufi]

I hope I'm right. I mean, it feels like you're right. Yeah. You know what? I don't even want to check.

[Jillian Bell]

So do you know if that's two? Is that two or original? Under Siege.

[Sufi]

I feel like cake might be original. Under Siege. Well, there you go. I also feel like a dad. Look, you can bring your kid to our rated movie. I'm not gonna judge you. But if you bring him to the sequel without letting them watch the first one. So they're all. They can't follow the plot. Cause they don't know what. Who's under what siege? Who's the good guy?

[Bhaji]

Caught up pretty quick.

[Jillian Bell]

I think it was. I think I got it. Usg.

[Sufi]

I remember a. There was that Jean Claude Van Damme movie, Kickboxer. And then there was a kickboxer, too. And I remember there was a David Letterman Top 10 list, things heard in line for Kickboxer 2. And one of them was, I hope you didn't need to see Kickboxer.

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, my God.

[Sufi]

And then. Is your mom still around?

[Jillian Bell]

Yes, my mom's here.

[Sufi]

Is she in LA with you guys now?

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, yeah, sure. My office is across the way from her apartment building, so she has.

[Sufi]

So the Bell girls see each other.

[Bhaji]

Funny.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, the Bell girls are tight. It's just the three of us, so we lean on each other a lot. Yeah.

[Bhaji]

Nice.

[Sufi]

That's really lovely.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Bhaji]

And if you go out on the town and want to sort of be bad. Are you the Belk Girls?

[Jillian Bell]

No. I can say let's be the Belks tonight with absolute certainty. We've never called ourselves the Belk Girls.

[Sufi]

Congratulations on the movie. I am very excited, and it's always just the best to see you, Gillian, and I'm very. It's just. It's so exciting and wonderful every time I see you on screen. And now I'm very excited that you're behind the camera as well.

[Jillian Bell]

I love running into you every time, and you're so supportive, and I just thank you for that. You're always like a kind lightness whenever I see you, and it always makes me so happy.

[Sufi]

And Josh is the nicer of the two of us, so imagine how you're feeling when you run into him.

[Jillian Bell]

Josh. Now, we need to get to know each other better, so I get as excited as I do for your brother.

[Sufi]

Before you go, Josh is going to ask you the questions we ask all of our guests.

[Jillian Bell]

Okay?

[Bhaji]

Okay. You can only pick one of these. Is your ideal vacation relaxing, adventurous, or educational?

[Jillian Bell]

Relaxing.

[Bhaji]

What is your favorite means of transportation?

[Jillian Bell]

Walking.

[Bhaji]

If you could take a vacation with any family, alive or dead, real or fictional, other than your own family, what family would you like to take a vacation with?

[Jillian Bell]

Oh, my gosh. Oh, Goldie Hawn.

[Sufi]

Oh, yeah. Kurt Russell and Goldie Han.

[Jillian Bell]

Kurt Russell. Yeah. I just feel like they'd have a fabulous time.

[Sufi]

We did Kate Hudson and her brother Oliver Hudson's podcast, and they told us a couple of trips they took. And you made a great choice.

[Jillian Bell]

I'm right? Correct.

[Sufi]

Yeah, yeah. Great choice. No one's made it yet. Great choice.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah.

[Sufi]

Wyatt Russell. Great guy.

[Jillian Bell]

So sweet.

[Sufi]

Yeah.

[Bhaji]

If you had to be stranded on a desert island with one member of your family, who would it be?

[Jillian Bell]

Brianna, My sister.

[Sufi]

But would it. And now if you had to be stranded with one of her other personalities.

[Jillian Bell]

Bobby.

[Sufi]

Bobby.

[Jillian Bell]

Bobby.

[Bhaji]

Because he's normal. He's just a normal dude.

[Jillian Bell]

He's just a guy, like a guy version of her.

[Sufi]

Everybody else, all her other had agendas, but, like, Bobby was just like, hey, you know what?

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah. He was just like, I'm Bobby.

[Bhaji]

Did he have an accent?

[Jillian Bell]

No. I don't know why I did an accent.

[Bhaji]

You are from Las Vegas. Would you recommend Vegas as a vacation destination?

[Jillian Bell]

Absolutely. I think it's a great spot to go and just forget your real life.

[Sufi]

Do you. I feel like since you were a kid, or maybe when you were a kid, it was the beginning of it. Like, certainly when we were kids, nobody ever talked about bringing your family to Vegas. But it does feel like that is now it is way more family friendly.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah. And honestly, when I was growing up, they started having more, like, theme park. Like, Circus Circus had a theme park, and so did mgm. There were, like, fun things. There's motion rides at the Excalibur. There was so much fun stuff for kids to go do. But obviously it was like an adult playground. But I think that's more the norm now. People do bring. I mean, like, trust me, it's still the. The, you know, hooligans that go. But I think it can be both for family or. Or for just adult fun times.

[Bhaji]

Yeah. And then Seth has our final questions.

[Sufi]

You were, I mean, close enough. Jillian, have you ever gone to the Grand Canyon?

[Jillian Bell]

No, I've never been.

[Sufi]

Do you want to go?

[Jillian Bell]

I would like to go, yes.

[Sufi]

You don't have to say that if you don't.

[Jillian Bell]

No, I would like to go because I feel like as I'm getting older, I appreciate nature a lot more. I feel like I didn't when I was younger and was just like, let's go do something fun. But I feel like I could sit there for a full day and just look at that and be totally.

[Sufi]

I'm still in my fun years.

[Jillian Bell]

Yeah, you're in your fun. You don't want to do it. You don't want to do it.

[Sufi]

You're the best, Jillian.

[Jillian Bell]

You're the best. Both of you are.

[Bhaji]

Thank you so much.

[Sufi]

Thank you so much for making the time for us.

[Jillian Bell]

Thank you. Yes. Out.

[Sufi]

Don't miss it.

[Jillian Bell]

This spring in Hulu. On Hulu.

[Sufi]

Very cool.

[Bhaji]

Excellent. Can't wait.

[Sufi]

All right.

[Jillian Bell]

Thank you, guys.

[Bhaji]

Thank you.

[Jillian Bell]

Bye.

[Bhaji]

Bye.

[Josh]

Backseat of the car on a road trip. Jillian's sister started changing. She say, oh, no. Into a trance she go Would come back out, but not the same. She said she had multiple personalities. Personalities? An evil woman, a young kid and normal Bobby. She didn't know what to do when she got a whole tattoo. Sister Breanna said that she was trash. It worked out in the end. They're the bestest of friends. Just made a film about 6, 60, 90, 60, 90. When you have prom in Vegas. You like Belly Go.

[Sufi]

You like Belly Go?

[Josh]

You just pop five for pictures After a blue man show out at the surf and sand dad hadn't tied his swimsuit waistband My mom had to turn away when this wiener was like Erica Liak Popping out of a cake in Under Siege Got hit by a wave his dick popped out it was late 1980s dad Dick, he changed his suit Put on a hat to boot as if anyone would forget him don't you know he got his firewave? His tick popped out it was late 1980s that day don't you know it got him with mystic mouth down it was late 1980.