Ike Barinholtz Speaks on Joe Rogan, Theo Von, Andrew Schulz, & Calls Out Morgan Wallen for SNL Drama

Summary

Outta Pocket with RG3

Episode: Ike Barinholtz Speaks on Joe Rogan, Theo Von, Andrew Schulz, & Calls Out Morgan Wallen for SNL Drama
Release Date: April 22, 2025
Host: Robert Griffin III (RG3), with Grete Griffin
Guest: Ike Barinholtz

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Episode Overview

This upbeat, joke-filled episode features comedian, actor, and writer Ike Barinholtz, who dives into sports fandom, Hollywood dynamics, SNL drama, diversity in comedy, and thought-provoking takes on the role of comedians in politics. Ike also shares insider stories about working with major stars and offers sharp, often hilarious, commentary on both sports and cultural moments.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Mental Health and Priorities

• Quick Mental Health Check:
  • Ike shares that amidst the industry chaos, he's "okay, a little crazy right now," but learning that health and family are most important as he ages.
  • (00:59 | Ike Barinholtz):

    "Everything's crazy. But I'm okay. I'm, I'm healthy. I'm here with you guys... I'm learning as I get older that is the most important thing is everyone that is close to you and you love is doing okay..."

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2. Sports Fandom and Analogies

• Basketball Passion:
  • Ike is a huge basketball fan, despite being a Chicago Bulls loyalist at heart.
  • Discussion on Luka Dončić:
    • RG3 and Ike riff on Luka’s impact with the Lakers and what it’d mean if Hollywood made a similar “superstar trade.”
    • Hollywood Analogy:

      "It would be like trading from the Ocean's Eleven cast on the grand kind of spectrum of things, Casey Affleck for Timothée Chalamet."
      (02:51 | Ike Barinholtz)

• Quarterback Play-Calling Challenge:
  • RG3 runs Ike through a gauntlet of football play calls to illustrate the mental demands of QB'ing. Ike humorously struggles and jokes about being bad at remembering them, but redeems himself on simpler calls:
    • (08:02 | RG3 and Ike):

      RG3: "Trio right, 37 door."
      Ike: "Trio right, 37 door."
      RG3: "Even had the voice and flex."

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3. Hollywood, Writing, and Casting Stories

• Writing for and Working with Major Stars:
  • Kate Hudson as "Jeanie Buss":
    • Ike shares how Hudson was a top pick for their basketball comedy inspired by Jeanie Buss.
    • (11:13 | Ike):

      "[Jeanie] is just so cool and smart and kind. Her employees love her... We kind of had our wish list, and at the top was Kate Hudson... She has that California sun vibe."

  • Central Intelligence - Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart:
    • The movie was written years before it got made, and almost featured different comedians. Ike praises the chemistry between Johnson (playing against type) and Hart:

      "Dwayne and Kevin paired up were just absolutely perfect... started a real bromance between those two guys." (14:49)

  • Kevin Hart’s Talent:
    • Ike strongly defends Hart as “a killer” and one of the funniest people he’s worked with.
    • Quote:

      "Kevin Hart is a killer. I remember seeing him... being like, this guy is like a star. Like, he's funny... Now he's everywhere. He's like part of Americana." (15:16)

  • Seth Rogen’s Influence:
    • Ike tells a hilarious story about accidentally being mistaken for a weed delivery boy by Rogen and describes Seth's importance, calling him “very instrumental.”
    • Quote:

      "He cast me in Neighbors, which was a big thing for me... Then he produced Blockers, and called me for other projects... him and Mindy Kaling are the two people who have really been so beneficial to me throughout my career." (18:43)

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4. On-Screen Chemistry and Celebrity Stories

• Zac Efron ("Is he as dreamy?")

  • Ike, plainly:

    "He's a God. Beautiful man. Body is ridiculous. His eyes sparkle when he talks to you. Cut out of iron. The kid's hot."
    (19:14)

• John Cena ("Can you see him?")

  > "I always say John Cena is if the American flag was a person. That's pretty good. He is the greatest guy, man... never been around someone who's more famous than John Cena."  
  **(21:04)**  
  

  • Describes Cena's discipline, generosity, and mass popularity.

• Amy Schumer and "Snatched":

  • Ike says Amy is “very funny” in person, and reflects on the surreal experience of hearing Goldie Hawn tell wild Hollywood stories at dinner.

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5. Diversity in Comedy, Legacy, and Inspiration

• Mad TV, Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key (“my black brothers”):
  • On being influenced and helped by Key and Peele, with whom he formed strong bonds in the Mad TV years:

    "Jordan Peele, to me, might be the funniest person of all time... So much of that was just spending time with Keegan and Jordan and seeing how they played off each other." (29:07)

• Comedy Drama & Joke Stealing:
  • Ike laughs off “white comedian drama” as less interesting and says real joke stealing isn't a big fear, but subconscious similarity (“putting Seinfeld jokes in a script”) happens to everyone.
  • Quote:

    "...definitely in a writer's room, you'll pitch a joke... and two days later you'll be like, that was from The Simpsons." (31:32)

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6. SNL, Cultural Moments, and Morgan Wallen

• SNL’s Importance:
  • “Probably the most important TV show of all time... It's such a part of the American comedy fabric." (35:06)
• Morgan Wallen Walking Off SNL:
  • Ike is direct when hearing about accusations that Wallen avoided performing with diverse cast members:

    "Oh, well, he can fuck off then... don't host the show, dude." (37:36)

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7. Comedians, Politics, and Podcast Culture

• Are comedians like Rogan, Theo Von and Schulz abusing their influence?
  • Ike comments carefully, but critically:

    "It does feel like those guys are definitely kind of like, 'hey, we're right wing guys now and this is our thing'... I think your job as a comedian, at least... is to talk about how bad [your guy] is when your person wins. You gotta make fun of them." (38:53–41:31)

  • On comedians being sycophantic to presidents of any party:

    "You're not really a comedian, you're just like a political dude, which is fine. But it is a little tough to be a comedian and be, like, advocating on behalf. ...Give me a hot take, make fun of them." (39:11)

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8. Comedy, Impressions & Closing Moments

• Obama Impression & Advice to New Comedians
  • Ike delivers a spot-on and hilarious pep talk to up-and-coming comedians as Barack Obama:

    "It can't all be about crowd work. You need to also not put out so many specials. George Carlin put out a special once every two, three years... Take time, travel, learn about yourself and weave what you learn into a new special." (46:59)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Zac Efron:
  • "His eyes sparkle when he talks to you. Cut out of iron. The kid's hot." (19:14 | Ike)
• On John Cena:
  • "I always say John Cena is if the American flag was a person." (21:03 | Ike)
• On SNL's Influence:
  • "It's really like the grand daddy of shows... It gave us so much comedy over the years." (35:06)
• On Morgan Wallen, SNL controversy:
  • "He can fuck off then... don't host the show, dude." (37:36)
• On comedians and politics:
  • "If you're a comedian... your job is now to talk about how bad [your person] is. ...You gotta make fun of them." (39:03)
• Obama impression advice:
  • "It can't all be about crowd work. ...now you see some standups, they put out two specials a year. Take time, travel, learn about yourself..." (47:00)

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Timestamps of Key Segments

• Opening & Mental Health: 00:00–01:25
• Basketball Fandom/Analogies: 01:40–05:10
• Quarterback Play-Calling Game: 05:41–09:19
• Hollywood Casting (“Running Point,” Kate Hudson): 10:34–12:54
• Writing, Kevin Hart, Central Intelligence: 13:07–16:20
• Working with Seth Rogen: 16:36–18:52
• Zac Efron & John Cena anecdotes: 19:14–21:34
• Comedy Diversity—Key and Peele: 28:53–31:04
• Comedy Infighting & Joke Stealing: 31:30–33:04
• SNL’s Impact: 35:06–37:08
• Morgan Wallen SNL controversy: 37:09–37:48
• Comedians & Political Sides (Rogan, Vaughn, Schultz): 38:27–41:44
• Obama Impression/Motivation: 46:59–48:00

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Brief Comedian Rankings (44:24)

Ike's Top 5:

• Chris Rock
• George Carlin
• Dave Chappelle
• Sarah Silverman
• Bill Burr

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Closing—Future Guests Wish List

• Scott McArthur ("Running Point")
• Seth Rogen

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Summary Takeaway

This episode blends sports chatter, comedy lore, and pointed pop-culture critique—anchored by Ike's wit and candor. Whether recounting wild stories about famous co-stars or calling out celebrities who dodge diversity, Ike is consistently sharp, hilarious, and self-aware. He champions the true spirit of comedy: make fun of power, embrace diversity, don't take sides blindly, and, above all, keep it funny. The episode finishes on a high note with impressions, laughter, and shoutouts—leaving listeners entertained, informed, and wishing for more.

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Transcript

[A]

Yo, yo, yo. Welcome to out of pocket with RG3, hosted by your boy and the amazing 75 time all American, Greta Griffin. Okay. It just keeps going up every time. But regardless, make sure you guys, like, subscribe to our YouTube channel. We can't do this without you. So remember, like, and subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Today we have a conversation that you are going to definitely want to listen to. I got to pull out the notes because this guy's got so many accolades. I don't want to lose any of them. He's an actor, he's a comedian. He's the Writers Guild of America award nominee, producer, and overall incredibly hilarious individual. Ike Barinholtz. Welcome to the show, brother.

[B]

Thank you. I just want to focus on my WGA nomination from 2013. I don't want to talk about anything else. Just let's keep it focused on that, please.

[C]

Screw my ass. We like to start, start our show off by just asking, how are you doing? Because I feel like a lot of people don't ask that from people.

[A]

Mental health check.

[B]

True. Yeah.

[A]

How you doing, man?

[B]

Okay. Okay. A little crazy right now. Everything's crazy. But I'm okay. I'm, I'm healthy. I'm here with you guys. Yep, family's healthy, knock on wood. And I'm learning as I get older that is the most important thing is everyone that is close to you and, and you love is doing okay and, and you have, you can eat a dinner, keep going all day so you can go home and eat dinner.

[A]

No doubt about it. So. Well, you know, we, we love your work. You have been in so many incredible productions, just in the industry for an extremely long time. But before we get to that, I got, I just have some sports related questions.

[B]

Please, let's get into it. Come on.

[A]

Are you, are you a basketball fan?

[B]

I'm a big basketball.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

So big.

[A]

Luka donches just dropped 45 on the Mavericks first game back in Dallas. Play the tribute video. You know, he's crying, doing the whole thing and then goes. And just lights him on fire. What would be the equivalent of trading your 26 year old superstar in his prime when he's one of the best players in the world, in Hollywood or in comedy, what would that equivalent be of stupidity?

[B]

I mean, it's like, it's like, you know, it's like if you have, it's like if I'm trying to think of a good metaphor because I'm a big AD fan. I love Daddy. I did Chicago, like and really was a great Laker. Like, really gave it up. But, like, you know, this is a little bit like you have like a Ocean's Eleven style movie where everyone's in it, you know. Okay. And, you know, I'm trying to think of the right equivalent. I would say it's like, it would be like trading from the Ocean's Eleven cast on the grand kind of spectrum of things. Casey Affleck.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

For Timothee Chalamet.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[B]

So does that work a little bit where it's like you're giving away a amazing actor and a great part of the, the, the movie and the story and the franchise, but you're getting in a. You're getting Timmy Chalamet. You're going Shally Luc. Our sh. I think that should be the name of this episode. I will say I've been to. I, I, I'm friends with, With Genie and Linda. I love, I do. Even though I'm, you know, a Bulls fan, I do love the Lakers. I go to a lot of Laker games. The vibe shift since Luca has shown up is a. It's different whole new thing. It is crazy. Just like the minute he comes down the court, like, he starts to get doubled and then like, you can either pass to LeBron James or Austin Reeves. It's wild. I would not want to play them in the playoffs. Yeah, they're definitely surging, I think, a little bit. And it's going to be a really great playoffs this year. I'm really excited. Who's your team?

[A]

I'm not a team guy anymore. I was a Jordan guy growing up, so. Chicago Bulls, you know what I mean? You know? Oh, that's how I do it.

[B]

I love the fist so much. I just grab it.

[A]

After Jordan retired, I became more of a follow the players type of guy.

[B]

Who's you? Who are you into these days? Who's your guys? My guys?

[A]

Well, I'm not really into guys, but.

[B]

Who are the men you love? Who are the athletic men that you love? Go ahead. But what players are you following? Who are the guys right now? When you're, when you're turning out, when you wanna. At night, you're gonna watch 10 minutes of basketball. Every game's on. What are you doing? What's the first team you're going for?

[A]

First team? Oh, that's good. That's a good question. I'm not just saying that because we're here in la, but for me, it is Luca. It's not so much LeBron, like, I like LeBron. I'm very appreciative of his greatness, but it would probably be Luca for me. What about you? From a basketball standpoint?

[C]

I don't have. I used to be a Kobe fan, so.

[A]

Lakers.

[C]

It used to be the Lakers.

[B]

Lakers, yeah.

[C]

I don't know. We live in Houston, so we go to Rockets games.

[B]

Yeah. And Houston's got a really good squad.

[C]

I was cheering against the Lakers before Luca got there. But now that my fellow, My fellow European brother is in the team.

[A]

My European brother.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

She's Estonian, by the way.

[B]

Okay. That's all.

[A]

If you couldn't tell from the accent.

[B]

Estonian, Slovenian. I was trying to place. Estonia is right by Slovenia, right? Nope. It's on the other side.

[C]

It's on the top.

[B]

Estonia is Slovenia. Slovenia is in the bottom. Estonia is northern Eastern.

[A]

Not just on the map, but also in her.

[B]

On the top of her rankings, of course. That's good. Yes.

[A]

So now my next question is, do you think you could play quarterback in the NFL? It's very random, but I couldn't even.

[B]

Play quarterback on Madden 2000. I couldn't even, like, I, I, I, I love football. Growing up, I grew up in a big football house. Bears fan. 85 Bears is, like, stamped in my brain. The 85 Bears were so good that, like, 40 years later, we're still like, yeah, we're an elite team. Yeah. You know, it's like we've been riding that train for so long. But I do love the Bears. Exciting time for the Bears.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

No, man, I couldn't, I couldn't have played quarterback in any era. I couldn't have played when they had leather helmets. Like, I like, I just, I just, I. My arm isn't that great. I have a good friend. My friend Hayes MacArthur was a college quarterback. He played. And it's funny when we would just play, you know, casual football, toss football around, like, I remember, he would just throw, just like a rocket, and then I would throw it, and our friends would make a duck sound when I throw. Like, I'd throw, they go, I basketball. I won't embarrass myself on the court, but if I was playing anything, anyone even slightly younger than me in football, I'm getting smoked.

[A]

Well, we're going to try to embarrass you here. So part of playing quarterback in the NFL is this play sheet right here.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Is calling the plays.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

All right. So some of these plays could have 10, 15 words in them. We know how smart you are, by the way. We know that you won.

[C]

We googled you we googled you.

[A]

We did our research. Who Wants to be a Millionaire Winner, Celebrity Jeopardy winner.

[B]

I presented smart, but I'm very stupid in many ways, so just keep that in mind. That's my disclaimer.

[A]

So these are, like, listed in difficulty. I'll give you a couple. You just tell me how many you can repeat back or just see how many words you can get back, and we'll put you on the leaderboard. So first, first play quest right. 351 Y slant Z spacing.

[B]

FC quest right.

[A]

That is the quest.

[B]

Quest love RK51 motor mouths. Roast beef sandwich. Omaha Was. That was close. It was close. Okay, that's.

[A]

That's level five difficulty. Let's go down.

[B]

Yeah. Oh, my God.

[A]

Let's build you up now.

[B]

Build me up.

[A]

Trio right.

[B]

Trio right. Yeah.

[A]

All right. Trio right. 37 door.

[B]

Trio right, 37 door.

[A]

There you go. Even had the voice and flex.

[B]

Yeah. Trio right. 37 door on two. Two.

[A]

There we go. All right, now let's go.

[B]

Maybe I could. I take it back.

[A]

There you go. Double right, squeeze 300 Jet Okie.

[B]

Double right squeeze 300 Jet Okie on me.

[A]

There we go.

[B]

Okay. Okay. Maybe I. I can.

[A]

Let's go. Dixie right. 300 Jet Z stick spacing.

[B]

Dixie Wright. 300 Jet Z spacing.

[A]

He. It was. It was impressive. He missed the stick.

[B]

Missed the stick.

[A]

Just a stick. But he got everything else I would.

[B]

Called an audible anyway, so.

[A]

All right, and then we'll give you this last one. All right. One gun text right. Quarterback draw. Can 350 Leo twig.

[B]

One gun text quarterback right draw. 360 right twigs.

[A]

All right, that's actually pretty close. It's pretty close.

[B]

Close. All right. It's pretty close.

[A]

So. But one of the hardest parts of playing quarterback is. Is obviously getting those plays, many plays into your. Your. Your ear from the coach on the sideline and repeating it back to the team formation where the running backs lining up. Where's the protection going? What's everybody got to do? It's a lot more difficult than I think people understand.

[B]

And I think too, like, I think for a long time people are like, well, quarterbacks have to know that stuff. But everyone else. But they have to, too.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

They have to do, like, if you're a lineman, like, you're like, oh, yeah, sorry, I didn't know that one. It's like, great for the season. Awesome.

[C]

All right, moving on from sports.

[A]

Yes. There you go.

[C]

Between our segments, we're going to ask you because you won, like Robert said, how to Be a Millionaire.

[B]

How to be a Millionaire? Who wants to be a celebrity? Who wants to be a millionaire?

[C]

Who wants to.

[A]

Who wants to be a millionaire?

[C]

Who wants to be a millionaire? You gave all the money to charity?

[B]

Yes, I did.

[C]

I'm struggling over here anyway, so we're gonna ask you some movie. I wouldn't say trivia questions, but movie quotes and see if you recognize the movie.

[B]

I am so down with this.

[C]

Yeah, we saw a video.

[B]

You're doing it like two words. Movie.

[C]

What show or movie is this quote from?

[B]

Okay.

[C]

I mean, best, best case scenario is I grow my brand and get a Victoria's Secret model pregnant.

[B]

That is from a show called Running Point.

[A]

There we go.

[B]

Yeah. Know what? I wrote it.

[A]

Yes. So we, We. We also do that. Okay. We do our research around here.

[B]

Good. Yeah. I'm very impressive, by the way. I've never been asked a trivia question where the answer was something I worked on. Thank you.

[A]

Is that, Is that real?

[B]

Yeah, I don't think so. Yeah. Very nice. Very nice.

[A]

So obviously that's an incredible show that did it really well on Netflix.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Why did you think Kate Hudson was the one to play not Jeanie Buss, but Jeanie Buss?

[B]

Lightly inspired by the life of Jeanie Buss. You know, when we first started working on the show, Mindy Kaling, who, you know, is a brilliant creator, and we worked with her on the mini project and she said to us, hey, this is a show. It's a basketball comedy. It's about a family who owns a team, and it's centered around Genie. And I have, like I said, I've known Jeannie for a while, and I really am amazed by her. She is like, she's just a very inspiring person. She's, you know, the only female owner in a. In a. In a completely male dominated field. And she's just so cool and smart and kind. Her employees love her. And she's just very emblematic of Southern California.

[A]

Right.

[B]

Not just because of who her family is, but when you look at her, she looks like the beach. You know what I mean? She looks like the California sun. And so we kind of had our wish list, and at the top of that was Kate Hudson. Just because Kate Hudson, I think, has the exact same vibe. You know, you think of SoCal, you think of Malibu in the Palisade, you think of Kate Hudson. And they also have similarish stories. You know, they. They are the scions of. Of dynasties and their respective fields. And also, Kate Hudson just is like, funny Bus is funny. And so we didn't think we would get her because she's, you know, Kate Hudson, big movie star. But then, you know, luckily, she, like, read the script and was like, I want to do comedy. I want to do comedies like this. And so we just had a great talk with her, and before we knew it. I remember the first day we had Kate in hair and makeup and in her wardrobe, and she's wearing, like, the lanyard around her neck, like, Jeannie. And I sent a picture of her to Genie, and Je was like, oh, my God, it's just crazy to see, like, Kate Hudson all of a sudden looking a lot like you. It's very cool. But, yeah, so treasure that lady working with her. And she's so funny. And we can't wait to see what hijink she gets into next season.

[A]

No, it's pretty cool. You guys got that thing renewed for. For another season. We watched it. We binge watched it. We binge watched it. We're not just telling you that we did.

[B]

It's crazy. Like, Netflix does that thing where they just drop it all. So it's so funny. It's amazing because people watch it all, but it's so funny. Like, like, you spend, like, 10 months working on something, and then people are like, yeah, great. It came out yesterday. I'm done. When's more. And I'm like, I need to sleep.

[C]

So true. You were also a writer on Central Intelligence.

[B]

Yes. Yes.

[C]

Another amazing movie.

[B]

Oh, my God. Thank you. Yeah.

[C]

Why were Dwayne the Rock Johnson and Kevin Hart such a perfect fit for that movie?

[B]

Oh, my God, it's so funny. So we wrote that movie. My partner, Dave Stassen, who's the biggest sports fan I know, Shout Out Dave, we wrote that movie, went to high school together, and we. We. We wrote a bunch of movies that no one bought. And that was the first one we wrote that a studio bought. And we. We. We wrote it in, like, 2008 or 2005. Wrote so long ago. And I think at the time, we. The actors we had in mind, like, Dwayne had still not become Dwayne yet. He was still like, the Rock.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Kevin Hart was like. We all thought he was hilarious, but he had not nearly even come close to blowing up yet. So then years later, every, like, year or so, two different actors would read that script and be like, we'll sign up like. Like Will Ferrell at. When Zach Galifianakis. At one point, all these great, great, like, Jon Hamm and Mark Wahb, all these guys and. And finally, it was the guy who directed a guy named Ross and Thurber, who did like dodgeball and really, really great, funny director. And he. He was the one who was like, hey, I want. I want Dwayne to play this part. Met with Dwayne. Dwayne loved it. And once Dwayne, at that point is even kind of interested in your thing, it's going to happen. You know, just. That's just how it works. And so, yeah, Dwayne and Kevin paired up were just absolutely perfect. I mean, Dwayne playing against character. You know, playing the guy who's just. Was the biggest nerd in high school and bullied so horribly. And now he's just this machine. But he still is like a. And Kevin just really one of the funniest guys ever, probably. It just really worked out and started a real bromance between those two guys. They've done like 10 things together now.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

So I'm proud to. I take credit for all of their success.

[A]

Yeah, I mean, I mean, you should. You. So you basically started the bromance.

[B]

I started the bromance. Listen, I think everyone can agree that those two would be nowhere without me. I think that's.

[C]

I agree.

[A]

It's a funny movie. But I have to ask the real, you know, pressing questions here. Is Kevin Hart really funny or is he just funny because he's short?

[B]

Kevin Hart is a killer.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I mean, I remember the first time I saw Kevin Hart was on a show called Undeclared.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And it was like Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen show. And I. Then I saw him in 40 year old virgin. There's a scene where he comes in 40 year old virgin.

[A]

So he's in the store.

[B]

In the store with Romany Malco. And there's an extended version of that scene that's like three minutes. And I remember watching it and. And being like, this guy is like a star. Like, he's funny.

[A]

He's hilarious.

[B]

He's so funny. And now he's like ubiquitous. He's everywhere. He's like part of Americana. But he is like. I also, during the. During COVID I did. He did like a show that was like a. It was like a. Like a. They called it, like Celebrity Game Night.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

And it was like him hosting it. It was all on Zoom. And it was one night. It was me and my brother Monica. You know the singer Monica.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

And her friend. And Keke Palmer and her best friend. And it was the hardest. I laughed that whole year, like just being on Zoom. Just Kevin and Kiki going back and forth at each other. It was so funny. He's hilarious. That guy's hilarious.

[A]

Nah, he's awesome.

[C]

You're also on in the studio on Apple Plus.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Apple TV Plus. Yep.

[B]

Yeah, baby.

[C]

I'm sorry, Apple TV.

[B]

His iPhone will shut off if he doesn't say it correctly. That's just. That's how Apple works, so. Exactly. Yes.

[C]

How instrumental has Seth Rogen been in your career in your development as a comedian?

[B]

Oh, my God. Very, very instrumental. I met Seth Rogen. It's so funny how we met. I was doing the show Eastbound and Down. Oh, okay. And I was shooting in North Carolina, and I had known who Seth was. I was a big fan of his. I was thought it was so cool that he was a writer and an actor. And I was in my hotel room, and Danny McBride, you know, the star and the producer of the show, calls me and is like, hey, do you know Seth Rogen? And I go, yeah, yeah. I don't know him personally. I know he is. He goes, cool, cool. He is in room 263. Do you have any weed? And I was like, a little bit, A little bit. I mean, he goes, cool, cool, man. Can you do me a favor? Can you bring some down to Seth Rogen? And I was like, oh, okay, sure. So I go down to Seth Rogen's door, and I knock on his door, and he opens the door and I go, hey. And he just thinks I'm Danny McBride's assistant. And he goes, hey. Because he didn't know who I was, he goes, hey. And I go, I have weed. He goes, oh, thank you so much, and just takes it and closes the door. I was like, oh, man, that was not a great first meeting. But then we. He found out I was. I was an actor. And. And we. We had. We. He. We had seen each other and worked together on a few different things, but he cast me in the movie Neighbors, which was a big thing, I think, for me, because that was a huge mo. Not too long ago. It was on HBO one night, and I was watching it. And with your 12 year old, sometimes you're like, I don't know the line. Like, I. Maybe this is okay. And my wife comes down. She's like, what are you doing? She's like, this movie is like a hard R. It's got a lot of sex and drugs. And I was like, you're right, honey. Go to bed, go to bed, go to bed. But so Seth, I. We did that, and then we did Neighbors. Too. And then he produced a movie I was in called Blockers. So. And then he called me a few years ago and was like, you know, hey, I'm doing a show about show business, and I wrote a part for you, and do you want to do it? And I was like, yes, of course.

[A]

Of course.

[B]

So he's been very. I think I would say him and Mindy Kaling are the two people, I would say, who have really been so beneficial to me throughout my career above anyone else.

[A]

You brought up two movies that we wanted to talk about, Blockers and also Neighbors.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

So for. We were just talking about High School Musical before.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Turn the cameras on. So obviously, you know, I would say the star of that show was Zac Efron.

[B]

Oh, yes.

[A]

And he's also in Neighbors.

[B]

Oh, yes.

[A]

Is he as dreamy as all the girls think?

[B]

Oh, my God.

[A]

In real life, like, is he. Is he. Listen, not like, I love you. I just want to know.

[B]

I'm. I love everyone. I wired pretty hardcore straight. He's a God. Beautiful man. Body is ridiculous. His eyes sparkle when he talks to you. Cut out of iron. The kid's hot. No, I mean, we had a lot of fun in Neighbors. Like, my character, just, like, there's so many. Like, I think if you watch it again, like, you'll see a lot of scenes. Like, whenever, like, Zach is, like, talking or if he's shirtless, my character's always just, like, staring at him. But, yeah, he's dreamy. He still looks great, too. He's in this week's episode of the Studio himself. And, yeah, he's. He's. He's. He was coming off of that wrestling movie. He did Iron Claw. I don't know if you saw that movie. So he showed.

[A]

Oh, he's, like, yoked.

[B]

I was like, are you bulking right now? Are you cutting? What's going on? You're massive. But, yes, to answer your question, yes.

[A]

So you go from. From Zac Efron.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

To now John Cena.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

In Blockers.

[C]

How could you actually see him?

[A]

Could you see him?

[B]

No, I don't. I don't even know what the man looks like. The acting, and there's just no one there. It's like doing, like. Like a mocap doing, like, a CG thing. There's no actor there. There's just a stick with a tennis ball. That's what it's like working. I always say John Cena is if the American flag was a person. That's pretty good. He is the greatest guy, man. He's so first of all, I, like, I, you know, you've been in this business a long time and you have friends, some of whom are famous, some of whom are really famous. I've never been around someone who's more famous than John Cena. Wherever. First of all, he walks in.

[A]

He's a block.

[B]

Huge.

[A]

He's a block.

[B]

But like, everyone, every kid runs up to him and he makes time for every person. He's so generous. So I think tickled by his success. And he's like, he's just like a doer, man. Like, like, you know, like when they call cut, I'm like, yeah, I'm gonna go get a snack. Oh, what are you guys talking about? We talk about movies. Oh, let me show you this game on my phone. And he's just like sitting there, like, eating a Quest bar, learning Mandarin. That's discipline. But he's, he's the, he's the man.

[A]

No, it's, it's, it's so cool to obviously be here and talk with you in all seriousness. Like, we're big fans of all the work you've done and you've been on in such big ensembles. You talk about, you know, someone who's, you know, impersonable and like, you know, doesn't, you know, doesn't feel like he's too big for the moment. Right. He's, and he's very nice. One guy you worked with on Suicide Squad, Will Smith.

[B]

Yes, I've heard of him.

[A]

So what would you have done if Will Smith slapped the taste out of your mouth?

[B]

Oh, my God.

[A]

If you were Chris Rock, what would you have done in that moment?

[B]

Oh, my God. I don't know. I mean, I love Will. I felt for Chris, like, because it's.

[A]

Like, I think we all felt it.

[B]

Yeah, I mean, I don't, I don't know what I would have done. First of all, I would have been like, ow. He slapped him. Super. Will. Will's fucking very strong guy. But I think, I think Chris did, like, the right thing because he like, clearly understood that, like, oh, man, this guy's going through some. And like, you know, okay, like, I mean, like, there's a world where it's like, you know, I would like to think, like, what would I have done? Would take my jacket off, would have got in and we would have done a full on fist fight. That's not gonna happen.

[A]

You would have swung on him like.

[B]

Yeah, so he played Muhammad Ali, dude. Like, the man knows that was a quick stop. Yeah, no, it was, it was One of those moments where you were just like, what the hell is going on? Like, people for years have been like, the Oscars are so boring. It's like 90 more I'm watching every year now to see if anyone takes a shot. But I thought Chris handled it well.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I think everyone walked away from it. Like, I was. I know in a weird way, it's. It was bad, but, like, I'm also like. It's. It's, like, kind of cool that it happened in a weird way, because now it's like you always think about, like, the coolest moment, the craziest moments in the Oscars, everything comes in threes. You had in 1973 or two, you had a dude straight up run across the stage naked. Right. This is in the 70s, right? Streaking was a big thing. People were like, I don't know, doing cocaine, I guess, and just being like, hey, I'm gonna take off my clothes and run through a public place. And it happened on the Oscar Stage Then, like, 10 years ago, Warren Beatty gets up and is like, the winner is La La Land. And everyone's like, wait, what? No, it's Moonlight. And then a couple years later, you have a guy slap a guy. So it's like, the Oscars are still like you now. It's proof that something crazy could happen at any moment.

[A]

You have to watch the Oscars. You have to watch it.

[C]

Gotta watch another movie called for you. You guys are going to be real sorry when we put the X in text Texas.

[B]

You guys are going to be real sorry when we put the X in Texas. Oh, okay, okay. Give me a second on this one. It sounds like the kind of line that Matthew McConaughey would say, y' all are gonna be sad and you put the X in Texas.

[A]

It does.

[B]

All right. Oh, oh, oh. You might have stumped me. Hold on. The X in Texas. Panic attack.

[C]

I thought he was gonna get that.

[A]

One like this because it's.

[B]

Is it suicides? No. What? What is it?

[A]

It's your line, neighbors.

[B]

When you. You guys are going to be sad when you put.

[C]

You're gonna be real sorry when we put the X in Texas.

[B]

I do not remember that line. South Ruga must have had really good weed that day. I do not remember that line. Wow. Yeah, you got me.

[A]

That's a good one.

[B]

This is the kind of thing that's gonna, like, I'm gonna wake up at two in the morning tonight, be like, oh, how did I not get that?

[A]

So I was gonna say, LeBron just had the first famous athlete Barbie doll made. I like to call it Len. So is it Len?

[B]

Yeah. Isn't Ken already that.

[A]

That's what I thought. Len, Barbie doll, LeBron.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

But you also worked with Margot Robbie on Suicide Squad.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

What Ken would you have been in the Barbie.

[B]

Oh, this is good. This is a really good one. I would have been. Okay, so there was, like. There was Ken. Ken.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And then there was, like, simulu Ken.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

And then there was my friend Scott Evans was a Ken. Like, I would have been, like. I would have been like, lazy Ken.

[A]

Lazy Ken?

[B]

Yeah, like, lazy Ken. Like, just watching tv, Ken. You know what I mean? Like.

[A]

Like.

[B]

Like Binge. Yeah, binging. A TV show can. Like, like, during. I would have missed the dance number because I would have just been on the couch just watching. That's my dream is my. My grandmother, God bless her, is 101 years old.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[B]

And I went to go see her recently, and I'm sitting there with her, and I was like, I now want to live to be very, very old. Because it appears that when you're old, all you have to do is watch TV all day. And that is my dream, truly my dream. So that's that. I'm trying to take better care of myself now so I could just watch television.

[C]

You also worked on Snatched.

[B]

Yes. Yes.

[C]

Is Amy Schumer as funny in real life as she is on camera?

[B]

She's very funny. She's. She's a very funny lady. That movie had, like, I. I was only there for so good. I love such a good movie. I was only there for, like, a week, but in that week, I was laughing my off. Because you had Amy Wanda Sykes.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

You had.

[A]

Goldie Hawn.

[B]

Goldie Hawn, who? Like the story. You go to dinner with Goldie Hawn and like the stories that come out of her, you're just like, oh, my God. She's like, oh, yeah. I remember. I was with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, and then, you know, Warren Beatty came in and he spilled a bottle of wine, and then Richard Nixon walked by, and you're just like, what are my stories? You know what I mean? Like, oh, let me tell you a mad TV story. It's 2002. Will Sasso is coming back, do a thing of Bobby Lee's got the Flu. But. But, yeah, that movie was very fun. And people still will walk past me and go, mama. And for a second, I'll be concerned and be like, all right. That's what I said in that movie. I said, Mama in the movie. That's my catchphrase. So.

[A]

So, you know, to get to the conclusion of this. Are you ready to go into the deep end?

[B]

Yes, I'm ready to go.

[A]

I love the deep end of the deep end.

[B]

It's scary, but it's. That's where you learn how to be a great.

[A]

Exactly. So I listened to Damon Wayans recently. Okay, all right. And they were talking about Jim Carrey.

[B]

Okay, all right.

[A]

Jim Carrey had a black family that really put him on the way ins.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Really believed in him in his comedy. Did you have a black family that put you on in the comedic space?

[B]

That put me on.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

It's a really good question.

[A]

You know, everybody's got that black family that helps them.

[C]

I have a black family.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

My black family. My, My, my, my. You. You doubt you truly have a black family? My black family, I would say. I have two black brothers and Jordan Peele and Keegan Michael.

[A]

There we go.

[B]

I. And I knew them before. Before that, even I knew. I remember seeing Keegan at the Second City in Chicago, which is a big comedy theater there, when, you know, I was in Amsterdam doing this comedy show, and I came home and saw this guy on stage, and I was like, this is like a revelation watching a guy. I've never seen a crowd ever in my life respond to a performer like they did Keegan Michael Key on that Second City stage. And then in Amsterdam, I got to become very close with Jordan Peeler. And Jordan Peele, to me is like, he might be the funniest person of all time. I know now he's the Godfather of black horror.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[B]

You know, our new Kubrick and everything, but, like, he is just, like, person to person. And when he's performing, he's so funny to me personally. And we spent a lot of time together, and then we got to spend many years together on Mad tv. And I do think those years were very formative to me because I learned how TV works. I learned how to really write TV with other people.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And so much of that was just spending time with Keegan and Jordan and. And seeing how they kind of played off each other and how they would come in and do a sketch. And so that's. That is the. They are my black brothers, and they really helped me a lot, kind of. I think that's.

[A]

That's awesome you said that because we were gonna. We're gonna ask you about them, but you kind of just went into that naturally, and have you seen at least, like, bits and pieces of Cat Williams's interview on.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

All right. So coming out of that, a lot of people didn't realize that there may have been, like, so much infighting in the comedic space.

[B]

Sure.

[A]

But do white comedians have as much infighting as black comedians do? This guy's laughing for real. I am so proud of that. That was a big takeaway.

[B]

I don't. I'm not as interested in white comedian drama. It's gonna be like. It's gonna be all like, you stole my joke. Whereas, like, Cat Williams is like, these.

[A]

That was good.

[B]

He gets, like, deep. And so, yeah, I also, in general, comedian drama is. It's like, it's fun and. And funny, but you gotta put that aside. Just. Just be funny.

[A]

Right?

[C]

Comedian's joke.

[B]

Have I ever stolen a comedian's joke? Not never intentionally, but I'm sure there's been times where, like, definitely in, like, a writer's room. Oh, my God. The worst feeling is where you'll, like, you'll pitch a joke or a bit, and it gets a big laugh, and you're like, yeah. And then, like, two days later, you'll be at the supermarket, like, buying flour. You'll be like, that was from the Simpsons. Oh, no, I just put in a Simpsons joke. You know what I mean? Like, we're like, oh, no, that was on Seinfeld. And then you have to, like, the next day in the room be like, yeah, maybe we should do this. Because you don't want to admit, like, that's a Seinfeld joke. But, like, if you. I think if you intake a lot of comedy, there's going to be moments that you kind of. That slip in. And I think it's. You have to do your best to kind of fix it, because it is very hacky to steal.

[A]

I. I think, like, the joke stealing thing, to me is. Is reminiscent of, like, when someone says, you stole their tweet. Okay.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So if I say, hey, Luka Doncic is unbelievable, and he's showing why the mavericks shouldn't have traded him.

[B]

Right?

[A]

And 17 million other people put out that same tweet.

[B]

Right?

[A]

It's. Well, it's just a thought.

[B]

It's a thought. Get it and get. Like, write a new tweet. You know what I mean? Like, yeah, that is such a win. Win. Comedians are like, you.

[C]

You.

[B]

You stole my joke. You stole my joke about your pants on a plane. That is mine. It's like, first of all, what are we talking about? Second of all, it's like, it's not like, that original of A joke. It's not. It's like, wow. Wow. You had that amazing insight. So did I. Get over it.

[C]

Hold on. Movie code.

[B]

Yes, yes, yes. I need revenge.

[A]

Here we go.

[C]

Oh, you're gonna get that one.

[A]

Here we go.

[C]

Hi, I'm Cellulite Sally. Look at my huge bad donkey. Don't forget about me. I'm back Fat Betty. Oh, yeah, it's Tina the talking tummy.

[B]

That's got to be from the Mindy Project.

[C]

No.

[A]

Wow, we stumped him twice.

[C]

We did.

[A]

And we got the fist bump, not the hand grab.

[B]

I'm telling you, in 2025, this is becoming very big. I'm seeing a lot of young kids. Young kids on TikTok are doing this. Wait, wait. The badonka. Wait. Cellulite.

[A]

Cellulite.

[B]

Cellulite.

[C]

Cell Betty and Cellulite Sal.

[B]

What is this from White Chicks.

[A]

White Chicks.

[C]

Ah, she's in the dressing room. Can't get the clothes out.

[B]

Okay. All right. Okay, that's pretty good. That's pretty good, baby.

[C]

We are doing it.

[B]

That's pretty good. That's pretty good.

[A]

Don't celebrate too early. Don't be too early.

[C]

I take, I take two.

[B]

You guys are celebrating. This is going to torment me for months.

[A]

But the reason we bring that up is because. Have you seen White Chicks?

[B]

Yes. It's been a minute, my friend. Busy's in it. I remember seeing it when it first came out. Great movie in the theaters, by the way.

[A]

Great movie. Hilarious movie.

[B]

Yes, hilarious.

[A]

Marlon Wayans is a friend.

[B]

We love him, love him, love the way.

[A]

But what's the next iteration of that?

[B]

Of White Chicks?

[A]

What's. Is it, Is it Black Chicks?

[B]

Is it white actresses playing black chicks? That sounds like a great idea. Yeah. I'm going to produce this film.

[A]

Is it Asian Chicks?

[B]

The next iteration of White Chicks?

[A]

Other than White Chicks, too.

[B]

Can they make a sequel? Just called White Women? White Older Ladies.

[A]

White Older Ladies.

[B]

White Older Ladies. Older white women that are just like Karens or something.

[C]

Karen and Betty.

[A]

Older white ladies.

[B]

I would, I would to love, love to see a, a white chicks too, in this environment. Those guys, though, those guys could do it, man. Those guys figured it out, man. I love those ways.

[A]

Guys, what do you think of Saturday Night Live?

[B]

Oh, I love snl. I, I, I mean, it's, it's the, probably the most important TV show of all time, I would say. Okay, because it's, if you think about how it's been on the air 50 years and think about, like, the effect. Effect. It's had on the culture. It's, it's really like the grand daddy of shows, I think. You know, it always probably comes in waves where there's like, when I was on MAD TV, that SNL those years, like 2002 to 2010, that's the greatest SNL. To me, that was like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and Bill Hader and again you got Keenan and you got Fred Armisen and Maya and like McChrysten Way, which is like the craziest batch. So I, I, I, I, I, it's like a, it's funny now. And I remember when I was a kid, my parents watching with me. It's a very important show for me growing up, like, it was like, like Eddie Murphy. When I was like 5 years old, I would watch Eddie Murphy on SNL and I was like, this is the fun. He still is like the all time funniest guy. Like number one, all Eddie Murphy, like 82 to 87, all time funniest man. And now I am. My, my oldest kid is starting to get into it a little bit. And now when I watch sketches, sometimes, like I feel so old because I'm like, I literally like, like, it's like a tick tock thing they're parroting. But my daughter knows it. She's like, oh, this is great. So, yeah, I, I love snl and I really, I, I'm, it's just, it's such a part of the American comedy fabric that I, I love it. But I also, it also has, I think, you know, without snl, there's no One Living Color, which was a very big show for me. There's no Mad tv, which was obviously, they paid me money. There was a show called Mr. Show on HBO with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross that was so, so funny. So I really feel like it really, it gave us so much comedy over the years. Not just from it directly, but from all the things and people at Spawn.

[A]

That's awesome.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

What did you think of Morgan Wall and walking off the stage?

[B]

I, I only saw that for a second. Like, I saw one.

[A]

He was only there for a second.

[B]

Like, yeah, what was the deal was he making?

[C]

He hasn't commented. But he then went and posted an Instagram photo of his pj and then he captioned it Take Me Back to God's Country.

[B]

Oh, so he doesn't like New York City.

[C]

Yeah, so a lot of people were saying he had to be, be on the stage with gay people and black people. So he had the one.

[B]

Oh, well, he can off then. I mean, that's, that's the case. I mean, that's. They didn't. Don't host the show, dude.

[A]

Right.

[B]

You know, like, I don't know what to tell you. Yeah, that's not good.

[A]

Really wanted to, to get into this with you because your directorial debut was the Oath.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

And you also starred in that with Tiffany Haddish.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

And you know, I'll save the question.

[C]

Because drugs in my booty.

[A]

She does not.

[B]

I can't know what that's from.

[A]

She does not.

[C]

You mentioned Tiffany had.

[B]

Ever think about.

[A]

But, but what you did. You're distracting me now. What you did in the Oath was you made the different personalities that represented the different sects of whether it's politics or how people feel, and you represented them equally.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You showed the, the extremes of all sides, not just picking on one side. Right. So when you see comedians like Joe Rogan and Theo Vaughn and Andrew Schultz, do you think they have picked a side and are being unfair to other sides or are they, are they abusing their power because of the following that they have?

[B]

I don't, I don't know those guys well, but I, I know what. It sure seems like. I've actually known Theo. He's been around for a long time. You know, it does feel like those guys are definitely kind of like, hey, we're right wing guys now and this is our thing. I, My guess is the way things are going, they'll try to memory hole a lot of that in the years to come. Because I think, I think, unfortunately things are heading towards a very bad direction. I think you are totally allowed to stump for your candidate. I. God knows I have over the years. And I'm more of a lefty than I am. Right. I'm a norm. I'm what I call it, normal. You know what I mean? Like, I don't want any human being. Yeah, normal human being. So I think it's good and fair for people to advocate. I want this person to win. I, I don't think this person should win. I do think if you are a comedian, the second your person wins it, your job is now to talk about how bad they are. You know what I mean? Like, I don't think it's cool for a comedian, whether you're a lefty or on the far right to be like, isn't what the president did cool? Like, then it's just like you're Bob Hope, you know what I mean? Like, it's just like, like, like your job as a comedian. I Think at least. And again, I'm not like, I don't do a ton of stand up, you know, but I think your job is to, like, be like, oh, my God, the President, you hear me, farted today when he was. You know what I mean? You gotta make fun of them. Like, you can't be like, I actually think it's really cool that they're doing this stuff because it's just like, then you're not really. You're not really. You're not really a comedian. You're just like a political dude, which is fine. Hey, listen, make that money. That's a very good way to make money, especially on the right. If you want to make money, just become like, kind of a someone on the right. There's a lot more money there. But it is a little tough to be a comedian and be, like, advocating on behalf. I would say the same thing if. If someone was like, I don't know if, like, Bill Burr is someone I really love. Like, if Bill Burr was like, isn't Joe Biden doing a great job? Isn't he fantastic? Yeah, like, I would be like, that's kind of lame, you know? Like, no, he's not. And, like, don't tell me as a comedian that the President is great and this is exciting and new and cool. Give me a hot take. Give me, like, make fun of, like, there's a lot of stuff to make fun of. So I think once your guy wins, you should try your best to kind of still be funny, like, objective and. And not just kind of be drinking Kool Aid. And again, I'm not saying these guys are. I don't know them very well, but I do know that is a complaint with a lot of kind of those podcast comedians.

[A]

It makes a great point, because now that you say that, I'm thinking I'm like, wow. Every comedian ever has always poked fun or poked holes in the fabric of what America represents. They don't normally praise the President.

[B]

No. No.

[A]

Making fun of him.

[B]

The good comedians don't. Like, again, Bob Hope, let me make this clear, was not funny. He wasn't. I'm sorry. I mean, he did a lot of great stuff for the troops, and he's great, but no one's ever like, what's your favorite Bob Hope line? But, like, the greats that, you know, the, you know, the George Carlins of the world, the people that I really, really love, I think they do kind of challenge the power structures a little bit, and they do kind of, you know, have takes that are going to ruffle feathers and not just kind of prop up the people who are already in power because it's not so funny. Love it.

[A]

Love it.

[B]

Okay, do you want another movie quote for me?

[A]

Yeah, we definitely have another movie quote for you.

[B]

I would love to go out. Not looking like a complete.

[C]

Hold on. I do have one more.

[B]

Oh, my God.

[C]

I'm just gonna make a list of all the things I hate about you. Your face. That's it. That's the list.

[B]

She's gotta begin.

[A]

Does she have a beginning? Oh, no.

[B]

That is such a good line, too. I'm trying to think.

[A]

Who wrote that?

[B]

That is such a good line.

[A]

Who wrote that line?

[B]

Who?

[A]

Who wrote that line?

[B]

Your face. That's it.

[A]

That's it. That's your face.

[B]

Can you give me a clue?

[C]

You wrote it.

[A]

You wrote it. You wrote it.

[B]

Is that in Running Point?

[A]

No, it's not a running point.

[B]

Is that in the Mindy Project?

[A]

Nope. I'm just going to make a list of all the things I hate about you. Your face. That's it. That's the list.

[B]

I don't know. Ah, I have diarrhea. Oh, no. I thought he was gonna get everything.

[A]

I'm not gonna lie.

[B]

You know what's really bad about that is that like. Like three months ago, I watched it with my kids. My kids love Central Intelligence. Okay. They love it. It's a great movie.

[A]

Did a great job writing that.

[B]

A wonderful little film. And I was like, this is great. But it was after dinner and Saturday nights, I have a couple glasses of wine and do. Sometimes when I'm watching a movie, my eyes drift off a little bit. Yes. And I had. I just seen it, like, a few months ago. I'd been like, oh, that's from Central Intelligence. But I think I. I might have shut my eyes at one point.

[C]

No, no.

[B]

The takeaway here is that this movie put me to sleep.

[C]

We are one.

[A]

You have so many great projects that you've worked on and. And are currently working on. I can understand why it can. It can maybe slip.

[B]

It slip sometimes.

[A]

And.

[B]

And. Yeah. And I will have one last glass of wine next time before I watch something that I was in so I could do better on this.

[A]

Couple more Top 5 comedians of all time.

[B]

Top 5 comedians of all time. Wow. Wow, wow, wow. I'm gonna put. I'm gonna put Chris Rock up there. I'm gonna put George Carlin up there. I'm going to put. I'm going to put just Chappelle up there. Made me laugh a lot. I Saw when I first moved to la, I saw Sarah Silverman do stand up and I fell in love with her and she's so funny. And number five, I'm going to go. You know what? I got to tell you only because I just saw him recently and he killed so hard. Bill Burr.

[A]

Bill Burr.

[B]

He killed so hard. He, we did the Hollywood bowl this big comedy night and he got up and just destroyed, like absolutely destroyed. So I'll say him right now. These, these can flex, I feel like throughout the years. But like Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, they're always going to be in there.

[A]

I feel that's awesome. So I'll give you a movie quote.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

All right. If. Yeah, you got, you got to get this one. Okay. You have to, I don't want you to walk out of here.

[B]

I'm gonna get.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

I'm gonna get it.

[A]

I hope you do. Okay, here's the catchphrase. I wish I knew how to quit you.

[B]

Oh, oh, I know what that is. That's, that's, that's, that's the cowboys.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

It's probably mountain. Yes, yes.

[C]

Okay, now, okay, okay, there we go. Now I have have a question. Why do you know that?

[B]

Why? Cuz I'm a gay cowboy. Oh my God. Redemption.

[A]

Oh, that's good. So one thing that you're incredibly at or incredible at is impressions.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I, I was just watching your impression of Dane Cook the other day, which is just, you know, you end. That ended that guy's career.

[B]

Right. He's made, he's made a lot of money. He's made a lot of money.

[A]

But it's such a great impression. But recently I saw you do Barack Obama.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay. So if you could just indulge us, we appreciate you coming in, being a part of this reverse Oreo.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

White, white, black in the middle. And Scott thinks I'm funny.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Scott's a legend. Can you look at your, your hero camera and give a motivational speech to the young and up and coming comedians who are trying to make it in this space with all the different changes of social media and Hollywood. In your Barack Obama impression, this goes.

[B]

Out to all the standups out there. I love what you do. I love to laugh, Michelle, and I love stand up comedy. It can't all be about crowd work. You need to also not put out so many specials. George Carlin put out a special once every two, three years. Now you see some standups, they put out two specials a year. Take time travel, learn about yourself and weave what you learn into A new special. It's okay. Michaela Cole said it's okay to disappear for a little bit. We all know her. She created the show. I may destroy you. It's okay to not be out every single day. Take time for yourself.

[C]

That's so good.

[A]

Unbelievable. Just wow. Thank you for that.

[B]

My pleasure. I'm sorry.

[A]

Thank you for coming on this show, you guys.

[B]

So great.

[A]

This is just been so fun. And the last question I'll leave you with is, can we be in your next movie? Please Wait.

[B]

Yes. What? Done.

[A]

Oh, my gosh.

[B]

Running points, season two. Come on, husband and wife. Come on, get in there.

[C]

I'll be Genie Bus's daughter.

[B]

Jeannie's going to be thrilled with that. And you have a fully grown adult daughter who has children. You're a grandmother. We appreciate you, brother.

[A]

Thank you, man. This was awesome.

[B]

Such a pleasure.

[A]

Make sure you guys like and subscribe to our YouTube channel again. We appreciate that. And who. Who do you want from your circle to come on the show next?

[B]

Oh, man. Oh, oh, oh, oh. You know Scott McArthur, who plays Ness on Running Point.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Is one of the funniest GU guys around. And big sports head.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Chicago boy. He's very, very good. And then I'll say Seth Rogen.

[A]

There we go.

[B]

Yeah, you get some Canadian flair here.

[A]

Let's make that international. You hear that?

[B]

Smoke a little weed. Come on, do it. It's legal in la. You're not in Texas now.

[A]

Appreciate you, brother. Peace out.