Vault: Seth Rogen Joins The Show

Summary

The Bert Show: Vault – Seth Rogen Joins The Show

Episode Date: March 27, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this special “vault” episode, the Bert Show welcomes actor, comedian, and writer Seth Rogen for a fast-paced, authentically hilarious interview. Known for his candid humor and self-deprecation, Rogen delves into Hollywood life, social media, improv comedy, and personal tidbits. The lively exchange is brimming with jokes, curiosity, and memorable banter, giving listeners a glimpse into both his on-screen and off-screen personality.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Living in LA and Seth's Attitude Toward Hollywood

• [01:42] Seth is asked about his reputation as a laid-back guy in a city known for its glitz and hustle.
  • Seth Rogen:

    “That’s not entirely inaccurate. … LA is nice. Cause it feels like everyone’s unemployed. You kinda just walk around and like no one’s at work all day. That’s more my speed. That’s what I do.”
    (01:47)

2. Weight Loss for "The Green Hornet"

• [02:05] Asked how he transformed physically for a film role, Seth jokes before answering seriously:
  • Seth Rogen:

    “Bulimia. Serious L.A. just bulimia.” (02:05)
    “People say it’s unhealthy, but I disagree. I think it works really well. I’m joking, obviously.” (02:11)
    “I don’t know. I exercised and ate better. It’s the lamest answer in the world.” (02:19)

3. Seth on Social Media (Twitter) and Online Impersonation

• [02:37] The cast asks about his (nonexistent) social media presence.

  • Seth Rogen:

    "No, I’m absolutely not on Twitter. I don’t know why people would think I would care to do that … I have so little to do I have to update people on every mundane activity I accomplish. Rogan is eating cheese." (02:58)

  • On a Twitter impersonator:

    “I asked actually someone, I was like, what does this person do? And they were like, oh, they kind of promote your movies…alert people as to your talk show appearances. And I was like, oh, let him keep going then. Good.” (03:34)

4. Early Stand-up & Learning Through Failure

• [04:03] Reflecting on starting stand-up as a pre-teen:
  • Seth Rogen:

    “No, they do not do that at all. They are more than happy to let you bomb completely and utterly and help you bomb in a lot of ways at times. No, I bombed a lot. I think it made me funnier.” (04:03)

5. On Relationships, Talk Show Narratives, and Public Persona

• [04:17] A question arises about his long-term girlfriend and life stories.
  • Seth Rogen:

    "I run out of talk show stories. Every once in a while, I just gotta pretend that something that happened to me years ago just happened…Never believe anything I say on a talk show. That is a very good rule of thumb." (04:27, 04:41)

6. The Art of Improv in Comics & Filmmaking

• [04:46] Which of his movies is most ad-libbed?

  • Seth Rogen:

    "Probably Knocked Up, I would say." (04:51)
    “…pretty much every scene with me and my roommates is completely ad libbed.” (05:04)

  • On improv partners:

    “Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman play my roommates…and it was a lot of fun… Adam Sandler, too, and Paul Rudd. I think all those guys are really fun to work with.” (05:18)

7. Movie Competition ("Observe and Report" vs. "Paul Blart: Mall Cop")

• [05:32] On films with similar premises:

  • Seth Rogen:

    “We just thought they were totally different movies. …you just gotta hope that what you’re doing is different. …there’s only so many things to make movies about, and eventually there’s gonna be some overlap.” (05:47-06:18)

  • On making fun of the comparison on SNL:

    “I was fighting that comparison way before I made fun of it on Saturday [Night Live]. That was a funny joke, I thought.” (06:32)

8. Public Stance on Marijuana

• [06:47] A classic Rogen question:
  • Seth Rogen:

    “Yeah. I mean, not generally, but if you ask me? Sure. Legalize it.” (06:55) “I literally could get caught with a 500 pound joint in my mouth and I don’t think it’d get [on] the back page of the newspaper.” (07:06)

9. Closing Banter & Internal Moments

• As Rogen is pulled from the call, the Bert Show discusses the success of the interview, especially the validation for non-Twitter users on the team. (07:18+)

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Memorable Quotes

• On LA life:

  “LA is nice. Cause it feels like everyone’s unemployed. You kinda just walk around and like no one’s at work all day. That’s more my speed.” — Seth Rogen [01:47]

• On Twitter:

  “I have so little to do I have to update people on every mundane activity I accomplish. Rogan is eating cheese.” — Seth Rogen [02:58]

• On bombing onstage as a kid:

  “They are more than happy to let you bomb completely and utterly and help you bomb…” — Seth Rogen [04:03]

• On storytelling:

  “Never believe anything I say on a talk show. That is a very good rule of thumb.” — Seth Rogen [04:41]

• On similar movies competing:

  “You just gotta hope that what you’re doing is different…there’s only so many things to make movies about…” — Seth Rogen [06:15]

• On his stance on weed:

  “If you ask me? Sure. Legalize it.” — Seth Rogen [06:55]

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Important Timestamps

• [01:47] Seth on the laid-back LA lifestyle
• [02:05–02:19] Seth jokes/speaks about weight loss and fitness
• [02:58–03:43] Seth on social media, Twitter impersonators, and promotion
• [04:03] Seth on bombing onstage at 12
• [04:41] Seth’s rule about never believing talk show anecdotes
• [04:51–05:18] Ad-lib and improv in 'Knocked Up' and favorite collaborators
• [05:47–06:18] On competing movies and creative overlap
• [06:55] Seth's view on marijuana legalization

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Final Thoughts

This interview distills Seth Rogen’s essence: unfiltered, quick-witted, and deeply self-aware. The Bert Show’s casual yet probing style brings out Rogen’s authentic humor, making for an enjoyable, insightful, and laugh-filled listen—whether you’re a fan of his movies, his comedy, or his take on Hollywood life.

Transcript

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[Bert Show Host]

The Burt Show. Okay, I'm transferring you now. You have five minutes.

[Interviewer]

Thank you.

[Bert Show Host]

You're welcome. Hello. Hello.

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[Interviewer]

Hi. Seth Rogen.

[Bert Show Host]

What's happening?

[Interviewer]

Hey, how are you?

[Bert Show Host]

Good.

[Interviewer]

Hey man. Right from the start here, I want to let you know that this morning show is not capable of doing a five minute interview with you. So you feel free to hang up on us whenever our time is up because we're just going to keep going.

[Bert Show Host]

I'll do it.

[Interviewer]

We got five minutes. So let's rattle them off. As I'm on the Internet yesterday and I'm watching you in interviews, I have a hunch that you're like the most un la la kind of guy ever. But you're sort of stuck in that city. Am I wrong about that?

[Bert Show Host]

That's not entirely inaccurate.

[Studio Guest or Producer]

Okay.

[Bert Show Host]

Yeah. I mean, it's not that bad here. I gotta say, LA is nice. Cause it feels like everyone's unemployed. You kinda just walk around and like no one's at work all day. That's more my speed. That's what I do. Like,

[Interviewer 2]

I'm curious, Seth, if you'll talk about your drastic weight loss and what it took to get there for your role in the Green Hornet.

[Bert Show Host]

Bulimia. Serious L A just bulimia.

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[Interviewer 2]

So you do do things.

[Bert Show Host]

People say it's unhealthy, but I disagree. I think it works really well. I'm joking, obviously.

[Interviewer]

Obviously.

[Bert Show Host]

I don't know. I exercise and ate better. It's the lamest answer in the world.

[Interviewer]

I hate to draw an analogy between you and Oprah Winfrey, but please don't. It's gonna be a loose one. But I remember she lost all this weight. Like, people were pissed at her. Like, this is who we fell in love with. We made the connection. Did you have any of that?

[Bert Show Host]

No, I don't think anyone really fell in love with me in the first place. No one really cared. No one was that attached to me. So there's sort of a Twitterversity. I'm gonna say that. Are you on Twitter or not? Because there is somebody pretending to be you one day. No, I'm absolutely not on Twitter. I don't know why people would think I would care to do that if the person who was, I'll be honest, a little insulting. Whenever people do. I really seem like I have so little to do. I have to update people on every mundane activity I accomplish. Rogan is eating cheese.

[Studio Guest or Producer]

You just totally validated Jen Hobby in the studio. She refused.

[Bert Show Host]

I'm insulting a lot of people on Twitter and I don't care.

[Studio Guest or Producer]

Now, given that you said it's a time thing and you don't want to do that, if the person who was impersonating you was. Was very witty and creative and fun, would you let him go ahead and keep doing it and be proud of it?

[Bert Show Host]

I asked actually someone, I was like, what does this person do? And they were like, oh, they kind of promote your movies and, you know, alert people as to your talk show appearances. And I was like, oh, let him keep going then. Good.

[Interviewer]

But if you see him on it is not him that we know now.

[Bert Show Host]

It's not me. No.

[Interviewer]

I think I read yesterday also that you started in entertainment, like 12 or 13 years old doing stand up comedy. And my thought was, would anybody actually let you bomb if you were on stage at 12 years old or they give you, like, a sympathetic laugh just because you're so young?

[Bert Show Host]

No, they do not do that at all. They are more than happy to let you bomb completely and utterly and help you bomb in a lot of ways at times. No, I bombed a lot. I think it's. I think it made me funnier.

[Interviewer 2]

Quick question about your girlfriend. You guys have been together for a really long time, right?

[Bert Show Host]

Yeah, four years.

[Interviewer 2]

Four years. And I heard you guys just moved in together.

[Bert Show Host]

No, we moved in together years ago. I'm just. I. I run out of talk show Stories. Every once in a while, I just got to pretend that something that happened to me years ago just happened. So I.

[Interviewer]

Which of your movies never believe anything

[Bert Show Host]

I say on a talk show? That is a very good rule of thumb.

[Interviewer]

Which of your movies is the most ad libbed?

[Bert Show Host]

That's a good question. Probably Knocked Up, I would say.

[Interviewer 2]

Really?

[Bert Show Host]

Yeah.

[Interviewer 2]

Which scene in Knocked Up?

[Bert Show Host]

The one where you make it love. I mean, a lot. I mean, pretty much every scene with me and my roommates is completely ad libbed.

[Interviewer]

God, it's so good too. It's so good. Is there one actor that you just jibe with more when it comes to improv than someone else?

[Bert Show Host]

I don't know. I just did a movie where Jonah Hill and Jason Schwartzman play my roommates, and it was a lot of fun doing scenes with them. Adam Sandler, too, and Paul Rudd. I think all those guys are really fun to work with.

[Interviewer]

We know you have observe and report coming up, and we all had the thought this morning that at some point you must have been really pissed because Kevin James was sort of doing the same themed movie. Did you know that at the time or when you found out, were you pissed about it?

[Bert Show Host]

No, we knew. I mean, Sony made it. Sony made Superman and Pineapple Express and. And is making the Green Hornet. So literally. I mean, I talked to the people who made that movie every single day. And. And. And Adam Sandler produced it. And I mean, I've been working with him for the last year and a half on Funny People. So. No, we were well aware of it. It just. Honestly, we just thought they were totally different movies. You know, we. I know the guys that made Harold Kumar, we still made p. Like, it just kind of doesn't, you know, affect those decisions. You just kind of got to hope that what you're doing is different. And beyond that, just, you got to understand that there's only so many things to make movies about, and eventually there's gonna be some overlap. He's got to hope that your thing is different than the other thing, you know?

[Interviewer 2]

Do you find that comparison a lot since you made fun of it on Saturday Night Live last weekend?

[Bert Show Host]

I mean, I was fighting that comparison way before I made fun of it on Saturday. How many people were commenting on it? That was a funny joke, I thought.

[Interviewer]

And it comes out this week.

[Bert Show Host]

Mm. Friday.

[Interviewer]

It's Friday. Observe and report. Cool.

[Bert Show Host]

Yep.

[Interviewer 2]

Hey, Seth, a lot of your characters tend to like the herb. Do you take a public stance on marijuana?

[Bert Show Host]

Yeah. I mean, not. I mean, not generally, but if you ask Me? Sure. Legalize it.

[Interviewer]

I don't know that there's gonna be a lot of people shocked by that. That's not gonna make the tabloids.

[Bert Show Host]

Exactly. I know. I literally get caught with a 500 pound joint in my mouth and I don't think it back page of the newspaper. Okay. Sorry. We have to get Seth off. Gotta go team.

[Interviewer]

All right. Go get off my friend. Thanks.

[Bert Show Host]

Bye. Bye.

[Interviewer]

I got a good question.

[Interviewer 2]

You did?

[Studio Guest or Producer]

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[Interviewer 2]

Bert got a good question and he got vindicated for Twitter. All in the same interview.

[Studio Guest or Producer]

No, no, no.

[Interviewer 2]

The best interview for Bert ever about the Twitter.

[Bert Show Host]

The vindication on Twitter is because Jen Hobby only.

[Interviewer]

Yeah, because she's not on it.

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