Taran Killam

Summary

Podcast Summary: “What's Our Podcast?” with Beck Bennett & Kyle Mooney – featuring Taran Killam

Episode Release: February 11, 2026

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Main Theme / Purpose

This episode of "What's Our Podcast?" welcomes longtime friend and fellow SNL alum Taran Killam for a freewheeling, nostalgic conversation. The trio reminisce on their SNL days, riff on comedy process, unpack their personal journeys, and attempt to answer the meta-question: “What should our podcast be about?” The unofficial theme that emerges—thanks to Taran’s suggestion—is “First Impressions,” which the group explores through memories, heartfelt tributes, and their signature barrage of impressions.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Opening Banter and SNL Memories

• The episode starts with classic Beck, Kyle, and Taran riffing—cracking up over SNL sketches and the confusion around who did which bits.
  • Notable recurring motif: the phrase “Attention, teachers and students” (00:20, 01:20, 09:37), a Jay Pharoah sketch that had special resonance and led to inside-joke status for the group.
• Kyle and Beck share anxieties about success and the emotional rollercoaster of creative output at SNL.
  • “Even if something went well, I feel like I was immediately plunged into just awful feelings, because Pitch was my least favorite part.” – Beck (02:51)
  • The “delusional” hope that one’s creative project will be “the one” is recounted:
    • “I always have, like, these dreamlike expectations of like, this is the one.” – Kyle (04:22)

2. Creative Struggles and Personal Growth

• The hosts and Taran dig into the psychological resilience needed for show business.
  • “That excitement doesn’t mean anything… it’s just something that’s always there, whether it’s something you’re making or something that you’re in.” – Beck (06:20)
• They acknowledge the reality that, although fame can come as a seismic shift, a sustainable creative career is usually “slow and steady.”
  • “I would kind of realistically prefer the slow and steady sort of situation.” – Beck (08:02)

3. Roommate Memories and Comedy Roots

• Beck and Kyle take listeners back to their pre-SNL days, living with comedy partners in Silverlake, Los Angeles (10:20), including stories about:
  • The infamous uninsulated “laundry room” that Beck lived in.
  • After-hours beer pong games and run-ins with an impossibly cool British neighbor, e.g., “I was hanging out with Dave Navarro last week!” (13:16)
• They recount those creative, broke, and chaotic times as vital to their comedic partnership and camaraderie.

4. Welcoming Taran Killam: Friendship and SNL Appreciation

• Taran is introduced as an incredibly supportive SNL castmate—someone who welcomed Beck and Kyle when they joined (15:55).
  • “He was incredibly welcoming and supportive to us when we got there, which was a big deal.” – Beck (15:40)
• Taran's latest work ("Stumble" and "High Potential") is plugged, and jokes about fictional ‘Freddy Stumble’ abound (16:14).

5. SNL Backstage and Table Read Rituals

• The group delight in memories of SNL table reads, the vulnerability of pitching, and iconic failed material.
  • Stories of Jay Pharoah's “Long John Silver’s” character never making it to air (31:05).
  • Reminiscence about sketches born from silly premises, e.g., “cold brew” coffee that “comes out cold” (32:22).
  • The perils and pleasures of sequel sketches, and how success sometimes gets unwittingly repurposed by others:
    • “Del Taco just used it... Can we get paid for this?” – Kyle (36:20)

6. Improv, First Impressions, and Group Dynamics

• Taran pitches “First Impressions” as a concept for the show—interpreted both as a theme for conversation (meeting people, career moments) and as the classic comedic skill (impersonations) (47:46).
• First impressions provide organic entry into sincere and funny exchanges on how Beck, Kyle, and Taran first saw or met each other, with each sharing personal memories (59:00–73:39).

7. Lightning Round: Impressions Showcase

• The hosts and Taran attempt a rapid-fire impressions challenge, trying out Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, and Arnold Schwarzenegger (78:15–80:07).

8. On the Art of Impressions

• Taran discusses his approach to impressions:
  • “I don’t think I’m good at impressions… I think I’m good at capturing an essence or a melody of somebody that’s like, ‘oh yeah.’” (80:41)
• Beck and Kyle also share their favorites and struggles with impressions, with self-deprecation and mutual admiration.

9. Heartfelt Reflections and Friendship

• The episode ends with the trio expressing admiration and love for one another, crediting early impressions and evolving relationships with shaping their comedy and personal growth (71:40–77:34).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On SNL Pitch Meetings:
  • “Even if something went well, I feel like I was immediately plunged into just awful feelings, because Pitch was my least favorite part.” – Beck (02:51)
• On Hope and Disappointment in Comedy:
  • “That excitement doesn’t mean anything… it’s just something that’s always there…” – Beck (06:20)
• On the Value of Slow and Steady Success:
  • “I would kind of realistically prefer the slow and steady sort of situation.” – Beck (08:02)
• On Friendship:
  • “You're my guy because I was thinking of all that I’ve been through… and I know I got you on my… I know that you’re part of my army that’s fighting for the good.” – Kyle (09:05)
• On Table Read Follies:
  • “Jay had a character that he never got on and I wonder if you remember this guy… a guy that worked at like Long John Silver’s and he’s like, ah, dang, I’m sorry.” – Taran (31:05)
• On Admiration and Influence:
  • “Your voice is so distinct and so strong… your effortless comedic tone… that is enviable and admirable and, you know, covetable.” – Taran to Kyle (70:01)
• On the Art of Impressions:
  • “I don’t think I’m good at impressions… I think I’m good at capturing an essence or a melody of somebody...” – Taran (80:41)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:20–03:30 – SNL sketch confusion and Pitch Meeting anxiety
• 03:44–06:29 – Miley Cyrus SNL video, hope/disappointment, how excitement fuels artistry
• 10:20–13:54 – Silverlake roommate stories, beer pong, eccentric neighbors
• 15:40–17:17 – Welcoming Taran, his supportiveness, jokes about “Stumble” character names
• 31:05–32:29 – Unsuccessful SNL pitch stories; Jay Pharoah’s characters
• 32:22–33:14 – Silly sketch writing process: “cold brew” that comes out cold
• 36:00–36:20 – Del Taco lifts “so all out of cash”; tension over stolen gags
• 40:12–44:24 – Taran’s upbringing, moving from Big Bear, AOL chat rooms
• 47:46–48:17 – Taran pitches “First Impressions” podcast format
• 59:00–73:39 – Trio shares their first impressions of each other, both as comedians and as friends
• 78:15–80:07 – Lightning round: impressions of The Rock, Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, Arnold Schwarzenegger
• 80:41–81:14 – Discussion on the essence versus accuracy in impressions
• 71:40–77:34 – Heartfelt exchanges about how their friendships evolved from those first impressions

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Structure & Tone

The conversation is casual, affectionate, and deeply self-aware, balancing self-effacing humor, professional insight, and emotional candor. Their chemistry is palpable, trading roles between jester, mentor, and friend, returning often to playful inside jokes and loving ribbing.

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Summary for the Uninitiated

This episode is a nostalgia and comedy goldmine for SNL fans or anyone curious about the creative and emotional realities behind top-tier sketch comedy. Beck, Kyle, and Taran peel back the curtain on their collaborative history, vulnerable moments of self-doubt, and the way their very first impressions of one another turned into lasting bonds—as well as enduring comedy material. Taran’s earnest pitch for a “First Impressions” podcast format gives the trio a perfect framework to perform their best impressions and reflect on their lives, both on and off the stage. The result is a rare, authentic glimpse into the relationships that undergird great comedy.

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Transcript

[Beck Bennett]

This is a Headgun podcast. What's our podcast? What's it gonna be all about? Tell us what's our podcast? What should we talk about with Beck and Kyle?

[Kyle Mooney]

What don't you know? We go, what was so funny right there, dude? I was just thinking about some of.

[Taran Killam]

The funny shit you did on Saturday Night Live.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes, you really were. You just. You sat down and you were thinking some of the funny that I did.

[Taran Killam]

Yep.

[Beck Bennett]

And how much I made you crack ass.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. You cracked my ass more than once. I actually remember I had to see Dr. Philibert because my ass had a ligament crack in it. From you.

[Beck Bennett]

You had to see Dr. Philibert? Yes, because. Oh, okay. I'm sorry. You. Because you.

[Kyle Mooney]

Because your was cracking my ass.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, this was on the show?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, it was from after you did the sketch.

[Beck Bennett]

The.

[Kyle Mooney]

The. What the fuck was it?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, those are the one where Attention.

[Kyle Mooney]

Teachers and students sketch.

[Beck Bennett]

I don't. No, that wasn't me. I think that was Jay. Jay Farrow.

[Taran Killam]

Attention teachers and students.

[Beck Bennett]

Attention teachers and students. Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Cause that one cracked my ass up.

[Beck Bennett]

You did like that one. Yeah, it was a funny sketch, but then that was. No. I don't know. I mean, I'm surprised that you confused me with Jay.

[Kyle Mooney]

I thought. I thought you did the Attention teachers and students.

[Beck Bennett]

No. Oh, no.

[Kyle Mooney]

What did you do?

[Beck Bennett]

So. So you. So you went to Dr. Philiberton because of Jay.

[Kyle Mooney]

He cracked my ass up.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay, so. Okay. So I figured. Yeah, Yeah, I did. Like, baby boss and crap. Like.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's right. And that was.

[Beck Bennett]

It was sort of a more of like, physical humor.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, that was the one. It was on Update.

[Beck Bennett]

No, no, I don't think. You know, I. I'm starting to think that maybe you just, like, have a blank spot for everything I did on the show, which is fine. A lot of people do.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's not true. But.

[Beck Bennett]

No, no, no, Babe.

[Kyle Mooney]

Boss crush. First year.

[Beck Bennett]

Dude, are you kidding me?

[Kyle Mooney]

First year. First year.

[Beck Bennett]

Get two recurring sketch. I remember. First year.

[Taran Killam]

Come on.

[Kyle Mooney]

Recurring sketch. First year. I remember. I remember coming in the Monday after the. After that aired.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

And, like, a couple of the writers being like, sketch of the night.

[Beck Bennett]

What? Wow. I don't think you ever told me that, or if you did, I probably wasn't able.

[Kyle Mooney]

It was like one of those scenarios where I feel like I overheard them telling you that, and, like, it was like, you know, Vulture or whatever, AV club, and.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, wow.

[Kyle Mooney]

Really liked it.

[Beck Bennett]

It's probably. It was probably. I mean, very true, but true throughout all the years, but especially early on it was probably hard to enjoy any success because it probably didn't feel. Even if it was a success, it didn't feel as big as it should. And then you were there on Monday and you had to pitch to a new host and then come up with a sketch. And I was like, even if something went well, I feel like I was immediately plunged into just awful feelings. Because Pitch was Miley's favorite part. I don't know if I've said that.

[Kyle Mooney]

But Pitch was definitely stressful. The very. I think the very first video we put out on the show was. Was it the ice cream one, I think, or. No, no, no, no, it wasn't. That was the first one we shot.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

So maybe it was the Miley one.

[Beck Bennett]

Maybe.

[Kyle Mooney]

I think it was the Miley one.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

And I remember when that was coming out, I just sort of assumed. The only sort of reference I had in my head was Lonely island putting out the Lazy Sunday effect. And all of a sudden the entire comedy landscape shifts. Yeah. Changes. And I was like, here we go with our first video.

[Beck Bennett]

Here we go with the Miley video.

[Kyle Mooney]

And it's like nobody talked about it.

[Beck Bennett]

Nobody knew it existed. Except Miley did. She was very sweet.

[Kyle Mooney]

She was always awes and very funny and obviously incredibly talented.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

But, yeah, that's. I mean, like, I don't know if we've talked about that before, but that thing in almost everything I do, like, I always have sort of these dreamlike expectations of like, this is the one.

[Beck Bennett]

Always. And now it's the thing where I'm like, oh, this is just a part of it. This is like a feeling that happens with everything. It's like that sort of. It's almost like the delusional thing you need to have in a way to put things out there and be like, oh, this could be the thing. Like, this is absolutely. Because if you're like, this sucks. I don't like this. I shouldn't be doing this, then what's going to give you the. The. The, you know, the energy to push it forward as much as possible.

[Taran Killam]

Totally agree.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

I feel also with stuff that you're in that you.

[Kyle Mooney]

But, yeah, the Es and flows of like, oh, that didn't do exactly what I.

[Taran Killam]

This.

[Kyle Mooney]

I imagined in my head. You know, like, you could have some pretty wild imaginary. I mean, I don't know about you. Versions of what the future looks like. Like, I want to thank the. What do they call it?

[Beck Bennett]

The Academy.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes, the Academy. We love the Academy.

[Kyle Mooney]

I want to thank the Academy.

[Beck Bennett]

For.

[Kyle Mooney]

Because of. On my new video. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

You're sitting there in bed crying, like, thinking about your. Your speech because of the Miley video. Just like, yeah, just like, I won the Emmy this year.

[Kyle Mooney]

It was just like a really fun. And like, just being on set with Miley and Bobby and Beck and, like, it was a really cool time. And I'm like, you created a whole new award for me.

[Beck Bennett]

It's like a whole new show for me. Dude, this is awesome. Cause it's like.

[Kyle Mooney]

But then when it's not that, like you're saying, I feel like then you, like, have to go through, like, oh, yeah, that had no effect on the culture at all.

[Beck Bennett]

Right.

[Kyle Mooney]

But then.

[Beck Bennett]

And then you're like, well, because of what I thought, it's a failure. It sucks and it's bad. Right. But that's.

[Kyle Mooney]

But then, like, for some. Yeah. Something then excites you again, and then you sort of, like, have that exact same.

[Beck Bennett]

Right.

[Kyle Mooney]

Well, dream all over again. And you're right. It, like, sort of encourages you to work hard, but that thing will inevitably fall flat.

[Beck Bennett]

Absolutely. It takes so long. It's. It's taken so long, I think, for me to go like, oh, that. That feeling that I'm having, that excitement doesn't mean anything.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right.

[Beck Bennett]

It's just something that's always there, whether it's something you're making or something that you're in. Like, I remember with, like. I don't know if I've said this, but with Superman, I was like, here we go. My life is gonna change. And it's like, no, you're just in a movie that a lot of people saw and it was great and people liked it. But, like, it doesn't shift any.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right?

[Beck Bennett]

Doesn't. You stood. You. Like you're just doing what you do.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. But there.

[Beck Bennett]

Things lead to another thing eventually.

[Kyle Mooney]

I would say there is. I would say the. Just to play the devil's advocate of it all, like, it's not. The monumental shift is not there, but there is, like, some sort of shift. Like, all of a sudden, people who aren't aware of you are seeing you. You know what I mean?

[Beck Bennett]

In a different way.

[Kyle Mooney]

I'd like to think that. Yeah. What I tell myself is that work begets work. So even if, like, this job or this thing or this product or this thing that you made didn't blow up, like, somebody saw it and they might be considering you for that next thing. But yes, I think, like.

[Beck Bennett]

And then it also makes you better to take on the other jobs and more experience.

[Kyle Mooney]

But it is. What makes it difficult, I think, is that there are these. There are stories of people kind of fully like their lives changing in incredible ways.

[Beck Bennett]

I feel like two things. One thing is like, in reality, I don't think I want that monumental shift because as we know just from like getting cast on snl, that's like incredibly disruptive for your life. Sure. You know what I mean? Like, if you have a big, big moment like that, it's just like, it's pretty exhausting. Right? Like, I mean, I would prefer. I'd be down for. For one at some point.

[Kyle Mooney]

I mean, I want like, especially if.

[Beck Bennett]

It comes with money and stuff. But like. But I would. I would kind of realistically, I would prefer like the slow and steady sort of situation. But yeah, I like creating.

[Kyle Mooney]

That is unfortunately, that's the reality. Like at the end of the day, I'm gonna be making something.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, that's why we're here. Yeah, this is actually making something.

[Kyle Mooney]

But let's. We don't need to talking industry talk, dude. Like, we're actually normal fucking guys.

[Beck Bennett]

We're actually normal. That was like barely even industry. That was like the creative psyche sort of thing happening. So that's like really good. Our rockas out there, cuz they're all.

[Kyle Mooney]

The shadow of the rocker. If you're not aware, this is what's our podcast with back Ben and Kyle Mooney. The show where we bring in a guest to fit their idea of what the podcast should be about.

[Taran Killam]

And this is so fun.

[Kyle Mooney]

I get to do this with my best friends.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, dude, you crushed it, cuz, like off like that. Just like the. The came straight off the dome, dude. The way you rolled that off and it was like I was just like, that's my guy right there, dude. Cuz like that's my guy right there, dude.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, dude, you're. I'm. You're my guy. Because I was thinking of all the. That I've been through, right?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, a lot.

[Kyle Mooney]

Because I'm trying to be a soldier. And I know that I got you. I know I got you on my. On. I know that you're part of my army that's fighting. Fighting for the good. Fighting for the good.

[Beck Bennett]

Sami, you join. You can. What the. What did the. What does Uncle Sam say? I want you. Teachers and students, attention. Teachers and students. I want you to join the Kyle Army.

[Taran Killam]

Attention.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes, sir.

[Kyle Mooney]

Attention teachers and students.

[Beck Bennett]

Teachers and students.

[Kyle Mooney]

By the way, you're not aware of that sketch. It is very funny.

[Beck Bennett]

It is very funny. And Jay, I feel like when our.

[Kyle Mooney]

Guest comes in, who we've not announced, we can probably bring.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, we can bring it up. That cadence always specifically stuck in your head. You would like, be like, attention. Teachers are doing it. You didn't really do it. But yeah, Jay's a such a funny, wonderful dude. Jay, if you're out there, we miss you.

[Kyle Mooney]

You got to come on the show.

[Beck Bennett]

Jay, you got to come on here. What else?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes, I was thinking about, you know, what I was thinking on the way here. I don't know if you were there for this. And I was like, oh, maybe I shouldn't bring this up today.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay. But now you are, and I'm sure it's fine.

[Kyle Mooney]

But you did. So Beck and I for a minute lived in the same home in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California.

[Beck Bennett]

That's right. For.

[Kyle Mooney]

Maybe we've talked about this before. Beck lived in the, like in what was like a laundry.

[Beck Bennett]

Room.

[Kyle Mooney]

Slash, it was almost like a. I don't say a green room, but it was there.

[Beck Bennett]

Like it was like a porch. Yeah, it was like a sun porch.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Because there was like a sliding door to the house.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay.

[Beck Bennett]

And then there was like this porch that had windows and everything. It was enclosed, but it wasn't like insulated or anything.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, it did had a normal. Anyway, before Beck lived there, it was variations of people, but it was mostly, most consistently myself, Nick Rutherford and Dave McCary. And that laundry room was empty. And then at some point, Beck left whatever home he was living in and lived in the laundry room. Yeah, but that laundry room was used as before you lived there and maybe also while you were in there.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, sometimes while I was in there, I think. Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Beer pong. There's a ping pong table back there. Was it beer pong and like flip cup? We would play.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, I guess both. Yeah, probably.

[Kyle Mooney]

Mostly. Probably Beer pong was the like focal thing and we didn't have regular jobs. I think I was probably like, do. I was working, doing some like, kind of work for usc. Like they would like. I was like kind of production assisting and like, kind of like the little in house documentary type stuff.

[Beck Bennett]

Sure, sure.

[Kyle Mooney]

For a colleague and. But we were also making Internet videos.

[Beck Bennett]

And ad maker studios. Yeah. And doing commercials and. And like.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Trying to make it.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Getting money via commercial acting. But anyway, we would play this. We played beer pong in this laundry room and we had another roommate at one point who had a regular job who worked for a studio. Oh, our friend Tom. And. And we would play. I remember just always pissing him off. I don't want to throw. But, like, we play beer pong on, like, Wednesday night until, like 2:00am and it's like, guys, I have to work tomorrow.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, but. And that was a time where we did not give a fuck about anybody. And we were like, this is the life we've always wanted to live. We're living in a house with friends.

[Kyle Mooney]

Who don't have regular people. And, like, people would come over. There would be like, probably like 10.

[Beck Bennett]

Or 15 people randomly just playing beer.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. And I remember one time, our neighbor, we had this neighbor whose name I don't remember. She was a British woman who was like, probably in her 40s. Like. But, like, cool, right? Like Silver Lake cool. And she had, like. During the day, we'd have very fun interactions. Like, yeah, yeah. I was at this fun party.

[Beck Bennett]

Fun party.

[Kyle Mooney]

And, like, it seemed like we were really down. But, like, the late. The, like, loud music and the beer pong really got to her. And so one. One time she came over and she was like, you guys gotta stop. This has to stop. It's too loud. And like, I'm. I got. I got a family. We gotta sleep. And it's like, she's like. And listen, like, I like to party. Okay. I was hanging out with Dave Navarro last week. That's cool. Yeah, we're like, oh, that is cool. But he's like, but you have to stop.

[Beck Bennett]

I was hanging out with Dave Navarro. I love this accent.

[Taran Killam]

I know.

[Beck Bennett]

It's like sort of punk Cardinal Dave Navarro.

[Kyle Mooney]

I was hanging out with Dave Navarro last week.

[Beck Bennett]

You know, so I'm fucking cool.

[Kyle Mooney]

I'm cool. You know, I like the beer pong. And, you know, you could put some beer in your red cup and you try to sink the ping pong ball, but sometimes you don't make. Sometimes you hit the rim and you get to blow it out.

[Beck Bennett]

You get to blow it out. Oh, come on.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's sort of Mick. But.

[Beck Bennett]

No, no, no, no. I was thinking of a. That wouldn't. Well, Mick is.

[Kyle Mooney]

Ladies and gentlemen.

[Beck Bennett]

Beck's box fell. Beck's box fell. You didn't.

[Kyle Mooney]

You playing the beer pong. You know, what do you lose? Do you have to bounce it in?

[Beck Bennett]

But, you know, there's that one clip of Paul McCartney going like. Yeah, come on.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, yeah, you're right, you're right, you're right.

[Beck Bennett]

I'm sorry.

[Kyle Mooney]

You're right, you're right.

[Beck Bennett]

You.

[Kyle Mooney]

But I guess, like, kind of like.

[Beck Bennett]

The Mick Jagger, sort of the Mick Jagger.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah, you're right.

[Kyle Mooney]

I apologize.

[Beck Bennett]

I don't no, no, you're right. It was a Mick Jagger move, but it was Paul McCartney doing a Mick Jagger move. But not. Okay, we all know what I'm talking about, but I do think it's. I think it's time.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

I really talk about.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. The only reason I brought. I just like the choose. Like, I know Dave Navarro. Like, but it's like something that is, like, that is cool, but also like a little generational. Like, yeah, that was cool. You're hanging out with Dave Navarro, but also like, to us, you know, it was cool in 2008, but what was cool? Like MGMT.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

If she's like, I was hanging out.

[Beck Bennett]

With MGMT, then we would have stopped partying. Yeah, but Dave Navarro. But it's time to talk about our guest today. Okay. That just happened.

[Kyle Mooney]

It's good that we got to talk a little bit old snl, right?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Because our guest today was there with us.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes, he was. He was there when we got there. He was incredibly welcoming and supportive to us when we got there, which was a big deal. Taran Killam, incredible SNL cast member, actor, writer, producer, director.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. He directed Gunther Gunther.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes, Killing Gunther. Killing Gunther, his movie that he wrote as well. He's. He's just a wonderful dude.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

He's currently on Stumble, Stumble, which is a very funny show. He plays a very funny character. Can't wait to talk to him about that.

[Kyle Mooney]

Not named Freddy Stumble.

[Beck Bennett]

No, not Freddy Stumble.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay. I just thought that could be what it was.

[Beck Bennett]

No, no, no, no. It's. No. Just so everybody knows Taryn does not play Freddy Stumble. Do you.

[Kyle Mooney]

Do you.

[Beck Bennett]

What do you know about Freddy Stumble? Or you just came up with that.

[Kyle Mooney]

I was just thinking.

[Beck Bennett]

And you just wanted to cl. Like, he doesn't play Freddy Stumble.

[Taran Killam]

Thank you.

[Beck Bennett]

He doesn't play Ron Ricky Stumble?

[Kyle Mooney]

Dennis Stumble?

[Beck Bennett]

No, I don't think so. He doesn't. I don't know. I don't think the Stumble is the.

[Kyle Mooney]

Last name around for the. That one's just for the Roccos.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, okay. Cuz, like, sometimes, dude, sometimes I don't know when you're joking because I'm like, you probably like, this guy's like, Freddy.

[Kyle Mooney]

A lot of people don't know when I'm joking or when I'm sincere, and it gets me in a lot of trouble.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, yeah. No, I. I typically know when you're.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, you've know. You've known me for a long time. Well, this guy, he's so funny. He's a good friend. And it's going to be a great conversation. And I want to thank you again for being. For being part of my army.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Proud to be a part of the Kyle army. Let's talk to Terrence.

[Kyle Mooney]

Let's give it up for Taran Killam. This episode is brought to you by Nirvana, the Band, the show, the Movie, which is coming to theaters on February 13th.

[Beck Bennett]

Wait, dude, I was like, I heard that. I was like, wait, wait, wait. What the. What? I must have heard something wrong. But no, you're. It's. You're right. It's. Look, here's what the movie's about. When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Look, here's what people are saying about the movie.

[Kyle Mooney]

Variety said it's insane that it exists.

[Beck Bennett]

Slate said a thrilling roof shaking blast.

[Kyle Mooney]

CG magazine called it cinematic anarchy.

[Beck Bennett]

And Kyle and Beck magazine called it holy crapoli. I can't wait to get my hands on this thing and really squeeze it all out. And fandom Wire said give no a movie you absolutely must see to believe.

[Kyle Mooney]

Nirvana, the Band, the Show, the movies in theaters February 13th. Get tickets now. It'd be a good Valentine's Day gift thing eventually.

[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

Or even the ones that are that, that, that are so light you're flying through the air. I hate this.

[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

Okay, I love the. I love the pants.

[Beck Bennett]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

When you buy something and you're like, ooh, now there's going to be another. Now they're going to add more money. It's like, oh, no, they're going to send that to me. I'm just paying the amount that on this one you get 20% off too on your first purchase. So you're not only getting 20% off, but you get to enjoy the free shipping too on any US orders over.

[Beck Bennett]

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[Taran Killam]

I don't know.

[Beck Bennett]

Around. Well, if we could take that out of the ad if we need to. But look, we love our pets. Look at mine over here. Yeah, yeah. Just the other day my pet did the funniest thing. He's doing this right now. This is. Look, this is what I'm trying to say is this is my pet, okay? And I have to take care of him. Okay, look, it's a. This is a quick message from today's sponsor, the ASPCA Pet Health Insurance Program. Okay? Life with a pet like this is full of surprises. A chewed up sock, a spur of the moment adventure. This guy's always chewing my socks. An unexpected vet bill. I didn't know that was. Yeah, you didn't know it was gonna be that expensive when you ate that sock and it went through your.

[Kyle Mooney]

It was good.

[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Taran Killam]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

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[Beck Bennett]

Good boy. Thank you. This is a paid advertisement. Insurance is underwritten by either Independence American Insurance Company or United States Fire Insurance Company and produced by PTZ Insurance Agency.

[Kyle Mooney]

And I was brought to you by Fuggo.

[Beck Bennett]

The HPCA is not an insurer and is not engaged in the business of insurance. What'd you say, Fuggo?

[Kyle Mooney]

More socks, please.

[Taran Killam]

Gotta be healthy, man.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Hey, that's. That's actually good. That's actually medicine, dude.

[Taran Killam]

You know?

[Beck Bennett]

You know, that's medicine. It's organic.

[Kyle Mooney]

If you're just joining us, we're talking about smoking weed. Is that not what we were talking about?

[Beck Bennett]

No, no, we were. No, no, I'm not saying that we were. No, I'm saying right out of the gate, just talking about smoking weed.

[Taran Killam]

I didn't mean to check him for a wire.

[Kyle Mooney]

I feel good. All right, so I turned a couple people in.

[Taran Killam]

21 Jump Street.

[Beck Bennett]

No, I do. I do, like, work for the police occasionally. That's cool. Yeah, I just. I just wear a mic wherever and I can just be like, I've recorded these people, like, if you can do anything.

[Taran Killam]

That's your other podcast?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, the Narc Files. It's all public, too. Yeah. Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Is that true?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, yeah, it's definitely true. Yeah, yeah. It's called the narc files. Taran listens. That's great. That's great. And I really get commenter.

[Kyle Mooney]

We're here with. Do we ever do that?

[Beck Bennett]

Do we say, like, we're here with Taran Killam? No. I don't know. Because we start differently all the time. Sometimes this conversation's just going people not to.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay, but let's not do it.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay? We are not here with Taran Killam.

[Taran Killam]

Well, don't do that.

[Beck Bennett]

We're trying to figure out how to podcast. We are here with the team AD. Thank you so much for being here.

[Kyle Mooney]

What's love and stumble.

[Taran Killam]

That's cool.

[Beck Bennett]

Stumble.

[Taran Killam]

Out the gate.

[Beck Bennett]

Out the gate. Okay.

[Taran Killam]

Come together, druggies. And I'm going to promote the hell out of your new gig.

[Beck Bennett]

I. I've been. I couldn't wait to tell you, like, wow, it's. That's so cool that you get to play like a guy.

[Taran Killam]

I agree.

[Beck Bennett]

A guy for months in your life.

[Taran Killam]

I'm tired of stealing jobs from women.

[Beck Bennett]

I mean, I was gonna go into all the details of the character, but I'll just go to the one that I'm jealous of. A guy with brain damage.

[Taran Killam]

I know, I know.

[Beck Bennett]

Unnetworked. And it's like such a fun built in joke to like, you can be a total, sweet, normal, supportive guy or what, and then just like dip out for a second. Exactly. Like, you know, it's. It's so fun.

[Taran Killam]

It's such a fun character. It's really well writt. Jeff and Liz Asroff. Thank you for. Thank you for job.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes, absolutely.

[Taran Killam]

I love the cast is so nice and great.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

Got to be in New York. Ran into this dude.

[Beck Bennett]

That's right.

[Taran Killam]

In a real New York chance encounter.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. We were going to top of the.

[Kyle Mooney]

Empire State Building situation.

[Taran Killam]

Exactly. My backpack.

[Beck Bennett]

We were both proposing to people.

[Taran Killam]

I got brain problems doing research.

[Beck Bennett]

We were. We ran into each other at a Broadway show. And then I was. I went down to. We were like, like, late. They were like, curtains coming up. Everybody get in. I was like, oh, God. I like, there's no intermission. I was like, I'm gonna go try to pee. I think you can make it happen. I went down and like, they did another, like, warning thing. And I just, like, stood there. I was like, checked in with my body as we tell our kids to do. And I was like, I don't need it. I can. I can make it. I, like, changed. I just went from, like, standing still to, like, going up the stairs. And my Calf went fast, twitch. And it was just, like, out of nowhere. And I, like, hobbled into the theater. I don't know if you saw me do this.

[Taran Killam]

I saw you. I. Cause you guys were on the left side. I was on the right side. And I feel like I saw you come in late.

[Beck Bennett]

I feel. Well, I feel like we were, like. I think we were, like, 10 rows back, like, center orchestra.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

So, like, right in the middle.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

And I, like. Curtain was about to come up. Like, lights are coming down, and I, like, hobbled down the aisle, and I was like, jesse, I tore my calf. I tore my calf. Like, everybody can hear. She's like, why are you okay? Lights are coming down. I'm like, I'm gonna go. I sit. Like, I went up, and one of the ushers, like, brought me ice, and I sat in a chair in the back of the theater for the first 10 minutes until they did late seating and iced it. Because it's, you know, it's important to do that. Yes. Ice. We'll definitely get all into that later.

[Taran Killam]

But that's New York City ice.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. New York City ice is different.

[Taran Killam]

Trying to hassle nobody. Trying to keep your calf together, if anything.

[Beck Bennett]

That's right. Trying to cool you off. Trying to heal your ass. Did you. And then I. And then I came in late. So anyway, it was.

[Kyle Mooney]

What was the show?

[Beck Bennett]

Bear Lake. Something. Bear Lake. It was a Steppenwolf show.

[Taran Killam]

Bear Lake. Ridge Road. Little Bear Ridge Road.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Taran Killam]

Little Bear Ridge Road, where we met Calf.

[Beck Bennett]

She was fantastic.

[Taran Killam]

Incredible, amazing.

[Kyle Mooney]

Do you. And do you. In that situation, like, do you like being the guy with the ice on your calf in the theater?

[Beck Bennett]

Of course I do.

[Taran Killam]

That's why I tore my calf. You're on Broadway, and I'm stealing your thunder.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. And I'm just, like, in. Right. You know, like, crinkle in the bag. Trying to keep it on my.

[Taran Killam]

I was in this theater. I noticed none of it. It wasn't until after. And we sort of missed each other because I was looking for you, and.

[Beck Bennett]

I was very slow, too.

[Taran Killam]

And you're like, I broke myself. And we have a dinner, and we're gonna do it because we never get out together.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

We were like. I was excited about going to this restaurant.

[Taran Killam]

It was like, how was that?

[Beck Bennett]

It was good. It was. To be honest, it was. Food was really good. But it was one of those restaurants that was like, a lot of, like, it wasn't authentic. Okay. It's kind of a trendy thing.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah. More presentational.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. How was their calf ice Cafe was good. They gave me a bag. Yeah, it was really nice. Yeah. Yeah. I strapped it up, we stopped at a cvs, got a wrap, strapped it to the thing while we had dinner. It was, it was great. It was a nice night. Yeah, man.

[Kyle Mooney]

You guys must have had so much fun in New York.

[Taran Killam]

It was great. It's the greatest city in the world.

[Kyle Mooney]

You think so?

[Beck Bennett]

No.

[Kyle Mooney]

Do you have a vote? Do you.

[Taran Killam]

Do you have a feeling of the greatest city in the world?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

My favorite city for a city to spend time in is London.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, wow.

[Taran Killam]

No language barrier for me. So that's very self motivated. But also that combination of metropolitan and. And trend setting and culture, art, all the things and just like incomparable history even compared to New York. Like the. Just. Just truly thousands of years of history as opposed to a couple hundred.

[Kyle Mooney]

And the, the, the.

[Taran Killam]

And the, the way that.

[Beck Bennett]

The way they thought.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah, it's very civilized.

[Kyle Mooney]

Right. Y don't know if you guys remember this. Do you remember the soldier? The soldiers who just like don't.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, dude. Yes. At Buckingham palace or some. They're dope with the big ass hats.

[Taran Killam]

You can try, you can try to go hog wild. You can w out on them, dude.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

They will mess you up. They'll you up.

[Kyle Mooney]

That is when people try to with them. That's the funniest I know.

[Beck Bennett]

Right? They post a photo of like or whatever. Right.

[Taran Killam]

They look like cone heads. Snl.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. I was. We were going to actually talk about back in the day with snl cuz. Do you remember Attention teachers and students.

[Taran Killam]

Teach us a student. Philip J. Fry. Of course.

[Beck Bennett]

Kyle brought that up in the. Yeah, in the, in the intro. He was like, he started laughing. I was like, what are you thinking about? He's like, I'm laughing about all the funny you used to do on snl. Like attention teachers and students. I had to break it to him that that wasn't me.

[Taran Killam]

You thought it was Beck.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

Did you actually, first of all, if that's true, that's beautiful of you.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

Cuz like you don't see race clearly. Yeah, no, that's cool as hell. Jay had a character that he never got on and I wonder if you remember this guy. They pitched it many times, but it was a guy that worked at like Long John Silver's and he's like, ah, dang, I'm sorry.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, yes.

[Taran Killam]

Look, I'm sorry, okay. I messed that up. I'm sorry. I ordered the fish and chips and this is just A fried boot. Ah, look. Oh, dang. I'm sorry.

[Kyle Mooney]

I don't.

[Beck Bennett]

I remember that for sure.

[Kyle Mooney]

The main one I remember is I'm Lorne Michaels.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Something to that effect. It was like kind of a. Yeah, yeah. Funny rap song.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Homage.

[Taran Killam]

Homage. Love letter.

[Beck Bennett]

Jay, we love you.

[Taran Killam]

We love you.

[Kyle Mooney]

Which is always just a funny thing. Thing, too. Like, I mean, the table read is a pretty incredible event that takes place and can. It's. It's a place of vulnerability. You. You've written some. You spent all Tuesday writing something, and now you're presenting it, and it's. It's. It's either gonna live or die.

[Taran Killam]

And more often than not, it's when you're the least rested.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes, it's the least rested, absolutely.

[Kyle Mooney]

But like, a piece like that where.

[Taran Killam]

It'S like, I'm Lauren Michaels.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. J rapping. I'm Lauren Michaels. And then like, Lauren just sort of at the end of the table.

[Taran Killam]

Take it.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay.

[Taran Killam]

Just had to take it.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

She hadn't.

[Beck Bennett]

Bumper.

[Kyle Mooney]

And I probably got to experience that at least two times. Open up Emerson bc.

[Beck Bennett]

Bumper.

[Kyle Mooney]

Really funny.

[Beck Bennett]

I. I mean, Taryn and I. It was you, me, and I don't know if it was you, but cold. Cold.

[Kyle Mooney]

Cole. Dylan and Cole Sprouse.

[Taran Killam]

No.

[Beck Bennett]

No.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes.

[Taran Killam]

Right?

[Beck Bennett]

You, me, and Dylan and Cole Sprouse. Cold brew. It was like. It was a co. Coffee that, like, you drank that, like, it was cold brew, but it would go through you so quickly, and when it came out, it was cold. So you would really wake you up. Because you would. Yeah, because. Because it was like the coffee. Do you know, we were. We were laughing so hard, and you died at the table. Yeah. Something we wrote.

[Taran Killam]

So we did. Oh, funny.

[Beck Bennett]

And it was like the coffee where it's like, you thought coffee would wake you up, but this cold brew moves through it, helps you have your morning bottles, and it comes out cold. So when it comes out cold and we were doing this thing going, yes, that.

[Taran Killam]

That is familiar. Hey, honey, who's gonna take this kids to school?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Yeah, I will. I'm ready.

[Taran Killam]

I'm on it. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

And there was, like, not a single moment we were laughing so much.

[Kyle Mooney]

How earlier, deep into your tenure, do you think that was?

[Beck Bennett]

I must have been like my third.

[Taran Killam]

Deeper. Had to be deeper.

[Beck Bennett]

Third or fourth.

[Taran Killam]

So when I think of all three of us, us still to this day is. We love you, The three bros who are three bro monsters.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

Little monster bros. Was that our first?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. We love you. But, like, where it's like it's like if we say it enough, it'll be funny.

[Taran Killam]

Right?

[Kyle Mooney]

There's like nothing there.

[Beck Bennett]

There's no.

[Taran Killam]

There's no point of view. There's no heightening. It just got louder. Was the heightening another thing I think of that I don't even. Well, you know what? You may have pitched it it after I left, but your little. Your little original Beck Bennett original songs are still some of my favorite things.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, thank you.

[Taran Killam]

And they're. And. And probably not a week goes by where I don't go, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, all the time. Like anytime somebody says yeah, yeah, yeah, like that. Like, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, this is my song.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. That was my birthday. So we were saying before you came in here how supportive and, like, welcoming you were to both of us when we got to snl. That was such a. I was so excited when.

[Taran Killam]

When I found out you were hired because I. I've said this to you many times off pod, but I was such a fan of your work. I just was like, these guys are hilarious.

[Beck Bennett]

And I think.

[Taran Killam]

I think maybe I first saw one of your convention videos first, but then the one that did it for me was Goodbye Son was like my favorite. Such a funny sketch and showing it to people and.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Thank you, man. Well, we were such a fan of your work as well when we came onto the show. So, like, to get your encouragement and support meant so much and like, one of my favorites. Speaking of Goodbye, Son, I was gonna bring this up. Wait, Freddie the over. Freddie the. Or Eddie the overprotective brother?

[Taran Killam]

Yeah, Eddie.

[Beck Bennett]

Eddie, right? Yeah, you said the gly sky. Yeah. Like, I love that so much. Thanks, dude. And it's like, it is like. It's like, like similar to. I mean, it's just like, I love sketches. Kyle and I played brothers in a sketch that we loved. Like, relate. Family. Those dynamics are so funny to me.

[Taran Killam]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

Like, it's the best and immediately relatable.

[Taran Killam]

Because, you know, someone want. Yeah. Someone's experiencing.

[Beck Bennett]

I love that.

[Kyle Mooney]

And that was Justin Bieber.

[Taran Killam]

That was with Bieber. And we brought it back with Bruce Willis.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Taran Killam]

Which was only tricky in that he's such a mega star.

[Beck Bennett]

And.

[Taran Killam]

And you always get that advice that. That I think has merit, but can. Can shift the game of a premise, of course, which is like. But the host has to be funny too.

[Kyle Mooney]

This. The. The.

[Beck Bennett]

Right.

[Taran Killam]

The second.

[Kyle Mooney]

The sequel sketch is a tough thing.

[Taran Killam]

It's a. It's a high bar. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

We tried that with. With Brothers as well, and it's like the energy of them.

[Kyle Mooney]

So all out of cash.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh yeah, that's right. That did.

[Taran Killam]

Not such a good one.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, it went to dress the second one.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah, but that was such a huge sketch. Like that caught at me. That was the thing where like on Monday you would hear it on the street.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, yeah, we would.

[Kyle Mooney]

We would hear Del Taco like fully like lift it.

[Beck Bennett]

We would be driving in LA and hear like come to Del Taco. Oh man, I'm all out of cash.

[Kyle Mooney]

They just like use it and like we had our reps be like, can you talk to them? Can we get paid for this? I think somebody did get a hold of somebody at Del Taco and they're like, no.

[Beck Bennett]

They don't own that. They don't. It's like I don't think they own that. So you could like here's a. You want to take it for Court fries?

[Taran Killam]

Yeah, but Delta Taco in our name.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, yeah, we are. I love Del Taco. I love the chicken tacos, love the big fat taco.

[Taran Killam]

My kid loves Del Taco. Cuz they do like a full vegetarian taco. They have a vegetarian option.

[Beck Bennett]

What's in that thing? Is it like some. Some fake meat or something?

[Taran Killam]

Like tofu base or tempeh or something. And she obsess obsessed with it over talk. Like Taco Bell is a joke to her.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

I never was there in the odds. Girl, you weren't there in the late 90s odds.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

I got to know your order but I got two things to say real quick.

[Taran Killam]

Y' all just to.

[Kyle Mooney]

We actually don't need to cover this but Gle thing is Gl people not seen the sketch. The whole premise is that Justin Bieber mixes up the he says rather than good to meet you or nice to meet you.

[Taran Killam]

Glad to meet you.

[Beck Bennett]

Glad to meet you.

[Kyle Mooney]

Nice to meet you.

[Beck Bennett]

Nice to meet you.

[Kyle Mooney]

Nice to meet you. And then you rip on him for.

[Beck Bennett]

The D. You're this. Oh, cuz he's. He's dating your sister. She's back from college.

[Taran Killam]

This was a groundling sketch to your point earlier of like, like not having any real meat behind the premise other than like a sound or word. This dynamic I. I had worked on at Groundley, which is like I love. It's sort of like it a confident stupidity. Right. Or overcompensating for insecurity. Right. Like any bro, any macho insecure and a guy that lives in the basement of his parents house past the time he should have trying to do like it's such a Hollow idea of like, the big bro takes care of the sister.

[Beck Bennett]

Right.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's what.

[Taran Killam]

Like, that's such an old world dynamic.

[Beck Bennett]

That.

[Taran Killam]

That was kind of funny to me. And that like a very sweet meet cute, like, meaning the parents. This guy's already vulnerable and he's so nice.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. There's not a threat at all. It doesn't need any protecting.

[Taran Killam]

Like, just. Just. Just a worthless bully was such a funny idea to me.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

And so it's like. Yeah. He won't let go of the fact he's like, glice. What did you say? Glice. I sounds so dumb. And then more details about. About my guy, how sad he is.

[Kyle Mooney]

To me, that and I feel like shout out San Diego on my homies. That energy of, like a smile, but deep sadness beneath it is always to me very funny. Like, I remember in middle school, I. I feel like I'll tell the story and it will not amount to anything. So I apologize ahead of time. But like, like a bigger kid in our science, like, more taller in stature, sort of got maybe his, like, chair pulled from underneath him by a. A smaller kid. And he was like, clearly embarrassed, but put on the biggest smile. Like, why would you do that, Peter?

[Beck Bennett]

Why'd you do that?

[Kyle Mooney]

You think that's funny?

[Beck Bennett]

That's not funny. I'm good.

[Kyle Mooney]

I'm good. Clearly that way. Why would you do that, Peter? Why would you do that? I love it.

[Taran Killam]

Is that.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. That constant energy, like, I'm good.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah. It's like an immediate juxtaposition of energy. But, I mean, vulnerability. I think we're all empathetic people. So you feel for him, but you're like. You're reacting in the worst way possible.

[Kyle Mooney]

You can't be that loud.

[Taran Killam]

You can't be that loud. It's not matching, like, the. The context of the situation.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's legendary. Moments like that live in my will. Live with me forever. So Ground Lanes. Yeah. You went. I mean, I wonder how much. What I like. We got a Culver. You were born in Culver City.

[Taran Killam]

Oh, yeah. Let's get in.

[Beck Bennett]

Let's. Let's rewind. Where did. Where did the whole.

[Kyle Mooney]

Where's the whole thing? How long were you in Big Bear?

[Taran Killam]

Where's the taren from Taran was in Big Bear, California from second grade to ninth grade.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Ski or snowboard?

[Taran Killam]

Started skiing. And then my mom's like, snowboarding was cooler. So I was like, please.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

And she's like, okay, but we already bought you skis, so you have to do both. I was like, totally. And I just snowballed.

[Beck Bennett]

I promise. I want to ski.

[Taran Killam]

Mom. I'll do both. Calm down.

[Beck Bennett]

What was. What was it like growing up in Big Bear? Was it fun or.

[Taran Killam]

I loved it. Yeah, it was quite idyllic. It was seasonal in Southern California, which is really cool. A lot of nature, small town vibes. You know, your parents knew your teacher's first name. You know, a lot of. A lot of that. And then by the time I got out, because I went to laksa, which is the LA County High School for the Arts here in la, and I switched in sophomore year, and that's kind of the age where you start to realize, like, oh, it's a beautiful, lovely place in a nice small town, but it's also pretty culturally cut off.

[Beck Bennett]

But you didn't feel that growing up.

[Taran Killam]

No, no, we got out at the right time. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Why? Was it even that good?

[Taran Killam]

1, 2, 3.

[Beck Bennett]

How many kids were your school.

[Kyle Mooney]

Wait, how many.

[Beck Bennett]

Like, how big.

[Kyle Mooney]

How.

[Beck Bennett]

How big was your. How big. How many kids were in your class?

[Taran Killam]

I think. I think it was around, like 100 kids.

[Kyle Mooney]

You wanted to know the number.

[Beck Bennett]

I want to know how big the school.

[Taran Killam]

What's the pop, man?

[Beck Bennett]

I want to know.

[Taran Killam]

Give us the stats.

[Beck Bennett]

Like, I know he's graduating class.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay, so it's 100. All right, so that's like not quite 200, but, man, that's a little less than 200.

[Beck Bennett]

But I told you it wasn't a good question. I was just trying to get an idea. Okay, I got it. I think I got. My school was big. I had a thousand kids per class.

[Taran Killam]

Population of big be hovers around 35, 000.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay, okay. But not all those kids were in your class.

[Kyle Mooney]

No.

[Taran Killam]

Hell no.

[Kyle Mooney]

Did you feel like.

[Taran Killam]

Well, I'm from. No, man, ask the question.

[Beck Bennett]

I bet it's great.

[Kyle Mooney]

You gotta give me a second to ask my question.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, now he's feeling that flow. Let's go.

[Kyle Mooney]

I need a moment. So potent. I'm trying to think of the question to ask. My ask is my ask.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, that was really. Whoa. That was so back when you guys.

[Kyle Mooney]

Are talking about Broadway. Question commences.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Defenses applied. What will I give Taryn and will he survive? Question.

[Taran Killam]

Alexander Barnsworth. Alexander Barnesworth. There's a mystery waiting for you.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Taran Killam]

Charlie Echo.

[Beck Bennett]

And Charlie Echo.

[Taran Killam]

Did you love that episode? Yes. And do I think that that's what the podcast should be? Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay.

[Beck Bennett]

We might be going in that episode.

[Taran Killam]

If you don't continue that. That was so joyful.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, thank you. Well, we're gonna keep on working on the genres.

[Kyle Mooney]

I don't need to ask more Big Bear questions, but my question was going to be, did you note. Because I would go to Big Bear from San Diego to ski, of course.

[Taran Killam]

Probably up the 15 prob.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yep, 15 north. What was there when people would come in to visit? Did that affect your life in any way? Like, oh, like, ooh, cool kids.

[Taran Killam]

Not everybody was this way. One of the first Winter X Games was at Snow Summit and that was sick. And they were like airing stuff on MTV and sometimes they do MTV Spring break up there too. Stuff like that was very cool. You'd never really meet like a girl from, you know, off the hill. Like a lot of the real sort of, of closed minded, territorial people would call them flatlanders because we lived on a mountain and they lived on flatland. And they'd be like, all these goddamn flatlanders coming up here, all this traffic. I'm just trying to get to my bar.

[Beck Bennett]

We're all gonna do something to him. Turn. You want to come with us?

[Taran Killam]

We're gonna bring these flatlanders down. Oh, I thought you were gonna up. You were gonna.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

Oh, okay, cool.

[Beck Bennett]

I was gonna do like a prank. Like, like throw some, throw some old bread.

[Taran Killam]

Peanut butter.

[Beck Bennett]

That's some peanut butter.

[Taran Killam]

Trying to say like, they pay their taxes and we gotta take their dog. But no, never met. Never met. Off the hill, girl. You know, AOL chat rooms. That's what that was all about.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, yeah, I remember there's a girl.

[Taran Killam]

Where, like, I talked to her on the phone. She said she was from San Diego.

[Kyle Mooney]

Really?

[Taran Killam]

You got to the phone 1112. It was, it was big and, and so scary. Hey, yeah, it was fun. Okay, maybe we'll meet up. Okay, bye. You know, but like, she.

[Kyle Mooney]

You were hundreds of miles away from each other.

[Taran Killam]

No, I mean, you know, it was like a, what, two and a half hour drive?

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, sure.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

That was stupid of me to say.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, that was crazy. But how many kids were in your class again?

[Taran Killam]

I hovered roughly around 100.

[Beck Bennett]

All right. I'm still doing the math on that.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah. Big Bear. Big Bear High School, I think, like, is like about 500 kids. So maybe like a class will be 120 and then another one will be less.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay, now I'm really getting a good.

[Kyle Mooney]

I remember my, my AOL profile had like, I, I had on there. Like, it was like all the bands I liked, right. Which was like a lot like Ben Harper, Dave Matthew's band. Jurassic 5, etc. Etc. Etc.

[Beck Bennett]

Eclectic.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. But then it was also, like, desperate, I'm desperately seeking a.

[Beck Bennett]

A.

[Kyle Mooney]

A girlfriend or something like that.

[Beck Bennett]

Deep connection.

[Kyle Mooney]

And then I remember, like, one to.

[Taran Killam]

Love for one life.

[Kyle Mooney]

I definitely, like. I remember actually my brother Sean, like, looking at my profile. Are you sure you went desperately in there?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Like, it's good feedback. Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

It's constructive.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, I think so.

[Beck Bennett]

Because I'm really looking.

[Taran Killam]

He's not shaming you outright, like, letting it be your decision?

[Kyle Mooney]

No, I think it should be in there because I do really want a girlfriend.

[Beck Bennett]

I really want. I'm really desperate.

[Kyle Mooney]

But I remember, like, yeah, kind of like at some point, being able to. Being able to. I don't know, talking to some random girl. I don't know how it happened if, like, she was a friend of a friend or what, but, like. Like, I sent over a picture of myself, but it was not myself because I didn't have a photo of myself and, like, uploaded friend Mark had sent me.

[Beck Bennett]

So you were catfishing.

[Kyle Mooney]

But I wasn't.

[Taran Killam]

Had the ability to catfish.

[Kyle Mooney]

I wasn't doing it, like, in a malicious. It was just like, I just didn't have a photo of it.

[Beck Bennett]

It's my friend. It's like, not me, but it's like, my friend.

[Kyle Mooney]

It's the kind of guy I hang.

[Beck Bennett]

Out with, so it's almost me, dude.

[Kyle Mooney]

And she was.

[Taran Killam]

We're of a kind.

[Kyle Mooney]

She was like, I. She's like. I sent her the photo and she's like, that's not you. And I was like, shut up. Oh, no.

[Taran Killam]

How'd she know?

[Beck Bennett]

I don't know.

[Kyle Mooney]

But, like, maybe, like, she had seen. She's like, maybe I look too old. I don't know what it was, but she could definitely tell I was not the kid who went to Scripps Ranch High School. And then she. And then she's like. Said something like, bro, I'm never talking to you again. There's no. It's no wonder you're desperate. Desperate.

[Taran Killam]

Oh, damn, that hurts. And I just picture Sean, like, leaning in the doorway, and he, like, sets down a cup of tea, and he's like, sorry, bud. It's okay. I'll help you change the profile.

[Beck Bennett]

Hey, let's take desperate off together.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

And then we kiss.

[Taran Killam]

The best part is kissing your brother.

[Kyle Mooney]

All right, so the premise of our podcast is to figure out what our podcast should be about.

[Taran Killam]

I know this.

[Kyle Mooney]

Taran, do you have any ideas for what you think our podcast should be about?

[Taran Killam]

As I hinted at earlier, I Because I've listened to every episode and. And have enjoyed myself every time. I have probably too many.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay.

[Taran Killam]

But the one that I'm kind of most excited about and, like, is kind of my earnest pitch is first impressions.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay. And that's broad. That can mean a lot of things.

[Taran Killam]

It could mean a lot of things. It could be, like, your first impression of things, but also because that RFK was sick as hell.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, wow. Thank you.

[Taran Killam]

It's also. It's both. It's like, hey, what was your first impression of when the two of you met in 2003?

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. September. Ish.

[Taran Killam]

And, like, talking about the actual first impressions. But then you also do impressions of celebrities, but it's people you've never done before.

[Beck Bennett]

Great. Oh, wow. Oh, so we could. Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

First time doing them.

[Taran Killam]

Or it could be about the Ram.

[Beck Bennett]

How'd they beat the Bears? That was close. No, it's okay. But that was. Oh, great game.

[Taran Killam]

Sorry.

[Beck Bennett]

We wanted. We lost in the best way.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah. You lost. Because coming away with the W, the story was still Caleb's.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Yeah, it was.

[Taran Killam]

It was.

[Kyle Mooney]

I didn't even get to say too, like.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

On your new show, Stumble.

[Taran Killam]

Yes, sir. Thank you.

[Kyle Mooney]

You play a football coach?

[Taran Killam]

Football coach. Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Is that. That must be exciting in its own.

[Taran Killam]

It works. It hasn't. It is exciting. No, I would say, like, in the pilot, we were on an actual football field, Right. And I had a football. I was like, who wants to throw it around? And they're like, no, we're here to make a TV show. Exactly. And now we've not really gone back to the football world much, but eventually a writers.

[Beck Bennett]

It's cool, because I did see. I was like, oh, that's cool. Darren's, like, getting to coach a team.

[Taran Killam]

Out there, and he knows that. He know. I mean, probably where it's. Where there's the most value is where they're like, hey, Phil, fill the beginning of the scene before the dialogue starts. And I can say, like, real. Real football terms. Run post route when.

[Kyle Mooney]

When the football player comes around, you make rushing six. Of course.

[Beck Bennett]

Play action. Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

It's a sport of kings. Better than diamond rings.

[Beck Bennett]

Whoa.

[Kyle Mooney]

Football Ter. Ter the Musical.

[Taran Killam]

How does a kid from Big Bear do first impressions?

[Kyle Mooney]

All right, let's go do first impression.

[Taran Killam]

Let's get out of here.

[Beck Bennett]

Let's go do first impression.

[Kyle Mooney]

Sorry I didn't give you a chance.

[Taran Killam]

First impressions. Going with the stress and feeling that, like, he's back at an SNL table read, but he's got his bros, so he's feeling kind of chill. And now he's going to deliver on a theme that they need.

[Kyle Mooney]

Attention, teachers and students.

[Beck Bennett]

Attention teachers and students. Let's go to the imp.

[Taran Killam]

This woman did this for you. For you.

[Kyle Mooney]

Support for today's episode comes from Square. Yeah, you're all in one business partner making your day today easier.

[Taran Killam]

That's right.

[Beck Bennett]

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[Kyle Mooney]

And keep things moving. By the way.

[Beck Bennett]

Way.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

My name's Digger.

[Beck Bennett]

And my name's Root.

[Kyle Mooney]

And we're Digger and Root. Whether. Whether you're running a cafe salon. O I would love to do either of those.

[Beck Bennett]

Ooh, yes. We should do a cafe salon, a.

[Kyle Mooney]

Boutique or something entirely your own.

[Beck Bennett]

Which if we did a cafe salon, that would be our own.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yep.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Square gives you the flexibility to grow at your own pace and even set up an online store in just a few clicks.

[Beck Bennett]

And right now, listeners can get up to $200 off Square hardware. When you sign up at square.com go beck and code Kyle. That's S Q U-A-R-E.com go/beckandkyle. Visit Square to get started because the right tools make all the difference.

[Kyle Mooney]

The record store I go to, that's pretty close by. It uses square.

[Beck Bennett]

Are you serious?

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. And I, I love how flexible square is.

[Beck Bennett]

I mean, yeah, I've seen it where it's just easy. It's seamless.

[Kyle Mooney]

It's seamless, dude.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. Yeah, totally.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. All kinds of businesses, I would say.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Whether it's a small boutique or like.

[Kyle Mooney]

Pop up art gallery. Weekend market stall. Yeah, like a food truck.

[Beck Bennett]

Exactly. Sometimes when I'm at a yoga studio, dude, we're like the same guy.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, we gotta kick it more. Square adjusts to. Square adjusts to what you need. You can sell in person or online from one location or several. It's built to move with you and adapt as your business grows.

[Beck Bennett]

Square keeps you up so you don't have to slow down. Get everything you need to run and grow your business without any long term commitments. And why wait right now you can get up to 200 off square hardware at square.com go beckandkile. That's S Q U-A-R-E.com G O/beckandkile. Run your smart business smarter with square.

[Kyle Mooney]

Get started today. Run your business smarter with square. Get started today.

[Beck Bennett]

And that was actually me. Beck the way whole time.

[Kyle Mooney]

Today's episode is brought to you By Alma?

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. A year from today, who do you want to be? Kyle? Or the listeners? What version of yourself?

[Kyle Mooney]

Hercules. Hercules?

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. I wanted you to be Hercules, too.

[Kyle Mooney]

Thank you.

[Beck Bennett]

From the movie the Clump Family. Does that version that you're going to meet the. The Hercules from the Hercules Clump. You going to be less anxious or you going to feel more like yourself?

[Kyle Mooney]

Know, I'll probably be pretty anxious because all of a sudden I'm a clump.

[Beck Bennett]

I hear you, brother.

[Kyle Mooney]

Hercules.

[Taran Killam]

Hercules.

[Beck Bennett]

I don't know what Hercules is going through.

[Kyle Mooney]

Ask me the question again. Ask me the question again.

[Beck Bennett]

A year from today, who do you want to be?

[Kyle Mooney]

I want to be confident. I want to be happy with who I am and the people I surround myself with.

[Beck Bennett]

That's great. So that's the version of yourself you'd like to meet. You want to feel less anxious, right? Yeah. You want to feel more like yourself.

[Kyle Mooney]

I get very anxious.

[Beck Bennett]

What if that thing you've been secretly worried about just took up less space in your mind?

[Kyle Mooney]

I would love that. There's so much stuff I worry about that I'm so obsessive about. And if I could sort of just spend less time focusing on that so that I could be in the present and, you know, I'm thinking about these things that I'm so that. Like, I feel like this is an emergency or something like that, but it's like I don't think it actually is. Do you know what I mean?

[Beck Bennett]

Okay. I know. I feel you. The less. The less thought you give something, the less space it takes up in your mind. The right therapist can help you with that, Kyle. Okay.

[Kyle Mooney]

I believe that I've had some good ones.

[Beck Bennett]

I'll help you find that therapist. I've had some. I've had one really good one. But Alma has a directory of 20,000 therapists with different specialties. Like. Like. And life experiences and identities. And 99% of them take insurance. Did you know that?

[Kyle Mooney]

I did. And I actually know the other 1%. And they are. They're nice people, too.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, they're really good. They're doing their. They're doing their best.

[Kyle Mooney]

Best.

[Beck Bennett]

But look, you.

[Kyle Mooney]

They don't want to take the insurance, but they're still nice people.

[Beck Bennett]

They do things a little differently. You deserve to feel like that future version of yourself. Kyle, a year from today isn't that far away. It started.

[Kyle Mooney]

Now it's a whole new year. And another. We're already talking about another year.

[Beck Bennett]

I know, just. But at the end. We're talking about at the end of 20, 26. So still within this year, but, like, December 31st. Yeah. You can be a whole. You can be that version of yourself that you want. I. I promise you. No, you got to get started right now@hello, alma.com, our podcast. That's hello, alma.com. o U R P O D C.

[Kyle Mooney]

A S T. I really might go on Alma right after this and. And try to figure some of stuff out.

[Beck Bennett]

I really think you should. I think it'd be good for the podcast and our relationship. I really would like for you to just.

[Kyle Mooney]

Can I. Can I insert one more thing?

[Taran Killam]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Hercules. Hercules.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, man. That's the real Kyle. I want to help you get there.

[Kyle Mooney]

Ladies and gentlemen, Broadway superstar Beck Bennett.

[Beck Bennett]

Superstar. Encore. Encore. Encore. Thank you.

[Kyle Mooney]

You signed my playbill.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, yeah, of course.

[Kyle Mooney]

I'd love to.

[Taran Killam]

Not bad, Mr. Bennett.

[Beck Bennett]

Who are you? Hollywood producer.

[Kyle Mooney]

Critic?

[Taran Killam]

It's a theater reviewer. New York Times.

[Beck Bennett]

Theater reviewer. Thank you.

[Taran Killam]

Not bad.

[Beck Bennett]

I'll see you at Sardis.

[Taran Killam]

He held the stage. I'll see you there.

[Kyle Mooney]

Whoa. I guess that was. I guess that was his first impression. I'm Kyle Mooney. This is Beck Bennett, and this is.

[Beck Bennett]

Our podcast, First Impressions. Let's go. First impressions.

[Taran Killam]

That's what it's all about.

[Beck Bennett]

You told us first impressions. Yes. That's what we'll talk about with Beck and Kyle. Kyle. And that is our guest, Tarin. Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, no, no.

[Taran Killam]

Don't do it with Beck and Kyle and Terence.

[Beck Bennett]

Dude. Oh, that was an incredible back. Wow. It's the first time you ever did.

[Taran Killam]

By back out that intro saying tight tag.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. That was a great impression.

[Kyle Mooney]

That was a first impression.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. And we're. This is actually a kind of a first impression because we've actually never been here, the three of us.

[Kyle Mooney]

First impression of this. Of this episode.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. Yes, absolutely. We're.

[Kyle Mooney]

But I didn't get to say that. I'm like, you know. You know, I've been around you guys now for, let's say, an hour and a half.

[Taran Killam]

Hour and a half.

[Kyle Mooney]

I don't think you say anything about the fact that I'm here with Broadway royalty. Two Broadway stars.

[Beck Bennett]

Two Broadway stars.

[Taran Killam]

I've done Hamilton Spamalot, Gutenberg for a day. I did Gutenberg producer for a day. Did. It's not technically. I did spelling bee at Kennedy center, and I did Little Shop at New York City Center.

[Beck Bennett]

That is. Let's. Let's be real. That's a real Broadway star. I did Broadway for two weeks.

[Taran Killam]

That counts, too.

[Beck Bennett]

That counts. But, like, how you've Done almost a year's worth of Broadway.

[Taran Killam]

Well, you point a finger, there's three pointing back at you. You've been on stage age. You've been on a national tour.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, dude, all over the country. That's like, that's huge too.

[Kyle Mooney]

It was really special. And actually Taryn came out and did a bit with Vanessa Bayer. That crusty crushed city. Vancouver.

[Taran Killam]

Vancouver has never been the same ever since.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, I gotta say, you know, we touched upon it a little and sometimes we don't like to reference the other room, sometimes we don't like to talk about it, sometimes we're okay with it.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

And you know Sean and Hayes.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, don't even get me started.

[Taran Killam]

Here's my first impression of Sean and Hayes. What? What is this? What?

[Beck Bennett]

Wait, wait, that's the other room.

[Taran Killam]

I've known you for a while and I knew that this wouldn't work. I've never seen the Office.

[Beck Bennett]

I feel like I'm back with Hollywood handbook right now. Dude, that was Hollywood handbook. Consider yourself absolutely slave.

[Kyle Mooney]

You've been slave.

[Beck Bennett]

A. You've been attached to a sleigh.

[Kyle Mooney]

I mean, I don't want to put you on the spot, but I do like the idea that because Taryn Cl. Like I believe you, that you've. That you're a Rocco. That you know these dudes.

[Taran Killam]

I love hearing the voice. It feels a little bit like a free hang cuz, you know, busy lives, Absolutely. Loving fathers don't get to see each other. So listening to you on the drive in the car, it's a full treat who's. Who's funnier and who's more entertaining.

[Beck Bennett]

That's. That's so feral. Feral.

[Taran Killam]

That's nice.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay, we're gonna. We're just gonna. We're gonna. We gotta do a. We gotta just name some names here.

[Beck Bennett]

And you can throw them back at us.

[Taran Killam]

Well, probably because I said in the other room.

[Kyle Mooney]

Ping pong.

[Taran Killam]

Ping pong. No, I didn't. That sound sounds.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, my God. You could do first impression of ping pong. You've never done an impression of ping pong.

[Taran Killam]

Never before in my life.

[Beck Bennett]

That was amazing.

[Taran Killam]

There's one do.

[Beck Bennett]

But you were going to say. Kyle, Kyle interrupted. You were going to say something about the. No, I don't.

[Taran Killam]

Oh, you're rfk.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes, yes.

[Taran Killam]

Because that was. That was the first impression and it was very strong.

[Beck Bennett]

Thank you. Something like.

[Taran Killam]

So it's great to be here.

[Beck Bennett]

First impression.

[Kyle Mooney]

Is that the one that I called out or something else that I called out? Sounded like the Edgar Suit from many.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, that was yesterday. I feel like that was yesterday with.

[Taran Killam]

Hanging off your bones.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, that's what I was trying to do the other day, and I couldn't do it. Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

Savon. SNL royalty.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Wait, who are you talking about?

[Kyle Mooney]

That's the Edgar's wife.

[Taran Killam]

Edgar's wife. Actress.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Taran Killam]

I'm blanking on her last name, and I apologize. But Siobhan. She's also the bus driver from Forrest Gump.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. Yes. She's fantastic.

[Taran Killam]

And you're. You're Dorothy. Dorothy. Zing. And now we know. Now we're not strangers.

[Beck Bennett]

Look at that.

[Taran Killam]

Guess that's right.

[Beck Bennett]

Look at that. First impression.

[Taran Killam]

Dude, you know, I've done those a ton.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay, so wait, let's. Let's get back on track here.

[Taran Killam]

First impression.

[Kyle Mooney]

But I was going to say the reason I was. I didn't get to talk about this in the other room, but we glossed over it. My first impression of Taran came when we had found out we had gotten on Saturday Night Live and I was in. A voicemail was left by Taran.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, right.

[Kyle Mooney]

Saying how excited he was to have us there. And.

[Taran Killam]

And what'd that sound like?

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, shit. And. And I should. I should say of the three people here at the. Think I'm probably famously y. Not. I'm not good at this.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. Okay.

[Taran Killam]

But it's subjective.

[Beck Bennett]

I'm.

[Kyle Mooney]

I'll do the. I'm going to do like Kyle and Taryn.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay.

[Kyle Mooney]

Hey, Kyle. Hey, It's Taran Killam.

[Beck Bennett]

That's really good.

[Taran Killam]

I would say that.

[Kyle Mooney]

I just want to say I'm so excited and big, big fan of your videos and. Yeah. Can't wait to have you here in New York and spend some. Some Tuesday riding nights together. Hope you're good, man. Can't wait to see you.

[Beck Bennett]

Wow. That was the first impression you've ever done of Taran. That was your first impression of Taryn.

[Taran Killam]

Damn.

[Kyle Mooney]

I didn't really take a lot of.

[Taran Killam]

That was good vocals and it really protected my heart, and I appreciate that.

[Beck Bennett]

Let's see. And it really protected my heart, and I appreciate that. Yeah, that's good.

[Taran Killam]

That's good. Did an impression of me that was funny and accurate, but hurt my feelings a little bit.

[Beck Bennett]

Really.

[Taran Killam]

Which would beat me in pitch. He always thought I was too loud in my pitch because I. When I started out especially, I tried to ride the line of, like, what. Something I might actually work on.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

And be like, whatever. So, like, you. You know, you're. You're a photographer who's a retired cop, so the way you get into it is you always go, stop or I'll shoot boot. You know, and not a real bit, but maybe I should. That is good, though, would be like, yeah, yeah. Terrence always like, his fans is like, I have an idea where, like, you're a bus driver and you're like. I'm like, yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Everybody's laughing.

[Taran Killam]

You're the best, man.

[Beck Bennett]

I love that. I love that.

[Taran Killam]

That's true, though.

[Beck Bennett]

That's good.

[Taran Killam]

No, you can tell it's accurate because everybody likes it.

[Beck Bennett]

Speaking of, that is a first impression as well. Pitch. It's the first time we meet the host.

[Taran Killam]

Yes.

[Beck Bennett]

Kyle and I were actually talking about it in the intro that it was, like, the most daunting, scary part of the week. We all pack into the office.

[Taran Killam]

I was very bad at it. And it was probably my least favorite day of the week in that process.

[Beck Bennett]

It really was. For anybody who, like, isn't like, we are performers.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

For. We're not joke writers. That's where you.

[Taran Killam]

You're both. There are both there. And there are people who are great at it. And then some people find their game.

[Beck Bennett]

Like.

[Taran Killam]

I mean, Fred, to me, was, like, the best at it.

[Kyle Mooney]

We didn't.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

We didn't get to it.

[Beck Bennett]

We.

[Kyle Mooney]

Fred left.

[Taran Killam]

He came in right after Fred. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He. He. Because he'd be like. He would do something where he's like, hey, how's it going? So I have this idea where, like, we were botanists and. And, like, we kind of realized, like, what are we doing? They all die. This is depressing. Um, and then Colin Jost wanted to do something about, you know, what's going on with ice in Minnesota. But I thought it was really off taste.

[Beck Bennett]

Right, right, right. Man, that's.

[Taran Killam]

That is a huge laugh.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

And this is the sort of thing in poor taste.

[Taran Killam]

I lost taste.

[Beck Bennett]

In poor taste.

[Kyle Mooney]

Played perfectly to me. But, like, cool. I do. I've heard that you've. You or other people have told. Would have told me that while I was at Sunday Night Live, and they would have been doing an impression. And that is a great impression of Fred.

[Taran Killam]

Thank you.

[Kyle Mooney]

And that is that. That's one of the things about that show is that, like, you're sort of always getting, like, these sort of, like. Like, bits of legacy that, like, you didn't get to be a part of.

[Taran Killam]

Sure. 100. I. I remember hearing that. God, I was. It will Fer. It might have been Scott Craig. Somebody came dressed as Colonel Sanders for, like, three weeks. Straight into pitch and just didn't address it.

[Beck Bennett]

Sounds like a Will Feral thing.

[Taran Killam]

It could have been.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. But we heard about the Office or not the John Hanford.

[Taran Killam]

That's a famous one.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, that's.

[Taran Killam]

Or infamous. And that they all dressed up. When John Ham first hosted. They all dressed up like Mad Men.

[Beck Bennett]

And came in, like, drinking or like, had been drinking.

[Taran Killam]

I had one successful one of those, and it was kind of a turning point for me when Daniel Craig hosted. I came in a full James Bond tux.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, wow.

[Taran Killam]

And my, my pitch was, I just want you to know I'm gonna play it cool this week. And it was pretty good. And then they let. I think those are the first, like, Wednesday promos they ever let me film.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, that's tight.

[Taran Killam]

That was fun.

[Beck Bennett]

That's exciting. Your first, like, oh, they're putting me in.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah, they liked what I did.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay.

[Kyle Mooney]

As the person who, who is, is probably the least adept at doing impersonations, doing impressions.

[Beck Bennett]

Absolutely. 1,000%.

[Kyle Mooney]

I want. Can you.

[Beck Bennett]

Terrence. Number one. I'm number two. You're number three.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, I'm okay. I can definitely live with that. I, I, I do want to sort of put you guys on the spot here.

[Taran Killam]

Cool.

[Kyle Mooney]

What do you. Okay. And you can let me know your level of comfort on this.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

I just want to hear what you think your top three impressions are.

[Beck Bennett]

Oof. What's this?

[Kyle Mooney]

I know this. I guess this isn't a, this is.

[Beck Bennett]

Not a first impression.

[Taran Killam]

So maybe joy to do whatever comes recurring impressions. I really like my Brad Pitt and, and it's divisive. I remember when I did on the show, you know, we came up on SNL in a time where, like, Twitter was a year or two new and stuff, and you could hear immediately what people thought of your stuff, but Brad Pitt was always one that nobody had really done. And it's where I really kind of mastered it is a scene from seven when he's talking to Morgan Freeman and he goes, yeah, you know, I think that's, I don't think you're quitting because you believe that. I think you want to believe that because you're quitting. You want me to say, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's, it's, it's all up. Should all go live in log cabins. But I don't agree with you. I do not.

[Beck Bennett]

That's great.

[Taran Killam]

Thank you for the beer.

[Beck Bennett]

God.

[Kyle Mooney]

Perfect.

[Beck Bennett]

That's perfect.

[Taran Killam]

That was good. Kristoff Waltz was one I found on the show, and that was good. I remember Christoff well. It's very good to be here on your podcast, and I love what you're doing with sort of playing outside of the sandbox. It's a bingo.

[Beck Bennett]

I remember I auditioned with that and the night before my audition at the One in IO in la, the showcase audition we had gone out with. Kyle wasn't there, but they went out with the rest of our comedy group to meet with Lauren, and they were like, yeah, we've seen a lot of Christoph Waltz. We don't want to see that anymore. And I was like, you're going to see another one tomorrow.

[Taran Killam]

And I was like, buckle up.

[Beck Bennett]

This could be rough. What. What is mine? The one that I feel Terrence still.

[Kyle Mooney]

Owes us a third.

[Taran Killam]

Oh, you're okay to go back and forth, but okay.

[Beck Bennett]

I don't even know if I have my.

[Taran Killam]

Michael Sarah was. Was fun, which was like early Arrested Development. Michael Sarah was like, hey. Oh, well, so, so fun to be here and sort of just. Just hang with two. Two friends. But I feel like an additional friend that's. That's sort of been added on. And that's. That's. That's. That. That. That. That makes a guy feel pretty good, actually.

[Beck Bennett]

That's fantastic.

[Kyle Mooney]

I remember you. Did you do that in a monologue?

[Taran Killam]

I had a recurring sketch because Abby had a great Zoe and. And I was like her co host.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, okay.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, I was like, yeah, I had a similar one to that. I don't. I haven't done it a long time. I auditioned with it. Never did it on the show, so probably it wasn't very good. But I did a Tony Maguire in my audition.

[Taran Killam]

Incredible.

[Beck Bennett]

It was kind of like, hey, I'm. I'm Toby. Would you want to be my friend? I don't like. I don't know. That's really.

[Taran Killam]

That's very good. Thank you.

[Beck Bennett]

Thank you.

[Taran Killam]

That good soft whisper rasp is really good.

[Beck Bennett]

What's his. I'm blanking on his name. Parks and Rec.

[Taran Killam]

Nick Offerman.

[Beck Bennett]

Nick Offerman. Yeah. Let me see. I only did it once on the show, but as his. His character in Parks and Reck. Yeah, it's. Oh, I don't. I haven't done it. I haven't. I haven't done it in a while. But, yeah, there it is a little bit. I guess it's kind of. Kind of right there.

[Kyle Mooney]

Just about like bacon or whiskey.

[Beck Bennett]

I like bacon and whiskey, and I like them together.

[Taran Killam]

When you did the donut in a while, putting the emphasis on the last thing you're saying.

[Beck Bennett]

See, that's. That's Fantastic.

[Taran Killam]

That's it. No, you did it.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, come on.

[Taran Killam]

I don't know. I learned it from watching you.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, come on.

[Kyle Mooney]

The only one that I ever felt, like, decent at doing is the one. Is one that is, like. I feel like. Like, I guess two unculturally cool ones.

[Beck Bennett]

Oh, yeah. Okay. One would be like a cosmic. And then the other.

[Kyle Mooney]

The other one. The other one would be. Would be like, wait, let me see if I can do it. Like, it's so Freudian. You know what are yelling.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

I love that you, like, only do canceled people. Do you want to give them a voice when they're not able to hear? Harvey.

[Taran Killam]

Hey, it's me, Harvard.

[Beck Bennett]

Check out my dick. That's really good.

[Kyle Mooney]

Okay. But this name of the show is First Impressions.

[Taran Killam]

I'm gonna bring back my first impressions of you now, if that's all right.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay. Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

Because I, like. I got to kind of, like, experience you first as fans and. And, like, I feel what. What our dynamic has been is that, like, Beck and I share a lot of crossover and bond and performance and as actors and. And kind of not just because of a type, but also. So I think that we're good. Like, more chameleon. Like, we can meld it. And I feel that your voice is so distinct and so strong. Like, I'm in such admiration of just your effortless comedic tone that is so authentic to Kyle Mooney.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

That is enviable and admirable and, you know, like, covetable. Like, quite honest. Like, I'll find. I'll find in my own life, and I always kind of give a big up to Kyle that, like, when I'm in New Social Dynamics and I'm getting to know people and I kind of want to play it cool, but show that I'm funny. This is a full ripoff of you. This is what I'll do. I'll be like, so we're going to do this, and then. And it should be fun.

[Beck Bennett]

Cool. Cool.

[Taran Killam]

That's a very kind off.

[Beck Bennett]

I've definitely, definitely done things that, you know, this is what. What you do when you're surrounded by somebody who's incredibly funny. You take the things that they do, and you're like, wait, do we. Did we do that together? It's like, no, he was doing it. And then I started doing.

[Kyle Mooney]

You guys are being 100%. That does mean a lot.

[Beck Bennett]

And.

[Kyle Mooney]

But it is. Those things do become communal.

[Beck Bennett]

They. They do become a language that we share. But it also. But you.

[Taran Killam]

I. I do encourage you to own, like, yeah, in, in being authentically myself. I, there's, there's inspiration to it. Like, that's, and I think like socially like I, I'm. I, I, I. What I experience and what I've heard is like people are like, is Kyle. Is he making funny? Is he standoff saying. But honestly, in a way, because of our shared love of collectibles and video and cartoons and stuff, there's like a, a deeper bond there that, that we have in that way where I feel like I got to know you very well and not that I don't know you quite as well, but in terms of like that intimate connection. Yes, yes, I bond with you. Moreover, work, still stuff, if that's fair to say, and you over like personal interest stuff. And that was unexpected to me coming in based on my first impressions.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, it's.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, that's interesting.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's its own dynamic is like the first impression. Yeah, first impression is one thing, but then. Yeah. What is. I don't want to say then the reality that plays out but like, how does the aftermath. The aftermath. How similar or dissimilar is it to the first impression and love?

[Taran Killam]

Both of you would do anything for you. We'll listen to everything you ever make for from now on.

[Beck Bennett]

Likewise. Yeah, it's. Couldn't feel. Couldn't. Couldn't feel so much more.

[Taran Killam]

Couldn't feel the same man.

[Kyle Mooney]

And I feel.

[Taran Killam]

Wish he said you like more of the stuff I'm into. No, I, Sorry I don't like your nerd toys.

[Beck Bennett]

But Kyle, Kyle has that. We've talked about this. Like, I, I like he has those things that he likes to, to, I don't know, like the, the history of things, the details, like the, that he likes to talk about. And like we've, we've talked about this recently. That's like a shift that I felt in my life where I'm like, I kind of. I want more of that for the first time in the last couple.

[Taran Killam]

But you are so charismatic. You're so gregarious.

[Kyle Mooney]

Oh, yeah.

[Taran Killam]

And immediately like, God, I want to know. I want to get to know this guy, you know?

[Beck Bennett]

That's very sweet. Yeah. I like talking about, like, I don't.

[Taran Killam]

Know, but I do find you curious about people too. Sorry to overspeak.

[Beck Bennett]

No, and I like to talk about like, people. People's experience and feelings and like, whatever, like relating on those things. That's like often where I get excited. But like, I do it just at this time. I'm just like, oh, I want to like, know More about the things that I'm passionate about. Because that I do see people relating in that way. And I'm like, oh, I want to have those things.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

There to exchange that with people. So, yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

But, yeah, and I'll just. I'll say my first impression of Beck. And by the way, not only did I get a voicemail from, but we were already. I was. You were a star on that show. So it's like a person who I know who's, like, incredibly talented and funny, who's a, like, ingrained in this thing that is so important to me. It's like, oh, this person's reaching out. There's something so incredible about that.

[Taran Killam]

That's something that I got to pay for. That Bill Hader did for me. He reached out. I saw I had an outgoing message, which is like, hi, you've reached Spider Man. I mean, Taran Killam. Average old Taran. Kill him. Leave a message. And I got a message. That's funny. That could actually be a sketch. Hey, Taryn, it's Bill. Excited to work with you. And, I mean, it meant the world.

[Kyle Mooney]

I tried to do that to like, to cast members, like, new, New, new people coming on when I was there. And I think, like, there's like, all right. Oh, Kyle Mooney.

[Taran Killam]

Cool. Oh, photo nerd.

[Beck Bennett]

Thanks, man. Yeah, maybe I'll in some of my sketches. Oh, thanks, man.

[Kyle Mooney]

You're one of the writers here.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah, right.

[Kyle Mooney]

But Beck, I met. I guess we met. Callbacks. We may have told this story on the show for our improv group on at usc. Comedus interruptus.

[Taran Killam]

You're Trojans. I'm a Bruin.

[Beck Bennett]

That's right. It's okay.

[Taran Killam]

And yet I think we're showing a path forward.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Kyle Mooney]

But I feel like I really got to know him the first day of the workshop within our improv group and. And immediately struck me as funny, obviously. But, like, it's like, he'd taken Second City classes and, like. And also, he was an acting major. And it was just sort of that thing of, like, I did improv in high school, and I knew funny people, but, like, it was like, this next level of talent and funny. You know what I mean? And, like, you're just like. All of a sudden, it's like, oh, shit. I thought what I was a part of was incredibly legitimate, but this is like, these are true pros. And Beck made me laugh so much. We became very good friends. We lived close to each other, and him as an actor, that was such a cool thing just to learn from and see and observe. And that's something that informed my world work.

[Beck Bennett]

But also like you said, very sweet.

[Kyle Mooney]

Like you said though, like at the like cafeteria, like evk. I can remember, I can just remember that like people would come up to Beck who like knew him, who were in classes with us. Like he had friends. Like he was just like jovial and like they liked each other and like everybody liked him back and oh my God. And like I probably made like one. So I was like, I don't know about that guy. And you're like, why would you talk? I don't. I just like I like had that. Whatever that Persona even was back. Not that I'm like a. I don't consider myself a talker necessarily, but like you're.

[Beck Bennett]

How.

[Kyle Mooney]

How do I frame this? I think you're more open to people. Maybe I'm sometimes a little closed off or like it can be weird or can be sarcastic or whatever it is or like difficult to read.

[Taran Killam]

And your reservation is. I would like. Like you're like you start reserved but is. Is mixed immediately with such con. You're. You're one of the most confident performers I've ever seen. Like to be able to go into those conferences convention, you know, and in an episode where you're saying that you're a little bit of a shit stir in college, you're a little mischievous troublemaker. Like, because that's true. That's a, that's a part of you that I know. But I also know you to be so kind and so sensitive to others feelings like that. That's the kind I know. Yeah, but the fucking balls to do the shit that you do. Like the unwavering confidence so mixed with that like I'm going to observe first before fully revealing but still have this full confidence is a cool mixture. And I feel like once I got to know you, I got through that very quickly.

[Kyle Mooney]

Yeah, but.

[Taran Killam]

And I also agree that like Beck's skill set as a perform like it's just apparent immediately. Like it's you do you feel that you feel. You feel his abilities upon meeting him immediately. And then it's like, oh, this is guy. This is somebody who's very good at what he does, who's very in control of what he does and can do so many different things.

[Beck Bennett]

You guys are so sweet. I love you guys. Thank you so much.

[Kyle Mooney]

And now can you do an impression of Mike Robiglia?

[Taran Killam]

Yeah. My wife comes home and she says I want takeout. And I've been home all day, so I say take Me out.

[Beck Bennett]

I just impressed. He got you, dude. He got you. He got you, man. Well, I think we do have to wrap up our.

[Kyle Mooney]

We gotta do one lightning round of first impressions.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay. You wanna.

[Kyle Mooney]

Rochelle, can you. Can you just, like, look up celebrity names?

[Taran Killam]

How do we do that?

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, yeah. Just go through. Go to a list.

[Taran Killam]

That's fun.

[Kyle Mooney]

We each get a chance.

[Taran Killam]

Okay.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay.

[Kyle Mooney]

Dwayne Johnson.

[Beck Bennett]

Wait, who? John Dwayne.

[Kyle Mooney]

Dwayne the Rock Johnson.

[Beck Bennett]

Right.

[Taran Killam]

Mine will be a ripoff of Sasso's.

[Kyle Mooney]

Taran's Locked and loaded.

[Taran Killam]

But yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, just rip off real quick. Just. Just kind of like. Just kind of like that. I don't know. That's. That's it. That was a knee jerk. Let's hear yours.

[Taran Killam]

All right. I'm happy to have you all here. It's an honor to be a part of this bit of fan of. Of this process, this podcast, and both of you as creators for a long time.

[Beck Bennett]

And I'm just excited to be here.

[Taran Killam]

And make it the number one podcast it can possibly be through hard work and. And through Tramada.

[Beck Bennett]

Is tequila.

[Taran Killam]

How you doing?

[Beck Bennett]

That's.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's great.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay, that's perfect. Wait, we're doing a lightning round.

[Kyle Mooney]

Tom hangs.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah. Well, you guys. Come on. Wilson. Wilson.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

Don't you.

[Kyle Mooney]

That's great.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay, wait.

[Taran Killam]

One female, One female. One female, one female.

[Kyle Mooney]

You're a toy, Seinfeld.

[Beck Bennett]

Okay, what else?

[Kyle Mooney]

Emma Watson.

[Beck Bennett]

All right, let's go and have a.

[Kyle Mooney]

Little tea and not an owl.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes.

[Kyle Mooney]

Tastes a little spicy to me.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. That's perfect.

[Taran Killam]

The hot ones. Otherwise, you're at hot ones.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, I think we did it. I think we got them all in.

[Kyle Mooney]

Arnold Schwarzenegger.

[Beck Bennett]

Come on. What are you talking about, dude? Yes, of course.

[Taran Killam]

Stuff like this. It's very good to be here.

[Kyle Mooney]

All right, that was great. All right, we got it.

[Beck Bennett]

Go, go, go, go, go, go.

[Kyle Mooney]

Thanks for watching.

[Beck Bennett]

First, let's hear you, Arnold.

[Kyle Mooney]

Of course. We'll be back later.

[Beck Bennett]

Of course.

[Taran Killam]

We'll.

[Beck Bennett]

Wow. Wow. First impressions was.

[Kyle Mooney]

My first impression was that. That was incredible.

[Beck Bennett]

Yes. And that I. That I love you guys.

[Taran Killam]

Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

There's a.

[Taran Killam]

That's a lasting impression.

[Beck Bennett]

That's a lasting impression. That's smart. It's a forever impression. Less really good impressions. Actual. Actual impressions of other people.

[Kyle Mooney]

You really are a machine.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Kyle Mooney]

How many impressions do you think you can do? Over 100.

[Taran Killam]

Here's my hot take on myself is. I. I don't think I'm good at impressions. Like Jay. If you close your eyes, you're the person. I think I'm good at capturing an essence or a melody of somebody that's like, oh, yeah. Like, my ear can recognize some sort of tonal thing, but that. I rarely sound accurate.

[Beck Bennett]

But you do capture the essence, at the very least. And you. Yeah. You know your voice and you can, like, find that sound or that rhythm. Do you. Do you practice it?

[Taran Killam]

I don't.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah. So you're like.

[Taran Killam]

Unless it's like a written sketch, then, you know, you try to work on it. Yeah.

[Beck Bennett]

Well, I don't want it to end. Thank you for being here, Taryn.

[Taran Killam]

Love you guys. Thanks for having me.

[Beck Bennett]

See you soon.

[Kyle Mooney]

See you guys. I guess we didn't do, like, if there's anything you want to promote.

[Beck Bennett]

Wait. Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

You did it out the gate.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, we did it out of the gate. We talked about stuff.

[Kyle Mooney]

You feel good about that?

[Taran Killam]

Stumble's good. I'm on High potential, too, sometimes. Let's just pick. Pick it up.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah, anything.

[Kyle Mooney]

Anything you want to. You want to promote.

[Taran Killam]

I appreciate you shouting out stumble. NBC's 8:30pm on Friday. Or binge it on Peacock.

[Beck Bennett]

Come on.

[Taran Killam]

And then from time to time on. On. I'm on ABC's High Potential, which is very well received.

[Beck Bennett]

Yeah.

[Taran Killam]

And very fun to do.

[Beck Bennett]

Cool.

[Kyle Mooney]

Both funny shows. One funny person and what. And also what's Our Podcast is the.

[Beck Bennett]

Podcast show that we're watching on. So thank you.

[Kyle Mooney]

Thanks and see you and see you around. See you back in the Batcave. What's Our Podcast is a Headgum podcast created and hosted by Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney.

[Beck Bennett]

The show is produced and engineered by Richelle Chen and Anya Kanovskaya with production support from Ali Khan and Ryan Lutzow.

[Kyle Mooney]

Our executive producer is Anya Kanefskaya. Katie Moose is our VP of content at Headgum. Our theme music is made by us.

[Beck Bennett]

For more podcasts by headgum, visit headcum.com or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.

[Kyle Mooney]

That was a Headgum podcast.