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Hello everyone. Welcome to another. episode of Good Hang. I am so excited to. talk to my TV husband, the father of my. triplets, Adam Scott aka Ben Wyatt, Leslie Nope's dream come true. Adam. Scott, incredible actor, friend. He's. just I I just loved talking to him today. and we really get into it. We talk about. his love of you, too. We talk about how. he weirdly likes to drive barefoot. We. talk about parks and wreck, of course, and we give you a lot of juicy stuff. there. and I try to figure out the crazy.

ending of Severance. And um honestly, I. I don't know what's going on. So, I I. try to have him help me um understand. that incredible show. But before we. start, um we always like to talk to. people who know our guest and who want. to give us a question. And we're going. to keep this parks and wreck reunion. going today by talking to the one, the. only Nick Offererman. Nick, are you there? This episode of Good Hang is presented. by Walmart. Now, everyone's talking. about back to school outfits, and we all.

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tochool styles starting at just $4. [Music]. >> Hi, Nick. >> Hello, >> Nick. You know what I love? Every time I. see you, I never know what kind of hair. situation I'm going to get with you. And. you and our guest today, Adam Scott, great heads of hair. >> That's the main thing we have in common. Um, super super cute uh.

>> guy in in one instance and donkey with. uh great heads of hair. >> Stop it. You are so handsome. I love to. see you since I've seen you last in. person. It's been a minute. And um the. the one of the best things about this. podcast is getting to like talk to. everybody again and spend time with. everybody. And today I'm spending time. with the great Adam Scott, >> the greatest. >> Well, you know, we're going to talk.

about this when we're in person someday. together. But I think that, you know, I. know that the character of Ron Swanson. is. iconic and it is in no um small part to. the way that you transformed yourself. and the way you approach your work. because I met you in Chicago back in the. day and you were coming from to this. work in a much more for lack of a better. term like more prepared actor space and.

and you you're such a fine actor and I. can't wait to talk to you about it. And. Adam very similarly like kind of came. into the biz from that space too. >> He did. Uh thank you by the way. I did. not expect compliments today. But I. >> Well, your people uh emailed me and said. I needed to start with them. So. >> I thank you and please thank them for me. as well. Um yeah, I love that about. Adam. I love his uh they hilariously.

asked me to write a little thing for. Time magazine for like the hundred cool. people at right now. And it it was so. funny cuz they asked me to like sum up. his his thing and they gave me like 650. words or some something so brief that. and then they even cut paragraphs where. I was like come on you guys. Like this. guy's career is hilariously varied and. astonishing and also risible. Like he.

has literally done everything. Um. >> I'm just going to look up Rizible real. quick. >> It's a it's you'll you'll love Rizible. R I S I B L E. >> You love words. You are you've taught me. a lot of words. Rizible. Such as to. provoke laughter. I should know that. word. You know, I love about him that he he. has done like piranha 3D and like just.

wonderful like be movie schlot kind of. stuff. Also crazy the what was that HBO. show where he had apparently it was in. his contract that he had to show his. balls every episode. >> Tell me you love me. He had a prosthetic. penis. It was the first thing I saw of. him. >> Oh my god. And and he carried it off. >> He sure did. literally carried off. >> I guess I I guess you could have to say. he pulled it off. He really pulled it off. I've known him.

for a long time. We uh did play. workshops together like 20 plus years. ago and he was just this cool funny guy. Like if you get to step aside with Adam. anywhere, he's just immediately the cool. kid where he's he whatever he says to. you, you're like, "Oh, I just want to. hang out with you." whatever this event. is. I mean, getting to work with him. finally on on Parks and Wreck, I always. said, and to this day, I still feel like. he's my favorite leading man that I've.

worked with. Um, because he's so. authentic. He um he he lets the dorky. parts of himself shine. Even in. severance, he, you know, Adam's pure. sort of youthful uh juvenile otter like. persona. comes out even though he's like our our. romantic leading man. And I agree, it's. so gorgeous to see him leading this.

massive artistic achievement. Yeah, I I. I I'm going to talk to him today about. obviously when he joined our show and. how uh what that felt like to jump onto. a train that was already moving. But I. realize I never talked to you. Look, you. and I I think had such similar first day. goals for the show and it was to make. good work and have a good time. And I. feel like we, you know, you more than. anyone at times really were my partner.

in that every day. And. um I'm so grateful for it. But was there. when you remember him and Rob joining. the show was what do you remember. feeling about that at the time? >> There was an excitement for sure. Uh. Adam was just coming off Party Down. which Megan had worked on with him, >> right? And I was I was a really big fan. of. >> your great wife Megan Mali. People. should know your Tammy wife in life and. on on the show.

>> Tammy 2 plus. >> I remember being excited at the talent. and but also having a little bit uh. where we had maybe eight series regulars. at the time. We were like um do we need. two can we service two. new hunks? Uh, >> do we have enough do we have enough hunk. room? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah, I hear you. Um, okay. So, I'm asking my Zoomers to uh give me a.

question to ask my guest. So, I was. wondering if there's any question you. think I should ask Adam today. If I was. just hanging with Adam, this is what I. would ask him is he's he's he's one of. those guys who has a few dozen stories. that I've never heard, even though I've. heard dozens. Um, of just like. luminaries that he's, you know, Scorsesei put him in a Leo movie. like. he's he's done so much and and casually.

and quietly been uh in so many great. arenas. >> I I would just say tell me tell me a. story about uh somebody who you would be. starruck with that I haven't heard um. that you've worked with. >> That's a great question, Nick. I love. that question. And you're right there. There's a quiet. experience that Adam doesn't brag about. certainly, but that like a lot he's been.

on a lot of different sets with very. interesting to your point luminaries. >> He's been he's been everywhere. >> Well, friend, I hope I I can't wait to. get you in this seat. And it's a hot. seat, man. And and when we get when you. get here, I do want to talk more about. facial hair because I do think you've. had to switcheroo so much in your life. and your Ron's mustache is I'm going to. put it up there in the Mount Rushmore of. mustaches and I miss you very much and. love you and so appreciate you doing.

this. >> Well, I I miss you and love you as well. and uh give give my best to the gang and. we'll be in touch. >> All right, buddy. See you soon. >> Cheers. This episode is brought to you by Uber. Eats. Summer is here and you can now get. almost anything you need for your sunny. days delivered by Uber Eats. What do I. mean by almost? Well, you can't get a. summer Blockbuster delivered, but you. can get a block of cheese. A cabana,

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Listeners, this is a heavy peach. You. could kill someone with that peach. That's why I like it. >> Why is it is it a paper weight? >> I guess it probably is. Doesn't smell. There's not. You know what it doesn't. smell like is a peach. >> Nope. [Laughter]. >> Um, listeners, Adam Scott's just come. into the studio and he's um checking out. all the fake food. I knew you would love. it. >> Peach still looks like a butt no matter. what. >> Yeah, Peach is a butt. >> I mean, that's why you give send someone. a peach emoji. You're like, >> you're like, "Hey." You're like, "I like.

your butt.". >> These are the miniature. >> I love it. >> Uh, this is doesn't get enough play. This you might like. This is a felt. sandwich. But guess what? You can take. it apart. >> You can also take a bite if you want. I. love a You know what? We don't You know. what we don't talk about enough is how. great a good sandwich is. >> What is your favorite sandwich? >> Uh I like. >> if you were to build a sandwich. >> Okay. First of all, it would need to be. felt all of it. Um I just if feels good.

in your hands. >> Yeah. >> Two different cheese. I mean, this is. >> I don't know. This might be too much. information, but I have a little bit of. TMJ. >> So, yeah. So, it's hard. It's hard for. me to open my mouth to eat a sandwich. >> I get nervous that I'm going to get. locked. >> Sure. Like this. >> And your arms, too. Locked like this. >> And so, a giant sandwich. >> Yeah. It's But check this out.

>> Bread. >> Yeah. Tomato. >> Tomato. >> Some onion. >> Onion. What the heck? What are we in. California? >> AO. I don't like AO on a sandwich. >> I don't either. Let's talk about it. because I feel like AO makes it soggy. >> It also slides out. >> That's what you said. >> It doesn't cooperate with the rest of. the sandwich. >> Um, speaking of AO, >> yeah, >> Adam Scott is here and he's a California. kid. >> You're a California kid. >> Yeah, >> you grew up in California. >> You love giving me [ __ ] about being a.

California person. >> Well, you grew up in Santa Cruz. and. tell people how you used to drive. >> If you're wearing This is a universal. thing. >> It definitely is not. >> If you're wearing flip flops, >> okay, yeah, that's already 80% of the. world is already. >> and you have to drive a car. It is. unsafe to keep the flip-flops on. You. have to kick them off and drive. barefoot. >> People in Santa Cruz drive barefoot. >> Ridiculous. >> And Adam one time casually was like,

"You know when you're like driving. barefoot?" I I said, "Is your house on. fire?". >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Did you forget your. shoes? >> But Santa Cruz people drive barefoot. >> If you keep your flip flops on, they can. easily get like caught under the the gas. or the the brake and then you're you. know. >> Yeah. I I I that has happened to me when. I'm driving a golf cart on vacation. I. don't wear flip flops in life. >> You Oh, so you've never entered a car. with flip flops on? >> I don't know if I ever have cuz like I.

feel like. >> I'm going to call [ __ ] on that right. now. Well, first of all, I don't like uh. flip- flops that have the thing. You. probably You know what? Santa Cruz. probably loves this. The thing between. the the big toe and the. >> How else does a flip-flop function? What. kind of flip-flops are you wearing? >> I like a flip-flop that Well, I guess. it's not a flip-flop that has the thing. over the foot. >> Yeah, that's a sandal. >> Okay. I like a sandal. I don't like a. flip flop. >> All right. All right. >> Um. >> Agree to disagree. >> Santa Cruz. It feels like you guys. walked around flip-flops all day and all.

these people. >> I remember I sent you a photo from. Hawaii once. That's why I thought of. Hawaii where I I sent you a photo of my. barefoot on a gas pedal and you were. just like, "Nuhuh.". >> Al Yeah. So gross. Also truly like um. bare feet in general like I'm a I don't. know. >> Yeah. Listen, >> how do you feel about bare feet? >> Okay. I'm I don't like love bare bare. feet and I don't wear flip flop fl like.

I feel like in my 20s I was fine with. like jeans and flip flops which now I. feel like should be illegal. >> I mean we spent a lot both of us spent a. lot of time in New York City. Like flip. flops in New York City is disgusting. >> Doesn't work. It's gross. >> I mean I guess Santa Cruz is nice but. how can you run away from those. vampires? >> Yeah in flip flops you can't do it. My. first introduction to Santa Cruz was the. movie Lost Boys where there were hot. vampires. >> Yeah. Jason Patrick in 1987.

>> So, how were you? How old were you then? >> I was when that movie came out. >> When they filmed it, I was 13 and my. next door neighbor Joe Ferrara. He owned. the comic book store that they use in. the movie. So, I got to go on the set of. Lost Boys as a 13-year-old. and I met Joel Schumacher. and I stood outside Cory Hay and Cory. Feldman's trailers and watched them walk. to their trailers and it was super.

exciting. >> That's pretty much but um it was my. comic book store. It was the comic book. store I go to all the time. So, I saw. like how they made it look different for. the movie and it was just it was cool. >> What were comics were you into when you. were a kid? I was into I was into like. the Freak Brothers and Fat Freddy's Cat. Do you know what these? >> Nope. >> So, do you think I just made those up? >> Fat Freddy's Cat. >> Fat Freddy's Cat and the and the. fabulous furry Freak Brothers. They were. like stoner. They were comic books about.

stoners. >> Oh, interesting. So, it wasn't more it. wasn't like the Marvel universe. Was it. >> I did that for I dabbled in that but I. was kind of more into the weird like. Zippy the pin head and do you know who. that is? >> I I think I remember that a little bit. like when I was older there was it was a. like alternative comic. >> and I don't know why I was into it. Uh. but I I loved the Freak Brothers and I. wasn't smoking pot when I was like a. little kid or anything. I just love.

these comic books. I know. >> you weren't you heard it here first. guys. Adam was not. >> I mean Santa Cruz I guess it's a kind of. a tossup. >> They just blow it into your car. I'm. sure. >> with the they blow it into your car and. make you take your shoes off. >> Yeah. You just flip flops are made out. of weed. I'm sure. >> you have to smoke your flipflops. >> Um I have now interviewed Rudd and Ham. Ham I haven't gotten into the studio. yet, but I did he did he he um he did. thing. >> Yeah, he zoomed in from a hot air. balloon. Yeah, that's right. Um, but we.

talked a little bit about you guys all. meeting and being like, you know, young bucks at the same time, which is really wild. >> Yeah. >> Where and they've talked about you. Where did you see yourself in that trio? What how would you describe because. you're What would you How would you. describe yourself if you like which. angel are you? >> That's so funny. It's true. I always. kind of feel like sort of the little. brother in that trio a little bit. >> cuz I'm quite a bit younger than both of.

them. Obviously that's like. pretty good. Um, >> no, I feel like. Rudd I knew Paul I knew first um because. we met I met him at my graduation from. acting school. He was he was a speaker. at the graduation and I. >> He was talking about acting. No, he was. giving out an award and I was wearing. like this uh polyester red suit.

just cuz I uh you know, you're just kind. of looking for attention wherever you. can get it. I guess if you're graduating. from theater school. >> Oh, that's so that hit me really hard. That's so true. You're just like, I'm. going to wear I'm going to dress like a. cowgirl or something and you're like, I'm really I'm really out there. >> Everyone's going to just cheer for me. just because I'm wearing this thing. Um. uh but yeah, we we I remember we hung. out afterwards and he was like, "Nice. suit." Um. >> so it worked. >> It totally worked. Um.

>> but yeah, so so so that was like 1993. So I've known Paul and then we did a. play together which I think he brought. up on your show um in the fall of 1993. Now, I remember I got my first acting. job while I was rehearsing that play and. my beeper kept going off while we were. rehearsing and the other guy in the. scene kept turning it off. Um, >> passive aggressive. >> and it was Yeah. Yeah. turning it like.

turning off that acting job for me. >> He was like, "No." Exactly. >> He's like, "We need you to be here.". >> Trying to stand in front of that acting. job. >> Exactly. >> Uh that guest spot on Dead at 21. He. didn't want anyone. He He wanted to get. that. And that guy was Leonardo. DiCaprio. >> That's right. That's right. And was. never heard from again. >> Nope. Never worked again. >> Um, so yeah. So I knew Paul then and. then I met Ham like a few years later. >> But I mean that is that's a very that's. a very like outsiders young gun kind of.

vibe that you guys were all acting like. trying to audition. Yeah. I mean, and in. in the world in in in in the world, you're very different, but I imagine. like there was I don't know, you could. have done a lot of similar parts and. probably audition for similar things. >> Yeah. And I remember once uh John and I. were each doing a different CSI. He was. doing regular CSI. I was doing CSI Miami. and we were shooting like near each. other in Culver City or something and.

like met up to go get a a beer. afterwards and I remember just kind of. sitting there and just being like, "How. much longer do you think we're going to. need to be like doing CSI, Mike?". Because it was years and years for both. of us. >> I know. I think it's super satisfying to. talk to you about this stage of your. career cuz like a lot of people I know. frankly you had so much experience. before a lot of America knew you like.

and I was talking to like Nick about. this earlier. Oh, I talked to Nick. Offerman about it. >> I did. >> It was a surprise. But um he wanted to. know um when like when in that in that. part of your career before we all met. And I think he was specifically talking. about when you worked with Martin. Scorsesi, but like what what was when. were you really starruck during that. time? >> I was always starruck and never felt. comfortable partially because.

and maybe it's similar for you like not. growing up in Los Angeles or in show. business at all like having zero contact. with it. It being on a TV show or being. in a movie felt like going to the moon. Mhm. >> So once you're there, it's just so crazy. that there's a camera and there are. lights and a famous person sitting next. to you that I sort of it took me a. really long time and I think probably. hindered me. It's probably one of the.

reasons that I. >> that it took me a while as I just never. was able to relax because I was so. freaked out by all of it. Um. >> really. >> I think so. >> Just were you really anxious? really. anxious but really nervous. >> Nervous. >> And. >> how did it manifest? Did it manifest or. >> Yeah, it manifested in me not being and. and I think part of it is and it's. something that I saw you doing pretty. immediately when we started working. together is you were like.

you were good with all of it and. comfortable with all of it and you were. able to share yourself with the camera. which is something that took me a long. time to even realize was something you. needed to do beyond figuring out what. the scene was or the characters or. anything like that. You just have to be. able to to open up and share yourself. with it. Does that make sense? >> It doesn't. It's so interesting because.

it's kind of like what we talked about. like the way in to like when you and any. job the way the way you enter can be. kind of the thing that you identify with. forever like I'm this kind of person. I'm this kind of performer. And I always. found like when I was in Chicago and. it's funny like Nick is a good example. Nick was in like the like serious. theater scene and there were the. improvisers and you know people that. came the comedy road. There were the. serious actors who studied acting,

>> right? >> And I used to find that they were so. trained and so good and I felt a little. inferior in terms of skill. >> but I also thought they took things very. seriously. >> Yeah. And because of it, they were. missing that like play. >> totally like it was all their work was. done when they got to set. >> I said this about you and Katherine Han, two very skilled actors who who who. studied. >> You first of all, you knew your lines,

which is important. >> Okay, that's your lines. >> I did. But I mean I just mean but I mean. you would you would both prepare in a. way that was an you know part of the. process of you working and the. preparation was really impressive. Um. and what I really um loved about working. with you and still do is you are one of. those rare people that you may maybe it. was learned maybe it didn't come right. away but you do have a big sense of. play. You do not come in with some.

preconceived notion of how things should. go. >> And you can straddle that like really. good, deep acting and really dumb fun. [ __ ]. >> right? >> But that's because Yeah. Yeah. Sorry. Go. >> No. Why? Why do you think that's because. >> Well, I think that's because I was doing. it with you. >> But you were doing it before then, too. >> Not really. I mean, >> really? Party down, >> right? And. >> but Party Downs, >> but Party Down was more scripted. I.

mean, we didn't have the like fun runs. and stuff like we did on Parks. >> Um, I think Martin Star would improvise. more than anybody. Um, and Step. Brothers, I was just like trying to keep. my head above water. I'd never really. improvised before. So I was like it was. one of the reasons I looking back I was. I I once started really doing parks and. it's like this is the way to do it. This. is like so fun. >> and um and it's no less satisfying than.

some serious thing. It's it's all in. there. The characters are bone deep. It's so funny. Everyone cares about each. other and it's super fun. Um, so it it. made me kind of think like all those. years I was wasting trying to like get. three lines on NYPD Blue, I could have. been trying to do something at Improv. Olympic or it just it's just you look. back and.

>> it's so funny. I I can remember all the. those years that we all did those movies. big and small parts in them where improv. was so important to make those movies. come alive. But I remember there was. like a tipping point for me one time in. a movie that I did where like there was. just like 10 people like shouting jokes. at me, right, >> about like do this and do that. And I. remember going like oh I don't even know. what my character's name is. I don't I. don't even know what my character is. Like it's so I kind of. >> It's so interesting you say that because.

like it's around that time from like. 2005 through like 2013. that was the overwhelming culture on. comedy sets was just a bunch of people. screaming. >> jokes at you and you just being like. yeah who which one of us says and. they're like either one and you're like. who cares cool yeah I've done a good job. with my character if either one of us. can say this joke. No, I know. And I. feel I it's it's and you like your. career is so interesting. You have done.

so many different things. I think it's. what is I I know for me like so exciting. about this moment for you is that um. it's just it there just really nothing. you can't do. Adam, >> stop that. >> It's so true, dude. So ridiculous. Um, have But but I think people like to know. these things. Was there ever a part you. auditioned for that you got close on. that you didn't get? >> Yeah. Uh, Six Feet Under.

>> Yeah, that that was the one that I. didn't get. And it's good that. >> it was for Michael Se Hall's role. >> Michael Se Hall's role. And it's good. that I didn't get it because. >> it wouldn't be nearly as good if I had. done it cuz. >> um he was perfect and incredible. He's. incredible. And I wasn't ready. >> But you mean like it was between you and. two other guys? >> He and I tested for it and I believe. >> that hurts. >> I It It was It was the one where I was.

like, I might stop doing this. I think. that it's time for me to like read the. tea leaves and walk away. I think people. understand that enough when you we all. have when you lose a part and it's so. close and then the show is this hit and. you watch it. >> It really is like. >> painful. >> someone [ __ ] your girlfriend in front. of. >> Yeah. 100%. >> You're just like, "Oh my god, this show. is so good and he's so good in. >> that show." And that show was everything.

like it just kind of like eclipsed all. other shows. It was the show I went and. did a couple episodes as Michael's. boyfriend. Oh, that's really. >> like in season two and. >> and Michael was like, "You want to see. the trailer you could have?". >> Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Everything he. showed me his uh his bank account. Um. >> no, he he was lovely, of course, and and. it was fun and stuff, but yeah, that was. a blow. That was hard. Um but you know, that's it's also important that you have.

those. >> those experiences. >> Are you good in auditions, do you think? >> No. No. No. No. Terrible. >> Me, too. >> I hated it so much. I was so nervous. >> You were nervous. >> Yeah. >> What about you? >> Well, I was nervous, too. But the way I. masked my nervousness was, which is not. a great quality, is I would get kind of. like um I would seem kind of ambivalent. >> Uhhuh. >> Like I would get kind of, you know, when. you get nervous, you get sleepy. >> Yh. Y. >> so I would be very nervous and just like.

stomach in knots and and and really. psyching myself out of like just go in. there just just you know just do what. you can do. >> Yeah. >> But that would tip over into. >> I don't care. >> I don't care. >> Yeah. >> And what was your audition like for. Park? Did you audition for parks and. >> No. No. I was lucky. >> You just got they gave it to you. >> Yeah. Cuz Mike, I remember the day that my phone had you. and Mike's names on the voicemail thing.

and I was like, whoa, is this is it. finally like happening to me cuz I and I. showed someone like look Mike Sher, Amy. Polar and then there was someone else. who was calling me. It was like suddenly. for whatever reason people were there. were incoming calls asking me to do. stuff and then that had never happened. before. Um I don't remember why that. started happening on one particular day. but you left me a voicemail and that was. a huge deal. I'm sure I still have it.

>> Really? >> Yeah. I'm sure I do. >> We should put like a techno beat to it. >> Totally. >> put it out. >> No, that's when I first heard it I was. like this would make a great song. >> This would be a hit. This is catchy. How does this voicemail catchy to me? So, wait, just Yes. C can can I just. want to interject so I don't forget. that's what I do. I I always forget [ __ ]. that I was going to say. Every single. day someone tells me Parks got them. through the pandemic. And I heard you. mention it on a previous episode.

>> Every single day people say, "I watched. it during co I watch it with my kid. My. kid's going through a hard time. I like. to watch it at night because I get I. have a lot of anxiety. Like. >> I I cannot believe the way that that. show continues to be a a medicine for. people. It's. >> it's so nice. >> And Ben and Lesie. >> I know. I know. We just We Do you. remember we were texting just a couple. months ago and just kind of commented on.

how nice they are? >> They're so nice. They're so much nicer. than us. >> So much nicer. And they're so nice to. each other. >> I know. >> And every every woman deserves a Ben. Every woman deserves a partner like Ben. who roots for you and like looks at you. and is just like, "That's my gal." Like, everyone deserves that kind of. relationship. >> Lesie from the word go. loved Ben.

>> Oh, beyond. >> Like I Now looking back, it's like they. were just in love with each other. immediately. >> and their arc was such so juicy. The. writers, Mike and the writers, because. they meet and they're just like, >> "Well, what's your deal?". >> Oh, yeah. It was like, >> and then and then they like each other, but then they can't. >> they can't be together. >> They can't be together, but she's like, "Really?" I mean, they probably could. have. >> I know. It didn't matter, but. >> And then they. >> And Mike was like, "This is totally fake.

and whatever, but we just need to have. Rob care about you two being together.". And it worked. And it was like made it. even hotter. >> And then Ben was like, "I want you.". Like Ben kept putting Leslie's, you know. what it is. >> They kept putting each other's needs. over their own. They cared about what. the other one needed and they respected. each other. Like they really liked what. the other one did. >> And it was the best thing about that. relationship is how um you know, with. the exception of Ann who is. >> of course.

>> Leslie's number one. Um. >> of course uh. >> I've accepted that. >> Yeah. uh is the way that they um they. just rooted for each other. >> Yes, >> they really rooted for each other. >> I I haven't seen a ton of It makes me. sad to watch the show cuz I miss it. >> Why did you say that? Why does it make. you sad? >> Because I I miss it. I like you were. saying like we really appreciated being. there every day and it was so fun. And. also just sort of walking in that.

building and then suddenly you're there. and the hallways and the. >> Yeah, >> it was so fun and the people I just. loved everybody. But I guess maybe it. just That's a good question. Why does it. actually make me sad? >> I think I know is cuz you're stuck in. that [ __ ] weirdo. >> You're running. I told Adam I was like too much running. >> Too much running. Yeah, I know. I was so. tired. >> I mean just exhaust and there's you. don't even know where you're going. I. mean, every hallway looks the same.

>> I know. Get lost. Get lost every day. >> It's just that's why. >> it's exhausting and confusing. >> Yes, >> I know. Pawny hallways. >> People are dying in your new workplace. Like, they're getting killed. >> Pawnie, everyone's nice. There's a. graphic painting of a massacre on the. wall, but it's covered up. That's true. That's okay. >> It was a terrible massacre. Um, but. something I saw recently is our very. first scene in that bar when.

>> I love that scene. >> Me too. >> So well written, that scene. >> Yes. And. we're having a beer and I say Ben says, "Yeah, but you want to you're going to. run for and and like immediately just. knows that Leslie has the these. ambitions." Yes. >> That it seemed that you'd never even. said out loud before, but is 100% what. you planned on doing. It was just such a. great little. >> Yes. What they saw they saw in each. other the dream for the other like they.

just they kept like they assumed the. best and they saw. >> the potential in each other basically. I. know it was so fun to play that. And I. was saying too that I I for this. interview I rewatched your first scene. which it's so good because Nick and I. are on the we you know Ron and I never. sat on this. We never even sat down next. to each other. >> Usually you were at Loggerhead. >> Yeah. We were across from each other. >> and so it's like you've got the kind of.

like. >> Pawnie side and then you and Rob come in. with suits, >> right? >> And it's like who are these whippers. snipers? first, who is this new person? >> Who are these guys? Yeah. >> What was it like to join a show that was. in motion that you had watched already.

on TV? >> It was so weird. Um, but immediately. fun. Like even the first table read, I. remember I was like I got I walked in. the room like 1 minute after I was. supposed to be there. So I was already. like thrown like I'm [ __ ] late to my. first Jesus Christ. And but it was. immediately so warm and welcoming and. super fun. People Everybody's laughing. at the incredible jokes in the script.

But then when we started shooting, um, I. mean, you you know, you it was a it was. a a welcoming place. It immediately kind. of fostered encouraged your best, but. also. um to take swings and shots without any. sort of fear of doing the wrong thing. That was just never really there. And. then that short season was kind of short. when we started because I was.

>> Prager's. >> and it's not always easy like getting. chemistry going with a gal who's like. hiding her stomach behind a plant. >> Easy, >> but it was I remember just being like, "Oh, bless your heart, Adam." The other. thing I just like that I feel like I am. proud of during that is the way in which. and I I said it before but I feel like. the way in which in real time I it it's. a job that I felt the most present in.

>> SNL felt like a you know a speeding. train an emergency room and I learned. really fast and hard lessons really fast. >> and for. >> everyone on parks I felt like we were. all kind kind of in this tender bubble. because we often thought we were going. to get. >> cancelled. >> where. >> we just kind of knew what we had. I. don't know. >> I think that you guys did a really good. job because all the stuff about us. almost getting cancelled. I think we all. kind of sensed something, but I don't.

think any of us except you and I think. you and Mike protected us from a lot of. that, which is great producing and. really taking care of all of us. Um, I don't think we were ever quite I've. kind of heard all of it since. Um, but. it was pretty tenuous there at the end. of the seasons. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Which is scary. >> You're a great producer. What do you. like about producing? Speaking of. producing. >> That's nice of you to say. Um, I learned.

a lot watching you work and working with. you, both as a producer, but also as the. lead actor. like you really kind of set. the template for me. >> truly um how everyone should and. deserves to be treated. >> cast and crew and all of that. I always. kind of directing specifically is like. cuz you're looking at a monitor all day. It's like getting to watch television. which is like one of my favorite things. to do except you get to go in and try to.

make it better. And producing is. somewhat similar in that you're spending. all of your time just trying to nitpick. and find all of the things that don't. work and find solutions for all of them. or or making sure everybody's happy and. feeling good about what they're doing. That's another important component that. I really learned from you and Mike, too. It's so important that everybody is. feeling like they're a part of it, like. a useful cog in the machine, and that. there it's a satisfying job for them.

>> Now, do you guys have um for severance, uh which by the way, congratulations. >> Thanks. >> And get that Emmy speech ready, baby. Get that Emmy speech ready, honey, >> please. >> Um but um. >> get it ready. But um. uh when you um when you shoot that show, is it I just feel like it's a really I. mean it's so beautifully shot, you have. such great uh set design. You have tons.

of like it just seems like it's a long. How many days take is one episode take? >> Well, it depends. >> It's long, right? >> It's long. The season 2 I think it was. 186 days. >> Wow. for the season, which is a a long. time, you know. I mean, I think like one. episode took like six weeks and then I. think it's kind of average out because. we shoot them like three at a time all. mixed up together crossboard is the you.

do that. Okay. >> Season one we shot the entire thing at. once. So like in month nine we were. still shooting scenes from the first. episode. But the thing that that did, >> the accidental thing that that did is, you know, the first few episodes of any. show are a little shaky and everyone's. finding their tone a little bit or. characters or whatever. It spread that. out over the entire season. So it kind. of felt more or less.

fully real, you know, in a way fully. realized from the start, but the shaky. scenes are kind of distributed over the. >> over the um. >> you do so much switcheroo in that show. I mean like you have to act against. yourself. You have to figure out. versions of yourself truly that change. mid scene, let alone mid-sentence. Do. you have a script supervisor or a graph. or someone that keeps that? How do you. keep track of that? >> Yeah. Um, that's a good question. I in.

season one, I remember I had heard that. Michael Keaton had this big like these. big poster boards for multiplicity where. he kept track of all of his characters. >> and I got large like construction paper. I remember I was staying in Aziz's. apartment in season one. And so I was. like I remember putting it out on the. floor and getting like a marker and. drawing a line and like trying to like. mark down like the scenes and the. episodes and eventually was like I I.

don't know what I'm and I just stopped. doing that. I just gave up. But um I. think it's uh you just sort of map it. out and then just like a math problem. is try to kind of lock in what's going. on. >> Particularly if you're shooting it all. at once, you have to sort of make some. decisions and and um we would go back. and forth between characters sometimes. in. >> in one like in the morning we would do. iny stuff and in the afternoon do udy. stuff. >> Ah interesting.

>> Yeah. And so. >> Oh, that's interesting. Yeah. >> So you like iny before lunch outy after. lunch. >> That's right. >> Which is good cuz you're slowed down. after lunch. >> You want to let it outy. >> Yeah. Yeah. You got to get it out. >> You got to get it out. >> Yeah. Yeah, >> you let it iny, then you got to get it. out. >> I mean, it's such a such an indication. of how well that show um uh trapped us. because in the in this last season, just. so incredible. The finale was so. incredible. >> Thanks. What?

>> Your wife, >> right? >> She went. pretty hard to get back to you. >> Yeah, I know, >> dude. >> I know. Were you pissed? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> And Britt is incredible. I got to do a. movie with Brit. >> Yeah, that's right. You guys did. >> Yeah, we did this movie Sisters and she. was so fun in it and so funny. She's. great in the show. But. >> well, what other choice was any Mark? >> I don't know the choice whether you're. going with your wife.

>> So walk out the door and like end your. life and. >> Yes, you go to the door. >> That's the choice you would. >> What do you mean end your life? He walks. out that door. He doesn't know if he's. ever coming back. He He walks out that. door, he becomes his Audi. He doesn't. know if that Audi is ever going to walk. back in that building. >> But that building is not great. >> No, but it's better than not existing. >> But it Yeah. I don't know. That's a good. question. >> That was such a good ending. It was like. standing up shouting at the TV ending.

It was so good. And you played it so. well and it was so exciting to watch. that ending. It was so satisfying. >> You were nice. texted me like right. after and you you text pretty promptly. after things and it always means the. most when you text me. It really does. >> I mean it means the most that I get to. have friends that I mean can for people. listening can you imagine your favorite. t it's the best feeling in the world. your favorite TV show and then you get. to text the person on it immediately and. be like what the [ __ ].

>> right. >> and you know and it's not like you get. any spoilers but you just get to like be. like you get to process. >> Yeah. Like I think growing up if I ever, you know, if I had ever been able to, I. don't know, text Molly Ringwald, right, >> and be like, >> "Dude, >> you, why didn't you pick Ducky?". >> Ducky, man. >> Ducky was the dude. >> Um, or like I remember I wrote viewer. mail to David Letterman. >> and just never, you know, it just kind. of went off and and disintegrated in the.

mail. >> And you were like, Dave? >> Yeah, Dave. Hey, >> I remember I came up with this whole. thing that I thought they would use to. create a bid around that I thought would. be. >> so lame. Yeah, people should know this. about you. You have great hair and you. do not have a system. That is your hair. >> Do you mean like a toupe? >> I I don't know. Just you don't have a. system, whatever that is. And there's. nothing wrong with having it. >> No, look, there is nothing wrong with a. system. >> Nothing wrong with a hair system, >> men and women. I'm just saying that Adam.

has great hair and. you do you think it's because you're. Scottish? Aren't you Scottish? And. >> I'm Scottish. I'm Sicilian. Oh, >> okay. That maybe it's that. >> I don't know. But also, I started taking. Propezia when I was like 30 years old. >> Really? >> Yeah. It started it started coming out. >> um pretty like when I was like 30ish. Um, yeah. I mean, everyone on Park's. room, all the guys had great hair. >> Yes. And all the men and Katherine Han.

had great hair. >> Han has great hair. >> And then I don't think Rashida would. mind or Aubrey would mind that we all. felt like we had. >> our hair was. >> it was just it's just thin. >> Oh. >> But um it was all the men would just. have these like giant heads of hair. >> That's right. like and it just and just I mean Nick. would grow a beard in a day. Like he. would. >> Yeah. Yeah. That mustache is like what. is it 45 minutes he can grow that? >> Yeah, he can grow it in 45 minutes if he.

just goes. >> Yeah. He has to push really hard. >> Um but one more severance question which. is um uh what is happening on it? What. is it? And. what what happened? >> Right. What's going on? >> And what's going on? what happened and. what is it? >> But you do host a podcast. How has that. been? >> Ben and I host it. >> Yeah. How has it been doing that? Like. what's it like to talk about the show. that you're. >> It's actually been um we did we.

originally it was actually Naomi's idea. She was like you guys like because it. had been 3 years since season 1. We were. just like we were just worried about. everyone that watched the first season. coming back. So, we're just trying to. think of ways to and Naomi thought, "You. got you know, you guys should do this.". And um it actually was it's so fun to. just go back and really be able to to. watch the episodes as finished things. and talk over it with the actors or, you.

know, crew members or or whomever. um. and kind of talk about it as audience. members and kind of dipping into uh what. we remember, what we intended and you. know all that stuff. >> Cool. And do you remember the YouTube. podcast you used to do with Aur? >> Yes. >> What if I didn't remember it? >> Do you remember? That's such a bad. question. Do you remember? Because it's something that you could. forget. People also don't know that you. did a podcast about you too and it was.

called. >> you talk and you two to me. >> Why? Why did you do a podcast about you. two? >> We did it because we found out that we. were both you fans and there was. something funny about doing a doing it. because YouTube is so huge. There was. something funny about doing it's almost. like doing a podcast about like Sizzler. or something. I love YouTube, but. they're big and so and I don't know. It's hard to pinpoint exactly why it's.

funny to do the thing and that wasn't. the right analogy, but um we both found. out that that that Kulop Scott's wife. and Nam were sick of hearing about you. two and didn't want to talk about it. anymore. And so we I think maybe Seth. Meyer said something on this show about. being a middle-aged man. If you want to. have middle-aged male friendships, you. need to do a podcast together. >> Oh my god. Yes. Yeah. I mean, it is it.

it's one of the things I love about you. is you have a very back of the classroom. style of comedy. Like you are a side. like you're the like out of your mouth. talker. You're a [ __ ] talker. Um, not in. a bad way, but you like, you know, you. are you are. >> you can be like the a love tap from Adam. is like a quick, you know, to me that's. what intimacy is is when you can like. >> [ __ ] talk your friends. Um, and you like.

to mumble out of the side of your mouth. in the back of the class. >> Sure. But what comes what what's great. about that is along with that comes like. you like deep dives into. >> dumb stuff. >> Dumb stuff. >> Like getting dumb stuff and and like. elevating it by the way you talk about. it. Have you always been like that? >> Maybe. >> cuz you were a big TV and movie fan. girl. Like you just were a kind of a. nerd in that way when you talked about. comic books. I mean.

>> yeah I know there's nothing nerdier than. a [ __ ] comic book. But like. >> particularly Fat Freddy's cat. Um. >> uh yeah, I think that and I think doing. it on a podcast is extra good because. you can edit it and make it shorter. >> now that you're my we're the same age. Are you like a year younger than me? >> I think we're the same. >> Do you have like hobbies now that you're. getting into like you know how we are. like that happens to us like where we're. like I want to. >> start. >> sculpt gardening stuff like do you do.

that? No, I've never I I have like. >> in the garage is like a bicycle and a um. what did I have? I had a telescope that. I. >> got like a really nice telescope and. never once used it. Um a bicycle that I rode once. Um I. don't I've been looking for I don't. >> I I like working and and I like Do Do.

you have a thing? No, it's funny you say. that about a telescope. That is such a. like, you know what? I'm going to get a. nice telescope. >> Get a [ __ ] telescope. >> I deserve it. >> Yeah, I know. Look at the stars. >> I mean, who are we? >> Yeah. >> On this tiny marble. >> There's a moon. It's up there every. night. I've never taken a good look at. it. And then I just never looked at it. >> Just cut to a dusty place to hang your. clothes. >> I don't care about the moon that that. much. Um, >> I guess what I'm asking underneath that. question is like you've been working.

really hard for a long time. What's your. relationship to work and to hard work. and do you. >> That's a good question. I feel like it's. um it's all mixed up and somewhat. dysfunctional. You know what I was. thinking about actually and it's sort of. on the same line of thinking is is that. you mentioned SNL earlier and. >> something that I realized recently was. when I really kind of met you and got to. know you SNL was only like what 2 years.

ago a year and a half before Parks. >> Yeah. Like it was a fresh thing and what. an intense experience and what a giant. change work-wise from that environment. and that the pressure of that to the. pressure of of parks which was an. enormous amount of pressure but entirely. different. >> It must have been that must have been. something that you that took a while to. kind of settle and grapple with. >> Yeah. I mean the what I was lucky about.

almost was how much I had to do. I felt. like if I had been playing if if Leslie. Nope was a character that worked three. days a week. >> uh I feel like I would have been. struggling because to your point I just. had to I like made a lot of I feel like. swings and misses in the beginning like. the show did kind of did too, right? like the I think we were all trying to. figure out what the show was and I think. it just took me a while to settle down.

You know, I used to make a joke when I. would be in people's movies, I'd be. like, you know, when you get into. someone else's car and the music's too. loud, >> that may be how I am. Like, feel free to. turn me down. And I think it took a. while and honestly, Adam, so much of it. was our work together where I felt like. grounded. >> on the ground as a performer enough to. just settle because so much of the. beginning was. >> sketch energy, which is different, >> right? Which is all about right now. We.

got to like make it great. I mean, I. don't know. I'm just guessing that it's. all about like an immediate thing that. you have to put everything into. >> Yeah. Yeah. And Yeah. >> Yeah. And I think one of the things that. was so fun about what we got to do is. the camera. >> helped us. at least it helped me have my feelings. about, you know, there I I tell people. like, "Of course you of course we love.

Ben. We got to like Ben. We watch Ben. watch Leslie and we love Leslie." So. like when people love Leslie, we love. them. And we got to watch Ben love her. >> because the camera w like we got to do. so much indirect stuff like we didn't. have to face to face all the time. We. had feelings our characters had feelings. for each other because of the camera. And. >> that's right. >> the even though I mean and it's such a. beautiful. >> uh genre that mockumentary because it. allows you to just even create space and.

depth in the shot. People are just not. in the same room. >> That's right. And like I remember we. always used to say we loved it when. there were spy shots through like blinds. because it made our acting better. You. remember that? >> Yes. Do. >> you also remember this thing we used to. do where sometimes we would be doing a. scene and we'd be like, "Okay, I can't. I'm not someone who can predict the. future 100%." But I will say it was like. a couple times a season. I will say I.

can say with 100% certainty that neither. of us will ever win an award for acting. for this scene. >> Totally. >> You would say it sometimes and sometimes. you know what let's just I mean and also. on the other side I would sometimes say. you know and I said this on the podcast. like I would say like Adam your acting. is so good. You'd be like shut up. We're. in the middle of the scene. like because. it was like oh my god. Um I mean it but.

Oh yeah. I mean that's what I love about. working with you and I just feel like. before we end like I just want to feed. our fans a little bit more which is what. um. what do you think was the most romantic. scene between Ben and Lesie? >> Oh man, it's so sweet. >> I know. But what was the most. >> the most romantic? I think I think well. >> there are a couple of nominees. >> Okay. >> But I think I think maybe smallest park.

>> cuz I. >> I just heard a little groan. >> I hope it's a good groan. >> Someone just being like. I love smallest park. >> Me too. >> Nicole Holiff Center. The great Nicole. Holl Center directed that. >> Chelsea wrote that. Chelsea Peretti. wrote that episode. >> and I remember really. like feeling connected shooting that and. just being like this is kind of feeling. like how special it was.

>> Yes. >> Making the show and that was. Yeah, that was but I don't know what. what do you think? >> Well, I have a lot I I mean I feel like. that was such a big one. I feel like. some of the I have such a affinity for. the beginning beginnings parts of Ben. and Leslie because I do think it also. just reminded me of like we were. >> you know the show was deciding that they. were going to love each other too. >> Yeah. >> And um.

>> I really love this tiny moment when they. realize they have they like the same. spot when they like to sit under the. sunflower mural. Well, >> I love that moment. >> when I ask you if you know where that. mural is and your response is really. it's a rewindable moment. >> I love that moment between both of us. because and of course Parks then pays it. off years later. >> Years later. >> by sitting underneath it.

>> Yep. >> Um I also, you know, when we shot Ben. and Leslie's wedding, it was so fun. It. was like we were all just sitting there. all day goofing around. Um, and it was so fun. And like. >> I think we had real champagne, too. Maybe. >> We probably did. >> Yeah, >> we probably did. And then that probably. became a problem later in the day. >> Yeah, probably champagne. Not something. to have when you're when you have like a. 10-hour workday ahead of you. Speaking. of champagne, maybe our fans would like.

to know that on our last day of shooting. or one of our last days, like speaking. of like romantic goodbyes, we all. climbed up on the top of the hair and. makeup trailer. >> and like did a big toast up there cuz we. shot on uh at a a studio called CBS. Radford. >> and it was very like we wrote our names. on the wall. We were sharing a studio. We had Who had been there before? Malcolm in the middle. >> Yeah. >> And maybe Sein No,

>> Seinfeld was on the lot, but not that. particular stage. Naomi and I have our. office at Radford. >> You do? >> Yeah. >> I walk over there all the time. >> That would have been my first time shoot. really shooting anything on a stu. I had. never had like a studio experience. before and I was so lucky to do it. there. >> But yeah, we like got up on the trailer. I mean, there was just so many proper. goodbyes for that show. We really And. Mike and the writers really landed that. plane. >> Yeah.

>> And that's that's rare. Like that is so. rare. Are you asked all the time if. there there'll be a more arcs or a. reboot or something? >> I always feel like it's it's been it's. done. Like it was perfectly done. Like. how do you do that? >> Perfectly. Maybe they should do like. Muppet Babies. They should do like parks. and wreck babies. Like everyone has. babies. Like that Instagram thing where. everyone's. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. AI babies. They should. do AI babies, >> but like a whole series. >> Yeah. >> Of all of us just in a crib together.

>> Yeah. But they should do it like present. day where like the politics are really. dark. >> and mean. And so it should be like tiny. babies fighting each other. >> They hate each other. It's like. apocalyptic political babies. And they all like are like, "Oh no, >> I hate you so much. >> I hate you so much. Yay." I mean, >> yay. I hate you. Because we made the. show in an era where public service was. encouraged and valued, >> right?

>> And funded. >> Yes. >> It was or I mean, you know, I'm sure it. wasn't as funded as much as it should. have been, but it was funded at least. Um, it's an entirely different I know. >> tone to American life. I know it's and. and you know the the. many fun town halls that we used to have. to do. >> were so fun to sit together and do those. and just have people like just come up. and score and be so funny. >> The funniest people coming and doing. stuff on the show.

>> We had the best best rotating cast of. geniuses come through there. In fact, a. lot of people should know that at the. end of the year, we made a um the show. made like a yearbook. >> Yeah. >> Um and it was a list of every single. person that's been in the show. And by. the way, RIP. Um I know. >> Jonathan Joss, >> Ken Hote, >> what a sweetheart. >> Sweet man. And. >> funny. >> Very funny. And so sad for him and his. family and his husband. Yeah. >> Um you know when you have that feeling. sometimes like you wish you could go. back to high school and enjoy it,

>> right? >> That's how it felt like we actually got. to do it in real time. >> Yeah. because it was genuinely goofy and. funny. >> Yeah. >> Like the best jokes. Uh. >> what is your what is your one of your. favorite Jo what is one of the favorite. funny scenes you got to do? So many. >> so many. I mean I always think of you. guys on the on on the ice at the ice. skating rink with Gloria Stefon. >> Yeah. >> I mean that is I remember at the table. read that was we couldn't stop laughing. because it was so funny.

>> Yeah. Mike Scully wrote that episode and. >> Mike Skully Sebast, >> we got to uh walk across that ice and I. remember just thinking this is so fun. Oh my god, what a fun job. >> I wasn't even in that scene. >> Yeah, that's right. That's right. Sorry. We should probably just Photoshop. >> We should put me in that scene. That's. why I brought it up. I feel like it. would I I deserve it. You know, my kids. watched the the show during the pandemic. like everyone else did. >> and um I rewatched a lot of stuff and it.

was so fun because I remembered the. feeling of how everything was to shoot. it, >> but I didn't remember what was going to. happen. >> It is weird to watch yourself doing. something and have no recollection of it. happening in in your life. It's so. strange. >> I um What are you I ask this to. everybody like what are you laughing at. right now? I mean, first of all, you you. know, do you you're very serious now. >> That's right. I don't Thank you for. acknowledging that I don't laugh.

anymore. >> I mean, you're all you're doing is. running and typing. >> And if you'll I don't know if you. noticed, but while I'm running, I'm I'm. not laughing. >> Not at all. I didn't see you crack a. smile once. >> Cuz it's hard to laugh while you're. running because it's it's not funny. >> You're running for your life. >> That's right. >> Yeah. I got to get there like as fast as. possible. >> And again, I'd love to ask you where. where are you going? >> Where am I going? Yeah, >> I'm going down the hall. Got to got to run down the hall. Um.

>> what am I are you watching anything? Are. you like. >> anything like super funny? >> Yeah. What are you like What are you and. Naomi liking right now or did you see. something recently or. >> You know what I've been watching. recently is I've been re-watching all. Sex in the City. The original. >> Yeah. It's. >> incredible. >> So [ __ ] good. >> So good. >> It is so good. >> Such a love letter to that time period, too. >> Yes. >> Were you ever on it? Cuz every act actor.

I know is like Justin Thorough. Uh Bobby. Canavali. >> Will. >> Yep. >> Everybody. >> Yep. Um Slatterie. >> Slatterie. Elizabeth Banks. >> Yes. It's a real who's who. >> Yeah. Everybody in New York. Um but it. is so good. And to to something I like. doing is watching it and just kind of. thinking about. >> all of this happening for the first. time, like women sitting at a table. together talking about. >> what whatever talking about themselves.

and. >> talking about like how weird someone's. [ __ ] smells. It's just like holy [ __ ] This is. incredible. Like that has never been on TV before. let alone said out loud for people and. just how Samantha is just. >> the most sex positive like incred like. not a moment of embarrassment. like so [ __ ] cool.

>> so good. >> and Sarah Jessica Parker is so great at. being the center of a show. >> servicing everybody else but also. keeping that motor going in the middle. of it's so good. >> there's a couple shows that make me when. I'm in Los Angeles really miss New York. Sex old Sex in the City and Law and. Order. >> Oh, yeah. Sure. >> Yeah. >> Were you on Law and Order? >> I was on Law and Order once. >> So jealous. >> You weren't on Law and Order. >> No, that was my dream. >> Really? >> Never. I mean, I didn't see I wasn't.

auditioning in that way. I didn't think. I was like a good enough actor, but I. wanted to be on Law and Order so bad. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> What was your character? Why do I not. know that you Law and Order? I should. know this. >> Timothy Dinkens. I don't know what the. name was. Um, >> we can look it up. >> Uh, I was working at the grocery store. arranging fruits or vegetables when they. came up and first started talking to me. And. I remember my agent at the time calling.

me right after it aired and being like, "You don't know how to handle those. vegetables.". Like, you weren't doing anything. >> Was your Who were the peeps that was it? Or the Orbeck years? >> It was uh, no, it was Dennis Fina. Dennis Fina. >> who was so cool. >> and uh Jesse Martin. >> fantastic. >> Did you meet Esapatha who I Apath if you. if you're listening I need to get you on. the show. >> She's great. >> She's incredible. >> Uh Sam Watston. >> Yeah. >> So you went to the court. You got to you.

got to the law the law part. >> Pablo Shriber and I were in court. together and he ended up being guilty. and I was the red herring. I think. >> what were you accused of doing? probably. killing someone. I don't totally. remember. >> Um, well, we're gonna watch. >> You have your Are you finding my. character's name? And if it's Timothy, whatever I said, that would be amazing. >> Okay. Timothy Dinkens. >> Yeah, Timothy Dinkens. >> Was Adam Scott on law and order? Okay.

The trail leads to a pair of. perpetrators. another mercenary played. by Pablo Shriber and the brother of one. of Shriber's fellow mercenaries who was. killed in a roadside ambush by. presumably Al Qaeda. >> God, I don't know. >> The brother You forgot the Al Qaeda. part. >> I did. >> The brother is Adam Scott and he is the. only true innocent. >> That's right. >> And the own of the whole show. >> That's right. >> Wow. Wow. That's I wanted to play a um I.

wanted to play the opposite. See, because. >> you wanted to be a mermaid. to be like. the one that you would would not suspect. and then it's like I burned the whole. place. >> I wanted to be a pyro cuz I felt like of. all. >> you wanted to specifically be a. pyromaniac. >> I wish I wanted to be like a babyfaced. pyro, you know, someone who just is. like, >> you know, she seems like she's helping. the police and then she's like they. deserved it. Yeah. You know, whatever. kind of weird psycho thing. Okay. So, Sex in the City is what you're watching. and laughing at.

>> Yeah. I'm I It's great. I and you know. when you're I I saw something recently. that said that repeated if you have the. urge to watch something you've seen. before and repeat viewings is a sign of. a particular kind of intelligence. >> Oh. >> yeah. No, this is real. >> It's a sign of intelligence. >> Intelligence. I saw this on. >> on Instagram. Did you see this on. >> on Instagram? >> Okay. Yeah. >> It just and it was a picture of someone. watching TV and it just said that. There.

was no nothing to back it up and I was. like, "Oh, great. We watched more Sex in. the City.". >> You saw it on Dr. Instagram, >> Frankie. My daughter and I just flew. together from New York like night before. last and we got on the plane and I got. in my seat and she was across the row. from me and I got in and like suddenly. and started watching Sex in the City. that I had downloaded cuz I and she was. like, "Dad, are you watching more Sex in. the City?".

>> Yeah. >> I love you. >> I love you, Amy. Thank you for having. me. This is so fun. >> We were really excited to do this one. today. Oh, that's very nice. I love. being here. Thank you. >> Come back when we do our big we'll do a. big park show. >> or we can do Philly justice again. >> Today's Polar Plunge is brought to you. by Wayfair here to help you make your. home a happy place. Well, that was an. amazing episode with Adam. Uh we got uh.

so deep. I love talking to him and um. he's just the best. and he mentioned uh. Six Feet Under, a show that he got close. to booking. And that did remind me of. the parks finale. You know, for people. that watch the end of parks and. recreation, Mike Sher and I were talking. about the idea that in comedies, you. don't always get to see um the future. You don't always get to see what happens. to these characters that you've grown to. love. And so, we were so blown away by the Six Feet. Under. I think we were heavily.

influenced by the idea of that when we. wrote the finale of Parks and. Recreation. So, watch Six Feet Under. And honestly, it's so good. I mean, and. better because Adam didn't get cast in. it. You know what I mean? Michael Hall. is incredible. So, um, you know, Adam's. loss is our win. And, um, and check that. show out. And um you know, as always, thank you for caring so deeply about. parks and wreck because I do too. Um.

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