Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald - Ronald Gladden From the Block (and Jury Duty)

Episode Date: November 26, 2024

Ronald Gladden looked for a job online and wound up in a real-life Truman Show when he learned the documentary he signed up for was actually a reality TV show where he was the main character. Since Jury Duty became a national sensation, Gladden moved to Los Angeles and began a new life. But he never forgot who he is: a down-to-earth, hard-working, nice guy. Zach and Donald talk to Gladden about dating after a reality TV series, living without your phone, and what he learned about Mormons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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You know what that's cuz you a single man, bro Yeah, I can't be talking to him because you're talking to Brian Bob Gardner and looking like shit No, it's cuz you want the freaking ladies to be like, you know, you see how handsome no It's really about ladies. It's just about like my own You know, we just did 9,000 of these episodes with no one looking. Now I'm like, look at my fit. I like my fit. And I watch all these podcasters, I told you, that have like the great lighting and everything.

I want better lighting. All right, so look, if you want to do that, we got to step up. We'd have to step up to another level. And that means going into a studio. No, we're not doing that. I'm just saying I feel like Daniel, with his connections, I mean I have connections too, but I'd rather use iHeart's money,

could send someone over who would do a better lighting setup than I have. Maybe I get a drop, no one needs to look at my fucking dirty ass couch. I could get a nice little drop. Brody, your background is always fire. you need to shut the fuck up the color temperature it's enough listen listen to this your sweatshirt matches the background matches the outside so please stop with the bullshit can I just say one more

since I've known you go ahead this is ridiculous go ahead your wallpaper is fly and you sit here and you complain about how bad the backdrop is bad. I don't like the way I look. You're a handsome fucking dude. Heather Graham on this podcast, do I need to remind everybody? No, you can remind me. Said to you, Zach, come on, you know you're a good looking guy, don't you? Yes, you did.

I need that for the sound machine, Danil. Oh yeah, I pulled it for you. I'll send it over to you. I just think that the color temperature's a bit off. See, I could warm my skin up a little, Danil. Oh yeah, I pulled it for you. I'll send it over. I just think that the color temperature's a bit off. See, I could warm my skin up a little, Danil, with some, I could just change the Kelvin on the lamps. Temperature on the lamp? You are Vanity Smurf, bro.

If this were, if we were the Smurfs, you would be Vanity Smurf. Wasn't Vanity Smurf very effeminate? I don't think that would fly these days. Vanity and effeminate? Was he, wasn't he, was his name Vanity Smurf? Yeah, and he just liked to look in the mirror all the time. Yeah, but he was also very effeminate, I believe.

Was he gay coded? Joelle, do you recall? I did not watch the Smurfs. Oh, it's before your time. Daniel, can you look up, was Vanity Smurf effeminate and gay coded, as my queer friend said? You could say that because Vanity Smurf wore a flower in their hat, a pink flower, which I think.

Oh, you used they them for Vanity Smurf, Daniel. I don't know how the Smurfs are identified. Well, I bet you Vanity Smurf. Well, there's a papa and then there's a Smurfette. Well, Smurfette was created by Gargamel, so we don't know if Smurfette was like officially... Well, later on there were kids Smurfs that were girls. I assume that Papa Smurf and what's her name? Girlie Smurf?

Smurfette. I assume that they fucked and made all the Smurfs. That's not what happened? No, no, no, no, no, no. The Smurfs existed before Smurfette. Gargamel was trying to infiltrate the Smurf village and he created Smurfette. And she used to have black hair and she was talk like this and was like, hi, hi everybody. And when she transformed into Smurfette, it was because she experienced the love

and what it meant to be a Smurf. And Gargamel no longer had an ally in this smurf that he created. Oh, I never knew that lore. I missed all that. Yeah. Wasn't anyone trying to smash smurf? It's a pretty interesting episode. Everybody, everybody was trying to smash smurf. Everyone took their shot. Everyone shot their shot. Manly smurf. Was that his name? Who was the one with the freaking hammer? Was it Manly Smurf? What was his name? Handy Smurf.

He was the one that it seemed like was getting it. I used to collect those little figurines. Did you, Donald? No, I did not. We're of a certain age where you would collect the figurines for all the Smurfs. Look, I loved, I loved. I'm gonna have to go on eBay and get me some Smurfs.

I loved me some Smurfs. And I loved the lore, especially when Johan and Peewee joined the fray. But no thank you. I don't know what any of that means. You don't know who Johan and Peewee are? Can you not yell? I was over served a smidgen last night.

And I need you to bring down your volume. I was too. I worked out this morning, did you? No, because I was over-served last night by myself. I barely drink anymore, so when I have too many glasses of wine, it hurts. Hashtag 49. Been there.

Hashtag 35. Well, you know, when you stop drinking for the most part, then your tolerance is nothing. So then when you have a handful of glasses of wine, you wake up like, ouch, why? You know I had my annual and this was a top- Your physical? Yeah. And I was sweating it hard, but the physical came back so good that I'm like, I think he's

lying to me, babe. There's no way. There's no fucking way. That's called a very neurotic person who gets their physical results and is like, he's lying to me, babe, there's no way. There's no fucking way. That's called a very neurotic person who gets their physical results and is like, he's lying. He's definitely lying, there's no way. But anyway. Why would he wanna lie?

I don't think he's lying, but just that it was just, I was shocked. Anyway, the conversation was, what were we just talking about? Sorry, I'm judging once. The Smurfs and then your physical. No, but we were talking about something. I'm dying to know how they tie together.

Oh, drinking being over served. Right. I said to him, you know, I think my kidneys are really, you know, they're done. Because when I drink, my back hurts. He goes, that's dehydration, dude. And I go, no, no, no, I don't think you understand. When I drink and I wake up the next morning,

like I have a real back pain. Like it's like fucking back pain. He's like, yeah, that's dehydration, but. Well. I felt really stupid at that point because I had diagnosed myself with like kidney. You always diagnose yourself with shit, dude. I know, it's ridiculous.

You told me in Vegas, you're like, oh, I got bad kidneys. I like that you made me sound like Harrison Ford too, though. I got bad kidneys. You know, I know Donald didn't watch it, but Shrinking season two is live. And not only that, this morning, they dropped the fucking secret knowledge that I already knew Shrinking season three picked up. Awesome. This is amazing. But shows on fire.

It's so amazing. Wow. Um, so watch it everybody. It's really good. It was nice to see Krista out and about promoting her show. Yeah. Krista's, um, so good on the show and she's doing all sorts of good promotion. She just watched what happens.

Yeah, no, she's talking shit now too. Look at this. All these people talking shit. What are you talking about? She was all watch what happens live talking about. Yeah, I, she's talking shit now too. Look at this. All these people talking shit. What are you talking about? She was on Watch What Happens Live talking about, yeah, I think there's gonna be a Scrubs reboot. I'm pretty sure of it. Well, I said to her,

I was being interviewed about the Garden State charity concert benefit we're doing, and the reporter goes, what is the deal with the Scrubs reboot? And I go, the thing is that Bill is promoting so many things, and each time he gets on a press line, he ratchets it up more. He's left himself nowhere else to go. It has to happen now.

It kind of has to happen now, man. He talks so much shit and now Krista's jumping in there and she's talking shit. I'm just saying, man, like, uh-oh, here we go. I think everyone who's a Scrubs fan, and this is obviously a Scrubs Rewatch podcast, should start being confident and titillated that something's going to happen. I'm titillated. I'm titillated too. I'm going to tell you that right now. I am totally titillated.

Yeah, you are. I can tell. I can tell you are too. You look good. Listen, man, I was looking at you. I was looking at you and I was like, yo, he's talking about how bad he looks. I don't know what the, listen, this Riverside has you coming through pixelated.

I like it better. I like you pixelated too, bro. Joelle, I think we need to leave the call. Yeah, y'all need to get the fuck out of here. Let us flirt. Yeah, my feelings are flying. Joelle, you look good too. Hold up, hold up, Dano. Whoa.

It could be a foursome. Whoa. I need to give shout outs real quick. Yo, shout out Sideshow. Sideshow collectibles. Andy, Sideshow. Oh my God, you came through big time, yo. I went and did a tour at Sideshow

and I got to see all of the secret stuff. Things that a lot of you people out there don't get to see, all you collectors out there. I saw old stuff. I was like, I have some of- Can you pause? Let me just explain to people. Donald, tell people what Sideshow is.

Not everyone knows what Sideshow Collectibles is, Donald. You're speaking to a very niche group. Sideshow Collectibles is a toy company that started, I don't know, maybe, I'm gonna say 30 years ago, and it started really small. And what it is, is people who care about the way toys look. So the face molds and the hands and the clothing, it's all top notch. And the poses that you can do with these toys, they don't only have Star Wars, but they have

like, they have Marvel, they have DC, they have monsters. Like they're doing a spooktacular event right now over there. Anyway, I got to go and check out all of their stuff. And you know how huge of a Star Wars fan I am. And Andy over at Sideshow was saying, you'll come through, come through. And I would put it off because I knew if I went there,

I'd just be jealous of all of the toys. Let me tell you something, it's the best museum I've ever walked into in my life. It had everything, everything that I ever wanted to see in a toy version, it was there. I didn't, I can't give a lot of stuff away because they made me sign an NDA, but there's so many really cool things coming out from Sideshow.

And if you're a toy collector like I am, get your wallets ready. Okay. That's one of your shouts. You said you had multiple shouts. So there are another shout out. There is another shout out. Go ahead. Don't worry, audience. We'll cut all this out. Go ahead. I'm just kidding, I'm kidding. Don't give me that fucking cold stare. I don't wanna do it now.

Do you remember when Sarah, when we were shooting scrubs and they'd be like, all right, going in tighter for a closeup on Sarah. And I'm like, we'll never use it, here we go. Never use it, here we go. She loved that joke. I wanna shout out all of these collaborators on my stop motion animation stuff.

It's really starting to come along right now. Yeah, that new video you sent, what was that level up? Something got leveled up, that slide. What do you mean? You just sent me, in the group chat, you sent a video today and something looked leveled up. What was that? So it's lit.

I want to shout out Elder Son. Oh, someone helps you come and learn to light. He came to the house and he helped me light the set. I want to shout out, I mean, this is all a process and I'm now beginning filming something that I had planned to film, that I've been planning to film for a very long time. And I'm doing it myself with the help of Justin Raj

over at Stunt Puppet Pictures. He's my mentor. And also with Stupid Buddy Studios who have been like, you know, really supportive of me. And Aardman, believe it or not, who've been really supportive of me. And it's just really awesome. So I want to shout out the whole stop motion community.

That's a lot of shout outs. We're getting so many shout outs. I'm just very appreciative. You know what I mean? Like you get a physical, you turn 50, there's a lot of things you can't take it for granted. Now, granted, I paid a lot, a pretty penny for a lot of that, for all of it.

But, you know, with that came a lot of support and I- When are you going to switch over to the puppets that I bought you and stop using that one? So Julian Clark, who is making the puppets, he's almost finished. Yeah, with the mouths you needed. You said you needed special mouths. Is it because I have big lips? You needed special lips? Well, I want your kisses to be like hugs to me. I do have big lips. Yes.

But, the forehead movement. This is to be like hugs to me. I do have big lips, yes. I think the audience would like it if you made JD and Turk Puppet eagling each other. That'd be a lot of fun. Yeah. I mean, maybe we'll show up in this project too. You know, when I was building your puppet or ordering your puppet, I didn't know whether to add the mole or not. I didn't know how you'd feel if the puppet should have a mole or not.

I think it should. Well, you're going to have to add it with a Sharpie because I- I know, because you didn't. I didn't know how you'd feel if the puppet should have a mole or not. I think it should. Well, you're gonna have to add it with a Sharpie because I- No, because you didn't. I didn't do it. Yeah, you were scared. I sat there and I thought, I pontificated, will he want the mole on the puppet or not? For sure.

So I think you could just take a little thin Sharpie and give it a little do. You might be right. It won't be 3D. Joelle, how are you? You're looking pensive. What's going on in your life? Oh, I was telling Dan all before you guys got on.

I, in addition to working many hours on a computer and phone, my hobby lately has been playing The Sims. And the other day I played it for many hours at night without the lights on and I strained my eye pretty badly. No, Joelle! So you have a Sims 4 injury. I do, I do. This is a rare injury people, you don't hear about this injury.

Hey, there isn't enough attention paid to Sims 4 injuries. We need to really put a light on this right now. I would like to do another charity benefit for people who suffer from Sims 4 injuries. We need to really put a light on this right now. I would like to do another charity benefit for people who suffer from Sims 4 injuries. Joelle, did you take my advice? Did you take my advice and get a hot tub and put it in the living room? Yeah, I did. It was cool.

I should actually, one day I'll upload some of my builds. I have an entire house that's in a pool essentially. So like the dining table is set in the pool and there's a hot tub in there. I don't know if it's in a pool essentially. So like the dining table is set in the pool and there's a hot tub in there. I don't know if it's in the living room. I guess you thought that was a good idea. Maybe that's what I'll do today. Well, all I know is the one thing I remember

is that the hot tub really solved a lot of problems because you get your rest, you get your bathing, you get your friends coming over. You know who else really appreciated a hot tub? Remember that show, Blind Date? They appreciated a hot tub on that show. What was Blind Date? Roger Lodge hosted it and it was about you know you'd go on a blind date with someone and sometimes they you'd get to go to like a hot tub resort. Oh yeah. Was this the one where your friends were in the van?

Wait, what do you mean? No, your friends aren't your friends aren't watching the date you're on the date on your own I think wasn't in the van wasn't there a show back in the day? We're like your friends were in the van watching or no, no, maybe was the other people were watching I don't remember. No, I think I know what you're talking about. It was like, and maybe, maybe the day and three of your friends are in the van, like watching it happen. It was like, yeah, raiders, raiders. Room raiders.

I remember that one too. Classic. So that was that was disgusting as show ever. The girl gets. Yeah, that's how I said it. The girl would get to go into the boys' room... with a fucking black light. Oh my God, it's so gross.

And that was like the premise of the show. They'd have a great date, and then she'd be like, now let me check out his room to see if he wanked. But it's obviously so staged. I mean like... And then she'd be like, now let me check out his room to see if he wanked. But it's obviously so staged. I mean like... Yes. No, there was a lot of wanking going on on that show, boy. Like it was just all over the place.

In every episode there was a... It was like, not him too! Oh! What did they expect? I mean, everyone's doing that. They would have the guy going with the black light and the girl's room would be nothing. I want to recommend a movie to everybody. Sorry, can I change topics off of finding Semen with a black light?

Strange Darling. You guys heard of this movie? Strange Darlings or Darling? Let me check. Strange, Strange Darling. I highly recommend to you. A friend of mine said watch this and it's incredible. It's very violent.

I want to warn anyone who's averse to that. But really, really good screenplay and interestingly, fascinatingly shot by Giovanni Ribisi, who is getting into cinematography. I knew that Giovanni Ribisi was getting into cinematography. I had heard that. We have some mutual friends and I know him a little bit, but I'm watching this movie and not only is it so good,

it's an indie and it's very contained, but it's so well acted. I'm thinking to myself, wow, this is so well shot. And then the credits come up and it's like shot by Giovanni Ribisi. How do you like that? It made me think of you, Donald, how like an actor takes on an art form that's not the thing

they're known for and gets really good at it and what you're doing in the animation. And Giovanni, who's such an incredible actor, gets so into cinematography that he shot this fucking incredibly beautiful movie. He found a way to make it go pro, yo. That's an amazing feat, man. Congratulations to him, man. Well done. Yeah, so check out the movie. Again, it has humor in it, but it's very violent.

And performances, there's this actress, Fran, I gotta look up her name. She was so incredible. Something, Joelle, were you looking up for me? Cause I don't wanna go deep in my phone. Strange Darling, the female lead. She, I guess someone said she was on- Willa Fitzgerald?

Yeah, Willa Fitzgerald. I personally have never seen her before, but man, she was a fucking incredible actress. Reacher, someone told me she was on Reacher. I never, yeah. So I was excited for an actress who I know works, I don't mean to say she doesn't work, but had a lead in this movie that is like

such a difficult part. And if you get them when you watch. Oh, she's a Yale graduate, so you know she good. Yeah, you know she good. So we have an exciting guest, you guys. You know, I was so fascinated with the show, Jury Duty, like so many of you. I remember when I was watching it going,

I have so many questions for this guy. I remember when I was watching it going, I have so many questions for this guy. I know James Marsden a little bit, so he gave me a little bit of tea. But we have Ronald Gladden, who was the fella that they did this whole show to on the show. So we can ask him all the questions. Five, six, seven, eight. Here's some stories about a show we made, about a bunch of dogs and nurses and a Canada who loved the hate. I said here's a story that people should know. So gather round to hear our, gather round to hear our spuds rewatch show with Zach and Dono. Yo! What's up, sir?

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What's up, sir? Well, hello, hello. How we doing? There he is. There he is. Look how high quality his camera is. Zach, is he pixel for you? No, he's pixel-free on my end.

Ronald, welcome to the show. Wow. Welcome to the show. Wow. Welcome to the show. I'm obsessed with you. When I was watching the show, I had so many questions when I was watching the show. And I know Marsden a little bit, so I was texting him, but he was being very cryptic and not giving me all the tea.

And I'm just so glad to finally meet you because I found the story just so incredibly unique. Well, thank you guys for having me on here. First of all, and it's amazing to know that you even know who I am. Like anytime that I get to meet and interact with people that I've seen on my TV since I was a middle schooler and a high schooler. Fuck you, dude. You already fucked up, man. You are. You're making us sound old, Ronald. You're making us sound old. Come on, bro. I'm saying that you guys are seasoned vets, all right?

And I'm honored to be here. Like it's great to meet you guys. Thank you. Thank you, I just wanna say the obvious thing that every fucking person who saw this in the world thought. You were the kindest, most patient human being ever. And I mean, was this, have you always been, before we get into the nitty gritty,

because I know Donald and I got lots of questions, have you always been, before we get into the nitty gritty, because I know Donald and I got lots of questions, have you always been like this? Would your friends and family say that like, you are a very patient, kind, generous human being? You know, I'm honestly really glad that that's how you opened this up, because something that I've always tried to emphasize is that I have always been kind,

but I haven't always been like this. Like I've worked really hard to become the person that I am today. In my younger years, if they would have cast for jury duty when I was 23, 24, 25, I can guarantee I would not have been chosen. I was a little bit of an asshole. I lived a much more selfish lifestyle. I didn't think about other people and how my actions were going to affect them.

I don't know. Something happened when I turned 25 and I just kind of grew up. I mean, everything else just, it felt like I was living a very childish life. And so I really worked hard to become the person that everybody saw on Jury Duty. So no, I would say I have not always been like this. Well done.

Cause I would have lost my shit several times. I would have requested, please, I don't, this is crazy. Everything that's, I would have been like, this is Bizarro world. You know, you guys are all nuts. But here's the one thing when I saw Kurt Fox, that's the that's where. Yeah, because I know I would have been like, hey, wait a second. I know that guy. Oh, Kurt and I did a fucking he we did a a prank show with the same people who created punk back in the day.

That's how I met him. When I saw him on the show, I was like, wait a second. You got a lot of people. Clearly nobody watched the show that I was on, first of all. Yeah, obviously. Right? I was like, that guy right there is a professional, and he's really good at freaking pranking people. Yeah. Let's just go back to the very beginning. And I was like that guy right there is a professional and he's really good at freaking pranking people

Yeah, no, so let's just go back to the very beginning How did you? How did you how did this come into your life? I mean, I know I read that you you you were looking for some work on Craigslist like some part-time work Yeah, so what had happened was I moved to San Diego in 2019 and I've been in construction since I was 17 and so I didn't necessarily switch industries but I was brand new to the solar world in general. So I kind of threw myself into that. I was a contractor, an independent contractor doing just solar work for years and I mean

I'm talking 12, 15 hour days. I was like really grinding trying to make it work but I just burnt myself out essentially. And so one day I talked to my business partner. we reevaluated kind of what we wanted to do with our lives, we shut down shop, and then I was essentially just kind of looking for the next gig. And so I didn't have search preferences, I was just looking for just anything and everything. Because like I said, just was burnt out. I came across this.

In my mind, this was a great way for me to get paid to have an experience I'd never had and then in my free time I could still job search not knowing they were going to take away my technology. So what did it say, sorry to interrupt you, but what did it say in the in the ad because I mean was there any question in your mind like wait are they allowed to make a documentary about a jury? Like I think I would have I would have said like well that sounds interesting but like how are you legally allowed to make a documentary about a jury? Yeah so I think I would have said, like, well, that sounds interesting, but like, how are you legally allowed to make a documentary about a jury? Yeah, so I definitely had questions like that. But man, the preparation for this show, years, literal years in the making. And so the way that they describe it to me was that this

was the judge's last case of his like 38 year trial. And that was the only reason he was allowing them to do it. They had tried before, they had never gotten access, but this judge was like, you know what, this is gonna be my swan song, if you will. And so all of a sudden- You meant career, you said trial, his 38 year old career. Career, yeah, career.

And so that's how they presented it, where they were gonna do a special doc on this judge, really. And more of like the jury process, but it was more of like, since the judge was like, hey, this is my last hurrah I'll allow this I and anybody could be picked for the July How did they you know any you're all just picked we've already got the jury

He's allowed these people to come in not necessarily so you did have to go through the jury selection process So there were some people that I was told that were there because they had signed up for the same thing that I did And then other people were just some so that's why's like, I don't want to be here. How do I get out of here? Cause those were like the people who were summoned. Wow. Man. Now, okay.

So as I recall, you get into the, you're in the waiting room and the first, and you recognize Marsden and you really, and you're really geeked out. And then you, you, you then you said something to him about, like what was the thing that we said about Sonic? I forgot, but it was so funny. I knew it.

Look, I mean, like I told him. Didn't you kind of diss him about Sonic? I told him very honestly the reviews that I had heard and it was kind of a shit movie, you know Four movies later and Jim Carrey and everything My mouth I admitted it I watched it it was a great movie I've seen the other one So funny now I I've seen the other ones. So funny. Now, these people that they cast were so funny. And it's all, I mean, I watched the ending episode

where they showed how they did it. So it was all improvised, but they did have sort of a rough sketch of what was gonna happen by when. Is that correct? Yeah, essentially the way that they told me was that they kind of had like a skeleton script where you had your main beast that you had to hit and then whatever else happened in between,

you just got to think on your feet. And okay, so then Marsden, you go in the trial, Marsden, they have this story point where the paparazzi are stalking Marsden and so they're gonna need to sequester the jury. Now, I can't believe that you guys are down for this. I mean, I guess, and then in hindsight, they very cleverly said, we're gonna separate you and Marsden, because he's Marsden has a special marshal that's gonna go home with him. But he's so bad shit crazy.

But this enabled them to only have to pay and shoot and put up a couple people around you, right? Correct, and I will say that's probably actually the only time that I got mad was like, cause I knew that it was Marsden's fault and he like, they made it very, like nothing that they did was subtle. They made it very obvious to me that he was going to call the paparazzi. So I was pissed that he was the reason that I got taken from my other hotels sequestered

and he wasn't even going to stay with us. Like I was a little bit irritated for sure. Right. Now you never wanted out. You never were like just fucking I'm done. Well, so the reason one of the reasons that we did the daily video diary from myself, I thought everyone else was doing them too, was so that they could kind of gauge like my mental health as well too and like where I was at and how I was doing. And if I'm sitting here on camera saying like, oh my God, I just want to get out of here,

I'm gonna walk out of this, like they would have made adjustments. So it was more to like gauge how I was doing every day. Yeah, I mean, so they took your phone? Everything. I had no access to the outside world. I could make phone calls if I wanted to that were being monitored by, you know, a sheriff. It was just part of the production crew. Oh my God. So anytime you made a call, they told you a sheriff was on the line and then they just had someone production

make sure you weren't like, I think this is fake, right? Well, like they were in the room with me cause they're wearing the sheriff's get up, you know, it looks like they're the actual deputy. They've got something in their ear. Some told they're listening to my calls. I can't believe this isn't illegal.

I mean, I had this reaction and I said this to Mars and actually I was like, don't you First of all, it was amazing television. But what about this the scruples of doing this to someone? I mean, I think it's I enjoyed it and I'm glad that you're the kindest person in the world But I kind of like this is fucked up to do to somebody What was the name? I'm sorry to cut you off because I got to ask this really quick You don't want him to answer that You're over that question. No, I'm not but it's because it's like the same thing and how Jim Carrey reacted to it What was that movie?

Truman show yeah, Truman show didn't you feel I mean like I when watching that I felt like I was watching That movie like at some point in your life as Zach Zach said, you know, how do you not say, you guys fucking picked on me for fucking, you know, essentially a whole show and made fun of me for a whole show. Well, they didn't really make fun of him. I mean, he's made out to look like the kindest, coolest person in the world. No doubt, but in doing so, they, you know, I mean. Let him go. They tricked you. Go ahead. No, no, I mean, honestly, both of you guys

bring up great points, and I'm actually really glad that you brought up The Truman Show too, because the way I was describing it in the beginning to people was, I got Truman Showed, I'm Truman, essentially. And then that follow-up question always inevitably comes, well then how did you handle it mentally? And the way that I can separate this for people

is that Jim Carrey and the Truman Show, that was his whole life, 30 plus years. This was three weeks of my life. And so granted that may seem like a large amount of time to do something, but in the grand scheme of things, it wasn't like a very long period. And I like to think I have a pretty good sense of humor. I pranked my siblings, my friends, relatives,

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Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. We watch your Wizakt and I know. It also looked like, as I recall, it's been a minute since I saw it, but it kind of looked like you were having fun. Like, you know, there's times where it's been a minute since I saw it, but it looked like you were having fun. There's times where it was so funny watching your facial expressions. But it also looked like,

I've almost been selected for Jerry Duda a couple of times, and I'm always like, oh, please don't pick me, please don't pick me. But there's a little part of me that's like, this would be interesting. Was there a part of you that's like, this is crazy, but it's kind of interesting, right? A thousand percent. Like when I agreed to do this though,

I knew that I was gonna be on camera. It was my first time ever being on camera outside of home videos we made growing up. So I, and plus I love documentaries. So to me, I was like, this is a great way to have a new experience. They're gonna pay me some money for it. And then when I got sequestered, I wasn't happy about it.

But again, it's just like, well, I'm here for an experience and that's exactly what I'm getting. Yeah, that's how I feel. Like if I ever got on a jury, I don't really, I'm always afraid, because I almost got put on a murder trial. And I was like, and they were like this. Oh, I think forever.

Yeah, and I was in the room. I remember I went down to, you know, we live in LA. So I was down in the fucking, when you go to the LA downtown courthouse, you go through security in the lobby, but if you get put on, I forgot what floor it is, let's say it's five, you go through another round of security because that's the fucking murder floor.

And I went up there for jury selection, for a trial, and I walk in and it's the fucking OJ room. It's the fucking thing we've seen on TV a thousand times. It's that room. And I'm like, oh no, I can't get put on a murder trial. This is gonna be, this is gonna be. Oh no. No, I'm just.

No, I'm serious. The reaction says it all. No, it was like the room, like if you've ever watched, like, I mean, we all remember OJ, but if you ever watched like, you know, this room has been created in so many sets because it's like the murder trial room for LA County or whatever.

And then they were like, you know, just the judge is preparing everyone, he's just so you know, this is a murder first degree trial, this could be up to, you up to four months of your life. I was like, oh no, I gotta get out of here. But they didn't pick me, so I never had to. Did you purposefully try to get?

No, my point. Yeah, so I wanna hear too, yeah. Oh my God, what's crazy is anyone who's ever gone for jury duty, you won't believe the shit that people say to try and get out of this. I shat my pants in jury duty today. Well, so many people, I mean, it just takes so long and you're rolling your eyes because you're like,

there's so many people, there's plenty of people, obviously, who have good excuses. I have to take care of my children or I'm a sole provider. All those legitimate excuses. Lots of people in LA who don't speak English fluently that they need to be released because they're not gonna be able to be a proper jurist. But then you get to the people that are just spewing bullshit, and you're like, oh, come on.

They're like, you know. Like, what type of bullshit? I want to hear. The most common thing is like, I hate cops, and I can't judge cops fairly. And if there's cops testifying, I won't be able to listen to them. So don't pick me. It's basic. Fuck the police. Yeah. And I'm like, don't get me wrong.

I'm sure there's people that legit feel that way, but that was like a very common thing. And I was like, oh, come on, come on. It's an easy way out. Yeah. It worked every time because the judge would, the judge has to be calm. And he's like, so you're saying,'re saying, obviously we will be having some detectives and some policemen testifying. Are you saying juror number five,

that you will be unable to listen to them and take in their testimony with an open mind? And people are like, hell no, I hate cops. And they're like, you are dismissed. Jeez. Oh no. I feel like, I feel like, I feel like the person that tries to use that in the wrong situation is even funnier.

Like- I know what's funny is there's that sheriff that's in there, like the bailiff and he's like staring at everyone like, oh great. Let me take numbers down. Another one was like, another one was, you know, a lot of people, you know, they have the right not to testify.

Another common one, and this is just anecdotal from my experience, anyone who's been through this, I'm sure you have crazy stories too, but another one was people being like, they were like, the judge was like, now the defendant does not have to testify. It is not, he is not obligated to testify.

How will you feel if the defendant does not get on the stand to tell his or her side of the story? And a lot of people- Oh, I want to hear from the defendant. Yeah, a lot of people were like, if I don't hear from the defendant, I think it's bullshit. I think he's hiding shit.

I will not be able to fairly judge this case. That's actually valid. Like the cop thing, a little bit of a stretch, but that's valid. I would actually stand on and die on that hill. Like if I hear both sides of the story. I think it's fair to say, as I felt, I understand the legal process. I understand the right not to incriminate yourself. But yes, if you were accused and you don't testify, I think I would have trouble being like, well, why the hell not? If you're innocent, why wouldn't you get up there and be like, I didn't fucking do it? But I understand it all. I mean. Oh, he's stripping down. Look at that. He's getting him hot.

Sorry. Ronald. We should probably segue quickly to how has this affected your love life because you are a handsome man. The world used you as an example of being the kindest man they've ever seen. What were the DMs like, Ronald? What went down in the DMs? It was wild. And I will say this too. I was never on social media very much to begin with

the, actually the only reason I even had an Instagram was for like, it was for business related purposes. I didn't even create an Instagram until I moved to San Diego. And the only reason I did was because my mentor advised it, you know, he's like, look, you can get a lot of business from social media, blah, blah, blah. So having not really been on it all. And then the whirlwind that my life became, I'm not exaggerated when I tell you that there are tens of thousands of messages that I've never even seen. Like I have no interest in going back that far and looking at this point, but like it all happened so fast and so quickly. On average, because I sat down with Instagram's team, I gained 50,000 followers per month for

six months. Wow. 50,000 followers a month for six months for six months. Yeah, I just called him into the office. They're like Bring him in This is our influencer program. What you gonna do? Yeah, so are you doing like how do you I saw that you got an Amazon deal What the congratulations that's incredible and I'm not and I'm not surprised because you are so likable and charming and I'm sure that they were like, let's find something for you to do because people really responded to you.

Would that be something as an actor? Would it be hosting a show? That's what I was gonna say. I'm surprised you didn't become, you're not an actor, man. You were part of the biggest improvisational experiment in the last 10 years. So what's up, bro? I know, but I also feel like you could be a great,

if it wasn't that, I feel like you'd be a good host of a show or something. I don't know, what's happening? Is it top secret or can you talk about it? No, you guys are right on the money there. So we're exploring different shows where I'm hosting, I'm doing improv. So I'm

really heavily leaning into that. I've auditioned for some things and I am taking acting classes, but I just don't think that I'm an actor. I was never passionate about it then, like I'm not passionate about it now. Improv is kind of the world I'm really leaning into. And a lot of the feedback I've gotten from people in the improv world who watch the show was like, you already live the yes and lifestyle, so why not lean into it? And I mean, I realized that that's so true. So if I'm gonna be an actor, it would be an improv actor if anything.

Yeah, I mean, I would encourage, you moved to LA I assume. Correct. Yeah, I would be taking lots of improv classes because you're in a city where that has some of the best troops in the world. And I'm just, I would lean in and people are gonna love you because they know who you are and

I mean weren't all of those cast members improv people? 100%. Yeah, so I've actually been doing shows with UCB. My girlfriend actually just went through the Groundlings program and now she's taking UCB's program. She just did like a stand-up class. So like, I'm definitely entertaining these avenues. And it's just a matter of finding the right vehicle. We're working, it's too early to give concrete details because we had to wait for David Bernad to finish filming White Lotus 3, now that he's back, we're kind of working on some stuff.

But we're trying to kick it off. I think I really, I root for you, man. I feel like I would watch that. By the way, the funniest, one of for you, man. I feel like I would watch that. By the way, the funniest, one of the funniest, hardest parts I laughed is the influencer woman who got on the stage. I just saw her. Do you remember her, Donald?

She talks about how she's a, she's, she runs social media and she's an influencer, but she's also a nail tech and she does social media for her dog. And she had this run. I didn't, I'd never seen her before. I've since seen her in an improv troupe. And-

Lisa Gilroy. Thank you, Lisa Gilroy. I want to give her a shout out. Absolutely. She came in and just did one improvised monologue in the witness box. And I thought that was one of the funniest things I saw on TV the whole year.

And I had never seen her and then since My friend brought me to see a great improv troupe at Largo and she was one of the gals and she was fucking hilarious So I was blessed enough to actually be a part of one of her trains train with her Yeah, cuz that that troop that she's with do you know their name? I? Don't know it does she have the same troop? Because I met a few people. Do you wanna look that up for me? I wanna see if you can find the name of her troop

because it's got some other celebrities in it. I think Rob Cordray maybe, but she's that troop. If you ever get a chance to see them in LA, I know they perform all over. They, it was one of the funniest things I've ever seen because I've never really seen too much A-list improv troops. I've been to ones where you're like, okay. That doesn't sound right.

The one I did with her was Lisa Gilroy and friends, but that's what I'm saying. I don't know if they keep the same friends every time. I don't really know how that works. No, I know this one, Rob Riggle was in it too well. That's a fucking deep troop right there. No, I'm telling you. It was like the A-list troop. I mean, I'm telling you it was like the a list troop

I mean they had they were doing like Largo Saturday night at 8. It was like the the the the key spot there are a couple of troops that are like that like a finish worse and friends Phil Lamar's troop is pretty fucking dope too. If I can get Donald to do Yes, I think it was called dinosaur. That sounds right. Let's take a break. We'll be right back after these fine words. Hola mi gente, it's Honey German and I'm bringing you Gracias Come Again, the podcast where we dive deep into the world of Latin culture, musica, peliculas, and entertainment

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topics like identity, community, and breaking down barriers in all sorts of industries. Don't miss out on the fun, El Te Caliente and life stories. Join me for Gracias Come Again, a podcast by Honey German, where we get into todo lo actual y viral. Listen to Gracias Come Again on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Hey everyone, this is Courtney Thorne-Smith, Laura Leighton, and Daphne Zuniga. On July 8th, 1992, apartment buildings with pools were never quite the same as Melrose

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Hey, I'm Jana Kramer as they say those that cannot do teach. Actually I think I finally got it right so take the failures I've had the second or even third or whatever maybe the fourth time around. I'm Jenny Garth 29 years ago Kelly Taylor said these words I choose me. She made her choice she chose herself. When it comes to love, choose you first. Hi everyone, I'm Amy Robach. And I'm TJ Holmes and we are, well, not necessarily relationship experts.

If you're ready to dive back into the dating pool and find lasting love, finally, we wanna help. Listen to I Do Part Two on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Oh my God. Wait, we have to talk about the soaking thing because this is the funniest fucking thing. Did you make it to that? Did you see that part, Donald?

No, I did not. Okay. So, so basically Ron, you go by Ronald or Ron? Ronald, thank you for asking. Ronald, please correct me if I get anything this wrong. In the Mormon world, some people, allegedly, get around the fact that they're not supposed to be having premarital sex by having someone put their, the man put his penis in

the vagina, but they don't move that doesn't, cause they're not having sex. And then they have a friend jump on the bed. So they're not technically causing the movement. Is this correct? Right. You nailed it. Honestly, when, when it was pitched to me, you never heard of that. It's called soaking.

Real time, that was the first time I had heard of it too. And that's why I was like, I think I'm good on this one, you know? Like. And they ask Ronald if he will facilitate for them and be the jumper. And jumper. No, no, no, no.

Yeah. That's what I said in a polite manner, but that's exactly what I said too. I mean, were you at all curious? I mean, I wouldn't want to be the jumper either, but was there a part of you that's like, wow, you would prefer to be in this situation? No, I'm not. I don't want to be. he was asked to be the jumper. And I just think it would have been so, I'm sure I would have said no too, but a part of you would have been like,

wow, what a life experience. These two Mormon people. Actually only one's a Mormon, right? Only one's a Mormon. Look, I was happy to facilitate everything up until that point. Yeah, that's the only thing you said no to. Yeah, I was like, I'm all about helping my buddies out, like whatever.

I was like, but to that point, I was like, I just, like you guys can figure it out from there, you know? Like you shouldn't need a third wheel in the room. The funniest part was- Okay, are Mormons allowed to have oral sex before marriage? Well, Ronald's not a specialist in Mormon sex, dude. Joelle can Google it for us. Yeah, I was gonna say Google that.

Would you be behind the head like putting back? Joel, can you, Joel, can you Google? Yeah, do you look like? Joel, can you Google what? Google search. Can you just ask what, I would imagine, I would imagine, my guess is Mormons are not allowed to have premarital sex.

Not oral sex, but what about premarital oral sex? Joel, can you look up whether oral sex is permitted? And does butt stuff count? And does butt stuff count? Joel, can you look up if butt stuff counts, please? And butt stuff? Oh my God. Okay.

These are valid questions because you don't want to piss off God. No, I want to get it right. I want to make sure we know. And what about butt soaking? Is that permitted? I didn't know how to do butt soaking. RIP to Joelle's Google. Oh my God. All right, P. R. I. P. to Juelz. Google. All right.

Wait, while Juelz does the recon. The other funny thing was the giant shit that Marsden took in your bathroom. How did they get a fake shit in there? That one was tough. So the way they got that one in there was because that was when I went down to help wingman initially, that's why I said up because that was when I went down to help wingman initially That's why I said up until the soaking I was happy to help Yeah, you're happy to wingman for my wanted to see him get laid. I'm not gonna lie

He was being such a good wingman up until they asked him just to be the jumper on the Jump on that but then he goes back up to his room and can't explain to people who forgot what happened. So when I went down there to wingman for him and then handed him off, thought everything was fine and dandy, I was down there for a little bit. I go back up there and James is trying to play it off like he was just peeing the whole time. And so I walk in there and immediately the smell hits me.

Like immediately, I'm just like, oh God, you know what I'm, kind of looking around and he's like, yeah man, he's like, I was trying to go in there, but I couldn't really, there was like, the toilet was like clogged and I just like, Oh God, you want to kind of look around and he's like, yeah, man. He's like, I was trying to go in there. He's like, but I couldn't really. There was like, you know, the toilet was like clogged and I was like, well, I know it wasn't clogged. So I opened the door and just, yeah, a massive shit. It's a prop obviously, but it's huge.

Oh, wait, it was bad. How did it smell? So what they did was they used like a stink spray. And the reason that it was overwhelming was because James sprayed a little bit of it and then didn't smell it. So he's like, well, let me spray some more. But it was just like a delayed thing. And then it all just hit at once. And he's like, Oh my God, this is brutal. And it really smelled like shit.

It was more like almost like because I'm from the country in Oregon. It almost was like a manure, like a farm animal smell. That's why I was like, what the fuck is going on? So then, so wait, then the plumber comes up, right? The handyman and James asks you to say it was your shit? Yeah, he wanted me to take the blame because the way he picked it, he's like, I don't want like TMZ to get ahold of this and go, oh, James is doing shit.

And to be fair, the vain character that James was playing, that tracks 100%. That definitely tracks. Yeah. Can't have bad media, you know. James was so fucking funny. I mean, I loved everything he did. He made me laugh so much.

I mean, I'm so happy that he said yes to it because this was such a low budget thing on Free V. I mean, no one knew what Free V was. And I just thought that I was so stoked that James did it because no one could have done that funnier job than he did. Well, I was just gonna say like that added to the realism of it too, because in my mind, I know who James is and I'm a big fan.

I'm like, this is a guy who's been doing this for- Except for Sonic, dude. Except for Sonic, dude. That's true, yeah. But he's been doing this since X-Men, like 30 plus years he's been in the game. So in my mind, I'm like, why would somebody- Oh yeah, before X-Men even too. But in my mind, I'm thinking like, why would somebody who has such this illustrious career drag their own name through the dirt?

He knew he was being filmed and he was acting like a jackass. So I was like, this has to just be who he is. Do you want an answer to the oral sex question? Yes. Go back to the oral sex. It's vague, but mostly forbidden before marriage. Church's law of chastity states that sexual relations are only proper between a legally married husband and wife. However, some say that having and enjoying sex

within marriage is aligned with the faith theology. Right, we need the obvious. We can't be having sex. So you can't do butt sex. No butt soaking, yeah. So I think the idea behind soaking was that it was a workaround because the participants who do soaking say,

well, we're not having sex, I'm soaking inside of you and it's not my fault that James Morrison is jumping on the bed Yeah, it's like an outside force. Imagine that you're inside Yeah, and there's no quick. Yeah, and it just just so happens that there's movement Yeah, but what happens when the movement causes? Yeah, well that's a problem then the person who's jumping is too good. Slower jumps, James, as you requested. You've got to blame James. James, fuck you, man.

You made me freaking. I was once having sex like in back in like 2000 and it was with my girlfriend at the time and we were having beautiful sex and all and it was really girlfriend at the time, and we were having beautiful sex, and it was really getting rigorous. And all of a sudden, we turned to each other and we're like, wait a minute, and we both stopped. We're like, that's not us. It was a fucking major earthquake, and the whole fucking room was moving.

Damn. That's impressive. L.A., I'm assuming? Yeah, we both jumped up and looked outside the window and the pool next door was like fucking swaying back and forth. It was crazy. Why did you just ride it out, bro? Yeah, I was thinking too.

Why didn't you just soak? I didn't need God to act as the jumper. We were fine. I think God would think differently on that situation. Yeah, God was like, y'all are fucking killing it. Let me help. Okay, Joel, you're looking up the other thing. I wanted to ask you, so in the end, they give you,

I thought that was really sweet the way they ended it. First of all, Alan Barinholtz is, was a real judge. Correct. And he's Ike Barinholtz's father. But I thought that Alan did a fantastic job as someone who's not a trained actor. Well, funnily enough, and I'm very glad you brought this up,

what a lot of people don't realize is that he actually did, like Alan's career passion was to be an actor. But once he had a family, because he went to school for it initially, but once he had a family, he put his dreams to the side. He got a stable career. He raised his family. And then when this opportunity was presented to him,

he viewed it as like a, hey, this is a way for me to pursue my dream now. It reminds me of my father, because my father always wanted to be an actor and he loved the theater and he became a successful trial attorney. But he would do community theater as his hobby. And so it's funny, it's interesting, it reminds me, that reminded me of my dad. I thought he was beautiful and I thought that the end, the way he talked to you, the things

he said about you was I Found it very moving and then you get a hundred thousand. I mean not only your mind blown because They revealed to you what happened, but you get a hundred thousand dollars, which must have been a nice surprise a Thousand percent and I will say to people kept repeating that to me on the day of the reveal night Just so you know that money that money's real that checks Get a cash that's that's real But I was so caught up in just trying to process like everything that they were telling me that I like the money was the last Thing I could focus on it was more of like you could just strip my world down and I need to like build it back up

Yeah, of course you might run total shock. I mean That's such a mind fuck right Right, right away you automatically go into what the fuck did I say, what the fuck did I say, what the fuck did I say, what did I do, what did I do, what did I do, what did I do, what did I do, what did I do. A little bit though. Okay, we're good, we're good, we're good, we're good. A hundred thousand, really, wow.

I think a lot of the time people responded to you is just because we look, there's so much negativity in society, we look for kindness. And I just think you represented such kindness. A friend of mine told me just yesterday, and I didn't know this about her, but that she has an extreme fear of flying. And she's a really bad flyer.

And she told me, I cannot tell you the amazing stories I've had over the course of my life, where something happens, turbulence, and I reach out and I grab the hand of a stranger next to me and how kind they are. She said, invariably they hold my hand

and they tell me about their kids or they distract me or they rub my back. And she said of all stripes and colors of human beings. And it just made me feel so warm in my heart. And I think that's why so many people responded to you because even though this was a comedy and it was a crazy thing, you really just represented such kindness. Honestly, I'm glad that that's like the message that people took away from this too because, you know, having lived a really like selfish, just kind of like an

asshole lifestyle when I was younger, like I really do want, just kind of like an asshole lifestyle when I was younger, like I really do wanna just kind of, I wanna be the change that I would like to see in the world. And so that means leading by example. And so throughout the course of the show, I did what I thought was right the entire time, whether the cameras were around or not. All I'm trying to do is just be that change.

And if we don't lead by example, I mean, talk is cheap, we all know that. So truthfully, all I'm trying to do is just try to live a lifestyle that's going to just promote helping other people. You got to give people a chance, you know? Like if you come into it with preconceived notions, you already lose. Like don't, like for example, the character Todd, I found out on day two or three that he was a convicted felon who recently had his rights restored. Not only did he stay in the same hotel as me, but he was right across the door from me. He was the very next room. In the three weeks I spent with him,

I never once asked him what his felony conviction was for. Because I didn't care. I gave him an opportunity. I talked to him. I gave him a chance just to learn that who he was, you know. That was incredible. What about when the older Asian man teaches you the game? And then how much are you supposed to give him? You got $25,000 or something? It was like, no, I don't think it was that much. I think it was only like, I shouldn't say only

because he owned a gumball machine. So it's a lot of money. It was like two grand, something like that. But again, like his story was that he owned like two gumball machines and like a sticker machine And so I was like this guy's not rolling. Right that was so funny. He was like He teaches him the game and it's a it's a real game obviously, right? Yeah, correct He the rules made up real game. It's a real game, but he made up the rules

He made up like the gambling rules. Okay, got it. He kind of taught me the real game, but he made up the rules. He made up like the gambling rules. Okay, got it. He kind of taught me the real thing, but there was a lot that was just okay. So then you win and he's like, oh my god, I owe you $2,000. And you were like, I don't want your money. I don't want your money. He's like, no, I it's my pride. I have to give you the 2000. That guy was great. Is he an improv guy too? He is, yeah. He came from, I believe it was second city actually. Wow.

Do you ever look back and be like, what if they went different with it? Like what if they went, what if I responded different? How would they have adjusted? Do you ever think about the possibilities? Like there's a whole multiverse of what could have happened in just this whole three months.

I think about it all the time, honestly, still to this day too. And that's why I try to emphasize like the preparation that went into this was years in the making. Because not only did they have like their skeleton script and like, here are the beats that we hit, but it's like, here's the beats that we hit. Here's A, B, and C if he reacts this way, this way, or this way. And then we just try to just go with it from there. What an exciting thing to work on.

I mean, from a production point of view, one of the things I really appreciated in the finale was that they showed you behind the scenes how they pulled it off. I thought that was really, I mean, from someone who's in production, if you haven't seen Jury Duty, obviously I can't recommend it more highly.

And then the finale- If you haven't seen it, you've been sleeping under a rock. Yeah, check it. I mean But we haven't even seen one episode of you where you've been. The episodes are so short. They're 20 minutes long. I ended up wishing it was more because it's so entertaining. It would be kind of impossible for them to pull this off again, don't you think? Especially given the success of the show, I would agree, maybe give it some time. And once it dies down, I mean, it was such a success.

So like, how do you not try it again? I know, but I think maybe you can't do jury. You could do like an office. You could do like an office. Like you've just been hired in a new job. Yeah, like an intern or I don't know. I'm sure there's a workaround. But again, like they-

You could probably really get away with it with an office and you say, it's the number one show in the world right now, right? That's probably the way to go. Yeah, I think if you did like, hey, you're the new hire and it doesn't have to be an office like the show, The Office. It could be like a tire company

or it could be a fucking grocery store. I don't know, there's gotta be another way in, but I really, really enjoyed it. I mean, I'm sure there is, but I mean, like, I never would have thought they could have pulled off in the first place, so I'm probably the wrong person to ask for a sequel. Well, it worked on you, Robert.

The other thing I love about, I love about the thing I love about the story is it's one of those examples, like, I don't know, no disrespect to Free V, but I had never heard of Free V. So think how many fucking streamers and people passed on this show for it to end up on Free V. And then it becomes one of the most viral shows of the year.

And it's all anyone's talking about. And I just always think that's a, I love when that happens. It's like, no one knows anything. No one knows what's gonna work. And everyone had to have passed on this for it to be on free V. And then it's all anyone's talking about.

Yeah, I gotta give a huge shout out to Lauren Anderson. She is the one who finally picked it up. Cause like you said, David Bernat told me they shopped it all around town and everybody passed on it. And Lauren Anderson saw the vision. She's like, I'm willing to take a risk on this. So huge shout out to her for even giving the show a chance. Yeah, it was well done.

Dude, thank you so much. You have a fan in me, whatever you end up doing. Please keep being you. Don't let this town fuck you up because you're a good soul. And whatever you end up doing in any capacity, whether it's improv or hosting a show, whatever, I'll be there watching you. Thank you.

And honestly you guys I'm a huge fan of you seriously. Like I don't want to date you or anything but like seriously like the fact that I watched you guys in high school on my TV and I'm here right now like this is it's fucking a dream come true it's really cool. You know Zach you said he was a nice guy you said it and then you have to stop you have to stop having a sad when people say they watched us in high school. I'm 50, Zach. You're 50?

I can stretch. You wear a watch. I can kick. I can boogie. You better. Don't pull something out, man. I did. I just tried.

I kind of did. He's bending over. All right. Thanks, brother. I did. I just tried. He's gonna. I kind of did. He's bending over. All right. Thanks, brother. Great to have you. Yeah. Thank you guys.

I appreciate you having me. Can I ask Ronald a question? Yeah. Yeah, go ahead, Dan. Have you been called for real jury duties since you've been on the show? So funnily enough, two weeks after the finale premiered, I got my first one. I got three in total, but because I was doing the press tour and I was in New York, I was in Austin where at the ATX Festival, I was constantly had to postpone it. And then I moved to LA. Thank God have not gotten one since I moved up here, but three times in

San Diego County after it aired. Well, when you get on a jury filing, make sure to say that you think that the defendant must testify. And that you hate cops. And that you hate cops. I hate the police, man. That's actually wild though. I believe that's so common. Anyone who's been on a jury,

or anyone who's been through, what are they called? Voir, Dan, you know, voir dire? Voir dire, something like that. Voir dire, that's the term for jury selection. Knows that there are a whole lot of people that come up with some pretty crazy excuses. And also we should say, what's your Instagram

so people can follow you? Oh, it's a sunnyg underscore SD. What? Hell yeah. So, because my last name is Gladdy. That's horrible. I love it, dude. I'm told you, I'm like, oh, maybe I didn't tell you guys

this, but I fucking do not like LA. I moved to San Diego and I had to move up here because of the show. I like LA is not for me. LA is not for most people, dude. You don't have to live here. Like I said, I made, I made the Instagram when I lived in San Diego, you know? I know, but I just want people to find you and it's kind of tricky. Semi G spell it for everybody. Sunny G like, you know, Sunny D, but Sunny G.

So S-U-N-N-Y-G. Underscore SD. Underscore SD. Good luck finding that. Sunny G San Diego. That's why, that sounds like Donald Eazon because he was so high. He mistyped the-

It's not Eazon, it's just Aizon, fucker. You mistyped. He was so stoned. And I wasn't high, I was drunk. Oh, sorry. He was so drunk when creating his Instagram handle that he mistyped the F and put an underscore. So he's Donald underscore A's on.

I was literally, it looked like the house. I feel like that's something you could have rectified in these years. Once it's done, it's done. Dude, thank you could have rectified in these years. Once it's done, it's done. Dude, thank you so much. You're the best. Instagram's team literally told me that too. They're like, you should probably change. I said, I'm not touching that.

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What a freaking nice young man. I love that guy. I want to be his friend. I want to hang out with him. He's so corrupt. No, I'm just kidding. What a frickin nice young man. I love that guy. I want to be his friend I want to hang out with him. He's so nice. Wow He's so nice. I would not be nice after that. I love that. He's so nice. I love that. He's so I love that He's so nice. He's like I get the fuck out of LA. This is just enough for me. I'll be in San Diego You think he's hitting the Clubs and stuff. I saw him out in about one night at San Vicente Bungalows. He was out.

Oh, really? Oh, shit. Okay. He was out. I was like, okay, Ronald. Okay, Ronald. I see you. Okay, Ronald.

I see you, Ronald. But he was wearing those shorts. You know those shorts we all used to wear that kind of go down to your shins? Okay, Ronald. Capris. They weren't capris, but they were like long. Jams. They were kind of like jams. You know you old if you know what the fuck I'm talking about. Yeah, you got only only

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Oh, hell yes. These iconic 90s shorts. I didn't know they were called jams. You had to have the jams. You had to have the jams. You had to have the jams. Just like if you were... Jam! What year was it when you had to have the...

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They could not do jury duty. They would do a different premise. They could do a different premise. Yeah. But look, there are people out there who haven't seen the show Jury Duty, and they could do it. That's true. Let's keep it 100. There are a lot of people. I miss Ali G.

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