TigerBelly - Randall Park & The Real Michael Bay Story

Episode Date: August 14, 2024

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Hey, nosotros papaya to my people and my friend. Okay. Your slept king here, Bob Lee. And we're almost at a million subscribers. Please subscribe to Tiger Belly so we can get to that number. What will that do for you? It would make me ecstatic. Guys, if you want to see Bobby ecstatic,

make sure you subscribe to this channel. Enjoy the show. Is she Korean? Yeah, I met her before. Is she Korean? Yeah, I've met her before. Wait, I am such a huge fan of Your Wife. Aww. The show that she was in with Keegan. Oh, Friends from College.

Friends from College. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't understand how that show didn't keep going and going and going. It was so good and she's so funny. Aww, thank you. I'll tell her that. I didn't see it, but it's good. She was great too, you know? Oh, it's not. I'm drowning. I'm drowning.

I think I'm drowning already. It's fine. I didn't know she was an actress, your wife. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You remember. You want her cans? You like headphones or no? No, I'm fine. No, I'm fine. I can wear them. Let me ask you something. Should I not wear them?

You need to wear them. Why do I need to wear them? Because you would love the sound of your voice, Bobby. That's true. That is true. I wonder if I should wear them. You like your voice? No, no.

All right. No, but I like your voice. I know, I kinda like yours. But what I'm saying is that, I guess you're right. I mean, if I do it like this. You don't feel like you're engaged. You're not as locked in. I kind of like yours. But what I'm saying is is that um, I guess you're right I mean if I do like this, you don't feel not as engaged. I'm more engaged with the headphones on. Yeah. Oh interesting We thought interesting at the same time We're synced up. I wonder what that says about Like I'm more engaged with other people when you're hearing yourself

I know what does that say about me, dude? That's not good. It can't be good. I don't know if it's good. It can't be good. You know, let's try without it then. I want to engage without it. But you're not going to be engaged. Oh, that's true. That's right. All right. Right. It's like, it's kind of like, I like my voice. It's kind of like, you know, I love it. So anyway, five, four, three three two, welcome to another episode of tiger But this is a special one because um, you know, I'll be honest with you I was always afraid to ask you to do my podcast. I yeah, I mean over the years I feel like oh my god Bobby's killing it. I love Bobby. I know I tell you I'll tell you why later

But but you know, it's like oh, you know, maybe one day. And then, yeah. Well, I'll tell you why. Because I asked Ken Jeong once, OK? He's never done it. And I asked Ken, and he goes, yeah, but you got to talk to my publicist to see what you're going to ask me.

Not that you would say the same thing, but it was kind of like a soft no. And then I asked Ali Wong, it was a soft no, right? So then I was like, oh, maybe I shouldn't reach out to that world because I can't. What, like Asian people? That world that you're a part of? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

No, let's be honest with you, there's. I mean, yeah, you've had Asian people. But there's also two different types of Asians. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Just two, two types. Male and female. No, in terms of character. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, two types, yeah, right.

No, in terms of Hollywood, okay? Okay, okay, this is fascinating. This is a great intro, by the way. Oh, anyway, movies, television, random parts! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, what are the two kinds? I know, I'm gonna go into it. Okay, okay, movies, television, rent the park! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no've never said it out loud. Oh, okay, okay. All right, so it's gonna come across a little weird, I think. But let me try, all right? So obviously, as we know, there's many different genders

when it comes to Asians. Or Asians. And humans, and humans in general, right? There's more than two genders now, you know what I mean? I accept that, and let's go with that, okay? So we know that, right? There's different ethnicities, I get that, okay? You have the d***, you know what I mean?

You know what I mean? The Thai guy, you know? You go, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, doh, that guy, you know what I mean? But, you know, the Japanese guy, right? But in Hollywood, I was gonna say, okay, what I wanna say. So it's like um Let's go gently here

Okay, let me just say how I feel and it's okay, so I just think that there was like a different Lunch table no no so so this is okay. This is what I need an assist. I'm here No, no you know I don't need a sis. I think I can do it. Okay. I think I can do it right So the other I'm gonna do another story. That I don't need an assist. I think I can do it. I think I can do it, right? So I'm gonna do another story that's gonna be related to it, okay? So during the Netflix Comedy Festival, these are two of my friends,

and I love them both dearly. It was Nick Kroll and John Mulaney. And they were sitting in the back row of the original room, right? And there's a different, they're not just comics, they're a different level or prestige almost, okay? I think that's what I'm talking about. And also, by the way.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, but you said, so this is not just an Asian thing. Hollywood. Or Asian Hollywood thing, it's just Hollywood in general, would you say? Yeah, but Asians have it too. Yeah, you're right, it's a, yeah, it's general. Yeah. Yeah. You're right, you're right, you're right. Yeah, yeah, yeah it too. Yeah, you're right, it's a general. Yeah, it's general. You're right, you're right, you're right.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's like he's translating your thoughts for you. Yeah, you're, yeah, you're, we're too in sync, don't wanna disconnect a little bit. Yeah, yeah, so what I'm saying is, let me, so what I'm saying is is that I feel that you, All right. Ali Wong and Ken Jeong is, to me, in a different group.

I think Steven Yeun is in that group too. But you've had him on, right? No, but he, right, I didn't invite him, Dave just brought him here. That's a different. And you've never invited him? I've never invited him. Yeah, yeah, I never invited him.

Did you hear that, Steven? Yeah, yeah. Sometimes I get like you guys adjacent, through other means, you know what I mean? But it's like, what does it sound weird what I'm saying? It sounds weird. It definitely sounds weird.

But I also identify with you here. It sounds weird. It definitely sounds weird. I love it, I love it. But I also identify with you here. God bless you and take care. What's up? Yeah. And I think it's that, you know, because I feel the same way about a lot of people. Like, oh, they're, like, I'm not in that cool group. You are in the cool group.

But I don't think I am. He's always kind of sort of put himself in like the degenerate Asian. Yes, but yeah. You're definitely a degenerate. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But I don't see myself in like really any group. I always feel like I'm just kind of floating off

on my own, just kind of doing it. And that's what, at the end of the day, that's the moral of the story, right? We have this narrative in our own head that's not even true. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Is what I'm saying. It's like, you know, many times I've said it blankly,

Netflix hates me! Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right? Because of maybe one or two jobs or something weird, somebody's, whatever, right? Yeah. But then I go in there and it's like, they just love, you know what I mean? So it's like, it's these, whatever, right? But then I go in there and it's like, they just love, you know what I mean?

So it's like, it's these things that we tell ourselves that aren't true. Yeah, go ahead. So why did you reach out to have Mian? Were you like, he's degenerate enough? Or were you like? No, no, no, no, no. Or what was it?

I mean, the truth of the matter is, and you know, today's about honesty. Let's be real. Okay, great. Yeah, yeah. I have some things. Oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Love it. Really? Yeah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, don't stop. Oh, what? I don't know what you're gonna say. I don't know what you're gonna say.

I don't know what the fuck you're gonna say, but no, it's not about that kind of honesty. Whatever you're about to say, I don't like it. Okay, okay. Okay, so anyway. I will. I'll slip it in there, I don't like it. Okay. So anyway. I will. I'll slip it in there. I'll slip it in there.

What was I even saying? Because she just read. Honesty. Oh, today's about honesty. So at the end of the day, we live in our own heads. And also, at the end of the day, you and I are both guys. Because here's the thing about you. What's so funny?

Nothing. I got you. I are both guys. Because here's the thing about you. What's so funny? Nothing. Go. I got your back, Randall. OK. I'm always a little terrified.

Why? Why? I haven't done anything. Honestly, a lot of leaning. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Making you nervous. Well, today was a hard one because we had Rob Lowe earlier.

So it's a lot. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You know Lowe earlier, so it's a lot today. So what I want to say about you too, Randall, Mr. Park, is this, is that you're different than Steven and some of these other people because I feel like you've been in it longer. So I remember when you were a stand-up even. You did stand-up. I remember that. I remember that. That's one of my early great memories of you. So I remember him at the improv, I saw him say,

it was very funny and I'm like, this is early days. You know what I mean? So it's like, we go way back in that way. You know what I mean? And I remember running into you and your wife at a furniture store, I don't know, do I have this wrong? Something like that, when I said hi, this and that. I remember these store. I don't know, do I have this wrong? Something like that, when I said hi, this and that. I remember these things.

You don't remember, so when you. Oh my God, what? When you saw me at the comedy club, I remember you were on MADtv at the time. I remember this distinctly, and I was like, oh my God, that's Bobby Lee. I love Bobby Lee. I did my set, it did well. And you came up to me and the first thing you did,

you went. Fff, fff, fff. Like you're like. Why would you do that? It wasn't a real knife. Oh yeah, no. It's an invisible knife. Yeah, and I remember you doing that. It's a metaphor. But it was like a, knife. Oh yeah, no. It's an invisible knife. Yeah, and I remember you doing that.

It's a metaphor. But it was like a, it was a term, it was a, it was a, it was affection that you were expressing. Of course it was affection. But it was like, I'm going to kill you because you kill, you were so good up there. Yeah, that's what it was. So yeah, it was, I was a joke, right? I'm like, you did so well, I have to kill you. Yeah, yeah.

Thank you. Very good. And then you said, you said, hey, I'm going to, I? I'm like, you did so well, I have to kill you. Yeah, yeah. Thank you, very good, very good. And then you said, hey, I wanna get you on Mad TV. I remember you said that. Yeah. I'm gonna get you on Mad TV, and I was like, oh my God, that's great, but I didn't, but I didn't, you know, I was old. Are you saying that I never did?

No, no, no, no, no. You did three times. Oh, that's right. You don't even remember. Yeah, which one was it? It was, all I remember, I remember one of them was shot at the Playboy Mansion. Oh, that's right.

I walk into the Playboy Mansion. I remember, now yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I remember that, yeah, yeah. I remember that. So, the moral of the story is I'm a man of my word. Yeah, and I couldn't believe it, because when you said it, I was like, oh, he's being nice and that's great,

so it's sweet of him to offer. I'm not gonna expect him to do it That's so sweet of him to offer. I'm not gonna expect him to do it, but very sweet of him to offer. And then you did three times and I was like, oh my God, Bobby's the best. And this was a time when I- You, Sung Kang, I did it with Ken too. And at the time there was such a little representation.

I wasn't even working at that time. I'm like, I have to use everything that's available. That Danny Cho back in the day, that's why you have them. You know what I mean? So yeah, I've never even like... But now you're a star! I mean... I don't know. But yeah, I never thanked you for that. I'm sure I did thank you at the time. You have. I think you have. I forget things. Really thank you. Oh, stop. What? It really sure I did thank you at the time. But really, really thank you. Oh, just stop. What? It really meant a lot to me at that time. No, no, no.

I'll tell you this, Rand, what's up? What's up? What are you doing? Sorry, I was just thinking. What were you doing this for? I was thinking your energy is intense. It's crazy. Honestly, very intense.

I like hold, yeah. Is it too much, you think? Anytime there was like a Korean. I know. Sun Kang was here, like he signed that Tide bottle. Yeah, yeah. Last week, yeah. He was the same way.

Any Korean that comes in here. Yeah, it's so funny. Whenever there's an Asian here, I kind of elevate it in a weird way. And I know I want to change that about myself. But do you think you're elevating it out of a positive place or you're elevating it out of a negative place? Why would you even say the negative thing? Does it seem negative?

I'm drooling. It doesn't seem negative to me. It's not negative. Okay, okay. It absolutely isn't negative. How is that negative? Yeah, yeah, yeah. What, what?

What are you doing with your fingers like that? Why do you keep looking at me? I don't like the way you're looking right now. I thought you were going to talk about like honesty and stuff. Yeah, I'm going to talk about honesty, right? Yeah. Okay, let's be honest then, okay? Okay.

For a little bit, I didn't think you liked me. Is that what you wanted to ask? That's what the energy is. No, it's not. It was more than that. So we've been doing Tiger Belly for a really long time. And I think there was a moment when... Can I say it?

No. I don't know what you're going to say. That's why, can I say it? No, I don't know what you're gonna say, that's why. Oh, say it. No, no, no. I think in the spirit of honesty, like this is a good thing. It's like, you know, when Asians were not having a moment yet before they were hardly casting anyone at that time, this was early Tiger Belly years,

and you did the interview, and Bobby had done, you know, Korean Dictator for years and years and years. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, no, no, this was all out in the open, Bobby. We've said it on the podcast. Okay, so what did I say? No, it was just that, like, again, the scarcity, it was like early scarcity mentality of you being like, oh my god, like, my career is over, I couldn't even get an audition for that. Right, because I remember me calling and them going, we don't even wanna see him.

Correct. Well, from what I know, no one else auditioned for it. They didn't have audition. I know that, okay. Yeah. There we go, see now. Narratives. Narratives, dude.

Now the narrative's closed. But that spun you into a year long, everyone hates me. Oh my God. Yeah. Yeah. It's like the complete opposite. I like, I like, like respect you. I know you don't want to hear it. I know you don't want to hear it. But I really like, and a lot of it goes

back to the whole thing where you were like, Hey, I'm going to get you on Mad TV. Oh, that's great. And then you got me on that. And you actually did. And I was like, nobody does that. And I was like, this is, this is,'m... I'm just saying, will you admit this then? Woman? What did I do wrong? That was crazy. That was crazy what you did, because I still have more in the chamber. You're my best friend.

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I haven't, I've changed over the years. You have. Not as, like that guy anymore. You have. You know, I'm gonna say is this, okay? Haven't I, I've changed over the years though. I'm more, not as, like that guy anymore. You have. You know, I'm not as jealous. I have one more, but we don't have to talk about it. Oh, I'm right here. Okay. Okay. Wait, wait, can we save it to the end though?

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, because if, yeah, yeah, I don't know what she's gonna, am I still drooling? No. But, but, but yeah, yeah. No, but hold on, just, you, just save it to the end. I'm not gonna say anything. Okay, okay. Yeah, I mean, I get that, maybe that's the energy a little bit.

That is like, there's a little, it's joy. I think there is joy. Yeah, and then there's like just a little bit of like, there's a little hint of like homicidal. Just sprinkle. There's like a hint of like. There's no sprinkle of homicidal. There's like a hint of like. There's a little hint of like, homicidal in there. No, just a sprinkle.

There's like a hint of like. There's no sprinkle of homicide. There's no sprinkle of homicide. Just like a little pinch. Just a pinch of like. Scandal? Maybe I would have wanted to kill him. I think you're really getting it wrong.

I don't think there's any sprinkles of anything. You know what I mean? I think it's a sprinkle of guilt too, for ever having felt that maybe. Okay, here, okay. But that's like, but I will say that that's very human. Thank you. Very common, especially in our industry.

Thank you. And I don't think, I think we all feel like bits of that. You know, like here and there. Thank you, Randall. Yeah, so I don't think that I think we all feel like bits of that, you know, like here and there. Thank you, Randall. Yeah, so I don't think that that's a crazy thing, you know. Thank you. Yeah. And I also want to, see I'm calm now, okay.

Are you? Yes, I'm very calm, like all right. My arm bits are sweaty right now. Right, right, right, okay. But I also want to say that, you know, people say that I complain a lot, you know what I mean, on this podcast, which I do a lot, lot right people are tired of it, right? So it's like I'm I have the right to change as well. Okay. Yeah. Yeah, and I want to say something that happened last night

Right. It's the same kind of thing. Yeah, right where For years I talked about Michael pay. Oh, yeah, and how he directed me in a commercial many many years ago yeah, and I exaggerated this me in a commercial many, many years ago. And I exaggerated this thing in my mind that I thought happened that really didn't. Because in my mind I was like, there's no way I'm gonna run into that guy again. Yeah.

Right? Give him a taste of what you said. Yeah, yeah. Okay, so basically I said, and this is not even true. It's not? Do you know that it's completely untrue or is there like a seed of truth in it. Yeah, there's no truth Conjured it up out of nowhere. That's insane. I think that he When I tell you the story, okay, okay, okay, and then you guys will go I can't think we know, you know I mean, so let's go there. Okay, okay

So many years ago way before Mount TV, I booked a commercial. It was with Eric Stone Street. And we were both cowboys for Kim Cattrall for a Pepsi commercial that Michael Bay was directing. Okay. Okay. And so it was one of my first shoots ever. So I didn't know what anything was.

I didn't know what Mark was. You know what I mean? Jib. You know what I mean? I didn't know how to vocal, you know what I mean? Jib, you know what I mean? I didn't know how to vocalize or any of that, right? So it's like, I walked through this, I had a stack of towels and I was walking in and all Michael Bay said was, Scott, your head is not in the light,

we can't see your face. So can you put your face in the light? So I go back, I don't know what the fuck he means. You know what I mean? I don't have that mutant, you know what I mean? You know what I mean, I don't know what the fuck. You know what I mean? You just like walk up to a light.

Right, right, that's it, right? I don't know what to do. And also, it's one of your first jobs, and also, obviously I know. Yeah, you want to please too. I know who he is. You know what I mean? I mean, Stone suit was just nobody

At the time, but like Kim Cotrell was out sex in the city So and we did like six or seven takes where he was just like put your face in the light, right? And I couldn't do it. So he went up from behind the camera came up to me and he goes here like this Right, like he to you he he grabbed your face face and he does like here where the light is like this. Oh, oh, oh, oh. But I tell the story like this. Okay, but that's what really happened. That's what really happened.

Okay, okay. It's more calm. But what I tell the story is like he grabs my face like this and he goes, here! Here's the light! That's what I know. Yeah, yeah, yeah, and he grabs my face like this and he does this, right? So in my mind I'm like like that's a more exciting story Yes, but that's probably also how you felt at the time right? Oh when he did that you just blew my mind Right. I love you so you're right. That's how my sensitive child. Yeah, I mean You mean interpreted that yeah, yeah, but in a way you're not, I don't know,

I don't think. Fuck dude, I think you're right. Yeah. Fuck you guys, man. You're still alive. I can't, what? Fuck you, all right, I'm allowed to, you know what I mean? You're right, my little scared child

interpreted that because I was scared and I was fucking up and I was like, to me it was like him going like that. Yeah, but also to do that, at least today, I mean, that's kind of crazy. To touch it. A director wouldn't touch your face and do that. Oh, they wouldn't, yeah. I've never had that.

Yeah, having that done to you, that's a lot. But he did it so gently, though. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He just kind of maybe took his finger and went like this. Yeah, yeah. And I turned it into this. Because in my mind, I was like, I just know what. And then last night, oh, it's Friday, and I turned it into this. Because in my mind I was like, I just know it. And then last night, oh, Friday I get a call.

There's a, Bay's in town, my friend Jeff. And I'm like, who's Bay? Yeah. Then he, right? Then he goes, Google it. Google, Google? I go, Google Bay? He goes, Mike Bay, he said.

Right, and I go. Who's Mike Bay? Michael Bay, I go, Michael Bay? Oh God, I hate whoever texted you that. I know. He said Mike Bay said, right? And I go, Who's Mike Bay? Michael Bay? I go, Michael Bay? Oh God, I hate whoever texted you that. I know. He said Mike Bay. That person's gross.

Bay? Yeah. Well, cause people know him, so I'm glad, I'm not gonna say that. Okay. He goes, Google it, and I Googled Mike Bay, and then. Right. Michael Bay.

And there he is, and he goes, Bay's in town, he needs to see you. And the only thing in my mind for now, is that, because I've told that story 30 times. Yeah, now that's like. Yeah, I told it on Rogan. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Right?

That's right. Right, I told it on Rogan, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So now I'm like, oh, fucking no! Bay's in town! Yeah. Mike Bay? Oh fuck! Right?

And so then last night, so yeah, last night at a show, an hour before a show, the same guy goes, Bay is coming. I go, the Bay is coming, huh? And I put him on the list. Literally, I'm not Kenny Randall.

The other comic has the light, he's not there. I'm literally has the light, he's not there. I'm literally in the hallway about to go up. And I see this Mercedes Benz pulled into the fucking lot. And he brings, there's like six people with him, the bay. He comes in and I tell the dorm, I go, I'm about to get called up, so can I? You know what I mean, I did the whole thing.

I'm on stage, I see him sit down and he... Let me say something about me. I'm not bragging. Why are you laughing? Why are you against me today? I just have to like look away when you say that. She's just looking away. She's just looking away.

What do you mean? That let me say something about me is great. That's always the quote. I think that's what you've been doing for the past. For the past what? Like 10 minutes. All right, forget it. All right, anyway, I had an okay set.

Yeah. I crushed. Oh yeah, what was their interaction with Mike Bay? Yes, yeah. So then as soon as I get off, he gets up from his seat, and I meet him in the hallway. And I go, I know a place we can talk. Oh, just you two?

Yeah, him and I go into the little Searow's bar room, there's no one in there. I sit down there, and then his girlfriend walks in too. She's a lovely Chinese lady. She sits next to him and he goes I Remember you? Yeah, yeah that Pepsi commercial He goes yeah, man

Interesting something like that right very vague and I go and then I immediately go Well, yeah, but you know what? So does someone on my podcast, you know You're thinking that's what he's thinking. Yeah, right. So I like I'm like, does someone on my podcast, you know? And you're thinking that's what he's thinking. Yeah, right, so I'm like playing it wrong. I'm absolutely playing it wrong. Because clearly he didn't. He doesn't even know what the fuck, yeah, yeah, yeah. And I go, yeah, so sometimes I exaggerate stories and stuff, you know what I mean?

So it's just like, you know what I mean? I'm a great guy, you know what I mean? He's like, he's like, what? And I go, huh? And he goes, well anyway, you know, my girlfriend's a huge fan of yours and I started watching your shit, right? And he goes, and she mentioned that you talked about our experience, but nothing specific.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Right? So the whole thing was just in my mind. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Do you understand what I'm saying? Yeah. So it's like, why are you shaking your head, dude? This is crazy.

You know what was really weird though about you? What you did after that? Wait, stop, stop, stop. What's wrong with you today? What? You're really putting my, you know? What was the weirdest? Randall's here, man.

I mean, so I obviously know who Michael Bay is, but I don't know him from like a mirror photograph. Yeah, yeah. He sends me a picture of this very lanky white guy and himself. That's enough. No, and his beautiful girlfriend. And the way this was right after.

Right after, literally as probably as it was happening. From the booth. Just chill. So embarrassing. He sends a picture, yeah. From the booth. Yeah. That's a real one.

That's a real one. He sends me the picture, no context, and I could not, I didn't know who these people were in the photograph, and I was like, who's that? And you know what he says? What? The Bay. Ah! Ah!

Ah! And I was like, who? The Bay? So, you're the Bay guy too. Are you the bad guy? I'm blushing. It's terrible. You know, I think memory is such a weird thing. I have a similar kind of story where when I, one of the early, I booked this pilot,

I was not a series regular, but a recurring on this pilot early in my career, I was so excited. It was this drama about these cops, and I was a recurring cop in the precinct. And in the scene, I remember showing up, and the director is there, I never met the director. I was on tape for the audition and I could tell the director didn't like me.

Like right away he's looking at me like, what is this guy doing here? And I could just feel it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And in the scene, I had one big scene and in that scene I get into a big argument with this, the lead cop who's's this handsome, like, big guy. And he starts, you know, he yells action,

the guy starts screaming at me, he's like, I don't know what he says, I'm like, you know, it's your fault! And I scream back, no, it's your fault! And then the director yelled cut, and he walks up to me and he's like, can you be more, you're a cop, you're a cop, be more like a cop, you know, and I'm like, okay,

okay, sure, sure. But do you know what that note means? Not really, not really. I wouldn't even know either. I was thinking like, okay. Go stiff? Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Like maybe a little tougher, you know.

Oh, right, right. So he yells action, the guy's like, it's your fault, and I'm like, no, it's your fault Cut and then the director comes up to me and he's like You just got to be like a little more manly a little more manly and then oh my god And I was like, I was just eager to please because this is like a big opportunity right? I was like, oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Sure. Sure. But are you now because I've been in that situation Are the pores opening up I'm shaking inside um yeah yeah I'm like shaking inside but on the outside I'm like absolutely absolutely oh yeah we know how to do that yeah yeah yeah yeah

yells action it's your fault no it's your fault like I'm like my voice full back. No, you're a demon now. I'm a demon. Wow, you're a demon top. And then he yells cut and like in front of everyone he was like, just be a man. Oh no. And I remember being completely frozen. I know what it is.

And I was like, yeah, I'll do it, I'll do that, I'll do that. And I think like, and I could feel my like cheek shaking, you know? Oh man. We go do that. I'll do that and I think like and I could feel my like cheek shaking, you know Oh, man, we do we go through Like I don't know another like 15 takes nightmare. It was the worst. I've been there before This was the first day on the show, too Oh my god, I had another week and a half where I was mostly in the background and I had little scene Oh, right. Right. This is the first day

Oh my point I could feel the cast turning on me. I could see the crew going like this. And I'm like, oh my god. Oh no. Oh no. And I do it. And at a certain point, he's like, let's move on. Oh! I go into my trailer.

I start crying. I just start crying. I just break down crying. And I'm like, oh my god. My career is over. And part of me was like, oh my God, my career is over. And part of me was like, was that racism? I don't know, or maybe it, I just didn't know. And I was just like, I was done. I had to show up the next day.

And I remember eating lunch that same day. I was just sitting by myself. And I'm like, yeah. And I remember the story and I've told it a few times here and there. Yeah. And there was this article that was written, they were writing about me and this article, they do like, they did a lot of like fact checking. So this was like many, many years later. And they're like, so this director, who was this director?

Because we'd like to talk to the director just to make sure that all of this is accurate. And I was like, oh, okay, why not? I'd love to hear what he has to say. So I gave them the info and then they came back and said, the director is a big fan of yours, he doesn't remember any of this. Wow.

Yeah, and a part of me was like, how much of it is in my mind? But I know how I felt. Interesting. I know how I felt. So in our minds, hell is happening, right? And it just, it grows as the takes go on. Yeah, and as you tell the story.

Right. But the feeling was real. Yes. And I was crying in that trailer. Yes. And like all that is real. The actual details, I don't know, but the mind is like so crazy like that.

Yeah. Is it cause we're sensitive? Yeah, I think that's part of it. Yeah. Do you think like performers are extra sensitive is what I'm is the question. You think so? Artist? Yes. You think so? Yeah. But you know what? Especially when so much is on the line, and this was early on in your career. Yeah. Like I imagine it's like you've already thrown all your eggs in that one basket. Yeah. And you think this is your break. Yeah.

Yeah, of course. Like, why wouldn't you be absolutely devastated at a single critique? I thought it was going to change my life. This reoccurring. And you know what the crazy thing is? What the crazy thing is, they, after the pilot never got picked up, the management I was with at the time, the assistant calls and was like, hey, I got a copy of the pilot.

It was on like a DVD. Can we send it to you? I was like, oh my God, yeah. I pop it in, all my scenes were cut, except for that one scene, because it was an important scene. And they dubbed over my voice. Oh, he remembered.

No, it's your fault. Really? Yeah. Oh no, remembers. No, it's your fault. Really? Yeah. Oh no, oh my God, fuck. Wait a second. I think you were gaslit into believing it didn't happen. You were gaslit. Yes.

Because if your voice was dubbed over, that in fact happened. That's what happened. It was dubbed over. Yeah, it was dubbed over, wow. And did you see that right after you shot it? Right? Maybe.

No, no, no. I saw it months after. It's still months after, right? So you're still, you're not like, you know what I mean? I was. Fresh off the boat, Randall Park. I was barely recovering from that experience. And so I can imagine you putting it in, right?

Pushing play, right? And watching it. And then as soon as you hear the dubbed voice, what did you feel? I. Did you cry again? I broke out laughing. Oh no, yeah, that would have been so funny. I broke out laughing because at that point, I think I had gotten over it as much as I could

and it didn't get picked up. So that was very heartening for me. Oh, so no one's gonna watch that and go, yeah, that guy's not a cop Yeah, yeah Yeah, exactly yeah, but I mean it was still like raw Here's another thing though to your disadvantage is When you're new right you can't talk back. No like for instance now

new, right, you can't talk back. Like for instance, now, like if a director yells at me, don't talk to me like that. Right? Just because I know who I am, I've been in the business a long time, why are you smiling? I looked over too, she was like. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know that smile was the movie

smile smile. You're going to. It's because you've literally never stood up for yourself on set. Remember when that guy ripped the nose hair from you and you just came home like crying to me? Wait, can you remind me who the nose hair was? He had a nose hair sticking out.

What show was it? And without, I'm not going to say which show, but he. Sex and the City? But it was before that. Oh. And then they, without warning, they just came with some, like, clippers and they yanked it out of your nose. It hurt so bad, I remember.

And it hurt so bad, it made you cry. I made me cry. But even at that time, you were like, you didn't tell him, hey, what the fuck? Like, you can't just, like, rip hair out of my face. But instead, you came back to the hotel and you were in tears. And you were like, I feel so disrespected Oh so I was out of town shooting it. Yes

Just tell me what it is we'll bleep it out It made you bleed? That's right Gush of blood came out Oh my god Joey, I have name, my nose hairs He's been there for as long as I can remember Right

He says one guy keep kind of kind of trimming Yeah, but he clicked the whole thing and it was probably attached to an artery or something Started blood gushing blood and it hurt so bad. It was also it was so sudden and then also But you were also going right into a take right and also you can't absorb You can't like release the thing you want to it's like, hey man, what the fuck? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don't do that. Because you gotta go right into it.

No, oh, you wanna, also you wanna please everyone, like, oh, thank you. Thank you. Well, the blood's still coming out of your face, you know what I mean? But okay, you write that example, right? Right. But can I fight for myself for a second?

Yes. Please defend yourself. Well, actually, I didn't do it with. Peter Weller either. Oh, you. Robocop screamed his head off and he just like sat there and took it. Wait, why did he scream at you?

Because he's like, I had sides in my hand. He was like, back in my day, we didn't, we memorized our lines. I'm like. Hey man, us too. We also did. It's a rewrite, we just got them. Like what the fuck, you know what I mean? Mind your own business. Yeah, yeah. We also do that. Oh, so it's a rewrite. We just got him. Like what the fuck, you know what I mean?

Like mind your own business. Yeah, yeah. You know what I mean? But I would let, yeah, you're right. So I would, let me just stop for a second, okay? What I'm talking about in the last two years. Okay, got it. There we go.

Hey, good to, hey, a solid two years, dude. A solid two years. I'm fighting for myself. But here's, okay, let me just say this, okay? But the Peter Weller thing in your defense. They're cool. It's like, he's an old dude. Yeah, yeah.

Oh yeah, there you go. He's an old dude. He's, you know, he's being an old dude. And it's like, you're not gonna like change him or get an apology from him. That's right, that's right. So it's kinda like, some things it's like, actually I think more mature to just like, eh, it's fine.

I mean, it's a fun story, and it's also probably a little exaggerated. I don't know. You don't know? You know what I mean? Not the nose hair thing, that was brutal. No, that was brutal. Oh yeah, yeah.

That was real. Physical assault. Yeah, and then, but here's another thing I think I exaggerated. I don't wanna rehash it, but I've said I want to hear you great So, um... ZockDoc for your health and your well-being. ZockDoc is a free app and website where you can search and compare high quality in-network doctors, choose the right one for your needs, and click to instantly book an appointment.

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We're in a mall, right? And you know, we're like not talking that much. We're just walking. And I see this old prestigious lady sitting there eating. Prestigious? Prestigious like? Helen Mirren? It's probably Adam Sandler's mom. So I just said that

So and it was sandler sitting next to her. Oh, yeah, that's why I said prestigious lady She was very prestigious. Okay, but anyway, um and Sandler looks at me he goes. Oh my god my guys my guy is here to me Yeah, and then he looks at my name. He got this guy so fucking funny He's the best the lady you're with you delete that way. Yeah, and we he looks at my name. He got this guy so fucking funny He's the best the lady you're with you delete that way Yeah, and we hug you know mean and he was so sweet so sweet. He's like hey, let's hang out I know that kind of thing I love and in my mind. I'm like oh shit, but you know you were you were riding off that sandal Yeah, that was a sandal. It was like a sandal or you know me he lay up a sandal lay Yeah, yeah, yeah, and what I'm saying is is but I've told the story

Where he drew he was producing something that was in and I think I exaggerated that too. Maybe you mean like a bad experience Yeah, yeah where he said do it again, you know, I mean, but I exaggerated because at the time I've ever been like on a set with everyone in it as people, you know, like on a personal level And then you're not doing, I don't know, you'll be very expensive, but I was not, I was drowning. And so my friends were like, it's okay, it would come up to me and, oh God, yeah.

Just breathe, just breathe, you know what I mean? Yeah. Right, and I'm like, dude, I'm not dying. Yeah. You know what I mean? Like it was like, they act like I'm, you know, Tom Hanks in Philadelphia or something. Yeah, yeah. Just like, you know what I mean?

And they just treat me like that. But anyway. And that made you feel like you really screwed up. Right, but I think that I misinterpreted that too, maybe. Based on that. It's how I was feeling the embarrassment and the shame. Yeah. Right?

Because you were talking about that, all those little little beats that you were saying, I 100% relate to. Yeah. Yeah. There should be like a group. Not just Asians. No, but a group, right? It's never gonna happen. Stars? No. Stars? What do you mean? It's like a star group. You know when stars get together, you know what I mean? But yeah, but I've always wanted, never gonna happen, but like a group where we can like kind of share a horror story. Oh yeah, bring everyone here.

But that's this. Oh that's what this is. Oh yeah, I did that. You're doing it. Yeah, I'm doing it. So I want to go back to, would you say, fresh out of the boat was your big break, you think? That put you on the map.

Yeah, yeah. That was the first like, I guess, no, no, no. Well, yeah, that was kind of the biggest thing at that point. Yeah. Ooh, which has brought me up for something else. And I want you to try to remember this, if you can. Yeah, that was kind of the biggest thing at that point. Yeah. Yeah. Which has brought me up for something else. And I want you to try to remember this, if you can.

So there was a pilot they were doing, and I think you got it. And I remember hearing them behind the door that they wanna give it to you, but I still had to read for it. Oh, God. Right? Yeah, but I don't know if it ever got picked up.

So was there ever a pilot where you were running a like a food truck, like a Korean food truck? Korean food truck. Yeah, yeah. Like tacos or something. No, no. Interesting. Okay. That was on my mind then. So another thing you had to do,

you're just conjuring up things. I think I just made that up maybe in my mind in a dream or something. Like, Randall keeps beating me up. I mean, that's happened though. Plenty of times where I'd be in the waiting room. And you hear. And the person would be on the other side

and just killing it. And you could feel that they're, you know. Yeah. And there's conversation and laughter afterwards. And then they open the door and you hear this like laughter. Like it's like. And they also, they don't want them to leave either. They don't want them to leave.

You see their hands coming out the door like. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then you have to go in and she's dead. Oh wow. I mean that's happened. Oh my, how do you deal with that, bad auditions? I, I don't know. I think at the beginning they were, they really devastated me at the beginning.

And then just over time, I guess they became so frequent that I just kind of got numb to it. It's like with stand-up, I guess you bomb enough and you kind of get used to the bombing and then you're not afraid of it. Yeah, as much. Yeah. Wow, wow, wow, wow. But was the, fresh off the boat auditioning process long or was it easy? For me, it was pretty easy.

I mean, I was the first one cast and I didn't really, I don't think they, it was kind of offered to me, but kind of not. It was like, I just had to audition, I had to test on tape. And then they just gave it to me. No, she came in later. Yeah, yeah, yeah, she came in later. Remember, so when I got Animal Practice, I booked this, it got picked up, and it was like a veterinary show

with the monkey was the lead or whatever. And I remember booking that and going, telling everyone that show, telling everyone this is gonna be a cultural Oh, yeah, I go cultural for not good. There's gonna be a cultural phenomenal phenomenon, right? And you know and then when episode one I'm all my scenes are with the monkey and in my mind I'm like, uh-uh, you know me and they got canceled right away and it was yeah You guys had that really weird controversy because it was an Olympic year

Right. So what's her name the gym um Gabby um not Sida Bay she was Douglas Gabby Douglas so so we so we did an Olympic commercial where the monkey is on these like the rings the rings right but so they're shooting it during the Olympics when Gabby is actually doing it Yeah, she does flips and she does this and then the next commercial is animal practice with the monkey They got a huge controversy. Yeah Terrible timing terrible time and then PETA protested it right and then So is it did that did that lead to the cancellation of the show? No, no, they it was before we even aired it That was a promoting it. Oh, right. Okay, but it was one of those things words

It's gonna be a cultural phenomenon to it slowly your dream fizzling away Because you know, you know as an actor like I wasn't like I got a pilot every year guy Yeah, it was every other year me once it was a five year or six year guy I didn't get anything. Yeah, I mean, yeah, so it's like, you know, you never you you when the job is deteriorating You literally think to myself. I'm gonna be playing Be rooms. Yeah, I mean, yeah how many clubs you know, I mean, I remember seeing that show and an episode of it And I don't remember What episode it was but I remember seeing you slamming into a glass window

or something, and I was like, Bobby is so funny. Oh, God. I remember that was like, I was really like the physical comedy. You're a good guy, man. No, I remember, I totally remember that. And yeah, it was like the one episode I saw, Yeah. You know, also the worst is when you when you have a job

for like a month or two and everyone exchange numbers. And you're so close. Yeah. And then as soon as no one you never talked to them again. But you think you literally think you go, oh, you know, we're going to start podcast together. We're going to write together. Right. Yeah. You just never fucking see them again. So how long did that show last? Stretch out the boat.

Six seasons. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. Dude, dude, it's the last of that. You know that, right? Yeah. Yeah. I feel like real lucky we got in there. Yeah. It's been over 100 episodes. I like people don't do that anymore. It's the last of that type where you had a parking spot.

It feels good. I'm sorry. I'm sorry guys. Right? Yeah. There's something about going driving onto a lot. Says your name, you pull in and you go, oh, there's Ellen DeGeneres' parking spot. Somehow you're on the same level. You're not. And it's like, there's something about that old school thing where you kind of go, I made it. Yeah, I did not take that for granted. I would walk through the Fox lot and look around and be like, oh my God, this is my life. This is so great.

Wow. This is crazy. Yeah, and it's now maybe never gonna, I mean, they're still gonna do shows, but there's never gonna be, I don't think... I mean, maybe the rarity like Game of Thrones-y kind of cultural phenomenon show. Yeah, yeah. But it's like, I think those days... When I see young comics or young actors, I kind of feel bad almost.

Yeah, they can't book one show and have their whole lives changed. Right. Yeah. can't like book one show and have their whole lives changed, you know? Right. We've had guests here, friends of ours that are on a couple of shows, series regulars, and you know how much they make. That's changed too. That's changed too. Right. Before it was like, oh I can buy a house kind of money. Yeah, yeah. Right? Yeah. When you're on Fresh on the Pile, you're probably like, oh this is good, I have a little nest now yeah yeah yeah oh my gosh yeah it's the greatest blessing that show did you know was gonna get canceled or no I think towards the end

towards the last few seasons it was like are we gonna get canceled we might we probably I was preparing myself for the end every time you know every time I'm just like I was never in a place where I was like, oh, I'm excited for the next season. I was always like, just be ready in case it ends. Like don't get, just be ready. Yeah, yeah. I wanna ask you a question that I ask other Asian actors. I've asked Song Ness.

And a couple years ago, I got offered a vampire movie. And it had an Asian accent in it. Yeah. OK? And I was dating, we were living near the Kailua. And she goes, you can't do it. Wait, this is a vampire with an Asian accent. That's who you were playing.

No, I was playing a guy who was not a vampire. I want to drink your blood. I was like, is this a... I want to suck on your blood. Don't do it. That would have been... I think in Asian, Nostradamus or something would be fun. Is that Nostrafu? What did I say? Nostradamus?

You said Nostradamus. I don't like your tone right now. I made a mistake. Don't push the mic in my face. I made a mistake. Oh wait, so Kailila said you can't do it. Yeah, there wasn't enough context for me to believe the accent was necessary at all. Like, there's a time and place, I feel like, where it wouldn't feel so wrong. Okay, so I play an arms dealer in Koreatown.

Okay. But you're American. I am American. I mean, they don't know, I don't, or yeah, I mean, there's no, you could change it is what I'm saying. It was written with a guy with an accent. Did they write the accent in the dialogue?

Like, you know, did they write the broken accent? I hate what they do, but I think it was like that. Okay, okay, okay. Right, I think it was like that. Yeah, I, okay. Right, I think it was like that. Yeah, I read it and I was like, oh, this doesn't even change anything, like accent or not. So that's why I didn't feel like maybe you should have.

Yeah, but when somebody's writing something, they just envision a certain character. But this was a few years ago? This was maybe like five years ago. Oh, no, no, no, longer, maybe like six years ago. Six years ago. I would think that five years ago. Oh no, no, no, longer. Maybe like six years ago. Six years ago. I would think that six years ago, you would have had the power to be like,

hey, I'll do it, but I'm not gonna do that. So I talked to the director. Yeah. And I asked him, I go, hey, the accent, maybe we don't do one? He goes, I really want you to do it. I'm like, okay. Remember, you gave me notes of what to say I was like listen to maybe he'll he's compelling enough as to why so I mean the

character right it's not as if we're in Korea and stuff right so I mean he could what was his reasoning because I just wanted yeah he just wanted it yeah and I go and honestly it was just for I think his own like comedic read like it was just for, I think, his own comedic read. It was so shallow. The reasoning was shallow. The accent was the joke. Yeah, yeah, so I go, yeah, but, yeah, because I don't feel comfortable. He goes, okay, is this through Zoom? He goes, okay, leave.

And I was like, I remember. He was like, gone. But I mean, I'll do it now. I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it. I'll suck your blood, I'll suck your blood.'ll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it, out, but it's... But who got the part? I don't even know. Not Asian person. Not an Asian person. It was like an Eastern European accent, arms dealer. But he had an accent though.

I think so. They needed... Do you want guns? You want guns? Oh yeah, he wanted that. Oh, okay. But my mom was like, you want the guns? Terrible critics.

I don't know, I think the way you did it was the way, to me at least, I mean, you could have taken the role. Would you have done it? Probably not, but I would have done way you did it was the way that to me at least I mean that you could have done it you could Have taken the role would you have done it would you have done it probably not but I would have done what you did Mmm, I would have done what you did right? Yeah, but I think that if it Obviously if it was in the 90s or early 2000 or before Mad TV and I it was oh, yeah I would have oh, yeah, I would've taken it. Yeah, I would've done all of it. Oh yeah. We don't need you to do that. We don't need you to do that. But I really want to see that.

He would've been like, pull back. Yeah, pull back, pull back for me. Yeah, back then I did a lot of things that I can't believe I did. Yeah, yeah, yeah, there's a few things where I look back and I'm like, oh man. But, you know, we had to pay rent, you know? We were struggling.

A foot in the door, you know? That's how I justify it, you know? And you and I, I don't know if you know this or not, this information, but you and I right now currently are on the same show. On the same show? Mm-hmm. What show?

I think. What show? Well tonight after we're done with it, I get to race and do it. Which show? It's called Florida, man. Oh yes, yes, yes. This guy works so much he can't.

You know, what show, what day is it? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, this fucking guy. Oh, you're doing it today? I've already shot. Oh, you did? We're on, it's, you know, episode, it's like, you yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, that's fucking the fucking guy. Oh, you're doing it today? I've already shot. Oh, you did? It's like, you're in a different episode. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But I know what you're. Oh, that's cool. Have you shot yet? No. Yours is very funny. It's funny, yeah. Yeah, yeah, it's very, very funny.

Yeah, I don't even fully know. I know it's just different shorts. I'll tell you now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. It's weird. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that, yeah. It's weird, but what-

Is this the Danny McBride one? He is, his, Ruff House is, right? Is that- Producing it, yeah. Yeah, he's producing it. Which is always the call. You know what I mean? There's Ruff House, oh yeah, I'll do it!

Right? Yeah. But then it's like, you don't know what it is. Right? It's just, that's how much, I think he's one of the funniest human beings on planet Earth. Totally. That would do would do anything you know I mean? Totally. But it's an so what it is is because I know the day before Anna Ferris did it and I when

it's basically we're reenacting real stories. Okay. Right so it's like every episode it's a real story of a guy in Florida doing something crazy. That was in the news. That's amazing. Got it. Yeah, yeah, right. So my guy was, remember that black gentleman with the thick neck in Florida? Yeah. Yes, I am. Yeah, so I've been working with him. He's a great guy. Wait, in this episode? Yeah, he's acting in it. Oh, wow. His name is Charles, right? And so Charles and I, once I saw him, because my scene was with Mike Hitchcock, which we love, but it's interesting, the documentary style, the story, and then we do the reenactments, you know what I mean?

So it's a really fun, really fun show. Oh, that's so cool. When do you shoot this week? Thursday, I think. Yeah, yeah, Thursday. Your teeth are so cool. When do you shoot this week? Thursday, I think. Yeah, yeah, Thursday. Your teeth are so white. Anyway, um, you don't have white teeth? You white strips or? I've done, yeah, I do them. What? I didn't do them recently.

Why is it weird? I haven't done them in a while. But you know, this is an idea that I've had and I honestly, why don't you have a podcast? Do you have one? You know, I'm not, I'm not. You're good at it. No, I'm not that good at it.

You're good at extracting from people. Yeah, but. You do it with a guy like me, you know what I mean? Someone like me, not me, right? What I'm saying, I just think that you're good at it. Oh, thank you, but I don't think I am. I don't think I am, and I don't think I'm a particularly good guest either. Oh, that's amazing.

Dude, I'm gonna say this right now. Fucking hilarious. Half the podcasts I do, I come away like, oh man. How did you feel about this one? We'll see at the end. See at the end. No, no, just so far. I feel good, I feel good.

Yeah, really good. Let me ask you another question. All right. Do you feel you got laughs? You know, I don't even think about, I try not to think about that because then I get to. The Asian vampire thing was great. I mean, there's different things.

Go through all those bits and right there. All the bits. I don't even think of it like that because I just want to go, like, it's to the point where it gives me so much anxiety. I don't do like a lot like that, because I just want to go, like, it's to the point where it gives me so much anxiety. I don't do a lot of them that come to me, but at least lately. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Because there was a stretch where I was doing more, and I'd be like, oh gosh, why did I do that? Right. But it was like, oh, Bobby, I hadn't seen Bobby. I love Bobby. You have to do it. You had to do it, man. Okay?

All right. All right. And guess what, pal? In a year from now, you're doing it again. Doing what? This again. Oh my gosh. I would love that. Well, how many? How many has done? Three times? Yeah. Who has the most? Theovon. Theovon's the most. Who's Bert? No. Yeah. Yeah. Well, we've gotten, you know, I've had one. There are some guests where I, once they're here, I'm going, I'm never going to have them. Oh, really? Not that I want them back.

I just know that I'll never get them again. Why? Just because they're busy. Like, Judd Apatow came here, right? Didn't want, right? Was he here? Well, he's coming back again. What?

Coming back again. He's coming back in two weeks. Couple weeks. He is? Yeah. Oh, no, not now. Your theory's broken now. Have you had any?

How about Oliver Hudson? Oh, coming back soon too. Oh really? Have you had anywhere during the middle of it you're thinking, oh my gosh, this is not going well? Oh yeah. Oh really? Oh tons.

Hey Gil, how much time we got left? If I say that, it's not good. Wow. But I'll tell you why yours was good. And this is something that little, you know, inside scoop. Okay. See that ghost ghost. That white ghost right? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

That wasn't there before. My point is, is that when the time is up, he puts that up. And usually I, I look and, you know, see if the ghost is up but I just noticed that the ghost was there. How long has the ghost been there? Wait what does the ghost mean? We're done. Oh really? We're getting close. We're getting close to being done. I feel like we just started. Exactly. That's why you're good at podcasts. That's what I'm saying. What's it yeah that's what I'm saying. Okay that's great. But you know what it honestly it's it's you guys that are so good at this.

Oh my God. If I was running it, it wouldn't be good. You know what's so silly about you doing? I don't like to, I'm not a talker. No, yeah, you are, silly Billy. You're being a silly Billy. I'm not a silly Billy. Yeah, and I hate that about you, all right?

Stop being a silly Billy. I'm gonna tell you something. You can do it all. Oh god all right Bobby if you don't just shut the fuck up wait a minute if what so too much can I share now no no don't do it no no no no no no no no I don't know what it is no no stop that's it I was getting no no no no no Randall

hold on okay okay give me a favor okay just do what she has another story I'm just saying I know and what'm just saying. I know, and what I'm saying is that we're gonna save it for the next time. No. No, no, no, no. He's never coming back. There's no way. I don't know what it is.

He's never coming back. But let me just say this, I don't know what it is, but it's probably a story. I can think, I know what it is, right? Are you nervous? I am nervous. And I think that you're gonna say it in a way, I don't want him to feel like it's weird.

No, it's gonna make you sound like you. Had growth. Yeah, like, in the spirit of honesty and like. Every, yeah, every story of Bobby is him having growth. Yeah. That's a good way to put it. Okay, yeah, yeah. Okay, okay, okay.

You and. Oh, oh. Oh, stop, stop. Who else is involved? Ali. Don't tell the story. Yes. It's fun. It's a fun time. It's a fun time. I'll make you a deal. We gotta hear the story.

I know. We will. But can we do something? I can't be in the room. No, you can talk. You have to be. I have to go out there and tell the story and I'll come back. It's not that serious. I don't think it's bigger in your head. Can I tell the story then? Yes. Can I tell the story? Can I tell the story what I think you're gonna tell? And then Colada will correct on the way. Yeah, and she could interject. Okay. Sorry. Maybe I should have.

Okay. Sorry. Maybe I should have the game master. I'm just wondering what the angle of the story would be. It's not. It's just a straight story. Oh, you tell the story then. Straight story. Oh, your phone's on. Okay. This also basically explains the energy you're getting from him today, which is like a mixture of the homicidal.

The homicidal plus the guilt. And when you were doing Always Be My Maybe, I think there might have been a possible role for Bobby that he went in for. And he auditioned for that. And then you, I think you went in twice and then you didn't eventually get it But then you came back with a thing you spun in your head a fake story in your head Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I'll tell you what it is. I know I remember seeing Yeah, I remember The story he came back with in his head is I think they did that just to get back at me and humiliate me That's not what I said

That's not what I said! No, no, that's not what I said. That's exactly what I said! Are you out of your fucking mind? Back me up! Leave it! Homicidal energy, homicidal energy. I'm sorry, sorry, sorry. Homicidal.

Let me hold that, that's not what I fucking said. Gilbert, did he not say that? I'm nervous! No, I think this is what I said. I think this is what I said. Shit, I'm so sorry. Let Randall decide what you said. I think this is what I said.

I think what I said was, I think they auditioned me, right, for, just because, you know what I mean? And then they were already gonna offer it to Daniel Day Kim. Oh yeah. I think what you felt at that time was like- Don't make that face, Randall. No, I-

You're like, I think they brought me in just to like have a laugh. And you just felt, you went home and you were like. You felt used in a way, at the time. No, no man, I don't know man. I don't know if this is what I'm gonna come out on. That was truth, now's the time. I'm telling the truth man.

I don't know what you're doing man. And I remember collectively we were like, no, probably that doesn't make sense. You probably just went in and you were right for the role Alright, so I um Yeah, let me say something when I say things privately to you That was on air It was on air with all of us I said it on air. Yes. Okay when I say it on air, right? It's for this world

The internet world. The internet world. Not the internet world. But there had to, I mean, there had to have been those feelings there. No! It had to come from a place. Be truthful. OK, this is what I felt.

And let me say something. People on the internet, they don't like when I talk like this. They think that I'm bitching. No, this is real. All right, they think that I'm this. They think that I'm bitching. No, this is real. All right, they think that I'm complaining. They think that I'm going crazy. All right, but it's like...

Yeah, and this is how you felt at the time. All right, so I'm going to just tell you what vaguely what I felt, because it's such a long time ago. But what's funny is that the assumption we made was that Daniel Day Kim beat him out, you know, beat him out for that role, and we were like, there's no way that was the role you were supposed to play like that for a hot husband. Or, no, it was the brother or something, right?

I don't, yeah, I'm trying to remember the role. Yeah, yeah, it was the same role that Daniel Dae Kim got. I don't think so, I don't think so, Bobby. I don't think so. It was the same role as Daniel Day Kim. I don't know. Do you know what Daniel Day Kim's role was on there? Know what?

Did you see the movie? No. Okay. No. Because he kept saying that, and I was like, no, he's the very strapping hot ex. The joke is that he's hot. I don't think that that was the role for you.

Anyway, let's move on. We don't know, let's move on. But that's interesting. Randall, please. There's nothing interesting about it, okay? It's an old man in a Cesaro, okay? Well, okay. It's not real.

I don't want to. It's not real. Okay. It's not real, and I guess, you know, I always have to spin things. I'm gonna take this outside. But I do, like hearing this, I do, yeah, I feel bad that you felt that way.

And a part of me wishes that we were closer at the time, because then you could have called me. Right, right, right, right, right. But would I even, like if I'm auditioning for a friend, would I call and go, why didn't I get, like you know, like one time I auditioned for Jordan's movie, Nope. Yeah.

For Steven Yeun's role? No. It was for the, in the sitcom, the flashback sitcom. Oh, right, right, right. And he, not as the boy either, you know what I mean? Yeah. Okay. Yeah, we know that.

Yeah, yeah. Because anyway, I sent in the audition, he calls me immediately, and he just goes, I just can't give you that part because it's not big enough, it's just nothing part. One day when I do choose you to do something, I wanna do something great, you know what I mean, and this and that, so I just can't do it.

That was very upfront, right? But I would have never called him and go, why did I get the one line? But if I knew you, if we were closer, I would have called you. Yeah, that's, okay, yeah, yeah. So, yeah. Let's get to that point where-

Minor, right? This is, it was a nothing story. We were so scared. Why would you fucking bring that up? I can't even believe. This has been a beautiful podcast, honestly. I cannot believe that you would bring that up. Those are like inner thoughts

that you're like revealing to people. On the internet? Yeah, I don't think they were quite so inner. Well, do you, a question, I know we're running out of time. No, we're not. Do you feel, get into those spirals now? You think I do?

He's nodding too. Okay, give me an example. Not even, you always, you say that yourself, that sometimes you think this person does not like me. Like just more general. Yeah. Than they end up loving you. You're definitely getting better about it,

but I do think you walk away from most situations feeling that like, in that shame cycle of being like, and we've all been there by the way, yeah, where you're like, he hates me, all of Netflix and Hulu and Amazon hate me, like it's just this whole blanket statement of everyone hates me. Yeah, but it's not what I don't even believe it,

it's just something to say, just to get, you know what I mean? As a thing to say and to move, you know,, yeah, they hate me and then move on right? It's not my talking about Yeah, I think I am getting better at it you are okay listen well, yeah, you're also I mean you're you're doing so well, and people adore you, and it's like, you acknowledge that, right? So you're probably in a much better place just in general than.

Okay, I wanna say this, that I know things are good, because you're on the podcast. And I know things are good, because last week, Bad Friends had Jack Black, I know that things are, you know what I mean? You can just tell. And I'm blessed. And then nothing to complain about, everyone loves me.

Except for some of those people on the internet. We know who they are, you know what I mean? But anyway, do you want to promote anything Randall? No. What is that? I didn't know you guys like did something together. Oh that was that was that was a we weren't together. Yeah obviously we're not together dude we're in two different yeah same scene though. Oh yeah that was interesting. Yeah yeah. I just thought it was so random. Yeah yeah so random.

But yeah yeah yeah but um dude if you ever want to honestly let's be real for a second Let's do a heart talk be real friends. Yeah, so um if you honest this is on a show Literally if you ever want to come back and oh my gosh, I promote anything Thank you. Honestly if you want to promote anything because we should be able to listen to our pocket They love you know that and what's up? Why what? Oh my god? Next time you're gonna wear eyes wide shut mask because I can't do this I can't do it George and I was not you're doing this you're doing this shit like always constantly you're like I don't like it I'm sorry I'm okay I will be stoic from

here on out Jesus I was not anyway the doors are open. Thank you. But also Randall's movie that came out. Yeah, yeah, why don't we? Is that Sherry? Sherry's in it. Sherry, yeah. Oh, I love her. Oh, that's another thing I wanna talk to you about. Yeah, yeah.

You're directing shit too. Yeah, yeah. Because I know that Sherry Cola, you directed her in. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Is that this? Yeah, yeah. You directed this. Yeah.

That's amazing. It's a movie out. It's a movie, it's out. I that this? Yeah, yeah. You directed this? Yeah. That's amazing. It's a movie out? It's a movie, it's out. I think it's on Netflix now. Well, what shortcomings on Netflix? And let me ask you a couple of questions about this. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Is this your first film directing?

Yeah. You had directed some episodes, a lot of episodes. Some TV here and there. Yeah, TV here and there, I know that. And was that stressful? Yes, but in the best way. It was super fun. Wow.

Almost like, I don't know, I felt almost too fun. It was, I know it doesn't normally go that way. Yeah. I mean, there were definitely stressful times. It was low budget film and we shot it in New York and New York is a crazy place to shoot a low budget film. But it was low budget film and shot it in New York and New York is a crazy place to shoot a low budget film yeah but it was it was really fun Wow yeah yeah what was the budget of it can you tell it oh no okay six yeah yeah

no it's great yeah it was great it was really good yeah yeah and then um let me ask you this because I always, did you get everything you wanted in the shots and stuff? You know, there were times when I wish we could have done more or had more time. And there were a lot of things like in retrospect and watching it where it's like, oh, I wish I would have kept that.

I wish I would have fought for that. I wish I would have done some things differently. But for the most part, it is the movie I wanted to make and it was such a great learning experience. Are you gonna do it again? Yeah, yeah. Oh, that's great. Yeah, I think so.

Yeah, because it's like, I think that's, because I know that Sung Kang was here last week. Yeah, he directed one, yeah, that's right. Yeah, he's directing and it kind of made me think, I should try a small movie. I think it would be fun. I wanna try it. Because you can still, you can paint, you know what I mean, put my essence in it.

Totally. You really can. Yeah. The great directors, if you watch it, you're like, oh, I know who directed that. Just by a couple of frames. Yes, yes, totally, totally. There's obvious ones like Wes Anderson,

obvious because he's very specific. Yeah. But still, it's like, that's fucking great. Yeah, you'd make a great director, man. Yeah, I just don't, I gotta write something, you know? Yeah. Did you write that? I didn't write it.

Oh, so you didn't write it. It's based on a graphic novel. It's based on a graphic novel, and the graphic novelist is a brilliant guy named Adrian Tomina, he wrote the script. Wow. And did you search after him and go, can I get this IP or that property?

Yeah, we kind of, I was like, I love the graphic novel so much, and I was such a fan for so long, and I was like, what's going on with that graphic novel? And we looked into it and found out that he wrote a script for it. He had a script and that they were meeting with directors. So I was like, oh, I got to throw my name in the book.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then did you? So I came up with a whole pitch. Again, I had been obsessed with his work for so long that I really knew how I would do it. So I came up with a whole pitch. That's a different kind of thing of trying to convince someone to direct. By having that kind of pitch. Like my angle.

Yeah. All of that. That must be stressful. This is what I would do. And they're like, no. Yeah, yeah. I mean a part of me felt like I was acting again. Like at the beginning I was like, do I know what I'm doing? I don't know what I'm doing, but I'm just gonna do it. I'm just gonna do it, I'm gonna say what I wanna say.

And then when you got it, did it feel like you got an acting job? It was exciting, but it was also measured because I was like, the chances of this actually happening. It was still early on. We didn't even have financing at that point. Yeah, yeah, so it was like. the chances of this actually happening. It was still early on. We didn't even have financing at that point. Yeah, yeah. It took years then?

Took two years. Wow. Yeah, that's another thing about film, it takes so long. Yeah, yeah, it took two years and then we did it and it was so fun. Congratulations. Thank you, thank you. Come on, give Randall another round of applause.

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