Allison Jones

Yes, wow. I have always admired stand-up. Also because their hearts are on their sleeves, no matter how tough their act is or how tough and edgy their jokes are. Every new line, they're scared about.

Mm-hmm. I admire them greatly. I also sort of relate to their insecurity and all that kind of stuff. Most people who gravitate to Hollywood, I think, have a lot of insecurity. Yes, totally. Yeah, looking for a lot of approval. Because the one thing I find about Hollywood and kind of Los Angeles in general is it's very accepting of all the freaks, and I like that.

Mm-hmm. I admire them greatly. I also sort of relate to their insecurity and all that kind of stuff. Most people who gravitate to Hollywood, I think, have a lot of insecurity. Yes, totally. Yeah, looking for a lot of approval. Because the one thing I find about Hollywood and kind of Los Angeles in general is it's very accepting of all the freaks, and I like that.

Mm-hmm. I admire them greatly. I also sort of relate to their insecurity and all that kind of stuff. Most people who gravitate to Hollywood, I think, have a lot of insecurity. Yes, totally. Yeah, looking for a lot of approval. Because the one thing I find about Hollywood and kind of Los Angeles in general is it's very accepting of all the freaks, and I like that.

Completely not the way it is.

Completely not the way it is.

Completely not the way it is.

Yeah, completely the opposite.

Yeah, completely the opposite.

Yeah, completely the opposite.

Yes, it started with Will Smith and the late, great Quincy Jones. I mean, the highlight of my career was getting to meet Quincy Jones.

Yes, it started with Will Smith and the late, great Quincy Jones. I mean, the highlight of my career was getting to meet Quincy Jones.

Yes, it started with Will Smith and the late, great Quincy Jones. I mean, the highlight of my career was getting to meet Quincy Jones.

He was the producer and the creator. I think he grabbed Will and said, what can we do? And my partner in crime, we cast the show together, Sally Steiner. We drove up to Quincy Jones' house. I think it was Mulholland, but we were so starstruck. Oh, absolutely. I was always starstruck, and I still am starstruck.

He was the producer and the creator. I think he grabbed Will and said, what can we do? And my partner in crime, we cast the show together, Sally Steiner. We drove up to Quincy Jones' house. I think it was Mulholland, but we were so starstruck. Oh, absolutely. I was always starstruck, and I still am starstruck.

He was the producer and the creator. I think he grabbed Will and said, what can we do? And my partner in crime, we cast the show together, Sally Steiner. We drove up to Quincy Jones' house. I think it was Mulholland, but we were so starstruck. Oh, absolutely. I was always starstruck, and I still am starstruck.

But I've only met you once on an audition years ago, and you don't remember, I'm sure. But you came in. I want to hear. Pitched from Endeavor as the guy from Punk'd. Sure. And those are the days where it was like, you sort of didn't do that if you were a sidekick on Punk'd. Now everybody and their brother from a TikTok video wants to be seen. Yes. You had much longer hair.

But I've only met you once on an audition years ago, and you don't remember, I'm sure. But you came in. I want to hear. Pitched from Endeavor as the guy from Punk'd. Sure. And those are the days where it was like, you sort of didn't do that if you were a sidekick on Punk'd. Now everybody and their brother from a TikTok video wants to be seen. Yes. You had much longer hair.

But I've only met you once on an audition years ago, and you don't remember, I'm sure. But you came in. I want to hear. Pitched from Endeavor as the guy from Punk'd. Sure. And those are the days where it was like, you sort of didn't do that if you were a sidekick on Punk'd. Now everybody and their brother from a TikTok video wants to be seen. Yes. You had much longer hair.

And it was probably about 2003, because I remember I just finished the pilot of The Office, and Mitch Hurwitz had asked me to do the pilot of Arrested Development, and I couldn't do two pilots at once. It was too torture, so I couldn't do the pilot. Deb Borilski did the pilot. Many podcasts name me as the person who did the pilot of Arrested. I just did the seasons.