Ben Stiller

But there was nowhere to go. There wasn't anything to upload it to at that point.

But there was nowhere to go. There wasn't anything to upload it to at that point.

so it was like a video cassette and lovitz had come to the show he'd seen the show and he uh and i reached out to him because he came backstage afterwards and he knew my parents and was very nice and he you know and i reached out i said hey i've got this short can you is there any way you could get them to take a look at it and he literally like met me in the lobby at 30 rock and took the video cassette upstairs

so it was like a video cassette and lovitz had come to the show he'd seen the show and he uh and i reached out to him because he came backstage afterwards and he knew my parents and was very nice and he you know and i reached out i said hey i've got this short can you is there any way you could get them to take a look at it and he literally like met me in the lobby at 30 rock and took the video cassette upstairs

so it was like a video cassette and lovitz had come to the show he'd seen the show and he uh and i reached out to him because he came backstage afterwards and he knew my parents and was very nice and he you know and i reached out i said hey i've got this short can you is there any way you could get them to take a look at it and he literally like met me in the lobby at 30 rock and took the video cassette upstairs

I couldn't believe that they were putting it on the air because there was nobody from the show in it. And it was Jim Downey.

I couldn't believe that they were putting it on the air because there was nobody from the show in it. And it was Jim Downey.

I couldn't believe that they were putting it on the air because there was nobody from the show in it. And it was Jim Downey.

I was just sort of like, Honestly, I've probably talked to you about this before, that, you know, it was for me trying to do what Albert Brooks, who I think was ahead of his time for sure. Very much so, yeah. In terms of like what he did, his first movie, Real Life, which was about reality television and making fun of it.

I was just sort of like, Honestly, I've probably talked to you about this before, that, you know, it was for me trying to do what Albert Brooks, who I think was ahead of his time for sure. Very much so, yeah. In terms of like what he did, his first movie, Real Life, which was about reality television and making fun of it.

I was just sort of like, Honestly, I've probably talked to you about this before, that, you know, it was for me trying to do what Albert Brooks, who I think was ahead of his time for sure. Very much so, yeah. In terms of like what he did, his first movie, Real Life, which was about reality television and making fun of it.

And what he had done on the show and watching that when I was younger and wanting to do that kind of thing.

And what he had done on the show and watching that when I was younger and wanting to do that kind of thing.

And what he had done on the show and watching that when I was younger and wanting to do that kind of thing.

Yeah, he wanted to have big, thick forearms that were hairy. He wanted to be Jewish. And he wanted to. And he wanted to dance. And he wanted to dance. Again, Jewish.

Yeah, he wanted to have big, thick forearms that were hairy. He wanted to be Jewish. And he wanted to. And he wanted to dance. And he wanted to dance. Again, Jewish.

Yeah, he wanted to have big, thick forearms that were hairy. He wanted to be Jewish. And he wanted to. And he wanted to dance. And he wanted to dance. Again, Jewish.

No, I was, I mean, it's a strange set of circumstances the way that this happened. We had done this little short for the MTV Movie Awards where I played as Stuntman. And that's where we, and we had met a couple of times over the years before that, but then we had a great time doing that together and had stayed in touch since then. And I had had this idea for the movie for a long time.

No, I was, I mean, it's a strange set of circumstances the way that this happened. We had done this little short for the MTV Movie Awards where I played as Stuntman. And that's where we, and we had met a couple of times over the years before that, but then we had a great time doing that together and had stayed in touch since then. And I had had this idea for the movie for a long time.

No, I was, I mean, it's a strange set of circumstances the way that this happened. We had done this little short for the MTV Movie Awards where I played as Stuntman. And that's where we, and we had met a couple of times over the years before that, but then we had a great time doing that together and had stayed in touch since then. And I had had this idea for the movie for a long time.