Ed Helms

This is so insane. This was all under like official government activity. They built a apartment in San Francisco that had a glass mirror where he could sit there and watch. And then they would drug these customers. And he was just sort of taking notes and God knows what else behind this double mirror. And this was all in the name of science.

This is so insane. This was all under like official government activity. They built a apartment in San Francisco that had a glass mirror where he could sit there and watch. And then they would drug these customers. And he was just sort of taking notes and God knows what else behind this double mirror. And this was all in the name of science.

This is so insane. This was all under like official government activity. They built a apartment in San Francisco that had a glass mirror where he could sit there and watch. And then they would drug these customers. And he was just sort of taking notes and God knows what else behind this double mirror. And this was all in the name of science.

If it allows me to go hella-skiing, then yeah, I'm hella on board.

If it allows me to go hella-skiing, then yeah, I'm hella on board.

If it allows me to go hella-skiing, then yeah, I'm hella on board.

90, 1990. 1990. Wow. What a great time in those clubs.

90, 1990. 1990. Wow. What a great time in those clubs.

So you stopped doing stand up and then dove in. That's so interesting that that that crucible of stand up was your sort of testing ground. And it was I had a similar similar path. I knew that I wanted to work in comedy. And to me, stand up was sort of like, all right, if you're serious, you know, get into it. And I I got right into that same circuit you were in.

So you stopped doing stand up and then dove in. That's so interesting that that that crucible of stand up was your sort of testing ground. And it was I had a similar similar path. I knew that I wanted to work in comedy. And to me, stand up was sort of like, all right, if you're serious, you know, get into it. And I I got right into that same circuit you were in.

But like the next sort of time frame. So I started in about ninety seven, ninety eight. And and I love I still relish my years in the New York City stand up. It's.

But like the next sort of time frame. So I started in about ninety seven, ninety eight. And and I love I still relish my years in the New York City stand up. It's.

Let's say you're like a string quartet or or like even a great professor at a university giving a lecture. Most performers will get up in front of an audience and the audience actually wants them to succeed. Right. Not true in comedy clubs. A lot of audience members in a comedy club want you to buy. mom, they want they want to feel the train wreck. They're there to see the just car crash.

Let's say you're like a string quartet or or like even a great professor at a university giving a lecture. Most performers will get up in front of an audience and the audience actually wants them to succeed. Right. Not true in comedy clubs. A lot of audience members in a comedy club want you to buy. mom, they want they want to feel the train wreck. They're there to see the just car crash.

But wow, that's that's awesome. OK, so then then Hollywood and you just moved out and I just moved out.

But wow, that's that's awesome. OK, so then then Hollywood and you just moved out and I just moved out.

So you were your own agent. He was just the sort of like nominal agent.

So you were your own agent. He was just the sort of like nominal agent.

Yeah.

Yeah.