Ed Helms

A little more broadly, so our listeners can get to know you a little bit better, where are you from originally? What was your sort of path to Hollywood writer?

A little more broadly, so our listeners can get to know you a little bit better, where are you from originally? What was your sort of path to Hollywood writer?

I had a similar thing. And growing up in Georgia, I harbored these deep aspirations from a very young age, but I knew I could never tell anyone. Yeah, you get your ass kicked. Yeah, you either get beat up or they would just crush your dreams. Absolutely. Which is what friends are for. Can I curse on this? Hell yes. Or fuck yes.

I had a similar thing. And growing up in Georgia, I harbored these deep aspirations from a very young age, but I knew I could never tell anyone. Yeah, you get your ass kicked. Yeah, you either get beat up or they would just crush your dreams. Absolutely. Which is what friends are for. Can I curse on this? Hell yes. Or fuck yes.

So growing up in Brooklyn and then heading off to law school, did you then become a lawyer in Brooklyn?

So growing up in Brooklyn and then heading off to law school, did you then become a lawyer in Brooklyn?

Good thing you didn't submit that letter to the law school.

Good thing you didn't submit that letter to the law school.

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.