Jake Tapper

And when Don left and then, spoiler alert for a 15-year-old piece of art, came back and kissed him, I jumped out of my chair and thrust my arms in the air like my team had won the Super Bowl. Yeah. Because that's how much we cared about that show. And so I went off and interviewed for a bunch of shows because I was leaving to my then-girlfriend, now-wife, J.J. Philbin, had moved out to L.A.

And when Don left and then, spoiler alert for a 15-year-old piece of art, came back and kissed him, I jumped out of my chair and thrust my arms in the air like my team had won the Super Bowl. Yeah. Because that's how much we cared about that show. And so I went off and interviewed for a bunch of shows because I was leaving to my then-girlfriend, now-wife, J.J. Philbin, had moved out to L.A.

We had to be together in order to make it work. So I interviewed on a bunch of shows, had an interview at the office and was like, I don't think this is a good idea at all. I think it's a terrible idea. I didn't say that. But Greg Daniels, who was adapting, it was so smart and interesting. It was pretty clear to me that like he was the guy that I should work for.

We had to be together in order to make it work. So I interviewed on a bunch of shows, had an interview at the office and was like, I don't think this is a good idea at all. I think it's a terrible idea. I didn't say that. But Greg Daniels, who was adapting, it was so smart and interesting. It was pretty clear to me that like he was the guy that I should work for.

We had to be together in order to make it work. So I interviewed on a bunch of shows, had an interview at the office and was like, I don't think this is a good idea at all. I think it's a terrible idea. I didn't say that. But Greg Daniels, who was adapting, it was so smart and interesting. It was pretty clear to me that like he was the guy that I should work for.

So I was just like, this is going to be a disaster. But if he offers me a job, I'm going to take it. And then it was the greatest decision of my life.

So I was just like, this is going to be a disaster. But if he offers me a job, I'm going to take it. And then it was the greatest decision of my life.

So I was just like, this is going to be a disaster. But if he offers me a job, I'm going to take it. And then it was the greatest decision of my life.

No, I do. I'm going to make an argument. I actually think it's additional reading. I think it's syllabus. Interesting. The simple reason is that, first of all, a heroically great performance from Fred. Yep. And everyone who knew Fred was like, oh, my God. Right. I think it presages a lot of Fred's other characters. A lot of stuff he did on update.

No, I do. I'm going to make an argument. I actually think it's additional reading. I think it's syllabus. Interesting. The simple reason is that, first of all, a heroically great performance from Fred. Yep. And everyone who knew Fred was like, oh, my God. Right. I think it presages a lot of Fred's other characters. A lot of stuff he did on update.

No, I do. I'm going to make an argument. I actually think it's additional reading. I think it's syllabus. Interesting. The simple reason is that, first of all, a heroically great performance from Fred. Yep. And everyone who knew Fred was like, oh, my God. Right. I think it presages a lot of Fred's other characters. A lot of stuff he did on update.

I felt like they were the first people to figure out how to do it. It's a great performance by Hader as the executive. Yeah. But also the way it like zips through time. I remember thinking, oh, this is a live action Saturday TV. Yeah.

I felt like they were the first people to figure out how to do it. It's a great performance by Hader as the executive. Yeah. But also the way it like zips through time. I remember thinking, oh, this is a live action Saturday TV. Yeah.

I felt like they were the first people to figure out how to do it. It's a great performance by Hader as the executive. Yeah. But also the way it like zips through time. I remember thinking, oh, this is a live action Saturday TV. Yeah.

Like they were tapping into the same energy that Smigel tapped into. It's not criterion by any stretch, but I would actually argue if I were teaching this class, I would say like, no, you need to watch this early juvenilia in order to truly understand what the Lonely Island accomplished. That's my argument.

Like they were tapping into the same energy that Smigel tapped into. It's not criterion by any stretch, but I would actually argue if I were teaching this class, I would say like, no, you need to watch this early juvenilia in order to truly understand what the Lonely Island accomplished. That's my argument.

Like they were tapping into the same energy that Smigel tapped into. It's not criterion by any stretch, but I would actually argue if I were teaching this class, I would say like, no, you need to watch this early juvenilia in order to truly understand what the Lonely Island accomplished. That's my argument.

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