Bryan Cranston | Club Random with Bill Maher
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What is the story behind the mezcal and tequila discussion at the start of the episode?
I've had a Zippo lighter in the past. When I was doing... They suck.
They never...
It's like you... If
I don't put in every five times. But in Vietnam, they were always like burning the village. It's all Zippo. And you
can't light a fucking cigar with it. How did it always work in the jungle of the Mekong River? Because Zippos work when it's nice and moist out, I guess. Really? No. But, you
know, do you drink? I do. You know, we have my booze over here.
Oh, what am I asking? I'm asking a guy
who's got a giant tequila company. That's not the only thing. Can I try your Das Hombre? Would you? I feel like we're doing an infomercial, would you? Can I try it? Sip up to the smooth, refreshing flavor. It
is a great little sipping thing. I love it. You
always drink tequila?
I've been drinking. No, actually, mezcal. This is mezcal. And our mezcal has been around now for three and a half years. Mescal? Yeah, that's what this is. Is it
a type of tequila?
Actually, it's the other way around. Tequila is a mescal. Oh. Is it from
mescaline?
No, no. It
sounds very
much like mescaline. It does sound
like mescaline.
It
sounds like they possibly
could be the same
drug.
Would
you like it with soda? No. No? You'd just drink it straight? Oh, yeah. Geez. Is that because you're on the company or just because you really like
it that way? I like it this way. But if I want to sip something all night and I want to drink, I'll put soda in it. Well... I drink it with this,
I'm going to give this company a plug because I think they should advertise here. Maybe, I think.
That's
a soda. I drink this Stevia soda. It's called Zevia. Oh, Zevia. Because, and I can never find it anywhere. I literally take it into a restaurant because it's the only soda that doesn't have sugar or aspartame. So it's carbonated. It's stevia, which I think is, I'm not sure it's health food, but I know it's better than sugar and aspartame. So
you're saying stevia, which is that sweetener. Cheers, by the way. Nice to see you.
I'm so glad you're here. Thank you, bud. You know I'm a big fan of yours. I mean, I'm not just
saying that. I'm a fan of
yours. Well,
that's probably why we
both accepted to do this because, you know, we're almost the exact same age. Do you know that? I'm January 20, 1956. Ah, you're two months, like
a month and a
half older.
March
7th, 56. Mel Gibson, I think, is March 56. Mel Gibson. Mel Gibson, yeah. Yeah. Exactly right. Can you imagine if you and Mel had just switched parts your whole career? Why couldn't you have been Braveheart?
Why could I not have been? Or why
couldn't you be, you know, with the, I'm too old for this
shit guy. You could have done
that. And he could have been on
Malcolm in the Middle. And Breaking Bad. And Breaking Bad, yeah. He probably would have. I wouldn't switch with Mel at this point. You could have been in The Passion of the Christ. Wouldn't you? Oh, yeah. That's a good one. Did
you ever see it? I did not see that one. You might be surprised at this, but I even said this publicly. I think it's a terrific movie. I think he's an amazing filmmaker. Apocalypto is a great movie.
Braveheart is awesome.
And look, I'm an atheist, but I get the story.
I'm here for the story and the popcorn.
As
storytelling, it's very compelling. He's, no, he is a very good storyteller. And, you know, he was also a very good actor at one time. And I don't know, I mean, personal life, conflagration.
Sugar tits, remember
sugar
tits? Oh, boy. Well, he had the loon father, right? You know about his father.
Not too much,
no. I try to stay away. He had like more Catholic than the Pope. You've heard that?
Oh, okay. Yes.
He had the more Catholic than the Pope father. I mean, crazy Catholic. That's tough. Who was like, it's almost like, you know, Trumpers who the regular Republicans aren't. That's right. Enough. Yeah. Like these 20 clowns who just held up the speakership with Kevin McCarthy. They go far right. Right. That's Mel Gibson's father with the Catholic Church.
He was
always criticizing the church because they did things like the mass in English.
Right.
was too liberal for him oh yeah or like they used to do them the mass with the priest would have his back to the crowd i i
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the story behind the mezcal and tequila discussion at the start of the episode?
0:01–9:15
2
How do Bryan Cranston and Bill Maher define privilege versus advantage in America?
9:15–20:45
3
Why do the hosts argue for teaching critical race theory and America’s racial history?
20:45–32:02
4
What perspectives do they share on Donald Trump and the Republican Party?
32:02–40:07
5
How did Bryan Cranston’s early TV roles, like Murder, She Wrote, shape his career?
40:07–47:54
6
Why was Kevin Hart’s role in The Upside significant for Cranston?
47:54–55:48
7
What details do they reveal about the upcoming Las Vegas shows?
55:48–1:05:41
8
What classic film reboot ideas do they propose for the future?
1:05:41–1:14:06