RE-RELEASE - Fred Armisen
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Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade
1h 10m
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8 chapters
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Who is Fred Armisen and what makes him unique?
Fred Armisen is our special.
Applause, yes.
Yeah, our special republished.
One of the most liked over there. He's just such a quirky, hilarious dude. And everyone seems to light up and get along with this dude, including myself, including you.
Oh yeah. He's super easy. And he's a drummer. He's a musician. So you can see that in his comedy work, but yeah, he's one of my favorites. Whoever did that show for sure. Something funny about him.
How did Fred Armisen's background influence his comedy?
You know, I don't think we talk about the Californians. We're going to take, I was five or so. And the way he did it and how committed he was always made Bill Hader, uh,
and everybody and kristen yeah i saw him on a flight recently and when it's funny these guys that i don't know well i'll walk up and immediately go into bits you know what i mean like i walk up grab my oh sir you can't be in this aisle yeah totally and they get it right away and then they answer they go along with it and it's like we don't even say hi it's just you go right into a bit
If there's an on switch, yeah, that equip from appears on switch. And it's like, okay, we're joking around here.
Yeah, we're going into something. Just go with it.
So enjoy this. Republish. It was a fun interview.
Fred Armisen.
It feels like, Fred, you're the first cast member. Are we starting or is it... Start this shit.
Wait, can you hear me okay? Like, is the mic working okay and all that stuff?
I can hear you. Unfortunately, yes. Can you hear me, Fred?
Yes. Crystal clear.
Can you hear Spade?
Can you hear me now, Fred? Oh, God. I can't trick a trickster. Bits. Of all the cast members of SNL, you had the widest range of... ethnicities or whatever the word would be that you could play like you could play like any anything from all over the world what was that about it's just that um keep your answer to one hour exactly
My mom's Venezuelan, and my dad is half Korean and half German. So I think that they're immigrants. So I think somewhere in there, as far as DNA goes, that's how it worked out.
You're all over. Yeah. But you're not offending anyone because you're a part 1% of something. Yes. So yeah, that's a good idea.
Yeah. And that's just how it worked out. And you know how it is over there. When they have a role for you in one of the sketches, you just try to do it.
I played Tony Montana in a sketch. I don't know if I can do that now. Whenever I do that, because I enjoy doing Scarface, the Tony Montana accent, I go, I'm doing Al Pacino's bizarre Cuban accent. And that seems to relax people. I'm not making a statement about people from Cuba.
It is tough if you're just trying to mimic something or mimic a look, which is the whole thing. And some are offensive and some aren't. When you're just going, I'm just trying to do my best to represent that person, whatever that is, voice, hair, face, wigs. And then sometimes a wig will be counted as offensive or something about it will be offensive. And then more and more as time goes on. With me and Dana, not as bad. With you, maybe it was a little tougher sometimes.
But then I think it just got tougher as the casts kept going. So as the years kept going, that kept changing. And it probably will keep changing. It's getting tougher for sure.
I think so. But I think there's stuff I've looked up with other, I call them bandmates, your bandmates from that era with Line Em Up. it was as good as any cast by far. I mean, you had Maya, you had Amy, you Seth, you had, you had Billy Hader.
Yeah.
You had, you had Jason Sudeikis.
What insights does Fred Armisen share about SNL?
So you had an all-star.
Andy Samberg.
And you guys could get away with a lot in 2005, I think. Yeah. Not so-called getaway. You could, you could expand your, your comedy appetites. And then it did evolve into wherever it is.
And get away with stuff.
And get away with it. Sounds kind of negative, David.
No, but listen, first of all, I apologize. My voice is so sexy, but I think I might, I don't know. What? You may have COVID. No, I don't. I don't because I did. No, Brad, stop spreading the rumor. I went to James Corden yesterday and they gave me a test. So I don't have it, but I just feel, you know what?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Fred Armisen and what makes him unique?
0:00–0:34
2
How did Fred Armisen's background influence his comedy?
0:34–3:54
3
What insights does Fred Armisen share about SNL?
3:54–6:24
4
How does Fred Armisen's musical talent enhance his comedy?
6:24–8:58
5
What challenges does Fred face as a performer on SNL?
8:58–11:35
6
How does Fred Armisen feel about the evolution of comedy?
11:35–13:49
7
What are Fred's thoughts on the current state of SNL?
13:49–18:53
8
What memorable experiences does Fred Armisen share from his career?
18:53–1:10:25