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IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson

Get a Hobby, Be Happy with Jessica Williams

10 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What insights does Jessica Williams share about her time on The Daily Show?

0.031 - 17.008 Craig Robinson

I'm doing a rom-com right now that I think you'll be really excited about. It's like me and a shorter, a guy who's shorter than me. I love you. And I'm really excited. And I was like trying to tell him, I was like, look at Tom and Zendaya. And he's like, no, I'm not going to Google that. But I know for me, it's my inspo is Tom and Zendaya.

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17.669 - 29.621 Craig Robinson

And I love looking at them walking around in London with their little dog. And he's a little short king and she's a tall queen. And it just looks so right. It just looks so right. And it's like, why Hollywood? Why? It looks good.

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29.641 - 30.021 Michelle Obama

We can do this.

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Chapter 2: How does Jessica navigate her identity as a tall Black woman in Hollywood?

30.001 - 45.269 Michelle Obama

We can do this. This episode of IMO is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Howdy. Craig Robinson.

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45.289 - 48.255 Unknown

This is very comfortable. It looks like a pajama top.

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48.275 - 52.262 Michelle Obama

Well, that's what it's supposed to. It's fashion, as they say.

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52.242 - 52.803 Unknown

Really?

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52.903 - 58.488 Michelle Obama

There's the look. It's the pajama look. No wonder kids are wearing pajamas to school. Who's giggling about pajamas?

58.508 - 65.234 Unknown

It's like... Crystal, what are you talking... It looks like a pajama top and she said... And it's supposed to look like a pajama top.

65.254 - 65.954 Michelle Obama

Well, what's so funny?

Chapter 3: What crafting projects has Jessica taken up during her downtime?

65.974 - 70.038 Michelle Obama

I'm just making an observation. It's just you not knowing things about the world and fashion.

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70.118 - 73.101 Unknown

I didn't know that you could wear a pajama top because I like my pajamas.

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73.281 - 77.224 Michelle Obama

It's not a pajama's top. It just looks like... It mimics a pajama.

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77.245 - 85.173 Unknown

It mimics sort of the comfortable... But if it actually looks like a pajama top, Why couldn't you wear a pajama top?

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85.373 - 108.726 Michelle Obama

You could. And some people do actually wear the pajama top as fashion. This just happens to be a blouse that is fashioned after pajamas. And there's also, now I don't know whether this had bottoms, but a look would be this exact same bottom matching the bottoms. Have you seen people walking around the airport like that? It's probably not their pajamas. Yes.

108.706 - 110.689 Unknown

I have learned something.

Chapter 4: How does Jessica describe her experience working on the show Shrinking?

110.729 - 114.936 Michelle Obama

It could be a very high and expensive pantsuit.

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Yeah. Yeah. Because you wouldn't want to wear it to bed after you wore it around the airport. I just like this look because it's my look.

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128.076 - 132.523 Michelle Obama

Well, it's working for you. Let's get Jessica out here.

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132.763 - 136.615 Unknown

She's my friend. I just met her and she's my friend.

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136.635 - 138.842 Michelle Obama

She's going to be nicer to you than I am.

138.862 - 140.126 Unknown

Her mom likes me.

140.146 - 140.588 Michelle Obama

Oh, my God.

142.052 - 143.617 Unknown

Her mom likes me, though.

143.637 - 144.36 Michelle Obama

Yeah, you don't know.

Chapter 5: What challenges does Jessica face in the acting industry?

149.155 - 152.539 Michelle Obama

Oh, my goodness. Let's do our official introduction.

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152.559 - 188.979 Unknown

Okay, so we have today Jessica Williams, a two-time Emmy and Critics' Choice-nominated comedian, writer, and performer who currently stars as Gabby in Apple TV's hit comedy series, Shrinking, which I happen to have seen. In 2016, she... She co-launched a podcast, Two Dope Queens, which became an HBO series in 2018 with a four-hour-long special. And if I remember correctly, you were on that.

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189.48 - 189.76 Michelle Obama

Yes.

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189.86 - 190.942 Unknown

You were on that.

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191.242 - 195.467 Michelle Obama

Yes. Okay. Yeah. Just finished the introduction.

195.948 - 203.938 Craig Robinson

So anyway, I did a podcast in 2016. Come on out, Jessica. Wait, where do I go?

Chapter 6: How does Jessica discuss the importance of mentorship in her career?

203.958 - 204.238

Where do I go?

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205.214 - 213.664 Craig Robinson

Thank you. And then I was on The Daily Show. I was on The Daily Show. I was the youngest ever correspondent on that show for now.

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214.405 - 217.689 Michelle Obama

It just takes him so long to read.

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217.929 - 223.416 Craig Robinson

Hey, you. What's going on? I'm excited. Remember we joked about this carpet on carpet.

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223.436 - 226.86 Michelle Obama

Yes, carpet on carpet. Big chairs. Get it in there.

226.92 - 230.285 Craig Robinson

But once you get set, it's comfortable. It's super comfortable.

Chapter 7: What advice does Jessica give about pursuing passions and hobbies?

230.345 - 237.754 Craig Robinson

I feel like I can just... Welcome. Welcome. Thank you. Wait, you said you've actually seen, you've seen our show. Do you not watch a lot of TV?

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238.475 - 238.935 Unknown

No, I don't.

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238.955 - 239.596 Craig Robinson

He doesn't.

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239.616 - 257.158 Unknown

It's hard for me to watch TV because I have four children, two are grown, two are 16 and 14. So, and I'm coaching their teams and I'm, you know, I'm, I'm life. Understood. So I, it's, I got, if, if I'm watching your show, you know, it must be good.

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257.378 - 260.443 Craig Robinson

Absolutely. Understood, because you're trying not to be on the couch.

260.663 - 263.828 Unknown

No, because I would be sound asleep. Totally, I get it.

Chapter 8: How does Jessica reflect on the role of representation in media?

263.868 - 268.295 Unknown

Watch all the stuff. She's like, you don't watch enough popular culture stuff.

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268.315 - 268.956 Craig Robinson

Yeah, yeah.

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268.976 - 271.059 Unknown

I'm like, I'll be watching the inside of my eyelids.

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271.099 - 277.349 Craig Robinson

I know, that's right. That's like the most dad old man thing, Midwest. Watching the inside of my eyelids.

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277.369 - 286.082 Michelle Obama

Because he is, he's a dad old man. I know, I know. I feel like it's very on brand for you with the quarter zip. I know, I know. Getting the quarter zip. I know, with his fashion stuff. Here's my take on what I just watched.

286.062 - 293.009 Craig Robinson

With you two? Okay. I was watching. I was like, wow, what an intro. Both of y'all look dope.

293.289 - 304.261 Michelle Obama

Everything's working, you know, for the both. Thank you. So you, you know, I mean, he, of course, he harped on the fact that your mother told you to say Heineken. Yes, right.

304.441 - 323.646 Craig Robinson

And she said, my mom said, obviously, I didn't tell her until the last minute. She was at my house just now. She was like, where are you going? I said, oh, I'm about to do IMO. And she went, ah! She like walked across the living room to give me a hug and all this stuff. And then she was like, well, obviously, please tell Michelle I love her example, she said. I love her success. Mm-hmm.

323.812 - 335.746 Craig Robinson

And I wish her all, I'm sending her all the love. And then don't forget Craig. She said, please don't forget Craig. Tell him I love him and all this stuff. And, you know, she said, it's going to be easy. They're Midwest people. My mom, my family's from Ohio.

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