Chapter 1: How did Adam Pally's upbringing influence his comedy career?
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Chapter 2: What embarrassing teenage stories does Adam share?
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Hello and welcome to Teen Beat. I'm Danielle Fishel, podcaster, TV director, celebrity ballroom contestant, mother of two, and as nostalgic 40-year-olds everywhere will tell you, Topanga Lawrence from the 90s TGIF staple, Boy Meets World.
And thanks to that very program, my entire teenage existence from 12 to 19 years old unfolded simultaneously in front of a live studio audience and millions of viewers at home. From my first kiss to my first haircut, everything was caught on camera. So now, 30 years later, it's time to turn the tables.
On Teen Beat, I will sit down with interesting people who have accomplished interesting things, hoping that a look into their un-televised upbringings will help us understand who they have become. Since their puberty wasn't written into a popular Friday night sitcom, the least they can do is share it with me now. I gave you my childhood. It's time we hear yours.
And this week, I'm sitting down with someone who has not only been open about how his upbringing shaped a thriving career in comedy, but he's now actively shaping my children's definition of funny. And frankly, there is nothing I can do about it.
The New York native first burst onto the scene as Max Blum in the criminally underrated show Happy Endings, leading him to another high-profile TV gig on seasons two and three of The Mindy Project. But he's most recognizable to my boys as Officer Wade Whipple, an integral part of the Sonic Cinematic Universe and its spinoff series Knuckles.
a project I know intimately thanks to a number of repeat viewings usually reserved for hair salons that only own one DVD. His new HBO comedy special, An Intimate Evening with Adam Pally, finds him with a guitar and a burning question. Why even do this in the first place?
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Chapter 3: How did Adam transition from acting in sitcoms to being a kids' favorite?
which maybe he'll be able to answer next year when he'll play music industry mogul Alan Klein in Sam Mendes' four-film cinematic Beatles event. But underneath all that funny and all those cool guy credits, I have to think there's an awkward teenage East Coaster ready to share embarrassingly endearing stories. So welcome to this week's Teen Beat, Adam Pally.
That was such an amazing, thank you so much. And also, just from being a friend of yours for almost a decade, you know, I forget how traumatic your upbringing was. You so casually read it. You're like my puberty was written into a television show. We all watch.
It's like, but now sitting here talking to you as to like, God, the fact that you are walking and talking and, and breathing and, and, and, and a talented, uh, you know, force in, in, in, in its own self is truly like Macaulay Culkin level miracle. Wow. Well, thank you. Thank you for that.
I we are about ready to hit the season seven episode of Boy Meets World where I am fat and they write about it. And oh, my God. And it's. I've been dreading it since we started Pod Meets World because I remember everything about knowing that episode was coming because, you know, our EP pulled Will and I into the office and said, so obviously everyone can see you guys have gone fat.
And so we obviously have to write about it.
Who was running Boy Meets World? Lorne Michaels?
Yeah.
Is that Harvey Weinstein running Boy Meets World? Yeah, little known fact. That's where Harvey got his shirt. Jesus Christ. That's like cut through. You don't hear that? I didn't hear that stuff on Happy Endings. I didn't hear that stuff. No, it's pretty crazy. And then the whole episode and the whole week, it was just... And then every week after that, I just kept like, oh, wow.
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Chapter 4: What insights does Adam provide about his HBO special?
All these people that I work with, that I've worked with for seven years... that's how they think of me. That's how they see me. So anyway, I'm, I am dreading that one, but.
But you know what, that's, that's an actor's, you know, that's another thing about kid actors that doesn't get talked about enough is like the psychological acting is a, is a psychological, you know, exercise and, and you're going into your own mind, you know, to, to, to work. And when children do it and, Like, where you're like, oh, this is what everyone thinks about me.
You know, that's like an acting, you know, thing that you eschew as you get better and older. And, like, it's just so poisonous to have, like, a little kid being, like, reading, pretending, and, like, going into the depths of their mind to do something for someone. It's just a real insidious... I mean, and I'm not...
innocent of it i mean at every job i do there's someone that plays my kid right you know but i'm like just hearing you talk about it now it's wow it's wild it's pretty nuts but thank you so much for chatting with me i have to be honest it's very comforting to hear your voice considering it rings throughout my house non-stop i'm so sorry about that no do not be told your husband i apologize
I know. I know Jensen has texted you about this, but here is a list of the shows and movies my children watch on repeat that all coincidentally include you. And this is 100 percent not a bit. OK. Knuckles, Sonic 1, 2, and 3, Archibald's Next Big Thing, The Main Event, DuckTales, Fire Buds, Randy Cunningham, Ninth Grade Ninja, Great American Baking Show, and Is It Cake? All of those.
Everywhere we go, my kids are like, let's watch that. Let's watch that. Let's watch that. There you are. You know, that's very nice. Because I was the other day... First of all, that's so nice of you. Thank you so much. And thank your family. And like...
I was the other day, I saw someone on, on social media, like put out like where to find, like, you know, as a bigger star, you know, it was like, here's where you can find all my stuff, you know? And it's like my, here's my movie is streaming here and my TV shows are streaming on this thing. And here's there. And I was like, you know what?
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Chapter 5: How does Adam reflect on his school experience and academic challenges?
I'd like to do that for my fans. And I realized I don't have, there's like one thing left. So it's nice. It's nice to hear that like your children are watching because I literally in my mind was like, I don't think that shows even on a streaming service. Can't even see that one anymore. Find that. Yeah. So it's nice that at least it's playing somewhere. Oh, yeah, it's it's definitely playing.
And I just I do wonder when you were studying edgy improv at UCB in New York, did you ever think like, man, I can't wait to be a four and a six year old's favorite actor? Um, no, I didn't. I didn't at all.
And in fact, in fact, I think just knowing myself and, and where, and, and who I am and when I, when I was coming up and when I was like, you know, building, finding my voice, I think if you had told me that then I would have really, uh, said no way and done and, and worked hard to make sure that didn't happen. Right. To push against it.
uh you know i have seasonal award show depression okay i don't know if you get that no i don't oh i get seasonal award show depression okay which is like um i think it's like sometimes when you're in hollywood and you've been in in the like invited to the yeah that's why i don't have it i've never right i don't get invited Totally. Like you will and you should and you have probably.
But I, you know, earlier in my career, I was part of that, you know, season. And as my career has gone on, I moved to New York and I'm, you know, things go up and down. I every year look at seasonal like this time of year at the award shows and I get like. Yeah. Yeah. you know, seasonal award show depression. I'm like, well, I'm not there anymore. I'm not involved.
The truth is you are like, it's no, it's not a club. It's just a, it's like a, a, a moment, you know, like, and, and so if you're working in the industry, you are involved, even if you're not sitting in that room. But I find to be totally honest with you, it's very hard to, to be removed that often. like that.
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Chapter 6: What role did family dynamics play in Adam's life?
And so it really, um, I would say the, like as a more complete person, it means so much. And I am so, I really, truly like anytime you guys text me and you're like, we're watching, I, it's the greatest. Oh, well, I hope there's also that. And maybe you've thought of it this way or maybe you haven't. And it's a nice way of reframing it, too.
But like one of the incredible things about being someone in your shoes who has been in those rooms, been invited to those award shows, is that it means you have left a legacy and are continuing to leave a legacy that all of the younger people or all of the people who are currently in those rooms have left. are partly there because of your work and because ways you've inspired them.
And, you know, those are people who would say, gosh, I got into this because of Adam Pally. I mean, I, I, that's what I was. I, I've, I've been trying to tell Jacob Elordi that about for like, I'm like, you're telling me that Frankenstein performance had nothing to do with the mini project. Right. No, I hear you completely. And I do think oftentimes, like, I think I'm fairly safe with,
As far as In Memoriam goes.
Yeah, for sure.
I think I'm fairly safe. I think I would get it at the Emmys for sure. I think Emmys are a lock.
Emmys are a lock. Oscars?
Golden Globes. I think Golden Globes because of my TV work. Oscars? Look, I've starred in a lot of movies. They haven't culturally... you know, I'm not Marty Supreme, but like, I think I would make the memoriam in the Oscars. I think you would too. If I didn't, I think there would be some people would be like, that's up. Yeah. I completely agree with you.
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Chapter 7: How does Adam describe his relationship with his wife and kids?
I would definitely not make the Oscars and I would only make the Emmys. A hundred percent.
You're an Emmy. No. Yes. Yes. The Emmys, but it would say Topanga.
No, Danielle. No, you're under, you would get a stop beat. You would get a stop beat. You would get like a full like, in the arms of the angel. One can only hope. Slowly. Zoom in. And it would be a picture of that episode seven, season seven. Exactly, the fat episode. Yeah. In the middle of the night, Saskia awoke in a haze. Her husband, Mike, was on his laptop.
What was on his screen would change Saskia's life forever. I said, I need you to tell me exactly what you're doing.
And immediately, the mask came off. You're supposed to be safe. That's your home.
That's your husband.
To keep this secret for so many years, he's like a seasoned pro.
This is a story about the end of a marriage, but it's also the story of one woman who was done living in the dark.
You're a dangerous person who preys on vulnerable and trusting people. Your creditor might go up in good.
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Chapter 8: What are Adam's thoughts on style and fashion in his family?
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So like me, you had young parents, but unlike me, how old were they? My mother was 22 when she had me and my father was 23. My parents were 23. I mean, can you believe that now? Literal kids. My parents were married at 21 and had me at 23. It's crazy. It's wild too. My mom's not around anymore, but my dad, like people see my dad and they're like, they're shocked, you know?
And I'm like, yeah, he was 23 when he had me. He was a child. I know my parents, my parents are 67. Yeah, my dad's 67. I know. I know. It's weird. I'm like, my dad goes to hot yoga with me.
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