D'Arcy Carden (Live)

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Happy National Kinetic Sand Day, not a sponsor, and happy Viola Davis's birthday. (audience cheering) Yeah. How psyched are you that the show is at six o'clock? (audience cheering) Right, I know what you want, I know what you want. You know, I wanted to do the show at five o'clock, and Jenna said no, she said that we have to give people some time to come from work. So just out of curiosity, did anybody leave work by a show of hands, anybody leave work early today? (audience cheering) Wow, a lot of people have jobs, I'm very impressed. Anybody not work today? (audience cheering) You're all up there, hello, you're all up there. You'll get down here one of these days, don't you worry? (audience laughing) Anybody work from home today? (audience cheering) Oh, that's great. But think about it, you'll be in bed by 8.30. (audience cheering) Fully entertained. You can watch a show tonight, it's incredible. And we're very, very excited about our guest. I am very, you know, on the way over here, I was thinking to myself, oh man, I get a chance to hang with Amy and Chris and this guest and I'm like, how lucky am I? And I think you'll understand when you hear from our guest tonight. She is, talk about a good hang, our guest. This person is, well, let's just say, it's Darcy Carden joining us tonight. (audience cheering) Hey! Darcy! And you know what, Darcy, I didn't even, I didn't even say hello to Darcy backstage 'cause I wanted to keep the tension. I wanted to. (audience laughing) But Darcy is such an incredible actress. You may know her from the good place. You may know her from Broad City. (audience cheering) You may know her from Five Star Weekend. (audience cheering) Humongous hit. I mean, Darcy does so many things so well and we're thrilled to be talking to her tonight and I think you're in for a treat. So I'm really glad you could join us. But you know, we always do this on good hang. We always talk well behind our guests back. It's a little different when you're on stage and they can hear it, but it's still the same. (audience laughing) And we get a question from someone who knows our guests that I can ask them and we are very, very excited to introduce our guest tonight. Who, oh, I don't know, maybe you know from the good place as Shady. (audience cheering) Give it up for William Jackson opera, everybody. (audience cheering) Woo! (audience cheering) (audience cheering) Will, have a seat. Will, Tony nominee. That's all I gotta say. (audience cheering) And you're in American hostage with John Ham coming out in September. Congratulations, Will. - Thanks. - Good to see you. - Good to see you too. - I like your hat. - Thanks, yeah. Okay, great to see you. No, I'm just kidding. (audience laughing) Well, we do this thing, where we talk about our guests and I wanna get in to Darcy 'cause it's so easy to talk about her. - Yeah. - Right? - Yes. - Right, we can talk about how great she is all night. - All night all day, yeah. - But how was your day? (audience laughing) - Largely, unaventful. - Woo! - Okay, I hung out with my wife, Ali. - Yes. - I hung out with my dog, Chico. - Hmm. - And did nothing else. - Right. - Yeah, it was pretty great. - Did you get caught in the rain storm that had happened just a bit ago? - No. - No, you didn't get it. - You missed it, you missed it entirely. - Now, what's a nothing day for you look like? What's your dream and nothingness, you know? - Oh, dream, dream nothingness or like the typical nothingness. - Oh, that's an existential question, right? (audience laughing) That's some good place shit right there. (audience laughing) Dream nothingness is going to the gym on the early side. - Okay. - And then going to have brunch. Yeah, like late morning so you're having that cocktail around like 1215 or so and we earned it because we went to the gym we went to the gym So we're like what are we doing at the gym will kind of reps and stuff All right We're gonna get in my split. Yeah, it's it ranges like I do strength training like three years a week and then It's a podcast That I do like hit training and cardio stuff another three days. Okay fantastic brunch and then and then a nap Yeah We're drinking during the day. We're drinking during the day. Yeah, and then and we have a show to get to at six o'clock Also a six o'clock show is I'm so excited. Thank you You know people laugh when I say it, but I Wish I could I wish every show is a matinee. I guess I know actually Allen I go to matinee's yeah for theater shows often because we're just like I don't want to be Coming home when it's dark outside. I want to be inside already. Yeah, like 10 30 I want my head gear on. I want to be fully Yeah, yeah fully in pajama mode. Yeah, yeah, but do the red light therapy and all that stuff and yeah Well, I feel like we have a lot to talk about and I want to talk about your Partnership in many ways with Darcy because that show was such an ensemble and you guys like really loved each other And and you can tell from the work and it's not surprising because the kind of show you made together and You know Darcy has so many people that want to speak well of her and we thought, you know because she's such a dynamic wonderful person We should maybe Bring out two people who loved Darcy. So joining us along with Will from well author producer actor any a gram H and And and broad city star Abbey Jacobson everybody Do I talk about my work out - yeah Lotta reps heavy stuff But your circuit yeah lots of different circuits Constant constantly mixing it up That's not so confusion. Yeah, yeah party upper back Okay, so you both have worked on fantastic groundbreaking shows that have a comment denominator, which is Darcy is in them and And I guess I just wanted to ask what it's like to have a person like her around At work well, all right like For for Darcy and I I feel like it was like the good place was kind of our first like big big like we're here every day kind of job and We were I feel like we sort of bonded over how not normal it was Which was a lot of fun, you know just sort of like show up in like you know, they feed you you know And and you know, it's like that you you you you you get paid enough to pay the you know the rent Yeah, and like just things like that and just being like oh wow and then like doing things like afterwards like with the Like panels and all this stuff and people have watched the thing that you ran you're like What is what is what is this like how this isn't normal at all and so like bonding over how not normal Everything was and sort of going through all of that the first time together was Really like it really bonded us because I mean, I think I don't know I won't speak for for Darcy But I know that it was like it came at a time in life when I was like, well, you know I probably won't get to experience that kind of of job or that kind of life and To have someone else there in the same sort of space that I could check in with Was was was great. Oh, that's special and and also you're like you've been you know You've been working for a while so it's not like your first job So you can you can have like some wisdom around knowing that it's good. Yeah, yeah, it's like this is that was that was great That was a little spoiled on that job. It was fantastic. Yeah, and Abby What's it like having Darcy around when you work? I mean I work together a few times. Yeah, you've made out heavily We have I think you know I go Darcy and I go way back I was thinking about this today. I met her in a UCB class commercial acting class Which is like not really a typical UCB class, but immediately I was like That's the funniest person Maybe I've come across and so kind and generous and warm and I was very new This was probably 2007. I was like everybody's kind of scary and Darcy is not that way and I think after that we just became really good friends and then I was like I if I ever I mean at that point I wasn't like I'm gonna get a show and then I'll get to write her on the show Eventually I was like I this person has to be on everything I ever get to do First on broad city So please don't apologize for that for to her because Yeah, we were like so you're gonna be the only naked one Got a got a got a got she's just like so how would you describe that character? Both characters that I've gotten to work opposite Darcy I think are Getting to amplify a part of her That you see when your friends with her which is this like really silly like like like She's just the most fun and Gemma is like Darcy's not Gemma, but Gemma's like wacky and like says it all and Means it and it's like the most flirtatious like sexually like it all of it out there and that's not Darcy, but Darcy like has that Yeah, and I think when I was got into league. I was like Darcy gets is like this incredible actor and like and has this huge comedic range But when I'm with Darcy, she's also like the sexiest. Yeah, she has some swag. She it she just is She's like she's like so flirtatious and so when we were When we were Creating Greta I was like this is a thing that I see in Darcy all the time, but I don't know if the world has gotten to see And obviously Darcy's not Greta, but there's like the heart of her I was like she I want her to show this part of her And then there's also like the silliness and the openness and the vulnerability that is is in Darcy, so Yeah, did I answer it? I don't even remember what I asked The cool thing though is that it's kind of remarkable to see someone who has all those things that you're talking about and can be so incredibly vulnerable but then is like a Very easy hang and very easy to be around Somebody even say good and I'm curious if you feel this way like the best Scene partner. Yeah, like the best. Yeah, like giving you everything. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. She's yeah, she's locked in and I'm talking about like a college recruit Well, I just want people to feel like they're watching their own funeral Is that weird? Darcy is that weird. We'll talk about it so What question do you guys want to know? Yeah, it's something you know small or big something you want to have Darcy talk about a story or something you don't know about her You've both known her a long time Anything you think I should ask her. I want to know when Darcy New she was funny great great and abs. I have two. Okay. Okay. Here we go. First one is She's been in so many things. She's acting so many roles but I feel like There's definitely something that she hasn't gotten to do yet as an actor and Like or I don't I I'm wondering if she if there's a thing that she's dying to do Oh, and then my other question I'm sure a lot of people are curious this of all the people that she is. got in the opportunity to kiss on the screen. Look, which one? Like I thought she feel was the best. Yes. I love these questions. Thank you so much for these questions. Thank you for talking about our friend. Thank you guys both. Again, if you get the subway, you literally could be asleep by 730. I don't mean to. Would you, like, eight, like eight o'clock? Yeah. Okay. Okay. We leave. But I was going to say thank you so much. Well and happy everybody. This episode is brought to you by Visible. Why does it feel like summer ends as soon as it begins? One day, the sun is finally shining bright. And the next thing you know, there's football on TV again. It's time to soak up the last dog days of summer. And that means staying connected to what you love. Visible wireless can help you do just that. With Visible, you get unlimited 5G data and unlimited hotspot powered by Verizon for just $25 a month. So you can give yourself a treat before the summer ends. Visible is more than just a wireless plan. It's unlimited wireless designed to always keep you connected with no contract to tie you down. 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[Cheers and applause] Good job, bears. [Cheers and applause] That seed was saved for a golfman. [Laughter] Guess he didn't show. My Aina Darcy! Before we start, I have a present for you. Wait, I feel like, what do I do right now? Should I scoop back so I can see you? Great, let's a great call. Let's adjust. Well, I want you to come this way and face me more. Okay, maybe I'm not doing it because I want to give you the present. I don't want to reveal it. Okay, give me the present first. The first and foremost here is, I know how much you love fake food. What about a very realistic looking corn? [Cheers and applause] I don't have corn. It feels like there's a button underneath it. Maybe you can press. It's just like, I don't know, hold it up to the microphone or something. Oh, okay, here we go. Here we go. [Cheers and applause] [Cheers and applause] Wow. So this is Opera Corn? Opera Corn. Opera Corn. Wow, so listeners. Yes. Darcy is handing me what is a glistening, glass-to-corn cob. Slicked and butter. Gorgeous. And it has a button and it plays. Let's just hear it one more time. Yeah, please. [Cheers and applause] Yay. Yes! [Cheers and applause] Do you feel opera songs? I love it. Oh, my God. Thank you so much, Opera Corn. Thank you, Darcy. Of course. Incredible. Okay. Okay. Okay, so do you feel good about, am I, am I, are we fine? I think we're fine, are we fine? Oh, Jenna, you guys will tell us. Okay, has this ever been said before? For the first, I don't know. Three times I listened to the podcast when it first came out. I would have bet $1 million that you were singing the theme song. Oh, no. Isn't it her voice? You guys are twinsies. Oh, my God, I wish. Oh, my God. That's my dream to sing like any miles. But yes, much like Nicole Kippman, I insisted on singing my own theme song. Do you guys remember when she sang that theme song? It was so good. What show was that for? I love the theme song. No, not really. She sang it theme song. You know all the clues. This week on Mulan Rouge. No, it was for a TV show. I believe it was with Hugh Grete. The undoing. Thank you. The one with the coats. That was Nicole. She can do it all. She can do it all. We know this because we know this. We know this. We know this. We know this. And also, I want to say Darcy, thank you. You were on our second episode. You did this. You did the -- you gave me a question for Rashida Jones. That was so fun. And thank you because you know when people invest early in a podcast before it. You know, you're coming on before you know if it's going to be something special. Anything for you and I cannot mean that enough. Thank you, buddy. Anything, right? Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. I love you. Okay. Okay. So, let's get down to business, Darcy. I just want to keep goofing. Well, you grew up in the Bay Area. Yes. And, yeah. And, you know, I know. That was my cousin, Neva. And also, the Bay Area. I think of the lonely island. Yes. Yes, totally. And Bay Area is like, for us, East Coast people, it's like, what is it? It's totally. It feels like it's such a big area. Yes. It's just a Bay Area. A Bay Area? It would be like -- it would be like, if we were like, we grew up -- like, we're from like the tri-state area. Yes. We'll never stay that. I thought about this before that, like, there's not a lot of areas. Yeah. We don't talk about it in area. Yeah. The Bay Area. The Bay Area. The Bay Area. It's almost one word. The Bay Area. Yeah. And, your dad -- you called yourself -- you -- like, in a very sweet -- and, um, like, self-effacing wave. You've called yourself a nepo, baby. Because you're done. Your dad was in -- in the music business, and he started a magazine -- Bam. Which was a music magazine. Bay Area Music. Bay Area Music. Yeah. So, I've never seen a picture of your dad. He's Turkish. He's Turkish and Greek. Do you often have -- What did he look like? Um, he looks like -- Oh, he does look like -- Yeah, he looks exactly like Harold Ramos. [ Laughter ] Great. Like, you know, I'm like, expecting a picture of him. Like -- like -- like that. Like, you're just wasting a picture popped up. [ Laughter ] So, not -- like -- not, like, mustache. He had a mustache for one church play. Okay. [ Laughter ] And he was in -- And he attended. [ Laughter ] And he was in. I think it was, um -- I think it was our town. And did he know any Turkish? Well, he must have. He was born there. Right. Yes. But he moved to America when he was -- I want to say, like -- I -- like, three or four. Okay. But he was, like, you know, three or fours talk. Three or fours talk. Three or four-year-olds talk. They talk. Yes. They talk all the time. Maybe talk. Yeah, they be talking. Um, so he did know Turkish, and now he really doesn't. Do you know any Turkish? I don't know any Turkish. [ Laughter ] And I'm, like, full of shame about it. I've never been to Turkey. Uh-huh. We -- Well, we're like -- He's also half Greek, and I feel like I know a lot of -- And did he kind of -- so, like, that's what he embraced a little bit more? I think Greeks in the audience maybe know. Like, it does sort of take over. If you're, like, a little Greek, and you're 100 percent Greek. Yeah. If your spouse is -- I mean, look what's happening now. The Greeks are -- Oh, my God. They're dancing in the aisle. All right. All right. I know. Spam it. Cool. But on the wall. Exactly. But, yeah. So we -- I feel like we really -- we were, like, a Greek family. Okay. I was saying this. I know no Greek, either. Say I got it. Okay. That means I love you. And, um, your dad love music. Yeah. You know a lot about music. You grew up loving music. Was there any -- Have a cool dad who loves music? Yeah. Was there music that you like that he was like, "This is garbage." It's just so funny that you're saying this. Okay. My mom is equally -- My mom and dad started this magazine together. Excuse me. Yes, please. Are we seeing the woman? No, no, no, no. All righty. Seven minutes in. She -- She is -- My mom is, like, very behind the scenes. So her name -- She wasn't, like -- - Oh, she was just like, you know, she was there with him and she also has this like incredible sort of encyclopedic knowledge of music. And out of absolutely nowhere, I think three days ago, she texted me, I wish I had my phone, I wanna read it to you. She was like, when you were in junior high, I told you that I didn't like the sound of Eddie Vetter's voice and you got really mad at me. And I just wanna say, I think he has a great voice and I'm really sorry. (audience laughs) She was making a mess. - Yes, it was wild. - It was so wild. And I was like, I actually really appreciate that. I was like, I'm sorry, it's funny to think of like 12-year-old you being like, I love Pearl Jam. - Yeah. - It was how you were like prevailing a little bit against cool parents. - And I think also we did, you know, my siblings and I really loved a lot of my parents' music and my parents also liked really modern music. So to have anything that they weren't into felt like, I don't know. Also I grew up in the Bay Area, so Bay Area. - I know, I know, I know. We listened to like a lot of hip-hop. I feel like my mom was always sort of like, okay. She was really into Run DMC, but the rest of it, she's like, great, enjoy. Like there was just some things that sort of missed her. - Right. - But in general, my dad and I, I feel like we really liked a lot of the same music. And actually, I'm just remembering that. Also, my mom didn't like Pink Floyd. - Uh-huh, hot take, hot take. And then when I was in like college, I sort of discovered that I really like Pink Floyd and my dad was like, finally, I love Pink Floyd. - He's like, I can't talk about it around your mother. - Exactly. - No, can I talk about Pink Floyd for a second? - Please, Amy. - Songs are too long. (audience laughing) - Three minutes, or die. - I mean, there's a couple times, it's like man spreading. - Yeah. - It's, it is. It's like, dude, we get it, come on. - It's kind of like, you already said that. - Yes. (audience laughing) - I heard exactly, yeah, yeah, yeah. - You already said that. - Now, did you go to shows all the time? - This was like to me that my, one of the coolest parts of my childhood was that my parents really included us in the concerts of it all. Like, in everything, everything came through the Bay Area, so we saw everything. They would just, we had, they would take us to everything. - And do you remember like a formative moment when you were a young person watching somebody on stage? - Yeah, I do. I like, well, Huey Lewis was my first concert. - Oh my God, Huey Lewis was one of my first concerts. - That's cool. - That's cool. - That is cool. - That is cool. (audience laughing) - And I also remember Huey Lewis. - Yeah, Huey Lewis. - Give it up for Huey Lewis. - Huey Lewis. - Thank you. - Talented, such a voice. - Talented. - And the harmony, the whole band. - And the news. Give it up for the news. (audience laughing) - You never get any credit. - I never get any credit. - I remember being much like you guys in the very front row of an Eddie Money Concert. - Oh, I was just talking about Eddie Money the other day. - You were? - Yes, I just, I was looking him up on our, when we were driving. 'Cause I was like, "What is Eddie Money's deal?" - What is it? - First of all, it can't be the name his mother gave it. - Maybe it is not, right? - No. - What a cool name. - I believe his last name is Mahoney. His real last name is Mahoney. - That's kind of a cool, totally. - From Mahoney to Money. - Yeah. - But he did one of the, I think, I bet this was like my second or third concert. I was so little, probably too little to be there. But he did the thing where he's singing to the mic. And then he put it down to me. (audience laughing) And I remember being like, "Oh, I don't know the lyrics." (audience laughing) - I was like, "Five!" (audience laughing) - And it was, but you know, cool to, cool to, there's something about, when I say like, "Nepo baby," (audience laughing) what I mean is like, there was no, like the proximity, like to be close. Well, you were a round creative people, right? That's like, and I know "Nepo" actually doesn't mean not what we've sort of decided, "Nepo baby" means. It's like, I think a lot of people, you know, like want to be an actor and they are raised in Ohio or something and they're like, I've never seen a movie filmed here, so I don't really understand, like it doesn't, you can't like grab it. - Yes. - And so there was something about, even though the music industry is not the, it's the entertainment industry, and I was like, "Well, that could be a career." That could be something that you like, do with your entire life. - Yes, did you ever want to go into music? - I kind of did. I mean, really when, maybe this is like every kid, but when I was in elementary school, I made like a, we had to make something like a, about our future. And I drew myself as a pop star. - Oh, as an actor, as a major league baseball player. - I mean, you made that happen. - I know, yeah. - And then as the president. - Sure. - But like, overly confident, my God. - That's a very healthy child. - I think, I think that's great. - That's my parents. - That's my parents. - Now, I've heard that you, as a young person, also had a big love for Annie. - Yes. - You talk about Annie a lot. - Yeah, yeah. - Can we talk about Annie? - When did you see Annie? - I guess it was my first real play. Like, we saw a lot of children's theater. - Yes. - And we're kind of like sitting on the stage or whatever. But Annie, we went to the Concord Pavilion, and he even knows it. And we saw like a real production of Annie. And did you have this thing where you were just like, "Get me out there." - 100%. I feel like it was a real, it's a real divining moment for young women of our age, or maybe you're younger than me. But like in that age group where Annie was like, it was like incredible parts for young women. - Yes, it was like 12 orphans. Also, the idea of being an orphan, the idea of being an orphan was like, it was so romantic, it really was. - Yeah, it really was. - It really was. - Play orphans. - Let's be orphans. - Yeah. - Let's put it on her stand. - And the idea is, like orphans were good guys. I know, I know. Why is that? - For some reason, I was like, well, certainly I wouldn't play Annie, but Pepper. (audience laughing) - Yeah, you're right. - And there was just this moment of like, the songs, it was like, they're singing about us. - Yes, totally. Okay, now, okay, now I'm just gonna bring up this damn NEPO thing one more time. But we got to go backstage. Okay, whatever. Sorry to brag. And in my whatever age this was, four or five year old delusion, or whatever this was, Miss Hanigan was backstage. So I went and played Miss Hanigan. And she was sort of like bent over talking to someone. And I slapped her ass. - No, no, no, Darcy. - No. (audience laughing) - No. - Like almost like, like almost like I punched her in the face. And I was just like, you badly. (audience laughing) (audience laughing) - No more actress. No more actress. (audience laughing) Oh my God, do you remember her reaction? - I think she was like, kind of like, woo! (audience laughing) - Definitely was not expecting some weird little like girl boy. (audience laughing) - Sure, you would love to sing. You love to her, man. - I do, yeah, you do, too. - I have the lyrics. - I have the lyrics to "Maybe" by Annie. (audience cheering) - You ready? - Okay. - Just sing the first couple lines. - With you. - Yeah, let's try it. I don't remember it. ♪ Maybe far away ♪ ♪ Or maybe real nearby ♪ (audience laughing) - She knew it. (audience laughing) - Damn it. - Woo! - What a, what a song. - What a sad romantic song. - I know, we were just talking about it. We were like, could it be a song in a wedding? - You know I've got it. - It can't be, can't it? Bet you he reads. Bet you he reads. (audience laughing) ♪ Bet you he reads ♪ ♪ Bet you she's so's ♪ ♪ Maybe she's made me a closet of clothes ♪ ♪ Maybe they're strict ♪ ♪ As straight as a line ♪ ♪ Don't really care ♪ ♪ As long as they're mine ♪ (audience cheering) Incredible, incredible, incredible, incredible. Incredible, good job, Annie. Okay, so then you get to teen years and you fucking do the coolest thing. - Oh, you put in a poster, feelin' your name. (audience laughing) You put in a poster, feelin' your name. - I'm kind of Eddie Money in that way. (audience laughing) - It's your Eddie Money moment. - That's my Eddie Money moment. - And you come to school and you're like, - I do. - You put us. - So for people that don't know, Darcy, spell, how do you spell your name? - It was just D, lowercase A, R, C, Y. - Right. - And then I really became obsessed with grunge music and smashing pumpkins. - Yeah. - And smashing pumpkins has Darcy Retsky on bass. And she was just like the fucking coolest, sorry. And, try out the front, try out the front, try out the front. - Try out the front, try out the front. - Okay, good to know. - Good to know you. - Hey, hey, hey, hey. - Try out the front. - Try out the front. - So maybe, for. (audience laughing) (audience laughing) - Yes, and I just, I was, thank you. I was basically like, she's cool. - Yes. - I love her. - She's cool. - I want to be her. And it was a, it was a not decision. It was just like, then that was my name. It wasn't a big decision. It really was like-- - First of all, that's an earth shattering decision. - It's so funny. It really was like, I wasn't like, should I, could I? I just did it. - And when you walked into school, - I was like pop my collar. (laughing) - I picture that. - It just was like, I just started doing it. I just started doing it, and my mom was like, - Hmm? (laughing) - And she does this thing. She doesn't really do it anymore, but she would often like sign a letter, M apostrophe, O M. (laughing) - Oh, two. - You're like, I can do it too, are you? - No, Lori. - Lori! - Lori! - You know, I have a quick Darcy story, from Smashing Pumpkins, which is I was waiting tables in Chicago, and one of the guys, they was like, oh, I do a catering business on the side, and I cater weddings, we need extra help. Can you help me this weekend? I said, sure, oh, we're going to somebody's house for a wedding, who is it? It's Darcy from the Smashing Pumpkins. - Oh my God, you catered Darcy's wedding, Amy! (laughing) - Well, I didn't cater, I passed around, or Derbs, and stuff. - I think that's catering, but you've got to be right. - Yeah, I think that's great. - Yes, but I had a white shirt and black pants, and she lived in Michigan City, Michigan. - Wow. - I forget who she was marrying. I could look it up, but it's just-- - There's no way to know. - My laptop's so far away. - It's so heavy, it's so much exciting. - And I hope they're together, I don't know. - And I don't think they are. - I don't know, I don't think they are. - And I hope they are, and I don't believe they are. - But it was very intimate, small wedding, and Billie Corgan sang in the living room. - Oh my God! - I know! - Is this like something that you've told before? - I did, I wrote about it in my book, because-- - I read her books. (audience laughing) I was like only me with a dorsi story. (audience laughing) But she was so cool, and at her wedding as well. - And at her wedding, was she wearing not a white dress? - Oh, this is a great question. - You know what I mean? It's gotta be black. - You know, my memories are like-- (audience laughing) - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I get you. - You know, they're really like-- You know, like when a child makes a drawing-- - Yes. - And then it's left out in the rain. (audience laughing) - And you're kind of like-- - I just like colors and I know it was a tree. - Yeah, that's how it feels. - Yeah, that's, I mean-- - Yeah, yeah. - You were also class clown in high school. - Mm-hmm. (audience laughing) - Congratulations. - Thank you. - I love a woman, a woman-- - A woman class clown. - A woman class clown. (audience laughing) - Well, I would just say that women who are class clown kind of sometimes go two ways, right? - Sometimes they're the bad kids. - Right, right, right, right, right. - Right, right, right. - And then they're just genuinely funny. Rachel Draft was class clown. - She was. - Rosie O'Donnell, class clown. - Yes, I, and, yeah, Rosie O'Donnell, class clown, and also-- - Prom queen. - Me too. - You were prom queen too? - Well, we didn't have prom queen, but we had homecoming. - We had homecoming queen? - Yeah, homecoming queen. - I was class clown. - It's incredible. - You know what I said? - It was the apostrophe. - Okay, well here's-- (audience laughing) It was the apostrophe. You know what's funny? - Um, this is because we're doing this live. I feel like I can like peek behind the curtain. - Yeah. - The guests ahead of time are supposed to be a surprise. - Right. - Okay, you should know. Abby absolutely spilled the beans. - Yeah, we forgot, we forgot to tell you know, I don't love surprises. - Okay. - And I get stressed out about pranks. - Yeah, I wanted you to come active. - So I don't wanna make anybody feel like they have to keep a secret. - And it was, and also it's not like I knew what they were gonna say. It was, it was actually perfect 'cause then I could hang out with them backstage and everybody. - Great, so I was like tell or not tell up to you. - They reminded me that my dad spilled the beans the night before, the homing pain. - Isn't that funny? - Oh my god. - Is it funny? - I guess so maybe. (laughing) - But it just reminded me where I was like, do I like to know things in the moment or do I like a little, a little heads up? But my dad was like, I gotta tell you. You got home, got home. - Oh, he didn't really say. He didn't like accidentally spill the beans. He told you. - He told you. - Holy told. And my mom was like, yes. And then he went, just kidding. (laughing) - Dead is, he couldn't tolerate his own stress about it. - That's right. - That's telling me. - That's kind of a cue matter. - And did you like it? - I did, 'cause then I didn't have to, I mean you pressed. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. - And then you were like, oh my god, oh my god. - My god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. It was like, the Bay Area. (clapping) - Okay, you go to school for theater, yeah. - You think about music, but are we checking our pants? - Oh, my pants did that, you know. - You don't think about pants now. - Pants are ridiculous now. - They're so big. - Everybody knows. - Everybody, they're so big, there's so many, please. - And I want them big, but then when you sit, they're like, ha ha ha, this is the joke part. - You look insane. - So how do you go from theater? Where do you go to college? - Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. - Interesting. - Which is how do you get there? - Okay, you go straight up though. (audience laughing) - Okay, 'cause I couldn't remember the freeway either. (laughing) - Okay, Ashland is a big, it has the, I wanna say it's the biggest Shakespeare festival in the country, is that right? - Ashland connoisseurs? - Yeah. - And so my theater class in high school every year, we would go up and watch a bunch of plays, and I just loved it. It's like a, almost like a bless you. Blast from the past, like out of Elizabethan era town. - Ooh, it's cool. - It's wild, it's crazy. - So you used to go up there and watch Shakespeare. - Yeah. - So you enjoy Shakespeare? - I do, but don't hold that against me. - I don't, I enjoy Shakespeare too, but I don't, I'm, it's a long process for me. - Yeah. - It's a long process for me. - Another sneeze? Show up. (audience laughs) - We already had the one. (laughs) - Oh my God, guys. (audience laughs) - I, I, I love, you know, I love Shakespeare when it's good. - Yeah, I mean whatever. Also, I've seen, I like, I've seen kids do Shakespeare, and it can be good. - But, um, can it? - No. (audience laughs) - No, good, not good, I know. - Yeah, they do it. - Cute, yeah. - Maybe cute. - Sort of. - Yeah, you're really a fan. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Do at least like, I mean. - Shakespeare Jr. - Yeah, don't give me the full. - Monty, yeah, you're right, do that. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Quick Shakespeare. - But I did, I, you know, it's like I fell in love with it so hard in, I guess, high school, but really in college, when we studied it. - Cool. - And then the further away I get from college, it's been two years now. (audience laughs) What is that joke? The further away I get, the less I, like, have a connection to it. So I'm almost like, I need, I need to, I'm like scared of it a little bit. I'm like, do I remember? Who's my favorite, what's my favorite show? Who's my favorite character, I don't know. - Now, do you have a partially experienced part you would have loved to have played or you did play and loved doing? - They're in mid-summer, I always really loved Helena. - Yes. - Which I'm sure, you know, she's our, if we're. - I was in college, we did mid-summer night stream and I was one of the fairies. I always peas blossom. - Peas blossom, of course you were freaking peas blossom. - I was Titania, Titania, Titania. Titania. - Who's that? - She was like, the queen in the beginning and then you kind of never sheer again, Julian. - Oh, I, I'm having a memory now that I was also, I doubled up and I was the New Yorker that consented me. - Isn't there a New Yorker? (audience laughs) - No, wait, that's pretty good, dude. - Okay, sorry, funny, silly. (audience laughs) - That war, that war peas blossom. (audience laughs) - So, how do you go from Shakespeare to comedy, TTCB? - Okay, so I, I do my four years in Ashland, I loved it, I got, I loved it. It was, it was a great college experience but I was like, it she as hell to get to New York. I had to get to New York. And so truly like, you know, graduated and high-tailed it to New York and spent like a year or two auditioning for things and doing what every actor that comes to New York does which is kind of go like, oh, it's harder than I thought it was gonna be. Like, this is really something, they work in. (audience laughs) And had like, I think I'd hit the two-year mark and I was like, I love it here, but I think, I don't wanna like keep tempting. Like, I probably just have to, I'll move back home or whatever. But I loved it. Like, I'm so glad I did my two years. And Amy, then a friend, took me to a UCB show. And I knew what UCB was from the TV show. I knew who you were because I was a big fan of you from SNL, but I didn't really know what UCB was in as far as like, you know, the live theater of it all. And I'd seen some improv that was more like short for me and I always enjoyed it, but it wasn't like calling my name. And I, my friend took me to an ASCAT, which is like the big UCB show every Sunday night, yes. And, yes, and, and, and, wow. (audience laughs) So good. And you were in the show. And when she wasn't every week at all, she was busy lady, but she was in the show and it was like, Jack McPrayer and Robert Gole and Jason Menzoukis and maybe Seth Meyers. It was like, I was kind of like, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Like just, and then, and then had the thing where you almost like go into like a tunnel of light. And I watched the show within like everybody else fell away. And I was like, a little bit like the any moment where I was like, get me up there. Yes. Get me, like I get me the hell up there. Everything in my life just changed. This is all I want to do. This is like, I figured it out. I found it. And I signed up for class the next day. And it was so long ago that you would like bring your form and your check into sign up for class. And the person that took my check was an intern named Donald Glover. Amazing. [LAUGHTER] Eddie Money, Moment, Childish Camping Out. [LAUGHTER] And then I just became obsessed. And I stayed in New York for 11 years. And it became my life, my love, my church, my everything, everything, everything. Yes. And I feel like a similar feeling with you about our love of improv, which I know, like any art form, you can kind of make fun of it. Improv has definitely made fun of a lot. Because it doesn't feel cool sometimes. But I think it's like the coolest thing in the world. And the coolest people do it, I think. What do you like about it? By the way, I agree so hard. And truly, the top of that pyramid or whatever is you, dude. I mean, I do. [APPLAUSE] Like, I can't. I don't know how-- I mean, I could spend the entire episode talking about you and what you mean to me and what you mean to us, but what you mean to me. You-- like, in so many ways, you completely change my life and showed me how to do it. You really showed me how to do the thing I wanted to do that I didn't know even existed. And that's improv, but that's everything. Like, bitch. [LAUGHTER] There we go. I mean, I-- yeah, thank you. You know, it is always a weird thing to be friends with somebody that you actually worship. And that's just the breaks. But I agree. Like, I know it's sort of like almost cool or trendy to shit on improv. And I-- but I don't even care. I don't care. I don't play to it. Like, I get it. If you don't like it or if you think it's cringey, I think it's like magical art. I think it can be the funniest thing you have ever seen in your entire life, the way it connected me to people that I'm still friends with all these years later. And in a special way, that's different than just working together or doing a show together. Like, a sort of psychic bond, you know? It also shows you like how to be a person in the world, not just an actor. That's right. You know, like, listen to the person set you up for success. Like, I want you to succeed. I want to help you. I want you to help me. I want to be a team. I mean, all I ever wanted was a really good hang. All I ever wanted was to be on a team. Yes. To be on a team. And you bring up the word listening. I feel like it teaches you because it's kind of life for death because you have to listen very carefully. Because you're like, where are we? What are we doing? What are you talking about? And that kind of active listening bonds people really fast. I agree. And when you're around people that aren't used to or don't practice that listening, it's like, whoa. Yeah. I mean, in life and in work, right? It's also what makes you like so unbelievably good at this. You know, it's OK. I'm not about that. Sorry, sorry, sorry. But I mean, also as an actor and everything. But don't you think everything, as a director, as a writer, as a mom, I'm sure it's just a person in the world? Yes. And I also feel like if you have that skill, if you feel like you can-- then it's like some form of meditation where you're actually in the present moment, which is impossible to be. Yeah. I mean, it is impossible to actually be where you are sitting here, feet on the ground, sneezing, whatever you're doing. It's impossible to actually be not racing ahead or thinking back. Like, for me, it's a lifelong lesson. improv helps me stay in my body, actually. 100% agree. Yes. Oh, you took a breath. OK. No, keep going. I was going to say, I'm having a memory of the first show I did with you. Yes. OK, what is it? It was an Ask Cat. So I was on the sort of list of performers that would kind of fill in last minute, which was a dream come true. I was so happy to be included. And so on a Sunday night, I would kind of keep my Sundays open just in case. And sometimes you'd know-- in the morning, sometimes it would be like someone bailed a half hour ago. Can you get here? And I would always try to do it. But there was like a night where husband Jason, hi, Jason. And we were-- I mean, oh my god, we were dirt poor. But we decided to go to a nice dinner for some reason. In our neighborhood, I think we were new to Brooklyn Heights. We went to a nice dinner. And I ordered a freaking steak. We were having a nice dinner. And we're sitting there having a nice romantic date. And I get a text, and it was like someone dropped out. Can you see me in like 30 minutes? And I was like, bye. And I'm not kidding. I got up so fast that I knocked over the table behind me. And Jason was like, boom. And then we got to do a show together. And you were so warm and welcoming and cool. And it was actually-- it's hard to remember in "Prob Shows" and scenes, but I kind of remember it. And it was actually a great show. And you did the thing that you do, which is on the back line, which is when we're not in the scene, but we're still on the stage. So you shouldn't really talk. You talked to me and said, I did something funny. And you said, you made me laugh so much. And I was just like, I like ascended into the heavens. And you just-- you take care of your people. And you're such a giver. You're such a giver. You're such a giver with your laugh and your love. And that means-- yeah, and you're in your praise. It really-- it changes people's lives. Thank you, Darcy. Thank you. Darcy, thanks. Sorry. Sorry, thank you very much. Thank you very much. In the words of Lena Wade. Yes. Thank you, and I received that. Okay, great. That's all I needed. I received that. I received that. But you're talking about Jason, your wonderful husband, who you met at Disneyland. Why did it have to be that? Jason. Jason, producer, are you a Disney adult? You care about Disney? Oh, we've got one with that, but I'm not a Disney adult. And yet, I go every year. We go every year. Okay, that's actually a really good question is what makes someone a Disney adult? Because going once a year feels like not so much. Not so crazy. But once a year, like what? I mean, it was really fun to go with my nieces and nephews. It's really fun. But you go sometimes without them? We went twice without them. We went twice without, yeah. But with nieces and nephews, just took my whole family. We just went in the spring, and it was so fun. And when you met Jason, we were with a group of people. And what was the moment that made the meet cute? Well, I was like, hubba dam hubba. But I was also not looking for a boyfriend or anything. I was just kind of like, that guy is cute. And then I sort of like, I think I class-clowned him a little bit. You class-clown? I went burped at one point. We just fine. Girls can burrow. Yeah, they burp. I have some weird thing that pops in my sternum, and I was like, hey, feel this, bro. [LAUGHTER] The old classic. Like, I wasn't flirting with him. Right. I was just like, oh, I like him. And then-- [LAUGHTER] Yeah. [LAUGHTER] And how long have you guys been together now? We have been together for, like, 20 years. Yeah. And right on. Yeah, he's the very best. Around this time, you also meet Abbie Jacobson. Abbie Jacobson. Abbie Jacobson. Abbie Jacobson. Abbie Jacobson. I'm on a glazer. I want to jade. And you guys work together in many different ways, including Broad City, which we mentioned. Yes. Do you remember those times coming in? Because do you know there is a reddit thread about your character in Broad City? What do you mean? Well, just like-- Just a lot of theories about her. You should go down if you ever want to go down. I want to go down. I think you should. I don't know. Sometimes it's scary to go down for sure. But I bet they're pro. I feel like-- yeah, that's true. Also, there's enough distance that I could handle it. Yeah, if it was, like, current. I might be right. Yeah, right. Yeah. So those early scrappy days-- scrappy, dappy do. So scrappy. What is it like to have worked on a show that you've worked on a couple now where people come up and still feel really connected to it? It's kind of like a little bit beyond wildest dreams. Because I think I just wanted to act. And you want to touch people. But you almost don't think about that next step of them, like letting you know that. And with a show like Broad City, that people keep discovering and rediscovering, and especially younger generations are like, feel seen in a show like The Good Place. I mean, I really-- I leak it their own. I've really looked out with some shows that have touched people. I mean, hearing that, I mean, it's kind of beyond wildest dreams. Do you have Abby had a question for you? Which was, do you have-- what should two? Yeah, she did. Let's get the easy one out of the way. OK, first. Who did you like to kiss the most? OK, let's see. OK, here's the thing you may not know. I have kissed so many people. You have a fantastic-- It's actually crazy. Men and women? Men and women. Try to name 10? Yeah. OK, let me see how quickly I can do this. OK, Abby. Gemma Chan. Roberta Kalindras. Just a long. Are you ready for this? Lenny Kravitz. (audience cheering) Kristen, no. Dammit. (audience laughing) Okay, that's six. Wow, there's more, there's more. But whatever, but whatever. Ab Kravitz is in the race. Ab Kravitz. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's talk. That's just a race. It's Abby. It's Abby. It's Abby. (audience cheering) It's totally Abby. What's it like to kiss your friend? Wanna try? (audience laughing) Wanna find out? (audience cheering) That's such a straight person question. (audience laughing) I'm like, wait a minute, you kissed your friend. You're a girl. (audience laughing) Wow. Yeah. It is, you know, it's funny. It's like, it's, it's like the immediate sort of awkwardness of like, okay. Let's go. We're gonna kiss. Yeah, you're my friend. We've known each other for a long time. And then there's something like very easy about it. It's like the awkward moments that may come later don't come. Yeah. You know, it's really easy. And we were also goofing. We were kind of like, this is crazy. Yeah. And we did get like, there's like a really great, in my opinion, a great scene, great kiss in that pilot episode, in the first episode. And we did it a few times and we were like, wow, this is great, we're doing it, we're doing it. And then Jamie Babin, an amazing director who directed that first one was like, "Guys, you gotta use Tom." (audience laughing) She's like, "What do you do?" More Tom. We were like, "Oh, okay." Here we go. So it's on each other down. But you know, it's better than the opposite, right? It can be an opposite. The opposite, they were like, "Guys, can you imagine if you got the note of like, guys?" Just one of you. Just one of you gets the note. One of you. It's like, "Darcy, can I speak to you for a second?" Oh, hey, and what were you doing? I know. It's so good. I was so lost in the character, I didn't even. Yeah, and we can tell. Yeah. And it's so good, but you gotta stop using so much Tom. It's actually, it's an HR issue. And then Abby's other question was, is there a part that you're like a thing that you're dying to do that you haven't done? It's funny. I mean, speaking about Shakespeare, I have such a love for it. And until I never do it again, feels like a shame to me. Yeah. So I would, you know, I would love to do that for myself to kind of remind myself what this particular genre of theater and of acting that I had filmed with, that I've really lost touch with. Would you like to do it in the park? I would love to do it in the park. Let's claim it. Yeah, let's claim it in the park. I would love to play Peas Bottom in the park. And then I'll play the New York lady there. You coming off the street every night they're like, "Uh-oh, I think it's part of the show." What's this, Shakespeare? In a park? I mean, we don't usually get this in the dry borrower area. OK, but also born. But also born. Like also kicking ass and actually killing people and actually using guns. Like I got to do handmaid steal. Oh, God, that's right. This is wild. And I did get to kill, dude. That's right. You know, it was great. Child in the front row. Yeah. I'm so sorry. That's hard not one. That is so true. That is it. That, like, coming into a show like that season four or five. It must have been so fun. Dreamy, yeah, yeah. And out. We've in, damn, down. What a, what a giant. She is. What an actress she got. She's so, like, have you met her or worked with her? No, I would do love. I saw a movie that she, I mean, she does sit down. I'm like, have you seen the movie Mass? No. OK, my God, dude. Hi, right? It's so sad. OK, OK. I want to watch it. I want to watch it. It's so good. It's a cry fest. OK. I want to watch it. Do yourself a favor. Watch it on an airplane. I was just going to say that. I was just saying I'm going to watch it on an airplane. Sobbing. She, like, she is the sweetest, warmest, love. She's, like, a handholder. She, like, tells you she loves you a lot. She's, like, she's sort of, like, oh, darling. She's, like, darling. Oh, I'm so glad you're here, darling. And then it would be, like, they would truly be, like, action. And she's like, where are the girls? That was amazing. I was like, she would switch on a diamond. It was incredible to watch. OK. Now we need to just spend a moment talking about Janet. OK. We do. We need to talk about Janet. Incredible performance. I mean, nominated for Critic's Choice and Emmy, Emmy, yes. And, like, what a part to get. Like, what a fun, weird character to play. Totally. And for people who have never seen the good plays, Janet is kind of, like, if, you know, your Siri came to life. Yeah, exactly. She's your assistant that is there to fulfill all your needs. Yes. She's, like, part, like, servant, part, all-knowing, deity. And she goes on this journey in the show. And there's so much-- so many jokes. Yeah. And you got to work with Mike, sure. The best. So let's talk for a second about how great it is to work with Mike. It's, like, you're so spoiled. And it was, like, my first show where I was a regular. So I was, like, you know, willing. I were, like, there every day. Yes. And we got so spoiled. And the spoiled is meaning, because he's the best. That's what I mean by spoiled. Like, it was the best experience, the best people. You're treated so well. The writers are beyond 100. I don't know what that means. But I just kind of came up with a phrase. They're beyond 100. Beyond 100. I'm taking your course. Yes. It sounds amazing. It was, like, it was perfect. It was perfect. Yes. And he is a genius. And then he's the sweetest. And he's, I mean, like, you know, if you could have asked me what my dream was before I got the good place, it's, like, Parks and Rec, right? It's, like, I want to be on that show. I want to be on a show like that with, like, with those people and, like, with that guy. And it was, and then, and then it really, I got to do the next thing. Like, I got to do it. What was your audition part process, like, did you have to audition a lot? A lot. Yeah. I didn't know anything about anything about the show at all. And did they ask you to change how you played her at all? Like, was it like, we want you to come back, but we want Janet to be more, you know, like, were they adjusting the character while you were auditioning? As far as I remember, not really. Not really. There was some, there was something, like, in the stage direction where it was, like, nothing throws her. She's, like, unflappable. And that really, I really, that, for some reason, that kind of gave me everything. Then I needed for the audition, like, non-judgmental, you know, like, just, I don't know, there was something, there was something in the stage direction, which is also a credit to him. Like, that's so hard to do to just get sides for an audition and understand the character, which later, realizing I didn't understand the character, but before the audition, right? And it was, it was dummy sides, which means like, fake, fake script, because they didn't want to give anything away. It was like, I was a hotline operator, and somebody would call in because their doll was broken, and I would give them advice on how to fix their doll. So, nothing about the good place at all, just sort of, they wanted to see someone that was like, helpful and kept getting, you know, problems thrown at her, and she was unflappable and helpful. Now, this show came out before AI, like, has, like, started to take over. Yeah. And, it's really interesting, like, you know, it was when Siri and, like, the idea that your phone talked to you was still kind of cute. Yeah, totally. And now we're all just like, haha, like, we're all very scared. Totally. And, do you think it would have changed the way you would play Janet now? Like, would there be a darkness to Janet now? That's so interesting, like, I mean, I could definitely see the writers being inspired by that. Yeah. You know, they're brilliant, and they're beyond 100, as we know, they're beyond me. And, but I'm, like, I'm glad it was when it was. Yeah. Because, I guess, that would have been interesting to play, sort of, like, dark-sighted Janet or whatever, different than that, Janet, but, like, but I love her the way she is. Would you ever have a robot in your house? Fuck no. Interesting. I mean, no. I don't have. I, like, turn everything off. Okay. But don't you think it's inevitable that every single person in this room in, like, less than five years will have a robot in your house? I think, yes. But, like, I am so afraid of everything. Okay. Anything with a camera, anything that records my voice, anything, I'm like, turn it off. Break it. Break it before it comes in the house. Like, I don't want to be tracked where I go. But you are being tracked. I know. I know. I know. I hear you, but it's like. It's inevitable now. I know. So is it, like, just lean into it? I'm just wondering. I just asked because I would. I'm surprising myself. I would never think that I would want a robot. Yeah. But now I don't know. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. Like as an older person, they bring you your medicine. Yeah. But when you want a real person with a breath in a heart, yeah, like a nurse, perhaps. Like, perhaps a nurse. Yeah. I don't know. Yeah, I mean, I did just watch a robot clean my sister's floor, and it was pretty rad. It was like, [BUZZING] And it would be like, that's right. That's right. That's right. Very famous parks and rec character. Will spoke so sweetly about you guys working together. I love him. I love the man. And his question was really tender and sweet, I thought, which was when did you know that you were funny? Can you answer that? I mean, OK. I think-- can you answer that? I feel like there might have been-- I'm just trying to think of a performance where I got a laugh. And I remember being like-- Me, me, me, too. I remember being like-- Yes, like this-- like when a vampire is born, totally. I was like, yes, OK, that's great. I was thinking, there's a couple of moments where I can remember making my family laugh. If my mom was in a bad mood, I would imagine you aren't dinner with your family or at the table, and mom's kind of in a bad mood. And at some point, I'd like sneakily take a gigantic gulp of milk, actually not gulp. Just fill my mouth with milk, and then a minute later, somebody would be talking, and I would just smile, and let it all go out on the plate. And my mom would laugh every time. And I don't know if that's when I knew it was funny, but I was like, oh, this works. This joke, like, cheers her up. Yes, I do remember being in junior high and doing the talent show with my girlfriends. And the song, "No Rain" by Blind Melon was out. And they sort of dressed as the band, but I dressed as the B girl. Yeah. And I did a little tap dance, and then it was kind of like, hey, and then the music was supposed to start, and it didn't. And so I just did another little tap dance and kind of did that, and the audience laughed, and the vampire moment happened, where I was like, huh? You're like, I shall be chasing this for the most time. That felt better than anything I've ever felt. Yeah. Kind of, isn't it funny that it was in an accident, too? Like, you had to improvise. Improv. Yeah. OK, we spoke about Broadway. We talked about, you know, you were on in Thanksgiving play. How was your time on Broadway? And was it really hard? OK. My time on Broadway was so fun. I need you to do it. No way to do it. [APPLAUSE] Well, here's my theory. Here's your words, but only mad names. Not names, yeah, that's totally. It's too hard. It's too hard. No, it's not. Look, somebody's leaving. It's so hard. I love Broadway, especially the night performances. So hard. I-- it's not. I mean, here's the thing. Like, every night-- I know, I know. Twice, two days. What you do is show, like, I did, which is like a 90-minute comedy. Yeah. Show. And people give you the, like, wow, you're doing a Broadway show. And you're out of the show when, like, cats is that intermission. And they're still, like, sweating and dancing. And they still have to take their makeup off. And you're, like, already at Sardis. It's really-- At Sardis, you say, "I'm sure this show." After the show. Oh, yeah. Well, that's the thing is, you kind of like-- You can't eat that late. Darcy, you kind of-- I can't eat that late. What you will do is you kind of push your schedule. You, like, wake up at 10. You know, Amy Miles and I used to stay of all night and party. And I literally-- if I'm awake at 10.30, I'm like, what's wrong? Like, who? I mean, I cannot believe the night I used to have. I mean, I wasn't in, like, Chicago with you, but when we would do, like, the marathon, the DCM Marathons, we'd stay up all night. All night. Can we drink beer? We drink beer. Straight out of the kids. I also want to talk to you about being in yet another, like, five-star weekend. [APPLAUSE] Darcy, a big, old-fashioned hit. A fashion hit. Was it a bunch of ladies? Yes. The adorable, wonderful Jennifer Garner. Yes. I know. She's listening to this right now. When I posted that I was doing this, she wrote, oh, shit. [LAUGHTER] What a peach, and a peach and a probe. A peach and a plum. And a plum and a probe. A peach and a plum and a probe. And congratulations on, like, and then you're going to do another season. Yes. I'm so excited. It's, like, I will save, like, let me just tell you guys. You know, OK, five women. Judy Greer also, West and Harlow. Like, so many women in the cast. Yes. Two female directors. That's all we had. Like, five female producers. The topwriter. It just happened female cinematographer. Amazing. It just happened to be back. Great. And it absolutely ruled. Yes. It was, yeah, incredible. Yeah. It was, like, it was-- it was problem-free. Yes. Of course, of course it was. Yeah, it was really-- Of course it was. Of course it was. Of course it was. Of course it was. Yeah. And people showed up for it. And, like, you shot it in Nantucket. You shot Nantucket. And what month were you there? September, which is apparently the month. Perfect. The perfect month. Because all the tours are gone. Yes. You kind of get that chill in the island is still gorgeous. It was really beautiful. Did you stay in a house? We stayed in these, sort of, like, furnished apartment-y homes. OK, got it. It was great. And the White Elephant shot out. Oh my god, we loved the White Elephant. And then-- No. Not a sponsor, but I do love the White Elephant. You do. Yeah. I would love a sponsor. And then love a sponsor. Yeah. I also love Chase. And for us, other things. I love Chase Inc. business credit cards. Yes. Yes. Yes. But that idea of all those women coming together, like, we always say that, like, always great to have women around and about. But you're a real lover of women. Women love you. And there is some way of working, sometimes, that it's hard to explain. But I think people, when they are around it, feel it. What is the best part of that? Like, what's the vibe? Like, what's the way of working? Because I'm always looking to see how people like to work. Yeah, yeah. How do you like to work? And how was that special in the way you were working? OK, there was a few-- this is going to sound so cryptic. But there were a few heavy things that happened during filming in people's lives. OK. And the way that these women just sort of made it work in the most loving, supportive, simple way, where it was not a problem, it was like, we got it, we've handled it, it's done. Take the day, whatever it needed to be. It was just like-- that's only one small thing. But I just remember, it was sort of a surprising amount of things happening during shooting. And it really just-- it was like kind of remarkable and beautiful how just how much they took care of it, how much they took care of the person that needed to be taken care of. Very nice, very cool. Yeah. And then also just like Gavin. Just Gavin. Just Gavin. Yeah. Just freaking Gavin. Well, I mean, I don't want to free people because, by the way, I took a poll. The audience, a lot of people have jobs here. OK. Which I'm shocked. I know. Like most of the people raised their hand. And do you know that you spend more time with the people you work with than usually your family and your loved one? Right. When you have a job. When you have a job. You get like a couple hours at the end of the day. Yeah. Love you. It's like the people that you work with. How many here-- anyone here tonight with people they work with? Yeah. Cute. Cute. So cute. Cooper and I. Cooper and I. Yeah. They're like, let's get out of here. Let's get out of here. It's 7.40 and we're almost done. OK. Dars, I ask everybody this question. I need to know what is making you laugh these days. You're a comedy aficionado. You know so many funny people. You are. You're like, you know, like, you know, sometimes when you do a lot of comedy, that's not the thing you want to escape and watch or do. What is the thing you're liking watching, reading that you're into? This answer is coming to me so easily because it actually happened yesterday on the plane. Waiting to take off. I started watching. I went down a rabbit hole of, let me just think if I can like phrase it perfectly. I also do not like pranks. No. I do not like being scared at all. But there's like this area of, I guess, you know, Instagram, Twitter, I mean, not Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, where it's like people scaring their spouse and the way that they react. It's not like, it's not like, ah! It's like, it's like, it is so funny. And I was watching a compilation of people scaring their spouse or roommate or whatever. And it would, the reactions are like, they're so amazing. - I was saying, I was crying on the plane. - If I'm picturing, if I'm getting this right, like it's like someone holding a laundry basket. - And then somebody holding a laundry? - Yes, yeah. And then somebody holding a laundry, and then somebody comes around the corner and they're like, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no." It is so funny that while I was laugh crying on the plane and people were walking on, I was like, should I pretend like I'm actually sad crying, so it's less weird? (audience laughing) - Well, does it have to be someone's spouse for it to work for you? - No, no, it can be, I mean, I'm like, could it be a kid? - Yeah, it could be anybody. It could be freaking anybody. I think it's just a lot of spouses or roommates in their home where you feel safe. (audience laughing) Also, recently, remember my husband, he knows not to scare me. - Right. - And he did, he was like, he did something where I was in the shower and I see through a window and he was like, right there, that's not okay with me. - As a joke, no, he was like fixing something. - Okay, I saw him and I went, not cool. (audience laughing) - Not cool, Jason. I don't like to be scared, I really don't like him. - I really don't like to be scared. - So I really implore you to kind of go down this and it is heaven. - I, okay, can I unpack it with you for one more second here? - Oh, no. - Is that not an act of violence? - Yes, it is, it is, it's violence, it's abuse. - It is abuse. - It's a prank, which we both said we don't like. - Yeah. - So, what do you mean? - But I, yeah, you know, I couldn't. - I couldn't, I couldn't not laugh if I tried it. (audience laughing) - Yeah. - Something tickles your funny balls. - Yes. - It tickles. - It's so true, you can't turn it off. - Yeah. - Yeah, I think I would-- - Oh, no, no, no, no, no. (audience cheering) - Like, the funniest noise is, (audience laughing) I'm just like, oh, I mean, oh, this is gonna be on camera. (audience laughing) Okay, Darcy Cardin, before we leave, I'm gonna just give a little bit of love back to you as you've heard tonight, but Darcy, you are so fun to be around. You make everybody feel very included. You're such a good listener. You're such a good act to rest, grounded all the way, babe. Deeply, deeply funny and very, very real. And I find that to be the same way you show up as a person. It's very, very rare to find somebody as deeply funny as you are, like Abby was saying, like, really, like, laugh out loud, funny, and a really, really genuine, authentic, fun, connected person. Thank you for being both, thank you for your work. - Thank you. - Thank you for coming tonight. - I love you so much. Thank you for changing my whole entire life. - I mean so much that you were here. Everybody, give it up for Darcy Cardin. (audience cheering) - Thank you for being there. Give it up for Amy Poehler. (audience cheering) The one and only. - You've been listening to Good Hang. The executive producers for this show are Bill Simmons, Jenna Weissberman, and me, Amy Poehler. The show is produced by The Ringer and PaperKite. For The Ringer, production by Jack Wilson, Kat Spalane, Kaya McMollan, Aleia Zeneres, Bridget Kearlings, Paige Garberini, Bell Roman, and Drew Van Steenbergen. For PaperKite, production by Sam Green, Joel Lovell, and Jenna Weissberman. Original music by Amy Miles. ♪ All I ever want is a really good hey ♪