I DIDN'T MEAN IT, GIDEON!
February 8, 2010 12:10 AM Subscribe
Either they are high as a kite, or tired and giddy from a long day of interviewing, but either way -- Jason Segal and Paul Rudd can barely hold it together in this promotional interview for "I Love You, Man."
Totes magotes
posted by dhammond at 12:20 AM on February 8, 2010 [4 favorites]
posted by dhammond at 12:20 AM on February 8, 2010 [4 favorites]
As an immigrant, I didn't realize until now that people in America could get high, or might be tired and "giddy." So this is incredibly illuminating, thanks Blue!
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 12:24 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by Dee Xtrovert at 12:24 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
I think the face that Paul Rudd keeps pulling makes him look like Seth Rogen, not Tom Cruise.
posted by h00py at 12:33 AM on February 8, 2010
posted by h00py at 12:33 AM on February 8, 2010
My Paul Rudd mancrush is reaching critical mass.
posted by minifigs at 12:33 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by minifigs at 12:33 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
That was pretty good.
posted by turgid dahlia at 12:34 AM on February 8, 2010
posted by turgid dahlia at 12:34 AM on February 8, 2010
That was more enjoyable than the Super Bowl.
Thank you very much for sharing.
posted by Davenhill at 1:05 AM on February 8, 2010
Thank you very much for sharing.
posted by Davenhill at 1:05 AM on February 8, 2010
I've really liked Jason Segal ever since I saw him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. He's basically a little kid in a huge body. That said, I don't think I'll be seeing his "bromance" movie.
posted by creasy boy at 1:09 AM on February 8, 2010
posted by creasy boy at 1:09 AM on February 8, 2010
I'm guessing this is better than the movie they're not really plugging.
posted by chavenet at 2:23 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by chavenet at 2:23 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]
Improv comedy gold! This one is also amusing (if you like fart jokes, & really, who doesn't?)
posted by mia_farrow at 2:46 AM on February 8, 2010 [5 favorites]
posted by mia_farrow at 2:46 AM on February 8, 2010 [5 favorites]
I'm guessing this is better than the movie they're not really plugging.
Having seen the movie, I can say that you are correct.
posted by Authorized User at 3:20 AM on February 8, 2010
Having seen the movie, I can say that you are correct.
posted by Authorized User at 3:20 AM on February 8, 2010
This really made my morning.
Is that sad?
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 3:26 AM on February 8, 2010
Is that sad?
posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 3:26 AM on February 8, 2010
'I think they're bringing us bread'
Brought a tear to my eye.
posted by therubettes at 3:53 AM on February 8, 2010
Brought a tear to my eye.
posted by therubettes at 3:53 AM on February 8, 2010
I laughed, I cried. It was better than Gremlins.
posted by qwip at 3:53 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by qwip at 3:53 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
Stoned. Most definitely stoned.
Definitely possible, but I've been that giddy and silly with some of my friends and no drugs involved whatsoever. Sometimes people just play off each other and can't stop.
posted by explosion at 4:01 AM on February 8, 2010
Definitely possible, but I've been that giddy and silly with some of my friends and no drugs involved whatsoever. Sometimes people just play off each other and can't stop.
posted by explosion at 4:01 AM on February 8, 2010
It seems to be triggered by the odd, almost childlike appearance of the interviewer whom both actors are struggling to take seriously. Rudd senses the mocking in Segals voice at the beginning and tries to smooth over the obvious taunt (out of pity probably) and the pair are then both visibly trying to stifle their sense of amusement and titillation as if they are being interviewed by a leprechaun or a clueless pensioner.
It becomes less funny as it emerges the interviewer is an intelligent man.
posted by Saddo at 4:39 AM on February 8, 2010 [3 favorites]
It becomes less funny as it emerges the interviewer is an intelligent man.
posted by Saddo at 4:39 AM on February 8, 2010 [3 favorites]
It seems to be triggered by the odd, almost childlike appearance of the interviewer whom both actors are struggling to take seriously.
That's an odd reading. Don't actors have to sit for the whole day when they do these press interviews? That guy could have been the 150th person to walk into the room asking them the same questions they've already heard. Apart from being tired and hungry, the monotonous repetition alone would compel me to say random things just to get a laugh.
posted by P.o.B. at 4:55 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]
That's an odd reading. Don't actors have to sit for the whole day when they do these press interviews? That guy could have been the 150th person to walk into the room asking them the same questions they've already heard. Apart from being tired and hungry, the monotonous repetition alone would compel me to say random things just to get a laugh.
posted by P.o.B. at 4:55 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]
Yeah, this seems to be them sitting in the exact same chairs on the same day getting interviewed by other people.
posted by creasy boy at 5:11 AM on February 8, 2010
posted by creasy boy at 5:11 AM on February 8, 2010
Whatever the reason, it made me laugh. Every day should start off so well.
posted by ocherdraco at 5:15 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by ocherdraco at 5:15 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
It becomes less funny as it emerges the interviewer is an intelligent man.
Not intelligent enough to let the interview go where it wants to go; instead, merely to interject with occasional noises of discomfort, despite the fact that he was part of an interview that was vastly more entertaining than 99 percent of the shit that comes out of promotional junkets.
posted by Astro Zombie at 5:24 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]
Not intelligent enough to let the interview go where it wants to go; instead, merely to interject with occasional noises of discomfort, despite the fact that he was part of an interview that was vastly more entertaining than 99 percent of the shit that comes out of promotional junkets.
posted by Astro Zombie at 5:24 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]
I know you're right, explosion, but they are HIGH. And good for them.
posted by theredpen at 5:37 AM on February 8, 2010
posted by theredpen at 5:37 AM on February 8, 2010
Don't worry, Gideon. I've got tears in my eyes. That was great.
posted by ericb at 5:44 AM on February 8, 2010
posted by ericb at 5:44 AM on February 8, 2010
For your goofy Paul Rudd interview files: drinking in the back of a cab with Joe Buck.
posted by Copronymus at 6:08 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Copronymus at 6:08 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]
My favorite Jason Segel interview moment.
posted by kmz at 6:12 AM on February 8, 2010 [32 favorites]
posted by kmz at 6:12 AM on February 8, 2010 [32 favorites]
I'm gasping and I have a laugh cramp.
Great way to start a Monday.
posted by TooFewShoes at 6:17 AM on February 8, 2010
Great way to start a Monday.
posted by TooFewShoes at 6:17 AM on February 8, 2010
Oh my goodness, Copronymus, thank you so much for that link. I love how much Joe Buck wants Paul Rudd. I wish I could favorite you like 10 times.
posted by LiliaNic at 7:18 AM on February 8, 2010
posted by LiliaNic at 7:18 AM on February 8, 2010
Grrr, meant to link to your comment, not your profile. Sorry!
posted by LiliaNic at 7:19 AM on February 8, 2010
posted by LiliaNic at 7:19 AM on February 8, 2010
Heh. Rotten Tomatoes. You mean the site i stopped going to when they decided I should go to the horrible UK social networking version no matter what I actually wanted? I remember them. Nostalgia.
posted by srboisvert at 7:25 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by srboisvert at 7:25 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
This is still my favorite Jason Segal non-"Freaks and Geeks" appearance: onstage with the Swell Season (includes his phone number, for anyone who wants to call him).
posted by carrienation at 7:58 AM on February 8, 2010 [4 favorites]
posted by carrienation at 7:58 AM on February 8, 2010 [4 favorites]
Not intelligent enough to let the interview go where it wants to go
My thought too--the interviewer was on the cusp of one of the great presser moments of all time, if he had just been able to play along and run with it. I would have started interviewing them about Gideon at length, myself. Or as Gideon, maybe, why not.
They could've been stoned, but I think it's more likely the kind of cognitive break-down that happens after 8-10 hours of talking about the same thing. He was probably interview number 416, and they were a little punch-drunk at least.
Thanks for posting, a nice Monday morning laugh.
posted by LooseFilter at 8:35 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
My thought too--the interviewer was on the cusp of one of the great presser moments of all time, if he had just been able to play along and run with it. I would have started interviewing them about Gideon at length, myself. Or as Gideon, maybe, why not.
They could've been stoned, but I think it's more likely the kind of cognitive break-down that happens after 8-10 hours of talking about the same thing. He was probably interview number 416, and they were a little punch-drunk at least.
Thanks for posting, a nice Monday morning laugh.
posted by LooseFilter at 8:35 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
Um, this is cool and all but I believe empath linked to the completely wrong video.
I think he meant to link to this one
posted by Senor Cardgage at 8:51 AM on February 8, 2010
I think he meant to link to this one
posted by Senor Cardgage at 8:51 AM on February 8, 2010
Man I can't stand the word "bromance" and all other abuses of the word "bro". But that was kinda funny. Much funnier than what i saw of I Love You Man , which I couldn't even watch on an airplane.
posted by Liquidwolf at 9:18 AM on February 8, 2010
posted by Liquidwolf at 9:18 AM on February 8, 2010
It seems to be triggered by the odd, almost childlike appearance of the interviewer whom both actors are struggling to take seriously.
I mean, the guy looks like an adorable cartoon character made real! at least he managed to have a good time with the two goofballs even if they kinda ruined his interview.
and by the way the movie is hilarious.
posted by wundermint at 10:20 AM on February 8, 2010
I mean, the guy looks like an adorable cartoon character made real! at least he managed to have a good time with the two goofballs even if they kinda ruined his interview.
and by the way the movie is hilarious.
posted by wundermint at 10:20 AM on February 8, 2010
kmz's clip is amazing. An impromptu "Les Mis" duet with Neil Patrick Harris on a talk show I've never heard of.
posted by amtho at 10:50 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by amtho at 10:50 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]
kmz's clip is amazing. An impromptu "Les Mis" duet with Neil Patrick Harris on a talk show I've never heard of.
Ditto on kmz's clip! I have never in my life pictured Neil Patrick Harris as Javert before. What's next, Sarah Silverman as Fantine?
posted by misha at 11:22 AM on February 8, 2010
Ditto on kmz's clip! I have never in my life pictured Neil Patrick Harris as Javert before. What's next, Sarah Silverman as Fantine?
posted by misha at 11:22 AM on February 8, 2010
That talk show was the Megan Lullally show, which as far as I can tell, the universe created so that that piece of amazing footage could be produced, and with its work done, was canceled shortly thereafter.
I also like Cobie Smulders miming holding a baby and Josh Radnor's emphatic arm motions.
I have never in my life pictured Neil Patrick Harris as Javert before. What's next, Sarah Silverman as Fantine?
Well, NPH is a Broadway veteran, though I don't think he's actually done any productions of Les Mis.
posted by kmz at 11:29 AM on February 8, 2010
I also like Cobie Smulders miming holding a baby and Josh Radnor's emphatic arm motions.
I have never in my life pictured Neil Patrick Harris as Javert before. What's next, Sarah Silverman as Fantine?
Well, NPH is a Broadway veteran, though I don't think he's actually done any productions of Les Mis.
posted by kmz at 11:29 AM on February 8, 2010
The various clips in this post have made me so happy today (OMG LES MIS) that I texted the number in the video carrienation linked to say thank you, on the off chance that it's a working cell phone and that it actually belongs to Jason Segel.
Zowie, I feel like such a fangirl.
posted by ocherdraco at 12:01 PM on February 8, 2010
Zowie, I feel like such a fangirl.
posted by ocherdraco at 12:01 PM on February 8, 2010
omg I can't tell if Joe Buck wants to kiss Paul or wear his skin like a mask. Thanks!
posted by The Whelk at 12:08 PM on February 8, 2010
posted by The Whelk at 12:08 PM on February 8, 2010
Challenge: somebody must make a line-drawing/pen-and-ink type cartoon of the story of Gideon using only excerpts from that interview as dialogue. And then post it on Projects.
posted by joannemerriam at 12:37 PM on February 8, 2010
posted by joannemerriam at 12:37 PM on February 8, 2010
Man, this clip is line the Bromuda Triangle - I just can't get out of it.
posted by Corduroy at 1:21 PM on February 8, 2010
posted by Corduroy at 1:21 PM on February 8, 2010
GO BACK ON THE HORSE GIDEON!
posted by The Whelk at 1:23 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 1:23 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
I've really liked Jason Segal ever since I saw him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
I've been a fan since I discovered How I Met Your Mother (which is far, far better than a sitcom has any right to be.) and between Neil Patrick Harris, Allison Hannigan, Kristen Bell, and Paul Rudd, I think I like this guys circle of friends and co-workers.
This is a group of people I would like to take out for dinner and drinks, just to sit back and hear the stories and such.
posted by quin at 1:25 PM on February 8, 2010
I've been a fan since I discovered How I Met Your Mother (which is far, far better than a sitcom has any right to be.) and between Neil Patrick Harris, Allison Hannigan, Kristen Bell, and Paul Rudd, I think I like this guys circle of friends and co-workers.
This is a group of people I would like to take out for dinner and drinks, just to sit back and hear the stories and such.
posted by quin at 1:25 PM on February 8, 2010
I just txted Jason Segal. I feel an odd nugglet of achivement.
posted by The Whelk at 1:47 PM on February 8, 2010
posted by The Whelk at 1:47 PM on February 8, 2010
h00py: "I think the face that Paul Rudd keeps pulling makes him look like Seth Rogen, not Tom Cruise."
I'm going with Mickey Rourke.
posted by The corpse in the library at 2:00 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
I'm going with Mickey Rourke.
posted by The corpse in the library at 2:00 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
My favorite Jason Segel interview moment.
kmz's clip is amazing. An impromptu "Les Mis" duet with Neil Patrick Harris...
Jason Segel and Paul Rudd sing 'The Confrotation' from 'Les Mis.'
posted by ericb at 2:03 PM on February 8, 2010
kmz's clip is amazing. An impromptu "Les Mis" duet with Neil Patrick Harris...
Jason Segel and Paul Rudd sing 'The Confrotation' from 'Les Mis.'
posted by ericb at 2:03 PM on February 8, 2010
I was 100% sure ericb's link was gonna be a rickroll and it's not and now I have to examine my entire value system
posted by The Whelk at 2:11 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 2:11 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
I have to say, I've never seen any production of Les Miserables, nor (to my knowledge) have I ever heard any of the music from it until today. Now I'm quite sure I never want to, as nothing any production might offer could ever live up to the Harris Segal clip I heard today. Thank you, metafilter; thank you Gideon.
posted by tractorfeed at 2:26 PM on February 8, 2010
posted by tractorfeed at 2:26 PM on February 8, 2010
I've really liked Jason Segal ever since I saw him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
I totally got a crush on him. A sweet guy with a realistic human body, not afraid to act vulnerable, and you get to see his wiener.
posted by troybob at 2:29 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
I totally got a crush on him. A sweet guy with a realistic human body, not afraid to act vulnerable, and you get to see his wiener.
posted by troybob at 2:29 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
They were just being tired and silly. I would much rather watch that for two hours than the actual movie, from previews I've seen.
I and my best friend have a shared imaginary friend. Imaginary Friend is a deadbeat and a grifter and is always scamming my best friend out of money for the imaginary friend's mother's operation, which the imaginary person actually uses to buy beer and threadless tshirts. Whenever I point out to my bf that our imaginary friend has asked for money for his mother's operation countless times, each time shortly thereafter appearing in a brand-new rainbow of threadless shirts, my dear friend retorts that I'm just jealous of their close bond. Despite my clear and unequivocal evidence as to the fiendishness of our imaginary friend, my best friend cannot seem to see the injuries the imaginary person does us.
We have shouting matches and dramatic phone hangups over this imaginary person. It is fun! I recommend it to all.
posted by winna at 2:53 PM on February 8, 2010 [4 favorites]
I and my best friend have a shared imaginary friend. Imaginary Friend is a deadbeat and a grifter and is always scamming my best friend out of money for the imaginary friend's mother's operation, which the imaginary person actually uses to buy beer and threadless tshirts. Whenever I point out to my bf that our imaginary friend has asked for money for his mother's operation countless times, each time shortly thereafter appearing in a brand-new rainbow of threadless shirts, my dear friend retorts that I'm just jealous of their close bond. Despite my clear and unequivocal evidence as to the fiendishness of our imaginary friend, my best friend cannot seem to see the injuries the imaginary person does us.
We have shouting matches and dramatic phone hangups over this imaginary person. It is fun! I recommend it to all.
posted by winna at 2:53 PM on February 8, 2010 [4 favorites]
...that was kinda funny. Much funnier than what i saw of I Love You Man , which I couldn't even watch on an airplane.
I thought 'I Love You, Man' was all right -- a few good lines, an interesting premise. Not quite on the level of 'The Hangover' or 'Knocked Up' in terms of comedy entertainment, but still decent. Then again, the film featured a cameo performance by Rush, so I admit a bit of bias here.
Anyway, yeah... Segal had obviously done one too many interviews by the time he and Paul Rudd got to this clip. Give him a sandwich and a five-minute break, and I'm sure the interview would have been a lot less entertaining.
posted by spoobnooble at 3:07 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
I thought 'I Love You, Man' was all right -- a few good lines, an interesting premise. Not quite on the level of 'The Hangover' or 'Knocked Up' in terms of comedy entertainment, but still decent. Then again, the film featured a cameo performance by Rush, so I admit a bit of bias here.
Anyway, yeah... Segal had obviously done one too many interviews by the time he and Paul Rudd got to this clip. Give him a sandwich and a five-minute break, and I'm sure the interview would have been a lot less entertaining.
posted by spoobnooble at 3:07 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]
winna, you're my kind of crazy.
Sure, you say that now. But when a smooth-talking imaginary person shows up and asks you for seventy bucks to pay for his mother's pacemaker, you will forget!
posted by winna at 4:47 PM on February 8, 2010
Sure, you say that now. But when a smooth-talking imaginary person shows up and asks you for seventy bucks to pay for his mother's pacemaker, you will forget!
posted by winna at 4:47 PM on February 8, 2010
Am I the only who thought The Hangover totally sucked?
posted by ageispolis at 6:21 PM on February 8, 2010
posted by ageispolis at 6:21 PM on February 8, 2010
Am I the only who thought The Hangover totally sucked?
I can't speak for everybody, but will anyway:
Yes. If only for Ed Helms, who can do no wrong.
posted by Astro Zombie at 9:31 PM on February 8, 2010
I can't speak for everybody, but will anyway:
Yes. If only for Ed Helms, who can do no wrong.
posted by Astro Zombie at 9:31 PM on February 8, 2010
It didn't totally suck. Ed Helms and Galifianakis were good. The cast were fine, and a lot of the jokes were funny. It's just that some of the gags were so tasteless that they ruined the whole movie. I'm thinking of the taser scene, and the Chinese gangster boss. And the whole movie wasn't put together well enough to make the distasteful jokes forgiveable.
posted by creasy boy at 2:40 AM on February 9, 2010
posted by creasy boy at 2:40 AM on February 9, 2010
Please keep these clips coming. They are making my day so much better!
posted by audacity at 8:18 AM on February 9, 2010
posted by audacity at 8:18 AM on February 9, 2010
Paul Rudd has developed some kind of visual, subliminal pheremone code in a secret lab. If he gets any better-looking, I'm moving out. Of Earth. That's it.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 8:52 AM on February 9, 2010
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 8:52 AM on February 9, 2010
I'm with AV on this, it is disturbingly powerful and pan-sexual. If it goes any further he'll be forced to stay indoors due to all the birds trying desperately to mate with his head.
posted by The Whelk at 9:00 AM on February 9, 2010
posted by The Whelk at 9:00 AM on February 9, 2010
That's definitely the result of some slap-happy exhaustion. They played it well and made it much more memorable than a thousand other rote interviews would've been.
And empath, thanks so much for posting this; we here in the DC area are not used to being trapped indoors for days at a time and are desperate for entertainment.
posted by kittyprecious at 12:19 PM on February 10, 2010
And empath, thanks so much for posting this; we here in the DC area are not used to being trapped indoors for days at a time and are desperate for entertainment.
posted by kittyprecious at 12:19 PM on February 10, 2010
I texted the number; I got no response.
posted by ocherdraco at 9:31 AM on February 26, 2010
posted by ocherdraco at 9:31 AM on February 26, 2010
Busy. Okay. Well, here's the number 315-329-6673. I'll keep trying to call it and I'll let you know if I get a response.
Celebrities have been known to give out real cell numbers before.
posted by ColdChef at 12:04 PM on February 26, 2010
Celebrities have been known to give out real cell numbers before.
posted by ColdChef at 12:04 PM on February 26, 2010
Also, the cast of "How I Met Your Mother" is famous for breaking the walls down. Every time they mention a website on the show, they produce a site in real life to go along with it.
posted by ColdChef at 12:06 PM on February 26, 2010
posted by ColdChef at 12:06 PM on February 26, 2010
After calling and leaving a message the proper thing to do is to lay on your bed with your head cupped in your hands and feet in the air staring intently at the phone. If you can manage it, you should have a thought balloon:
"Oh why won't he call?"
posted by The Whelk at 12:07 PM on February 26, 2010
"Oh why won't he call?"
posted by The Whelk at 12:07 PM on February 26, 2010
HOLY SHIT I GOT THROUGH.
But it was all empty air.
posted by The Whelk at 12:12 PM on February 26, 2010
But it was all empty air.
posted by The Whelk at 12:12 PM on February 26, 2010
Hmmm...maybe I could simplify this. The Whelk gave me his cell number last night. Maybe I should just post it here and let Jason Segel call him.
Oh wait. The Whelk has my number. Drat.
*backs slowly out of the room*
posted by ColdChef at 12:35 PM on February 26, 2010
Oh wait. The Whelk has my number. Drat.
*backs slowly out of the room*
posted by ColdChef at 12:35 PM on February 26, 2010
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