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Adam Scott: From Step Brothers To Severance

4/30/20261 hr 3 min

Adam Scott joins the guys to talk about his nightmare Coachella experience—especially after Justin Bieber’s concert—along with his love of “Church Chat” and the origins of Severance. He shares stories about Christopher Walken and why making he just wants to make him proud, reflects on Rob Lowe’s good looks, and Step Brothers. Plus, they dive into their shared love of U2 and his upcoming horror film Hokum. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Clips

Severance explained in one hook
Walken’s silent thumbs‑up
Finding the improv flow
Coachella was a nightmare
Fleets of toilets imagery
Bieber ends, chaos begins
Why Severance struck a nerve
Step Brothers changed everything
From fans to interviewing U2

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Adam Scott· Guest0:00

    Once Bieber ended, we- [laughs] ... took a, an hour to find my daughter and her friends, finally found them.

  2. David Spade· Host0:07

    [laughs] Oof.

  3. Adam Scott· Guest0:08

    Got them in the cars. [laughs] And then it was two and a half hours to leave the parking lot.

  4. David Spade· Host0:14

    Oh.

  5. Adam Scott· Guest0:14

    Just to get out, so we didn't get to bed till, like, 5:00 AM. I remember the very first chur- church chat. I remember exactly where I was.

  6. Dana Carvey· Host0:22

    Whoa.

  7. David Spade· Host0:22

    Are you serious?

  8. Adam Scott· Guest0:23

    100%. Can we talk about Carcino really quick?

  9. David Spade· Host0:27

    Sure.

  10. Dana Carvey· Host0:28

    Sure.

  11. Adam Scott· Guest0:28

    [laughs] Because Carcino, that was deep into your run.

  12. David Spade· Host0:34

    Yeah ...

  13. Adam Scott· Guest0:34

    but I remember being like, "Holy shit." And we realized we were both big U2 fans, and no one else really wanted to talk about it with us. [laughs] Like, our wives were sick of hearing about U2.

  14. David Spade· Host0:46

    Right.

  15. Adam Scott· Guest0:46

    I remember shooting a scene, uh, at a dinner table, and John C. Reilly and I kind of started improvising and going back and forth, and it just started sort of flowing, and it was really fun, really funny. And after cut, I remember w- we looked at each other and he was like, "See? There, that was fun, right?"

  16. David Spade· Host1:08

    Okay, so we got Adam Scott on, Dana, and, uh- Mm-hmm ... pretty cool dude, very interesting. Uh, obviously the big one is Severance right now.

  17. Dana Carvey· Host1:19

    Yeah ...

  18. David Spade· Host1:21

    which you have watched, and I tried to explain to him I thought it was like The Office. It is not.

  19. Dana Carvey· Host1:24

    [laughs] Yeah. He b- he, he breaks down Severance for us in a

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