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Get a Hobby, Be Happy with Jessica Williams

6/10/20261 hr 9 min

On this episode of IMO, actress, host, and podcast veteran Jessica Williams joins the show! She discusses what it was like to have Jon Stewart as a mentor during her early tenure at The Daily Show, how she has had to approach her acting career as a tall Black woman in Hollywood, and the surprising crafting projects she’s picked up in her down time. Plus, Jessica shares her favorite stories from behind the scenes of Shrinking.

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Clips

Hiring While Black Reality
Declining Daily Show Host
Actors, Calm Down
Short-King Rom-Com Reveal

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Jessica Williams· Guest0:00

    I'm doing a rom-com right now- Mm ... that I think you'll be really excited about. It's like- Mm ... me and a, a shorter, a guy who's shorter than me.

  2. Michelle Obama· Host0:05

    I love that.

  3. Craig Robinson· Host0:06

    Oh.

  4. Jessica Williams· Guest0:06

    And I'm really excited.

  5. Michelle Obama· Host0:08

    Uh-huh.

  6. Jessica Williams· Guest0:08

    And I was, like, trying to tell him, I was like, "Look at Tom and Zendaya," and he's like- There you go ... "No, I'm not gonna Google that." [laughs] But I know for me it's, my inspo is Tom and Zendaya.

  7. Michelle Obama· Host0:16

    There you go.

  8. Jessica Williams· Guest0:17

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

  9. Michelle Obama· Host0:28

    We can do this.

  10. Craig Robinson· Host0:29

    Totally.

  11. Michelle Obama· Host0:30

    We can do this. [upbeat music] This episode of IMO is brought to you by Progressive Insurance.

  12. Craig Robinson· Host0:41

    Howdy.

  13. Michelle Obama· Host0:42

    Craig Robinson.

  14. Craig Robinson· Host0:45

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

  15. Michelle Obama· Host0:48

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

  16. Craig Robinson· Host0:52

    Really?

  17. Michelle Obama· Host0:52

    Like, there's the look. It's the pajama look.

  18. Craig Robinson· Host0:54

    No wonder kids are wearing pajamas to school.

  19. Michelle Obama· Host0:56

    You got... Who's giggling about pajamas? [laughs] It's like- But- [laughs] ...

  20. Craig Robinson· Host0:59

    Crystal, well, you ta- it looks like a pajama top, and she said- And it's supposed to look like a pajama top ... Well, what's so funny?

  21. Michelle Obama· Host1:05

    I don't- I'm just making an observation ... you know, it's just you not knowing things about the world- I, I didn't know that you could wear a pajama style ... and fashion ...

  22. Craig Robinson· Host1:11

    'cause I like my pajamas.

  23. Michelle Obama· Host1:13

    It's not a, it's not a pajama top ...

  24. Craig Robinson· Host1:13

    and I'm gonna be wearing mine.

  25. Michelle Obama· Host1:14

    It just looks like, it mimics a pajama. It mimics sort of the comfortable- But if it actually- ... boho look ...

  26. Craig Robinson· Host1:20

    looks like a pajama top, why couldn't you wear a pajama top?

  27. Michelle Obama· Host1:24

    Well, there's, there's... You could, and some people do actually wear the pajama top- Right ... as

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