Can I have everyone's attention, please? Well, it's been a great ride, but Catherine's moving back
home and taking over. Guys, meet your new boss. You gotta be kidding me. I have underwear older than her.
What made you want to return to the world of sitcoms with this show, The Crew, on Netflix?
Because of the challenge of what it was. I mean, it was so unique to me in the world you
know? NASCAR, it's such a massive world and the fact that NASCAR themselves were involved in it
and they wanted to do it and they were, and it was still gonna be a workplace comedy and it was
different from me, and something I've never done before, you know, I've never been a part
of a workplace comedy. There's so, so many places to go with this show, which I love. She can't fire us
all. We're a family. Jake is like a son to me. Chuck, he's like a brother. Mirrors - I found a mint
or a Xanax. Either way, it can only help. What was your level of NASCAR
knowledge before working on this show? I grew up in Fayetteville, Georgia - south of Atlanta - so
very knowledgeable of NASCAR as a young man, so I was kind of in but not the way I am now, like,
now we got friends involved in the business. Like some of the racers who've actually been
on the show. I didn't really know that much about NASCAR, but again we became friends with these
drivers, so we're doing cameos on our show, like Cole Custer and Ryan Blaney, and so the first
race that a lot of us watched from, you know, beginning to end was the Daytona 500 last
year, and I was so excited to have a relaxing, you know, have some beers, have some wings,
and it ended up being like the most violent Daytona 500 on record. Like there was a crash
every 10 laps, and at the end there was gasoline flowing out of a car.
Instead of just relaxing, I was like snorting a Xanax and screaming into a pillow by the
end. So that sounds very accurate to your character in the show. That sounds like something he would do.
In his defense, he saw a cloud that looked like Abraham Lincoln.
Freddie and Paris, both of you have worked with Netflix before, with you
Freddie most recently appearing on Bridgerton. What do you love about working with Netflix?
These are, you know, first two jobs with them and they they look after you. They
make great content, you know. I had a great time on Bridgeton, I've had a great time on The Crew, and
I've always felt protected by them, and you know, they they were great during the whole COVID stuff.
They really went through all the procedures and made sure we were safe there. I
really enjoyed it. What i've noticed aside from other streaming services or networks that I've
worked with in the past is they really trust their writers and creators to take care of the
show, and you know, they oversee it like any normal network does, but they give them the creative
freedom which I really appreciate because i think a lot of networks like to come in and take over
and totally change someone's vision, so I appreciate that Netflix does give that creative
freedom. The thing I love about working with Netflix is their reach. Honestly like Cobra Kai was
on YouTube for two years and you think, wow YouTube, they have quite a reach. Once it came on Netflix, it
became a worldwide phenomenon and a big reason for that is they translate the show into 50
different languages. Like we were standing around, there's trailers of our show where we're like
and we're like, they're like in every single language so, you know, I love the reach that
Netflix has and the freedom that they've given the creators which is, you know, trickles down to us
in that, you know, this is a different type of show. It's a multi-cam but there's a lot of single
cam aspects to it, and this seems like an adult multi-cam, which I really, really love. When have
I ever let you guys down? What about that time I got arrested in Jacksonville? I'm not talking
about little stuff, okay? Why do you think people will love this show? Because it is funny,
you can watch it with the whole family, it feels nostalgic in a way, like it feels
familiar, you know? Like you can relate to these characters. It's light, and fun, and accessible.
I think people need it. I think having a funny show that's quick episodes, there's also a lot
of heart in it too. You can't just be a funny show and not care about the characters, and we give
that too. By the end you're so invested in all the characters, and i just think that people
need that. People need funny right now and I don't know any new workplace comedy. All I can think
of is The Office and we've already binged that 12 times, so it's good to have something new.
If you love NASCAR, great, even better. If you don't love NASCAR, it's great. It's a workplace
comedy, it comes down to character. It comes down to family. It's an amazing show that just,
it hits a lot of places, and areas and people and, you know, it's like
it's a wide range of of people to watch this and it's legitimately, honestly very funny,
and I think we need that now. I think it's the perfect time.