- Hi, it's Benito Skinner, a.k.a. Benny Drama.
And today I'm christening the digital hub
at the Drew Barrymore show.
I've got something in store for Drew
that I think she's gonna love,
because what's better than one Drew?
Two Drews, let's do this.
(upbeat music)
Double, double, toil and trouble, ah!
So good.
Yes!
Let's do this.
- Oh my God, it's like multiplicity.
- I know, look. - Ah.
- Look at this.
(Drew exclaiming)
- Okay, wait, sit down.
- Yes, oh my God, of course.
- So, as much as I love the idea of there being two of us.
- Two of us.
- Twins. - Twins.
- I have to say that I would love
if I could ask Benny a question.
- Oh my God.
Okay, I think he's in here somewhere.
Yes, yes.
- Knock, knock.
- Knock, knock, I'm just like, uh-uh, sorry, method.
(Drew laughing)
Not today, Drew.
Wow, okay, yes, I'd be honored.
- Benny, would you come out to play?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, hi Drew, I'm here.
- I wanna ask you some questions because I think
that you have really, truly changed the game
and you might have some real pearls of wisdom for people
who wanna find their voice in this world.
What is your process?
How do you come up out of thin air
in the ether with your characters?
- So, sometimes it'll be like, I'll get a line stuck
in my head or something that I think is funny.
Like when I did Jonathan Van Ness as Jesus,
I kept hearing them say like, "Okay, Judas, rude."
And it just like kept going, so something like that
where I'm like, almost like build a video around that.
And then sometimes it's just kind of like a life experience.
Like I got my haircut one time from this girl
who just like made me feel so safe,
but was definitely telling me too much about her life.
And it just after a few haircuts that were like,
that was like, this character of Jenny came to be.
And then I was like, she would also work at Mac.
Like this girl is like she's hair and makeup, she does both.
She's like, she's got multiple jobs.
- When you write stuff in your notes app,
do you like go back and revisit it
or does it like kind of fall in the dump?
- Well, sometimes I think a really good idea will come
up multiple times and then also a really good idea
you won't see, so like if I see someone do something similar
or if I feel like the video I'm doing, isn't a fresh take
or something like that, I'm like,
"Okay, I don't think I need to spend hours editing that."
You know, I wanna do something I'm excited
about, that feels fresh and new.
I think a good example is like I saw a fellow comedian
of mine, Meg Stalter, she did like a Barbie video.
And I'd always had this idea of maybe doing Barbie
and then like Ken and, so instead I was just like, wait,
let's make it together. you're Barbie and I'll be Ken.
And then sometimes it'll just be like, it's time.
Some things I can do fast, which is nice.
Like, you know, the Courtney Kardashian,
Travis Barker relationship, I saw that kind of spring up
and I was like, oh, well I have to act now.
- How do you think, like, cause comedy can be funny
at other people's expenses and somehow you go
all the way with it and it's charming.
And like, I feel like the Kardashians love you.
- They've been very sweet, I mean, I always,
for me to do what I do and do an impression or something,
it just, I have to be invested in the person and love them.
So, I've never done a video on something
that I didn't care about.
Like everything I've done I think it's really more
of an omage cause I'm like, I love it and I think
this thing is funny about it and I really want people
to feel like they're in on the joke with me.
I think people, you know, who I've made videos
of, they feel the love.
Cause it is there, I really, I don't,
I never want to be an internet bully
or so like, that was never my goal.
- It is so loving what you do.
- Yeah, I hope.
- It is, but it doesn't compromise on the funny.
How'd you prep as they say to be.
- To be you?
- Aha.
- I, oh my God, okay, I think just, it goes back
to me only doing like impressions
of like something I consume a lot of.
So, I mean, I've seen everything you've made
and I think I, you know, I watch your show,
like, I follow you on Instagram, so it's like,
I've studied you so much, but it just, I like,
I don't know, I think since I was a kid,
I just like love picking up on,
you know, the nuances of, of what someone does.
- So I think you're walking a tight rope.
That's very difficult for people to create and stay on
and you're doing like the best job with that.
- Thank you.
- It's true.
- We are also similar, we've seen, you know,
so many of the same things and I feel like, you know,
I'm fortunate I have a collaborator who's, you know,
also my boyfriend and my partner.
So it's like, if he also feels it, that's,
I almost like test to sometimes where I'm like, wait,
can you watch this really quick?
And no matter what, he'll also be like, "Ooh, not that one."
- Yeah, in fact, I'll end the conversation with this note.
And I think it's so true for this conversation
as my friend Elisa texted me the other day.
And she's like, "What do you think?
Like, should I do this or say this?"
And I said, "I think if you're questioning it,
you have your answer."
- Yeah, it's not worth it.
- Trust that weird little sensation
that has doubt and uncertainty.
- Yeah.
- Like, don't risk it.
- Yeah.
- That said, you take so many risks
and yet just, you just don't step in it
and it's such a beautiful thing to see.
I think everybody's ideal dream relationship
or a lot of people's ideal dream relationship is
to be believed in, to be supported
and to actually have someone like collaborate with you.
How sexy and fun.
- Yeah, I'm literally crying.
Sorry.
- Barbara Walters goes digital.
- I just have this, I'm like, oh my God,
I'm literally sitting with drew Barrymore.
I mean, it's just, I feel so lucky to do what I do.
- You are pioneering something
and this will get traced back to you.
And it's just so wonderful cause it is hard to come up
with something new in this world and you're doing it.
- And so are you.
We're so lucky to have you.
- Oh, thank you.