-I love this show so much. -Thank you, Seth.
-You've been here in past years,
talking about your great show "Detroiters," which I also love.
It has been so fun. We met as writers at "SNL,"
and to watch you doing sketch comedy like this
makes me very happy.
You're doing it with Zach Kanin. -That's right.
-John Solomon, both writers you met at "SNL" as well.
What was your -- was it fun to sit in the room and write?
And do you feel like
you've gotten better at writing sketches,
as far as the speed in which you write them?
-Mm...No, not really. -Yeah.
-I feel like we still -- Coming from "SNL,"
I think we still have that same work mentality,
which is, like, you sit around --
You get there early, but then you just sit there
and [Bleep] and talk, and then you're like,
"Oh, my God! We got to do something!"
-Yeah. [ Laughter ]
-So it's still that same thing. -Right.
-We need that ticking clock, I think.
-You have some great guest stars from your time there as well --
Vanessa Bayer, Cecily Strong,
our friend Conner O'Malley...
Will Forte -- one of my favorite sketches.
And I feel like Will -- You used him
as well you could ever use him.
It was an airplane sketch.
There's what Will's looking like.
And, um -- [ Laughter ]
I mean, do you want to give up the premise of this sketch?
-Sure. Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Yeah.
-Yeah, so he -- A long time ago, 30 years ago,
took a flight, and a baby -- he was going to London,
and a baby cried the entire time and ruined his flight
and then ruined his trip to London.
So he vowed to get revenge on me, who was the little baby.
[ Laughter ]
But then, while I'm going on my honeymoon,
he's like, "Remember me?" [ Laughter ]
-And there's a lot of close screaming.
How -- like, how hard was it to get through a sketch like that
in a two-shot with Forte screaming at you?
-It was so hard. Akiva had -- The director.
-Akiva, also from "SNL."
The Lonely Island produced this show, I should know.
-Yep. And he kept having him to be like,
"Tim, you're on camera, man. You can't just be like..."
[ Laughter ]
Forte would come in and be like,
"I hope my breath is okay, buddy."
[ Laughter ]
-You -- "I think you should leave"
is basically the statement of thesis for this whole show.
A lot of the characters are people
who just fully commit to something.
I mean, that is a perfect sort of opening sentence,
that sketch that we just showed --
of people who will not admit they're wrong.
-Right. -And it was fun to watch
because there are some things that I remember
even you having written at "SNL" --
-Uh-huh. -You know,
that for whatever reason didn't work there
that sort of flourish here.
Was that fun to find things that
you had thought were funny maybe five years ago
and now finally have them fully realized on camera?
-Absolutely. It was so great. -Yeah.
-Yeah, things that didn't work on "SNL" or like, yeah.
It was so nice to be able to bring them back and be like,
"Okay, it is okay." -[ Laughs ]
-And I am okay. [ Laughter ]
-There were so many guest stars I recognize
that we're friends with. There was one scene
where it's basically a -- What do you call it?
A focus group. -Uh-huh.
-...to talk about things people want in a new car.
-Yeah. -There was an actor in it.
And I do want to show a clip of him, but real quick --
Did you just find -- How did you find him?
-His name is Ruben Rabasa,
and he auditioned, and we were blown away.
He's a very good actor. -And I will say watching this,
I thought, "Oh, my God, you've found the perfect person
for a Tim and Zach sketch," 'cause he's real crazy.
-Yeah. [ Laughter ]
-Let's take a look at what I'm talking about.
-What do we think it should look like?
-Sleek. -Good.
-High tech. -Aerodynamic.
-Too small. -I'm sorry?
-Too small. So when you get in there,
you're like, "If the steering wheel fly off,
I'm toast."
-Oh. Okay, I don't know why we'd make it too small.
-I think it's a good idea and I stand by.
-Okay. Maybe it could have, like, a sporty look.
-Great. -Teacher's pet.
[ Laughter ]
-Any other ideas? -Stinky!
[ Laughter ]
-I just -- I don't know what I love about him so much.
But it is -- -And I just realized,
showing Forte and playing him, they got a real similar look.
-Yeah. [ Laughter ]
-Not every character on the show looks like that.
-Yeah. It must be really weird
when you, as an actor who, that's your actual look,
come in and you see Forte.
And that's what they made him to look crazy in a sketch,
and you're just like -- -"Hey, that's what I look like."
-Yeah. "That's my, like, normal look, man."
We've talked about your kids. You've got one of each.
Penny is your daughter, yeah? -Yep.
-And she shows up on your Instagram.
She's kind of an Instagram star. -Yeah, she is.
-Does she love the camera? -She does. She really does.
But last time I came on the show, I --
We talked about her, and when I got home --
You know, she does funny bits, and I ask her
if I can record them, and sometimes she says "yes,"
sometimes she says "no."
But she did a funny bit, and I was like, "Can I record that?"
She's like, "You gotta pay me money."
[ Laughter ]
And I was like, "You know what? You're 100% right.
I respect that."
So now if I record one. I give her money.
-Oh, wow, just on the recording?
-Just -- yeah. I'm like, "Yeah, okay."
She's like, "5 bucks." -Okay.
-She'll negotiate with me, too. -With this one,
I think it was Wi-Fi hot spot. Is that what we're gonna watch?
-We had just moved and we didn't have Wi-Fi yet,
so she wanted me to set up a Wi-Fi hotspot with my phone.
-Okay. And I think she was pretty cool about it.
Let's take a look. -Yeah.
-Get me a Wi-Fi hotspot now!
[ Laughter ]
Now, I said.
[ Laughter ]
[ Applause ] -Yep, yep, yep. Penny!
10 bucks is coming home for you, Penny.
-What about Buster? Buster is older? Younger?
-Buster is older. -Gotcha.
And does Buster love the camera?
-Hold on. Let me put this in my pocket. I don't wanna...
-Yeah, yeah. -Yeah.
He doesn't like the camera as much.
-Gotcha. -He's super funny, too,
but he doesn't want me to record him, so I don't.
But he, like, dances around the house and stuff.
-I also appreciate a kid who doesn't love the camera,
so give that to Buster for me. -Oh, my God.
-I mean, I don't want to just reward, you know,
people who love the lens.
-That's great. -Yeah, yeah.
We need some behind the camera people as well, you know?
-Yes, people who don't want to be in front of the camera
get paid, too. -Yeah, absolutely.
Buddy, congratulations on the show.
I cannot tell everyone here how much you have to see it.
And it's just always such a pleasure to have you here.
-Thank you, buddy. -That's Tim Robinson, everybody.