HOW ARE YOU, WILL?
>> SO GREAT.
I AM SO, SO GREAT.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, MAN.
>> James: I'M GOOD.
I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE YOU BUT I FEEL LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE
CHANGED BETWEEN US BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS YOU
NOW.
ARE YOU LORD ARN ARN ARNETT.
>> I DO A PODCAST WITH JASON BATEMAN AND SEAN HAYES AS YOU
KNOW CALLED "SMARTLESS."
ONE OF OUR ADVERTISERS ADVERTISE A THING WHERE YOU CAN BUY A
LORDSHIP OR A LADYSHIP OVER IN SCOTLAND.
SO I DECIDED TO PUT MY MONEY WHERE MY MOUTH WAS AND I WENT
AHEAD AND BOUGHT MYSELF A LORDSHIP.
SO, LOOK, I'M NOT ONE OF THESE NEW LORDS.
( LAUGHTER ) WHO'S GOING TO GO AROUND AND
DEMANDING PEOPLE CALL ME "SIR" ALL THE TIME, JUST IN FORMAL
SETTINGS.
>> James: SURE.
I MEAN, WHEREABOUTS IN SCOTLAND -- HOW MUCH OF SCOTLAND
ARE YOU THE LORD OF?
>> LOOK, IT'S VERY VAGUE.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH OR EVEN TECHNICALLY WHERE, BUT I DO
KNOW THAT SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, MAYBE IN THE HIGHLANDS, MAYBE IN
SOME LOCH SOMEWHERE, MY PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR ME.
>> James: THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE LINEAGE OF YOUR FAMILY WHICH
HAS GROWN.
YOU'VE HAD A SON IN LOCKDOWN.
HE'S ALMOST SIX MONTHS OLD NOW.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> James: SUCH WONDERFUL NEWS.
I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME LAST TIME YOU WERE ON THE SHOW YOU
WERE EXPECTING.
HOW ARE YOU COPING?
HOW IS IT?
>> IT'S -- IT'S GOOD.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
I DON'T KNOW IF MY VOICE SOUNDS HIGHER WHEN I SAY IT'S GOOD.
IT'S BEEN ACTUALLY REALLY FANTASTIC.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT BEING IN THIS
KIND OF LOCKDOWN IS I HAVE BEEN JUST HOME A LOT.
>> James: YEAH.
SO I HAVE BEEN HERE AND I REALLY, REALLY SORT OF HAVE
TAKEN THAT AS ONE OF THE SORT OF JAMES, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW
THAT ABOUT ME.
>> I DID.
>> James: I ENJOY LIFE, I REALLY DO.
SO I'M LIKE THIS IS KIND OF A GOOD THING.
I'M HOME WITH THE KIDS A LOT, BUT NOW I'M HERE WITH THIS NEW
BABY.
HE -- UM -- HE GETS UP VERY EARLY.
>> James: YES.
YOU KNOW, YEAH.
SO SOMETIMES DAD'S CRANKY, SURE.
I'LL ADMIT TO THAT.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S BEEN REALLY -- NO, IT'S BEEN REALLY
FANTASTIC AND, YEAH, IT'S BEEN SUCH A WILD, WEIRD TIME.
>> James: WHY ARE YOU TALK -- WHERE WITH YOU TALKING TO US
FROM?
ARE YOU IN SOME SORT OF UNDERGROUND BUNKER?
WHERE ARE WE RIGHT NOW?
>> NO, I'M NOT IN A PANIC ROOM!
YOU'RE IN A PANIC ROOM!
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: NO, BECAUSE THIS IS
A STUDIO THAT'S SET UP IN YOUR HOUSE, RIGHT?
>> IT IS.
THIS IS MY VOICE -- THIS IS MY VOICEOVER BOOTH THAT Y I HAVE IN
THE HOUSE.
I'VE HAD THIS BOOTH FOR A FEW YEARS.
I REALIZE I DO A LOT OF VOICE WORK AND, SO, I REALIZE EVERY
DAY I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND GOING TO VARIOUS STUDIOS GOING,
WHY DON'T I JUST DO THAT FROM HOME.
SO I DID THAT.
I WAS KIND OF READY.
NOW DURING THE PANDEMIC I END UP TAKING MY MEETINGS IN HERE
BECAUSE THE KIDS AND PEOPLE ARE RUNNING AROUND AND THE BABY, AND
I'VE HIT THIS POINT WHERE I'M IN HERE A LOT AND STARTED THINKING
AM I SLOWLY GOING CRAZY JUST NONSTOP IN THE BOOTH RECORDING
TRACKS FOR VARIOUS PRODUCTS AND THINGS AND JUST HEARING THE
SOUND OF MY OWN VOICE AND MAYBE I'M LOSING IT AND MAYBE I'M
PUTTING MY VOICE OUT THERE AND NOBODY CAN HEAR ME HEAR ME HEAR
ME HEAR ME -- >> James: YOU'RE SO GOOD WITH
VOICEOVERS, I FEEL LIKE YOU COULD SELL ANYTHING.
HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY?
HAS YOUR VOICE ALWAYS BEEN A NATURAL SELLING TOOL?
>> WELL, I THINK BEFORE -- I THINK BEFORE I HIT PUBERTY I
HAND KIND OF LIKE -- IT WAS ALREADY RASPY BUT NOT DEEP, IT
WAS SQUEAKY LIKE THIS.
WHEN I GOT INTO MY TEENS AND 20s, I KIND OF GOT A LOT OF
ACTING JOBS BECAUSE I LOOKED REALLY YOUNG AT THE BUT I HAD
THIS CRAZY VOICE.
GOING IN FOR, LIKE, TEENAGE PARTS, IT WOULD BE, HEY, MOM, AM
I GROUNDED AGAIN?
AND IT'S, LIKE, NO, MAN, NO, IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK
( LAUGHTER ) >> James: NOW, LET'S TALK
ABOUT YOUR BRILLIANT PODCAST JASON PATEMAN AND SEAN HAYES
"SMARTLESS," IT'S SUCH A BRILLIANT PODCASTS.
IT'S ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITES.
HOW WOULD WILL ARNETT AS A VOICEOVER ARTIST SELL SUCH A
THING IF YOU'RE DOING A COMMERCIAL FOR IT.
>> I DON'T KNOW, I WOULD PROBABLY SAY, THREE FRIENDS --
WITH ONE MISSION -- THIS FALL -- TAKE A RIDE -- INTO TOTAL
NONSENSE!
IT'S "SMARTLESS" WHEREVER YOU GET PODCASTS.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> James: IT'S SUCH A BRILLIANT PODCAST.
EXPLAIN WHAT THE SETUP OF THE PODCAST IS.
>> EVERY EPISODE, JASON OR SEAN OR I BRING ON A GUEST AND THE
OTHER TWO GUYS DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS.
IT WAS OUT OF LAZINESS SO WE DON'T ALL HAVE TO RESEARCH.
SO THE ONE GUY WHO BRINGS THE GUEST HAS TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON
THE GUEST AND THE OTHER TWO GUYS CAN JUST SHOW UP.
BUT THE TRUTH IS, IT'S REALLY JUST AN EXCUSE FOR US TO KIND OF
TAKE THE PISS OUT OF EACH OTHER.
THAT'S ALL WE WANT TO DO IS LAUGH AND GOOF AROUND BUT HAVE
PEOPLE AROUND THAT WE REALLY LIKE.
I CAN SAY THIS, I MIGHT AS WELL GET IT OUT, JAMES, YOU WERE ON
THE SHOW RECENTLY THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING OUT SOON THAT'S A
GREAT EPISODE AND WE HAD A LOT OF FUN, DIDN'T WE?
>> James: I LOVED DOING IT SO MUCH.
IT'S SO BRILLIANT.
I COULD LISTEN TO IT ALL DAY.
CHECK IT OUT.
"SMARTLESS" AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU CHOOSE TO GET YOUR PODCASTS.