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We talked aboutChefs TableandJiro,so it became this natural jumping-off place.
The other version we were talking about was a dumb food restaurant.
The food was like popcorn calzones, but people were very serious about how dumb it was.
That kept feeling like someone with Christopher Guests skills should do it.
Once you had the premise and reference points, what came next?RewatchingJiroa bunch of times.
Of theChefs Tableepisodes, theFrancis Mallmann onehad the most influence because theres just a lot of burying of food.
The difference between most sketch writing andDocumentary Now!is characters that have a resolution to their story.
Both you and your brother pursue the same thing for a living being funny.
Your dad doesnt, but you describe him as the funniest Meyers.
Ultimately, this story is about the difficulty in pleasing someone in your family.
I come from a family where thats both true and not true.
Juan is gifted, and Arturo is trying to be better.
Also, this episode works because the acting is great.
I think its one of Freds best performances.
People say hes not as good as the chef, but Fred looks scared the whole episode.
You have so much silly work, be it onDocumentary Now!, or especially atSNL.
It doesnt bum me out.
What is a sketch you wish you wrote?
Often when I interview you, we find ourselves talking aboutSNLlike you are just a fan.
So I wanted to get your opinion about this season.
Specifically,there was a host named Seth Meyers.
How do you think he did?I think he did fine.
Like, things didnt naturally present themselves as things only Seth Meyers could do.
You didnt write any of the sketches.
The most hilarious thing about the week for me is how I was caught off guard.
And I did not know what it was like to be a host.
So many people have backed out.
Not to be rude, but thats what I assumed.
Just knowing you, I was like, They needed somebody.They broke glass.
