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Paul Rudd on Only Murders in the Building, an Awkward Meryl Streep Kiss & SNL | Fly on the Wall

February 15, 2023 / 02:46

This episode features discussions about filming experiences, celebrity encounters, and memorable moments from sketch comedy. Guests share anecdotes about working with Meryl Streep, Jason Segel, and Fred Armisen.

The conversation begins with a guest recalling their first day on set, expressing feelings of panic and excitement. They mention meeting Meryl Streep, who greeted them with a kiss on the cheek, leaving the guest feeling starstruck.

They also reminisce about participating in classic kissing sketches, highlighting their experiences with Jason Segel and the humorous dynamics that unfolded during rehearsals.

Fred Armisen's earnest approach to the sketches is noted, with guests recalling how his commitment to the comedic elements often led to laughter during rehearsals.

The episode captures the blend of pressure and joy that comes with live performances, showcasing the unique relationships formed among cast members.

TLDR

Guests share filming experiences and humorous sketch comedy moments with Meryl Streep, Jason Segel, and Fred Armisen.

Episode

2:46
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yesterday was the first day we filmed and it was kind of a big scene and it was the first day that we were all there
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and I and um I was just panicked I mean I I'm like oh don't forget any of my lines don't uh
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I was have fun yeah I mean right it's just the pressure and then and then and then and then when
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I was leaving Meryl Streep I I'd met before but I don't know really I mean I'm so kind of
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she was like saying goodbye she can kiss me on the cheek and I kissed her on both
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cheeks like we were in Paris um it was so weird she didn't say anything but I was so uh I didn't know
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how to behave because I was so so you literally so Starstruck started and I was like driving home and I thought I
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kissed both of her cheeks she I feel like an idiot maybe it's because all the classic
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kissing sketches which I don't know how many you've done but they were like electrically funny and I think you were
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in the very first one and maybe you did it other times you hosted the kissing family yeah Google checks yes it was the
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I was in the very first one and I came back I did a few of them yeah you kiss at rehearsal or not
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yeah you do we we did yeah I mean you really go for it in the um in front of people you know yeah live show um but I
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think I think so I think I think one time I even did it when uh Jason Siegel was hosting and I came
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back and just did the sketch and I think I think he kissed me through this might
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have been during dress he threw me so hard against the wall the whole set almost fell
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and he's a pretty big guy right he's like he's a very big guy and a very forceful kisser it's such there's a
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little bit of tension around it it's irresistible not to not laugh because it's like the characters are doing it
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and also Paul Rudd is French kissing Fred Armisen yeah the thing that would always and I says
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this is what I remember the most from it and it was and I remembered it in the very first one was Fred
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always saying uh we're we're vocal checks it's not weird we're just we're family
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we're we're just vocal checks and it was always such an Earnest reading that uh yeah we rehearsing I started laughing
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and it was it was the one it wasn't the kissing that made I think us laugh it was fun it was red going
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[Music] um

Episode Highlights

  • Starstruck Encounter
    A memorable goodbye with Meryl Streep left me feeling both thrilled and embarrassed.
    “I kissed both of her cheeks... I feel like an idiot.”
    @ 00m 54s
    February 15, 2023
  • Kissing Sketches
    Revisiting the hilarity of kissing sketches on set, filled with laughter and camaraderie.
    “We're just vocal checks, it's not weird, we're family.”
    @ 02m 24s
    February 15, 2023

Episode Quotes

  • I feel like an idiot.
    Paul Rudd on Only Murders in the Building, an Awkward Meryl Streep Kiss & SNL | Fly on the Wall
  • We're just vocal checks, it's not weird, we're family.
    Paul Rudd on Only Murders in the Building, an Awkward Meryl Streep Kiss & SNL | Fly on the Wall

Key Moments

  • Starstruck00:54
  • Kissing Sketches02:24

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