Will Arnett spilled some backstage tea about the “SmartLess” podcast he co-hosts Sean Hayes i Jason Batemanrevealing that a “famous comedian” had the boot within minutes of recording an episode.
Arnett didn’t offer any names or mincing words when he described the mystery comedian as a “damn moron” during a Jan. 26 appearance on The Romesh Ranganathan Showwhich has since gained traction online as fans try to decipher the star’s identity.
“I’ve been a fan since day one and I’m VERY CURIOUS! 👀” a social media user wrote in Threadswhile another noted that “we’ll probably never know,” adding, “but at least we can fantasize about who these comics could be.” A third echoed: “Dang! I want to know the details!”
According to Arnett, the unnamed celebrity was so unpleasant to him, Hayes, 55, and Bateman, 57, that they suddenly “cut him off after 10 minutes and said, ‘Thank you very much’ and left him.”
Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett.
(Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for SiriusXM)It looked like that host Romesh Ranganathan He got the scoop, because Arnett noted that he would “tell you” the identity of the star “after” they finish filming.
“You’ll be blown away by who it is,” he added. “Because you’ll be like, ‘How did you get away?’ Bill Cosby!’”
While chatting with Ranganathan, 47, Arnett said another comedian’s episode was also rejected from the lineup, even after completing the entire interview.
“We had a guest, a comedian, and he asked us not to air his episode,” Arnett said, noting that they had to be persuaded because doing so “costs us money.”
As for why the unnamed comedian wanted her episode pulled, she said she was “concerned because I thought it was promising” and worried about the ramifications her quotes could have on her career if they’re misunderstood or taken out of context.
Arnett said he would remain tight-lipped about his identity, but joked about his reputation. “We were like, ‘You’re good,'” he teased. “And it turns out we were right.”
The trio has been co-hosting the “SmartLess” podcast, previously run by Amazon’s Wondery until SiriusXM took it over in a deal worth more than $100 million, since 2020. Some of the show’s celebrity guests include Charli xcx, Macaulay Culkin, Jennifer Lawrence i Chelsea Handler.
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Arnett, Hayes and Bateman recently won one Golden Globe nomination for the inaugural award for best podcast, although the award was ultimately Arnett’s ex-wife Amy Poehler for his “Good Hang” podcast.
“Amy will win for sure,” Arnett said Entertainment tonight before the event. “Of course.”
Bateman agreed, adding: “I literally have a bet John Krasinski — I’m betting on Amy.
Us Weekly News broke in September 2012 that Arnett and Poehler, 54, had separated after nine years of marriage, and a source said we at the time their split was “amicable”. They divorced in 2016. Before marrying Poehler, the Arrested development The actor got married for the first time A spider came actress Penelope Ann Miller from 1994 to 1995.