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Later, Gawker wrotea blogabout this with the headline That One Guy We All Love Should Play George Santos.
These comedians need to step their game up.
Id be like, Yeah, yeah.
Ive been hearing about this for a week.
No more 24-hour news cycle.
When theKimmelshow reached out to me, that was the first time I actually saw the guy talk.
That would have been the end of the world.
In fact, Id never been on any late-night show.
So I was blown away that they gave me that much material.
It was a ton of stuff, and it was very complicated.
We rehearsed it twice, then we shot it, and that was it.
Santos even said, Ive beenenshrinedin late night.
You will hardly ever find a person whos on three late-night shows at the same time.
Thats a big deal.
Its like, Check me out on TV.
The replies to the tweet I saw quickly devolved into people naming the various things they know you from.
It seems you have a lot of facial recognition, but not as many people know you by name.
Does that jibe with your experience?Oh yeah, 100 percent.
Are you Tims brother?
They know Im somebody theyve seen, but they cant quite place it.
I dont want to be that guy.
But I am a comedic actor, and I think Im pretty funny.
When you audition for a job like this, people sort of get a vibe.
When a casting director calls you to read for a role, what are they typically looking for?
Im 37 now, so Ive finally caught up to my appearance.
That was sort of my jot down: a mid-to-late-30s mild-mannered guy.
Ive played a dad so many times, and I finally am a dad now.
Im like,Oh, I should have gotten this part now.
I would have been so much better.
Thats how I would pitch myself: You need me to do this?
Its not gonna be an issue.
There wasone daywhen you filmedVeep,New Girl, andBlack-ishback-to-back.
I was just so focused on the work.
Thats really tough to wrap your mind around.
Youve got to prepare three different pieces of text and compartmentalize those three roles.
So doing that for years was good training for this because it wasnt too different.
But I never really thought about the shock wave of doing all those shows that everybody loves.
I love them too!
Im just as much a fan as anybody else.
That was the first time I ever got paid as an actor.
But they were like, Sorry, we cant bring you in because you were already on the show.
No ones gonna remember.
Its a fun piece of trivia now.
The big joke about Nick the IT guy was that none of the other characters could remember his name.
In casting you twice, it seems the producers were banking on that to be true.
And this has become something of a theme in your career, too.Its all coming together.
Ive heardyou talk aboutauditioning for the role of Andy Dwyer onParks and Recreationandfor guest roles onCurb Your Enthusiasm.
Working gets you more work in this industry.
Once the ball gets rolling, theyre just throwing you at everything.
Did you have any in mind?
That seems like a show you wouldve been on.Yeah, sure.
The Good Place?I did audition forThe Good Place.
Happy Endings?No, I dont think so.
That was a little early in my career.
The Mindy Project?Oh yeah, for sure.
Modern Family?Yes.
Superstore?Oh yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I tested for the Colton Dunn role, but he got it instead of me.
Five out of six is a pretty impressive sample.
Some of those shows you named I actually tested for the lead roles in them.
Your dad is the screenwriter and directorHoward Franklin.
Theres all this conversation right now about nepo babies.
I was wondering if you have an opinion on this topic.Ive been talking about this for a long time.
I didnt have a catchphrase likenepo babyfor it, but Im from L.A. Theyre doing a good job.
I wouldnt say thats the case for everybody, but Ill just say John David Washington is killing it.
Would you say you had certain advantages?Absolutely.
I have so much respect for those people, and theres a lot of people like that.
I spent years being an assistant to different producers, writers, and actors.
And I had relationships with people because I was working in L.A. below the line.
In that regard, hell yeah, Im a nepo baby.
I guess there are varying degrees.
Im not in the newest Christopher Nolan movie, but I am working.
