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Some artists might be insulted by the idea that their art is ephemeral, but notReggie Watts.
Prior to this show, Watts had performed a funhouse-mirror version of the same role onScott AukermansIFC seriesComedy Bang!
Bang!, a satire of late-night talk shows.
Bang!, so it was unexpected.
Other than that, it was pretty easy.
All the bumps we played in the first year were pretty much improvised.
I viewed my position as somewhere betweenPaul Shafferand Andy Richter.
It was kind of similar toComedy Bang!
Bang!They even tooktheReggiesQuestionthingfromComedy Bang!
and I would make up some shit.
Im Dr. Teeth, and weve gotJanice on bass.
Over the course of the shows run, youve gotten to jam out live with guests likeDonald GloverandDave Grohl.
But surprisingly: Noah Centineo.
Were gonna be doing something together.
Hes starting this production company, and I met himwhen he was a gueston the show.
He came up to me after and was super-sweet, and weve been hanging out.
Im super-stoked to do something with him.
Is there any correlation there?That was my own connection.
He just liked what I did and wanted to meet me.
Then he texted me back 20 minutes later and was like, Do you want to be in it?
That was really fun.
Oh, andplaying dodgeball with Michelle Obama.
Before, I couldnt really go off and do stuff.
Someone would say, Hey do you wanna record in Asheville, North Carolina?
So Im really looking forward to taking advantage of that time.
What was your initial reaction to finding out the show would be ending this year?I was stoked.
I thought it was exactly the right way to do it.
He thought wed only be on for five years, so eight years is perfect.
His instinct was to leave on a high note, and I think thats what were doing.
It would be great if one of them got made.
Im just looking forward to getting out there and collaborating with artists around the world.
Youve beenopenlyinterested inthepossibilitiesof AI for years.
AIs gonna rock and roll.
Im a big fan of it.
I want it to fuck peoples lives up.
I want people to be threatened by it.
I think its a good shakeup for people who get too comfortable, myself included.
No, you know, it was a roastable moment.
I think they took that occurrence and ran with it in a responsible and entertaining way.
Thats way more than most artists ever get to do on this scale.
