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He is, however,a spectacular shit-talker.
1 person Hollywood celebrity that girls I know have made out with and feel really shit about it.
Watch theYoure the Worstreunion in full below, or read on for a transcript of the conversation.
What do you guys remember about auditioning?
Aya Cash:Okay,firstof all, I was rejected by FX that day.
Chris got the job, and I did not.
So I have a less romantic version of that!
Stephen Falk:Yeah, thats true.
FX said, No, we dont want that one!
But she was so great I was like, You have to!
I think youre wrong, dude!
And hes like, the fucking head of FX, Fuck off!
Kether Donohue:No one tells him hes wrong!
Youre probably the first person who said hes wrong.
S.F.:Probably!
So then I flew to New York and re-taped her, and he was like, Okay, fine.
Then he came to me at the first party and was like, Okay, you were right.
Is that how you remember it?
:Because everyone gets fired after table reads.
Its like an actors worst nightmare.
Youre on alert, like, Did they laugh at that joke?
So then were all eating In-N-Out like, Did they laugh at all our jokes?
It was really pathetic.
Desmin Borges:Do you remember your audition?
And it went well, so I got a test deal and I read with Aya.
But we read together and we had good chemistry I guess.
And I was quiet in the background because I knew I fucking killed that reading, man!
I was like,Nah, man, they aint firing me!
It was either a call or an email from Stephen after he saw the tape.
Look like you just fucking shot heroin all night long.
:I didnt want him at all.
They were like Yeah, no, no.
Were not going to air this on anything.
it’s possible for you to go home.
I was like, I moved to New York and you built a $2 million set!
Anyway, I thought he was bad luck, but he wasnt.
And it wasnt me.
It was Dane Cook.
Thats what everyone is trying to avoid.
Do you think thats accurate?
:Yeah, absolutely.
Theres an uncoolness that they are constantly fighting against while doing it and wanting it.
Their conversation climaxes in Lindsay slapping Gretchen.
Was that a real slap or a fake slap?
A.C.:They were often real!
:Were Method actors.
:Kethers a very in-the-moment actor, I would say.
Youre not exactly sure what youre going to get, but thats the beauty of it.
And I just remember being like, Youre the most brilliant actor Ive ever worked with.
Theres no way that this didnt go well.
:When I die Im gonna regret being insecure so much.
A.C.:Arent we all?
Is it hard to manage all those different tones?
D.B.:No.
No, because at some point you just gotta give over to it [chokes up].
:Des obviously is fucking brilliant.
From a writing standpoint, the tonal stuff is very difficult because it can go so poorly.
We approached FX about getting serious in the second season.
They were like, What?
Its a half-hour comedy, you guys!
And they were like, We find comedy in all of this.
Thats the only way we can survive.
And so that was sort of a big challenge.
I mean, that hits home.
I still talk to quite a few of them.
Via Instagram or email.
I want them to feel seen and heard and understood.
First, there are a number of jokes about Moby in the show.
Jimmy at one point wants to give away a scarf because it looks too much like Mobys.
Whats the deal with Moby?
:The only thing I will say about Moby is Mobys the No.
1 person Hollywood celebrity that girls I know have made out with and feel really shitty about it.
K.D.:Why?
:Why do they make out with him?
Thats a good question!
Next: Sufjan Stevenss broth restaurant.
What is the deal with that?
:We had a running joke about Sufjan Stevens trying to open a broth restaurant.
We asked Sufjan to be in it.
And Sufjan Stevens said no, he wouldnt do it.
A.C.:Lets not pick on him now.
I think were all grown-ups.
:No, hes the best.
A.C.:But that just reminded me, Travis Barker was supposed to be on the show.
Do you remember this?
He was there, then left before we shot.
:He had to pick up his kids from school.
A.C.:Then it was Henry Rollins instead.
Just wanted to let that out of the bag.
Where did it come from?
:My high school.
Did you guys ever drink any Trash Juice on set?
[Aya and Kether laugh.]
:I dont think they drank it.
It was just red food coloring or whatever.
But no, Kether would often … we have a spit bucket, right?
Then shed light up a cigarette.
Wed be like, Kether, you dont have to smoke right now!
:And Id eat the Froyo.
After each take they were like, You know its prop food, right?
You dont have to finish it!
And I was like, I know!
And I finished it.
At some point every one of the characters said she aight.
What was the genesis of that?
:It was a writers-room joke.
We just liked the idea of it passing from one character to another.
:I think the psychology behind that is Stephens not impressed by much.
It takes a lot to impress him.
So its like, Yeah, she aight.
What was the inspiration for that and how do each of you feel about washing your legs?
They literally were like, So do you wash your legs?
and I was like, Haha,Youre the Worst!
And they were like, Sorry?
And we were aghast.
:Does she rinse?
:Well, I mean, shes in the shower, so theres rinsing happening.
I think that was her point.
:I definitely wash my legs.
Because I like to go in chronology.
I start up here [points to head], then go down here [points to feet].
Where did this come from?
:I dont know where Sunday Funday came up.
And they pitched me that and I was like, I fucking hate that.
And I was like, Goddamn it!
There was a Sunday Funday episode in every season with the exception of one.
:Yeah we did.
I mean, to me it felt really gimmicky to repeat it.
It was sort of like Slapsgiving or whatever.
Not that theres anything wrong with that!
No, but just easy chum for the audience.
A.C.:Theyarethe audience, Stephen!
[Gestures to the audience.]
:Fuck you, guys!
I guess my first question is, Stephen, did you always know it would end that way?
Anyone who tells you that is a liar.
But I did know that I wanted the show to trace the very traditional steps of a relationship.
I dont know when we decided they wouldnotget married, but be together.
That just felt fucking perfect for us.
So for each of you, how did you feel about where your character ended up in this finale?
A.C.:I mean, I wanted it to go forever, so that was disappointing!
I do remember shooting that last scene.
I remember trying to improv.
Stephen hates improv in general.
I just remember Stephen being like stop it.
And yeah, he was right!
:I loved how it ended for Edgar.
I feel like he finally found himself then.
There was even this one moment that was in there.
That was what I remember being the end of Edgar.
Yes, it changed the dynamic between him and Jimmy.
They were equals now.
And Kether, how did you feel about getting married to Paul again?
:Im not gonna lie, I forgot what happened!
:I mean, you did stab him!
Its a little weird that you got remarried to him.
In the writers room, did you try out different scenarios for what might happen to them?
:Yeah, you go through every scenario.
But it always felt to me that they would end up together.
I dont know if Paul had.
:Did she mature?
:Yeah, I think so.
And I think what Des said about his character is very astute.
Thats what we wanted for him to become equals.
Thats the thing about rom-coms in general, right?
Isnt there a scene somewhere in the series where Lindsay and Edgar say, Were not the sidekick?
:Yeah, they have self-awareness.
K.D.:Beyonce!
:Thats the Beyonce monologue.
:We should do a limited series!
Or like whenSex and the Citydoes a movie.
We should do a movie!
:Youre the Worstin Dubai!I mean, we would love to do anything.
The obvious answer is unless FX wants to do it, we cant do it.
What if we crowdsource the funding?
:Then we have, like, Zach Braffs movie that no one watched?
FX has to fucking pay for it.
Im not gonna make you guys do it.
