Jon Glaser Interview

BETH HOYT: You guys, you know Adult Swim.
You love Adult Swim.
Our first guest is the creator and star of Delocated, which
is in its third season on Adult Swim right now.
He's also been involved with just about like every comedy
show I love, Conan, 30 Rock, Human Giant, Curb Your
Enthusiasm.
I'm so thrilled to have him here.
Ladies and gentlemen, our first live
guest ever, Jon Glaser.

JON GLASER: Woo!
BETH HOYT: Yay, thanks so much for being here.
Thank you, Jon.
JON GLASER: Thank you for having me.
BETH HOYT: For being our first guest.
JON GLASER: I'm very excited.
And in honor of your first show, I got you
something very special.
I brought you this lovely bouquet of subs.
BETH HOYT: It's a sub bouquet.
JON GLASER: Get a nice shot of that.
That look real nice.
BETH HOYT: That's amazing.
JON GLASER: So bouquet of subs.
JON GLASER: All for you.
And I also got you the--
BETH HOYT: I was planning on having a big
meal after the show.
JON GLASER: I brought you the greatest jersey in hockey.
BETH HOYT: Aw, yay.
JON GLASER: The Detroit Red Wings.
BETH HOYT: Absolutely.
'Cause wait.
You went to University of Michigan, right?
JON GLASER: I did go there.
I'm from the Detroit area.
BETH HOYT: I went there too.
JON GLASER: But you're not from--
BETH HOYT: I'm not.
JON GLASER: --the Detroit area.
BETH HOYT: I'm not.
JON GLASER: Well, you have an appreciation for outdoors and
hockey, and the greatest jersey in hockey.
BETH HOYT: Yeah, I'm from Wisconsin.
So I love hockey.
I love it.
JON GLASER: Then I'll be happy to--
BETH HOYT: I love it so much.
I love it so much.
And I will treasure it and I'll sleep in it.
JON GLASER: OK.
BETH HOYT: And I'll think about this.
JON GLASER: If for some reason you don't want it, you change
your mind, just give it to your producer.
BETH HOYT: No way.
Absolutely.
JON GLASER: They can mail it to me, or I
could meet her in Brooklyn.
BETH HOYT: Or maybe I won't even wear it ever, but I will
always know that you gave it to me.
JON GLASER: Right.
BETH HOYT: I really appreciate that.
And it is new, just so you guys know.
JON GLASER: But if you don't want it, I will take it back.
BETH HOYT: It was pricey.
JON GLASER: Holy shit.
I don't want to swear.
That's a lot.
BETH HOYT: Should we tell them?
I mean, it's--
JON GLASER: It's up to you.
BETH HOYT: Yeah, it's $125.
JON GLASER: $125.
BETH HOYT: I definitely appreciate the money
you put into that.
JON GLASER: When it's the best jersey in
hockey, it's worth it.
BETH HOYT: Absolutely.
I mean I don't think it's necessarily the best.
It's not my favorite team, but I totally appreciate having an
expensive jersey.
JON GLASER: It doesn't have to be your favorite team.
But it's the best jersey in hockey.
BETH HOYT: Yeah, well let's--
JON GLASER: I think we can all agree.
BETH HOYT: I don't know, because I don't know.
I like when there's a blue involved.
When there's blue in a jersey I feel like you can wear with
it with more things.
JON GLASER: OK.
BETH HOYT: Just, you know--
JON GLASER: Matter of opinion.
BETH HOYT: These smell delicious.
I, you know, I didn't eat much today.
So I'm planning on tapping into this.
You could probably have one of these, though.
JON GLASER: I'm full.
BETH HOYT: I'd love to share these.
JON GLASER: Sure.
BETH HOYT: So can we talk about Delocated in which you
play a fame-hungry man who's in the witness protection
program, as well as a reality show.
JON GLASER: Mmhmm.
BETH HOYT: Wow, plot line.
JON GLASER: Yeah, yeah, that's yeah, chestnut cliche.
BETH HOYT: Yeah, and third season's amazing and just has
gone to all new levels of crazy and hilarity.
And we want to show a clip.
JON GLASER: Sure.
BETH HOYT: Want to set it up?
I think it--
JON GLASER: This clip is from the episode that I think is
going to air this week.

And it's my character going out to the bar and
having a good time.
BETH HOYT: Thank you.
Let's watch that clip, guys.
Delocated, season three.
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JON GLASER: Woo!
Shots!
Hey, man, let's get some more shots.
Woo!
Shots!
[CHEERING]
JON GLASER: Shots!
BETH HOYT: So you're a father to a six-year-old?
JON GLASER: Mmhmm.
Six-year-old and we've got a newborn.
BETH HOYT: Ooh!
JON GLASER: Little girl.
BETH HOYT: Congratulations!
JON GLASER: Thanks.
BETH HOYT: What's your son into?
What do six-year-olds do?
Is he like a New York kid?
They're like, they're super smart already.
I bet he knows another language or something.
JON GLASER: He's very smart.
He's sharp.
He's cute.
BETH HOYT: That's good.
JON GLASER: He's funny.
He asked me for a Yankees hat--
BETH HOYT: Oh no.
JON GLASER: --for his birthday.
He just turned six.
BETH HOYT: And you're so--
JON GLASER: I'm from Detroit.
BETH HOYT: Such a big Tigers fan, huh?
JON GLASER: Yeah.
Yeah.
BETH HOYT: So what do you do about that?
Did you tell him, you know, Daddy likes this team?
JON GLASER: I said, you're a fool for asking--
You're a fool.
BETH HOYT: Yeah, good.
JON GLASER: You've been seduced by pure awfulness.
But I will get it for you, because I'm a great dad.
BETH HOYT: That's, yeah.
Put yourself on top there that way.
Do you have to go to the games with him then?
And like act like you care?
JON GLASER: I'll take him to a game.
BETH HOYT: --support him fully like that?
JON GLASER: I guess.
I mean, I guess if that's supporting him by taking to a
Yankees game and enabling him to like a shitty team.
I'm sorry if I'm not allowed to swear.
BETH HOYT: No.
First show, anything can happen.
JON GLASER: It's live, guys.
Let's just have fun.
BETH HOYT: It's live.
JON GLASER: I'm sure I'll take the Yankees game, and I'll
wear my Tigers hat.
I think part of the reason he wanted the hat is that he
knows it kind of makes me mad, which I think is hilarious.
So--
BETH HOYT: Oh, man!
JON GLASER: --if that's the reason, I
think it's pretty funny.
BETH HOYT: So he's already super smart.
And he's only six?
He's going to kick your butt.
JON GLASER: Yeah.
BETH HOYT: What's happen when he's, you know, eight?
I don't know.
You're in for it.
JON GLASER: We'll see, yeah.
BETH HOYT: And also you wrote a book about your dad that's
so funny, called--
My Dead--
JON GLASER: Dad.
My Dead Dad was in ZZ Top.
Yeah.
BETH HOYT: Yeah.
JON GLASER: And here's a copy of it, right?
BETH HOYT: Yup.
There's a copy right here on amazon.com and every other
website you can get it.
If everyone goes to amazon.com--
Is that where you should go?
I just assumed.
JON GLASER: That's probably the best place to get it.
BETH HOYT: I just bought a vacuum.
I just go there.
JON GLASER: Yeah.
BETH HOYT: But if everyone goes there and looks--
It's so funny.
I like the part about Fleetwood Mac's deals with
McDonald's.
JON GLASER: Mmhmm.
BETH HOYT: Yeah, and among other parts.
JON GLASER: It's a fun book.
BETH HOYT: It's all true, unrevealed documents.
JON GLASER: It's supposedly all true.
It's all fake, but it's all true.
BETH HOYT: Yeah.
JON GLASER: Yeah.
BETH HOYT: Absolutely.
And this was all live.
JON GLASER: This was all live.
BETH HOYT: We did it.
And I'm just so grateful to have these.
JON GLASER: You got the greatest jersey in hockey.
So what could be better?
BETH HOYT: You know, again, again--
JON GLASER: You're good.
BETH HOYT: I contest it.
But I do appreciate the money you spent on this.
JON GLASER: Mmhmm.
BETH HOYT: And this.
JON GLASER: I didn't spend it.
Your show got it.
Thank you.
BETH HOYT: Well, I'm going to totally tell myself
that it's from you.
Maybe I'll just keep the price tag in a frame.
Thanks, I appreciate that.
JON GLASER: Yeah, definitely, definitely.
No, I mean I got it.
Of course, I got it.
BETH HOYT: I know.
JON GLASER: By way of asking someone on your show
to get it for me.
BETH HOYT: I appreciate you asking.
JON GLASER: Sort of present it to you as a gift.
BETH HOYT: That's like, that's a great honor.
Thank you, Jon Glaser for being our first guest.
JON GLASER: Sure.
Thank you.
BETH HOYT: That was awesome.
JON GLASER: I like that thing with the guy, and the hand,
and the escalator.
BETH HOYT: Don't we all?
JON GLASER: That was pretty funny.
BETH HOYT: Yeah.
JON GLASER: And the puppy.
Give that puppy a name.
Give that puppy a name.
BETH HOYT: What would you name it?
JON GLASER: That was my name.
Give That Puppy a Name--
BETH HOYT: Oh.
JON GLASER: --is my name for the puppy.
BETH HOYT: We'll put that on the box.
We'll put that in there.
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