Giovanni Ribisi joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! Giovanni talks about growing up in Hollywood and how his family navigated the industry, going to a western museum in Lone Pine, California, camping next to a nuclear power plant, and so much more! Family Trips is supported by Airbnb. Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how…

Almost all the characters [in Fallout, the TV show] are brand new… We really took the world of Fallout that had been built up and iterated upon by other video game writers over the years and we wanted to do our own version of it rather than retell any version that someone else has already done. Our attitude was like, ‘Okay, let's say this is a new …

Eric Dane joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! He talks all about his annual family trip to Tahoe, playing water polo growing up, going fishing in Alaska, and so much more! Family Trips is supported by Airbnb. Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much more at airbnb.com/host to learn about hosting. So thanks again to Niss…

Seth and Josh welcome Simon Rex to the pod! Simon tells them all about learning to swim in Hawaii, what it was like growing up in San Francisco, moving to LA and how he got his start in acting, the big change he made in 2020 moving to Joshua Tree, and so much more! Family Trips is supported by Airbnb. Your home might be worth more than you think. F…

Paul Scheer joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! He tells them about the time he almost burned down Rocking Horse Ranch when he was a kid, his stepdad catching opossums, his vivid imagination as a child, and so much more! Family Trips is supported by Airbnb. Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much more at airbnb.com/hos…

Simon Rich joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! He talks all about his anxious grandma, drinking celery flavored soda, traveling with his brother, a memorable trip to Venezuela, his trip with Seth when they ran out of gas, and so much more! Family Trips is supported by Airbnb. Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much mor…

“We were all six or seven years old when [the first Karate Kid movie] came out. So all of us saw it in the theater and I think for all of us, it was probably the first time any of us had seen a movie where there was such an amazing twist that happened. The whole time, we’re thinking that Daniel LaRusso's not learning [karate], that he's doing all t…

Three-time Olympic Equestrian rider, Boyd Martin, joins Seth and Josh on the podcast this week! Boyd tells Seth and Josh all about moving from Australia to the U.S., how he’s always had a passion for horses and riding, the wild names his horses have had, what taking trips was like for him growing up, and of course, his excitement for the 2024 Olymp…

“I came up doing improv where failure is the golden standard. And in improv, if you're not failing, you're doing something wrong. I feel really lucky that that was one of my bridges into entertainment and creativity, to have such a loving relationship with failure because, boy! As a writer, your days are filled with it and rejection and killing you…

Seth and Josh welcome David Duchovny to the pod! David talks about growing up a New York City kid, memories from lifeguarding on Fire Island, Loch Ness, golfing in Scotland, and so much more! Family Trips is supported by Airbnb. Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at airbnb.com/host We Love McDonald's and we love saving …

Bobby Cannavale joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! He tells them all about his mother’s life in Cuba, what fatherhood is like with his boys, what he remembers from a trip to Niagara Falls, and more! Family Trips is supported by Airbnb. Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much more at airbnb.com/host to learn about host…

Seth and Josh are back with a highly requested listener episode! We hear some really fun stories including one from a kid of an airplane pilot, an incredible tale of Mr. Webb, a funny vacation routine with taxi drivers, stepping on eyeballs…er cherries, AND we cover a few listener questions! Nissan Thanks again to Nissan for supporting Family Trips…

Seth and Josh welcome THE John Early to the pod! He talks all about what it was like growing up in Nashville, making fun of his parents in his comedy shows, how he thought he was responsible for making the Macarena popular, and so much more! Nissan Thanks again to Nissan for supporting Family Trips, and for the reminder to chase bigger, better, mor…

Alex Edelman joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! He tells them all about what it’s like to travel with his parents, his cringe-worthy teen relationship story, all the travel stories he wished he had time to tell, and so much more! Nissan Thanks again to Nissan for supporting Family Trips, and for the reminder to chase bigger, better, more exc…

In this episode, I talk with Dave Holstein, co-writer of the upcoming Disney/Pixar sequel Inside Out 2, which takes us back into the mind of a now teenage Riley as she navigates a whole new crop of personified emotions, including Envy, voiced by The Bear star Ayo Edebiri, and of course, Anxiety, voiced by Stranger Things’ Maya Hawke. Dave describes…

Seth and Josh welcome Tig Notaro to the pod! Tig talks about growing up in Pass Christian, Mississippi, the hilarious introduction to her family her wife received, what her kids think about visiting Tig's hometown, and so much more! Nissan Thanks again to Nissan for supporting Family Trips, and for the reminder to chase bigger, better, more excitin…

“Just a shout out to everybody who's listening who has ever written a movie. This is a true story – I was writing a movie. I had been paid to write a movie and I was writing a movie when I got Late Night. And when I got Late Night, my first thought wasn’t, 'Oh my god, I'm going to have my own talk show.’ My first thought was, ‘Oh my god, I don't ha…

Our first official married couple (besides the Meyers parents) join the pod! J.K. Simmons and Michelle Schumaker talk to Seth and Josh about how they met during a production of Peter Pan, what road trips with their family look like, their favorite board games, and more! Nissan Thanks again to Nissan for supporting Family Trips, and for the reminder…

“From Robert De Niro, I learned not to force anything. Not to force your idea of how something should be and then go from there. Not, ‘Oh, this should be funny,’ or ‘Oh, I'm going make you cry.’ That's the wrong thing. You just need to think about the thing the character is experiencing and don't push it – have it happen. And he was obsessive with …

The hilarious Jo Koy joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! He tells them all about moving schools often as a child with a parent in the Air Force, what it was like trying to make a name for himself as a young comic in Las Vegas, traveling with his family to the Philippines, and more! Sponsors: Nissan Thanks again to Nissan for supporting Family…

Pamela Adlon joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! She talks all about living at the Carnegie house growing up and what it was like to have her dad in the business, how she feels about her own kids moving out, and more! Plus, she ignores ominous omens during the recording! Sponsors: Nissan Thanks again to Nissan for supporting Family Trips, and…

Johnny Knoxville + Elna Baker join Seth & Josh on the pod this week! Johnny shares his funny RV trip story, going to Daytona Beach, and who his favorite person was on a fishing trip, and Elna talks about traveling to 25 countries and growing up Mormon! Sponsors: Nissan Thanks again to Nissan for supporting Family Trips, and for the reminder to chas…

“One of the main things I’ve learned from Shonda [Rhimes] is to focus on what you really want to see, yourself, in a season. Not necessarily what should happen. I remember on Scandal, in the writers room, we would craft what we thought were these perfectly structured stories. And Shonda would come in and pitch something that was really wild, kind o…

Listen to The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast wherever you get your podcasts or by visiting apple.co/thelonelyisland Join Seth Meyers as he sits down with fellow SNL alum and comedy-music sensations The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone) to discuss their wildly popular and groundbreaking series of SNL Digital Shor…

Stephen Merchant joins Seth and Josh on the pod to talk about his hometown of Bristol, having a “pirate-y” accent, how his family lied about owning a boat, the law of Finders Keepers, and so much more! Sponsors: Nissan Thanks again to Nissan for supporting Family Trips, and for the reminder to chase bigger, better, more exciting adventures. And enj…

Ben Schwartz joins Seth and Josh on the pod! He talks all about his family’s yearly Cape Cod vacation, being close with his parents, and of course, the one time he was terrified of Space Mountain. 00:00 Intro 13:46 Ben Schwartz Interview 23:20 Cuts Clothing Ad 24:46 AirBnB Ad 26:11 Ben Schwartz Interview 46:58 Aura Ad 48:23 BetterHelp Ad 49:23 Ben …

“Tennis is an amazing sport to think about a love triangle because it’s so deeply charged erotically," says Justin Kuritzkes, screenwriter for the new film Challengers, starring Zendaya. "Tennis is a game that’s so steeped in repression, but also in wild abandon. There’s all these rigid rules and prescriptions of movement and boxes that the ball ha…

The hilarious Bowen Yang joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! Bowen and Seth share in their disdain for most national parks PLUS Bowen talks about bonding with his Dad, what it was like exploring Australia, and more! Sponsors: Airbnb Support comes from Airbnb your home might be worth more than you think find out how much more at airbnb.com/hos…

The one and only Jenny Slate joins the podcast this week! She tells Seth and Josh about the love for her neighborhood dog storm, ghosts in her childhood home, the trip where she realized her husband was her soulmate, and all the mishaps that happened on her family vacations! Sponsors: Airbnb Support comes from Airbnb your home might be worth more t…

Seth and Josh welcome another member from The Lonely Island to the podcast this week…it’s Jorma Taccone! Jorma tells them about growing up in Northern California, the neighborhood thief, his most disappointing family vacation, his most memorable prank calls, and so much more! Sponsors: Airbnb Support comes from Airbnb your home might be worth more …

“We had to go back to the ratings board five times. It was a long journey. You have to laugh sometimes, because we had some really grotesque imagery in our film. We even have a demon phallus in the film and nobody was worried about that. It was really the image of the vagina that was getting us that rating,” says Arkasha Stevenson, director, and co…

Seth and Josh welcome their pal Andy Samberg to the pod this week! He tells them tales of how he was always the one to throw up on a roadtrip, his encounter with seal pups, what his spirit animal is, what he really thinks of his hometown, PLUS he chats about his new podcast with none other than Seth! Sponsors: Nissan Go find your next big adventure…

The iconic Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, join Seth and Josh on the podcast this week! Our first mother-daughter duo on Family Trips, Julie and Emma tell us about their trips to Switzerland, creating characters in their books after people in their family, what it was like for Emma growing up with Mary Poppins as her mother, a…

Seth and Josh welcome the talented and hysterical Paula Pell and Janine Brito to the pod! From their childhood stories of Paula fishing and Janine living in Hong Kong, to their roadtrip from hell across the U.S., and even the animal sanctuary they’ve created at their home, Paula and Janine came with a ton of fun stories to share! Sponsors: Nissan G…

The hilarious Amber Ruffin joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! She tells them all about visiting Aunt Rose and Cousin Derek, what roadtrips were like with only 1 CD, being the baby in the family, how maybe we should have the “Sometimes Corps,” and so much more! Sponsors: Nissan Go find your next big adventure, and enjoy the ride along the way…

Writer Michael Brandt is no stranger to the big and small screen. Having written such thrilling films like 3:10 to Yuma, Wanted, 2 Fast 2 Furious and Catch That Kid, he is also the co-creator of NBC’s Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice. His latest film, which he adapted from the book, "Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle…

"When I sat down to start writing it, I sort of like came up with air a couple of hours later with a movie," says writer/director Kobi Libii about the origins of his new satirical comedy, The American Society of Magical Negros. “I think it's kind of beautiful that people don't have a reaction that I recognize because my job is to be really honest, …

Patton Oswalt joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! They talk about everything from living in alpine cabins, Patton writing letters to his father when he was in the marines, how some dogs have “aunt energy,” what Patton’s daughter really thinks about him voicing Ratatouille, and so much more! Nissan Go find your next big adventure, and enjoy th…

“Just write a story you want to tell and don't try to write something which you think you can sell to somebody because that way is madness. You have to write what you want to write whether it works or not for other people. But if it's not authentic to you, it's doomed at some point along the road. So stick to your guns!” says award-winning writer, …

“The movie in many ways is about creativity. And it's one of the reasons why I really love it. It's not just about an evil haunted teddy bear. It's about the power of imagination. There's a reason why the movie isn't called Chauncey - it's called Imaginary. It was really fun as screenwriters to just let our creativity run wild and think of all the …

Jeff Tweedy joins Seth and Josh on the podcast this week! He chats about his early touring days before Wilco, playing music with his sons, vacationing to the Wisconsin Dells, and how he really feels about writing the theme song for this podcast! Nissan Go find your next big adventure, and enjoy the ride along the way. Learn more at nissanusa.com. A…

“I would encourage anyone to lean into the specificity of their personal experience [when it comes to writing]. I mean, we're at a time now, fortunately, where everyone is more open to those kinds of stories… Look at something like Beef. The specificity of that storytelling is what makes it special. It's not like they come out with a logline, sayin…

Seth and Josh are back with another listener episode! From travel stories on planes, in cars, and all the way to the Grand Canyon, this episode is packed with hilarious family trips! Plus, we hear from a special guest at the Grand Canyon Conservancy. Nissan Go find your next big adventure, and enjoy the ride along the way. Learn more at NissanUSA.c…

“I think what's unique about this biopic and about Bob [Marley’s] story is that it really wasn't about his ego, it wasn't about him trying to be the biggest star in the world. It was about him connecting with God. I mean, he would smoke weed to kind of lower his ego and raise his consciousness so that he could read scripture, right? He would take t…

For their very first episode available in both audio AND video , Seth and Josh welcome the hilarious Zach Woods to the pod! From books on tape during roadtrips, being obsessed with Miles Davis as a kid, visiting the Outer Banks, the love of hanging out in Walmart, and Zach’s distaste for vacations, this episode is full of hilarious childhood and fa…

“I always go back to theme. Why are you writing this story? What is that final couple of minutes of the movie and what do you want the audience to feel? I kind of always build backward from that in some ways. In a movie, how do I make the 118 minutes preceding those two minutes build to those last two minutes? To me that’s a really good film. And a…

The lovely Rachel Bilson joins Seth and Josh on the podcast! From her stories with "mom mom and pop pop," her star studded birthday party, the night of the soups, ghosts on vacation, traveling to Italy, and more, Rachel came prepared with a ton of fun memories to share! Nissan Go find your next big adventure, and enjoy the ride along the way. Learn…

"You want to write stuff you want to see, that's the key. Just write something new something fresh, something interesting," says director and co-writer William Eubank of Land of Bad, the new intense, action-packed movie about a Delta Force team that gets ambushed in enemy territory. Final Draft sat down with Eubank to talk about his writing process…

Seth and Josh welcome the hilarious Mo Amer to the pod! A natural storyteller (and comedian), Mo tells them stories about escaping the violence of the Gulf War and moving to the U.S. from Kuwait, speaking with a british accent when he was younger, his love for Houston, how his Mom came to fully support his career, plus so much more! Nissan Go find …

“I grew up as a huge fan of Westerns but the reality of the landscape at the time was that it was incredibly diverse. And we've rarely seen that diversity on screen. I feel incredibly fortunate and humbled by the opportunity to show what life was really like in Indian territory in 1875. That it was a melting pot of cultures and races. It speaks to …