David Cross Brutally Mocks ‘Never Nude’ RFK Jr.

Obsessed: The Podcast

The Daily Beast

Tv & Film

4.5 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Arrested Development star David Cross joins Obsessed for a sharp, hilarious conversation about his new stand-up special The End of the Beginning of the End. He dives into the state of comedy during the Trump era, why he decided to speak out against the Riyadh Comedy Festival, and whether he’s serious about fleeing the U.S. to escape fascism. Cross also looks back on Arrested Development, Mr. Show, and the surprising roles that shaped his career—including some wild behind-the-scenes stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:50.1	I want to touch on Arrested Development.
0:51.8	This show feels endlessly relevant.
0:53.3	It's always coming up in different ways. And one that I saw was the theory that RFK Jr. is secretly a never-nude like Tobias. I'm curious if you found his content relatable because of his jeans workouts. Well, I think the guy works out in his jeans is weird. That's weird. He's already weird. He was weird way before he entered our public office. And the thing you have to remember is Tobias Fuenke is deeply disturbed and diluted and not actually bright. So in that way, sure, it's relatable.
1:24.9	Hello and welcome to Obsessed the podcast. I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast, and today on the show I am talking to a truly influential and hilarious comedian and actor who you might know as Tobias Fuenke on Arrested Development, among dozens of other characters he has played over the last 30 years or so. His new stand-up special, The End of the Beginning of the End, is streaming now on YouTube.
1:49.1	David Cross, welcome to Obsess the podcast.
1:51.7	Thank you for having me.
1:53.2	Thank you for being here.
1:54.7	I wanted to start by wishing you a happy birthday.
1:57.1	I saw it was just your birthday.
1:59.0	It was, yes.
2:00.3	Did you have a good birthday?
2:02.2	Yeah, I was upstate in New York, you know, in the woods, and I had some chicken wings and
2:14.5	French onion soup.
2:17.2	I hope it's okay to say that you turned 62.
2:21.7	And I was curious if what you thought 62 would look like when you were a kid
2:26.6	versus what it is now, how is that measuring up for you?
2:30.8	Well, I thought I'd have a jetpack by now, but I don't.
2:35.7	But outside of that, it's, you know, it's, I'm slightly surprised.
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