How We Met Ashley Williams | S1E14 "Zip, Zip, Zip"
How We Made Your Mother
Audacy & Josh Radnor and Craig Thomas
4.8 • 922 Ratings
🗓️ 7 July 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In this heartfelt and often hilarious episode of How We Made Your Mother, Josh Radnor and Craig Thomas welcome Ashley Williams—beloved for her role as Victoria—for an in-depth conversation that’s as much about How I Met Your Mother as it is about surviving (and thriving) in the world of multi-cam sitcoms. They reflect on the intimacy and cinematic tone of “Drumroll, Please,” the silliness of “Zip, Zip, Zip,” and the powerful creative safety net provided by director Pam Fryman. Ashley opens up about her early industry struggles, hard lips during on-screen kisses, and the healing experience of joining the HIMYM cast. The trio explore actor insecurities, audition stories, set dynamics, and why the show’s environment was unlike anything else on TV. Bonus: a surprise appearance by Ashley’s tap-dancing husband Neil, a conversation about kissing technique, and some deep theater-kid camaraderie.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, my name is Lewis, I'm 27 years old and I'm from Bavaria, Germany. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm a very sensitive person. I dream too big and I feel too much. |
| 0:10.0 | And growing up it's been so easy to become emotionally closed off. |
| 0:14.0 | I often catch myself drifting into this kind of a numbness where I just feel I don't belong. |
| 0:19.0 | Petat gave and still gives me the strength to keep |
| 0:22.1 | fighting for that vulnerable part of myself, even when it so often feels like a fight for a lost |
| 0:27.2 | cause. I'll stay out here on this cold roof for a little longer, and I cannot thank you guys |
| 0:32.3 | enough for that. I'm alone. What a pity I won't be soon in New York City when I see you. |
| 0:45.3 | Please permit me to tell you everything in New York City. |
| 0:53.3 | Well, hello and welcome to another episode of How We Made Your Mother. I'm Josh Radner. I played Ted Mosby on How I Met Your Mother. Every single episode from 2005 to 2013. Is that right? 14. No, 13. 13. Damn it. 13. Yeah. And I am joined... |
| 1:11.0 | 14. Sorry, Josh. It is definitely 14. It was 9 years. Here we go. Good start. |
| 1:15.2 | Great start. Hi, Craig Thomas. I'm joined by Craig Thomas. He co-created the show with Carter Bays. Hi, Craig. |
| 1:21.1 | I'm disoriented, but happy to be here. I don't know what year it is. |
| 1:27.3 | We are joined today by a ray of sunshine |
| 1:32.4 | is illuminating this Riverside Studio space with us today. |
| 1:37.4 | We have the very wonderful, endlessly entertaining and fun and delightful Ashley Williams, who played Victoria in 16 episodes. Is that right? I think that's correct. We can't count, but don't take our word for it. We don't even know how many seasons we did. This is not, we're not nailing the math this time. Hi, Ashley. Hi, welcome. Hi, Josh. Hi, Craig. I'm so excited to be here. Thank you so much |
| 2:03.4 | for having me. I love the podcast. Oh, thanks. Yeah, it's so cool to be now on a podcast that I'm genuinely |
| 2:10.7 | a fan of. I'm really enjoying listening to the show. Make us a quick commercial. What do you love |
| 2:16.6 | about our podcast? And by the way, stealth F you to every other podcast you've ever been on. Oh, shoot. Oh, shoot. I've got to be careful. You are the best. Ashley, well, she is the best of the best. The day is better when you see Ashley, when you experience just being anywhere near her, even on a computer screen. Thank you for being Victoria and thank you for being here. We love you very much. |
| 2:40.3 | I love you guys. I'm so happy. It was a miraculous job back in the day and the dividends continue. Ashley, how do you, like I know that was a TED-centered testimonial from our friend |
| 2:53.3 | in Bavaria, but what's that like when you hear these testimonials about what the show means |
| 2:57.5 | to people and how invested they continue to be after so many years? |
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