Jay Baruchel: ‘Knocked Up’ to ‘BlackBerry’

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🗓️ 23 May 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Jay Baruchel never intended to be a comedian. But there was a brief moment there in the mid-2000s when he made what he now describes as the “stupid” decision to try and become a movie star. In this episode, the Canadian actor talks about taking on his most dramatic role yet in the new film ‘BlackBerry’ about the rise and fall of the Canadian predecessor to the iPhone. Baruchel also traces the story of how Judd Apatow plucked him from obscurity to star in the short-lived Fox sitcom ‘Undeclared,’ setting off a string of roles in comedy hits like ‘Knocked Up,’ ‘Tropic Thunder’ and ‘This Is the End,’ a movie he was convinced would be a total disaster—not just because of his very real beef with co-star Jonah Hill, both on screen and off—and ended up wildly exceeding his expectations.

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0:00.0	My guest on this week's show is best known for his roles in comedies like Knocked Up,
0:05.4	Tropic Thunder, and my personal favorite.
0:08.4	This is the end.
0:09.6	Are you mad at me, man?
0:10.9	If I was pissed at you, I'm sure it have something to do with the fact that I had no interest
0:16.5	in coming to this house socially.
0:19.6	And now I am barricaded in here with a bunch of people that I really
0:25.1	hate. Maybe this was meant to be. Maybe this horrible, horrible, deadly earthquake happened so we
0:31.7	could become closer as a group of friends. I don't need a group. I'm like DMX, man. I'm a lone
0:36.4	wolf. DMX isn't a lone wolf.
0:39.1	DMX has the Rough Rider crew.
0:41.1	You can't stop dropping open-up shop alone.
0:43.4	You need people to help you in an earthquake-discatory situation.
0:47.5	It was something else. It was...
0:50.2	Judgment Day.
0:51.7	Like Terminator 2?
0:52.9	No, not like Terminator 2, for God's sakes.
0:55.9	You think this is Skynet?
0:57.2	No.
0:57.6	Skynet went live?
0:58.4	Will you please stop saying Skyness?
1:00.4	Well, you're the one who's a judgment day?
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