"A Beautiful City. A Brutal City." - Jon Bernthal On His Time At The Moscow Art Theater

[@patricklynch4143]

Sat with John B at a table in Sicario , I was background cowboy. Had a great conversation . He likes Waylon . I witnessed his amazing kindness when he spoke with one of our background bar patron . He was a young special needs young man . John was kind and took time to visit with him and share stories . This man is a class act . Except like others it is not an act he is the real deal . May you have many life blessings John .

[@jaylu7021]

Fun fact did you know his wife is sister to WWE wrestler gold medal champion kurt angle. I'm sure his entire family is filled with bad asses.

[@alex0589]

Worked with him for 2 weeks, he was nothing but kind to the crew. A pro.

[@MrGoremuffin]

Background cowboy is an awesome job description

[@Disconn3ction]

What did he have to say about Waylon

[@rosarybennett]

What a great actor! His role choices always surprise me. Despite his star power, he doesn't shy away from playing supporting roles and blows me away with his performances.

[@willd9298]

I can’t remember his characters name either. I blame… the walking dead! Karl!

[@sharonsaker5462]

I absolutely love Jon .. he was so fabulous in The Punisher ... thank you Stephen .. 💕

[@mgbmusic99]

Is there any way y'all could label these segments with part 1 and part 2? It'd make it easier to watch these in order.

[@BFCgirl]

The playlist puts them in order

[@mgbmusic99]

@@BFCgirl true, but my KZbin home screen doesn't show me playlists, just individual videos.

[@ckl3814]

It wouldn’t be fun if KZbin figures everything for you :)

[@RensTop40Playlists]

@@ckl3814 yeah im not on it

[@SinaBagheri]

they should just post interviews as one video. Just like kimmel does.

[@Klaymour28]

I liked the way he sat down and addressed Stephen, as "Mr. Colbert"

[@whackbag3606]

I knew Bernthal was a good actor when i hated his character on TWD so much, not bc he sucked but bc he played it soo well.

[@sevenprovinces]

Hated yes, but also a bit of a tragic hero/villain. He saved Rick, loved his wife, wanted the group to survive at all costs...just his method got all warped. And if you compare him with later villains of TWD (who got ridiculous), he was really a can of peaches, and basically right. In retrospect he and Dale and their own conflicting personalities really carried the series in the first two seasons and made everyone around them act better. But yes, fantastic character, and a great actor whatever he's in. Also seems like a genuinely fun, energetic person.

[@tucosalamanca6688]

@@sevenprovinces Man twd used to be such a good show. i remember how much i loved the early seasons.

[@johnjason1251]

@@sevenprovinces If he just never loved Lori...

[@johnjason1251]

@@tucosalamanca6688 yeah man those were the Times

[@Pain-dr9or]

Literally, also in fury, I hated him with a passion but that’s the point and he nailed it, such in underrated actor

[@toobasaurus23]

Great actor. Glad he's getting really good roles now.

[@RensTop40Playlists]

what kind of rolls?

[@johnjason1251]

He already had really good roles 12 years ago (TWD)

[@jacklily999]

I've never seen this actor but very good interview, well spoken, and lots to appreciate

[@Escomar_]

The walking dead, The punisher, We own this city are a couple tv shows he does phenomenal in like honestly and he’s in a few movies too. He is Great in everyyything in my opinion

[@Adontheimperfectionist]

your missing out lmfao

[@laalaa99stl]

Michael Keaton being told you gave him the COVID: "Have you ever coughed with the devil in the pale moonlight?"

[@ryanm4319]

Anyone that does some sort of foreign study I think comes back a better deeper person. Putting yourself in another country with another language forces growth unlike any other experience imo.

[@mosfet1695]

Yeah...only that you just experience the surface.

[@MisterGuitarItalia]

Such a great versatile actor

[@Wayne_interprises]

Here comes the punisher!!

[@RensTop40Playlists]

nobody cares tho

[@voxsportssg1858]

Only when you understand people who aren't having freedom only can you appreciate the freedom you have

[@fatherofchickens7951]

How does he get sexier the older he gets?!!!

[@caseytempleton6765]

I don't care what it is, if John Berthal is in it I will give it a watch

[@RensTop40Playlists]

what if its an execution?

[@rodaxel7165]

Frank Castle. Russo! I'd love to see him in the MCU. We already got Charlie Cox and Vincent D.

[@ericminch]

I hope he doesn't appear in MCU. He's a good actor and should not be wasted on braindead drivel for teenage boys.

[@CorporateKane]

@@ericminch oh be kind. It's good cinema for exactly what it is

[@stephaniec9539]

He is suppose to be.. so it was rumoured!

[@eaqua56]

I feel the same about Baltimore. Charming yet brutal and a lot of times abandoned.

[@charlesufarley2345]

I just saw him in Sicario an hour ago

[@shara-la8629]

Great actor and to go to Russia in late "90, you need a serious IQ, knowing what will you gain in spite difficulties. Not spoiled, funny, smart... - Kudos to him.

[@mariepanimdim4303]

"Protect what you have" thank you Jon & Stephen! so Glad both of you are healthy and well :) We will have to show up for the midterm election and elect Democrats from the school board to Congress to save Democracy. Now that Roe v Wade is down, Republicans have three more things that they want to eliminate. Democracy, Social Security, and Medicare. We will lose them if we don't show up for the 2022 election!!!!

[@linda1lee2]

Don't forget trans rights on their way to another of their wet dreams of overturning marriage equality. They've already restricted voting rights and continue to do even more. The list of policies they've enacted and want to enact limiting rights of those they hate is endless!

[@mosfet1695]

Your claim that you are a democracy and your elections: only illusions to fool people into believing that they have freedom and choice. You don't even have healthcare - and if most of you get sick they lose their jobs. Not to mention your prison industry.

[@linda1lee2]

@@mosfet1695 Democracies don't exist; they're technically republics. Many here know the duopoly of our two major parties often offers no good choices. Any many of us know how bad our healthcare and health insurance system is Ditto for the prison industry. But too few care or have to power to change it.

[@RensTop40Playlists]

@@linda1lee2 imma catch yall dog

[@RensTop40Playlists]

@Robin Justice liar

[@lyndavallejos6511]

Loved the way he answered the COVID question. He keeps checking off boxes to be my new fantasy celebrity husband 🙄.

[@Digitalhunny]

Is it _in_ Jon Bernthal's contracts that _because_ he's SO nice irl, that on screen he MUST play arseholes? You know to keep the universe going, in complete balance & all that?! 🤔 _Could_ be that those are the only things _I_ see him doing?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@xZellxKyoux]

I should be doing something better rn at 6:30am, and all i can think of right now is....."the fkin punisher is a cop now?!"

[@mariekastler5391]

"Mr. Colbert"!!! He's making my inner cougar purr!!!

[@akshayde]

The minute he starting walking to the couch I was like.. What the he'll are those pants. And he addresses ut right after 😂

[@barbgruber]

I don't see why I should respect the way people deal with "the various different ways people approach this" if those approaches endanger my health and the health of my family. That is NOT being nice.

[@kaygrennan6346]

Yeah, that was strangely non-committal statement from someone who got covid, it sounds like, at the height of the omicron wave.

[@stefanhoimes]

I've lost over 15 people to Covid. Mostly healthcare workers (including mental healthcare) and several were suicides. With every death, I've become more isolated and angry. Mostly just numb. I wish people would just wake the fuck up and realize that a lot of people have died and are still dying because America is a failed experiment. All because people weren't raised right and have been having tantrums and beating people up and spreading this shit for over 2 years. Science is constantly learning and the plague rats don't generally care for learning.

[@mathildedavid2124]

Un grand acteur et un homme bien, je suis très fan et j'espère qu'il sera encore plus connu en France.

[@OpenSoulTarot]

Speaking of the Punisher, when are you going to have Ben Barnes on the show? That guy is in like... everything, but you never see him on talk shows. Plus, he's a helluva singer and piano player so he could jam with Jon!

[@itsluckzy2023]

Really good actor, kinda surprising this is one is only on 100k views

[@robvangessel3766]

If I got this rights, Jon, at least, was in Moscow during the time Yeltsin took over shortly after Gorbachev left. That was when Russia had its first and only experience with freedom of expression (I was astonished to see shows being aired on Russian tv that mocked their politicians). Since those days KGB man Putin has regressed that country - ironically thru unregulated cutthroat capitalism which created billionaire oligarchs over night and established a reign under the Russian Mafia - and in all likelihood, Russia will revert back to being an absolute autocracy (Communist without calling itself as such). The dynamics going on over there best be noted by Americans, because it's the billionaire oligarchs and the corporations who prefer a fascist system controlled by a faction rather than the nation's majority.

[@MrFuzzyGreen]

A bit like America is now then..

[@linda1lee2]

A significant part if not the majority of Republican voters are fascists. Oligarchs and corporations wouldn't have that power unless enough voters elect politicians who sell out to their major political patrons.

[@robvangessel3766]

@@MrFuzzyGreen For 20 years Russia has been the wet dream for American oligarchs. We're gettin' there.

[@Buttercup697]

@@MrFuzzyGreen you know neither America or Russia with that colossally stupid statement.

[@Buttercup697]

Russia has had, from time immemorial, nothing but shitty leaders and oppressive regimes. Read their history, there’s a reason the national drink in vodka and every Tolstoy novel leaves you crying. Not a happy place. And on that note… #FCKPTN #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦💙💛

[@Lorrdd]

He is easily one of my favorite people. Typecast as a badass, but is really a sweetheart.

[@NewMessage]

Starting out the interview on a strong note. Well, a strong visual, anyhow.

[@RensTop40Playlists]

whats that?

[@jcoptimus]

One batch... Two batch...

[@spaghettisultan5484]

Penny and Dime

[@RensTop40Playlists]

@@spaghettisultan5484 cant touch me

[@marcoskolioulis3522]

He was amazing as Johnny soprano

[@krisfrederick5001]

Good vibes. This was an interview with a talking head and a pair of hands. "Colbert couch camo" 👀

[@frozenrose84]

he seems very likeable :)

[@1hayes1]

It's too bad that Jon was not comfortable in those clothes but I completely sympathize with the costume person who wanted that suit just a little more fitted...

[@jedinxf7]

the punisher needs to come back. even if it means epic violence on Disney plus.

[@rawmeseesoundsavvvy170]

Absolutely 🔥

[@RensTop40Playlists]

no

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

I saw him in four different things last week. It's difficult to find a show or movie he's not in.

[@DerekHoscorner]

Stephen Colbert a beautiful city a brutal city jon bernthal awesomeness job interview

[@lizannewhitlow1085]

A terrific actor. In a terrific outfit. 😂

[@nicolamcguinness8689]

Robert j Wilke talk about Kirk Douglas

[@boomxmilizexpathacks9440]

Sick man at baseball game after huge event. Sounds like a super spreader event.

[@kassistwisted]

Well, you know, you "have to be respectful of people's ways of handling it." Jerk! Have a deadly disease and go to a baseball game. GREAT idea. You knob.

[@sevenprovinces]

Couldn't agree more with what he has to say about Moscow (Russia). I lived there and in St. Petersburg for a bit in 2000, not even a year after Putin came to power, and it was a crazy year in Russia (then again I suspect every year is). The nuclear submarine Kursk sank (pretty much the flagship of their nuclear submarine fleet), there was the deadly hostage situation in the Moscow theater (still felt by a good chunk of Russians and Chechens to have been staged), the fire of the Moscow tv tower and...am I forgetting anything? Oh yeah, Putin was not in power for even a year. :p I befriended two market salesmen of communist memorabilia, one of whom, Ruslan (bless his heart), had been in jail for years in the early 80s for having written and performed a - the British would say, very cheeky protest song, against the then communist regime. He also took me in in my final day in St. Petersburg when my bank had made a mistake and I was suddenly without money, had already checked out of my hotel but as a result couldn't catch my train to Mosow. His family had hardly two cents to rub together yet they didn't give it a second thought to take in a reasonably affluent westerner, cook dinner and make sure I had my money again before letting me continue my journey. (And no, they politely refused compensation after. So I just bought some more of his stuff as souvenirs.) But yes, Moscow is very much a brutal city. There are large parts of the city, at least at the time, where a tourist like me was warded by militia (who were effectively the police) as not being declared safe for tourists. Corruption was rampant, everything was for sale and poverty and the poor were dealt with in a way that would sound harsh even to the most ardent of libertarian Americans, let alone this socialist (western European socialism) leaning Dutchman. Also, if you think all Russians are Putin crazed fanatics, brainwashed by home brewed propaganda, look for a youtube video with the search criteria "Putin + Portrait + Elevator". It is genuinely funny stuff showing the (comedic) heart of a lot of Russians.

[@katiefromcolorado4972]

Thank you! I enjoyed reading your comments. -Love From Colorado

[@lizannewhitlow1085]

@@katiefromcolorado4972 #MeToo.

[@sevenprovinces]

@@lizannewhitlow1085 Oh no! I never hoped or indeed expect my name would come up with the hashtag, MeToo! But seriously, I'm glad! It did teach me a lot about the world and how most of us mere mortals, are just trying to make sense of such figures as Putin thrusting themselves into our lives, while trying to get on with our actual lives as best we can - and focus on what we can actually change, and where we can do good. I wish everyone similar experiences when suddenly stuck abroad, in a relatively dangerous, or as today's guest so aptly put it; beautiful but brutal city.

[@RTYoda1979]

Truth is you don’t know truth, don’t know and don’t understand Russians. Most of Russians actually support Putin not because of “brainwash” but because of things like common sense. About this actor and his friends in Russia who in “deep opposition”, they are really small numbered.

[@JaushuaGuy]

Read the quote in the title and for sure thought he was referring to Baltimore.

[@MrFuzzyGreen]

Ha. Me too

[@RensTop40Playlists]

what if he was....yall not the onky gangsters with secrets

[@darcysandler952]

Awesome actor

[@willd9298]

He’s intense but in a good way. His voice reminded me it was it Shane from walking dead.

[@joeboberoni5593]

I bet all the moms were giving him blankets. They didn’t go to the game to watch their kids play.

[@megwilcox2878]

Americans love to talk about "freedom", but it's only freedom for some.

[@RensTop40Playlists]

BC OF PPL LIKE YALL

[@mayuthedemon33]

He still doing good since walking dead

[@scuffedcomedy4819]

He is just the coolest

[@NBshana]

I wonder if the team used the Hot Ones interview during their prep. If you haven’t seen it, check it out. Sean is the best.

[@oppg23]

Colbert Questionert him!!!!! He is one of the coolest dudes on earth

[@blackphillipppp]

A real one👊

[@RensTop40Playlists]

what are you gonna do?

[@blackphillipppp]

@@RensTop40Playlists bruh what

[@RensTop40Playlists]

@@blackphillipppp while ive got your attention....AND you made me pull over to find out wth we was even talkin bout....im number 1....my last name is Newton...Bye!

[@blackphillipppp]

@@RensTop40Playlists you're a cleft

[@RensTop40Playlists]

@@blackphillipppp you just know me so welllol

[@azezboss2703]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾

[@sistin1e]

🔥

[@robvangessel3766]

The point is, we're losing our freedom. Since when was voting rights - our most FUNDAMENTAL Constitutional right - being directly threatened in this country? Democracy cannot be won or kept without a fight. Take it for granted and it can get as bad as Russia is right now.

[@geoafe66]

new Wire?

[@johnhaxby306]

we ALL hope he's going commando...and that those stitches give way any moment now.

[@RensTop40Playlists]

i dont

[@NiveditaMehta]

Giving me Bradley Cooper vibes.

[@marcogallo2811]

Love Jon, tbh though, blocking out his friends face/changing his voice and what not probably wouldn't make a big difference. They'd find him if they wanted to. If he's connected to a famous actor, that'll only make his friends easier to find sadly. Hope they stay safe.

[@Hammerton32]

maybe that's why Colbert changed the subject, rather inelegantly but wisely.

[@emilyedlund222]

I love him

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Sweet

[@riballion]

Yooo its shane

[@iknowbetterthanyou6260]

Wait, does the Baltimore accent sound both British and American Southern? Seconds twenty to thirty?

[@christopherallen9580]

yep

[@EveryCrazyDay]

I get the impression that Bernthal isn’t super pro tell everyone get the vaccine by this interview but I respect his stance to say be respectful of everyone in these times of confusion. Kindness and respect go a long way. Eventually we’ll learn more and with compassion we can persuade those who are unsure.

[@kassistwisted]

I'd say on the contrary he seems to be supporting the "choice" of people who take ivermectin. You don't have to be respectful of quacks. They damage people's health.

[@NuiYabuko]

That works for those, who're actually concerned about the vaccine. But what about those who say people who got vaxxed are stupid etc.?

[@EveryCrazyDay]

@@NuiYabuko I mean they have to eventually point to evidence that supports their ridiculous claims. And there simply isn’t. Censoring them only gives them more hardened beliefs. And constant mocking will make them go to their echo chamber corners. I wish I had solutions to all of it but kindness seems like a decent place to start. Allow those who are willing to be convinced.

[@joenisnapje712]

Forever my Punisher 🇺🇸✌🏻

[@maryjones6039]

so they just tell half the class they aren't good enough. I think that's really short sighted and perhaps exposes part of the problem in Russia. They don't have enough diversity.

[@Cunninghamily]

1:32

[@onelovelylad]

I got seriously disappointed when he started talking about people getting in jail for their art. This is just so made up, again, I thought he was a better person. :(

[@nicholasschoonbeck6866]

I often enjoy his work but he seems to always play the same character & use the same body motions, expressions, inflections.

[@davidj.kleinsasser8673]

Okay, then stop persecuting Julian Assange, otherwise the US is the same as Russia...

[@jeffwilliams8517]

He's an actor who seems horribly miscast in every project he's in.

[@tucosalamanca6688]

feel like he is a good actor. Plays a lot of assholes to the point that i thought he himself is a asshole irl

[@McChubbz0]

Or maybe you just don't recognize how great of an actor he is

[@joycejy1224]

He needs to stop stop touching his face, lip and eyes!

[@RensTop40Playlists]

i dont get the joke

[@daddygrace253]

He looks better with hair because those big ears makes him not look attractive. Those pants he is wearing are high waters and the suit looks 2 sizes smaller.

[@gia2457]

Well aren't you just a little ray of sunshine 💀💀

[@TheGreatStKat]

Ah, the conceit of the insecure. Put it back in your trousers. Therapy might help, acting apparently isn't.

[@specialpatrolgroup92]

Ya think you love him but ya don't!

[@Klesk1985]

Scorn

[@cs3222]

almost every interview is a snooze

[@elloco1996]

Another grade-Z actor without anything worthwhile to say ... only in America!