High School Dropout Jake Johnson Learns a Lesson in Humility

[@elysianemily]

can I just say that I love this interviewer so much. He's not like other prime time talk show hosts who turns everything into a show. He almost seems more like a therapist than a talk show host tbh

[@brynajones8076]

Agreed.

[@MaricelaArce]

If you like this interview, you will LOVE the Jake Johnson interview on the podcast Armchair Expert (the interviewer is Dax Shepard). Dax seems like a therapist also. I really enjoy all of the interviews.

[@brynajones8076]

@@MaricelaArce Oooh will check it out...thank you so much Ms Maricela!!!

[@Fire_Marshall_Bill]

@@brynajones8076 Also check out Dax on this show. Sam put on the best interviews I have ever heard in both episodes of Off Camera that dax has been in.

[@brynajones8076]

@@Fire_Marshall_Bill Will do! Thank you so much!!

[@littlevoicesmusic7309]

To me his experience perfectly summarizes why we need to fund and protect arts programs in High School. To think, his life would've turned out a lot differently if he didn't find the creative outlet at the young age that guided him the right way.

[@CamxCam.]

The more I learn about Jake, the more I identify with Nick.

[@rahmad4137]

please. Jake is Ni-Jake *rolls eyes*

[@Vegan_scorpioo]

🤣😆🥰

[@agathafry4233]

As a mom to a wonderful school-hating boy, this was a thoroughly riveting interview. Sometimes the best way to go is allowing the shit to hit the fan!

[@bobwtrs89]

Schools are no place for young boys, it's almost as if they were designed to punish them.

[@jabrobean8927]

@@bobwtrs89 TRUTH!!! sucked the soul out of me....

[@katherinejordan8018]

@@bobwtrs89 Oh yeah because having a bunch of uneducated men out in the world is WAYYY better. * eye roll *

[@rosetteruiz8615]

@@katherinejordan8018 the system could be redone. 8hrs in school, homework till 8pm, then comes standarized testing. It will sucl the life out of anyone.

[@katherinejordan8018]

@@rosetteruiz8615 I agree. The system is broken and it should absolutely be fixed. But the solution is not to just have boys stop going to school like that other person suggested. That's crazy.

[@thisaintmee]

He's a great talker. So calming to hear him talk. Smooth voice too

[@mattmondelli5332]

Sam Jones is literally the only person who can host a back and forth with celebs without seeming phony. The conversations are real and intimate. Always a great job.

[@wooof.]

Check out Mark Fennel on sbs and bbc radio 1 movies with ali plumb they are shorter form but killing it

[@eme.261]

Jake found his way by falling on his face and having the courage to learn from that failure, do better, and grab a firm hold of the things that do work for him and capitalize on them. Great lesson!

[@arindamghosh6386]

Jake does not look 41

[@brynajones8076]

Agreed....he must drink the same juice that Paul Rudd drinks...LOL

[@Built_By_Bacon]

Damn I seriously thought he was like 29-30. Dude's making moves and looking younger!!

[@joselocalau123]

He's 41????!!

[@brynajones8076]

@@joselocalau123 Yes...LOL he is 41. :)

[@AvgJane19]

Forty isn't that old

[@ianmcpherson2171]

His mom is SMART

[@joegarcia1149]

smart cause the plan worked ... JUST AS EASILY ... it could've gonne south ...

[@johnzackarias11]

@@joegarcia1149 No, smart because at the very least she had him do something constructive in a destructive situation. Clearly he wasn't thriving in the environment he was in, so the fact that she had him work was a good thing. She didn't allow him to sit at home and do nothing. "If you're gonna drop out, you're gonna work" seems to have been her angle, and that's a good way to foster character.

[@lovefearlessly13]

The genius that is Jake is extremely underrated.

[@NickolasNatali]

So awesome to hear of his beginnings! Look at him now, thriving!

[@Justadbmum]

I love his honesty, I love the interviewers easy style and I love the relationship with his Mum. I hope that is the relationship I have with my son. 🙏🏼

[@judithrichards5754]

I love stories like this. He was somewhat lucky he didn't have to go through worse. I think because he had people who he knew cared.

[@AngelaBonanza]

Wow! So cool that he was able to learn from his experience and be so humble, even as a kid!

[@jauxro]

The teenage years are a fantastic time for existential terror

[@Thedarkknight2244]

I'd say people who don't have it hit then, are literally pushing it back into there adulthood where it can be even more serious when i happens

[@starlord6433]

Taresh Patel What do you mean?

[@loki_l_1380]

I feel like high school( for me anyway) is one of those huge opportunities for us to learn that we can't just give up and quit when things get tough. Sometimes we just have to find the motivation within ourselves to push on and fix our mistakes.

[@HG-wk5kn]

He has the most relaxing voice

[@rebeccab8555]

This is why I love Sam Jones...he knows when to let someone tell their story x

[@GOLVEL]

More kids who don't like school should be allowed to try life outside school in a still-supervised environment. Think they'd learn a lot, parents and teachers would get a break.

[@nedlightowlers5168]

In many places (certainly here in the UK), there used to be a lot more options like apprenticeships in construction and technical colleges from the age of 16.

[@jshshh1041]

At the job I have, we hire a lot of temp workers. Many of which are minors and in HS. I like to ask them about what their plans are for the future, because it's interesting to hear what a 17 year old has planned for the future. And some are adamant about wanting to go into law, or medicine, or social services. And I tell them how that's great to know your path. But many are just unsure, but they tell me how they "have" to make a decision soon. To them I explain the idea of a "gap year". It's ok to not be sure. Spend a year working a real job, having real responsibility in the real world. You'll either figure out what "other" path you want, or you will have a great desire to indeed go to school and you will do great, because it will be caused by a true want to do it

[@GOLVEL]

@@jshshh1041 What you do is certainly great... and more kids shoud hear something like that. It is okay, not to know... why do we adults expect kids to know? We often realize we f´d it up pretty late in life!

[@cbstevp]

He is Nick Miller!

[@_birdie]

cbstevp yeah but like season 6 nick miller, with actual motivation haha.

[@farahsafi5291]

Oh dear God.. His character and the way he talks makes my heart tingling 😳

[@sweetmadridia]

I love his personality and the way he tells his stories

[@tss3393]

Why do all Irish Catholic families have an Uncle Eddie?

[@lunaestelle6699]

I have a new appreciation for Jake Johnson now

[@SunnyBear]

I LIKE this guy, he can tell a story.

[@kurlykaitlyn]

i almost dropped high school junior year. so much trauma and problems with my parents. i felt ready to quit school because i couldn't focus in class or succeed at usual subjects I had before, i did independent study though and that made it possible for me to finish high school

[@Ch0cHead]

Quite courageous for him to go back.

[@sinatraandchill]

Jfc I need to watch the whole thing of this interview because this is perfection. Fave Actor Ever I s2g.

[@leahgaines6423]

sometimes i just wish people would stop saying he’s nick miller when he’s so much more than that lmao. like yes he played him so well but he’s jake johnson. not nick miller.

[@paulanonymous3889]

Uncle Eddie should have shamed Nick into going back to law school as well!!

[@standupguy12]

He still passed the bar, according to the later seasons..

[@paulanonymous3889]

standupguy12 drat! I forgot about that. Well that ruins that joke!!

[@brynajones8076]

Great conversation....and I am subscribing and will check out more interviews. Thank you!

[@albertesolveigbkgaardmorte9356]

I feel like I’m watching an episode of shameless listening to his childhood haha, I love him so much. He’s a great story teller

[@christine68621]

incredible, what a story

[@Lubbylove89]

People don't understand that school isn't for every one. And THAT'S OK. There's a ton of successful people in life who didn't graduate high school.

[@nicolegregory4429]

Hey Sam Jones! Thanks for doing something that is so cool. Really enjoy the shows! ~N

[@flala2261]

Cool mom to have

[@msannthrope1863]

This guy is a great interviewer.

[@imfireproof]

That was SUCH a cool story!!

[@Peem_pom]

I just love this man so much

[@jennygoodwine2494]

That was a good story. Well told.

[@justadogwhousesmoderntech43]

I always skip class but thanks for the advice.

[@bySterling]

LUV THIS Story and dude!

[@parminderkaur5993]

I love him so much❤

[@liamgallagherrr]

Just drop these on KZbin..

[@Hey-mt2zr]

havent watched yet but my eyes darted when i saw the "high school drop out" part of the title after reading the "jake johnson" part i didnt really have a choice in dropping out, and honestly its impressive i got as far as i did in high school as i did before having to leave. after i dropped out it tore me apart. school was the one elementary of stability ive had in my life and it was just gone one day. funnily enough the week i was supposed to have graduated i had deleted all my socials and fell into new girl and watched it for 2 weeks straight in the beginning of the break down and nick was alarmingly relatable/the character i connected with the most. also i just loved jake along w rhe cast and have followed their work outside of it since and seeing one of my favorites also was a drop out is somewhat 'hey! im not alone!' especially in a world right now where everyone is expected to go to college or else youre not really looked on nicely by others and opportunities are shit without some sort of degree. growing up through multiple recessions and seeing that affect my parents job security both being just high school graduates and hearing how you cant be a ups driver without an associates and shit. (context: i was supposed to graduate in 2019)

[@mabbescobar2726]

Great story!

[@djfunkgut]

Wow

[@julieatlife]

Nice episode

[@TheStarsComply]

to the untrained eye, this is an interviewer interviewing themself.

[@danangs.nugroho2887]

Am I the only one who can't find this episode on google podcast?

[@ariwiner969]

He went to my Highschool

[@ariwiner969]

And I’m going into sophomore year...

[@simoneric]

Is there a free version somewhere that requires me to click on ads? I'll do it

[@billyboy7379]

I literally became a stupid pothead after sophomore year, I felt burned out and I was so determined on the last week of school like I’m gonna smoke and relax this summer, stupidest mistake I made that lead me to make dumbass decisions that year

[@DanielScranton]

why in the world do they bleep a word like "ass"???

[@jizzled8112]

Jake would of been so good on shameless 👀

[@jaijoshi5596]

Oh my god yes

[@SophiBalerdi]

This is so weird. I just started New Girl this week

[@RockBottom1999]

Sophi B. What is so weird about it

[@BingeOnThisChannel]

One dude quit and it didn’t work out for him.

[@williamchisholm2032]

Fuck he’s 41? I need to hit the gym lmao

[@justinliberti5917]

I want to see Sam Jones interview and be interviewed by Sean Evans.

[@shankardas6938]

Take notes Kimmel and Fallon , that's how you do a talk show.

[@ianmcpherson2171]

This dude's mom is a fucking Jedi.

[@btno222]

1000 FM on Oahu sucks!! Lub yahhh in New Girl!, and other films you were in! signed Teofilo T. Domingo!

[@cyborgzulu2011]

Hell if it wasn't for his uncle lol you need that tough love from btoh the feminine side And the masculine side. You got to grow up and get tough skin for the world

[@areyoufriendly]

Why are cuss words censored? These interviews are adults having adult conversations. We’re not in grade school, we’re not in church...

[@kentkoleslau7390]

Cuz it won't be flagged as an adult video

[@cleopatraleons]

I can't believe Nick is a real person 🥵

[@ForOrAgainstUs]

I have no idea how to raise my daughter. She's 3. She's not growing up in Ellis Isiand or in a prep school. How do you raise a child??? The best I can think to do is make her think she's less funny than she is, because I'm so funny, and she thinks she's funnier. I've raised her to be a literal cheeseburger and she has it in her head that she's an actual person. Her sense of self is so much stronger than my will for her to be a main course. I have no idea what people went through to both raise children and judge themselves doing it. I'm raising a cheeseburger. How did the rest of y'all do it???

[@AvgJane19]

For the love of God read a parenting book. Please put time into learning how to parent.

[@ForOrAgainstUs]

@@AvgJane19 k

[@judithrichards5754]

Make sure she knows you love her and appreciate her and always make her be responsible for her actions when necessary. Try to give her opportunities. You dont have to have money just try to expose her to different things.

[@nathandust]

Fs Ds Cs Fucking Didn’t Care

[@justinosborne4212]

He was in trouble because he was fatherless.