Half in the Bag: The Assistant and The Wrong Missy

[@raul.valente]

34:56 mike's genuine laugh at jay's joke was a very sweet moment, i could feel years of friendship in their reaction. lovely. unsubscribed.

[@dmn3773]

Holy shit, best comment

[@-k-b-]

Goddamn it I actually fell for this XD

[@Buga-fh]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@collator]

It took twelve years to make

[@glint8824]

Obligatory "Had us in the first half, not gonna lie" quote.

[@Veninja]

"I'm a doctor working in a hospital ICU during the COVID pandemic, and having spent my one night off this week watching this, not only did I completely waste my time, but this was somehow the worst night of my week." That was fantastic.

[@tehbeernerd]

I’m not surprised critics liked The Assistant- they’re suckers for TV or movies that have little to no entertainment value but exist seemingly to say something about the current moment. Trust me, I had to suffer through the second and third seasons of Insecure. I swear no one liked that shit besides critics.

[@OriasRofocale]

That review was savage. A thing of beauty.

[@lunalluna9401]

@@tehbeernerd yeah critics wet themselves with these oscar-bait dramas and most of the time they're so boring, I haven't watched this one though

[@Vapor817]

5:28 for those who don't wanna hunt for it

[@shan4680]

When I was a doctor working in ICU, I managed to watch the first season of Battlestar Galactica a few times during down time. This might have been some time ago.

[@mikeconn8523]

I don't plan on seeing either of these two movies. I just like listening to Mike and Jay.

[@murdock465465]

Oh, you're supposed to watch the movies...?

[@madeincanada5307]

Thats the catch 22 with these. Like the most recent episide- when they started talking about vast of night I was torn between stopping the review and watching the movie first and finishing the review. I even skipped the spoiler section. Cut to a week later I've watched the review 10 times and now have literally no reason to watch the movie

[@Yodatar58]

Not interested no comic book lame don’t care

[@engineerhealthyself]

One of us, one of us!

[@trite1]

That's a shame, The Assistant looks good.

[@screechweiner2921]

i personally saw rich evans leaving pallets of bricks all over lego land.

[@malacara1335]

Brown bricks?

[@EggInk_YT]

@@malacara1335 in my land

[@clayjack9969]

Mala Cara in minecrap

[@thirstycrow6393]

@@clayjack9969 You can't say that.

[@Legionthecomrade]

I was surprised that the people who made The Assistant could afford and were bold enough to introduce the world famous Zaat as a cameo. It was a weird but very welcome plot twist.

[@manwiththem9]

Pretty insensitive, I was sexually harassed on two non-consecutive occasions in the ‘80s by Zaat.

[@nonononononononononononononope]

manwiththem9 brbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbbrr *I’M THE ZAAT MAN!*

[@kevinoneil5120]

If the movie theaters never re-open, I have to make peace with the fact that the last movie I ever saw in theaters was Rise of Skywalker... I feel so empty...

[@GregKetVideos]

I avoided seeing that movie in the theater. My last movie in the theater was Joker.

[@nicholasfifelski8133]

Cheer Up! nobodies ever really gone ...

[@traj2540]

Atleast I saw Parasite so I can rest

[@anthonystigs1992]

mine was Sonic the hedgehog

[@scottb_02]

At least it wasn’t the last Jedi

[@INTERNERT]

so weirdly comforting to see Mike and Jay make fun of crap right now

[@jazzosaurus8582]

Pandemics come and go. Dogshit movies are forever.

[@christraymer3727]

The 5oclock shadow, bathrobes and barbwire fences was a perfect representation of how I feel inside

[@shawklan27]

@@jazzosaurus8582 this

[@bryal7811]

@Man on phone The "Pandemic Ultimatum"

[@catharticmonkeys1793]

"Improv is the new cancer" Cut to Rich Evans stumbling onto set.

[@go7cha459]

🤣 great minds think alike eh? Cheers bud! I was thinking the same thing!

[@rupo450]

Rich hasn't been able to come to the set since Corona started. He's high-risk on account of his diabetes.

[@1ynx]

Everything Rich says, every move he makes, is carefully written, structures, and planned out.

[@Commander_Shepard.]

Everything Rich does has been planned and written in the Bible

[@kidzoki]

"Oh. My. GAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWD."

[@cheddaguap]

at what point to sandler's friends admit that they're pushing 60 and stop casting themselves as the lead opposite a late 20s love interest? it's gotten real weird

[@ThroatSlam]

Hopefully never. I want to see 80 year old Adam Sandler acting lead against that years hottest under 30 actress and pretend like it’s normal, otherwise I quit

[@robertfitzgerald3118]

They are going to go down the Sean Connery/Micheal Douglas road of the Methuselah dude nailing a chick waaaaaaayyyy to young for them.

[@djbred18]

I mean it’s kind of becoming normal. A young woman marrying a rich old gross guy? Happens all the time

[@notquitemytempo1353]

@@robertfitzgerald3118 At least Sean Connery was still looking good in his 50s and had charm. With these dudes it's just odd and borderline creepy.

[@v3ck1n]

@@notquitemytempo1353 So if one guy does it it's okay because of his looks and charm? Nah dude, if it's creepy for one guy it's creepy for all guys

[@JoeMaring]

“Improv is the worst thing since cancer” Mike Stoklasa 2020

[@Samwyze]

"C'mon guys, everyone likes clowns and improv!" Jack Packard (some time after)

[@ruudur]

Makes me real excited to see this video after reading this comment

[@choronos]

Improv sure does suck outside the context of doing improv for the sake of doing improv. For example, Whose Line is it Anyway is pretty funny and entertaining, but Ghostbusters 2016 fucking sucks. Most of 2016 Ghostbusters appears to be improvised when the hack director (he plays Tim in Heavyweights!) told the cast to "be funny! say funny stuff!" in lieu of writing a tight script with constructed gags and jokes.

[@JordanManfrey]

"If you're dumb enough to watch the movie after watching the trailer, that's on you." Mike Stoklasa 2020 edit: also Mike is right about improv

[@Consenting]

lmao

[@petesmith4498]

Is that the real Rich Evans? Or is it a clone, grown by Palpatine?

[@burmecian123]

Palpatine didn't make Rich Evans. Rich Evans made palpatine.

[@luckyspurs]

Must be. This one's too trusting of Mike.

[@DannoOMG]

No that is a cameo by Nick Swardson

[@robintst]

Nobody's ever really gone.

[@TerrenceNowicki]

"I made Rrrrrrich Evans."

[@mayormccheese2641]

30 seconds of Rich Evans grunting and falling is funnier than a $50 million production.

[@RawkFist357]

*than every Happy Madison production combined

[@7armedman]

Of course it comes in the same video where Mike complains about improv and people acting goofy and doing voices.

[@roflcopter_launchpad1116]

The way Adam Sandler's daughter yells at those other girls makes her look and sound just like him- it's so uncanny, it's horrifying.

[@sethzwicker3631]

@@prathapkutty7407 You can usually spot the boss's (director/star/producer) daughter in the film. She's usually the one with the actual worst acting.

[@djisolated4968]

Adam Sandler bred? Gross

[@Luke56721]

@@sethzwicker3631 sofia coppola in the godfather part 3 attests to this.

[@Badenhawk]

@@djisolated4968 with Jackie Sandler, who was also in the movie as David Spade's workmate that is competing for the promotion...if you've seen the movie.

[@Badenhawk]

@@djisolated4968 22:21 lol, I typed my response while watching the video, didn't realize they actually talked about it.

[@Rihcterwilker]

Good to know there's no corona anymore. Guess i'll go back to my routine of unemployed stay-at-home single guy.

[@thac0twenty377]

You still jave Budweiser

[@kiddiedeathpool]

Get'cher Real Feels here, folks. Why substitute with dimestore depression when you can be a career schlockaholic? Don't sell yourself short acting like it isn't work... There's just no pay.

[@Cheesemonk3h]

they might as well call it schrodinger's corona virus, it exists in a quantum superposition where it simultaneously does and doesn't exist unless someone is making money from it, and nobody wants to open the box to see for themselves because they'll get the kung flu

[@1ynx]

So now you just piss in a bottle without wearing a mask?

[@pickle7056]

@@1ynx I prefer glass milk bottles ;)

[@VloggingBastendo]

The wrong missy had one more laugh for me. It's when missy is in the hottub and david spade sais 'no, you stay here, throw some rose petals in there, maybe a toaster.'

[@henrypreston6204]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@lolimfranco]

Okay. that is pretty funny

[@btarczy5067]

Hey, reading that joke is probably way better and more efficient than watching the movie, so thanks!

[@Bozogumps]

That sounds funny. And then I imagine David Spade saying it and it becomes incredibly annoying

[@Noobie2k7]

The movie would have worked a lot better if the entire movie had that kind of tone. That kind of old school dry darker sense of humor. Instead of being just gross out humor, making light of sexual assault etc. Basically if it was directed and produced by anybody except the guys at Happy Maddison. It's one of the few HM films that actually has a good premise for comedy just it's all just pushed so far as to be completely unfunny bar a couple of good jokes.

[@winkles2314]

The bearded Mike was a rare Mike. We won’t see his like again.

[@PJMFett]

:(

[@KameronJ7]

Should've kept that weird Hungarian-esque mustache and joined a polka band.

[@rseeker1]

He looked really good with the beard. Who said Wu Flu was all bad?

[@kas8ia]

like a rare pepe

[@jnnx]

kasia people that give away a reference or a joke, are the worst kind of people

[@TheInternetsJanitor]

Mikes been calling the death of the movie theatre for years. Now he's just sitting back and laughing.

[@keokihiga8462]

It’s always nice to see other channels I enjoy watch RLM

[@bryal7811]

We were all expecting a person to die, but here, RLM predicated theaters instead.

[@ryanrotolo1102]

*sitting back and drinking

[@real1mem3s]

About that...

[@SuperDerp5]

Covid was an inside jooob!!! 😮

[@IntermezzoR]

I wish I was Adam Sandler's friend, just so I knew I was set for life.

[@zybch]

On the other hand, you'd have to associate with Adam Sandler. It'd be like drinking from the fountain of youth, but not seeing the "boil before drinking" warning.

[@iamfuturetrunks]

Anyone else miss comedy movies? I remember when we used to get comedy movies where you could watch them and laugh and have a fun time. Why haven't they made any comedy movies in so many years?

[@Mr_Nowh3re]

Public outrage and cancel culture also anything that is a financial risk.

[@notquitemytempo1353]

Yeah, it's a tough genre, hard to get it right. I mean, with a mediocre drama, say, or an action movie you'd be like "meh, that was okay". But with a comedy it just falls flat. Tag and Game Night from a couple of years ago were pretty decent if you wanna check them out.

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

Depends on if a comedy movie has to be funny. If a comedy doesn't have to be funny, then Adam Sandler has been making comedies for years.

[@federicomunoz1842]

Jojo Rabbit came out last year

[@jacoblevenson7934]

I rewatched What about Bob yesterday. The difference between modern comedies and older one is just night and day.

[@myoldvan119]

GIVE US MORE COMMENTARY TRACKS SO WE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO

[@Ghanshaman]

RLM Commentary on BLM Protests!

[@Foogayzee]

Where are their commentary tracks?

[@myoldvan119]

@@Foogayzee on their website :)

[@BoshBargnani]

This video was uploaded 33 minutes ago, how is this comment 45 minutes old?

[@christiananderson4909]

A-f@#$ing-men!!

[@gavinlopez7302]

Jack and Jill was so revolutionary that they’re still talking about it 4 years later

[@kaykutcher2103]

And I'm over here still having night terrors about it nearly a decade later.

[@frankmerker630]

Duncaccino will be in the annals of human history until the end of time

[@bencarlson4300]

The defining moment of Al Pacino’s career

[@marcespinoza6068]

Thats kind of what Ebert said about "Freddy Got Fingered" when comparing to a current movie he was reviewing. As bad as it was I still remember it all these years later.

[@ArizonanSummer]

4 years later? That movie came out in 2011

[@savitar8472]

the best female character I've seen in years is Kim Wexler from Better Call Saul

[@Largentina.]

So you've never seen the Fargo series?

[@frankmerker630]

I dunno I don’t think she’s the best actress but the character is at least interesting

[@Janograd]

I CLAPPED! I CLAPPED AT YOUR OPINION!

[@frankmerker630]

Oh and I would say that any of the female stars of The Favourite are very well performed and written and directed

[@Largentina.]

@@frankmerker630 Absolutely. But you know this dude didn't watch The Favorite.

[@thomasgiles2876]

That "Lick it good" song in the kicking sex scene is by Rob Schneider's daughter FYI. I have to live with that knowledge now you do too.

[@TheJohnnyonthespot1]

Goddamn you.

[@Aaron-mj9ie]

Man.. I read this earlier, and kept thinking about it. So I came back to tell you that it still haunts me.

[@nothosaur]

You brought us all down to your level. Thanks.

[@rapini7148]

Shit...

[@MickHaggs]

D:

[@NotAFakeName1]

is "the wrong missy" sandler's punishment to us for not nominating him for uncut gems

[@BertoxolusThePuzzled]

Uncut gems was... a mess. I don't think we even made it through the last 40 minutes or so. It felt very much like "this happened, then this happened, then for reasons THIS happened" and we just lost interest.

[@NotAFakeName1]

@@BertoxolusThePuzzled Disagree personally. Everything that goes wrong in that movie is seeded in the first 10-20 minutes of runtime, Adam sandler just keeps digging himself deeper and deeper because he's addicted to the rush of a risky gamble paying off.

[@nfernalDrago]

@@BertoxolusThePuzzled who is "we"

[@karlwa641]

As if one performance will make things right

[@TheTexasDice]

What we got was more like uncut Germs.

[@gotherella3963]

*slams desk* BRING OUT RICH BRING OUT RICH BEAR HIS CORPSE BEFORE US SO WE CAN HAVE CLOSURE WHERE IS HE

[@benhillman8384]

His decapitated body is waiting in a treehouse out back to receive Jay's head like some kind of grisly crown.

[@Yurt_enthusiast7]

HE IS IN THIS VIDEO!

[@bombtwenty3867]

He's in Mike's basement, a sex doll of a fat disgusting Winesteinesque producer. If Winestein was poor and made crap movies about Space Cops

[@benives254]

They ate him. Can't live off of WW doritos.

[@seank9823]

Rich has crippling diabetes that's why he can't

[@ChrisRowe]

Just realised I've been watching you guys for over ten years and I want to say thank you for making the internet 100% better. A bastion of sanity in an insane world.

[@AsAboveISoBelow]

These guys are absolutely my comfort channel on youtube. Better than any happy squishy ASMR craft projects making happy kitten plushies. I just wanna hear two dudes rag on shit movies.

[@MisterMomus]

Rotten tomatoes: "It's so boring and nothing happens!" Jay and Mike: "It's so boring and nothing happens! I LOVE IT!!!!"

[@georgeharrison5753]

I mean the critics loved it. It's the audience that got bored.

[@Axterix13]

That trailer definitely didn't help. If you drag in the wrong audience, well, you're going to get bad reviews.

[@hombreg1]

To be fair there are tons of visually interesting films where nothing "happens" in an exciting manner.

[@nickchavarria8052]

hombreg1 lost in translation is a good example

[@jonmcdaniel8492]

People who do this kind of work would hate this movie because it makes it more glamorous and exciting than it really is. On the other hand people who do this kind of work would love this movie because it makes it more glamorous and exciting than it really is. For me the follow up movie should be "The Actuary". Just think of the breathtakingly exciting action in that concept.

[@Mr.TrouDeCul]

All these movies canceled..... And nothing of value was lost

[@steelberg23]

I feel like Candyman is gonna be good, but that’s about it. I’ll get stoned and gladly watch WW84.

[@TheBoardGamer]

I was looking forward to French Dispatch since I actually really like Wes Anderson films. I can't actually tell whether RLM likes them or not because they're not "bad" movies but I understand why people don't like them.

[@chriscorben-green2640]

@@LukeKorolowiczArt Nah, it's punishment for her doing Ghost in the Shell!

[@benabramowitz18]

But *what about **_Tenet_** ?!*

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

@@jaredarmstrong992 Woody Allen raped his adopted daughter when she was a toddler several decades ago. The prosecution ultimately did not press forward because of how brutal the legal process was on all involved - if you think that sounds like a cop-out, imagine trying to get a four year old to hold under cross examination after telling an entire room full of people for the God-Knows-How-Manyth Time about what Daddy promised her in exchange for not telling anyone that he put himself inside of her - but between the prosecution taking the Incredibly Unorthodox step of coming out and saying that they were confident they could press ahead and achieve a conviction with the evidence available and the ruling of the judge from the related custody case (which is probably the single most scathing legal opinion I have ever seen written by any professional anywhere and goes on for pages about all the things that were and are not in contention - i.e. other than her rape - that made up exactly why it was definitely necessary to keep her away from him for her own safety), I'm very comfortable asserting that it happened. No one with any sense has spent the time necessary to get a decent overview of the legal facts established at the time and left less than convinced about what happened that day. Generally, most of the public remembers the controversy being him fucking his his *other* adopted daughter - this one technically of age, though not when it started - and marrying her around the same time. Admittedly, he *also* did this, and it's also monstrous in its own way, but the reason people remember it like this is because he made it so. This is because he has put his considerable resources into spinning things this way, making it a 'controversy' about him doing something extremely creepy but not criminal and his ex-wife's bitter rage over it. But that's not it, and never was, and any actor that insists that's what they believed is either lying or chose to 'believe' that deliberately, because none of this is new. This was public knowledge before I was born, and consequently every artist that has made a film with him during my lifetime has definitely been aware of all of this and completely disregarded it for the sake of their own careers. They chose to work with a child-rapist and enable the suppression of his victim's story. The only reason this is a bigger deal today than it would have been five years ago is just that Dylan (the toddler he penetrated) has had a lot more access to public outlets to write about what her father did to her in the last few years - and if her platform expanded when people started allowing her to publish things a few years ago, it went supernova when her brother Ronan won that Pulitzer for exposing another rich hollywood institution as a rapist. Scarlett Johansson went beyond the general collaborationist "I don't really know about any of that stuff, I never looked into anything like that' party line of the bloc of actors and actresses that have chosen to trade their morals for awards with Allen, and genuinely does deserve some very real backlash for it. He's one of the worst people in Hollywood. Maybe just one of the worst people, period. I fully expect some nightmarish tell-alls from his daughters by Soon-Yin, or maybe even Soon-Yin herself, to come to light after he's dead.

[@NCRLouTenant]

As someone who likes some improv, I take offense to the claims that I would ever enjoy an Adam Sandler movie

[@jombilywobbily]

Yup. I agree bad improv can be the worst thing ever, but good improv with talent has its structure and can be absolutely hilarious (in case it's improv comedy, there's tons other kinds of improv).

[@howareyoumoreofaclownthanme]

@@jombilywobbily Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a perfect example. Colin Mochrie alone can beat some structured comedians' entire set just by saying whatever comes to his head. From Newscasters: 'Our top story today... according to a recent study, 9 out of 10 people who are afraid of hurdles never get over it.'

[@Zarkawi17]

@@howareyoumoreofaclownthanme There's a (in my opinion) fun special on Netflix Middleditch and Schwartz that does some long-form improv, as well.

[@MeisterKleisterHeisstEr]

Only last week I googled "funniest podcasts" and the recommendations were all improv. Most of them didn't click for me tbh, so I can see where Mike is coming from. But I've found "Hello from the Magic Tavern" the only one to make me really laugh at times.

[@MegaMan-bs3oy]

I was going to say whos line is amazing Ryan Stiles come on!

[@ChrisCastellaniCLC]

"He doesn't look fat, he looks bloated. Like coke bloat." Maybe the meanest thing ever said on HITB LOL.

[@unexpecteditem7919]

Red Letter Media’s Willy Wonka review - cancelled due to coronavirus

[@RustyMuck]

Just watch a Wes Anderson movie, they're all the same

[@viscountalpha]

i still pretend the Jonny dep Willy wonka never happened. it never happened. it was all a boring, bullshit dream.

[@TM2DB]

Godzilla Vs Kong is in the right place at the right time. It's going to be the biggest movie of the year. And I find that hilarious.

[@livingminimumwage6359]

It's the perfect blockbuster to watch in our living rooms. Dumb schlock with two monsters beating the hell outta each other. All I hope is that they don't focus on the humans. It's been the weakest part about these movies.

[@plkrtn]

Except rumours are it's going to move to March because it's currently sandwiched between Black Widow and No Time To Die.

[@rickalicious1116]

Black Widow will like to say otherwise.

[@Zexx4]

I hope it wins all the oscars

[@thattaht]

Isn't that the movie directed by the same guy as Death Note (2017) and The Blair Witch Project remake???

[@murvo]

You guys are in the top 10 of KZbin trending! Finally after 30 years of movie reviews the elderly RLM crew get some recognition.

[@Sitruk86]

the trailer for the assistant is the best argument i've seen for trailers as false advertisement.

[@Andyrodney12]

Does the bag of money on the table signify the fact that they were sponsored by Doritos?

[@ethicalcheeze1407]

That would be brilliant.

[@hausfer]

No The Assistant sponsored them.

[@E-Chap]

No, that's Mike's alcohol funds

[@kingsteve4304]

@Keebs How much money have they extorted from Plinkett at this point?

[@SsnakeBite]

Yeah but the full payment was withheld until the video was published, so there's only half in the bag.

[@Peef19]

I don't think I'd have ever watched The Assistant if it wasn't for this review, it flew under my radar. Thanks guys, 90 minutes well spent.

[@thegameneededme5]

Rich Evans: cancelled due to coronavirus.

[@vanitymarks8798]

he's just hiding, waiting...

[@Wayoutthere]

Canceled due to PICARD you mean.

[@nicholaspoulos7694]

Diabetes and Coronavirus is a death sentence.

[@avidgamer5676]

No ones ever really gone! esp Dick the birthday boy.

[@shonuff0330]

I miss Rich Evans, but I understand that he’s high risk with diabetes

[@skullcrest]

no ones ever really gone

[@artycharr]

@@skullcrest OH MY GAAAAAAAWD!

[@venicebeachsportsnetwork6677]

It's about family

[@iainmiller3113]

He's probably off saving the universe!

[@kingcode420]

Is coronavirus the new Rich Evans?

[@ermonnezza74]

Up next: sexual assault on man played for laughs (by the pop culture detective)

[@weap_gf5565]

Nick Swardson had a health incident related to his drinking that almost killed him so it may have be pre or post that happening

[@TheVolginator]

That's funnier than anything in The Wrong Missy

[@robtallini1346]

I saw him do stand up a few months ago and he was actually real funny

[@nathanddrews]

He was on Spade's show a while back and he talked about how uncomfortable he was (he said he was the fattest he's ever been), but didn't specify why. In either case, Swardson is very funny on his own, but not generally funny in Sandler films. He had some great bit parts in a couple movies, but his standup and interview on Norm MacDonald Live are great.

[@BioYuGi]

Yeah when you see him on Reno 911 I think a lot of fans of that show will state his character as being one of the best recurring roles, so he can be funny but he was clearly having some health issues.

[@170AndBeyond]

I’m glad someone said this. For those that don’t know he had like 4 life threatening things happen all at once. I’m assuming this was probably right before that happened. I think he’s a good comedian, it’s just that these movies suck. I’m glad he didn’t die.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

I remember when _Blackhawk Down_ came out, I saw and heard several people complain about how it had no plot or character arcs. It actually did have both, but it didn't follow the standard three-act structure as blatantly as people expected. Oh, and also *it was based on real life.*

[@mar10ssj1]

I remember when Black Hawk Down came out and everyone saying what a badass movie it was. Eric Bana totally killed it as a frosty Special Forces operator. "This is my safety", proceeds to show his trigger finger. I still quote that to this day.

[@matman000000]

I remember when The Wolf of Wall Street came out and people were angry that Jordan Belfort didn't get a proper comeuppance or change of heart at the end of the movie.

[@dogboy0912]

@Trinket Mage I don't remember that part in Wolf of Wallstreet. It was just Shia LaBeouf riding on a motorcycle and talking about investments.

[@mar10ssj1]

@Trinket Mage "Why do I have to keep guard" "Because you're dependable" "Fucking hate being dependable"

[@toweypat]

Even if there had been no plot arc, something happened.

[@thetorp9099]

Not sure if anyone pointed this out but to even further deepen the Sandler Nepotism train Rob Schneider's Daughter is the Artist signing the song during the Face Kicking Three-Some Scene in The Wrong Missy.

[@iambeef]

Have seen Nick Swardson recently and in person at the restaurant where I (used to, hopefully will soon again) work. From what I understand, he's sober now, so my guess is any weight gain you see is a result of him not drinking or doing drugs anymore. Some people gain weight when they stop using drugs/abusing alcohol because their bodies crave a replacement for the sugar they were getting from drinking. So it might be less coke bloat and more Coke™ Bloat. Also, for what it's worth, he's always been really polite when I've served him.

[@danielmcmillan7655]

Watch his most recent Tiger Belly appearance and he ended up drinking himself into an actual coma shortly after this movie was shot and nearly died. He's sober now.

[@jpak32]

@Thoth Atlantis I know I'm probably wasting my time but I highly suggest looking into studies about that instead of just assuming it's wrong. Taking puberty blockers at a young age is easily reversible. And when the child makes this decision it's with a psychiatrist.

[@AleK0451]

@@jpak32 looking into studies pretty much proves it's wrong, like man i sure wish i had to take hormone blockers during puberty to stop me fucking killing myself

[@1917girl]

@ I like how you consider it "doing that" to a child. nobody is making their child do anything, EXCLUDING overzealous cisgender parents. getting access to hormone replacement therapy and puberty blockers isn't as easy as you think it is. you'll simply never understand by virtue of the fact that the experiences of trans people are irrelevant to you. you're speaking from a position of ignorance

[@tawdryhepburn4686]

I worked on a film set with him in 2016. He was VERY funny in his scenes and completely professional. Though yeah, he is quite bloated.

[@cubencis]

I love how EVERY other youtube channel is scared to use the words "corona virus" (because of monetization) while RLM says it excessively in the first 3 minutes

[@mrman6035]

They got that Patreon money

[@GenericProtagonist7]

They'll just engage in male prostitution to make up the difference.

[@chriscorben-green2640]

@@GenericProtagonist7 Have Mike and Jay pimped Rich Evans out?

[@owenpeake9513]

@@GenericProtagonist7 Adam Eget can give them advice on prices and bridge locations

[@Dan016]

Generic Protagonist but Rich Evans is probably out there as a Giggalo 👀

[@WaltherPPK007]

The wrong missy seems like those kind of terrible early 2000’s comedies you would watch on dish network in the middle of the day while staying home sick from jr high

[@quinn_winchell]

Oh no. Mike is at the “acceptance” stage of grief. Death is not too far off. Thanks a bunch, Adam Sandler and Happy Madison productions!

[@Sky_Guy]

Death is a stage of grief?

[@quinn_winchell]

Isaiah Sherrill In Wisconsin, anything is possible!

[@SenialHobo]

I legitimately picked Wrong Missy at random while high without watching the trailer. The first fifteen minutes was amusing under the circumstances. But eventually even being high as a kite couldn't make me laugh any more which is sad.

[@GeordiLaForgery]

You loved it come clean.

[@bobcrane812]

I could only take 15 min. It's bad enough she was loud, but almost getting him beat up was too much.

[@Reducks_again]

Oof I'm so sorry you hit rock bottom mu guy. Well bright side is it cant get worse

[@SenialHobo]

Lasted till the plane scene tbh, it was pretty clear it was only gonna get more cringey from there

[@iSango5050]

Damn even the cat in the hat live action movie seemed almost funny to me while extremely baked so this terrifies me

[@CaffeinatedKing]

I remember seeing Elephant when I was like 14-15 on TV and I was not really at the age where I could deal with slow movies but somehow I was incredibly engaged the entire time watching Elephant. The memory and feeling of watching that movie has stuck with me for well over a decade, it was really remarkable to me how it made me stop, sit and watch it unfold so slowly. Lost In Translation while a slightly different sort of movie also kept me engaged in a similar manner. So I always wondered growing up "Does that make Elephant a good movie, that it was able to have that effect?" I saw it with no real context for what it was going to be about or any expectations and I'd never heard anyone talk about it until Mike mentioned it just now in the video. I might have to check out The Assistant.

[@jvjjjvvv9157]

I hated Elephant when I first watched it as a teenager, then started to like it much more with further viewings. Same happened with Last Days. Gerry I always was mesmerized by though. I'm going to use your comment to point out that I enjoy this show mostly because of Mike and Jay's humor, demeanor and inventiveness, and despite the fact that the range of their taste and reviews is quite limited: there is a lot of pop culture and almost no arthouse stuff at all. So that's why it's always exciting for me (and almost 'sweet', because of how fond of them I am by now) to see them mention movies as avant-garde, radical and bizarre as those Gus Van Sant films. I can barely picture Mike watching something like Gerry, so it's nice to think that it could actually happen.

[@jimmyrussell127]

As someone who has had stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma, I can attest: improv is worse than cancer

[@travismcnasty51]

Is Hodgkin's the shittier one or is non Hodgkin's the shittier?

[@mateuszjesionkowski3741]

In case this is not a joke, get well bro

[@Wombatzu]

@@travismcnasty51 Non-Hodgkin's is worse. The less the cancer cells resemble normal cells, the harder it is to treat.

[@goseeaboutagirl]

I liked Whose Line Is It Anyway when it was on tho, despite sometimes being a bit cringe

[@crazychicken808]

On behalf of the state of Hawai'i, we're sorry, but the money is good.

[@MalleeMate]

The assistant is basically how it is in most cases. And I think the point really flew over a lot of people's heads because of that. But it's also pretty fucked, and that's the point. This is a lot of people's normal.

[@chestersnapdragonmcphistic579]

I would be hesitant to say that most executives are comparable to Weinstein. That seems like much too big of a generalization.

[@heyitsme4751]

"Just watch a Wes Anderson film; they're all the same" That's gonna make some people mad Edit: I agree with most of yall (I like Wes Anderson's stylistic uniformity)

[@SumDumGy]

Not me. I’m sure I’ve seen one or more of his movies but I’ll be damned if I know...

[@yoteawhirl1987]

It's all the same kind of mad though.

[@TankDerek]

As a Wes Anderson fan, I do have to admit that the themes, blocking, set design, story arcs, and levels of whimsy are pretty much all the same in every film. But each film has different enough characters and settings to feel distinct and unique enough to be worth watching. It's like poetry, it rhymes.

[@KingKimwer]

@@TankDerek thats why i liked one of his earliest works, Bottle Rocket. It didnt have as many of his gimmicks in it.

[@CautiousKieran]

Bottle Rockets different. Then they all the same.

[@Kladyos]

My favorite local theater (four screens) is officially closing on June 7th after struggling through lockdown and strongarming from Costco. The first film I remember seeing there was Aladdin, the last was Godzilla: King of the Monsters. 35 years of actual good popcorn, comfy seats and fond memories all gone like tears in rain...

[@manwiththem9]

I’m sorry to hear that man. Stuff like that is always hard to hear.

[@TankDerek]

...Strongarming from Costco?

[@billtree52]

How is Costco putting a movie theater out of business?

[@river_brook]

@@billtree52 not knowing anything about their local situation, I'm guessing that the Costco movie ticket deals weren't being very nice to the theater?

[@nonconnahordeath]

That serious of a vocal fry is as good as a signed confession from Swardson that he has a coke problem.

[@herlescraft]

Rich Evans's deepfakes have gotten pretty good haven't they

[@templar19]

I REALLY hope that review of The Assistant was written by a real doctor.

[@vituperation]

Pretty sure that was Mike making that one up. Hold on, let me check the reviews. Hahaha, nope! I was wrong. It's a real review.

[@uncreativepanda]

@Erik Lerström Regardless of whether or not the movie is good, that was a fucking funny review.

[@publiusventidiusbassus1232]

​@Erik Lerström Or maybe he just didn't like the movie and it has nothing to do with intelligence. And picking movies is always a crapshoot. Even if everyone recommends something, and you're 100% interested in watching it it can always end up sucking. I highly doubt the guy had any time to search, pick and choose any movie in advance if he's being worked to the bone.

[@templar19]

@Erik Lerström Your life must be terribly boring.

[@mikekz4489]

I don’t know, if I was tired as fuck from work I think the last thing I’d want to do is watch that is unfamiliar to me. It’s more of a comfort program situation.

[@joshsilva3241]

I watched The Assistant after seeing video and i have to say - i really liked it! What a great and subtle performance by Julia G. Sure, it's a simple story, but written and paced out very well. I say bravissimo to this film and its makers. Good job!

[@DennisJDoesVoice]

Posted 16 seconds ago?! I have never been closer to Mike than I am right now.

[@SoojArt]

if Mike doesn't sing "Pure Imagination" during the Willy Wonka review I riot

[@Johnny_Rico.You_Know_WhatTo_Do]

@@SoojArt At least you would have a valid reason

[@TheLastHylianTitan]

Mike: “there are regular people, and there are people who laugh at improv” Me, a long time fan of Whose Line Is It Anyway: 😭 😭 😭

[@dansmith1661]

Negative 1000 points for Mike

[@piggybackshiggy]

@@dansmith1661 I think he is coming more from the small theater improv shows. Could be wrong, but that's what I gathered from what he said.

[@frankmerker630]

Yeah 100 percent he is referring to stage improv shows, which is completely different a produced-for-tv show with improv elements

[@lordoshower3478]

Frank Merker And he’s referring to the vast number of amateur ones, ones that play those silly games. But there’s that 1%...

[@cocharles563]

He means: they're not funny but still have an improv show because mom said " you should do comedy". Basically, every Adam Sandler movie after Happy Gilmore.

[@TheMarkoSeke]

If Jay shaved his beard and left the mustache he'd look like the Anchorman.

[@MrManologrande]

I would pay to watch a documentary of Rich Evans getting ripped, just sayin' .

[@the_booontch]

From Rich Evans to Ripped Evans, an inspiration to many.

[@mikerosoft1009]

I'd donate to that. And if he doesn't get ripped he gets none of the money.

[@tamlandipper29]

I think you could fairly accurately simulate the entire thing by making a tray of milk bread buns and dusting it with yak hair. The transition from hairy glutinous pasty mess to golden brown hardened hairy mess will be perfect. I am of course assuming that Mike will smear Rich with a coating of egg half way through.

[@MegaMan-bs3oy]

OH GOD I read that as "getting raped". I laughed then re read then laughed even harder. Him being raped seems WAY more likely.

[@sfasfads]

Rich Evans's How To Really Train for Mass. To be fair, Rich could print money live streaming about whatever.

[@courtg1545]

RLM is number nine in trending KZbin’s doing one thing right today.

[@sailingyachtlifevsyeanonot7621]

R > B

[@EditorialJoe]

To successfully get everything wrong all the time would take a level of intelligence that Susan and her millennial content management army don't have.

[@seditiouswalrus]

Pandering review for the "The Assistant" yep I'm sure they are getting paid for that one.

[@luckyspurs]

I can't instantly watch a Half in the Bag episode. I have to prepare myself, get the mood right, really take in the gravity of the enjoyment to follow and then settle down into it. See you in a few hours then.

[@curleyqreviews9793]

It's been an hour. I'm gonna watch it without you.

[@itsd0nk]

Gotta light some mood candles and get that lube ready

[@SergioLeRoux]

There is a good reason to laugh at improv shows, and it is that if you're watching improv, it's because a friend of yours is in it and he sorta guilted you into going and watching, and you don't want them to feel bad about being unfunny.

[@ShadowAkatora]

I'm a little annoyed that Adam Sandler keeps getting away with his vacations masquerading as movies. But at least he takes cares of his friends financially. I gotta give him that.

[@HAL-zx1bw]

Talking of ''coke bloating'', hope Rich Evans is alright.

[@Crocalu]

Don't worry, the coke is purer in Mejico

[@bennysizzle79]

He's not. At all.

[@valotron]

No worries - it's only type 13 DIABETES

[@convexsix]

Don’t say that he comes from a drug family

[@Ektalon]

That’s cake bloating . . .

[@ShoRyuBarbie]

Wait a second. Mike's been advocating the closure of movie theaters for quite some time now. Is HE responsible for the corona virus?! Close Old Venues In- Definitely Oh my Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!!!

[@sterlinga8307]

no it was the Chinese.

[@haggler]

Sterling A straight to the point...

[@Aniaas1]

@@sterlinga8307 Wait... Mike's Chinese? This explains everything!

[@angelbangtana9885]

Well he fucked up star wars by putting JJ in charge so anything is possible

[@smeebs]

@NanuNanu81 His cover as a VCR repairman is also completely unbelievable. Every time he tries to "fix" a VCR he just smashes it to bits with a hammer!

[@redheron4321]

Just watched The Assistant. It is indeed very boring. But boy did I find it great. Great filmmaking. Great subject. Great angle. Thanks for the recommandation.

[@redheron4321]

​@Sterling Archer You mean the Inarritu movie with Brad Pitt? Why that one in particular? Not sure I see the connection... (also, didn't really like it that much, tbh).

[@healingchurchpotluck5352]

The rest of the rlm crew has a major advantage in the hair cut department.

[@sambingham1196]

The Wrong Missy is like a straight to DVD comedy that was shat out during the 00's. That being said it's no surprise it rates higher with audiences, they tend to go for crap like this.

[@fyxation]

Right? Cringe humor should have stayed in the 00's and died there.

[@Johnny_Rico.You_Know_WhatTo_Do]

@Johnnie Walker That would have actually made it an interesting film.

[@rmpumper]

Mike, you laughed at Jay's 'this is worse than my last flight' improv joke.

[@stefan1024]

I love Mike hating stuff for no reason. Makes him appear almost human.

[@notquitemytempo1353]

Jesus, why is everyone keep confusing things in this comment section? A joke someone comes up with in a conversation isn't what he's talking about when he's talking about improv. Have you ever seen Whose Line Is It Anyway? That's what improv comedy is, the "yes, and" type of improv/performance/comedy. That's what he says he doesn't like, not every joke everyone ever came up with on the spot in a conversation. That would be absurd, don't you think?

[@johnholland9371]

BUSTED!!!😅😅😅

[@edgarjhernandez5030]

@@notquitemytempo1353 and I'm pretty sure the last scene with rich took days of writing

[@patriciapandacoon7162]

@@notquitemytempo1353 it always amuses me when I see pedants pedantically nitpicking other pedants

[@windwind3170]

*Mike complains about Improv humor being for dumb people* Jay: *Laughs*

[@chucklebutt4470]

Hahah, this randomly reminded me of when I was probably 13 and met one of my good friends who was 18. We were into dungeons and dragons and shit, but one day I asked him why he hangs out with me, and he said "You laugh at all my jokes!" 😄

[@matthewcollins4773]

That you, Mano'har?

[@aslkjdflkadsjkgjhri]

"Imorov is for dumb people." Brilliant.

[@leetorry]

@@chucklebutt4470 thats si fucking wholesomely heartwarming. Fits our name too...

[@mrdupeep]

After listening to Tiger Belly it sounds like Nick Swardsen was actually later admitted into a hospital after a drinking binge that basically lasted 3 months he did almost die and I believe went into a bit of a comatose state for a while, so right on the dot really haha

[@Mizukitron]

Man, as a big fan of Lapkus from the podcast circuit, it was hard to even watch the trailer for that movie. She is a genuinely hilarious person in the right context - but the whole film feels so over-wrought, like Spade/Happy Madison/whoever was in charge were just like: 'no, we want it to be CRAZIER, like really AMP IT UP - no no like OVERDO it MORE' But who the hell is the up and coming actor - who somehow gets the paycheck and opportunity to be the lead in a Big Netflix Movie - who is going to sidle up to the fucking Happy Madison guys of all people and be like: "Hey this character is a bit too wacky and unlikable, what if I go for a more understated vibe?" *a foreign grandma falls out of her wheelchair and does a fart*

[@connorlonergan4967]

Yeah she's a great comedian. I don't blame her for taking this role because I'm sure she got a fat paycheck for it, but I agree it's still a bummer that most people will only know her for this

[@marvingardens]

There isn't an actress alive that could have made that role work.

[@epobirs]

A bunch of 'Lost' actors took up residence in Hawaii, so I'm guessing the Jorge Garcia was about availability more than anything. The production was probably after the series finale for Hawaii 5-0 wrapped, so he was at loose ends and probably has some friends somewhere in the Happy Madison extended family.

[@amazingkris]

The basic premise for The Wrong Missy actually sounds intriguing, to the point where I am certain the idea came from someone outside of Sandler's creative circle.

[@The1337Duke]

I'm pretty certain Jay is up to spending three hours on his hair to make ready for these videos. How can one man make such a journey in the world of style from "I'm in a dumb movie review with my pal, why should I spend a second fixing my hair" to "Kinda looks like i have a dedicated stylist, doesn't it? I'll never tell ;)"

[@kylo-benshapiro687]

Nick Swardson looks like a well-meaning dad that was broken from his divorce 8 years ago.

[@skarenfly]

he was divorced by his potential career in comedy

[@dogboy0912]

@@skarenfly holy fuck that cuts

[@LostCosmonauts]

36:52 "Improv is the worst thing since my son."

[@saxyrocks]

Rich Evans is a soothing salve in these troubled times.

[@danielurb01]

Plot Twist: *This whole channel is improv*

[@notanybetter5264]

They probably have a rough outline

[@kdkseven]

Improv style comedy is decidedly different from two to five guys sitting around bullshitting about movies.

[@mrzoonix6368]

That "Ghosthunting for dummies" is being read a lot it seems.

[@Spartan1853]

And unironically haha

[@VideoBakery]

I feel sympathy for the "director" of this movie. There is absolutely no way this person has any control over what is going on. These millionaire actors are there to give it their least and collect a paycheck. The camera department is there to construct scenes in the most economical way possible and go home. This movie wouldn't look any different no matter who is in the director's chair.

[@MegaZeta]

Ironically, the director's been in several Adam Sandler movies, giving it his least and collecting a paycheck

[@cocharles563]

Yes soon Tesla will branch off into automatic movie direction. It can't be any harder than navigating highway traffic.

[@InformationSuperHigh]

I feel like Lapkus has had such bad luck with onscreen roles, with her near flawless podcast record. She's like a the kid you get along with really well in one class, but they embarrass you around other friends.

[@heyyoitsmebrian]

im a big fan of L.L..... her episode of The Characters on nf is pretty great. the 13 year old kid who directed the Wrong Missy just kept on going "go bigger! go wackier!" over and over and over probably. its a horrible script too but that goes without saying. its very close to the ben stiller bomb The Heartbreak Kid.... whole movie takes place at a hotel... ben stiller keeps on trying to duck an annoying girl to go be with another girl.

[@EclecticBuddha]

It's perfectly fine to give people who seem decent and hard working a pass when something they do whiffs. We aren't perfect and it's not like most ppl in Hollywood have the option to turn down roles and make creative demands on set. If you want to be positive about it, Sandler seems to prefer to cast people who are easy to get along with and he uses the budget to basically give good people a vacation. So even if the movie is bad, everyone got paid and hopefully got to spend an extra week in Hawaii. That's the best I can do for making you feel good.

[@Knightfall182]

RLM time-traveled back to 2019.... but Rich Evans is still dead. 😬😬😬

[@CourtneyCoulson]

ST:Picard kills you backwards and forwards in time.

[@gamepoy5056]

I went to a local improv show last year, I also didn’t laugh once. Alternatively I recently watched the Middleditch & Schwartz improv special on Netflix and found myself laughing hysterically, but as I skimmed through my favorite bits I realized I wasn’t laughing at the scenarios and goofs they were making up, I was laughing at them breaking character and questioning each others’ logic of the choices they made, it was like watching a blooper reel. So I guess for me it depends on the performers and their chemistry 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@tivvy2vs21]

Only good improv is oneyplays

[@Ninjaleprachaun1]

I really like Lauren Lapkus in podcasts and in other things, but it sucks that this movie, one of her big breaks, used her in such a dumb way.

[@ToySouljah.]

Yeah she was also alright in her short time of Orange is the New Black, but here geez.

[@TheZAPcon]

man i came to say the same thing. i only really know her from I4H but she's always been one of my favorite names to see pop up on that show. shame that they typecast her so damn hard in this movie. it just looks unwatchable. hopefully it doesn't ruin her chances at better spots in the future. her role in the two ferns movie had a much better balance of wackiness with actual personality.

[@barrierloss]

She's honestly hilarious whenever she's doing improv or when she is around anyone that isn't adam sandler.

[@MarvelousMusicmmusic]

She was also in the horrible Sherlock & Holmes which she was also horrible in

[@kt2725]

I just watched the The Earliest Show with her and Ben Schwartz produced by Funny or Die and she’s excellent!

[@Dexter13th]

Damn, that Missy-Character tries so hard to be the next Tom Green its mind-boggling

[@frankmerker630]

The thing is thought that unless it actually is improv the awfulness lies entirely in the writing and the direction

[@nickchavarria8052]

Frank Merker I could kinda respect her performance a little if that was all improv. But very very little

[@piercegardner3207]

"There's normal people, then there's people who laugh at improv." Playing Next: Baby's Day Out Plinkett Review

[@PatricksCrazyPlace]

"It-is-what-it-is-ness" is the word of the day.

[@standup109]

I remember writing this after seeing Citizen Cane

[@luvmatic]

The Wrong Missy literally compelled me to tweet Adam Sandler that he has killed my life long love of cinema.

[@johnsnider8236]

Adam is laughing all the way to the bank and could not care less about your (or Mine) opinion.

[@MOS-rs8bt]

He doesnt look like he enjoys laughter any more

[@MikeMan1060]

At this point I think he makes these movies specifically to see how far he can take it

[@sterlinga8307]

It was still better than the Assistant.

[@kostajovanovic3711]

@@sterlinga8307 doubt

[@ronaldderosa]

I watched "The Assistant" after RLM's review. Without having the premise explained my Mike and Jay, I question if I would have been one of those "it's so boring" reviewers. I thought it was good.

[@shonuff0330]

Spoilers: Willy Wonka is an upcoming re:View

[@LeoPuppytime]

Wow! I’m so happy you guys reviewed ‘The Assistant’ and glad you liked it! Half the folk who saw it at the theater I work at thought nothing happened too and this is in a self-satisfied ‘movie’ town.

[@benvoliothefirst]

This formula of "One movie you've heard of, and one actual, good film," is great, and I hope it gives more people an appreciation for quality film making.

[@osmiphos9061]

I want an Adam Sandler Cinematic Universe now

[@kmc672]

LOL

[@noidontlikeu]

Uncut Gems is the first movie in the Adam Sandler cinematic universe, not many know this

[@ObiTrentKenobi]

Done.

[@WanderingChin]

I've had about fifteen recommendations before this to watch 'The Wrong Missy' Guess I'll base my entire outlook and feelings on the movie based on what these two hacks have to say...

[@sambingham1196]

Are your friends as dumb as you? Because that would explain an awful lot.

[@xraxisxtremestream1511]

The fifteen people who recommended "The Wrong Missy" probably watch "Ow My Balls" and belly laugh the whole time.

[@sambingham1196]

@@winterc.2476 Superhero movies are rightly criticized, they are formulaic and rarely take any risks.

[@WanderingChin]

@@sambingham1196 Not quite as dumb as me, because I haven't seen it yet. But again, RedLetterMedia is a personality and dictates my entire taste in digital media.

[@italianstallion7272]

I have learned to trust no one except these guys for movie recommendations

[@spetcnaz83]

Say what you want about Adam Sandler, but the guy is a good friend. Keeps his buddies well employed.

[@DatCameraMON]

I was so happy when Mike said they had "talked about Willy Wonka recently". I was so happy for that half second before the "Coming Soon" came up and went, "Dammit! You frauds!"

[@atoonproductions]

what were you expecting ?