Silicon Valley Takes on Silicon Valley: Inside HBO’s Hit Show - FULL CONVERSATION

Co-creator Mike Judge, executive producer Alec Berg, and stars Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, and Amanda Crew on playing tech on TV. Moderated by Rashida Jones.
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Silicon Valley Takes on Silicon Valley: Inside HBO’s Hit Show - FULL CONVERSATION

[@QuantumBraced]

The thing I love most about Silicon Valley is that they didn't dumb it down and they used all real tech language and real stuff -- might have taken liberties somewhere, but the foundation was all accurate, and they managed to make it understandable even to people who aren't into computers. It just goes to show, you have to respect your audience and you get great results.

[@Evija3000]

Bernice got it.

[@MS-il3ht]

Not like The Big BANG Theory!

[@garyshamoyan8749]

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[@nondescriptbeing5944]

Similar with Mr. Robot

[@HeadstudiosAu]

Also keep in mind not dumbing it down actually requires more skill - because you have to actually go and consult with experts. While if you just leave comedy writers with no experts they'll come up with random stuff because they don't know what they're talking about. I never groaned while watching Silicon Valley as a tech guy it's surprising how much stuff was grounded in reality and real - while also being over the top. Such a brilliant show.

[@dodgermaven]

Beavis & Butthead, Office Space, King of the Hill, Idiocracy, Silicon Valley... Mike Judge is an absolute genius.

[@gracjanrotke]

Agreed!

[@Thegbear]

Don’t forget Daria

[@armpit_farts7327]

Extract got low reviews but is a PERFECTLY Mike Judge movie and if you like his sense of humor, you will love it. Love that movie.

[@TalkingRaisin]

I bet Rashida wanted the Monica role.

[@AkilaDJ]

Dinesh arrives @ 4:25 😆

[@TranOfficial]

Holy shit TJ Miller has impeccable comedic timing. That very last punchline was 10/10

[@gateauxq4604]

Like a gun! but DEAR GOD he is almost as much of a walking id as Erlich

[@jheckerman]

the section around 18:30 is particularly funny... "eh-lahn müsk"

[@DirtyPoopers]

And he ended on a call back joke to book-end it. That's professionalism right there, kinda stuff you'd expect from top a ranked actor that has appeared in prestigious films such as Yogi Bear. It really is true, "Life is a pic-a-nic"

[@hashbrown12321]

This statement has veracity

[@HughGuiney]

Ross Champion lmao

[@emorization]

The vibe is so awakaward

[@MoeBulle]

I thought there wasn't an audience until 3:13 when I turned the brightness up, either they are the most polite or unresponsive people ever.

[@xS3NTRYx]

Rashida Jones, you are one of the most beautiful people to ever grace the earth!

[@A_A_K_123]

she is a delightful land mermaid

[@Pravasith]

Stop it Amy Poehler, we know it's you

[@DutchRivers]

Best comedy in years, Mike Judge continues to make pure gold!

[@bernadettelindres9381]

Actually makes sense that Russ is based on Mark Cuban

[@MahawarProductions]

+Bernadette Lindres Him and Sean Parker

[@boxer12350]

Bernadette Lindres is he?

[@moeezS]

Russ says the exact same thing Mark Cuban once said about sitting naked and refreshing to check when he's hitting a billion, just with some added swears and a dick joke XD

[@Ihavetoreturnsomevideotapes]

Sean Parker

[@Ihavetoreturnsomevideotapes]

Napster

[@makavelismith]

Rashida Jones. That is all.

[@kaygrass]

+Dermot Moriarty Yeah, she's awful right? Uninteresting and interrupting the comedians while they're making jokes. She did it with TJ Miller 3 times...fuckin stupid annoying bitch.

[@makavelismith]

That's not hat I was getting at. . . at all. good luck being a bitch tho.

[@makavelismith]

***** I dunno but you're definitely a bitch.

[@makavelismith]

***** That was an obstacle that i was hoping to keep private, sad fuck :D

[@kaygrass]

Dermot Moriarty Well played dipshit.

[@n5446813]

ANNE PERKINS!

[@SamP-sk4pl]

This whole vid is worth watching just for the way TJ Miller says "Elon Musk" at 18:30

[@Zmunk19]

terrible audience

[@r3d0c]

under appreciated panel, tj miller is comic genius

[@BdR76]

Why didn't the audience ask more questions!? Who selects the hip hop end credit songs? And how does that music relate to the story? Will Mike Judge ever make a cameo on the show? What would they do with the show should the tech bubble burst? etc.

[@TheDjkillahoe]

+BdR76 you should have been there, you would've been great

[@Xanderall]

Yeah, it was like they were dazed or something. I would ask the actors where they got their shoes or whatever. Anything but staying silent!

[@iPartyHardcore]

The music doesn't have to relate to the story it's just someone thought that song would sound and make the shot look really badass and it did.

[@niksybiksy]

And who came up with ''chortling on my balls'' joke?

[@ggwhhbb1822]

i think there is a tapeout or release in google that day. thats why audience did not ask question

[@andrewc9945]

I love this show! Episode 1 of season 3 was a great opener. Can't wait to see what's to come.

[@ShreyasBharadwaj]

That comment by TJ Miller about Entourage and Hollywood celebrity culture is pure GOLD!

[@investigate3_11]

T. J. Miller is a fucking legend, man. His comedic timing and delivery are on fucking point. I love that dude.

[@methmabandara478]

'It's just you know T.J .. MILLING about the wards ..' well played my whimsical friend, well-played.

[@gerrydooley951]

I just discovered this show about a month ago , watched it all, sad I'm done, looking forward to season 6 in October.

[@jonathaone]

" eileen mosque " lmao

[@GOD999MODE]

10:45 Mike Judge asks a question, did Rashida answer it without it being directed to her? Lmao

[@whattowatchrightnow]

Great show. Interesting interview. Dead audience. Where were they?

[@2011blueman]

+Jody Robert Ford It's a nerd audience. Give them a break.

[@joeyclemenza7339]

In their defense, the theater was probably jam packed with a bunch of socially awkward dweebs.

[@eliotwinchell1715]

+Jody Robert Ford I think they weren't mic'd well

[@HUinstinct]

It's the vanity fair new establishment summit. I would blow my brains out.

[@XEddieX24]

Jody Robert Ford honesty TJ Miller said it in the beginning, they are all 20-30 and are addicted to their phones like a bunch of clones. Probably on Snapchat or IG. These people can’t even enjoy a concert without their phones. Sad reality but it’s true.

[@winniecheoh3823]

19:00 that laugh..

[@xXInfinateHorizonXx]

Anyone catch the part in this where they asked for questions, see movement but then realize the people were just leaving? Rather similar to Gavin Belson in season 4 :O

[@yung_broccolini]

Awesome interview, awful crowd. p.s. you can just hear the smallest inkling of Hank Hill in Mike Judge's voice

[@top1percent424]

TJ Miller be like "Maniacs" 😂😂😂

[@plexus]

what an amazing audience!

[@edwardduarte7393]

I binged it on a Sunday night I looked at my phone and it was 4:30am.

[@samwalters9712]

Beautiful, beautiful Ann.

[@skhanifar]

where can I get one of those chairs?

[@ludel3539]

Where the fuck is Gilfoyle?

[@Chaaos2]

Nice gold chain TJ.. Rashida Jones on point!

[@brunonbierzeniuk1064]

Love the show! So good.

[@karthikmucheli7930]

need more episodes.. longer episodes also..

[@graffitiabcd]

What's the outro tune?

[@tomlee45]

its sad that nobody was asking questions....SMH

[@gracjanrotke]

Mike Judge is a genius!!!

[@connerfarrell]

I like how Waze is now used by like everyone for directions, lol

[@bshwkrec.7189]

Its not really a Silicon Valley cast interview without Kumail Nanjiani.

[@AndreaMagni77]

Googling "Tip to tip" you actually get the intended result

[@oguzhanyucel6257]

These two women just description of my beauty vision. OMG! I like the show but I only watched for these two perfect women

[@rphuntarchive1]

Rashida is so brilliant, she is perfect for this.

[@garybraden7865]

Amanda Crew's character is the grand niece of Monty Hall.

[@Neurotripsicks]

Welp, now I know where Mike came up with the Butthead "uhhhh"

[@PrinceBejita]

where is the part where jones stands up?

[@theaquexican]

Call me crazy, but the outro on this video is the inside out theme but sped up...

[@ncdfan]

So awkward. So awesome.

[@bakjamgaiass]

Wait, a sec, this is the Mike Judge of "King of the Hill? " This guy is a God!!

[@Caryutunarkzew]

Amanda Crew & Rashida Jones . Two Beauties in the same room, UGGGGH ;-)

[@Kekejackel]

What's up with the Inside Out music at the end

[@Experternas]

Oh I loved when he said "Militant atheists". I have never heard anyone say that before while I've been using it myself for 40 years.

[@rphuntarchive1]

How did no one ask questions?!

[@Phi1618033]

Tough room

[@Stopwar1234]

RASHIDAAAAAAAAA

[@dreamtimer1467]

T. J Miller being Erlich Bachman

[@caesarmatty]

One of them is the least attractive to person i have ever seen. I'm not going to say who.

[@Fetsa95]

👀

[@lnfreeman]

that Prayer app with the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of. Regardless of whether you're a Believer, the whole point of prayer if they have a personal connection with your deity or whatever. it's about communing. WTF would you have a phone do it for you?

[@sharthakghosh970]

T.J Miller is just amazing.

[@ZRobertson91]

Come on. TJ had to ask himself if anyone had heard of GrubHub?! Geez

[@Sonsequence]

Russ Hanneman seems more like an older version of Sean Parker. The heavy partier, portrayed as obnoxious in the Social Network, famous for making money at the turn of the millenium for putting music on the internet (Napster).

[@PapaDan95]

All I know is that I NEED a Dior purse

[@jauipop]

The irony of Hollywood talking about how Silicon Valley is ridiculous... Because... They're kind of one in the same.

[@calkelpdiver]

What! No Gilfoyle?! I'm out of here. Hail Satan!

[@havek23]

She needs to wear pencil skirts all the time

[@joshuaoha]

I love all of Mike Judge's stuff. He's one of my all time favorite comedy writers. But he's, surprisingly, not very funny in real life.

[@ihazthots]

T.J hands down the funniest on this stage.

[@MultiFreelover]

that is a good interviewer

[@Phi1618033]

Fun Fact: Thomas Middleditch is not Jewish, but Rashida Jones is.

[@j102srf]

Thomas points out the redundancy of saying "LAN network". That's me guys. I'm that guy. Fuck.

[@MatthiasTTV]

Jeez TJ looks like he doesn't get along with Amanda. She corrects him at 22:50 and he looks absolutely pissed.

[@larryfisherman6449]

I’m absolutely pissed at you because ur time stamp brought me directly to an ad

[@MatthiasTTV]

@@larryfisherman6449 Oops, sorry. I have my ad blocker on for everything except channels I want to support so didn't even realize.

[@1738Crafting]

😭😭😭 amazing catch.

[@gabesolomon4887]

You know how I know Rashida is a Comedian's Comedian? 5 years working with Rob Lowe and I never saw her lick her lips looking at him like she does at 1:28 looking at Mike Judge.

[@williamjoostjr6571]

Was there tension with TJ and Tom with Rashida?

[@jagjitroudh9894]

Wow. These guys bombed hard. Lol

[@KentrYT]

Anne Perkins! :-)

[@786sami786]

It seems as though Rashida doesn't appreciate TJ's awesomeness.

[@swordsmaster15]

They didn't do any prep for this. Rashida Jones prepped and did her best to keep the flow going. The audience is too timid or too serious or dead to laugh.

[@nicklegorrec6859]

we love Rashida

[@samdiego1965]

Why did Rashida Jones, of all people, moderate this?

[@ronaldliew7045]

Dude.... Waze is an amazing app........

[@scottchoi2720]

LoL freaking awesome. Love TJ Miller. Not literally.

[@ichiroku]

this is so awkward

[@theyruinedyoutubeagain]

That was so damn good. I'm impressed but not really surprised, they have an A+ team. Rashida was awesome trying and not really succeeding to stay serious.

[@egyptianluvr9223]

The questions i'd ask........

[@deadc0ded]

Total disappointment: big round ZERO questions about Aviato :)

[@albarleta2511]

Tough crowd

[@aristip9428]

"Success is one of the possible outcomes" "Failure is the most likely outcome" I like the show, season 1 was the weakest and season 2 the strongest.

[@harendrasingh_22]

25:31 awesome joke

[@ridedirect9114]

didnt alec berg write on seinfeld as well?

[@eddiemc86]

Yep and curb your enthusiasm

[@michaelchen3565]

those chairs do not look comfortable.

[@elansings]

Damn, I love rashida Jones.

[@FukU2222]

I'm glad i'm stoned to watch this, very lacking in energy and a lot less funny than I thought, lel. still entertained....

[@ian9outof10]

Watch the Google interview with them. It's really good, merciless mocking of them.

[@lllovegunlll7907]

I love this shining legs.

[@frederikduplessis4126]

elawn moosk .. for fuck sake

[@elucia12]

rashida was not the right host for this

[@whaddup5417]

elucia12 I think she unintentionally was the perfect host

[@G7130]

Richard's character needs to develop. Every episode is funny but depressing.

[@dormamu1798]

And at the end he never developed

[@knawledgemann]

Ann Perkins!

[@justingriffin2546]

Pity the audience wasn't awake for this...

[@Magnificafoto]

Awesome show and cast but Rashida kinda made the interview a bit boring