The Office's Ed Helms Wants to Disarm You - Speakeasy

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Ed Helms (The Office, The Daily Show, The Hangover) sits down with Paul F. Tompkins to talk about his early idolization of comedians, getting started in comedy, auditioning for The Daily Show, working on The Office, and the success of The Hangover.
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[@lenakingsleigh]

Whenever Ed is talking about something I feel like I'm being sucked into the conversation, like I'm really there, listening to him. He's just a really awesome dude. Ri di di di doooooo

[@handaloo]

I have a complaint. These shows are too short. I need more! :) such a great show, great guests and Ed Helm seems like such a great guy. Thanks guys!

[@mistermaintainer9553]

Hope some authoritative figure reads this: these interviews are really exceptional - professional but in a much more intimate and sincere way and subsequently the conversation and atmosphere is several cuts above standard talk show format. Keep this quality up and I truly believe that you'll overtake the traditional format in no time. Good day

[@javi253]

Fantastic, Helms' the kind of guy I'd like to have a nice chat with

[@thisisitali]

This is the most underrated talk show on the planet. Literally a conversation with a friend, every time.

[@CullenCochran]

brutally honest interview. really great

[@ConvosTV]

Great conversation! Thanks for this.

[@lthornto95]

Quality as always. I do love the episodes where the guest gets into it and Paul can just listen.

[@LXIX_]

Any chance you guys could get H. Jon Benjamin on the show?

[@joeldomenichini5038]

PLEEEAAASE!!!!!!!!!

[@butterfingersman]

love this interview so much!!!! 50 comments is a travesty for the great work yall did in 2014.

[@beckyleonardis6331]

Watching Ed during this interview was the best part of my day! Nobody makes me laugh like him. He has this soothing presence about him. He's very intelligent, sweet and charming! I have such a crush on him!

[@eld6134]

He was great looking back then. I love hearing him talk too. So much substance unlike a lot of actors

[@bensley56]

i love PFT's listening face.

[@SuperBoppaFreakwalizer]

Always glad to see a new Speakeasy.

[@eleo_b]

I liked the end, with the different person starting a rival blue grass festival. "Is that gonna be a problem?" "-a little bit...". That made me laugh.

[@1dirkmanchest]

PFT did seem somewhat reserved in this episode. No mention of the drinks, which are major part of the show as well., but Mr Helms is rather reserved himself. This seemed to be a much more serious and introspective interview. I came away with a new found respect for this serious actor. And as always enjoyed PFT, because he is Paul F Tompkins. A professional actor with insightful questins and immpecable tast in suits.

[@jonathanwilkinson5370]

I actually never really like Ed Helms in most of things he's in. I don't know why, I'm working on that, but this just being him is fantastic! I really enjoy Ed as Ed.

[@micomator]

What have you seen him in? I might be able to recommend some stuff

[@MrVehicularmanslaugh]

he's totally typecast as a way more uptight and sort of passive aggressive person, and i think he has visually offensive clothing worked into his contract or something. but yeah he busted balls to get where he's at, and some say that playing the straight guy is more difficult than being the funny one, i dunno i dont act

[@michaeleisenberger1413]

Interview with Will Arnett

[@winstonbartlett8612]

Love Ed! Paul was suprisingly flat on this one.

[@MrVehicularmanslaugh]

He must have been working out

[@Jybgame]

Wonderful, sirs.

[@ptanyuh]

My favourite part of PFT and this show is that he always has the same drink as his guest. Long Live Mr. Peanutbutter

[@misterbruno]

Am I the only one who hasn't seen The Hangover?

[@MrVehicularmanslaugh]

ive only seen the second one. im confident my brain is better at stretching the material than hollywood is. i strongly dislike when zach galifianakis is typecast as a dumbass. his new show Baskets is wonderful, he plays two twins, Chip n Dale

[@emilybalcerak7861]

Ri-di-di-di-do

[@14megamichael14]

I think I prefer the episodes where it's more of a laid back dialogue. There are a lot of straight up interview shows that dive into the careers of the guests. On this show I prefer when Paul and the guest just bullshit. Not a bad episode though.

[@m4cktheknife28]

Like the verb. Great.

[@tamduong7261]

the video image is too poor, you need to fix it more

[@foghlaidh]

PFT was a bit distant in this one.

[@mnchls]

I got that sense too. Maybe he and Ed aren't too chummy off-camera and that bled over into the interview? As much as I really dig Helms, he comes off as a little too goody-goody sometimes, almost to the point where he kinda strikes me as disingenuous. I dunno. I'm probably reading into this too much.

[@jeffdustin]

I took that as following his interviewee. Ed Helms wasn't making jokes so PFT was matching his style. I think his interviewing skill is razor sharp.

[@dresdenvisage]

jeffdustin Agreed. Helms wasn't being funny, just doing a standard interview, so PFT just echoed his energy, which was barely any at all.

[@umphreak9999]

why oh why didn't PFT interview Eugene Mirman, or Kristen Schaal for that matter!? Bring PFT back (ugh russel pettters, i won't even spell his name right anymore) and make this happen!

[@AdisNukicCaptainBosnia93]

stu price

[@ViperFoe]

Who did the daily show before John Stewart??

[@umphreak9999]

+ViperFoe Craig Kilborn, former ESPN Sportcenter anchor. He's gone on to do some writing but has pretty much disappeared (originated the moment of zen which was just a clip from a kung fu movie of a guy crushing another dudes head)

[@TheDarthmitch]

Get Doug Stanhope on the show!

[@umphreak9999]

+TheDarthmitch it would be funny watching him flopsweat while the empty beer bottles pile up along the bar, but I doubt he would want to talk about himself in this context for more than 5 minutes

[@TrentVandal]

Always get him confused with SNL alumni Jason Sudeikis.

[@baronroaster404]

I did the same thing for sooo long

[@hereticerik]

His name is "Egg Helms". Get it right.

[@lucasclayton3493]

Pause at 16:45

[@HamIam1278]

+Lucas Clayton why?????Nothing happened wrowst commetn 2016.

[@rectalimplosion]

Fred Whelms, though handsome, could stand to lose a few pounds. Nonetheless, I'd let him punch my wall.

[@HamIam1278]

+Gitfacehal back wall

[@ChrisDynamo]

That rare boring guest.

[@tarahogan1813]

Ed Helm was the worst part of American version of The Office lol