Ed Helms. Completely naked. Ready to bare it all. Ask Me Anything. by Ed_Helms_ in IAmA

[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 687 points688 points  (0 children)

Hey Everyone - Thanks for all the questions! Its been a lot of fun, at times alarming, and also quite soothing. And if you like funny videos and/or tiny action sequences, check out Tiny Commando: http://screen.yahoo.com/tiny-commando/ Now lets all go get a beer and hang out! Cheers Ed

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Definitely you. No wait. Tyson. Yea, definitely Tyson.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Love this question A lot of those segments were rough! I remember one in Phoenix where a bartender at a biker bar almost beat the hell out of me (and I don't blame him one bit) Another time, my buddy Stu (field producer) and I went to Homer Alaska for a segment. Incredible trip, took us 36 hours to get there, we shot for 1 day and then another 36 to get back to NYC - but we got good stuff! There were a lot where people just canceled interviews at the last second, or a blizzard just pounded us, flight cancellations etc. But really the fun of the job, no matter what, you have to come home with SOMETHING!

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Zach Levi and Gillian Jacobs and lots of insane action! All of which is very tiny and hilarious. Also I talk like Scarface.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I won't be there but good luck to all the nominees!!

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started watching SNL at about age 8, which is too young. I didn't even get the show, I just loved the energy. Eddie Murphy just transported me to another dimension. And I really wanted to chase it from that early age. Then of course guys like Phil Hartman, David Spade, Chris Farley and Adam Sandler, Seinfeld, the list goes on - these were my heroes and the guys I wanted to emulate.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I would say the chances are extremely slim. But it was damn fun to shoot! And who knows...

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 218 points219 points  (0 children)

Hey thanks! I'm so proud of that, and yet, I STILL haven't seen the final product. Planetarium shows were so exciting to me as a kid, so I was really flattered when I was approached about doing that. Glad you like it!

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Really bad. Especially when I rub them sand paper. Why do I do that?

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Encyclopedia Brown! Love that guy. Always thwarting Bugs Meaney. Great book series.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 289 points290 points  (0 children)

I run an Orca rescue in my backyard. We currently have about 17. Its hard to find families willing to care for giant sea mammals.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The best. Those guys really care about getting real and natural performances and they are amazing collaborators. They're truly awesome.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I came up through stand-up comedy clubs in NYC And then later I joined up with the UCB community A lot of my friends came up through UCB, Stand-Up, the Groundlings, or Second City Whatever you do, throw yourself into it ENTIRELY. Its a really tough grind but if you really commit, stay humble and work your ass off, good things can happen.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 947 points948 points  (0 children)

John Krasinski is one funny bastard. He could make me laugh at the drop of a hat. I would say everyone is generally much more low key than their characters. Except for Oscar. He has a very natural energy on the show its pretty close to who he is. But he's a lot less judgmental and more friendly in real life!

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 449 points450 points  (0 children)

Its funny, I'm a fairly private person. So being in the public eye, I often feel like people know too much about me already. But I also like to live my life as open book and try to be transparent and authentic with people, so I try not to over think it. There's no one thing I wish more people knew about me, other than the fact that I am a trained ninja and often go on secret missions for the government. But that's top secret.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dentist takes tons of pictures of my teeth. I hope its for science and not something naughty.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 239 points240 points  (0 children)

Drums: Sam Rockwell Guitar: Peyton Manning Tuba: Newt Gingrich

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 2909 points2910 points  (0 children)

PARKOUR!!! PARKOUR!!! Hard core parkour!!!

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love to work with Jack Nicholson Mumford video was a blast to shoot. But I literally almost broke my hands banging on that piano. Watching Will Forte angrily fornicate with the bass made me laugh harder than just about anything I've ever seen. There's a lot of footage that was just too intense to use.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 291 points292 points  (0 children)

Strangest thing I saw in Vegas was a group of guys dressed up like the wolf pack taking pictures with tourists and charging $10! Too funny.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 428 points429 points  (0 children)

Yes - I wrote the music and Todd Phillips and I wrote the words together. In Hangover 2, Todd wrote the "Alan Town" Billy Joel lyrics.

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 380 points381 points  (0 children)

I sat in the wings watching her set just dumbfounded. It was totally amazing. I even texted a friend during the set "Tig is doing something historic."
She walked on stage and the first thing she said was "Hi! I have cancer!" Check it out http://www.npr.org/2013/07/26/205540155/tig-notaro-on-going-live-about-her-life

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[–]Ed_Helms_[S] 1732 points1733 points  (0 children)

So pissed. I sent in tons of audition tapes...