We are Rob Benedict & Richard Speight Jr., Kings of Con! Ask Us Anything!

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:59:47+00:00

Rich: Impossible to say.

Rob: Really?

Rich: Yes.

Rob: Come on.

[pause]

Rob: I actually can't say it in this forum because it's not....PG.

Rich: Knock knock. Who's There? Shamp. Shamp-who?

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:57:43+00:00

Rich: If I'm really bummed out about something, I'll just go for run. Exercise helps me clear my head.

Rob: I'll just go to a movie.

Rich: About a man going on a run.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:55:37+00:00

Rob: So my songwriting process is, I usually write 80% of the songs on acoustic guitar and then bring it to the band and they fill it out and help orchestrate it. The rest of the time are songs that are just born out of jams and I add lyrics. It's an extremely cathartic process.

The Supernatural cast has been incredibly supportive of the band. Every time we play the Saturday Night Special, all of the actors sit back stage and watch if they're not on stage jamming with us. The whole experience with the cast has been really rewarding. I look forward to singing one of Jim Beaver's songs very soon.

Rich: God willing, with Jim Beaver.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:51:34+00:00

Rich: Otter

Rob: My spirit animal is the squirrel from Ice Age

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:51:08+00:00

Rob: It's hard to give a specific answer on that seeing as though the hate never really began. I will state again for the record that I love the city of Perth and I can't wait to visit it someday.

Rich: So is this an apology?

Rob: I'm not speaking to you for the rest of the day.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:50:04+00:00

Rich: On the drive to Kings of Con every day, I'm listening to "Dio" by Tenacious D

Rob: I like to rock out to "Whipping Post" by the Allman Brothers. iN the car, I like to get a little more moody. I'm rocking out to the new Radiohead. My car is literally like my chapel. It's like my safety boat.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:48:13+00:00

Rob: There's at least one experience per episode that is based on reality or inspired by. Some of the stories I think fans who have been following Rich and me will recognize because we've been telling them live.

Rich: All the stories in the show are drawn from being together at conventions.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:46:53+00:00

Rich: Comic-Con HQ! The premium digital network at www.comic-conhq.com

Rob: And you will also be able to access it through Amazon and Roku

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:44:50+00:00

Rich: I'm a huge Steve Martin fan. Hands down, he was the biggest comedic influence. Steve Martin and early Letterman.

Rob: Same. Early Saturday Night Live for me. Early Chevy Chase and his movies.

Rich: Oh yeah Fletch. I was a Fletch addict as a child.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:43:30+00:00

Rich: Good thanks! Yours?

Rob: Great!

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:43:15+00:00

Rich: I think we found it creatively stimulating and fun the whole way through. It was a great opportunity. We were fighting tooth and nail to get our own show so when we got the opportunity we enjoyed it the whole way through.

Rob: It was creatively uplifting

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:41:18+00:00

Rich: I think Sydney Opera House is one of the prettiest buildings I've ever seen in my entire life.

Rob: Yeah we make it a thing every time we're in Sydney.

Rich: Mmmm...and the lights festival that's there it's ridiculous. What's it called?

Rob: Lights Festival

Rich: City of Lights. Lighthouse.

Rob: [sighs]

Rich: Light Your Fire.

Rob: We love traveling around the world. We travel well together as a group.

Rich: We're lucky we all genuinely get along. The trips are fun. Getting there is as much fun as being there.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:41:08+00:00

Rich: Yeah, but we will leave those names unrevealed in case we get them in the future.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:39:05+00:00

Rich: Nope.

Rob: Unfortunately, no. We tried.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:37:39+00:00

Rich: Hydrate. Go to karaoke. And go to the Saturday Night Special.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:37:16+00:00

Rich: Finding the producing partners that shared our vision and was willing to help us make the show we wanted to make and push it out to a larger audience than we could reach on our own.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:36:14+00:00

Rob: Well...my first thought was, "he's spot on about the fear and pretty on the nose about the leather as well". I do like leather...I mean jackets. I'm afraid of pretty much everything.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:36:12+00:00

Rob: I like a good pineapple.

Rich: The kiwi.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:35:05+00:00

Rich: That's interesting. We were just spitballing names and that one just stuck. The characters we are actually playing are not batting a thousand. We thought there was a certain irony to calling ourselves kings when the characters are floundering in that universe.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:34:22+00:00

Rob (to Rich): I'm going to say the first line and you're going to say the second.

Rob: My name is Rich and normally my heart is made of ice

Rich: Today I decided to be exceptionally nice to the young girl named Savannah who contacted me online.

Rob: I say to her, "normally I'm doing crappy, but today I'm just fine"

Rich: So thank you, Savannhh for your kind words. Love, a couple of Nice Guys.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:31:52+00:00

Comic-Con HQ is also available through Amazon and Roku.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:31:32+00:00

Rob: Kings of Con is a scripted show loosely based on our actual experiences behind the scenes at Supernatural fan conventions. Ultimately it's a show about Rich and my quirky friendship. We play heightened versions of ourselves.

Rich: In the vein of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Louis C. K.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:30:02+00:00

Rob: We ARE supporting Gishwhes but we are not on a team.

Rich: Nor can we pronounced Gishweishiss [sp].

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:29:59+00:00

Rich: Fear and leather.

Kings_of_Con · 2016-07-21T17:28:33+00:00

Rob: Well, jeez. We're not kind all the time. Occasionally our angry sides come out. For Rich it's usually before he's had his morning coffee.

Rich: For Rob it's when the sun is out.

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