Judy Greer Starred Alongside Stephen In A Rejected 2002 Pilot

>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY!
FOLKS, I'VE WANTED TO SIT DOWN WITH MY NEXT GUEST A LONG TIME.
YOU KNOW HER FROM "ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT" AND "ARCHER."
SHE NOW STARS IN "CASUAL" ON HULU.
PLEASE WELCOME JUDY GREER!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: IT'S SO NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
IT'S BEEN FOREVER.
2002 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> A VERY, VERY LONG TIME.
>> Stephen: WE DID A SHOW TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER NETWORK.
>> NO, DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> Stephen: THE SYMBOL IS A BIRD WITH TAIL FEATHERS --
CALLED THE FINKELMAN PROJECT.
>> THE UNTITLED FINKELMAN PROJECT.
>> Stephen: IT REMAINED UNTITLED BECAUSE IT DIDN'T GO ON
TELEVISION.
IT WAS A PILOT FOR NBC AND WE SHOT IT IN TORONTO.
>> WE WERE ALL GOING TO BE FAMOUS.
>> Stephen: WE WERE GOING TO BE WORKING ALL THE TIME.
>> I WAS GOING TO GET A NEW ESCORT.
>> Stephen: YOU MEAN A CAR, RIGHT?
( APPLAUSE ) >> YOU GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE
GUTTER, MISTER!
>> Stephen: I REALLY BELIEVED IN THE PROJECT.
IT WAS REALLY FUNNY.
A LOT OF IT WAS IMPROVISED.
>> YES, YOU WERE PLAYING KEN FINKELMAN.
>> Stephen: IT WAS BASED ON A SHOW IN CANADA CALLED THE NEWS
ROOM AND I WAS A NEWS DIRECTOR AND YOU WERE MY SISTER.
>> ALL I REMEMBER WAS BEING YOUR SISTER AND I REMEMBER KEN
FINKELMAN BEING ON THE SET.
YOU AND KEN WERE KIND OF DIFFERENT SO I WAS WONDERING HOW
THAT WAS GOING TO WORK OUT IN THE END.
>> IT DIDN'T.
>> Stephen: DID YOU EVER SEE THE FINAL PROJECT?
>> NO, DID YOU IN.
>> Stephen: YES.
YOU DID?
>> Stephen: YES.
AS A MATTER OF FACT.
AND THIS IS TRUE -- >> NO --
>> Stephen: WE HAVE THE PILOT RIGHT HERE.
MADE BY IMAGINE WHICH IS ONE OF RON HOWARD'S PRODUCERS.
>> I'VE HEARD OF HIM.
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE EXECUTIVES HERE AT CBS REACHED
OUT TO RON HOWARD WHO HAD SOMEBODY GO INTO THE FAULTS OR
WENT HIMSELF AND FOUND THE PILOT SO WE HAVE A SCENE HERE BETWEEN
YOU AND ME.
YOU'RE IN THE BATHROOM.
I'VE GONE OVER TO YOU THE ASK IF YOU CAN GET ME TICKETS TO A GOLF
TOURNAMENT WITH CELEBRITY PLAYERS I'M INTERESTED IN.
I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING ABOUT THE DAMN SHOW.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THIS IS.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A VHS TAPE IS WHAT THIS IS.
THIS IS ME AND JUDY GREER IN 2002 IN THE UNTITLED KEN
FINKELMAN PROJECT.
>> THIS IS A ONCE AND A LIFETIME CHANCE FOR ME TO PLAY GOLF WITH
THE PROS.
YOU'RE MY SISTER.
>> I CAN'T DO IT.
THE TOURNAMENT IS ON SATURDAY.
YOU'RE NOT A CELEBRITY.
>> WHO AM I SUPPOSED TO BE?
RICHARD SIMMONS, FOR GOD'S SAKE?
I PRODUCE THE NEWS.
>> THERE IS ONE POSSIBILITY.
SEE, FAMILY IS EVERYTHING.
EXPLAIN THE BOCCA TRIP AND YOU'RE IN.
>> THAT'S A BRIBE.
I CAN'T SELL AIR TIME.
>> WHY NOT?
THERE IS SOMETHING CALLED JOURNALISTIC ETHICS.
( APPLAUSE ) >> THE CHEMISTRY!
>> Stephen: AND JUST LIKE THAT, IT WAS GONE.
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN -- >> IT COULD HAVE BEEN.
>> Stephen: RON, WE'RE STILL HERE.
YOU CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
>> I THINK THE WORLD NEEDS TO SEE THIS.
>> Stephen: I THINK THAT'S ALL THE WORLD NEEDS THE SEE OF THAT.
I'VE SEEN THE REST OF IT.
WE PLAY SIBLINGS IN THIS SHOW.
I THINK THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE -- >> WE DO.
>> Stephen: A LITTLE TAN IN COMMON.
WE'RE BOTH RAISED CATHOLICS.
>> THAT MAKES US HAVE DNA IN COMMON, YEAH.
>> Stephen: YES.
YES.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE THE SAME ESCORT.
( APPLAUSE ) >> WE DO HAVE THAT IN COMMON BUT
I'M GOING TO ONE-UP YOU HERE.
>> Stephen: I KNOW YOU ARE.
I'LL BICK YOU UP WITH VISUAL AIDS.
BOTH RAISED CATHOLIC.
>> BUT MY MOM WAS A NUN.
THAT IS SISTER SOMETHING-SOMETHING ELIZABETH.
SHE WAS A NUN.
SHE GOT KICKED OUT OF THE CONVENT AFTER EIGHT YEARS
SERVING THE LORD.
>> Stephen: EIGHT YEARS.
YES.
>> Stephen: HAD SHE TAKEN HER FINAL VOWS?
>> THAT'S UP FOR GRABS.
( LAUGHTER ) SOMETIMES SHE SAID SHE DID AND
SOMETIMES SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T BUT I DO LIKE TO REMIND HER THAT
MY FATHER IS HER ACTUAL SECOND HUSBAND BECAUSE HER FIRST
HUSBAND WAS JESUS.
>> Stephen: RIGHT, BECAUSE THEY EVEN WEAR A RING AND
EVERYTHING.
>> YEAH ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WOW.
BUT SHE GOT KICKED OUT BECAUSE SHE WAS A LITTLE TOO
CRAZY.
THEY THOUGHT SHE WOULD BE BETTER SERVING THE LORD IN A MORE
SECULAR ENVIRONMENT.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S A CRAZY NONE?
WHAT'S TOO CRAZY TO BE A NUN?
>> SHE HAD A RED BATHING SUIT.
>> Stephen: FIRST OF ALL, SHE HAD A BATHING SUIT.
THAT'S THE FIRST ONE.
>> SHE TOLD ME THERE WAS ONE PARISHIONER WHO USED TO LET THE
NUNS GO SWIMMING IN THEIR POOL IN THE SUMMERTIME.
WHICH, I MEAN, IMAGINE TODAY IFN THERE WAS VIDEO CAMERAS FILMING
A BUNCH OF NUNS SWIMMING, I FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD BE A GOOD
REALITY SHOW.
( LAUGHTER ) WAIT A MINUTE, DID I SAY THAT
OUT LOUD?
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DID YOU EVER THINK
ABOUT BEING A NUN YOURSELF?
>> GOSH, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T.
>> Stephen: YOU DIDN'T?
MOM NEVER BROUGHT IT UP LIKE THERE IS GOOD STUFF ABOUT IT?
>> NO.
I, IN FACT, LEFT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WHEN I WAS TEN.
>> Stephen: THAT'S EARLY TO CUT THE CORD.
>> I TOLD MY PARENTS I WOULD FEEL CLOSER TO GOD AT A
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE MY FRIEND CAROL SMITH
WENT TO THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND ALL THE BOYS THERE WERE
REALLY CUTE.
THE BOYS AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WERE SO MUCH CUTER THAN
THE CATHOLIC BOYS.
I HAD A GOOD ARGUMENT.
MY PARENTS WERE DOWN, THEY LET ME GO TO THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
AND THEN I COULD CHASE THE PRESBYTERIAN BOYS INSTEAD OF THE
CATHOLIC BOYS.
>> Stephen: MY WIFE IS PRESBYTERIAN, SO THERE YOU GO.
>> AND I MARRIED A LUTHERAN.
>> Stephen: BOY, YOU REALLY JUST THREW THE LUTHERANS UNDER
THE BUS THERE, DIDN'T YA?
( LAUGHTER ) WELL, "CASUAL" IS ON HULU THIS
SEASON.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU!
>> Stephen: IT AIRS TUESDAYS ON HULU AND STARS JUDY GREER,
EVERYBODY.

Judy Greer Starred Alongside Stephen In A Rejected 2002 Pilot

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