T.J. Miller Reveals Why He Left Silicon Valley

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>> Jimmy: I'M GLAD YOU'RE
EXCITED ABOUT THIS EMOJI MOVIE
AND I'M GLAD THAT THINGS ARE
GOING WELL FOR YOU.
BUT A, I'M A LITTLE BIT ANGRY
WITH YOU.
AND B, I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU.
AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHY.
WHY ARE YOU QUITTING "SILICON
VALLEY"?
THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA.
I LOVE THAT SHOW.
I LOVE YOUR CHARACTER.
I THINK YOU DO A GREAT JOB.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> Jimmy: THE SHOW IS NOT OVER.
IN FACT, AREN'T THERE TWO MORE
SEASONS OF THE SHOW TO COME?
>> I MEAN, PERHAPS.
I'M NO -- YEAH, I'M NOT ON IT
ANYMORE.
>> Jimmy: YOU WILL NOT BE ON THE
SHOW ANYMORE.
>> O'NO.
>> Jimmy: DID YOU GET FIRED?
DID YOU STEAL SOMETHING?
DID YOU STEAL THAT RING?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT I
DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I KNOW YOU DID.
>> JIMATHAN, PLEASE.
NO, THEY HAD A CLIFF-HANGER AND
I THOUGHT WOULD BE FUNNY JUST TO
EXIT.
YOU'RE A FAMILY MAN.
YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LOT ON THE
SHOW.
>> Jimmy: YEAH.
I NEVER GO HOME.
>> I'M ALWAYS THERE, THOUGH.
YOU CAN SEE ME OUTSIDE PEERING
OVER YOUR FENCE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
NO, YOU KNOW, I WANTED THAT
4 1/2 MONTHS -- FIRST OF ALL, I
FELT MYSELF KIND OF GOING ON --
IT'S HARD.
YOU KNOW, YOU DO A TELEVISION
SHOW, IT'S VERY LUCKY, IT'S SUCH
A GREAT SHOW.
YOU GUYS LOVE THE SHOW.
I MEAN --
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: IT IS A GREAT SHOW.
>> IT'S ONLY GOING TO BECOME
BETTER WITH ME NOT ON IT.
>> Jimmy: WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
>> BECAUSE IT HAS TO CHANGE.
IT HAS TO GROW.
THERE'S SOMETHING DYNAMIC THAT
HAS TO HAPPEN.
AND THOSE 4 1/2 MONTHS I WANTED
TO -- WE MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY.
AND I WANTED TO SPEND THAT TIME
WITH MY WIFE.
I'VE WORKED SO HARD FOR SO LONG
IN EVERY SINGLE MEDIUM.
I FEEL LIKE I AM OFFERED THINGS
LIKE "DEADPOOL" AND "HOW TO
TRAIN YOUR DRAGON" AND --
>> Jimmy: YEAH.
BUT WHAT ABOUT "SILICON VALLEY"?
>> WELL-V YOU SEEN "THE EMOJI
MOVIE"?
>> NO, I HAVEN'T.
BUT I'LL PROBABLY WATCH IT WITH
MY DAUGHTER.
IT'S REALLY A MOVIE FOR KIDS
PRIMARILY, RIGHT?
>> AND WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 72.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: THAT'S THE DEMO YOU'RE
GOING FOR?
>> WE SOLELY WANT CHILDREN UNDER
12 AND WOMEN OVERT AGE OF 72.
>> Jimmy: THAT'S GOOD.
YOU JUST CUT OUT THE --
>> WE'VE BEEN KILLING WITH IT.
>> Jimmy: BUT I REALLY THINK YOU
SHOULD -- IF IT'S NOT TOO LATE,
CALL MIKE JUDGE, CALL HBO,
WHOEVER THE HELL YOU NEED TO
CALL AND SAY I'M BACK IN.
EHRLICH'S BACK.
>> BUT THAT WOULD SORT OF RUIN
THE JOKE.
AND --
>> Jimmy: WHO CARES?
>> HAVE YOU SEEN "THE EMOJI
MOVIE"?
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU HAVEN'T, HAVE YOU?
>> Jimmy: NO.
I MENTIONED THAT I HADN'T.
>> YOU DIDN'T DO THE RESEARCH.
>> Jimmy: I DIDN'T.
MAYBE IF I HAD SEEN "THE EMOJI
MOVIE."
>> WE WOULDN'T EVEN BE TALKING
ABOUT THIS.
YOU'D BE TEXTING ME RIGHT NOW.
>> Jimmy: IS PART OF THE REASON
YOU WANTED TO MOVE TO NEW YORK
AND YOU WANTED TO GET OUT OF
L.A.?
>> YEAH.
I FELT CERTAINLY UNDER THIS
CURRENT CLIMATE AND
ADMINISTRATION I THOUGHT IT
MIGHT BE GOOD TO HAVE MORE TIME
TO DO STAND-UP BECAUSE I THOUGHT
THAT WOULD BE THE WAY THAT I
WOULD PITCH IN AND KIND OF --
>> Jimmy: WE HAVE THAT HERE.
WE'VE GOT THAT GOING ON IN L.A.
>> ABSOLUTELY, YEAH.
BUT NEW YORK THERE'S A LOT MORE
STAGE TIME WHEN I'M IN NEW YORK.
WHEN I'M IN LOS ANGELES I DO TWO
TO FOUR SETS POSSIBLY.
IN NEW YORK I DO SIX TO TEN
SETS.
>> Jimmy: PER NIGHT.
>> IN ONE NIGHT, YEAH.
SO SEVEN NIGHTS WILL GIVE YOU A
MONTH'S WORTH OF STAGE TIME IN
LOS ANGELES.
SO I FIGURE I HAVE TO GO THERE
TO REALLY BE ABLE TO APPLY THE
WORK ETHIC -- THE WEIRD THING
IS, THOUGH, IS MY WIFE IS SORT
OF THIS FAMOUS UNDERGROUND
ARTIST IN NEW YORK AND SHE HAS
ALL THESE FRIENDS AND THEY'RE
ALL IN THEIR 70s.
THAT'S TRUE.
SHE LOVES SEPTUAGENARIANS FOR
SOME REASON.
I MOVED TO NEW YORK AND MY LAST
FRIEND IN NOK NICK VATEROD HE
MOVED TO LOS ANGELES RIGHT -- SO
I HAVE NO FRIENDS IN NEW YORK.
>> Jimmy: YOU DON'T HAVE ANY
FRIENDS.
>> IT'S SO WEIRD.
IT'S LIKE GOING TO COLLEGE --
THAT WAS VERY INAUTHENTIC.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IS THERE SOMETHING FUNNY ABOUT
THIS STORY?
BUT IT REALLY IS THIS SAD THING
WHERE IT'S LIKE GOING TO
COLLEGE.
YOU'RE SORT OF LOOKING AROUND
TALKING TO PEOPLE BEING LIKE
COULD YOU BE A FRIEND?
YOU'RE TAKING OUT HACKIE SACKS
JUST BEING LIKE COULD YOU BE A
FRIEND?
LIKE THE CLOSEST FRIEND I HAVE
IS THE GUY AT THE HEAD SHOP NEAR
WHERE WE LIVE.
AND I GO IN, I'M LIKE HEY,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
HE'S LIKE WE HAVE A SPECIAL ON
ONE HIT TOAST AND BUBBLERS.
A LOT OF NEW BUBBLERS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?
I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF SHOWS I CAN
GET YOU INTO.
HE'S LIKE NO, I WORK HERE
NIGHTS.
I'M LIKE COOL, WELL, IF YOU EVER
WANT FREE PASSES TO A COMEDY
SHOW YOU CAN BRING AND YOU YOUR
WIFE.
SHE WAS KILLED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH GO OF IT.
BUT I'M SLOWLY TRYING TO MAKE
FRIENDS IN NEW YORK CITY.
>> Jimmy: I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS FOR
YOU.
GUILLERMO IS GOING TO BE TAKING
A TRIP TO NEW YORK PRETTY SOON.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IF HIS CHILD SUPPORT COMES IN.
>> HOW WILL WE GET THERE?
BECAUSE THIS IS TRUE.
I LEFT MY PASSPORT IN NEW YORK.
WHEN I CAME HERE FOR YOUR SHOW.
HOW WILL WE GET ACROSS THE
BORDER TO NEW YORK CIT

T.J. Miller Reveals Why He Left Silicon Valley

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