Roast Roundup

The girls share their personal highlights from The Roast of Kevin Hart as well as their experience working alongside comedic royalty since moving to Los Angeles.

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Transcript

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Welcome back to Sisters on the Scene. I'm Bad Matt. And I'm Hollywood Hill. And Socialites, we have had a very eventful week. As always. Sunday, it was the roast of Kevin Hart on Netflix. The infamous Kevin Hart roast. It has been going viral all week. Oh my gosh, so much discourse online about this. And one of the many reasons I love working in Hollywood is because, you know, the whole world is talking about this controversial roast, and we were physically there on the talent team. And seeing these things happen in real life is iconic. I mean, I was there for the Will Smith smack at the Oscars. Yeah. That was my first Oscars. And we were at the Grammys for Kanye and Bianca when she came in that coat. Outfit, non-outfit. So these huge pop culture moments, and I love just being in the magic and the mix of them. There is something crazy to that where it's like you are physically there and a part of something the entire world seems to be talking about. It's really exciting too because on the talent team, we know the surprise guests that are coming. Yes, it's highly confidential information, which we keep highly confidential. The fun thing, too, about a live event is once it's over, it's over. On the flip side, some shows that are pre-taped, you have to keep the secret for months and months and months until it finally comes out. But it's not quite as much pressure because live TV is just a whole different animal. For the Kevin Hart roast, we were so happy to be asked on this. Again, if you're new here, socialites, we work freelance in the industry. We don't work with any kind of an agency. Our jobs, our paychecks totally depend on who calls us and gives us the opportunity to work. It can be stressful at times, but honestly, our days are our own. We don't have one specific big boss we have to answer to. It's allowed us a lot of freedom. As someone who's worked in the corporate world previously, it would be very difficult to go back to that just because the freelance life, even though it can be stressful, has a lot of freedom. And I feel like too, what we're doing has always been our dream to be celebrity adjacent and part of these really big pop culture phenomenons. So it's fun. It's so fun. And we love a roast. I love a good pot roast. Hollywood Hill does make a mean pot roast. I can say that. Should we link it in the description? Yes, no. We actually were part of the Tom Brady roast two years ago. I can't believe it's already been two years. That was our first experience with a live comedy style show. Yeah. And that was a big one to start with. I mean, that roast was it went down in history. Partly because Nikki Glazer slayed that roast. Oh my gosh, she did an amazing job. That was a really special one. It was just so funny. And I think that's a pop culture moment that will go down in history. Who were you with on that? I was assigned a Rich Eisen, so he was my assignment for the roast. He was so nice. What about you, sister? This was a memorable night for me because I was with the one and only Will Farrell. So awesome. For those listening at home, I know our jobs can be kind of obscure. We're like, oh, we work with talent, we work in the talent department. We'll have to do a whole episode on what that entails. We definitely will. But essentially, on a show like this, generally you are assigned to one specific celebrity. So you act as their liaison between the production that's going on and them and their team and making sure everything runs smoothly, essentially. Typically, you're assigned to just one celebrity, but once in a while you will be more of a floater role where you kind of bounce around and help everyone as needed. A floater role or a flow role, if you will, that's when you'll have multiple celebrities that you're in charge of, or you could kind of get paired with anyone depending on the circumstance. And a live event can be stressful because it's very important that certain people are in their seats at a certain time, certain people are getting prepped at different times. So timing is crucial for a live event. And we've learned so much in this role because we see what the celebrity goes through from the minute that they arrive on set to the minute they leave at the end of the night. I remember on the Tom Brady roast with Will Farrell, we're walking the stage together. I'm watching him from backstage. I'm waiting for him backstage. And then I'm exiting with him. I don't think people understand. We are with them the entire duration of a show. You need to have eyes on them the entire time. Yes, like essentially, you need to know where they are. They need to know where you are because they know you as like familiar face, like that's Hill or that's Maddie. Basically, you are the glue that holds them, the celebrity, and the production together to marry them into this beautiful night. And it's typically a very personal role because you could be the difference between them having a great, ironed-out experience with all the T's crossed, I's dotted, or it being very chaotic and you having no information. So it's definitely a really important role. For sure. And it can be a lot of pressure. Yeah, we've worked with a lot of comedians. I love Nikki. I've been her coordinator on the Golden Globes for two years in a row. And she's just such a fun person to work with. Lots of preparation goes into the comedy show that you see. So I think that's a common misconception that maybe comedians are just coming up with these jokes on the fly. And sometimes that's true. That's the point of the writer's room. You know, on the fly, a joke can happen. But typically the jokes are tested out. If there's something offensive, a lot of the times the comedian will ask the person if this is an okay joke to make. A lot more goes into this than I originally ever thought. I feel like I used to think, like for the Justin Bieber roast, for example, which I wish we could have been a part of back in 2015, but we were back at OU, so we were still in college. We couldn't participate. We weren't even in LA at that point. But I remember watching that roast, and it's like, I'm thinking the comedians are just coming up with these things off the top of their head, and it's like, whoa, they're sharp. Like they're on their toes right now. When in reality, they probably had multiple writers working on it with them. Comedy is way more collaborative than I ever would have thought. And it's very difficult to break into the comedy space. So all of the comedians that you know and love have typically worked for years and years and years perfecting their craft, building that crowd work up. So anyone you see that is notable in comedy, just know that they've worked so hard. It is such a hard career path. And I feel like Nikki's been really open about that. And I do appreciate how the people that are being roasted just have to be such good sports about it because they just have to take it. I think my feelings would get hurt. We have too sensitive of feelings for that. No, you definitely have to have tough skin. For this particular night, Hill, what were our roles for the Kevin Hart roast? We both were on the talent team, but we had different roles. I was assigned to the queen of comedy, Chelsea Handler, which was such an honor. Sidebar, I remember watching Chelsea Lately. Oh my gosh, Chelsea Lately throwback. I remember watching that in our room in Ohio on that thick little TV. I specifically remember, okay, let's test each other. One, Chelsea Lately, and two on the counter three. What is it? Wait, hold on. I know what I know what you're thinking. I know what you're thinking. What is the second show you remember watching in the comedy space on our little TV? One, two, three. The soup! You guys, the soup with Joel McHale. The one and only Joel McHale, who Hillary has worked with several times. Oh my gosh, Joel is the best. I feel like I could not say enough good things about Joel McHale. He is just one of a kind, the nicest person, truly. And I worked with him on House of Villains. House of Villains, yes. Seasons one, two, and three. You have done three seasons on that, and that's one that I have not worked on. That has been all you. And you've absolutely slayed all of these comedy connections from our little TV in Ohio to meeting them in person and working with them in LA. That is true manifestation, people. Okay. I even have a soup t-shirt now. Catch me rocking that, okay? Maddie, what about you? What was your assignment for the night? My role was a little more broad this time around. I was handling talent flow. So that can literally mean you're making sure people are getting to where they need to be. You're helping celebrities to their car at the end of the night. Like all of the roasters, all of the panel. Flow can be a little stressful because you don't know who's going to be calling about who needs what help. So you definitely have to stay on your toes in that role. And it happens on almost every set that we're on where I just have this moment in the night where I feel like I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be. That's such a great feeling. And that happened on this set with John Stamos. Uncle Jesse, what the heck? He also still looks identical. That man does not age. He does not age. We need his skincare secrets. I was helping John Stamos and his wife at the end of the evening. He had that hilarious moment with Cheryl Underwood in the special. So funny. And I noticed his wife Caitlin had a clutch bag that literally said, break a leg. What are the odds? And I'm just like instantly got chills. Did you say something? I had to say something because break a leg and I broke my leg last year. Like, I know it's a popular, you know, theater term where it's like break a leg, good luck. But I have not thought of it in that context. And I don't even know how. I mean, have you thought about that? No, and I certainly haven't seen it on merch. I'm like, maybe I should be putting this on the baddie on break merch. Seriously, that's so cute. Break a leg on a bag. We may need to do a break a leg t-shirt. Just felt so weirdly aligned though, because I've never seen anyone with a clutch or any piece of merch that had that message on it. And I felt like that was my moment from this show where I'm like, I am so aligned right now. That is so sweet. I also saw The Rock shake your hand from across the room. Oh yeah. The Rock and I go way back, which he is just such a class act. I mean, anytime he's on a set, just the magnetism. That is a perfect word for him. He really is just magnetic. He is magnetic. And so we actually met for the first time at his Red Notice premiere. I remember. Hollywood Hill, you were there too. Yeah, Marcus and I were there. That was such a fun night. Us three. That was back in 2021, and that was only a few months into us moving here. It was our first red carpet premiere. Remember, you and Marcus got selected to ask a question, and I had this specific memory of The Rock telling Marcus that he liked his turtleneck. That video exists. We'll have to share that on the sisters account. And his lore, his trajectory going from football to WWE to now household name in Hollywood. See, I didn't even know he started at football. I remember him just being a wrestler. I do not remember the football. So he has lore that runs so deep, we don't even know the whole thing. I think it was really fun to see him and Kevin's friendship at the roast because they do seem like just genuine besties. It was a really great surprise for The Rock to show up. I think my personal favorite surprise guest was Cat Williams. Him and Kevin have feuded publicly for so long. That was crazy. Imagine your mortal enemy showing up to roast you and it's a surprise. You don't know they're coming. Imagine shows up to roast you and you don't know they're coming. Publicly. I thought it was a really sweet moment when Kevin and Kat decided to squash their beef. They had a truce. There has been a lot of discourse online though about jokes going too far. Yeah. Or, you know, tasteless jokes. What are your thoughts on that? Because comedy, there is a fine line. Is there? I mean, it's tough because I feel like we were there, you know, we're working the talent team. We have no say in the jokes. Yeah. Don't be mad at us. Don't be mad at us. We were just getting a bag, okay? Don't be mad at us, but no, I feel like it's totally up to the comedian how far they want to go. There are certain jokes I will not laugh at. There are certain jokes I do not think are funny. However, I think comedy is meant to push boundaries. There is a freedom of speech in comedy, and I think there's a certain understanding among comedians that as long as it's funny, the joke can be made. But for me personally, there are some jokes in general that I just won't laugh at because I don't think it's funny. What are your thoughts? I've said this for years. The low-hanging fruit jokes just don't do it for me. I think we all can think of certain examples maybe that come to mind, but I need to have a good laugh. I need you to put some thought into it because I mean a good joke just can't be beat. Everybody loves to laugh. And a good joke is clever, but I will say too, don't go to a comedy show or a roast or something like that if you don't have a good sense of humor, because you're not going to enjoy all the jokes. But if you don't like dark humor, just don't even bother going. Like I know there are spaces in comedy I just shouldn't go because I'm not gonna be laughing. So I won't be going, you know what I mean? The thing about comedy is they come for everybody. You're allowed to have an opinion. That's what freedom of speech is. And comedy opens the door and opens the conversation to talk about that. After working with so many iconic comedians, we have a newfound respect for their craft because it truly is a craft. And the joke that you're hearing on stage went through at least six different people on the back end, if not more. It has been workshopped so many times to get to that place. I will say though, I do have a certain respect for comedians that are good at crowd work, that are good at stand-up. Speaking of crowd work, one of our absolute LA favorites. We have to give Mikey McDonald a shout out. Okay, guys. Oh my gosh. I mean, your luck can change in Hollywood so quickly. We first saw Mikey McDonald at a comedy show for our friend Abby. Shout out Abby, who she is an up-and-coming woman in the comedy space, and she's hilarious. Her jokes had me rolling. Abby, we worked with on e News, actually, and she's now getting into the comedy space, and she invited us to one of her shows. She absolutely killed it. She is hilarious. So we already loved Abby. We were coming for her, but we fell in love with Mikey McDonald, and I tell you, tears streaming down our face. He now is doing things at the comedy store, which is a huge comedy club here in LA. I know just from having friends in comedy, it's very difficult to get accepted as a comedian there. I just love seeing these comedians that have really bright futures ahead of them. Because you can tell if someone has that star power. And the key to that star power is crowd work, I would say. You think? I think if you can work the crowd, if that's what seems to really pop off on socials. That's how Matt Reif came up. There's something very special about being able to take something that happens in real time and make a joke about it. It takes a certain type of mind and a certain type of humor to be able to put that together. It's like rapping. That's so true. It's like Lil Wayne. That's so true. Like a freestyle rap. That's what, yeah, that's a great point, sister. It's like a freestyle rap. It's a freestyle flow. So loved seeing him. And also, most recently, we saw one of our old OU alum here in Los Angeles. Are we saying Levine now? Yeah, that's what Bobby said. Bobby Levine. It's Bobby Levine, Hillary. Uh, Bobby is one of our old OU friends. How did we even meet Bobby? I just feel like he's one of those guys everybody knew. Life of the party, so much fun. He came to the penthouse many a pregame. Many times. He was a good friend of ours back in school, but we have not seen Bobby in 10 years. And you know how it is in college, you know, you kind of all fall into your own lives and you graduate, yeah. Yeah, and it's sad you don't really keep up with people besides on social media. That's another reason why Hill and I will always be advocates for being active on social media. It does not make sense to not post on social media social lights. People wanna see what you're up to. Okay, this is my on the fly sister says. Sister says you owe it to your friends and family to be updating them about your life on social media. How else will people find out? That's what I'm saying. I think people's argument is if I'm friends with someone, they'll know about this. And it's like, okay, you're gonna text everyone that you've ever liked that you're doing this thing. You're not. We're not texting Bobby about his every move, but I wanna know what's going on. That is a great sister says because I do think how do you expect people to keep up with you if you're not posting on socials? It's not always about the big brag fest. I hate that take. No, I genuinely like seeing what my friends are up to that I haven't seen in years. And I view social media as a live update. It's just a live update to what you're doing. Your life is your own, everybody's on their own path, and we love celebrating our friends. And so that goes back to Bobby. For example, we had no clue Bobby was about to be on American Gladiators season one, but he posted on social media. We got a text from we got a text. We got a text. We got a text from Bobby that said, hey ladies, I'm gonna be in LA for a comedy show and I would love to see you. And we honestly love when people from our past reach out to us when they're in LA because we know all of the spots, we know all the plugs. I mean, we love to see old familiar faces and catch up. Another one of our really good friends from college, Malik, Malik Smooth Rodriguez. Um, he always hits us up when he's in town. And I love that because you should see old friends and you should catch up and you should have a drink together and celebrate each other's wins. And we're so proud of Bobby. We loved the show, obviously. It was so funny. It was so fun. And he said afterwards, he's like, you girls are the type of people I want in the audience. And so that leads me to my sister says, my hot take, sister says. Sister says, do not go to a comedy show if A, you're not gonna laugh, and B, you're not gonna have fun. That is so tea, sister. Because the comedy shows that we've been to, we interact, we laugh. They are going out on a limb. Stand-up is so scary. I cannot even imagine doing stand-up. If you're met with a sea of people who are not laughing, I would not feel encouraged. So Maddie and I are always clapping, cheering, laughing. And you should be doing that. I mean, have fun with it. This is their passion. So don't make it uncomfortable for them. And they're practicing, they're getting their footing in the comedy world. So I totally agree. If you're not down to have a good time and laugh, don't bother coming. Working, like I said, with all of these, you know, high-level comedians, it has changed our perspective on comedy in general. There's so many up-and-coming comedians here in LA and so many opportunities to get involved if you think you want to take the comedy route. I would say, too, my biggest recommendation to break into comedy is first try out an improv class. Definitely. See how that feels. See if you have that little spark, that little freestyle flow. We are waiting for Logan, as in our brother Logan, to break into the comedy space because he's been working on some material. So funny, socialites. He hasn't yet, but I feel like if he actually tried, he could go far. That's the thing though. Comedy is about collecting these experiences that you can then tell on stage. So if you're a funny person, you've got the material. You just need to sit down and workshop it. So I do think that an improv class or a group is a great suggestion to someone who's maybe just starting out. Yeah, and if you are called to do it or you feel like, hmm, that could be something I could be good at. Try it. You know we are all about following our dreams here on Sisters on the Scene. If you're getting a ping about something socialized, remember that's just a random thought that pops into your mind out of nowhere. You have to pursue it. Yes, and if you are getting a random ping about comedy, you owe it to yourself to at least book an improv class and check it out, see what it has to offer. Obviously, we're always going to advocate for following your dreams, but big shout out to all of our friends in the comedy space because we know how hard you all are working and you're all so funny. Yes, keep us laughing. So if you haven't seen the Kevin Hart Roast, check it out on Netflix. I've got to get to packing. I actually leave in three days for a show. Yes, Hillary has a big show coming up. I also just started on my next show. We'll be announcing what they are very, very soon. And Maddie's birthday's next week. So once again, just our schedules are packed full of a bunch of fun things that we can't wait to share with you. See you next week. You're listening to Sisters on the Scene podcast with Bad Mad and Hollywood Hill.