Speaker 0
That fresh produce stand there. That's a beauty. Speaker 1
What do you listen to? Speaker 2
My favorite murder podcast. Tagger and Dorns podcast. Speaker 0
The produce stand Speaker 3
It's Thursday, Thursday, and that means we are once again out the protostanding. Broadcast paying tribute to everything in the universe. Now I know what you're thinking. There are many other letter kenny podcasts out there, but this one identifies as a wood nymph. I'm out your host and joining me in the room as always. Lovely Tanya. And online, we have a squirrely Matt, and the very accountable Victor. And joining us this week, he's a Canadian actor, a lifelong gamer, a Twitch streamer, He's known for roles in two twenty fourteen's robocop, the void, the TV series, Mia, and me. And now you can also find him in the newest avatar game frontiers of Pandora. But we all know and love him as Stewart's loyal sidekick and world class break answer rolled on letter Kenny. Please join me making some noise for Evan Stern. Speaker 3
God. I regret nothing. World class break dancer. Speaker 5
That is something special. Thank you so much. Speaker 3
their produce stand, Evan. Honored. Speaker 4
Absolutely honored. And now I feel like I have to represent Team Canada. I heard that the the breakdancing is going to the Olympics. Speaker 4
So yeah. I hear it's a thing, like, in the New Olympics. It's a new thing. Speaker 3
Look at that. Southern Olympics. Speaker 4
The break the break dancing is coming to the Olympics. I don't know if Canada has a team yet, but Now that you've said that. Speaker 1
I volunteer. Absolutely. Speaker 5
Absolutely. Good. Speaker 3
You and Lady see. I mean, you guys gotta represent incredible. Speaker 4
She's so good. Yeah. I was so nervous to work with her. Like, I saw all those videos of her dancing, and she sent me the choreography for that episode. I was like, Speaker 5
oh, no. No. No. No. Speaker 4
Oh, the pressure was so on. I had to stretch so much. There's so much stretching constantly. Speaker 3
Where were you, speaking to us from? Speaker 4
I am in Toronto, Toronto Canada. Usually where you'll find me in my foyer I I'm not allowed outside of this area to make noise, stream, go on podcasts, etcetera. It's like there's, like, a little wall behind me. And then behind that is, like, the living room and everything. So I'm this is my space. This is my corner. Yeah. Speaker 3
We can see the TV on behind you there. Speaker 4
Yeah. Oh, it was always that was my wife. She's she's always watching something interesting back there. Speaker 4
Nothing that violates terms of service here. I don't want you guys to get in trouble. Speaker 3
Not at all. From who. Okay. Speaker 4
all lost from who. Come talk to me, bro. Yeah. We fucking from poop. Speaker 6
In in all fairness, my space is like a shady built on extension to my house. So Oh, Speaker 4
so you're speaking my language. Yeah, man. You know exactly what I'm talking about. Speaker 3
Now, what part of Toronto, if you don't mind me asking? Oh, for sure. Speaker 4
I live in the, I live in I live in the part of Toronto that's near High Park area. Speaker 3
There you go. So Matt's practically your neighbor. Speaker 4
I'm just neighbors. Speaker 6
Yeah. I'm, egg Eglinton in, California area. Speaker 4
So maybe, no, you know. Exactly. Oh, I know exactly where your house is. And there's a train. Speaker 6
So you can probably really find me. Speaker 4
Oh, I can't. I could just follow the tracks now. Gonna sound bad. Gonna sound bad. See it tonight. Speaker 3
Are you originally from Toronto? Speaker 4
I'm from Oakfield originally, which is, like, twenty minutes outside Toronto. But Speaker 3
Did did you know Mark Forward growing up then? Because he's from Speaker 4
I wild to have learned that. I when when we both because we okay. So here's one of the things about Letter Kenny Tour. When you're on tour, you have to, you have to go, Hey, everybody. I'm Evan Stern. I'm from Oakville. Good. Thanks for coming out. Right? And you say your favorite thing about the city that you're in. And the first night we did it to, like, test out, like, you know, where you're from. Yeah. Mark is like, I'm from Oakville. We, like, look across each at the stage of each other. Like, no. Fucking way. You're from oh, and so he changed his to air, Ontario, because that's, like, where he's now from. Speaker 4
did he's abandoned Oakville. Right now, I'm the Oakville representative. Speaker 6
Sir, did you say air, Ontario? Air. Speaker 1
The space around us? Speaker 4
he said it every night, though, and everyone in the crowd went Speaker 2
I think he made that up. Speaker 4
Too, like No. You're right. Oh, he was here the other day? What do Speaker 4
You what do you say? You tell me? Speaker 3
Oh, we got some clips for you later. Speaker 4
Tommy everything right now. Speaker 1
he was from Ontario. Speaker 3
Didn't wanna be specific. He was a little afraid of us. I think he thought we were American to to boot and so we're like, no. Speaker 2
Yeah. He was afraid of us when he thought we were American. Speaker 4
No. Americans are intense. Not not to skewer Americans in general, but they are on another level. Like, they're the intensity. They're the the the, usually, it's the fans. The American fans, I would say, are a different element in the Canadian Canadian fans. You walk by somebody in Toronto, and they their head at you, they go, oh, thanks for the show. I like the show. Thanks so much. Speaker 3
Right right now, right now, Casey's saying, x nay on the Anfig talk. Speaker 4
Oh, oh, am I about that? Yeah. On the other end of the line going, Evan, if you say the next sentence. Nope. When I walk around, like, let's say New York or a lie. Like, when I'm there, and I see someone who's a fan of the show. They're just so much more excited. They lose their minds. Speaker 2
Yeah. And and let me let me add. Let me add to just gonna help help you out of this. Speaker 2
Most of our most of our fan base are actually from the States. Yes. Of course. And they're some of the most wonderful people. Yeah. We've had the Wow. Kind of pleasure of meeting. They fly across the country to spend time with us. And with you and with with the letter Kenny and Shores, They're crazy. Speaker 4
And they're maniacs. Speaker 4
No. They're absolutely bonkers. They are such they scream so loud. Like, the live shows, in the states. I remember the first one we did in Detroit. It was like, yeah, people had flown from all over. And when when we were get on stage, the chorus of Sturts was ludicrous. It was was I've never experienced something quite like that. So doing the American tour and having people fly all over to to see it was like, I incomparable, you'll say. Speaker 3
We're we're gonna get you to letter Kenny, but let's let's let's do a little, this is your life. Speaker 3
Yeah. What are it makes that? Familiar with this show, but let's start with acting. How did you get into acting? Speaker 4
How did I get into acting? Oh, man. That's deep questions, like, deep dark questions. So, like, Speaker 6
take take us back. Take Speaker 2
And then just just to let you know, I've read the article in the athletic. So I hope I hope that your answers are consistent. Speaker 4
Oh, no. No. I have to be, like, one hour to go I have, like, two screens here. So I can pull up the article and just copy paste that. Speaker 6
Just gonna be reading No. Speaker 3
We we want different facts from Speaker 4
you. Okay. Well, I don't think I told him all about this. My, my father's a drama sure. Okay. He he he taught at a school called Mayfield, which was a a drama specific high school in Speaker 6
I almost a quick story. I almost got into that school Speaker 4
Oh, my dad probably kept you out. He's probably like this guy's a sketch bag. Speaker 4
Yeah. Yeah. For sure. For sure. No. Same. I didn't go either. I wasn't allowed in. No. Yeah. I did my first ever, like, on stage performance for a a musical of his called Pippen. Mhmm. I played young Pippen. I was, like, three years old. And I was on the stage, like, dead. Like, I have a very vivid memory of standing in the middle of stage singing in this extremely high voice Wow. And then people clapping. And I was like, I like that. I like this. This feels good. So I basically did that first thing. And then, you know, I was just kind of annoying, and I was I was around all the time, like, in classes, that would be a bit clownish. I would try and get a little attention here and there. That kind of stuff, but I never thought I'm gonna be an actor. I never really considered that. That wasn't, like, something that struck me. I didn't know what I wanted to do. More than anything, I was like, I wanna be a writer. And then at some point, I I just I guess I just did some plays. And, they were fun and they were relatively easy for me to do. Like, I felt very natural doing them. And then I got really into YouTube, and I have this whole YouTube career that you'll never see videos from because they're all private, and they're all gone from the internet. Thank god. But in high school, I made, like, you know, a hundred YouTube videos. Speaker 3
We will find them. Speaker 4
No. You won't. They have been scrape from me. I made sure Speaker 3
of this. I bet you're doing the dark web somewhere. It's not Speaker 6
it's in the dark Speaker 4
web. I just guarantee you could find them if tried. I don't know. Speaker 4
a lot of people have tried Speaker 3
to Oh, listen. There's already looking them. Speaker 4
They're I bet they're. But they're they're they're just, like, they're just, you know, it's just jokey, goofy stuff, and, like, me being creative, wanting to make things. I always knew I wanted to make something artistic. My mom's a painter. My dad's a drama teacher. I always had this urged to create things. But I never thought it would be, like, a career. I never thought much further than, you know, what was happening on any given day. Speaker 4
And then eventually I went to university. Yeah. Also crazy. Don't know how that happened. And the Queen's of all places, like a, like, a great, high achieving university. I just snuck right in there. Speaker 3
Yeah. I've got questions about that, actually. Speaker 4
Please. I know. How did that even happen? So Speaker 3
so you studied at Bader College Queen University at a place called Hurst Monseau Castle in East Sussex England. So my question is Speaker 6
I don't believe it either. Speaker 3
Were you part of house hogwarts, hufflepuffs, lithering with with Speaker 4
I'm a I'm a I'm a I'm a Gryffindor with a Raven Cline. Alright. Speaker 4
story, but I'm a genius. Speaker 3
So how does how does a a university in in King's based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, have a a campus in a in a castle In England. How does that happen Speaker 4
in England? What happened was they had this, this, this person named Bader, who used to attend Queen's university, who's a bajoullianaire. And he owned this land. He owned a castle in the UK, and then his wife, Isabel Bader, I guess, opened it up to be like this. First year opportunity for, like, a very select few who would go to this thing. Crazy thing is I didn't apply to this. I didn't even wanna go there. What? I was at Queen's University on a tour with my two best friends. I had not been admitted I had been rejected from the university. And I went and I was like, guys, I'm gonna be right back after I saw, like, the beautiful Ivy on the drama building. And I sprinted to the admissions office. And I, like, and I was, like, I have to meet with the admissions officer right now. And they're, like, do you have a meeting? And I'm, like, absolutely not. And so for some reason, they admitted me. I can point in and I talked to the person. I was like, here are the top ten reasons you need to reconsider admitting me to the university. Like, I'm you know, I'm a breakdancer. I'll be a positive member of the community. Like, I didn't and I just went off. I did this whole thing. Speaker 4
And they were like, we'll get back to you. And then a week later, I got a phone call that was, like, you can come to Queens, but you have to go to the castle first year because it's the only available slot. And then I was like, that sounds super expensive. Speaker 3
Evan, you're the chosen one. Speaker 5
You're the Yeah. No. Speaker 4
It's very chosen one box. It was super weird. Speaker 4
was like, I can I there's no way I can afford that? And they're like, You're very poor. We'll pay for half. And I was like, okay. And then so I went to university, and I went to the castle as my, like, first year, just out of sheer Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I don't even know. Like, I just kicked the door to Speaker 2
somebody's project. Speaker 4
Yeah. It was actually That's exactly what it was. Speaker 6
Was it possibly like the island of misfit boys or Speaker 3
I I encourage folks to look up this castle because literally it's got a very hogwarts vibe to it. Speaker 4
Oh, they shot parts of Harry Potter in Speaker 3
Oh, I'm not surprised. Speaker 4
I'm not surprised. No. Like, I think chamber of secrets actually has, like, scenes in it. Like, so and at the castle though, I'm surrounded by these, like, philosophy majors and geniuses. Like, everyone who went to the castle now is, like, went to Oxford afterwards and is, like, senator, even though they're Canadian. Like, things that don't make any sense. Like, they're just very right? And then I came out of it, like, what the hell am I doing here? Yeah. And then I had to go to Queens for the rest of of my university career because obviously that happened. Speaker 3
mean, I love Kingston. It's a great city, but it has to be a let down after been literally living in a castle for a year. Speaker 4
No, man. I was excited to get groceries. I was just like, I Speaker 4
like, the castle's in the middle of the freaking countryside. Oh, yeah. Speaker 5
That's just sheep. Yeah. Speaker 4
It's it's you and sheep. Like, I had to I had to take a bus for an hour to get to, like, the closest place for, like, Indian food. Like, it's it was middle of nowhere. Really? Awesome experience, though. Thank you so much, Clayton. Crazy that you used Speaker 6
to ring and rein it back in. Speaker 4
Yeah. No. Really good time. Thank you so much, sir. Speaker 3
Crazy this before stemmed to reconsider your acceptance. That's that's amazing. Speaker 4
That was weird. I didn't know you could do that. No. But you never know what you can do until you try. Right? You never really know until you ask. Speaker 6
would be great if you went back to the castle now, and there's like a picture of role sitting on the side of the wall. Speaker 4
Yo. I don't even think Queen's know it was I went there. Like, genuinely, I sometimes I wonder. I'm like, oh, it'd be really nice if, you know, one of my old drama teachers called me up one time, like, hey, Evan. Would love you come talk to the class? Cause I remember, we had, oh, my god. I can't forget her name now. Her name is Mary something. She was in the Santa Claus. She was great. And she came into our queen's class Speaker 4
To tell us what it's like to be an actor in Toronto and be, like, a successful actor. And I was like, this is so cool. Like, what And it was so useful. The information, she was like, you gotta get an agent, you gotta get head shots, you gotta get a resume. Like, she told you the whole thing. Basically, like, five minute, you know, this is how you become a professional actor. I wanna go do that. I hey. If you're listening right now, Queen's university, Bring me back. Speaker 3
Let's make it happen. Let's get Speaker 5
us started over there. Speaker 4
I wanna talk to that. I wanna inspire the youth. Speaker 3
Yeah. Absolutely. Well, I think you've probably inspired many so let's look at, you know, you're a rundown of your IMDB. I'm seeing here twenty twelve. You did a a a short called showdown at Dusty Springs. Was that like a class project or or was this after school? Speaker 4
So when you get into, this is part of the amazing information brought to you by Mary, something. Oh, you know, and when you get to the city that you wanna work in, you have to build up your resume a Speaker 4
Do some more professional gigs. So I just basically scoured I think it was called Mandy at the time. And, also, that's still what it's called. But, like, look, look, Speaker 4
yeah. These, like, non, you know, non union gigs Mhmm. In order to like, beef up my resume. So I found this, and it was like, I think I think it was a either Sheridan or Ryerson project. It was something like that. Okay. And so went out and did a short film there, and I did a short film here. And so some of them make them onto the IMDB. Like, they're really, like, you know, go get her students. We'll create MDB pages. But a lot of them Sorry. I've done a lot of short films Yeah. In order to beef up my resume. And so that's where it all starts is, like, you have to do all that till you can get into the union, do your first union gig. Speaker 3
And that comes two years later on robocop. Speaker 4
Oh, yeah. Oh, that was a big first, like, I only have the lines don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot, don't shoot. Speaker 4
But as far as, like, first union gigs go, that was a banger because, you know, a hundred million dollar movie. Speaker 3
Yeah. And talk like Harry Potter, Gary Oldman's in that. You know? Speaker 4
Oh, yeah. That's so true. Speaker 3
Michael Keaton, Michael Williams. Speaker 4
I'm basically in Harry Potter. Yes. I am Harry Potter. Speaker 3
But and Sam Jackson, but but notably there is Jay Barershell. Did you did you meet him? Speaker 4
There's I never met him on set. It was not we didn't have any crossover. A lot of my stuff on that film happened in a one day span. Sure. A very long day. Seventeen hours of a guy stopping a motorcycle an inch from my face. So, you know, it's an intense, an intense Speaker 6
I actually watched it recently. I know you're And Speaker 4
I was like, oh my god. And they were like, yeah, yeah, don't worry about it. He's a professional. He was Batman's motorcycle. And I was like, that doesn't help. I mean, that ain't killed so many people in that movie. What do you mean? And so, you know, you don't really get to see like, I got to meet Joel Kinnaman and, like, whoever was on set that day, but Jay and I never interacted until Actually, not even letter Kenny. One time he came into my bar that I was working at, and I served him a peanut butter ice box pie, and he loved it. Oh, yeah. I mean, I have a vivid memory of him eating it Speaker 6
for some reason. Speaker 3
Matt's interest. He's gonna ask you what bar. Speaker 4
Yeah. It's called the ace. It's on it's in Iran. The sales are very green, but the the peanut butter icebox pie there. Oh my god. It bangs. It bangs. Shout out April who invented it. Sound good. There you Speaker 3
go. Oh, fast forward to twenty fifteen. There's this, show called Mia and Me or Mayan Me, and you're the worst mom. Yeah. Speaker 4
Me and Me. So That's a good one. Speaker 3
Yeah. So that's a, like, a kid's kind of fantasy kind of show? Speaker 4
Yeah. That's a kid's fantasy show that kinda brought me into a new realm of acting, which was voice acting. Voice acting isn't, so good. Oh my god, guys. You ever have the chance to do voice acting. God to voice acting. I'm gonna try. Speaker 6
Oh, I'm almost there. Speaker 4
You gotta get there. It's so good. It's it's for real. Like, you show up to the booth, you're wearing pajamas, you bang out four episodes of a show. Like, it's a it's incredible work. It's so dynamic and fun. So I did twenty six episodes of that show, and I had the time of my life. And, again, this is early, early in my career. So I was doing, you know, Rogers commercials, And Samsung commercial was like, I was doing a lot more voice Speaker 4
And so that was kind of where I thought my career was going for sure. I was like, oh, I'm gonna be a voice actor. It's great. But then I switched agencies. And then and now, obviously, everything else in my career has happened, but I'm kinda getting back into voice. So I'm pretty jacked up. Speaker 3
Yeah. I was gonna say oh, sorry. Go ahead. Speaker 2
Sorry. I'm sure you have other things on an IMDB task about, but there's one item that's Speaker 4
I am one five. I'm gonna be is correct. Speaker 2
So four hundred pound. So there's one there's one that's kinda stood out for me that's on your resume, but not on IMDB. Sunset Superman. So what's that about? Because you've got a lead role in that and, I'm interested. Speaker 4
Oh, for sure. So that's coming out soon. I don't know the timeline. I imagine it's coming out, like, probably in the next couple of months. But it's Billy Zane, Michael Dry White. And it's the and it's a an indie thriller will call it, like a siege thriller, that takes place. We shot North Bay. And it was such a fun project. All night shoots, That project was absolutely sponsored by Timbits, like, keeping me alive. Like, I would drive from set to my hotel, at, like, honestly four in the morning, every single, like, morning. Like, that was the end of the shoot. It was, like, five in the morning, four in the morning. And I'd be driving home, like, just mucking timbits, like, oh my god, stay alive. Like, you can't be the one to ruin this movie. Like, just get home. And, it was so much fun. I cannot wait for people to see it because, you know, I get my ass kicked by Michael dry. Why? Like, what a joy? What an honor. You know? Billie's name. He's such a comedic genius. He's such a weirdo.
Speaker 4
Like, truly. Just one of the strangest, most artistic men, a delight to work with both of them.
Speaker 3
Are you a fan of a horror, I guess,
Speaker 4
of I love horror movies. Oh my god. I'm such a huge fan of genre. Like, I I've written a couple horror movies. Like, that's basically and even if I write something, it's not a horror movie. It always ends up being a horror movie. Right. Like, I don't want that to happen, but then somebody's head explodes. And I'm like, I can hear it because this is weird, you know. Yeah.
Speaker 6
Damn it. It began in Oregon.
Speaker 4
Yeah. Whoops. Like, so sorry. Like, it's something about that, like, you know, from dusk till dawn esque energy where, like, you write one thing, you're making a, like, a kidnapping movie. And then all of a sudden, you're like vampires. But, yeah, it's way better now.
Speaker 3
when we get to what, people really wanna hear about here, And before before I bring up the l word, there's just a little, clip I'd like to play for you.
Speaker 0
You know, is it something that I really love about Sternsey and Conimation, stand out here, is, aside from being shockingly talented, just she she is so talented this guy across the board. And second to none when it comes to creativity on set is his commitment to the fans of the show. You know, he's become a prominent member of the streaming world, and he makes himself available to fans of the show in his leisure time. And I really dig that about him Another thing I'd I really dig about him is, like, he's he's such a family man. You know, if he I saw this video one time of him playing with his nephews, and one just bolted over and sacked him so hard.
Speaker 4
And he laughed so hard. It was so
Speaker 0
funny. But, you know, in speaking about is, you know, creativity on set. This I go into TJ here too, but, those two, they're always so prepared when they come to set, and they give us way more than what's on the page. Way way more.
Speaker 3
So that was, somebody might know Jared.
Speaker 4
Yeah. Who was that? Who's voice was
Speaker 6
some random on the street.
Speaker 4
He's the most specific cadence. Like, the second he's like, so oh my god. Jared. I'm gonna hear with the breath. So how did you get That's unbelievable. How did
Speaker 3
you guys litter Kenny?
Speaker 5
How did how did it how did
Speaker 4
it all start? How did it happen? Yeah.
Speaker 3
How did you start? Yeah.
Speaker 4
A million years ago when the earth was okay. I auditioned I got this audition for, for Stewart, because Roll was not a character that existed.
Speaker 4
So I got an audition for Stewart. And on the page, it said, you know, he's like a boss. He's and and but he's, you know, the confidence and stuff isn't there, things like that. And then wishes you could dance like Michael Jackson. Was the breakdown for sure something really specific like that? And I really glommed on to the idea of wishes you could dance like Michael Jackson. I worked on the I worked on the on the on the sides with my friend Amy, and I remember her saying, like, she was, like, oh, you're, like, you're, like, one of those, like, little mob bosses wearing his dad's suit in like, a huge suit and you're, like, swimming in
Speaker 4
went in with, like, that kind of energy, kind of that Stewart energy, and just basically delivered the lines a million miles a minute, like, just exactly what I saw in the web series, because the web series had been out at that point Mhmm. For a very brief time.
Speaker 4
And so I kinda tried to copy that cadence as closely as it could, memorize the crap out of the words, which is basically the whole thing for Letter Kenny. If you can honor the words and deliver them word perfect, you're gonna you're gonna nail it. So I came in with that. Set things as as quickly as possible. And then I did a little dance. And I was like, by the way, I can I can do this? And then, like, they're like, Well, that's interesting. And then I got a call, like, almost it was, like, a week later being like, okay. So so Stewart is, you know, gone to somebody else, some piece of shit named Tyler Johnston or something. And then but we have this, other character that we thought we could make for you, like, make this guy named rolled? Like, how would you think about rolled? Do you think about he's a he's a break dancer? He's gay. He loves, Stewart, maybe. Who knows? And I was like, if that sounds fair, okay. Yeah. I've never been on a television show before, like, you know, you know, for more than a couple episodes. Right. Sounds good. And so I went in and I and I I was very nervous. I was very excited. And you can see it in the first season. There's a lot of sweating. There's a lot of dancing for seventeen hours in a row. I think it really comes across in the character, like, how how jacked up we were all to be there. And then, obviously, over the course of the show, it just kind of, like, expanded. And it was, like, okay. So now you're you're gonna be here a lot more. And so I feel very fortunate that that they saw something in me to keep me around because, you know, There's a lot of characters in the show. It's a very huge ensemble cast. So to be welcomed back for, like, ninety nine point nine percent of the episodes, I was like, wow. That's Thank you. Well,
Speaker 6
well earned. And,
Speaker 6
One one question, I mean, so we and I don't I don't wanna stay on the one part, but Alexander Dejordi exits what, in season two.
Speaker 6
we go into season three. Was there an added pressure or conversations with you about becoming much more of a presence in the show at that point?
Speaker 4
It's an interesting question. There wasn't necessarily, like, a more of a converse surrounding it, but it was obvious that there was it was like, oh, Alves isn't coming back for season three, I guess it was, specifically. And so I was aware of that And I definitely saw, like, an increased, like, amount of my lines, obviously, because we're filling, like, a a void in that skid space. And we also had to Tyler and I had to do a bit of a balancing act as far as being like, okay. So what's the power dynamic now?
Speaker 4
And so, like, we knew there was something to work on there. We weren't super specific about being like, okay. So Alex isn't here. So now how are we gonna do it? It's so natural with Tyler to just, like, He's just such a good fucking actor. Like, he's just so good. Like, he's truly, like, I say this all the time, but if all if if if Tyler was given the opportunity, to work, work in a film that had Oscar potential, Tyler could win an Oscar. Like, he's so unbelievably talented. And so, like, working with him, I generally just kind of do a lot of reacting and a lot of operating off of his emotional state. And so it's this kind of orbiting steward. And so, like, once once dujordi was no longer in the picture, and we didn't have Devin as this, like, you know, he, like, Devin's always trying to usurp the throne. Yeah. Whereas rolled is more like, okay. So what does the throne need? And so There was this constant state of, like, okay. How do I please this person or keep this person from, like, exploding or losing their cool? And it's almost like you see Tyler's, like, Stewart's descent into madness over the course of the next in whatever, like, twelve seasons, ten seasons. And there are times where rolled even starts to get more, ambitious, more independence. And I have Tyler not Stewart. Tyler is like, oh, fucking like this. Like, yelling on set, like, actually a completely breaking character being like, I do not want Raul to of this much independence, like, do not like this, butch made it even funnier and made it work even better. So it was, like, it was it was really it it there was definitely a challenge. But, I feel like we rose the challenge quite organically. And, again, that's in no small part due to the writing, and then also Tyler just just God. He is a freak when he puts that wig on.
Speaker 2
What about yourself, though? Like, how much autonomy or influence do you think you've had on the development of, of, that character.
Speaker 4
Interesting question. I think that, the development or the the the the autonomy that I've had is mostly due to, like, whatever it is I brought to what we've been effort. So, like, let's say we get a scene, and I do something a little bit different with it or I come in in a handstand or I do, you know, something that's not written on the page. Sure. But mostly just like the cadence of the delivery, like, even the even the stirs. Like, I'm sure this will come up, but, like, the invention of the of the the first ever Sturt was not written on the page. It was just like, I wanted to express his name so much so that I it snuffed all the vowels out of it, and we just said the consonants. And then Keith comes over and goes, no. You know what you did there with the name? Yeah. I I like that. I like that. Do that again. And so, like, then all of a sudden, I'm saying Stewart in every single fucking script, like, eight hundred times because he writes it in. So, you know, I do a little thing And then they see that they like it. And they're really good, like, both both keys and tyranny are super good at, like, picking out the things they like in the show. And the things they like in the actors and then amplifying and being like, oh, yeah. I want Gail to to to have more opportunities to put her foot up on the bar. You know, I want I want, like, they they do that. So anytime I did something that they really enjoyed, I would see it a lot more in future scripts, like the six, six, six, That wasn't. I don't that certainly wasn't in the script. I don't know I don't know what that was, but Tyler and I were just talking about things that we, like, you know, as characters, oh, we like sex, in this meeting or something. We're like, oh, sex, sex, sex, sex,
Speaker 5
sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex, sex,
Speaker 4
sex, sex, sex, sex,
Speaker 4
sex, sex, sex. And then all of a sudden, you see it thirty more times in the show. So I'd say that's how the autonomy works, but it's really more of, like, them being able to pick out what they like. Yeah. So
Speaker 3
You've given you've given a lot to to choose from.
Speaker 3
We so we let our listeners know that you're coming on, so they had a bunch of questions for you.
Speaker 3
Cassie, I mean, back to the dancing a bit here. Can you tell us how you got involved with dance in your journey with that?
Speaker 4
very, very young. I think I was seven years old when I saw my cousin, Ryan B, that's his real first name, Ryan Space, Capital B, went by B Fresh, in London, Ontario. He was a b boy. Yeah. It checks out, like, crazy. And I saw on break dancing. And I was, like, this is the coolest guy in the world. He has samurai swords, he breakdances, you know, well, I wanna do that too. And so I started breakdancing at seven years old. And from there, there used to be this, website called Be Boy World. I'm not sure if it still exists, but I would learn new moves. Like, every week, I would spend so much time just, like, doing couple grinders in the kitchen and, like, and swipes and stuff like that. Like, I would I would I would get really obsessive. Whenever I wanna learn something, I get extremely obsessive, and I learn how to do it. To the best of my ability. So breakdancing came at a young age. And then it also meant that I got to use it at, like, parties and things and people love when somebody break dances at parties, even though it's the most obnoxious thing in the fucking world. So, like, really, everybody make a circle. It's like, oh, I never did I was like, somebody else will make a circle. They'd and I'd have to come in because we were like, Evan could do this. And then I moved over to, like, tricking, which is like, break dancing without any dancing. You're just doing flips in the yard. It's like parkour Sure. But without jumping off stuff. And I exploded my hip and was like, this is terrible. I can't move the way I used to. And I had to go to physiotherapy for months and months. And then so I'd stopped dancing. Like, I had stopped break dancing because I was, like, this is so dangerous. Like, what am I doing with myself? Also, there's fewer opportunities to break dance at castles, in university. Like, just doesn't have a drama.
Speaker 3
There's not any cardboard in the castle.
Speaker 4
There's no cardboard. And, yeah, you there's all everything stones. It's very hard. So then I I eventually, like, kind of let breakdancing take a back seat, and I didn't really do much of it until the show Mhmm. Happened. And then all of a sudden, there was this audition, and I was like, There's something inside you, Evan. You need to access it. And I, like, went back to my, like, ancestral planes and, like, you know, through the wheat field saw, like, break dancing in the distance and, like, grabbed it out of the air. And I was like, yes. Skill achieved. And now now I'm back. Sort of. I'm thirty four. I should I really shouldn't do too much of it. Speaker 3
We talked a little bit off the top about Lady C in that episode. And when when she came on, first Speaker 6
of all, it was it seemed Speaker 3
a bit out of place to have her on a letter Kenny episode know anything about how how and why she Speaker 4
Like, because she's too good. Well, no. She's too she's too controlled. Speaker 3
Oh, she was great. Like, it was probably, we loved watching those scenes, but it was like, Speaker 3
Is this kenny were watching right now because there were some long, prolonged, dance numbers, which which you appreciated. Yeah. Speaker 4
I think what happened in that world is is legitimately queso, if you don't know this, queso is a huge fan of dancing. Like loves break dancing, loves music. I'm sure you guys know he loves music because he picks all the music for the show, but he loves dancing. He loves like EDM dancing. He love he he'll send me, like, shuffle step videos sometimes. Like, a guy just shuffling in his basement. I'm like, zero context just sends me these videos. And so he's always been a huge fan of, like, that art form. And so I think in that season in particular, and in that episode in particular, he was like, he even mentioned to me. He's like, I want I want you to have an opportunity to shine do some of the stuff that you're really good at here. And he's, like, a very thoughtful guy in that respect, like, wants Speaker 4
show off people skills, show off people's giving them opportunity to build up their resume, you know, for that next job. And so, like, he he did mention that he wanted to have an emphasis on the dancing, and that season. And then I think part of the process is you look around for dancers, see who who fits the mold, who's available, who can do the thing you wanna do, and they eventually found Lady C, who is a local, you know, papa mock artist and was really rare and to go set up the so a portion of the dance is choreographed and then a portion of it isn't. And so she created the choreographed portion, like, really quickly and then send it to me right away. And it was just this, like, very organic process for, like, learning how to do it. And I'm not a choreographed person. Like, you know, hard it was for me to, like, think and remember to move at the same time, that's not what happens. Very flow state dancer. Okay. I just let it rip. So that was tough. But it was very, very, I think I think it turned out pretty well. And I think it was, you know, it was pretty, like, well, it wasn't a bad idea. Speaker 3
definitely a highlight of that season. Yes. For sure. Speaker 4
Yeah. So it it is different, obviously, though. It's not the standard. But, you know, like Letter Kenny does those slow mo's and does the Yeah. Yeah. They do. They do a lot of work. Speaker 5
And then it's the Speaker 6
way away, Jared, but you would take swings of things, and that was definitely a swing, and I think it paid off. Speaker 4
Oh, totally a swing. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, there's a couple swings too. And there's swings that you don't even see that don't make the show and stuff like that, too. But, like, that's one of the ones where it's, you know, it obviously made it. Speaker 3
So So the your your dance hero, they're from London, Ontario. Coincidentally, Cassie, who asked the the original question is from SIMco, Ontario. So here's one from Aaron in Chicago. You and Tyler have impeccable timing and monumental chemistry with each other. What do you feel is the most important aspect to creating and building relationship with your scene partners. Speaker 4
Okay. So some people you walk on a set with, and you're just like, we're not gonna get same page. Like, this just this just isn't gonna work, like, the same way that it will with someone like Tyler James Blake Johnston. He is just he is so, he he offers so much. He has been, a child actor, you know, like, he's been around forever. And he's carried shows on his back. Like, he's he's been the lead of of shows before. And he's just a professional. So I think part of building the trust was, like, I had faith in him. And then all of a sudden, he had faith in me, and we started we just it just built so quickly. And the and and it built from, like, in the scene thing. Like, we are we have faith in each other because we both know we know each other's lines. Like, not only do I know my lines. I know his He knows my lines. He we when we meet up before a season of Letter Kenny, he has this joke where he calls me, like, four in the morning, And he's like, you gotta come to my apartment. We gotta run the scenes four hundred times. And I'll just we'll and I will. And I will show up and we'll stand around his is Kitchen Island, and we will drill the scenes. Like, we are, I would I would say that the skids, the preparation that we do, is Above and beyond anything I've ever seen in any other capacity. Like, I've never been a part of a project where I'm like, this prepared all the time. Speaker 4
And part of that is Tyler's, like, drive and his ambition to bring good content to life, and he does not wanna mess up. And he also comes from a place of terror as well. Like, he doesn't wanna show up on on set and not be able to say shadowy men on a shadowy phantom planet. Like, he because you could get stuck on that line for four hours Speaker 4
If you don't know it in your bones. So Tyler's preparation inspires me to be prepared. Because the lines are so hard. Yeah. So the trust gets built over time with that. And then on top of those, the line trust, you get the physicality trust. Speaker 4
Which is like, if Tyler falls backwards with his arms out and he's not looking, I will catch him. I have to. I have to. I have to catch Stewart because Roll has to catch Stewart, but I have to catch Tyler because I don't want Tyler to fall on the ground. Like, I love Tyler. So you know, all that stuff happens. And then and then it results in us, you know, having the only kiss in the television show. Right? Like, you like, that kind of shit. We just trust each other. That's not written in the script. Didn't say enrolled in Stewart kissing the Christmas episode. Right. Yeah. It was just like, he was like, Speaker 5
kiss me. Like, okay. That's Speaker 6
okay. I mean, and all that checks, Ed, like, anyone we've talked to where you two have come up. That is one of the first things they say. No one comes more prepared to set than you and Tyler. So and and again, it pays off. I can't I can't even imagine trying to pull off some of the scenes that you two Speaker 6
Orchestrate and, that you need the prep. I totally get Speaker 4
Absolutely. Those the the the lines that Trevor risk in particular, he's like a he's a he's a music guy, and you guys have chatted with Trevor before, but he'll come up with these the deepest cuts in the world, these these pun chains of band names. And I every time I pick one up, I'm like, oh, god. Like, like, you have to do so much research and I have to figure out who all these bands are and what pun is and then committed to memory. It's like, comes from a place of fear and love. Sure. Speaker 2
Yeah. I think the element that everybody appreciates is that you're not just delivering hard lines, but you're also doing the physical comedy at the same time. Speaker 2
you know, it's like singing and playing playing an instrument at the same time. Right? It's that extra layer, like sitting and you're doing that and and you're doing it super well with Tyler. And I think that's what folks appreciate. Speaker 4
Thanks, Bob. Yeah. We do. We like to pat our head and our rubber tummy at the scene. That's our that's what we do. Speaker 1
That episode that, when Tyler was sitting in the chair, and you were snaking Speaker 3
god. So good. Like, that was Speaker 1
Your body movements. Speaker 4
That's a weird episode. Weird choice. That again, that's not in the script. It doesn't say rolled snakes around and Stewart like a freaky boa. It I was just like he was like, you know, Jacob had set up the shot. And Speaker 4
where it's gonna be from, and you're gonna say it over his shoulder. I was like, what if? And then I, like, put my neck on Tyler's chest and he was like, yeah. Okay. I get. Like, Jacob is always just so over our shit. He just lets us do. Right? Fine if that's the choice you wanna make. Like Speaker 6
So on that note, can can you expand a bit on your relationship with Jacob? Sure. We've heard a couple of them where there's a lot of banter between you two on set, when you're leading up to takes and things of, like, of that nature. Speaker 4
Tyler and Jacob have what I would call a hostile working relationship. For sure, a lot of, like, if you were new to the set that day, You know, you're working as a as a as a daily in makeup or something and you showed up, somebody brought you on set, and you heard one of the actors go, fuck you. To the director, you'd probably think that's inappropriate, I imagine. But that's just their relationship. They have this, like, very jokey. They're both child actors, if that helps. So so they both come from the same universe. My relationship with Jacob is I would think a lot more tender. I love Jacob. Jacob and I, Again, a lot of trust back and forth. Like, I trust him to everything Jacob says is gold. I, like, you know, he's such a knowledgeable person. He's so intelligent. He's so thoughtful. And, he's one of my favorite people. I've I love Jacob Journey, though. Yeah. Hard to say hard to say more on the topic. Speaker 3
Our buddy for us. Mike from New Jersey had all these questions about, you know, how your process for creating the body movements and when when Devin left and stuff. So I believe those those are all covered. So Jeff from Maine wants to know, what are some of your maybe he's he's interested to find out what of your favorite road scenes are, you know Speaker 4
Oh, favorite road scenes. Oh, boy. Speaker 3
Oh, yeah. Because Jeff kicked out his top ten favorite rolled scenes in one of our episodes. So he wants to compare notes, I guess. Speaker 4
He wants to compare notes. Okay. Oh my god. Speaker 6
Then we did a whole episode just about rolled? Speaker 4
Just the rolled episodes. Just rolled scenes wow. Oh god. A lot to live up to then. One of my all time favorites is definitely, the the penny stuff with keys. Speaker 4
Like, the cocking Unbelievably strange funny. You get you very rarely get Wayne enrolled interacting. Speaker 4
And when you do get it, I feel like there's a bit of magic there. And in the same vein, the Easter episode with rolled and and Glenn. Like, I feel like anytime it's because because Stewart enrolled is, you know, it's its own world all the time. We're always doing just absolute bonkers. But as soon as rolled steps away and does something on his own with someone else, I'm always curious to see what'll happen. And, and the way that the other actors react is also very fun. Like, they're it's like it's like they've happened upon this freaky little mouse character and they're like, it's like, oh, god. I didn't even know you were in the show. Like, what the hell? So Anytime that happens, like, the with the Mc Murray's, you know, I love watching other people in character and being on that side of it. So I will say any scene where I'm basically interacting with someone else is fun. But then again, the sleepover episode. Lying in the bed and whispering to each other was so funny. Speaker 3
Other than Victor, it's one of our top favorite So it's Speaker 4
Isn't it? Isn't it one of the best? It's one of the best. Victor, what's your top favorite episode? Speaker 2
Oh, you know what? I still to this day, the relation ship's episode was, probably my favorites. Yeah. Speaker 4
That's fair. That's fair. Valvowed. Any I feel like any episode that touches on, like, the emotional touch tone stuff is important and good and great. Like, for me, I always answer is the the super soft birthday. I know it's, like, the second episode, but it really sets the tone for, like, how sweet. Yes. The show can be and how nice people can be to each other in the show. Yeah. So We'll put Speaker 3
our buddy, y y z Gordon. He asked about the y zed. I trust me. I I bug him about it. I bug him about it. He's gonna call yourself a comedian, but he insists on y y z. Speaker 4
I don't know why. Okay. Okay. Speaker 3
Anyway, he he asked about the the the evolution of of Sturt. So you've already covered that. Zach from Florida, he wants to know what's it like, going from being a skid on Letter Kenny. To being a character in Avatar, and what was that process like? Speaker 4
I thought you were gonna say to being a skid in real life. Like, I was not what? No. That's way more. Yeah. No. It's it's unbelievable. Letter Kenny is this universe that we this universe as you guys put it, that we created. Right? Like, that but, like, it has its own language and its own, you know, its own physicality. It has its own thing. Right? Like, it's truly a unique property. And then to go do something like Avatar, that's a universe that we are entering into that truly has its own unique language. Last night, I streaming the game. Mhmm. And the not the language community literally came by. Like, they have courses. They do classes. They do meet it. They do meet all know how to speak it. They came in, and they're all speaking not via the chat. And I was like, this is great, like, it's wild. It's so cool. And it's such a It's such a huge IP to be a part of to be brought into. So I'm just trying to, like, do my best to, like, Yeah. I know. It's absolutely bonkers. Speaker 6
Is that so so is not be the new klingon? Is that what's going on? Speaker 4
Absolutely. I mean, for sure. But those but there's the thing is some of those people probably know klingon too. Speaker 4
You know? These are these are polyglots. Right? They got it all. So what's They know languages. Speaker 3
What's the difference or or the similarities between voice over work? Like, like, you did on on the that that fantasy show and this, like, video game voice. Speaker 4
Yeah. It's it would be similar if I exclusively did the voice in the game because I would be in the booth, and I'd be delivering lines. Right. But on Avatar, I was working on it for two and a half years in person. Like, I would wear a mocap suit Speaker 4
And I did a shipped it with a camera, so it's like performance, like, my facial is all captured. Speaker 4
So it's like this huge, you know, nine to five job where I show up and I put on the suit and and, you know, you get to see the game develop around you and you see the character develop around you. So it's is super involved. Yeah. That's wild, man. Yeah. Yeah. It was cool. I was pretty stoked. Speaker 3
That brings up the next question then from Jay from Edmonton, this guy's limit for someone with your physical acting capability. Speaker 4
Shout out Dave Limited. Speaker 3
Would you prefer be on screen or similar to, like, an Andy Circus kind of, you know, doing that Speaker 4
I shout out Andy Circus all the time as, like, an inspiration. I truly believe that my my My dream is to be able to do a little bit of everything, and I think Andy Services is the perfect example of somebody who took that, you know, physicality with gollum Speaker 4
And and smeagull and he tipped up. And he moved it out of that world, and he brought it into directing, and he brought it into writing, and he brings it out to, like, he can do a little bit of everything, and he proved that it's possible. And I wanna be that. I wanna be able to I wanna be able to, you know, do the physical roles because, obviously, It's what I'm good at. Speaker 4
I find it very satisfying. Like, moving, like, a not fee and moving, like, rolled. Like, there's a there's a they're both they're both crawling around on the ground. Let's be real. And so I feel comfortable now on there. I feel really good about it. But then I also wanna, like, challenge myself and, you know, do more writing and do more things that that take me out of that world. And, hopefully, maybe even some directing someday, who knows? Who knows? But there's so many things out there in the entertainment field that I would love to to touch on. Speaker 3
Okay. Tobias from Missouri asked what your dream role is and how how did your roles in or well, we talked about that, Kenny. So, yeah, your dream role, what would you love to do if somebody approached you with that. Speaker 4
It's so tough because I'm kinda, like, already did it. But I will say, my neck to dream role. I wanna do I this is a joke answer. This is a freaking joke answer, but it's also kind of true, but it's kind of a joke. But, like, Honestly, like, a Hallmark movie, like, leading handsome man, but nobody talks about how I'm not like, a six three blond blue eyed beautiful man. Like, it's just, like, totally unaddressed, but when, like, in a, like, I go to wool flodge or whatever. And I'm like, hey, where's the where's the fire? Like, you gotta you gotta relax when you're at wolf lodge. And then, like, the gal who's quitter job as, like, a lawyer from the big cities. Like, she's staying just to stay at the lodge. Speaker 4
And, you know, we gotta hang out, and then eventually she loves me or whatever. Speaker 4
You're right. I think we just wrote it. Speaker 3
So so, basically, you wanna be Billy Crystal when Harry met Sally. Yeah. Speaker 4
I wanna be oh my fucking god. That's my, like, Yes. I mean, that's a real answer, though. Oh my god. He did so much for Harry Chested little men, like, I guarantee you anyone who has found me attractive at any point in life, saw when hearing that telling. He was like, you know what? Speaker 2
see that pretty much. You that, you know, Danny Davido, Speaker 2
Ron Atkinson, and a lot of kind of interestingly unique kind of looking characters have become leading actors. Speaker 6
You're not wrong. Steve with Chevy. Yeah. Yeah. Speaker 4
You're taught he's being my language. These are all my favorite people. I would love to be any of these careers. I mean, again, people put, like, I'll see a list of, you know, TV shows that people love, and they'll be like, oh, I love, you know, new girl in the office. It's always sunny in Philadelphia at Letter Kenny. And I'm like, what the like, it's always sunny in Letter Kenny in the same you know, list. Like, this like, that's amazing. And, you know, if there was a Danny Devedo character in my heart, Kenny, They'd be me combined with the rest of those kids. We're the little Danny Davido. Speaker 3
Joey from Colorado. We spent some time up in co in suubbery with with our listeners. And he wants to know, you know, what what do you enjoy about filming in sudbury? You know, what, maybe, what, some of the places you like dating and stuff? Speaker 4
I love sudry. My mom's from sudry originally. Oh, okay. So, like, I called her up one day. I was like, mom, where should I go to where should I go to dinner? She's like, get out. Don't stay there. Speaker 3
All we found is great restaurants. Speaker 4
Come on. I I have always had a great time in February. I mean, it's it's summer camp for me. Right? Like, I go up. All my pals are there. We get to go on our little benders, but only so much so that we could still do the job. You know, you gotta take you gotta pick your days. If it's a big skid day the next day where I'm not drinking a sip of anything. Right. But, like, you know, if it's the hockey boys, like, Tires and I are Speaker 4
Oh, yeah. Oh, we're out there. We're having fun. We, we've been to pretty much every single bar in town. Mhmm. Yeah. Some of us have been kicked out of some of those bars multiple times. I think I don't know if it's still there. There's this bar called SRO. I one time watched Jersey get kicked out of it. I think three times in one night. Speaker 5
I know he's pretty sure. I'm Speaker 6
Well, and that's on them then for letting him back Speaker 4
into That's what I keep saying. I'm like, he's, like, look at his face. You remember that face? Speaker 4
Was, like, I pretty sure it was, like, a situation where the guy was, like, I already kicked you out of here. You gotta go. Like, he just kept showing up, like, what? Where you gotta like? Oh, but we've been everywhere. We've been everywhere, man. And, my favorite my actual favorite places in sugary, though, are, the the nature in sugary. Like Ramsey Lake, you can go skating on in the winter, and it's absolutely gorgeous, Kiwi Park. The hike is incredible. I found myself exploring more and more of the lakes and the surrounding areas of sugary. As I as I was there every year because I was like, I gotta I gotta see what this place is all about. It's got the most lakes per capita Speaker 4
Of anywhere. Period, most freshwater lakes, period, anywhere. It's like this that's an incredible that's an incredible statistic. I was like, I wanna see all of Speaker 4
Yeah. I I I wanna go. So I I love, Sadrie. I do think that it is one of those places that if they made a bullet train that went there, It would be, like, the most popular vacation destination in Ontario. People would just go there all the time. Speaker 6
But Yeah. Absolutely. I mean, we've been up there a couple of times, and and we've talked about a lot where there's just so much raw potential for suubbery Speaker 4
and it's so much. Speaker 6
You know, it it definitely has its its challenges for sure. It's a where it is, whatever, but, the it's just ripe with opportunity and such a blast when you're there. Speaker 4
Oh, totally. They invented how to grow plants on freaking Mars there or whatever. Right? Like NASA was like, this place is the same topography as, a moon rock. Speaker 2
It's the moon. Yeah. Speaker 4
Yeah. So we're gonna learn how to grow trees on in suprey, and then we can do it in space. Speaker 3
Yeah. And and they've done it. Yeah. It's great. Speaker 4
They killed it. It's beautiful. We're gonna Speaker 2
It's not the bullet train, but you can take a train from sudbury up to White River. Speaker 4
Oh, perfect. I'll go to Speaker 2
Wake River. It's a three hour ride. Oh, amazing. Speaker 4
I just have to put three hour. A cash hours. Speaker 2
You have to bring your own canoe. Speaker 5
Oh, so funny. But it, Speaker 2
but it's, apparently, a fantastic journey. Fortage across. Speaker 4
Get to the, yeah, oh, god. I love portaging, by the way. So I maybe I actually will do this. Speaker 3
Casey in Virginia, she wants to know what's the best life advice you ever received or learned on your own that you're willing to share. Speaker 4
Best life advice I've received or learned, woah. Woah. Speaker 3
Now we're getting deep before we Casey Speaker 4
in deep, man. Casey coming in hot with the deep deep questions. My Speaker 6
feeling is gonna be a deep interview to Jeff. Speaker 4
Oh, no. I knew. I as soon as that intro started. I was like, oh, this is gonna be really deep. You know what? I would say that, part of part of something I've come to learn about just, like, life in general is that life advice is different for everyone. Like, I think that these catch all phrases or these catch all things, don't apply because some days, you know, that poster with a kitten hanging that says, just hang in there. Maybe that will work for you. Maybe you're gonna wake up one day and be like, wow. I'm inspired. I'm gonna write the next American novel. And then other days, you might be like, this thing is garbage. I hate this cat. But, like, that's how I that's my real Yeah. You know, life advice is so personal, and it's so unique to each person, and it's so unique to each day. So I, as often as possible, try and reevaluate what's going on with me, and I try my best to just to to to listen to other people, And to try and be, you know, an a nice enough guy, not a nice guy, because they're terrifying. That's a that's a scary But a nice enough guy, you know, and to be part of a community and to be part of, you know, the world around me, And which is why it's like, I'm so stoked to be here. I'm I'm stoked to do this and chat with you guys finally because, like, I know I've I've probably put you off for a, what, twelve seasons Speaker 4
How long? Three years, four years, five years, ten years. But, like, part of what happens there is I go, like, I get so overwhelmed with what's happening around me. And I'm like, you know what? I don't wanna fuck anything up. I'll let, you know, the powers, the be go, here's who you're allowed to talk to sometimes. In certain contexts, so it brings me full circle to a moment like this where I'm like, Look at us now. Speaker 4
Maybe I'm exactly where I need to be right now to be chatting with you guys in this conference. Speaker 6
I I totally agree. You know? Don't know. It might be biased, Speaker 3
but you are working. You're super Speaker 4
biased. I can tell. I see it in your eyes. You're very biased to tell, but you're not wrong. It's a great podcast. Speaker 3
So let let's bounce back from Casey's deep question and ask, Justin from UK wants to know, is diehard a Christmas movie? Speaker 4
Dired's a Christmas movie, a hundred percent. I, often go to the quote alongs that they host in Toronto where you quote all of the the whole movie. And so every time anything happens, like, like, for instance, when he walks out and he gets his feet all bloody, you have to eat the the bigfoot candy in your little in your little grab bag. Every time you see a Christmas tree, you have to yell. Merry Christmas. Every time, Bobby comes on screen, you gotta go, Bobby. So if that's not a Christmas movie, then I don't know what is. It brings out the Christmas spirit in me more than almost any film. So a hundred and ten percent is Christmas movie. Speaker 3
Well, but, Justin also wants to know how's your, Twitch streaming changed since becoming a huge TV star? Speaker 4
Good question. Good question. Good question. I will say that the Twitch stream is a unique place because it kinda started when I was, like, playing a lot of online poker and drinking beers alone. Speaker 5
And I was, like, maybe Speaker 4
I should do this with people. That feels way more healthy. So then I just started streaming it And pretty much everyone who came into the stream was a Letter Kenny fan, like, from, like, early days. Like, it's a lot of, like, you know, deep cut Letter Kenny fans who somehow knew about my social media accounts, whatever it is. So even from the very beginning, it's people like that. But they have a they have a saying in the channel, you know, come for the role, stay for the Evan. Because it does feel like, you know, you you have an expectation of what I'm gonna be like in real life. Yeah. Obviously, it's different. But we have a lot of fun there. So, you know, every time people do come in, and they're all excited. And they're like, street, street, street, street. Like, I'm excited for you too. Like, I'm I'm I'm jacked up. Like, I get it, man. But every time someone sticks around, I'm like, wow. That's so sweet. That's so nice. Speaker 6
On on the twitch thing, have you and Danny Ellis ever bounced ideas Speaker 5
around Well, yeah. Speaker 4
Danielle has designed all of my emotes on the channel. Speaker 6
How was my next question? Speaker 6
help you out there? Speaker 4
She helped me out so much. She's so knowledgeable. She's such a talented artist. Mhmm. Incredible Twitch channel. Grandma is her Twitch channel name she plays overwatch. Speaker 3
Well, you know, Yeah. We've had her on the on the podcast. Speaker 4
Okay. Great. She's a killer. Did you She's so good. Speaker 3
Were you did you get the role painting? Speaker 4
you tell me you got it? I I've been offered so many rolled related things over my life. I the things that I do own are in a storage locker downstairs because I can't look at paintings of rolled all the time. My apartment's like seven hundred and fifty square feet. It just was covered in all the rolled related things that I have. Yeah. But this one was on the show. No. But it would feel like this will be like Like, I'm getting a murder Speaker 4
Like every like, you know what I mean? Like, who kinda it's terrifying. Speaker 6
We saw person. It's That's huge. It's amazing. Speaker 4
But it's like, do I should I have that? Certainly not. Put it in the, like, Letter Kenny Museum in Subbury when they eventually make that. Like, who's that? Don't put don't don't give it to me. I don't know what to do with it, man. I don't know what to do. I don't know. Look at my face. It's a good thing. I'm not an actor or anything. Speaker 3
Joyie from Colorado, he he says Jared signed on for spin offs. Oh, yeah. So put your creative writing hat on. What would you love to see? This is your opportunity. Because, Jared, Speaker 4
we know, journalism's works at a big and tall store. You know, he's got, like, he's selling. Now he's now he's selling, big and tall. You know, suits to people. So we just get exclusively people over six foot in a show. Speaker 4
know, because there's not a lot of tall tall people representation shows when you read more tallies. We get a Gail spin off, right, obviously, duh, duh, and it's a it's, like, it's, like, it's, like, v it's, like, keys to the VIP. Do you guys remember that one? Oh, wait. No. Speaker 5
That's not go. The one the Speaker 4
more they redo the bars, bar rescue. Speaker 3
I don't know. Oh, yeah. Speaker 4
Gail comes in swinging dick, kicks open the doors, fixes your bar, that kind of thing. Feel like that would be pretty good. Speaker 6
She liked that one. Yeah. Right? That's not a bad idea. No. Speaker 4
It's not, of course, it's not a bad idea. It's a genius idea. I'm coming up with them right now. These are all good ideas. No. I would see skin at, like, for real, though. Spine also, pretty much anyone would be fine. Speaker 4
I have heard Like, I don't know the future of this stuff Mhmm. At all. I wish I did. I wish I could go, like, guys. There's a show coming out. It's called rolled with a capital r, and it's amazing. And and he's and he's the star. That's, like, not hurt anything like that. Rolled gold is what it would be called. Speaker 4
haven't heard anything like that at all. And I wish I I wish I I wish I knew what the future of Letter Kenny held because my god, it's just been such a ride and there's so much content that has been created from it. And I am genuinely excited to hear what's next for them. Speaker 3
So as are we. Last comment from a listener case c p from North Carolina says, just tell him we love him, and he's amazing actor and person all around. Speaker 4
So Wow. Hey, thanks, Daisy. Speaker 3
Tanya, do you have Speaker 6
any follow-up comments? Speaker 1
If there's anything from, the basement that you would take to to put in your own home to to have as memorabilia. What what item would that be? Speaker 4
Darn. We were basement, man. It is gnarly down there. I I will say most of those things need to be sterilized. Like, you, like, boil Like, like, just burn it all to the ground for real. But, once we moved I don't know if you guys know this, but the basement was, was an actual basement, and then it moved to a studio. Yeah. Basement. So okay. So the original basement, truly terrifying. The the things that they brought over to the studio, I think it might be fun to have the, the the DJ set. Like, the actual, like, the the ones and twos. Yeah. I don't know how to use them. I don't know what they do, but I think it'll be a cool plinth, you know, for, like, maybe my bar cart type thing, like a ones and twos, and I put all my alcohol in there. I've got a lot of alcohol, and it's just filling the cabinet. So I would love to display it. Speaker 6
Yeah. If you need any help getting through that, just I'm Speaker 4
Absolutely, buddy. I have my eye. I used to work at bars, and I don't have anyone make cocktails for anymore. So Speaker 4
Pardon? You have anything Victor? Speaker 2
Yes. Well, first, thanks. Thanks for coming and giving us your time. You're so animated and just genuine and so fun. Speaker 5
What do you mean? Speaker 2
I mean, like, it'd be awesome to just hang and and have beers together. Speaker 2
Like a genuine dude, but, just something fun for the listeners. So I have I have your, skills here that Oh boy. I'm I'm thinking you you drafted yourself. Speaker 4
Is this a resume of some kind? Like, this is Speaker 2
something fun. We'll do we'll do something fun just because DCLs are so ridiculous. So Speaker 4
I'm so afraid of what it says on there, man. Speaker 2
Yeah. So so I'll rhyme with them. Don't worry. There's nothing bad. So I'll buy them a lot, and you have pick one and and which one you would, if you could, turn into a career. Oh, here. Alright. Alright. So here we go. Alright. So, BRAade dancing, we know about BRAade dancing, improvization. That's a little random. Stunts, sword fighting, which you talked about stage combat, acrobatics, I that that'll be that's you kinda talked about and, you know, doing your jumps in one place and whatnot. Ram. That's that's pretty cool. This one I love basketball handling. Oh. That's that's awesome. Piano, which maybe not many people know. Speaker 2
expecting some, you know, true skills out of that. Let's see. Role rollerblading sprinting, which I never thought of as a skill, but Speaker 6
He's our guest. He's our guest, man. Speaker 2
Rock climbing. Rock climbing. And, let's see here. Speaker 4
Is the last one mimicry? Speaker 2
Mimicry, which is awesome. I knew it Speaker 4
would be because I remember that one specifically being like, this is stupid as fuck a thing, Rose. Speaker 2
And and and so wait. And the last one, the last one is my favorite skill, conversational French. Speaker 4
Oh, yeah. Converse just banner. Speaker 2
So so pick one of those and turn that into a career. Speaker 4
The craziest thing about that list is it actually brought up so many. I don't know if this is just ADHD, but it brought up so many things I needed to say. Like, you're just listing. My whole life is my skills. Right? The things that I can do. So I'm like, I'm thinking about all these stuff. I'm like, which one of these to pick? Cause they're all so good. Mhmm. The one that I'm gonna talk about because you thought it was such a fucking joke. But I'm gonna tell you about it. I'm gonna convince you this is a real skill. It's sprinting. You know why? You know why. Speaker 4
had to see saved Speaker 2
your life from one day. Speaker 4
No. I had used sprinting in a movie once. And I was like, you know what? People look stupid when they run. They just don't look cool. Speaker 3
The void. You know Speaker 4
who looks cool? The void. Exactly. Yeah. Speaker 3
I saw the the the trailer. Yeah. Speaker 4
I sprinted in the void. Yes. You do. And I was like, Speaker 4
do I do this? How do I pull this off? How do I make this look good? My watched. And when I say, I watched Tom Cruise Speaker 6
I knew you were gonna call it Tom Speaker 4
Cruise movies back to back for weeks. The hands open, full fucking chest forward, legs pumping. Like, I no. It's an art. And I practiced, like, I'm not joking. I went out in fields. I went out on pavement. I tried it on different surfaces. There's a There's a Tom Cruise compilation to Bonnie Tyler's Yes. Holding out for a hero Yeah. On YouTube of just him sprinting. Speaker 4
Watch that. That is that I I just before that take, I was like, okay. Gotta watch this. Gotta get in the mood. I can when I tell you, I can sprint and look good doing it. Like, Speaker 6
it still checks out to be on the resume, though. Speaker 4
Oh, it deserves to be the first thing on the resume. Just get rid of the rest of it. Speaker 3
Just so you know, Evan, there's also, a rolled compilation of you saying Stewart set to eye of the tiger somewhere online. Speaker 5
That that's fantastic. Speaker 3
you the link to that. I may have created that. Matt, your last your your final question. Speaker 4
I may have created. It just just flip it in there. Yeah. It was nice. Nice. Well, we'll play it out. Oh my god. Did Speaker 6
you hand over to me there? Speaker 6
what you did? Yes. Okay. So I ask everyone this at the end. Please. Obviously, you're it's, you know, strange the idea that Letter Kenny has become a bit of called phenomenon. Like, it's it's spread everywhere. Right? You've done the tours. You you've seen the fans. You've done all seasons. What is it meant to you to be a part of it all? Speaker 4
It's crazy. It's like career defining, more than anything. It's the, like, the, like, the thing in my career at this moment that has been, like, the, the, the, the beginning of everything. Like, it's like the it's me being a professional in this industry and feeling really validated, in my choices to take this super risky career path that certainly has a very low probability of working out. And beyond that and beyond the, like, stability it's offered, my, like, family and things like that, been so artistically fulfilling, and then to be part of a fan base that's so, like, welcoming and sweet and just the boys in the basement. You know what I mean? Like, everyone in the whole freaking fan base just feels like chilling in the pain. Like, there's just so many kind comfortable people. And, this year alone, I got to meet so many of them. And every time I met somebody and shook their hand, looked him in the eye. I was like, I can't believe you watched the whole show. And not even that that many times. Like, you're it's it means the world to me. Like, I'm a huge fan of television. I'm a huge fan of comedy and of of, you know, these series that I fall asleep to and then I wake up to and then I cook to. Like, that it's comfort. It's your pals being around. So, like, to be a part of that? I'm sweating just talking about Speaker 4
It brings it gives me chills. That's crazy. That's Speaker 3
awesome. Can you watch it back right now? Like, are you, are you kinda, like, I need a break from this for a bit? Speaker 4
No. I don't think I need a break from it. I I do find Letter Kenny, like, the actual show itself to watch for me is different probably than for the viewer, and that's the one thing that hurts about making the show is that I can't watch it like you guys get to watch it. Like, I everything I watch about it, I'm so aware of every I was like, I know where we were living that season. I think about that day on set. I think about what we had for lunch right there. I'm like, oh, I fuck that up. Oh, that's really good. Like, I'm so critical. I'm critical of every TV show I watch anyway, but in in for Letter Kenny, it's like, It's that next level of, you know, I can't actually Sure. I'm so, aware of it. Speaker 6
Yeah. It's it's hard to separate the two. Right? Like, Speaker 4
if you did that. It's impossible. It's impossible. But at the same time, I can I a hundred percent know what it's like to watch it? Like, I can picture myself watching it the same way someone watches new girl. Yeah. And to think of that is, like, get out of here. Speaker 6
Yeah. Well, I'll say before Al starts wrapping up. I from my opinion, and I don't think I am alone in this, you are one of the most captivating people to watch on television. Like, the way you move and interact and what you bring to the screen, is par none, my friend. Speaker 4
That's really sweet of you. I've I we we try. We try. It was, like, I blame I blame Tyler. Speaker 1
Yeah. Many times over, you've been the MVP of of the episode. You just you bring it every single time. Speaker 4
I mean, you guys are so sweet. Thank you for thank you for saying that. Also, thanks for doing this podcast. Like, what a cool thing to, like, be able to point to and go, like, such an obvious, honoring of the show and, like, being able to break down episodes and chat with cast and, like, do all that stuff. Like, so cool. Thank you guys. Speaker 3
Oh, we we've been blessed with this pandemic project that's turned into a three year odyssey. Speaker 4
So cool. What a wild thing. Speaker 6
That's a that's accurate. Speaker 4
Better than playing poker and drinking alone on the picture. I'm telling you guys, who's you're nailing it? Speaker 3
Evan, thank you so much. You you we've taken seven minutes more your time than than we promised. So we Speaker 3
And, where where would you like people to follow you? Speaker 4
Where would I like people to follow me? Wherever they want? Just not at my house. My name on everything is Evan j dearn. Okay. Like, literally anywhere you're interested in because I have a different personality all over the internet. I think that's part of, like, what Keith was talking about, which is like, what the heck, what a cutie patootie for saying all that stuff. Like, that's crazy. Out of here. But, like, I, you know, I like to be engaged in with people. I like to offer people a different side of, like, whatever it is that I've done on screen so they can get to know me a little bit better. So if you, like, really wanna get to know me, come spend seven hours on Twitch. Like, that's a really easy way to get to know me. But on Twitter, I'll say some dumb shit that you can maybe also glean a bit of something from. You know? So And TikTok is the war. Speaker 5
It's my TikTok. It's Speaker 4
unhinged. Don't go there. Speaker 2
So, Evan, when when and where, if you're allowed to say, can can folks look for sunset superman? I'm Speaker 4
I think it's gonna be on two b. Okay. It's a two b original. But I haven't been given a release date, which is, you know, but then again, no gives me any release dates because they can't trust me. I'm very entra you cannot trust me. Like, I sign NDAs left and right, and then I'm always like, that's why we have why I have a handler ear. I'm telling you, do you guys normally have handlers for the other guys? Because I feel like they're, like, Evan. Do you Speaker 6
want the honest answer? Speaker 4
Yeah. I do. Kinda. I don't wanna Speaker 3
Mark Mark had one and Jared had one, but none of the others have ever had one. Speaker 4
Okay. Well, they those two have them for re because they're like, oh, yeah. We gotta take care Speaker 2
of them, but you're gonna be a company. Speaker 4
I'm in trouble. I feel like I'm having trouble. Speaker 3
Let us know when it's out and we will spread it and, you know, amplify it to to our our network. Thank you so much for joining us. Oh, it so you talk about that that, movie and your on avatars, the game's out now. Is there anything else coming up that we might wanna, you know, keep an eye open for. Speaker 4
Wow. Good question. Things coming up. So it's so true. But again, signing documents being like, ever don't talk about that. Speaker 4
like, no. But We Speaker 3
wanna get you in trouble. Yeah. Speaker 4
One thing that's exciting is I have been writing a lot. So, like, if you ever see a book that says my name on it or something. Yeah. Maybe pick that up. I don't know if it ever comes out. If you ever see something like that. Speaker 4
That's great. It's like a movie. If you say like a movie, it says written by Evan Stern, like, true. Speaker 2
We're here to plug on your behalf. Speaker 4
Oh, okay. Got you. Got you. Got you. Okay. I'll let you guys know. Speaker 3
Yeah. We are your your amplify your marketing team. Alright. Thank you so much, Evan. I'm gonna play us off here with a song from the show. One of my favorites is called fashionable people. And that's all we have for this episode. If you'd like to support the podcast, please tell a friend, also follow us on most social media outlets at protosan pod. Thank you for joining us Now we're gonna go lay down some cardboard in front of a convenience store, practice our break dancing moves with our new buddy, Evan. On behalf of Evan, Tanya, Matt Victor and myself. Thank you for listening. And have a great week. You're dizzy. And I want your turn to let's get taxi