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Matthew Perry. Thomas Lennon. "The Odd Couple." AUA.
You should be watching "The Odd Couple" because it's awesome.
In honor of tonight's triumphant all-new episode of "The Odd Couple," only on CBS at 8:30 PM (right after the Big Bang Theory), we are here at your disposal to answer your questions for as long as we can.
And neither of us are wearing pants.
https://twitter.com/thomaslennon/status/583767357715161089
and
https://twitter.com/MatthewPerry/status/583767394859950080
Matthew had to sign off. Hope you all enjoy a hilarious episode of The Odd Couple tonight. It's one of my favorites.
Thank you very much reddit, you were great!
MrThomasLennon381 karma
Seems like you, but I'M TYPING FASTER!!!! HOLY CRAP CAN FELIX TYPE FAST. And not just in ALL CAPS. I can type fast in any format. Even numbers. 12345. AND YES, I AM ACTUALLY TYPING ALL OF THIS. It's how I wrote so many shitty movies!
MrThomasLennon148 karma
It's a tie between Matthew Perry, and Matthew Perry's stand-in ALEX. Who is an awesome bro.
MrThomasLennon427 karma
Fuck, Fuck, Fuck. I know those aren't the rules, but those are the facts.
MrThomasLennon172 karma
Recently there have been new offers to do this. At some point, it will definitley happen, in a limited run.
ChallengeAccepted9978 karma
Thomas Lennon, who was your favorite person to go against on @Midnight and why?
gabe110830 karma
I agree! Any chance we'll hear you on the Comedy Bang Bang Podcast in the future?
MrThomasLennon75 karma
I just filmed the Comedy Bang Bang tv show, an episode that's all done in 4 shots. Like Birdman.
gabe110822 karma
Wooo! Love when comedy geniuses share work together. Such a great time for comedy! Thank you Mr. Lennon.
MrThomasLennon51 karma
My pleasure. (Which is what you say when you work at a fancy restaurant instead of "you're welcome.")
gabe110814 karma
Since we're both enjoying this exchange can i ask if there is a good amount of improv between the Odd Couple cast? I'm sure your writers are great but I can only imagine some fun things are said when you and Matthew get together.
MrThomasLennon20 karma
The writing staff is LEGENDARY, so... we improvise a bit, but the scripts are usually crazy good.
IamMatthewPerry68 karma
Thomas as Batman's doctor maybe you can answer this, who has more money: Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne?
MrThomasLennon121 karma
Just ran the numbers and it SEEMS like Stark. But only because I looked up both of their mansions, and Tony's seems to cost way more than stately Wayne Manor. Also Alfred gets paid less than Pepper. But I'm just going off of tax returns.
ranchdepressing63 karma
My question is for Mr. Lennon (sorry Mr. Perry, no hard feelings.)
My friend went to high school with you. I won't say his full name, but his last name is Gerber in case that rings a bell. He said his impression, from afar, is that you did a lot of theatre and the ladies loved you. How accurate is this?
MrThomasLennon161 karma
Super accurate. I did a ton of plays. And I found out sophomore year that you could take DANCE instead of regular P.E. So I was the only male in a class of a dozen young women who were amazing dancers. It was a good ratio. If you're looking to meet ladies with issues -- stick to the drama and dance departments!! :)
ranchdepressing47 karma
He also said you would smoke cigarettes between classes and that added to your James Dean appeal.
MrThomasLennon105 karma
This is very accurate. Don't smoke. It's almost impossible to quit.
kabrizzle4263 karma
Mr. Perry, big fan - I'm currently re-watching the second season of Friends and love Chandler to death - he's the sarcastic brother I never had!
Mr. Lennon, 2 questions:
First - Love Reno 911: mustache, or no mustache?
Second - @Midnight, I always get a huge laugh when you're on. My question: I tried about a month ago to get in touch with Chris Hardwick via the Nerdist website but unfortunately came up short. Would you be able to do me a huge favor and see if he'd be interested in doing me the honor of helping asking my girlfriend to marry me when he comes to Milwaukee on May 8th?? We're a nerd-couple forever and I'd kick myself if I didn't take advantage of this opportunity to speak with someone who knows him directly. Even if it's a polite "Hell no!" I know I've tried and that's all I can do :)
Anyway, thank you and I hope you both have a great run with The Odd Couple!
MrThomasLennon71 karma
First- people treat me quite well when I have the moustache.
Second- I can ask, but I can't promise anything. But I can ask, yes.
holographene54 karma
Matthew, how did you keep your composure around somebody as mind-bogglingly handsome as David Schwimmer?
MrThomasLennon106 karma
Just saying, I feel like Schwimmer is a solid 7 to my 9, so... obviously Matty can keep his act together around TOTAL DREAMBOATS.
MrThomasLennon67 karma
In today's dollars, it's like 790 dollars. Aw yeah. Don't worry your pretty little head about it. shhhhhhh.
MrThomasLennon193 karma
Sorry, I would love to have time to send a "hi." But these reddits are TIME CONSUMING, so it's best to keep answers short and sweet, and if I wrote a "hi" all the time, it would become a mobius of saying "hi." That said, I can send a GOOD EVENING! or a GUTEN ABEND! OR A BUONA SERA! But apologies if I can't send a "hi." I'm afraid there's just not enough hours in the day. Oh, how I wish there were.
Frajer25 karma
Matthew, was Chandler's distinct way of saying words like be and not your own inflection? link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMTdmV56YCk
Tom: you called Billy Crystal a dick in your book, how was he a dick to you?
MrThomasLennon43 karma
He actually wasn't a dick to me. But he made fun of my writing partner's accent, and his tie. The tie was a gift from his dead grandfather, and the accent is his Tennessee accent. So, I had no issue, but it did not go well.
ranchdepressing25 karma
Mr. Lennon, how much of Night at the Museum did you write? Also, what is it like knowing that Naomi Watts and Kate Hudson are your sisters in some fictional universe?
MrThomasLennon42 karma
All of the first movie. About 60% of the 2nd movie. Zero of the third movie. I get fired off those movies A LOT. And yes, those are some hot sisters to have.
ChuckEye24 karma
Thomas, who owns the home video rights to Viva Variety, and why hasn't it gotten a DVD release like The State or Reno 911?
MrThomasLennon48 karma
I think it has to do with all the amazing music we had on the show. It's the same thing that kept THE STATE off of DVD for years. I would love for it to come out. I have all the episodes. If they don't release it at some point, I just sell the DVD's at a Comic Con booth.
BobCoupee21 karma
To whoever wants to answer:
1)Favourite line from 'The Odd Couple' movie? 2)If you woke tomorrow and found you were now Bruce Willis, what's the first thing you would do?
MrThomasLennon108 karma
If I woke up and found out I was Bruce Willis, the first thing I would do is probably whatever model he is dating.
isalebeloteroo19 karma
Matthew, did you ever hire that topless maid service that drives around in LA?
MrThomasLennon66 karma
Tom here. It's awkward because I moonlight for that service. And yes, he has. And then he wanted to "act like we had never met" because it was ruining it for him. But I did an AMAZING job cleaning.
MrThomasLennon42 karma
Tom here. I eat a whole mess of egg whites and a pile of beans. It's called "slow carbs." And it's boring as hell.
ChallengeAccepted9917 karma
Does your relationship on The Odd Couple at all reflect your relationship in real life?
IamMatthewPerry37 karma
I still don't know whether Thomas Lennon is acting like Felix or is exactly Felix, but Felix drives Oscar crazy and Thomas does not drive me crazy.
MrThomasLennon20 karma
It's basically identical. I lint roll him, he glares at me. Biggest difference is we have the same car.
bailey041016 karma
Thomas, was it irony or foreshadowing that on How I Met Your Mother, your character, Klaus was watching the Odd Couple?
MrThomasLennon36 karma
He was watching "STRANGE COMPATRIOTS!"
One is neat... one is very, very neat!!!
MrThomasLennon33 karma
Yes. I got to have Matt LeBlanc show me his brand new, pimped out JAGUAR at the time. It was bad ass.
hs9616 karma
Thomas, other than The Odd Couple do you have a favorite show that is currently on tv?
MrThomasLennon34 karma
Yes. Also I had to give the heimlich manouvre to a massuesse. Yes, so many typos, but I gave a nude heimlich to a Canadian lady.
lostathome198612 karma
For Thomas and Matthew; which television show(s) would you love to guest star on??
MysticRay9 karma
Hey! Thomas Lennon, have there ever been talks about a televised Viva Variety reunion? What about The State?
MrThomasLennon20 karma
We did a Viva Variety reunion in San Francisco a few years back. Robin Williams was there, and it was one of the greatest nights of my life. Also my son got to meet Robin, which I just reminded him today. I would love to do one. Nobody remembers that show except for geniuses.
Spaz4319 karma
Mr. Lennon, I grew up watching you and your crew on The State, Viva Variety, and Reno (all funny). Was there a character you would have enjoyed creating that you didn't get a chance to? Mr. Perry, I apologize I was not a fan of friends, though the "Yards" movies had some great moments.
MrThomasLennon18 karma
I wrote a State sketch called "The Little Gnome who Punches People in the Nuts." I would have liked to have done it, but the group nixed it. Probably for good reason.
MrThomasLennon17 karma
Entrecote, Paris. Try the fries. And the steak. Which are the only two things they make.
MrThomasLennon42 karma
If you mean the guy in the shorts, yes. If you mean the tall black guy, no.
shivan217 karma
Thomas, what will be Monster Trucks about? And how did you enjoy the voice-acting?
MrThomasLennon20 karma
It's actually a live action movie. With monsters. But I am the voice of the shipboard computer in Hitchhiker's Guide
MrThomasLennon19 karma
365 episodes. Enough that in the future you can watch one every day for a year. Except leap years.
skinsballr7 karma
Thanks for doing this AMA, Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon. I love watching your new show, and look forward to a new episode tonight!
My question to Matthew: What was your favorite moment on Friends?
And, my question to Thomas: What was your favorite moment on How I Met Your Mother?
MrThomasLennon18 karma
Being naked with the ferret and Ashley Williams was a pretty fun day at work. A lot of people work in coal mines every day.
MrThomasLennon32 karma
Start a JUG BAND, motherfucker! Everything you need is at the Home Depot. JUG. BAND! Go...
TomsPanicBoner6 karma
Do you think that you will begin having guest stars once the second season rolls around?
iamalwaysrelevant6 karma
Hi Mr. Perry. I have two questions of equal importance.
What is your favorite sandwich? Do you like to pee in the shower?
MrThomasLennon33 karma
It's odd Matthew is avoiding this question, because I made him my famous "Golden Shower" sandwich recently, which is golden onion rings, wasabe peas, single origin ham, and a gentle shower of Parrano cheese.
IamMatthewPerry12 karma
I did create a show, it's called The Odd Couple. Well, I developed it.
MrThomasLennon14 karma
I'd create The State, Viva Variety, and Reno 911. But they'd probably all just get cancelled anyway. :(
ranchdepressing5 karma
Both of you were on iconic shows with a still-hot fan base. Needless to say, you probably get approached about them a lot. What questions are you tired of answering?
IamMatthewPerry14 karma
Because Friends is now on Netflix, there is whole younger set of audiences who approach me and are very confused at how old I look.
MrThomasLennon6 karma
Most people say "I wanna dip my balls in it" to me. Or they think I'm in Kids in the Hall. Which Dave Foley of the Odd Couple actually is.
SeedyROM225 karma
If you could go back with all you know now and tell your 18 year old self one thing, what would it be?
also, what are your favourite Beatles songs?
RustinSwohle4 karma
My question is for the Perr tree. What are the odds of The Whole Eleven Yards happening?
MrThomasLennon6 karma
Somebody once gave me a Partridge in a Perr tree, and then a bunch of golden rings. Then we broke up.
TomsPanicBoner4 karma
How quickly did it take the two of you and the rest of the cast to become close? Did it happen right away or did it take some getting used to?
IamMatthewPerry10 karma
We got along right away, we also get together every week to watch the show, it's kind of disgusting it would make you throw up.
MrThomasLennon6 karma
What almost makes us throw up is the amount of Chin Chin and donuts we consume at these get togethers.
SporkMuffin3 karma
Hi Thomas. I loved your role on How I Met Your Mother, how was it like working with the crew on that show?
MrThomasLennon4 karma
It was hell on my balls. The shorts are 11 inches from waistband to hem.
Mikey_Mayhem2 karma
Thomas, what is/are your favorite Morrissey B-side song(s)? For me, it's a tie between "Skin Storm" and "Let The Right One Slip In".
Sozae332 karma
How do you feel you are doing with the show as compared to Walter and Jack?
MrThomasLennon7 karma
I feel like we're bringing a lot of ourselves, and a lot of new aspects to the classic characters. I wouldn't have done it otherwise.
IamMatthewPerry402 karma
Thomas who do you think is being funnier on this AMA, you or me?
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