Michelle Pfeiffer & Felicity Jones Gets Festive; Seann William Scott Gets Real

Seann William Scott, Michelle Pfeiffer, Felicity Jones… and my dog Blue barging in for a potty break. Yeah, this episode is stacked.

In this festive-yet-chaotic episode of Pop Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon, I kick things off with my buddy Seann William Scott, a.k.a. Stifler, who’s back to talk Season 2 of his Tim Allen sitcom Shifting Gears (now airing on ABC and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu). We get into everything from tortured Philadelphia Eagles fandom and awkward Thanksgiving family drama to what it’s really like shooting a multi-cam sitcom in front of a live studio audience. Seann talks about working with Tim Allen (yes, America’s TV dad), navigating punchlines around real-time audience laughter, the magic of shorter 13-episode seasons, and why this show feels like comfort-food TV that still lets him be home in time to pick up his daughter from school. He also teases his upcoming horror film Dolly, a brutal 16mm French-extremity-style shocker that horror fans are going to want on their radar.

Then we go full holiday mode with screen legends Michelle Pfeiffer and Felicity Jones, who join me to talk about their new Prime Video holiday dramedy Oh. What. Fun. Michelle opens up about why she signed on to the film, working with director Michael Showalter, and how the movie doubles as a love letter to overworked, underappreciated moms everywhere. Felicity shares how the mother - daughter dynamic in the film mirrors real life, why the story balances emotional truth with big, messy, laugh-out-loud moments, and what makes this holiday movie feel a little less “perfect snow globe” and a lot more “this is what my family actually looks like.” Watch Oh. What. Fun. on Prime Video here!

If you love celebrity interviews, holiday movies, sitcom deep dives, Shifting Gears, or just want to hear me quietly spiral about the fact that I just interviewed Michelle freakin’ Pfeiffer, this one’s for you.


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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
In this episode of pop Culture Weekly, the Icon Michelle
Pfeiffer joins and Felicity Jones to talk about their brand
new film, Oh What Fun End. My Buddy. Sean William
Scott is back to talk about his series Shifting Gears.
Let's go. Welcome to pop Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon

(00:21):
from iHeartRadio, your pop culture news, views, reviews and celebrity
interviews on all the movies, TV, music, and pop culture
u Crabe Weekly.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
Here's Kyle McMahon.

Speaker 1 (00:34):
Nick Nana Na, Nick Nana, Hello, and welcome to pop
Culture Weekly with Kyle McMahon. I of course am Kyle McMahon,
and welcome to the show where we dive deep into movies, TV, music,
streaming and whatever else Hollywood throws at us this week
and this episode, yeah, we've got a really good one.

(00:59):
We've got a ret turning friend of the show. And
then two absolute icons. First up, Sean William Scott is back. Yes, Stifler, himself,
the man, the myth, the due to us somehow aged backwards.
He's joining me to talk about season two of his
series with Tim Allen called Shifting Gears. And let me

(01:20):
tell you it is exactly the kind of warmhearted, funny,
family chaos show that your algorithm has been begging you
to watch. I'm telling you, it's like a hug. Then
later on, I've got Felicity Jones and the icon Michelle Pfeiffer,
and they are talking about their new holiday dramedy Oh

(01:44):
What Fun, exclusively on Prime Video. Two legends, one movie,
more talent than I know what to do with, and
it's all coming up on this episode.

Speaker 2 (01:55):
Let's get it.

Speaker 1 (01:57):
I am thrilled to welcome back a friend of the
show and honestly one of the nicest and coolest guys
in Hollywood. He was on I don't Know a couple
of months ago where he was discussing his film, and
now he's back to discuss season two of his series
with Tim Allen, Shifting Gears. Here he is Sean William

(02:21):
Scotty's football team here.

Speaker 3 (02:30):
Yeah, who's Eagles or you're Eagles fan? Yeah, dude, what's
going on?

Speaker 2 (02:36):
I don't know.

Speaker 3 (02:38):
The last game was so confusing. I was just like,
I mean, and also to hear me, the fans they
let him have it. It was it was pretty incredible.
I mean, yeah, Eagle fans they're special. They don't hold back. No.

Speaker 1 (02:52):
I mean, these are the guys that that booed Santa
and then threw snowballs at him because they were mad
about the game.

Speaker 3 (03:01):
That's awesome. What do you think? I mean, what, what's
the deal?

Speaker 2 (03:06):
I don't know. I think Philly, you know, I think
we're just a different breed. It's like weird because.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
It's the city city of brotherly love, but it's also
like not in and a lot when it comes to
our sports.

Speaker 2 (03:19):
So I'm not really sure.

Speaker 3 (03:22):
But what do you think of it? But I mean,
what's the what do you think the deal is with
the team?

Speaker 1 (03:25):
Like, Oh, I don't I don't know. Uh, this year
is just really off. I think I'm not exactly sure
what what the problem.

Speaker 2 (03:37):
Is or what the solution is, but something needs to change.
I think. Yeah, have you been following them?

Speaker 3 (03:44):
Yeah, you know, there's quite a few like Eagle fans
on the TV show of Shifting Gears and so, like,
you know, I see them. We talk about, you know,
the games, you know, every time every weekend. But man, yeah,
like they get pissed. That's also like, but Tim Allen
is a huge Detroit Lions fan. It's the same thing.

(04:05):
I mean, I don't have like I, you know, love Brady,
but like I did, I don't have like a team.
And I enjoyed watching the Patriots, but like, but Tim
Allen is like it's definitely a love hate thing. Like
he fucking mad. Like like when I was like, sometimes
I'm really careful. I only bring it up when they
play well because I didn't see it. And then one

(04:27):
time I made the mistake and like I was just
it was a couple of weeks ago they lost, and
I just I just looked at him, like and he
was like, don't even don't even me about it.

Speaker 2 (04:39):
What did you think of the Thanksgiving games?

Speaker 3 (04:43):
You know what I didn't get to watch him is
it was a bummer. I was like I had it
all set up and I was like, okay, great, this
is you know, I had a lot more. I thought
it was gonna have a lot more time to watch.
They didn't seem great.

Speaker 2 (04:54):
Wrong now, I didn't think so either.

Speaker 1 (04:56):
My highlight was post Malone perform at the halftime show
in one of them.

Speaker 3 (05:02):
Okay, that's how.

Speaker 2 (05:04):
Unmemorable I think they were for me.

Speaker 3 (05:07):
Yeah. I was kind of tracking the scores and I
was like, I'm not missing anything.

Speaker 1 (05:11):
Yeah, Yeah, it wasn't anything crazy, which was you know,
it's Thanksgiving at least in my household, you know where
they've got every game on, you know, in different boxes,
they got multiple TV. I mean it's like, uh, and
then when the games are kind of disappointing.

Speaker 2 (05:28):
It's like, oh, well, we built this whole thing around
this that sucks.

Speaker 3 (05:32):
Playing. At the same time, I'm not just saying that,
but did you I remember that growing up in Minnesota
we did the same thing. Did you did anybody get
was there? I just also I remember Thanksgiving is like
there's always a fucking arguments like it was. It was
an opportunity for family members to air their grievances. It

(05:53):
was I remember one of the one of the Thanksgivings,
like two relatives didn't then they didn't talk for like
fifteen years afterwards. Wow.

Speaker 2 (06:01):
Yeah, it wasn't sports related, I hope.

Speaker 3 (06:03):
No. Okay, good, No, No, I don't think so. Yeah.

Speaker 1 (06:07):
Yeah, now our family was my family was was good
this year. I mean, you know, we always have our
squabbles or whatever, but but no, you know, cross generational
trauma created than anyway this Thanksgiving.

Speaker 2 (06:23):
Anyway, there's always Christmas.

Speaker 3 (06:26):
You know. Yeah, exactly.

Speaker 1 (06:28):
You still got can exactly. So speaking of the show,
how's it going. You're in your second season now, yeah,
you know, what is it like for you? You've done a
lot of film. We talked about your last film a
couple of months ago, and you know you're doing a series.

Speaker 2 (06:46):
How big of a difference is that for you as
an actor?

Speaker 3 (06:52):
I mean everything is different. I mean it's like, yeah,
you can't even Yeah, it's just like you think of
I means just everything really, I mean the whole process
of filming it. You know, we it's so much I
mean not that, I mean making films. And I've done
a couple of other TV shows and that was really
fun too. I mean every opportunity has been a blessing.

(07:14):
But like this is just so different. Like you know, Wednesday,
you get you know, you meet for a table read
new episode, new script. It's just like one big party,
one big family. Everybody's laughing, having fun. And then you
go and you know, you do a little rehearsing, but
the script's always changing. So you know, as opposed to

(07:36):
like a film or another type of show, like a
non sitcom, like you gotta be ready, you know, every day,
like you're in front of the camera every day, and
here it's like people are walking around their's sweatpants and
fucking hoodies and like, you know, and then because you
don't we pre shoot stuff on Monday, we pre you
shoot a little bit more stuff on Tuesday, and Tuesday

(07:57):
night is in front of a live audience. So then
it's it's like you're kind of doing a play and
then everybody kind of lets it rip, and you know,
because you get the feed off of the audience, and
you know, people are adding like little things, a little
improv and it's so fun and it's just like again
it's comedically, I mean, it's so it's so different. You know,

(08:19):
I love to improvise, and I think you can. You know,
you have an opportunity outside of sitcoms where you can
kind of drive the scene and like the timing and everything,
and here it's you know, you could still kind of
do that, but you also have to play off of
the audience's like laughter and time it out. You know,

(08:41):
you keep coming right in with another line so they'll
be drowned out by the laughter. So it's it's a
different type of game. It's it's a lot of fun.

Speaker 1 (08:48):
Now you know now that you say that, it really
really is like live theater. I mean you're performing, you know,
live in front of a studio audience. Do you ever
get that excitement of like or do you feel that
tangible excitement of all right, we're gonna you know, go
out there and hammer it out enough and it is

(09:11):
what it is.

Speaker 2 (09:11):
There's gonna be three hundred people there or whatever it is.

Speaker 3 (09:14):
You know, I thought that in the beginning, because you know,
I was before it took on the gig. I was like,
I didn't know what to expect. Is like, is this
like a one shot deal? And they're like, no, man,
you get to screw up, you get I mean, you
can make mistakes. I'm like, oh, so it is different
the theater, man, because I'm sure people make mistakes, but
you don't get a second take or third takes. And

(09:35):
and then really quickly it was like there isn't especially
because there you know the people that they that are
coming to watch the live performance, they're fans, so you know,
they're love and the show loved him, Cat and everybody.
So it is it's a little bit like a party,
you know. It's it's really because then also we've already

(09:57):
shot everything, so we already have everything in the cans,
so this is just kind of like a little extra,
you know. So it is really fun, the energy everybody,
and it is like a small crew, and they've all
been working with Tim on his other shows and he's
just kept them, you know, employed, and so it's a
tight knit, you know family, and yeah, I get it.

(10:20):
I get it, Like why you see these sitcoms and
then they go for a while and then everybody's crying
when it ends because it's like, yeah, man, it's so
much fun. You get to be with these people every day,
you know, it's awesome.

Speaker 1 (10:32):
And then do you do is it like nine months on,
three months off or something like that.

Speaker 3 (10:37):
Well, I think it would be if you know, if
you're doing over twenty episodes, and so that's kind of changed.
Some shows are still doing that, but thirteen, right, thirteen.
So yeah, the sad thing is it's like, you know,
I remember we started in the beginning or middle of August,
and I was like it was immediately I was like,
oh man, this is so fun. And then I was like,

(10:57):
we only get to do this for like three months.
So that's really like, you know, we finished in a
couple of weeks, and if we're lucky to do a
third season, we'll be free from mid December until probably
August again. Okay, but yeah, it would be I think,
you know, obviously we'd be shooting longer if we had
more episodes.

Speaker 1 (11:18):
Yeah. So well, and you know, it's interesting because I
now prefer the shorter seasons for things, uh, because I
feel like a lot of times today and maybe it
maybe my you know, mind has changed over time or whatever,
but like when I was a kid, everything was like
twenty two or twenty four episodes or whatever, and then

(11:40):
you know, there was like a it was off for
the summer for the most part, and then in the
fall debut at a premiere and all. But now I
feel like a lot of those shows had to buy
necessity kind of ad filler to get to that number.
I remember Lost, which is one of my favorite shows ever,

(12:02):
huge online debate about well, that was just a filler
episode because they had to get to twenty three or whatever,
you know, And now it seems with this more concise model,
it's like everyone is a hitter, you know what I'm saying.

Speaker 3 (12:16):
Yeah, I think that makes sense. I loved Lost, by
the way loved it. Man, very few shows that are
coming out right that like really explode like that. Yes, yeah,
you're right. So if they're only doing thirteen, then it's like,
you're right, we don't have to crank out twenty episodes.
We just really focus on this thirteen and make them

(12:38):
as solid as we can. And are the writers we
have on this show just because they're making I mean,
very few shows in Los Angeles, I mean, and so
there's a lot of amazing writers that are available. So
we have like these you know, these people that you know,
they've been showrunners on huge shows that on our staff.

(13:01):
So yeah, it's like they can just kind of focus
on thirteen episodes. And yeah, I'm biased because I love
the show, but I think it's really funny.

Speaker 2 (13:09):
It is. I think it's funny as well.

Speaker 1 (13:11):
And what one of the things that I've always wondered is,
so it's renewed for season two, you're coming in at
the beginning, do you kind of get a the gist
of where Gabriel is going through the second season or

(13:32):
is it episode by episode?

Speaker 2 (13:34):
Like how does that work?

Speaker 3 (13:37):
You know? I think, you know, I think it's like
the second season, if you know, and shows are lucky
enough to do it. You had the benefit of doing
one season kind of starting to give sense of like
what's working for each actor and each character, and so
I think that in this season they've been able to
kind of like find fun more fun things from me

(14:00):
to do. And then but yeah, I was like, Michelle
Nater is our showrunner, and so she kind of shared
a little bit of you know, it's a kind of
an arc for my character. I think he's probably best
used to just kind of throw out some fun stuff,
but like so a little bit of something, you know,
but yeah, because it's not I mean, it's a sickcof.

(14:22):
So yeah, I don't think there's going to be too
much of an arc, but like, ye, but a little
bit they kind of tell you a.

Speaker 1 (14:27):
Little bit well, And I wondered how much for you
as an actor, how much different that is from knowing like, okay,
a script for a film like I know, from you know,
take one where I'm starting, to the final take where
I'm ending, and where my character is gonna go. Do
you feel that difference or are you kind of like

(14:49):
loose with like, all right, I'm cool with wherever he's going.

Speaker 3 (14:51):
You know what I mean, yeah, no, that's a great question.
I mean, yeah, you just accept this a completely different
thing me. You just you know, and also you know
that that was the thing at the beginning. It was like,
how am I This is going to be really challenging
because I always like to improvise and I like to
kind of rewrite my stuff and and you know, it's like,

(15:13):
you're not going to do that. I mean, although they're
they're really open to you know, ideas and stuff like that,
but it was like, no, this is different. You just
you know, and it helps because the writing's great, but
like you know, you just go, no, this is it.
And it's kind of a relief because for me before,
it's like you go in there and I've never been
somebody that's like, you know, if it scenems great in

(15:35):
a film, like it doesn't need to be tinkered with.
But like a lot of times it's like, okay, this
could be better and you're going in and you're thinking
about how can I improve this and how can I
improvise and what can I write here? And here it's
like you just don't have that stress. You're like, you know,
they've worked on us. There's like you know, you just
go in, do the best you can, and then you
don't have to worry too much, you know. And and

(15:57):
again too, it's like, yeah, you know, you kind of
you're relieved of that, Like I don't want to improvise
because it's like it's not that kind of show or
you know, projects, So you just go in, do the
best you can, play with it and feel around and
see that there are opportunities you know, still to kind
of like play around a little bit. But but yeah,
it's just just ease, go in and have fun.

Speaker 1 (16:20):
And and I'm sure it helps knowing that you have
such a you know, a great team that because you're
kind of, from what you're saying, kind of letting it
go and you know what they come up with is
you know for the most part what they come up with,
but you're you're trusting them that it's great content.

Speaker 3 (16:38):
Yeah, and it really, I mean it is so funny.
I mean there's so many times we do the table reads.
I'm like, wow, like and it and it and it evolves.
That's the other thing that's really fun for this process
is like each day there's rewrites and they improve things
and they tighten things up and and also it's like,
you know, the whole cast are incredible and you know,

(17:02):
but then you got Tim and you're like, this is
Tim show Man. So you're just like you just come
along for the ride, you know. It's like and that's
another thing too, Like every day I'm like I'm pininger
with Tim Allen, fucking football with Tim Allen, I'm talking
movies with Tim, I'm asking him questions about Galaxy coust
I mean, I mean, it's it's pretty crazy. I Mean,

(17:23):
my only like, you know, worries like gosh, would be
such a bummer if this is it, like we only
do two seasons, you know. It really the other thing too,
it's like the schedule is so crazy that I can
take my daughter's school, go to work finishing time to
be able to go pick her up at school. I mean,
it just doesn't happen in Hollywood and these jobs, you know,
And so yeah, it's a dream.

Speaker 1 (17:45):
Well and speaking of Tim, you know, I'm sure, like me,
you kind of grew up with him.

Speaker 2 (17:49):
It was kind of America's dad. Were you were you
nervous that first season?

Speaker 1 (17:56):
Like, you know, because for me, he's kind of an
iconic person that I've grown up with on TV and
from everything I've I've heard he's an amazing guy and all,
But was there any nerves behind it?

Speaker 2 (18:10):
Like is he going to live up to Tim Allen?

Speaker 3 (18:13):
In my head, I was nervous, I eat, And also
I was watching Santa Claus every night with my daughter,
like the month before I did the show, so it
was like, I mean, you know, so when I met him,
I was definitely nervous, but he was so nice, like
he immediately I was like, oh man, he's such a
guys guy. He's such a like down to earth, super funny,

(18:38):
great guy. And then yeah, so I mean still it
took a few episodes, and it's also because I was
trying to figure it out too. It was like I
don't know what I'm doing. Man, this is so different,
but like he yeah, if anything, you know, I still
get a little bit nervous. I mean, yeah, you grew
up watching him, and but as time's gone on a

(19:02):
little bit, I'm like, what kind of buddies Like, I'm
kind of buddies' time out. He's asked me questions about
other football games, and like that's pretty awesome.

Speaker 1 (19:13):
Did did you have you learned? You know, picked up
because he has been doing this forever. I mean you've
been doing it for a while as well, but he's
been doing it for like ever. Have you picked up
any cool you know, tips from him, acting wise or otherwise?

Speaker 3 (19:30):
You know, he's just what I I think, there's a
lot of things that like we have in common. I
think one of the things too is and I tend
to overdo this, but like, you know, he's always you know,
even with the sitcom, he's trying to understand like the
logic behind things. Like if there's something that doesn't make sense,
he's going to ask questions, be like I don't want

(19:53):
people watching this and be like that doesn't make sense,
nobody would do that, or like he's like so, you
you know, I think that I kind of have that
instinct as well. But you know, it's fun to be
able to watch something who's done it for a long time,
who could just really just choose to come in and
just do the job. But he's like he cares, Like

(20:13):
so he's the kind of analyzing things and always trying to,
you know, find ways to make it funnier and stuff.
I really appreciate.

Speaker 2 (20:20):
That, have you.

Speaker 1 (20:24):
It's interesting because a lot of sitcoms today, I would
say most sitcoms today no longer do live in front
of a studio audience. Is is that something that you
think adds to kind of the charm of the show,
Like for me, I think it does.

Speaker 2 (20:42):
The show's funny, you know, hysterically funny.

Speaker 1 (20:45):
The characters are well written, all the actors are great,
but there's this extra charm for me as a viewer
that it's like, I don't want to say down home mee,
but it's like that live studio track just gives is
it that little extra warm, fuzzy feeling, you know what
I'm saying?

Speaker 3 (21:05):
Yeah, no, I agree. And also because I don't know
how many there are out there, but I think there's
only just a handful, and I think it definitely feels
like comfort.

Speaker 2 (21:15):
Food comfort there you go.

Speaker 3 (21:17):
Yeah, it's like, you know, not everybody's a fan of
like sitcom stuff like that, but there are a lot
of people that are. And then you know the fact
that they weren't around for a long time and then
they kind of came back and think with Night Court
or some show and then they're like, oh, people love
this and there is there's and especially when it's tim
so all of a sudden, you're watching Tim in a

(21:38):
sitcom with the live audience, and you get that feeling.
It's like we've been watching sitcoms for a long time,
so it is you know, you got I think twenty
two minutes of story and laughs and then you hear
the the other thing too, I think is always funny.
It is like, man, I remember that when I first
started to when we rehearse, there would be a section

(22:01):
of people in the audience who are laughers, And like,
the fuck is this a people laughing? Where are they?
And then catch He's like, no, we we have professional laughers,
like for the rehearsals, and like why and and and
then I get it because you kind of have to, like,

(22:21):
you know, you hope that they're laughing genuinely, like at
the right time, but because if you don't have an
idea of how to time it, then all of a sudden,
when you're doing a live performance, you could be in
the middle of the line deliver something and then all
of a sudden people were laughing. You're like WHOA, Like
I don't know the whole thing. And then I just thought, like,
how do you how do you get that job?

Speaker 2 (22:42):
I was just gonna ask you.

Speaker 3 (22:43):
That, what's their resume, like like professional, you know, like
I don't know, I don't know. I wonder kind of
weird stuff goes on in that group, Like yeah, it's weird.
It's you know, you literally they're they're there and it's
a full job and and and they're laughing at stuff,
and you think then it kind of messes with you

(23:04):
because then you're like, well, what am I gonna do
walking around town with that professional laughers laughing at everything?
To say, I'm gonna be so sad and confused exactly.

Speaker 1 (23:14):
It's interesting they need to come to the family holiday
party so they can laugh at all your jokes.

Speaker 3 (23:19):
Right now, it's so weird.

Speaker 2 (23:23):
I love that.

Speaker 1 (23:24):
I've literally never heard that there's I've never heard that
that there's a professional laugher.

Speaker 2 (23:29):
I'm like genuinely intrigued.

Speaker 3 (23:31):
Now. It felt like The Truman Show. I felt like
Jim Carrey and The Truman Show, like this is a
trick at that in the beginning was that one of
the things I think it really tripped me out because
I'm like, and it's loud, so like you're doing it
and you're rehearsing and so it's still like work in progress.
But then yeah, the people are laughing behind You're like,

(23:51):
I don't know, man, I didn't like it. Now now
I don't even but I don't even notice it, right,
that's weird.

Speaker 1 (23:58):
So besides that, because you guys are the season finale
would be coming up in in a few weeks, right,
and then what else are you working on for?

Speaker 2 (24:09):
Like you know, what's your plan for the f or
what are we in winter?

Speaker 3 (24:14):
I know it's hard. I didn't know what season it was,
you know what I feel like I would I think
I just maybe unless there's something awesome that comes around,
I'm happy that just takes some time to be with
my daughter. So I'm that's what I'm looking forward to
the most. I mean, if something was amazing that you know,
it didn't take much time away from her, then I

(24:35):
think that. But like that's the thing is like you
get really, I mean, the show is such a blessing.
You know, they have the schedule and everything and to
like switch to switch to like something or like on
set for sixteen hours and I don't know, but but
the I don't know. Did I tell you about this
movie that it did called Dolly no, oh, wait to

(24:59):
see this movie.

Speaker 2 (25:00):
Okay it is.

Speaker 3 (25:02):
It's a horror movie. Yeah, oh man, it's it's a
I don't know if i'd say it's like a love letter.
It's you know, like the original Texas Chansaw Massacre. But
I mean it, it just hits some festivals and like
I've seen it, it's going to shock people. So I
think that that movie comes out. I think maybe next spring,

(25:23):
but okay, take a look at that when it does.

Speaker 2 (25:26):
Absolutely, I'm a huge horror.

Speaker 3 (25:28):
Fans love this. This it's that part of the like
the French extremity genre of films, and like it's it's
like it's sexually. It's one of those movies where I've
only had a couple like this, like the only other
thing well, I was gonna say Goon and then Wrath

(25:48):
of Becky and like Bloodline, but like where you know,
great script, you go in and you have a great experience.
It's so very few of them actually end up being good,
and this is one where it's like everything came together
and it's like, so if you love horror movies like
this one is set a sixteen millimeter like looks beautiful, shocking.

Speaker 1 (26:14):
Yeah, now, I'm hyped for that because, like I said,
I'm a huge horror fan and I'll watch bad stuff,
i'll watch great stuff, I'll watch everything between.

Speaker 2 (26:25):
And uh yeah, so that'll be on my list for sure.
Awesome is is you've spoken about your daughter a lot.

Speaker 1 (26:32):
Is that what is that your all of your hyphen
its you know, as Sean?

Speaker 2 (26:38):
Is that your daddy? Is that like your your favorite?

Speaker 3 (26:44):
Sure? Oh man, yeah, it's everything I've wanted.

Speaker 2 (26:49):
That's awesome.

Speaker 3 (26:49):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (26:50):
I just see whenever you talk about your daughter, I
just see you like light up. So it just kind
of oozes out of you.

Speaker 3 (26:56):
Yeah, yeah, you know, I mean, and then that's that
was the thing about the show, is like I was
doing Righteous Gemstones and having the most incredible time, and
then this thing came around and some of the actors
I was working with the Gemstones were telling me about
the schedule and I was like, oh my gosh, I
get to be a parent, Like I get to go

(27:18):
and work and have fun and create but then not
lose time. And it literally has been the greatest gift.
I mean, it's incredible.

Speaker 2 (27:25):
That's amazing. Yeah, thank you, Yeah, that's truly amazing.

Speaker 1 (27:30):
Well, thank you. As always thank you for coming on.
You are always welcome, but you definitely have to come
on for Dolly.

Speaker 3 (27:37):
Yeah, that would be great. Thanks for having me on. Man,
it's great to see you again.

Speaker 2 (27:40):
Of course you as well. Man, I really appreciate it.

Speaker 3 (27:43):
Thank you. You take care of having great holidays.

Speaker 2 (27:45):
Thank you you too, Sean, Thanks Buden.

Speaker 1 (27:50):
Sean William Scott. It is always a pleasure to talk
to him. He is, honestly just such a good guy,
such a fun guy, and I just love hanging out
with him. Check out season two of Shifting Gears right
now on ABC and streaming of course on Disney Plus
and Hulu.

Speaker 2 (28:11):
It's such a great show. I highly recommend it. All right.

Speaker 1 (28:17):
Oh, I don't know if you're hear, but that's I
brought Blue into the studio today and okay, I guess
it's time to go potty. So now's a good time
to take a break to pay the bills. And when
we come back, I have got Michelle Pfeiffer and Felicity

(28:37):
Jones talking about their brand new holiday film, Oh What Fun,
Don't Move. Pop Culture Weekly will be back in sixty seconds.
Welcome back to Pop Culture Weekly, and thank you for
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(28:58):
each and every and I am so excited for this
next conversation. Joining me now are two actresses who don't
need an introduction, the legendary Michelle Pfeiffer or Howl and
the always incredible Felicity Jones. And they're here to talk
about their new holiday film, Oh What Fun, which is

(29:20):
exactly what the title promise is. It's a warm, funny, drama,
slightly chaotic movie that captures exactly what it's like when
family and the holidays collide. To be honest, here they are,
Felicity Jones and Michelle Pfeiffer.

Speaker 2 (29:43):
Thank you both so much for joining me. I really
appreciate it.

Speaker 3 (29:46):
Hi.

Speaker 2 (29:47):
Hi, nice meeting you so.

Speaker 1 (29:50):
Michelle, If I may start with you, You've done some
of the greatest films of all time, played some of
the greatest characters of all time. Why What Fun? Which
I love, by the way, but what like in your career?
You know, why were you like, I want to do
this film at.

Speaker 2 (30:07):
This time.

Speaker 4 (30:11):
Because it presented itself at this time, you know. First,
before I had read anything I knew, I was asked
to have a meeting with Michael Showalter and he was
attached to a direct and I'm a huge fan, and
I I mean, I was just I just felt so
blessed that he wanted to work with me. I probably

(30:32):
would have done just about anything with him.

Speaker 2 (30:33):
But then I.

Speaker 4 (30:34):
Read this script and I was really, it wasn't at
all what I expected. It's not your typical Christmas movie, really,
if there is such a thing, And I loved how
passionate he was about Really, this is a love letter

(30:55):
to moms. This is a love letter to everything that
they do, not just during the whole holidays, but it's
three hundred and sixty five days a year and they go,
it goes unseen and unappreciated. And it's not like you know,
there's any menace involved or anything you know, or ill will.
It's just that, you know, it gets taken for granted.

(31:18):
And so it was really kind of shining a light
on that and giving mothers the credit the credit that
they deserve.

Speaker 1 (31:30):
I love that, and felicity for you, you.

Speaker 2 (31:33):
Know, which I love your work of course as well.

Speaker 1 (31:36):
But you how do you pull you know, in your
role in the film, how do do you pull parts
from you know, your own life, your own relationship with
your mother and your family.

Speaker 2 (31:48):
As you take on a role like this.

Speaker 5 (31:52):
I think I think you do inevitably kind of little
bits and pieces. And actually, when I read the script,
it really resonated. I think it's very true to a
lot of mother not all obviously, but a lot of
mother daughter relationships are often are often like this. And
I think that's what I that's what I really engaged

(32:15):
with about it is it was it's funny, it's kind
of true to Michael Schulter's comedy. It's it has moments
of kind of slapstick, and it's kind of ludicrous in moments,
but it has this emotional truth propelling it underneath, and
and that's yeah, that's a that's quite a rare thing

(32:35):
to find.

Speaker 1 (32:36):
Actually, Yeah, and it is such a great film. I
can't wait for everybody to see.

Speaker 2 (32:41):
O what fun. Thank you both so much. It is
such a pleasure.

Speaker 3 (32:44):
You're so welcome you as well.

Speaker 1 (32:47):
Have a great day, Michelle Pfeifer and Felicity jos.

Speaker 2 (32:55):
You know, it's crazy.

Speaker 1 (32:56):
Every episode I say to myself, like, I can't believe
that I get to talk to the people that I
get to talk to, and it is all because of you.
I seriously cannot thank you enough. I'm getting a little upset,
Oh my god, a little emotional. Thank you so much
for supporting me in this crazy stuff that I do.

(33:21):
It is only because of you that I am able
to do it.

Speaker 2 (33:25):
You know.

Speaker 1 (33:25):
I get to live out my dreams that I've had
since I was a kid, and it's all due to
your support. So I really can't thank you enough from
the bottom of my heart.

Speaker 2 (33:37):
I love you. All right.

Speaker 1 (33:40):
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