Who's The Worst Celebrity? | Hizzouse #2

Episode Summary

Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes bounce between comic-book nostalgia, Hollywood stories, and the strange math of how long an actor can play one character.

They fondly recall the low-budget 1980s Fantastic Four and other early comic-book adaptations. Even when the effects were rough, seeing familiar characters on screen felt exciting. Kevin says Jason’s delight at the Parademons in Batman v Superman helped him find the heart in a movie he’d initially found too grim. They also praise Jon Bernthal’s intense performance as the Punisher—and admit they’re both too nervous to approach him at a convention.

The episode’s celebrity gripe centers on Kelsey Grammer. Kevin describes meeting him while filming comedy bits for The Tonight Show: Grammer, he says, showed little interest in playing along and came off as dismissive and bullying. That story leads into a discussion of Cheers and Frasier, including Grammer’s long run as Frasier and his songwriting royalties for “Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs.” Kevin and Jay compare that longevity with Jay’s decades playing himself and with Mariska Hargitay’s long stint on Law & Order: SVU.

Their career arithmetic gets especially muddled when they work out how old Jay was while making Clerks. He was 17 during filming, prompting Kevin to joke that they made the movie with an “underage boy.” That turns into a detour about the Coogan Law, which protects some of the earnings of child performers.

The conversation gets more personal when Kevin talks about relating to Richard Simmons, who reportedly preferred privacy once the cameras were off. Kevin recognizes the same tendency in himself: being comfortable on camera doesn’t necessarily mean wanting to socialize afterward. Jay agrees that family life has made quiet time—video games, Legos, and home—appealing, even though he recently enjoyed going out to celebrate a friend’s 25 years of sobriety.

The closing bit imagines Kevin and his wife swapping homes with Jay’s family and looking after Jay’s kids for a month. Kevin suspects the main danger is that nobody would stop him from buying the children far too many Hot Wheels. The episode wraps with more jokes about aging, fading relevance, and doing math together.

People Featured and Discussed

• Personalities featured: Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes
• Notable people discussed: Kelsey Grammer, Jon Bernthal, Richard Simmons, Mariska Hargitay, and John Goodman