Dewey Finn
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Search complete. 27 mentions across 10 episodes found for "Dewey Finn".
Oct 5, 2026
Andrew MartinGUEST
Um, but, but as I'm getting more and more into theater, um, I, I've been more interested in shows and, and knowing that one of my favorite movies of all time is actually a stage show now, School of Rock.
Andrew MartinGUEST
I would love to play Dewey Finn.
Dom ValentiniHOST
Mm.
Andrew MartinGUEST
I, I think that that would just be such a fun role, get to channel my inner Jack Black a little bit.
Lars NunnsGUEST
And it's the first really memorable comedy character that I've played that made me realise that I loved comedy.
Lars NunnsGUEST
because I like when I'm singing I usually take quite like a ballad or I'll take a big belt song so I don't usually go to comedy songs when I'm singing so doing a full character that is just hilarious and the script's written perfectly for it I really enjoyed that one um Also, I think Dewey Finn in School of Rock was the other really, really good one that I loved.
Lars NunnsGUEST
I'd just done a performance of Les Mis, which is polar opposite to School of Rock.
Lars NunnsGUEST
So it was refreshing to have an audience laughing instead of crying.
Thomas GrimwoodHOST
I wasn't there for Les Mis, unfortunately.
Thomas GrimwoodHOST
But yeah, some amazing memories.
Thomas GrimwoodHOST
And you've done a wonderful job with Donkey and Dewey Finn.
Thomas GrimwoodHOST
Absolutely amazing.
Zach HalversonPANELIST
Anybody.
Zach HalversonPANELIST
Mr. Schneebly, a.k.a. Dewey Finn in the School of Rock.
Zach HalversonPANELIST
Sure,
Paul LambertHOST
sure, sure.
JimHOST
Jason, what's your number three?
JasonHOST
Dewey Finn.
JasonHOST
That's right.
JasonHOST
Jack Black from School of Rock.
JasonHOST
He don't like it.
JasonHOST
Tell the mayor.
JasonHOST
Dewey Finn, who takes the substitute teacher role that his roommate, who he lives with, doesn't pay rent.
JosephHOST
Identity theft.
Nick DiPietroSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I remember just really loving the movie School of Rock with Jack Black and stuff like that.
Nick DiPietroSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So I was trying to do my best Dewey Finn impression from that movie and do all of the high kicks and the power slides and stuff like that and uh once we were done my buddy looked at me and he was like if we ever start a band you're gonna be our lead singer and then i said well i better learn how to sing i guess because i had no aspirations of doing any of that um until that moment so uh you know i i just uh it all came from just having fun with friends and now i'm having fun with uh the rest of the world a couple years later it's it's wild
Justin RossHOST
that's dude that's awesome that's killer so you were like all right i'm tired of the button play i need to actually learn how to do this
Nick DiPietroSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
yeah i gotta press like uh i gotta press strings instead of buttons basically what it was i graduated uh and uh yeah just just learned a lot from a bunch of different folks and uh got into a bunch of different bands uh both covers and originals
Michael AndersonGUEST
Yeah, that's true.
Michael AndersonGUEST
And I would think right now, Dewey Finn would be thinking, what's the perfect song to be playing in the background right now? And I'm thinking about that, too.
Michael AndersonGUEST
I don't know what that is.
Michael AndersonGUEST
But my background is, I love music.
Austin JohnsonHOST
You get to watch Zodiac.
Connor BridgesHOST
That's the kind of homework Dewey Finn was handed up.
Austin JohnsonHOST
Yeah, exactly.
Austin JohnsonHOST
Yes.
Alexander HellerGUEST
There's a sort of, it's not a triangle really, but a sort of duo dynamic and yeah.
Jacob ElyacharHOST
I was about ready to say this because when I was watching the film and watching Doug Leibovitz, he reminded me so much of School of Rock's Dewey Finn with elements of the producers about Bialystok.
Jacob ElyacharHOST
So we're all in the same wavelength.
Giselle BonillaGUEST
Yeah, well, Alex and I were reading the Mel Brooks autobiography when we were talking about the idea for the short.
ChewieHOST
They're all inspiring a group of people to do something.
ChewieHOST
And then from there, I went to Dewey Finn.
ChewieHOST
who is the main character in the school of rock, which brings it full circle back to music because he,
DirkHOST
Oh yeah.
DirkHOST
I think so.
DirkHOST
Somewhere in there, yeah.
ChewieHOST
School of Rock movie was from, yeah, 2003. when it was still you know oh let's all point and laugh at the homo type of comedy and no he's like yep you're totally our costume designer awesome you do you bruh and yeah it's very all of the kids feel better about themselves because of him which is bardic inspiration literally so yeah totally agree dewey finn is absolutely on the list And then one more teacher who is not a teacher in a bad school, but Mr. Keating, who was Robin Williams' character in Dead Poets Society.
DirkHOST
Yes.
Ethan SimiHOST
It's a great pick.
Danny JarabekGUEST
Uh, follows Dewey Finn played by Jack black, uh, who finagles his way into a substitute teacher job for fifth graders and secretly puts them together into a rock and roll band.
Danny JarabekGUEST
Um, Yeah, pretty much just kind of one of my favorite like coming of age comedies.
Danny JarabekGUEST
I love what Jack Black brings is sort of a perfect role for him and everything that he's great at doing on screen.