Simon Helberg

Yes.

And so, no, he and Simon Helberg, who plays Howard, they negotiated alongside the rest of the cast, the lead trio, to reach parity.

So really, they ultimately earned a million dollars each, if you can believe it or not, per episode.

Poor guys.

So, I mean, there's some small politics, but not an awful lot.

Simon Helberg, who we know from the Big Bang Theory, he's in there.

You mentioned Zach Galifianakis.

Yes.

I'm not going to embarrass him this time though with a huge, huge intro because I think I made him nervous a little bit last time, but we are back.

with the award-winning, amazing Simon Helberg, who played Howard Wolowitz.

He currently stars on The Audacity, which is on AMC and AMC+, and they are now in production on season two, which is very exciting.

Welcome back, first of all.

I'm a college football writer, so this is a different world for me.

And I'm sure my wife is hearing, is tired of hearing me talk about all the nuggets and anecdotes.

But please, if you ever talk to him, please tell Simon Helberg he is absolutely brilliant.

He is the underappreciated comic genius of the show.

Yeah.

We have Simon Helberg as a nerd who has a crush on her.

Yeah.

Big, big theory.

yes exactly which is what happens at dances like 100 you're like oh yeah look good for her you know that's

what actually

happens at dances Um, so after a brief moment with Simon Helberg, who's dressed as Neo from the matrix.

Yep.

Or maybe I even like was kind of like doing background.

Yeah, Derek and Simon.

Wow.

So I remember you and I guess Bob Odenkirk was there probably.

Possibly.

And

Simon Helberg.

Simon Helberg.

Rob Corddry is this Veterans Affairs, uh, lobbyist who's trying to g- extract, you know, get money from.

There's, you know, there's, um, uh, Simon Helberg from, I don't know what, uh, uh, Big Bang Theory.

Is he in Big Bang Theory, that guy? Um, and a lot of other things.

He's another tech billionaire that's doing a thing.

It is, yes.

I still wanna know, I don't know if you're ever gonna reveal this, but I wanna know what would have happened between your and Simon's characters if you guys got a fourth season.

Oh, yeah.

Are you ever gonna reveal that?

Like, my skin was the same.

They're like, "Tame, tame that down.

People are gonna be blinded by how, like, the, the glare there." Um, and, and I think Simon is just such a wonderful scene partner.

Yeah.