00:00Saw Deadpool Jesus
00:02It kind of hurt my heart I was a little bit like we're gonna start confusing everything now, it's gonna be Iron Man chapter one
00:11When Deadpool died on the cross
00:20Hey, this is Sanjay Shah, I'm the showrunner and executive producer of everybody still hates Chris
00:26I'm
00:29Here with the cast this is a reimagining of the iconic show everybody hates Chris
00:34And and we're here with the Hollywood Reporter at San Diego Comic-Con 2024
00:39Which parts of the live-action show have been translated to this animated version and which parts are entirely new?
00:46Well, we treated the original show as canon, but this is a
00:52Continuation of the original and what animation allowed us to do is really world build
00:58Beyond what was capable in a live-action show?
01:01so, you know the other, you know beauty of and bringing this world into animation is
01:06Being able to lean into the fantasy moments that this show is really known for so I hope that answers your question
01:12It's borrowing from the tone of the original and it's a continuation of the original while respecting the original
01:19But it's his own permutation of that show. It's a brand new fresh version of that show
01:25Terry and Tashina you both are reprising your roles from the original show. What made you want to come back to this world? Oh
01:33What made me want to come back to this world
01:36Was just everybody hates Chris was an amazing show with amazing people
01:43Not just in front of the camera, but behind the camera as well and we had a great synergy
01:48We had lovely time working with each other, but we actually were part of the process of these characters
01:55Create being created and and culminating throughout the years the five five years four years. We were on
02:03Amazing experience, but go ahead Terry
02:05No
02:05I gotta say this because it what was very important to me is that we picked up
02:10Picked up where we left off because I felt like it wasn't done
02:14When we were not last episode aired we didn't know that was it like we were just going oh, no like we would never
02:23You go 20 years and then to get the chance to do this again
02:28And when we read that script and I got to see all these people on our zooms together
02:34And I couldn't believe I said we picked up right where we left off. This is
02:40Everybody hates Chris, but the next iteration and everybody still hates Chris. It's beautiful. I've just done an amazing job at just
02:49keeping the
02:50no, honestly
02:52keeping the just the core the root the feel of what we already did and
02:59Going in the booth with him
03:01I was just very excited because he was very just very conscious of what we had already laid down
03:08As actors and here we are and it's very hard for me to try to do Rochelle without moving so
03:16Yeah, cuz I was my character was so you know used to being physical
03:20So I was a little challenged, but a challenge very very much
03:24You know accepted
03:27Well, I want to also add the fact that you know to Sheena and I let me tell you it changed my life forever
03:35Because this is the woman who actually taught me how to act. He loves me, but that's his wife over there
03:44And it was wild because she she hinted on this a little bit earlier, but we developed these characters
03:51these you know Julius and Rochelle came from our hearts and
03:56It's wild to me right now that I have grown
04:00Men and women who come up to me all the time fully bearded men and women
04:06Okay, that are like hey, I grew up on Everybody Hates Prison. I grew up on that show. I'm going what?
04:13And to see the impact over the years
04:17And then another thing I have to mention is that the state of comedy has changed in a lot of ways
04:23There were things we did on the show back there
04:26Well
04:28But in animation you can't
04:31Back in animation you could push it you could actually get more in-depth
04:36Into what the show is like and let me tell you this thing is it's bigger than us
04:43It represents so much more. I mean you're talking about Chris Rock his real family his real upbringing
04:51And the good thing is you know he becomes one of the most famous
04:55Superstars in the world so you could just be heartless when you when you go at him with comedy as a young man
05:02You know what I mean, and I have to give it up
05:05Everybody in this cast is so wild because as I hear it, and I'm going oh my god
05:11These are like the same it just feels the same in every way shape and form for the rest of you
05:18What has it been like stepping into this world?
05:26Oh wow um well
05:28I mean for one it's an honor because well like these you know
05:33Fully bearded grown men I as well grew up on that show
05:38So it's literally like a full-circle moment now to be on the next part of it
05:43It's it's an honor to be able to work with such amazing people
05:47It's a surreal thing and I can't feel anything, but bless it's just a blessing for real for real
05:52Yeah, I agree man. It's a blessing. It's crazy because this is one of my favorite shows
05:58It's so like this is like a dream come true for me. Just paying homage to the original but like we
06:04Go beyond that with look Chris being 17 and everything like that following his journey
06:09And so I'm just look I'm excited for y'all to see it. I'm excited
06:14I'm excited to get into the fun of it
06:16I mean the show in and of itself was always such and then it was it was
06:21Nostalgic too because it's like okay. That's that's exactly how I grew up like that's yes my dad all the jobs my mom crazy
06:30And then to you know to grow up watching it and then to come in and get to play in it
06:34And then you just share in this in this the this these legends these icons
06:40comic icon it's like
06:43I
06:46Mean
06:48Okay, okay, but this icon especially somebody who loves and enjoys doing comedy. It's it's truly amazing
06:56Yeah, it feels so great adding to the legacy of a show that I feel everybody needs right now
07:02Everybody still loves Chris man. No the show is
07:06it's one of the few comedies that pushes the boundary, but still has so much heart and
07:11You fall in love with the characters even if you're seeing them struggle you want to see them win
07:15and there aren't a lot of comedies that are
07:18Vulnerable like that so it's been fantastic feeling like we're adding to a great legacy Tim
07:25You are voicing young Chris have you gotten the chance to meet Tyler and did he give you any advice on taking on this role?
07:32I haven't got the chance to meet Tyler Tyler's the man
07:35He is the man look growing up watching him in the show he inspires me as a performer
07:41Just like watching him and look all the other projects, and you know he's killing it
07:45So you know I love that
07:48What do you know what he's doing and paying homage to him and what he's done?
07:53But yeah, I think it's really cool that I got to you know do my thing in this and you know have my interpretation
08:00And I'm reprising this way did any of you get to record in the voiceover booth together?
08:04Or did you do all your scenes separately?
08:08Separate
08:11You know we got together during the pandemic
08:14Our first time we actually read the first script together was all on zoom
08:18And to see you know a lot of people come back like Jackie Mazzarella
08:24Ernest Thomas was on there Jackie Harry
08:27Just you know there were there were a lot of established characters and beautiful actors and actresses
08:34That were all in you know that would have been a part of this world that came back in that zoom
08:40And I was just like I was really emotional. It was very very emotional, but
08:46We were just sitting there and talking like we all can we need to arrange where we can all get together and do it
08:51You know that way in person, but now
08:56Having done so many episodes, and we still have yet to actually look at everything
09:02You know what I mean, so you know we're gonna be seeing some things for the first time right along with the rest of the comic
09:08Con audience, which is very
09:11Since we are at comic-con. I want to have you answer some bucket questions from our Wolverine bucket
09:18You can just pull one out and answer it, okay?
09:21Okay
09:30What's the best costume you've seen so far at comic-con I
09:34Saw a costume, but I think I think he was a homeless man, so I don't know
09:42They dress nice over here, so that may take it that may be the best
09:47It's eccentric it's interesting
09:50Well first of all I've seen a lot of Deadpool's, but I I saw a Mecca Deadpool yesterday
09:56It was crazy this man like he had like like the prop guy written on the back of like his
10:03His suit and I was like this is most definitely a prop person thing, but like it was crazy
10:07He had these stilts on he like you could tell he detailed the mechanics of the legs these ginormous, so it was crazy
10:14he put I
10:16Can imagine he put many many hours into that costume, so I think I think that one that was probably the best
10:21Well, I don't know if it was the best, but it was definitely the most memorable. I saw Deadpool Jesus
10:28It kind of hurt my heart. I was a little bit like we're gonna start confusing everything now. They're gonna be Iron Man chapter one
10:36When Deadpool died on the cross oh man we all gotta stop now, you know I mean, I think we went too far
10:46Put it in idiocracy, too
10:53What is your all-time favorite cinematic universe
11:01That was the first big movie I saw like cuz yeah, I'm born in
11:061969 so Star Wars the first Star Wars was pretty big for us
11:12X-men it was X-men for me the old school done done done done done done done
11:19That's my that's my favorite for sure
11:23Avengers Marvel Avengers
11:25Cuz I remember I still remember the first time I went to the theater to see the first Avengers
11:30I remember they were all in a circle and that music was playing
11:34dun dun dun dun dun
11:38It was like half the man was like Avengers
11:41Assemble and they just went off
11:50Me
11:52See, this is not a universe
11:54But anything spider-man. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah anything spider-man
11:59Mine is a drumline
12:00it's not a universe at all, but I wish they would make it one because my son's a drummer and I would like him to
12:07To have that everything Matt Groening the Simpsons Futurama all that was like my childhood
12:12It's a big reason why I do voiceover because that like made that I still watch the Simpsons on repeat
12:18We are so happy to be in this room and be at comic-con
12:21Because it's just a wonderful world to be in we get to be in the studio and just create create but not just physically
12:28But through our voices and if you think about a sound is heard everywhere
12:33So, you know if you don't see us, you'll always hear us
12:35So it's fun a lot a lot of fun and it's cool to be a part of this new world
12:39This is new. This is my first comic-con. So I'm very excited
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