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Anaconda stars Jack Black and Paul Rudd visit WIRED to answer their most searched for questions on Google (and a couple about giant snakes, for good measure.) Is Jack Black the voice of Kung Fu Panda? What did Paul Rudd do before acting? Is Jack Black fluent in Spanish? What is Paul Rudd’s best movie? Who are Jack Black’s favorite band? When did Paul Rudd host SNL? Answers to these questions and plenty more await on the WIRED Autocomplete Interview of Jack Black and Paul Rudd.ANACONDA is exclusively in movie theaters December 25, 2025. https://anacondamovie.com/
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00:00Hi, I'm Jack Black and I'm Paul Rudd and this is the Wired Autocomplete Interview
00:09I still don't quite understand the rules of this game and I've done this before
00:15What is Jack Black and I pull this off, right? I think so. What is Jack Black about?
00:21What is Jack Black about? That suggests it's not it's not a question about me. It suggests it's
00:27It's it's a question about a book called Jack Black. What's Jack Black about? The book. Jack Black's all about entertainment
00:38Wait, there's no right or wrong?
00:40No, it's just
00:41You just answered the question. Yeah, you can't win or lose this game. Oh, I love it. You can only win
00:47I stand by that answer. All right. Is Jack Black
00:52Kung Fu Panda? The answer is yes. How many times did you do that? How many times did I do Kung Fu Panda?
00:57Dude, so many times because there's like one two three and then there was also a four but then there's also a tv
01:05I'm gonna say six. Fun experience? So fun. Dude, role of a lifetime. I've been doing it longer than any role I've done
01:13Who is Jack Black's favorite band? That's tough because it's it's constantly in flux. If I had to pick
01:23This is gonna sound boring. It's like your favorite ice cream is vanilla. It's the Beatles. It's the only answer
01:28It's the best band in the world!
01:31Any new one? Any current one that you can play on? Oh man, look at this guy. Look at this guy trying to
01:35But he hates the Beatles. Well, he wants to know what's the latest like the hot
01:38The hot, the hot, the hot fresh
01:40What are the kids listening to now these days? You know what? I was in the makeup and hair trailer with my beautician
01:45Raw's music and she said let's listen to this new record. It's the lead singer from geese
01:50Solo album. What's that guy's name? Christian McCafferty? Cameron winter
01:56Check out his album called heavy metal. There's no heavy metal on the album, but what a brilliant poet. Have you checked out this?
02:02Yeah, hot tip. Okay, Cameron winter and everyone is the flavor of the month. Everyone's like
02:10You know, it's kind of annoying when you guys when you like the thing that is
02:13It's really hot right now. Yeah, but I'm gonna say that that heat is justified. Is Jack Black fluent in Spanish?
02:21Nope, but I can fake it pretty good like I can
02:25But really I need to practice a lot more to really really know Spanish
02:38I don't really know it you fool me man. That's not pretty good. I know it sounds fluent. What did Jack Black?
02:44Just say is that really the question? Yeah, they knew you were gonna do that. That's brilliant. Oh my god
02:51Uh, the answer is
02:53the answer is
02:55We're in a vortex now. Now the answer is we're in a vortex now. Now the answer is it never ends. It never ends next question
03:04Oh, damn, dude. Oh, I almost knocked that picture off the wall. I think there's a new kung fu pounder in town
03:11What music does Paul Rudd like? Oh my gosh, I mean, there's many types of music that I like
03:18Uh, that's an impossible question. I would say that I'm gonna go, um
03:22I mean, I could say alt rock. Ooh, yeah
03:25Yeah, pretty crazy answer. Yeah, I like classic rock. I like 70s soft rock. Yeah, like old school country
03:31Hell yeah
03:32I like Irish music keep going
03:35Um, I like classical music. Ooh, man. I think it's really good classical music. Hell yeah
03:40Um, I don't know without let's let's go with let's drill down a little bit. Okay
03:44Name one classical composer that you actually like
03:48Oh my god
03:50Well, Bach, my favorite. Ah, dude, good answer. That's my favorite. He's the Beatles of classical music
03:56That's exactly right. All roads glued to Bach
03:58I think
04:00I may be wrong that the Beatles might have stolen the little Bach
04:04Oh, yeah, I think everyone did
04:06No, that's Beethoven. What about Blackbird? That comes from?
04:11Oh, yeah
04:11Oh, yeah
04:14Bach
04:15What were you gonna say though before I so rudely interrupted you that I love Bach
04:21Okay, you know what's interesting to me?
04:23What was not in your list of genres?
04:26Heavy metal?
04:26Jazz
04:27Jazz
04:28I like jazz
04:29Liar
04:29I do like jazz
04:30I hate jazz
04:31No, I don't
04:32But the jazz that I like, it's like country
04:34I like some of the old school
04:37And then I can get into some Mingus where you know
04:40Oh, Mingus! I was gonna say name one, but you went to Mingus
04:43No, no
04:43You're legit
04:44You're legit
04:45So Mingus is a
04:46Yeah, that's that's
04:47You don't start with Mingus
04:48No
04:48You graduate to Mingus
04:50That's a real jazz aficionado answer
04:52Next!
04:53What did Paul Rudd do before acting?
04:56I glazed hams
04:58For real?
04:58For real I did that
04:59I cleaned hot tubs
05:01I delivered newspapers
05:02I worked in a restaurant in the kitchen
05:05I've had a lot of weird jobs
05:06I DJed and emceed, you know, like kids parties
05:09Nice
05:10Weddings and bar mitzvahs and bat mitzvahs
05:14Maybe a couple of b'nai mitzvahs
05:16This is all news to me
05:17I didn't know any of this
05:18Yeah, there's some other weird ones that I've had a lot of
05:20I had a lot of really kind of strange jobs
05:22All I know is I want to come over to your house when it's glazed ham time
05:27And when you are spinning DJ discs for the after ham dance party
05:31Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, the post ham party is
05:33Dude, for real I'm coming over
05:35Anytime you want, Jack
05:36You say that
05:37I do just say, but I mean it
05:38When I come to town and I give you the jingle
05:40It goes straight to voicemail
05:42And what is Paul Rudd's best movie?
05:47I'm supposed to include that
05:48Oh, well, that's easy
05:50That's Star Wars
05:51I thought you were going to say Anaconda
05:52Wait, you're not in Star Wars
05:55You're right
05:56Wait, what do I mean?
05:57What's Paul Rudd's best movie?
05:57I'm going to go as Anaconda
05:58It's not one of Paul Rudd's favorite movie
06:01What was Paul Rudd, Celery Man, about?
06:06Got me
06:07It's a Tim and Eric sketch
06:09Oh man
06:10And Celery, it was, you know
06:12I was playing a guy who was at work
06:14Had a very important work to do
06:16They got a little, I don't know
06:18Maybe on company time did some things for myself
06:22With a computer
06:24Dude, you're a genius
06:28You're a genius
06:29You look like in Beatles of comedy
06:31And the Bach
06:34You're the Bach and the Beatles of
06:35You're Jack Bach
06:37Not Jack Black
06:39Just keep this up, don't
06:41Just keep that up
06:42Oh yeah
06:44Oh, oh
06:45Oh, wow
06:46Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
06:48I almost knocked the picture over again
06:55We've got more boards?
06:58Oh
06:59That was definitely the grand finale
07:01Oh shit
07:02Seven total
07:03All right
07:03Oh shit
07:04What are Jack Black's hobbies?
07:09Nobody knows this
07:10I'm a numismatist
07:12Do you know what that means?
07:13No
07:13Coin collector
07:14I love coins
07:15And I got a rad coin
07:17My best coin
07:18Is probably my 1792 flowing hair penny
07:23I don't think it's 1792
07:25I'm not a very good coin collector
07:27I can't even remember the date of my favorite coin
07:30That's very interesting
07:32Here's what's rad about this penny
07:33It's a flowing hair penny
07:35And the puritanical ways of America at that time were like
07:41It's like pornography
07:43Her hair is blowing in the wind
07:45Stop making that coin immediately
07:47And then the coin's value skyrocketed
07:50Because there's only
07:51There's not that many of them
07:52It's like the Honus Wagner of coins
07:54And it also has like a little historical value
07:57It tells about this puritanical religious kind of
08:00That's really
08:01It's really
08:01I think it's really interesting
08:03It's kind of cool
08:04It's really cool
08:04And my other favorite coin
08:06There's a standing liberty quarter
08:08It was back when quarters were made of pure silver
08:10And there's a breast revealed
08:13One breast
08:14And you can tell the quality of the coin
08:17Based on the nipple definition
08:19So what I'm saying is
08:21My best coins are all slightly pornographic
08:23Those are the ones to get
08:25Those are absolutely the ones to get
08:27And a numith
08:28A numith
08:29Numithsmatist
08:31A numithsmatist
08:32Is a philatatist something about
08:35Like a stamp collecting?
08:37A philatist?
08:38A philatist?
08:39That sounded a little weird
08:40That's something else
08:41What is Jack Black's character in School of Rock?
08:44Dewey Finn
08:45But his alter ego
08:47When he pretends to be a real substitute teacher is
08:51Hold on, don't tell me
08:53You should remember this
08:54I can
08:55It's Professor Schneeblay
08:57Mr.
08:58Ned Schneeblay
08:59Ned Schneeblay
09:00Thank you
09:00And I say it because
09:01Because I've seen that movie so many times
09:03And I've said this to you
09:05And I've said it over and over again
09:07To anyone who'll listen
09:08One of the greatest performances
09:10Of any movie
09:11Comedic everything
09:12All time
09:13For sure
09:14I'll just say
09:14The reason why
09:15If I was good in that movie
09:17Is because that
09:18That role was written for me
09:21Mike White
09:22Mike White
09:22Straight up genius
09:23He is
09:23On White Lotus now
09:25And if you ever get a chance
09:27If Mike White ever writes a part for you
09:29Jump
09:30Just do it, dude
09:31Mike White
09:31You
09:32And Linklater
09:33Yeah
09:34That's a
09:34That's a
09:34That's like a murderer's row
09:36What did Jack Black recently do?
09:39Did a little movie called
09:40Anaconda, motherfucker
09:41See it in theaters
09:42On December 25th
09:44Worldwide
09:45Merry Christmas
09:46What is Jack Black's vocal range?
09:50Oh, that's a good question
09:50I have a 17 octave range
09:53Wow
09:53It starts down here
09:55Don't
10:02No
10:03Dogs are barking
10:04Did you hear it?
10:06I hear the dogs barking
10:07In the distance
10:07Toss that mother
10:08All right
10:10Anaconda
10:11Why do anacondas
10:12Get so big?
10:15Because they're aroused
10:17Yeah
10:17That's exactly right
10:18Next
10:20Why do anacondas
10:21Give live birth?
10:23What does that even mean?
10:24I don't know
10:24What are they going to give
10:25Pre-recorded birth?
10:26They're going to give
10:26Dead birth
10:27No eggs
10:29No eggs?
10:30Oh
10:31Oh
10:31Oh, but they don't have eggs
10:32Yeah
10:33That's why
10:34Yeah
10:35No eggs
10:36What came first?
10:37The anaconda or the egg?
10:38It's an age-old question
10:39Do anacondas have a personality?
10:45Not really great ones
10:46I don't
10:47Yeah, I think
10:48Oh, I know
10:48You've seen one
10:49You've seen them all
10:50I don't want to insult
10:51Any anacondas
10:52That might be watching
10:53But
10:53They're not real
10:54Snuggly
10:55Not the most affectionate creatures
10:56In the universe
10:57Can you pet an anaconda?
11:00Technically, yeah
11:00You can try
11:02Yeah
11:02That is a slimy, slithery one
11:06Last one
11:06Might an anaconda
11:08Eat you?
11:11Yeah, I think
11:11Yeah
11:13I think so
11:13Eat you up
11:14Regurgitate you
11:15Eat you again
11:16Delicioso
11:17Might I eat an anaconda?
11:19They say they taste just like chiacan
11:21Be careful, you guys
11:22This is coming in hot
11:23Ha!
11:25You're
11:26Wait till Kung Fu Panda 7
11:28After that
11:28Last but not least
11:31The final
11:32Gold card
11:34What team does Paul Rudd like?
11:38I could answer this one
11:39Go for it
11:40Kansas City
11:40Motherfucker Chiefs
11:42We're playing right now
11:43Kansas City Chiefs
11:44Oh, dude
11:44We're missing it
11:45No, I know
11:45First time in a long, long time
11:47Can we get a score?
11:48Right now it's 7-3
11:49I was just watching it before we came
11:50First quarter
11:51When did Paul Rudd
11:55Host SNL?
11:56Well, I've hosted a few times
11:57The last time I hosted
11:58Are you a five-timer?
11:59I am
12:00Come on, baby
12:01And the last time
12:02Was the only time
12:04A show was cancelled
12:05The day of
12:06Omicron outbreak
12:07Oh my god
12:08So we had to kind of
12:10Go on the fly
12:11It was interesting
12:12Wow
12:12Yeah
12:13Why did Paul Rudd
12:15Join Friends?
12:18I was certainly fortunate enough
12:19To get an audition
12:20I was in Los Angeles at the time
12:23I went down
12:23I met Lisa Kudrow
12:25I read with her
12:26I got this part
12:27It was only supposed to be
12:27A couple of episodes
12:28But it was amazing
12:30It just kind of kept going
12:31So it was a surprise to me
12:33I guess the answer is
12:34Because you wanted to
12:35Because I was lucky enough
12:37To get the part
12:37Yeah, because they asked
12:39Next
12:40How Paul Rudd
12:42Got shredded
12:44Oh, well, it's my life
12:46You know
12:49Well, a lot of times
12:51It depends
12:51It depends if it's a pull day
12:53Leg day
12:54Might be
12:55If I'm working tries and byes
12:57Could be lats
12:57Could be squats
12:58Could be deadlifts
13:00I don't know
13:00You know
13:01It's just
13:02It's just a way of life
13:03It's just what I do
13:04Dude, I wish
13:05I could one time
13:07Be shredded like you
13:08By the way
13:10Anyone can be
13:12I spent some time
13:13In the gymnasium
13:14And it never seems
13:16To reap the benefits
13:17I'm not
13:18Me either, by the way
13:20That was just
13:20It was a fleeting thing
13:21Can I just like
13:23Follow you around
13:24For a couple months
13:25And just do whatever you do
13:27Eat whatever you eat
13:28Leg lift whatever you
13:30Leg lift, etc
13:31You absolutely can't
13:33But I think you'll find yourself
13:34To be mightily disappointed
13:36I'm not a gym rat
13:37Alright, well
13:38It starts now
13:39We're in
13:40What's for lunch?
13:41Well, probably just
13:42A big plate of fries
13:43I can do this
13:45Covered in frosting
13:46This is easy
13:47That's all the boards
13:49I feel strong
13:50I would like to say
13:51A special thanks
13:53To whomever it was
13:55That so beautifully taped
13:57Over the questions
13:59Because that's a lot of work
14:01Yeah
14:01To really get that done correctly
14:02And I feel as if
14:04They go on
14:06Heralded
14:06They really do
14:07And it was so user friendly
14:08Because they had the tab
14:09That was easy to peel off
14:11Yeah, there's like
14:12And they also fold over
14:13The corner
14:13So it's popped up
14:15So it's easy to do
14:16You make it easy for us
14:17Is that person here
14:18Who did that
14:19Come here
14:19Come here
14:20Come here
14:20What's your name?
14:22What's your name?
14:22My name is Lauren
14:23Lauren
14:23Lauren, do you do this
14:25For all of the people
14:26That do this?
14:26Whenever I'm on
14:27Wired Autocomplete
14:28Then I do do this
14:29Lauren, you're the MVP
14:30Thank you, Lauren
14:31What?
14:32What makes Lauren
14:34Tick?
14:36Come on
14:37Get in here, Lauren
14:38What makes Lauren
14:39Tick?
14:39Yeah, what makes
14:40You go looking at this camera
14:41Right here
14:42With the green tape
14:43With the green smile
14:44And the smiley face
14:44Yeah
14:45Um, nothing right now
14:46Yes
14:47I can't think of anything
14:48I'm too cheesed
14:49You're cheesed
14:50Gen Z lingo
14:51Oh, I don't know what it is
14:53I felt cheesed
14:55You want to chuck this one?
14:56Chuck it
14:57Come on, Lauren, chuck it
14:58Oh, yeah
15:00Oh, yeah
15:01Thank you
15:01I'll give you a cut
15:02Thank you so much, y'all
15:04Thank you
15:05To your point
15:06What is your point ?
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