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Jon Hamm has played some of TV’s most iconic characters, but he’s just as entertaining being himself and, thanks to his Midwestern roots, very polite. In this episode of “Ask Me Anything,” the Emmy-winning actor looks back on his viral dancing moment in Bad Bunny’s “La Casita,” shares the most Don Draper thing he’s done in real life, and reveals how he differs from his character, Coop, in ‘Your Friends & Neighbors.’ Watch as Jon explains why he and Kristen Wiig couldn’t keep it together on 'Bridesmaids,' reflects on which of his famous former students he considers more successful than himself, and leans into his Bravo fandom, from his most recent obsession to the Real Housewife he thinks would make the best scene partner.

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00:00My college girlfriend got me on that show and I never thought anybody'd see it but boy that was
00:04a hairstyle for the ages. You're welcome internet. Hi I'm John Hamm and today I'm going to let Elle
00:10ask me anything. Okay if you could only reprise one role of yours which one would you choose?
00:20I'd like to be Monty in Landman again. That was pretty fun. I wish I didn't die. Unless it's a
00:26maybe it's a zombie show. Taylor Sheridan hasn't done zombies yet.
00:30$9 idea. Name a current obsession of yours. Well it just ended last night but I was
00:36pretty into Southern Charm. Craig and Austin. Who was better at keeping secrets? You or
00:43your character Coop? Coop. I was fired from the pilot of a show called Related but it ended up being
00:51called
00:51Sisters and it didn't last very long. How would you describe James Marsden as a scene
00:58partner? Delightful. Sweet guy. Talented actor. Easy on the eyes if you know what I mean. First thing I
01:05shot in season two was with James and I knew it was going to be great. Juan Jamón and Benito
01:11hit the town for a night what would they do? Dance. En espanol. Bailar. Did I expect my dancing to
01:19go viral?
01:19No because I wasn't aware that I was being filmed by a thousand people. Having the wonderful opportunity
01:24get the chance to go down to Puerto Rico and see his show in the residency was even better. Being
01:31at the
01:31casita on the floor was even better. Being with that whole group of people it was so fun. Everyone
01:37should get to do it. It's pretty fun. As a former teacher what's one humbling moment that stuck with
01:43you? Two of my students have become relatively famous. One of them I worked with, Ellie Kemper. She was always
01:50prepared, always ready, always game. Very funny and very nice and that has served her well in her
01:57career. Another one's named Bo Willimon who went on to create House of Cards. Pretty humbling when both
02:03of your students are marginally more successful than you but you know there you go. What's the most Don
02:08Draper thing you've done in real life? Probably get super drunk. Sorry. Which housewife would make the
02:14best scene partner in a prestige drama? God. That's a good question. I mean none of them if I'm being
02:21honest. But if I had to pick, I'd probably go Sonya from the OG New York Housewives. She's a
02:28f***ing lunatic. Probably be fun. What's a behind the scenes moment from Bridesmaids that still makes you laugh?
02:36There's outtakes from the opening of the movie where me and Kristen Waig are having sex and I couldn't keep
02:42a
02:42straight face through the whole time. That was the very last thing that they shot of the whole movie
02:45and we shot it on a Sunday. So everybody just wanted to go home and wanted the movie to end
02:49and we couldn't get through it because we were laughing too much. So I apologize to the crew for
02:54keeping everybody there late. But it was Sunday. You guys were getting time and a half. Welcome.
02:59What's a basic life skill you picked up later than you'd like to admit? I picked up tennis late in
03:04life.
03:04I don't know if that's a basic life skill. How do you rate your tennis skill? Pretty good. For someone
03:09who
03:09plays not very often, I'm a pretty good tennis player. What's something you're extremely competitive
03:14about? Maybe you heard me talking about tennis. What's one style hack you swear by? We're going
03:21back to the 90s again with all this oversized s***. Come on, guys. Buy clothes that fit. What was the
03:27most surreal part of being a dating show contestant? The most surreal part was that my college girlfriend
03:32got me on that show and I never thought anybody'd see it. But boy, that was a hairstyle for the
03:37ages.
03:37You're welcome, Internet. What's the most Midwest thing about you? I'm unfailingly polite. I really
03:43am. I think it goes a long way. I think it says a lot about you. I'm also on Time,
03:48which also
03:48shows a lot about you. That and I'm a Cardinal fan. What's a hill you die on? I don't want
03:54to die
03:55on a hill. I want to die in a bed surrounded by my family. How about that? Thank you for
04:02watching and please be sure to tune in to your friends and neighbors on Apple TV.
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