Aparna Nancherla, Our Close Friend

**"Aparna Nancherla, Our Close Friend"** is the two-hundred-forty-sixth episode of Hollywood Handbook.

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## Earwolf Synopsis

The boys are joined by APARNA NANCHERLA to do a huge crime.

This episode is sponsored by Simple Contacts (www.simplecontacts.com/THEBOYS20 code: THEBOYS20)

## Notes & Memorable Quotes

### Pre-Guest Segment

* Hayes over the opening theme: At an Italian restaurant with Nate... Corddry and Hayes... Davenport
* Hayes was feeling really present
* Hayes and Nate were inspecting ravioli because Hayes really hates surprises
* Sean mentions how Hayes always brings a "magnerfying glass" to inspect his ravioli when going to an Italian restaurant
* Hayes has been tricked by ravioli before
	+ One Easter Hayes made himself an Easter egg hunt with ravioli
	+ Ravioli and tortellini are the Easter eggs of Italian food
	+ Hayes added pennies, toys, his wedding ring, social security card, etc in the ravioli to find the next day
	+ The next morning, Hayes eats all the ravioli - even those with the clues of where to find the others
	+ To put it delicately, every few days Hayes has been "blasting out" a clue
		- "Don't be slow as a little worm *(must be mispronounced as "warm")* , go to the place that makes the house warm" = Fireplace
		- Hayes found a bunch of old ravioli in his fireplace

### Guest Segment

* Aparna is a cast member of Comedy Central's *Corporate*, which means the boys only have a couple more guests to go before they've had the whole cast on *Hollywood Handbook*
	+ The only remaining cast members left: Anne Dudek, and Lance Reddik
	+ Lance often lingers at the Earwolf office and hangs out in the room while *Hollywood Handbook* is recording
		- Sometimes when the boys try to encourage him to get on mic you can hear him in the corner saying, "no, no that's ok. no, no, no"
		- Lance is prepping for a new role in the big Earwolf movie. He is portraying Scott Aukerman
			* The word play, the acronyms, Parking Lot!Scott (who is a little bit more mean)
			* Sean had an encounter with Parking Lot!Scott recently
	+ Sean mentions Avril Lavigne's song *Complicated.* If Sean is singing *Complicated*, it would be to Scott
	+ Who's your *Complicated*?
		- Hayes: the sushi man at the grocery store
			* Once there's a line, he wants nothing to do with Hayes
		- Aparna: her therapist
			* She refuses to acknowledge Aparna in the elevator
			* Therapists are supposed to abide by client confidentiality, but that doesn't mean they have to pretend you're a ghost
				+ Saying things like, "Boy, it's always creepy to be alone in an elevator like this. Getting frosty in here."
* Hayes asks: Are you just loving everything right now? And all this stuff? Are you freaking out?
* The boys want to cut the shit, they saw a movie about these 8 oceans.
* Sean and Hayes just finished watching *Planet Earth 2*, and saw there was a new movie about 8 oceans
	+ Every time you-know-who closes a door, he or she or they open a window
		- the big boss / the *real* Scott Aukerman / the Scott Aukerman in the sky
	+ Around minute 55 - Sean realized that this movie wasn't about sea life
	+ What was happening in the movie:
		- the big stealing, the art of the thievery, the freakin' most unbelievable taking-away!
		- The phrase "truly epic" is over-used, while "truly epic for the win" is maybe not used enough. Either way, this movie is both
		- Coo-coo crazy awesome fun
* Anne Hathaway - rumor is she was saying that it felt good to play bad
	+ Hayes is dubious that Anne said that. She may have meant it felt very bad to play bad
	+ Sean can relate to playing bad:
		- Sean is naturally a sweet, warm guy, and kind of a sweetie, but on the podcast he plays a character that's not very likeable and a little nasty and socially challenged.
		- For Sean, it doesn't feel good to play bad
* At this point the boys have watched a total of 44 of these oceans (when you add them all up)
* There's an allegory between the jewels of the movie and modern life... Sean's crickets iphone ring goes off in the middle of the show
	+ Aparna is concerned that someone might be listening
	+ As with the light on a stand up stage we do not pay attention to it
		- You just lie down on stage. That way you can say you didn't see it and keep going forever
* The computers of Earwolf are the jewels of ocean movie
	+ Earwolf it the richest podcast company in the U.S.A. Gimlet is a close second.
* *Oceans 8* proves that the girls can play, whereas previously all the girls could do was pretend to be Julia Roberts
	+ If Aparna could be Julia Roberts, that would be *huge*
		- Hayes suggests that they say Julia Roberts is going for an interview with Earwolf, but wants to record in her apartment
		- Then they can build a fake apartment in the back of a semi truck. Then back the truck up against a door so it looks real
		- When everyone is moving stuff into Julia's "apartment" then they can pull off a heist in the Earwolf office
	+ Can you image Josh if Julia Roberts walks in? Gross
* When stealing you don't want to take everything
	+ For example Josh's computer has a series of booby traps
		- After the revenge porn laws were passed Josh recorded a bunch of stuff of himself. If his computer thinks it's not him logging in it releases the images and videos and then you've just committed a felony
		- **BOOBY** traps - he revenge porns himself
* Aperna's special skills
	+ ability to look at screens
		- Aperna can raw-dog the screen (no blue glasses), but she does need orange glasses for IRL
	+ can transform into Julia Roberts through an amazing laugh impression
* Sean brings up looting Colin's office
	+ He has a ton of Funko Pop! figurines
* Sean went to the Bad Robot offices (about a month ago) and on the shelves they have a lot of toys / optical illusions
	+ There was a display of muscles in broth that was so life-like that Sean had to touch it
	+ Then an intern yelled at him, "Excuse me! Don't do that! Uh, It's kind of like a museum here. You can look at stuff but you don't touch it."
	+ Sean suggested adding a sign that says, "Enter the world's shittiest children's museum full of fucking toys for babies that all these adult people care about"
* A subdued Chef Kevin appears and, with some encouragement, asks Aparna how her weekend was.
	+ The online community has been bashing Kevin and saying they are sick of him
	+ Kevin thinks he might be a little too sensitive for this industry
	+ Sean acknowledges that Kevin never asked to be on mic and was forced into it, but questions why he (Kevin) wants to ruin the show.
* Kevin's second question to Aparna: "What's your secret?"
	+ Aparna is not comfortable releasing any secrets on *Hollywood Handbook*
* Sean & Hayes have not busted yet and are saving the load(s) for marriage
* While Kevin attempts to preface his appearance with an apology Hayes needs to get something for his throat. He'll be gone for, like, a minute.
* Hayes returns with a laptop (Kevin's)
	+ Search History: fun things to do in San Francisco

## Recurring Jokes

* Funny Zone - Sean suggests that Chef Kevin ask the guest about the funny zone or any other their famous questions.
* Italy
* Coo coo

## Ads

* *Thug Passion Presents* on Stitcher Premium
	+ Hayes is thrown by the name as he and Sean where about to rebrand and reveal the new version of *Hollywood Handbook*. Now the boys have to think of a new name.
* Simple Contacts - Hayes is reading the ad.
	+ Sean isn't doing any ads today because he has been ordering these contacts that have been painted to transform him via his eyes into anything: bee, witch, toad, cheetah, etc.
	+ Now Sean has been grafting them all over his body in order to confuse predators.
	+ If a predator comes up to Sean it looks like he's looking at them out his butt.
		- Sean is mostly placing these contacts on / around his butt.
	+ There are not enough predators in Sean's daily routine so now he's slinking around the zoo, especially around the owl enclosure.
		- Hayes made a joke that it's easy to confuse an owl because they're always saying, "Who?".
		- Now Sean is mad at Hayes.
* *Dr. Gameshow* on Earwolf
	+ Hayes is confounded with determining only 2-3 of the most relevant people to *Hollywood Handbook* out of: Matt Gourley, Bryan Safi, Lauren Lapkus, Zach Reino, Tawny Newsome, and Michael Ian Black.
	+ This makes Hayes feel terrible
	+ Whoever Hayes doesn't pick will be mad!
		- If Hayes leaves out Michael Ian Black out, then he'll never come on the show
		- Zach Heineken is a nice guy and Hayes would get the least punishment from him - so he's cut
		- Safi would be pissed, Gourley would be pissed, Tawny would be *so* pissed
			* Swap Lapkus for Safi?
	+ Oh no! Hayes spilled all over the paper and it's all smudged and he can't remember any of the names! He can't choose! ...phew
	+ Hayes's final top 3: Gethard, Gottfried, and *Hello From the Magic Tavern*

## Episode Photos

*(left to right)* Hayes Davenport, Aparna Nancherla, Sean ClementsHayes in the studio with engineer Sam's amazing haulSean in the studio with his haul
## References

1. ↑ Jordan Morris, Our Sci-Fi Friend
2. ↑ Matt Ingebretson and Jake Weisman, Our Close Friends