Russell then walked to the front of the theater and kicked off the conversation with a slew of compliments for his Q&A partner , praising him as a “national treasure even though he’s not from here” and describing his filmography as “legendary.” Russell singled out 2003’sby saying he’s a huge fan. Myers then took a seat as a smattering of guests stood up to greet him with a standing ovation.
Still, he was able to get many words out over the course of an 85-minute discussion that covered the early days on, and how mentors like Lorne Michaels and Del Close influenced his career. Though, he did get help courtesy of a movie theater staffer who delivered a Coca-Cola and a throat lozenge. The first topic of conversation was the reason Myers and Russell were seated beneath a screen branded by the Netflix Is a Joke logo. At midnight, the streamer debuted Myers’ latest, a six-episode series titled. The comedy showcase finds him playing a gaggle of new characters in a story involving a secret society made up of five men who influence world events. Meanwhile, a Canadian journalist finds himself embroiled in a mission to uncover the truth and possibly save the world.
He also credited the idea for the series to an obsession he had with both the Masons and Illuminati after “seeing the rise of weird conspiracy theories and devaluation of fact” he’s witnessed play out over the last six years or so. “I thought, what if there was a secret society of five people who ran the world, but they were nice?” he explained, giving props to Canada and how grateful he is to have grown up there and benefitted from its systems. “This was the whole idea.
I attended. And, yes, they had us go through metal detectors. But, the conversation was utterly delightful!
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