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Ritzy gave an answer that was already given. They let him give the answer. Where does one take this grievance? Are you out of your mind? Judge Judy.
Earlier on the show. Ram Safety, Quentin Lake. Host of the Life Gorgeous Podcast, Craig Kilbourne. Coming up. Actor Christopher McDonald.
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Hour number three of the Rich Eisen Show is on the air. Great guests convergence in the green room. Craig Kilbourne leaving. Christopher McDonald entering. And um that was a bunch of fun with Craig.
In hour number two, Christopher McDonald, in support of nothing short of greatness from Happy Gilmore 2. Will be joining us in our studio in 20 minutes' time. 844-204 Rich is the number to dial. Yesterday I was saying. The only pressurized Signing For somebody waiting for a long-term contract in the NFL.
The only Current signing that we're waiting for or the player is not going to get. Where midnight strikes in the NFL, which, as we all know, Could be any time. For player and team, depending on what the team is or what the player is asking for. Midnight hits at 2 a.m.
sometimes.
Well, I mean, sometimes it's never midnight for the Dallas Cowboys. You know what I mean? It's always later than you think. But I was saying the only real midnight situation was between Trey Smith. The offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs.
And the Chiefs. It's today. Midnight strikes today. Because if you have not signed your if you're you know been franchise tag to be signed to a long-term deal, it's either today or not till next year. And guess what?
The franchise tagged Trey Smith. And the Chiefs, according to Ian Rappaport, are putting the final touches on a massive new extension that will make him the highest paid guard in the NFL. We'll get a four-year deal. Tag out for your deal in. And there you have it.
We always say the uh Franchise tag is either applied or slapped. It's applied on a player that doesn't mind it, it's slapped on a player who doesn't want it. And the franchise tag was slapped on Trey Smith. Because as we saw. Once again.
Patrick Mahomes running for his life in a Super Bowl. in which the Chiefs lost. Last time that happened against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, they addressed that line and then they, you know. One, two in a row. And uh after that You know.
Well, actually, they won two in a row after the Rams won, but they wound up, as we all know, addressing the problem. And they were not going to let Trey Smith go in free agency.
So they slapped the franchise tag on him. And now here he is. the highest paid guard in the National Football League.
So all the handwringing. Didn't amount to any cause to hand-wring. That said, there's hand wringing in Washington, D.C. right now. You keep on talking up Terry McLaurin's spat with the Washington Commanders, Chris, because it's not like you're a newsman or anything over there and you smell news.
You just want him in, you want him in New England. Yes, but there's also seeming to me seemingly an issue. Between two parties.
Well, he hasn't gotten his contract yet. needs he would want. I have this information down here because I knew we'd be constantly be referring to it over the next few weeks. And I'm also a lead pipe wielding professional. Here it is: Terry McLaurin turns 30.
Um September 15th. How about that? Terry McLaurin and my mom have the same birthday. Oh, amazing. Yeah.
Does she want like 30 million a year? Of course she does. Yeah. Can you hear me? Um Sometimes he just wants a hot meal.
Things are a little tepid for my mother. Call from your son. Yeah, you know what I mean? Just some quality time. He, um, what do we got right here?
Uh, last time he was looking for a contract in 2022, he missed OTAs. Then he wound up with a three-year $68.3 million deal. And the last year of that deal is this year $15.5 million. And one would definitely think. That whatever he's been asking for.
whatever he would be made happy Uh bye. That price only went up when somebody like Darrett Wilson, Who's Half his experience in the NFL. And um Definitely wasn't part of an NFC championship run. And certainly despite how terrific Um Terry McLaurin is He just saw a fellow, The Ohio stater. Get 31 million per at Garrett Wilson.
Price only going up. And where was Terry McLaurin where this happened? Does anybody know where he is? Because it looks like he's sitting down with microphones around him. Um So, I mean, what I'm saying is it could be like a press conference somewhere.
Um But anyway, he had this to say about his contract. Yeah, I've been pretty frustrated, I'm not going to lie. You know, everything that has transpired up to this point has just been disappointing and frustrating. You know, I wanted to continue my career here. Created my life here.
You know, my wife and I have bought our first home here.
So this has been somewhere where I've always wanted to be. And, you know, just to see how things have played out has been disappointing. Obviously, I understand everything's a business, but at the same time, like, you know, I want to put myself in a position where, you know, I'm valued and, you know, I feel appreciated and things like that. And, you know, unfortunately, that hasn't transpired the way I want it to.
So, you know, I'm just trying to take things day by day. And at the beginning of this process, I honestly just wanted to, you know, for things to work out. And, you know, I thought things were going to kind of be more progressive than they have.
So at this point is Kinda just up in there. Hmm. Where was he, Chris? He was shooting a commercial for Eastern Automotive. Talk with the reporters afterward.
Hmm. All I'm saying is, you know, a disgruntled wide receiver who was turning age 30 got traded to New England and then set the touchdown record that year.
So just saying good things happen when you're a 30-year-old receiver. Did he come with that, though? He hasn't spoken with the commanders in over a month about a contract extension as well. And the quote is: I guess we might have said this off camera: without any progressive discussions, I don't see how I step on the field. Mm.
Added that he does want to be here. I want to make that point. I mean, obviously, he's talking about my wife and I bought our first house here and whatever. Again, this is what I was talking about with Garrett Wilson with the Jets. When you do it early.
You know. You don't have to worry about nothing.
Well, what I'm saying is you don't have you don't have a you don't have your receiver sitting there with two local reporters around him as he's shooting a commercial for uh you know an automotive. um being emotive you know what I mean and and and saying you know like choosing his words carefully. Knowing that there's a bridge that he doesn't want to burn or blow up. Don't want to be provocative, but it's like, hey, you know, I am. Yeah In September.
I know I'm 30, but I'm still friggin' productive. And the reason why I'm friggin' productive is because I put my body and my heart and my soul into in in into being productive at age 30.
So don't count my years against me. $15.5 million when my, you know. A guy who's whose trail I You know, blazed for him, and Columbus is making 31 million right now, and he hasn't won a playoff game yet. I've got five straight 1,000-yard seasons. I put my heart and soul in this.
My family's in this town, and you're making me wait and try and grind it out here? I mean, that happens with NFL teams. It just does. But I would be stunned. Like, why would you, after Jaden Daniels did what he did with this guy leading the way?
Would you go into the follow-up season without him? You know? There's always money in the NFL banana stand. You know what I mean? Just find it.
You know, just figure it out. You know, you're not going to go into Jaden Daniels' second season without this guy. And it's just that simple. What are you going to just say? You know, the 30 million dollars.
over two, three more years is just too much, too rich for our blood. You know, so we'll just go with a younger guy and hope for the best with Jaden Daniels. And send him to New England, which is what you'd love. I would love that. You know how many people would want Terry McLaurin on their team?
All of them. That's right. That's our famous top five list. Maybe we should have that ready for anybody, right? Your team.
Your team. Here's the top five great destinations for Terry McLaurin, your team. And one more. Your team. But again, this is just the way business gets done in the NFL.
And you know, and it it's it's hard feelings until this contract is on the table. Like, how do you think Trey Smith felt? I'm sure Trey Smith at some point during the last few months when he had the franchise tag, slapped on him, Again, it's applied on players who don't mind it, slapped on players who don't want it. And I'm sure there were times where he's just like frustrated. Like, I hate this team.
I don't want to work for these people anymore. Send me somewhere there, you know. Where I'm going to get the money I deserve. And now he's like, you know. Yay, Kansas City, I love these people.
Look at Mars Garrett. He went from the Super Bowl saying, I don't want to be with these people anymore because they're not going to win a Super Bowl here. And that's what I'm all about. How many million? Like, you know what I mean?
Like, so that's exclusively. That's the way it goes. And I guarantee, I shouldn't guarantee, obviously, I shouldn't guarantee. But I'm feeling very confident.
However, Pissed or You know Rankled TJ Watt may be. There's no way the Steelers are going to go into the season without him on the field in week one when they got all the eggs in the Aaron Rodgers 41-year-old basket. You know? And we assume that's going to happen. with Trey Hendrickson.
And the Bengals, like, what are you going to just sit around and not let these top-notch pass rushers? help out The Quarterback and the window that he has remaining with T. Higgins and Jamar Chase? Together? I mean, how many times are we going to be wondering, is this the last year that Burrow's going to have these two guys together?
And they have actually kept him together for a while. That's why I hear this stuff and it's just it's tough to see. But I can't imagine that this won't get figured out. You know what I mean? 30 million for DK Metcalf and 31 million for Garrett Wilson.
You damn skippy. Terry McLaurin saying the number should start with a three for him, wouldn't it? If you're him, yes, you would say that. But if you're a GM, are you giving him 31 and a half a year? You'd rather come in at like 27.
I don't know. I don't know the cap. I have no idea. Clearly, you don't want to. Listen.
Here's the thing. They're going to have to sign Jaden Daniels, right? And you'd rather get that deal done. They've done for another three years. You can't do it for at least another two.
You're going to get that deal done as soon as possible.
So the price isn't $70 a year. Right.
So That's another thing if I'm McLaurin's team. I'm saying you currently have the quarterback on a rookie deal.
So You want to win a Super Bowl on the rookie deal. Because you can spread the money around. while your guy's on a wait for it rookie deal.
So I'm one of those guys that you're supposed to spend the money on. To win. with the kid who's such a great rookie on his rookie deal. Because Who led the team in receiving? Mm-hmm.
You know what I mean? Like, so I understand his stance. You just want it to fall completely apart right now. You know, if it did happen, I have a very few close friends who are Die Hard Commanders fans. And you know, look, if if they have to be upset about it, so we can come to New England, so be it.
You know. I like this. You just want to be around to pick up the pieces. You're applauding. Just a shoulder to cry on.
By the way. He said that Seinfeld's group. Just there for you. God bless for you. The Tony Bennett hit.
I just want to be around to pick up the pieces, and I'm applauding from a front row seat when they're. Breaking hearts. Right now, that's you. Hoping that he winds up on New England. I think he has 1,100 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Look, if he got out of the NFC East, I'd be fine. Of course, you are. You're like, you're. You're applauding from the front row seat yourself. I wish you nothing but joy.
I don't know. Guys, guys, Adam Peters comes from the 49ers. Right.
How many times was John Lynch basically saying Ayuk's going to be a Steeler, right? You wouldn't say it out loud, but stuff was happening where we're saying Ayuk's going to be a Steeler. What happened at the end of the day? You've got 20 million, 28 million per.
Now, you could be sitting here saying that that's too rich for their blood right now. Yeah, they'd like to get off that, I bet. Right.
Maybe because he blew his knee out. Right.
But if Ayuk was putting up numbers like Terry McLaurin, Bravo. You know what I mean? So I can't imagine. that Adam Peters at the end of the day Looks at this team as they're getting set to go into Jaden Daniels' second season. and saying we're going to take The guy who was his man.
in his rookie season when he was the man. and send him packing. over money. Oh, Trey Hendrickson's sign. Pull the Velcro.
Oh, because I'm sorry, because I thought that's the noise reserved for the Beatles. That's usually reserved for the banglers pay somebody.
So when you're in the middle of the day, Delta doesn't usually get the breaking like that. You know? That's open the wild. I thought that was me and Trey Hendrickson signed. Wait a minute.
I'm not paying attention to Twitter right now. Terry McCorrin for Thanksgiving through the playoffs. He's 10 touchdowns. He won us. He really won us fancy.
I traded for him in another league, and he damn near got me through it. He's great. He was off the charts. Remember what he did against the Cowboys when that game was in the bag for you? I mean, I'd like to forget, to be honest with you.
He took one of the house, 80 yards. Right? Wasn't that something like that? Oh, yeah. Isn't that a wild finish against the Cowboys?
Oh, yeah. I'm pretty sure 17 people. In the final big win of Mike McCarthy's tenure there. The Punters to God. Yeah, he could pay the punter, Bryce Barringter.
He doesn't need 17 Newing. Come on. It's all, in all seriousness, at the end of the day, these things usually do get worked out. They do. But it's tough to see someone like Terry basically sit there and like bite his tongue while just trying to make a message of saying, Can we just end this, please?
Pay that man his money. You know, let's take a break. Terry KGB? Yes, Terry KGB. Good one.
Thank you. Look at you pulling that out of your orifice. In the corner. At the office. Christopher McDonald coming up.
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And wait for it. Is part of the brilliant show on HBO Max, which is known as again. Hacks, which was nominated for 14 Emmy Awards today. Christopher McDonald. Lovely to be here, Rich.
I just have to lift this up. What do we got? Because it is today the day of Emmy.
Now that said, this was 1996, the year the OG Happy Gilmore came out. And I saw it on your book. Yes. Shelf back there.
So let's just pick that right there. Oh, yeah. And anyone else who was up for this Emmy in 1996, shook on this badge. This movie should be called Happy Gilmore 2: Giving the People What They Want. Exactly.
Do the fans want it or what? I mean, crazy. Brother, this movie delivers on what everybody wants to see. It's amazing.
So, congrats on this one. Thank you, man. It's a blast. It's been a long time coming. And I've been an ambassador for it, as you know, for many years.
Hey, yay, Sarah, let's do it. Yeah, maybe not yet. No. And then they did it. And it's just, boy.
And Netflix stepping up like they did. Unbelievable. July 25th on Netflix exclusively. Right here on the Roku portal is where you could see it as well. Happy Gilmore 2.
When did you first hear, Christopher, that this was. Happening. When did you first hear it? I was backstage at Adam's wonderful show called Love You. And he goes, McDonald, come on, check this out.
And he opens it up, the page, and goes. Gotcha. That's Happy Gilmore 2. Am I really seeing what I'm seeing? He goes, Yeah, man, but don't tell anybody.
Mm-hmm. So, first chance I got, I told somebody. That's such a shoo-doo, isn't it? Oh, my God. No, as soon as I went, I was on a motorcycle trip with my son.
We were having a great time. Oh, I got that interview in Cleveland.
So, I basically had to call them and say, hey, don't tell anybody. But, yeah, because they're going, oh, man, that's going to be amazing. And they said, oh, we won't tell anyone. My sister taped it. And as soon as I said goodbye, they went, dude, we're calling CNN.
We're calling the golf channels. Like, oh, my God.
So I thought I got my wrist slapped.
Okay. And then ultimately, it turned out to be like. Wow, this went viral. This is awesome. Hell yeah.
And so it was, it was, I was. Feel much better about that. That is amazing. How did it feel to be back in the mix with this concept? These actors, obviously you and Julie Bowen and Adam and a whole bunch of folks, Ben Stiller recreating his role or, you know, his famous one.
So good, such a funny guy. Such a great script that Adam put a lot of what we all loved in the first screen into the second film. And Tim Hurley, a great writer, very, very funny guy. They've been writing together for years. And it's all of the cameos that blew me away.
Right.
I mean, crazy. You can't spoil them, right? But there's a whole host of actual players.
Okay. So that throw out that you know, I don't want your wrist slapped together. Travis Kelsey out. What the hell? No, Travis Kelsey did a great job.
And he's that's that dropped for a while ago, so I'm not going to get in trouble there. I did sign an NDA, though.
So I'm going to stop after that. But Travis Kelsey's funny, really good looking. I think he wants to be an actor because he's got the gift. Him and his brother, they're both whack jobs anyway. Super funny.
Spoken like a Bills fan right there. Exactly, JB. That's right. Spoken like a true Buffalo Bill Mafia guy right there. Christopher McDonald here on the Rich Isand Show.
When did you first, I guess, Get offered the role of shooter McGavin originally. Like, walk me through when you first joined. That was a journey. I met them, Dennis Dugan, the director, who was also in this sequel. He ran it to me in the Sutton Hotel, which is in Vancouver.
And I was just leaving after finishing a movie called Unforgettable, Ray Liota, great people, you know. And then what happened was he said, You got to see this. We wouldn't think about you. You'd be perfect for this.
So I took the script, I read it, and I went, Oh my God, but I'm a bad dad. Mm-hmm. I haven't seen my family in three months anyway, so. Long story short, I started, I said, I got to sit down with Adam, sat down with Adam, laughed for a half an hour. I went, oh my God, I got to do this.
Could I get housing for my family? And Dennis went to the producer Bob Simons and. Made it happen, and that's how it happened because you know you hear rumors that oh no, you know, Dennis Quaid's gonna play it, no, uh, no, Kevin Kasha's gonna play it. But when I asked him, he said, No, it was always you. We saw you in that Thelman Louise where you came out.
You were so funny and so like looking like an athlete and stuff. But that's what we wanted.
So that's how it happened. The bad guy. The bad guy. Professional golfer. Yeah.
That's the guy that you envision that guy from the very beginning, or is that what you're saying? Pretty easy to do. I slipped right into those shoes in the sequel, too. It's just like that guy is in me somehow, some way. I've known people like that in golf courses you go to all the time.
It's very much elitist, you know, with the sweater over the top. Right.
Biff, another drink? Monthly, how are you doing? Good to see you. That kind of crazy stuff. You see it all the time.
So it was really easy and fun to do. It was great writing. Were you on the set for the original movie when Bob Barker was there? Did you meet Bob for the first time? I made sure I was on the set for that epic scene.
Um wow, so funny. Um yeah, I was making the deal on the side with with the the the jackass guy and uh right uh and then I came down and watched the magic happen. Right.
And he wasn't and he replaced someone who was gonna come in, but he said I'd really like to do my own Fighting because I'm a bit of a pugilist. And he just kind of said that's what he said.
So they were going to sub Bob Barker out. For a stunt person. A stunt person. And he wanted to do his own. He really wanted to do the owner.
So funny. And then the hardest thing was, and I heard this from Jack Garaputo, one of our grandson. Jack G. Jack G. He said the hardest thing was to get him to say, The B word.
Yes. So he said, no, I can't get it. And he has a scene with him like, this is me trying to tell Bob Barker to say the word. Yeah, it was very funny.
So Jack was, I got to ask Jack this when I see him the next time. He was the one who arm-twisted Bob Barker into dropping the B-word. The B-bomb, yeah. And it was so funny. I'm so glad he did.
It was great. It was the button on the scene.
Well, I mean, there's so many moments from the original that everybody always brings up. Yeah. You know, and the price is wrong, you know, the price is wrong or whatever. Yeah. And they hit that line, and then he drops the B-word after knocking out, you know, knock him into the water, gets back up.
Oh, my God. The tumble down the hill. That was the only stunt guy that was in it. Bob did everything else.
Well, I met him one time.
So I totally respect like you're not going to miss meeting Bob Barker. I met him at an event where it was for dog rescue because that was obviously one of his things. Yes. And I went up to him and I just said to him, listen, We've never met. I'm a host of NFL Network.
And my job is to interview everybody, whether they're young or old, veteran, rookie, Hall of Fame, whatever, and treat everyone the same way. And I get that from you, the way you treat everyone in contestants' row. And I really poured my heart out there. And he looks at me, he goes. Do you want to hug it out?
I love that he said that! That is so Bob Barbara says to me, do you want to hug it out? You know what I said, Dobbin? I did straight up, Did. I'm like, yes, I do, Bob.
Get it in. I want a hug. And we hugged it out. That is funny. And this is pre, like, where every phone had a camera on it, so it didn't have any pictures of it.
Otherwise, I'd be able to pop it up.
So funny. I'm with you. Christopher McDonald here on the Rich Osen Show. Congrats on 14 Emmy nominations for hacks, man. That show just keeps on getting better and better and better.
Brilliant writing. Yeah. Brilliant acting. And then those two league girls who got it. I'm so happy they both got it.
Right.
I think Paul Downs was probably robbed a little bit because he's so funny this season. But then again, we can't complain with 14 nominations. Right.
It was so good. The direction is so good. The writing is so ridiculously good. And it stands on its own merit. I mean, it's just great stuff.
Who are you channeling in now in that? Role. You know, it's funny you ask that, Rich, because I think it's the closest I've been to a character that I'm. That's me. I'm that guy.
I know Gene really well, and I think that chemistry, we've known each other for 30 years in different shows we've done. And I still got the bad guy in me because I'm a businessman, but I also got such a big heart for her. And we've messed around in the past years. And every time I'm getting married for the fifth time coming up, all kinds of crazy stuff. But that is me and reacting to a brilliant actor.
No kidding. Yeah, she is.
Well, no, I know she's a brilliant actor, but that's how you're playing this current role. Yeah, because he knows that she's been through it. And she really, and I could help her in any way. I mean, I just love her in life and on screen. But you're also a businessman at the end of the day.
Sometimes on that role. Exactly. That's fantastic. I'm so happy about that. You got a good story when you were on the set of Grumpy Old Men.
uh with any any good Walter Mathow or Jack Lemmon stories that you Day one, working with Jack Lemon and Walter Mathow was a pinch-me moment. I got it, my parents could see me now, kind of a thing. Mm-hmm. Then Jack goes, hey, kid, you're pretty good. Yeah, yeah.
What are you doing at dinner night? I said, I'm open, Jack.
So he said, well, come by and me and Walter. We'll have your dinner. And they had, you know, had Kevin Pollack in it and they had Daryl Hanna and myself. And I'm sitting between Walter and Jack. And I was like, that pinched me when it just came like, I'm frozen.
Oh, my God, how cool. But they were the kindest, nicest people to do that. And I was just, I was shocked how cool they are. And I just, I, as I get more and more deep into this crazy, wonderful business called show, to emulate that because these guys just showed class all the way around. We laughed all night.
Kevin Pollock's a sick guy too. He's very, very funny.
So we were laughing with him and it was like a a big, you know, joke fest. And at the same time, I had a great time with two legends.
So Kevin, Kevin tells a story about Walter Mathow not really liking the script. He just did it because he owes his bucky, his bookie, a couple million dollars.
Sounds right. That's funny. And then when uh when Walter Mathow passed away, they had his uh his his picks for that week's football games on the back of the program or something like that. Wow. Right.
I mean, you're you're working with legends and something. Absolutely. It was seriously legend time. Fantastic.
Well, Happy Gilmore 2 is available for streaming on Friday next week, July 25th. Sandler Bowen, Julie Bowen, she's fantastic. I met her at that Netflix to Doom How about that energy? It comes from that girl. She's a pistol.
She's what she is. I mean, she's as funny as they come. I mean, adorable. And her modern family laugh out loud. And it's just pretty wild that, you know, 20 plus years later, right?
27 years later, practically. that this is back again and that you're all able around to do it and it's just as good as before in a big big way we did it because i think we had 15 or maybe 20 people in the original og happy gilmore on the on the list and this one has 135 that's how many people came in because they wanted so badly to be in this movie and they i had friends begging me going i don't have any power but i'll ask i could definitely ask so but he had his daughters in it and then i asked him could i get my daughter in it because there's an actor rosie and he goes yeah it's a good idea let's do it so we found a scene where we could act together which was kind of awesome was that the daughter i met and at the netflix yeah she did okay right yeah that's cool yeah i mean you could feel the energy in that building when when the trailer hit. You know, on the screen for the first time. It was wild inside of the forum. That was great.
Truly, I'm blown away at the to-doom moment, which was absolutely packed. And then, I mean, all the cool people you say hello to. Like that at Matt Tammy? Oh my gosh. It's cool.
They were coming off the stage when we were getting ready to go on. Ben and Matt were coming off the stage and we're ready to go on. Just a great, great evening. And then we go to New York and they've got the ball that goes down on New Year's Eve. It's Happy Gilmore up there swinging.
It's going to be up there for 10 days. In Times Square? Unbelievably beautiful, yeah. And a big, big poster. And it's cool.
It's exciting. How can Netflix afford it, Chris? Netflix, I don't know how they do it. I don't know. They're going to have big, big debts after them.
Oh, no, yeah. They are awesome. And Ted Sarandos, God bless him. They get this unbelievably good PRT behind them, and everything goes to the moon. How's our guy, Jim Kelly?
How's he doing? Jim Kelly. He just keeps on keeping on. God love him. He's the best, isn't he?
He is the best. Best. I love them like a man.
Now, do you still have you been able to still go to a tournament or something? Did you still? I try not to miss any of those ones. And I get in trouble, too. I know you just had a big tournament yourself.
Oh, my God. But what that same feeling you have when you're stepping up to the tee for the first time and you see these pro-ams going on, and then someone loses an eye-that's not good. Yeah, so, but at the same time, I mean, talk about exciting, and then you get into the zone, right? And you go, okay, this is it. I've hit this ball many times.
I gotta do it. There are no people there. But they get too close and it's scary.
So is that your swing as Shooter McGavin? Is that your swing, huh? Shooter McGavin-ish, because then the first one was Shooter McGavin. I was pretty good. How good when you were doing that?
I think I was probably, you know, single-digit. I was probably eight or nine. And I was playing great clubs then, but I got better clubs now. I think you have the same set. PXGs?
PXGs are amazing. Parsons Extreme Golf. How great are those when they're fitted for you? Million percent. Game changer.
I know. I just wish the operator wasn't so error-prone. Error prone. Yeah. The operator.
The operator operating the machinery. Exactly. You know, it's not the machine. It's not the tool. It's the craftsman.
At least for me. What I was trying to say that way, my swings were I get criticized sometime when you look at the internet and they say, you see these actors, they don't really know how to swing the golf club. It's a comedy. I have a guy bending my nine iron. Of course, I'm just going to go up there and hit it like an idiot.
I'm going to sit there and look at me beautiful. No, it's crazy. It's funny. I mean, I took my kids to Top Golf the other day. That's actually the other way around.
They took me to Top Golf because they love going there. And One of my oldest thoughts for a split second, because he loves Happy Gilmore, he was like winding up. Getting ready to just like hit it until it was stopped because apparently you're not allowed to happy Gilmore at Top Golf. Like, that's apparently it's against the rules. Big no-no.
You know what I mean? Big no, no. But everyone wants to do it. And you're just running to the net. That's what I'm doing.
I know. Plus, we're on the third floor, and I'm like, no. But his younger brother was, you know, more straight lace down the line here, a rule follower. Yeah, that's crazy. He's just like, no, you're not allowed to do it.
You can't do it. He's like, you can't do the happy Gilmore. They've got people they kick off of the basically. They're such long leaders, and they're out there not supposed to be hitting that ball that far and bang it into the back.
So I don't know. I love top golf though and I wish Calloway. Did they sell it? I don't know. I don't know either, but I enjoy it whenever I go.
Oh, my God. Great time.
Well, I mean, you're like part of golfing lore now, man. It's a big cross to bear, my friend. You know what I mean? Because if there's anybody you root against in golf, it's like a shooter McGavin type person. You know what I mean?
Your character's name is a. Shorthand, you know what I mean? Like it's a shorthand, it's like a code, you know. And I know last time you were here, you told the story about you came up with the idea of like, shooter, you know, to actually. Drain the pot.
Yeah. You didn't shoot on a botanical garden this time, did you? No, no, no, no. No, no, no. You stuffed it up now, huh?
There's a game changer. Everything was top-notch. And I just got to say one thing. I would go into my days off just because I knew who was in the scene. Yes.
And I would walk into the room, and there are the legends. I mean, I can't name them, but they're amazing. And then you have the legends in training right now. They are the guys that right now are out killing and just played like Porto over there in Scotland. And they play everything.
And then Rory, who does it. You get close to these guys. And it was pinch me time to know that I was hanging out with one of my heroes and the coolest people in the world. They funny, funny, funny in this movie. And they're also, as soon as they get out in the course, it's like, okay, Palace, that's it.
Boom. Shut it down. Boom. Golf. And it's just these guys could just switch it off.
But they were just clowning around with each other. It was so much fun. And I walked into this room and I. I saw the I saw the legends and I saw the other guys and I kept behind the door like this. And then I walked in right and they had a break and I went.
And I walked to the, everybody went, shooter! Oh my God. It's that one little, you know, thing that people just like, having those guys do it, Nick Faldo going, shooter. Is the thumb here when you do it? And they'll never point it at people.
It's always a little curved, a little to the side. A little, you were giving Sir Nick Faldo tips on how to do the shooter. He asked. I had to do it. I had to do it.
Sometimes you got to twist your arm. Exactly. Fantastic.
It was a pinch me time. I got to say, it was really funny. Christopher, I am so happy that this is happening and that it's finally arriving. And it's next week, July 25th. That's next Friday.
So everyone knows what you're going to be doing next week. And you're going to be settling in to Netflix, hopefully right here on the Roku portal and check it out. The Sandman. Yeah. A lot of viewing parties, too, are going down on the I imagine so, right?
Yeah, yeah. Everybody's going to get together and get together. Where are you going to be? You're going to be one of these viewing parties. I am going to see.
I'm going to be flying back. I am going to be throwing a pitch in Redding PA for their AAA team and signing autographs and stuff like that on the day it's happening. How many first pitches have you thrown out? I'm up to like seven now, but I did really well the first time out in Reading.
Okay. No, Scranton. Yeah. And then I just found where, oh, that's where you throw at the scene like that. What are you like?
Believe me, it's scary, though. You're barnstorming the Pennsylvania baseball fields? I said yes in January, and then this thing's coming around and going, oh, my can't. I got the scene with the button. You're like a glamour, man.
You're going around the small towns and you're just showing off your. Hello, everyone. Happy Gilmore 2 again. It's next Friday. Make a note of it, Christopher McDonald.
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So, you know, we love talking movies around here. You know, we love talking comedy around here. We also love talking about classics around here.
So You know what I'm all about. That said. All of that said. You know how I must have felt when I was sitting in the movie theater like I was the other day watching the previews, and up came a preview. for the naked gun.
with Liam Neeson as Frank Greben, junior. That Preview had me at hello. I loved police squad back in the day. I loved the naked gun back in the day. And here comes the naked gun once again with yes, Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr.
Come on now, son of the celebrated police squad, Lieutenant Frank Drebin from the original movie, Paul Walter Hauser's in this movie, also Pamela Anderson. Guess who also makes an appearance? WWE superstar. Cody Rhodes and the producer of the movie is Seth McFarlane, the creator of The Family Guy. Come on now.
This is going to be so much fun. I'm excited to see The Naked Gun in theaters on August 1st.
So. What do you do on August 1st? Of course, you're going to a theater near you and you're seeing the naked gun. I might even be there. It's summertime.
I've got this big gig on Broadway coming up, and I thought, you too. Gotta hang out with my family. Gotta, you know, so they invite me out to do certain sporting events, throw the first pitch in a ball game. Where are you doing that? Did that in Akron, Ohio, did a good, pretty good pitch.
Then I went to Frederick. Maryland.
Okay. Frederick Keyes. Frederick Keys. And they made these bobbleheads, of which this is one of Shooter McGavin bobbleheads. Shooter McGavin bobblehead.
Yes. So. Guys, awesome. Here it is. There it is.
We'll have to place this in a very special spot here. It's really funny. He's got the guns out, the double barrels, leaning on his butter. It's pretty funny. This is amazing.
Did you realize when you were doing that, Happy Gilmore, that that would be something that would stick with you for the rest of your life? No idea. I don't think anybody knows when they make a movie if it's going to have legs like this, but this is almost generational now. It's because it's been the beauty of television. When it first came out, it was a moderate hit, but now, people love it and quote it.
But it's neat that you own it, right? I mean, you've got other. I just read everything that's going on in your... You got a hit, you're on a hit TV show on HBO. I mean, that Broadway revival of the front page.
It's going to be a massive. Holy smokes. But you own this shooter McGavin thing.
Some other actors, I think, might not do that.
Well, yeah, I enjoy. I enjoyed the movie, I was a joy working with Adam and Dennis Dugan, these wonderful writers. It's just Judd Appetow was a co-writer, and these guys are their, you know, comedy gold.
So to be with them and to have this movie last as long as it has, it's opened a lot of doors up for me, you know, personally and professionally.
So it's just been a gas. And did you come up with the shooting? Yeah, I had no idea why they called him shooter. Nobody told me anything.
So I just started making putts and going, shoot up. Yeah. But that was your call. That was my call. And the very funny thing about this movie, I've told this story, but forgive me if I've told you before.
It's okay, go for it. End of the movie. You know how I hate in a golf movie where they cut to the hole and the ball rolls in? I want to say, could you please let me make it? It's about a 32-footer.
And it's not on a golf green, it's on a botanical garden.
So he told me he'd give me seven tries, and that's try five. And I lift it out twice. But people were betting, the crew was going, he never gonna do this. And so you see who your friend is. And when I put that baby in there and I did choke on that baby head, I just did that whole shooter shimmy thing at the end.
That's the one they left in the movie. It's so freaking wrong. Fantastic.
Awesome. I can't believe we just did another interview with Christopher McDonald because it was at Happy Gilmore 2. You know what I mean? I know. It's so wild.
That was so long ago. And, you know, I should put Miami down. Since it's my only one. Look how long it's been. The Emmys turned silver.
That's how long. That's what you've done, Rich. Oh, good. You know a good Emmy guy, Mike? I know a good Emmy guy.
Remember, I had one thrown at me. I do. And destroyed? I know an Emmy guy. I know an Emmy guy.
I know an Emmy guy. This is Mike Del Tufo. Fantastic.
By the way, did you see? Again, I don't know if the Emmy nominations came out. Did you see who just received his first ever Emmy acting nomination? Score Staisy. Yes, for his appearance, for his appearance in the in the he appeared in the uh debut episode episode of the studio.
That's right. Did Jack Jones get nominated? That's right. I don't think so. Oh, man.
I checked. That was Landman, too. Yeah, for Landman. Lombardi for Lombardi or Boss now for him. I still believe he'll get the ME.
And even an Oscar before he gets another Super Bowl trophy. Oh, my God. An attorney? Yeah, so he did not get Joe Jones to not. Oh, what a bummer.
Oh, bummer. But Scorsese did. Yeah. Cool. Oh, yeah.
I know. He was funny in that studio episode. The studio crushed it too, which Ike Barrentel's show. What a show, huh? Way much.
Longer ago, way, way before Christopher McDonald was here in hour three, and Craig Kilbourne in hour two, and Quentin Lake, an hour one from the Rams, way before all that started the show by saying, hey, Jets making sure their kids who are all right are getting paid early and aren't going into their season wondering, you know, I didn't get my extension. What's going on? Garrett Wilson here is four years, 31 million per. Congratulations to you. And I said, sauce, you're next.
Didn't I say that? I had no idea. We'd be learning before the end of the show how next he was. He signed four years, 120 million. 30 million per year.
Damn. That's the highest paid corner in NFL history. It is, in fact, Sauce Gardner. And that is an agreement, a four-year deal that ties him to, according to Schefter, to the team for the next six seasons.
So it's an extension. Extension.
Okay. $60 million guaranteed.
So, Al the Jeweler, I mentioned he was going to hear from Sauce at some point. His phone's already wrong. Here in New Jersey, the man who provides the ice for. Ugh. For uh Sauce Gardner.
Hey, man, the Jets are paying their kids. They're investing in the guys who they are. Drafting and growing, and they're growing. I mean, it seems there's just around the. The corner, they were the offensive and defensive rookies of the year together, Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner in the same draft.
Where the jets hit it. And I'm sure, you know.
Somewhere Joe Douglas is like, I drafted him. I get it. I get it. But the Jets did what they have to do, and it shows that people in the room, we are paying those who ball out for us. And Aaron Glenn has gotta be pumped, man.
How could you not? News spot. And what better way to say Buy what I'm selling. You get paid around here. And Justin Fields is going to sit there and go, okay, I can be next.
Because it's now really on him. I know it's on him to perform. I know what you're saying, Chris. I get it. Like, you pay these guys all you want.
Congratulations. You don't hang banners for making somebody the highest paid corner in the league. I get it. I mean, it's smart roster building, it's smart taking care of your young, talented, award-winning players.
Now go in.
So I'd like to wrap this show up with the top five. Once again, as you know, I went to the American Century Championship. First time in 21 years I performed in that And that jewelry. of an event And um Listen. Uh loved it.
would have uh enjoyed it uh a million times better. If I wasn't So deficient at the game of golf. Number of times I was saying stuff in my head, and I would just say, that's like a title of my golf memoir. As I finished hide for 88th out of a field of 90. I get it.
So I have my top five. Golf memoir titles presented by Hyundai. These are all things that came out of my mouth. At some point during the three rounds of play of the American Century Championship. One, two, three, four, and five.
Riches, talk. They weren't all bad, okay? It's just again, if you double bogey, it's when you get hurt. Right.
So, great drive, bad second shot, scramble, can't make a bogey putt. Like, that stuff happened. But sometimes these double bogeys were wrapped around. The first title of one of my memoirs. Flashes of Brilliance.
Flashes of Brilliance by Rich Hideson. I love it. And Smitch put me through the AI machine with my Travis Matthew gear. Anyone who's golfed has had flashes of brilliance. Flashes of brilliance.
That's the name of number five, though, unfortunately. Number four, this came out of my mouth. Too much bad, not enough good. Too much bad, not enough good. Is another title of a golf memoir of mine.
It's just there was too much bad going on. Not enough good. Not enough good. Number three is: you know, I hit a great shot. And then I choose, I think I can make it there.
I can get it there, you know? And so I do the wrong thing. And then something terrible happens. And then I just say out loud. Why do I do this to myself?
Wow, that is amazing. Why do I do this to myself? Like playing it all. Why am I out? Why am I out here?
Why did I say yes? And then, number two is when it gets worse after that. After I'm like, why do I do this to myself? And now I'm spitting up all over myself. The hole is definitely gone.
And I just say these words out loud. You've got to be effing kidding me. And because it's a memoir and other tales of golf world, I literally say, You've got to be effing kidding me. That's a great AI. And then at the end of the day, this is a perfect golf memoir for me.
And I think maybe for others who might be able to relate. How to hate yourself. and everything everywhere all at once. I just, I would say that to myself, I hate myself. I hate every fiber of my being.
That's what golf does to me and those are my top five golf memoir titles. Presented by Hyundai. The Hyundai Getaway Sales Event is going on now. Get deals so right it almost feels wrong. Don't miss out.
Visit your local Hyundai dealer today. That's the complete opposite of inner excellence. Exactly. The exact opposite. I should send that same to Jim Murphy and say, did your advice work?
Because I got five new books. Yeah. Damn it! T eighty-eight! Why do I do this to myself?
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