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The early 2000s were a hell of a drug.
It was an era for lewd, crude dudes especially animated ones.
The game was full of swearing, cartoon boobs, and contemporary-film parodies.
It was a big risk, and one that didnt pay off with consumers.
(Spoiler: Its toilet paper.)
What made you want to talk aboutConkers Bad Fur Day?I was reverting back to my childhood.
On Christmas 2002, my uncle bought my brother a video game.
He was 5 years old.
I think it ended up being a huge source of inspiration for me.
They really were the Pixar or A24 of video-game companies at the time.
They had this idea for a character called Conker that was supposed to be for another kid-friendly platformer game.
But at the same time, they were making another game calledBanjo-Kazooie.
It didnt make a lot of sense to have two kid games coming out at the same time.
They wentall the waywith it in ways that are just insane.
You know how inMarioyou have to get a star to keep progressing in the game?
In this game you get money, and the money cusses at you and talks exactly like Joe Pesci.
There are multiple worlds in the game that are parodies of movies that came out at the time.
The voice acting is crazy.
I had no concept of video-game humor, but this game was doing that.
In that sense, it was ahead of its time and irreverent as fuck.
When youre a 12-year-old, youre actively seeking that stuff out.
We were so lucky we got ahold of that game when it came out.
And its weakness was toilet paper.
Which is really intuitive, when you think about it.Yeah, absolutely.
Everything was so well thought out.
The reviewers were like, Oh, its just another cute platformer.
And Rare sort of went, Okay, fuck you, then.
Lets do this instead.
Is there something about that creation as Fuck you that appeals to you?One hundred percent.
And by the way, it was a risk that did not pay off.
It was a huge flop huge!
They make a few games here and there, but its not at the pinnacle as it was before.
So I felt like I needed to do something to stand out.
And suddenly, thats when people started paying attention to me.
I started utilizing sound effects in my set, just because it made me seem different.
Ive still never been a huge fan of stand-up, but I like performing and I like doing comedy.
When Im onstage I feel like Im doing more like live-action TikToks than actual jokes.
I had to remind myself that I got into it because Im a little stinker.
I had to find that again, you know?
I think lil stinker energy in general is underrated as a force.
It was so unexpected that this piece of shit was going to sing a full opera song.
I still remember some of the words to the song.
How do you feel about body humor in general?
Its like,Can you believe they let people do this back then?Fucking nuts.
One of my favorite comedy movies wasTropic Thunder,and Im worried to watch it again for obvious reasons.
You did the Shrek and Weezer sketches atSNL.
People made careers just off of referencing pop culture, which is something Ive always been obsessed with.
So we became each others best friends and lived vicariously through the stuff we saw on TV.
It was escapism for us because we couldnt really do anything else.
So thats why my whole comedy is surrounded by that.
I heardEat Itbefore I heard Beat It.
Did you get theClockwork Orangereference when you first played the game?No, absolutely not.
I have a note here that just reads, This game is too horny.I agree.
Clearly it feels like it was a game made by a couple guys in their 20s.
But I still appreciate the art that does work.
Its an idea of sex that is almost completely removed from the physical act of having sex.
It all serves a purpose.
I was always dreaming of what it would be like to be working in comedy full-time.
I always had those dreams and aspirations of being on the other side.
There was no pressure, and he felt so comfortable taking risks.
I feel like as you get older, you take fewer risks because your paycheck depends on it.
Again, how the fuck did this game get made?
Its insane that Nintendo let them.
I still have a hard time fathoming how it happened.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
