John C. McGinley: Every Week on Scrubs Was an Adventure - Speakeasy 

YES! Me too!!

this is Paul F. Tompkins, all around great guy! he has an improv-podcast and does comedy. he really knows how to offer constructive questions

You have a way with words.

Ahhhh to let him speak, not like Bill Lawrence who couldn't stop for a second to let the whole cast speak at the Scrubs reunion.

Paul F Tompkins is the man! (and so is Johnny C). This interview is fantastic

haha, what a sweet story :)

Wow, what a decent guy and a great moment to remember ☺️

Rene objenois ( I butchered his name I'm so sorry to him) was a similar thing. He was happy to talk star trek, but I'm a huge fan of MASH the movie and how it was unique having all the characters talk at once over each other and I've seen the technique only a few times once in jurassic Park the lost world where people are just talking over one another. He said Mash was too one of his favorites it was the intent to capture the moment as it would in a real makeshift hospital and he was replaced by William Christopher. And he said he loved the TV show. Once you spoke about something you share this same idea about its nice. You don't want an autograph, it's just a Frank conversation as two people it's nice

I remember that one! That's where John Cusack gets nuked (accidental criticality) and ends up swelling to twice his normal size.

Fat Man and Little Boy was an outstanding film (so here's at least one other guy who saw it). Also, I'll listen to anybody talk who uses "syncopation" and "amalgamation" in the same sentence.

Stephen Winfield It was weird seeing him as a hard-cut Force Recon Marine in "The Rock", too. He's a talented and varied actor, yet Dr. Cox really marks him, like Al Bundy marked Ed O'Neill...

+Mr. Pilgrim This. So much of this. These are *definitive* roles for both men that identify them so much as actors, that when we see them in different roles or outside of a role, it's almost jarring.

i had a similar reaction to bryan cranston when i 1st saw breaking bad. was so weird seeing "Hal" as a hard ass drug dealer. xD

+Stephen Winfield Yeah, I was constantly expecting him to berate the interviewer and call him girl's names. :p

+Stephen Winfield i know, i feel like he should be screaming at the poor guy

+Feras Kai He has this constant look on his face like he tries not to laugh or has to take a massive shit.

And extend words like for example ''He-ea-ear''

Feras Kai why was Dr cox so mean ?

@@blackham7 He was burnt out. He was a good doctor, naive like J.D at first, but losing a lot of patients during his 20 year career made him rather cynical.

DeepbloodEclipse ...you know that Cox isn't real...right?

Yes, me too. I watched every week just to see what he would come up for dr. Cox to do and say that week. I read somewhere that the famous dr.cox whistle was all created by John C McGinley

Oh yeah same

Him and the janitor are my two favorite ones in the show

Yep, agreed. The combo of Zach and Donald was good as well, the meshed well together. But "Dr.Cox" was the reason I tuned in every week. With his rants, I bet it was not easy to deliver the lines with a straight face! Amazing actor

But of a name-dropper though

+Danny Dolan Indeed. I'm real glad I came across this little vid. Good format and they covered a lot of ground. Good prompts from interviewer. I learned a lot about good conversation structure watching this. A weakness of mine is rambling on and if I can end up talking more like these guys do I suspect I'll have more quality discussions.

He's a rare breed. How many big actors are that interesting off-script? BTW He's not name-dropping in the pretentious sense (he's using nicknames instead of screen names etc), certainly makes it more interesting as a listener.

I did love Cox

Here Here! Dr. Cox was my favorite character. John said it perfectly. He loved his students even if he didn't always know how to show it. I loved those brief little moments where we got to see the heart underneath that rough exterior.

Fuck! Didn't know Sam died!

Yes. Especially the poignant episodes with Brendan Fraser. Very skilled.

A good example of this is Two and a Half Men in a way. A big ball of energy left the show, a major piece, and they did get someone who could fill that void. Ashton has energy and knows how to fit into a space and for that role specifically is a Robin Williams-esque actor. It did survive surprisingly long after Charlie Sheen departed.

Yeah, fuck Dave Franco.

Well I guess Zack and Sara didn’t get the raises. Lol

@@Isayonelove and even so the show wasn't the same, while ashton was funny, he wasn't "charlie sheen" funny to me.

@@budwhite9591 Eh, pretty sure that was Judy Reyes/Carla

I see what you did there and you're awesome for it.

@@tomdadwell the bobs.... god that movie is the ONE i own on dvd. i still have a dvd just so i can play it if i want.

Nice!👏👏👏👏

Scrubs was a one-of-a-kind Magic In A Bottle TV series that can never be duplicated just like House was a one-of-a-kind that really can't be duplicated because nobody could be House except for Hugh Laurie and nobody can be dr.cox except for John C McGinley

@@stevewoodford4844 if you think house cant be duplicated.. watch Luther(with Idris Elba). if you love house u will love that as well (PS. I do agree it cant be duplicated in terms of the lessons and all that house teached). But Luther is excellent and there are major similarities as well as different enough that you wont be bored.

Give “Stan Against Evil” a try

I had some Scrubs vibes from Brooklyn 99, the characters are very similar. It is more goofy and light hearted, doesnt have these hard hitting moments like Scrubs did, but it still has really good comedy. Plus any show without laugh track is a better show already

@@cullermann2 B99 is great, but the hard hitting moments of Scrubs in combination with the amazing comedy is just 👌

+jabir bashir Right? Too many hosts want to hear themselves talk. This guy is great. Craig Ferguson was brilliant.

Kerry Quinn yeah i hate hosts who cut off people, or change the subject when they are telling them something. just plain fucking rude

He's definitely the best. Fabulous comedian/actor too

paul F tompkins is the only reason i watched this series.

lt takes Kevin Smiith 30 mins to answer one question lol. His movies are good, but his story telling is basically unparalleled.

AND: so many people would've stepped all over that story. But PFT is just the best. What a great... I don't know what to credit him with here. Host? Interviewer? Listener?

​@@TheGuruStud except instead of having the oratory skills of, say, the late Spalding Gray or, the ease and confidence - a mix of humor & intellectual of a John Cleese, fo instance, listening to Kevin Smith give a talk at some college, or wherever gets kind of annoying after a while "yeah, so I was going to go do this thing and my fucking phone rings and it's Prince who tells me he wants me to come down to Paisley Park & do a film about him; and I thought 'what the fuck is he calling me for'? So I thought 'fuck it', I could do this, And then, well, you know, this shit happened and then, fuck, I ate bad Chinese food and thought "fuck, I'll never fucking eat at that fucking place again..." (in other words, he seems to try to come off as some jr. college kid, trying to identify with the audience who he assumes, I guess, is full of a bunch of 22 year-olds who hang out at bars every night and read comic books. Plus, he just has to throw "fuck" in every other sentence he uses, not that I'm any sort of goddamn prude who'd think "oh my god, what a filthy mouthed guy". No, I don't care what anyone says. NOTHING anyone can say or do offends me. I don't have any hang-ups like anyone who would say "that is offensive". Those types are even worse. I just would rather hear someone, use whatever language you want, but at least be loquacious enough to enthrall an audience smart enough to appreciate the talk (like anyone who's seen and enjoyed Monster in a Box or Swimming to Cambodia, both very enthralling even though the feature-length films are just Gray sitting at a table with a glass of water & going on, very comfortable (seemingly, anyway, since there must've been wrong inside for him to have blown his brains out). But I hope you (or anyone else reading) can understand what I'm writing about here and not take it the wrong way. I haven't seen the McGinley interview but I've enjoyed his performances over the years, whether it was merely in some TV show or in a good film. He is, IMO a rather underrated actor, though, to tell the truth, I don't know how well he'd carry a film in which he was the "star", i.e., the lead. But great character/supporting actor!

Just as cool, the interviewer lets him tell the story

thanks

Love John C. Great actor! The first time one of his performances really stuck with me was as one of the Bobs in "Office Space", then I fell in love with his acting on "Scrubs". Dr. Cox really does sound like a sports announcer, it makes so much sense now... The way he delivers his lines is unforgettable.

Amen dude, the algorithms got it right for once

More like season nein, amiright?? (my attempt at a JD joke)

There's a season of Scrubs we don't talk about?

Same, probably for the 10th time. Never gets old for me

It is hands down my fav comedy of all time. I love just about everyone on that show.

Along with the Scrubs rewatch podcast?

The main thing the viewers should do is share it with as many people as possible.

Literally just discovered this. Gonna binge watch now. ✌

GPIA7R what an ominously accurate comment

I just found this channel.. out of this recommendation.. and that's the first thing I thought as well... a good fullfilling interview...perfectly done....and actually saw another interviews as well.....and still haven't reach not even 300K subs

I wonder who it was? Anyone have an idea?

We didn't see Carla or Jordan AT ALL so maybe them? Plus "the Janitor" made one small appearance...

Jordan seems unlikely.. I mean why would she pull leverage on her husband's show? I wouldn't be surprised if Zach Braff or Donald Faison did.. Only because they are the stars.

gojenson Maybe I misunderstood but I thought if one of them asked for more, they were out! These 2 were in the show, and also Jordan in one episode, I forgot that.

That's the impression I got as well. I read some articles afterward.. I saw that they announced that Zach Braff and Judy Reyes were not going to be in the last season. I suspect they were the ones. Zach Braff did appear.. But they probably paid him a lot to be in those episodes since he was essential to the show. He needed to 'transfer' the show to someone else.. so to speak.

You miss Cox

so bad

Diego Ruiz cox with curly red hair

J Ryan, I can hear dr. Cox answering you back saying "oh come on Marianne get real. Would you like a hug? Get out of here!" Hahaha. Never tell dr. Cox you missed him hahaha

@@klauskinsky367 I think John C McGinley may actually have red hair in real life because he also played Sergeant "Red" O'Neal in the movie "Platoon" and he also had red hair in that movie along with the character's nickname being Red

i miss sarah chalke

@@Mr71chevyvan Same!

+Ethan Hyde - Kept waiting for him to call Tompkin "Newbie".

2017 still love scrubs

7/1/2018 , 5:03 PM West European Time, Still love scrubs

Agreeded still amazing

1875 - Not sure how I got back here but, still love scrubs.

Decent balderas strange how that family and jd's live next door eh ? # believe

Would love to see him just dusting in the background.

It’s taken YEARS but i finally see him as Mike Heck instead of janitor

I think you mean Jan Itor

You refer to Dr Jan. Itor, I think?

The best part is, you just know that it's 100% true because it just sounds like something Alan Alda would do.

I love the whole atmosphere of these interviews. He also made this same type with Rob Riggle (maybe there are others as well, I've only seen the Rob Riggle one so far)

I thought he was taking the piss a little until I realised that's just his voice... haha

No it is not. Their timbre is very different.

Thank you!

Though, the story he tells before that is very much worth watching.

your'e awesome

What he says about the writers and the character is so true. You want that if you are an actor...that is the great challenge.

u 2

I cought that too!

I came to the comments looking for someone to acknowledge it.

Holy shit, the pole vault story is not only awesome purely by the words, he literally tells the best possible version of it. That drawn out punchline, I'm in tears. He's doing a friggin interview here, yet he's still connecting to and conveying what was the genuine emotion and attitude of that day with as much sincerity as any proper acting role of his.

It was great, but with Bill Hader you'd swear it was Alan telling the story

MovieHound17 think it's pronounced Schumer but I understand the confusion

Nicholas Rucci lol! u already know bruv.

Why is dorkaholics a show over Scrubs?

what a shout!!!!!

holy shit that would work

Maybe even a good J. Jonah Jameson

"I deal with the god dam customers!"

J Dial WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE??!!!

Thanks!

TheLateralParabol Okay maybe I'm a little harsh but the point is you guys pull this format off way better.

watching Inside the Actor's Studio gives me the same feeling as breathing sawdust

Without Inside the Actor Studio, Will Ferrell wouldn’t have played Lipton. I mean....CMON lol

Alda

MtlCstr Get help

+Rick Matsokotere With what? I'm not the one who misspelled Alan Alda's name.

Don't fret dude 👮 on the way...they been asking for you for a while now 😂

+speebyda Don't feed the troll.