Aubrey Plaza and Brian Tyree Henry Take a Lie Detector Test

You can crank it up, like the volume.

Is there volumes and stuff? Crank it up!

It's not electric shock. Is this gonna be

electro shock, 'cause I do like that.

That's what I thought it was, it's not.

[Host] Aubrey. Yes.

[Host] Bryan. Yes.

[Host] You're about to take a lie detector test.

No! That is not what I was told.

I'm not doing that.

[Host] One of you will be hooked up to the machine

while the other asks questions and then you'll switch.

Okie-doke. Why is this so ominous?

This is terrifying. [laughs]

I don't want to do this anymore.

Okay.

[Host] Who wants to go first?

She can.

Hook me up, baby.

Hook it up.

[latches unlocking loudly]

[electricity zapping]

Am I gonna get an IV?

I could use a little cocktail.

Let's just get this over with.

Ready? No.

[Bryan] Is your name Aubrey Plaza?

[Aubrey] Yes it is.

[Bryan] Are you from Wilmington, Delaware?

[Aubrey] Yes, I am.

Why do you keep lookin' at him?

'Cause I wanna know if I'm lying or not.

Are you nervous? No.

[Bryan] All right, let's get started.

Am I? False.

Excuse me?

[Operator] It was a lie!

No, see I don't believe this guy.

[metal slamming]

IMDB says your trademark is your dead pan delivery,

would you agree with this statement?

Uhhhhhh, agh

[Bryan] Yes or no?

Like IMDB, sure yes.

Did you always speak in a dead pan manner?

[Aubrey] No.

What about in private?

No, the dead pan thing is not my thing.

[Bryan] What about to dogs?

To dogs?

I don't know where this is going.

[Bryan laughs]

I've always been nice to animals, okay?

I've never hurt an animal.

I've never done anything to an animals

So, don't tryna put a bunch of dogs to my face.

[Bryan] Is it true that you were the student council

president at your high school?

Yes.

[Bryan] You did?

Did you have a campaign slogan?

[Aubrey] I don't remember.

My memory doesn't allow me to access that.

[Bryan] Is that true?

That's true.

[Bryan] Shit!

Do you think going to an all-girls catholic school,

messed you up in anyway?

Oh, how long do we have?

[Bryan laughs]

I'm gonna say, yes.

No?

No, it's true.

[Both laugh]

Not in a bad way.

[Bryan] Would you say you fear god?

So lower-case g too, so you don't have to.

[sighs loudly]

Sure, yeah.

I'm terrified of god, because he sees everything.

[laughs] Do you think you'll be asked to give

a commencement speech at your high school?

After you work in The Little Hours.

Exhibit A.

Yes, because Ursuline Academy

is very proud of me no matter what kind of art films I do.

[coughs] Did you ever consider becoming a nun?

[Aubrey] I did.

Is that true?

Yeah.

[Bryan laughs]

My first job was in a convent!

[Bryan] Oh my god!

I was a receptionist [Bryan laughs]

It's called a portress.

I answered the phones and it was mostly the shoe cobbler.

[Bryan laughs]

It's a true story, am I right?

[Bryan] It's true?

Oh my god, who are you?

You graduated from NYU's Tisch School,

did you consider yourself a hipster?

No. I didn't make that up.

No no no. Okay.

Did you skip any of your classes?

Oh yes! [Bryan laughs]

Did you attend any raves while you were at NYU?

No.

Did you have a rebellious stage while you were in college?

Uhhhh. [sighs]

[Bryan] Just tell the truth.

I don't know what that means.

[Bryan] Just tell the truth.

But what does it mean? Rebellious stage like..

Rebellious in what way?

Like were you flashing people and stuff?

Were you like..

Sure. [Bryan laughs]

[Bryan] Not people at school. Okay, professors?

It was New York!

Was it professors?

2003, New York City, you know what I mean?

Okay, did you ever consider...

Yes! Yes to professors or y...

Sorry, what? [Bryan laughs]

[Aubrey] What was that...

Did you ever consider getting a wild piercing?

No.

My body is a temple. [Bryan laughs]

[Bryan] Did you ever consider dropping out?

Yes.

You interned at SNL, were on NBC page,

and guest starred on Thirty Rock and then Parks & Rec.

You were on Parks & Rec? Mhm.

And which were both NBC shows, right?

Yes. Be honest,

did you sell your soul to NBC?

Yes I did.

Ding ding ding! [Bryan laughs]

Would you say you have a lot

of peacock merchandise in your home?

That's kinda private.

I have my page uniform.

Which I was not supposed to take home, but I did,

that's called stealing! Yes.

Next!

[Bryan] Do you remember any of the NBC tour script

from when you were a page?

Let's just say I went off script a lot

when I was a tour guide. [Bryan laughs]

Is Al Roker your favorite weatherman?

Yeah, I love Al Roker!

[Bryan] Is NBC forcing you to say that?

No, NBC can't force me to do anything.

[Bryan] Is that true?

[Bryan laughs loudly]

Wow, okay.

Would you say your Parks & Rec character, April Ludgate,

is similar to you?

Yes, that character,

I helped create that character, so yeah.

[Bryan] Do you ever re-watch Parks & Rec on Netflix?

No. Is that true?

I don't have a Netflix account.

Is that true?

Bitch! [Bryan laughs]

I don't have a Netflix account.

You heard it here first.

You broke it. I don't trust that shit.

[Bryan] So, do you like watching yourself?

[Aubrey] No!

[Bryan] Yeah, I already know that answer.

Did you ever think that your TV husband Chris Pratt

would become such a stud?

[sighs] Yes. Look at that guy.

Look at him Of course I did.

Just all butts. He can do everything.

[Bryan] Would you say he became a different person once

he got in shape? No.

If I got a six pack, do you think you'll like me more?

Baby, I like you just the way you are.

[hands slapping]

All right! [chuckles]

Were there any on-set romances

that the world didn't know about?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

On what?

Dirty Grandpa?

[Bryan] Let's not even go down that line.

If I were to have been a character on Parks & Rec,

who do you think I'd be?

[Aubrey inhales loudly]

Hmmm.

I don't know! You're racist!

you're a mix betw.. Racist, racist!

[both laugh]

You're a mix between Sewage Joe and John Raphael.

[both laugh]

No, you're like Ron Swanson,

you're like the cool Ron Swanson.

[Bryan] Ron Swanson wasn't already cool tho?

[Aubrey] Cause you have a shady attitude, but you're fun.

[laughs] I'll do with that.

You're half Puerto Rican right?

That's right!

[Bryan] Do you know the Puerto Rican National Anthem?

Nah no no.

[Bryan] Do you know the US National Anthem?

Nope, I have no loyalty to you or any place.

Right.

That's all just mental constructs,

that we don't have to adhere to.

Well, jeez. I live on planet Earth.

[Bryan] Yeah, you know. Do I?

Is that..?

Why am I sweating?

I'm not even in the lie detector!

Okay, Did you lie [chuckles] at any point in this interview?

No.

Actually, yeah I did.

[Bryan] Let me finish. Oh.

[laughs] Did you lie at any point in this inteview

and we didn't catch you? Yes.

[Bryan] Is that true?

Yeah, it's true. [Bryan laughs]

I get paid to lie. I mean.

No, you get paid to tell the truth.

Sure. Right.

Yeah.

[metal slamming]

I'm a black man hooked up to a polygraph,

this is already biased.

Did you do it? Yes.

[Bryan laughs]

So we're not ready yet?

Could you start with asking him what his name is?

Is your name Bryan Tyree Henry?

Indeed.

[Aubrey] Are you 37 years-old?

None of your business.

Yes!

[Aubrey exhales loudly]

Have you ever taken a lie detector test before?

No. Are we controlled yet?

Yes! Did you do it?

Yes. See, this is easy.

[Bryan] It is easy.

Did you grew up in North Carolina?

I did. Hmm, interesting.

[Aubrey] So, would you call yourself

a southern gentleman then?

No. Really?

No, what does that mean exactly?

[Aubrey] Do you think I could pull off being

a southern belle?

Yes. Really?

[Bryan] Unfortunately, yes I do.

You already have a dress.

[Aubrey] What does that even mean?

You're de'more-ish.

[Aubrey] I am? De'more adjacent.

[Aubrey] All right, let's not make this about me.

Okay yeah, can we not?

[chuckles] You got your Master's Degree

from the Yale's School of Drama, is that correct?

Can you say that name again?

[Aubrey sighs loudly] Where did I get it from?

One more time. God, I hate you!

You got your Master's Degree from Yale.

Yup.

Boom. Oh man, that's sick!

[clicks tongue] [chuckles]

Do you think you're a better actor

than me because of that?

[Bryan laughs hysterically]

Aubrey. Wait wait wait.

Let's just. Let's not.

Let's just be honest here. Okay.

[Aubrey] Do you?

Not even because of Yale

but do you think you're better than me?

[Bryan laughs] Hey!

Yes.

It's true.

[Bryan laughs]

I only tell the truth up in here.

It doesn't mean I love you any less.

Unbelievable.

[Bryan] This is breaking up friendships left and right.

Did you really audition for Yale by singing

Look at me, I'm Sandra Dee from Grease?

I did that! Are you insane?

I wasn't in the costume, but I did do that.

Would you say you're more of a Rizzo than a Sandy?

Absolutely. Really?

Sandy's whack. What about me?

Kenickie.

You're very Kenickie.

I think Kenickie is a, oh no!

[laughs] Because of my face? No.

No!

Is it true that you were friends with this man?

A man named Sterling K. Brown.

Yes.

Yes and is it true that Aubrey

has the hugest crush on him?

[Aubrey] Hey hey, calm down!

[Bryan] Yes, she does.

Is that right?

Did it come out?

[Aubrey] Calm down.

[Bryan laughs]

[Bryan] I'm tryna help you out.

Everybody calm down.

Game recognize game.

[Aubrey] Everybody calm.

Are you better friends with Sterling than you are with me?

Yes but this close, cause I love you just, I love you.

You're right up there.

Do you think Sterling would be my friend?

[softly giggles] Yes actually.

He's a big fan of yours.

[Aubrey] What kind of friends do

you think Sterling and I be?

[Bryan] Oh my god, that's not on the paper.

I know that that was just not on there. [laughs]

Do you think Sterling...

How many times have, okay.

[Bryan] Oh my god.

Pass it. [laughs]

[Aubrey] I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

This is raw me.

Okay.

[Aubrey] Do you think that Sterling

would ever get me a part on This Is Us?

Is that show still on the air?

Yes. Oh good for them.

Yes, I think that he would.

Why am I, see now I'm getting nervous.

Like stop.

[Aubrey] Cause you're getting a Sterling?

[Bryan] No I'm thinking about..

Do you think Sterling is hot?

Yes, he's a beautiful man.

You played the Ugandan General in

The Original Book of Mormon on Broadway.

Do you think that you did a good Ugandan accent?

Ish, yes.

Why am I sweating?

This is so ridiculous, okay.

Can you still do the Ugandan accent?

Only if you pay me.

I will. No.

Moving on. Thank you. [laughs]

I'm from Delaware. [laughs]

Can you do a Delaware accent?

[Bryan] Yeah, what's it?

It's like bland and lack of character or any slang.

Excuse me?

[Bryan] I'm from Delaware.

[Aubrey] That's from Wayne's World.

[chuckles] Oh so it'd be like Yahh like is that it?

[laughs] Uh, no.

You were nominated for a Tony for playing the Lobby Hero,

is that true? Yes.

You were?

You don't know anything about me at this point.

It's just so stupid!

[Aubrey] You were nominated for a Tony more than once?

No, that was my first time. Really?

Yes.

Your co-stars in that play were

Micheal Sara and Chris Evans, yes?

Yes, indeed. That's true?

Yes.

[Aubrey] Is it fair to say that you like one of them

more than the other?

Sure. Which one?

[Bryan laughs] I didn't even write that.

One second, I'm just gonna like take a little like

okay. Who do you like more?

Chris Evans or Michael Sara?

Quick! Quick!

Chris Evans, we were together everyday.

Damn! We were together everyday!

[Aubrey] And you know Michael watches

all these Vanity Fair videos?

It's all he does.

[Bryan] He's definitely gonna watch this one

cause you're in it.

[Aubrey] Um, Cool it. [Bryan laughs]

Is Chris Evans your favorite of the Hollywood Chris-es?

Yeah. Really?

Wait how many Chris-es are there?

[Aubrey] Chris Evans, Chris Pine, Chris Pratt, Chris uh...

You had those loaded.

You were ready to go.

[Aubrey] Chris from McDonald, let's not forget him.

[Bryan laughs]

My favorite Chris. Clearly

Who do you think is my favorite?

[Bryan laughs] I just answered that question.

[Aubrey] God, I'm just so great. [laughs]

This is going great.

[Aubrey] You play Paper Boi in Atlanta, right?

I think that's a spelling error.

[laughs]

Yes, it's Paper Boi but yes.

[Aubrey] Oh, why did they spell it like that?

Because it's part of it's like, just keep going.

[Aubrey] Okay.

Is it fair to say that you prefer

singing more than rapping?

[Bryan] Yes, I prefer singing more than rapping.

You rap? I don't.

That's why I prefer singing.

[Aubrey] Would you ever say Donald Glover is too talented?

Yeah, I would.

Would you say that Donald Glover..

Mr. Lie Detector?

What, that is not true! Woow!

He's too talented.

[Aubrey] So how do you really feel about Donald Glover?

[Bryan laughs]

Let's talk about Donald Glover.

Do you think Donald and I would get along?

[laughs hysterically]

I do.

You both were in one of my favorite movies,

Mystery Team, together so you have a good chemistry.

[Aubrey] Aww, that's sweet.

This is the worst!

Has Donald Glover ever said anything to you about me?

Has he?

What has he said?

He didn't say anything. Dude!

Aza plaza, he has never said anything about you.

[Aubrey] Was it good or bad?

He's never talked about you.

Which is worse I think.

He's never talked about me?

Yeah, No, he hasn't. Oof

Oh my god.

Breaking up friendships across the world, Vanity Fair!

[Aubrey] Do you know who is dressed as Teddy Perkins

at the 2018 Emmy's?

Yes.

Oh my god.

[Aubrey] Can you tell me who it was?

No.

Don't do that.

Don't look at me like that.

Mr. Lie Detector?

That's not a yes or no question.

[Bryan] It technically wasn't a yes and no,

so why you're getting him involved?

I don't even know who Teddy Perkins?

[Bryan] I know you don't even know.

you said Paper Boi, so I already know

you don't know Teddy Perkins is.

[Aubrey] I don't watch television, we established that.

I don't have a Netflix account.

[Bryan] Oh my god, oh my god.

[exhales loudly]

Let's move this along, Plaza. Okay.

Okay, let's go.

You're pretty into horoscopes, right?

[Bryan] Yes, but who isn't right?

[Aubrey] Are you embarrassed

by your interest in horoscopes?

Nope. Me neither.

Because they're pretty accurate.

Can you guess my sign?

If I were to guess, Scorpio?

No, sorry.

[both laughs]

I was like what is that?

Oh, Cancer.

Yeah.

It's was a crab.

[Bryan] I got it now.

[Aubrey] Have you ever been to a psychic?

No, I wanna go.

Have you ever thought about getting into crystals?

[Bryan] I kinda am.

So, yes.

If you had powers, would you use them for good or evil?

Uh good.

Really? Yeah.

Did you have fun making Child's Play?

It was okay.

Serviceable.

Was that your favorite part?

No. Oh.

Can I get out of this?

I need to get out of this?

That's the end of the questions first of all,

there are no more questions.

Yeah, there's a line coming up.

[Bryan] Augh, get me out of this.

This is the, we done right?

This is good, get me out.

Stop, stop Plaza!

Fine, fine!

Did you lie at any point in this interview?

Yes, clearly.

Was that true?

Yeah, it's true.

There we go. [laughs]

Was it the one you said Donald Glover didn't say anything

about me? I'm out, I'm out.

I'm taking this off. What did he say about me?

I Love you guys!

This has been great!

This is entrapment.

No!

[laughs loudly]

Get me out of this!

[metal bars slamming]