Dan Bakkedahl, known for The Daily Show and Veep, joins hosts Chris Cantore and Noor Razooky to talk about stepping into the role of Wilbur Finletter in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, the same role co-creator Steve Peace played in the 1978 original.

Dan shares why he said yes before even asking about the role, how he first watched the original on a pirated Betamax copy split across two tapes, and why his friends laughed at the movie's premise until the real world started looking even sillier. He also opens up about life on an indie set with pipe-and-drape dressing rooms, improvising from The Daily Show to Veep to Organic Intelligence, training at Second City alongside a generation of comedy stars, and the number one rule of improv that changed everything for him. Plus, Noor finally gets him to reveal the joke he almost made about her on set, and Dan plays "Rename the Movie" with a sequel idea that sends the tomatoes somewhere nobody wants to go...

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence is available now to rent or buy on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home, and more.

Chapters

00:00 Intro and welcome from Chris and Noor

02:12 Meet Dan Bakkedahl and the call he said yes to instantly

04:46 Growing up with the original on VHS and Betamax

07:52 When the real world got dumber than the movie

09:54 Indie sets and improvising from The Daily Show to Veep

14:33 The joke Dan skipped and the pizza shop scene

17:22 Second City and the number one rule of improv

22:12 What's next for Dan and why you should watch

25:00 Game: Rename the Movie

28:05 Wrap-up, behind-the-scenes secrets, and what's coming

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This episode was produced in studios located in San Diego, California. Olas Media is an IVC Media company.