{"id":188678,"date":"2025-08-21T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/bradley-cooper-and-will-arnett-storm-the-stand-up-stage-in-is-this-thing-on\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:00:00","slug":"bradley-cooper-and-will-arnett-storm-the-stand-up-stage-in-is-this-thing-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/bradley-cooper-and-will-arnett-storm-the-stand-up-stage-in-is-this-thing-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett Storm the Stand-Up Stage in &#8216;Is This Thing On?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">The first time <strong>Will Arnett<\/strong> met <strong>Bradley Cooper<\/strong> was for an audition\u2014of sorts. At the time, Arnett was dating <strong>Amy Poehler,<\/strong> who had become good friends with Cooper during filming on their 2001 movie, <em>Wet Hot American Summer.<\/em> Poehler wanted to see what Cooper thought of Arnett, so they all met up at a bar in New York, joined by fellow Poehler pal <strong>Janeane Garofalo.<\/strong> \u201cAmy sort of paraded me in front of two of her friends to see if I was okay,\u201d says Arnett. \u201cThey didn\u2019t grill me, but it was a lot of like, \u2018All right, who\u2019s this guy?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arnett would pass the test (he and Poehler married and were together for nine years), and he and Cooper would become good friends, later living next door to each other in Venice, California. \u201cWe lived two doors down from Dennis Hopper, and we used to always be like, \u2018Man, Dennis Hopper lives right there!\u2019\u201d says Arnett. \u201cIt blew our minds.\u201d Cooper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/2022\/06\/bradley-cooper-cocaine-addiction-twenties-self-esteem-smartless-podcast-will-arnett-sobriety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also credits Arnett<\/a> with helping him get on the path toward sobriety during that time.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"feature-large-callout\" class=\"CalloutFeatureLargeWrapper-cAQNly kILORS\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ hvludv caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR iTyhpv asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF ijcmYY ixLsrW caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Arnett and Dern play a couple on the verge of divorce.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF PwCDR kpuElq caption__credit\">Jason McDonald<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Both men would go on to have busy careers, with Arnett starring in shows like <em>Arrested Development, 30 Rock,<\/em> and <em>Flaked.<\/em> Cooper starred in films such as those in the <em>Hangover<\/em> franchise, <em>American Hustle,<\/em> and <em>American Sniper,<\/em> before pursuing his directorial career with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2018\/09\/review-lady-gaga-and-bradley-cooper-soar-in-the-rich-rapturous-a-star-is-born?srsltid=AfmBOope0qEngEEmNWgf4HjTnnBCVdZZ8hs7httXd3iOPioOZMsShybJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Star Is Born<\/em><\/a> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/maestro-cinematography-interview-bradley-cooper-awards-insider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maestro<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">They would often talk about working together, but the right thing never came along. That changed with a script about a fledgling stand-up comic in crisis. The film, <em>Is This Thing On?,<\/em> which will have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 10 before being released in select theaters by Searchlight on December 19, feels to them like the culmination of a 25-year friendship, full of personal touches from their own histories. It also allows Arnett and Cooper to show different sides of their abilities. The comedic drama follows a middle-aged man, Alex (Arnett), who\u2019s on the verge of a divorce and seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene. At the same time, his wife, Tess (<strong>Laura Dern<\/strong>), is confronting her own history as the two are forced to navigate co-parenting and identity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The film aims to pull audiences into the subculture of the New York comedy scene. \u201cThis movie is not a midlife crisis\u2014it\u2019s a midlife catharsis,\u201d says Cooper in his first interview about the film. \u201cSometimes you realize you\u2019re coasting and you\u2019ve lost your rudder and your North Star in life, and that takes a toll on whoever is in your orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap paywall\">Arnett met British comedian <strong>John Bishop<\/strong> at a social event several years ago, and was struck by his story of how he stumbled into stand-up comedy when his marriage fell apart. He convinced Bishop to let him and writing partner <strong>Mark Chappell<\/strong> take a stab at a film inspired by his story. Arnett brought an early draft of the script to Cooper while he was in production on <em>Maestro,<\/em> and Cooper signed on to cowrite and direct it. \u201cI think that something interesting that I wanted to explore is that this guy\u2019s able to be honest with a room full of strangers in a way that he wasn\u2019t able to be before,\u201d says Cooper, who also has a supporting role as Alex\u2019s close friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">They decided they would open on the day when Tess tells Alex she wants a divorce, rather than chronicling all the messy lead-up to that moment. \u201cYou don\u2019t really know anything other than that they just decided to break up,\u201d says Cooper. \u201cBut there\u2019s no cataclysmic thing.\u201d It\u2019s through Alex\u2019s process and the progression of his burgeoning stand-up career that you learn more about who he is, while also witnessing his metamorphosis. \u201cThe effect that it has on his life is so huge,\u201d says Arnett, \u201cbecause it allows him to talk in a way that he never talked before and to be open and vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Cooper\u2019s first two feature directorial efforts, <em>A Star Is Born<\/em> and <em>Maestro,<\/em> both center on entertainers, as does <em>Is This Thing On?<\/em> But what\u2019s more of a through line in his Oscar-nominated work as a director is the authenticity with which he makes his movies. For <em>A Star Is Born,<\/em> he and <strong>Lady Gaga<\/strong> sang live in front of real audiences of thousands; for <em>Maestro,<\/em> Cooper spent six years learning to conduct an orchestra. Before shooting <em>Is This Thing On?,<\/em> Arnett performed shows in character as Alex four to five times a week for six straight weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Despite his comedic success onscreen, Arnett had never before performed stand-up. There were times it went really well, and times it didn\u2019t\u2014sometimes even on the same night. At the Comedy Cellar one night, he \u201cabsolutely crushed it,\u201d says Cooper. \u201cWe were talking about [how] maybe after the movie, I\u2019ve got to direct his Netflix special at Madison Square Garden.\u201d And then they walked to another club to do the same set, where he absolutely bombed. \u201cNot only is nobody laughing, but people have a look of disdain on their face and there\u2019s nowhere for me to hide,\u201d says Arnett. \u201cYou can\u2019t even imagine how vulnerable you feel in that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"feature-large-callout\" class=\"CalloutFeatureLargeWrapper-cAQNly kILORS\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Will Arnett Clothing Hat Accessories Bag Handbag Glasses Adult Person Cup Cutlery and Spoon\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2d0b068425c52d750d\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-001.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2d0b068425c52d750d\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-001.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2d0b068425c52d750d\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-001.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2d0b068425c52d750d\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-001.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2d0b068425c52d750d\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-001.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2d0b068425c52d750d\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-001.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2d0b068425c52d750d\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2d0b068425c52d750d\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-001.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ hvludv caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR iTyhpv asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF ijcmYY ixLsrW caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Along with directing, Cooper plays Alex&#8217;s friend in the film.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF PwCDR kpuElq caption__credit\">Jason McDonald<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">But it was perfect for the character. This is not a story about the next <strong>Michael Jordan<\/strong> of stand-up stumbling into a comedy club and having a meteoric rise to stardom. It\u2019s about a regular guy who uses stand-up to figure himself out. \u201cWill\u2019s the funniest guy you\u2019ll ever meet in a room,\u201d says Cooper. \u201cAnd for him to play a guy who\u2019s not really good at stand-up and just sort of working his way, that was incredible to behold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Cooper and cinematographer <strong>Matthew Libatique,<\/strong> his frequent collaborator, wanted audience members to feel like they were active participants in Alex\u2019s world. They used handheld cameras and Cooper picked locations in New York, attempting to capture the feeling he had when he first came to the city for graduate school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Cooper also took on a new role for this film: camera operator. It allowed him to get even closer to the actors to create the intimacy he hoped to capture in the film. \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly rare when your director knows exactly what he wants and needs, and he is literally able to whisper in your ear while shooting you,\u201d says Dern. \u201cIt\u2019s like the three of us have shared lifetime memories of either laughing hysterically in the middle of a take or [being] in tears at the end of it because something happened that we didn&#8217;t expect and it felt human and beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"feature-large-callout\" class=\"CalloutFeatureLargeWrapper-cAQNly kILORS\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Will Arnett Laura Dern Face Head Person Photography Portrait Child Paper Accessories and Jewelry\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b2\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-002.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b2\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-002.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b2\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-002.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b2\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-002.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b2\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-002.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b2\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-002.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b2\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b2\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-002.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ hvludv caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR iTyhpv asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF ijcmYY ixLsrW caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a interesting exploration and required a tremendous amount of focus,\u201d says Arnett, pictured with Dern.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF PwCDR kpuElq caption__credit\">Jason McDonald<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Cooper has been friends with Dern for more than a decade and thought that the role of Tess would feel like a new challenge for the Oscar-winning actor. \u201cI wanted to write something that merited her worth,\u201d he says. \u201cAlso, I wanted to do something that would push her, that maybe she hadn\u2019t done before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Dern calls the role \u201cradically different\u201d from the types of characters she\u2019s known for portraying. \u201cI have played very emotional people in my life\u2014deeply empathic, emotional characters and crazy, addictive characters and angry characters, but always emotion is at the forefront,\u201d she says. But Tess, a former Olympic-level volleyball player, is stoic and determined. To understand her point of view, Dern spent time with former professional athletes, including her friend <strong>Gabrielle Reece,<\/strong> who talked to her about what it\u2019s like for an athlete when their career ends: \u201cThat was a really interesting but far more still character for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"feature-large-callout\" class=\"CalloutFeatureLargeWrapper-cAQNly kILORS\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Laura Dern Adult and Person\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2dfd15f61246dbb26b\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-003.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2dfd15f61246dbb26b\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-003.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2dfd15f61246dbb26b\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-003.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2dfd15f61246dbb26b\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-003.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2dfd15f61246dbb26b\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-003.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2dfd15f61246dbb26b\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-003.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2dfd15f61246dbb26b\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-003.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2dfd15f61246dbb26b\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-003.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ hvludv caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR iTyhpv asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF ijcmYY ixLsrW caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Cooper (right) also operated along with directing.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF PwCDR kpuElq caption__credit\">Jason McDonald<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Dern\u2019s experience shooting the movie reminded her of her early days in indie filmmaking. And though she\u2019s visited Cooper in editing bays and talked to him about film for years, this was her first time seeing him in a new light as her director. \u201cHe just takes the wildest swings\u2014and he tries everybody\u2019s note, but he sticks to his vision and gives himself the freedom to find it,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Filming concluded only four months ago, and Cooper has been rushing to wrap up editing in time to make the New York Film Festival\u2019s closing night. Arnett hasn\u2019t done stand-up since filming wrapped, but when Cooper and Arnett were recently viewing a cut of the film in New York, Cooper turned to Arnett and asked if he wanted to go over to the Cellar to perform a set. For a minute, Arnett thought he\u2019d do it. \u201cThere was an addictive quality to it,\u201d says Arnett. \u201cThat\u2019s how good it feels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Is This Thing On? <em>will premiere at the New York Film Festival before being released in US theaters on December 19. This feature is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/awards-insider-exclusive-preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Awards Insider\u2019s exclusive fall film festival coverage,<\/a> including first looks and exclusive interviews with some of the biggest names set to hit Venice, Telluride, and Toronto.<\/em><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"feature-large-callout\" class=\"CalloutFeatureLargeWrapper-cAQNly kILORS\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr hdztbW responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cGZhnX jwYQWO AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Laura Dern Lighting Lamp Adult Person Face Head Photography Portrait People and Accessories\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b1\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-006.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b1\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-006.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b1\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-006.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b1\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-006.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b1\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-006.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b1\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-006.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b1\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-006.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68a5fb2da2558b11282ad4b1\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/vf825-IS-THIS-THING-ON-006.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ hvludv caption AssetEmbedCaption-fyuOdR iTyhpv asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionText-brNLzD deqABF ijcmYY ixLsrW caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Andra Day (right) plays Tess&#8217; friend Christine.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF PwCDR kpuElq caption__credit\">Jason McDonald<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/is-this-thing-on-bradley-cooper-will-arnett-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first time Will Arnett met Bradley Cooper was for an audition\u2014of sorts. At the time, Arnett was dating Amy Poehler, who had become good friends with Cooper during filming on their 2001 movie, Wet Hot American Summer. 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