Dan Levy's Phobia of Being Blackmailed into Organized Crime Inspired Big Mistakes (Extended)

You're a star. Come on. Yeah, they love you. Come on. Welcome back. Always loved seeing you. Always loved seeing you. You're a great follow on the social medias. I follow you, and I like seeing what... Am I? Yes. I like seeing what you're up to. I know that you're into fashion. I like... Yeah, yeah. I got you posted this. You're at a Celine show. Oh, there we go. That's a little Schitt's Creek reunion there. It is. David and Stevie have never looked better, frankly. I mean, gosh, you're a good-looking guy right there. I find myself in very uncomfortable situations with those things, though. Really? Yeah, it's far less glamorous than you think. Oh. Like, there, yeah, I look good. Yeah. It was so hot, and I'm so polite. Like, the Canadian in me is so polite that I was like, I committed to the look. The look is like a wool coat. Yes, it's a winter... Looks fab. Yeah. Could not be hotter to the point where... And then you get to that point where you're sweating under the clothes, and then you can't take the jacket off because you've already swept through all the clothes. Yes. And then every person I said hello to could feel the heat, like, emanating out from... Like, they're like, wow, you're really hot. Really warm. Yeah, you're warm. Yeah, I have a bad track record with those types of events. It's not as glamorous as you would think by watching. No. I mean, you look at it, and you're like, yeah, it's a fashion show. It is. It's great. Yeah. I just haven't... I don't know. You don't have good luck with it. I don't have good luck. You brought us another example of the show. This is a photo of... So, the front would normally look like this, and you look cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I was sitting on a bench. I'm Canadian, so I'll just agree to anything. So, you're sitting on a bench. Someone was like, can someone sit down? Can you move down? Yes. Someone else is sitting down. Can you move down? Absolutely. Someone else is sitting down. Can you move down? This is where I ended up, on the bench, at, like, a gorgeous fashion show where everyone's looking... Show the picture. Can you see what's going on? Can we actually... Zoom in to my ass. Are you floating? This was a Laueve fashion show. Are you... How are you doing that? This is, like, hottest brand in the world. That's a lot of core strength. That is a full cheek off the bench. Wow. And I was sitting beside this, like, incredible K-pop star. I was in awe, and could not have been more uncomfortable. So, then, over the course of this fashion show, if you actually do, like, sit half on a chair, I found myself having to, like, prop myself up. So, my friend, meanwhile, is behind me, taking these photos, laughing his ass off. Hold on. Here we go. Yeah. So, the hand comes out. I'm now trembling. The show isn't ending. It's, like, gorgeous model after gorgeous model. And you're like... Quaking. Yes. Quaking. Finally, the leg comes out to, like, reinforce the fact that half my ass is hanging off the seat. What an evolution. You are... You go home, and everyone's like, so, how was it? Was it fabulous? And I was like, yeah, it was. You loved it. Clothes were really good. You loved it that much. Couldn't remember a thing. Yeah. So, that's what you do for fashion. You do a lot for fashion. Dan, I think the first time you came on our show was with the cast of Schitt's Creek. That's right. And you were here. And an amazing cast, and I appreciate you doing that. And I think it was Captain O'Hara was on as well. And I'm just got to say, I'm so sorry about the passing week. Gosh, you must have been... Listen, it's like a collective loss, I think. Yeah. She was the greatest. She's unbelievable. She's irreplaceable. And, you know, I think the great comfort for me has just been to see how loved she was. You know what I mean? She really was. Like, the outpouring, everyone felt like they kind of knew her. She could do everything. She was one of the funniest comedians I've ever seen. Absolutely. Can do characters. Unbelievably. She's gorgeous. Talented. Improvising. One of the great, great, great, great, great. Yeah. I always loved her. I want to talk about your new show. It's called Big Mistakes. Yeah. Yes. It's very, very, very funny. It has a very funny premise that stems from, I read, a real phobia that you have. I have an irrational fear of being blackmailed Okay. We can relate. A lot of people can relate. I don't know why. I don't know how. I don't know why. But if you really think about it, would you want to be blackmailed into organized crime? No! I would not. I have a phobia, too, I guess. I mean, I wouldn't do well. So when you're writing a show, you almost kind of have to think about like, okay, well, what's the worst case scenario that you would want to find yourself in? And it's this. And I am, my character is just as incapable as I would be if I were to find myself blackmailed into organized crime. It's perfectly. Instantly killed. Yeah. Like, 45 seconds into meeting me, these people would just off you. Yeah. And you came up with the idea with Rachel Sennett. That's right. Who, gosh, is so funny. Funny. And one of the freshest voices in comedy. Yeah. She's great. How did you, just from this? Well, I mean, I had the premise, which is these two siblings find themselves like blackmailed into crime. And I thought, well, who else would be so unbelievably incapable of handling criminal activity? And called Rachel. Yeah. I still, to this day, like, she could just be offended by every time I mention this. But she said yes. And the two of us put our brains together and made this nutty show. Funny. And you play a pastor, by the way. I play a pastor. Yeah. In a stunning turn of events. I also love that. You wrote this show. Yeah. You're making all these choices. Yeah. I got to employ myself somehow. Yes. But you chose pastor. Play the parts you're not getting anywhere else. Yeah. I know. A pastor. No one's handing me action scripts. I had to write it for myself. You are doing stunts in this, by the way. Yeah. A hundred percent. Oh, my God. How do you feel about that? Well, by stunts. Have you done stunts? I mean, I haven't done stunts like this. Well, that's a stunt. That's surreal. That is something else. Not everyone can do that. Once you do that, you can do anything. The great thing about being, like, an actor and not a stunt person is that you do the stunt. Or rather, someone does the stunt. You then come in and pick up where they left off. So they do all the hard work. And then you come in and you're like, Whoa! Wow! And hope that it looks real. And then, I guess, you come on a late-night talk show and reveal all the secrets. No, yeah. Spoil everything. Anyway, I did the stunt. Yes. I did. You didn't do the stunt. But it looks real. That's right. And what a cast, by the way. Laurie Metcalf. Had me screaming out loud, laughing. She's unbelievably funny. I've just admired her my whole life. And never in a million years did I think she'd say yes. And then the minute you have Laurie Metcalf on your show, you're like, Well, I guess the rest writes itself. But I couldn't keep a straight face. The scenes are unbelievable. We couldn't keep a straight face. We were in the scenes. And I learned this on Schitt's Creek. Sometimes you just have to go with the laughter and let your character also find the person amusing. Oh, my God. It's a way of making yourself look a little bit more professional. Yeah. Thank you for that tip. I want to show everyone a clip. You're going to love this show. Here's Dan Levy in Big Mistakes. Take a look. What do you want for your birthday from Nicholas and Morgan? Who are they? Oh, my God. That's a good question, Nona. Your father gave me a necklace. In Acapulco that you lost on your honeymoon. We know. Get your Nona necklace. It was a diamond necklace. Nona, I'm a public school teacher. Morgan, the woman doesn't know who we are. I don't think she cares if it's real diamonds. Yeah, I know what I can do. Just something cheap and nostalgic that she can cherish during her final days. Is that so much to ask? Nikki, help your sister with this for once. For once. All right. Do a good deed for me. A lot. With that performance, come stick around.