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Oct 2013
1h 12m

Jake Johnson, Our Close Friend

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Sean and Hayes take us through their respective journeys and share how they became two A-List it boys. They do a quick recap of the Emmys by discussing Steve Levitan's message during his acceptance speech and open up the "Teaser Freezer" as they analyze the teaser for Regular Joe's "Don Jon." Then, the boys welcome JAKE JOHNSON of the News Girl who tells us how he gets into the "funny zone" by reaching into the "Popcorn Gallery" and performs a scene from the News Girl by hopping into the "Scene Machine."

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