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"RE-RELEASE: Matthew Rhys"

SmartLess

September 17, 2026

Open a bottle of beer with a key and grab a fire poker, we’ve got Matthew Rhys on the horn this week. We sit down with the intelligent yet dashing yet wise yet charismatic Actor (and skilled traditional Welsh Chef) to hear recipes from the heart and tales of yore.

Speakers Will Arnett, Sean P. Hayes, Jason Bateman, Matthew Rhys

TopicsComedyEducation

Will Arnett (0:04)

Sorry that you guys caught me off guard. I was just talking to Jason's wig maker, and he had said that they don't make the hair that Jason uses for the wig anymore because it's a synthetic thing, and it has to do with, because they use a certain petroleum component to it, blah, blah, blah, blah. Anyway, the point is, if you see Jason on the street, just please say, hey man, your natural hair looks great. It's an all new SmartLess.

Are you guys excited?

Sean P. Hayes (0:50)

I'm excited.

Will Arnett (0:50)

Do you know what I'm talking about?

Jason Bateman (0:52)

Are you talking about we're on the TV?

Will Arnett (0:55)

Yeah, with the doc.

Sean P. Hayes (0:57)

We're gonna be on TV, I told my whole family SmartLess on.

Jason Bateman (0:59)

the road.

Will Arnett (0:59)

SmartLess on the road. On Max.

Jason Bateman (1:02)

On Max. That new platform, yes?

Matthew Rhys (1:06)

Yeah.

Jason Bateman (1:06)

Should we do, should we watch it together?

Sean P. Hayes (1:10)

Let's watch it together.

Matthew Rhys (1:10)

That would be super fun.

Will Arnett (1:11)

Oh God, that's not a bad idea. I'm really excited. I'm excited for people to...

Jason Bateman (1:15)

See Will Ferrell.

Will Arnett (1:15)

It sounds weird to say. Well, yeah, I'm excited for people to see. Well, we have so many great guests. Yes, say some of the guests.

Sean P. Hayes (1:21)

We have Will Ferrell.

Jason Bateman (1:22)

Will starts it off though, doesn't he?

Will Arnett (1:24)

Will starts it off, and we have Conan.

Sean P. Hayes (1:27)

Kevin Hart.

Will Arnett (1:28)

Letterman. Hang on, hang on, then we have Letterman. Then we have AOC with special appearance by, can we mention that Bradley makes a special appearance?

Jason Bateman (1:37)

Bradley Cooper comes in and changes the light for us.

Will Arnett (1:40)

And then we go to Chicago. We have Andy Richter and Jeff Tweedy from Wilco.

Jason Bateman (1:45)

Mark Cuban.

Will Arnett (1:46)

Mark Cuban and then Mattie Damon.

Jason Bateman (1:50)

Matt Damon, the Matt Damon.

Will Arnett (1:51)

Yeah, Oc-Turtle, Quirtle, Wirtle, Perennial Third Place Finisher, Matt Damon.

Sean P. Hayes (1:56)

And then one of the biggest guests of the entire tour is Tracy from Wisconsin.

Will Arnett (2:02)

Tracy from Wisconsin comes on. Tracy, Sean's sister.

Sean P. Hayes (2:05)

My sister, yeah.

Will Arnett (2:06)

Sean's sister makes an incredible appearance.

Sean P. Hayes (2:08)

Yeah, it was really good.

Jason Bateman (2:09)

And doesn't your mother's right eye make an appearance as well?

Will Arnett (2:12)

And your mother's eye makes an appearance too.

Sean P. Hayes (2:14)

It's all true, by the way, it's all true. And you can see it, get it, on...

Will Arnett (2:19)

Don't get it.

Jason Bateman (2:20)

On Macs, SmartLess, on the road, check it out.

Will Arnett (2:23)

I'm glad you asked, because I don't think they get it. And then, by the way, we come back to LA, and then we end here with Kimmel.

Jason Bateman (2:31)

With Kimmel and Kevin Hart.

Will Arnett (2:33)

I mean, we get to have, what a soft landing to come back and have our good buddy, Jimmy Kimmel, and then Jan makes an appearance and guy.

Sean P. Hayes (2:42)

And then, what's the final meal of the whole thing?

Jason Bateman (2:45)

Oh yeah, then we're over at Shani's house for some, was it spaghetti and meatballs?

Will Arnett (2:50)

Sloppy Joe's.

Jason Bateman (2:51)

Sloppy Joe's.

Sean P. Hayes (2:51)

I made Sloppy Joe's from scratch for you guys.

Will Arnett (2:54)

Yeah.

Sean P. Hayes (2:54)

It's all on the doc.

Will Arnett (2:55)

It's all on the doc.

Jason Bateman (2:56)

Are we watching it at your house, Shani?

Sean P. Hayes (2:58)

Yeah, let's watch it.

Will Arnett (2:59)

Let's watch it, we'll watch it on Max. It's kind of so fun. I think, I hope people like, who knows? But, we hope.

Jason Bateman (3:05)

It looks real good, too. Sam Jones did a great job directing it. It looks real handsome, it's black and white.

Will Arnett (3:10)

I hope people like it. It's May 23rd, right?

Sean P. Hayes (3:12)

May 23rd on Max.

Will Arnett (3:15)

Okay.

Sean P. Hayes (3:16)

I have a crazy story that happened. I told Will, I said I was going to save it to tell you today.

Jason Bateman (3:22)

You have some pre-show pattern?

Sean P. Hayes (3:23)

Yeah.

Will Arnett (3:24)

You know Sean, go ahead, Sean. No, this is crazy.

Jason Bateman (3:26)

Sean, what have you prepared?

Sean P. Hayes (3:27)

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