>> SO GREAT.

I AM SO, SO GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR ASKING.

HOW ARE YOU DOING, MAN.

>> James: I'M GOOD.

I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE YOU BUT I FEEL LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE

CHANGED BETWEEN US BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ADDRESS YOU

NOW.

ARE YOU LORD ARN ARN ARNETT.

>> I DO A PODCAST WITH JASON BATEMAN AND SEAN HAYES AS YOU

KNOW CALLED "SMARTLESS."

ONE OF OUR ADVERTISERS ADVERTISE A THING WHERE YOU CAN BUY A

LORDSHIP OR A LADYSHIP OVER IN SCOTLAND.

SO I DECIDED TO PUT MY MONEY WHERE MY MOUTH WAS AND I WENT

AHEAD AND BOUGHT MYSELF A LORDSHIP.

SO, LOOK, I'M NOT ONE OF THESE NEW LORDS.

( LAUGHTER ) WHO'S GOING TO GO AROUND AND

DEMANDING PEOPLE CALL ME "SIR" ALL THE TIME, JUST IN FORMAL

SETTINGS.

>> James: SURE.

I MEAN, WHEREABOUTS IN SCOTLAND -- HOW MUCH OF SCOTLAND

ARE YOU THE LORD OF?

>> LOOK, IT'S VERY VAGUE.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH OR EVEN TECHNICALLY WHERE, BUT I DO

KNOW THAT SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, MAYBE IN THE HIGHLANDS, MAYBE IN

SOME LOCH SOMEWHERE, MY PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR ME.

>> James: THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE LINEAGE OF YOUR FAMILY WHICH

HAS GROWN.

YOU'VE HAD A SON IN LOCKDOWN.

HE'S ALMOST SIX MONTHS OLD NOW.

CONGRATULATIONS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> James: SUCH WONDERFUL NEWS.

I REMEMBER YOU TELLING ME LAST TIME YOU WERE ON THE SHOW YOU

WERE EXPECTING.

HOW ARE YOU COPING?

HOW IS IT?

>> IT'S -- IT'S GOOD.

IT'S REALLY GOOD.

I DON'T KNOW IF MY VOICE SOUNDS HIGHER WHEN I SAY IT'S GOOD.

IT'S BEEN ACTUALLY REALLY FANTASTIC.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT BEING IN THIS

KIND OF LOCKDOWN IS I HAVE BEEN JUST HOME A LOT.

>> James: YEAH.

SO I HAVE BEEN HERE AND I REALLY, REALLY SORT OF HAVE

TAKEN THAT AS ONE OF THE SORT OF JAMES, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW

THAT ABOUT ME.

>> I DID.

>> James: I ENJOY LIFE, I REALLY DO.

SO I'M LIKE THIS IS KIND OF A GOOD THING.

I'M HOME WITH THE KIDS A LOT, BUT NOW I'M HERE WITH THIS NEW

BABY.

HE -- UM -- HE GETS UP VERY EARLY.

>> James: YES.

YOU KNOW, YEAH.

SO SOMETIMES DAD'S CRANKY, SURE.

I'LL ADMIT TO THAT.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S BEEN REALLY -- NO, IT'S BEEN REALLY

FANTASTIC AND, YEAH, IT'S BEEN SUCH A WILD, WEIRD TIME.

>> James: WHY ARE YOU TALK -- WHERE WITH YOU TALKING TO US

FROM?

ARE YOU IN SOME SORT OF UNDERGROUND BUNKER?

WHERE ARE WE RIGHT NOW?

>> NO, I'M NOT IN A PANIC ROOM!

YOU'RE IN A PANIC ROOM!

( LAUGHTER ) >> James: NO, BECAUSE THIS IS

A STUDIO THAT'S SET UP IN YOUR HOUSE, RIGHT?

>> IT IS.

THIS IS MY VOICE -- THIS IS MY VOICEOVER BOOTH THAT Y I HAVE IN

THE HOUSE.

I'VE HAD THIS BOOTH FOR A FEW YEARS.

I REALIZE I DO A LOT OF VOICE WORK AND, SO, I REALIZE EVERY

DAY I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND GOING TO VARIOUS STUDIOS GOING,

WHY DON'T I JUST DO THAT FROM HOME.

SO I DID THAT.

I WAS KIND OF READY.

NOW DURING THE PANDEMIC I END UP TAKING MY MEETINGS IN HERE

BECAUSE THE KIDS AND PEOPLE ARE RUNNING AROUND AND THE BABY, AND

I'VE HIT THIS POINT WHERE I'M IN HERE A LOT AND STARTED THINKING

AM I SLOWLY GOING CRAZY JUST NONSTOP IN THE BOOTH RECORDING

TRACKS FOR VARIOUS PRODUCTS AND THINGS AND JUST HEARING THE

SOUND OF MY OWN VOICE AND MAYBE I'M LOSING IT AND MAYBE I'M

PUTTING MY VOICE OUT THERE AND NOBODY CAN HEAR ME HEAR ME HEAR

ME HEAR ME -- >> James: YOU'RE SO GOOD WITH

VOICEOVERS, I FEEL LIKE YOU COULD SELL ANYTHING.

HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY?

HAS YOUR VOICE ALWAYS BEEN A NATURAL SELLING TOOL?

>> WELL, I THINK BEFORE -- I THINK BEFORE I HIT PUBERTY I

HAND KIND OF LIKE -- IT WAS ALREADY RASPY BUT NOT DEEP, IT

WAS SQUEAKY LIKE THIS.

WHEN I GOT INTO MY TEENS AND 20s, I KIND OF GOT A LOT OF

ACTING JOBS BECAUSE I LOOKED REALLY YOUNG AT THE BUT I HAD

THIS CRAZY VOICE.

GOING IN FOR, LIKE, TEENAGE PARTS, IT WOULD BE, HEY, MOM, AM

I GROUNDED AGAIN?

AND IT'S, LIKE, NO, MAN, NO, IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK

( LAUGHTER ) >> James: NOW, LET'S TALK

ABOUT YOUR BRILLIANT PODCAST JASON PATEMAN AND SEAN HAYES

"SMARTLESS," IT'S SUCH A BRILLIANT PODCASTS.

IT'S ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITES.

HOW WOULD WILL ARNETT AS A VOICEOVER ARTIST SELL SUCH A

THING IF YOU'RE DOING A COMMERCIAL FOR IT.

>> I DON'T KNOW, I WOULD PROBABLY SAY, THREE FRIENDS --

WITH ONE MISSION -- THIS FALL -- TAKE A RIDE -- INTO TOTAL

NONSENSE!

IT'S "SMARTLESS" WHEREVER YOU GET PODCASTS.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> James: IT'S SUCH A BRILLIANT PODCAST.

EXPLAIN WHAT THE SETUP OF THE PODCAST IS.

>> EVERY EPISODE, JASON OR SEAN OR I BRING ON A GUEST AND THE

OTHER TWO GUYS DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS.

IT WAS OUT OF LAZINESS SO WE DON'T ALL HAVE TO RESEARCH.

SO THE ONE GUY WHO BRINGS THE GUEST HAS TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON

THE GUEST AND THE OTHER TWO GUYS CAN JUST SHOW UP.

BUT THE TRUTH IS, IT'S REALLY JUST AN EXCUSE FOR US TO KIND OF

TAKE THE PISS OUT OF EACH OTHER.

THAT'S ALL WE WANT TO DO IS LAUGH AND GOOF AROUND BUT HAVE

PEOPLE AROUND THAT WE REALLY LIKE.

I CAN SAY THIS, I MIGHT AS WELL GET IT OUT, JAMES, YOU WERE ON

THE SHOW RECENTLY THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING OUT SOON THAT'S A

GREAT EPISODE AND WE HAD A LOT OF FUN, DIDN'T WE?

>> James: I LOVED DOING IT SO MUCH.

IT'S SO BRILLIANT.

I COULD LISTEN TO IT ALL DAY.

CHECK IT OUT.

"SMARTLESS" AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU CHOOSE TO GET YOUR PODCASTS.