There have been a lot of memorable moments on The Studio as it’s aired on the 2025 TV schedule, from Charlize Theron delivering a “baller” one-liner to Ron Howard playing himself as an “asshole.” Hell, the opening episode even explored Martin Scorsese making a Jonestown movie under the title Kool-Aid, and just a few weeks later, it was announced that Bill Hader is developing a Jonestown TV series. But another thing I’ve been noticing on the Apple TV+ subscription-exclusive series is how much Seth Rogen falls on it. Not only did two of the executive producers tell me why this is, they also talked about the one time Rogen legitimately did trip on camera.
When I brought up how frequently Rogen’s Matt Remick has taken tumbles on The Studio to executive producers Frida Perez and Peter Huyck, the latter explained that it this aspect of his character was included to help the series harken back to a more timeless style of comedy. In his words:
I think we like old school pratfalls, classic physical comedy felt like an area that… [that] kind of comedy had gotten more dramatic, more intense, and it was just fun to see… what was funny 100 years ago is still funny. A guy who’s wiping out and eating shit at the wrong moment is just always gonna make you laugh.