Andy Buckley is David Wallace. You know him. You love him. But before he was Steve Carell's perfectly straight-faced boss at Dunder Mifflin, he spent years as a Merrill Lynch wealth manager — which explains why his corporate deadpan hits so painfully right. He's also one of the most thoughtful and openly supportive non-Jewish allies the community has had since October 7th.

Andy talks about the moment that gave him permission to speak up, the dinner-table education that came with marrying into a Jewish family, and why he thinks the loudest voices in Hollywood are often the least informed. Plus: the lost art of being a straight man, his audition origin story, and the surprising flight he took next to Ana Kasparian's husband.

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda

03:00 From Stanford to Wall Street to David Wallace

09:30 The Underrated Power of the Straight Man

14:00 Trusting Your Voice as an Artist

18:30 Visiting Auschwitz, Marrying Into a Jewish Family, and Learning Slowly

22:00 What Amar'e Stoudemire's Post Unlocked

27:00 Why Hollywood Stays Quiet

32:00 Sitting Next to Ana Kasparian's Husband on a Plane

37:00 What Andy Wants from Hollywood (and What Margarita Doesn't)

39:00 Closing Remarks