1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: We are here one of three five Kiss FM. It's 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: Paulina and I'm here with the one and only Craig Robinson. 3 00:00:05,519 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: How you doing. 4 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 2: I'm great. How are you good? 5 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: I'm so happy that you're here. Welcome to Chicago. You're home? 6 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 3: Yes, thank you, I'm home girl, so nice to be back. 7 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 3: Just getting a jass soon as we are playing crosses 8 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 3: into Chicago air. 9 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. 10 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: So where you're saying right now? Or are you filming 11 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: somewhere else? Or do you don't live here anymore? 12 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 3: Most I don't anymore. I live in Los Angeles Seles. 13 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 3: But yeah, I'm just here for a couple of days 14 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 3: for press and say hello. 15 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: Yes, I love it, and we're talking in your dreams. 16 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: So I have a two year old. Okay, so I'm 17 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: a new mom and I watched Thank You. 18 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 2: I watched her movies Great Health. 19 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: Thank you so much. I can't wait to show my 20 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 1: daughter the movie Sing. Yeah. I did last night. 21 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 2: Yes, how adorable is? 22 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,639 Speaker 1: It? Was so good? So cute. We're getting into movies now. 23 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: She's kind of getting the concept of sitting down and 24 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: watching it. 25 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 2: Fine. 26 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: So I'm like, we're perfect, perfect timing. So in your dreams, 27 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: I kind of want you to describe the movie to us, 28 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: but also what promise does it kind of make to 29 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: families like mine? Press play what promise? What promise can 30 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: you make us? 31 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 3: I think you it's the cutest movie I've ever been 32 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 3: a part of. 33 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 1: Number one. 34 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 3: It's got funny jokes, is adorable, the animation is phenomenal, 35 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 3: and then it's got some adult things that make you go, okay, 36 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 3: really in the cartoon all right, here we go? So yeah, 37 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 3: what a what an adventure? 38 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 2: You know? Do it just for you know, to make 39 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: your soul happy? Yeah? 40 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: Absolutely? And you play Bologney Tony. So that's the I'm 41 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: gonna call it a snarky giraffe. 42 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 3: I'm taking that snarky, Okay, I'm a snarky giraffe. Plush 43 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 3: plush toy. 44 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: Yes, plush toy. I love it. And what would you 45 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: consider his job in Steven Elliott's Dream World. 46 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 3: Uh, he's he's to His job is to support Elliott. 47 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 3: He and Elliott are best friends and in Steve mortal 48 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 3: enemies pretty much. But his job is to, you know, 49 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 3: just be there for the crew. And he doesn't always 50 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 3: do the best at that. How so he's a little scary. Yeah, 51 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 3: and they come across from scary situations. 52 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: They certainly do. And with that being said, though, I mean, 53 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: were there any scenes that kind of would sneak up 54 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: on us in terms of like emotionally, because you know, 55 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: there are some moments. 56 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 3: There are definitely some moments. You know, we Alex Wio 57 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 3: worked on this for like nine and a half years, 58 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 3: you know, so this was a whole I think that 59 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 3: from beginning to completion. 60 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 2: So he made sure he hit all the marks. 61 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 3: You're gonna laugh, you're gonna tear up a little bit, 62 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 3: and you're gonna be excited, you know as adventure is fantastic. 63 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:37,399 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And what was one of your favorite parts about 64 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: being a part of the movie. 65 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 3: Probably the chokes you know, just can to improvise and 66 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 3: U there's a couple of things we came up with 67 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 3: that was just like, yeah, I was about to ask 68 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 3: just to see see yourself as a cartoon, you know, 69 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 3: and just like with my sense of humor is I 70 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 3: got tickled quite. 71 00:02:58,320 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: A bit at the premiere. 72 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was. There are a lot of improv involved 73 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 1: on your own because you are comedian, like you're funny. 74 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 2: Oh there was something yeah for sure, Yeah, sure, I 75 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 2: like that. 76 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: A lot and what do you want parents such as 77 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: myself right to say to each other after watching this? 78 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: Right besides the you know, do we just cry at 79 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: this actual giraft joke? Like, what would you like us 80 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: parents to take away to or to think because we're 81 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: one's watching it with it with the kids. 82 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 3: You know they are, and you know it's sparking some discussions. 83 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 3: It's making some kids see things in a different light. 84 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 2: It's really cool. So I think that you know, uh, 85 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 2: you just be like. 86 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 3: Hey, that was kind of a I don't want to 87 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 3: say perfect, but you know that was adorable those do 88 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 3: I feel good after that? Let's get some ice cream? Oh? 89 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: That makes me so happy? And I agree I can 90 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: second that. So you're a Chicago I'm Chicago kids, kyo. 91 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 3: Guy. 92 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: I would say a Chicago kid because it's just who 93 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: I am by nature. Former CPS teacher. So do you 94 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: kind of take any of those classroom etiquette like styles right? 95 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: Your teaching style? Do you bring it to the screen 96 00:03:57,960 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: when you do any kind of TV or movie? 97 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 3: No, not to my knowledge, but like you're I was 98 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 3: a teacher, and when I was a teacher, I was 99 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 3: learning how to be a comedian. So I would sometimes 100 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 3: used to not do stand up but use the class 101 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 3: as an audience, like okay, this is how you stand 102 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 3: in front of people. But uh uh no, I don't. 103 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 3: I don't recall saying ihntmembers. I was a teacher, so 104 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 3: this this is w you go like this? 105 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm just curious if you could like memory things 106 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: quicker than like me. You know, probably is it quick? 107 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 3: Well you get used to you know, memorization. There's little 108 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 3: tricks and stuff you can do, you know. And I'm 109 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 3: a musician, so I have you know, I used rhythm 110 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 3: with it, and I'll even do the script. I learned 111 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 3: it backwards and forwards literally, so that uh you know, 112 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 3: So I just have it because any actors out there 113 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 3: and nail, nail those lines make it sound like you know, 114 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 3: it's it's it's like you wrote it, like it's coming 115 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 3: straight from you. 116 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 2: You know. You don't want to be tripping off yourself. 117 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: No, no, of course. So I do have a question 118 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: if you don't mind a little bit of a controversial 119 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 1: told we're gonna take your little turn, okay, And I 120 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: am curious. So I was informed that you have a 121 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: big role in my good friend Leonne Rodgers' career, his trajectory. 122 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: He told me that because of you, a lot of 123 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: things were a little different for him. So would you 124 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: like to address the controversy. 125 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 3: Sure, he's being silly, he just said it. He's sick 126 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 3: because I want a contest. Yes, a comedy contest in 127 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 3: Ville Junior Draft in ninety six, and he he was 128 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 3: six months in the comedy but he still made the finals. 129 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 3: So he was he was natural, you know, as you 130 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 3: can attest. I'm sure. So that's he teases me about that. 131 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: But yeah, he told me, he's like, you gotta mess 132 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: with him. I'm like, I'm gonna try. 133 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 2: I pass. 134 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: I'm like, listen, we're gonna address this controversy right here, 135 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 1: right now. I love it real quick before you go, 136 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: can I do a quick this or that Chicago edition 137 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: with you if you don't mind. I'm just curious. I 138 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: have to know your answers. Okay, here we go. First 139 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: things first, we're doing Cubs day game at Wrigley or 140 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: Socks night game at thirty fifth Socks night game. You're 141 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: SERI socks guy for sure? Me too. 142 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 3: Okay, I know it's sacrilegious, but I do a lot 143 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 3: of cups too. 144 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 2: But I would rather be somewhere at night. 145 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I married into a Cups family, right, is what 146 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: it is. I've accepted it. 147 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 3: All right? 148 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: Are we doing a Chicago dog or Maxwell. 149 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 2: Street Polish Chicago Dog? 150 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: Chicago? Really? Now do you do the whole catchup thing? 151 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: I do everything, but stop it? Okay, all right, we 152 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: got this is what I think. I kind of know. 153 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:34,839 Speaker 1: I think nineties Bulls nostalgia or twenty ten black Hawks 154 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: dynasty nineties Bulls. I know I know the answer. 155 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 2: Everybody knows that. 156 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: I mean, you had to be there. I was like five. 157 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 2: It was a special, special time. 158 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 3: There was nowhere, every bar, wherever you went, it was 159 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 3: it was electric, you know. And I remember when they 160 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 3: would win in the championship. We drove around and you know, 161 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 3: the people were pulling off the fire high just everybody 162 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 3: was was shouting and they were jumping on cars. We're 163 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 3: just driving and shouting with them. It was awesome. 164 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 1: I love it. Oh, I love it. Craig. Thanks for 165 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: being here with us today. We appreciate you and your 166 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: dreams coming to Netflix. When does a drop. 167 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 3: November fourteenth this Friday on Netflix? Uh set your Netflix 168 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 3: reminders or what have you. But it is the cutest 169 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 3: movie I've been a part of, and I do want 170 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 3: to say thank you Chicago for lifting me up, keeping 171 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 3: me afloat all this time. You know I get my 172 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 3: everything from you, so thank you. And I'll see us, 173 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 3: so thank you. 174 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: Craig, Appreciate you.