The Office's Andy Buckley: On Comedy w/ Conscience

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. Follow Andy Buckley on Instagram @AndyBuckley2020 Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknow 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