Ryan Reynolds apart from being a wonderful actor and genius investor also does comedy as a side hustle. Only that would explain how there are a gazillion compilations of the actor being funny. Another actor whose interviews are a treat to watch thanks to his sense of humor and also precious intellect is Jake Gyllenhaal. From delivering brilliant performances in Zodiac, Nightcrawler, and Brokeback Mountain, the actor has made the Academy awards look like a joke because he does not have one.

And put these two actors with incredible wit together in a room, and the result will be a hilarious interview. But considering how the interview rarely gets to talk, it is better to name it a try not to laugh challenge with Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal craking a thousand muppet jokes per minute.

Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhall have a serious discussion during an interview

Life, helmed by Daniel Espinosa, is a 2017 movie that brought brilliant stars such as Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal to fight off aliens. Furthermore, the science fiction movie is to this day considered a gem among many. However, as is the case with many science fiction movies, the interviews are very repetitive. And Gyllenhall and Reynolds took matters into their own hands when the Chris Van Vliet interview was going down the same route.

The actors decided that they would discuss something very important, almost life and death concerning important, during the interview. And this very important discussion happened to be around muppets. Like any other interview, Vilet started with a basic question of whether Reynolds and Gyllenhaal knew what the extraterrestrial creatures looked like during filming.

The Nightcrawler actor went on to explain how the creature was an “exclamation of snot“. However, Reynolds cut it off with “I was not paying attention“. Only for Gyllenhaal to later add that for him the monster legitimately looked like Reynolds. And Reynolds seconds that with an “I am the go-to alien model in Hollywood“.

Muppets: The bane of Life

Given how Reynolds, snot, and alien are the elements being discussed one’s train of thought automatically transcends to Green Lantern. But despite shading the movie being almost second nature to him, we can guarantee that was not on his mind at the time. Reynolds was too occupied thinking of how scary muppets are.

Furthermore, the interview swiftly melts into a discussion about “are the puppets on Sesame Street considered muppets?” equipped with laughter by Reynolds and Gyllenhall. Throughout the interview, the actors do not fail to acknowledge how they haven’t answered a single question but still keep at it. Chris Van Vilet may have not gotten his questions answered but he did get a priceless Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal interview filled with laughter.

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