Host Roger Bennett is joined by Emmy nominee Nicholas Braun, who plays Cousin Greg, the gangly, toe fungus-beset, California Pizza Kitchen aficionado capable of stapling his pants to his own leg. Braun talks about his comedic connection with Matthew Macfadyen, whether Greg has the killer instinct to rise to the top of Waystar Royco, and meeting Succession fan, President Bill Clinton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
I always feel safe as Greg to stare too long, look too long.
Check everybody out.
You know, sometimes we do takes where you can actually just talk to people, and so you walk up to somebody you're not scripted to talk to and sort of check them out, sort of frisk them with dialogue.
Stupid phrase, but the imagery is right.
This is Roger Bennett, and this is the HBO succession podcast, the show that aims to be a light in the darkness by revelling in more human darkness, that of the Roy dynasty.
Though technically my guess today is actually on the Hirsch side of the family tree.
Cousin Greg, the canadian grandson of the estranged brother of media mogul Logan Roy, first cousin once removed from the self loathing and self sabotage of the Roy siblings.
We first meet this lanky, gangly, wide eyed rube naif when he embarks on the company's international management training program, vomiting through the eye hole of his mascot costume while super high.
Some entry and it all kind of descends from there.
For this benign, tofungus bissette, California pizza kitchen aficionado capable of stapling his pants to his own leg.
A wiry giant who, always awkward, ever the punch bag, but with increased cunning and a slew of suits that will never quite fit, became first a fan favourite, then a stealth, power playing blackmailer who lives his life by the advice he hands out to the Roy family before they testify at the congressional committee.
Maybe just try to enjoy it.
Yeah.
Thanks, Greg.
Thanks.
It's a delight to sit here with the actor who's made Greg the egg.
That beautiful Ichabod Crane.
Fuck.
One of the most darling characters on television, a man who GQ called America's most lovable fail son, the underdog we all root for.
Oh, it's a joy to welcome to the podesthe mister, Nick Braun.