David Cross (Tobias Fünke) Arrested Development Interview - "they wanted me to be Gob"
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- Arrested Development star David Cross (Tobias Fünke) talks to Geoff Lloyd about how he was originally asked to try out for Gob and Buster, and the battle that he had over Tobias's famous moustache...
David has a new film called 'HITS' which is his directorial debut, and is playing at the Sundance London Film Festival.
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Glad to see Tobias finally achieved his dream of becoming an actor.
Yeah, the Analrepist wasn’t really it for me.
AN ACTOR!!!
@@codymacaulay1435 ahhahahahahahaa
act-tor
😂😂😂
...And then in the very first episode he turns up as a pirate wearing a puffy shirt, a bandana and a moustache :)
Haha! Yep.
ah yes, thank you 100% legitimate man
Cameron Harper LMFAO
Tobias ..you blowhard
Very astute!
He's too humble. Tobias is the character I have the most trouble possibly envisioning being pulled off by anyone else. It's one of those totally unique synergies of the perfect actor for a given role.
right?! i loved hearing from the actual human how tobias was made!
It's like Dwight from the office. I can't see anyone other than Rainn in the role
@@matiasaguilar2500 ahahhaha thats so accurate
Yes!! I don't feel the same about Buster or Gob.
I would say it's true for everyone in the main ensemble.
He just.... Blue my mind. L0l
I see what you did there
Yeah, he blew us...
..away.. ?
He's not going under water.
There's gotta be a better way to say that
Right after he blue himself
The best part is, in the pilot, Tobias wears his mustache, a puffy pirate shirt and a hat.
lol you're right!
Yep... just like the top comment posted 3 years before this one says.
@@frankytoad12 aww you okay, little sourpuss? 🥺
@@gangstadrz9326 Maybe I'll take up making inane responses to year old comments on obscure videos. You seem to be enjoying yourself.
@@frankytoad12 Homie you did the same thing on a 4-year-old comment
AD is one of the best cast shows I've ever seen.
THE best, for sure. I really miss Veep too.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is just as well cast 😁
@@AttilatheThrilla I agree 00%
@@TDR85 is that supposed to be 100% or 0% lol?
@@jeeks3747 100% 🤦🏻♂️.
I'm glad he knew that part wasn't for him. The show was well casted and I feel like every person was perfect for their part, not many shows you can say that about, and I'm glad he fought for his character. It showed he really cared, and knowing it's David cross, it's not really a surprise.
Tobias without his moustache would be like Ned Flanders without his.
It's so weird hearing him talking like a straight man
In the characters mind he's more straight than anyone
I guess you never watched Mr. Show? I envy you. You have a literal mountain of comedy gold that you have yet to see. Watch Mr. Show and thank me later.
@@daveidmarx8296 Where can I watch Mr. Show?
@@jay-white Many full episodes are on TH-cam.
@@daveidmarx8296 Thanks
That producer must've had a bad boyfriend in the 80s she didn't want to be reminded of.
I love your username.
I have to say, for rules of comedy... those are AWFULLY specific. There’s a story behind each one.
He did such a great job as Tobias. Couldn’t imagine him as Gob.
David Cross rules. Some comics come off as fake and then there are ones like David who you know wouldn't sell out or put you down unless you really deserved it.
TheCrazyCanuck420 I love him but he was in Alvin and the Chipmunks.
@@TheEmeraldTrade Gotta pay the bills man
he was great at acting fake in Alvin and the Chipmunks
He’s not even a comedian lmao
@@zetterburger lol how old are you? Google him
One of the best comedic performances of the 2000s.
I don't think he'd make a bad gob but thank god he got the tobias part :D
He would make a terrible Gob, that part was meant for one man only just as Tobias was
When he gets the hair transplant and rolled down the ramp on the wheel chair is still the funniest tv moment for me
The Mary Poppins off the landing.
We shan't be telling your mother about this.
came in and out
Tobias... you blowhard!
I'm afraid I prematurely shot my wad...
There are so many poorly chosen words in these sentences
Are you just looking or are you going to buy something this time?
I'm buy curious
Always beware when someone who isn't a comedian or a comedy writer or actor says "my three rules of comedy."
I have to say Tobias Funke, is my favorite character on AD. My favorite! He makes me laugh so hard. I would love to see more of this character, say in a fathers role. Funny Man.
You should see Todd Margaret.
He's definitely my favourite analrapist. 🤣
Haha , the best thing about this suggestion is that Tobias IS a father on AD , and he is so terrible at it that you forgot 🤣
No, no kids. ... Oh, Maeby! Haha, I almost forgot..!
@@AndersHaalandverby😂
Tobias tickles my funny bone. He totally blue my mind. I was bent over laughing...
"blew" but forgiven.
Daddy’s trying to get his rocks off!
@@ownpetard8379 The joke fleu right over your noggin.
@@dislike__button I won't take the L. I said "but forgiven" for the allusion to the Blue Man Group theme, And note that "Blue" was never used in the explosion sense in the show (I contend, I won't research it.) In any case, the main definitions were 1. the color, and b. sadness.
A little too quick to fly off the handle.
It's so great that he finally got the part he was hoping for, in the end.
Thinking about it, he's the only guy I can imagine saying "ILLUSIONS Michael" with enough gumption
Not to mention "BEES?!!!"
David Cross never ages does he?
He's actually 30 weeks younger in this video than he was 5 years ago
***** Is it bad that I'm still struggling to work out what you mean?
David D It blue my mind.
That wasn't a typo either! As for the comment, it hurts to think about it. I just think it means he was 30 weeks younger in this video than he was 30 weeks before 5 years ago from when this video was posted. Meaning he hasn't aged and looks the same. Come to think of it, I doubt what I said makes any logical sense. I'm not clever enough to figure it out. Maybe Absolute Radio were paying homage to the irreverent style humour of the show?
Billy Roadhouse Potato Elephant Um, yes he does age. He looks a hell of a lot older here than he did on Mr. Show. His facial hair is getting greyer and greyer all the time, his bottom teeth have become misaligned (a common sign of aging if you pay attention). Maybe because he's always been bald, you think he doesn't age, but if you look at everything else, he's aged as much as anyone has in the last 20 years since Mr. Show.
+Billy Roadhouse Potato Elephant Black don't crack
He could’ve been Buster... not Gob, though...
Nope, all the castings were perfect.
no way he could be buster
Naw, like he said, when you read the script you just know. All of them were cast perfectly.
Gob is hard to pull off. He should be good looking and be ridiculously funny at the same time
@@varunraj805 well by your definition gob is only one of those things anyway. He’s funny
You already know that Gale got her heart broken by a mustache man who wears loose shirts and hats
I cannot imagine David cross playing Gob, let alone will arnett not playing him
that Gail person sounds like the most hilarious person nobody has ever heard of. what a comic genius waiting to be discovered.
So glad he won the Moustache war!
No puffy shirts
*Tobias Funke wears a puffy shirt in the pilot* 😂😂😂
trying to picture him as anyother character doesnt play well in my mind
Kingredrex school for scoundrels
Small soldiers
Rita
Lucille
@@trevorsmith8950 RIP
David Cross stole every scene he was in. Hell, Tobias might be my favorite character in the whole series
He voiced Minion on Megamind. He was exceptional in that role.
Him?
last part about top down decisions never working. Apparently with 'always sunny in philidelphia', The show was going to be axed after the first season but Danny Devito expressed interest in joining. The cast protested, and said you cant fuck with the original chemistry. The Network said its either Danny or the shows axed. They reluctantly agreed and the rest is history.
Always Sunny is such a strange show for so many reasons. No part of it should work in theory, yet all of it is fantastic in practice. It really defies convention
It's not just that he nailed the part, he really puts a lot of subtle gestures, voice changes and so much more making it hilarious. Those comedy "rules" they gave to him are beyond ridiculous, the mustache was perfect
Parasoling into the coffee table
We shan't be telling your mother about this
The scenes where Tobias blues himself wouldn't be half as funny without the moustache.
him, chappelle and bill burr are my favorite comedians
What a fantastic piece of work
One of the best characters ever made.
The radio guy looks like he didn't take a shower this year
Amazing, he actually took the time to engage with the interview and didn't walk his dog.
Sounds like TV executives are HOA presidents at heart.
Gail? That's gotta be Gail Berman, who was not just a "producer" but actually president of entertainment at Fox those years. Having won the moustache war against that complete moron is a huge victory because she was NOT any kind of rational person - she is the one who attempted to wreck Futurama, Firefly AND Arrested Development, one of which she successfully did murder and tried to butter it over with sweet words afterwards.
Seriously, signing a contract with Fox during her reign was a death sentence for your project unless it was immediately profitable (which character driven stuff rarely is). AD was lucky to even get to be aired in order...
Weird to think that some random asshole you never heard of had so much influence over what we get to see.
I need more!
Love, love, love David Cross. One of the greats.
One of my favorite characters.
Tobias is my favorite character in the show actually
Love that guy.
You sir are a mouthful
His brilliant & hilarious performance made up hefty part of the show's humor.
...And I'm a fan of the whole cast.
Love this show
His description of Tobias makes so much sense!
And the first scene Tobias is in it's him wearing a hat, a moustache and a puffy shirt.
Those rules are obviously stupid, but I think the spirit behind them is to make the performer as expressive as possible - not hiding the face or the body.
The thing is this isn't a straight comedy type of show like Curb, which isn't itself even entirely that
I need to rewatch this show 😂
He's so great in this. It's a great show but Tobias is just brilliant.
Te das cuenta que el chabon toma en serio lo que hace, y que verdaderamente le importa. Porque seguramente si elegía un personaje principal iba a ganar más y estar más tiempo en pantalla, y no fue eso lo que le importó.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I can't believe that producer or whoever she was had "rules" for men in comedy, and that one of those rules was no facial hair. Someone like that needs a psych assessment. And also needs to not be in charge of humor.
Right? They would have bounced Ron Swanson as well....
So damn arbitrary too.
Overstepping one's area of expertise is a requirement for being a C-level.
That's a pretty good description
The only other person who could get a grip on Gob would be in my opinion Alec Baldwin, but Will was the best choice.
Alec is way older, he's shot his shot.. oh wait
Arrested development is epic
so awesome that he broke all three "rules of comedy" in the very first episode and NAILED it.
So many creators get their work ruined by the process of executives who know best.
Takes a special person to be a manager so they don't have to actually do the work.
tobias funke would be great friends with todd margaret
There are few side kicks in sit com that steal a show like David Cross..... There's Tobias Funke, The Todd (scrubs) and Sheldon (BBT).
Everytime Tobias showed up on screen, I just knew I was about to be entertained.
His voice acting in Halo series is still my favorite work from him hahah.
I can imagine him walking up to gale and saying “I mustache you why facial hair is such a big deal”
Looking forward to this - daddy needs to get his rocks off! 😁
It's just a fallacccccccy!
What's amazing is that David is NOTHING like Tobias, and yet I can't imagine anyone else playing that part. Criminally under rated actor.
The best analrapist
Rules are made to be broken
It's mind boggling to me that people can be this arbitrary and be successful when so much money is on the line. It's not like they wanted him to shave because his face would look better for lighting purposes. It's not like it was a character question - if anything the moustache enhances Cross's depiction of Tobias in a number of ways. It was just because this set-in-her-ways producer just categorically didn't like facial hair in comedy, and was too powerful to be questioned about it.
This guy is a genius comedy actor
"Even if it means me taking a chubby I will suck it up!"
Zach Galifianakis, Billy connolly, bill bailey - all facial hair all so funny. Facial hair on or off makes no difference its about ability and talent.
A beard just isn't Tobias. It has to be the stache.
I feel like if you can at least grow facial hair you're more likely to be funny tbh. Most women comics are terrible
oh my god! we're having a fire! ...sale.
He looks like Samuel L Jackson in the thumbnail
No
Wow, I never thought of it before, but maybe that's what initially threw me about Tobias.
When I saw the AD pilot last year for the first time, something seemed off about Tobias' character to me, like he didn't belong on screen. When I saw him in his very first scene, I instantly disliked him (came to love him, but... first impressions). Maybe my reaction was being confused by the moustache, because you don't ever see it on comedy shows.
It may have (also) been the puffy shirt and/or bandanna that you found offputting.
Andrew Rivera He didn't have those in his first scene. I'd already had my impression of him when he was being introduced. It's now been almost two years, but I recall disliking him from the moment his photo was revealed and he was mentioned to be Linday's husband.
I'm a big psychology guy, so I'm really interested in the possibility of psychological cues (e.g., mustaches) immediately colouring perceptions of people.
When seeing him donning a rugged mustache I instantly knew this was going to be the man of my dreams.
James Gardner What about Nick Offerman?
Andrew Rivera how did you know about the banana in my pants?
He remembers it distinctly then proceeds to be clueless
I’d have loved to see him play Gob, but Tobias was made for him. Feel like he was perfect for both roles really, Gob would’ve been pretty different but it would’ve worked well for him
If everyone in friends had moustaches and puffy shirts I might watch an episode
Gail must of been such a hoot, she was also the person to cancel firefly
He reminds me so much of Allen Ginsberg in this video
They originally wanted Bob Odenkirk as Walter White in Breaking Bad. True story.
I kind of boil the network rules down to “I don’t like Carrot Top”. The idea of no sight gags on TV is crazy to me tho. When I think about it didn’t all of the hit FOX comedies up to 2003 violate those rules?
Haha, I like this guy!
Insecure bosses have to make power plays.
Maybe they set up the rules so people wanna go against them, thus creating gold
lol gales rules for comedy.
yeah yeah yeah ( no idea)
Network heads who are not creative truly think they can step in and give notes or rules on shows, especially comedy. Insane!
So that's how he got the role. It's always interesting to hear about anustart.
DON'T LYNCH ME...but similar to my Uncle SamIAm I relented and tried AD first time tonight..an it's DELICIOUS. Best way this here greenhorn describe it: Arrested Development = Succession written by Larry David.
Tobias would deny being an "in and out character". Lindsay, how often do we have to have this conv...
David could play Alan Ginsberg if they do another movie on The Beats.
That show was legendary like sienfeld...too bad it only had 3 seasons..I don’t count those Netflix seasons
Season 4 had it's moments ("The Gothic Arsehole??" "That's what I said."), but Season 5 was a trainwreck.
In glad tobias finally became an actor.😂
I'm amazed at the number of people in these interviewer positions who are terrible at interviewing.
He reminds me alot of Vsauce Michael.
Because he's bald and wears glasses? Great imagination there, buddy.
4:20 - we've invented our own taboos.
Mustache Gayle had clearly never heard of John Cleese. Or Peter Sellers.
Obviously, she's an idiot
Google UNDERRATED. He will be a top hit.
Mr. Show
I don’t think I’ve ever heard cross speak a sentence without making fun of Christian’s. This interview was a shocker
I just blue myself
Tobias is good but this guy's most iconic role is the wheelchair guy who blew himself in scary movie 2