Billy on the Streetis back with a bang!After nearly three years,Billy Eichner’s hit series — on which he asks celebrities and civilians crazy, funny and slightly obscure questions while they roam the streets of New York City — has returned, with “famous and beloved straight man"Paul Rudd.Inthe new episodeposted to the show’s YouTube channel on Tuesday, Eichner, 44, and Rudd, 53, run around the Big Apple in support of Eichner’s upcoming romantic comedyBros.Among the hilarious interactions is one between the pair and a man who asks Rudd, after theAnt-Manactor and Eichner ask if he will go seeBrosin the theater, “Can you physically carry me there?“As Rudd obliges, Eichner yells, “WE’RE CARRYING THIS MAN TOBROS!“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Paul Rudd and Billy Eichner.billyonthestreet/YouTubeThe new episode ofBilly on the Street— which first premiered in 2011 — is Eichner’s first since December 2019, when he enlistedMariah Careyfor a specialChristmas-themed installment.And amidCOVID-19restrictions lifting in New York City last summer,Eichner told PEOPLEhe was looking forward to going back outside and make moreBilly on the Streetmagic.For more on Billy Eichner, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.“I’m socially awkward, even under normal circumstances, like many people,” he said in July 2021 on thePEOPLE Every Daypodcast. “But honestly, I’m so excited to enter the world again and see people. That’s mostly how I’m feeling.“He added, “I want to have fun. I want to travel. I want to socialize.“Eichner, who stars inBrosand co-wrote the Universal Pictures film withNeighborsfilmmaker Nicholas Stoller, headlines an all-LGBTQ cast in a movie touted as the"first romantic comedy from a major studioabout two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They’re both very busy.“And in a recentVarietycover story,the actor and comedian said he thinks the sex scenes in his new movie push the envelope — in a good way.“To this day, I’m waiting for someone at the studio to call me and go, ‘You know, now that we think about it, you’ve gone too far.’ But it never happened,” Eichner said. “There’s part of me that realized some of this wouldbe eye-opening for certain peoplein the audience, and I loved that too.“He continued, “I was like, ‘Great! Let’s surprise people. Let’s shock them.‘Sacha Baron Cohendoesn’t worry about that — why should I?“Brosis in theaters Sept. 30.
Billy on the Streetis back with a bang!
After nearly three years,Billy Eichner’s hit series — on which he asks celebrities and civilians crazy, funny and slightly obscure questions while they roam the streets of New York City — has returned, with “famous and beloved straight man"Paul Rudd.
Inthe new episodeposted to the show’s YouTube channel on Tuesday, Eichner, 44, and Rudd, 53, run around the Big Apple in support of Eichner’s upcoming romantic comedyBros.
Among the hilarious interactions is one between the pair and a man who asks Rudd, after theAnt-Manactor and Eichner ask if he will go seeBrosin the theater, “Can you physically carry me there?”
As Rudd obliges, Eichner yells, “WE’RE CARRYING THIS MAN TOBROS!”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Paul Rudd and Billy Eichner.billyonthestreet/YouTube
The new episode ofBilly on the Street— which first premiered in 2011 — is Eichner’s first since December 2019, when he enlistedMariah Careyfor a specialChristmas-themed installment.
And amidCOVID-19restrictions lifting in New York City last summer,Eichner told PEOPLEhe was looking forward to going back outside and make moreBilly on the Streetmagic.
For more on Billy Eichner, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
“I’m socially awkward, even under normal circumstances, like many people,” he said in July 2021 on thePEOPLE Every Daypodcast. “But honestly, I’m so excited to enter the world again and see people. That’s mostly how I’m feeling.”
He added, “I want to have fun. I want to travel. I want to socialize.”
Eichner, who stars inBrosand co-wrote the Universal Pictures film withNeighborsfilmmaker Nicholas Stoller, headlines an all-LGBTQ cast in a movie touted as the"first romantic comedy from a major studioabout two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They’re both very busy.”
And in a recentVarietycover story,the actor and comedian said he thinks the sex scenes in his new movie push the envelope — in a good way.
“To this day, I’m waiting for someone at the studio to call me and go, ‘You know, now that we think about it, you’ve gone too far.’ But it never happened,” Eichner said. “There’s part of me that realized some of this wouldbe eye-opening for certain peoplein the audience, and I loved that too.”
He continued, “I was like, ‘Great! Let’s surprise people. Let’s shock them.‘Sacha Baron Cohendoesn’t worry about that — why should I?”
Brosis in theaters Sept. 30.
source: people.com
