Jake Johnson - "New Girl" & "We're Here to Help" - Working with Zooey Deschanel & How They Knew Nick & Jess Were Important

Jake Johnson (Minx, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse) joins  for an episode of Son of a Binge to chat all about New Girl, his new podcast, "We're Here to Help," with Garrett Reynolds, his friendship with co-stars Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris, and Hannah Simone, and what it was like working with Tom Cruise. Jake opens up about what Max taught him about acting on television, why he and Gareth decided to start their advice podcast, and the story behind his doppleganger, fake Jake.

Jake confesses that he and Zooey quickly realized how beloved Nick & Jess were on New Girl, and how they often talked about why it was so important to grow that relationship with care. He reveals which popular TV couples from The Office and Cheers they took inspiration from as they developed their onscreen super couple over 7 seasons. Jake also talks about what he learned from Tom Cruise, while filming The Mummy, when they were working out together one day.

Jake Johnson's podcast "We're Here to Help," is available on all podcast platforms. He also co-stars with Ophelia Lovibond on Minx on Starz.

Son of a Binge production credits:
Hosted by: Reshma Gopaldas (TW: @reshingbull, IG @reshmago)
Producer & Editor: Emily Collins (IG @emilem124)
Artwork by: Laura Valencia (IG @iamlauravalencia)