Judge Novak here on the set of TNT's Franklin and Bash. Court is now in session. For folks out there, you need to go on to the Franklin and Bash website because you can take like a personality test and you can find out if you're more Franklin or more Bash. And I'm more Bash. And it means that I'm a fearless charmer who comes out on top.

Top. I get top. You're you're a bottom.

Power bottom.

I don't know about that. First of all, congratulations. You directed last week. I know you. And did you write that episode? You did? Gosh, you guys. How did that go?

They gave us the keys to the asylum.

inmates.

Mark Paul directed last week. How was he as a director?

Terrible.

Was he awful?

Stick to acting, buddy. Yeah, he was shocking. No. Actually, you know what? He's it was like a duck to water. Now, I would love to have found something to, you know, make fun of him about during his directing week, but there was nothing. It was great. And we had an absolute blast and he elevated the material. It was really fun. I honestly, it was legitimately fun.

I'm here with Tony Tracks. We're here on the set of Franklin and Bash. This is exciting. You have a cool set.

Yes, we do. Very cool.

So many different scenarios. You have the courtroom, you have the beach house. What other show has a courtroom and a beach house?

None. None. None.

Well, normally, this is infield's office, but today it's Alan's Motello's office. There's lots of little fun things here. Here's a shoe tape dispenser. I think I might steal this. If this goes missing, Franklin and Bash, curly hair and shorts did it.

Mickey Novak's hair. That's where you're going to find it.

This is where the boys sit respectfully. Jared and Peter. This is the office. And this, whoa, that's a beautiful view.

Can you sort of break this down for us?

Well, this is, you know, the Look at, look at Skyline right now. Well, Sanji Lee's Skyline is happening. You would never guess that he could walk 11 stories up. He can. He is walking on air.

So, I want to hear about your Fridays here. You have like every Friday you have a theme. You have like you had Hat Friday. I know you say Hat Day by the bell Friday. We just had that last week.

This is by far the best crew. I mean, we say this every year.

So explain.

We have wacky hat Fridays. We had uh like 80s, 1980s Friday.

What's been your favorite? Each of your favorite?

I like pajama day because I came in my pajamas. You don't have to get dressed.

Did you change pajamas into your day pajamas or did you just keep stay wearing pajamas?

You wear onesie. Which let's let's discuss that. You wear onesie with feet.

Now you and I are similar. You wear onesie? You guys wear onesies?

In Canada, it's cold. With the flap in the back, right? You had the flap in the back. Yeah. That's how you go to the bathroom. It's like Right. Get up. High five.

I like this casting crew. This is our big conference room. This is a beautiful conference room.

Yes. Very beautiful in here. As you can see, we have a full library of law books. Lots of things happen at this conference table. Yes. Arguments, negotiations. I think there's even been some.

All right, you want to go to the beach house?

Yeah, enough work.

This is the shortest trip to Malibu I've ever had. Welcome to Malibu. Wow. I feel like suddenly I should have my bikini on.

Yes. Hot tub. Hot tub. We're going to end up there. don't let it pull you. There's usually some ladies here. All right, here's one of the big giant luxury bedrooms here. I think this is Jared's room. We won't mess up the bed.

Why not? It's kind of a social media sort of based pop quiz. Legal, do you think this is legal or do you think it should be outlawed?

We're going to shit out of you. Honestly, you're pulling this out of your ass. I don't think is there anything on that card? Is there anything on that? Oh my God, what is that? No, no, no. Let's discuss this. This is why I ended up in court. Let's discuss this. This is a legal manifesto. No wonder. Look at this. This is what they find after like nine bodies. This is you should imagine. Oh my God. So it's like

I'm going to ask you some questions.

Yeah.

I'm going to ask you some questions. Uh purple monkey dishwasher. Now this is sick. I mean this This is what I want for my real life. I'll live on a TV set. I'll live here. I'll pay rent.

It's rare that this is not um housed with bikini clad women. Yes. When things are in motion. Yes.

Are you not used to seeing it empty here? This is the first time you actually get to see what the room looks like.

No, it looks calm here, which is strange.

Right, do you know what these guys are?

Oh, yes. We had a a whole story line that included um strippers and ventriloquists.

Hey young Hollywood. Watch Franklin and Bash. Please.

A man cave would not be complete go for it without a foosball table. Yes. Wait, which way am I going? Am I going that way? Did I score for my Did I score for you? Yes, you did. And I liked it. There you go. There you go, girl. Legal or outlawed? Yes. Men texting happy faces or LOLs.

Outlawed.

Outlawed.

You're not even going to debate it.

No, they shouldn't say LOL. Come on. Nobody should say it. No, no. And metal cons shouldn't do it. No, you're not laughing. This is not cool. Just don't do it.

Hashtagging.

I guess. If it's hashtag blessed, I'm all for it. I'm all for hashtag blessed.

Man tanning, male spray tanning. Oof, this is a tough one. Are you guilty of it?

Yes, we are because for the show we live in Malibu. And you have to be shirtless on the beach. He moved us to Malibu. We usually film here for months out of the year. No sun light. So when we do go to the beach, we got to get a little orange.

Do you go, do men go fully nude when they spray tan?

No. I got a weird. I do a little. He doesn't this year. I I have a different approach this year, but he still does his spray tan.

He has a good approach. He has a good approach. I've actually been going to a tan like where you stand up a tanning booth thing. It takes about eight minutes. I'm done. And it's crazy or it's like a nude. No, no, no. It's like the real deal. I'll I'll take cancer over what he has to go through. I do the yes. I do the I do the strip. Yeah. with a little floss that he wears where it's like this thing that covers his junk.

And you in the room when this is happening?

Absolutely. Absolutely. He helps me. I someone got to powder me down. Yeah. I fan it.

So, this is one of our courthouse hallways that we will storm through when we're discussing important cases. It really puts you in the mindset, though, doesn't it? Like

Well, there's this this hall that really does because it has a sort of a grand, very tall ceilings. It feels really like a throwback. Building, see? This feels like the courthouse. And it smells like wood. I'm sorry, but it does. It smells like justice. This is the real deal.

Okay, you ready? I'm going to need you to Okay. just reel it in. Contain. Okay. Give us your best lawyer walk. Push open those doors like you really got to save somebody and defend a case. And action.

Stop everything. I demand justice. He's totally your honor. This is a really, really cool set because we have our um judges stand here, a witness stand. We also have all of our jurors.

Can you do me a favor? Can you just say court is in session, Nikki Novak presiding?

Court is in session, Nikki Novak presiding.

You can call your first your first uh witness. It's me. Hello, Tony. Hello. Um, did you see the I did it. What about male hair removal? Don't you shave because you're a cyclist?

Well, here's the funny part. Here we are. He's not a cyclist anymore. He stopped riding. But you still shave. That's a good question to ask him. There's the question. Oh, I'm sorry. We got to go to study hall.

When I wake up in the morning and as long as I know.

I was so. You know what? I was going to be disappointed if he didn't go there. Because I was like, it's got to Did you see me? I got quiet for a second. I'm like, it's got to come out, right? And sure enough it's. I'm glad it was you and not me.

Honestly, comedy is a serious business. It is. And you have to, you know, my god, you have to get it, learn it absolutely precisely because the rhythms are so important. Now, that's why I'm thrilled to be doing this podcast because I don't often get asked to do comedy, so for me it's just a busman's holiday.

This was fun. Thank you for chatting. Thanks so much. Did you lie at all in this? Because we might have to, you know, lock you up.

I didn't lie. Or did I?

So in the spirit of all this talk we just been having, would you selfie with me? By the way, I will say selfies are the most unattractive photos you can do. All right. What are you thinking? Is it considered a selfie? What are you doing with your finger? I want everyone to know that she's here. She knows she's here. I know, but we tend to pull a lot of focus. No one's going to see her if I don't point at her. You're like like you're doing something weird with your finger.

What did you want me to do it? What are we doing here? Take some weird with your finger. Take another photo. It's going to get weird.

And on that note, thanks, guys. This has been a lot of fun.