Casey Wilson & June Diane Raphael Channel Real Life for 'Ass Backwards'

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Comediennes and real-life BFFs, Casey Wilson and June Diane Raphael, stop by the YH Studio to talk about their collaboration, the hilarious indie flick 'Ass Backwards', and how it was based on their own experiences as struggling actresses! They scoop us on some of the other incredible co-stars in the movie, plus they weigh in on other things that are sometimes considered "ass backwards", such as crop tops and texting in bathrooms! Hosted by Oliver Trevena (@olivertrevena).
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Key Moments (5)
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Key Topics (10)
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- Casey Wilson
- June Diane Raphael
- Oliver Trevena
- Alicia Silverstone
- John Cryer
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Bob Odenkirk
- Paul Sheer
- Paul Russ
- Katy Perry
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Donnie. Hi. We're at the Young Hollywood Studios. Donnie and Raphael, Casey Wilson. On the Young Hollywood sofa, they're here. And they're very funny. I know, right? Did you plan on being funny?
No, it's just like.
Is it just happened?
Are you born with funniness?
God gives you certain gifts. It's my cross to bear.
Yeah, we happen to also be very attractive. You didn't mention that yet.
So beautiful. So beautiful.
Everybody has eyes. Yeah, and we can all see things, you know, and that's just, you know, thank you, baby Jesus. God gave me this.
Yeah, we're
Thank you, Jesus. Is this what you do? Thank you, Jesus. You just gotta give it up. I gotta send it up to him because he gave us this.
Send it up. Send it up to Jesus.
And we didn't ask for it, you know, we didn't even pray for it. It's honestly a it's honestly a burden. You know what I think is so People think it's so easy to be us. To be beautiful. It's not.
I know. You know. You know.
Finally. Finally, there's two people on the sofa that can relate to beauty.
I know, it's a harsh. Thank you, for the touch. It's not it's not easy. It's not easy. It's not easy. People just get jealous, and I get that. I see it. We walk down the street. We all see it. We all see it. We notice you people. Ugly people. I'm kidding. Everyone here knows. I mean, yeah.
Is that what I think it is? So, they're inviting us back to compete.
Take on me. Take on me. Take on me. Take on me. Take me. I wanna say ass backwards. Cuz in England, we wouldn't say ass.
Yeah. Well, we're not in England. We're not. So, we're say ass backwards.
Will you change it for when it's released in England?
Absolutely. It'll be bum backwards.
Bum backwards. Bum backwards. Bum backwards. Um for ass backwards. Ass backwards is our movie that we wrote and we star in and it is a, you've seen it, you can speak to it, but it's a pretty wild road trip comedy. R-rated, female buddy comedy. That's just completely insane and we love it.
It's very funny. It really is.
Thank you.
And I'm not just saying that.
No, I know you wouldn't just say it. I wouldn't just say it. Cha-cha. Mama mia. Your little ladies need some help. And um it's a road trip movie. We travel back to compete in a pageant. And along the way Tons of craziness.
Kate and Chloe from my pageant days. Coming in dead last couldn't have been easy. That was then, and this is now.
Were you an Were you an ugly child?
No, I was gorgeous. Very sexy child.
A sexy child.
Not like a sexy toddler.
She's a very sexy five year old.
I was a very sexy baby, and a sensual five year old. Okay.
Um and your character's in the movie. You sell eggs.
Yes.
All I heard was sell eggs. Sell eggs. But baby's eggs, like not eggs that eggs from the farm chickens, you sell baby eggs.
My character, Kate Senator, is considers herself like a high powered business woman. A CEO in fact.
A CEO.
A CEO. But the reality of her life is that she's selling her own eggs from her ovaries. For you know, cash money.
No stops that aren't absolutely necessary, okay? We stop to eat and pee.
And and I say we don't even do that. No matter what, the end. Perfect. What's a cough? I like candy when I can get it.
There's an exit. There's an exit. Get out!
We we wrote it kinda based on our lives at the time when we were just out of NYU.
That's right. And they will never forget that.
And that's New York New York University.
We're smart. I'm smart. I'm funny. We went there together and we met each other and we became best friends but we were living just these lives of ruin. We had no money. Our cell phones were always shut off. Creditors were calling. We were sharing a bed. We were addicted to ambien.
The last two bits are my favorite.
Okay, good. We just were living really strange lifestyles but we thought we were like doing it. And so we would just build each other up in all the wrong ways and if we didn't have a boyfriend, it was like, you're too strong for a man. And the other one was like, yeah.
In the movie, you are a dancer.
Yes. In the movie, I think I'm kind of a big, you know, big singer dancer performer kinda Katy Perry type but really I work in they have these in clubs sometimes, girls that just lie in a glass box. They get in the stand in LA. Like models that just sit in a box and look out and I think I'm like a big star.
Chloe's been performing every single night for crowds of about five hundred plus.
So who else is in the movie? Tell us about who else is in the movie.
I have amazing co-stars in the movie. Obviously, these two mugs, number one.
That's the other look. That's the other look.
That's the major selling point. Let's not forget. And then Alicia Silverstone plays our Nemesis.
She does She sat on this sofa with me as well.
She did. Yeah, she did. She was lovely. Yeah. Very into our vegan.
Yes.
And we have John Cryer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Bob Odenkirk from Breaking Bad, Paul Sheer, Paul Russ. It's quite the cast.
It's quite the cast.
If you thought this wasn't funny enough, there's a good backup.
Yeah. Yeah. If you if you don't this doesn't If it doesn't live up to your If it's not funny, it's fine cuz there's plenty of.
Yeah. You're still okay. Do something.
And when I hear the We need a license again. We've got a little game to play. This is a game. This is a game. No, that's a card. It's a game. June, it's a game. It's my interview. It's game. Normal or ass backwards. Oh, I love it. Cute. Nice, okay. Getting asked out via text.
Unfortunately, I do think it's normal.
Taking your cell phone into a bathroom stall, like into the toilet.
I I don't love it. I gotta say, you know, I don't like anything.
She doesn't like anything bathroom related. She does not like bathroom humor.
I don't like bathroom texting.
You don't like pooing?
She doesn't like it. So, you're uncomfortable? She's gonna freak out and like turn over the table and break all the cameras in like two seconds.
It's pooing. She doesn't It doesn't She's going to poop. It's toilet. Poo. Toilet roll. Flush the toilet. This is not gonna go well. Okay.
I don't want what's happening. Clearly, that's not normal then. So, that's ass backwards. I'm gonna give it to you. That is ass backwards. Give it ass backwards. Okay.
Crop tops.
On me, ass backwards.
Yeah, and me too. And on some people.
Um men in capris. Which I didn't know what capris were until earlier on this morning. Like a good
I would say ass backwards. That's something I do not wanna see.
Me neither.
Good to know. But you're in a bit of a Capri right now.
I'm in a bit of a Capri right now. You're about a half an inch away from
I'm a cat. I'm a cat. Please don't go. Okay. There you are. They are funny. They are funny. They came with funny. You came with funny. You delivered funny. You are funny. Watch this movie. It's very, very, very funny. Ass backwards. In England, ass backwards. In Japan.
Yeah. You're a racist. Deeply. Thank you so much for having us. Deeply offensive. Let's move on now. Let's move on. She needs a toilet. How dare you? I had to get out on that. I know. Thank you.
I'm upset with that ending.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- Casey Wilson
Star and writer of 'Ass Backwards', interviewee
- June Diane Raphael
Star and writer of 'Ass Backwards', interviewee
- Oliver Trevena
Host of the interview
- Alicia Silverstone
Plays the nemesis in 'Ass Backwards'
- John Cryer
Actor in 'Ass Backwards'
- Vincent D'Onofrio
Actor in 'Ass Backwards'
- Bob Odenkirk
Actor in 'Ass Backwards', from Breaking Bad
- Paul Sheer
Actor in 'Ass Backwards'
- Paul Russ
Actor in 'Ass Backwards'
- Katy Perry
Mentioned as a type of performer Chloe's character aspires to be
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