Gabriel Iglesias Puts Mr. Iglesias Co-Stars (& Himself) on Blast

I got my soda. I got my, um, my peanuts right here. These are new, uh, Chile-Lime peanuts. That's my new crack.

I think you're the first person that has brought snacks to a virtual interview.

I am. Hey, hey. How's it going?

What's going on, Gabe? I'm well, I'm well, how are you?

I'm good.

When's the last time you guys saw each other in person?

Party. Yeah, probably the wrap party.

Dang. How long ago was that?

February?

You're so good with dates, Gabe. I I I I I don't know. I don't even know what month I'm in. That's the last time I did anything. Yeah.

Do you know what day of the week it is?

It's Tuesday.

Monday.

It's Monday. Wow. That's how lost I am.

Yep, totally fine, totally fine.

What do you guys miss about like seeing each other in person? Cause I feel like you you guys are so funny, you're always joking and everything.

We are. We, you know, on the set, we're always joking and just talking, you know, uh, I think I'm I miss all the slang we we would talk to each other. I I mean, I miss, I definitely miss like rehearsals, tape, just everything as a whole, and also the live audience shows, which I don't even know how that's how that's going to be, like that's that's, I don't know, I miss that. Like it's super extra special now because it's like that's not something we do, we don't go out anymore. And the show is based, you're in school. What was each of yours favorite moment from school? Second guest: I used to just I just remember recess. Recess at school was was like the highlight, you know? Yeah.

Lunch. Lunch. Lunch. Gabe at Gabe actually went to Wilson. Gabe actually went to the the the high school that, you know, is is on the show. That's crazy. That's crazy.

Do you think that you from being home-schooled, feel like you're kind of back in school and like reliving what you would normally experience in school?

Um, I don't know as far as like educational, like education-wise, but I do know for sure that when we're left in the classroom for too long, like in between takes, it starts to feel like a classroom. And you walk in there and just all the kids in there are just talking. And like Gabe will show up like an actual teacher, and when Gabe shows up, it's like you know it's class AKA time to start the scene. That's so funny. That's so funny.

Do you feel like a real teacher?

Uh, some teachers were more laid back than others, but, uh, you know, it feels good when I show up. And everybody's in a really good mood. Uh, usually I'm the one that it's either I didn't get enough sleep or something was missing from craft services.

Wait. Snacks, drinks, everything. Got your soda. Do you think that each of you would be friends with your character in the show if you went to school with them in real life or had them as a teacher?

I believe so. Like I said, uh, you know, Fabrizzio, we're always we're always chit-chatting, we're always, uh, you know, just sometimes we're we're speaking Spanish to each other, uh, hanging out. absolutely, absolutely, I could totally be hanging out with them. Second guest: Yeah, I mean Mikey's totally my speed. I think he's based off of like a lot of my real friends, who I've just like compiled into that character and taken so many moments from just being around them to try and implement it into Mikey, so 100%. Mikey's Mikey's been around me my whole life, yeah.

Mhm. And do you guys find yourself watching the show while you're at home, or you don't like watching yourselves or?

Uh, I've watched every episode over five times just with the, uh, edits and the back and forth, so I'm good now. I'm good. I can watch the trailer, that's as far as I can go now, but I've gone through all the episodes multiple times.

Yeah. I think prior to the show's release, like when I watch playbacks on set and stuff, I don't I try not to watch them, I never watch them. Um, season when season 1 dropped though, it was like I was getting invited to all these parties and just small gatherings that my friends were having, and they would like force me to come over, I don't want to say force, but they would have me come over and sit and watch the show with them. So I got really familiar with it. This time around, it's not the same thing, but I I did I did get a chance to watch binge-watch it all with my parents, so.

Oh, by the way, uh, Fabrizio's dad was our secret non-union photographer. So. Yeah, I got I got some good Instagram pics because of that.

Yeah. What was your, uh, what's like the vibe like when you guys aren't filming, like behind the scenes on set?

It's split into two. It's it's almost like split into two. Eventually we'll we'll merge into one at the end of the week when it's the live show and everyone plays around. But for the most part, it's like the kids will be with the kids cause like we have all our rooms section, but there's a hall that has like bathrooms that that kind of separate us. So on this side of the hall, where are the kids are at, we have scooters, we have like games, we have all these crazy things, and it's very loud, it's like a frat house over there. And on this side it's very, very chill. The only thing you hear are Gabe's dogs like barking every now and then, and that's about it. Um, but like I said, at the end of the week is like when we all merge and it just becomes like this big party. It's like family, it's just family time, yeah. It's like we're like the little cousins at the party and and these are like our older family members, you know? Yeah, for sure.

Same, you back that, you back that, Gabe?

Oh yeah, I got I got jealous because I got to I got to take a tour of their side of the uh, of the of the dressing room. And, uh, yeah, they had all kinds of games and stuff. I went out and I I I brought a a game of cornhole and I set it up in the hallway. I'm like, no, forget that, me and Jacob we're gonna play games too.

Yeah, I remember Gabe Gabe coming into like Tucker's room and seeing some of the artwork that was up there, and then he like I think like a couple days later we walk into his room and he's got like all this new artwork. He just got rid of all the old furniture that was in there, and I was like, okay. Yeah, we can't compete with this. Someone got a little jealous.

I got I got inspired. I got inspired.

And then we're also gonna play a little game if you guys are down. Okay. It's the who's most likely to. So it's gonna be all of the cast members, and you guys can kind of speak on it. So read off a list of thing and then what cast member's most likely to. All right. Okay. So which cast member is most likely to forget their lines?

Sherry. Second guest: Uh, actually, probably Gabe. Probably Gabe.

Gabe or Sherry.

Do you agree, Gabe?

Yeah. Yeah, it's it's really it's really close. It's really close. Some days, uh, it's more Sherry, some days it's more me, but definitely it's, yeah.

Yeah. Who's most likely to put everything on their Instagram story?

Maggie. Yeah.

Who's most likely to eat the most snacks on the set?

Probably Gabe. Gabe always rolls up with snacks, you know, he's always Second guest: He literally rolled up to this interview with snacks.

Well, I mean, he's got like the snacks, the drink. He's got his drink, and then he'll pull stuff out of his pocket and he'll say, hey, you want some? He'll like offer you the snacks that he keeps in his pocket.

Who's most likely to show up late to set?

Still Gabe.

Who's most likely

Every every day it would take us on average what about an hour and a half to two hours to get to set from Long Beach. And it's, uh, it's not that far, but it's just, you know, it's in the morning, it's rush hour.

What do you do in the car? Listen to music, podcast, work?

Uh, I usually sleep. I knock out in the car and then, uh, you know, one of my assistants will drive.

Who's most likely to fall asleep on set, leading into it?

Richard.

Who's most likely to be down for anything at any time?

Probably Oscar. That's a that's a Jacob. Depends what it is. I feel like late night, Jacob's the guy. Like if you're like, hey, the show wrapped, come stay and hang out. Jacob's always there. Oscar, if it's during the set, you're like, hey Oscar, do you wanna borrow my scooter? That's a yes. That's a Jacob, I don't think I don't recall Jacob ever taking my scooter, but Oscar stole my scooter my scooter a couple times.

What are you guys most looking forward to doing when once you get back on set?

Well, first of all, if we get back on set, I would very much like like to have a a third season. Um, I think that the show's doing really well right now. It's stayed in the top 10 all weekend. Yeah.

Yay.

Yeah, uh, I I was looking at online, it um, it was in the top 10 in in what, Croatia, the Czech Republic, South Africa. Guess I'm glad. Canada, Canada was top 10 as well. Uh, so, you know, the show is it's it's been trending around the planet, which is pretty awesome. So hopefully, uh, hopefully it it reaches the numbers that Netflix needs in order to make that yay-yay decision, and, uh, yeah, hopefully we'll be back on set.

Thanks so much for talking to us today.

I thank you. Thank you, Joy.