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Making a Subway® Footlong with "The Office" Star

Making a Subway® Footlong with "The Office" Star

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What's up, guys? Nicky NoBack here for Young Hollywood in New Orleans with Brian Baumgartner from The Office, who's agreed to take me for lunch at Subway. But first, go long! Go long! Go long! He just taught me how to throw a spiral. One-hander! Whoo! I got skills. Mad skills. Lunch is on me. All right, so what's the deal here?

Brian Baumgartner

Okay, I have some pull here.

Young Hollywood

Yes?

Brian Baumgartner

So, this is what we're gonna do. These guys are gonna let us go back there and customize our sandwiches. Make them exactly how we want to.

Young Hollywood

How do we want it? I'm not exactly sure yet. How do you want it?

Brian Baumgartner

Well, we're gonna share a footlong, so we're gonna have to agree. We're gonna have to compromise.

Young Hollywood

We might have to. I'm not good at compromise.

Brian Baumgartner

Neither am I. All right. Ready? All right. So, wheat. Can we Can we agree on wheat? Wheat bread.

Young Hollywood

Wheat bread. I'm going I'm going with you on that. Turkey. I'm a turkey guy. Are you a turkey guy?

Brian Baumgartner

I'm a turkey guy. Okay, perfect. What goes with turkey? I'm I'm thinking chicken? No, that's both birds. Roast beef?

Young Hollywood

Roast beef. Sure, why not? All right. Why not? Let's do roast beef.

Brian Baumgartner

Okay, perfect. All right, how about I handle the cheese?

Young Hollywood

Oh. Great. Thank you so much for handling the cheese. When in Rome...

Brian Baumgartner

When in New Orleans, add cheese to everything. That's the lesson here.

Young Hollywood

What about the shredded cheese?

Brian Baumgartner

No. That No. That's just too much.

Young Hollywood

Okay. That's just too much. Okay. I got all excited. Okay, here's where we might disagree. I don't like that. Okay. I'm no no onions.

Brian Baumgartner

I can go with that. Really? Why would we want our breath to smell? Why would we want it? No. I mean, we're sharing a footlong.

Young Hollywood

We're sharing a footlong. Let's yeah, let's keep it real. Yeah. What about tomatoes?

Brian Baumgartner

Yeah. I say yeah. Oh no. Oh no. We're gonna have to go half. We're gonna have to go halvesies on that. We can do that. I like it to be crisp. Not get all watery. I mean, tomato is a watery fruit. It's a fruit. Did you know that? It's a fruit. It's not a veggie.

Young Hollywood

What do we like sauces-wise?

Brian Baumgartner

Sauces-wise. My thing. I think we can do whatever we want. We can, because we can go halvesies. My thing is the oil and vinegar, salt and pepper action.

Young Hollywood

You know what? I'm gonna try it. I'm gonna go with you. Have you ever done that? No, you mean, our relationship has grown so much in just this brief period of time. I feel like I can try whatever you'd like. See, people, if you ever want to get close with your mate, make a Subway sandwich together. It's actually you learn so much about each other. Have you had their breakfast, by the way?

Brian Baumgartner

I have.

Young Hollywood

What do you like?

Brian Baumgartner

I like the steak and egg tick. That's good.

Young Hollywood

Three bucks. Is it? Yeah. This is how you do it. Okay. That's good luck. Wait. Oh. Oh. That was fun. Okay. We made a big sandwich.

Brian Baumgartner

Yes. This is gonna be epic actually.

Young Hollywood

That is impressive. Can we have a round of applause at Subway for Brian? Now, throw it like a football.

Brian Baumgartner

Oh, throw it like a football now? No. Not yet, not yet.

Young Hollywood

What are we gonna call our baby? Our baby? Um, I think we should call it Bourbon.

Brian Baumgartner

Love it. We're in New Orleans. Bourbon. Let's go eat the Bourbon. Bourbon beef.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so let's discuss, too. You are here in New Orleans for the Super Bowl, but you, unlike myself, have a Super Bowl spot for Subway.

Brian Baumgartner

For Subway. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Yes. And you were sort of like the scene setter and the scene stealer.

Brian Baumgartner

Yes. From what I heard. I set it up and I knock it down.

Young Hollywood

Okay. How do you do that? Give me a tip. How do you set it up and knock it down?

Brian Baumgartner

It's really just natural ability. This is really different for me. With the oil and vinegar. All right. I'm a little nervous. I hope.

Young Hollywood

Are you? Okay, here we go. Oh, good. Okay, it is actually good. It is actually good. That's a good combo, the roast beef and the turkey. I know. Someone should think of that. So the commercial Right. Where you were the scene stealer and the scene setter was actually for Jared.

Brian Baumgartner

Yes.

Young Hollywood

Celebrated how many years?

Brian Baumgartner

15 years. That's insane.

Young Hollywood

200 pounds. Keeping it off.

Brian Baumgartner

Keeping it off. And keeping it real.

Young Hollywood

Keeping it real. He keeps it real. He keeps it real. To Jared. Right? Cheers. It's unbelievable. I like the Bourbon.

Brian Baumgartner

The Bourbon. Cheers.

Young Hollywood

Cheers. Love it. Live it. We're in New Orleans. We're in New Orleans.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Nicky NoBack

    Host/interviewer for Young Hollywood

  • Brian Baumgartner

    Guest, known for 'The Office' and Subway commercial

  • Jared

    Subject of Brian Baumgartner's Subway commercial

FAQ

Who is Brian Baumgartner?+
Brian Baumgartner is an actor known for his role in the TV show "The Office" and his appearances in Subway commercials.
What kind of sandwich did Nicky NoBack and Brian Baumgartner make?+
They made a Subway footlong sandwich with wheat bread, turkey, roast beef, cheese, and oil and vinegar, salt, and pepper.
Why did they name their sandwich 'Bourbon'?+
They named their sandwich 'Bourbon' because they were in New Orleans at the time.
What was Brian Baumgartner's Subway commercial about?+
Brian Baumgartner's Subway commercial was about Jared and celebrated his 15 years and 200-pound weight loss.
What did Brian Baumgartner like for Subway breakfast?+
Brian Baumgartner liked the steak and egg tick for Subway breakfast.
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