The Truth About Jonah Hill And Seth Rogan's Relationship
They are amongst such a strong class of comedic players. A class of Hollywood actors who have come together to tell the story of their authentic selves, and celebrated the type of person that lives inside many of us; the simplest version of ourselves without any pretenses, the one who believes the most powerful version of ourselves is the sometimes-childlike slacker who has a keen awareness of our biggest failures, coupled with our most cherished and unadulterated failures. There is always a McLovin' alter ego inside of us who spends an excruciating amount of time creating out a unique strategy for ourselves.
Among these comedic wonder-kids were Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen, a pair who had both begun making a name for themselves for bringing characters to life who were confident in their own path in life, even if they couldn't fully comprehend this factor yet, whether it be because of the bullies, or the sudden infatuation with the female tuba player in the band. The pair came together on screen with the release of Superbad, the brainchild of Rogen and his creative partner Evan Goldberg. Superbad was only the beginning of an attempt to bring a hint of Rogen's real-life friendship with Hill to the big screen.
Inside A Friendship With Some Funny Dudes
There is power when it comes to surrounding yourself with the people you know while embarking on your creative endeavors. Rogen has found this practice to be true and has filed it away for continuous future use, no doubt. While speaking to USA Today, Rogen offered a bit of insight into a favorite way to improve his work environment. He revealed, "It's just funny to have friends yelling at each other. It's just a very relatable dynamic. It's something that most people experience in their day-to-day life ... and it's very sweet so it offsets some of the more subversive material."
Yelling at each other for fun is only one of the elements which make Rogen's friendship with Jonah Hill work so well both on-screen and off. The two goofballs have a bond that is so comfortable, the duo has no trouble translating it from the screen to the stage. Both actors' eclectic sense of humor was on display from the moment they met, even if it took a bit for the duo to get used to one another.
It quickly became clear bouncing jokes off of each other was destined to become the backbone of their friendship. From the moment they met, it seemed cosmic that they would become fast friends. According to an interview the pair did with Backstage.com, Hill was set to audition for The 40-Year-Old Virgin only two days after he met Rogen at a screening of The Life Aquatic. Hill made a brash first move to connect with Rogen, putting his sense of humor on display when he decided to immediately toss in some affectionate profanity in his first greeting to Rogen in an attempt to break the ice.
Friends Always Let Friends Bring The Laughs
The feeling of Rogen and Hill's real-life friendship very much mirrors their characters in Superbad; When the duo come together in a room, it feels like they have invented their own language, and they're absolutely 'in' on the joke, and waiting on the world to catch up. The sense of quirkiness which propels the pair into success on the big screen thankfully translates into their real-life friendship, some true stories sounding like the beginnings of a buddy comedy script.
Like many friendships, the state of their relationship and the way the pair felt about one another may not have been crystal clear at one point. Rogen owned his quirkiness with a particular story, where he admitted to not following up on his future best friend's initial phone call for six whole months, according to Backstage.com. The gesture didn't phase Hill, though; he knew it was only the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Hill and Rogen's bond wasn't just limited to their own private bubble full of inside jokes. The pair are also tight with Rogen's Freaks and Geeks co-star James Franco, and their fellow Superbad co-stars were also sources of silliness. An element that makes the beloved aughts cultural staple so loved by audiences beyond teenage boys whose entire existence mirrors Rogen and Hill's is that there was no pretense surrounding how the film was made and within the cast members' inner-circles. Speaking to The Ringer about Superbad's legacy, Rogen noted, "The movie is what it is not just for the endless string of genuinely funny jokes, but because it’s a reflection of life."
The authenticity of Hill and Rogen's friendship runs deep because it doesn't stop with silliness. There is a sense of realness within their bond that sets it apart from the famous friendship Hill and Rogen built on screen. Rogen was extremely honest when he publicly shared a crucial detail about his friendship with Jonah. Despite their bond off-camera, Rogen was honest when revealing Hill could sometimes be difficult to work with on camera, out of his friend group.
Keeping it 'real' and living authentically in Hollywood can be a difficult feat for some, but rest assured Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill don't apply to this category. Not only is their friendship fun to follow, but their hilarious bond can also provide an inkling of normalcy in the world of celebrity. Toss in a crass joke or two, and even McLovin' himself would approve!
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