SmartLess is mostly a document of Jason Bateman obsessing about what he will and will not eat, what other people are eating, how much they're eating, why some foods should not be eaten, and the frustration of hotels that do not have “entrée-level salads” on their room-service menus.

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Our Take: The reason why the SmartLess podcast, which began during the pandemic, is so popular is that Hayes, Arnett and Bateman are such good friends that they spend a lot of each episode simply busting each other's balls, but in the good-natured way people who know each other well often do.

The guys hit the Big Apple with guests David Letterman and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, plus an extra-special cameo. The guys head to Sean's hometown of Chicago with special guests Andy Richter, Jeff Tweedy and Mark Cuban.

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The weekly podcast regularly lands in the top 10 most listened-to series per Podtrac's monthly rankings and was No. 5 on Apple Podcasts' most popular shows of 2022. SmartLess Media is represented by CAA.

It's almost like a band documentary or a brothers documentary. DEADLINE: Why did you shoot it in black and white? JONES: I just love it aesthetically.

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In each episode, one of the hosts reveals a “mystery guest,” who is then interviewed by the trio. The weekly podcast regularly lands in the top 10 most listened-to series per Podtrac's monthly rankings and was No. 5 on Apple Podcasts' most popular shows of 2022.

"SmartLess" with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett is a podcast that connects and unites people from all walks of life to learn about shared experiences through thoughtful dialogue and organic hilarity. A nice surprise: in each episode of SmartLess, one of the hosts reveals his mystery guest to the other two.

The Best Friends Animal Society seems like an obvious choice as Bateman, Arnett, and Hayes are themselves real-life BFFs. In fact, SmartLess was itself an opportunity for the three actors to finally work together after years of friendship and little collective professional history.

Every episode begins with one of the hosts revealing a mystery guest to the other two hosts. Once revealed, the three hosts begin interviewing the mystery guest.