Billy Eichner & Cobie Smulders Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

Wired, auto-complete interview. Should we try to say it again? Okay. I'm Kobi Smulders. And I'm Billy Eichner. And we're doing the Wired, Auto-Complete Interview. Doesn't roll off the tongue. Do you ever get exhausted talking about yourself? I don't like talking about myself. No. Okay, you ready for this? Okay, what is Kobi Smulders? What is Kobi Smulders? Real name. Jacoba Francisca Maria Smulders. Whoa. My father is Dutch, and so that's why I have two middle names. My great aunt was a lovely woman by the name of Jacoba, went by Kobi. Wow. And I was named after her. Are you first generation? Canadian, yeah. Oh, you're Canadian. Yes. I don't wanna hear about that. How did Kobi Smulders get famous? Am I? What does it mean to be famous? My kid asked me this. She said, are you famous? And I said, what does it mean to be famous? And she goes, people like what you do and they're excited about you. Well, I mean, I don't wanna throw your child under the bus. She's really dumb. She's super dumb. So she is? Yeah, she's super dumb. Oh, well, you live in LA. No, I love her, yeah. But at least you're famous, so she doesn't have to be smart, right? If we're gonna really answer the question. Let's go there. Getting on How I Met Your Mother. Yeah. That was the big thing that I did. Your big break. Yeah, the big break was that. Is Kobi Smulders. It could be anything. In Avengers? Yes. Wow. I was in the first Avengers, and I was in the second Avengers. We'll just have to see if there's more avenging to do. What are they avenging at this point? They are avenging a lot, cause you know, half of us died. I don't watch those movies. What happened to Kobi Smulders in Avengers? I turned to dust. I turned into dust. That was the last that we saw. That's the last that we know. Well, we'll see what happens. We'll see what happens. Dust, I can come back. I can come back. At any time. Watch the Avengers and find out. Was Kobi Smulders in Friends? She wishes. I do. She wouldn't be in Friends from college if she had Friends money. Yes, no. Did you watch Friends? Was that a big show for you? No. Oh, this is yours. Yeah. Okay. How tall is Billy Eichner? Billy Eichner is 6'3", but shrinking. When did you have your growth spurt? I was always the tallest kid. Oh, really? So I didn't really have a spurt, but that sounds disgusting. I was always the tallest kid, which is lovely, but awful if you're tall and still terrible at basketball. But I can dance. Who does Billy Eichner play in Lion King? Very exciting. Yeah, very exciting. I play the voice of Timon, the meerkat who sings Hakuna Matata. That's the Little Mermaid, you idiot. It is, it is. Okay, next. Did Billy Eichner win an Emmy? No. Let me tell you. I've been nominated for two primetime Emmys and one daytime Emmy, which to be nominated for a daytime Emmy is already horrifying. It's not primetime. Is this for Billy on the Street? Yes. They nominated me for best game show host, which is only a category at the daytime Emmys. Okay. Right? And I lost to the host of Cash Cab. Whoa. Hello? We're not doing the same thing. No, that is not the same thing at all. He's a lovely guy, but imagine losing to the host of Cash Cab. And then I lost two primetime Emmys. Next. Billy Eichner hosts Oscars, not will. Billy Eichner need pronoun. I think you would do an amazing job. I think that you would crush it. You would do such an amazing job. I don't think I'm there yet. Professionally, culturally. I think you would do great. Thank you. Did you feel like Vanna White when you were, like, I feel very- I felt like Vanna White, and I have to say I've never felt more like myself. Can Billy Eichner, Captain America. What is the- You bet I can. I'll f***ing captain all over his America. I think that might have to do with a popular meme. That's right. Someone took a clip of Billy on the Street where I'm running around with a group of wild lesbians. And I'm saying, let's go, lesbians, let's go. Someone took that audio the way people do on the internet and they put it in the mouth of Captain America in a scene from Captain America. So he was shouting, let's go, lesbians, let's go. That became like a meme of sorts. Yes, I do remember that. That was very funny. Let's go, lesbians. Let's go. Is Kobe Smulders- Married. Yes, to tear and kill him. Next question. Yeah. Is Kobe Smulders in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? I was in the pilot of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. I didn't know that. And then I was sprinkled in maybe one or two other episodes. Oh, fantastic. Is Kobe Smulders Canadian? My way. That's my Quebec accent. Oh. My way, yes. You have dual citizenship? No, I have a green card. But trying to get that citizenship. Well, I haven't applied for it yet, but I will. No way to try. Yeah, yeah. Is Kobe Smulders left-handed? I'm right-handed. I am left-handed. Is Kobe Smulders- This is a long one. Engaged to Josh Radner. No, I guess I was on the show. Maybe people think that we dated, but we never dated on the show. You're married. Happily married in Hollywood. Yes, I am. There you have it. Is Billie on the street real? Yes, it is real. Those interactions are not scripted. They're not cast, unlike some other shows I know, which I won't mention. Cash cab. Cash cast in advance. Yeah. It's more like it. Is Billie on the street in American Horror Story? Yes. Is this your last name? I am Billie on the street, and I'm in American Horror Story. I'm not doing the Billie on the street persona in American Horror Story. You're acting. You're playing- I'm acting, bitch. I'm a fucking actor. Did you ever hear Lawrence Olivier? That's what I do. Next gen, right here. Like someone watching the Wired YouTube channel knows who Lawrence Olivier is. Is Billie on the street the honey badger guy? Someone took a nature video from a nature documentary about a honey badger, and some flamboyant performer added a voiceover to it that was like, honey badger don't like shit, or whatever. It was something like that. It went very viral, and people thought it was me. I guess it kind of sounds like a Billie on the street type of thing. Right. It is not me, and I'm sorry to disappoint. Who is Elena? On Billie on the street. Or is that how I say it? Elena is a real woman I ran into on Billie on the street. One of the only real person, non-celebrity, that I ran into who I brought back to the show a bunch of times. She's hilarious. Because she's unbelievably funny. Go on YouTube right now. She will destroy you. Are you ready? No. I'm excited. Aw, how did Kobe Smulders meet Taron? Let me tell you guys. It's a really sweet story. The first time I met Taron, he actually does not remember meeting me. Aw. He was shooting a pilot. One of my good friends was in it as well, and I went up to him after the pilot, and I said, hi, I'm Paul's friend. Just wanted to say great job. Does not remember meeting his future wife. Not very rope. No. The first time where we both remember meeting each other was at a roller rink in Northridge. Whoa. We were 22 years old. Wow. We were so young. So young. And you started dating then, and that's still going? Like met, had a date, maybe two days later, together. Whoa. Yeah, dude. How? Old Kobe Smulders. How old Kobe Smulders. That's rude. I'm 36. I'm happy to be 36. Oh, okay. I'm 31. So she's older. Who cares? Not a big deal. Okay. Our Kobe Smulders. And Allison friends. Yes, I love Allison. We are friends. She's a lovely human being. Do you guys keep in touch a lot, the How I Met Your Mother cast? We, you know. That's a no. Okay. Next. Can Kobe Smulders. Sing. Ah, yes I can. Sort of. Oh. Like a Billy Eichner. What happened? That is a good question. What happened? There was so much potential. Now it's squandered on YouTube. I should be in movies. You are now. Now it's a cartoon. Let's get real. Whatever. Okay. How much is Billy Eichner worth? Eight million dollars. How old is Billy Eichner? It's not sexist. You get to say how old you are too, if you want to. I am 40. 40. And 40 years. Did you just turn 40 this year? Like in September. Did you do a big thing? I did a party. Fun. Yeah, it was all right. Can Billy Eichner sing? I, yeah, I was a musical theater student in college. I sing in Friends from College in a weird way. Oh my God. At the end. Can we just talk about that? Which you had to hear literally 40 times. Every time was so amazing. Watch our show. Billy sings during his wedding. I sing Loving You by Minnie Riperton. Can we just get the la-la-la's? You have to watch. La-la-la-la-la. That's it. That's a little tease. Does Kobe Smulders speak Dutch? No? No. No one wants to hear about that. No. Who does Kobe Smulders look like? Liv Tyler I've got. Oh yeah. That's it. There you go. Well, you really ran the gamut. Yeah. Does Kobe Smulders have a baby? I mean, I did. I had two of them. And now they're older than a baby, but I did have children. Yes. How old are they? They're nine and four. Well, that's cute. Yeah, they're very sweet. Does Kobe Smulders have a sister? I have my sister, Melissa, my sister, Amy, my sister, Fiona, and my sister, Julie. Who is? Do we think we know what it is? Billy Eichner. F*** you. Google it. You're already online. You just Googled it. That's what you wrote in? You Googled it. You idiot. Figure it out. Good use of your time. Is Billy Eichner nice? I'm lovely. She had to work with me, so that's true. But you know what? It's worth it. I leave it all on screen. He puts it all out there, and then you don't ever want to see him again. Exactly. That's the way I like it. So I'm really happy to be here right now. He's lovely. Thank you. Is Billy Eichner single? Ooh. I am single. So maybe stop Googling and start Googling. You know where to find me. Grindr. Is Billy Eichner on Bob's Burgers? I am. I do a voice on Bob's Burgers. I love that show. I enjoy doing it. Great cast. Money ain't bad. That's it. That's not. That's a wrap. I'm so glad we did this. I'm so glad we finally answered your questions. Yeah. Did you guys like this? Did you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed this? Why are you watching it to begin with? I was Kobe. I've been Billy. And this was the Wired Autocomplete Interview. Thanks for your time. Thank you for watching us.