UCBCOMEDY.COM goes behind the scenes of the Bored Cops franchise.
What was the inspiration behind Bored Cops?
Jim: This idea was Anthony’s. He approached me saying, “I have this idea I want to do with you. It’s about two cops on a stakeout with nothing to do.” I thought that was a fun, simple idea and said, “Sure, sounds fun.” Then he said, “Oh my God! Really? You’ll do it with me? I’m such a huge fan of yours. You are so funny and handsome AND THIN!”
Anthony: I think I can speak for Jim when I say that if we were not doing comedy, we would be cops. We know almost nothing about what it is really like to be a cop, but the things we’ve imagined all sound really fun. Did you know that cops get to use guns? Seems dangerous!
Nate: I’m pretty sure Jim and Anthony said to themselves, “What idea would Nate Smith be really good at directing?” And they built the series around that. They had the same thought with Craigslist Caterers.
TRIVIA: Nate, Jim, & I have actually never met.
Also - this pic is from a future episode. SPOILER!
