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Will Arnett revealed that a \u201cvery famous comedian\u201d he described as a \u201cf\u2013king rank a\u2013hole\u201d was recently kicked off Arnett\u2019s hit podcast that he co-hosts with Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cut him off after 10 minutes and said, \u2018Thanks so much,\u2019 and ditched him,’\u201d Arnett, 55, said on the Jan. 26 episode of \u201cThe Romesh Ranganathan Show.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Will Arnett on \u201cThe Romesh Ranganathan Show.\u201d The Romesh Ranganathan Show<\/p>\n Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett attend SiriusXM Presents SmartLess Live in June 2025. Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ll be blown away by who it is. Because you\u2019ll be like, \u2018How did you get Bill Cosby!’\u201d the \u201cArrested Development\u201d actor jokingly added.<\/p>\n Arnett revealed that a different \u201cSmartLess\u201d episode also had to be scrapped because of another comedian.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a guest, a comedian, and she asked us to not air her episode at all, which we were like, \u2018F\u2013k, it costs us money, you guys. We all have to do it,’\u201d Arnett recalled.<\/p>\n Will Arnett during his appearance on \u201cThe Romesh Ranganathan Show.\u201d The Romesh Ranganathan Show<\/p>\n Will Arnett being interviewed by British comedian Romesh Ranganathan. The Romesh Ranganathan Show<\/p>\n Again, Arnett wouldn\u2019t disclose the identity of the star who, according to him, \u201cwas worried because she thought she was up and coming.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut we were like, \u2018You\u2019re good,’\u201d Arnett said.<\/p>\n Arnett has been co-hosting \u201cSmartLess\u201d with Bateman, 57, and Hayes, 55, since 2020. <\/p>\n The podcast was run by Amazon\u2019s Wondery until SiriusXM acquired the rights in 2024 in a multiyear deal worth over $100 million.<\/p>\n Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett speak onstage during \u201cSiriusXM Presents SmartLess Live.\u201d Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/p>\n \u201cSmartLess\u201d is hosted by Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes. Smartless podcast<\/p>\n Recent \u201cSmartLess\u201d guests include Macaulay Culkin, Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Lawrence and Leanne Morgan.<\/p>\n The hosts spoke about the success of their podcast last year in an interview with People<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s already been five years, which is crazy to us even,\u201d said Arnett. \u201cBut it doesn\u2019t feel like that long. You might be exhausted by listening to us, but we\u2019re not tired of doing it yet.\u201d<\/p>\n Will Arnett attends the \u201cIs This Thing On?\u201d gala screening in London on Jan. 19. WireImage<\/p>\n Bateman added, \u201cIt\u2019s fresh each week because the guests are always new and they\u2019re always at the top of the zeitgeist, and it\u2019s really interesting for us to be able to talk to these people, most of whom we didn\u2019t know before.\u201d<\/p>\n Hayes explained how the trio\u2019s longtime friendship began.<\/p>\n \u201cWe met in the hallways of Hollywood,\u201d he shared. \u201cAnd then when\u00a0\u2018Will & Grace\u2019\u00a0started in 1999, we started playing poker every Tuesday with the Tenacious D guys.\u201d<\/p>\n Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett attend \u201cSiriusXM Presents Before The Buzz\u201d at Max and Helen\u2019s in LA on Jan. 10. Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/p>\n Sean Hayes, Will Arnett and Jason Bateman attend the 2026 Golden Globe Awards. OCoonor\/Arroyo\/AFF-USA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n \u201cSmartLess\u201d was recently nominated for the Golden Globes\u2019 inaugural best podcast category, losing to Arnett\u2019s ex-wife Amy Poehler\u2019s podcast<\/a>, \u201cGood Hang.\u201d<\/p>\n Before the award ceremony, Arnett predicted that Poehler, 54, would be the winner.<\/p>\n