But I don't feel very comfortable sometimes out in the real world. And I think the bayou was a good example. Like, we went there with them, and I think that was also an example of us learning how to make a documentary.
So and that's the-- when that gorilla gator grew up, he became the Honey Island Monster. And he roams the swamp and the bayou like-- I suppose, like a tropical Bigfoot. And that was-- I thought, this is perfect, because my dragon would look a bit like that.
And if anyone saw Vern, they would just say, oh, it's the Honey Island Monster, and he would get a pass. So he hangs out in the bayou . He watches a lot of Netflix.
You go out with an assumption, but that usually gets thrown out. And like we were there in the bayou . They changed the whole plan.
and then it's like 3:00, 3:30. You get in boats with the bayou people, who forgot to bring flashlights, and it's pitch black in the middle of nowhere. And we're driving down the bayou .
You get in boats with the bayou people, who forgot to bring flashlights, and it's pitch black in the middle of nowhere. And we're driving down the bayou . It's an hour to get to the pipeline site.
And we haven't seen a boat for an hour. We're literally on the bayou . We're driving along quiet, nervous, uncomfortable.
Jordan Klepper is not behind a desk in New York City anymore. He's sinking in a boat with environmental protesters in a Louisiana bayou . He's packing moving boxes with one of the nation's first Native American congresswomen in New Mexico, and he's posting bail at the Fulton County Jail.
Like it was like, honestly, that episode, it was our second one we started to film. We thought we were going to do a funny sketch element in the bayou that would be a hilarious third act to this whole story. And we had the best laid plans to make this story go.
They cut down hundreds of trees to make it actually possible to see the heavens through the dense forests of the southeastern United States. And a lot of this work was done in the middle of these swamps and bayous . You couldn't control you where you went, right?
It doesn't mean it's not worthwhile, but I think we could find humor in articulating how difficult that can be. Sure. So you mentioned the scenario where you're on a Louisiana bayou . Yeah, stuck on a boat.
I get hit by a branch as we get there. Suddenly, $15,000 worth of equipment is floating in the bayou . We're swimming and grabbing it, throwing it on board, and then climbing up.
We are way out there, and there's guys with literal machetes, they brought machetes. Not to be violent, but because you're in the bayou , you use machetes to get through the foliage. And so they all have camouflage on, machetes, and they're worried about a presence getting in the bayou , and so it's nerve racking.
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They changed the whole plan. Suddenly, we find ourselves sleeping there, waking up at 2:00 AM, getting in the car, driving an hour to the bayou , and then it's like 3:00, 3:30.
Not to be violent, but because you're in the bayou , you use machetes to get through the foliage. And so they all have camouflage on, machetes, and they're worried about a presence getting in the bayou , and so it's nerve racking. It's like I was an improv teacher 10 years ago.