Sean Hayes

American actor and comedian, co-host of SmartLess

Sean Hayes (American actor and comedian, co-host of SmartLess) hosts SmartLess. Topics they speak about most include Emergency first aid, United States Semiquincentennial, Google Images.

In their words

Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.

Other remarks6 of 7

  • Hayes recounted being arrested in college for stealing a turkey sandwich while drunk and broke.

    “I was so hungry and I didn't have any money. So I just stole the turkey sandwich”

    SmartLess: "Timothy Olyphant" (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 3:18

  • Hayes complains that editors alter the comic timing actors deliver on set.

    “they gave you the comedy timing while you were filming it. And then the editor plays with it”

    SmartLess: "Olivia Wilde" (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 52:34

  • Hayes says he trusts trained doctors over online sources and self-help claims.

    “and somebody who studied it day in and day out. I'm going to go with the guy who studied it”

    SmartLess: "Olivia Wilde" (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 30:03

  • Hayes said the physical and mental repetition of theater is something performers eventually outgrow because of the endurance it demands.

    “the repetition on your body and your brain is something you kind of have no choice but to outgrow because of the endurance”

    SmartLess: "Emma Thompson" (Jun 29, 2026) · Listen from 40:24

  • Hayes calls Hanks one of the few figures Americans across political divides can agree on.

    “He's one of the few people we can all, both sides, if you will, can agree on”

    SmartLess: "RE-RELEASE: Tom Hanks" (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:02:21

  • Hayes said Yang exemplifies his belief that intelligence and humor often go together.

    “he's one of those people that's super intelligent and super funny. And I think the two often go hand in hand”

    SmartLess: "Bowen Yang" (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 55:43

Emergency first aid

  • Hayes said he tends to confront emergencies rather than flee them.

    “But the point is, yes, emergencies, I attack them. I don't run from them usually”

    SmartLess: "Amy Adams" (Jun 22, 2026) · Listen from 21:24

  • Hayes recounted stopping for a man lying in the street who had been shot and using his shirt to cover the wound.

    “the guy just got shot. The guy was shot. And so I did take off my shirt and I put, I didn't know what I was doing”

    SmartLess: "Amy Adams" (Jun 22, 2026) · Listen from 20:12

Sean Hayes on Emergency first aid →

United States Semiquincentennial

  • Hayes described Larry David's HBO special for the 250th anniversary, in which David inserts himself into reenacted historical events.

    “Larry David did a show for HBO to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, and he put himself into historical scenarios to reenact them”

    SmartLess: "Timothy Olyphant" (Jul 20, 2026) · Listen from 54:32

Sean Hayes on United States Semiquincentennial →

Google Images

  • Hayes says Google created Google Images because of searches for Lopez's green Versace dress.

    “that Google didn't have Google Images until that green Versace dress”

    SmartLess: "Jennifer Lopez" (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 57:40

Sean Hayes on Google Images →

Subway Takes

  • Hayes attributes the success of Rahma's shows to a moment when people want to connect again.

    “because we're at an apex of like people wanting to connect again”

    SmartLess: "Kareem Rahma" (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 40:55

Sean Hayes on Subway Takes →

New York City street life

  • Hayes supports a reported New York proposal to regulate sidewalk traffic with a fast lane on the left.

    “New York is looking into making a law to traffic the sidewalks like they do the streets so that fast people walkers walk on the left”

    SmartLess: "Kareem Rahma" (May 11, 2026) · Listen from 46:27

Sean Hayes on New York City street life →

International Space Station

  • Hayes relayed that the astronaut told him microgravity altered her eyes so she no longer needs glasses on Earth.

    “it flattened the back of her eyes. So she doesn't need glasses on Earth anymore”

    SmartLess: "Jonah Hill LIVE" (May 8, 2026) · Listen from 10:52

Sean Hayes on International Space Station →

Saturday Night Live

  • Hayes recalled that during his time at SNL, Michaels seemed intimidating because he spoke little.

    “He's scary if you don't know him, you know, because he's a little off-putting”

    SmartLess: "Colin Jost" (May 4, 2026) · Listen from 10:18

Sean Hayes on Saturday Night Live →

Kroll Show

Sean Hayes on Kroll Show →

Boxing

  • Hayes said he never understood boxing because its goal is to render an opponent unconscious.

    “I never understood it. Where the goal is to hit someone so hard that they lose consciousness”

    SmartLess: "Stephen Colbert" (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 48:04

Sean Hayes on Boxing →

Hollywood Bowl

Sean Hayes on Hollywood Bowl →

Predictions

1 pending

  • Prediction · being checked

    Hayes announced that SmartLess will perform at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, October 17, with tickets on sale April 10.

    “It is Saturday, October 17th. This is a true story. We're really doing it”

    SmartLess: "Stephen Colbert" (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 4:28 · Hollywood Bowl

How predictions are checked →

Podcasts hosted

Appearances

  • "Seth Meyers"

    SmartLess · Sep 28, 2026 · 60 min

    Seth Meyers talks with SmartLess hosts about Chicago improv, Boom Chicago, his Saturday Night Live years as writer and Weekend Update anchor, and hosting Late Night.

  • "Timothy Olyphant"

    SmartLess · Jul 20, 2026 · 60 min

    SmartLess hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes talk with actor Timothy Olyphant about arrests, acting range, Deadwood, directors' notes and upcoming projects.

  • "Olivia Wilde"

    SmartLess · Jul 13, 2026 · 1 h 3 min

    Olivia Wilde tells the SmartLess hosts about changing her name, working in a casting office, her acting career, and directing Booksmart and The Invite.

  • "Ike Barinholtz"

    SmartLess · Jul 6, 2026 · 54 min

    The SmartLess hosts talk with comedian Ike Barinholtz about his Chicago improv roots, MADtv, The Studio, Running Point, family life and his trivia podcast.

  • "Emma Thompson"

    SmartLess · Jun 29, 2026 · 58 min

    Emma Thompson talks with the SmartLess hosts about fame, her comedy roots, Harry Potter, Sense and Sensibility, Sondheim, boredom, and British food.

  • "Amy Adams"

    SmartLess · Jun 22, 2026 · 57 min

    Actress Amy Adams joins SmartLess hosts Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes to discuss her Army-family upbringing, stage fright, emergency heroics, and career from Junebug to Cape Fear.

  • "Jennifer Lopez"

    SmartLess · Jun 15, 2026 · 1 h 5 min

    Jennifer Lopez talks with the SmartLess hosts about fame, panic attacks, her early acting career, personal healing after divorce, and her current music and film projects.

  • "RE-RELEASE: Tom Hanks"

    SmartLess · Jun 11, 2026 · 1 h 4 min

    Tom Hanks joins Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes to discuss World War II, Saving Private Ryan, his early career, directing, streaming and loving his work.

  • "Bowen Yang"

    SmartLess · Jun 1, 2026 · 58 min

    Comedian Bowen Yang talks with Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes about his peripatetic childhood, conversion therapy, his path to and departure from Saturday Night Live, and comedy today.

  • "Nick Jonas"

    SmartLess · May 25, 2026 · 1 h 2 min

    Nick Jonas talks with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett about his child Broadway start, the Jonas Brothers, songwriting, AI in music, golf, and his Indian wedding.

  • "RE-RELEASE: Nate Bargatze"

    SmartLess · May 21, 2026 · 54 min

    Comedian Nate Bargatze tells the SmartLess hosts about his magician father, early bombs, his clean storytelling style, arena touring, and life in Tennessee.

  • "Kareem Rahma"

    SmartLess · May 11, 2026 · 1 h 1 min

    The SmartLess hosts talk with Kareem Rahma about his path from Vice and The New York Times to Subway Takes and Keep the Meter Running, plus New York hot takes.

  • "Jonah Hill LIVE"

    SmartLess · May 8, 2026 · 1 h 16 min

    Recorded live at the Avalon in Los Angeles, the SmartLess hosts interview Jonah Hill about his comedy upbringing, career from Superbad to directing, fame, fatherhood and new films.

  • "Colin Jost"

    SmartLess · May 4, 2026 · 1 h 5 min

    SmartLess hosts talk with Colin Jost about his Staten Island upbringing, the Harvard Lampoon, becoming SNL's Weekend Update anchor, his Staten Island ferry, and new projects.

  • "Nick Kroll"

    SmartLess · Apr 27, 2026 · 1 h

    Comedian Nick Kroll joins the SmartLess hosts to discuss Big Mouth, his Georgetown comedy start, UCB, his family, new projects and career strategy.

  • "Stephen Colbert"

    SmartLess · Apr 6, 2026 · 1 h 5 min

    Stephen Colbert joins the SmartLess hosts for their 300th episode to discuss sketch-comedy beginnings, the end of his Late Show, and Lord of the Rings fandom.

Often appears with