New Girl is an American sitcom that originally aired on Fox from 2011 to 2018. Starring Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, and, several others in an ensemble cast, the sitcom had received quite fame before its run ended.
Jake Johnson revealed in The Morning After Podcast that his co-star Damon Wayans Jr. literally went to graphic and extreme lengths just to pull a prank. From showing some things that aren’t meant to be seen to the director yelling “Cut!”, here’s Johnson’s account of Damon Wayans Jr.’s pranks!
New Girl‘s Jake Johnson Did Not Want To Get Fired!
In a recent reel posted on Instagram, Jake Johnson appeared on The Lamorning After Podcast to talk about several things. One of them was the actor discussing his New Girl co-star Damon Wayans Jr. and his supreme pranks on Johnson.
On The Lamorning After Podcast, Jake Johnson talked about Damon Wayans Jr. and the varied NSFW pranks. Johnson revealed that he did not want to get fired and thus he was stuck in an awkward phase.
“And Damon didn’t give a f*ck. In the pilot [episode] I was so nervous about that job. I couldn’t believe I was getting that rate I couldn’t belive I was on TV I really thought like just make sure everyone’s happy. Don’t get fired”
As the gentlemen continued to talk about the American sitcom, Jake Johnson revealed how Damon Wayans Jr. pranked Johnson so terribly that he was frozen in his place.
When Damon Wayans Jr. Pranked Jake Johnson
As the podcast continued, Johnson talked about some NSFW pranks that Wayans Jr. prepared for Johnson. The actor revealed that when Deschanel and Max Greenfield were doing a scene on the couch, Damon Wayans Jr. lowered his pants and exposed his a** to Johnson!
“Damon’s in front of me. He lowers his pants so that I’m seeing bare a** but we’re on camera and they can’t see that his a** is out and I couldn’t believe he was doing it. I would be like – they would go ‘Cut!’ and I would be like… ‘Don’t. I don’t want to get fired you f*cking a**hole'”
Starring alongside the ensemble cast, New Girl received a rating of 7.8/10 on IMDB and a whopping 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. The show ran for 7 seasons and later aired its final season in 2018. The American sitcom is available to stream on Hulu in the U.S.
