Danny McBride He’s a scholar when it comes to surrounding drama vanderpump rules – and he gave friends jason bateman, Will Arnett And sean hayes 4-1-1.

“This season has been phenomenal,” McBride, 46, said during his appearance on Monday, July 17.smartlessThe podcast, which is hosted by Bateman, 54, Arnett and Hayes, both 53. “I stopped watching it for a while and then I heard about this event and I said, ‘Oh, I need to tune back and see what these Vanderpump guys are up to.’

When Arnett, who claimed he had not seen “a single frame” of the Bravo series, asked if “Vanderpump” was the cast’s last name, McBride once again used his knowledge to explain that the show was given its nickname. how did you get.

,Lisa Vanderpump She’s the woman who owns the restaurant they all work in,” McBride explained, referencing SUR, where viewers initially meet the Season 1 cast. “But I just like to say it plural, I guess. is that it feels good [more] Pleasure.”

McBride noted that their affinity pump rule — a show he claimed is “on fire at the moment” — that comes from his mind not wanting to “commit” to anything beyond reality TV.

Bateman, for his part, revealed that he tuned into pump rule on occasion and praised the program for knowing its audience. “I love all of that. Just like they make those shows now, that reality world. It’s really well done,” he said. “They’ve got it figured out. There’s a format out there, and they’re starting to play with that format as well, and I love that thing.”

while Bateman, McBride and Hayes – who called the show Jersey Shore And pump rule “Watercooler” programs—burst into the reality TV arena, Arnett had some hesitation.

“What’s so strange here. I know [Bravo executive] Andy Cohen A little more I watched a few clips. i think a few things happened vanderpump Recently who blew everyone’s senses. There was, like, an affair and a whole thing,” he recalled. “Here’s the thing – they talk [each other] as they deserve. … and you’re saying, ‘What are we talking about? What is going on?”

Scandoval – the now-infamous cheating scandal referenced by Arnett – first hit the headlines in March us weekly Confirmed ariana madix called it off tom sandoval When she found out that she was having an affair with her costar for several months Raquel Lewis, then drama continued to play in the Season 10 finale that aired in May, and the three-part reunion that followed.

Earlier this month, the series received its first Emmy nominations for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program and Outstanding Picture Editing.

While the breakdown of the relationship between Maddix, 37, and Sandoval, 40, clearly mirrors real life, Bateman questions how much pump rule’ The struggle is really authentic during Monday’s podcast. “You know, they kind of fight—or maybe they’re told to do it—to fight a kind of instinct that probably spells trouble for good play, so I wonder if it How much of that is,” he wondered, with McBride suggesting that everyone involved is competing to polish their times.

“Many of these reality shows are collective and it seems like everyone is fighting for their notoriety. Or how they make their mark and become the most exciting trainwreck on the show,” he joked.