Take for example Ben Wyatt, the calzone-loving state auditor and former teen mayor played byAdam ScottonParks and Recreation.
“I was a total dick,” Scott rejoined, not missing a beat.
It was like six jokes a page.

Rob Lowe and Adam Scott on ‘Parks and Recreation’.Credit:Danny Feld/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
It was just going…
It’s just interesting to see how a show kind of evolves as it goes."
“We didn’t know what the f— we were doing.

‘Parks and Recreation’ stars Rob Lowe, Retta, and Adam Scott in 2019.David Buchan/Variety/Penske Media via Getty
I didn’t, maybe you did,” Lowe said to Scott.
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“I didn’t,” Scott agreed.
That’s what we’re doing.
But you don’t need to keep looking at the camera.'"
At this year’sOscars, announcerNick Offermanmade ajoking allusionto his familiarity withParkscostar Poehler by feigning total unfamiliarity.
“Amy Poe-ell-er?”
he pretended to struggle while announcing her as a presenter for the Best Screenplay categories.
Watch Scott and Lowe’s full conversation above.