Brad Garrett has shed light on his hilarious new series, High Desert, and the awkward moment he tried to show off his driving skills in front of the camera.
The Everybody Loves Raymond star, 63, took on the role of failing private investigator Bruce in the star-studded Apple TV+ series, alongside Patricia Arquette, Matt Dillon, Rupert Friend and Christine Taylor.
His business is on a downward spiral when Peggy (Patricia) convinces him to hire her – after she decides to switch up her life, leading to more chaos than he can handle.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk about the new comedy, Brad admitted that he had an embarrassing time shooting one particular scene.
When reflecting on some of the stunts, he told us: ‘To be candid, it just all reminded me of my childhood, like “Oh, yeah, I’ve seen that thrown before”.’
‘One of the great things is, in one of the upcoming episodes, I get to do a lot of my own driving. I love to drive, I love cars. There was a scene where I got to drive through the desert, off the road and through the desert.
Brad Garrett stars as PI Bruce in High Desert (Picture: Apple TV+)
‘I went, “I really know what I’m doing.” The [stunt coordinator] was like, “Are you sure?” Then cut to about 30 minutes later, I’m stuck in a hole in the middle of the desert.
‘They had to call two tow trucks and they’re looking at me like, “I thought you knew what you’re doing?” I said I do but I didn’t see that… They still talk about that.
‘I’m sure I won’t be doing any more driving in the future, but boy, it was fun.’
We absolutely need to see that on a blooper reel immediately.
Patricia Arquette led the star-studded cast as Peggy (Picture: Apple TV+)
High Desert follows the story of Peggy as she steers through a new start, following the death of her mom.
Feeling lost, she settles on a new career as a PI, and immediately embarks on an investigation of her co-worker’s shady partner, Guru Bob (Rupert).
Of course, it doesn’t quite go to plan and chaos ensues, with wild twists turns keeping us hooked throughout.
Unpacking one of Bruce’s most iconic moments, where he broke down in a bizarre ‘squeak’ when Peggy gave him a ‘loan’, Brad admitted that he put a lot of ‘trust’ in director Jay Roach to make sure that he didn’t go overboard.
Brad opened up on how much Patricia made him laugh on set (Picture: Apple TV+)
‘It’s funny, that sound, we really talked about crying, and this is definitely a guy who would do all he could not to have anyone see him cry,’ he continued. ‘He’s this private investigator, he’s supposed to have this machismo about him, which he doesn’t. Jim Rockford is his idol, from The Rockford Files…
‘When we were trying it different ways in rehearsal with the showrunners, we just experimented [around the idea that] this guy was doing all he could not to cry. And that squeak just came out.
‘They were like, “Yeah, do that!” I was like, “God, I hope it’s not too much.” That’s where you trust the director and you trust the writers when they tell you it’s working, and you’re not sure.’
The Gleason star also revealed that he couldn’t get enough of working with Patricia, who was in her element as the rookie investigator – explaining there was constant laughter behind the scenes.
‘To work with Patricia Arquette is a dream, she’s just so inventive and she’s fearless as an actor, and as a human,’ he added. ‘It’s a perfect storm for fun.
‘I just love the subject matter that it takes on in a comedic way – from addiction to loss to grief, to all the things we deal with as people, and how Patricia’s character is able to ground it, and plough through and help my character, whose career and personal life is on life support as well, when we meet up in the series. It’s just been a fun, fun project.’
High Desert is available to stream on Apple TV+ now.
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‘I’m stuck in a hole in the middle of the desert.’