ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, hiː stˈɑːɹd æz ɐ vˈɛɹiənt ʌvðə nˈiːl hˈæmbɜːɡɚ kˈæɹɪktɚ fɚðə fˈiːtʃɚlˈɛŋθ dɹˈɑːmə fˈɪlm ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənt, dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɹˈɪk ˈælvɚsən, ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɡˈeɪv hɪz fˈɜːst ˈɪntɚvjˌuːz æz hɪmsˈɛlf ɪnstˈɛd əvən ɐsˈuːmd pɜːsˈoʊnə.
In 2015, he starred as a variant of the Neil Hamburger character for the feature-length drama film Entertainment, directed by Rick Alverson, and subsequently gave his first interviews as himself instead of an assumed persona.