Don't Look Up · written by Adam McKay · 2021

Randall makes a joke about Xanax after Kate leaves, winning the hosts’ laughter and an invitation for drinks.

Scene 59 of 205 · ≈ 2 min on screen · Act two

Brie Evantee
Randall
Jack Bremmer
Jason
Stage Manager
Groomer Thalia

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 44 min into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 59

After PhD candidate Kate Dibiasky discovers a comet on a direct collision course with Earth, she and Professor Randall Mindy try to persuade a politically distracted President, a media-saturated public, and a powerful technology company to stop it before impact.

Scenes 1–7
Kate and Randall work within the familiar routine of astronomy and university research.
Scenes 8–26
They discover the impact deadline and need the government and public to respond, but Orlean refuses immediate action.
Scene 27
After Orlean tells them to wait until after the midterms, Oglethorpe and Kate decide to leak the evidence to the press.
Just before
Scene 56
At Autopsy, a colleague asks Phillip whether Kate is his girlfriend.
Scene 57
Kate explains the comet’s impact course, but Jack and Brie joke about its danger until she angrily walks off set.
Scene 58
Phillip and a colleague watch Kate’s outburst in horror.
Scene 59
This scene

59INT. DAILY RIP - SAME TIME

BRIE EVANTEE

Is she always like that? Was it

something I said?

Randall is totally on the spot. Finally after a painful beat he opens his mouth...

RANDALL

Maybe I should have given her that

extra Xanax that I had.

Jack, Brie and the crew ERUPT INTO LAUGHTER.

JACK BREMMER

Listen, if you don’t have enough,

we all have enough around here!

BRIE EVANTEE

A spoonful of Xanax helps the

medicine go down!

JASON

That’s right! That’s good.

Brie gives Randall a quick intrigued glance.

BRIE EVANTEE

We’re gonna have to get you back.

(to the studio)

Is he a plant?!

JACK BREMMER

I knew I’d like this guy. I knew

it!

BRIE EVANTEE

The handsome astronomer can come

back anytime. Yelling lady, not so

much.

JACK BREMMER

Join us tomorrow when our guest

will be the man who many say will

challenge President Orlean in two

years, Senator Jeff Lerner.

BRIE EVANTEE

And wrongly convicted murderer

Michelle Weems talks to us about

her third place finish on Celebrity

Dance Off.

JACK BREMMER

I thought she should have won. I

really did.

BRIE EVANTEE

And I still think she’s guilty.

JACK BREMMER

That’s the Daily Rip guys!

BRIE EVANTEE

Have a great day!

STAGE MANAGER

And we’re out!

Everyone stands up and pulls off their mics.