The Official Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Podcast | Episode 5 | HBO Max
On Season 1, Episode 5 of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Official Podcast, Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton welcome Brian Posehn, who returns as Bert from The Big Bang Theory, plus production designer Valdar Wilt and costume designer Valerie Klarich. They go behind the scenes of “Spoiler: Bert Gets Married,” from Bert’s emotional paradise romance to the enormous village and 50-plus costumes created for the episode.
It’s the fan access we love: Posehn shares why SFTSTU became his favorite job, how Bert began as an unnamed cafeteria character, and what changed when a Big Bang Theory supporting player became a multiverse leading man.
✅ Brian Posehn explains the emotional trick behind Bert’s wedding-day tears
✅ How an unnamed Big Bang Theory cafeteria character became a leading man
✅ Why Posehn considers SFTSTU his favorite job
✅ Valdar Wilt reveals how roughly 100 crew members built paradise in Burbank
✅ Valerie Klarich shares why all 50-plus costumes had to be built from scratch
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YouTube Chapter List:
0:00 — Intro
1:38 — Brian Posehn joins and gets the call from Chuck Lorre
3:28 — Bert finds love in the paradise universe
5:26 — Working with Jonathan Frakes and filming the wedding brawl
9:22 — Geologists, fan encounters and making geology heroic
12:37 — D&D, Nerd Poker and Brian’s favorite character classes
14:42 — Writing Deadpool and bringing Brian’s nerdiness to Bert
17:47 — Why Stuart became Brian’s favorite job
21:04 — Valdar Wilt and Valerie Klarich join Felicia and Wil
22:27 — Designing new costumes and worlds every episode
25:48 — Building 50-plus costumes and the utopian village
28:10 — Valdar and Valerie’s paths into production design and costumes
30:33 — Collaborating with Kyle Newacheck and Jonathan Frakes
32:06 — Creating the post-apocalyptic Rose Bowl marketplace
35:00 — SNL training, ambitious prep and creative freedom
38:06 — Favorite set memories and dream worlds for Season 2
42:57 — Outro
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