Helms reflected on the enduring, and cross-generational, appeal of the gross-out buddy comedy.
Just what is that magic trick?
The Hangoveris a paragon of crudity.

Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, and Ed Helms in ‘The Hangover’.Frank Masi/Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett
He continued, “It’s a grown-up set.
It’s not like other comedy movies I’ve been on where it feels like a party.”

Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms in 2011.Eric Charbonneau/WireImage