Benito Skinner admits he has full-blown phone anxiety—so prank calling his friends and family is basically his own form of therapy. In this episode of “Phoning It In,” the ‘Overcompensating’ creator and star shocks everyone by actually making the calls himself (or getting sent straight to voicemail—Terry, we’re looking at you). Watch as he scares Charli xcx into lying about her whereabouts, asks his boyfriend’s mom to officiate a last-minute Vegas wedding in full Dolly Parton glam, and tells Jake Shane he’s… straight now. Plus, would Adam DiMarco let Benito skip his press tour for a $6 million shot on ‘The Traitors?’
Watch ‘Overcompensating’ on Prime Video May 15th.
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Watch ‘Overcompensating’ on Prime Video May 15th.
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00:00There was a paparazzi pic taken of me.
00:03I'm like stealing something in it.
00:06No, wait, no, you.
00:08Are you doing the L thing?
00:08I swear to God.
00:10No, no!
00:12Hi, I'm Benito Skinner,
00:13and this is Phoning It In with L.
00:17I'm so nervous.
00:18For some reason, I love this.
00:19I just, no one's gonna expect calls from me.
00:21And I am the person that like practices
00:23before I make a reservation somewhere.
00:25I have like full phone anxiety.
00:27This is good.
00:28This is therapy.
00:28Let's do the cell.
00:30Say you were cast on The Traitors
00:32and you're leaving for Scotland next week.
00:35I'm gonna call Adam DeMarco.
00:41Hello?
00:42Hi, baby.
00:44Hi, how are you doing?
00:45Wait, okay, so I have something so,
00:48it's like so random to tell you,
00:50and I'm just curious what you think of it.
00:53So do you know that show, The Traitors?
00:56Yeah, Big Brother meets like mafia.
00:58Exactly.
00:59So they cast me for the next season,
01:03and I probably wouldn't have time
01:04to promote overcompensating.
01:08But don't you want to?
01:09It's in Scotland,
01:10and I think I'm gonna do it.
01:12Is that insane?
01:13What do you have to decide by?
01:18End of day.
01:20Well, I'd be like, it depends, like, how many months would it shoot?
01:24Six.
01:25Six months in Scotland doing a reality show?
01:28I don't know.
01:29How much money would you make?
01:31Like, six million dollars.
01:33Oh my god.
01:37I would definitely take the whole day to think of it.
01:40Like, if they said, end of the day, just, like, stick with it for a while.
01:45Yeah, okay.
01:46Don't say a spell.
01:46If you want to be in Scotland for six months, like, think about that.
01:51Um, Adam.
01:52A group of strangers.
01:52Adam, um, I'm in an Elle video right now where I'm prank calling people.
01:58You're so sweet, though.
01:58I'm not gonna be on The Traitors.
02:00I am gonna do press for the show.
02:03Six million dollars, I mean, like...
02:04Six million dollars.
02:06I love that you wanted that for me.
02:08Thank you, sweetie.
02:09That's really funny.
02:09Oh my god.
02:10I have end of day to tell them about The Traitors, so I gotta go.
02:13Bye, bye.
02:15Oh my god.
02:16All right, who's next?
02:17Now I'm addicted.
02:18I'm like, I'm gonna sleep over.
02:20I'm like, wait, call the police.
02:22All right, I love this.
02:23Say the studio is cutting Charli XCX's appearance on your show.
02:27I'm gonna call Terry, my boyfriend.
02:34The mailbox is full.
02:35I cannot accept any messages at this time.
02:37Yeah, we've been together about eight years.
02:39He's just playing cat and mouse with me.
02:41This is like a thing we do.
02:42He'll call right back.
02:43Okay, I guess we'll go to the next one.
02:46Okay, let's see.
02:47Say you're eloping in Las Vegas tonight.
02:50I'm gonna call my boyfriend's mom, Kathy.
02:53Hi, gorgeous.
02:57How are you?
02:58So this is kind of crazy, but Terry and I had this idea, and I just wanted to know,
03:05if you were free this weekend, we want to elope in Las Vegas.
03:12We kind of were like, you know what?
03:13It might just be fun to go to Vegas.
03:15I think I'm gonna wear my Elvis costume.
03:19And Terry's gonna do the Priscilla one.
03:21And we were like, maybe we just go to Vegas and do this.
03:24What do you think?
03:25Is this crazy?
03:26Or would you be down to come?
03:27Wow.
03:28Well, I mean, we do have plans over the weekend.
03:32Oh, okay.
03:33Of course, golf and dinner.
03:35Yeah, yeah.
03:36I mean, we'd have to unwind all that.
03:37But obviously, if you guys are doing that, I'd like to be there if it's for real.
03:43Yeah.
03:43Would you be okay to officiate?
03:46Oh my gosh.
03:47What?
03:47What do I have to do?
03:49Okay.
03:49So it's kind of crazy, but since it's Vegas and it's like the little chapel or whatever,
03:54you'd be dressed as Dolly Parton.
03:57You're kidding me.
03:58Oh my gosh.
03:59But wouldn't that be fun, kind of?
04:00And I'll do your makeup.
04:01And will I get the bedrooms and everything?
04:04Because I sure don't have that.
04:05We have a breastplate.
04:06So we'll just, we have a couple at home.
04:08So we'll bring that.
04:09And then, yeah.
04:10What do you think?
04:11I don't know how we pulled this like trip off, but is this like a real wedding?
04:16Yeah.
04:16Like 250 people are coming.
04:18It's going to be like kind of crazy, I think.
04:21Not this weekend.
04:23Yeah.
04:23So Sunday.
04:26What?
04:27Seriously?
04:29Kathy, I can't even take it anymore.
04:31I'm doing a video for Elle Magazine where I prank call people and they wanted me to do this to you.
04:39But, but my God, now I'm starting to think that I kind of want you dressed as Dolly Parton at my wedding with Terry.
04:46But I was trying to cancel.
04:48Are you kidding?
04:48If it was a for real thing.
04:50That's our goal.
04:51We'll do something else for the wedding, I think.
04:53Not Vegas.
04:54I love you more.
04:56So, so funny.
04:57Well, we'll see you in Vegas tomorrow.
04:59It'll be quick.
05:00Awesome.
05:00I'll send you your flight, your flight info.
05:02Okay.
05:03Love you.
05:04Bye.
05:05Bye.
05:05Oh my God.
05:07I can't.
05:08Sorry, the Dolly Parton, I was like going crazy.
05:10Okay.
05:11Say paparazzi caught you accidentally shoplifting on Rodeo Drive.
05:17I'm going to call Charlie XCX.
05:20It's Charlie.
05:24Is this a voicemail?
05:25All right.
05:26I love you, Charlie.
05:26Charlie just said, sorry, I'm at dinner.
05:28Are you okay?
05:29Call me when you get a chance.
05:32It's so weird.
05:35If I say it's weird, that's like nice, right?
05:37That's not being a bad friend.
05:38It's just so weird.
05:39I'm like getting arrested.
05:40Oh, Charlie just texted me like bad weird.
05:44Just like so random and annoying.
05:47She goes, oh, that scares me.
05:49Mama's ready.
05:51Look how serious I am now.
05:52Now I'm like, this is my new job.
05:55Charlie's calling in a minute.
05:56Let's see what else we got.
05:57All right.
05:58So yeah, let me just.
06:00Charlie XCX.
06:02Hey, sweetie.
06:03Hi, you're freaking me out.
06:05No, no.
06:06Okay.
06:06It's like, oh God, I just have like a stomach ache
06:09because I, okay, this is so embarrassing.
06:12Just promise you won't judge me.
06:14Okay.
06:14Oh my God.
06:15I'm not judging you.
06:16I'm already like, what have I done wrong?
06:18Stop.
06:19You didn't do anything.
06:20I, um, okay.
06:21There was a paparazzi pic taken of me.
06:24I'm like stealing something in it.
06:27Hold on, hold on.
06:29I know, I know.
06:30And I'm like, oh my God.
06:31And it was, this is so embarrassing.
06:34I like, I didn't even really realize I was,
06:36but then I was kind of bored.
06:38So then I stole a Cartier love bracelet.
06:41Joey, no, fuck you.
06:43Are you doing the L thing?
06:44I swear to God.
06:45No!
06:46No!
06:47Damn it.
06:49I, you, you know what?
06:51Jake Shane.
06:53Uh, yeah.
06:54A gay already got to you.
06:55I'm on L's phoning it in.
06:57Shut up.
06:58God damn it.
06:59A gay already got to me.
07:00And he spun all this bullshit.
07:03And I ate it up.
07:05And so now I'm a paparazzi.
07:07And I was like, what?
07:08Can I just tell you the truth?
07:11I'm not at dinner.
07:12I'm at home with George.
07:14You scared me with the two double calls back to back in a row.
07:19Well now, hey.
07:20It's like, this is crazy.
07:21Now I know how to get you on the line, girl.
07:24I can't believe I got God like this.
07:25I'm going to need to.
07:26You need to put me on the fucking cover of this, right?
07:30Yes.
07:30Publicist.
07:31Done.
07:32I love you so much.
07:34Bye.
07:34Love you guys.
07:35Give George a kiss for me.
07:36Bye.
07:38Jake Shane, I'm coming for you.
07:42Tell Jake Shane you have a bombshell story to share on his podcast.
07:46Okay, good.
07:47I need to get revenge.
07:48To what do I owe the pleasure?
07:53My darling love.
07:55I just wanted to call you really quick because I kind of have this like bombshell
08:01I want to drop.
08:02And I was like, should I drop it with Jake like on his podcast?
08:06And I'm not kidding, Jake.
08:07It's like, okay.
08:09I like, I don't want to say right out, but it's like, it's like People Magazine big.
08:14Wait, what?
08:16Are you pranking me?
08:17Is this a prank?
08:18Or are you being...
08:19No, no, no, no.
08:19I'm being so serious.
08:21It literally sounds like a prank, but I swear to God.
08:23It's like this thing that I think could probably change my life for sure.
08:28And like, you would be like so gagged for it.
08:30Like it would be...
08:31Okay, what is that?
08:32So, Terry and I broke up.
08:37Are you serious?
08:38Yeah.
08:40No, you get it.
08:41Yeah, we broke up.
08:42And this is so insane, but I...
08:43Wait, hand to Gaga you broke up.
08:45Hand to, hand to Gaga I broke up.
08:48But it's like really weird because I, um, I'm like now dating a woman.
08:55Benny, I know you're lying now.
08:58Like now I know you're lying.
08:59Like you really had me.
09:01What do you mean?
09:01Really?
09:02No, you're, you can't.
09:04That's not true.
09:04Are you serious?
09:05Sorry, are you serious?
09:06I swear to God.
09:07I like my whole childhood.
09:09I was like, please let me be like attracted to women.
09:11And then finally, I'm like, you know, it just happened.
09:15But I just feel like, I don't know.
09:16I feel like if we, we could like hash this out on your pod and like talk about kind of...
09:21I mean, of course, you're more than welcome on it anytime.
09:24I'd love to have you.
09:25Yeah.
09:25And I feel like you're gonna, like, you're gonna love my girlfriend.
09:28She's so, like, she's so sweet.
09:32And like, I can't even do it, Jake.
09:34I am pranking you.
09:35Oh my God.
09:36I knew it.
09:36And you know why I'm pranking you?
09:38Because I called Charlie and she goes,
09:40Jake, Shane already pranked me.
09:43She did already prank her.
09:44Yeah.
09:44Yeah.
09:45So I'm gay and Terry and I are very much still together.
09:49But thank you for saying that you would have given me that platform to share that.
09:52Wait, of course.
09:53I was really upset about you and Terry.
09:55I know.
09:56I was like that.
09:57I didn't have that.
09:57We were going to do like, we're not going to say what it is.
10:00But then in that moment, I was like, I'm straight now.
10:03I have to tell Jake I'm straight now.
10:06I'm going to come see you on tour.
10:07I can't wait.
10:07Please come.
10:08Yeah.
10:09I'll bring my girl.
10:11Bye.
10:12That was a journey through time and space.
10:14Do you want to try to do it again?
10:16Yeah.
10:16Yeah.
10:16We'll come.
10:19Oh, there it is.
10:20The mailbox is falling.
10:21Cannot accept it.
10:21There it is.
10:22Thanks, Elle.
10:24Um, yeah, we're doing good.
10:26We're doing good.
10:27My girlfriend would have picked up.
10:29Thanks so much for watching and be sure to check out Overcompensating on Prime Video.
10:38To prove this new job.
10:41Yep.
10:43Yes.
10:43No.
10:44It's so much fun.
10:46Yeah.
10:47Yeah.
10:48Yeah.
10:48We're doing good.
10:49We're doing good.
10:49Not the best.
10:50捐
10:57We're at today.
10:57Bye-bye.
10:57Do you see him, I bet Ralph,