Ben Stiller has faced some pretty uncomfortable interrogations on screen, but his latest suspect might be tougher to rattle than Robert De Niro. The actor teamed up with New York Knicks star OG Anunoby for a hilarious promotional video for Focker-in-Law, the upcoming fourth installment in the Meet the Parents franchise — and the results are pure comedy.
The premise? A lie detector test. The target? Anunoby’s famously unbothered personality. The collateral damage? Stiller’s ego.
Ben Stiller vs. OG Anunoby: The Lie Detector Test
In a playful nod to the iconic lie detector scene from Meet the Parents, Stiller hooks Anunoby up to a polygraph and starts firing questions at the Knicks forward.
Naturally, Anunoby remains remarkably calm. Asked whether he considers himself a better athlete than Stiller, the NBA star has no trouble answering yes. Somewhere, the Zoolander star may still be recovering.
Things get even funnier when Stiller asks Anunoby to name his favorite actor. The answer? Anne Hathaway. His favorite male actor? Will Ferrell.
Stiller also tries to get Anunoby talking about his favorite scene from Meet the Parents, only to discover that the basketball player has no intention of protecting the comedian’s dignity.
OG Anunoby Has a Message for Ben Stiller
The exchange’s best punchline arrives when Stiller jokes that people sometimes call him “OG.” Anunoby, apparently unimpressed by the nickname, suggests there may be a different explanation: Stiller is old.
Ouch. No defensive switch can save you from that one.
The video eventually turns toward a potential one-on-one basketball showdown, but Stiller makes a quick exit, leaving Anunoby hooked up to the machine and calling after him.
Knicks Fandom Meets Hollywood Comedy
Stiller is a well-known Knicks superfan, making the crossover between Madison Square Garden and Hollywood a natural fit. The promo also gives Focker-in-Law a fun spotlight ahead of its release.
With Anunoby delivering deadpan one-liners and Stiller playing the increasingly exasperated straight man, this celebrity crossover proves one thing: sometimes the funniest matchup in New York isn’t happening on the basketball court.
