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Video: Zach Galifianakis Delivers Most Satisfying Justin Bieber Interview You'll Ever See
On his most recent segment of Between Two Ferns, Zach Galifianakis's guest was pop sensation and superbrat Justin Bieber—an appareance the comedian points out comes "right in the middle of [Bieber's] public meltdown." And it's the most satisfying five minutes featuring Justin Bieber that you'll ever see.
The interview starts out tepid, but gets better every second ("When you're in the recording studio, do you ever think 'hey, what if I don't make something shitty?'"), and eventually it all comes to a boil around the 3:30 mark, when Galifianakis can't take Bieber's "young, punk attitude" anymore and gets the belt out for a public spanking:
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Justin Bieber from Justin Bieber
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