{"id":2257178,"date":"2026-01-29T23:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2257178"},"modified":"2026-01-29T23:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T23:30:20","slug":"john-slattery-explains-how-mad-men-costar-jon-hamm-convinced-him-to-collaborate-on-gail-daughtry-and-the-celebrity-sex-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/john-slattery-explains-how-mad-men-costar-jon-hamm-convinced-him-to-collaborate-on-gail-daughtry-and-the-celebrity-sex-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"John Slattery Explains How \u201cMad Men\u201d Costar Jon Hamm Convinced Him to Collaborate on \u201cGail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jon Hamm and John Slattery are teaming up again \u2014 this time, as themselves<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actors play themselves in <em>Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass<\/em>, a new comedy that premiered at Sundance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They most famously worked together in <em>Mad Men,<\/em> which ended its seven-season run in 2015<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jon-hamm\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jon Hamm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jon Hamm<\/a>\u00a0and John Slattery are back together in a new comedy \u2014 and the former <em>Mad Men<\/em> co-stars apparently had a lot of fun filming it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamm, 54, and Slattery, 63, play themselves in <em>Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, <\/em>which revolves around a bride-to-be (played by Zoey Deutch) who seeks revenge on her fianc\u00e9 (Michael Cassidy) after he uses his celebrity \u201chall pass&#8221; by sleeping with another woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film premiered at the\u00a02026 Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a Sunday Jan. 25 interview with<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1427742\/john-slattery-on-reuniting-with-mad-mens-jon-hamm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:E! News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> E! News<\/a>, Slattery said, &#8220;It\u2019s always super fun&#8221; reconnecting with his Mad Men co-star, adding, &#8220;No overt communication necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Jon Hamm and John Slattery in Mad Men <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Justina Mintz\/AMC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It was Hamm who convinced Slattery to take the role, he told E!.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe actually called me about this and said, \u2018David Wayne\u00a0wrote a script\u2014he wants to send it to you,\u2019\u201d Slattery told the outlet. \u201cI said, \u2018Send it.\u2019 I was in Budapest, it was the middle of the night, I was jetlagged. He sent me the script and I read it at 1 in the morning, then called him back immediately and said, \u2018I\u2019m in.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Slattery said the two have a \u201csimilar sense of humor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI thought it was as funny as he did, and here we are,&#8221; Slattery said of the script.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-puzzler-8620185\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamm and Slattery previously collaborated on the 2022 comedy\u00a0<em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/jon-hamm-contributed-60-percent-of-confess-fletch-salary-to-complete-movie-director-says\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Confess, Fletch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Confess, Fletch<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and the 2023 true-crime comedy\u00a0<em>Maggie Moore(s)<\/em>, in which Hamm\u2019s lonely cop investigates the murders of two women with the same name.\u00a0Slattery directed Hamm in\u00a0<em>Maggie Moore(s),\u00a0<\/em>a process he describes as easy. &#8220;Jon gives you so many options and colors,&#8221; Slattery <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/inside-jon-hamm-and-john-slattery-s-gift-of-a-friendship-beach-walks-barbecues-and-cribbage-exclusive-7550710\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:explained to PEOPLE in 2023.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">explained to PEOPLE in 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They began their working relationship on<em> Mad Men, <\/em>which starred Hamm as ad executive Don Draper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Slattery played Roger Sterling \u2014 co-founder of the firm at which Draper works \u2014 in the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show\u00a0ended its seven-season run in 2015,\u00a0with Slattery telling E! he&#8217;s not interested in revisiting the role. \u201cI\u2019m not looking to do\u00a0<em>Mad Men<\/em>\u00a0again,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m lucky enough to have had that. It\u2019s fun to see Hamm, and we see each other away from work, so we\u2019re good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added of Hamm: \u201cWe\u2019ve done a bunch of stuff together after [<em>Mad Men<\/em>.] You can\u2019t do everything together. I mean, we have such a good time, but you gotta do other stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/john-slattery-jon-hamm-convinced-him-to-collaborate-on-new-film-11892976\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Jon Hamm and John Slattery are teaming up again \u2014 this time, as themselves The actors play themselves in Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, a new comedy that premiered at Sundance They most famously worked together in Mad Men, which ended its seven-season run in 2015 Jon Hamm\u00a0and John Slattery [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2257179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[437063,437127,339426,82384,344768,437128],"class_list":["post-2257178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-sex","tag-gail-daughtry","tag-john-slattery","tag-jon-hamm","tag-mad-men","tag-maggie-moore"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/John-Slattery-Explains-How-Mad-Men-Costar-Jon-Hamm-Convinced.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2257178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2257180,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257178\/revisions\/2257180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2257179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2257178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2257178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2257178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}