Paul Rudd and Jon Hamm once competed for the same girl over a game of Trivial Pursuit

Paul Rudd and Jon Hamm go way back — (Image credit: Late Night)

Paul Rudd has been friends with fellow actor Adam Scott since he was in his early 20s, Rudd told Seth Meyers on Wednesday's Late Night, but he has known Jon Hamm even longer. And their relationship wasn't always friendly. When Hamm was in high school in St. Louis, Rudd was a college freshman in Kansas City, and he was dating a St. Louis girl, Sarah, that Hamm had dated previously, Rudd explained. "We both kind of liked the same girl, so I was not so crazy about Jon."

Even back then, Hamm "was great at everything," Rudd said, including Trivial Pursuit. Watch below to hear about the "emasculating" time he and Sarah matched trivia skills against Hamm and Sarah's brother, Preston, and learn how he and Hamm eventually became friends. (To understand the "Mall Blubb" joke, watch this.) Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.