Severance’s Hilarious Scene Secrets: Ben Stiller Reveals All

The Surprising Dance Sequence in Severance That Stunned Even the Cast

If you’re not already tuning in to The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott, you’re missing out on Easter eggs that could change your perspective on some of the show’s most memorable moments. One of the most unexpected surprises is the infamous dance sequence in the first season, which even caught the cast off guard.

A Choreographer’s Nightmare

In the seventh episode, "Defiant Jazz," Helly (Britt Lower) and the Macrodata Refinment crew are treated to a reward in the form of "The Music Dance Experience" by supervisor Seth Milchick (Tramell Tillman). What followed was a scene that has become one of the most iconic in the show’s history: Milchick dancing under Technicolor lights like he was transported back to the ’70s with quaaludes guiding his movements. The joy and abandon were jarring in a place where handshakes only occurred after formal requests.

A Choreographer’s Nightmare

"We had a choreographer who came, but basically, Tramell just kind of went off and said, ‘I’ve got some ideas. I’ve got some thoughts.’ Then, they just showed me this dance he came up with," Stiller jokingly says.

The Power of Surprise

Lumon workspaces are typically monotonously mundane, barren of anything but four interconnected cubicles. Disrupting that with this foolishness seven episodes into the season added a levity that makes the bleakness of the characters’ everyday lives more apparent. That’s because every detail in the show seems meticulously arranged, down to the lights used in the scene, which Stiller revealed he hoped "wouldn’t break the reality" of the show.

A Genuine Reaction

The surprise on the Innies’ faces when the lights started changing colors underscored the strangeness of the scenario, and was pretty genuine. "We didn’t know the lights were going to change until we were shooting the scene," Scott reveals.

The Future of Severance

There are only two more episodes left for the podcast to break down. They’ll also be sharing tidbits about the new season of Severance as each episode airs. Let’s hope, at some point, we’ll get some answers about those damn goats.

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