Jay Chandrasekhar on “Super Troopers 3,” the Case for Theatrical Comedy, and “Brown Supremacist”

Nearly a quarter-century after pulling over their first motorist, Broken Lizard is returning for a third round of highway patrol absurdity. Jay Chandrasekhar, the troupe’s director and co-founder, detailed the shape of Super Troopers 3 in a conversation with Kyle Meredith: a mix of Meet the Parents-style sabotage and an elaborate Indian wedding, with Farva set to marry Thorny’s sister. The plot again folds in a drug investigation, but Chandrasekhar made it clear he’s steering well clear of the present political climate. “I don’t care who you’re for,” he said. “You’re going to escape for two hours.”

That emphasis on a shared, unapologetically silly escape is why Chandrasekhar resisted a direct-to-streaming path. He argued pointedly for the return of R-rated theatrical comedy, noting the particular charge of “laughing with strangers.” The film includes a creek-jumping homage to The Dukes of Hazzard and Smokey and the Bandit, plus Mac’s maple-syrup riff on Han Solo’s carbonite prison—gestures that root the movie in a tradition of big-room farce.

Also on the horizon: Brown Supremacist, Chandrasekhar’s first full solo standup special. After decades onstage with Broken Lizard, he said it was finally time to “turn on the camera.” The special offers a separate lens on a performer whose work has long depended on collective combustion—now stripping back to one microphone and a crowd.