like straining to tie it to a current and future “Lion King” by having Rafiki tell the story to Simba and Nala’s daughter Kiara , Pumbaa and Timon . These comedic breaks, and Lin-Manuel ...

Before the king and queen venture off on a bit of important business, Simba charges old pals Pumbaa (Seth Rogen) and Timon (Billy Eichner) — who see themselves as the royal security detail ...

Young Kiara is terrified of the storm, and to keep her thoughts elsewhere, Rafiki tells a story, with Pumbaa and Timon providing comic-relief, meta-jokes, e.g., a reference to the “sock puppets ...

Pumbaa and Timon. Mufasa, introduced as a young orphan cub, is voiced by Aaron Pierre. Kelvin Harrison, Jr. does Taka, who becomes the villain Scar. Miranda’s biggest challenge musically ...

"Hakuna Matata" may not feature on the soundtrack, but Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner embodied the carefree spirit of the song when they reprised their roles as comical buddies Pumbaa and Timon for ...

Nevertheless, Timon and Pumbaa's position on the fringes gave the actors more opportunity to improvise, said Eichner. "It gives you such a fun game to play with each other.

“Hakuna Matata” may not feature on the soundtrack, but Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner embodied the carefree spirit of the song when they reprised their roles as comical buddies Pumbaa and Timon ...