Mariah Carey was scheduled to film a cameo but her scenes were never filmed. Will Ferrell recalled that she showed up four hours late, then didn't want to do the scene she had agreed to do. She then delayed production by not wanting to sing the song (one of her own) that she was supposed to sing. This would have required the legal department to clear the song. Carey also required her trailer to be filled with white flowers and stuffed lambs. Carey's scene was ultimately not filmed.
Many of the outdoor university scenes were filmed at California State University of Long Beach.
Steve Mnuchin, the Secretary of the Treasury in the Trump administration, is the executive producer of this film.
Amy Poehler and Nick Kroll were a couple from 2013 to 2015.
This film is Andrew Jay Cohen's feature film directorial debut.