[ cheers and applause >> jimmy: yeah very proud of you tonight. >> thank you so much >> jimmy: you were awesome, buddy. my thanks again to ian lara. [ cheers and applause dwayne johnson, camila cabello and, of course, the roots, right there, from philadelphia, pennsylvania [ cheers and applause thank you for watching stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers. goodnight, everybody [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪

♪ >> annnnouncer: frfrom 30 rockekefeller plalaza in nenew york, itit's "late n nigh seth m meyers. tonight -- taron n egerton. star of "little shop of horrors," actress maude apatow author and comedian, jessi klein. featuring the 8g band with fred armisen ♪ [ cheers and applause and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. we hope you're all doing well tonight. and now if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news the manhattan grand jury investigating former president trump's alleged involvement in a hush money payment is reportedly not expected to hear any more evidence for the next month. oh, you mean they need some time off after hearing nothing but trump sex stories? [ laughter ] "please, we just need a month. [ laughter ] according to new reports, several top republican donors are worried that florida governor ron desantis does not have the charisma for a national campaign this guy

this guy doesn't have the charisma for a local ad campaign [ laughter ] he looked like a used car dealer who insists on being in the commercials. "come on down to ron's motors. our prices aren't woke, and that's no joke." [ laughter ] republican congressman mike gallagher warned this week that china wants to use artificial intelligence to perfect its "orwellian surveillance state." unfortunately, republicans don't know what that means because they banned that book. [ laughter ] dr. anthony fauci has reportedly sold his memoir for just under $5 million he will not narrate the audio book though because he knows no one ever listens to him. [ laughter ] two fishermen who allegedly cheated in a competitive fishing competition in ohio pleaded guilty this week to criminal charges and face up to one year in prison. and do you know what they do to people who cheat at fishing in prison because i don't. [ laughter ] i'm guessing it's literally never happened before.

[ laughter ] a travel company has announced it will offer the world's longest bus journey this summer, which will take riders on a 56-day trip across europe. or for a cheaper 56-day trip, book a greyhound to jacksonville [ laughter ] i feel like one of our writers, brian, did that once and thought maybe the whole audience had as well [ light laughter ] it was announced yesterday that the sequel to author john grisham's book "the firm" will be released later this year this news first reported in an all caps text from your dad. [ laughter ] today was baseball's opening day with all 30 mlb teams playing games, and it's about 40 degrees here in new york, so if you're the mets, this is what it feels like to play in october. [ laughter ] and finally, the department store chain macy's announced yesterday that its ceo will retire next year while tj maxx announced their ceo is just a loose pile of pants.

[ laughter ] that was the monologue, and we're off and running. [ cheers and applause we've got a great show for you tonight. you know him from films like "rocketman" and the "kingsman" franchise. his latest, "tetris" is on apple tv plus tomorrow taron egerton is back on the show [ cheers and applause we're so happy to have him she's a talented actress you know from "euphoria" and "the king of staten island. currently she's starring as audrey in "little shop of horrors," which you can see at the westside theatre here in new york city. maude apatow is back [ cheers and applause and she is an emmy and peabody-winning writer and producer whose work you know from shows like "inside amy schumer," "big mouth," and "i love that for you. her best-selling book, "i'll show myself out: essays on midlife and motherhood" is out now. jessi klein is back on the show too. [ cheers and applause but before we get to all that -- republican congresswoman lauren boebert humiliated herself at a hearing on wednesday, obsessed over the false claim that the district of columbia had decriminalized public urination her fellow boebert,

marjorie taylor greene, claimed that canada's participating in an invasion of the united states and donald trump has reportedly asked his aides to draw up battle plans to attack mexico if he's re-elected president. for more on this, and i do mean moron, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause >> seth: this won't come as a shock to you, but a lot of really dumb [ bleep ] happens in congress this is a place where famously a senator once held up a snowball to disprove global warming and a member of congress vaped during a congressional hearing. "check out the coolest kid at the sleepover, everybody." "i stole it from my stepdad's glove compartment. [ light laughter ] smoking is obviously horrible and disgusting, but somehow vaping looks even worse. i mean, can you imagine keith richards with a juul pen in his mouth "bloody hell, this thing tastes like cotton candy. of course, keith richards wouldn't smoke a juul, he would just eat the pods. i can't imagine this is what the founding fathers had in mind when they created congress

or maybe it is, i don't know those guys were weirdos, too just chopping down cherry trees left and right and wearing wigs to meetings, you know. benjamin franklin was probably high on hemp all the time. why else would you tie a key to a [ bleep ] kite in a lightning storm? [ laughter ] plus, he had all those famous sayings that only a stoner would come up with "whoa, have you ever noticed, like, a penny saved, is also, like, a penny earned [ laughter ] i think i'm gonna go bald on top, but let my sides grow long. [ laughter ] it will be so [ bleep ] hilarious. [ laughter ] and both of those lowlights, the snowball and the vape, were before the maga weirdos even came along that was the baseline level of stupid we were already working with before people like lauren boebert and marjorie taylor greene showed up and they seemed to take it as a challenge. they looked at that and said, "you think that's dumb hold my juul." [ laughter ] for example, at a homeland security hearing this week, greene claimed that the nation of canada was helping mexico violate american sovereignty

>> it's extremely concerning, and dangerous to the united states of america's national security, that canada's immigration policy allows mexicans to travel to canada without a visa. it seems that canada wants to participate in mexico's invasion of the united states >> seth: "one of the invaders even brought a snowball into the capitol. [ light laughter ] otherwise known as a canadian grenade. [ laughter ] that clip is yet another reminder that, even when it comes to the border, the one thing you'd think republicans actually cared about, they have no serious ideas take, for example, this insane report from "rolling stone" yesterday, which said that donald trump has asked his advisers for battle plans to attack mexico if re-elected. one source said, "attacking mexico, or whatever you'd like to call it, is something that president trump has said he wants battle plans drawn for." whatever i'd like to call it i'd like to call it the last straw for reasonable republicans, but those people always seem to have one more straw. [ light laughter ] you can just picture

lindsey graham saying, "if donald trump were to draw up plans to invade mexico, that would be the last straw for me." "oh, he just did that. "oh, he did? well, would you look at that [ laughter ] one more straw for lindsey!" [ laughter ] not only is this fully unhinged, but it's also very funny to imagine donald trump, who is very much not the president and does not have access to generals, or military advisers, or covert intelligence, just sitting around his omelet bar in florida with his council of bozos and dip [ bleep ], asking them to draw up battle plans, like any of them know what the [ bleep ] that means i'm sure rudy giuliani is on top of it. "boss, i made a contact in mexico who can give us inside information. code name 'senor frogs.' [ laughter ] and yet, that was somehow not the dumbest thing that a prominent republican said or did this week. because there was also lauren boebert, who, fun fact, is a descendant of the confederate general doinkus boebert -- [ laughter ] who famously slept through the

battle of gettysburg [ laughter ] "oh, no. [ light laughter ] boebert put on perhaps the most embarrassing spectacle of her time in congress this week, and that is saying a lot now, here's some quick context the city of washington d.c. passed an updated criminal code a few months ago, but republicans freaked out and painted it as "soft on crime," which it was not and along with many democrats, they trampled on washington d.c.'s right to govern itself by overriding the local government and stepping in to block the law which is obviously unfair and undemocratic now, both houses of congress voted to overturn the d.c. bill and joe biden signed the measure to overturn the d.c. bill. and, as an aside, i have to say, it's [ bleep ] that joe biden thinks he knows what's better for the city of washington d.c. than the people of washington d.c., who actually live there and i know he technically lives there, too, but he lives in the white house. that would be like telling people you're a real new yorker when you actually live in the m&m store. [ laughter ] "best thing about living in new york the unlimited candy. [ laughter ] like, the city of washington d.c. didn't turn around and pass a law requiring joe biden to grab both handrails when he goes up the stairs [ laughter ]

i think i know what happened he vaped right before he got on that flight. "whoa, i'm trippin' on stairs and i'm trippin' balls." [ laughter ] anyway, that's the gist. congress overturned the d.c. law so it never took effect and it never will and yet, lauren boebert, who let me remind you, is in congress, did not seem to know that, because during a hearing, she grilled one of the local d.c. lawmakers who crafted the bill and seemed to think that the bill she voted to overturn was actually now law in the city of d.c >> in november of 2022, you led the charge to reform d.c.'s crime laws, is that correct? >> i chaired the committee that that proposal came from. >> you led this charge, yes sir. and these charges -- these changes are now law here in d.c., correct? >> do you mean the revised criminal code? >> yes >> no, those are not the law >> those are not the law did -- >> you overturned them >> the revised criminal code was rejected by the house. >> excuse me mr. chairman, i'm talking to mr. allen >> seth: "excuse me mr. chairman, stop correcting me while i'm already being corrected by a different person. [ laughter ]

i don't like being corrected by a bunch of people at once, it reminds me of every minute of my life now, mr. allen, let me ask you this the district of columbia, that's located in south america, correct? [ laughter ] i can't even begin to wrap my head around how dumb this is she had to be corrected by the witness about a bill she voted on there's a good chance she doesn't even know she's in washington d.c right now. she probably needs one of those mall maps that tell you where you are, except for the entire country. but the exchange gets way dumber from there, because even after being told that the revised criminal code is not the law in d.c., because it was overturned by congress -- which again, lauren boebert is a member of. boebert continued to press the witness on the specific issue of public urination she desperately wanted to know if d.c. had downgraded the crime of public urination. and yet again, she humiliated herself. >> mr. allen, did you or did you not decriminalize public urination in washington d.c. >> no, we did not. >> did you lead the charge to do so >> no, the revised criminal code left that as a criminal charge

>> did you lead the charge to decriminalize public urination in washington d.c. >> no ma'am. >> did you ever vote in favor of decriminalizing public urination in washington d.c. >> the revised criminal code that was passed by the council -- >> did you ever support -- >> -- kept it as a criminal offense. >> did you -- and you support this >> i voted for it, yeah. >> you voted to keep it as a criminal offense >> that's correct. the full council did >> seth: what is wrong with you? are you not capable of doing a google before appearing at committee hearings in congress or does boebert think "doing a google" is also slang for public urination? because it definitely sounds like something they'd say in australia. "driver, pull over i've gotta to do a google on the side of the road." [ laughter ] here's my theory i think lauren boebert's staff hates her and gave her bad information as a prank "uh, congresswoman, here's all that information you requested on public urination. [ laughter ] "thank you wow. this is great.

according to this sponsor, i want to get this right, the sponsor of this bill was a councilman named i.p. mapantz. [ laughter ] "yeah, that's right. you should say that when the camera's are on. [ laughter ] eventually, boebert decided to throw in the towel because at the end of that exchange, after she was once again proven wrong, she just gave up and yielded back her time. >> we have records that show that you were in favor of removing that criminal offense and allowing public urination. >> no. the -- >> is that something that you intend to pursue in the future >> no. the legislation that you are referring to, that came from the criminal code reform commission, changed public urination from a criminal to a civil offense. the council then changed that to maintain it as a criminal offense, at the request of the mayor. >> thank you i yield. >> seth: "thank you. i yield. and now if you'll excuse me, i'm going back to my office to figure out what the [ bleep ] i actually do here." [ laughter ] although, later in the hearing, when a democratic member of the committee took a swipe at boebert, boebert actually piped up, as if she wanted another shot at the whole public urination discussion

>> they're choosing to waste our time by meddling in the district of columbia and talking about public urination over and over just want to make sure, do you have anything additional you want to say about public urination? now's your time. >> i do. um, um - >> no, not you i'm talking to -- it's not your time [ laughter ] >> seth: she basically said, "get out of here shoo." not only does boebert want to keep talking about public urination, she doesn't even know how congressional hearings work. she was talking to the witness, not you. but i guess asking if you have anything to add on public urination in front of boebert is like saying to my kids, "anyone have 45 minutes of punctuation-less thoughts about dinosaurs? "i do, i do! theropods have hollow bones and three toes on each limb. "enough! [ laughter ] all of this once again proves that even when they hold power, as they do now in the house, republicans are not a serious governing party. they can't be bothered to do anything about real issues that affect real people, but they seem to have plenty of time to fantasize about bombing mexico or fending off a nonexistent

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♪ [ cheers and applause >> seth: give it up for the 8g band right over there. you guys, we have been so happy to have fred armisen with us all week fred, how are you, my friend >> fred: i'm doing great >> seth: it's so exciting to have you here for a week and this is really exciting too, it is opening day in major league baseball. i know you're a huge sports fan. a huge baseball fan. >> fred: huge, huge, baseball. >> seth: which team do you think has the best chances >> fred: phillies. >> seth: great [ cheers and applause >> fred: phillies all the way. >> seth: phillies everywhere i also heard -- is this true, that you are launching -- next week is the opening day of your rival baseball league? >> fred: yes >> seth: that's so exciting. >> fred: so, i have this baseball league that is like -- it's players from every team - >> seth: uh-huh. >> fred: in both leagues, national and american. >> seth: great you do know a lot about baseball >> fred: i do. but it's less about like, "i'm from this team or that team. it's just more like a crowd of players on the field >> seth: okay. >> fred: right and it's more like, let's have fun, let's throw a bunch of baseballs around [ laughter ]

it doesn't have to be so many rules, that's like, from another time let's all just enjoy this moment >> seth: okay. >> fred: so -- >> seth: so it's a bunch of guys on the field throwing balls around >> fred: yeah but in a way that's sort of -- you know, with enjoyment. [ laughter ] >> seth: is there a way to keep score? >> fred: yeah, so, for every three times someone catches a ball, right? that's seven points. [ laughter ] every fourth time, zero points [ laughter ] any fast ball that goes to left field where four people catch those, ten points with five subtracted if it's from the opposing team. and that's it. [ laughter ] >> seth: those are the only -- >> fred: those are the only rules. >> seth: wait, how long does the game take? >> fred: five minutes. [ laughter ] >> seth: that's really -- and what is it called? >> fred: it's just called "regular baseball. >> seth: okay, great give it up one more time for fred armisen, everybody. [ cheers and applause our first guest tonight is a talented actor you know from

films such as "rocketman," "eddie the eagle," and "the kingsman" franchise. he executive produces and stars in "tetrisis," which p premiers globalally on applple tv plus s tomomorrow let's takeke a look. > relax, hehenk thisis game is s swell > what's itit called? >> t tetris. >> t tetris. i i don't get t it >> it's a combination of tetra, greek k for four - -- all the es pieces a are variantnts of four- anand tennis >> tenennis? >> tennis.s. and supppposedly thehe russian inventntor, he likikes tennis.s. >> here, h henk, try i it. ♪ ♪ >> seth: please welcome back to the show our friend taron egerton, everybody [ cheers and applause ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause >> seth: welcome back! >> wow what a lovely welcome. thank you so much. thank you. [ cheers and applause >> seth: it's so nice to see you again. >> it's great to see you >> seth: last time you were here, we were talking about your wonderful work as elton john in "rocketman." >> thank you >> seth: obviously, you know, a slightly - [ cheers and applause the appropriate response obviously, it was taking on a lot playing a real person. >> yes >> seth: you are also playing a real person many this film this is henk rogers, who was integral in the tetris story this is a true story >> exactly >> seth: did you know him as well as you knew elton john? >> no. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] so you weren't like a big henk rogers fan? >> no, but, i mean, i am now obviously. [ laughter ] >> seth: and you got to meet the real henk? >> i did, yeah well, we shot this movie during the first sort of covid phase. so, we spoke over zoom a lot he's a nice guy. he was a game publisher in 1989.

in the scene you just saw, he got this sort of sneak preview to tetris. took it upon himself to go to soviet russia on a tourist visa to try and procure the rights to the game so, he's this sort of, you know, cowboyish, renegade -- you know, classic casting. [ laughter ] so, he went to russia to get the game >> seth: and now, was he surprised that his story was being told on film >> i think they've known for a while. because the story gets crazy it's hard -- i've been in new york for a couple of days trying to, you know -- >> seth: explain it. >> explain it. and i'm rubbish. i can't do it. [ laughter ] i can't do it. but it is wild you know, the kgb got involved, and there's jeopardy and it's in russia and it's gnarly. and it's cool. >> seth: it is not -- when you think there's going to be a movie about tetris, i was very surprised when i found out all these very real details. >> yeah, i got there on the first day, and i was dressed as a square everyone looked at me like - [ laughter ]

>> seth: you did -- i want to ask about the mustache, because i could not tell watching -- real or fake >> i can't believe you're asking me that. [ light laughter ] i can't believe you're asking me that that's like -- >> seth: i can't tell why you're offended >> because it's like - [ laughter ] i'll tell you why. because it's like asking a lady her age. [ laughter ] i don't know why you're all laughing you must never ask a gentleman if his mustache is real or fake. >> seth: all right you know what? i apologize i've stepped afoul of manners, and you know what? we shall just leave it at that >> let's leave that one there and move on with the interview we can fix this in editing >> seth: okay, great [ laughter ] this was -- you know, was this a game -- because, again, this game was so popular in the early '90s, tetris were you -- i mean, i know, also, i'm aware that that's probably right around when you were born. >> yes [ laughter ] yeah >> seth: so, did you know much about tetris >> no, no, i didn't.

i was actually born -- the movie ends -- i'm going to tell you how the movie ends that's left field, isn't it? >> seth: the movie ends when your mustache falls off. [ laughter and applause and then it's the last piece of the tetris [ laughter ] >> so it's -- the movie's set during the sort of last days of the soviet union and obviously it kind of culminates with -- i really shouldn't do this actually anyway, i was born on the 10th of november, 1989. so i am an '80s baby just by the skin of my teeth >> seth: there you go. >> but i did play a little bit when i was a kid yeah, i got a copy when i got my first gameboy when i was about 10 >> seth: what were the games that you played then did you play video games >> i was -- pokemon. obsessed with pokemon! [ cheers and applause obsessed hey, thanks, that's cool [ light laughter ] my inner monologue was going, "you are the least cool man on the planet." [ light laughter ] but apparently the seth meyers audience - >> seth: no, no i want to tell you what happened there.

they were applauding for pokemon. they weren't applauding -- [ laughter ] they didn't think it was cool that you were obsessed with pokemon. [ laughter ] don't look -- you're not even wearing a watch. [ laughter ] is that offensive that i asked if you're wearing a watch? >> yeah. anything that i have to put on my body, you know. no i meant because, you know, pokemon doesn't make me feel very cool, but i was, i was obsessed with that game as a kid. but i played tetris sort of when i got bored of pokemonl. which was quite rare you know, almost like a sort of palette cleanser you know when you go to a restaurant and you have a bit of sorbet >> seth: yeah. >> tetris is my sorbet >> seth: okay, gotcha. [ light laughter ] i'm confident you're the first person to ever say that about tetris >> let's get it on a t-shirt [ laughter ] >> seth: your face and it says, "tetris is my sorbet." >> exactly that. >> seth: and i've just heard from the t-shirt store, no one's buying it. [ laughter ] we'll keep working on it now i've heard that one of your dream roles is "sweeney todd." >> yes >> seth: which is currently on broadway in previews right now >> yes >> seth: are you going to have time are you here long enough to go check it out

>> no, but i just heard that maude apatow is on the show. >> seth: yeah! >> and she's playing audrey too. >> seth: yes >> "little shop of horrors" is like my favorite show. >> seth: that's fantastic. >> i have a dream about playing seymour. i actually played -- when i was 17, i played that role at aberystwyth art center which is the town i'm from and it's one of my real dream roles. ♪ suddenly seymour ♪ [ cheers ] >> seth: there you go. that was for you that was for you >> thanks, guys. yeah, i'm judging by your taste, because that was not my finest [ laughter ] >> seth: we do want to beg you just remember the next time you're on, please don't use your time here to audition for broadway stuff >> yeah. yeah, sorry. [ laughter ] >> seth: did you do a lot of shows when you were 17 was that - >> yeah, that's when i -- so i started acting when i was about 15 i was quite late to it really. and that was one of the ones i did in youth theater it was an amazing thing for me, acting, because i suppose like

prior to that, i was a bit -- one of those kids who hadn't quite found his groove, you know >> seth: sure. >> and when i started acting, i sort of felt like i had found my tribe. >> seth: did you have those moments, because for me, it was maybe doing improv comedy where you were on stage in front of people your age, and it was going well because i remember the day i thought, "oh, i never want to stop doing this. >> i know. i remember the moment. >> seth: really? was it -- what was it? >> so this is when i was in 15, and i was in a production of "a midsummer night's dream," it's a shakespeare play and i played an actor within a show in the play and he's kind of one of the younger members of the company, and he's forced to play a woman, and he's really upset about it and as this sort of chubby, awkward, 15-year-old kid, i was really upset about it. and i was given a red, like, tutu cocktail dress and flowers in my hair and a little thing. and i was -- i thought, "well, this is it this is the end of the world." [ laughter ] but i went out on stage, and the audience fell about laughing

and i thought, "wow. this is it." >> seth: yeah, it's like a drug. >> and that's why drag is okay [ cheers and applause >> seth: well, i don't think we're going to top that. i think that's a perfect capper. thank you so much for being back what a delight to have you [ cheers and applause >> thank you >> seth: taron egerton, everybody. "tetris" premieres on apple tv plus tomorrow. we'll be right back with maude apatow [ cheers and applause ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause >> seth: our next guest is a talented actress you know from the hit show "euphoria" as well as movies such as "the king of staten island" and "other people." she's currently starring as audrey in "little shop of horrors," which is now playing off-broadway at the westside theatre. please welcome back to the show maude apatow, everybody. [ cheers and applause

♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause >> seth: welcome back, maude >> thank you >> seth: i don't know if you heard, taron is very jealous that you're in "little shop of horrors" and he's not. >> oh, my god, i didn't hear that >> seth: yeah. he was just saying this is one of his dream roles was this -- i know you're a huge musical theater fan. was this a dream for you >> oh, my gosh yeah this was one of the first shows i ever saw as a kid, so i was so -- yeah, it was extra special for that reason, i think >> seth: now, obviously you're excited. was it also -- were there some nerves when you first started doing it i mean, i know you're up and running now and probably very comfortable. >> oh, yeah. no, no there were so, so many nerves. still are. >> seth: okay. >> yeah, i definitely have a history of stage fright. >> seth: okay. >> so this has, uh - >> seth: that's very - >> this has been very challenging for me [ light laughter ] >> seth: i mean, it seems interesting that you were like, "i have a history of stage fright, and i have taken to the stage. [ laughter ]

>> no, it's tricky it's always been that way, but i push through >> seth: so like early -- even as a young actor in school productions you would have it? >> yes like oh, my gosh there was one time i was in the improv group at my school, and i was always so nervous to do improv, and my dad came to like my -- our like final performance. and every time i would get, like, tapped in to go on stage, i'd instantly run off stage for whatever reason i'd make up. so i'd be like, "oh, yeah, i'm getting a phone call i have to go." and he's like, "maude, you have to stay on stage for more than 30 seconds." like, it's weird so yeah, it's always been that way. >> seth: now your dad judd apatow obviously knows a lot about comedy, about directing. so -- and i've heard he's come to see this show nine times. >> he has. >> seth: now that is both very, incredibly loving. is he only supportive or does he bring notes? >> oh, he definitely brings notes. [ light laughter ] >> seth: a lot of notes. >> lots of notes we -- i know, everyone in the cast is like, "your dad's here again. [ laughter ] i'm like, "ugh yeah, he is, huh?"

he sits in the same spot like, i can see him. we have monitors backstage of the stage, and i can see his bald spot in the monitor while he's there [ laughter ] but, uh, yeah. he's going to come like eight more times before i finish >> seth: really? >> yeah, no, he's a super fan. >> seth: that's really sweet and then after each show, does he always say "good job" first i hope >> um -- [ light laughter ] yes! yeah, yeah, no but he does give me notes. he's seen it so many times he knows, like, when i'm having a bummer show for sure [ laughter ] >> seth: your mom, the wonderful actress leslie mann, she is different. it seems like -- based on her instagram comments we found, she seemed to be very consistently positive we've tried to circle them for everybody to see every single photo, she just puts a bunch of hearts [ laughter ]

like the same hearts every single time. i mean, this must be so -- have you even noticed that she was doing this [ laughter ] >> no. >> seth: no? that is the saddest thing for a mom. it's like, "i'm sorry, i didn't notice i was reading what strangers say. >> oh, my god. i didn't realize she was doing the same thing on every single post >> seth: this was the best one i don't think, for the record, don't feel bad because i don't think she notices either here's a photo where she just commented twice in a row [ laughter ] >> she really loved that one >> seth: she loved that one. she was like -- she commented once, and she's like, "you know what, once isn't enough. [ light laughter ] you have a wonderful costar in this, matt doyle he won a tony last year. >> he's amazing. >> seth: it's a very funny show. it seems like a show in an intimate theater where people are really enjoying being together and laughing together >> yeah. >> seth: do you guys ever have trouble not laughing when you're on stage together? >> oh, my god. so much. we just -- at the end of "suddenly seymour," we, like, embrace and then kiss and then he like dips me down, and we stay kissing in that dip position for as long as the audience claps

but i think -- we don't get up, so then they think we're still going, so they keep clapping, and it sort of just becomes like really long that we're holding this kiss. and it's a stage kiss, so like we're not actually like making out. we're kind of just like still in a kiss and sometimes, we kind of talk through the kiss [ laughter ] like we'll be like, "that was a pretty good one, yeah. it's always a little awkward, but i always think that's funny and then i'll just start laughing >> seth: you mentioned, obviously, this history of stage fright and getting over your nerves you had an incident recently in the show where you had to get over >> yeah. >> seth: did it help or hurt the nerves >> well, i'm always really kind of in a panic the entire time, and i was running off stage, and i guess my eyes were kind of adjusting to the light and i just ran full speed into the wall [ audience ohs ] >> seth: yeah. >> and - >> seth: had they just moved it there, or was it there every night? [ laughter ] >> oh, it was definitely there every night. >> seth: so not like new wall situation. >> i know, everyone is like, "wait, the same --" and i'm

like, "let's not get into it." but yeah, and i got a concussion [ audience ohs ] >> seth: middle of the show? >> yeah. >> seth: and did you finish that show >> i did >> seth: wow >> it was insane i don't know what i was doing. >> seth: and was your dad like, "i feel like something was off?" [ laughter ] >> uh -- god, he would have been if he was there. i swear i was just like, almost crying the rest of the show. my eyes were like -- i was like, okay, but get through it, get through it, get through it and then, yeah, after the show, i think the adrenaline wore off, and i was like, "i need to go to the hospital." but i'm all good now >> seth: you're all good and it really shows your commitment to the craft. [ cheers and applause they all say -- all the reviews said maude apatow would run through a wall for this part [ laughter ] >> it's so humiliating i posted on my instagram, "i can't come to the show tonight, i'm so sorry." everyone was like, "screw you. and then i had to post the next show i missed, due to an injury. i felt like an athlete [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah, exactly they can't say "screw you" unless you're like, "the thing is i ran into a wall," and then they're like, "well, come on."

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>> seth: we were talking backstage. the last time you were here was a live show. >> yes >> seth: we were on late at night in 2016, the evening that hillary clinton accepted the democratic nomination for president. >> yeah. >> seth: and pretty much all we talked about were how many balloons dropped from the ceiling. >> there were so many balloons we were talking about how excited and happy we were that everything was about to be perfect. >> seth: yeah! >> yeah. >> seth: we didn't realize the trajectory of the balloons was downward >> was down through the floor into full hell [ laughter ] yeah but they were lead balloons. >> seth: they were lead balloons, it turns out >> yeah. >> seth: this is a wonderful book of essays >> thank you >> seth: which we -- when it first came out, we talked about it a little bit. we were writers together at "snl." >> yes >> seth: and you're very honest about a step you took to sort of deal with the stress and pressure of the table read on wednesday. >> yes >> seth: and it was lovely to read it because it was a reminder there's just no way to make it easier >> well, you're being very kind,

seth, because what people here don't know is that i just bombed the whole year that i wrote for "snl." [ laughter ] and it's a very stressful table read, and everyone's there and i was trying to figure out what could i do to make up for my lack of talent and writing on the show and i decided the thing to do was to get a lot of, um, like good luck jewelry that had like, inspirational things engraved on it [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> 'cause that would project a lot of confidence. [ laughter ] and so i remember i bought a necklace that said "fearlessness" on it >> seth: uh-huh. >> because then like, if people see that, they won't realize these sketches suck. [ laughter ] and then i bought on etsy, which is a great website for engravable inspirational jewelry. [ light laughter ] i bought a ring that said -- it said on the inside, "this too shall pass." >> seth: okay. [ laughter ] >> and so i would be in that table read waiting for my sketches to be horribly over and just be like, "this too -- this sketch too shall pass. [ laughter ] and then they would. into oblivion. >> seth: in the end, do you feel like it was wroth -- the money was worth it on the inspirational jewelry?

>> absolutely not. >> seth: okay. >> a full waste, yeah. money into the garbage >> seth: i mean, "edible boyfriend," right? >> wait, wait, what? >> seth: "edible boyfriend" was a jessi klein sketch >> oh, yeah, yeah! i was like -- i thought -- yes >> seth: that is a crazy thing to just say out of nowhere [ laughter ] i do apologize for no context. >> i had a moment of like needing to roll out of - >> seth: "edible boyfriend?" and you're like, "wait, is that a story i'm supposed to tell?" [ laughter ] you had a boyfriend once, you ate? right? [ laughter ] >> yes, i just finished eating my boyfriend [ talking over each other i think the confusion and the reason i just got whiplash was it was called "brownie husband." >> seth: okay, gotcha. [ laughter ] >> but it could have been called and should have been called "edible boyfriend. [ laughter ] >> seth: i will say as a talk show host, i've done you no favors here. [ laughter ] >> no, no, no. you are doing me the opposite of dirty. >> seth: okay. all right, thank you >> yeah. >> seth: i sent one of your essays to my wife who then over the course of the next week said - >> edible wife >> seth: yeah, my edible wife. >> edible wife [ laughter ] >> seth: she used to be my brownie girlfriend [ laughter ] and then i made her an honest edible >> an honest edible.

[ laughter ] >> seth: but she -- you know, she said that, in the course of the week that followed, she said like eight other moms had sent it to her. >> yeah! >> seth: and i feel like you must be getting feedback like that >> yeah. it was really nice i -- yeah, i -- the first chapter in the book kind of went viral. it was published in "new york" magazine, and i just started getting a lot, like -- a lot of women sliding into my dms, which is really what you want. and -- a lot of moms but just saying like, "i feel seen thank you for writing this." and then there were sometimes just a level of, like, sort of desperation that you would feel of like, "i just -- i have like three kids under the age of 5, and like i'm at the bottom of the ocean. no one's slept --" and you're like, "maybe you should call 911. [ laughter ] instead of dm-ing me," but i was very grateful. it was very nice >> seth: i should note, one of the important things to say about this book is it's wildly funny. and one of the things i've heard you say is, like, it's really hard - you don't really want to hear about people -- how great people's kids are.

but it's super fun to hear that other people's kids are pains in the asses. [ light laughter ] >> oh, all i want to do is hear about what turds other people's kids are [ laughter ] yeah, there's nothing worse than like, someone else's, like, polite, well-behaved kid who eats everything they're supposed to >> seth: yeah. >> like, i remember when my kid first started going to preschool, i would see what other kids had in their lunchboxes, because like my kid still -- he's almost 8, and he only eats like, bread and cheese, which is of course what we all want to eat [ laughter ] and what i eat now because i'm an adult and i can do whatever i want, but -- [ laughter ] there was like those kids who have those little bento boxes. >> seth: yeah. >> there was -- i remember a kid who had just cherry tomatoes, raw cherry tomatoes in one of the sections i saw this kid eat the cherry tomato and i was like, "i have to go punch a wall." [ laughter ] i'm so -- how dare you how dare you all of you >> seth: so i actually met this person as well, i don't know if it's the same person but you write an essay about the car seat lady, which i think like might -- some people might not believe is a real thing.

>> there -- yeah she's real, and i bet it probably is the same car seat lady >> seth: i think so too. i feel like she maybe like, just, you know, copyrighted the name >> yeah! there's a -- when you have a child, by law, you have to put them into a car seat to keep them safe. unlike when we were kids and you would just, like, rattle around in the back. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> of whatever but yeah, there's a car seat lady, you hear about her through like word of mouth sort of like a drug dealer you just -- and then she -- you meet her on a corner >> seth: for real, you do. >> you meet her on a corner. >> seth: you bring a car and a car seat >> you bring a car and a car seat and you meet her on the corner, and she's just like, "you want car seat?" [ laughter ] because they're very hard to install! >> seth: they're -- it's a -- it's the dumbest thing in the world. >> it's the dumbest thing in the world, and she -- it's very exacting how you have to do it or at least she makes you feel -- i mean, if she's watching, thank you for your service. she's -- >> seth: oh, my god. [ laughter ] i want to make it very clear as well -- yes. once she left, i was like, "thank god." >> thank god >> seth: we have avoided disaster >> yeah, we've avoided disaster, but she's like, "if you have this --" i mean, it's a five-point harness >> seth: yeah.

>> and she's like, "if you have it a centimeter up or a centimeter down in the wrong place, like, you might as well, you know, just throw your kid into the trash." [ laughter ] because -- yeah, that's it yeah and i did meet one at a parenting class. i remember i met this dad who also had the same car seat lady, and we were talking about how bad she makes us feel about what happens if we eff it up. and he was saying that when she was installing his car seat, she was like, "what's this on the floor? and he had a loose meat cleaver -- [ laughter ] that had fallen out of like a west elm box of knives he had bought and he never knew where it went. [ laughter ] so he was the dad who just had like a giant knife yeah i was like, "at least i'm not that guy!" >> seth: she was like, "this probably goes without saying, but you don't want a knife back here." >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: i'm just a car seat lady, but, uh -- >> you might want to -- yeah maybe don't have your kid. at least we're not that. >> seth: we're not that. neither of us had a knife there. >> hey, i think we're doing great. >> seth: i think we're doing great. >> yeah.

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