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>> Stephen: HEY EVERYBODY WELCOME BACK. MY FIRST GUEST IS AN EMMY-AWARD
WINNING ACTOR, COMEDIAN, WRITER, AND PRODUCER YOU KNOW FROM
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE," "BROOKLYN NINE-NINE," AND HIS LATEST FILM,
"PALM SPRINGS." PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW,"
ANDY SAMBERG. HI, ANDY. >> HI! >> Stephen: HEY, GOOD TO SEE
YA. >> YOU, TOO. HOW ARE YA? >> Stephen: GOOD. I'M LIKING THIS. THIS IS NICE. >> YEAH, I HAVE BEEN SAYING I
TRIED TO GET THE JAMIE DORNIN PART IN BARB AND STAR BUT NO
DICE. >> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU'RE GOING TO CHALLENGE ME TO A DUEL OR SUGGEST A THREE-WAY. >> YOU WOULD THINK BEING FRIENDS
WITH WIG WOULD HAVE PUT ME OVER BUT NOT EVEN CLOSE APPARENTLY. WASN'T EVEN CONSIDERED. >> Stephen: BEFORE WE TALK
ABOUT ANYTHING, I HAVE TO HIT YOU WITH A BIG THANKS FOR A
MOVIE THAT I WAS A LITTLE LATE TO, ADMITTEDLY, AND THAT IS POP
STAR, NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING. AND IF PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVE NOT
SEEN IT, PLEASE, TURN OFF THIS SHOW RIGHT NOW -- NO, ( BLEEP
THIS SHOW, GO WATCH POP STAR NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING. IT IS POUND FOR POUND ONE OF THE
FUNNIEST MOVIES I'VE EVER SEEN. I WATCHED IT THREE TIMES OVER
THE CHRISTMAS BREAK. I WATCH IT. I KEEP IT ON. I OWN IT. I JUST POP IT ON EVERY FEW
MINUTES TO CHEER ME UP A LITTLE BIT. IT'S MY ZOLOFT, IT'S MY XANAX. FIRST OF ALL -- I'LL LET YOU
TALK EVENTUALLY -- THE MUSIC IS NOT ONLY FUNNY, BUT IT'S REALLY
GOOD. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GAY, BUT IF I
WAS, I WOULD DEMAND EQUAL RIGHTS! COME ON! ( LAUGHTER )
NOW, I HOPE EVERYBODY WAXINGS THAT POETICALLY TO YOU ABOUT
THIS MOVIE. I MEAN --
>> EVERY NOW AND AGAIN. THIS IS A DREAM SCENARIO FOR ME,
OBVIOUSLY, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING WE PUT THE MOVIE OUT
A WHILE AGO. >> Stephen: 20, 25 YEARS AGO,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT? >> IT FEELS LIKE IT, AT LEAST. IT WAS PRE-BEARD, LET'S PUT IT
THAT WAY. >> Stephen: SURE. IT FEELS LIKE IT'S SLOWLY
FINDING ITS AUDIENCE, DEFINITELY, AND YEAR BY YEAR, I
THINK IT GAINS MORE AND MORE MOMENTUM AND MAKES ME HAPPY TO
HEAR YOU SAY THAT, OBVIOUSLY. ANYONE LIKE YOURSELF IN THIS
COMEDY WORLD -- >> Stephen: NOT AS HAPPY AS IT
MAKES ME TO SEE IT. JOKE PER MINUTE RATIO CANNOT BE
PETE BEATEN. AND THROWAWAY JOKES YOU'RE NOT
PUSHING HARD. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: YOU MADE IT WITH
YOUR LONELY ISLAND COHORTS AND YOU GUYS WENT ON TOUR BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC AND SOME OF MY STAFF WENT TO SEE IT AND SAID IT WAS
JUST AMAZING. IS IT SURREAL TO HEAR PEOPLE
SINGING ALONG WITH THESE BEAUTIFUL BUT STUPID SONGS? >> IT'S SO DUMB. IT'S SO WONDERFULLY DUMB. YOU KNOW, WE -- BEFORE WE GOT ON
S.N.L. AND STUFF, WE WERE OBSESSED WITH LIKE TENACIOUS D
AND WEIRD AL AND SPINAL TAP, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE GOT TO GO TO A
TENACIOUS D CONCERT THAT WERE QUITE DUMB AND INCREDIBLY DIRTY. BUT WE DIDN'T THINK IT COULD BE
US. IT WAS THREE DUDES GOOFING
AROUND WITH A MICROPHONE, BUT SUDDENLY BEING IN FRONT OF
30,000 PEOPLE SINGING I'M ON A BOAT OR ( BLEEP ) IN A BOX. >> Stephen: SURE. BUT IT'S NOT LIKE MANIFESTING
THE CARTOON WORLD IN YOUR MIND INTO REALITY. >> Stephen: WELL, AS I SAID, I
HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR STUFF TO CHEER ME UP DURING THE PANDEMIC. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CHEER
YOURSELF UP? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR
MIND OFF THE PARANOIA? >> A LOT OF PARENTING. I'VE GOT A THREE-YEAR-OLD
DAUGHTER. >> Stephen: YOU CAME TO THE
PANDEMIC PRE-EXHAUSTED? >> YES, I HAD ALREADY HIT THE
WALL. >> Stephen: AND DOES SHE KEEP
YOU IN LINE? BECAUSE THE PEOPLE -- I'VE SAID
THIS BEFORE BUT THE PEOPLE WHO CALL IT THE TERRIBLE TWOs HAVE
NEVER HAD A THREE-YEAR-OLD. >> RIGHT. >> Stephen: IT'S NOT THAT
THEY'RE NOT WONDERFUL BUT THEY'RE EVEN MORE HEAD STRONG
AND PHYSICALLY STRONGER, TOO. >> OH, YEAH. >> Stephen: DOES SHE PUSH YOU
AROUND? >> SHE PUSHES ME AROUND. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON. IT'S DEFINITELY MORE EXCITING
AND INTERESTING. >> Stephen: YEAH. AND SHE CAN HURT ME NOW AND
DOES. BUT SHE'S ALSO, LIKE, STARTED
DOING BITS, WITH I IS A DREAM FOR ME, OBVIOUSLY. >> Stephen: GOOD STUFF? I'LL WALK IN HER ROOM AND
SHE'S CLEARLY UP TO SOMETHING AND I GO, WHAT'S GOING ON,
KIDDO? AND SHE WILL BE, LIKE, OH,
DADDY! EVERYTHING HERE IS TOTALLY
NORMAL! ( LAUGHTER )
NOTHING TO SEE HERE, DADDY. AND I'M, LIKE, ARE YOU WATCHING
OLD COMEDIES? SHE'S GOT ALL THE LINGO DOWN. AND OBVIOUSLY SHE'S STUFFING
BEANS INTO MY SHOES OR SOMETHING. >> Stephen: DOES SHE THINK
YOU'RE FUNNY? >> SHE'S STARTING TO NOW. THERE WAS A LONG TIME WHERE SHE
WOULD TALK A LOT ABOUT HOW MOMMY'S FUNNY AND DADDY'S NOT
FUNNY. BUT NOW SHE'S KEYING INTO MY
THING, YOU KNOW. SHE REALIZES, LIKE, I'LL JUST
KEEP DOING SOMETHING UNTIL SHE LAUGHS, WHICH IS MY MAIN MOVE IN
LIFE AND CAREER. >> Stephen: DO YOU WANT HER TO
SEE YOUR STUFF? IS THERE STUFF YOU DON'T WANT
HER TO SEE? >> I MEAN, EVENTUALLY, I WANT
HER TO SEE IT DID ALL. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: I KEPT MY KIDS FOR A LONG TIME FROM SEEING
ANYTHING. LKE JUST DON'T WATCH ANYTHING. I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR DAD, I
DON'T WANT TO BE ON TV. >> BUT WE'RE SIMILAR IN THAT
THERE'S A RANGE, RIGHT? LIKE YOU PROBABLY WANT THEM TO
BE TEENAGERS AT LEAST UNTIL THEY SAY ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVES,
STRANGERS WITH CANDY. >> Stephen: THEY STILL HAVEN'T
WATCHED THAT, AND THAT'S FINE WITH ME. >> NOT FINE WITH ME. THAT'S CLASSIC. >> Stephen: SOMETIMES I WATCH
IT AND GO, WE WROTE THAT? >> IT'S SO GOOD. IT'S SO GOOD. >> Stephen: MY DAUGHTER LOOKED
AT ME, I WAS ON A PHONE CALL WITH PAUL DINELLO I WROTE
STRANGERS WITH, AND I GOT OFF THE PHONE AND SHE WAS LOOKING AT
ME SIDEWAYS LIKE THIS, LIKE SHE WAS JUST THINKING ABILITY WHAT I
SAID. SHE SAID, WERE YOU -- I SAID,
WERE YOU LISTENING TO THE PHONE CALL? SHE SAID, I THINK I UNDERSTAND
NOW. YOU DON'T MEAN WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING. I SAID, YES, DADDY DOESN'T MEAN
WHAT HE'S SAYING "FOR A LIVING." >> HOW OLD IS SHE, DO YOU THINK? >> Stephen: SEVEN, EIGHT,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE, LIKE,
SARCASM CLICKS. >> Stephen: JUST BEGINNING TO
GO. >> THAT'S WHERE I GET IN TROUBLE
WITH MY DAUGHTER WITH SARCASM. SHE JUST SHUTS DOWN. SHE'S, LIKE, WHY WOULD YOU SAY
THAT? >> Stephen: A THREE AND A
HALF-YEAR-OLD BARELY HAS A VOCABULARY OTHER LIKE THE
NUANCES OF DOUBLE ENTANDRA, TERRIBLE FATHER. MOM'S ALWAYS FANNY, DAD'S
BEGINNING TO BE FUNNY. YOU'RE MARRIED TO SUPERSTAR
HARPIST JOANNA NEWSOM. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> Stephen: HOW MUCH HAS HARP
MUSIC PLAYED INTO THE PANDEMIC? IS IT SOOTHING OR MAYBE YOU'VE
SUCCUMBED AND YOU'RE IN HEAVEN NOW? >> YEAH, YOU DO FEEL LIKE YOU'VE
PASSED THROUGH THE PEARLY GATES. BUT, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT WAS
LIKE THAT BEFORE FOR ME. I MET JOANNA AT ONE OF HER
CONCERTS, I WAS A HUGE FAN OF HEARSE BEFORE WE KNEW EACH
OTHER. >> Stephen: BEFORE GOING INTO
THIS YOU WERE A HARPHEAD. >> A MAJOR HARPHEAD. >> Stephen: HAVE YOU TRIED IT. YEAH, I'VE TICKLED THE SHEEP
GUTS. >> Stephen: IT'S NOT NYLON? IT'S SHEEP GUTS? >> ONE DAY WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
TICKLING THE IVORIES, SHE SAYS WITH A HARP IT'S SHEEP GUTS SO
YOU TICKLE THE SHEEP GUTS. DOESN'T HAVE QUITE THE RING TO
IT, BUT THE MUSIC COMES OUT QUITE BEAUTIFUL. >> Stephen: SO CAN YOU DO IT? HE TAUGHT ME ANYONE CAN PLAY
HARP AND IT WILL SOUND GOOD BECAUSE YOU JUST STRUM IT AND
IT'S ALL IN TUNE. SO IT'S EASY TO PLAY THE HARP
BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY IT WELL, BASICALLY. >> Stephen: YOU GET TO BE
INTERMEDIATE IMMEDIATELY AND YOU NEVER GO ANYWHERE ELSE. >> EXACTLY. >> Stephen: YOU'RE LATEST FILM
IS "PALM SPRINGS," A HUGE HIT, DEBUTED AT SUNDANCE. THE LAST TIME, I THINK, PEOPLE
IN SHOW BUSINESS WERE ALLOWED TO GET TOGETHER AND WATCH EACH
OTHERS' MOVIES, ACTUALLY. THINGS SHUT DOWN RIGHT AROUND
NOW A YEAR AGO. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: AND IT'S A PERFECT
COVID MOVIE THEMATICALLY. TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHAT
IT'S ABOUT. >> IT'S A MOVIE ABOUT A WEDDING
IN "PALM SPRINGS," AND WITHOUT GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY, YOU
BASICALLY LEARN QUICKLY ONE OF THE GUESTS IS STUCK THERE IN A
TIME LOOP, SO HE'S RELIVING THAT DAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THAT'S
ME, AND THEN THROUGH SOME ENTERTAINING CIRCUMSTANCES, HE
ACCIDENTALLY BRINGS SOMEONE ELSE IN AS WELL. >> Stephen: TO THE LOOP. SO SOMEONE ELSE BECOMES AWARE OF
IT. >> YEAH. MY BUDDY KRISTEN WHO CO-STARS IN
THE MOVIE WITH ME AND TAKES OFF FROM THERE. >> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP
HERE, SHOWS HOW YOUR CHARACTER USES THE TIME LOOP TO HIS
ADVANTAGE, I THINK TO SEDUCE HER? >> IN HIS OWN MIND THAT'S WHAT
HE I.C.E.'S ATTEMPTING. HE KNOWS EVERYTHING GOING ON
HERE BUT SHE DOESN'T. SHE'S STILL ON THE OUTSIDE OF IT
ALL. >> Stephen: JIM. ♪♪♪
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>> Stephen: SMOOTH OPERATOR. THAT'S MY SONG. I'M STILL ROCKING TO THAT SONG. >> Stephen: "PALM SPRINGS" IS
AVAILABLE ON HULU NOW. ANDY SAMBERG, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE BACK WITH CNN'S CHIEF
INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT CLARISSA WARD! ♪♪♪
Artist loves hearing people sing along to their work.
I had a full blown sing a long 2 days ago in my car on the way to work to I’m on a Boat. That song just instantly puts me in a good mood.