-Our next guest is
an Emmy-nominated writer and comedian you know from
shows like "Is It Cake?" and "Saturday Night Live,"
which returns this Saturday live on NBC and Peacock with host Maya Rudolph and
musical guest Vampire Weekend. You can also see him
in the new movie "Unfrosted," which is streaming now
on Netflix. Let's take a look. -We're tired of doing
supermarket appearances. -Yeah, we're catching on.
We want a record deal, board games.
-Maybe even a beach movie. -Oh.
-Tell him the title. -"Krispie Boys Surfing Along." -Yeah, this thing is big, Bob.
We want more. -More? Here's more.
Let's add a new guy. How about Snap, Crackle,
Pop, and Boing? -Please welcome back to the
show our friend Mikey Day. [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Congratulations on "Unfrosted."
You play Crackle. -Yeah.
-Was that the one you were hoping for when they
came to you? -Yeah. Pop or Crackle,
but I got Crackle. -Did not want
anywhere near Snap. -No, no, I'm not
a Snap kind of guy. -Snap's a bad part. -Yeah. -And then Jerry was on "SNL"
this weekend. That must've been nice
to see him again. -It was very cool to see him. -Very cool indeed. You have had a fantastic year
on the show, and as always, I feel like
people don't fully appreciate how many sketches you write,
as well. I'm always asking people,
"Who wrote that one? Who wrote that one?"
and you and Streeter Seidell tend to write a lot together. Is that a fair thing to say? -Yeah,
we write everything together. -And you've had some real
incredible hits this year. There was this wonderful
George Washington sketch with Nate Bargatze
that you wrote, and it's kind of
a perfect sketch. And I don't often do this. I don't often do this,
but I walked up to your office. I wanted to let you guys know, like, I was so insanely jealous
when I saw it. -I mean, coming from you,
that's incredible. So thank you.
-That's what I wanted to hear. No, but the interesting
thing is, it seemed so perfectly written
that I could -- in my imagination, it was, like,
crushed at the table, crushed at rehearsal,
crushed at dress rehearsal. But it didn't.
Then I heard it didn't. -It went decent,
I guess, during rehearsal. I mean, it was fun to do. I mean, Streeter's obsessed
with history, so this was like his ode to America's
weird customs and such. But during blocking rehearsal, it was a little awkward
'cause it's -- I mean, Nate's just
saying things that America does. It's just listing facts
about America, about our weights and measures. And he's just
kind of pacing the group. So it was a little awkward. But once Nate got in front of
an audience, he turned it on and became
George Washington -- or Nate's version
of George Washington. -It is the perfect convergence
of, like, really strong writing and then a host
who elevates it in performance. But it was a joy to watch.
-Oh, thank you. -And then another --
-Thank you, Seth! Thank you!
Finally someone. [ Cheers and applause ] But, I mean, look, another thing that was elevated by performance
and writing, and you did both,
was this right here. I mean, this is --
-Oh, Beavis and Butt-Head. [ Cheers and applause ] -Now --
-Why am I -- I'm spreading way too much. -It is funny that you're like -- You're literally
man-spreading Gosling. His knees are touching, and
you're like, "I need more room." -I tried -- I tried to do it
like Butt-Head sits, but he's not that spread, so... -You know, I've been
very happy to read a lot about this sketch, 'cause
it was such a joy to watch. And when Heidi looks back
at you... -Yeah.
-...at air, she laughed so hard that I remember we came in
to work on Monday. We're like, "Was he not
in costume for dress?" But it does --
She had seen it before. She had seen the makeup.
Was there any shift in it? -At dress, the wig was
a little far forward, so air, there was
just more head, and it felt like
my face was more -- 'cause it's a lot to take in.
-Yeah. -By the way, Jodi Mancuso,
Louie Zakarian, amazing,
did the hair and prosthetics. So they did like 90% of it. -Jodi and Louie are two legends
I was lucky enough to work with. -But Heidi said,
"You didn't look human." -Yeah,
-"You looked not of this world." And, you know,
we're pretty close, so we make each other laugh
very easily. -I had a moment
when she looked at you. It's almost like the way
she looked at you, you the character, it was the first time
you the character realized you looked weird,
'cause you gave -- You had a moment of, like,
going like... -Yeah.
The heck? And I just wondered if you put a
little more sauce on it at air. -A little bit.
-'Cause it was a joy. I mean, it did seem
like it didn't require much. I mean,
Heidi has admitted, like, she was not surprised,
but she could not stop. And it was so much fun
to watch. -I did put a little more, so I just kind of tried
to look her right in the eyes and just go, "Hi!
I'm insane." -Yeah.
-This had a the long tail it deserved,
because then at the premiere of "The Fall Guy,"
you guys showed up. -Right. Alright, look. I just want to say, by the way, Ryan Gosling,
I love this man. He just came in and sprinkled
his magic dust over everything. -I will say, another piece
of jealousy, like, he is -- Of the last 10 years since
I've been gone from the show, he is really, like, A-list. -He's incredible.
I sincerely love that man. Ryan, if you're watching,
I love you. But look at who's a movie star
and who isn't. First of all,
general hue of skin tone, right? Beautiful and bronze. New York white. Look at the width of our legs. [ Laughter ] I have a 12-year-old boy's
legs with hair on them. It was funny, too, 'cause the photographers
would be like, "Ryan, over here, Ryan." And then to me, they'd be like, "Butt-Head, over here,
Butt-Head!" I'm like, Ryan and Butt-Head? [ Laughter ] It is a lot to take in when you're looking at it
face-to-face, too, 'cause the prosthetics
that Louie put in. -There is a moment
where you're like -- I feel like this was, "We were
both supposed to look bad." -I know.
He still looks gorgeous. -He looks great.
-He still looks cool. -Yeah.
-And I am like a walking freak. It's like rock, paper,
scissors. It turns out
like Gosling beats Beavis, but Butt-Head beats Mikey.
-Right. [ Laughter ] -So, you mentioned --
you mentioned 11-year-old legs. You got a 12-year-old, Abbott. -He's 11. -11 seems like cusp
of "SNL," yes? -Yeah, he's into it.
He watches. -And how do you watch? Do you let him sort of watch
on his own? Do you watch with him? -Yeah, he stays up sometimes
and watches it. -That's exciting. -It's hard to get him
to watch anything that's not YouTube shorts. -Okay.
-He loves -- He watches "Fortnite." He watches people
playing "Fortnite." -Right.
-And I'm like, how do you -- He'll watch it for hours
at a time. -Yeah.
-But getting him to watch a movie is difficult
'cause it's -- Isn't that weird?
-I keep hearing that, yeah. It's not that they don't
have an attention span. They just, like,
don't like stories. -Yeah. "I don't know if I want to see
a story right now." -"I just feel like three-act
structure's just not for me." -Yeah, but he'll watch
eight hours of kids being like, "Let's go! Here we go!
Let's go! 80 damage, 80 damage, 80 damage. Let's go!" I'm like, dude, this is insane. -Can I say something
embarrassing? Like, I thought it was crazy,
but when you started doing that, I'm like, "I could watch that." -Let's go!
-I was like, "I like this. I like everything about this." You also host the show
"Is It Cake?" -Yeah.
-Has your son -- Does he like that show?
-Thank you, two people up there. Now, listen.
[ Cheers and applause ] Now, if this audience
was filled with children, they would have gone bananas. -Yeah.
-Kids love that show. -Do you get recognized
by kids, like, more for "Cake"
than "SNL"? -Absolutely.
-Yeah, I believe it. -The little kids,
I can see it in their eyes, too. They'll be like, "Hey." [ Laughter ] "Do you --
Are you the cake man?" It sounds so creepy. I'm the cake man. But it's awesome
how much they love it. -Well, I really mean this
sincerely, congrats on
the incredible season. You do a great job behind -- You do a great job writing
for that whole cast. So thanks so much
for being here, man. -Thank you.
Coming from you, that's awesome. -Mikey Day, everyone. "Unfrosted," stream it
on Netflix. Check out "SNL" this week live
on NBC and Peacock with host Maya Rudolph,
musical guest Vampire Weekend. We'll be right back.
with more "Late Night."
