YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST AS THE
EMMY AWARD WINNING COMEDIAN WHO CREATED "THE OFFICE," "EXTRAS,"
AND "AFTER LIFE." PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW," RICKY GERVAIS! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING ) >> THANK YOU. THAT'S CRAZY! THERE IT IS. AMAZING. THANK YOU. >> Stephen: WELCOME BACK. LOVELY TO BE HERE. >> Stephen: NICE TO HAVE YOU. WE WERE TALKING A LITTLE BIT
BEFORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE ONLY HAVE SO MANY SUMMERS IN YOUR
LIFE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT TO GRAB
LIFE BY THE FIGURES. HAVE YOU BEEN ENJOYING YOUR
SUMMER? DO YOU MAKE THE MOST OF IT? >> I GUESS I DO. I MEAN, I'VE GOT LESS SUMMERS
NOW THAN I'VE EVER HAD. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: THAT'S TRUE, BUT YOU'RE AS YOUNG AS YOU WILL EVER
BE. >> YEAH. I KNOW. ( LAUGHTER )
EXACTLY. >> Stephen: EXACTLY. EVERY DAY, I WEEK UP, AND I
GO, OH, I DIDN'T DIE... ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: WAIT A SECOND, IS THAT RELIEF OR EXASPERATION? ( LAUGHTER )
>> I LIKE SUMMER. I DO APPRECIATE IT. >> Stephen: YOU AN
OUTDOORSMAN? >> I DO. I PLAY TENNIS, I PLAY GOLF, I
RUN, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: IS THAT HOW YOU GET THAT DEEP BUTTERY TAN YOU
HAVE? ( LAUGHTER )
WHAT SPF ARE YOU USING? >> NO, THE RED IS LIKE WINE
ESCAPING ( LAUGHTER )
BUT, YEAH, I DO ENJOY SUMMER. I HAVE BEEN ON TOUR AS WELL. I'VE JUST STARTED DOING MY NEW
SHOW SUPER NATURE. I'VE DONE SOME U.K., I'VE DONE
SOME EUROPEAN DATES. IN FACT, I'M COMING TO THE
STATES NEXT YEAR, NEXT MAY AND JUNE, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
CHICAGO FAIR, AND ORFIUM IN L.A. >> Stephen: THOSE ARE CLASSIC. I'M MISSING OUT THE BIG
MIDDLE BIT. NO, I WILL. THEY GO ON SALE NEXT FRIDAY THE
26th, AND THEY SELL OUT FAST, SO GO FOR THEM. BUT I'LL COME BACK AND DO MORE. I'M BACK AND FORTH, SO I CAN'T
TRADITIONALLY GO AND TALK BECAUSE I'M ALSO WRITING THE
SECOND SERIES OF "AFTER LIFE" AND I'M FILMING THAT IN
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, SO AFTER, YOU KNOW, MY TOURS TAKE TWO
YEARS, AND MY SHOWS TAKE -- BECAUSE I TRY AND DO EVERYTHING
AT ONCE, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T GOT LONG. I'VE GOT TO DO IT ALL. >> Stephen: WE'VE GOT TO HURRY
UP. >> I KNOW. HONESTLY, MORE AND MORE, THE
MORE I COME ON, THE MORE CHANCE IT WILL BE MY LAST. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: KEEP IT LIGHT. ( LAUGHTER )
LATE NIGHT TV. LATE NIGHT TV. YOU SAID THE NAME, WHAT DID YOU
CALL IT, SUPERNATURE? >> SUPERNATURE. >> Stephen: WHAT IS THAT
SUPERNATURE? >> IT'S THE FOLLOW UP TO HUE
MABT. IT'S ALMOST A COMPANION PIECE TO
MY LAST SPECIAL. >> Stephen: WHICH IS. "HUMANITY." THIS IS SUPER NATURE. THIS IS TO DEBUNK THE
SUPERNATURAL. I DON'T BELIEVE IN THE
SUPERNATURAL. >> Stephen: WHY DO YOU LOOK AT
ME, BECAUSE I'M SO MAGICAL? >> YES. I THINK THAT ANYTHING THAT
EXISTS IS BY DEFINITION PART OF NATURE AND EXPLAINABLE. >> Stephen: POSSIBLY
EXPLAINABLE BUT JUST HAVEN'T EXPLAINED IT YET. >> IF NOW NOW, EVENTUALLY. I THINK SUPERNATURE BECAUSE
NATURE IS SUPER ENOUGH. WE DON'T NEED ANGELS AND
UNICORNS, WE'VE GOT THE OCTOPUS. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: THAT'S STRANGE ENOUGH. >> EIGHT LEGS, NINE BRAINS,
THREE HEARTS AND A BEAK. MAKE YOUR MIND UP. THE DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS. WHEN SCIENTISTS FIRST FOUND THAT
THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A HOAX BECAUSE IT PRODUCES EGGS AND
MILK. IT COULD MAKE ITS OWN CUSTARD. >> Stephen: IT'S GOT A
POISONOUS SPIKE, LIKE A RATTLESNAKE TOOTH. >> IT'S THE CRAZIEST CREATURE. >> Stephen: IT WAS LEFTOVERS. IT WAS A BRUNSWICK STEW. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: GOD PUT IT ALL IN
THE LAST BATCH. >> BASICALLY THE LEFTOVERS FROM
OTHER ANIMALS. I TALK ABOUT HOW AMAZING LIFE IS
BUT IT'S FINITE. I SAY I FEEL LIKE IT'S A
HOLIDAY. WE DON'T EXIST FOR 13 AND A HALF
BILLION YEARS THEN WE HAVE 80, 90, 100 YEARS TO BE CONSCIOUS
AND EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING AND THEN WE DON'T EXIST AGAIN
FOREVER. BUT WE'RE ALIVE NOW AND THAT'S
BRILLIANT, BUT ROLL ON DEATH. >> Stephen: ROLL ON DEATH? ( APPLAUSE )
WAIT A SECOND, DID YOU SAY ROLL ON DEATH LIKE YOU WERE CHEERING
FOR DEATH? >> YEAH, WELL IT'S GOING TO --
>> Stephen: ROLL ON DEATH! IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, ISN'T
IT? AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH
BEING DEAD. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE IT. >> EXACTLY. EVERYONE'S GOING TO DO IT. >> Stephen: ALL THE BEST AND
WORST PEOPLE HAVE DONE IT. >> THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING
DEAD IS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT. THAT IS THE BEST -- IT'S LIKE
BEING STUPID, IT'S ONLY PAINFUL FOR OTHERS. IT'S FINE. >> Stephen: THAT'S VERY NICE. ( APPLAUSE )
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT UNICORNS AND ANGELS. YOU SAY UNICORNS AND ANGELS HAVE
GOT THE OCTOPUS. ARE UNICORNS AND ANGELS THE SAME
TO YOU? IS MAGIC AND FAITH THE SAME TO
YOU? BECAUSE THEY'RE DIFFERENT TO ME. >> NO, I DON'T BELIEVE IN
ANYTHING WITHOUT EVIDENCE, THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE IN COMMON. >> Stephen: OKAY. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH FAITH
OR SPIRITUALITY, I FEEL IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. I FEEL IT WHEN I SEE NATURE, AND
I CAN -- >> Stephen: WHAT IS YOU FEEL? AN AWE. IT'S AMAZING THAT WE'RE HERE. >> Stephen: SO YOU DON'T HAVE
CONTROL OVER IT, RIGHT? >> NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SOMEONE
MADE IT. THAT'S THE ONLY DIFFERENCE. WE KNOW AMAZINGS NATURE AND HOW
GOOD PEOPLE ARE AND HOW AMAZING DOGS ARE. DOGS ARE AMAZING. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I JUST DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T THINK THERE WAS A
WILL TO IT. >> Stephen: YEAH. THAT'S THE ONLY DIFFERENCE. AND, UM, I ACTUALLY HAVE NO
PROBLEM WITH FAITH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> Stephen: I HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH MAGIC. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
FAITH. I HAVE A SOMEWHAT ANEMIC FAITH. IT COMES AND GOES. >> SURE. >> Stephen: I HAVE A FIREFLY
OF A FAITH. COMES EVER SO OFTEN AND THEN YOU
GO, OH! AND NOW IT'S GONE. WHERE DID IT GO? CAN I PUT IT IN A JAR? YES, BUT IT WILL DIE. PUNCH A FEW HOLES IN THE LIDS OF
MY FAITH AND MAYBE IT WILL LAST FOR THE NIGHT, SOMETHING LIKE
THAT. >> I HAVE FAITH IN PEOPLE. >> Stephen: THAT'S NICE. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WILL BE
OKAY. >> Stephen: WHAT? IT WILL BE OKAY. >> Stephen: HAVE YOU SEEN
PEOPLE'S TRACK RECORD? ( LAUGHTER )
>> NO. BUT IT WILL BE FINE BECAUSE
WE'LL ALL BE DEAD SOON. ( LAUGHTER )
>( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: LAST NIGHT YOU
WERE HERE -- LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, LET'S GET BACK TO DOGS. I ASKED YOU IF YOU BELIEVED IN
GOD AND YOU SAID I BELIEVE IN DOGS. >> YEAH, THEY'RE AMAZING. >.>> Stephen: AND YOU HAVE THE
NETFLIX SERIES "AFTER LIFE" AND YOU HAVE A DOG CO-STAR. WERE YOU ALREADY WORKING WITH
THIS DOG? >> NO, I THOUGHT I CAN DO WHAT I
WANT, I'M THE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER. I CAN GIVE MYSELF A DOG FOR SIX
WEEKS. I PUT A DOG IN IT AND SHE'S
BEAUTIFUL. >> Stephen: IS THIS HER? YES, READY TO DO HER BIT AND
SHE'S UNDER THE UMBRELLA WAITING TO -- OH! ( AUDIENCE REACTS )
>> Stephen: IS SHE A DIVA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? DOES SHE HAVE A TRAILER? >> NO. I LOVE THIS DOG. I SAID I DON'T WANT DISTRICTS. IT'S NOT LASSIE, I JUST WANT IT
TO BE A DOG, RIGHT? I GOT IN TROUBLE BECAUSE I WAS
SAYING GOOD GIRL. AND THE TRAINER SAID YOU'RE
TELLING HER SHE'S BEEN A GOOD GIRL WHEN SHE HASN'T BEEN A GOOD
GIRL. I WENT, SHE'S A GOOD GIRL. ( APPLAUSE )
AND WE FILMED FOR, LIKE, SIX OR SEVEN WEEKS AND I WAS SAYING
GOODBYE TO THE CREW AND ACTORS AND I NEARLY CRIED WHEN I SAID
GOODBYE TO HER BECAUSE SHE WON'T KNOW WHY SHE'S NOT GOING TO SEE
ME NEXT MONDAY. THIS DOG IS GOING, WHERE'S THAT
MAN I HAVE BEEN WITH FOR SIX WEEKS? ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: MAYBE SHE'LL JUST BE THINKING WHERE'S THAT
SQUIRREL? BECAUSE YOU'RE ASSUMING SHE HAD
THE SAME EMOTIONAL CONNECTION TO YOU THAT YOU HAD WITH HER. ( LAUGHTER )
AND I THINK THAT, IF YOU PARDON ME, THAT'S MAGICAL THINKING. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: THERE'S NO ETCHED. I HAVE SEEN NO EVIDENCE OF THIS
DOG. >> WHEN A DOG COMES TOWARD YOU
AND HIS EARS ARE UP AND THE TAIL IS WAGGING, I HAVE FAITH THAT --
>> Stephen: THAT YOU'RE SALTY? ( LAUGHTER )
DO YOU HAVE A DOG? >> NO, WE HAVE A VERY OLD CAT. SHE'S 16, AND IT WOULDENT BE
RIGHT YET. WE TRAVEL TOO MUCH. >> Stephen: DO YOU TRAVEL WITH
THE CAT? >> NO. >> Stephen: MAYBE YOU HAVE A
DOG TON ROAD AND THE CAT WON'T KNOW. LIKE A TRAVELING SALESMAN WHO
HAS A DIFFERENT WIFE IN ANOTHER TOWN? >> YEAH, MY CAT'S ON TWITTER AND
SOMEONE WILL TELL HER. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: WH WHAT KIND OF DOG WOULD YOU LIKE? ANIMAL RESCUE? >> IT'S GOT TO BE A RESCUE. >> Stephen: YEAH. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
AND DO YOU, LIKE, WANT ONE DOG OR WOULD YOU LIKE THE DOG TO
HAVE A PLAYMATE OR -- >> WELL, I THINK WHEN I RETIRE,
WHATEVER THAT MEANS IN MY BUSINESS, I WANT TO SORT OF LIVE
IN A CASTLE OR ELSE I'LL GO CRAZY. JUST LIVE IN A CASTLE IN THE
WOODS AND HAVE LOADS OF RESCUE DOGS. LIKE I'M THE KING OF THE DOGS,
IT'S MY SUPERPOWER. I LOOK AFTER DOGS, THAT'S MY
MARVEL WILL GO, THIS IS A GREAT CHARACTER, YOU'RE A DOG MAN,
I'LL GO, YEAH. AND SAMUEL JACKSON WILL GO,
WE'VE GOT A THING, RIGHT? AND I'LL GO, I'VE GOT TO FEED
THE DOGS.
