LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY FIRST GUEST IS AN EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR YOU KNOW AS
PHIL DUNPHY ON "MODERN FAMILY." HE NOW VOICES A CHARACTER ON THE
ANIMATED SERIES, "DUNCANVILLE." PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE
SHOW," TY BURRELL! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( BAND PLAYING ) >> THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL. THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME STAND. THAT'S ALL. >> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. NICE TO SEE YOU. >> NICE TO SEE YOU. >> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR
WEARING CORD ROY. >> YEAH, I KNOW. >> Stephen: YOU DON'T SEE
ENOUGH CORDUROY SUITS ANYMORE. >> I CAME WITH ALL MY CORDUROY,
ALL OF IT, EVERY BIT I HAVE. >> Stephen: AND SOOTHING EARTH
TONES. YOU'RE CALM MEG DOWN TO LOOK AT
YOU. >> THIS IS THE OREGON IN ME. IT'S ALL DIRT AND TREES AND
NEEDLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> Stephen: I DON'T AS MUCH AS
I SHOULD ABOUT OREGON. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE FROM
OREGON OTHER THAN YOU'RE FROM OREGON? WHAT'S THE CHARACTER OF
OREGONIANS? >> WELL, I DON'T KNOW -- I'LL
PROBABLY GET A LOT OF FLACK FOR THIS, BUT I THINK PART OF BEING
OREGONIAN IS A LITTLE BIT OF BEING SORT OF UNIDENTIFIABLE. >> Stephen: YOU MEAN LIKE NO
FINGERPRINTS OR WHAT DO YOU MEAN? >> LEAVE NO TRACE, THAT'S THE
STATE MOTTO. >> Stephen: WE WERE NEVER
HERE. >> WE WERE NEVER HERE. >> Stephen: THIS CONVERSATION
NEVER HAPPENED. IS THERE A LOCAL ACCENT OR
ANYTHING? >> NO, THERE'S NONE. THE MOST REMARKABLE THING ABOUT
OREGON IS HOW UNREMARKABLE THE ACCENT IS. THERE'S NO LILT, THERE'S NO
TWANG. WE'RE BASICALLY A STATE OF
NEWSCASTERS, AND I -- ( LAUGHTER )
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I BASICALLY THOUGHT, LIKE, PETER
JENNINGS, DAN RATHER, I THOUGHT THEY WERE ALL OREGONIANS. >> Stephen: THEY WERE IN
TRAINING. IT'S NATURAL FOR YOU. >> I THOUGHT THEY WERE
BROADCASTING DOWN THE STREET. >> Stephen: YOU AND I SHARE
SOMETHING. THIS IS A RIGHT OF PASSAGE FOR
ANY ACTOR EVER LIVING IN NEW YORK, LEGALLY AT SOME POINT
YOU HAVE TO BE ON "LAW AND ORDER." >> IT'S LIKE GOING TO THE DMV. YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU
HAVE TO DO, YOU HAVE TO GO TO DMV TO GET YOUR I.D. AND GO TO
"LAW AND ORDER" TO BE A GUEST STAR. >> Stephen: I WAS A MURDERER,
I BLEW UP OLD WOMEN WITH LIVE BOMBS THROUGH THE MAIL. THEY SAY THEY WROTE IT WITH ME
IN MIND. ( LAUGHTER )
>> ARE YOU SERIOUS? >> Stephen: WE THOUGHT OF YOU,
IS WHAT THEY SAID. >> OH, MY GOD! >> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU DO ON
LAWEN ORDER? >> I DID THE SHOW THREE TIMES. >> Stephen: WHAT?! LET ME TELL YOU THIS, THIS IS
TELL US WHAT MARK I MADE ON EACH PERFORMANCE. THEY CAST ME -- FIRST OF ALL, I
DID THE SHOW. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THEY
CAST ME AGAIN AND I'M CONVINCED THE CASTING DIRECTORS DIDN'T
REMEMBER WHO I WAS WHEN I WAS ON THE SHOW. >> Stephen: NOT THE SAME
CHARACTER. >> NO, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
CHARACTER. THE FIRST TIME I DID LAWEN
UPORDER WAS MY FIRST TIME DOING ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THEATER, MY
FIRST SCENE OF TELEVISION, AND WHAT YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND AND A
LOT OF GUESS ACTORS UNDERSTAND IS BEING A GUEST ACTOR ON A
PROCEDURAL IS THE HARDEST JOB IN TELEVISION, THERE IS NO HARDER
JOB IN TEFERLINGS. WHAT YOU DO AS A GUEST, THE
SERIES REGULARS, BLESS THEM, THEY JUST CAN'T CARRY THE LOAD
EVERY NIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE THERE 16 HOURS A DAY. >> Stephen: FOR 12 YEARS. FOR 12 YEARS. AND THE GUEST ACTORS SHOW UP AND
THEY HAVE TO DO ALL THE EXPOSITION, DO THE CLIMAX, DO
EVERYTHING. SO THE SCENES ARE BASICALLY LIKE
THE LEAD WILL SAY SOMETHING LIKE, WHEN DID YOU SEE HER LAST? AND THEN THE GUEST ACTOR HAS A
TWO PARAGRAPH MONOLOGUE ABOUT WHERE THEY WENT TO SCHOOL, YOU
KNOW, ALL OF THAT. THEN THE LEAD WILL GO, WAIT, SO
YOU'RE SAYING SHE KNEW RICKY SERVELLI? AND THEN THERE ARE TWO
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT HOW THAT ALL ESCALATES. >> Stephen: AND TEARS. AND THEN TEARS. SO MY FIRST SCENE WE SHOT OUT OF
ORDER, MY FIRST SCENE WAS THE TEARS, THE EMOTIONAL CLIMAX OF
THE WHOLE THING. MY FIRST SCENE EVER ON
TEFERLINGS. I'M COMING FROM THEATER, I'M
THINKING OF MY DEAD GRANDMOTHER TO GET THERE EMOTIONALLY. MY SCENE WAS WITH REST IN PEACE,
JERRY ORBAK, LOVELY MAN. ( APPLAUSE )
LOVELY MAN BUT, BY THIS POINT, TIRED. >> Stephen: SURE. TIRED. YOU KNOW, HE'D BEEN THERE FOR
YEARS. >> Stephen: HE'D DONE THE
WORK. >> HE'D DONE THE WORK. MY SCENE IS ME SOBBING. IT FEELS RIGHT AFTER LUNCH. HE HAD NOT FINISHED HIS LUNCH. SO HE'S OFF CAMERA, SO, YOU
KNOW, THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS SOMETIMES. ONE OF THE ACTORS IS BASICALLY
NEAR THE CAMERA WHILE THEY'RE FILMING THE OTHER ACTOR. I'M ON CAMERA SOBBING, AND HE'S
FINISHING HIS SANDWICH. >> Stephen: LIKE A NEW YORK
CITY DETECTIVE. ( LAUGHTER )
>> I GUESS. BASICALLY THE SCENE STARTS AND
IT'S, LIKE, ACTION! AND HE'S LIKE, MR. BARNS, CALM
DOWN. AND I'M, LIKE, OH, MY GOD! YOU GUYS HAVE GOT TO DO MORE,
YOU'VE GOT TO DO MORE! AND HE'S SORT OF, LIKE --
( LAUGHTER ) -- WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE
CAN. AND IT GETS TO THE END WHERE
HE'S BASICALLY PICKING STUFF OUT OF HIS TEETH, AND I'M STILL
SOBBING, AND I CAN SEE HIM SORT OF BASICALLY, LIKE, LOOKING TO
SOMEBODY OFFSCREEN, LIKE, DID I ORDER MAYO ON THIS THING? ( LAUGHTER )
SO, BASICALLY, LIKE, THE TEARS WERE REAL, BUT THEY WERE ABOUT
MY LOSS OF INNOCENCE IN THE WORLD. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: WELL, HOW MANY SEASONS OF "MODERN FAMILY" HAVE
YOU GUYS DONE NOW? >> 11. >> Stephen: 11 SEASONS. THIS IS THE FINAL. COMING UP APRIL 8th, I THINK,
LAST ONE. >> YEAH
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HOW HARD IS IT
GOING TO BE FOR YOU TO LET PHIL DUNPHY GO? >> A LOT OF IT IS HARD BECAUSE
IT'S ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIPS. IT'S SIMILAR WITH YOU GUYS, YOU
KNOW, YOU SEE EACH OTHER EVERY DAY, BUT THE PARTS THAT I WON'T
MISS SO MUCH MAYBE ABOUT THE WAY PEOPLE SORT OF ASSUME YOU ARE
THE CHARACTER. >> Stephen: MM-HMM. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO
DO A TON OF PHYSICAL COMEDY OVER THE LAST ELEVEN YEARS, AND I
GENUINELY LOVE IT, BUT THIS KIND OF CURIOUS THING HAS HAPPENED
OVER THAT TIME WHERE I'M ACTUALLY A CLUMSY PERSON, LIKE,
I AM A CLUMSY PERSON, AND ABOUT SEASON FIVE, MAYBE, I WOULD TRIP
ON A CURB AND SOMEBODY WOULD GO, LIKE, YEAH -- YEAH --
>> Stephen: OUT IN THE WORLD. OUT IN THE WORLD. >> Stephen: ACTUALLY FALL DOWN
AND HURT YOURSELF. >> YEAH. OR I'D TAKE MORE OF A STUMBLE
AND PEOPLE WOULD BE, LIKE, YEAH, YEAH, THAT GUY. ( LAUGHTER )
AND THIS IS A TRUE STORY, ON FRIDAY NIGHT OF THIS PAST
WEEKEND -- >> Stephen: JUST THREE DAYS
AGO. >> -- JUST THREE DAYS AGO, I WAS
OUT WITH MY FAMILY FOR DINNER PLAYING CHASE WITH MY DAUGHTERS
ON THE SIDEWALK AND I TRIPPED OVER A GRATE AND TOOK A HARD
FALL. FOR 52, I WAS WORRIED FALL,
ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO FLIP OVER ON THE STREET. AND I LOOK UP AND MY OWN FAMILY
IS LOOKING AT ME LIKE DADDY JUST LOVES ATTENTION. ( LAUGHTER )
THIS GUY, HE JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH! ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOUR NEW SHOW IS CALLED DUNCANVILLE, IT'S ON FOX. WHAT'S IT ABOUT AND WHO DO YOU
PLAY? >> IT'S A VERY, VERY FUNNY SHOW
CREATED BY MIKE AND JULIE SCULLEY AND THE BRILLIANT AMY
POLAR ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
ABOUT A SPECTACULARLY AVERAGE TEENAGER TOYS VOICED BY AMY, YOU
KNOW, AND HIS FAMILY. I PLAY HIS INCREDIBLY EMOTIONAL
FATHER, AND THEN AMY ALSO PLAYS THE MOTHER. AND I FIND AMY JUST VERY
FRUSTRATING AS A PERSON. >> Stephen: WHY? SHE'S A LOVELY PERSON. >> WELL, THAT'S PART OF THE
PROBLEM IS I, FOR YEARS, ONE OF THE MANY WAYS I USED TO JUSTIFY
NOT BEING A GENIUS IS THAT I'M LOVELY TO WORK WITH, I'M VERY,
LIKE, SWEET AS PIE. AND TO BE A TRUE GENIUS, YOU'VE
GOT TO BE COMPLICATED, AND AMY IS TRULY A GENIUS AND THE
SWEETEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, AND I HATE HER FOR IT. ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: YEAH. YOU SEEM VERY PLEASANT. >> I HOPE SO. >> Stephen: YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
SEEM? YOU SEEM OREGONIAN. >> THANK YOU! THANK YOU! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: TY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( PIANO RIFF ) "DUNCANVILLE" AIRS SUNDAY NIGHTS
ON FOX. TY BURRELL, EVERYBODY! WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL BE
TALKING SUPER TUESDAY WITH POLITICAL ANALYST AND FRIEND OF
THE SHOW, JOHN HEILEMANN.
