[ laughter ] amid speculation that he could become a scapegoat, Rudy Giuliani said in a new interview that he is confident President Trump will remain loyal to him in the impeachment inquiry. Responded trump, you can count on it, randy. [ laughter ] the Trump Administration has proposed a new measure that could nearly double the cost of applying for american citizenship. Man, just be glad people still want to come here. I mean, this is like blockbuster raising its rental fees now. [ laughter ] according [ cheers and applause according to new data, senator Bernie Sanders poll numbers in iowa and New Hampshire have improved since he suffered a heart attack last month, and when he heard that, Steve Bullock started eating fistfuls of bacon. [ laughter and applause a new article has been published detailing how senator Bernie Sanders has been trying to lead a healthier lifestyle. Like, for example, he switched to the 1 . [ laughter and applause thats right, politico published an article yesterday about how senator Bernie Sanders heart attack helped him in the president ial race. Cool, said hillary, who coughed once in 2016 and fox news reported that she died. [ laughter and applause a 243 pound panda in germany received a ct scan this week for a kidney exam. So yeah, thats how much better Germanys Health care system is than ours. [ light laughter ] pandas can afford ct scans two republican officials are proposing that Staten Island secede from the rest of new york city, calling it a forgotten borough. Forgotten . You guys have your own boat. [ light laughter ] the rest of us are riding around in underground rat tunnels [ light laughter ] according [ cheers and applause love a boat. According to a new study, listening to instrumental music while driving relieves stress. A capella music, on the other hand [ crashing ] [ cheers and applause in response to a growing trend, a gynecologist in the uk is warning women not to masturbate using electric toothbrushes. She recommends using products specifically intended for that purpose, or if youre really in a pinch, a man [ laughter and applause a california man was arrested on monday after he allegedly vandalized a statue of San Francisco 49ers quarterback joe montana. Even crazier, that statue was offered a job ahead of Colin Kaepernick [ audience oohs [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause we have a great show for you tonight. Hes the star of will and grace, currently in its final season right here on nbc sean hayes is here, you guys [ cheers and applause you can see her in watchmen airing sundays on hbo, the [ cheers and applause and she is the star of dickinson, with all episodes now streaming on apple tv , Anna Baryshnikov is joining us as well. [ cheers and applause we have a great show before we get to our wonderful guests, yesterday, two key impeachment witnesses tied President Trump and Rudy Giuliani directly to the quid pro quo with ukraine. And today we saw more fallout from that bombshell. For more on this, its time for a closer look. [ cheers and applause seth yesterday, we learned damning new facts about the president s direct involvement in a scheme to extort ukraine to get them to manufacture dirt on his political opponents. And yet today, a few pundits and reporters dismissed the first day of impeachment hearings, which included bombshell new testimony tying trump directly to the scheme, calling them boring one wrote that, unlike the best reality tv shows, not to mention the Trump Presidency itself, fireworks and explosive moments were scarce. And another wrote that, the first two witnesses called wednesday testified to trumps scheme, but lacked the pizzazz necessary to capture public attention. What do you mean it lacked pizzazz . The only politicians who have ever been entertaining were the ones in hamilton. [ ncerhtlike theyre in a chorus line . [ laughter ] or better yet, maybe chairman of the Committee Adam Schiff and the rest of the democrats can interpret the hearings through the music of cats. Ambassador, do jellicles engage in quid pro quo . Congressman, all i can say is jellicles can and jellicles do. [ light laughter ] but the people who were especially invested in writing off the impeachment hearings as a media spectacle were of course trumps defenders in the republican party, and on fox news to dismiss the entire thing as a fake scandal invented by democrats for tv what we will witness today is a televised theatrical performance staged by the democrats. It seems you agreed, witting or unwittingly, to participate in a drama. Well, the democrats tv show on impeachment starts tomorrow morning. We read the transcript from behind closed doors. Its almost like the pregame show and all these people fall into place as if there was a hollywood script this is a Television Show its all about trying to create some kind of environment and to create a spectacle adam schiff ve ive never seen anyone who would risk his life to jump in front of one like he does. Seth you think schiff would risk his life to jump in front of a camera . Donald trump is always on tv if trump saw a camera on the other side of a canyon, hed strap himself to a rocket like wile e. Coyote [ laughter and applause now you might remember that before the public hearings started, republicans complained about the rules, claiming that because democrats were Holding Private closeddoor depositions the process was somehow illegitimate well republicans got their wish, and democrats held their first public impeachment hearing yesterday. And then republicans were completely satisfied, and they accepted the process and never complained again well, they shouldnt be having public hearings this is a hoax seth so now you dont want public hearings, either . [ light laughter ] then what do you want . Cause its either public or private. You got to pick one. You cant treat impeachment hearings like a rookie cop defusing a bomb. Cut the red wire no, the blue wire. No, its the red wire. Wait, i got an idea. Rudy, come sit on this bomb. [ laughter ] [ applause ] but now now we very much are having public hearings and we learned something damning from the first hearing yesterday. One of the witnesses, ambassador bill taylor revealed that a staffer had overheard trump talking on the phone with one of his key henchmen, a guy named gordon sondland, about the quid pro quo with une taylor said a staffer of his recently told him about this conversation involving the president and the trump donor turned ambassador to the eu, gordon sondland. In the presence of my staff at a restaurant, ambassador sondland called President Trump and told him of his meetings in kiev the member of my staff could hear President Trump on the phone asking amb this was a cell phone, i take it it was a cell phone the president must have been speaking loud enough for your staff member to be able to overhear this . He was. Seth thats right. Trump was so loud people overheard him on the other end of the call. Im shocked he didnt just go all the way, and take the call while he was on national tv. There was nothing illegal oh, hold on. Let me take this oh good, yeah, yeah. The extortion . Great. And the bribery . Thats fantastic [ light laughter ] should we should we throw another crime in there maybe, like fraud . All right. [ light laughter ] fantastic. All right. Got to go, press conference. And then, today, the ap reported that a second u. S. Official had also heard trumps call with sondland, and yet when trump was asked yesterday about that phone call he pretended he didnt know anything about it. There was one moment where ambassador bill taylor recounted a conversation that an aide of his overheard in which the aide says that he overheard you say to sondland, how are things going with the proceeding with the investigd cayou fill in som i know nothing about that first time ive heard it do you recall having a conversation w bit. [ laughter ] you know, trump is lyinghen he seth oh, not even a little goes overboard like that its like if you asked someone, did you rob that bank . Most people would say, of course not. Trump would say, ive never even been inside a bank. [ light laughter ] i keep all my money stuffed inside my coat thats why it always looks like that [ laughter and applause just my fortune packed in. Yet even as republicans pretended to complain about the supposed media spectacle of impeachment hearings, they were looking to get in on the act, themselves in fact, this week cnn reported that Rudy Giuliani is considering reentering the impeachment fray by launching a podcast to provide impeachment analysis of the public hearings in the house of representatives. Okay first of all, you cant do a podcast on impeachment hearings when youre a key figure in those hearings [ light laughter ] that would be like a murderer hosting an episode of dateline. [ light laughter ] tonight, i try to track down my wifes killer, and i try to get awaycheers and applause also, you cant do a crime podcast about an open and shut case theres nothing to investigate this whole thing woulde orte ep im sarah koenig on this episode, my guest is Rudy Giuliani. Rudy, did you do it . Of course, i did. [ laughter ] seth this has been serial. [ laughter ] although personally i have to say the weirdest thing about this rudy podcast story for us is that we accidentally predicted it a few months ago when we first covered rudys attempts to dig up dirt on joe biden back in may. Seth the best thing about rudy is he just admits everything we probably wouldnt have needed the Mueller Report if we had just given rudy a podcast. [ laughter ] oh, my god, were in rudys head, you guys [ light laughter ] its like in a movie when the fbi agent has to start thinking like the killer. In fact, to predict rudys next move, ive been doing the same thing he does, smoking cigars, reading my ipad and sitting on my own balls [ laughter ] [ applause ] you know, i bet rudy doing a podcast would really help trump. Can abt he always makes a convincing argument we got an anonymous wrong. Donald trump, like hunter biden says, i didnt do anything when President Trump said, i didnt do anything wrong seth oh, is that when it should have stopped . [ light laughter ] when trump said so that argument only works with 5yearolds. Clean your room. Why . Because i said so. Dammit, you got me [ light laughter ] seriously, is that your argument i have a hard time believing rudy has ever actually tried a case in a courtroom. Your honor, my client says he didnt do it, so i think we can all go home now. And on your way home, check out my new podcast, my client did it and heres how. [ laughter ] so, the first day of the impeachment hearings directly tied both trump and rudy to the ukraine scheme, which underscores yet again that rudy is a central figure in this whole thing. In fact, two of his associates who helped him dig up dirt in ukraine have already been arrested remember those two guys . Lev and igor those are their real names [ light laughter ] although, its impossible to keep track of which one is which. They look like they played theue of home alone. [ laughter ] but we found out we found out this week that trump had at least ten separate interactions with these guys, which means trump was lying when he said he had no idea who they were when they were first arrested last month. Sir, what conversations have you had with lev parnas and igor fruman . I dont know those gentlemen. Seth oh, you dont know those gentlemen . Whenever and idiot like trump suddenly refers to 18th century diction, you know hes nervous its as if your wife confronted you about an affair, and you were like, janice, why i never had the pleasure of making that gentleladys acquaintance. [ laughter ] despite what you might hear from some in the media, yesterdays impeachment hearing provided damning new evidence, making clear that trump and rudy were both directly involved in the ukraine scheme everyone should watch these hearings, because they make clear without a doubt that trump and rudy are not innocent. Not even a little bit seth this has been a closer look. [ cheers and applause m well be right back with sean hayes, everybody. [ cheers and applause announcer for more of seths closer looks, be sure to subscribe to late night on youtube. Shishito. Burrito. Raw kitfo. Fried shiso. French fry. Iced chai. Tasty. Pad thai. Baked pie. Half stack. Taco pack. Lobster mac. Baby back. Pork chop. Soda pop. Kebab. Soursop. Hot pot. Im hungry now. Noodle soup. Cantaloupe. Ice cream scoop. Whipped cream bloop. Dumpling. Chicken wing. Peking. And those crispy onion rings. We are americas kitchen. Doordash. Every flavor welcome. 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[ cheers and applause seth welcome back, everybody. Please give it up for the 8g band right over there. [ cheers and applause also, all this week weve had the fantastic drummer for lady gaga and Camila Cabello sitting in with us hes also played with music icons like snoop, rihanna and stevie wonder. Be sure to look for his upcoming instructional book, pop, r b and gospel drumming. Chris johnson, everybody [ cheers and applause thank you, man. Seth thanks for an excellent week so happy to have you here. Hey, everybody, if you are looking for something to do this weekend, my first standup special is on netflix. Its called lobby baby. And it is fun for the whole family if everyone in your family curses. [ laughter ] theres not a lot, but, you know, if you got a 5yearold, maybe, no. [ laughter ] so good at getting out of that, yeah our first guest tonight is an emmyrd nights at 9 30 here on nbc lets take a look. The final season airs thursday grace, i need breakfast im only eating fruits, vegetables and unleavened bread for 21 days. [ laughter ] is that the bible diet . S prt. [ laughter ] jack, im worried about will. I mean, he still has the tv room set up as mccoys office and they broke up, like, three weeks ago. Its so sad will he ever find love again i mean, i dont think so but its not up to me. Seth please welcome to the show sean hayes, everybody [ cheers and applause seth sean. By the way, i could have just done that the whole segment. Seth they would have loved it i would have loved it seth we all would have loved it i would have run out of air about, like, halfway [ laughter ] really . Seth even a little dancing now tires me out a lot well, cause you have two little babies. Seth yeah, so i chase them around all day and then sure. Seth they would i was literally, this morning, chasing a 1yearold and 3yseaearold around the table and i was the one first, i was like, all right, i think were good. [ laughter ] i think this chase its enough chasing. And they, like, wave the flag to start the race. Yeah seth yeah, they just wanted to keep going. So happy youre here took you a very long time. This your first time yeah, well, i had to walk seth you walked here yeah, i had to walk seth from l. A. Yes, somebody sent me a car but it never came. Seth oh, god and that was in 2015. Seth oh, my god. [ laughter ] im so sorry about that. Yeah, so all the stuff that youve seen me, like, on tv seth yeah. That was preshot before 2015 seth wow yeah, because i was walking seth you just slowly you would take major well, walking alongside major roads . Side streets, side streets. Seth oh, side streets. Side streets. Side streets seth well, you dont want to get noticed. You dont want to get noticed. No, no, i had baseball hat. Seth yeah. Yeah. Seth just low dont you love those pele ke, those celebrities that are, like, baseball hat. But they go to, like, celeb places seth yeah. But then its, like, we can see you. Seth yeah. [ light laughter ] its like but its also, like, the nicest crispest baseball hat youve ever seen. Yeah, right seth its like a baseball hat that only a very rich person would buy. [ laughter ] like, you wear my baseball hat, theyre, like, sweat rings right, right. Seth nobody thinks a famous persons under that. And mines, like, the old baseball whatever, yeah seth yeah. We exhausted that bit seth i think we did good yeah. Seth we should have gotten out a little earlier, probably yeah, but otherwise, really good [ laughter ] thats all going to make it in the cut. Seth oh, yeah, absolutely. I mean, you want people to tune in. Seth yeah, yeah, yeah. We both got our starts in chicago. Youre from chicago. I feel like youre always comparing us but, yes, i did get my start [ laughter ] i did get my start in chicago. You know, when i was 21 years old, my agent called me and said, we want you to audition for in living color to replace the white guy. Seth the white guy right, which was jim carrey this is true seth yeah, wow and so i went with my bag of, like, wigs and costumes and everything and in the seth so you would travel with your own wigs yeah. Seth okay. [ laughter ] so you just, kind of, blew by, like, you know, i have my bag of wigs. [ light laughter ] so you go in with your wigs. Yes yes, dont you seth no, i, you know, i have a wig or two in my pocket. Yeah. Seth but not a full bag. I think youre wearing one now, seth. Seth yeah, yeah, yeah. Anyway, so, yeah. And i went in, there was, like, an interrogation room. And this one woman it was just awful she wasnt, like, she wasnt the greatest and so im sitting there and im, like, doing all these characters and i had 24 hours to prepare to replace jim carrey at 21 years old. And so im doing, like, all these wigs and this is what i got at the end. No, she didnt react to any of my characters. And at the end, she goes, wigs are fun, arent they . [ laughter ] and i was like, oh, i guess were done. Like seth she hired the wigs. Yeah. Seth you didnt get the part they leave the wigs right, they had their own dressing room. It was crazy seth but you did you did end up working with the wayans brothers. Yes, i starred in mo money. Remember that movie . Seth i now, see, i remember that movie. Yes seth but only remember the wayans brothers being in it. No, and i was it was i was one of the stars i was one of the leads seth okay. Like, you stay you remember the wayans brothers. But i was one of the leads with them seth okay, so we actually we looked through the whole film yeah. Theres okay. Theres no need to but, yeah seth and, well, cause we i want to show the one clip where we thought we maybe okay. Because i was one of the leads seth okay, lets take a look always let johnny do this i dont know why. Why am i in this damn thing though but you dont look that bad [ ding ] [ laughter ] yeah. [ cheers and applause seth that was the only i mean seth i mean, youre great. Youre great dont lie yeah but i said good luck trying to finish the film. Seth yeah. Because thaeds seth it was a real, real denouement after that scene. [ laughter ] oh, french. Seth did you so you were an extra yes, i was an extra i was an extra in that and then i then, you know, in that scene, there was i think it was one of the wayans sisters, actually. Or a girl. She we remember that song wiggle it . Seth sure, of course, yeah, yeah, yeah just a little bit. Right . So they were playing that song in the background over and over. And this the girl, whoever it was, couldnt get it right it was, like, 25 takes of doing this thing an idiot, like, you know, 19 years old i dont know how old i was. I was like, if she wiggles it anymore, its going to fall off. Right . [ light laughter ] and i screamed it. And nobody responded and i got, like, kicked out shortly after that [ laughter ] seth thats fantastic. Yeah, i was like, oh, the extras making too much noise. Seth yeah, thats not thats not what they look for. No, no. They dont seth now you know. Okay. Seth hopefully youll never have to find out again no. Seth i think thats your past your extra work part of your career yeah right, well, i have it on hold seth yes you also auditioned for the aflac duck yes, i did. Seth wow yeah, i just found out, like im not making this up like, two years ago my agent was like, you know, that was between you and gilbert gottfried. Seth really . And im like, what why are you telling me this now . This was, like, 20 years ago. And it was, like, i went into the audition, you know, the aflac duck, right . Seth yeah, yeah. And so i go in. And shes like shes like, you have this audition for this voiceover for aflac. Okay, great. So i go in the audition. I go in this booth you know, like, the sound booth. Theyre behind the glass and you have your headphones on. And the music stand with the script theyre like, go ahead, go ahead and read the script. And im like yeah, its right next to you. And im like, okay. Aflac. [ laughter ] i dont understand seth yeah. Nobody told me i was supposed to be a duck. Nobody gave me any direction seth no . [ laughter ] no, nothing seth oh, my god. All, like, behind the glass. You cant hear them, like [ laughter ] can you try it again . Can you try it again . Im like, aflac. [ laughter ] i dont understandh yeah. Theyreike, thank you so much thank you. Seth oh, my god. I didnt get it [ laughter ] seth thats crazy. I mean, thats very thats very unfair because gilbert, of course, has, like, almost a natural duck voice [ laughter ] so you were it was very unfair to not give you that direction. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, listen to this bull [ bleep ]. Seth yeah. Yeah. Seth you so this is amazing. Your last season of will and grace. Last season of will and grace. It was, you know, supposed to be ten episodes this guy Walking Around with a camera just right in front of us seth yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. [ laughter ] so, i mean, hi [ laughter ] i mean, its so weird. Seth yeah, yeah. Its weird. Seth hes a crime scene photographer [ laughter ] he works for the nypd. So, yeah, yeah well, thats thats e. [ cheers and applause thats great. Weve definitely murdered this segment. Seth yeah, yeah, yeah. So, no. Seth we do wed love you to stick around for the chalk outline. If you dont mind. [ laughter ] just on the floor no, as you know, we were going to do ten episodes for this will and grace reboot and it ended up being 52 so blessed seth thats so amazing so grateful so honored the fans wanted us to do it. So its been such a dream come true to get everybody together again. And here we are. You know, its we have four more to tape and then were done. And the seasons airing as we speak. Seth and you wrote and starred in a movie yes seth did you direct it so lazy susan. Seth okay. Its with allison janney, margo martindale, matthew broderick, jim rash. A great cast i wrote it i starred in it. It comes out in april next year. Seth thats fantastic. And then i have another thing called qforce which is ontens an animated series gay james bond seth oh, yeah, gay james bond yeah. Seth i read about this its very exciting so you know mike schur. Seth yes, of course. Mike schur who used to yo is so im driving and i see him. And i roll down my window. I go, mike, you want to and hes the, like, nicest, greatest guy ever. Seth yes, he is. He i go, do you want to do a show together . And he goes, i dont know what is it . I go, gay james bond. And he goes, yes, im doing that show. [ laughter ] seth right of course, im doing that show seth thats fantastic. So, yeah. And everybody but, and then the other thing that im working on, too, is this amazing thing called cub coats seth cub coats and so cub coats is this its awesome its a two in one product for kids its a stuffed animal that you unzip. And it turns into a hoodie seth fantastic and why i love it and love the company is because cub coats strives to make childrens lives better and because of that, were giving away 1,000 cub coats to the Childrens Hospital of los angeles. And for every cub coat purchased at cubcoats. Com, all the some of the proceeds go to the Childrens Hospital of los angeles as well. Seth thats fantastic. Yeah. Seth and you brought me a couple cub coats [ cheers and applause i did, yeah, yeah seth cant wait to get the kids in them yeah, yeah. Seth thank you so much for being in town. Youre the best seth its such great to see you. [ cheers and applause will and grace airs thursdays at 9 30 here on nbc. Well be right back with jean smart [ cheers and applause at tmobile, start 2020 off with a deal on iphone 11 that will have you seeing double. Right now, switch to tmobile and get 2 lines of unlimited for only 90 and 2 iphone 11s on us. All on tmobiles newest, most powerful signal that goes farther than ever before. Get twice the deal, 2 lines of unlimited for 90 and 2 iphone 11s on us. Only at tmobile. Wherespick at the peak lipof freshness. Ry. For a naturally smooth taste. Pa Healthy Heart your happy place. Find your breaking point. Then break it. Every emergenc gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best, with emergenc. Ncan it one up spaghetti night . 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Lets take a look. Wade, you can take the mask off. I know what you look like. Red say to keep them on inside the precinct. Why were all on the same size the concealment of identity is critical to our safety. Wade, do you think im a member of the seventh cavalry . No, maam then just, why dont you roll that baby up and let me see those sad green eyes of yours . Seth please welctoveryone. [ cheers and applause seth jean. [ cheers and applause jean, is this your way of telling us that being from los angeles, it is too cold for you in new york city no, im just te asg. No, its actually not ne as cold as i thought it was gonna be seth were you worried about it yeah, i actually bought this coat cause im working in philadelphia right now seth really . To keep warm. Seth so, thats the way thats the life of you l. A. Actors you have no coats unless you come work on the east coast. No, not goose down park seth yeah. Oh, goose down look at you, jean smart. Is that stefon . Seth that is stefon. How about that look at that how is he jimmy hes all right you know, its good thing you have a gorgeous wife because you guys are pretty cute together. Seth me and stefon yeah. Seth yeah. Well, we both agreed its our fallback plan. Yeah [ laughter ] this is a fantastic show im enjoying it so much. Seth i was very familiar with the watchmen comic book, you were less so i wasnt at all so, youre way ahead of me seth yeah. But laurie blake, this is this is a very kickass character to play. Have you enjoyed it so far oh, my god. I had a ball yeah seth i mean, i can only imagine. Yeah. Seth i should note that in the comics which took place in the 80s, Laurie Blakes character, you played, wore a lot of spandex now youre an fbi agent. Yeah. Seth are you happy that was one of my first questions is dont make me wear that outfit. Seth yes [ light laughter ] yeah. Seth and it seems like the fbi outfit seems very filack oka but hes very psyched about the show he loves the show. Seth okay. Thats good. [ ght laughter ] seth just hanging in there yeah. Seth the cool mom thing. Yeah. Seth the wonderful actor, you could not tell behind his shiny silver mask is Tim Blake Nelson mirror guy. Seth mirror guy, Tim Blake Nelson how is it working . Its a fantastic cast from top to bottom. But how is tim hes a new buddy. I just love him. First of all, hes one of the smartest people i have ever met in my life hes a real intellect. And also a minx. Seth a minx. Always saying, you know, naughty things to make you laugh. Seth gotcha. [ light laughter ] but hes a very dangerous person actually to be on the road with. Seth okay. How so well, he invited me to a strip club in atlanta. Seth okay. [ laughter ] where we were shooting. Its called the clermont lounge. You can google it. Its clermont seth okay. And its become famous because all the strippers are in their 60s and 70s. Seth is this a true thing . [ audience oohs [ light laughter ] this is a true thing. I dont mean to mock those ladies but its not like theyre, like, exdancer this is, like, your grandma. [ lighp ugwn and going seth wow so this [ laughter ] its not to be believed, and he just decided that we had to experience this together for some reason. [ laughter ] and so we sat there. First of all, i should have known not to go in because i was meeting him there, and when i went to the door, its in a basement of a hotel, to get my wrist stamped. Seth yeah. I bought my ticket. The guy who was stamping my wrist didnt even move his cigarette and he burned me seth oh, my god. [ audience oohs yeah, i should have just turned around and seth yeah. Thats a very thats a red flag of all red flags. If the guy in charge of security is burning the customers [ light laughter ] exactly, and so, you know, we watched the ladies and we tipped them seth oh, thats very nice of you. Yeah, and one of them when she wasnt dancing came over and asked me if i wanted to dance. Seth uhhuh. I was like, um, well, oh, gosh no, thant lahter ] no, but thank you very much. And i realized she wasnt saying, do you want to dance, she was saying do you want a dance . Seth oh, my god. And i looked around, i went, dances yes, they were offering offering me a lap dance. Seth is this like she was a little bit younger. She was maybe 50 seth yeah. [ light laughter ] so, in the prime of her stripping years. A mere child. Seth yeah. Yes [ laughter ] yes. No, it was it was not to be believed and then, you know, a guy a giant drunk guy knocked me off my barstool seth yeah. It seems like hanging out with Tim Blake Nelson, intellect or not, doesnt seem like a safe thing to do. No. No, he texted me the next day and goes, how are you that was great we were chasing life. And it was like but i have to say, hes a very nice man hes very happily married. Seth yeah. [ laughter ] and hes a very good daddy. So, tim, dont be mad. Seth i feel like i dont i dont feel like well remember any of those other details [ laughter ] the first one im gonna talk about is you have a pet owl. Yes seth and you had to in one of the episodes, you fed the pet owl a live mouse yes seth w i yont mind holdina rig but no. And they said, oh, no, no. Well cut to the owl later. The owl was close up but the mouse, the poor mouse every time cause they wanted it hanging down, dangling. Seth yeah. He kept crawling up on top of my hand like seth sure. You know. Seth cause he doesnt know its not real. Wouldnt you . Seth youre like, no, no, mouse. This is a movie. This is tv. [ laughter ] like, ahh, help me. So we had to do several takes until he finally just sort of seth you just tire him out its like working with kids. Yeah. You just do it enough until theyre too tired. The other thing, you know, im trying to think of the classiest way to say it. Oh, no. Oh, no seth but one of your props in the show is a giant blue dildo. [ laughter ] youre really going to go there, arent you . Seth i mean, what else are you gonna call it . I feel like now when they first told you when this was first introduced to you as a ayhe shocking thing is reading the comic book, i immediately got what this was. Yes seth but not being a comic fan, were you taken aback when you realized this was well, yes, because they sent me the script after they offered me the part. And im reading thinking, this is so great. This is cool now shes got whats she oh, dear god, no. Seth yeah. I mean, i its the only time ive been sort of grateful that my parents are no longer with us. Seth oh, thats [ audience oohs [ laughter ] its like seth its nice just for that minute. Seth just for one minute i miss them so much seth yeah. Yeah, no, that seth yeah. I think i would have had seth yeah. Ll still with us, that would have killed them. [ laughter ] so its probably for the best. Now its not on you. [ laughter ] no, actually my mother could have dealt with it my father, no. Seth oh, yeah. No. Seth that makes sense. That makes sense yeah. Seth i know this show is very much under wraps. I believe four of the nine have aire t interview. Yeah. Seth you probably cant give anything away. Is there anything you want to tell us to look for while were watching it or are you just too under wraps . Oh, gosh. No, i just think that something that your people are hoping for, theyll probably, might get to see and something that they didnt expect at all, theyre gonna see and theyre almost the same thing seth that is fantastically vague and somehow [ laughter ] somehow makes me want to watch it even more yay seth and i already wanted to watch a lot. Thank you so much for being here jean smart, everybody. [ cheers and applause watchmen airs sunday nights on hbo. Well be right back with Anna Baryshnikov [ cheers and applause curiosity its our most human instinct. 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Go cats seth you go cats, absolutely and you were a theater major i was not a theater major. Ooh, what were you . Seth first of all, ooh sorry [ laughter ] oh, my god seth i was radio, television, film rtvf. Seth rtvf as its known. And got into radio right at the right time [ light laughter ] but tell me, you were a theater major. I will say my First Impression of the theater majors at northwestern, they were so adult. Like, they were such good actors i remember going to shows and being like, oh, what i was doing in high school was nothing like this. Oh, yeah. Everyones very serious. Seth very serious. I was very serious. Probably too serious because, honestly, then i was scared to actually be friends with everyone because especially in the beginning, i was really only cast in student theater. So i would be at a Theater Party and id be like, i cant drink here. Thats my director. Seth oh. [ laughter ] right, right, right. These are my coworkers. So i was so nervous. Meanwhile, im like in an apartment thats nicknamed steak sauce and theres like beers everywhere but i was like, this is a [ laughter ] seth your apartment was nicknamed steak sauce . Mine wasnt, but one was. Seth okay. And they always had parties seth oh, wow yeah. Seth why was it called steak sauce . Did you ever find out . I think because it was a1 seth oh, that makes sense. [ light laughter ] there you go steak sauce, they had this seth that is far more clever than i give these gentlemen credit for [ laughter ] but then i think after a while i was like, i think as it turns out maybe hollywood is all steak sauce and i should just drink a beer at the party. Seth yeah, i think thats very true. I think thats very true so this is such a cool show. Thank you perd show but its modern slang. Its modern music. Yes seth what did you first think when it was introduced to you . Oh, god, i was just like, dont blow it. I loved it so much it almost felt like the audition was like a terrible nervous first date i was like, was i terrible . Was i awful . I loved it so much. [ laughter ] but yeah seth sometimes that can happen, though, when its a part you really want, you get tight in a way that then makes you blow the audition. Totally seth but you feel like, obviously looking back it went all right. Apparently. But i feel like i did a thing on way out of the room, that i kind of like broke up with it, and i was like i left it all on the floor. And if they dont love me, i dont love them and its fine. [ laughter ] seth and you said that out loud to them and i said it out loud and ive never been invited back to the casting office [ laughter ] seth you play hailee steinfelds younger sister yes seth you did some research for this cause youre older than her, i think. Im a little older. Yep. Seth gotcha, so whats her just a little, just a tiny bit. Seth just a little bit like in hollywood, its nothing. Yeah but what was the research you put into the role . So, yes so, i play her kind of, like, little kid sister. But in real life, i feel like we didnt feel like that. Shes kind of shes truly a friend, and then she invited me to be her date to the met gala after party. Seth oh, very nice and i instantly became a soh for thinking of me you wont notice me at all [ laughter ] ill just be really fun. Ill bring snacks. [ laughter ] and, yeah, and i was just deeply nervous the whole time and trying to be cool and she was like, you know, these are just theyre just people. And i was, ill just ill just go to the bathroom and you can meet me at the end. [ laughter ] but, so, the little sister thing started to come a little more naturally. Seth thats good what a natural way for it to happen they all say, like if you really need to get into a role, go to the met ball you know . Seth yeah. [ laughter ] a lot of lot of corset work on this show lot of corset work. Seth is it as uncomfortable as it looks . It is the worst seth yeah. I feel like in the beginning i was excited to wear a corset and then basically by the end of the first week i was like, oh, this is a prison ughteth yeah. ] its awful and i mean, i joke but in all earnestness, i cannot believe we made women wear those. Seth oh, its crazy. Ever. Seth yeah. Ever. We find a tiny Silver Lining on set, because it was really cold. So they would put they would strap heating pads into them seth wow which especially if you have period cramps, gas cramps. Seth yeah. [ laughter ] heating pads just strapped to your body is a good thing. Seth i mean, this seems like youve maybe come up with an invention that could be very modern [ laughter ] i mean, maybe lets bring the corset back. Seth yeah, bring the heated corset back. The heated corset [ laughter ] seth this is also not sometimes they will shoot a show in los angeles and make it look like somewhere else. This was shot where it was very cold no, its here it was cold. Its in this place called bethpage, long island. Seth okay. Which feels a little maybe like colonial williamsburg, but around here, but we never really saw any foot traffic so it kind of felt like westworld because you would show up to this, like, preserved little town and thered be like one woman churning butter. Seth yeah. [ laughter ] but it worked kind of perfectly. But it was freezing cold seth it was freezing cold. We actually have a photo of you in your trailer. And will you explain why youre sitting where youre sittingtoil because for some reason that was the really hot part of the trailer. Seth so the trailer was so cold that the only place you could get warmth was on the toilet correct seth so, next time someone tells you hollywood is glamorous and theres no downside, just try to remember this picture of anna [ laughter ] you know thats the end of shooting, too, because in the beginning i was like, its a period piece i wont have my phone, and by the end, im like, lets take a selfie of me in the bathroom. [ laughter ] seth you brought the two eras together working seth in a way that were meant to be brought together trying. Seth congrats on the show. So lovely to meet you. Thank you so much seth thanks so much for in [ cheers and applause announcer for more late night, go to latenightseth. Com. Follow us on instagram and twitter latenightseth and be sure to check us out on youtube and facebook head over to itunes to subscribe to the late night with seth meyers podcast. Youll get a closer look and more downloaded right to your phone. [ electrical buzzing ] [ dramatic music ] ahhhh ahhhh elliott. You came back seth my thanks to sean hayes, jean smart, Anna Baryshnikov, everybody. Chris johnson, thanks for a great week the 8b band. Stay tuned for lilly singh. Well see you tomorrow [ cheers and applause [ cheers and applause lilly tonight on a little late with lilly singh, i got Alexandra Shipp and tegan sara [ cheers and applause did you know alexandras also a singer i didnt know that. Lilly oh, yeah i thought she was just an actress. Yeah, yeah. I do some singing, too lilly im also a singer rapper. So heres what im thinking. Imagine this, okay tegan and sara and alexandra and lilly new band. [ cheers and applause we kind of like have our own thing yeah. [ laughter ] going lilly oh right now yeah, totally totally get it you know, it wasnt my idea or anything [ laughter ] lilly no problem well do our you know, our own thing. Alexandra and lilly. Boom [ applause ] oh, you know, i think im just gonna stick to acting, so lilly yeah, cool cool cool ill just keep doing this talk show thing then. Um, see you in a little bit. Im just saying, though, tegan sara and alexandra and lilly couldve been a huge thing