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>> Announcer: TONIGHT ON "LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS ‐‐"

CHRIS EVANS, RAPPER AND CHEF ACTION BRONSON,

MUSIC FROM ELLE KING. FEATURING THE 8G BAND WITH

NIKKI GLASPIE. AND NOW, SETH MEYERS.

♪♪♪ >> Seth: WELCOME TO "LATE

NIGHT." IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS ON TV,

IT IS 12:35 IN THE MORNING, WHICH MEANS IT'S ALMOST, ALMOST

COOL ENOUGH TO GO OUTSIDE. I'D STILL GIVE IT ANOTHER HOUR

THOUGH. LET'S GET TO THE NEWS.

PRESIDENT TRUMP POSTED A PHOTO OF HIMSELF WEARING A FACE MASK

YESTERDAY AND TWEETED THE QUOTE, "MANY PEOPLE SAY THAT IT'S

PATRIOTIC TO WEAR A FACE MASK WHEN YOU CAN'T SOCIALLY

DISTANCE." OH, THAT'S WHY YOU FINALLY PUT

ONE ON? OR IS IT BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE

SAYING THEY'RE GONNA VOTE FOR JOE BIDEN?

ALSO, LOVE THE ARTSY BLACK AND WHITE, MAN.

ARE WE SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT THAT AND THINK, "WELL, CLEARLY HE'S

BEEN WEARING A MASK SINCE THE 1960s"?

HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK YOU CAN FOOL WITH THIS KIND OF

STUNT? WELL, OKAY, WELL ‐‐

IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE.

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS SENT A LETTER TO THE FBI

RECENTLY, WARNING THAT CONGRESS IS BEING TARGETED BY A FOREIGN

INTERFERENCE CAMPAIGN TO DISRUPT NOVEMBER'S ELECTION.

"NO, WE'RE NOT!" SAID THE COFFEEMAKER.

PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETED TODAY ABOUT HIS FOX NEWS INTERVIEW

WITH ANCHOR CHRIS WALLACE AND SAID THEY MAY HAVE, QUOTE, "SET

A RECORD FOR DOING SUCH AN INTERVIEW IN THE HEAT.

IT WAS 100 DEGREES, MAKING THINGS VERY INTERESTING."

A 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURE, OR AS TRUMP CALLS IT, HEALTHY ENOUGH

TO GO TO SCHOOL. PRESIDENT TRUMP RESUMED

CORONAVIRUS PRESS BRIEFINGS TODAY AFTER ALMOST THREE MONTHS

WITHOUT DAILY UPDATES. OH, MAN, I HATE IT WHEN A SHOW

COMES BACK AFTER A LONG BREAK AND I CAN'T REMEMBER ANY OF THE

PLOT LINES. I MEAN, I KNOW THIS GUY ‐‐

THAT'S THE VILLAIN, AND THIS GUY IS LIKE THE BUTLER OR SOMETHING?

LIKE THE ROBOT BUTLER? AND THIS IS THE GUY WHO

SHOULD'VE HAD A SPINOFF BY NOW, BUT HE'S STUCK HERE AND HE ONLY

HAS, LIKE, THREE LINES AN EPISODE.

AND THIS IS ‐‐ JANE JETSON?

YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GOING TO JUST WATCH ‐‐

I'M JUST GOING TO WATCH THE RECAP.

THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT INFECTIOUS

DISEASE EXPERT DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WILL THROW OUT THE CEREMONIAL

FIRST PITCH OF THEIR OPENING DAY GAME THIS WEEK.

AND I'M KIND OF SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT FAUCI IS FORCING

SOMEBODY TO CATCH SOMETHING. [ LAUGHTER ]

THAT'S A NICE DUMB JOKE. FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN

TODAY UNVEILED A $775 BILLION PLAN TO HELP PROVIDE CHILD AND

ELDER CARE. AND AS FOR MILLENNIALS, WELL,

HE'S GOT HALF A MIND TO TAKE THOSE GOOD‐FOR‐NOTHINGS OUTBACK

AND CLEAN THEIR PLOW. EDUCATION OFFICIALS IN

CALIFORNIA HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS WILL NOT

BEGIN UNTIL DECEMBER DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

WHILE IN FLORIDA, PRACTICE HAS ALREADY STARTED FOR VARSITY

KISSING. THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO SAID

YESTERDAY HE DOES NOT AGREE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP THAT THE BORDER

WALL WOULD HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS, BUT

ADDED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO CONFRONT TRUMP ABOUT IT.

SORT OF LIKE HOW YOU DON'T YELL AT YOUR DOG FOR PEEING ON THE

RUG TWO WEEKS AGO. OH, COME ON, HE DOESN'T ‐‐ HE

DOESN'T REMEMBER. DON'T YELL AT HIM.

A COUPLE IN ST. LOUIS THAT WERE RECENTLY CAUGHT ON VIDEO

BRANDISHING GUNS AT BLACK LIVES MATTER"PROTESTERS OUTSIDE THEIR

HOME HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH FELONY UNLAWFUL USE OF A WEAPON.

BAIL HAS BEEN SET AT $10,000 WORTH OF KOHL'S CASH.

ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY, PEOPLE WHO PREFER STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

ARE MORE LIKELY TO FIND LOVE AT A YOUNGER AGE, WHILE PEOPLE WHO

PREFER RUM RAISIN ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE ALONE.

AND FINALLY, THE SMITHSONIAN ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT THE

NATIONAL ZOO WILL REOPEN LATER THIS WEEK.

"WE BETTER CLEAN THIS PLACE UP," SAID THE PANDAS.

[ LAUGHTER ] THIS HAS BEEN, "PANDAS EATING

PIZZA." COME ON GUYS, WHAT MORE DO YOU

WANT? THIS HAS BEEN A MONOLOGUE.

WE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.

CHRIS EVANS IS HERE. PLUS, I'LL TALK TO CHEF,

MUSICIAN, AND ACTOR ACTION BRONSON.

AND WE'LL HAVE MUSIC FROM ELLE KING.

BUT FIRST, NEW WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KAYLEIGH McENANY HAS

BEEN HOLDING A LOT OF PRESS BRIEFINGS LATELY.

BUT SHE SEEMS TO AVOID ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS WE NEED ANSWERED

MOST. SO WE DECIDED TO HOLD ANOTHER

ONE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. THAT'S RIGHT.

KAYLEIGH McENANY IS HERE AND READY TO GO.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, IT'S TIME FOR THE "LATE NIGHT WHITE

HOUSE PRESS BRIEFING." ♪♪♪

>> Seth: YES. YES, THANK YOU.

SETH MEYERS, "LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS."

SECRETARY McENANY, DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATE ON THE NUMBER OF NEW

COVID CASES TODAY? >> THEY WENT LIKE THIS, AND

THAT'S THANKS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP.

>> Seth: AND, YES, WHERE IS THE SAFEST PLACE FOR AMERICANS TO BE

RIGHT NOW TO AVOID CATCHING THE CORONAVIRUS?

>> THE REST OF THE WORLD. >> Seth: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY HAS

BEEN TRUMP'S BIGGEST NEMESIS SO FAR WHEN IT COMES TO HIS

RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC? >> REALITY.

>> Seth: WHAT WERE THE RESULTS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LAST

PHYSICAL? >> WE HAVE BEEF OPERATING AT 98%

CAPACITY, PORK AT 95% AND POULTRY AT 98%.

>> Seth: JUNE WAS PRIDE MONTH. DOES PRESIDENT TRUMP EVEN KNOW

WHICH PEOPLE IT CELEBRATES? >> FQHCs?

>> Seth: OH. ALMOST.

LGBTQs. WE WERE LOOKING FOR LGBTQs.

WHEN YOU INTERVIEWED FOR THE JOB, WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS DID

THEY ASK YOU? >> NOT ONE QUESTION.

I DIDN'T RECEIVED ONE QUESTION. >> Seth: IF PRESIDENT TRUMP

HADN'T CHEATED ON HIS S. A. T. s, WHAT SCHOOL COULD HE HAVE GOTTEN

INTO? >> LET'S SAY UNIVERSITY OF

PHOENIX. >> Seth: HOW MANY FRENCH FRIES

DOES THE PRESIDENT EAT? >> ABOUT 500,000 PER DAY.

>> Seth: NOW THAT A TRUMP APPOINTEE IS RUNNING THE U. S.

POST OFFICE, WHAT WILL THEIR NEW SLOGAN BE?

>> I CAN'T PROMISE YOU IT'S TOMORROW, BUT IN THE COMING DAYS

WE LOOK TO DELIVER THAT. >> Seth: KAYLEIGH, HOW DOES

MITCH McCONNELL KEEP HIS NECK SKIN UNDER CONTROL?

>> INCREDIBLY STRONG TIES. >> Seth: WHERE WILL PRESIDENT

TRUMP HAVE HIS EVENTUAL COMPLETE NERVOUS BREAKDOWN?

>> ON TWITTER FOR ALL TO SEE. >> Seth: WHY ARE THERE SO MANY

PEOPLE WITH CONFEDERATE FLAGS AT TRUMP RALLIES?

>> WE HAND THEM OUT. >> Seth: WHAT DOES TRUMP SAY

WHEN HE GOES TO A DENNY'S AND THERE'S A MAZE ON THE BACK OF A

PLACEMAT? >> WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE

HERE? >> Seth: MELANIA TRUMP WAS

RAISED CATHOLIC. WHY DID TRUMP DECIDE NOT TO JOIN

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WHEN THEY GOT MARRIED?

>> HE'S NOT A FAN OF THE KNEELING.

>> Seth: IS THERE A MNEMONIC DEVICE YOU USE TO REMEMBER

TRUMP'S LUNCH ORDER OF A CHEESEBURGER, HO‐HOs, OREOS AND

A PEPSI? >> IT'S CHOP, C‐H‐O‐P.

>> Seth: I HEARD PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WRITING A PARENTING BOOK.

WHAT'S IT CALLED? >> "THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF

CHILDREN." >> Seth: WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN

THE MANAGER WALKS OUT TO THE MOUND, LOOKS TO THE BULLPEN, AND

TAPS HIS LEFT ARM LIKE THIS? >> BRING IN CY VANCE, A

DEMOCRAT. >> Seth: WHAT IS JARED KUSHNER'S

ROLE IN THIS ADMINISTRATION? >> AN IMPORTANT TOOL.

>> Seth: WHAT WAS ROSEBUD FROM THE MOVIE "CITIZEN KANE"?

>> IT'S A COMMENT THAT HE MADE IN PASSING.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> Seth: OH.

I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE, KAYLEIGH.

WHAT DOES TRUMP CALL USING THE McDONALD'S DRIVE‐THRU?

>> PEOPLE ATTENDING CHURCH IN THEIR CARS.

>> Seth: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DONALD TRUMP COMES UP TO A DOOR

LABELED "PULL?" >> THE PRESIDENT, HE'S GOING TO

PUSH. >> Seth: TELL ME A SCARY STORY

ABOUT TRUMP BEING PRESIDENT. >> HE WANTS TO DO IT AGAIN.

>> Seth: AH! WHEN WAS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

THE MOST FUN TO WATCH? >> WHEN STEROIDS WERE USED.

>> Seth: IS IT TRUE THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP THINKS HE'S A

BETTER SAXOPHONE‐PLAYING PRESIDENT THAN BILL CLINTON?

>> HE BELIEVES IT'D GO A LONG WAY IF BUBBA CAME OUT AND

ACKNOWLEDGED THAT. >> Seth: WHAT DID PRESIDENT

TRUMP SAY WHEN KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN CHANGED ITS NAME TO KFC?

>> WE'VE GOT TO HONOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED THERE, NOT RENAME IT.

>> Seth: ALL RIGHT, KAYLEIGH. BE HONEST.

WHAT WOULD YOU GUESS MY ROLE WAS ON THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

TEAM? >> ABSOLUTE NONSTARTER.

>> Seth: EH, YOU'RE NOT WRONG. WELL, YOU'RE A LITTLE WRONG.

I WASN'T EVEN ON THE TEAM. IF TRUMP GETS RE‐ELECTED, DO YOU

THINK WE'LL SEE ALL FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE

APPEAR? >> THERE WILL BE, I THINK, FIVE.

>> Seth: FIVE, OH. THAT'LL BE SOMETHING.

WHAT SHOULD I MAKE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE I GET A TABLE AT A

RESTAURANT THAT ALLOWS INDOOR DINING, DOESN'T REQUIRE SOCIAL

DISTANCING AND DOESN'T REQUIRE MASKS?

>> THEY'RE GRAVE RESERVATIONS. >> Seth: GRAVE.

GRAVE RESERVATIONS. DO YOU GUYS HEAR THAT?

OH, I'M THE ONLY ‐‐ I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE?

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE QUESTION, SO I'LL MAKE IT

AN IMPORTANT ONE. IF YOU COULD WATCH ANY TWO

PEOPLE FROM HISTORY BONE, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

>> SUSAN B. ANTHONY AND BILLY GRAHAM.

>> Seth: WOW, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY,

KAYLEIGH. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE OUT OF TIME,

SO ON BEHALF OF THE REST OF THE "LATE NIGHT" PRESS CORPS, HAVE A

GOOD NIGHT, WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH CHRIS EVANS.

♪♪♪ >> Seth: WELCOME BACK.

WE'RE VERY HAPPY GUEST DRUMMER NIKKI GLASPIE IS SITTING IN WITH

THE 8G BAND THIS WEEK. SHE PLAYS WITH MACEO PARKER, AND

HER OWN BAND, THE Nth POWER. HER NEW EP, "iPHONE SESSIONS"

WAS MADE COMPLETELY ON HER PHONE AND IS AVAILABLE ON ALL

PLATFORMS. WELCOME BACK, NIKKI!

OUR FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS AN ACTOR AND PRODUCER YOU KNOW FROM

MARVEL'S "CAPTAIN AMERICA" FRANCHISE AND THE LIMITED

SERIES, "DEFENDING JACOB." HE IS ALSO THE CO‐FOUNDER OF THE

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WEBSITE, ASTARTINGPOINT.COM.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK. >> IT WAS TERRIFYING AND

EXCITING. EXCITING, BECAUSE WE WERE DOING

SOMETHING NEW, EXCITING BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE WE WERE OF SERVICE.

>> TERRIFYING, BECAUSE FOUR PEOPLE HAD JUST SAID THEY WERE

GOING TO DO IT. >> INITIALLY, IT WAS VERY HARD

TO GET PEOPLE TO TRUST US. >> THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY

HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE COME THROUGH.

>> SURE. >> AND ESSENTIALLY TRICKED

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. >> I'M TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO

TRUST US. I'M HAPPY TO JUMP ON THE PHONE,

OR GET A COFFEE, OR WHATEVER. WHATEVER'S NECESSARY TO KIND OF

PUT THEIR CONCERNS AT EASE. SO EVERY TIME SOMEONE WOULD

LEAVE AND SAY, "HEY, THANKS. THAT WAS REALLY, ACTUALLY

ENJOYABLE." PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS.

>> RIGHT. >> PLEASE TELL EVERYBODY.

>> Seth: HERE'S MY CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS EVANS.

HEY, CHRIS. HOW ARE YOU DOING, BUDDY?

>> HEY, MAN. HOW ARE YOU DOING, PAL?

>> Seth: I'M DOING VERY WELL. I THINK THESE ARE TIMES THAT

WE'RE LIVING THROUGH RIGHT NOW WHERE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO

HAVE COMPANIONSHIP. I THINK SOME OF THE MOST

UNCOMPLICATED COMPANIONSHIP IS CANINE COMPANIONSHIP.

HOW'S YOUR DOG DOING? >> OH, HE'S GREAT.

HE'S GREAT. HE'S GETTING THOROUGHLY

SMOTHERED IN THIS TIME OF LOCKDOWN.

>> Seth: SO, THIS IS A FASCINATING NEW WEBSITE YOU

STARTED CALLED STARTINGPOINT.COM.

AND MAYBE IT'S EASIEST JUST TO START WITH WHERE YOU CAME UP

WITH THE IDEA. >> SURE.

WELL, IT BEGAN IN 2017. AND I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS, AND

I'M A LITTLE BIT OF A NEWS JUNKIE.

AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.

I WENT TO GOOGLE IT AND IT WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE HOW MESSY IT

WAS TRYING TO JUST SIFT THROUGH THE INFORMATION TO JUST GET A

CONCISE UNDERSTANDING OF SOME SORT OF A POLICY OR A BILL.

I ‐‐ TO BE HONEST, I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE ACTUAL THING

THAT I WAS GOOGLING WAS. BUT I JUST RECOGNIZED RIGHT AWAY

IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS A HOLE THERE, THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING

MISSING. THAT I'M SURE THERE ARE PLENTY

OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN POLITICS AND JUST ‐‐ IT'S

DAUNTING, YOU KNOW? IT'S AN INTIMIDATING LANDSCAPE.

AND TO FIND THAT KIND OF ENTRY POINT WHERE YOU CAN JUST GET

BASIC INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND YOUR INTERPRETATION OF A

POLITICAL LANDSCAPE FELT LIKE IT WAS MISSING.

>> Seth: SO WHAT'S REALLY UNIQUE ABOUT THIS ‐‐ YOU KNOW, BECAUSE

THESE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE, POLITICIANS, THAT WE WILL SEE ON

CABLE NEWS. >> MM‐HMM.

>> Seth: BUT THIS IS THEM FOR A MINUTE ON WHATEVER TOPIC THEY

CHOOSE. YOU PROVIDE THEM WITH A LIST.

AND THEY SORT OF JUST TALK UNINTERRUPTED FOR A MINUTE.

THERE IS NOTHING ‐‐ NO EDITORIAL ELEMENT IS LAID OVER IT.

YOU LET THEM SPEAK IN THEIR OWN WORDS.

WHY DID YOU WANT TO LET POLITICIANS SPEAK INSTEAD OF

TALKING TO EXPERTS? >> WELL ‐‐ WELL, THERE'S A

COUPLE REASONS. FIRST, I THINK WE ARE IN AN AGE

WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN CHICKEN OR THE EGG THIS ALL DAY, BUT I

DO THINK ‐‐ I'M PART OF IT. YOU KNOW, WHEN I READ SOMETHING

ONLINE, YOU START QUESTIONING, "WELL, WHO WROTE THIS, WHAT'S

THE AGENDA, WHAT'S THE BIAS, WHERE'S THE MONEY?"

SO, THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO DO WAS REMOVE THAT FILTER

FACTOR. I WANT TO REMOVE AS MUCH

SUBJECTIVITY AS POSSIBLE AND ALLOW THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN

ELECTED OFFICIAL AND THE ELECTORATE TO EXIST MORE

CLEARLY. SECOND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, ONE OF

THE MAIN TENETS OF THE SITE WAS BEING OBJECTIVE.

YOU KNOW, I OBVIOUSLY HAVE MY OWN POLITICAL BELIEFS, AND WE

TRY TO REMOVE THAT AS THOROUGHLY AS POSSIBLE.

AND IF YOU ‐‐ WHEN WE DREW THE LINE AS TO WHO WE INTERVIEWED ‐‐

YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ECONOMY, MAYBE YOU

SHOULD TALK TO AN ECONOMIST. THE PROBLEM IS WE THEN BECOME

THE ARBITERS OF TRUTH. WE THEN DECIDE ‐‐ WHO DEEMS WHO

AN EXPERT, YOU KNOW? AND I THINK THEN YOU GET INTO

THE WEEDS. SO, EVEN THOUGH POLITICIANS MAY

NOT BE AN EXPERT IN EVERY SINGLE FIELD, THEY'RE STILL THE ONES

VOTING ON POLICY. THEY ARE THE ONES AFFECTING YOUR

LIFE. AND I THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

SHOULD KNOW WHO THOSE PLAYERS ARE.

SO, THAT'S OUR STARTING POINT. LOOK AT THE PUN.

THAT'S OUR STARTING POINT. [ LAUGHTER ]

BUT, YEAH, LOOK, I MEAN, THIS BUT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR

ELECTED OFFICIALS TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS, THEIR

THOUGHTS AROUND ISSUES CLEARLY. AND I THINK THE AMERICAN PUBLIC

NEEDS TO KNOW THOSE ‐‐ THOSE PEOPLE.

>> Seth: SO, A WEBSITE LIKE THIS BASED ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOUR

GOAL WAS WHEN YOU STARTED IT REQUIRED OBVIOUSLY BOTH

REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS TO PARTICIPATE.

AND I IMAGINE ONE OF THE TRICKIEST PARTS WHEN THIS FIRST

STARTED, AND IT'S EVEN SORT OF LAID OUT IN A VIDEO ON YOUR SITE

AS FAR AS WHAT YOU STARTED ‐‐ LIKE, WHEN YOU HAD TO CONVINCE

PEOPLE TO PLAY BALL. WAS THAT HARD TRYING TO GET

EVERYBODY TO GET ON BOARD? >> YES, YES.

PARTICIPATION WAS THE UPHILL BATTLE FOR SURE.

YOU KNOW, I THINK NAIVELY I THOUGHT, "WELL, I'LL JUST WRITE

A LETTER. WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO BE A

PART ‐‐" YOU KNOW, I SAW THIS AS A VERY

SYMBIOTIC MECHANISM. EVERYBODY WINS HERE.

YOU GET TO CONNECT TO THE VOTERS, VOTERS LEARN FROM THE

ELECTED OFFICIALS. BUT, OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE TRYING TO

CULTIVATE A NEW RELATIONSHIP. WE HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW.

WE JUST HAVE OUR WORDS. SO, THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY

APPREHENSION. YOU KNOW, I WAS SURPRISED.

I THOUGHT THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE THAT I THOUGHT WOULD ABSOLUTELY

PARTICIPATE WHO WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH US.

AND THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE THAT I THOUGHT NEVER IN A MILLION

YEARS WOULD SIT DOWN WITH US, AND THEY SHOWED UP AND THEY

ANSWERED EVERYTHING. AND SO IT'S ‐‐ I WAS ‐‐ IT WAS A

LANDSCAPE OF SURPRISE. >> Seth: WHO WERE SOME OF THE

PEOPLE THAT YOU MOST WANTED THAT YOU EITHER GOT AND WERE THRILLED

OR DIDN'T GET AND WERE DISAPPOINTED?

>> SEE, SO YOU REMEMBER HOW I SAID I WAS TRYING TO CULTIVATE

THIS RELATIONSHIP? [ LAUGHTER ]

>> Seth: OH, RIGHT. >> THIS IS THE TRICKY THING,

WE'RE STILL TRYING TO KIND OF CULTIVATE THIS TRUST.

AND IF I START BLOWING PEOPLE UP RIGHT NOW, THAT MIGHT HURT THAT.

>> Seth: WELL, IT'S INTERESTING YOU TALK ABOUT THE TRUST,

BECAUSE YOU HEAR A VOICE ON THE PHONE TALKING TO YOU AT ONE

POINT IN THE VIDEO SAYING THAT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY TRUST,

UM, "HOLLYWOOD PEOPLE" I BELIEVE IS THEIR TERM.

>> YEAH. >> Seth: AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN

BURNED IN THE PAST. >> MM‐HMM.

>> Seth: AND I WILL SAY, HAVING LOOKED AT THE SITE, IT IS WHAT

IT PROMISES. YOU DO LET PEOPLE SPEAK

UNINTERRUPTED. IT IS LAID OUT ONLY TO SAY THIS

IS WHAT A DEMOCRAT SAYS ABOUT DEREGULATION, THIS IS WHAT A

REPUBLICAN SAYS ABOUT DEREGULATION.

HAVE YOU FOUND THAT THOSE WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED, DO YOU FEEL

AS THOUGH THEY'RE PASSING ON THEIR COLLEAGUES, "HEY, THIS IS

A SAFE PLACE IF YOU WANT TO JUST TALK ABOUT YOUR BELIEFS."

>> WITHOUT THAT MECHANISM, WE WOULDN'T HAVE WORKED.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A VERY

TENTATIVE NIBBLE AT FIRST FROM REPUBLICANS.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME THEY'D LEAVE, THEY'D SAY, "HEY,

THAT WAS OKAY." AND WE'D SAY "PLEASE, PLEASE

TELL EVERYBODY." AND SLOWLY BUT SURELY EVERY TIME

WE WENT BACK, WE HAD MORE AND MORE NAMES.

AND PART OF IT WAS TRYING TO CONVEY TO THEM, LISTEN, WE'RE

NOT TRYING TO BE ONE AND DONE. WE'RE TRYING TO DO THIS EVERY

YEAR. SO IF WE'RE DUPLICITOUS, IF WE

GET YOU TO ANSWER A QUESTION AND WE EVISCERATE YOU, YOU'RE NOT

COMING BACK. YOU KNOW, THE NATURE OF THIS IS

TO TRY AND PROVIDE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.

WHAT'S THAT SAYING ‐‐ A GOOD IDEA IS WHEN EVERYBODY WINS?

[ LIGHT LAUGHTER ] EVERYBODY CAN WIN HERE, BUT IT

WOULDN'T HAPPEN IF WE'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, SLAM PEOPLE.

>> Seth: YOU DID REALIZE ULTIMATELY THAT YOU NEEDED MORE

LEVELS THAN JUST YOUR INITIAL IDEA OF A POLITICIAN TALKING FOR

A MINUTE ABOUT, SAY, HEALTH OR EDUCATION OR IMMIGRATION.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHAT YOU REALIZE WAS MISSING AND WHY YOU

ADDED THOSE ADDITIONAL TIERS TO IT?

>> SURE. SO INITIALLY THE ONLY IDEA

WAS ‐‐ THERE ARE THREE SECTIONS TO THE SITE.

IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE YOU CAN WATCH A LITTLE VIDEO THAT WALKS

YOU THROUGH ALL THREE OF THEM. BUT THERE ARE THREE SECTIONS.

THE FIRST SECTION IS CALLED "STARTING POINTS."

AND IT'S ONE‐MINUTE ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY AT

LEAST THREE DEMS, THREE REPUBLICANS.

AND SO THAT WAS KIND OF THE ONLY GOAL FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THE

PROJECT OR SO. AND THEN SLOWLY BUT SURELY WE

KIND OF REALIZED A LOT OF THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS HAD THINGS

THEY WANTED TO SAY THAT DIDN'T FIT IN THE MECHANISM.

WE SOMETIMES WOULD LISTEN TO TWO PEOPLE DEBATE BACK AND FORTH

WITHOUT THE KIND OF TELEVISION FIGHT PROMOTER QUALITY AND YOU

ACTUALLY GOT REALLY GOOD INFORMATION.

AND YOU JUST KIND OF THOUGHT, MAN, IF WE'RE HERE, IF WE'RE

DOING THIS, I WONDER IF THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER WAYS WE MIGHT

BE ABLE TO ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTIVITY.

SO, SECTIONS TWO AND THREE WERE BORN.

SECTION TWO IS "DAILY POINTS," WHERE IT REALLY IS JUST, YOU

KNOW, ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO PARTICIPATES IN SECTION ONE CAN

PONTIFICATE ON ANYTHING THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW,

FOR A MINUTE. AND THEN "COUNTERPOINTS" IS WHEN

YOU HAVE TWO ELECTED OFFICIALS. THEY PICK AN ISSUE TO EXPLORE,

TO DEBATE, AND IT'S THIS VERY KIND OF STRUCTURED BACK AND

FORTH DISCUSSION. YOU KNOW, I LOVE DEBATES.

I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO EXAMINE SOMETHING.

BUT, YEAH, AGAIN, AS I SAY IN THAT GREAT VIDEO, IF YOU GO TO

THE SITE, SOMETIMES TELEVISED DEBATES, THEY DEVELOP THIS

INERTIA. AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT MOVES

OFF TOPIC. SOMEONE HITS A BUZZWORD.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CONVERSATION PIVOTS.

AND THAT'S A SHAME. AND I DO THINK ELECTED OFFICIALS

SHOULD BE ABLE TO STAND BY WHAT THEY SAY, SPEAK COHERENTLY AND

CONCISELY, AND ALSO LISTEN. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ‐‐ IN SECTION

THREE, IN "COUNTERPOINTS," BETWEEN DUSTY JOHNSON AND

ERIC SWALWELL THAT I CONSIDER THE GOLD STANDARD.

THEY COMPLETELY DISAGREE. IT'S ABOUT MAIL‐IN VOTING.

THEY DON'T SEE EYE TO EYE, BUT AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY

STATEMENT, THEY START WITH, "OKAY, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE

SAYING. HERE'S WHERE I DISAGREE."

AND JUST THAT SENTENCE, THAT'S LIKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.

AND SOMEHOW I THINK LISTENING HAS BECOME CONFLATED WITH, I

DON'T KNOW, WEAKNESS OR CAPITULATION OR SOMETHING.

THAT JUST SHOWS YOU'RE A THOROUGH THINKER.

SO, ANYWAY, SECTION THREE JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS ALSO SOMETHING

THAT IS MISSING ONLINE THAT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY

THIRSTY FOR. JUST TO SEE CIVIL DISCOURSE THAT

DOESN'T HAVE TO REDUCE TO, YOU KNOW, AD HOMINEM ATTACKS OR

SOMETHING. >> Seth: NOW, I IMAGINE IT DID

HELP SLIGHTLY THAT YOU WERE A CELEBRITY, PARTICULARLY ONE THAT

HAS BEEN IN A FRANCHISE THAT I WOULD SAY HAS A NONPARTISAN

APPEAL. >> RIGHT.

>> Seth: AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT FAMILY MEMBERS OF REPUBLICANS OR

MAYBE ARE AS EXACTLY AS EXCITED AS FAMILIES OF DEMOCRATS THAT

THEY GOT TO HANG OUT WITH CHRIS EVANS.

DID YOU FEEL LIKE THAT PULL WAS OF USE TO YOU?

>> IT DIDN'T HURT. [ LAUGHTER ]

THAT WAS THE STRING WE WERE PLAYING ON THE WHOLE TIME.

[ LAUGHTER ] YEAH, I MEAN, BUT IT WAS ‐‐ IT

WAS, YOU KNOW ‐‐ YEAH, IT WAS NICE.

IT WAS NICE TO USE THAT IN A WAY THAT ALSO GOT US IN THE DOOR,

BUT DIDN'T ADD ANY PRESSURE. LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN THE FILM

WORLD WHEN YOU SHOW UP, IF YOU'RE MAKING A MOVIE OR IN A

REHEARSAL, THE FIRST DAY OF FILMING, THERE'S AN EXPECTATION.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE EXPECTED MUCH OUT OF ME IN D. C.

SO, WHEN THE EXPECTATIONS ARE LOW, THAT'S WHERE I THRIVE,

SETH. [ LAUGHTER ]

>> Seth: YEAH. EVERYBODY SAYS THAT ABOUT YOU.

[ LAUGHTER ] ARE YOU LESS ‐‐ YOU'VE MADE A

FEW TRIPS NOW. ARE YOU LESS INTIMIDATED BY

BEING IN THE HALLS OF POWER WHEN YOU GO TO D. C. NOW?

>> OH, YEAH. YEAH, I MEAN, NOW I FEEL VERY

COMFORTABLE. I MEAN, WE'VE DONE MAYBE OVER

TEN TRIPS OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.

AND EACH TIME GOT EASIER AND EASIER.

AND EVERYONE WAS SO SWEET AND SO LOVELY.

AND, HONESTLY, IF YOU GIVE THEM THE PLATFORM AND YOU ENSURE THE

MECHANISM THAT WILL ‐‐ THAT'S NOT DESIGNED TO BE DUPLICITOUS,

THEY RESPOND TO IT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

I THINK THERE IS ‐‐ I THINK THERE IS A THIRST FOR

PARTICIPATION FROM BOTH ENDS OF THIS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE ELECTED

OFFICIALS AND FROM THE ELECTED. >> Seth: YOU KNOW, IT'S

INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I FOLLOW YOU ON SOCIAL

MEDIA. YOU ARE SUBJECTIVE ABOUT YOUR

POLITICS. YOU FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THE

CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. >> YEAH.

>> Seth: HAS IT BEEN HARD TO REMOVE YOUR SUBJECTIVITY FROM

THIS? OR BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A PURITY OF

FOCUS TO THE IDEA, HAS IT BASICALLY BEEN SIMPLE?

>> NOT SIMPLE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS WRESTLE WITH WHAT YOU

SHOULD DO. AND, I MEAN, LOOK, THE REASON

I'M SO VOCAL ON TWITTER IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO

HELP. I WANT TO HELP.

YOU WANT TO DO GOOD, SO YOU PLAY ON THAT ONE STRING.

SO WHEN YOU STEP BACK, IT REALLY BECOMES A MATTER OF EFFICACY.

HOW CAN I HELP THE MOST? AND TRYING TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM

FOR INFORMATION, TRYING TO STAY AS OBJECTIVE AS POSSIBLE AND

ALMOST PUT YOUR TRUST IN PEOPLE. AND JUST SAY, LISTEN, I THINK

THERE IS GOOD OUT THERE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS RIGHT NOW WE'RE ALL

COMING TO THE TABLE WITH CONJECTURE AND INFORMATION

STARTING FROM ARBITRARY PLACES. SO IF WE CAN AT LEAST CLEAN THE

LANDSCAPE UP A LITTLE BIT AND TRUST THAT THE GOODNESS IS IN

THERE, YOU KNOW. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT.

I MEAN, WITH EVERY GENERATION, YOU KNOW, THE ‐‐ THE YOUTH HELPS

US SHED OUR SKIN AND KIND OF MARCH TOWARDS WHAT'S RIGHT.

SO, IN A WAY, SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST SO, YOU KNOW, DIVIDED AND

POLARIZED RIGHT NOW. I THOUGHT MAYBE LEANING ON

INFORMATION AND LEANING ON JUST THE NORTH STAR OF TRUTH MIGHT BE

A MORE EFFECTIVE STARTING POINT. STARTING POINT.

[ LAUGHTER ] OF TRYING TO ‐‐ JESUS.

JESUS! OF TRYING TO MOVE THE BALL DOWN

THE FIELD AND JUST PLAYING ON THE ONE STRING THAT I HAD BEEN

PLAYING ON, ON TWITTER. >> Seth: WELL, CONGRATULATIONS

ON THE SITE. IT IS REALLY A SUPER UNIQUE

RESOURCE IN THESE TIMES WE'RE LIVING IN.

AND IT'S ALWAYS SUCH A DELIGHT TO SEE YOU, BUDDY.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. >> LIKEWISE, MY FRIEND.

THANKS, PAL. >> Seth: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK

WITH MORE "LATE NIGHT." ♪♪♪

>> Seth: LAST MONTH WE REALIZED HOW MUCH MY BROTHER JOSH MEYERS

RESEMBLES CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM.

WELL, GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS VERY BUSY IN THAT STATE.

SO OUR GOVERNOR IS BACK AGAIN. TAKE A LOOK.

♪ GUESS WHO'S BACK HAD TO ASK

GAVIN'S BACK WEAR A MASK ♪

♪ WEAR A MASK WEAR A MASK

WEAR A MASK WEAR A MASK ♪

♪ WEAR A MASK WEAR A MASK

WEAR A MASK WEAR A MASK ♪

♪ WEAR A MASK ♪ THAT'S THE DEAL, EVERYBODY.

YOU HAVE TO WEAR A MASK. GOOD AFTERNOON.

I KNOW THIS ISN'T FUN. I KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANTED

TO BE DOING IN YOUR SUMMER. AND IT'S EXTRA HARD IN MY HOME

STATE OF CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OUR SUMMERS ARE ENDLESS.

OUT HERE WE ROS ALL DAY, ALL YEAR LONG.

OUR STATE BIRD IS A QUAIL WHO HAD TWO GLASSES OF ROS AT

BRUNCH. YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL WHICH QUAILS

HAVE BEEN OVERSERVED BECAUSE THEIR PLUMES FLOP AROUND LIKE

THIS. I IMPLORE YOU TO BE EXTRA

VIGILANT THESE DAYS, BECAUSE WE'RE NOW DEALING WITH A SURGE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SURGE THE SODA

THAT BRIEFLY COMPETED WITH MOUNTAIN DEW IN THE LATE '90s

AND EARLY 2000s. A DRINK THAT WAS AS DELICIOUS AS

IT WAS BODACIOUS. TWICE AS NICE SERVED OVER ICE

AND IF YOU HAD IT, A LEMON SLICE.

I WENT TO A Y2K SURGE PARTY ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

WE PARTIED LIKE IT WAS 1999. AND THEN I DIDN'T SLEEP FOR THE

ENTIRETY OF THE YEAR 2000. IT WAS FREAKIN' AWESOME.

TODAY'S SURGE ISN'T NEARLY AS AWESOME.

IN FACT, IT BITES THE BIG ONE. WE'VE SEEN A RAPID INCREASE IN

CORONAVIRUS CASES ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY AND EVEN HERE IN

CALIFORNIA. BECAUSE OF THAT, I'VE

REINSTITUTED A STATEWIDE SHUTDOWN FOR MOST INDOOR

OPERATIONS. AND I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH THAT

THIS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE. I'M DOING WHAT'S BEST FOR THE

HEALTH AND WELFARE OF MY CONSTITUENTS BASED ON SCIENCE

AND THE ADVICE OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.

RECENTLY, THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTED TO

REOPEN SCHOOLS WITH NO MASKS AND NO SOCIAL DISTANCING WHATSOEVER.

AND I'M SORRY, BUT THAT'S JUST SPICOLI LEVEL STUPID.

IT'S GOING TO GET PEOPLE SICK OR WORSE.

AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, TO FALL

VICTIM TO THIS VIRUS. MY EX‐WIFE KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE,

WHO JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE DONALD TRUMP JR.'S CURRENT

GIRLFRIEND, RECENTLY TESTED POSITIVE.

SHE SAID SHE'S DOING WELL, AND I'M GLAD.

AND IF SOMEONE THAT CLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT CAN GET THIS VIRUS,

THEN SO CAN YOU. AS FOR MY EX‐WIFE BEING

DON JR.'S CURRENT GIRLFRIEND, IT'S NUTS.

ALTHOUGH I SUPPOSE, IN A WAY, DON JR. AND I HAVE OUR

SIMILARITIES. WE BOTH SLICK BACK OUR HAIR.

I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO SHOOT HOOPS WHILE HE'S BEEN KNOWN TO SHOOT

ENDANGERED ANIMALS. AND I'M AN ELECTED OFFICIAL,

WHILE HIS DADDY IS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE 1996 SCI‐FI COMEDY

"MULTIPLICITY," WHERE I'M THE ORIGINAL MICHAEL KEATON, AND

DON JR. IS THE LAST OF FOUR CLONES.

IN FACT, A CLONE OF A CLONE, GIVING HIM A CONSIDERABLY LOWER

INTELLIGENCE. IT'S A GREAT FILM, BUT I

DIGRESS. I WISH KIMBERLY A SPEEDY

RECOVERY. AND I WISH FOR MY STATE AND THE

COUNTRY AT LARGE TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS VIRUS UNDER CONTROL.

BUT WE CAN ONLY DO THAT IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.

SO PLEASE, LISTEN TO THE DOCTORS.

THINK ABOUT PEOPLE IN YOUR FAMILY WHO ARE HIGH‐RISK, AND

TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. ALL RIGHT, WEST COASTERS WITH

THE MOST‐ERS, STAY HOME. STAY SAFE.

WEAR A MASK. SMELL YA LATER.

MAHNA, MAHNA. >> Seth: JOSH MEYERS, EVERYBODY.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH ACTION BRONSON.

♪♪♪ >> Seth: OUR NEXT GUEST IS A

CHEF, MUSICIAN, AND ACTOR. YOU CAN CATCH THE ENTIRE FOURTH

SEASON OF HIS SHOW "[ BLEEP ] THAT'S DELICIOUS" ON VICETV.COM

AND ON DEMAND. HERE'S MY CONVERSATION WITH

ACTION BRONSON. >> Seth: ACTION, HOW ARE YOU, MY

FRIEND? >> I'M AMAZING.

COULDN'T FEEL BETTER. I COULD, BUT LET ME NOT

COMPLAIN. >> Seth: YOU ARE COMING TO US

LIVE FROM A GYM. YOU'VE DROPPED SOME WEIGHT.

YOU'VE SHAVED YOUR HEAD. YOU FEELING GOOD?

>> YEAH. WELL, LET ME EXCUSE YOU A

SECOND. THIS IS A FITNESS INSTITUTE.

[ LAUGHTER ] AND, YEAH, I DROPPED A LITTLE

BIT OF WEIGHT. MAN, I WAS A DISGUSTING,

DESPICABLE ANIMAL. AND NOW I'M FEELING A LOT BETTER

ABOUT MYSELF. >> EXCUSE ME, CAN I GET A

PICTURE FOR MY KID? >> YEAH, OF COURSE, HOLD THAT.

LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. PARDON ME, HOLD ON.

>> Seth: OH, MY GOSH. WILL YOU STAY SIX FEET AWAY FROM

WHOMEVER YOU'RE TAKING A PICTURE WITH IN A ‐‐?

>> I'M GOING TO. GO AHEAD.

>> Seth: ALL RIGHT. [ LAUGHTER ]

OH, MY GOD. ACTION, YOU CANNOT BE SAFE WHEN

YOU'RE IN A GYMNASIUM OR A FITNESS INSTITUTION.

>> WE'VE ALL BEEN TESTED. >> Seth: ALL RIGHT, GOOD.

>> EVERYTHING IS ALL GOOD. TRUST ME.

THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'VE ACTUALLY TALKED TO ANYBODY IN

SIX MONTHS. >> Seth: AND THAT GUY DID NOT ‐‐

IS THAT THE NORMAL DEMOGRAPHIC OF YOUR STEALTHY FAN BASE?

HE LOOKED A LITTLE BIT OLDER. >> LISTEN, I TOUCH MANY HEARTS.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> Seth: YOU KNOW, USUALLY WHEN

YOU COME ON THE SHOW, WE EAT SOME FOOD TOGETHER.

WE'VE HAD OCTOPUS AND BAKED ZITI.

YOU WERE KIND ENOUGH TO SEND ME SOME OF YOUR NEW ICE CREAM.

>> OH, YEAH. >> Seth: THIS IS ICE CREAM YOU

MADE WITH THE GOOD PEOPLE AT MORGENSTERN'S.

YEAH? >> THAT'S RIGHT.

MY GUY NICK MORGENSTERN. THAT RIGHT THERE IS A ‐‐ WELL,

I'M PUTTING OUT A NEW ALBUM CALLED "ONLY FOR DOLPHINS."

AND I'M SURE TRYING TO HIT EVERY SINGLE SENSE OF THE HUMAN

ACCESSIBILITY. FLAVOR, SIGHT.

HEAR, TOUCH, HUMANITY. [ LAUGHTER ]

>> Seth: WAS THE THIRD ONE, HEAR?

>> YEAH, HEAR. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]

SO I'M JUST TRYING TO TOUCH EVERYBODY'S HEART WITH DIFFERENT

ASPECTS. AND THAT RIGHT THERE IS A

CHARRED GUAVA MARSHMALLOW TRES LECHES.

WHICH IS INSPIRED BY MY INDIGENOUS COLOMBIAN QUEEN WHOM

I'M IN LOVE WITH VERY MUCH, WHO WE BROUGHT A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY

INTO THIS WORLD WITH. >> Seth: THAT'S FANTASTIC.

HOW OLD IS YOUR BABY BOY? >> HE JUST TURNED EIGHT MONTHS.

>> Seth: EIGHT MONTHS. HOW'S HE DOING?

>> HE'S GREAT. YOU KNOW, LAST MONTH IT WAS TOO

EARLY, BUT NOW I COULD LITERALLY PLAY HIM TURKISH PROG ROCK

BECAUSE HE COULD FULLY UNDERSTAND THE PROGRESSIONS AT

THIS POINT IN THE JUNCTURE OF LIFE.

LAST MONTH ‐‐ NO. >> Seth: SEVEN MONTHS IS TOO

EARLY FOR TURKISH PROG ROCK. >> WAY TOO EARLY.

>> Seth: BUT THEN EIGHT MONTHS, FINE.

>> WELL, HE SHOWED ME SIGNS. HE SHOWED ME SIGNS OF, YOU KNOW,

THAT HE WANTED ‐‐ HE NEEDED THIS IN HIS LIFE.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> Seth: IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT

"FOR DOLPHIN ONLY" IS ALSO GOING TO BE THE NAME OF YOUR NEW

ALBUM, YEAH? >> YEAH.

WELL, YOU CAN SAY IT "FOR DOLPHIN ONLY," "ONLY FOR

DOLPHINS," "DOLPHINS ONLY FOR." IT'S REALLY HOWEVER YOU FEEL.

>> Seth: THANK YOU. >> YEAH, BECAUSE YOU'RE A

DOLPHIN AND I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND IT, AND THIS IS FOR

PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND IT AS WELL AS AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES AND

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPECIES. IT'S FOR ALL SPECIES REALLY.

>> Seth: WHEN IS YOUR ALBUM GOING TO BE OUT?

>> I'M HOPING THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEN THAT IS BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT

THE HELL TODAY IS. IT'S BEEN A BLUR.

THIS HAS BEEN A MESS. SO, I JUST KNOW IT'S A DAY.

>> Seth: HEY, THIS NEW SEASON OF "[ BLEEP ] THAT'S DELICIOUS."

>> OH, YEAH. >> Seth: ONE OF THE NICE THINGS

ABOUT WATCHING IT IS REMEMBERING A TIME WHERE YOU COULD TRAVEL

AND EAT FOOD AND BE SOCIAL. AND ONE OF THE PLACES THAT I

THINK MAYBE HAS A BAD REPUTATION FOR FOOD THAT IS MAYBE NOT

DESERVED, ACCORDING TO YOU, IS DUBLIN.

YOU HAD A GREAT TIME IN DUBLIN. >> MAN, WHAT A HIDDEN GEM DUBLIN

IS. THAT IS A PHENOMENAL PLACE.

AND VERY ECLECTIC, SURPRISINGLY. WE FOUND THE BEST OF PROBABLY

EVERYTHING THAT THERE IS TO FIND IN DUBLIN.

MAN, JAMAICAN, IRISH, SCOTTISH MIXTURES.

CRAZY, JUST ‐‐ MEXICAN FOOD. CLASSIC, YOU KNOW, IRISH CUISINE

AND JUST A MIXTURE OF EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE WITH SOME

PROGRESSIVE WINE BARS AND TREMENDOUS GASTRONOMY SITUATIONS

IN THESE LITTLE OLD, LIKE, HOLLOWED OUT TRAIN STATIONS.

IT'S JUST VERY COOL LOOKING. ASK THEN RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY

YOU COULD GET THE BEST PINT IN TOWN, HAVE A NICE CONVERSATION

WITH SOME OLDER MEN WHO USE INSTAGRAM.

[ LAUGHTER ] THAT REFUSE TO FOLLOW YOU.

I'D BE, "YO, COME ON, FOLLOW US. MAN, WHY ARE YOU NOT FOLLOWING

US?" "NO, I DON'T WANT TO."

>> Seth: LAST TIME YOU WERE ON THE SHOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE

FACT THAT YOU HAD A VERY NICE CAMEO IN "THE IRISHMAN."

>> OH, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. >> Seth: GOT TO DO SOME WORK

WITH DeNIRO. >> YEAH.

A LITTLE BIT OF WALK AND TALK WITH HIM.

>> Seth: YOU DID A REALLY NICE JOB.

YOU WERE SELLING CASKETS. >> YEAH.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, AS THEY SAY IN THE BUSINESS, IT WAS A WALK AND

TALK. SOLO.

ME, ONE ON ONE WITH BOBBY. YOU KNOW, MARTY WAS OVER THERE

TALKING TO US, LETTING US KNOW, JUST BE YOURSELF.

THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME. >> Seth: ARE YOU DOING ‐‐ HEY,

ACTION, ARE YOU DOING CURLS WITH YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW?

BECAUSE IT'S JUST GOING UP AND DOWN.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> IT'S GOING UP ‐‐ NAH, I'M

EXCITED. AND THEN MY FINGERS, THEY JUST

DO WHAT THEY WANT. I'M SORRY, I HAVE JAZZ HANDS.

PARDON ME. >> Seth: YOU HAVE JAZZ HANDS

RIGHT NOW? >> I DO.

[ LAUGHTER ] I'M TRYING TO HOLD IT AS STEADY

AS POSSIBLE. SO, YEAH.

I MEAN, TO BE HONEST, BEING ON A MOVIE SET IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE,

ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE TYPES OF LEGENDS.

I JUST ‐‐ I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT IT HAPPENED.

>> Seth: IT WAS AMAZING. AND I THINK YOU MUST'VE PICKED

UP SOME STUFF FROM THOSE GUYS, MUST'VE REFINED YOUR CHOPS.

BECAUSE THE NEXT TIME I SAW YOU IN A MOVIE, "KING OF STATEN

ISLAND." >> OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Seth: SCENE STEALER. A SCENE STEALING PERFORMANCE.

OH, THAT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, LISTEN, THEY

GAVE ME A BIG OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW?

PETE, I WENT IN THERE WITH HIM AND JUDD AND A BUNCH OF PEOPLE

AND WE KIND OF LIKE JUST WENT BACK AND FORTH, JUST TALKING

[ BLEEP ]. AND THEY LOVED ME, AND THAT WAS

THAT. I CAME IN THERE AND I KNEW

MARISA TOMEI WAS IN THE SCENE SO I HAD TO STEP UP.

>> Seth: YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S A HIGH BAR.

MARISA TOMEI IS THE HIGH BAR. >> WELL, JUST PUT IT THIS WAY.

I'VE BEEN IN A MOVIE NOW WITH JOE PESCI AND MARISA TOMEI.

>> Seth: YOU'RE DOING ‐‐ YOU ALMOST GOT THE FULL VINNY.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> "MY COUSIN VINNY."

NOW I NEED RALPH MACCHIO. >> Seth: YOU GOT A MACCHIO AND

THEN IT'S THE FULL VINNY. THAT'S EVERY ‐‐

[ LAUGHTER ] >> OH, MAN.

I WAS LIKE, I WAS A FIREMAN. BUT I WASN'T.

[ LAUGHTER ] YOU KNOW?

I ALREADY GOT THROUGH THE TRAINING.

>> Seth: YOU ARE GETTING IN FIREMAN SHAPE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW YOU FROM AS SOMEONE WHO LIKES THE GOOD

LIFE, YOU LIKE TO INDULGE IN GOOD FOODS AND MAYBE NOT OFTEN

THE HEALTHIEST FOODS. BUT YOU ARE INDEED EATING

HEALTHIER. YOU ARE IMBIBING OF THE GREEN

JUICE. HOW HAS THE GREEN JUICE TREATED

YOU? >> THE GREEN JUICE IS A

BEAUTIFUL THING. >> Seth: IT IS.

>> KALE, CELERY, GREEN APPLE, GINGER, A LITTLE LEMON.

IT'S LIKE ‐‐ IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS ON EARTH.

IT'S LOWERED MY CHOLESTEROL. IT'S TAKEN AWAY ANY CHANCE OF

DIABETIC SITUATIONS. I'VE LOST LIKE 80 [ BLEEP ]

POUNDS, MAN. 80 POUNDS IN LATTER WAY.

AND I'M STILL FAT. SO, LIKE I SAID, IT SHOWS YOU

THAT I WAS A FAT ASS[ BLEEP ]. [ LAUGHTER ]

RIGHT NOW I'M JUST AN ASS[ BLEEP ].

>> Seth: DID YOU TAKE TO GREEN JUICE RIGHT AWAY OR DID YOU HAVE

TO DEVELOP A TASTE FOR IT? >> NAH, I STILL DON'T LIKE IT.

I DON'T LIKE IT. I JUST POUND IT.

I PUT AS MUCH AS I CAN INTO A HUGE, LIKE, MILK JUG AND THEN

JUST DOWN IT WITH A METAL STRAW. I DON'T KNOW.

THERE'S JUST CERTAIN TECHNIQUES. >> Seth: NOW, I HAVE TO ASK,

MAYBE YOU'LL BE OUT ON THE ROAD SOON, HOPEFULLY TOURING.

MAYBE YOU'LL BE DOING ANOTHER SEASON OF THE SHOW, GOD WILLING.

BUT IF ‐‐ WHEN THIS ENDS, WHEN RESTAURANTS ARE OPEN AND

EVERYTHING IS ROBUST AGAIN, WHERE IS THE FIRST PLACE THAT

ACTION BRONSON'S GOING TO GO? >> OH, MY LORD.

IT'S SAD TO SAY, BUT WE'VE LEARNED JUST ALL THESE PLACES,

YOU KNOW, LIKE, THIS IS ALL PLEASURE.

THIS IS ALL PLEASURE. WE COULD ALL GET BY WITHOUT THIS

STUFF, I'M SAD TO SAY. BUT DON PEPE'S WOULD BE THE

FIRST PLACE I'M GOING, IN QUEENS.

>> Seth: YEAH. >> STUFFED PEPPERS, CHICKEN

PARM, LINGUINI CLAMS. THAT'S WHEN I GET TO MY GOAL.

30 MORE POUNDS TO GO AND THEN WE'RE GONNA ‐‐ THEN I'M GOING TO

HAVE ‐‐ I'M GOING TO ALLOW MYSELF TO HAVE SOME FUN.

>> Seth: 30 POUNDS IS GOING TO LINE UP RIGHT WITH VACCINE,

RESTAURANTS OPEN, A PERFECT ‐‐ YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO DON

PEPE'S. RALPH MACCHIO IS GOING TO BE

THERE. THE WHOLE WORLD IS GOING TO

SHINE ITS LIGHT ON YOU. >> IT'S ALL GOING TO COME TO

ONE ‐‐ TO A HEAD. >> Seth: HEY, IT'S ALWAYS A

PLEASURE TO SEE YOU, BUDDY. >> YOU TOO.

>> Seth: CONGRATS ON THE SHOW. YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.

>> THANK YOU, BRO. >> Seth: AND HOPEFULLY NEXT TIME

IN PERSON. >> I CAN'T WAIT.

MUCH LOVE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AGAIN,

AS ALWAYS. YOU'RE THE BEST.

>> Seth: ALL RIGHT. THANKS, ACTION.

>> I CAN'T WAIT TO BRING OCTOPUS TOWARDS YOU AGAIN.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> Seth: DEAL.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MUSIC FROM ELLE KING.

♪♪♪ >> Seth: HER EP, "ELLE KING IN

ISOLATION" IS OUT NOW. PERFORMING "THE LET GO," FROM

HER HOME IN L. A., HERE IS ELLE KING.

♪♪♪ ♪ COLD AS IT WAS

FOR A WINTER'S DAY THE SUN CAME OUT

BUT THE SKY WAS GREY ♪ ♪ THE WOLVES ARE BACK

THEY'VE COME TO PLAY I THOUGHT I HEARD

YOUR FATHER SAY ♪ ♪ GO DOWN TO THE TUNNEL

WHERE THE DEVIL WANTS YA OUT TO THE STREET WHERE

THE PEOPLE HUNT YA ♪ ♪ IT HURT MORE THAN

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO ♪ ♪ I WAS WAITING

FOR THE LET GO I SWORE I WOULDN'T

'TIL YOU SAID SO ♪ ♪ I PUT THE PIECES

BACK TOGETHER SO THANK YOU OR WHATEVER

NOTHING LASTS FOREVER ♪ ♪ MAN I GUESS SO

WAITING FOR THE LET GO WAITING FOR THE LET GO ♪

♪ OUT OF THE GRAVE INTO THE WOODS

I TAKE MY CHANCES I KNOW I SHOULD ♪

♪ WHEN THE LIGHT COMES LISTEN CLOSELY

FOLLOW MY SHADOW TO THE OLD ME ♪

♪ MOTHER OF THE MOON TELL ME WHAT TO DO

THIS IS SCARY THIS IS NEW ♪

♪ THE TIDE IS CALLING OUT FOR CHANGES

OH WHAT AN OCEAN OF TIME THAT WE WASTED ♪

♪ I WAS WAITING FOR THE LET GO

I SWORE I WOULDN'T 'TIL YOU SAID SO ♪

♪ I PUT THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER

SO THANK YOU OR WHATEVER NOTHING LASTS FOREVER ♪

♪ MAN I GUESS SO WAITING FOR THE LET GO

WAITING FOR THE LET GO ♪ ♪ I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL

OF YOUR BAD BEHAVIOR BUT EXPENSIVE LESSONS ARE

ALWAYS THE BEST TO KNOW ♪ ♪ I'M NOT WAITING

FOR THE LET GO DON'T NEED ANY

OF YOUR SAY SO ♪ ♪ I PUT THE PIECES

BACK TOGETHER SO THANK YOU OR WHATEVER

NOTHING LASTS FOREVER ♪ ♪ MAN I GUESS SO

WAITING FOR THE LET GO WAITING FOR THE LET GO ♪

♪ I WAS WAITING FOR THE LET GO

I SWORE I WOULDN'T 'TIL YOU SAID SO ♪

♪ I PUT THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER

SO THANK YOU OR WHATEVER NOTHING LASTS FOREVER ♪

♪ MAN I GUESS SO WAITING FOR THE LET GO

WAITING FOR THE LET GO ♪ ♪♪♪

>> Seth: MY THANKS TO ELLE KING. "ELLE KING IN ISOLATION" IS OUT

NOW. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

♪♪♪ >> Seth: I WANT TO THANK MY

GUESTS CHRIS EVANS, ACTION BRONSON, AND ELLE KING.

I WANT TO THANK MY BROTHER, JOSH MEYERS.

I WANT TO THANK NIKKI GLASPIE AND THE 8G BAND.

STAY TUNED FOR "LILLY SINGH." STAY SAFE.

WASH YOUR HANDS. WEAR A MASK.

WE LOVE YOU. ♪♪♪

♪♪♪