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

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE. STAR OF "THE MARVELOUS

MRS. MAISEL," ACTRESS RACHEL BROSNAHAN

AN ALL NEW "CLOSER LOOK. FEATURING THE 8G BAND WITH

NIKKI GLASPIE. AND NOW SETH MEYERS.

>> Seth: WELCOME TO "LATE NIGHT.

COMING TO YOU FROM CAPTAIN OAK'S DORM ROOM.

THE SHIP IS ALSO A BONG. LET'S GET TO THE NEWS.

PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS INTERVIEWED LAST NIGHT BY FOX NEWS

CONTRIBUTOR DR. MARK SIEGEL. AND LIKE EVERY DOCTOR WHO'S EVER

INTERVIEWED TRUMP, HE'D LIKE TO RUN SOME MORE TESTS.

DURING THE INTERVIEW PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THAT HE ASKED A

DOCTOR TO TAKE A COGNITIVE TEST

BECAUSE HE WANTED TO SHUT UP THE FAKE NEWS AND BOY, DID HE, BECAUSE IT JUST GOT REAL

>> PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV

>> Seth: MR. PRESIDENT, CAN YOU ALSO POINT OUT THE OCEAN

BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO WALK INTO IT

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY BASED ON THE DECOR IT HAS TO BE NEARBY.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M JUST GOING TO FIND IT ON MY

OWN. THAT'S RIGHT

PRESIDENT TRUMP BRAGGED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO PASS A COGNITIVE

TEST ADMINISTERED BY HIS DOCTOR. SAID TRUMP, "TURNS OUT I'M A

TOTAL MIRANDA. AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I

ASSUMED ‐‐ I THINK WE ALL ASSUMED SAMANTHA

DURING A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL EVENT YESTERDAY FORMER VICE PRESIDENT

JOE BIDEN SAID THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS THE FIRST RACIST TO

WIN THE PRESIDENCY AND THEN HIS STAFF GAVE HIM A NEW COVID MASK

TO WEAR UNTIL NOVEMBER AH, JOE.

I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW THAT AT LEAST TEN PRESIDENTS HAD

SLAVES AND YOU WERE IN POLITICS WHEN NIXON WAS PRESIDENT

I'VE GOT TO SAY I'M NOT LOOK FORWARD TO JOE'S NEW SLOGAN,

"OH, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT." THE MAYOR OF PORTLAND, OREGON

WAS HIT WITH TEAR GAS EARLY THIS MORNING AFTER HE JOINED PROTESTS

OUTSIDE A FEDERAL COURTHOUSE OR AS FOX NEWS REPORTED IT

"CHAOS ERUPTS IN STREETS FOLLOWING OBAMA PRESIDENCY."

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN CHIP ROY CRITICIZED PRESIDENT TRUMP

YESTERDAY FOR HIS WELL WISHES FOR ACCUSED SEX TRAFFICKER

GHISLAINE MAXWELL AND HE SHOULD. YOU DON'T WISH SOMEONE WELL

WHO'S ACCUSED OF SEX TRAFFICKING.

HELL, MIKE PENCE WON'T EVEN WISH SOMEONE WELL WHO WAS ACCUSED OF

SEX. THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE ANNOUNCED

YESTERDAY THAT INDOOR DINING HAS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO THE

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WHILE IN SOUTH CAROLINA RESTAURANTS

UNVEILED A NEW SPECIAL CALLED ALL YOU CAN TOUCH.

YOU'LL BE FINE JUST ‐‐ WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE FINE

EVERYONE'S OVERREACTING. TOUCH ALL THE FOOD AND THEN JUST

EAT A LITTLE BIT AND LEAVE THE OTHER FOOD YOU TOUCH FOR

EVERYBODY ELSE AFTER THREE MONTHS OF NO

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS, TODAY WAS OPENING DAY OF MAJOR LEAGUE

BASEBALL AND THIS IS COOL

THE FLORIDA MARLINS TIED THEIR ATTENDANCE RECORD.

AND FINALLY, TAYLOR SWIFT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT SHE WILL

RELEASE A NEW SURPRISE ALBUM AND NO ONE'S MORE SURPRISED ABOUT IT

THAN HER THAT WAS THE MONOLOGUE,

EVERYBODY. WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU

TONIGHT. I'LL BE TALKING TO FORMER VICE

PRESIDENT AL GORE, PLUS FROM

"THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL" RACHEL BROSNAHAN WILL BE HERE. BUT FIRST "A CLOSER LOOK."

>> Seth: HELLO, EVERYONE AND WELCOME BACK TO THE CAPTAIN'S

QUARTERS A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING

BEFORE WE STARTED, IT HAS NOW BEEN 136 DAYS SINCE MY LAST

HAIRCUT. AND WHILE I MANAGED TO TAME IT

PRETTY WELL FOR THE SHOW, I CAN'T STRESS TO YOU HOW LONG

IT'S GETTING I MEAN, YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL

WHEN I TURN MY HEAD TO THE SIDE LIKE THAT BECAUSE THE BACK IS

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A MULLET AND A DUCK TAIL.

♪ DUCK TALES WOO‐OOH ♪ BUT OF COURSE, GROWING IT LONG

IS PART OF MY SUMMER PROJECT TO GET JAMES SPADER'S LOOK FROM THE

1986 FILM "PRETTY IN PINK. YOU KNOW, THE STEFF.

IT'S BASICALLY A THREE‐STEP PROCESS.

ONE, GROW YOUR HAIR. TWO, BUY A LINEN SUIT.

AND THREE, DRINK TWO TABS A DAY. ALL THIS IS LAID OUT IN

THE 1987 VHS INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO "THE RIGHT STEFF."

YEAH, TWO CASSETTES. AND WHILE I WOULD LOVE TO SHOW

YOU HOW LONG MY HAIR IS RIGHT NOW, I DON'T WANT YOU TO LOOK AT

IT AND THINK LIKE I'M GOING CRAZY.

>> SETH, YOU'RE NOT CRAZY. >> Seth: THANK YOU, TALKING SEA

CAPTAIN PAINTING SPEAKING OF COGNITIVE DECLINE.

>> SEGUE >> Seth: AS HIS POLL NUMBERS DIP

TO NEW LOWS, THE PRESIDENT IS SENDING MORE FEDERAL OFFICERS TO

CITIES AND TRYING TO CONVINCE PEOPLE HE'S TAKING THE

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SERIOUSLY OH, AND ALSO HE'S DESPERATELY

TRYING TO PROVE TO PEOPLE HIS

BRAIN WORKS. FOR MORE ON THIS IT'S TIME FOR "A CLOSER LOOK."

>> Seth: THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS YOU'D LIKE FOR THE

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE OBSESSED WITH AT A MOMENT

LIKE THIS. IT WOULD BE GREAT, FOR EXAMPLE,

IF THE PRESIDENT WAS OBSESSED WITH SUPPRESSING THE CORONAVIRUS

AND SETTING UP A RIGOROUS SYSTEM OF TESTING, TRACING AND

ISOLATION. OR IF THE PRESIDENT WAS OBSESSED

WITH ENDING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND POLICE BRUTALITY OR ENDING

POVERTY OR ENSURING THAT THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF OUT OF WORK

AMERICANS AND THE MANY MORE WHO FACE EVICTION OR LOSS OF HEALTH

INSURANCE HAD THE HELP THEY NEED TO SURVIVE

INSTEAD WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO'S OBSESSED WITH PROVING TO

EVERYONE THAT HIS BRAIN WORKS. LAST NIGHT DURING AN INTERVIEW

ON FOX NEWS HE YET AGAIN BROUGHT UP THE COGNITIVE TEST HE TOOK

THAT HE SUPPOSEDLY ACED. YOU KNOW, THE ONE THEY GIVE YOU TO SEE IF YOU HAVE DEMENTIA.

>> SO THE LAST TIME I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL, PROBABLY A YEAR AGO,

LITTLE LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, I ASKED A DOCTOR

I SAID, IS THERE SOME KIND OF A COGNITIVE TEST THAT I COULD

TAKE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT

IT BECAUSE I WANT TO SHUT THESE

PEOPLE UP. I SAID TO THE DOCTOR, IT WAS

DR. RONNY JACKSON. I SAID, IS THERE SOME KIND OF A

TEST AN ACUITY TEST

AND HE SAID THERE ACTUALLY IS. AND HE NAMED IT, WHATEVER IT

MIGHT BE AND IT WAS 30 OR 35 QUESTIONS.

THE FIRST QUESTIONS ARE VERY EASY

THE LAST QUESTIONS ARE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.

LIKE A MEMORY QUESTION IT'S LIKE YOU'LL GO PERSON,

WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV SO THEY SAY COULD YOU REPEAT

THAT SO I SAID YEAH

SO IT'S PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV

OKAY THAT'S VERY GOOD

>> Seth: OH, MY GOD. HE CAN NAME FIVE OBJECTS IN HIS

FIELD OF VISION. HOW DOES HE DO IT?

SEND THIS MAN HIS MacARTHUR GENIUS GRANT

GET MENSA ON THE PHONE THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO SEE

THIS IT'S LIKE IF THE MINDS OF

EINSTEIN, HAWKING, KASPAROV AND JOBS WERE ALL ROLLED INTO ONE

AND THEN STUFFED INSIDE THE BODY OF AN ALCOHOLIC WALRUS

SERIOUSLY, DUDE, IT'S NOT A TEST TO SEE HOW SMART YOU ARE

IT'S A TEST TO SEE IF YOU'RE OKAY

WHEN THE REFEREE ASKS A BOXER WHAT CITY HE'S IN, IT'S NOT A

GEOGRAPHY TEST THIS IS A TEST THEY GIVE

GRANDPAS TO SEE IF THEY CAN KEEP LIVING IN THEIR HOUSE BECAUSE

GOD FORBID YOU MISS A PAYMENT ON YOUR REVERSE MORTGAGE THIS

DUDE'S GOING TO COME AND TAKE IT AWAY

OH, I KNOW I KNOW HE SAYS IT'S NOT A TRICK

TO TAKE YOUR HOUSE BUT ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO TRUST A

75‐YEAR‐OLD MAN WITH A BROWN MUSTACHE

EVEN THE INTERVIEWER HAD THE FACE OF SOMEONE WHO HAD WANDERED

AWAY FROM A WHITE HOUSE TOUR AND JUST WANTED TO FIND HIS FAMILY

"MARK MET THE PRESIDENT ON OUR TRIP TO D. C.

"OH, HOW WAS THAT? "IT WAS BAD.

I'M PRETTY SURE THE FIVE THINGS ON THE TEST ARE HARDER THAN

PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV EVEN THE SEA CAPTAIN COULD

REMEMBER THAT. >> PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA,

TV PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV

PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV >> Seth: I'M GOING TO TEST YOU

LATER. SERIOUSLY, YOU KNOW WHO ELSE CAN

LOOK AROUND THE ROOM AND NAME OBJECTS THEY SEE

A 2‐YEAR‐OLD ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T

ACCIDENTALLY SEE A PEDIATRICIAN? WHEN YOU WENT IN FOR THE

APPOINTMENT DID THE DOCTOR ALSO MEASURE YOUR HEAD SIZE AND GIVE

YOU A MEASLES SHOT "I'M NOT SAYING I ACED THE TEST,

BUT I DID ‐‐ I DID GET TWO LOLLIPOPS, WHICH NEVER HAPPENS."

THIS IS HOW THEY TEST PEOPLE DURING BRAIN SURGERY TO MAKE

SURE THE DRILL DOESN'T GO TOO DEEP

"PERSON, MAN, WOMAN, CAMEL, CAMEL, CAMEL."

OKAY, OKAY, LET'S ‐‐ LET'S PULL

IT BACK A LITTLE ALSO CAN WE GO BACK TO THIS PART

>> I SAID IS THERE SOME KIND OF A

TEST AN ACUITY TEST

AND HE SAID THERE ACTUALLY IS. AND HE NAMED IT, WHATEVER IT

MIGHT BE >> Seth: HE TOLD ME THE NAME OF

THE MENTAL ACUITY TEST BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER IT.

"IF MEMORY SERVES, IT WAS THE ‐‐ PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV

TEST." HONESTLY, IT'S NOT THAT CRAZY TO

FORGET THE NAME OF THE TEST. UNLESS IT'S A MEMORY TEST AND

YOU WERE PLANNING TO GO ON TV AND BRAG ABOUT ACING IT.

HE'S LIKE AN EIGHTH‐GRADER WHO TELLS HIS BUDDY HE HAS A

GIRLFRIEND AND WHEN THEY ASK WHAT HER NAME IS HE SAYS I

FORGOT YOU'VE GOT TO BE READY FOR

FOLLOW‐UP QUESTIONS, DOG DON'T GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO

BRING UP A TEST YOU CLAIM PROVES YOUR MENTAL ACUITY IF YOU CAN'T

EVEN REMEMBER THE NAME OF IT IT'S LIKE TELLING SOMEONE, WELL,

I GUESS I'M GOING TO HARVARD BECAUSE I SCORED A 1,600 ON MY

S.O.T.s. BY THE WAY, HOW ARE YOU DOING,

BACK THERE, CAPTAIN? >> PERSON, WOMBAT, VAN, SONATA,

E.T. PERSON, WOMBAT, VAN, SONATA,

E.T. PERSON, WOMBAT, VAN, SONATA,

E.T.

>> Seth: OH, SEA CAPTAIN BUT TRUMP ‐‐ TRUMP JUST KEPT ON TALKING.

OTHER QUESTIONS. OTHER QUESTIONS.

AND THEN 10 MINUTES, 15 MINUTES LATER THEY SAY, REMEMBER THE

FIRST QUESTION NOT THE FIRST BUT THE TENTH

QUESTION GIVE US THAT AGAIN

CAN YOU DO THAT AGAIN? AND YOU GO PERSON, WOMAN, MAN,

CAMERA, TV IF YOU GET IT IN ORDER, YOU GET

EXTRA POINTS THEY SAID NOBODY GETS IT IN

ORDER. IT'S ACTUALLY NOT THAT EASY.

BUT FOR ME IT WAS EASY >> Seth: PERSON, WOMAN, MAN,

CAMERA, TV, AREN'T THOSE THE WORDS OF A TALKING HEADS SONG?

♪ PERSON WOMAN MAN CAMERA T HEY ♪

THOSE SOUND LIKE THE WORDS YOU CAN'T SAY ON THE TABOO CARD FOR

"ULTRA‐SOUND." YOU SOUND LIKE TARZAN REVIEWING

THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "THE MORNING SHOW."

PERSON WOMAN.

MAN. CAMERA

TV TARZAN GIVE FIVE STARS

THE TIMING OF THIS PSYCHOTIC EPISODE COULDN'T BE ANY BLEAKER

BECAUSE THE MEDIA JUST SPENT A FULL NEWS CYCLE FALLING FOR THE

SAME RUSE THEY'VE CONSISTENTLY BEEN SUCKERED INTO FOR THE LAST

FIVE YEARS, THE IDEA DONALD TRUMP HAS CHANGED HIS

TONE ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

AND THEN USING THE WORD "RUSE" VERY CHARITABLY HERE

NORMALLY A RUSE WOULD BE LIKE AN INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST

MASTERMIND CONSTRUCTING AN ELABORATE PLOT TO LURE JAMES

BOND INTO HIS VOLCANO LAIR WHILE HE PREPARES TO ATTACK THE

WORLD'S OIL RESERVES WITH A GIANT LASER.

IN TRUMP'S CASE, HIS TEAM JUST GETS HIM TO READ A PREPARED

STATEMENT BY SLIPPING A VALIUM INTO HIS BIG MAC THE WAY YOU'D

HIDE YOUR DOG'S ARTHRITIS PILLS IN HIS KIBBLE.

MEANWHILE, SECRET POLICE ARE ABDUCTING AND ATTACKING PEACEFUL

PROTESTERS IN PORTLAND AND THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE'S SENDING MORE

FEDERAL OFFICERS INTO CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIKE CHICAGO.

SO LET'S COMPARE HIS APPROACH ON THE TWO ISSUES OF PROTESTERS AND

THE CORONAVIRUS. HERE'S TRUMP YESTERDAY

ANNOUNCING HIS PLAN TO SEND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

INTO CITIES THAT DON'T WANT THEM, DON'T NEED THEM, AND ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO STOP THEM

>> TODAY I'M ANNOUNCING A SURGE OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INTO

AMERICAN COMMUNITIES PLAGUED BY VIOLENT CRIME.

THE FBI, ATF, DEA, U. S. MARSHAL SERVICE AND HOMELAND SECURITY

WILL TOGETHER BE SENDING HUNDREDS OF SKILLED LAW

ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CHICAGO TO HELP DRIVE DOWN VIOLENT

CRIME. THERE WILL BE A TIME WHEN

THEY'RE GOING TO WANT US TO GO IN FULL BLAST.

WE ARE READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO GO IN THERE WITH GREAT FORCE.

>> Seth: GO IN FULL BLAST. TALKING ABOUT AMERICAN CITIES

LIKE HE'S INVADING THEM. FULL BLAST SOUNDS LIKE A

[ BLEEP ] ACTION MOVE AN ASPIRING SCREENWRITER WOULD BE

TYPING UP IN A STARBUCKS INTERIOR WHITE HOUSE

PRESIDENT BAD‐ASS LOOKS AT THE SEXY LADY DOCTOR AND SAYS FIVE

WORDS SHE'LL NEVER FORGET. PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV

HER TOP FALLS OFF. SHE ASKS HIM TO STAY BUT HE

CAN'T. BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR FULL

BLAST. THAT'S ALSO NOT HOW YOU TYPE

IT'S CHILLING TO THINK OF TRUMP EXPANDING THE ABUSIVE AND

UNCONSTITUTIONAL TACTICS WE'VE SEEN IN PORTLAND TO OTHER

CITIES TRUMP'S SECRET PARAMILITARY

FORCE HAS BEEN ABDUCTING PEACEFUL PROTESTERS OFF THE

STREETS AND STUFFING THEM INTO UNMARKED VANS WITHOUT

IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES OR TELLING PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE

GOING OR WHY THEY'VE BEEN ARRESTED

THEY SHOT PEACEFUL PROTESTERS IN THE HEAD, BROKEN THE HAND OF A

NAVY VET WHO ASKED THEM TO REMEMBER THEIR OATHS, AND USED

TEAR GAS AND BATONS TO ATTACK A PEACEFUL PROTEST GROUP CALLED THE WALL OF MOMS

>> FEDERAL AGENTS ARE MARCHING THROUGH THE STREETS USING WAR

TACTICS, INCLUDING TEAR GAS ON PROTESTERS

LAST NIGHT A GROUP OF MOMS KNOWN AS THE WALL OF MOMS.

THESE WOMEN IN YELLOW SHIRTS WEARING HELMETS AND GOGGLES

ALONG WITH A GROUP OF FATHERS ARRIVED TO CHEERS.

AND THEN THEY LINKED ARMS TO PROTECT THE PROTESTERS

>> I FEEL THAT THEY DEPLOYED THAT SO THAT THE CAMERAS CAN'T

SEE WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING AND THEN THEY UNLAWFULLY ARREST

MOMS FOUR OF MY MOMS WERE ARRESTED.

>> Seth: IS THERE ANYTHING MORE BAD‐ASS THAN A WALL OF MOMS?

WHAT BULLY WOULDN'T BACK DOWN FROM THAT?

"WHERE'S YOUR LUNCH MONEY, PUNK?"

"OH, IT'S RIGHT OVER THERE BEHIND THE WALL OF MOMS.

"HUH OKAY

WELL, ACTUALLY, I HAD A BIG BREAKFAST TODAY.

SO WHY DON'T YOU KEEP YOUR MONEY?

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BE MORE CARTOONISHLY EVIL

BUT THEN TRUMP DECIDED TO MAKE HIMSELF THE ANTI‐MOM PRESIDENT

WHAT'S NEXT? IS HE GOING TO FIRE BOMB AN

APPLE PIE AT A BASEBALL GAME THIS IS THE CLEAREST SIGN YET

THAT TRUMP HAS MOM ISSUES SINCE EVERY OTHER SIGN

SO TRUMP ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO DISPATCH VIRTUALLY EVERY FEDERAL

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AT HIS DISPOSAL TO CRACK DOWN ON

PEACEFUL PROTESTS AND INVADE CITIES THAT DON'T EVEN WANT

THEM FULL BLAST

NOW LET'S HEAR HIS PLAN TO ADDRESS THE RAGING PANDEMIC HE'S

NEGLECTED FOR SIX MONTHS AT THE COST OF MORE THAN 140,000 AMERICAN LIVES

DEVELOPING A STRATEGY THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY POWERFUL.

WE'VE DEVELOPED THEM AS WE GO ALONG.

>> Seth: YOU'RE DEVELOPING A STRATEGY NOW

WHAT'S THE RUSH, MY MAN? IT'S ONLY BEEN SIX MONTHS.

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS WHOLE TIME

STUDYING UP FOR THAT COGNITIVE TEST

"ALL RIGHT, SHOW ME THE FLASH CARDS AGAIN.

PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV ALL RIGHT?

I'M GOOD TO GO LET'S TAKE THE TEST.

SEA CAPTAIN, BY THE WAY, DO YOU STILL REMEMBER ALL FIVE THINGS

>> KFBR392 KFBR392.

KFBR392. KFBR392.

>> Seth: YOU'RE WELCOME. SIX PEOPLE

>> SIX >> Seth: IN FACT, SO FAR THE

ONLY PLAN TRUMP SEEMS TO HAVE IS ONCE AGAIN LYING AND CLAIMING

WE'RE CLOSE TO A CURE FOR CORONAVIRUS AS HE HAS REPEATEDLY FOR MONTHS

>> WE'RE DOING TREMENDOUSLY WELL ON THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH AND

TREMENDOUSLY WELL ON THE VACCINES

AND FRANKLY, THERAPEUTICALLY OR MAYBE A WORD EVEN BEYOND THAT

WORD IS CURE WOULD BE THE BEST OF ALL AND WE'LL SEE WHAT

HAPPENS. BUT THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE

COULD GO INTO THE HOSPITAL AND JUST CURE PEOPLE

AND WE'RE AT A POSITION WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO, TO A CERTAIN

EXTENT WITH WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AND WE THINK IN A VERY SHORT

PERIOD OF TIME WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

>> Seth: OH, YEAH, DID YOU COME UP WITH ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR

INGENIOUS CURES AGAIN? "OKAY, FAUCI, FORGET ABOUT THE

BLEACH THE BLEACH WAS A BAD IDEA.

PENCE'S IDEA I TOOK THE BLAME BUT PENCE

WAS ‐‐ PENCE WAS PUSHING THE BLEACH

ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT THIS? YOU FILL A KIDDIE SWIMMING POOL

WITH ROBITUSSIN AND YOU JUST ROLL AROUND IN IT NAKED AND THEN

WHEN YOU'RE DONE YOU SHINE A FLASHLIGHT UP YOUR BUTT.

WOULD THAT WORK? WOULD THAT WORK, FAUCI?"

ALSO YEAH, WE ALL AGREE IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD GO INTO THE

HOSPITAL AND JUST CURE PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR THAT SEARING

INSIGHT. TRUMP'S LIKE YOUR SUPER HIGH

FRIEND WATCHING "STAR TREK." "MAN, THAT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE

COULD JUST LIKE TELEPORT LIKE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

PLACE. "YEAH, DAVE, THAT WOULD BE

GREAT. BUT IN LIEU OF THAT, CAN I ORDER

YOU AN UBER SO YOU CAN GO HOME?" JUST STEP BACK AND CONSIDER THE

CRUEL CONTRAST BETWEEN TRUMP'S PLAN TO SEND SECRET POLICE TO

CITIES TO CRACK DOWN ON PEACEFUL PROTESTS AND HIS LACK OF A PLAN

FOR A RAGING PANDEMIC THAT'S KILLED 140,000 AMERICANS AND

LEFT TENS OF MILLIONS OUT OF WORK

AND MANY MORE SUFFERING. THERE'S A DEEPER PROBLEM HERE.

TRUMP IS JUST THE MOST GROTESQUE AND URGENT MANIFESTATION OF THAT

PROBLEM IN OUR HISTORY TOO OFTEN OUR SYSTEM USES

VIOLENCE AND INCARCERATION TO RESPOND TO PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF

JUST MEETING THE ACTUAL NEEDS OF HUMAN BEINGS

THAT'S WHY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE TANKS BUT

NEARLY 30 MILLION PEOPLE DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.

IT'S WHY WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BUT 23 MILLION

AMERICANS FACE EVICTION. IT'S WHY THE PENTAGON GETS

$740 BILLION A YEAR BUT THERE ARE LONG LINES AT FOOD BANKS AND

AN EXTRA $600 A WEEK FOR UNEMPLOYED AMERICANS IS ABOUT TO

EXPIRE AND IT'S WHY WE HAVE SECRET

POLICE WHO FEEL PERFECTLY FREE TO BEAT UP ANY PERSON, WOMAN,

AND MAN IN FRONT OF CAMERAS ON TV

I DID IT I GET TO STAY IN MY HOUSE.

SUCK IT, BROWNSTACHE ANYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE HOW

[ BLEEP ] UP THIS IS WHETHER YOU CAN IDENTIFY AN

ELEPHANT ON A PIECE OF PAPER OR NOT.

THE PRESIDENT IS A WANNABE DICTATOR USING PARAMILITARY

FORCES AS HIS OWN PERSONAL SECRET POLICE.

MEANWHILE, HE COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF

AMERICANS SUFFERING FROM AN OUT OF CONTROL PANDEMIC HE'S IGNORED

FOR MONTHS THAT MUCH SHOULD BE OBVIOUS TO

EVERY ‐‐ >> PERSON.

WOMAN. MAN.

CAMERA TV

>> Seth: SEA CAPTAIN, YOU'RE UP. >> PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA,

TV >> Both: WE'RE NOT CRAZY

>> Seth: THIS HAS BEEN "A CLOSER LOOK."

♪ SO MANY NEW YORKERS ARE TURNING

TO CITY HARVEST FOR HELP FEEDING THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEY NEED

YOUR SUPPORT NOW MORE THAN EVER. THERE'S A WEBSITE BELOW TO

DONATE

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE ♪

>> Announcer: FOR MORE OF SETH'S "CLOSER LOOKS", BE SURE TO

SUBSCRIBE TO "LATE NIGHT" ON YOUTUBE.

>> Seth: WELCOME BACK. GUEST DRUMMER NIKKI GLASPIE HAS

BEEN SITTING IN WITH THE 8G BAND ALL WEEK

SHE PLAYS WITH MACEO PARKER AND HER OWN BAND THE Nth POWER

HER NOW E. P. iPHONE SESSIONS WAS MADE COMPLETELY ON HER PHONE AND

IS AVAILABLE AUGUST 1st ON ALL PLATFORMS.

THANKS FOR A GREAT WEEK, NIKKI OUR FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS A

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE RECIPIENT FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AND WINNER

OF THE 2000 POPULAR VOTE HERE'S MY CONVERSATION WITH

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE. WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW, AL

HOW ARE YOU? >> I'M DOING GREAT

HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> Seth: I'M DOING WELL.

I CAN'T HELP BUT START BY MENTIONING THE FACT THAT WHEN

YOU WERE ON THE SHOW IN NOVEMBER IN THE STUDIO, IT WAS THE MIDDLE

OF IMPEACHMENT, AND YOU WERE SAYING IT WAS AS DANGEROUS A

TIME AS WE'VE LIVED THROUGH, AND YET IT SEEMS INCREDIBLY QUAINT

NOW. THIS DOES SEEM TO BE A PATTERN

THAT EVERY TIME WE THINK THAT THINGS ARE REALLY BAD, THEY

UNFORTUNATELY GET WORSE. HOW ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?

[ LAUGHTER ] >> WELL, YEAH.

IT'S A SCARY TIME IN MANY WAYS BECAUSE EVERYBODY, WHETHER

YOU'RE A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRATIC OR INDEPENDENT OR

SOMETHING ELSE ‐‐ JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE GROUP IS FEELING

THAT THERE'S NOBODY REALLY IN CHARGE, OR AT LEAST NOT IN

CHARGE IN A POSITIVE WAY AND BACK WHEN WE TALKED BEFORE,

THAT'S EXACTLY THE TIME PERIOD WHEN THE COUNTRY SHOULD HAVE

BEEN MOVING FULL SPEED AHEAD TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE

PANDEMIC ABOUT WHICH WE HAD ALREADY BEEN WARNED.

>> Seth: YOU WEREN'T NECESSARILY WARNED DURING THE

CLINTON‐GORE ADMINISTRATION, BUT YOU WERE PREPARED.

UM, I'VE READ THAT PRESIDENT CLINTON HAD READ A

BOOK ABOUT BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AND TOOK IT SERIOUSLY, AND YOU

DID BEGIN STOCKPILING MEDICINE YOU DID BEGIN STOCKPILING

VACCINES HOW HARD IS IT TO WATCH AN

ADMINISTRATION THAT DOES NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AS A THREAT?

>> WELL, IT'S HARD OF COURSE IT'S MUCH HARDER TO

WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH SUCH

HORRIFIC EXPERIENCES AND I WON'T RECAP THEM HERE.

WE'VE ALL BEEN GOING THROUGH THAT, VICARIOUSLY FOR MOST,

THANKFULLY BUT IT'S HARD.

YES. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S

CONNECTED TO CLIMATE IN THIS SENSE.

THE SCIENTISTS WHO WARNED US ABOUT THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDED THE

VERY BEST EPIDEMIOLOGISTS AND VIROLOGISTS IN THE WORLD, AND

THEY WARNED TO US PREPARE FOR A PANDEMIC THAT WAS ALMOST EXACTLY

LIKE THE ONE THAT WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH NOW.

SO WHEN WE HEAR THE CLIMATE SCIENTISTS ARGUING FOR EVEN

LONGER THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO STOP THE ONRUSHING

CLIMATE CRISIS, THE LESSON SEEMS CLEARLY THAT IT'S BEST TO LISTEN

TO THEM. ONE OTHER THING THEY HAVE IN

COMMON, BOTH THE COVID‐19 PANDEMIC AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS

HIT THE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND THE POOREST AMERICANS FIRST AND

HARDEST. AND IN THAT PROCESS REVEAL THE

REALLY STARK AND INCREDIBLE INEQUITIES AND INJUSTICES THAT

HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO GO ON FOR WAY, WAY TOO LONG.

WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT

>> Seth: CERTAINLY IN PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND WORLDWIDE

IT DOES SEEM LIKE GOVERNMENTS ARE TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY

IT DOES SEEM LIKE WE ARE MOBILIZING AGAINST POLICE

BRUTALITY IN A WAY THAT WE MAYBE HAVEN'T EVER BEFORE.

DOES THAT GIVE YOU CONFIDENCE THAT WE CAN DO THE SAME FOR

CLIMATE? >> I REALLY BELIEVE, SETH, THAT

WE ARE WITNESSING A KIND OF GENERAL AWAKENING.

I DON'T THINK THESE THINGS COMPETE.

I DON'T THINK IT'S A ZERO SUM SITUATION, WHERE THE MORE

ATTENTION PAID TO THE PANDEMIC, THE LESS ATTENTION PAID TO THESE

OTHER THINGS I THINK, FOR EXAMPLE, ABOUT THE

GAINS MADE BY THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST DECADE

OR SO. THOSE GAINS ARE NOT GOING AWAY

THEY'RE BEING CONSOLIDATED WE JUST HAD A SIGNIFICANT

SUPREME COURT VICTORY CONSOLIDATING THEM

GENDER EQUITY GAINS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS

THEY'RE BEING CONSOLIDATED AND I THINK THAT THIS AWAKENING

HAS TOUCHED PEOPLE IN CITIES ALL AROUND THE WORLD AFTER THE

HEINOUS GEORGE FLOYD MURDER. IT WAS SUCH A HORRIBLE EVENT AND

SUCH A CUE FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE OFF WHATEVER BLINDERS THEY HAD

ON TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND THE INCREDIBLE INJUSTICE THAT WE

HAVE ALLOWED TO PERSIST FOR SO LONG

AND BY THE WAY, THE BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS, WHICH CREATES THE

GLOBAL WARMING POLLUTION MAINLY, ALSO CREATES THE AIR POLLUTION

THAT ELEVATES THE DEATH RATES UNDER COVID‐19

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE STUDIES SHOWING THAT COMMUNITIES AND

COUNTIES THAT HAVE MORE AIR POLLUTION FROM BURNING FOSSIL

FUELS HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER DEATH RATE FROM THE

PANDEMIC THAT'S TRUE IN OTHER COUNTRIES

AS WELL. SO WE NEED TO ‐‐ WE NEED TO PUT

THE BLACK LIVES MATTER AGENDA IN THE CENTER OF THE PLANS NOW

BEING DEVELOPED FOR A GREEN RECOVERY

WE NEED A JUST TRANSITION, SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE LIKELY TO

SUFFER ECONOMICALLY IF WE DON'T PROVIDE THEM WITH BETTER JOBS IN

THIS TRANSITION ARE TAKEN CARE OF

>> Seth: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE FROM AL GORE

♪ >> Seth: HERE'S MORE OF MY

CONVERSATION WITH FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT ‐‐ I KNOW YOU HAVE TWO NEW HOPEFULLY

INITIATIVES IS THE RIGHT WORD. BASICALLY THE CLIMATE REALITY

PROJECT AND CLIMATE TRACING. >> YEAH, THANK YOU

WELL, THE CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT IS A PROJECT THAT I

STARTED BACK IN 2006 WITH ALL OF THE PROFITS FROM THE MOVIE AND

BOOK "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE

MIDDLE OF OUR 44th TRAINING, AND THIS IS THE FIRST VIRTUAL

TRAINING, AND I WAS SO HAPPY THAT 14 ‐‐ MORE THAN 14,000

PEOPLE APPLIED TO JOIN WE COULDN'T HANDLE THAT MANY

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MENTORS TO DO THAT BIG A GROUP

YET. BUT 10,000 SIGNED UP

WE'RE IN THE SIXTH DAY OF A NINE‐DAY TRAINING.

AND IN THE NATURE OF THESE VIRTUAL TRAININGS, YOU AVOID

WHAT THEY CALL ZOOM FATIGUE BY DOING IT TWO HOURS A DAY

BASICALLY. IT'S A REAL THING AND ‐‐

>> Seth: I BELIEVE IT. >> YEAH.

AND SO IT'S GOING EXTREMELY WELL

THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM 130

COUNTRIES AND WE GIVE THEM THE FACTS ABOUT THE SCIENCE, THE

CAUSES, THE IMPACTS, THE SOLUTIONS AND WE GIVE THEM

ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS EVEN BETTER THAN WHAT

MOST OF THEM ALREADY HAVE. AND YOU ASKED ALSO ABOUT THE

CLIMATE TRACE INITIATIVE THANK YOU.

THIS IS A NEW COALITION THAT IS MADE UP OF NINE TECH

ORGANIZATIONS AND COMPANIES. A LOT OF BRILLIANT YOUNG PEOPLE

ENGAGED IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE

LEARNING AND OUR GOAL IS TO LAUNCH NEXT

JUNE WE'LL HAVE A HARD LAUNCH AT THE

BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. BUT BY NEXT JUNE WE WILL HAVE A

REPORT ON EVERY SIGNIFICANT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. HOW MUCH

WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR IT AND THEN WE'LL UPDATE IT EVERY

SIX HOURS. AND THE POINT IS TO MAKE THESE

FOLKS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME

THERE ARE A LOT OF GOVERNMENTS THAT REALLY HAVE A HARD TIME

UNDERSTANDING WHERE THEIR OWN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE

COMING FROM. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPANIES

THAT WANT THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS TO SCRUB OUT THE GLOBAL WARMING

POLLUTION. THERE ARE A LOT OF ACTIVISTS

THAT WANT TO KNOW WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF INVESTORS WHO WANT TO TAKE THEIR MONEY OUT

OF COMPANIES THAT ARE BUSY AT DESTROYING THE FUTURE OF HUMAN

CIVILIZATION AND PUT IT INTO COMPANIES THAT ARE FACILITATING

A TRANSITION TO A CLEANER AND MORE PROSPEROUS AND SUSTAINABLE

WORLD. >> Seth: YOU MENTIONED ZOOM

FATIGUE. HAVING BEEN A CANDIDATE FOR THE

PRESIDENCY, CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE FOR JOE BIDEN

RIGHT NOW, HAVING TO BASICALLY CAMPAIGN FROM HIS HOME

IT MUST BE SO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED

>> WELL, IT'S VERY DIFFERENT WE HAVEN'T SEEN A CAMPAIGN LIKE

THIS ONE GEOGRAPHICALLY FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

SINCE BEFORE THE DAYS OF TELEVISION

AND I THINK THAT'S HE'S HANDLING IT EXTREMELY WELL.

YOU KNOW, I'M FOR HIM. AND SO YOU CAN TAKE MY REMARKS

WITH A GRAIN OF SALT BUT I REALLY THINK HE'S DOING

EXTREMELY WELL AND MOST PEOPLE SEEM TO SHARE

THAT VIEW. >> Seth: YOU ‐‐ HE MAYBE WAS NOT

THE GREENEST CANDIDATE WHEN THERE WAS A LARGE DEBATE FIELD

YET, HE SEEMS TO BE TAKING THE ENVIRONMENT VERY SERIOUSLY ON

HIS PLATFORM NOW ARE YOU ‐‐ YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY

CONSIDERING HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT AS AN ISSUE, ARE YOU

OPTIMISTIC SO FAR OF HOW HE WOULD ADDRESS IT AS THE

PRESIDENT? >> ABSOLUTELY.

AND TO PUT YOUR COMMENT IN PERSPECTIVE, IT'S TRUE THAT

THERE WERE OTHER CANDIDATES LIKE JAY INSLEE PROMINENTLY AND

OTHERS AS WELL WHO HAD MAYBE A BOLDER CLIMATE AGENDA DURING THE

PRIMARIES. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT JOE BIDEN'S

PLAN DURING THE PRIMARIES, IT WAS MILES AHEAD OF WHAT WE HAVE

SEEN IN ANY PREVIOUS CYCLE AND, WISELY, HE HAS ADOPTED SOME OF

THE BEST PROPOSALS FROM HIS PRIMARY OPPONENTS AND FULLY

INTEGRATED THEM INTO HIS NEW PLAN

I HAVE ENJOYED MY CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM SINCE JOE BIDEN SECURED

THE NOMINATION I'M VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT HE HAS

PROPOSED THERE ARE ALWAYS A FEW THINGS

THAT I WOULD, YOU KNOW, DO A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, GO A LITTLE

FARTHER AND FASTER BUT HONESTLY, IT IS A GREAT

PLATFORM AND I THINK IT'S GETTING RAVE REVIEWS FROM MOST

ALL THE FOLKS THAT REALLY CARE ABOUT THE CLIMATE CRISIS

>> Seth: OBVIOUSLY, JOE BIDEN IS FAR AHEAD IN THE POLLS BUT WE

SHOULD STILL BE VERY WORRIED, RIGHT?

WE CAN'T JUST REST ON OUR LAURELS HERE AND BE HAPPY WITH A

15‐POINT LEAD IN A JULY POLL >> WELL, I CAN CONFIRM THAT.

YES. [ LAUGHTER ]

THE ACTUAL VOTES ARE WHAT DETERMINE THE WINNER

HIS LEAD IS A GOOD ONE BUT AFTER THE EXPERIENCE

SUPPORTERS OF THE NOMINEE FOR YEARS AGO HAD WATCHING A POLL

LEAD NOT QUITE AS LARGE AS THIS ONE BUT PRETTY BIG JUST SORT OF

DISAPPEAR, EVERYBODY KIND OF SAYS, "WELL, WAIT A MINUTE, I'M

NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO QUOTE THE GREAT DEPARTED JOHN LEWIS.

HE WAS A DEAR FRIEND AND SUCH A GREAT CHAMPION

AND ALSO A CLIMATE CHAMPION, BY THE WAY.

HE AND I INTRODUCED THE VERY FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BILL

30 YEARS AGO AND WHEN HE CROSSED THE

EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE FOR THE VERY LAST TIME LAST YEAR, PEOPLE

KNEW THAT HE HAD PANCREATIC CANCER AND IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL

OCCASION HE GOT TO THE OTHER SIDE, AND I

WAS WATCHING THE INTERVIEW ON TELEVISION

AND I GOT KIND OF EMOTIONAL HEARING HIM SAY, HE SAID, "WE'VE

GOT TO VOTE LIKE WE'VE NEVER VOTED BEFORE."

AND I HOPE EVERYBODY TAKES THAT MESSAGE TO HEART BECAUSE THIS

WILL BE A TURNOUT ELECTION TRUMP SUPPORTERS WILL TURN OUT

AND THE SUPPORTERS OF BIDEN JUST NEED TO TURN OUT IN EVEN LARGER

NUMBERS. I KIND OF THINK THAT'S THE

DIRECTION IT'S HEADED IN RIGHT NOW.

BUT NOBODY SHOULD TAKE A SINGLE VOTE FOR GRANTED

>> Seth: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE SPEAKING WITH YOU

AND HOPEFULLY NEXT TIME IT WILL BE IN PERSON

>> I HOPE SO, TOO. THANKS, SETH

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK >> Seth: ALL RIGHT

ALL THE BEST WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH

RACHEL BROSNAHAN ♪

>> Seth: OUR NEXT GUEST IS AN EMMY AND GOLDEN GLOBE‐WINNING

ACTRESS FOR HER WORK ON "THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL.

ALL THREE SEASONS ARE STREAMING NOW ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO.

SHE'LL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE ANNUAL COVENANT HOUSE SLEEP‐OUT

BENEFITING CHILDHOOD HOMELESSNESS, WHICH WILL BE

VIRTUALLY HELD ON AUGUST 24th. HERE'S MY CONVERSATION WITH

RACHEL BROSNAHAN RACHEL, HOW ARE YOU?

>> HI. I'M GOOD, THANKS

HOW ARE YOU? IT'S NICE TO SEE YOUR FACE

>> Seth: IT'S NICE TO SEE YOUR FACE AS WELL

I PREFER SEEING IT IN PERSON, BUT I WILL TAKE THIS AS A SECOND

OPTION >> ME TOO.

>> Seth: I AM ALWAYS FASCINATED BY HOW PEOPLE ARE SPENDING TIME

IN QUARANTINE, AND I'VE SEEN SOME PHOTOS, RACHEL.

ARE YOU ‐‐ HAVE YOU RESORTED TO DRESSING UP YOUR DOGS?

>> I ‐‐ ONLY A LITTLE BIT EMBARRASSED TO SAY THAT THIS IS

NOT EXACTLY A NEW QUARANTINE PASTIME.

>> Seth: GOT YOU GOT YOU.

>> I HAVE ‐‐ I HAVE TWO DOGS, AND ONE OF THEM ‐‐ ONE OF THEM

IS VERY PATIENT AND ONE OF THEM LOVES CLOTHES.

SHE LOVES CLOTHES. SOMETHING ABOUT GETTING DRESSED

UP MAKES HER FEEL REALLY SPECIAL.

I THINK SHE JUST LIKES THE ATTENTION.

BUT ‐‐ >> Seth: YEAH.

>> SHE IS LIVING HER BEST LIFE >> Seth: YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND

HAVE BEEN PASSING THE TIME WATCHING TELEVISION.

A SHOW THAT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED TO ME BUT MAKES PERFECT

SENSE. >> WE ‐‐ OKAY.

WE WERE BIG "SURVIVOR" FANS BEFORE QUARANTINE.

AND NOW I THINK WE MIGHT BE "SURVIVOR" SUPERFANS

I HAD A BIRTHDAY RECENTLY AND APPARENTLY IT'S MY BRAND NOW

EVERY SINGLE GIFT I GOT FOR MY 30th BIRTHDAY WAS

"SURVIVOR"‐THEMED. MY BEST FRIEND GAVE US A

"SURVIVOR" BOARD GAME FROM 2000 WHERE YOU SPLIT INTO TRIBES AND

YOU PLAY IT. I GOT "SURVIVOR" SOCKS AND A

SAINT JEFF CANDLE. I'M LIKE I AM ALL IN

THAT'S THE ESCAPE FROM THE REAL‐LIFE "SURVIVOR" THAT WE'RE

CURRENTLY PLAYING. >> Seth: HOW MANY EPISODES OF

"SURVIVOR" CAN YOU BANG OUT IN ONE SITTING?

>> NOT THAT MANY IN ONE SITTING. YOU KNOW ‐

>> Seth: OKAY, GOTCHA. >> MAYBE THREE, MAX.

>> Seth: OKAY. >> BUT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS A

LONG TIME. WE'VE SEEN APPROXIMATELY

15 SEASONS OF "SURVIVOR" IN QUARANTINE

>> Seth: IT IS WEIRD ‐‐ IT IS WEIRD WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AND

PEOPLE SAY NOW LIKE, "WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING IN

QUARANTINE?" AND IT'S CRAZY TO SAY TO

SOMEBODY, "WHAT DID YOU WATCH IN MARCH?

BUT THAT'S LIKE WHAT THE QUESTION ALSO COVERS NOW

>> YEAH. I MEAN ‐‐ TIME ‐‐ TIME IS A FLAT

CIRCLE RIGHT NOW >> Seth: YEAH.

>> I AM SO CONFUSED THAT IT'S ALMOST THE FALL.

BUT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT TO BE GRATEFUL FOR.

>> Seth: WE INDEED DO HAVE A LOT TO BE GRATEFUL FOR

YOU ‐‐ I'M VERY GRATEFUL YOU'RE DOING A FOURTH SEASON OF

"MAISEL. OBVIOUSLY IT'S ON HOLD RIGHT

NOW. >> YES

>> Seth: I REMEMBER WHEN YOU ‐ THE FIRST TIME WE MET IT WAS FOR

THE FIRST SEASON OF MAISEL AND ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE

TALKED ABOUT WAS THE FACT THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY DID NOT HAVE A

STAND‐UP COMEDY BACKGROUND WELL I SHOULDN'T SAY OBVIOUSLY

I THINK YOU'D BELIEVE YOU DID HAVE A STAND‐UP COMEDY

BACKGROUND BASED ON THE SHOW BUT DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT PART

OF IT ‐‐ BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS A REALLY INTIMIDATING PART OF

IT HAS THAT PART GOTTEN EASIER FOR

YOU? >> NO.

NOT ‐‐ NO. LIKE, IN SOME WAYS I SUPPOSE ‐

THEY'RE EASIER TO MEMORIZE NOW BUT ‐‐

>> Seth: RIGHT >> BUT AS MIDGE, YOU KNOW, AT

FIRST IT WAS KIND OF JUST A WOMAN WHO WAS HAVING AN

EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN AND IT HAPPENED IN A REALLY FUNNY WAY

AND SHE LEARNED THAT FUELING HER COMEDY WITH HER EMOTIONS WAS

KIND OF HER SUPERPOWER, WHATEVER SHE WAS GOING THROUGH IN THE

MOMENT AND THEN AS THE SEASONS HAVE

GONE ON, YOU KNOW, NOW SHE'S REALLY GOOD.

SHE HAS A TIGHT 10 SHE KNOWS HOW TO ‐‐ A JOKES.

SHE KNOWS HOW TO WORK AN AUDIENCE

I FEEL LIKE I STILL HAVE TO CATCH UP

I'M STILL CATCHING UP. AND JUST, GOSH, JUST HOPING YOU

BUY IT >> Seth: BUT THIS OF COURSE

MAKES SENSE TO ME NOW THAT I HEARD IT

BUT OF COURSE THEY TELL THESE PEOPLE, THE EXTRAS AND THE

AUDIENCE WHEN YOU'RE DOING YOUR SETS AND FILMING IT, THEY DO

TELL THEM TO LAUGH SO THAT MUST AT LEAST BE NICE.

>> YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, LIKE, I DO ‐‐ I

HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR BACKGROUND ACTORS BECAUSE THEY

ARE ‐‐ THEY'RE AMAZING THEY ARE THE MOST INCREDIBLE

SCENE PARTNERS AND SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN WITH

US SINCE THE FIRST SEASON. AND WITHOUT THAT ‐‐ AS SOMEONE

WHO'S BEEN SO NERVOUS AND INSECURE ABOUT THAT PART OF THE

SHOW IN PARTICULAR, HAVING THAT KIND OF SUPPORT, I MEAN, THESE

GUYS LAUGH AT THE SAME JOKES FOR 12 HOURS A DAY

THAT IS SO GENEROUS. [ LIGHT LAUGHTER ]

>> Seth: AND YOU ‐‐ BUT YET THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHERE THEY

CAN'T JUST DUE TO THE REALITIES OF FILMING TELEVISION THEY'RE

NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE ANY NOISE. >> YEAH.

THAT PART IS MEAN. TO THEIR CREDIT, THEY REALLY

GIVE IT ALL ‐‐ THEY GIVE IT THEIR ALL IN THE MIMING.

THERE'S A LOT OF LIKE ‐‐ [ LAUGHTER ]

YOU KNOW BUT IT'S SO AWKWARD.

NOTHING ‐‐ NOTHING ‐‐ I THINK THE THING I HAVE LEARNED, YOU

KNOW, THIS MUCH OF ABOUT DOING STAND‐UP IS WHAT IT MUST FEEL

LIKE TO TANK NOTHING MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE

YOU'RE TANKING MORE THAN A SILENT AUDIENCE.

YOU KNOW, I START DOING THAT AWKWARD THING THAT I'VE SEEN

STAND‐UPS DO WHERE THEY START LAUGHING AT THEIR OWN JOKES A

LITTLE [ LAUGHTER ]

AND JUST ‐‐ THEMSELVES OUT OF THIS HELL HOLE

BUT, YOU KNOW, THANKFULLY IT'S ALL GETTING PUT TOGETHER AND I

HAVE SOME ASSISTANCE IN POST >> Seth: I WILL SAY FROM DOING

STAND‐UP, I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THE WORST THING TO SEE WAS AN

UNSMILING FACE, BUT I THINK A SILENT LAUGHING FACE, SOMEONE ‐‐

LIKE THAT SEEMS THE MOST PASSIVE‐AGGRESSIVE JUDGMENT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. [ LAUGHTER ]

>> Seth: I ALSO KNOW YOU HAVE A FILM COMING OUT NEXT YEAR.

THIS IS POST‐PRODUCTION TIME USUALLY YOU'D BE GOING INTO THE

STUDIO TO DO THINGS LIKE ADR, YOU KNOW DOING SORT OF FIXING

SOUND. >> YEAH.

>> Seth: AND YOU, LIKE MANY PEOPLE, YOU'RE SORT OF MAKING IT

WORK FROM HOME AND WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS FROM

YOUR HOME STUDIO HERE. THIS IS WONDERFULLY BUILT,

RACHEL >> IT'S VERY PROFESSIONAL.

[ LAUGHTER ] TECHNOLOGY'S AMAZING

I'M REALLY SO ‐‐ I'M SO ‐‐ I'M SO IMPRESSED WITH HOW ‐‐ HOW

TECHNOLOGICALLY SAVVY A LOT OF THESE COMPANIES ARE GETTING IN

THIS MOMENT. BUT YEAH, WE BUILT A BLANKET

HOME STUDIO AS YOU SEE IN THE PICTURES TO HELP WITH THE SOUND.

BUT IN THE STUDIO ALSO, YOU KNOW, PART OF ADR IS MATCHING

THE QUALITY OF YOUR VOICE EXACTLY WITH WHAT WAS HAPPENING

IN PRODUCTION. AND IN THIS MOVIE I HAD A BABY

IN MY ARMS YOU KNOW, A GOOD, LIKE,

20‐SOMETHING POUNDS FOR MOST OF THE MOVIE.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF RUNNING AND HEAVY BREATHING.

AND I WAS LOOKING AT MY HOUSE GOING, "OH, MY GOD, I DON'T ‐‐

YOU KNOW, NORMALLY IN A STUDIO I'D HAVE A WEIGHT OR SOMETHING

OR A BAR TO PUSH ON TO HELP WITH THAT SOUND

AND I WAS LIKE WHAT'S THE HEAVIEST THING IN MY APARTMENT

AND IT TURNS OUT IT'S MY S. A. G. AWARD

[ LAUGHTER ] >> Seth: THAT'S SO GREAT

>> IN THE ADR, JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, HALF ‐‐ NOT HALF.

A GOOD DEAL OF ME BOUNCING THAT BABY IS ME CRADLING MY

S.A.G. AWARD AND WHAT I IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE THINKS ACTORS

DO ALL DAY LONG IN THEIR HOUSES. [ LAUGHTER ]

>> Seth: RIGHT >> POLISH THEIR AWARDS AND

WHISPER TO THEM GENTLY >> Seth: WELL, AND THE REALITY I

THINK IS VERY ‐‐ I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THIS ABOUT YOU, THAT

YOU ARE NOT FULL OF YOURSELF AT ALL.

IT TOOK A PANDEMIC FOR TO YOU EVEN PICK IT UP.

I THINK THAT'S ‐ >> IT TOOK A PANDEMIC FOR ME TO

HUG AND CARESS IT. AND NOW I CAN'T STOP

[ LAUGHTER ] >> Seth: UM ‐‐ IT'S ALWAYS SO

GREAT TO SEE YOU I REALLY DO HOPE THE NEXT TIME

IS IN PERSON THANKS FOR MAKING TIME FOR US

TODAY, RACHEL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH

♪ >> Seth: COME BACK NEXT WEEK FOR

ALL NEW SHOWS FROM HERE IN THE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS

WE'LL HAVE SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS, CAMERON DIAZ,

DAVID SCHWIMMER, SEAN HAYES, AND MUSIC FROM JASON ALDEAN.

PLUS ALL NEW "CLOSER LOOKS." SO PLEASE COME JOIN ME, BECAUSE

I AM TALKING TO THE PAINTINGS, AND I THINK THEY ARE TALKING

BACK BUT WHO KNOWS?

I MIGHT JUST BE LOSING MY MIND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

♪ >> Seth: I WANT TO THANK MY

GUESTS, AL GORE AND RACHEL BROSNAHAN

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. ♪