WELCOME BACK.

MY FIRST GUEST IS AN EMMY-AWARD WINNING ACTOR, COMEDIAN, WRITER,

AND PRODUCER YOU KNOW FROM "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE," "BROOKLYN

NINE-NINE," AND HIS LATEST FILM, "PALM SPRINGS."

PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," ANDY SAMBERG.

HI, ANDY.

>> HI!

>> Stephen: HEY, GOOD TO SEE YA.

>> YOU, TOO.

HOW ARE YA?

>> Stephen: GOOD.

I'M LIKING THIS.

THIS IS NICE.

>> YEAH, I HAVE BEEN SAYING I TRIED TO GET THE JAMIE DORNIN

PART IN BARB AND STAR BUT NO DICE.

>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO CHALLENGE ME TO

A DUEL OR SUGGEST A THREE-WAY.

>> YOU WOULD THINK BEING FRIENDS WITH WIG WOULD HAVE PUT ME OVER

BUT NOT EVEN CLOSE APPARENTLY.

WASN'T EVEN CONSIDERED.

>> Stephen: BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT ANYTHING, I HAVE TO HIT

YOU WITH A BIG THANKS FOR A MOVIE THAT I WAS A LITTLE LATE

TO, ADMITTEDLY, AND THAT IS POP STAR, NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING.

AND IF PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVE NOT SEEN IT, PLEASE, TURN OFF THIS

SHOW RIGHT NOW -- NO, ( BLEEP THIS SHOW, GO WATCH POP STAR

NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING.

IT IS POUND FOR POUND ONE OF THE FUNNIEST MOVIES I'VE EVER SEEN.

I WATCHED IT THREE TIMES OVER THE CHRISTMAS BREAK.

I WATCH IT.

I KEEP IT ON.

I OWN IT.

I JUST POP IT ON EVERY FEW MINUTES TO CHEER ME UP A LITTLE

BIT.

IT'S MY ZOLOFT, IT'S MY XANAX.

FIRST OF ALL -- I'LL LET YOU TALK EVENTUALLY -- THE MUSIC IS

NOT ONLY FUNNY, BUT IT'S REALLY GOOD.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GAY, BUT IF I WAS, I WOULD DEMAND EQUAL

RIGHTS!

COME ON!

( LAUGHTER ) NOW, I HOPE EVERYBODY WAXINGS

THAT POETICALLY TO YOU ABOUT THIS MOVIE.

I MEAN -- >> EVERY NOW AND AGAIN.

THIS IS A DREAM SCENARIO FOR ME, OBVIOUSLY, ESPECIALLY

CONSIDERING WE PUT THE MOVIE OUT A WHILE AGO.

>> Stephen: 20, 25 YEARS AGO, SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

>> IT FEELS LIKE IT, AT LEAST.

IT WAS PRE-BEARD, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.

>> Stephen: SURE.

IT FEELS LIKE IT'S SLOWLY FINDING ITS AUDIENCE,

DEFINITELY, AND YEAR BY YEAR, I THINK IT GAINS MORE AND MORE

MOMENTUM AND MAKES ME HAPPY TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT, OBVIOUSLY.

ANYONE LIKE YOURSELF IN THIS COMEDY WORLD --

>> Stephen: NOT AS HAPPY AS IT MAKES ME TO SEE IT.

JOKE PER MINUTE RATIO CANNOT BE PETE BEATEN.

AND THROWAWAY JOKES YOU'RE NOT PUSHING HARD.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: YOU MADE IT WITH YOUR LONELY ISLAND COHORTS AND

YOU GUYS WENT ON TOUR BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND SOME OF MY STAFF

WENT TO SEE IT AND SAID IT WAS JUST AMAZING.

IS IT SURREAL TO HEAR PEOPLE SINGING ALONG WITH THESE

BEAUTIFUL BUT STUPID SONGS?

>> IT'S SO DUMB.

IT'S SO WONDERFULLY DUMB.

YOU KNOW, WE -- BEFORE WE GOT ON S.N.L. AND STUFF, WE WERE

OBSESSED WITH LIKE TENACIOUS D AND WEIRD AL AND SPINAL TAP,

OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE GOT TO GO TO A TENACIOUS D CONCERT THAT WERE

QUITE DUMB AND INCREDIBLY DIRTY.

BUT WE DIDN'T THINK IT COULD BE US.

IT WAS THREE DUDES GOOFING AROUND WITH A MICROPHONE, BUT

SUDDENLY BEING IN FRONT OF 30,000 PEOPLE SINGING I'M ON A

BOAT OR ( BLEEP ) IN A BOX.

>> Stephen: SURE.

BUT IT'S NOT LIKE MANIFESTING THE CARTOON WORLD IN YOUR MIND

INTO REALITY.

>> Stephen: WELL, AS I SAID, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR STUFF TO

CHEER ME UP DURING THE PANDEMIC.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CHEER YOURSELF UP?

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR MIND OFF THE PARANOIA?

>> A LOT OF PARENTING.

I'VE GOT A THREE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

>> Stephen: YOU CAME TO THE PANDEMIC PRE-EXHAUSTED?

>> YES, I HAD ALREADY HIT THE WALL.

>> Stephen: AND DOES SHE KEEP YOU IN LINE?

BECAUSE THE PEOPLE -- I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE BUT THE PEOPLE WHO

CALL IT THE TERRIBLE TWOs HAVE NEVER HAD A THREE-YEAR-OLD.

>> RIGHT.

>> Stephen: IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE NOT WONDERFUL BUT

THEY'RE EVEN MORE HEAD STRONG AND PHYSICALLY STRONGER, TOO.

>> OH, YEAH.

>> Stephen: DOES SHE PUSH YOU AROUND?

>> SHE PUSHES ME AROUND.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON.

IT'S DEFINITELY MORE EXCITING AND INTERESTING.

>> Stephen: YEAH.

AND SHE CAN HURT ME NOW AND DOES.

BUT SHE'S ALSO, LIKE, STARTED DOING BITS, WITH I IS A DREAM

FOR ME, OBVIOUSLY.

>> Stephen: GOOD STUFF?

I'LL WALK IN HER ROOM AND SHE'S CLEARLY UP TO SOMETHING

AND I GO, WHAT'S GOING ON, KIDDO?

AND SHE WILL BE, LIKE, OH, DADDY!

EVERYTHING HERE IS TOTALLY NORMAL!

( LAUGHTER ) NOTHING TO SEE HERE, DADDY.

AND I'M, LIKE, ARE YOU WATCHING OLD COMEDIES?

SHE'S GOT ALL THE LINGO DOWN.

AND OBVIOUSLY SHE'S STUFFING BEANS INTO MY SHOES OR

SOMETHING.

>> Stephen: DOES SHE THINK YOU'RE FUNNY?

>> SHE'S STARTING TO NOW.

THERE WAS A LONG TIME WHERE SHE WOULD TALK A LOT ABOUT HOW

MOMMY'S FUNNY AND DADDY'S NOT FUNNY.

BUT NOW SHE'S KEYING INTO MY THING, YOU KNOW.

SHE REALIZES, LIKE, I'LL JUST KEEP DOING SOMETHING UNTIL SHE

LAUGHS, WHICH IS MY MAIN MOVE IN LIFE AND CAREER.

>> Stephen: DO YOU WANT HER TO SEE YOUR STUFF?

IS THERE STUFF YOU DON'T WANT HER TO SEE?

>> I MEAN, EVENTUALLY, I WANT HER TO SEE IT DID ALL.

( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I KEPT MY KIDS FOR

A LONG TIME FROM SEEING ANYTHING.

LKE JUST DON'T WATCH ANYTHING.

I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR DAD, I DON'T WANT TO BE ON TV.

>> BUT WE'RE SIMILAR IN THAT THERE'S A RANGE, RIGHT?

LIKE YOU PROBABLY WANT THEM TO BE TEENAGERS AT LEAST UNTIL THEY

SAY ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVES, STRANGERS WITH CANDY.

>> Stephen: THEY STILL HAVEN'T WATCHED THAT, AND THAT'S FINE

WITH ME.

>> NOT FINE WITH ME.

THAT'S CLASSIC.

>> Stephen: SOMETIMES I WATCH IT AND GO, WE WROTE THAT?

>> IT'S SO GOOD.

IT'S SO GOOD.

>> Stephen: MY DAUGHTER LOOKED AT ME, I WAS ON A PHONE CALL

WITH PAUL DINELLO I WROTE STRANGERS WITH, AND I GOT OFF

THE PHONE AND SHE WAS LOOKING AT ME SIDEWAYS LIKE THIS, LIKE SHE

WAS JUST THINKING ABILITY WHAT I SAID.

SHE SAID, WERE YOU -- I SAID, WERE YOU LISTENING TO THE PHONE

CALL?

SHE SAID, I THINK I UNDERSTAND NOW.

YOU DON'T MEAN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I SAID, YES, DADDY DOESN'T MEAN WHAT HE'S SAYING "FOR A LIVING."

>> HOW OLD IS SHE, DO YOU THINK?

>> Stephen: SEVEN, EIGHT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE, LIKE, SARCASM CLICKS.

>> Stephen: JUST BEGINNING TO GO.

>> THAT'S WHERE I GET IN TROUBLE WITH MY DAUGHTER WITH SARCASM.

SHE JUST SHUTS DOWN.

SHE'S, LIKE, WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?

>> Stephen: A THREE AND A HALF-YEAR-OLD BARELY HAS A

VOCABULARY OTHER LIKE THE NUANCES OF DOUBLE ENTANDRA,

TERRIBLE FATHER.

MOM'S ALWAYS FANNY, DAD'S BEGINNING TO BE FUNNY.

YOU'RE MARRIED TO SUPERSTAR HARPIST JOANNA NEWSOM.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> Stephen: HOW MUCH HAS HARP MUSIC PLAYED INTO THE PANDEMIC?

IS IT SOOTHING OR MAYBE YOU'VE SUCCUMBED AND YOU'RE IN HEAVEN

NOW?

>> YEAH, YOU DO FEEL LIKE YOU'VE PASSED THROUGH THE PEARLY GATES.

BUT, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT WAS LIKE THAT BEFORE FOR ME.

I MET JOANNA AT ONE OF HER CONCERTS, I WAS A HUGE FAN OF

HEARSE BEFORE WE KNEW EACH OTHER.

>> Stephen: BEFORE GOING INTO THIS YOU WERE A HARPHEAD.

>> A MAJOR HARPHEAD.

>> Stephen: HAVE YOU TRIED IT.

YEAH, I'VE TICKLED THE SHEEP GUTS.

>> Stephen: IT'S NOT NYLON?

IT'S SHEEP GUTS?

>> ONE DAY WE WERE TALKING ABOUT TICKLING THE IVORIES, SHE SAYS

WITH A HARP IT'S SHEEP GUTS SO YOU TICKLE THE SHEEP GUTS.

DOESN'T HAVE QUITE THE RING TO IT, BUT THE MUSIC COMES OUT

QUITE BEAUTIFUL.

>> Stephen: SO CAN YOU DO IT?

HE TAUGHT ME ANYONE CAN PLAY HARP AND IT WILL SOUND GOOD

BECAUSE YOU JUST STRUM IT AND IT'S ALL IN TUNE.

SO IT'S EASY TO PLAY THE HARP BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY IT WELL,

BASICALLY.

>> Stephen: YOU GET TO BE INTERMEDIATE IMMEDIATELY AND YOU

NEVER GO ANYWHERE ELSE.

>> EXACTLY.

>> Stephen: YOU'RE LATEST FILM IS "PALM SPRINGS," A HUGE HIT,

DEBUTED AT SUNDANCE.

THE LAST TIME, I THINK, PEOPLE IN SHOW BUSINESS WERE ALLOWED TO

GET TOGETHER AND WATCH EACH OTHERS' MOVIES, ACTUALLY.

THINGS SHUT DOWN RIGHT AROUND NOW A YEAR AGO.

>> YEAH.

>> Stephen: AND IT'S A PERFECT COVID MOVIE THEMATICALLY.

TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

>> IT'S A MOVIE ABOUT A WEDDING IN "PALM SPRINGS," AND WITHOUT

GIVING TOO MUCH AWAY, YOU BASICALLY LEARN QUICKLY ONE OF

THE GUESTS IS STUCK THERE IN A TIME LOOP, SO HE'S RELIVING THAT

DAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THAT'S ME, AND THEN THROUGH SOME

ENTERTAINING CIRCUMSTANCES, HE ACCIDENTALLY BRINGS SOMEONE ELSE

IN AS WELL.

>> Stephen: TO THE LOOP.

SO SOMEONE ELSE BECOMES AWARE OF IT.

>> YEAH.

MY BUDDY KRISTEN WHO CO-STARS IN THE MOVIE WITH ME AND TAKES OFF

FROM THERE.

>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE, SHOWS HOW YOUR CHARACTER

USES THE TIME LOOP TO HIS ADVANTAGE, I THINK TO SEDUCE

HER?

>> IN HIS OWN MIND THAT'S WHAT HE I.C.E.'S ATTEMPTING.

HE KNOWS EVERYTHING GOING ON HERE BUT SHE DOESN'T.

SHE'S STILL ON THE OUTSIDE OF IT ALL.

>> Stephen: JIM.

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UP >> Stephen: SMOOTH OPERATOR.

THAT'S MY SONG.

I'M STILL ROCKING TO THAT SONG.

>> Stephen: "PALM SPRINGS" IS AVAILABLE ON HULU NOW.

ANDY SAMBERG, EVERYBODY.

WE'LL BE BACK WITH CNN'S CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT

CLARISSA WARD!

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