History, ofcourse, isShowLateNightwithSethMeyersweeknightsonNBCisalsothecocreatorof I HaveSeizedDocumentaryNow, whichissettoreturnforSeasonthreeonFebruary 20th.
SethMeyers.
Welcometotheshow.
Thankyouforhavingme.
So I knowthatyou'vehadthehotchickenatBolton's andNash.
I have?
Yes, thankyou.
Holdup.
I holditprettywell, butthatwasprobablythemostuncomfortable I'veeverbeenwhen I'veenjoyedthemeal.
So I remembermywifeand I werethendrivingandhadtobothsortofhaveourheadsoutthewindowlikedogs.
Thatwasmymemory.
Whileyoureadyforroundtwo?
Yes.
Let's doit.
Sothefirstone's theclassic.
That's righthere.
Okay, Great.
Allrighthere.
Yeah, deliciousandmanageable.
Soyouand I wereactuallybornattheexactsamehospitalinEvanston, Illinois, and I knowthatyoumovedawayat a youngagebutreturnedtogotocollegeatNorthwesternMustard's laststand.
HotDogs.
Overratedorunderrated, I'm properlyrated, I think.
I thinkpeoplewhosayyouhavetogothereormaybeoversellingit, But I thinkit's a wonderfulthingafter a footballgameorbefore a footballgame, it's prettygoodhot.
Itsoundswonderful, but I don't Yeah, I rememberyouwerestudyingimprovinChicagoat a timewhenpeoplelikeSteveCarellandTinaFeyandStephenColbertthesecondCityfeedersomecuriousonyourperspectiveissomeonewhowentfromtheimprovOlympicinWrigleyvilleto 30 Rockandthentowlatenight.
Well, I thinktheworld's luckiernowthatthere's improvcommunitiesin L.
A andNewYorkandthere's alsobecauseofhowmucheasieritistoshootthingsandputthemonline.
Thereare a lotofdifferentroads, toosuccess, butChicagousedtobesortofthemainroad, and I thinksomeofthebestpeopleintheworldwouldcometheretogettheirstart.
Andwhen I wenttoemynewstudentweek, myparentsbroughtmeoutandwewenttoSecondCityand I saw a showwithCarellandColbertandjustrealizedhowmuch I wantedtobedoingwhattheyweredoing.
I sawTinaFeydoherfirstshowatSecondCity, justrandomlyonthenight I wasthere.
I sawpeoplelikeAmyPoehler, RachelDratch, anditwasjust I didn't realizeuntilyearslater.
Notthat I wasseeingthebestpeopleChicago, buttheywerealsothebestpeopleintheworld.
TheyjusthappentobeinChicago, soitwasreally I feltincrediblyluckytobetherethen.
Andonething I rememberhimsaying, Waas, we'regoingtoseehowyoulookinwigs.
Wewanttodo a wigtestbeforewehireyou.
Andthen I workedtherefor 12 and 1/2 yearsand I realizedthat's not a thing.
I don't knowwhyHesaiditwas a thing, and I justwentbackto L.
A.
Worriedabouthow I wasgonnalookinwigs.
What?
I failed a wigtest.
I don't knowwhyhesaidittothisday.
Healsosaid, DoyouthinkyoucanliveinNewYork?
Which I realize I justthoughttomyself, whoblowsitatthispart, right?
Theinterview.
WhowasSNLauditionsays, Oh, isitinNewYork?
DoesithavetoMypartshavetobeinNewYorkto, um I was, ah, youknow, a fullthreeorfouryearsthathestoppedbeingsortof.
Thiscomedyiconstartedbeingsomebody I workedwith.
Andthen, youknow, thiscelebrityguests.
Myguessisthatmostofthemcomein.
They'reexcited.
They'rebrighteyed.
They'redownforwhatever.
Yeah, I knowthatThere's a KanyeWestmomenteverynowandagain.
Yeah, whenyouthinkaboutthetimesthatsomebodycameinandjustmessedupthevibeforeveryoneallweekIsthere a storythatstandsout I meanmessedupofAh, youknow, I'm I'm alwaysloath.
Feellikecallsomebodyoutmynametonight.
Namenames, but I Butyes, thatpeople's definitelyscrewedupthemine.
I wasKanyebecause I cansaythisis a hugefanofKanye.
ThewayKanyewouldscrewupthevibewashewouldhemade.
And I thinkhechangedthewaymusicalperformanceshappenedattheshow.
Hemadethembiggerthantheywere.
Hewouldbringinsets, differentlighting, youknow, hebringingballerinas, 50 ballerinas, andhe's a bitof a perfectionist.
Theupsidewasthatitwasnever a timewherehegavehismusicperformance, andyoudidn't thinkthathehadmadethemostofit.
Doyouhave a liveonairscrewuporbreakthatyou'remostembarrassedby, um, inyourfirstyear, theytryreallyhard.
Ifthere's a weekwherenoneofyoursketchesgetpicked, theytrytoatleasthaveyouhaveonethingtodosothatyoucangothroughtheprocessofgettingAaronmakeuponandgettingintowardrobeatleastonceandnotjustsitinyourroomfeelingbadforyourself.
And a lotoftimesthatmeansyouhaveonequestionas a reporterin a pressconference.
Andthat's what I had.
Andduringthesketch, I justrememberinmyheadthinking I can't believehimonSNL.
Andthen I heardsomeoneelsesaymyline.
And I realizedthat I hadjustdriftedoffcompletely, missedmycue.
Andwhen I wentbackandwatchedit, itreallyjustcutstomelikethis.
I thinkyouknowmynoseisn't runningyet, but I canfeelitstarttoyeah.
Um, on.
So, uh, youknow, I stillhave a greatdealofconcern.
I knowthatyourlifelongsportsfanand I wasamusedtoreadthatas a childyou'd useyourallowancemoneytosubscribetothePostGazettesoyoucouldkeepupwithyourbelovedSteelersandgrowingupinNewHampshire.
DoyouthinkthatEAsportsare a realsport?
I do.
I willadmitittookme.
I didn't, uh, immediatelycometothatconclusion, but I thinkeverythingaboutitis, I mean, toplay a sport.
Thatisaboutreactiontime.
And I thinkstrategy, which a lotofsportsareandthennotriskPhysicalinjuryseemslike a prettygooddeal.
Um, butitseemslike a shortcareerthinkstheyoungerkidshavefasterreaction.
I thinktheultimatebiggerproblemtheRedSoxontheirfansareupagainstishowthey'vewentfromthemostcharmingunderdogsintheworldtonow, youknow, basicallytheYankeesindifferentuniforms, andthen I knowthatyou'repartialtotheathletesthathavecomeonSaturdayNightLive.
Yeah, sowhat I wanttodoisjusthityouwith a fewbignamesthatwereontheshowwhenyouwereonit.
I justwannaknowwhatyourememberaboutworkingwiththem.
Okay.
I gotyou.
LeBronJames.
LeBronJames.
It's stillstunningtomethatwhenLeBronJamesontheshow, I believehewas 22 yearsoldandhewasstillinintellectuallymature.
Such a gentleman, Reallyfunhangingoutwith.
And, ah, delightfulhostPeytonManning.
PeytonManning.
I rememberwedidthatUnitedWaysketchwherehewasmeantokids, and I wentovertohimbetweentakesandsaid, Hey, canyoudoyouthinkyoucanhitthatkidinthebackoftheheadwith a Nerffootball?
And I realizeditwasthemostinsultingthingtosayit.
NFLquarterback.
Hejustlookedatme, said, Yeah, I canhitthekid, Allright?
It's gettinghotter.
Itwashardforyou.
Youknow, atthispoint, I feellike I'm sobattletested.
Thatbattlehardened.
Yeah, I knowwhattoexpect, youknow?
Plus, I feellikeas a host, don't youhavetojustputup a betterfrontforyourguests, like I needtobeconfidentandstowitbecauseotherwiseyoumightpanic.
That's true.
I tryveryhardnottosayduringanyinterviews.
Thisisn't goingwell.
Just I know.
I knowthisisyourfirsttimeontheshow, buttheyusuallygobetter.
Sosketchcomedyissortof a misunderstooddiscipline, I thinkto a lotofpeopleassomeonewhounderstandsitat a technicallevel, doyouthinkthatthere's a differenceor a disconnect, andwhatsketchwritersthinkisfunnyandwhataudiencesthinkisfunny.