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new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- aidy bryant. from "the brutalist," actor joe alwyn. comedian aaron chen. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] and now, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." we hope you are doing well. now, if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news. ahead of president-elect trump's inauguration, the secret service said this week that t it'll puup more miles of security fencing than it has for any other event in history, because it would be terrifying if any of these guys ever got out. [ laughter ] the village people are set to perform on sunday at the turning point inaugural eve ball. it will be the first time trump has ever paid a construction worker on time. [ laughter ] former trump adviser steve bannon criticized elon musk in an interview with an italian newspaper last week and said, quote, he's a very truly evil guy, a very bad guy. i made it my personal thing to take this guy down.

and you know what they say? the enemy of my enemy is my friend, unless it's steve bannon. [ laughter ] that's right. bannon told an italian newspaper that he would have elon musk, quote, run out of the maga movement by inauguration day. oh, he runs out on his own, said his kids. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] the supreme court is set to hear challenges this week to the constitutionality of state laws restricting access to pornographic websites. it's the first court case where witnesses will not raise their right hand. [ laughter ] i don't think i can make it through a testimony without doing it. according to a new poll, former new york governor andrew cuomo leads mayor eric adams and other democratic candidates in a prospective mayoral primary. here's how the numbers break down. [ laughter ]

google confirmed last week that it has donated $1 million to president-elect trump's inaugural fund. and this is nice, bing ponied up $50. [ laughter ] according to a new survey of tourists, new york is the least friendly state in the country. though i do have to ask, did those tourists ever consider getting out of the damn way? [ laughter ] people work in this city. we've got places to be. [ cheers and applause ] pepsi has unveiled a new wild cherry and cream flavor, which the company describes as having a, quote, silky mouth feel. and it's the first time in history a can of soda has been asked to report to hr. [ laughter ] but what do you -- what do you mean by silky mouth feel? did you see how that would make other people uncomfortable? [ laughter ] florida police are referring to a pair of alleged thieves as mr. clean and miss dookie after they say a man stole $500 worth

of cleaning products from a family dollar while his accomplices defecated on the floor. when asked if they had any leads, police said, "no, we spent most of our time coming up with nicknames." [ laughter ] finally, the ice cream company jeni's has unveiled a new green smoothie flavor which features spinach. it's the first-ever ice cream where the headache is the best part. [ laughter ] and that was the monologue, everybody. we are off and running. [ cheers and applause ] we've got a great show for you tonight. she is an emmy-nominated actress you ow from her work on "snl" and "shrill." she's making her broadway debut in "all in: comedy about love" here in new york city at the hudson theater. our friend aidy bryant is back on the show, everybody. [ cheering and applause ] he's a talented actor you know from "kinds of kindness", "mary queen of scots" and "the favourite." he's currently starring in the excellent film "the brutalist" which is in theaters now. joe alwyn will also be joining us. [ cheers and applause ] and he is about to start the australian leg of his "funny garden" tour.

we'll have stand-up from aaron chen. he's a very funny guy. and check out "family trips" this week. ronnie chang was talking to my brother and i. he's a delight, a very funny human being and we loved having him on the podcast. moving on. we, here at "late night," don't always have enough time to cover all of the recent news. so, here with the recap is one of our writers, amber ruffin, in a segment we call "amber says what." ♪ [ cheering and applause ] >> hey. you guys, things have been crazy. okay, first of all, happy new year. my reso -- yay! [ cheers and applause ] my resolution is to stop spreading rumors, and to start starting them. okay. now, this year has already been crazy. so, recently president biden gave a presidential medal of freedom to magic johnson, and i was like, "what!" then simone biles got one and i was like, "what-what!" and then bill nye "the science guy" got the presidential medal of freedom and i was like, "what?"

who's next, miss frizzle? [ cheers ] but for real, i have always loved him for some reason. there's just something about bill nye and i was never able to figure it out until i watched the ceremony. >> williamanford nye. >> i was like, "what?" laughter ] his middle name is sanford? is bill nye "the science guy" black? then, i remembered my resolution and i was like, i heard bill nye "the science guy" is a black man. tell everybody! rumor started. [ ding ] then i heard there were mysterious drones hovering above new jersey and i was like, "what?" and then, people were like, "they're aliens." and i was like, "what?" then folks said they're foreign governments and i was like, "what?" but i was like, drones have learned how to fly themselves and are curious about the "real housewives of new jersey." tell everybody! rumor started. [ ding ] [ applause ] then, i heard --

you're like pavlovian, you clap when you hear the ding. [ laughter ] and then, i heard brad pitt and angelina jolie recently finalized their divorce. and i was like, "when!" didn't this woman file for divorce like a million years ago? so, that means she's single and i have no choice. i heard that angelina jolie is dating jennifer aniston. tell everybody. rumor started. [ ding ] [ cheers and applause ] so, then -- then, beyonce performed at a halftime show and i was like, "what!" so, apparently, a sport was being played and halfway through the game, they stopped it because beyonce wanted to sing. and it was so beautiful! and to think she wasn't nominated for a country music award. i heard it's because of racism. rumor true. [ ding ] then, i saw sabrina carpenter has a new espresso drink at dunkin' and people are loving it.

and i was like, "what?" is it that easy to market to people? then i thought, well, hell, don't let teddy riley come out with a pizza hut pizza or i will die of a heart attack tomorrow. >> seth: was that joke that no one got worth it? >> my sister is at home just laughing. so, then i heard an animated musical adaptation of "the smurfs" is in the works and i was like, "what?" then, i heard rihanna is voicing the lead character in that bad boy, and i was like, "okay, what?" [ light laughter ] she's going to be like, "smurf betta have my money." [ laughter ] then i saw it, y'all. i saw it. i saw "wicked" and i was like, "what!" [ cheers and applause ] yay! i cried, died and came back to life. man, when cynthia erivo hit me with that uh-ahhahahahahaha. i was like -- [ screams ] every song i ever hear must also end like this or i will riot! then, i found out trump won the election and then i was like --

[ snoring ] [ laughter ]]e that's how i found out about something called panic naps. >> seth: oh. that's interesting. so, stressful ideas can put you to sleep? >> yes. >> seth: like the stress of trump winning the election? [ snoring ] amber! >> seth, i had the craziest dream. trump got reelected. >> seth: yeah, it was real. [ snoring ] amber. >> what? >> seth: trump won and you have to deal with it. >> you mean we got to write jokes about this man for four more years? [ snoring ] seth, wake up! >> seth: did i panic nap? >> yes, about trump. [ snoring ] seth! >> seth: trump? [ snoring ] amber. >> trump? [ snoring ] seth! >> seth: you're right. oh, we're going to have a new president, we have to learn how to cope, okay? [ snoring ] wait, did you fall asleep that time? >> i fell asleep because you won't shut up. so, then i heard the ceo of apple, tim cook, donated a million dollars to trump's inauguration and i was like, "what?"

tim cook, give that money to me. at least i know your name. >> we appreciate it very much, tim apple. >> tim apple. [ laughter ] you remember that? it was so fun. what does trump's inauguration need a million dollars for anyway? to get melania to show? cause that won't do it! [ laughter ] then, i read the surgeon general wants to put warning labels on alcohol because of its link to cancer and i was like, "what?" do you know who the president is about to be? the only label you need to puttin' on those mugs is this one. [ laughter ] then, i saw that everyone was talking about kamala harris at the swearing in of nebraska senator deb fischer. i was like, "what, why?" but then i saw the video. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> thank you so much for your work. >> thank you. >> congratulations to you. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> i was like, "what!" [ laughter ] maybe he's on some howie mandel stuff and he doesn't shake hands, but then i saw this. >> congratulations, senator.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back, everybody. our first guest tonight is an emmy nominated actress you know from her work on "saturday night live" and "shrill." she's making her broadway debut in "all in: comedy about love" at the hudson theater. please welcome back to the show aidy bryant, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: hello. >> wow. >> seth: it's so nice to see you. >> oh, so nice to be seen. >> seth: i was very lucky though. i got to see you, you're about to step into this wonderful broadway show. >> it's true. >> seth: and i went to see it

and we were in the audience together. >> yeah. and i woulsay the second i saw you, you had some of the most frantic energy i have ever seen you with. [ light laughter ] >> seth: i was frantic. >> he was like surrounded by i would say fans, you know. >> seth: there was -- i do pretty well in a broadway house. [ laughter ] >> it was mostly like 60-year-old women who were around you being like, "we love you." >> seth: oh, yeah. >> and then -- and he was kind of being like extremely charming. like, "hi, oh, yes, hello." and then, he saw me and he was like, "do you have any cash?" [ laughter ] you were, "fives, tens, anything. i'll take anything." i'm like, "oh, my god, are you okay?" >> seth: yeah. >> and i did have a 20. >> seth: i took it. >> and you took it. >> seth: i ripped it from your hand. >> no hello. >> seth: yeah. >> just full grab the 20 and go. >> seth: uh-huh. >> and i think 'cause you didn't tip the bartender? >> seth: i -- so, yeah, i went to the bar and i ordered a drink. and, like, the people next to me were like, "hey, can we get a picture?" so, you know, at that point i'm -- i've been outed. the bartender knows i'm famous. [ laughter ] no, but i paid and i like missed the screen, because i only had a credit card.

so, i missed the screen to tip. and i was like, "well, i'm not going to" -- i felt bad. >> of course. >> seth: i didn't have any cash. and so, then i'm like, the first person inow, i'm going to get that money. [ laughter ] >> well, it was really nice to see you, and i'm glad we get a chance to do it over here. [ laughter ] >> seth: but i have not paid you back. >> yeah, no, you owe my ass. >> seth: uhm -- [ laughter ] here's 20. >> yeah. >> seth: and then this is for your troubles. >> oh. [ laughter ] oh, my god. >> seth: you wouldn't -- if you put that money in the bank, you wouldn't have a dollar right now. [ laughter ] >> wow. >> seth: yeah. >> i'm feeling extremely sexy and young. [ laughter ] i'm about to take the night. and i think i could take one of you with me. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: this is -- wh was your first broadway show you saw as an audience member? >> well, i have to say i was very lucky that when i was about 11 years old, my grandma was like, "we're going to new york," and she took me. >> seth: from arizona? >> from arizona.

it was a big trip. i, like, pretty much had maybe never been on a plane. and we came here. and she brought me and a few of my cousins and we went and saw "the lion king," which is like that's -- yeah. >> seth: that's great. >> come on. [ applause ] clap for that one, you know. [ laughter ] and it was amazing, of course. i was like totally star truck -- truck? [ laughter ] so, that's a different thing than starstruck. it's like this truck that you get hit by, put stars in your eyes. >> seth: and you see stars. >> yeah, exactly. [ laughter ] but i was totally like blown away. but i will say i like immediately got the bug. i was like, i want to be doing that. but during the play, my cousin started puking. >> seth: oh, no. >> yeah, i know. my cousin was like puking his ass off and i was like, "i'm not with him." like my first lesson immediately was like family doesn't matter, show biz does. get him away from me. [ laughter ] >> seth: did you not care that he was sick? >> yeah, i don't care that he's sick. >> seth: did you think it would reflect badly on you? >> yes, i think it was like the moment you walk in the room the

audition starts. [ laughter ] like they -- someone in the crowd or someone on the stage might get hurt. they may need an 11 year old who's like fat with rosacea to get up there. >> seth: yeah. >> and so, i was -- i did not want to be seen with the sick -- >> seth: unbelievable. >> this other sick child. [ laughter ] >> seth: and you brought -- you brought a souvenir back? >> well, yeah. i mean i think i was so affected by it that my grandma was like, "you want something to remember this." and i have held on to this souvenir for like over 20 years. and now i'm having my broadway debut tonight and i really believe it's like because i've held on to this extremely beautiful souvenir, you know. >> seth: uh-huh. >> i think -- you have it, right? >> seth: i think it's right here. >> oh. >> seth: so, tell us about it. >> okay. so this -- of course, when you think broadway you think get a beach towel. [ laughter ] and this, i legitimately had this for 20 years. >> seth: well, you can tell by the shows on the beach towel. [ cheers and applause ] amazing. >> isn't that beautiful?

well, you know, they always say like how do you get to carnegie hall? practice, practice, practice. it's how do you get to broadway? it is a big beach towel. [ laughter ] i'd like bought this when i was 11, and then for years i would like, you know, swim and be toweling off and be like -- [ laughter ] >> seth: oh, just in case a talent scout was around? >> yeah. i do think just so people kind of knew what my vibe was. [ laaughter ] very like "taxi," you know. that kind of "taxi. i'm going to broadway. i'm also sunburned and like in arizona." [ laughter ] >> seth: it is -- i don't even think i've ever been in a broadway show where i've noticed that they're selling the towel. >> well, i think it was probably from one of those stores where like every piece of merchandise just says like "new york city" on it. >> seth: yeah, yeah, yeah, right. >> and then they had beach towel as an option. i was like, "yeah, that's for me." that'll do just fine. but then i've had it for all of these years, like toweling off my dog when i wash him and all that kind of thing. and now i'm like, well, that's how you get here, that's the rules. >> seth: and now, you're on

stage with some broadway pros. rannells, andrew rannells. >> yeah. >> seth: lin-manuel miranda. >> yes, lin-manuel miranda. >> seth: do they -- are they impressed by your towel? >> i think they're extremely impressed by my towel. and it's definitely -- i have to say there's another person in the show, nick kroll. >> seth: yeah. >> i'm not intimidated by his broadway prowess at all. >> seth: yeah. >> you know, but lin and andrew, they're the real deal. >> seth: do you -- have you taken any cues from them as far as like how to prepare for your first broadway show? >> i guess i would just say the main cue is i've asked them to carry me through the whole thing. >> seth: gotcha. >> you know? [ laughter ] >> seth: just like how -- are there like important cues or -- >> yes, exactly. well, no, there's -- i mean this shows my ability, but basically there's a handshake in the show that i have to do with lin. and they were like, "okay, it's on the down beat of the music." and i just looked at lin and i was like, "you have to choose it. you have to do it. you have to get me through the handshake." and he is. >> seth: you know, the thing is you were on "snl" for a decade. >> yeah. >> seth: and that's like live,

that's live. [ cheering and applause ]. >> seth: and i bet -- i bet we go back and watch, you had a couple of handshakes. >> for sure. >> seth: yeah. is it -- i guess that's the thing is when they give you a musical cue and you have to do it with lin-manuel you just defer. >> yeah, you just immediately are like, i don't think it should be me. >> seth: yeah. >> i think it should be the guy who wrote "hamilton." >> seth: yeah. >> you know, like he should run the music. >> seth: you -- i think you wrote "back home ballers." that's my "hamilton." [ laughter ] >> yeah, and i don't -- for what -- [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much. i think that's true. >> seth: yeah. >> but i didn't get like a tony or i guess any awards for it at all. >> seth: get out of town. >> yeah. >> seth: you didn't get a tony for "back room ballers?" >> no. >> seth: i don't care for that at all. i do have a lot more to ask you. we will be right back with aidy right after this. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ wow! you built this? it was easy once i found the parts.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: we're back with aidy bryant, everybody. >> hi. >> seth: all right. [ cheering and applause ]. "snl", "shrill", now broadway. what are -- >> yeah. >> seth: are there any roles, that you have not taken on that you would like to sort of expand your horizons with? >> i do feel like now is the time to break type for me. >> seth: yeah. >> or something. and i think often people want to cast me as like sweet assistant or like nice neighbor, you know. >> seth: yeah. >> and what i want to play is like sexual drug addict, you know? >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> or, yeah, like mean bikini woman with gun or something like that. >> seth: yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i think -- don't you think i could do it? >> seth: dude, can i give you a line to read -- >> yeah. >> seth: -- as mean -- >> oh, my god. >> seth: -- mean bikini woman with gun? >> absolutely. >> seth: okay. gotcha. i want you to be like, "i want that broadway towel and i'm not going to pay for it." >> okay, great. "i want the broadway towel, and i'm not going to pay for it."

[ laughter ] [ cheering and applause ] >> seth: there you go. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> it's kind of sexy, right? >> seth: yeah. >> but i will say, i think i just recently had to face that, like, those days might be behind me and i'm not going to get cast as the sexy bikini gun girl. >> seth: right. >> well, because i took my niece to get a pair of shoes. >> seth: okay. yeah. >> she's 21 and we're at the hoka store and the shoe salesman, like, kind of came up to us and was like trying to guess her major in college. he was being flirty, you know. >> seth: yeah. >> and she was doing kind of the famous thing that women know to do, which is being nice to not experience violence. [ laughter ] >> and i'm sort of also there smiling, you know. >> seth: right, right. >> and he was like trying to guess her major, and then he told her she had "flat arches," or whatever, and i was like, "this is getting too sexy for my comfort."

but then he guessed her age and he was like, "are you 23?" and she was like, "no i'm 21." and then he turned to me and kind of a silly vibe and was like, "and you're 22?" and in my mind, i was like, "does he seriously think i'm 22?" and i was like, "oh, my gosh." and then i was like, "no, he's like satirizing my face, body and essence. like he is doing comedy about who i am and what i look like." >> seth: you got joked out at a hoka store? >> yes, i did. and i had like no comeback at all. i was st like, "shall we pay for the shoes?" [ laughter ] >> and i will say i feel like hoka, you owe my ass. you owe me some wide women's shoes which i think you specialize in. >> seth: yeah. >> but it was totally humbling. i'm like, "i got to work my way back to sexy gun drug addict or something." >> seth: youou can do . >> i guess. >> seth: give me -- here is another direction.

>> yes, finally. >> seth: i want you to be a super drug-addicted but don't say anything, just try to be cool. >> okay. >> seth: while i ask you how your pet is. >> okay. awesome. starting. >> seth: how is your dog, by the way? [ laughter ] why aren't they giving you these parts? >> this is what i'm saying. >> seth: you are so good. >> i know. [ cheers and applause ] i know. it is like i'm sure for a lot of you you're like, "oh, is that the girl from 'the idol' like, you know, that sexy show?" it's like, "no, i'm not. i don't know why they want me to play like a maid." >> seth: oh, they're missing it. they're missing the boat. >> hollywood, you're disgusting. >> seth: you went to columbia college in chicago. >> yeah. >> seth: what was your college acting like? >> you know, i did go to school for acting but i think everyone at my school -- well, i was doing like mostly improv, you

know? >> seth: yeah. >> and comedy by night. >> seth: but not at school? >> no, at school they wanted me to do shakespeare or whatever. [ laughter ] and, of course, i was like i don't -- i'm doing comedy at night. i'm performing shows all around the city, but -- >> seth: so, you were paying to go to a school -- >> yeah. >> seth: -- for acting but you didn't like the acting they were teaching. >> exactly. >> seth: so, at night you would go and probably pay to take other improv. >> exactly. >> seth: yeah. >> and then teachers would pull me aside and be like, "are you okay? because you're not doing any of the plays at school, you are not doing 'pirates of penzance,'" or whatever. and i had to be, like, "no, i swear, i'm doing improv and comedy, whatever, it's real." i want to kind of express to them if they doubted me, now i'm on broadway. [ laughter ] >> seth: broadway. broadway aidy. [ cheers and applause ] >> i know. [ cheering and applause ] this is like my complete night of vengeance wouldn't you say. >> seth: yeah, you really have been vengeful. >> like hoka guy, get ready, i'm

blasting your ass. hey, college teachers, rock down. >> seth: how about, like, "hey, seth, where's my [ bleep ] money." right? >> yes, exactly. >> seth: very vengeful. >> and also respectfully, don't you think you could have given me more than $1 ? [ light laughter ] >> seth: can i say something? >> yes. >> seth: and do not take this the wrong way? >> yes. >> seth: broadway has changed you. [ laughter ] >> i'm worse! >> seth: i love you so much. >> love you. >> seth: thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: aidy bryant, "all in" is playing at the hudson theater on broadway. we will be right back with joe alwyn. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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in select theaters including imax now and everywhere january 24th. let's take a look. >> have you discussed it with your wife? >> she would be supportive. >> suit yourself. >> i wouldn't do it. i know lesley certainly wouldn't do it. >> i didn't want you to think you would be setting any sort of precedent. >> i expect nothing from either of you. >> seth: please welcome to the show joe alwyn, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheering and applause ] >> seth: please, welcome. >> thank you. >> seth: i'm so happy you're here. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> seth: congratulations on this film. i have a lot of questions about it, but because of that clip i want to ask. it seemed like you were in very

comfortable suits often standing on very windy hills. >> that was a particularly windy day. >> seth: yes. >> i remember that, yeah. but a lot of -- a lot of colorful, big, breezy suits. >> seth: yes, and on a windy day, a big, breezy suit. >> you almost take off. >> seth: yeah, exactly. it did look like -- that would have been a fantastic special effect as you just slowly -- >> it's the end of the film. >> seth: -- that was the end of your character, just slowly blowing away. all right, i was telling you backstage when i heard this movie was three- and-a-half hours i will admit thaving some dread. i love this movie, a great deal. when you read this script, did you have a sense of how long a film it was? >> yeah, i mean i guess a script is normally about 120 pages. >> seth: yes. >> and this was over 170. >> seth: all right. so it wasn't trying to hide it from you? >> no. >> seth: yeah. >> you knew what you were in for. but it is three-and-a-half hours long but there's a built-in intermission. i promise you -- it's a flash. >> seth: it is a flash. i also -- you know what i really loved in intermission? i felt like it was a real -- like when a movie is like, hey, we get it. give yourself a few nutes. >> well, you do it in the

theater. >> seth: yeah. >> you have time to have a drink, a think, i mean, yeah. >> seth: i love an intermission. i wish intermissions came back. i think it is a very helpful way for people to go to the movies. there's time for you to get a drink. i mean that's all i would do. >> i think if it is like a throwback to like old-fashioned, big, american epic classics like you have here. >> seth: it is amazing. i mean it is like that, but the other thing we were talking about it is this incredibly beautiful epic. you really did on a shoestring budget. when i hear the numbers for what this movie cost versus what other movies cost, i cannot believe how good it looks. >> well, thank you. yeah, well, brady corbet, who is the amazing director, he spent so many years of his life trying to get it off the ground. yeah, i mean it cost under $10 million, which is obviously a lot of money still. >> seth: for me that's like no money, right. >> but for like comparative -- >> seth: for me that's like no money. i'm spending "brutalist" money -- >> every day. >> seth: -- every weekend. >> yeah, please. >> seth: i realized as i said it how bad that sounded. for movies that's not a lot of money. >> comparatively, yes. >> seth: yes.

>> it is a shoestring budget. i mean that's often the price of an episode of tv. >> seth: yeah. >> that we would see, and it was all shot on film, which adds to the expense. it is -- because it is three-and-a-half hours long and it is shot on film, the canisters for the 70 mill print, they weigh upwards of 300 pounds. and so if you see a 70 mill print of it, which i hope people do, and they're being, you know, lugged around from city to city and theater to theater. adrien brody is carrying them around and you have to go see it. [ light laughter ] >> seth: you'll see the real adrien. but there is actually some technical skill required when you are a projectionist with reels of film like this. >> oh, yeah, yeah. >> seth: so, was it in venice -- i know there was a viral moment that the projectionist is sort of executing. >> yeah, you're not just playing "play" on dvd. it went to venice film fesval anand it goto the end, and i didn't see it until recently because video of the projectionist, and he's finally feeding the last bit of film into the pjector. and he just kind of wipes his brow and just -- [ laughter ]

has his moment of celebration. >> seth: it is nice wh you remember like all of the people in the film industry that play a role up to the very last person whose job it is to just get the reels on to the projection. >> yeah, you have to say it is this tangible thing. it is not digital, it is not just a button. you can see it on the screen. it has an amazing texture. >> seth: was that first time you saw it? were you lucky enough to see it on the big screen? >> that was first time i saw the final cut, yeah. >> seth: it must have been cool to see it with an audience. do you feel like -- i know you have seen films that you have been in, sort of all over the world. do you feel like there's a different reaction when you see a film with an american audience versus when you are at venice or other places? >> i think there's a general -- there's a difference in film culturally in america for sure. i mean i -- back home we are embarrassed to even buy a ticket and show up. >> seth: yeah. >> in america i saw -- i saw "conclave" recently in america. >> seth: yeah. >> which is in l.a.

it is set in the vatican, and there are about ten people there dressed up as bishops. [ laughter ] there was a pope. [ light laughter ] i mean they had made t the pilgrimage to sherman oaks. >> seth: oh, my god. they were coming straight from conclave-con. >> exactly. [ cheering and applause ] >> seth: what are you here for? what are you here for if not conclave-con? i'm a dad, so if i don't tell a joke like that my heart stops beating. [ laughter ] >> seth: your character, you play guy pearce, who -- i know adrien brody won the golden globes, deservedly so. guy pearce is so fantastic in this film. >> yeah. >> seth: he plays your father. >> yeah. >> seth: your character's name is harry. what's the last name? i'm sorry. >> harry van buren. >> seth: harry van buren. and explain him for us. i mean you're fantastic as harry but harry is not a fantastic guy. >> no. well, the story is -- it is

about a hungarian immigrant who adrien plays who flees to america after the war, and he's taken in by this big american aristocratic family who commission him for a job, to build a monument, and things go south. and i play harry who is the son of this family, and he's -- he's there to oversee parts of the commission, and he's -- yeah, he's slimy, and entitled, and a bit of a menace, and has some daddy issues. and so, yeah, they came to me. [ laughter ] >> seth: well, i really can't compliment enough. you were all so good in it. also i should note. this your first talk show. how are you feeling so far? >> cool. it's great. [ applause ] >> seth: did you -- we had -- we had graham norton on yesterday, on last night. and i guess growing up in england you just don't -- these are more foreign.

like do you have -- were there chat shows you watched over there? >> yeah, growing up we had like "friday night with jonathan ross." >> seth: yeah. >> that was a big one. i remember watching that on friday sometimes with my family. >> seth: and your dad is a documentary filmmaker? >> yeah, yeah. >> seth: that's fantastic. did you like -- as a kid was that an exciting thing or was it -- did it feel really boring? like i mean as an adult i love documentaries, but i don't know. >> it was exciting. it was exciting. >> seth: what was he making them about? >> oh, like really kind of observational, fly-on-the-wall, not your netflix heavily produced stuff. >> seth: yeah. >> but really beautiful films. he also just introduced me generally to movies that i then took on and loved and continue to love or directors like the cohen brothers, or westerns, or baz luhrmann's "romeo and juliet," like things that for the first time stick with you and feel formative. >> seth: that's fantastic.

we are all very lucky when we have parents like that. that's a very cool thing. better parents than guy pearce is to you in the movie. >> yeah. >> seth: yeah. you would have been a much nicer character in the film if you would had had your dad in the movie. >> i think so. >> seth: yeah. thanks so much for being here, joseph. >> thank you. >> seth: it is such a pleasure to meet you. [ cheers and applause ] joe alwyn, everyone. "the brutalist" is in select theaters and imax now, and everywhere january 24th. stick around. we will be right back with aaron chen. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] special k. (♪♪) for all the special reasons you move.

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yeah, sick. [ light laughter ] i -- i'm from australia. [ cheers ] thank you. i -- i know i look different to how i sound. [ light laughter ] you guys don't have this combo over here. this is -- this is a rare combo. i moved to new york a year ago, and moving to new york, walking through the streets of new york city looking and sounding like this, i feel like a woke remake of "crocodile dundee." [ laughter ] it's unbelievable. it's hard to move here as an australian, because you guys are doing a different thing to us, you know. you guys got your own system. i'm talking about measurements. [ light laughter ] pretty original with it. you guys are doing feet. we're doing meters. you are doing like pounds. we're doing kilos. it's like i'm doing so much math all the time. [ light laughter ] and it's invisible to you guys. like, you don't know how much math i'm doing. do you know the conversion from

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session. she never got to tell me if i had it or not. [ light laughter ] because i was explaining to her the plot of "the half blood prince." [ laughter ] next session we get back together right. and she's like, "look, if you're serious about finding out whether you've got it or not, then you've got to do these autism diagnostic tests, right. and these are heavy duty tests. these are hardcore -- normally i don't mind tests. i come from an examination culture. [ light laughter ] we like this stuff, you know. it's a very honest system. it's pass or fail. but these tests, they're more high stakes. because either you fail or you've got autism. like -- [ laughter ] there's no way to please dad, you know. it's -- [ laughter ] but i take these tests home. there's 20 tests. it takes me two nights to do. unbelievable. next session i go back to her, i'm like, "what are the results?" and she's like, "i'm so sorry but the results are inconclusive." [ light laughter ] she's like, "just based off the

test results alone i can't officially diagnose you. but based on hanging out with you --" [ laughter ] "i think you've got it." [ laughter ] and that pissed me off, right. because i don't think that's how you're supposed to say it. [ laughter ] i actually think that's rude. and that's not official, you know. i can't take that to the judge for what i did. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] she says to me, "look, i unrstand your frustration, and if you want to pursue this further, you should go see this guy," right. and she hands me a business card. and it's for an autism specialist. he's the guy, right. he's like he's like the best one. he's like the rain man of autism. [ light laughter ] and i take the card, right. but as i take the card, she says to me, "but if you choose to go with him, then i recommend we end our journey together." and she says, "did you find these sessions useful?"

and i said, "would it help you to know?" [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i take the card, right. i take the card from her. i move on from her. i've defeated her. [ laughter ] on to the final therapist. this guy, he's nice, you know. he's an autism specialist. he knows what he -- 60-minute session, he doesn't bring up autism once. i'm like, "what are you trying to play at," you know? he's trying to get into my brain. he's asking me questions about my life. i'm dodging them. but he's good. he gets me. i get him back a -- we're both crying. [ laughter ] end of the 60-minute session, he looks me dead in the eyes. he's like, "look, do you think you have autism or do you think you are looking for a quick label to put on something that's actually quite a long and difficult journey and may be confronting some of the more difficult parts of your personality?" and i said, "i think it's autism." [ laughter ] for sure autism.

thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: great job, man. aaron chen, everybody. follow him on instagram @chennylifestyle. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. (♪♪) the booking app i used didn't have agentforce. so an ai agent didn't know to move my reservations inside... ...or know what i like to eat, which is not that. what's up, my brother? oh, hey, bud! we really needed this rain. right? [car splashing rain water]

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