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[ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." we hope you're doing well. and now, if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news. president trump went to washington national cathedral this morning to attend the national prayer service. said trump, "okay, let's hear 'em." [ light laughter ] president trump's transition team last week released trump's official portrait. and why is his face lit like that? [ laughter ] he looks like he just opened the briefcase from "pulp fiction." [ laughter ] he looks like he's about to tell a ghost story to the midnight society. [ laughter ] "i call this one 'the tale of the phantom immigrant.' ooh." [ laughter ] president trump signed an executive action renaming the gulf of mexico and alaska's mount denali, and also, i wouldn't get too comfortable if i lived here. [ laughter ] "you're just new." [ laughter ]

"i don't want -- you just put a piece of tape over the license plate." [ laughter ] former president joe biden traveled to charleston on sunday and toured the international african-american museum because the last thing he wanted to do in his final day was go somewhere where he might run into donald trump. [ laughter ] according to a new report from a palm beach plastic surgeon, many patients are getting procedures before events at mar-a-lago in order to impress president trump and potentially get jobs in the new administration. but, sorry, bud, he can still tell it's you. [ laughter ] oh, man. also, i maybe can't. [ laughter ] according to a new federal study, drinking just one alcoholic beverage a day could raise health risks. so make sure to have at least two. [ laughter ] in honor of national soup month, progresso has released soup lozenges.

not to be outdone, campbell's released a humidifier. [ laughter ] happy national soup month, by the way. [ light laughter ] it's so late into january and i feel like we haven't celebrated. we've been, like, so like, oh, we've got a new president. we've just like -- we've forgotten it's national soup month. [ laughter ] good things are still happening. [ laughter ] and finally, a restaurant in england has begun charging more than $120 for their hawaiian pizza in an effort to discourage customers from ordering it. [ laughter ] as if customers needed more encouragement not to order english pizza. [ laughter ] and that was the monologue, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] we have got a great show for you tonight. he's an emmy-nominated actor you know from "parks and rec" and "party down." he returns for the much-anticipated second season of "severance." streaming now on apple tv plus. adam scott will be here.

[ cheers and applause ] i started "severance" and it's so good. so excited for it. she's a best-selling author and actress you know from "uncut gems," "no sudden move" and also is the host of "omg fashion" on e! you can see her next in steven soderbergh's new film "presence" which is in theaters this weekend. julia fox will also be joining us [ cheers and applause ] so excited to talk to her. they host the hit british show "taskmaster" on youtube. two of our favorites, greg davies and alex horne are back on the show. [ cheers and applause ] "family trips" this week. my brother and i -- i always say my brother and i and i'm not supposed to say that. so i'm just going to say my brother and also seth meyers, which is me -- [ light laughter ] had a wonderful conversation with brooklyn peltz beckham. check that out on "family trips" this week. moving on, donald trump has been sworn in as the president and the republican party now controls both the house and the senate. we are one day into trump's second term and we wanted to see how things are going. so far in the segment we're calling "political roundup."

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: many people believe that trump is really in charge of the house of representatives rather than speaker mike johnson. johnson himself has said that trump is the coach calling all of the plays. in other words trump has been caught playing with his johnson. [ laughter ] >> leave him alone. >> seth: excuse me? >> leave him alone. hold on. leave him alone! [ light laughter ] haven't we made fun of mike johnson enough? >> seth: well, he is a public figure, sir. i think, you know, it's okay to make jokes about him. >> leave him alone. poor guy. he's just doing the best he can. last thing he needs after a long day of not passing bills is to turn on the tv and see you poking fun at him. leave him alone! >> seth: i'm sorry, sir. are you a mike johnson supporter? >> if i'm a supporter of anything, it's kindness, compassion. not mean-spirited jokes. if you have to make fun of somebody, make fun of me.

>> seth: yeah. the thing is i don't even know you so why would i make fun of you? >> well, you could make fun of the fact that this morning, during breakfast, i had sticky buns, but then i took a shower and now they're squeaky clean! [ laughter ] >> seth: i don't want to joke about that. you know, i usually just tell jokes about people who are in the news, you know, people like mike johnson. >> oh, sure, make fun of mike johnson. have your fun. go ahead and say he looks like if ai had sex with the bible. [ light laughter ] >> seth: well, that's kind of harsh. >> i know! so leave him alone! [ light laughter ] if you want something to joke about, how about this? you can make fun of the fact that my parents sent me to boarding school and i got a degree in covering up windows for hurricanes. >> seth: oh. oh, boarding school. [ light laughter ] my god.

i feel like all week i would have said that joke wasn't going to work. [ laughter ] >> yes, but this is the first time you're hearing it, right? [ light laughter ] because i'm just an audience member. [ laughter ] >> seth: i'm just saying, buddy, that's not something -- buddy, because i don't know your real name. that's not something i'd joke about, sir. >> well, how about this? you can make fun of the fact that when i find a penny on the ground, i like to pretend i'm a human piggy bank. >> seth: what does that even mean? >> i'll show you with this penny. >> seth: oh, don't swallow that! [ audience oohs ] >> now it is in my piggy pouch. [ light laughter ] [ change jingling ] ooh, sounds like i've got about $7.81. [ change jingling ] nope, 83 cents. [ light laughter ] >> seth: please, stop. >> only if you leave mike johnson alone. are you gonna? >> seth: gonna what? >> leave him alone! [ light laughter ] if you want somebody to make fun

of, make fun of me. you can make fun of the fact that my skin is so dry that if i lie on the floor, it looks like a chalk outline where someone's been murdered. [ light laughter ] [ audience oohs ] >> seth: sir, please. >> do another one? all right. [ laughter ] you can make fun of the fact that my mom hates me. >> seth: how do you know she hates you? >> she sent me this on my birthday. [ laughter ] sad. >> seth: sir! si will you please sit down? >> in this person's lap? sure. [ light laughter ] >> seth: don't sit on her. >> then him? >> seth: no, don't sit on anyone. >> probabland he was a real ass [ bleep ] about it.

[ laughter ] >> seth: could i please get back to my show? >> sure, but if you want something to joke about, how about this? you can make fun of the fact that last night, my girlfriend proposed to me. [ audience aws ] [ laughter ] >> seth: aaw. that's really nice. >> yes. she proposed that i get my [ bleep ] out of her apartment and never come back! [ light laughter ] >> seth: you know what? i'd just like to continue my show. >> fine, get back to your mike johnson jokes. but you know what i'd say to that. >> seth: leave him alone? >> leave him alone! [ laughter ] if you want somebody to make f of, make fun of me. you can make fun of the fact that i'm lactose intolerant, meaning i'm racist against lazy, filthy cs. [ light laughter ] >> seth: get out of here! >> okay. i'll go. i jujust need me money for bus fare. so it is time to make a withdrawal. [ change dropping ] [ light laughter ] [ change dropping

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speaking she's not your wife. pretty sure your -- bought the ring. >> sure. except, you know, we're the same-ish person. so it's, uh, mushy. >> it's mushy? is that what it is. it's mushy? >> see, helly -- >> we're not the same actually. >> seth: please welcome back to the show, our friend adam scott, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: you handed me -- you handed me a penny. where did you find it? >> i just handed you a penny. i can't tell you where i found that. [ laughter ] >> but i agree that you need to leave him alone. [ laughter ] >> seth: all right. so his message is getting through to you? >> yes.

>> seth: i imagine people have not been leaving you alone the last three years. >> no. >> seth: because there's a long gap between there's a long gap between season one and season two of "severance." and i feel like people both wanted more episodes. >> yes. >> seth: but they also wanted answers. >> yeah. >> seth: because it was such a wonderful cliffhanger. >> yeah. >> seth: and there were really high expectations and the reviews, a line i keep seeing is it was worth the wait. >> yeah. >> seth: that just must be so -- such a relief for everybody involved. >> it is. i mean, we've been in a state of relief for a while, because when we were making the show, originally we were like, this is so weird, we really don't know if anyone will like this or get it or anything. but we were having a blast, but you just never know. so, just the fact that here we are a few years later and people are kind of, you know, waiting and clamoring for another season is really just, just all, you know, just wonderful. >> s seth: you- one of the

reasons there was a large gap. >> yeah. >> seth: was the writers' strike. >> yes. >> seth: and you did something really sweet to help raise money for your crew. you did sort of like -- you would raise money dog walking. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: so, now how did it come about, your dog walking? [ applause ] >> well, first of all, this is because i really don't have any skills. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> people were -- >> seth: that's like if they come to you for a charity thing, and they're like, "what can you do." >> right, yeah. people were giving out tennis lessons and -- so i offered to walk a dog. [ light laughter ] which i did. and one of these women got it as a surprise for the other, which was very sweet. but when i showed up for the surprise, first of all, the dog is huge and he ran out and tackled me. >> seth: yeah. >> and i was on the ground. >> seth: i like that you have no skills and then you are like, "i don't do 'em that big." [ laughter ] >> no, no, i can't. i cannot handle dogs but, i can walk them. but the woman who was surprised, you know, for me i love walking my dogbut part of what i love about it is the solitude and the

time that i get to myself. >> seth: yes. >> and listen to podcasts or whatever, and i showed up and i could tell i was maybe interrupting her routine. she was about to go out and walk her dog and have some nice time to herself and here's this vaguely recognizable stranger on her doorstep. >> seth: and you're like, "you can go spend more time with your husband and kids." >> that's right. [ light laughter ] that's right. i'm going to take your dog out. so i actually walked the dog with them. >> seth: that's very nice. >> it was pleasant. >> seth: that's very nice for you to do that. now, this is not an action show per se. >> yeah. >> seth: but you did injure yourself on this year of "severance." >> yes, i got a concussion at one point. >> seth: how did you get a concussion? >> well, that's the thing is i can't tell you how the concussion happened. [ laughter ] but i got it. it happened. >> s seth: ando one onset will share with you what went down? >> no. [ laughter ] no one. i have no idea. i'm just told there's a concussion. >> seth: it is very much like "severance." >> that's right. >> seth: that everyone was like, "it's not important." >> that's right. i forgot everything up until

that point. then a little while later i got this nosebleed that would not stop. >> seth: okay. >> like no matter what we did, we could not get my nose to stop bleeding. it was disgusting and frustrating, but also when there's an actor who has a nose that will not stop bleeding, obviously it's cocaine. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> right? >> seth: yeah. >> we all know this. >> seth: yeah. you got your concussion because you didn't pay your drug dealer. >> that's right. [ laughter ] that's right. >> seth: he banged your head into the wall. >> that's right. so i was just -- i was just sort of overcompensating and making way too many cocaine jokes, trying to reassure everyone that it wasn't cocaine. [ light laughter ] but for sure by the end of the day, everyone thought it was cocaine. [ laughter ] >> seth: but you actually had to go to a doctor for a bloody nose. >> yeah, we had to go -- because it would not stop, we went to an er up in upstate new

york, and i had to get the inside of my nose cauterized. >> seth: that sounds so uncomfortable. [ audience oohs ] >> it was. ben stiller took this picture. [ light laughter ] he was in the corner just taking pictures. yeah, i asked the doctor, "is this going to hurt?" he's like, "well, yes, but also --" [ [ laughter "also the more challenging aspect of this will be the extreme feeling of pepper being shoved up your nose." [ audience oohs ] so it did hurt, but then also it did feel like there was just like a pound of pepper. and he was like, "don't sneeze, you can't sneeze." so that's what i was going through. >> seth: oh, my god. >> in this photo. yeah, it was super fun. >> seth: were you ever like just for the medical community, if you want me not to sneeze, can you make it not feel like pepper?" [ laughter ] >> yeah, powdered sugar or cocaine. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] there's a fantastic -- the opening shot this year -- >> yeah. >> seth: -- is a fantastic running scene that i sort of technically cannot figure out how you did.

>> yeah. >> seth: but you're running for a very long time. >> yeah. >> seth: and when i think about how many takes on top of -- if i ran just how long you did in the realtime of the show, like, it seems exhausting. >> right. >> seth: but you, of course, had to run so much more than that. >> yeah. and it all started because trying to figure out how to kick the season off and ben just asked me like, "what would you do if you were in this situation?" and my -- i just said, "well, if i was in this situation at the end of last season just direrecy into this one, i would just start running trying to find ms. casey," who is who i was talking about at the end of season one. and so he started constructing this sequence of running just to sort of mirror the opening walk i took in season one, in a way. and it ended up -- piecing it together ended up taking five-and-a-half months of all of these different pieces of me running. and so over this whole period of time i knew more running was coming whenever a p.a. would

come up and ask me which color gatorade i liked the most. [ laughter ] i was like, oh, [ bleep ]. okay, more running. [ light laughter ] and so -- but eventually we got it all. but, yeah, it was a lot. a lot of running. >> seth: it's amazing, obviously worth it. it is an incredible piece of cinematography. did you ever wish that when ben asked that question you had just said, "i would have just sat and looked at my phone." [ laughter ] >> i would have -- yeah. i would have slept. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. i think it will be good to open season two with me just sleeping. >> yes, a nap. >> seth: this is an incredible thing you guys did. you guys did an installation i guess at grand central. >> yes. >> seth: where you guys were sitting in giant glass cases. >> yeah. >> seth: while commuters just could stand and watch while you were working on your lumen computers. >> yeah. >> seth: and they couldn't hear you, right? like, was it soundproof? >> it was by far the best kind of improvisation when the audience cannot hear a word you're saying. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> so it looks like everything it was so fun and we just had a

blast. we had our actual computer terminals there so we could refine numbers like we do on the show. although, within the first five minutes britt's computer broke. it was my fault. i was like futzing with it, it broke. five minutes later zach cherry's computer broke. then patricia arquette came in as cobel. it was really fun because the whole crowd of people at grand central when patricia and tramell tillman came in, the, you know, bad guys on the show, the whole place got silent. [ light laughter ] like people were scared of them. but they came in. >> seth: and that's like grand central wwhere, like, scary people walking around all the time. >> everyone's scary at grand central. [ light laughter ] >> seth: yeah, yeah. >> she came in and she's like, "what is going on with these computers," and she got under the desk, and then all of them were broken within 30 seconds. [ laughter ] so by the end we were just like throwing paper airplanes. >> seth: i do, i love -- by the way, i love that your prop department is like, "this is what happens when it's just actors." >> that's right. [ laughter ] can't do anything. >> seth: everything breaks immediately. >> that's right. >> seth: i'm really happy it's

back. i'm really happy for all of you. >> thanks, man. >> seth: i do want to say real quickl because it's still happening, i feel like with everything going on in the world, our attention has been pulled away from the l.a. wildfires. >> yeah. >> seth: how are your and your family doing? >> my mother and father-in-law lost their home, like many, many others. it's a really, really hard time out there. so anything anyone can do to helpthere's a lot of people in need. >> seth: well, again, it is always wonderful to see you and thank you so much for making the time. >> thanks for having me. >> seth: and we do hope you and your family stay safe. [ cheers and applause ] >> thanks man. >> seth: adam scott, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] new episodes of "severance" premiere fridays on apple tv plus. we'll be right back with julia fox. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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"presence," which is in theaters nationwide on friday, january 24th. let's take a look. [ phone buzzes and beeps ] >> ugh, [ bleep ]. [ footsteps ] [ door opening ] >> hello. >> hi. sorry. have you been here long? >> i'm always early. >> here, you can have a look at that. >> seth: please welcome to the show julia fox, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: how are you? >> oh, much better now that i'm here with you. >> seth: what a fantastic look. thank you for sharing it with us. >> thank you. do you want to talk about it? >> seth: i do want to talk about it. >> okay. so, these are iconic ice skating

shoes by d squared. >> seth: fantastic. >> and this bag is by chopova lowena and it has mayonnaise on it. >> seth: great. [ laughter ] >> and i feel like, in the last couple of years like, mayonnaise has really gotten a bad rep. >> seth: uh-huh. >> and, you know, i'm one to really stand up for the underdog. >> seth: yeah. >> so, mayo is coming back for 2025, everybody. let your friends know. >> seth: that's so exciting. >> okay. that's all i had to do. >> seth: mayo cannot believe it got invited to this outfit. [ light laughter ] when you first called up mayo, mayo was like, "is this one of the pranks the cool kids are pulling?" it is lovely to have you here. >> thank you. >> seth: i know, your 4-year-old had a birthday this weekend. >> yes. oh. >> seth: do you -- what is a 4-year-old birthday party like when you are in charge? >> oh, my goodness. okay. so, i had my childhood clown come. >> seth: oh, my god. you stayed in touch with your childhood clown? >> to the party. i know. [ laughter ] he didn't remember me. >> seth: okay. >> but i remembered him, and then my dad apparently was like, "wait, this is the same clown that you had. he hit you once. [ audience oohs ] [ light laughter ] and i was like, "what?" he was like, "yeah, you were

crying because he didn't show up as dr. blood." he came as, "silly billy, and he hit you, but it shut you up." and i was like, "well, i still remember him fondly, so whatever." >> seth: wow. party show must go on, guys. >> seth: i love that you can say to your 4-year-old, like, "i got my clown, he hits." >> yeah. [ laughter ] listen, you know -- >> seth: just whatever he does -- >> --some kids. >> seth: --let's celebrate it. >> yeah. he is, whatever. >> seth: this is a fantastic steven soderberg directed ghost story. my question for you before we talk about it, do you believe in ghosts? >> i do. >> seth: have you always? >> yes. >> seth: okay. >> yeah. i feel like i was always kind of like that weird kid that could -- could sense things, you know. >> seth: okay. >> and i actually have a ghost in my house right now. >> seth: oh, really? >> i feel like i talk about her a lot and i feel so bad. i'm like putting her on blast. i don't know if she wants me to talk about her? >> seth: i feel like if -- here is my theory on ghosts. if the ghost is doing that good a job of letting you know they're around, they want you to talk about them. >> thank you. >> seth: yeah.

>> okay. well, anyway her name is beauty, and she came with the house. >> seth: okay. >> she didn't follow me there, but it was funny, you know, because, like, i felt a pull toward this house, and it was a full moon. and then i was like, "that's it, i'm getting the house." and then when we went down to the basement after we had already moved all of our stuff in, there was a little letter from the previous owners basically saying like, "this is beauty," and then all of her things, her hairbrush, her mirror, her -- >> seth: wait. the owners waited until you moved in and then left -- [ laughter ] >> can you believe it? >> seth: --left a note in the basement? [ laughter ] >> mhmm, i know. i know. >> seth: that is some real dirty -- i have heard some bad new york real estate stuff. >> i know. >> seth: also, there was a ghost fee. >> there's a ghost -- [ laughter ] >> seth: on top of the broker's fee, i had to pay a ghost fee. and so, but, overall you and beauty are getting along okay? >> yeah, she is wonderful. she's like the matriarch of the house. she watches over us. >> seth: great. >> and we love her. my son actually sees her. >> seth: oh, really? >> i don't see her but my son

will say, "i saw her, i saw her." yeah. >> seth: when the clown showed up did you say, "don't get any ideas?" [ laughter ] >> because there's a ghost in the house? >> seth: like, "here's the difference between when you were like whaling on me, there's a ghost now." >> you're funny. >> seth: oh, thank you. [ laughter ] >> seth: hey, you've been on -- this is the first time you have been on the show. you were on this floor though. >> yes, i was. >> seth: recently. you introduced charli xcx. >> uh-huh. >> seth: when she did music on "snl", and the song "360" she name drops you in. >> that's right. >> seth: very exciting. >> yes. >> seth: now i have to ask, was she the one who let you know or did you -- >> she did. >> seth: okay. >> she did. she told me. she said, "hey, i'm writing this song, i was inspired by you." and, you know, at the time, you're just like, "god, i hope it's going to be a good song." >> seth: right, yeah. >> you know, like, imagine if i'm like in a song and it is a flop. >> seth: isn't it funny how -- >> and it ends up being the best song of the year. >> seth: it is the best song of the year! >> i mean, like, what are the odds? i mean, you know -- >> seth: isn't it funny how quickly -- no, of course. of course it was going to be a hit. but so quickly you go from like, "oh, my god, i'm in your song." and you're immediately like, "be

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should keep their feathers. >> seth: okay. [ light laughter ] >> but i love the rest of the look. it is a very julia-inspired look. i actually am friends with these designers, the seks boys, the s-e-k-s. >> seth: okay. >> i don't want to get like in trouble. >> seth: if any of you are googling. [ laughter ] >> you will get something totally different. but, yeah, aside from the feathers i think she -- she tore. >> seth: do you think it is missing mayonnaise? be honest. [ light laughter ] >> everybody's missing mayonnaise these days. >> seth: that's the whole point, you're missing mayonnaise. >> i can't go on. i eat these dry sandwiches. [ laughter ] and now it is like, "hey, it's rebranded as aioli." it is like, "no, i want my mayo." >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> okay. >> seth: you're not fancy -- >> god. >> seth: --aioli. >> exactly. >> seth: you're just mayo. >> i'm a down-to-earth girl. >> seth: so, this is a wonderful piece of marketing they're doing for the film. you play c.c. you're a realtor in the film. >> oh, my god. yes. >> seth: and these are actual adthey're putting up all over manhattan. >> and you have no idea the calls i have gotten from people,

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this season's theme, science. >> oh, god. [ laughter ] >> seth: please welcome back to the show greg davies and alex horne. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back, gentlemen! it's so good to see you again. >> it is very nice. very nice. >> seth: for those who haven't seen the show, and i know more people see the show every year, but, greg, you are the taskmaster. >> i am. i'm all powerful. >> seth: you're all powerful. >> i'm drunk on power, yeah. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] and you are -- you give tasks tocomedians who have to complete them, and then in the end, the winner gets a bust of your head,greg? >> well, allegedly. i mean you have a look at it and my head. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah, well, you did -- did you have any say on this? >> no, they said, this is you and i just had to accept it over 19 seasons. >> yeah. >> seth: i don't quite see it. do you feel they did a good job,

alex? >> no, it doesn't look like anyone -- [ laughter ] -- in the world. least of all you. >> seth: yeah. >> it could be you. >> seth: do you feel like -- do you feel like the comedians who won who get this, do you feel like they treasure it? >> i know for a fact they -- we both know for a fact at least one doesn't. one of our winners got called out, because she just dumped it in her garage. >> on the side. >> next to some old shoes on it's side. >> seth: and word got back to you? >> yeah. >> seth: that's hurt -- that's very hurtful. i will certainly recognize from a clip, jason mantzoukas, an american comedian, 19th season. he is the first american. >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: we're a big fan of jason. >> yeah. >> seth: he's the first american to travel overseas to be a contestant. >> yeah. and he sort of asked us and we were so excited. >> seth: yeah. >> we couldn't believe that he came over, and he was -- he's fascinating, that man. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> we -- i -- it shows a cultural difference of some

kindbut i don't fully understand it. but i'll tell you how it differed. we're used to hierarchies in the uk. we're like, we've got a king. and in our show i'm -- i'm the peak of the hierarchy. >> yeah, you're the king. >> and alex is the sort of bottom feeder. >> right. >> he's at the bottom. >> yeah. >> and mantzoukas sort of played along with it. he did what he was told. he stuck within the rules of the tasks and he was very funny and entertaining. but after most tasks, he just smashed our set up. >> yeah. [ laughter ] he destroyed everything. >> and i don't know what that means. >> it says something about someone. >> what does that mean? >> seth: i will say, like, i love jason very much. don't think he like represents america. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> seth: like he's sort of an agent of chaos -- >> oh. >> seth: -- in general. >> you don't all just smash stuff up afterwards? >> seth: no. and, by the way, when he's here he smashes stuff up. >> oh, gee. >> seth: he's a smasher. that's just -- >> right. even when he won tasks. >> seth: yeah. >> even when he'd done well, he still smashed things up. [ laughter ] >> seth: do you find more

americans are becoming fans of the show? >> it's very strange. >> yeah, but it really does -- so, we get a lot of correspondence. i brought in some letters. could we get -- letters from america. >> seth: okay. >> this -- someone invited us to alaska to stay in their shipping container in which they live. [ laughter ] four, four wedding invites last year. >> seth: wow. >> they treat us as a couple, and generally -- [ laughter ] and these people, kristen and daniel, we're going meet them tomorrow in new york. genuinely, we're meeting up tomorrow. we got a present, we've got a gift -- a wedding gift. >> seth: that's fantastic. >> you know what's different about us, seth, is most people who are in the public eye get crazy fan mail. we will attend the wedding. [ laughter ] yes, we will. we'll have a lovely time. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: i do like that at a wedding, just the idea that like a bride is -- and a groom are having an argument and the groom's like, "i didn't think they'd come!" >> yeah, yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] oh, i fully anticipate we're not going to be welcome. >> seth: but you're going to come. >> do you see the internet jokes. >> seth: they don't just send

you -- there's a bit more than wedding invitations. there's now -- it's crossed over into fan fiction. >> yeah, i'm not comfortable with this. [ light laughter ] >> seth: you're not comfortable with fan fiction? >> i'm not comfortable talking about it on american tv now. [ laughter ] >> seth: oh, is this sort of -- is it erotic in tone? >> it's -- yeah, i mean erotic. >> i mean, it's -- it's some of the hottest things i've ever been involved in. [ laughter ] >> seth: the funny thing too when you watch "taskmaster," there's a -- by the way, i think you guys are a great partnership but there's like no chemistry. [ laughter ] >> i'll take that. >> seth: i just think you're so mean to alex. >> yeah, but some people like that. [ laughter ] they really like that. >> the thing i -- the thing i love about the fan fiction, and i read it. i read it all the time to him. [ laughter ] is that he -- he's so uncomfortable with any kind of physical contact. [ laughter ] >> i just -- it's very -- it's very rarely necessary. [ laughter ] >> and -- yeah. so -- >> seth: did you bring us some samples of the fan fiction? >> i know he did. >> yeah. right, so -- all right, this is -- >> i'll read it for you.

>> horrible -- horrible -- the writing is good by the way. i don't mind that, the people that wrote this, good stuff. >> these are -- this is one of 800 on the website i looked on. look at his face as i read it. this one's called "there's my good boy." [ laughter ] >> look -- >> hold on. >> look how uncomfortable he is. >> yeah, yeah. >> alex rested his cheek on greg's thigh and moved to a more comfortable position. his legs curled up in the bed. this is better. this one is called "the jester and the king." [ laughter ] "was it everything you dreamed of," greg whispered into alex's ear. alex smiled, turning his head to plant a kiss on greg's lips. "no," he said, nuzzling greg's nose, "it was better." [ laughter ] >> seth: the writing is good. >> oh. >> seth: the writing is good. >> the writing is good. [ applause ] >> yeah. >> there's two a day. two new ones every single day.

>> seth: really? >> yeah. >> i mean the titles, listen to this, "make alex finish, your time starts now." [ laughter ] >> we did think about that as a task. >> "big strong hero." >> seth: okay. >> i'll get my favorite on record but you leave thiss alone. "daddy's little screamer." [ laughter ] >> seth: that's very good. >> hello, everyone. >> seth: really, really very good. but i want to give you credit where credit is due, because the tasks are incredibly inventive, incredibly novel. you come up with the tasks? >> yes, that's my job. >> seth: what is your process? >> well, i have got a process. it is -- i need to go to a sort of zen state. so, i brought a waterproof notepad and a hot tub. >> seth: okay. >> and i genuinely sit in my hot tub in the garden and just think -- i kind of think of these setups where better comedians can come along and be funny. >> seth: wow. >> so, i -- >> i don't want to keep coming back to the same thing, but alex told me when he's writing in his hot tub, it's the only time in life that he's fully naked. [ laughter ] >> and he's a father of three. >> somehow.

[ laughter ] yeah, that -- that is pretty much true. >> seth: now, the "taskmaster" house is very iconic. >> yes >> seth: and yet you guys don't -- i assumed you had owned it. >> yeah, i assumed. i found out recently we don't own it. >> seth: okay. >> it's very expensive to rent. >> seth: so, you're renting a very -- and you can't move to a different house now, right? it's to beloved. >> it's too iconic, yeah. so, this is in sort of wt london somewhere. and just over here, there's a golf course where we've had to build a high net because golf balls fly over every three or four hours. and the director got hit twice. and sometimes, golfers crawl through the hedge to find their ball and they find jason mantzoukas smashing stuff up instead. [ laughter ] >> i mean, basically we rented that place before the show was successful. but now, it's sort of part of the show's success. we have to keep renting it. >> seth: yeah. >> and it's horrible. it's just a horrible place with no heating. >> seth: and do they -- are they aware that you're stuck and they can just jack up the rent? >> yeah, they charge us 1 million pounds per year. [ laughter ] >> seth: now by the way, it is not -- you know, you're saying it's, you know, it's not a nice

place inside. one of our producers went and visited the "taskmaster" house and he was like, "you can't believe how dinghy it is in this house." this is your -- this is where they're editing the show. >> that is true. that is the -- there's two toilets in the house but only one of them is usable because that's one of them. yeah, there's a bin though, so that's good, isn't it? [ laughter ] we've got bins. we've got bins. >> you know what -- you know what i love about it, is that i'm not part of the filming of the tasks. so, i'm -- > seth: y never have to go in the house? >> i don't have to go. i go to the lovely, luxurious studio. [ laughter ] >> yes, he's the king. >> seth: he's the king. i have heard -- of course this makes sense, that you come up with the tasks but, of course, everybody, fans of the show, probably think they're good at coming up with tasks. you get approached a lot. i've read, greg, you say you will wrestle someone to the ground if they -- >> yeah. >> seth: -- come up and approach you with a task. >> i just think it's good to get it out there. so, you know, it is not a full physical assault, but i will -- anyone who comes and says, "oh, i've got so many great ideas." i find, i hold them, i put them on the floor and word gets out. we've got our task goblin.

he's in his hot tub. he's fine. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] a very funny comedian, rose matafeo, was here. she is the host of "taskmaster junior," which was with children. [ cheers and applause ] another great show. >> she did a great job. >> seth: great job. >> yeah. >> seth: but greg, you're a former school teacher. it feels like -- i don't quite understand why you couldn't have also been the taskmaster for the kids. >> well, i was very excited about it but i genuinely think i wasn't allowed to do it because of my animosity towards children -- [ laughter ] following my teaching career. >> seth: gotcha. >> i honestly think someone at the channel stopped me from doing it, because when i heard we were doing a junior one i was like, "let me at them." [ laughter ] >> seth: even though they were different kids from the ones you used to teach, you were going to take it out on them? >> yeah, all kids need taking down. [ laughter ] it's all too relaxed for those guys these days. >> seth: you think they have it too easy? >> yeah. >> seth: yeah. well, i will tell you, i think one season of "taskmaster" with you would put them all in their place. >> i think -- i think rose is a great choice. >> seth: yeah. >> rose is a lot kinder and they probably shouldn't have to do

tasks under the pressure i would put them under. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] congratulations on 19 seasons. >> thank you, seth. >> seth: it's truly amazing. and you're welcome back here. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you for having us. >> seth: any time. new york's happy to have you. greg davies, alex horne, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] "taskmaster" is streaming on youtube. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ are you having any fun? ♪ ♪ what you getting out of living? ♪ ♪ who cares for what you've got ♪ ♪ if you're not having any fun? ♪ ♪ are you having any laughs? ♪ ♪ are you getting any loving? ♪ ♪ if other people do, why can't you? ♪ ♪ have a little fun ♪ ♪ and have ♪ ♪ have a little fun ♪ the bold louisiana flavor and crispy crunch of popeyes signature chicken is the meal your craving deserves.

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