[ cheers and applause ] ? >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- kathy griffin, star of "lion", actor dev patel, cooking with chef jose andres, featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. ? [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? how we doing out there? [ cheers and applause ] that is great to hear.

donald trump settled the fraud lawsuit against trump university over the weekend for $25 million. well technically he settled it for $24 million plus two tickets to "hamilton." [ light laughter ] vice president-elect mike pence was booed by the audience of the hit broadway show, "hamilton," this weekend. but that's nothing compared to what happened when he tried to see "cats." [ laughter ] after the cast of broadway's "hamilton" addressed vice president-elect mike pence, following a show this weekend, donald trump demanded they apologize and tweeted, "the theater must always be a safe and special place." to which muslims replied, "two tickets to the theater, please!" [ laughter ] [ applause ] go to the theater, you'll be fine. one of donald trump's potential picks for homeland security chief may have accidentally

after he held a bulleted list of national security proposals while posing for a photo with trump. man, if you want to be homeland security chief, at the very least get a trapper keeper. [ laughter ] donald trump spent the weekend at his golf club in bedminser, new jersey. "four," yelled trump at a random woman he saw. [ laughter and applause ] of depressing lately, so i thought we'd take a break from it all in a little segment called "good news." ? >> seth: since donald trump was elected, a lot of neo-nazi graffiti has been popping up. and i just want to say to the people doing it, you guys are kind of terrible at drawing swastikas. [ light laughter ] i never thought i'd have to say this to nazis, but where is your precision? [ light laughter ] they're facing the wrong way. they're curved.

bootleg bart simpson t-shirts. [ light laughter ] so swastikas are popping up everywhere, but at least they're really poorly drawn, and that's good news. ? [ applause ] german chancellor angela merkel announced yesterday she will seek a fourth term in office next year. "so i'll get to keep my job," said her hair stylist. [ laughter ] according to a new report, the night before thanksgiving is the best night of the year for casual hook ups. while thanksgiving day is the worst. "brian, you remember your cousin beth, right?" [ light laughter ] hey, beth. a new poll found that less than half of new yorkers feel like they can afford to keep living in the city. "but i'm going to try to make it work," said one resident.

and finally, new york university is launching a new program that houses college students with senior citizens to cut down on expenses. "sign me up," said joe biden. [ laughter and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, we have got a great show for you tonight. she is a friend of our show. she's got a hilarious new book out, "kathy griffin's celebrity run-ins," kathy griffin. [ cheers and applause ] back on the show tonight. always a delight to talk to her. he is in an amazing new film, "lion." the actor v he's a great actor. it's a great film. looking forward to talking to him. and we will be whipping up some guacamole and margaritas with chef jose andres. [ cheers and applause ] so, very excited about all of our guests. before we get to that, president-elect donald trump prompted new questions, this weekend, about his foreign business ties and potential conflicts of interest. questions trump responded to by picking a fight with the cast of a broadway musical. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ?

>> seth: if you live in new york city, you would have bet everything you owned on friday morning that it was impossible for people to talk about the musical "hamilton" more. [ light laughter ] and by saturday morning you'd be broke. >> president-elect trump versus "hamilton." >> the president-elect was up bright and early this morning, tweeting a defense of his second-in-command mike pence, after pence was booed friday night at a performance of the hit musical "hamilton." >> later, as pence was leaving, a cast member asked him to stop and listen to a prepared statement. pence did stay and this is part of what he heard. >> we truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our american values and to work on behalf of all of us. [ cheers ] all of us. >> seth: work on behalf of all of us? how dare you shout such hateful rhetoric from the stage. next time you disagree with someone in the audience, take a page from our president-elect, who does it with dignity. >> take 'em out.

don't give him his coat. keep his coat. confiscate his coat. [ light laughter ] >> seth: now that is dignified. now there's some pundits out there who immediately tried to cast this episode as an example of the kind of culture clash that got trump elected in the first place. the wealthy, liberal elite, ensconced in their manhattan bubble, booing a politician from the heartland, just because he happens to disagree with them. but those people are forgetting one thing: mercilessly booing politicians of both parties is a time-honored tradition in this country no matter where you're from. i'm sure there was a dud t got your address! 1508 you suck boulevard!" [ laughter ] "nice hat! did they not have it in your size?" [ laughter ] in fact, here's pence earlier this year, throwing out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game in his home state of indiana. >> the indian's season opener was a little rough for governor mike pence. >> governor mike pence -- [ booing ] [ bleep ]

[ booing ] >> you suck! [ laughter ] >> seth: i actually think there's a hopeful message hidden in all of this. which is our country may be divided, but one thing we can all find comfort in -- whether you're at a broadway show in manhattan or baseball game in indiana -- is booing the [ bleep ] out of mike pence. [ laughter and applause ] now to be fair -- [ cheers and applause ] experiences with booing seems to have taught him that you can't take these things personally, as he demonstrated in a very statesman-like interview sunday on fox news. >> when we arrived we heard -- we heard a few boos and we heard some cheers. and i nudged my kids and reminded them that's what freedom sounds like. >> seth: so no matter what you think of pence, that was a calm, mature response. and i bet donald trump went a different way with it. >> president-elect donald trump is demanding an apology.

future vp mike pence was harassed last night at the theater by the cast of 'hamilton,' cameras blazing. this should not happen." >> the president-elect had a really busy day ahead. he had a busy saturday. but what did he start his day talking about with his first statement to the american people? 6:23 this morning, about "hamilton." >> trump tweeted out again this morning about the "hamilton" incident. he said, "the cast and producers of 'hamilton', which i hear is highly overrated, should immediately apologize to mike pence for their terrible behavior." president-elect of the united states, spent the weekend in a twitter fight with a broadway musical. but once he's done with that, it's on to you isis! [ laughter ] don't think you're off the hook, isis. [ applause ] you'll get your tweets soon enough. the trump-"hamilton" feud got so out of hand, it even sparked a social media backlash from conservatives. >> conservative critics calling to boycott "hamilton." >> the top trending topic, most of the day, is #boycotthamilton.

to "hamilton" are sold out through august 2017. [ laughter ] i hate to break it to you guys, but you're not boycotting "hamilton." "hamilton" is boycotting you. [ laughter and applause ] for real. you'd be better off wasting your time boycotting other things that are impossible to get into, like harvard or queen elizabeth's pants. [ laughter ] yeah, i'm boycotting her, bro. [ light laughter ] so, tohi mike pence is now officially the first vice president in history to lose a duel with hamilton. [ laughter and applause ] but as fun as it is -- and it's fun. as fun as it is to talk about this "hamilton" feud, it's just a distraction from a far bigger story. a story that will one day be told in the hit donald trump musical, "scamilton." [ laughter ] because less than two weeks since donald trump was elected president, he is already making history by becoming the first ever president-elect to settle a

office. >> there's breaking news tonight. donald trump has agreed to pay $25 million to settle three lawsuits alleging fraud against trump university. >> donald trump and his legal team have settled in the trump university lawsuit. it appears the president-elect will not have to go on trial before heading to the white house. >> seth: congratulations, america, we did it! our president will not have to go on trial before heading to the white house. [ light laughter ] it feels good to win again. now obviously this is a potentially embarrassing development for a president- elect, especially one who has bragged repeatedly that he does not settle lawsuits. and in an effort to save face, trump responded to the news in a calm, statesman-like way, by holding his first official press conference as a president -- no, i'm kidding. he tweeted about this too. [ light laughter ] >> just this morning trump got on social media and he tweeted out -- the first tweet he did was, "i settled the trump university lawsuit for a small fraction of the award, because as president i have to

back on social media and he tweeted, "the only bad thing about winning the presidency is that i did not have the time to go through a long, but winning trial on trump university. too bad." >> seth: who does he think he's convincing when he says stuff like that. that's like me saying i would love to fight conor mcgregor, but unfortunately i'm really busy with my "late night" show. you lucked out, conor. [ laughter ] and by the way, just in case you need a refresher, here's a small sample of what trump university was accused of doing in these lawsuits. >> the lawsuits all basically say the same thing: that almost everything about trump university was a lie, starting with the name. >> the documents also include a company playbook that urged the sales team to push hard to enroll students, even when they were financially strapped. down even to a single mother of three who, quote, "may need money for food." >> seth: they targeted single mothers who needed money for food. when the ghost of christmas past visits trump this year, he's gonna be like, "dude, that's [ bleep ] up."

now, there are plenty of new ethical questions surrounding trump in the present. like, for example, the apparent lack of separation between his business empire and his presidential transition. >> donald trump facing questions now about how he'll separate his duties as president from his obligations to the more than 500 businesses that he controls. a new round of questions raised when trump was photographed with three of his indian business partners at the same time he was working to set up his transition team. >> ddo potentially, for the incoming administration? the president-elect is facing questions and criticism after his daughter, ivanka, sat in on the meeting the president-elect had with the japanese prime minister. >> seth: so his daughter sat in on a meeting on a foreign leader. maybe she was just filling in for mike pence who bailed, because he didn't want to get booed in japanese. [ laughter ] now as you may recall, a common criticism of the clintons was how they enriched themselves financially after leaving office. while trump is proving once

anti-clinton by enriching himself before he takes office. >> republicans had accused hillary clinton, you may recall, of pay-to-play politics on the campaign trail. now "the washington post" reports that trump's own business is pitching a newly-renovated washington hotel to foreign diplomats. >> "the washington post" reported that about 100 foreign diplomats gathered these this week to sip trump-branded champagne, dine on sliders, and hear a sales pitch about the new hotel. >> seth: you had a bunch of diplomats over and you [ light laughter ] were you out of hot pockets? [ laughter ] so trump's d.c. hotel is openly advertising itself to foreign diplomats as a place to stay while they're in town doing official business with trump's government. and it's apparently working. several diplomats told "the washington post" that spending money at trump's hotel as an easy, friendly gesture to the new president. one diplomat explained it this way, "why wouldn't i stay at his hotel blocks from the white house, so i can tell the new president 'i love your new hotel.'

and i do think donald trump would punish you for staying in a different hotel. "why are we not honoring our trade deal? well, maybe you should ask you pal, j. w. marriott." [ laughter ] and these concerns about trump's foreign ties and conflicts of interest aren't just some left wing obsession. they're biparitan. for example, the chief white house ethics lawyer under president george w. bush told "the washington post", quote, "if we've got to talk to a behavior, or negotiate a treaty, or some country asks us to send our troops in to defend someone else, we've got to make a decision. and the question becomes are we going in out of our national interest or because there's a trump casino around?" that's ridiculous. there are no trump casinos around anymore. [ light laughter ] you'd have a better chance of finding an operating blockbuster video. [ laughter ] "yeah, we've got a new arrivals section, but that's where the raccoons live so be careful." [ light laughter ] so twitter feuds may be fun, but we need to pay attention to what

distracted. in fact, trump's incoming chief strategist, steve bannon, openly admitted that in an interview last week. >> trump's chief strategist, steve bannon, is also causing quite the stir. he had this to say in a rare interview to "the hollywood reporter" saying this, quote, "darkness is good. dick chaney, darth vader, satan. that's power. it only helps us when they -- liberals -- get it wrong. when they're blind to who we are >> seth: now i know that sounds terrifying -- [ light laughter ] and by the way, can you even imagine how the media would react if hillary clinton had met with her business partners while she was still secretary of state and one of her aids talked positively about satan? i think the news coverage would sound something like this. [ booing ] >> you suck! >> seth: this has been "a closer look." ? [ applause ]

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? [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back everybody. please give it up for the 8g

also very exciting, this week, fred armisen is back on drums. give it up for fred. [ cheers and applause ] and it is such a joy to have my friend here. i love having your --friend, the best. >> fred: i'm so happy to be back. >> seth: and one of my favorite things about having fred here is we get to catch up. and we always talk about tv and how much we love tv. and my only complaint is right now there's so many good shows on that i can't watch everything and fred often tells me that he does not have that problem because he watches every episode of >> fred: everything. every single episode. yeah, i don't miss anything. >> seth: you stand by that. >> fred: oh, yeah. >> seth: okay, well let's prove it once again with another, "fred armisen's extremely accurate tv recap." [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: i mean again, i don't want you to feel like i'm doubting you. i just find it hard to believe physically you can watch every episode of every show. >> fred: of course, there's so many hours in the day. >> seth: okay, so here's how this works. i'm going to give you the title of a show and then you're going to tell me what it's about. >> fred: okay. >> seth: "indian summers."

"indian summers." you've seen it, right? >> seth: i have not. >> fred: oh it's -- the pilot, nothing? >> seth: no i haven't seen anything. >> fred: "indian summer." it's great. it's a sort of -- it's very similar to, i mean they're saying, like to "west world." it's a similar kind of story. it's like an old west. but, it's, but you know, like robots of the old west. >> seth: it sounds exactly like "west world" so far. >> fred: but it's like a finesse a little nicer. it's like a little higher end. you know what i mean? it's like more money put into it. like more expensive "west world." >> seth: so are the robots better or are the cowboys better? >> fred: there's more dialogue. >> seth: oh. >> fred: so, and -- so yeah, there's all these like cowboys and horses. and at the beginning they're making the horses out of, you know, like they're just sort of -- >> seth: exactly like "west world." >> fred: yeah. and so then and all these other people, like do they have to go in and like check up on the robots. >> seth: okay, -- so you said the dialogue is better. can you give me an example of sort of what west world dialogue

"indian summer" version would -- >> fred: okay, so "west world" is like "i don't know everything seems so different now." but like, so on "indian summer" they were like, "i think in my opinion, that things have drastically changed to the point where i can't hold it in any longer." what did you say? i said "things have drastically changed so much that i can't hold it in any longer." >> seth: so they say, everything's longer and twice. >> fred: and twice. just so you can really hear it. and i -- personally i love it. i think it's going great. >> seth: that's great. wellor >> fred: i'm not offended. >> seth: of "indian summer" which is on pbs. it says "in the series finale. aafrin attempts to prevent alice and charlie from leaving for england and soon he faces a right of passage." >> fred: yeah, and they're all robots. >> seth: give it up for fred armisen everybody. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest tonight is a two time emmy and grammy award winner, she's also a comedian and new york times best selling author. her latest book, "kathy griffin celebrity run-ins" is available tomorrow.

? ? [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: hi, welcome back. >> oh, yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: i am very excited because i -- >> you need to laugh. >> seth: i need to laugh? >> you need to laugh people. >> seth: it's a good time to laugh. >> okay good time to laugh. >> seth: and you know this has fraught tense year. >> yeah. >> seth: and i'm happy that as with a lot of years you are going to ring it out, with anderson cooper again, for new years eve. >> yes, if president trump lets media even stand next to a comedian who tell dick jokes on a platform. >> seth: okay, well there you go. i hope so. >> fingers crossed everybody. >> seth: fingers crossed. >> fingers crossed, yes. >> seth: so this book. this is 120 celebrity run-ins you've had over your career. >> it's alphabetized a to z. i used to be a temp. and so i'm a little organized so you should know that because the

the people in there don't even know that they're in there. so, i can't wait for the phone calls i'm going to get tomorrow from people who hate me more than they did today. how are you? >> seth: i'm good. i'm very good. >> okay good. >> seth: now, how many of the 120, would you say, are going to be happy with the way they're portrayed versus -- >> like four. >> seth: four. okay gotcha. >> pretty much cher and my mom. other than that, sorry. >> seth: well carrot top, though let's talk about carrot top because i bet he'll be happy, right? >> oh, okay he's going to be super happy. now first of all, you played carrot top on "snl." >> seth: yes, it turns out we have identical facial structure. very -- >> exactly, me too. >> seth: yeah. there you go we could all play him. >> hope we get him in the same room together with andy dick. no. all right so anyway what i heard. okay so, his real name is scott, as you know. >> seth: yeah. >> couldn't be a nicer guy. >> seth: very nice guy. >> and so one time i'm doing some gig here in new york. i live in l.a. and all of a sudden this make up girl is like "you know -- you know scott, right?" like they think all comics know each other. and i say "yeah i know him. not super well." and she's like "well you probably know about, you know." and i'm thinking "what?"

and so apparently -- she was saying he's like, "boom." like baby's arm holding an apple. >> seth: wow. >> right? and then i swear i heard this story from two other women because i was obsessed. so yeah carrot top really -- >> seth: so you were obsessed that you went and found people who had been with carrot top? how? >> yes and they're sore. they're all sore. apparently he's just -- so yes actually, maybe five people will like the book. carrot top owes me a muffin basket. >> seth: yeah. mr. t comes off as a gentleman. >> okay, so i was doing a gig in chicago and, that's where i'm from. so i walk out of the hotel a like he looks like mr. t. >> seth: yeah. >> like he's got the balloon pants and the chains and the mohawk. >> seth: not changed his look. >> no and why should he? >> seth: right? >> alright, so, anyway he's like "hello, funny lady." and i said, "oh my gosh! mr. t, it's so nice to meet you." and we're making small talk. and then he said, "where are you going?" and i said, "as a matter of fact i have a show at 8:00 and my ride isn't here." mr. t and his posse gave me a ride in their limo to my show at the chicago theater. and i was so excited.

a favor?" i open the door. i was on in like, honestly like, five minutes. people are walking in and i started screaming "mr. t drove me here!" and he got up and waved to everybody. and it was a moment. it was a moment. >> seth: there you go. that's fantastic. >> so that's what this book is. some of the stories are just weird and crazy and some are funny and some are jaw droppers. but they're not like the long stories, in my act. can i tell you what inspired me to write the book? >> seth: please. >> i know you're gonna laugh at me. because i couldn't be whiter. like i am so white i'm transparent. >> seth: yeah. >> like you can see my organs d like an anatomy doll. alright, so i truly was inspired -- i feel like you're judging me. i feel like you're looking at me -- >> seth: i'm gonna try not to. >> okay. >> seth: but i am a little. >> you're known for that. >> seth: yeah i am. a judger. >> so about last, like december i was in the trump international hotel. >> seth: oh my goodness. >> you can judge me, you can judge me. but because it's next to cnn i was staying there for new years and stuff. and so, i was watching -- you know you get the -- i love to watch movies in hotels, right? so i was watching "straight out of compton." >> seth: yeah. >> with my 18 years younger boyfriend.

>> seth: well i would say, that's not a negative judge. [ cheers and applause ] >> i thought you were gonna judge me. i really did. >> seth: no. >> so i am 56 and he is 38. it's like i'm his teen mom. it's gross but anyway, we have been together five years. so we're watching "straight out of compton" and then i turned to him. and because he's younger, i go "you know randy you probably didn't know this but i actually know or have worked with four of the people portrayed in this movie." and then that's honestly how i came up with it. because i thought, "i'm now -- like i'm a 56-year-old chick comic. i've kind of like met everybody at this point." one day i did a sitcom, tupac shakur was the guest. i followed him around all day with ice t. i one time, i made out with snoop dogg when i was hosting the billboard music awards. dr. dre cast me in "the real slim shady" video with eminem and suge knight spooned me, one time, like you know when you're spooning a gentle lover. >> seth: uh huh. >> and i almost died that night. >> seth: why was he spooning you? >> okay, so here's what it was. so i was at katt williams' house. >> seth: you can't just say i

>> so i am friends with katt williams. i think he's a genius. >> seth: great, another fantastic comedian. >> fantastic, comedian. so katt, you know, invited me over one night so i go over and, once again, i love to throw my boyfriend under the bus. so i go, "hey, everybody this is whitey." and so my boyfriend who is caucasian, was like, "hey, i didn't mean anything." so he had the best line of the night though because katt was there with his posse and then my boyfriend actually said that guy looks like suge knight. >> seth: was suge knight? >> yes. >> seth: oh my goodness. >> alright, so when i see suge knight you know i'm obnoxious really unfortunately i fear no one. so i go "soog." and -- >> seth: you thought he was french. >> i thought he would enjoy a good joke. >> seth: yeah. and so luckily katt was laughing and i go, "soog, what's up? what about time for tender cuddling?" and he goes normally i like [ bleep ]. and i said i know but he could be in the cabinet. >> seth: he could be in the cabinet. he could be. perfect fit. >> can't help it.

was the little spoon and i now feel suge knight is a little misunderstood. >> seth: really? >> now that we're, i mean you know. he didn't, and so i'm just saying i wrote this book because would you think i know soog? >> seth: no. >> no you would not. i spooned with soog. >> seth: i like -- it's great all the current people are in here but there's also -- and i don't mean to say -- >> there's legends. >> seth: they're legends. vanilla ice is maybe my favorite in the entire book. >> okay i knew you would get this one. this is awesome. so last year i did 80 cities on my "like a boss" tour. this year i'm gonna do 50 cities on my "celebrity run-ins" . so i really love traveling the country and playing everywhere from carnegie to like potawatomi. like i'll go where ever people want to laugh. so -- wait who were we talking about? okay so i'm in stewart. sorry i was like plugging my tour, that's so lame. cut that part in post. alright, so i'm in stewart, florida and i don't know where that is either but they have a theater. okay, so like the backstage guy is like, his real name is rob. >> seth: yeah. >> they're like "rob is here, vanilla ice." and i go "let me guess his wife loves me?"

back." so they come back. i meet vanilla ice, and the wife. and i said "would you be in to introducing me? like you're the hometown guy and stuff." sure enough in this theater in stewart, florida. freaking, vanilla ice goes out there. not only does he rock, the best intro i've ever had. he actually does "ice ice baby" but interweaves my name and comedy into the rap and then i had to follow that. i was like, "oh my god. i love him." oh i have two hours of comedy. >> that's like a crazy run in which i enjoy. >> seth: well this is -- it's wonderful you shared all of these stories you've had an incredible career and this really bears that out. and i'm so excited that you're going on tour again. >> new years. >> seth: can't wait for new years. you and anderson, best team on earth. >> oh thank you. >> seth: kathy griffin everybody, kathy griffin. "celebrity run-ins" available tomorrow. for info on her upcoming tour go to kathygriffin.com. we'll be right back with dev patel. [ applause ]

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our next guest is a very talented actor you know from "the newsroom." as well as films like "the best exotic marigold hotel" and "slum dog millionaire." he stars in "lion" which opens in new york and l.a. friday. let's take a look. >> do you have any idea, what it's like knowing my real brother and mother spent every day of their lives looking for me? huh? how every day my real brother screams my name? can you imagine the pain they must be in not knowing where i 25 years lucy. 25! >> seth: please welcome to the show dev patel. ? [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: how are you? >> hey, how are you doing, man? >> seth: i'm so happy that you're here. big fan of your work. >> thank you. >> seth: congratulations on this

were it not true would be i feel like you criticize it for being too crazy a story to be a movie. >> completely. >> seth: but this is a true story. tell us a little bit about that. >> well, it's based on this boy, called saroo brierley, who grew up in poverty in india and one day he was scavenging for food on a train with his brother and they got separated and he gets hurdled on this train across india locked in this carriage and when he comes he's in a part of the country that he doesn't know. he can't speak the local dialect. he's uneducated, he calls his and you know the authorities can't locate him to his family. and after going through a horrendous ordeal of survival he ends up being adopted by an australian family in hobart. and that's where he grows up and he uses google earth to try and relocate his mother. crazy. isn't it? >> seth: it's a crazy wonderful story. >> yes. >> seth: and it's incredibly well received so far and then you have the premiere and bill clinton just showed up at the premiere. >> that was insane. the first hour of the film is

2,000 children. his name is sunny pawar. >> seth: yes. >> he is so cute. oh you've got a picture? >> seth: here's sunny signing autographs. >> look. >> seth: so this, there he is. and he plays young you. >> he has never been on a film set before. there's us, yeah. >> seth: so he -- never been on a plane before. >> no, never been on a plane, never been on a film set. never watched a hollywood film in his life. >> seth: wow. >> and he ends up leading this movie and then bill clinton shows up at this premiere. so we're trying to explain to sunny the gravitas -- >> seth: oh so he had no idea who bill clinton was. >> of this situation. and i was like, "how can i tell this child?" >> seth: yeah, what do you -- how do you do? like -- >> so there's a big bollywood star in india called amitabh bachchan. so i'm like, "sunny, that's like the american amitabh bachan." and he's like "oh." and then he stood to attention all of a sudden. and i was like all right. but, yeah. >> seth: you can always find something to help an 8-year-old understand somebody. >> exactly, yeah. >> seth: when somebody -- when you're working with an 8-year-old actor who has never been on a film set before. i mean there's so much down time on a film set. >> yes. >> seth: like what do you do?

him to the world of candy crush. >> seth: oh no. >> so she has like an ipad so she taught him how to play it. so in between takes he's just so preoccupied and to try to wrangle that off him -- >> seth: yeah. >> before he's gotta go out and then he literally goes and crushes it on set, because he's so amazing. >> seth: somehow like, candy crush is the hard drugs of 8-year-olds. >> absolutely. absolutely, yeah. >> seth: and so you -- i want to ask you about this because you mentioned you use google earth to find your parents and you were on "the newsroom" and you were a blogger on that show. and then "slumdog millionaire" you were sort of working with computer screens. >> yeah. >> seth: you've done a lot. you are one of our foremost computer actors. when you are in a film -- >> oh, man. >> seth: and you're computer acting -- >> yeah. >> seth: like how often are you -- you're not obviously looking at the screen. they put that in afterwards -- >> and i'm so terrible with technology. i literally just graduated from a very old blackberry because i needed to use uber and my phone wasn't a touch phone. but yeah i spent a lot of my career staring at loads of

>> seth: yeah. >> some information or crack a code or something. >> seth: yeah, you're very good at it. but you're not seeing anything right? >> yeah, not really. and this is a lot more emotional though because he's using this app that just came out google earth -- >> seth: right. >> to find his mother from space. >> seth: that's fantastic. do you -- two computers at once is my favorite thing in movies. >> yes. >> seth: the double keyboards, because at no point in my life have i ever been like -- >> exactly. >> seth: mouse work. >> yeah. >> seth: i feel like you have very good mouse work. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. great mouse work. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> seth: hold on. >> yeah, y >> seth: so anyways, it's an honor. >> thank you. thank you. >> seth: now your mother, a big fan of your work. >> yeah. >> seth: been someone who has encouraged you from the very beginning. >> yeah. she's a very quirky individual. she -- yeah i did this film called "marigold hotel." >> seth: fantastic. >> which ended up being a sequel. yeah, i call it the avengers for over 60. we had these amazing actors on there and my mom actually works for the elderly in a care home.

sensation once i told her i'm working with dame judi dench and maggie smith and all of these people. but one day we had a day off. and maggie -- i mean i was filming but maggie had a day off, maggie smith, and i told my mom specifically i was like, "do not bother maggie." like, just let her be if you see her in the hotel premises. just leave her alone. and i get back from work and i look through my mom's camera and she has done like a whole photo shoot with maggie smith. like by the swimming pool. they're having cocktails so i went to maggie the next and i'm like, "i'm so sorry. i'm so sorry." she's like, "shut up you. she's lovely." and i was like "okay." >> seth: that's fantastic. well i will say if you're going to be in a cast with people who are probably amenable to nice mothers you could do a lot worse than maggie. >> she used to stalk on richard gere. it was is in the second one and he used to do yoga on his balcony every morning. so she would disappear around breakfast time and i was like "where's mom?"

watch list. >> yeah. >> seth: you know, like one of those predator --those sexual predator lists. >> oh, man jesus. tell me about it. >> seth: well, congratulations on the film. so lovely to meet you. >> thank you. >> seth: continued success. dev patel everybody. "lion" opens in new york and l.a. this friday. we'll be right back with more "late night." [ cheers and applause ] ? this is pepsi zero sugar. zero sugar. (ooooh) zero calories.

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? [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back to "late night." we're here with michelin rated chef jose andres. welcome to the show. [ cheers and applause ] >> hello seth! >> seth: so happy to have you. >> hello everybody! >> seth: and i noticed while we were coming to commercial you were already pouring shots. >> yeah. we need to do a shot. >> seth: okay, great. >> why? >> seth: why? >> because i'm about to show you how to make a margarita.

shot. >> seth: okay, move forward. >> to you, seth. >> seth: alright, to you. woo! >> okay. why are we doing margarita? >> seth: why? >> it's a national security issue. >> seth: oh we are? >> yes. >> seth: margaritas are a national security issue, why? >> yes, because it seems americans we are all separated one from each other. >> seth: that's true. >> and margarita is one thing that can bring america together again. >> so what do you do? >> seth: what do you do? what are you starting with? >> mezcal. >> seth: mezcal and is it true --mezcal and is it true that you make this -- >> are you making fun of my accent? >> seth: no. >> i don't have an accent. >> seth: no, you don't. >> yeah. >> seth: i have an accent. >> if you don't have one, i have one. >> so wait do you make your own, mezcal. >> i help make one called iberico in guajaca with a guy called ron cooper.

>> seth: they way you are saying this sounds like it's really shady. >> shady! and we put under the mezcal iberico leg. >> seth: uh huh. >> and as we were kind of doing the mezcal. the iberico began giving these essence. >> seth: so there's ham in here? >> it's an aroma of ham. so this is perfect for vegetarians. >> seth: okay. >> if you don't want to eat the turkey drink this mezcal. >> seth: great. >> and your life will change forever. >> seth: so what else have we -- what you put in there so far? >> we put lime. >> seth: okay. he we put some syrup. sugar with with water. >> seth: i'm going to eat some chips while i'm waiting. >> i'm quicker. and then we go. we put some ice. we shake it. >> seth: do you think this is a good thanksgiving drink? >> this is the best thanksgiving drink. >> seth: i've never had margaritas on thanksgiving. >> why? >> seth: why? >> because my friend they are about to be building a wall. >> seth: oh, right. >> and if they build a wall you have to stop right now with all the mezcal tequila you can

you didn't finish. >> seth: you didn't finish. >> and then what we do. >> seth: what do we do? this is air of salt. >> seth: air of salt. >> yeah. >> seth: air of salt. essence of ham. >> yes. we need to be bringing air into our lives. >> seth: you covered yourself in this. do you know? >> my wife is looking right there. so this is salt air margargita. >> seth: i feel so bad. do you want to blow some on me so >> so, we keep going. so, very quickly, guys we need to be making guacamole for thanksgiving. oh man. you look ridiculous. >> seth: no, i look good. we look like a couple of guys who've been drinking margaritas. >> so, long story short we go and we have to start making guacamole. don't worry about the wall because if they build a wall, i mean, look at this.

thing to be throwing over the wall. oh,[ bleep ] i hit somebody. >> seth: that's okay. >> rub it. so, this is simple. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: this is simple. >> quarterbacks one side of the wall and baseball catchers on the other. >> seth: there you go. >> perfect, so we make guacamole. >> seth: okay. >> we put the onion. do you want to help me? >> seth: yeah. onion. great. >> onion. of restaurants in d.c. >> i have ten. >> seth: ten and you were going to have one in a new hotel called the trump international. >> what? me? i forgot. >> seth: you forgot. [ bleep ] i got you. >> let me have a margarita. so, we put avocado. >> seth: avocado. >> everybody knows how to do this. smash it to perfection. then we put some lime great.

do you like salt? >> seth: i love salt. >> more salt? >> seth: yeah. >> more. >> seth: yeah. >> okay, if its salty its your fault. >> seth: okay, there you go. that's perfect. >> and now my friend we are making america awesome by drinking and having guacamole during thanksgiving. let's give an opportunity to those turkeys. we have been eating turkey for so long. >> seth: this is instead of turkey now? >> well, you are having an entire iberico pork whou >> seth: that's true. want to have it on your show? >> seth: yeah. >> because i really do believe i need it. oh my god. [ cheers and applause ] i was going to feed you. >> seth: you're going to feed me. okay. >> i mean, i'm a chef. i'm here to feed the people of america.

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[ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to kathy griffin, dev patel, jose andres, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] fred armisen, the 8g band! stay tuned for carson daly. we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ]

? ? >> carson: and gooin skylark here in new york city. i'm your host carson daly, thank you for being here tonight. got a od one, coming up the thermals are going to rock teragram ballroom out in los angeles. our spotlight tonight is the film maker behind "the hurt business." his name's vlad yudin, more on that later but first. one of our favorites lisa ling returns to the show to talk about season three of her eye opening documentary series. it's called "this is life." let's go to surly goat now for more. ? ? >> i've always been a little