♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- jim gaffigan -- star and creator of "smilf," actress, frankie shaw. music from a boogie wit da hoodie. featuring the 8g band with with jason mcgerr. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is "late nighbo" how is eve doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. house speaker nancy pelosi today sent a letter to president trump requesting he that delay the state of the union address. a at the very least remember to

address this uni not the soviet one. [ laughter ] it's very sad what happened. ukraine, gone! estonia, gone! president trump today tweeted about border walls and claimed, quote, "over 800 miles of walls have been built in europe since only 2015." cool. we could have had the rst female president in american history, but instead we elected a snapple cap. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i am made from the best stuff on earth. former new jery governor chris christie is releasing a memoir later this month titled "let me finish." oh, you haven't seen your approval ratings lately! [ laughter ] you're finished. [ cheers and applause ] according to amazon, michelle obama's recent memoir, "becoming," has had e longest streak as amazon's number-one sellg book since "fifty shad

of grey", which is in case you forgot is about the journey barack's hair took between 2008 and 2015. [ laughter and applause ] according to reports, nike's new self-lacing basketball sneaker will only be released in men's sizes. said women, "that's fine.to we know hoie our shoes." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] it was announced that vice president mike pence's wife karen will teach art at a christian school inorthern s rginia, while melania will continue her job aan egyptian detective. [ laughter ] dust the pyramid for prints. [ light laughter ] according to a new study, berkeley is america's most caffeinated city. said berkeley residents, "oh, my god, i'm so honored. this is such a big deal. i don't really drinkhat much coffee. just three in the morning, one after lunch, and then two before bed. oh my god, thank you so much i'm goa go to sleep.

[ light laughter ] [ applause ] a baby giraffe was born at disney world yesterday, and i think goofy has got some explaining to do. [ laughter ] and finally, brexit has been in the news a lot latel there's still quite a few people, specifically americans, who don't fully undetand it. luckily, i saw this commercial last night that i think explains everything you need to know c. about the to let's take a look. ♪ happy birthday to you >> oh! [ applause ] >> thanks, you guys! >> oh, i love our little get-togethers. >> well, you know what i don't love? >> what? >> not understanding everything that's going on with the world today. >> it's so confusing. >> like, for example, what is brexit? >> i'm pretty sure brexit's the most important meal of the day. [ laughter ] >> not quite. brexit is just a term for

britain's recent decision to leave the european union. >> tell me more. >> well, some british people want to control their own trade agreements instead of having them controlled by a larger, unorganized body. while other british people think it's better to be part of a group of bodies that all work together. like an orgy. [ light laughter ] >> i still don't understand what brexit is. >> it's simple. the vote for brexit was called by david cameron, former prime minister of the united kingdom who never thought it would pass. but it did so he stepped down. then he was replaced by theresa may, who was initially against brexit, but now is in charge of carrying it out. >> the way i'm in charge of carrying my dog out when he has to go to the bathroom. he has dementia. [ light laughter ] >> then in november, negotiators agreed on the framework for the future relationship between the eu and uk, which is not a binding legal document, but more of a commitment to negotiating good faith, which set out in article 184 of the withdrawal agreement. >> well, that clears everything up. >> oh, no, it doesn't. >> so did the u.k. leave the e.u. or not? >> well, the majority of citizens voted to leave. so, yes. but then they spent two years debating how to leave.

so no. but then theresa may made a new law saying they have to leave. so yes! but then parliament rejected her deal. so who knows? [ light laughter ] >> i do now. >> no, you don't. >> sure, i do. >> so are they leaving? >> they're trying. imagine a divorce. >> a girl can dream. [ laughter ] >> while britain is definitely leaving the e.u. -- >> e-u! sorry, i just farted. >> they haven't worked out the terms. but either way, they'll exit on march 29th. >> march 29th, that's my birthday. >> wait, if march 29th is your birthday, then why are we eating this cake? >> i guess i had a brain brexit. [ laughter ] >> america. be glad we got out of britain when we did. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: we have a fantastic show for you tonight! in's a very funny comedian and actor who is stain three films. he'll be part of the sundance film festival.ee you can alsoim on his current comedy tour, "quality time." jim gaffigan is back on the er

show, ne. crcheers and applause ] she is the star antor of "smilf" on showtime. frane shaw is here tonight! [ cheers and applause ] and his album, "hoodie season" is currently the number one al m in the country. w a boogieit da hoodie is here tonight, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] before we get to all our great guests, it's becoming clear that president trump has no way out of the government shutdown he's boxed himself into. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: the shutdown is having real effects for millions of people, and that includes law enforcement officials going without pay. yesterday in his confirmation hearing, trump's pick for attorney general, william barr was asked about e effect on law enforcement and said the shutdown was the fault of both sides. >> people would like to see the shutdown ended and that's why people want to see som of compromise. and, you know -- >> you call it the trump shutdown. but, i mean, it takes two to

tango. >> seth: okay. but this is not a tango. trumis the only one dancing. [ light laughter ] h and judging fr he moves his hands, he's doing some off-brand version of the macarena. [ laughter ] alook at him, he looks li grandpa at a wedding. [ laughter ] ♪ hey macaroni it's not both sides. remember the meeting in the oval office where trump literally said he was proud to shut down the government, and yet despite e fact that he is on camera saying the shutdown would be his fault, trump actually thinks he's winning the argument.cn reported yesterday that trump has been telling aides and allies that he believes he is winning thbattle for public support. well of course, he believes that. he watches more fox news than all the residents of a texas senior center combined. [ laughter ] and trump always thinks he can win any fight. he can be in the octagon with conor mcgregor taking a kick to the face and he would say, "did you e? i just head-butted his foot with my face." [ laughter ] trump also thinks his oval office speech on the wall last week really moved public opinion to his side. now you might be asking

yourself, wait, trump gave a speech from the oval office last week? and that's because everyone has already forgotten about it.s that speech ly a week ago, and it's already been eclipsed by several insane news stories, from trump's trip to the southern border to the fact that the fbi thought he was a russia asset,e fact that the white house is serving so much fast food, they have added a ru drive- [ light laughter ] [ applause ] what's next? is he gonna -- [ cheers and applause ] is he going to try to achieve peace inhe middle east with a summit at chuck e. cheese? [ laughter ] "no quarters for aone until you sort this out." [ light laughter ] yes, trump really did give a me prime ddress on the wall last week, and he thinks it helped sway public opinion to his side. but the actual polling says something very different. , within the last half ho quinnipiac has come out with a new poll, asking did the president's speech last week fromhe oval office change yo mind about the wall? only 2% said yes.

>> seth: 2%? maybe the speech only polled at 2% because trump's eye was only 2% open. [ light laughter ] h that's wthinks he can win any fight. he's popeye, except with bacon instead of spinach. [ light laughter ] trump's argument is not working because it's detached from reality. it's also very hard to follow.fo example, trump has recently found a new favorite line that he keeps repeating at all of his blic appearances. walls work, because cars have wheels. >> they say a wall is medieval. well, so is a wheel. a wheel is older than a wall. and i looked, and every single car out there, even the really expensive ones that the secret service uses and believe me, they are expensive, i said, "do they all have wheels? yes. oh, i thought it was medieval." the wheel is older than th wall. you know that? and, uh, there are some things that wk. you know what, a wheel works and a wall works. they say it's medieval. well, so is the wheel medieval.

i looked at all the vans and alf he serious equipment that they surrounded me with yesterday. the secret service, the police, the border patrol. i.c.e. every one of those has the wheel. well, they say wheels are medieval, too. but some things don't change. wheels andalls. [ laughter ] >> set hey, um -- i'm worried about grandpa. [ laughter ] yeah, no. it's -- [ applause ] yeah. no, it's a wheel wall. it's a wheel wall. i gotta go. he just keeps saying the same things over and over. in other words, he's hitting a wall, and it's his brain is going around like a wheel.ht [ la ] but i guess now we know what trump has been doing all day in the oval office during the shutdown. just staring out the window counting all the wheels on the cars. [ light laughter ] one, two, three, four -- one, two, three, four -- oh, no, a bus. this isn't going to be eas"

[ laughter ] now, as dumb as trump's argument is, he's actually going to get h anothece to make it later this month to yet another prime time audience for his annual state of the union address. but presidents technically have to be invited to give a state of the union by the speakthe house. and today because of the shutdown, speaker nancy pelosi asked trump to reschedule his state of the union address, or deliver it in writing. that's such a great burn, ow because you hen trump heard reschedule, he thought, yes! but when he heard deit in writing, he thought, no! [ light laughter ] umbut i would love to see write down his state of the union. i can imagine what that would look like. [ laughter ] [ applause ] it's fun! it's fun. [ cheers and applause ] ing downuring trump si at a typewriter punching the keys one at a time with his sweaty hand paws. [ light laughter ] "is wall spelled with one l or four? i'll just use all the l's." what we're witnessing right now e desperate gaffes of the trump agenda. the wall was the signature

omise of his campaign and presidency. he's been talking about it for n threa-half years, but now it's slipping away. with democrats in control of the house. and in his desperation save face and get a deal, trump is throwing everything he said idout the wall out the window. for example, he emocrats didn't even have to call it a wall and offered one very st nge suggestion. >> this is where i ask the democrats to come back to washington and to vo 24 -- the wall, the barrier, whatever you want to call it, it's okay with me. they can name ithatever they can -- name it peaches. i don't care what they name it. >> seth: they should call his bluff and name it donald trump's b.o. laughter ] and then his supporters would have to say donald trump's b.o. has been very ef keeping immigrants out of the country. [ light laughter ] and that isn't even the weirdest suggestion for what the wall should be called. because last week louisiana bl rean senator john kennedy said "you can call it a barrier, you can call it a wall. you can call it a wang doodle,

for all i care." wangoodle and peaches don't sound like names for a wall. they sound like a euphemism for a gunk. [ light laughter ] did you hear about rudy?en he acclly sat on his wang doodle and banged it into his peaches and that explains why he looks like that. [ cheers and applause ] so now -- now trump is throwing out all of his campaign promises about the wall and saying democrs can call it whatever they want. but one thing he guaranteed. the one thing that was crucial tohe whole idea was that i would be impossible to get through. >> so we're going to b wall and it's going to be impenetrable. we will begin working on an impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful uthern border wall. >> seth: physical, powerful and beautiful. was he building a wall or tt g up a tinder profile for it? [ laughter ] physical, tall, powel,ul, beautiorks hard, plays harder. [ light laughter ] and as dumb as the wall is, literally the only point to di bu one is to make it

impenetrable. and trump repeatedly prosed he could do it, because that's what he does. he's a builder! >> lk, as a builder, nobody the history of this country haso ever so much about infrastructure as donald trump. i build infrtructure. do i know how to build a wall? our nation is in such trouble. that's why being a builder and a great builder and a very successful builder, i think will greatly help. donald trump, anothet builder in new york, now a politician. i can't stand -- a politician! i don't want to be called a politician. >> seth: oh, don't worry. no one -- [ laughter ] no one thinks you're a politician. we think of you as a politician the way we think of shaq as a movie star. [ laughter ] so the only point in building a wall is to make it impenetrable and yet, last week it was reported that testing of a prototype proved it could be cut through with a saw. and they even got a photo of the wall after it had been sawed open. last week trump was asked about that report and the gu

repeatedly promised impenetrable wall said this. t >> wod is a steel wall if they can saw through it? >> that's a wall that was designed by previous administrations. there's nothing that can't be penetrated, but you fix it. but it's a very fficult thing to do. but that's a wall, and they have other walls. we have many walls under consideration. >> seth: i love how you can tell when trump is lying, because he circles through every explanation he can think of in five seconds. "it was obama's fault. nothing is impenetrable. we have other walls." [ laughter ]xt e's going to say, "they can't saw through the new one, e because made it out of saws!" [ lit laughter ] so what? maybe they can just find a new, stronger material and make sure the wall is impenetrable. problem solved, right? i mean, it's not like there is some other super obvio way to get around a wall. >> during a round table w enforcement h officials, mr. trump was told some border crossers had been digging tunnels under areas where walls are already in place. >> here, this is just couple

miles from here, from where we're standing. this is a tunnel. this is the second tunnel recently that we have located. this is an area that we actually have walls. >> seth: that's right. they already had a wall there, and someone just tunneled under it. trump's wall is so stupid, that not only can it be beaten by a saw, it can be beaten by bugs bunny. [ laughter ] in fact, if you listen to trump explain how he thinks migrantsk snross the southern border, he might actually be thinking about bugs bunny. >> they get off the road, and they drive out into the dese and they come in, they make a left turn. usually it's a left, not a right. >> i knew i should have taken that left turn at albue. , laughter ] >> seth: every d find out more about how useless the wall is. and that's why public opinion ainst it and every time trump sees a new poll about the shutdown, it's like a kick in the wang dooe and -- >> peaches. >> seth: this has been "a closer look." [ cheers and applause ]

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back, everybody! give it up for the 8g band right over there! [ cheers and applause ]

and joining us again on ums, he's a member of one of the most acclaimed rock bands from the last 20 years, death cab fore. cu who are currently on tour in support of their terrific new yo album, "thanfor today." jason mcgerr is here! [ cheers a applause ] thanks for being her, jason. our first guest tonight is a grammy-nominated comand a talented actor who is starring in three films that will play at the sundance film festival later this month.ls he'straveling the world for his "quality time" standup tour. please welcome back to the show, our friend jim gaffigan, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: welcome back! >> you just said, jim, i like ou more than i li john mulaney. >> seth: i did. i whispered that to you. >> and i thought that was special. >> seth: that was a nice thing to tell you.

[ light laughter ] >> that was a nice adjustment there.wa >> seth: i d to ask this right off the bat. we talked last time you were here how your wonderful e fe jeand a brain tumor. eae is doing better. >> she is doing you know, once they remove a tumor the size of a pear from your head, you're not back to 100%. but she's great, she's -- you know, she's taking kids to school. she's writing a book about it. she's doing great. >> seth: you -- obviously you told jokes about it. >> yes. >> seth: how has that has that been a cathartic experience being able to process it that way? >> it's amazing.ye you know. i mean, my wife and i, we write everything together. and to do those jokes, i was kind of surprised, because initially i was like, all right, i'm talking about my wife going cyrough this medical emerg but what i realized is that as i toured, everyone spent those two odd weeks in the hospital. we don't want to live in that memory, but we identify with that memory. so, yeah, it was great it was very cathartic. >> seth: this is very exciting. because outside of standup, you

also are an actor, a wonderful one by my count, and you have three films that are going to be appearing at sundance. >> i am like the parker posey of sundance. [ light laughter ] >> seth: you're the new parker posey. >> what is unique about these films? it's like, i normally don't look like this. i gained 80 pounds -- [ laughter ] r each of those films. >> seth: so, it just worked out that all three roles asked you to gain 80 pounds. >> it's an amazing coincidence. [ laughter ] it's an amazing coincidence. t ke in the script, they're like, very overweiper hot guy. [ laughter ] and it worked out. no, but it is so exciting to -- you know, because i've done acting and stuff for 25, 30 years. d so to have -- you know, sundance is the be-all, you know, thing.e so, to go thth three films is amazing and these are great films. so, i'm excited. >> seth: and you g to work with some really great actors. >> yeah, it's amazing. like olivia colman,

walton goggins, viola davis, allison janney. it's amazing. >> seth: and they were all asked to stay at their current weights? [ laughter ] >> they were all -- they were all asked to sta they're like, look, you guys focus on the lines. jim can do multiple things. [ laughter ] but it's -- i mean, i could list -- thers so many amazing actors. marin ireland, who is in an off-broadway show. i do a film with her. there's an amazing -- i could a list every act i probably should buti won't. >> seth: well, congratulations on that. that's very exciting. [ applause ] g >> seth: yeae it up! >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ]ga you ca this weight too! you can gain this weight if you try. [ laughter ] if you have a commitment. >> seth: you talk about this, as well. and i'm very -- i look forward to my kids being old enough for this to be an option. but you have been touring internationally. >> yes. >> seth: and using it as an opportunity toring all five of ur children with you on vacations. >> yes. well, you know, jet lag is fun. but jet lag with a 6-year-old with jetag is better. [ light laughter ]

>> seth: yeah. >> no, i -- i love, you know, touring, doing standup. you know, we've done many shows together. and so, like doing these international shows, they're an amazing opportity. and also, it's -- you know, so, like, at thasgiving, i was in athens. i brought my kids to the parthenon. i'm not greek. i know i look greek, but i'm not. [ laughter ] and so we tooled around athens a little bit and i did a show and it's amazing. >> seth: and you went -- you took a greek dance class with your children? >> we took areat dance -- i ought it was going to be, like, in a restaurant and my kids were going to dance and i was ing to eat a gyro, you know? [ laughter ] but we showed up and it was, like, in a dce studio, and we did, you know, some of these es da and then they said, all right, now let's get in the traditional greek outfits. and i was like -- okay. - and >> seth: and it's fantastic. [ laughter ] [ applause ] i will say, it's -- even if you took this photo in color, i feel

like it would come out in black and white. [ laughter ] >> it was so amazing, because i know i look like a great dancer. but i'm not. [ light laughter ] and i was resistant. but it was an amazing experienci to do with you. >> seth: and are your children at the age now where they're laughing at you being a bad dancer? >> oh, they laugh at me just about everything. but there is something about seeing mdance that bad where they're like, oh, you're really not good at this. [ laughter ] you know what i mean? are you a good dancer? >> seth: no. >> becse, you know, like, in acting and improv and stuff like that there's moments where you'll see someone -- you're like, oh, wow, you can't dance at all. and i'm one of those people that can't. [ laughter ] >> seth: you also went to south africa. >> went to south africa. >> seth: how was that? >> amazing.yo know, we went on a safari, which is essentially just a fancy wo for animal stalking. >> seth: uh-huh. [ laughter ] >> that's all you do.in you justof like follow around animals. and it's a good thing they can't turn you into thpolice. because they would be like,

"that bald guy over there was following me for two hours. light laughter ] and then when i woke up, he was taking pictures of me and my family and we were ned." [ laughter ] you know? it's -- it's a very strange thing. but it is -- it's fascinating. it's hard to articulate, because the sit there and it i circle of life. so, like, you'll sometimes see an animal kill ather animal and intellectually, you think, oh, i don't want to see that. but when you're in the moment, l you'e, get 'em. [ laughter ] even my 9-year-old daughter who loves animals, draws pictures of kittens l of the time, she's like, "get 'em, get 'em!" [ laughter ] y >> set know, i think when -- i mean, you probably seo this athe time when you tell people you have five children, there's probably a bit i a gasp. >> oh, there is s a gasp, but my wife is one of nine. >> seth: yeah.o, >> andhe comes from this insanely large family that's very close. they do everything together. like, over christmas, i went to a movie with 30 people. [ laughter ] i'm not even making that -- we were walking around.ug

people t we were from a church. [ laughter ] jeto put it in perspectives only walked around with 12. [ laughter ] and so, i learned very quickly, being married, that i don't want to do ything with 30 people. like, if i was on the titanic and the last rescue boat was full with 30 people, i would be like, u guys go ahead. [ laughter ] i don't want to be there when you try and decide where to eat lunch. [ laughter ] but -- they're amazing. they're amazing. >> seth: ave you close? ou become close with her extended family? >> you know, they're amazing people. and my wifs parents are special people. their mes are louise and dominic. i call them louise and dom. but my wife's siblin have also gotten married and some of their spouses call louise and dom, mom and dad, because they're weirdos. [ laughter ] you know, it's like -- like, do you call your in-laws mom and dad? >> seth: no. es because it's like -- i understand someteople marry into a family and they become so close to their spouse's parents that ey want to call them mom and dad, but

don't! [ lahter ] it's weird and confusing for the rest of us. they're like, "wait, that's his mom? he married his sister?" [ laughter ] it's like -- what state is he from? you know? >> seth: and -- [ cheers and applause ] you have a new tou t "quality tir." >> "quality time tour." >> seth: that's very exciting. you like being on the >> i love it. it's just amazing going around. i'm going to canada this week. so, it's a good time. >> seth: that's great. well, there is -- nobody's better at it than you. that's why i've always liked you more than mulaney.oh >>mulaney. he likes me more than you, john! [ light laughter ] >> seth: give it up for jim gaffigan, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] for tour dates go to jimgaffigan.com. we'll be right back with frankie shaw. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ welcome to our lipton tea factory. here we work together with nature.

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♪ [ chee and applause ] >> seth: our next guest is the "golden obe" nominated star and creator of the showtime series "smilf." the second season premiers january 20th. let's take a look. >> what are you wearing? >> you like it? >> my mom let me borrow it.

i didn't have anything black. >> i'm not mad at it at all. >> right, my belly is free and so are my farts. [ laughter ] what's wrong with you? >> i'm high as [ bleep ]. i popped a weed gummy. >> seth: please welcome to the show, frankie shaw, everyone! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hi, frankie! >> hi. >> seth: welcome. >> thank you. >> seth: congratulations on the show. >> thank you. >> seth: you are from boston. [ cheers ]th e we go. at least one person. you got to show -- you know, obviously, we've seen so many television shows, so many films, that take place in boston.h. >> y >> seth: playing a single mother, i feel as though we are seeing a side of it we don't usually see. >> this is true. boston usually likes to show its gangsters.ea >> seth: >> and it's murderers and, you

know, the bank robbers. actually, it was really hard tou locations in boston for the very reason that it's easy to shoot a gangster moe, but maybe not a movie about a single mom who also sometimes has relations. [ light laught ] so, basically, like, trying to get locations for our ow, which is called "smilf," took a little convincing, especially in the clip that you just saw. >> seth: right. well, that took place in a church and i'm guessing that's an actual church. >> it's an actual church. we tried like 18 churches. we got -- we got negatedt 18 churches until, finally, this one church said, okay,. but you have to come in on a sunday and you have to, so of, plead your case. so i went in -- s h: i'm always, like, do you regret that you called your show "smilf"? >> 100%. [ laughter ] we should have never named it "smilf." >> seth: if you would have called it "hard working mom trying to right," every

church in boston would open their doors. [ laughter ] >> we could have just called it boston. >> seth: yeah, exactly. >> so, i went into this church,n i went in with ryan cooker, amazing locations manager. and we talked r two hours. and we had to convince them that the philoshy of "smilf" is actually in alignment with their philosophy. [ laughter ] of jesus christ and -- [ laughter ] there's actuallyuite a few -- we actually overlap, you know, on quite a few areas. and we ended up praying together. and i loved it. and they ended up letting us shoot there. >> seth: that's fantastic. >> i know. >> seth: it feels as though -- [ cheers a applause ] >> yeah. >> seth: and hopefully, i'm hopeful that they will be happy with the finished product. >> i think so. i mean, we didn't do anything too, you know, crazy in there. that clip you guys saw was tually -- and i actually told them that in the meeting. >> seth: okay, good. >> yeah. the woman playing my friend pops a weed gummy and we talk about farts.

and they laughed and they said, okay, that's not so bad. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. they're probably at this point there's been some fart conversations in their church. >> yeah, i'm sure they fart sometimes, right? [ light laughter ] >> seth: i mean, god made us -- fart. >>t's a god-given duty. >> seth: yeah. because you're from boston and you shoot in boston, do you have friends and family stop by? >> all the time.h: >> seah. >> yeah. i have friends from high school come by, i have friends -- i have friends' parents come by. i actually ran into, this , my high school boyfriend's mother. and he was almost the man who raised my baby with me. but he didn' so, that was extra awkward. [ laughter ] and but it was still nice to see her and meet his little children. s h: oh, wow. >> yeah, my son's almost 11. >> seth: and you're not goyog to -should do another show about that interaction. >> oh, yeah. yeah. i mean, he actually was character that i wrote in. >> seth: yeah.ou >> and then cu >> seth: wow. [ light laughter ]

so, that's pretty decent revenge as far as revenge goes. [ cheers and applause ] i want to address quickly -- or give you a chance to address, after your first season and after you finished shooting your second season, there were allegations of misconduct on the set. you had an actress quit the show because she felt as ough she wasn't taken into account during a sex scene. >> yeah. >> seth: i've heard you apologize and say you're going to try to do better. what is like understanding the responsibilities of, not cst being a writer or a cast member, but being rge of the whole operation? >> show-runner. yeah. i mean, would say i've learned so much. there are so many lessons. and i went from making short films in my basement to running a crew of over 215 people. and there's a lot of lessons along the way. i mean, m right now thinking about a better structure for communication and how to delegate more and have a team around me and how -- just like, thinking about how everyone can feel, seen and heard,

essentially. >> seth: i will say, you know, reading that story, one thing that dawned upon me, because i th's exciting when someone who hasn't had a chance to share their voice gets a chance to run an operation. but at no point in show business is there a management meeting. no one ever teaches you, like, how to be a manager. and i hope all networks just take this as apooprtunity to be like oh, we have to make sure pele who are in charge understand that responsibility. >> yeah. thank you for saying that. i'll clap to that. [ laughter ] [ applause ] s h: i want to clap to this. you have an incredible cast. you had -- rosie o'donnell plays your mother. she was here talking about it. you got -- you convinced stor show.els to be on the >> yes. >> seth: and so, how did that go down? >> so, i saw stormy in her interview. i wasn't familiar with her work prior to "60 minutes." [ laughter ] but then i became a huge fan and i reached out and i had a call voth her. and i was really n. i was star struck for more than i've ever been in my whole life. and i was sort of mumbling -- i have this show, you've probablyi never heard i promise -- she's like, what's

the role, when's the date?e like, all business. >> seth: i'm guessing in most of her casting calls there's not at lot of bacy of your character. [ laughter ] >> and this one, i was like -- s this character she plays instrumental for bridget. it's a flashback episode wre bridget is giving birth to larry and stormy's character really helps he and so she ends up -- she came, set. she had her whole entourage. she was such a bad ass. and she killed it. and she was improvising. she was a really, really amazing performer. >> seth: and you hde -- someone weatshirts. >> yes, tom murray, assistant costume designer. >> seth: uh-huh.an these were just for stormy's visit. >> yeah. >> seth: a on them?d they say oh, here, you go. >> i have to read it. >> seth: i'll show it. w many details can you really give in about two minutes, yeah. >> so, we didn't actually talk to storm >> seth: yeah. >> about those two minutes. >> seth: yeah. >> b sweatshirts for her. [ light laughter ]

>> seth: that's very -- that's a nice piece of support. >> yeah. >> seth: i want to ask, as well, you mention, it was the flashback was based on your real experiences. >> yeah. >> seth: you gave birth in a loy -- not in a lobby -- >> you gave birth in a lobby oh -- >> seth: you gave birth in a living room. >> i gave birth in my ving room so, i got pregnant. i was 25 and i moved to l.a. and someone handed me a book. it was "ina may gaskin's guide to childbirth." a which about home birth. and so, i didn't know any better. ll do that. that sounds great. >> seth: wow. did you read the whole book? >> i think i probably he introduction. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. some of the other chaptewo maybe d have made you realize -- >> go to the hospital. no, this is like, home births are fun. okay. and so i ended up giving birth to my son, like, standing up. >> seth: wow. >> and i pulled -- pulling him out myself. and that was how isaac was born. >> seth: wow! i now. >> seth: and like, looking back, w you think, like, that was

definitely the rig to do it? i nailed it? >> thank you. [ laughter ] it was the right way to give birth en to him. i'm not saying i would do that now. >> seth: right. >> yeah. you gave -- >> seth: yeah, we were in the lobby, but we didn't read a book called "lobby births are the best." [ laughter ]wa >> iaccidental. >> seth: yeah. it was very much like -- we read a book called, "make sure you imke it to the hospital on and we also only read the introduction. [ laughter ] hey, thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> seth: and congrats on season two. [ cheers and applause ] frankie shaw, everybody. the second season of "smilf" premiers january 20th showtime. we'll be right back with music from a boogie wit da hoodie. a [ cheers alause ] ♪ i hear it in the background and she's watching too, saying [indistinct conversation] [friend] i've never seen that before. ♪

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