, and a best selling author his audio book "all rise" is available now, here is the very funny nick offermane -- where are you zooming from, right now? >> hello, jimmy, thank you for having me. i'm coming at you from the farm where we shoot our show, "making it," the craft and competition show on nbc. >> jimmy: of course. you're back to work, that's great. how does it feel is it weird? is it safe is it good what does it feel like >> it feels like the end of a really good movie where normal humans would cry, and i even well up a bit >> jimmy: no >> it feels so good, because i have spent all this time feeling like i wasn't of any use to anybody >> jimmy: yeah >> so i'm a farm animal. if you put me to work in the field and then i feel good, and then i can have my carrot and my apple at the end of the day, by which i mean my scotch. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: but this is -- so you're there with amy, and all the contestants, and the crew and everything >> somebody way smarter than me, one of our producers, i guess, they consulted the science or like what the doctors were saying. and so, they ha

earlier today, i spoke with the multi-talented and hilarious nick offerman. during the pandemic and what it's like to be a cultural icon for conservatives. check it out. welcome, nick offerman, welcome to "the daily social distancing show. >> thank you, trevor. i have been watching you and i'm so grateful to see you. >> good to see you still as a human being functioning and enjoying yourself. i see the beard is coming alive, you're enjoying it. how is quarantining treating you? >> well, we're hanging in there, you know. we're lucky enough to have our rent paid and, so, megan has become an incredible chef. that's the headline. and i'm working on a new book, actually. so i'm grateful to have something to do to keep me occupied so that i don't become any more of a drunk. ( laughter ) >> trevor: nick, you've played one of the most beloved characters on tv in "parks and recreation," ron swanson. is it ever weird for you that people use your face and your character as a conservative and a far right sometimes icon where people go, like, yeah! this is our dude! and y

15. >>> we are back with our next guest playing everyone's favorite on "parks and rec" and now nick offermane looks this morning. now, nick, you're not fooling us here with the coat and tie up top and you have some pajama pants going on down below, right? >> that's -- i believe that is above your pay grade. [ laughter ] >> but we know the last time that you were here, nick, in march, you were fully dressed and we appreciated that. and we were just -- >> look how close we are. >> i know. it's hard to believe. >> this was in march so tell us, how has life been these last seven months for you, my friend? >> well, my wife megan and i have been hanging in there like everybody, you know, we're trying to be responsible and stay at home and pay attention to science. megan has been incredible in the kitchen, discovering new territory as a chef and i've been trying to do the same creating new recipes to please her in our marriage bed. >> morning tv. >> we can't ask to you describe that at 8:35 but talk about "all rise." it's been described as a half stand-up side, half fireside chat. how would you des

then i started sharing them with my friends, nick offerman and george saunders. >> stephen: that's ar was written when shakespeare was in quarantine, i don't know if it's true, it's what i heard. so i was going to write a country alwhrum called king lear, and i started writing a song a day and sharing it with them. then when everything kind of settled down enough for us to figure out whether or not we could go to the studio safely or not, my kids and i started coming and recording the songs i had been writing, one a day. but it was really just kind of, you know, just trying to entertain george and nick initially. you know, i was entertaining myself, but also just wanting to share it with someone, yeah. >> stephen: you also have a new book here, pumping out a lot of product, from tweedy, inc. how to write one song. legislations, it's a "new york times" best seller. you've written and released over 300 songs. why just one? >> i think because i've written so many songs, i wanted a way to organize my thoughts about it, and i came up with that title as a way to kind of remind myself what