show adam mckay. >> seth: how are you? >> i'm good. >> seth: i'm so happy you're here. >> it's odd to see fred armisen playing base in your band. >> seth: it's really cool though. isn't really cool? >> very cool. >> seth: and it's cool to have you back in the building. you worked here for a long time at snl. you were the head writer at the show when you were here. >> yes. yes. >> seth: and i was as well. there were stories about you because we do not overlap and one of my favorites is you once called lorne in his office and pretended to be yankee manager joe torre. >> that is true. [ light laughter ] >> seth: i can't imagine having the nerve to prank call lorne. but you fully did it. >> i'm not sure if it was nerve or i had been there a long time and it was tiredness. >> seth: sure. >> by the way i love lorne. he let me direct for the first time, he hired me. however when he would do and you know this, he would do the wednesday night meetings where he would pick the show. they would do the read through and they would have

so no so it's christian bale, i'm adam mckay. i'm a moron. so christian bale shows up on set and he's one of the great living actors and by the way, very cool guy. so for the first three or four days i'm very respectful. we're working on his character and by the way, he's amazing in the movie. and finally, about three or four days in i'm like i can't help it. i'm going to joke with him and it's one of the most important moments in the whole movie where he writes the final tally of his hedge fund on the board after he's been physically ill. he's been on the ground writhing and it's the final tally and he walks out of the room -- by the way, one of the great living dp's ever. barry ackroyd who shot "captain phillips" "hurt locker." so it's a beautiful shot and we do three or four takes and it's really good and i go out to christian and i go "that was really good." i go, "maybe you do one take and you just take a beat after you write the number and look in the camera and just go, peace. [ light laughter ] and there was this long pause and he goe

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acadamy award nominated director and screenwriter adam mckay. music from carly rae jepsen.8g band with fred armisen and janet weiss. [ cheers and applause ]tlemen, seth meyers! >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ]d to hear. let's get to the news. this weekend's snowstorm jonas dumped almost 27 inches of snow ty and it's still not the whitest thing named [ laughter ] the latest cbs poll has beating hillary clinton by 1% in iowa though another pole has hilary beating bernie sanders with a [ laughter ] hillary clinton said yesterday that she feels great about her the democratic nominee and bill clinton said "hilary, it's 3:30 in the morning.leep." [ laughter ] "but i feel great." over the weekend while talking about the loyalty of his ald trump said this. >> i could stand in the middle of okay? it's like incredible. [ laughter ] >> seth: what the hell is going on? [ laughter ]p running for president or trying to get out of jury duty? i could murder with impunity and st

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probably wouldn't think a movie about the 2008 financial crisis could be built as a the director adam mckay >>> movie fans know the work of writer, director, producer adam mccame he brought us hit comedies like "anchorman." his newest movie follows the events leading to the 2008 financial crisis from the perspective of four men who see what's coming before anybody else. fund manager played by steve career. >> hi, honey. >> the therapist called. you did it again. >> there were no cabs. what was i supposed to do. >> you're running around like you have to right every wrong in the world. >> okay. fine. i'm a mean guy and i'm pissed off. you have no idea the kind of grab people are pulling and everybody's walking around like they're in a damn video. they're all getting screwed. you know. you know what they care about? they care about the ball game or what actress went into rehab. >> i think you should try medication. >> no, no. we agreed. it interferes wu work. >> maybe it's time to quit wall street. >> i love my job. >> you hate your job. >> i love my job. >> now it's about fur five oscars. ada

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for achievement in directing the nominees arere adam mckay for them mckay big short.for george miller for mad max fury road.. alejandro for the revenant. and tom mccarthy for spotlight. for performance by an actress inctr a leading role the nominees are kate blanchette and carol. brief arson in room. jennifer lawrence in joy. charlotte rambling and 45 years. and brooklyn. for performance by an actor in a leading role the nominees are bryan cranston trumbo. matt damon in the martian. ma leonardo dicaprio in thehele revenant. michaelonardo dicapri and steve jobs. and eddie read main in the danish girl.ie and finally we are pleased to announce the sound selected aas they are the big short brad pitt and jeremy kleiner producers. bridge of spies steven spielberg mark and kristi kriegerkri producers. brook lyn. mad max fury road doug mitchellg mitc and george miller producers.he the martian simon canonsburgano ridley scott. michael schaefer and mark k k producer. the revenant steve and eliannd drama and keith redman producer. room. and gyn producer. and spotlight michael ste@ve and an nicol

. >> but adam mckay's latest project takes a more serious turn.kes on wall street corruption with an a-list cast in the new film "the big short." he's now being called america's most powerful political filmmaker. america's most powerful political filmmaker, boy, that escalated quickly. adam mckay joined me to talk about the deadly serious message of his very engaging new film. first of all, congratulations. "the big short" is being called the film to beat this year. five academy award nominations, including best director and best picture. >> well, thank you very much. yeah, we are quite excited. >> of course your background is mostly in comedy, some of the all-time greats. "anchorman," "talladega nights" "funny or die." the topic of the financial crisis not a funny topic, but you brought humor into it. why was that important? >> you know, i read this book and i just couldn't put it down. like all tragedies, in the beginning part the characters don't know they're a part of a tragedy so there's actually funny parts, there's ironic parts, and, you kn

laughter ) to just eat junknkll the time. >> stephen: now did you get-- did you get fat enough for adam mckay? did you get as fat as he wanted you? >> the first day i showed up, adam said, "wow, you were not kidding around." ( laughter ) which is a really odd compliment to get. >> stephen: yeah, yeah. >> which is like, "fantastic! you look huge!" and you're not used to hearing those things together. >> but i was, yeah, i was happily fat, and we shot in new orleans which-- >> stephen: ooh! etouffee! >> uh-huh-huh! >> stephen: uh-huh-huh! >> ai-yeee! ( laughter ) >> stephen: that is a good new orleans accent, right? that's what they sound like? >> jon: yeah, that's exactly how they sound. ( laughter ) >> thank you. >> stephen: people didn't know you had the, necessarily-- when you started off, that you had the chops to do great dramatic work. but peopleletill don't know that you are a great singer. >> well, that's not really true, but thank you. >> stephen: that you are a great singer, or-- ? >> yes. >> stephen: or that people don't know? >> that i'm a great singer, but that is nice of you to s

laughter ) to just eat junk all the time. >> stephen: now did you get-- did you get fat enough for adam mckay? did you get as fat as he wanted you? >> the first day i showed up, adam said, "wow, you were not kidding around." ( laughter ) which is a really odd compliment to get. >> stephen: yeah, yeah. >> which is like, "fantastic! you look huge!" and you're not used to hearing those things together. >> stephen: right, right, yeah. >> but i was, yeah, i was happily fat, and we shot in new orleans which-- >> stephen: ooh! e touffe e! >> uh-huh-huh! >> stephen: uh-huh-huh! >> ai-yeee! ( laughter ) >> stephen: that is a good new orleans accent, right? that's what they sound like? >> jon: yeah, that's exactly how they sound. ( laughter ) >> thank you. >> stephen: people didn't know you had the, necessarily-- when the chops to do great dramatic work. but people still don't know that you are a great singer. >> well, that's not really true, but thank you. >> stephen: that you are a great singer, or-- ? >> yes. >> stephen: or that people don't know? >> that i'm a great singer, but that is nice of you

director adam mckay took over as interviewer while i was on stage. >> i have to go back out on stage. >> maybe you can -- why don't you do the interview? interview the guys. >> what are the two times you ever cheated on your have you ever hit-and-run and killed someone and then just drove away? guys, what is the most awkward sexual encounter you ever your life? >> there's no cape in the camera. >> the party continued yesterday at the parker palm springs as the film fest teamed up with variety for the creative impact awards presented by mercedes benz. will smith was honored for his role in "concussion." he wanted to talk about another milestone. he just celebrated his anniversary with his wife jada on new year's eve. >> we have 18 years this year. so, you know, it's -- we decided we're going for at least 20. >> he's so funny. i knew he was in the movie "concussion" but jada will give you a concussion. >> she's going nowhere. a little later, i sit down with the sisters of your good friend natalie cole. and we remember her. she passed away last week. >> she and i had so many wonderful co

adam mckay. congratulations on the awards saturday. >> thank you. >> let's talk about this movie. it's built as a comedy. how could this be comedic. it's very serious issues. >> we've always kind of called it a tramedy. >> tragedy and comedy. >> yes. >> that makes more sense. >> it's also about group think, too, isn't it? >> yes. >> everybody has an idea. >> that was a scary moment to realize all these professionals, all these professionals that are including all of us, i make movies, we completely missed this, and there was a sense that america could do no wrong and i really think the center of the movie is why did we miss this? what was wrong with our popular consensual culture that we all missed this. >> you pitched yourself for this movie. why? >> it was simply i read the book and the story -- i read it in one night and i just thought i have not red anything like this where the characters were so compelling. it's about everything happening now. we're linking in strange original time and this book brought all that together and it was informative. >> wasn't it personal for you t

really good work. ( applause ) and the movie is with adam mckay, the guy who did "anchorman's" one and two. what is, like, t difference of doing "anchorman" with him, and worldwide collapse of our >> it's actually closer than you ( laughter ) were doing "anchorman," adam is always the funniest guy, you know, he sits behind a monitor with a microphone and shouts out things like, "i pooped a chocolate squirrel." and then you say that-- not in this movie, in the other movie-- and you just say things that he says. and he's incredibly smart and funny. mic, but it would be different. it would be-- >> stephen: what, he's like, "go, improvise about, you know-- >> derivatives and-- and-- >> stephen: really? ( laughs ) >> yeah, yeah, and you would try to have some things in your back pocket that you could then improvise on. >> stephen: "collateralized debt obligations-- make it exciting, go." >> exactly, exactly. >> stephen: can you stick around? we have to take a little break here, but don't go away? >> i don't know, i don't know-- okay, i will. all right. >> stephen: we'll be right back with m

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. >>> plus, we speak with adam mckay, the director and co-writer of the movie "the big short" and an update on the that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. > a special ed teacher is in custody after police arrested her on school property. what she's accused of doing after police received a tip. ((kirsten joyce)) > the battle for solar energy continues in southern nevada. what n-v energy says its doing to make sure its solar customers get what they deserve. ((brian loftus)) > and a t-v reporter is showing for inventing this snow slurpee