julio torres, ana fabrega and fred armisen -- our own fred armisen will be out as a guest tonight tok about his new show [ cheers and applause also, i'm so excited, a city near and dear to my heart, pittsburgh i'm going to be there this friday, june 14th, doing a couple shows at the carnegie library music hall at homestead. so if you're in the 'burgh, please, come check me out. moving on, you guys, whenever donald trump holds a press conference, his rambling, nonsensical answers raise more questions than the answers, so we decided to hold another one, right here, right now. that's right, donald trump and the "late night" press corps are here in our studio and ready to go and without any further ado, it's time for the "late night white house press conference." [ cheers and applause ♪ >> seth: yes, yes, mr. president, mr. president mr. president, mr. president, yes, thank you seth meyers, "late night with seth meyers. mr. president, i'm dying to ask, what's your least favorite thing you have to do as president? >> deal with foreign people. [ laughter ] >> seth: mr. president, what woul

entire first season is available -- it's great -- on hbo now and hbo go everyone, please welcome fred armisenmuch for being here. >> my pleasure hi >> jimmy: welcome back to the show >> thank you >> jimmy: i can smell the whiskey from here. we'll cut this out now, fred -- [ laughter ] are you okay, bud? >> yeah. >> jimmy: we have a lot to talk about. >> yes [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i drink? >> no, no, i'm not a drinker >> jimmy: you're not >> no. >> jimmy: that's probably why i've never seen you drunk. >> no. [ laughter ] it's just so expensive, you know those things, like, wine is expee. jimmy: oh, i got a good deal, though [ laughter ] i'll tell you that later [ talking over each other i want to talk about your show "los espookys. gosh, it's great it's just genius >> thanks. >> jimmy: it's brilliant, but i want to talk about your comedy as well, your stand-up >> yeah. >> jimmy: you're on tour currently? >> yes, i've been touring a bunch, and - >> jimmy: you like touring >> i love it >> jimmy: really >> yeah, you get to travel you get to see all these places, and see all, you know - >> jimmy:

are included for the whole family. ♪ [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: welcome back i'm here with fred armisento "build a band here we go [ cheers and applause ♪ build a ban build a band ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: now, here's how this is gonna work. we're going to come up with our very own band right here on the spot >> jimmy: first to do , we need a band name all right? so on the count of three, i want us to each say a completely random word >> okay, let me clear my mind, i 'causeon't want to do anything preplanned. just clear my mind [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: but -- but now you're making like it is preplanned and it's not n >> no, i just - >> jimmy: i don't want anyone at home thinking - >> no, we didn't >> jimmy: in fact, you didn't do a pre-interview you're really -- >> no, i'm - >> jimmy: yeah you're really -- like, you've changed. >> yeah, a lot [ laught ] >> jimmy: yeah >> a lot >> jimmy: ye g >>w up >> jimmy: i grew up? >> and you haven't [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but all right - [ liverpudlian accent >> i'm the grown up. >> jimmy: i'm a grown up and you're child >> you're a child. you're a kid >>

fred armisen fred: thank you. [ cheers and applause re >> seth: and f i believe you're actually gonna tomorrow night >> fred: yes, tomorrow >> seth: because -- that is a true story, because you have a new show coming out on hbo on friday called "los espookys. >> fred: yes, "los espookys. >> seth: and we'll talk abou that tomorrow, but i can tell everybody that i've seen the first episode. and it's fantastic, and i can't wait for everybody to see it but another thing people might not know about fred. he is a renaissance fan. he's a comedian. he is a musician he is a writer one thing people don't know about him is he is also -- >> fred: true. >> seth: -- art connoisseur. >> fred: mm-hmm. yeah >> seth: an art connoisseur. [ laughter ] and fred was saying to me ba stage that he has an art historian's knowledge about everything ever painted. >> fred: everything. sculpture, any kind of art >> seth: and - [ light laughter ] -- and i know th fred would not just lie to me to get a little extra screen time [ laughter ] so i'd like toest that out in our brand new segment, "fred armisen, art afic

truth. [ light laughter ] >> seth: well we are gonna put it to the test frega it's time once a for fred armisenpplause t >> seth: fred,his is david hockney's portrait of an artist pool with two figures fred, tell us about this painting >> fred: oh, yes and incredible piece ts inspired, they say, by some of the older paintings and some of where back then, it wobe a sort of gentleman near a swimming pool. [ light laughter ] and another rson underneath a swimming pool, you know like look swimming in the water >> seth: yes i think we can all see that. [ light laughter ] b >> fred: what i'm saying, but take a close look at the blue, which is really fascinating. it represents water. [ laughter ] which is - >> seth: this blue or this blue? >> fred: towards the bottom.a. >> seth: okay, gotch >> fred: i love that when i first learned that, i was like oh, wow [ laughter ] and so -- if you look up at the gentleman, the red represents jacket [ laughter ] so, which is great it's just like these things -- it's very impressionistic and very celebratory >> seth: sure. so now that's all stuff you learned from o

creators of "los espookys", julio torres, f ana fabrega, ad armisen, featuring the 8g band with fred armisen [ cheers and applause la dies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. how's everybody doing tonight? cheers and applause that is good to hear in that case, let's get to the news, everybody. former vice president joe bidena aigned in iowa today and i don't know, seeing joe

of it >> no, please test me. >> set okay. [ laughter ] time once again for the segment called "fred armisen ♪ [ cheers and applause >> seth: fred, this is renoir's masterpiece "girls at the piano. tell us everhing you, an art historian, knows about this classic painting >> fred: oh, yes [ laughter yes, yes, yes. well, it's one of the first s paintingmade partially with mustard. [ laughter ] he used a bunch of mustard for the yellows. [ laughter ] and it was really, you know, the reaction -- now we accept it 'slike, okay, we see that wo people, you know, playing piano and reading notes. shockinghe time, thi it's a very shocking - [ laughter ] anything depicting musical instruments and people playingnt instrumewas very shocking at the time [ laughter ] so people -- >> seth: so obviously people had pianos at the time, right? >> fred: yeah, but they weren't depicted >> seth: oh. [ laughter ] >> fred: you know, we take it for granted now but people -- so when they debuted this, people just fainted and they just -ug [ er ] >> seth: was there, like, a show, was there, like a -- i don't know, how d

give it up for the 8g band right over there [ cheers and applause also, very happy to havewi fred armisend, obviously, have known g you for a very lonme over 15 years. i know you'd be a renaissance man, cedian, musician, writer. but one thing some people don't know about you is that you are, fair to say, an art connsseur? >> fred: oh, absolutely, yes >> set yes and you were saying backstage knowledge about every tingrian's ever painted >> fred: every painting, yes [ laughter ] >> seth: i would -- if you don't mind, if it's not rude for me to do this, i would love to put it to the test. >> fred: sure. >> seth: okay. because you're not just saying that to me to impress me this is a true thing laughter ]e it's tce again for "fred armisen: art aficionado. [ cheers and applause ♪ >> seth: very, very excited about this, fred fred, this is mark rothko's 1961 master work, "orange, red,e ow." fred, tell us about this classic painting >> fred: it was, you know, originly a mistake [ laughter ] it was, you know, the paintings at this time were -- i don't know if you know this about art, but these wer

because i will put you to the test. >> fred: you said that yes. >> seth: it's time once again for "fred armisen cheers and applause >> seth: all right, fred let's see your art historian's knowledge. this is jackson pollock's masterpiece, "one: number 31, 1950. fred, tell us about this painting >> fred: very, very famous painting a lot's happened to it over the years. [ light laughter ] it was lost. >> seth: uh-huh. >> fred: for a day [ laughter ] but they found it again at a yard sale. >> seth: wait. over the course of a day - >> fred: of a day. >> seth: it got lost and showed up at a yard - >> fred: very famous case. [ light laughter ] this is 1974 right? '74. and they found it again. and it fetched -- it fetched a million and a half at sotheby's. >> seth: uh-huh. >> fred: and then it just -- and then they resold it again. it fetched $2 million. they resold it again it fetched - >> seth: sorry >> fred: i think it fetched -- [ light laughter ] >> seth: i feel like this -- i've known you for so long, i don't -- i feel like this is the first time i've heard you use "fetched" like this. [ laughter

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give it up for the 8g band, right over there [ cheers and applause also, so happy fred armisen is back, fred, you are a renaissance man. >> fred: oh, thanks. >> seth: i've said that before about you. comedian, sician, writer, everything and, yet, also i find out this week that you are an art connoisseur. >> fred: i am, yes [ light laughter ]et >> s and you told me backstage that you have an art historian's knowledge about everpainting ever painted. >> fred: every painting. [ light laughter ] >> seth: and i said, fred, i said - you remember, it just happened o said, "fred, don't lie tme." >> fred: you said that, yes. b >> seth:ause i will put you to the test. >> fred: you said that yes. >> seth: it's time once again for "fred armisen: art aficionado." ♪ [ cheers and applause >> seth: all right, fred let's see your art historian's knowledge. this is jackn pollock's sterpiece, "one: number 31, 1950. fred, tell us about this painting >> fred: very, very famous paintings a lot'ppened to it over the years. [ light laughter ] it was lost. >> seth: uh-huh. >> fred: for a day [ laughter ] but t

give it up for the 8g band, right over there also, give it up fore fred armisen, everybody. having him [ cheers and applause and highly, highly recommend, tomorrow night on hbo, fred's new show, "los espookys. it's fantastic it's hilarious i have been lucky enough to see a few episodes so congratulations on that, fred check that out, everybody. [ applause ] our first guest tonight is an emmy award winner and the host of "watch what's happens live with andy con. to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the show will air at a special time of 10:00 p.m., june 16th to 23rd on bravo. please welcome back to the show, our good friend, andy cohen. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ >> seth: congratulations on your st. louis blue >> congratulations to the blues. [ cheers ] >> and you were actually supposed to be on our show last night, and you askedous to move so you c go to game seven. >> i begged you. yes, thank you for switching me around >> seth: of course, i was so happy you got to be there. this is an organization that has never won a stanley cup. n >>er and they went from worst to first.t th

presidential candidate, senator amy klobuchar, music from regina spektor, featuring the 8g band with fred armisen cheers and applause ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. how is everybody doing tonight [ cheers and applause that is fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news president trump said in an interview yesterday that he would consider accepting damaging information about his 2020 opponents from a foreign government it is like he always said, "yes, collusion. [ laughter ] house speaker nancy pelosi today responded to president trump's comments saying that he would accept information on his opponents from foreign governments and said it is quote "very sad that trump doesn't know right from wrong. well, what do you expect he doesn't even know right from left [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause >> seth: president trump announced on twitter this afternoon that press secretary sarah huckabee sanders would be stepping down at the end of the month. she'll leave the way she usually does, in the middle of someone's question [ lau

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man chicago at the briar street theater and this is interesting, 23 years after teaching our own fred armisene man group, he's sitting in for him tonight. jeff quay is here, everybody [ cheers and applause thank you so much for being here, jeff we really appreciate it. how was -- was fred a good student? >> he was a great student. >> seth: okay. i know you're just saying that but it's very kind [ laughter ] our first guest tonight is the host of the emmy and peabody award-winning show, "last week tonight," which airs sunday nights on hbo please welcome back to the show our friend, john oliver, everybody. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ >> seth: i - >> oh. >> seth: i want to congratulate you. [ cheers and applause um - >> okay. >> seth: congratulations on a couple of things congratulations on your emmy nomination >> oh, thank you and you. >> seth: well-deserved thank you very much. and more importantly, congratulations on boris johnson. i know he's an old friend. >> oh. yes. [ laughter ] you're stretching the -- the term "friend" to a shattering point there, but yes yes. britain has done it. well, i

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