. >> art linklater and the kids. >> in the '50s and '60s folks were glued to the tube at art linklater's house party where kids often said thedarnedest things. >> what's the hardest thing about school for you? >> buttoning my pants. >> and perhaps there is another reason we're watching. >> it's during this election year where adults are behaving badly. here you can see the future of the country through the kids as opposed to the politicians. >> this teeny tiny talent time is clearly a hit with kids of all ages. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> i'm putting a reminder to >> it is hilarious. those kids have such big personalities and, steve, the look that he gives is priceless. it's priceless. >> i don't think they could have found anybody better to host that show him than. >> ellen degenereses and steve harvey co-producing the show. amazing. why didn't we think about that? >> there's no way. we have our own show here, the sharon and erika show isenough. >> tune in every weekend. >> big personalities coming up a look at our topstories, but first a life look at where -- erika, tell us ab

. >> richard linklater and i developed an idea of a jazz movie starring chet baker. it was going to be chet in the '50s, chet in the kind-of heyday of bee bop and the sense of his fame, but we couldn't get the money together. so, this never happened. >> seth: uh-huh. >> i felt really sad about it, to be honest with you. >> seth: yeah. >> i really wanted to play that part. and that ship sailed. and then, about 15 years later, the ship came back because of this older version of chet who's in a much more difficult place in his life. and i felt like i was given an opportunity to give a sequel to a film i never made. >> seth: that's nice. >> it was cool. >> seth: and now, had you put done the work in to start learning how to play trumpet back in the first -- >> that's a clue into why we didn't get the film made in the first place. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> rick had the idea of, like, "wouldn't it be great to do -- we'll really take the rug out from under the biopic. chet's not going to play the whole movie." that was rick's idea. >> seth: so, that's why nobody wanted

one of the early pioneers richard linklater. >> 23 years ago nick barbaroe got up on a stool and read >> every year it just gets bigger and bigger and cooler and cooler. i used to think i was doing rick a favor coming here and now it's like i'm lucky to get in. >> great thing about austin is this dynamic cultural mash up of hugely talented people, whether it's art or food or government or high tech. >> it's one of those great american cities that feels like a town and a city at the same time. >> yeah, i love this town. >> it's just got a good vibe. >> women making media that matters, we are so about that. >> i think this is a really good city to showcase the talent around the world. >> our country, the way things are going right now, people need more elements like this in their life. >> it started from just a little bitty gig to -- to the president giving a speech here. >> south by southwest brings together people who are at the cutting edge. >> he's kind of i think really showing us it's as much a tech fest as it is a film fest or a music fest. and whenever the new thing that will ha