trump. >> seth: oh, yeah. >> yes. [ laughter ]re >> seth: it'ly good.ok at him. atever the side is -- [ light laughter ] it's a hair frisbee. >> seth: yeah it's really 's n optical illusion. >> so this -- again this is my -- this is my -- my style now. okay, this is what i came up with when i was 12. okay, right now -- >> seth: uh-huh, could be bart. >> could be bart. could be homer. could be marge. could be lisa. >> seth: could be lisa, yep. >> could be any of the characters. so with elfo, all i did was extend the nose down i gave him two nostrils to make it original. >> seth: yep. >> right? [ light laughter ] >> seth: that's incr. what an incredible change. >> and then pointy ears. >> seth: oh, there you go. that's an elf now. >> that's an elf.th e you go. >> seth: that is -- >> and so elfo, the hero, is in love with princess bean. >> seth: yep. >> but he's also a little small kid he sort of looks like so side burns. >> seth: oh, t >> yeah.o. [ light laughter ] >> seth: so now it's not creepy. >> yeah, it's not as creepy. >> seth: yeah, i think -- >>

>> seth: wait, wait, let me try one more. >> seth. [ laughter ] >> seth: it's very hard -- as a whitedisapproval. according to a new study, teenagers raised by lesbian moms do just as well or better than teenagers raised by straight parents, but they can't dress for [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] >> how dare you? >> seth: you told me it would be okay! >> you should to be ashamed of yourself! >> seth: black women and lesbians are liars! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back with amy adams, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ what's the strongman? it's a pea-protein, gluten-free pâté. (whistles) it's a burrito filled with plants pretending to be meat. here we see the artist making an attempt to bare his soul. it's just a gray dot. there are multiples on the table: one is cash, three are fha, one is va. so what can you do? she's saying a whole lotta people want to buy this house. but you got this! rocket mortgage by quicken loans makes the complex simple. understand the details and get approved in as few as 8 minutes by america's largest mortgage lender. discpump, foam, hydrate care fo

>> seth: yeah. >> oh. [ laughter ] >> seth: they like fun dancing. >> yeah. >> seth: fun dancing.t the fun dancing? >> yeah, matt lauer. i like how your network -- they were okay with that clip. >> seth: yeah, they didn't -- i don't think anyone at this network pays attention to this show. >> oh! [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> i was on "good morning america," which is on some other network. >> seth: yeah. >> that was this morning. and they -- there's this clip from this show called "the proposal," which is, for two hours, ladies show themselves in front of a man and then he asks one of them to marry him at the end of two hours. totally classy. and -- [ laughter ] they were like, "we can't show that." >> seth: oh, wow! >> and i was like, "because you're protecting the brand?" [ laughter ] i was like, "okay. i get it. all right." but that shows how cool nbc is. >> seth: we're very cool. you -- it is very exciting. i want to talk about your show because i'm so happy you're doing this again. but i also want to congratulate you on this. 22 years married. >> yes. >> you have a 22nd wedd

>> seth: wait, wait, let me try one more. >> seth. [ laughter ] >> seth: it's very hard --o as a whiteroval. accordinto a new study, teenagers raised by lesbian moms do just as well or better than e agers raised by straight parents, but they can't dress fo [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] >> how dare you? >> seth: you told me it would be okay >> you should to be ashamed of yourself! >> seth: black women and lesbians are liars! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back with y adams, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ we do whatever it takes to fight cancer. these are the specialists we're proud to call our n. experts from all over the world, working closely together to deliver truly personalized cancer care. expert medicine works here. learn more at cancercenter.com ♪running through the door as i start to yell♪ ♪movement was my only chance ♪full speed ahead was my only plan♪ ♪i'm moving while you talk ya talk♪ ♪don't talk, gon' break ya jaw ♪i'm coming up ♪my movements coming up ♪i'm coming up ♪my movements coming up ♪ ayep, and my teeth are yellow.? time for whitestrips. crest glamorous w

meyers. >> seth: good evening.'m seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. special counsel robert mueller and donald trump, jr. were spotted on friday at the same gate at an airport in washington, d.c. look at this photo. first off, well, like of course don jr. is the kind of guy who crowds the gate. [ light laughter ] while mueller is sitting patiently like, "trust me. you're not going anywhere for a while." [ laughter ] second, where are they both going? don's dressed like he's on the first flight out of cancun. [ light laughter ] and mueller is dressed like he's on the first flight, period. [ laughter ] or maybe that just is his casual wear. "you probably noticed my top button's unbuttoned. that's because i'm going to the beach." [ light laughter ] according to axios, during discussions about renewable energy, president trump has more than once declared to administration officials, quote, "i hate the wind

with seth & amy." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: really?ally, james comey? you want to weigh in on things when there's an election coming up? you feel like that's gone well for you in the past? [ laughter ] that's like michael jordan saying, "i think i'm going to take another shot at baseball." [ laughter ] i mean, really. >> really, james comey? you're worried the democrats are going move too far to the left? really? i don't know if you remember, but we were just about to have a nice, boring, moderate democrat for a president until you decided to open your mouth a week before the election, you big dumb scare crow. [ laughter ] >> really? >> really!? and as far as i'm concerned, the democrats can vote for a bong in the shape of che guevara and you got nothing to say about it! [ laughter ] really! >> seth: really? and really, you're telling democrats not to lose their minds? i don't know if you've noticed, but the party in power is locking babies in cages, the president talks about vladimir putin the way jay-z talks about beyonce. [ laughter

meyers. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers.his 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. after president trump yesterday called former white house aide omarosa manigault "a dog," cnn's chris cuomo said, quote, "our president should not be defended like some drunk guy in a bar." what? he's so much worse than that. [ laughter ] that's at least where drunk guys are supposed to be. [ laughter ] trump is like a drunk guy working a jamba juice and the smoothies are flying everywhere. [ laughter ] according one of president trump's former top aides, the trump administration is terrified what else former staffer omarosa may have recorded in the white house. oh, god, please don't let it be an album. [ laughter ] magician and former celebrity apprentice contestant penn jillette has come forward to say he heard president trump make racially insensitive comments on set. meanwhile, teller hasn't said a word. [ laughter ] vice president mike pence

> seth: hosting that again.es >> >> seth: it was very exciting.ou had a real housewife of atlanta on the show. >> we did, yes. we had porsha on.e' and -- you know, she's someone as i know you know, seth. >> seth: yes. >> who goes into every relationship like full throttle. ke i thought she was going to marry someone on the spot. [ light laughter ] and that i was going to perform the ceremony. it was so cool. r. was really cool having the show is so fun. we still have people rate each other's looks based on their first impressions. >> seth: uh-huh. >> so that's always -- i love awkward moments captured on tape. h: yeah. >> and so, me revealing -- oh, she gave you a six, seth. ] [ light laught it's always amazing. >> seth: a six would be a personal high. >> yes, yes. i'm a six. >> seth: you -- obviously, we've been talking a lot here on the s show i gt was a week ago monday, we had the helsinki summit.it as all anybody could talk about. and yes, you provided the world a great distraction.th you haseason premiere of, what is it, "orange county"? >> y

meyers. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers.s is "late night." how's everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that is fantastic. here in that case, let's get to the news. president trump traveled to tampa, florida today and visited a visited a technical high school. said trump, "i also went to high school. technically." [ laughter ] president trump tweeted today, quote, "collusion is not a crime but that doesn't matter because there was no collusion except by crooked hillary and the democrats." [ laughter ] okay. follow this logic with me. collusion's not a crime, also i didn't do it, but also hillary did it, and she should be in jail. [ laughter ] so good news, rudy giuliani, you're no longer the worst lawyer in the world. [ laughter ] former trump campaign chairman paul manafort's fraud trial began today and prosecutors used their opening statement to call manafort a, quote, "shrewd liar." really? let's check out some of his shrewd lying. >> so to be clear, mr. trump has no financial relationships with any russian olig

applause ] ♪ >> seth: hello. >> hello. >> seth: so happy to see you. >> very happy to see you. >> sethcause we used to see each other a lot more because we lived in the same building. i >> i know. and rasheed says hello. >> seth: rasheed is the -- a doorman who is very dear to my heart. >> yes. >> seth: and we miss him desperately. >> and his baby was born, i think, he said like four hours before or after ash. >> seth: yes. so, we -- we have children that are very close in the same age. and i stop by every now and then to say hi to him. but he's very upset if i don't bring my children. >> i'm upset that -- that ash wasn't born in our lobby. >> seth: oh, axel was the lobby baby. >> oh, a -- oh, axel. >> seth: yeah. >> i'm upset that axel wasn't born in our lobby. >> seth: i know -- a lot of people, you know, because we lived in that building for a long time. >> yes. >> seth: and then my wife had our baby axel in the new building and you guys missed out. >> we did. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> we really did. >> seth: 'cause there were -- you could see a lot of stuff. yeah. [ laug

e >> seth: i feel if i do these i'll get in trouble. >> no. >> seth: all right. >> seth, please. >> seth>> please. >> all right. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: don't give them a round of applause. ughter ] they've been white all day. probably tired. according to a recent study, lesbians are 14% more likely to orgasm during sex than straight women. also orgasming durg lesbian sex, men. [ laughter ] >> seth, no! >> seth: wait, wait, let me try one more. >> seth. [ laughter ] >> seth: it's very hard -- as a white man to get disapproval. according to a new study, teenagers raised by lesbian mom do j well or better than teenagers raised by straight parents, but they can't dress for [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] >> how dare you? y >> set told me it would be okay! >> you should to be ashamed of yourself! >> seth: black women a lesbians are liars! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back with ad ams, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ what's the strongman? it's a pea-protein, gluten-free pâté. (whistles) it's a burrito filled with plants pretending to be meat. here we see the artist making an

meyers. >> seth: good evening. seth meyers. this is "late night." how is evebody doing tonight? [ chrs and applause ] that is fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. at a rally in florida last night, president trump falsely claimed that photo id required to buy groceries in the united states. [ light laughter dude, what you eating for dinner? rental cars?er [ laug during the same rally, pretrdent p claimed that he could be more presidential than any president in history, quote, "except for possibly abe lincoln with the big hat." [ laughter ] oh, right. that abe lincoln. [ laughter ] are you at a campaign rally or olow and tell? "this is my abe li he has a really big hat. and he hates going to plays." [ light laughter ] the new york metsuffered their worst loss in franchise history last night losing to the washington nationals 25-4. it was so bad that even the ceremonial first pitch was hit for a triple.[ ughter ] that's right, the new york mets lost to the washington nationals 25-4. it was so embarr

y seth: yeah.different here. [ laughter ] >> so, that was intriguing to me. i also, ki of, she -- my mom who i -- we all adored, at the end of her life said, "i feel like i've accomplished nothing." >> seth: oh, wow. >> and i think that was because she felt unfulfilled as a person. i mean, she'd been a -- our mother and a wonderful wife. and i thought of her as i s doing this -- this role. someone who is in the background holding the coat, helping with the glasses and the pills until -- it's not good anymore. >> seth: right. this film takes place over a short peri of time. >> mm-hmm. >> seth: but there is also a fl h back to when this couple first meets, and you mention your mother, but your daughter plays the young version of the charac annie. >> yeah. >> seth: that must have been exciting. >> it was.>> eth: yeah. >> i was so proud of her. she also, you knowi mean it's really hard to be the daughter of a famous person and wanting to do the same thing. and i -- i thought twice about letting our dir

meyers. >> seth: good evening.'m seth meyers. this is "late night." hos everybody doing tonigh [ cheers and applause ] that is faastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. according to the , "new york timeesident trump is eager to sit down with special counsel robert mueller lear himself of any wrongdoing. oh, yes, please do that. [ light laughter ] that would be like when the cops show up at your party and your drunkest friend like, "i'll talk to 'em. what do you stupid idiots want? hey!" [ laughter ] according to reports, special counsel robert mueller wants to ask president trump about obstruction of justice. said trump, "oh, it's easy. first you fire the fbi director [ light laughter ] despite not being allowed to introduce the photos in court, special counsel robert mueller's office says publicly released photos of extravagant purchases made by former trump campaign af chair paul mt. "two suits," yelled bernie sanders. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] "my suits are timeshare!" [ laughter ] during

but still. >> seth: yeah. >> you never know. >> seth: it's a show -- >> you never know. >> seth: it'sme how much they love kim wexler, but they also said, "i never met a character i loved more than a great story, though." >> seth: oh, yeah. there you go. [ laughter ] >> like -- >> seth: in the end, right, right. >> in the end, if it's better to kill kim, they would kill kim, but at this point i'm not even sure that's the most tragic end for her. >> seth: well, it's interesting because of course we don't know -- we know what jimmy mcgill, bob's character is going to become. >> right. >> seth: saul goodman. and he's not quite there yet. and so it seems like one of the things that could get him to go to that darker place would be the loss of someone close to him. so are there other fan theories that you have looked into that you enjoy? >> there's a lot. i hear there's a ton on reddit. >> seth: okay. >> i'm always afraid -- i haven't been in a lot of the chatrooms on the reddit sites because i always feel like after the 16 nice comments there's going to be the one contrary person that is

hold on. >> seth: whoo! >> cheers. >> seth: oh, cheers. ] >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] mm. okay. so, while this is going, we are going to add a little bit of --beef jus. >> seth: beef jus? >> yes. beef jus. so, beef stock, it's been reduced a lot. >> seth: so, beef jus is, like, fancy for beef stock? >> yeah. >> seth: all right. yeah. >> you know, we only do the fancy stuff here. >> seth: exactly. >> we got the big beef. we got the big champagne. >> seth: you can charge $10 more dollars if it's beef jus. >> exactly. versus beef stock. how's the chicken? >> seth: i -- what else did you put in? did you -- what was it? >> a little bit of madeira. >> seth: okay, gotcha. >> yeah. a little bit of madeira. >> seth: yeah. the chicken's really good. >> good. >> seth: i think i'm gonna finish all of it. [ laughter ] >> this is, like, your dinner, right? >> seth: oh, my god. >> okay. >> seth: this is, well, my -- this is my -- if the -- every week started, and monday morning, they just brought this to my apartment. i'd be like, we're gonna be good

seth: oh!letters and everything. [ laughter ] yeah. >> seth: each individual letter is described in the book? >> fred: yeah, but eloquently very beautiful. beautiful language, yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: gotcha. >> seth: can i read what the publisher says the book is about? >> f >> seth: okay, annie marlow has been through the worst. rocked by tragedy, she heads to the one place that makes her happy. oceanside in the pacific northwest. [ laughter ] there she meets keaton, a local eainter, whose large frame is equal to his big. [ laughter ] >> fred: who flies a plane.ht [ la ] >> seth: give it up for fred armisen, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest is an orcar-nominated and emmy award-winning dire you know from his films "do the right thing," "4 little girls" and "malcolm x." s latest, "blackkklansman" is in theaters nationwide now. let's take a look. >> why haven't you bought into this? >> why should i? >> because you're jewish, brother. the so-called chosen people. you've been

>> seth: hi. happy be here. >> seth: so, congratulations on the new show. >> thank you. >> seth: this is -- a show that addresses a lot of serious issues. >> yes. >> seth: things like, fat shaming and bullying. it's also, obviously, we can tell from the clip. >> yes. hu>> seth: there's a lot or in it. >> yeah. we're constantly straddling at line between totally inappropriate and being very grounded and real. >> seth: and there also was some -- the trailer, when the trailer first came out, there was -- ly there was not lot of buzz about it, but there was some push back as well. people were -- le yeah. >> seth: -- a lipset by what they thought the show was gonna be based on the trailer. >> yeah. well, and -- you know, i would never want to take that away from people. le's reaction is -- is what they feel inside. and i totally, totally get that. but, you know, it kind of goes to the fact that they're judging a book by it's cover. and it's a minute and 28 second trailer, and there is 12 more hours of

. >> seth: breastauran >> breastaurants. >> seth: that makes a lot of sense. >> yeah. >> seth: and howw, what'd is i started loving it. >> seth: okay. >> yeah, i did. >> seth: what part did you love about it? >> the food, the atmosphere, the waitresses are like extra friendly. >> seth: extra friend -- do youx think they'ra friendly because they're so happy that women are there? >> no, they're trained to be extra friendly. and what it is, if you're with the -- if you were with your wife -- >> seth: yeah.nd >> ahe was not in labor, because you know you g to be fast if you were with your wife, they would extend a lot of their attention to her first. >> seth: oh, that's nice. >> because they kn if the woman is happy, then it's more likely that they'll come back. >> seth: yes.ve it would be hard sell for me to get my wife to go there in the first place. >> yeah. [ laughter ] you think so? >> seth: no matter how nice i told her -- >> that they were. >> seth: they were going to be to her. yeah. >> what if the food was really good?>> eth: again, still, maybe a hard sell. >> right. right. is it

a [ cheers andlause ] ♪ ♪ >> seth: hi! >> hi, seth. >> seth: it's so happy to have you he a.e "jurassic park" meets "jaws." >> yes. >> seth: this is a big shark. >> this is a giant shark. we set out to make the second best shark movie ever. >> seth: wow. [ laughter ]nk >> and i te have achieved that. >> seth: well, that's great. >> yeah. >> you got to know what you were aiming for. >> yes. we tried to take out "deep be sea." >> seth: oh, interesting. >> you know what i mean? little known shark reference. >> seth: little known. >> yeah.h: >> so you -- you -- obviously, a cgi shark. >> yes. >> seth: you couldn't get any ks to agree to be in thi movie. but -- >> they wouldn't do it. yeah. am seth: but the real, no cgi, the real jason sta you -- first time, wilson and statham have teamed up. >> "oh, yeah first time with statham." [ laughter ] "that's right." >> seth: i'd -- see, i would like to be around jason stathamc is it -- is iting as it sounds? >> i am like a fan girl around jason statham. >> seth: yh. >> i love his movies. he is one of the few action stars of like -- when

. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening.'m seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] that's great to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. president trump on friday attacked nba star lebron james and cnn anchor don lemon tweeting, quote, "lebron james was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, don lemon. he made lebron look smart which isn't easy to do. i like mike." [ laughter ] oh, good save. because you sounded super racist until that last thing. [ laughter ] luckily everyone knows you can't hate a race of people if you like one of them. [ laughter ] former trump campaign chair paul manafort's ex-business partner, rick gates, testified against him at his fraud trial today and responded yes when prosecutors asked him, quote, "did you commit crimes with mr. manafort?" wow. i guess trials are a lot more straight forward than movies have led me to believe. [ laughter ] now mr. gates, i'm a simple country lawyer, but did you all do crimes? [ laughter ] yes. i ha

>> thank you, seth. >> seth: i'm so happy you're here.this is very exciting. you went on a global press tour. >> oh, yeah. >> seth: to promote this season of the show. >> yeah, well -- you know, berlin, but yes. [ light laughter ] global. >> seth: okay. it's over ocean at least. >> yeah. >> seth: you were in berlin. i heard this was very exciting for you. you stayed in the hotel where michael jackson's famously dangled his child. >> dangled the baby. baby blanket. >> seth: yeah, baby blanket. >> you guys know blanket, right? i mean, one of the great -- one of the top ten baby names. >> seth: yeah. >> you're a dad, so -- >> seth: yeah, i was so upset that blanket was taken. [ light laughter ] >> i can only imagine. >> seth: yeah. >> i mean, as soon as we got there, you know, it's me, the great danielle brooks, who plays taystee. >> seth: uh-huh. she's fantastic. >> i mean, one of the greats. the wonderful jackie cruz. and so, we were there. and i was the quirky of the bunch, you know? and so, right away, as soon as we got there, i said, "l

>> yep. >> seth: there she is. >> he-he-he-he. >> seth: he-he-he-he. [ audience aws ] >> he-he. >> seth a small child. >> i do. >> seth: about 16 months old, right? >> yep. yeah. >> seth: 8-year-old dog, 16-month-old. >> oh, god. >> seth: we have very similar situation with our age, children and our dog. >> yeah. >> seth: are the dog and the child getting along? >> i mean, yeah. [ laughter ] she loves him so much. and he -- tolerates her. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> so much. >> seth: this looks like a dog that's tolerating [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] >> yeah, he's really cool around her. he plays it cool. he hasn't licked her yet. yeah, it's going to be fine. in, like, ten years, they're going love each other. >> seth: that's great. [ laughter ] >> and, you know, until then it's fine, i'll just have another kid. >> seth: and has your -- be honest, has your love for finn waned even an inch? >> no, i love them the same amount. >> seth: okay, good. [ laughter ] >> they are -- he's got his stuff that i love. she's got her stuff. it's -- yeah, no. they all say that. they're like, you're going

meyers. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers!s is "late night"! how is everybody doing tight? [ cheers and applause ] that is fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the ne. today was special counsel robert mueller's birthday. and this is cool. his local bakery sent him a cake. [ laughter ] first lady melania trump recently announced she's lookint for volunteedecorate the white house for christmas. "i'll do it," said an elf. [ laughter ] former white house mmunications director, hope hicks, said this weekend that she would consider replacing white house chief of staff, john kelly, if the time was right. responded kelly -- [ beep beep ] [ laughter ] according to the "wall street journal," president trump'ex-lawyer michael cohen is being investigated for tax fraud, which is surprising, e usually he's hired for tax fraud. [ laughter ] president trump had dinner with the ceos of several large companies tonight at his private golf club in new jersey. and when bernie sanders heard about it, the rest of his hair fell out. [ laught

: hi, buddy. >> hi, seth.hing. just going back to the tweets, there's only one person who should be allowed to tweet in all caps and her name is cher. >> seth: okay. got you. [ cheers and applause ] i think that's vert fair. >> yes. >> seth: very fair. now she's been living an all caps lifestyle for a very long time. [ light laughter ] >> she has. yes, yes. she's also been trolling the president beautifully for like five years. >> seth: it's really fun. the people that all of a sudden came out and you realize, "wow, cher is very good at trolling." >> yes, she is. >> seth: yeah, you wouldn't have thought so, but she is. >> "mamma mia." >> seth: "mamma mia" indeed. [ light laughter ] >> yes, yes. >> seth: have you seen "mamma mia" yet? >> i have not yet. >> seth: okay. >> yeah. but people love it, and apparently, the 13 minutes that cher is in the film, for my people -- it's -- >> seth: gotcha. [ light laughter ] >> yeah. >> seth: well, wait -- [ light applause ] but i -- like, my people meaning talk show host -

. >> seth: okay, excellent. >> yes. >> seth: and thanks so much for being here.t's great to see you. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: ewan mcgregor, everybody! "christopher robin" is in theaters tomorrow. we'll be right back with ann dowd. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i wish you weren't so worried about moving. i'm hoping these nature sounds will help me relax a bit. at least we don't have to worry about homeowners insurance. just call geico. geico helps with homeowners insurance? good to know. feeling better? i love you, pookie bear. [parrot 1] i love you, pookie bear. [parrot 2] i love you, pookie bear! [parrots] i love you, pookie bear!!! get to know geico and see how easy homeowners and renters insurance can be. beautyrest's innovative technology gives you focus and clarity- more energy than you've ever felt. we don't just make mattresses so you can get better sleep, we make them so you can be more awake. beautyrest. i'm emma. and i'm claire. and we're the salmon sisters. we run our business from the boat. it's a really small space. this new surface go is the pe

>> hi, seth. >> seth: it's so happy to have you here. >> i am thrilled to be here. >> seth: so "the meg>> seth: this is a big shark. >> this is a giant shark. we set out to make the second best shark movie ever. >> seth: wow. [ laughter ] >> and i think we have achieved at we tried to take out "deep blue se"h, ieresting. >> seth: so you -- you -- obviously, a cgi shark. >> yes. >> seth: you couldn't get any sharks to agree to be in this movie. but -- >> they wouldn't do it. yeah. >> seth: but the real, no cgi, the real jason statham. you -- first time, wilson and statham have teamed up. >> "oh, yeah. first time with statham." [ laughter ] "that's right." >> seth: i'd -- see, i would like to be around jason statham. is it -- is it exciting as it sounds? >> i am like a fan girl around jason statham. >> seth: yeah. >> i love his movies. he is one of the few action stars of like -- when he says, "i'm going to kick your ass." like, you believe him. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> you know? >> seth: yeah. >> he could kick the crap out of people. you know? >> seth: yeah, i believe that after ta

>> seth: that is a nightmare. >> it was horrible. >> seth: yeah. >> it was mortifying. >> seth: but youher >> seth: please. >> so, i'm a self-involved preteen, and i go to school in the palisades, in brenood actually, and i see my parents hovering over head, and i think, "god damn it, why won't they leave me alone?" and i go he. i hide because i don't want them to see me on the playground when i'ixth grade. and i'm furious about it. i get home, and i start yelling at my mom. "how dare you, how dare you hover over my school? that is my school. you got toive me some privacy." my mom is like, "katy tur, we j. were over house!" [ laughter ] o.j. lived down the street from my school. i was totally self-absorbed. i thought they were paying attention to me, and it was o.j. >> seth: well i remember during the bronco chase being like, "that's katy tur." [ applause ] thanks for being here. thanks for doing triple duty. >> thanks for having me. >> seth: always such a pleasure. [ cheers and applause ] can't wait to read this in paperback. katy tur. you can see her 2:00 pm weekdays onsnbc. her book

meyers. >> seth: good evening. york times", president trump is eager to sit down with special counsel robert mueller to clear himself of any wrongdoing. oh, yes, please do t [ light laughter ] that would be like wn the cops show up at your party and your drunkest friend is like, "i'll talk to 'em. what do you stupid idiots want? hey!" [ laughter ] according to reports, special counsel robert mueller wants to ask president trump about n obstruct justice. said trump, "oh, it's easy. first you fire the fbi director." [ light laughter ] despite not being allowed to introduce the photos in court, special counsel roberter's office says publicly released o photextravagant purchases made by former trump campaign chair paul manafort. s "tts," yelled bernie sanders. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] "my suits are timeshare!" [ laughter ] a ring an event at the white house last nighto-trump pastor told a group of religious leaders that president trump is, quhee, "probably going to be most pro-black president in his lifetim

el seth: congrats on the n this is your third novel. >> it is. >> seth: the first two were very welleived. does that make you feel very confident before your third novel comes ou >> oh, sure. >> seth: oh, good. >> no, no, no. no, you can't be. because it's -- you know -- you're writing in total isolation. in theike getting dresse dark. like, the complete dark. and then you have to go out on stage.h: >> seah. >> and you don't know what you've done. you don't know what anybody's going to see unt. it's too la >> seth: and not only dress in the dark but i would guess over the period of like three or four years. >> oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. [ light laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> that's four years of -- >> seth: fr years of like, "these are the right pants." >> -- just getting dressed in the dark. >> seth: yeah. do you show it to people over the cose of the four years? do you -- >> i do. i -- you know, a few trusted readers. and for this onebecause it is about the aids epidemic in chicago, very sensitive subject, a lot of historical research, i

. >> seth: do you like teaching? >> i love teaching, yeah.s >> seth: thaeat. >> it's -- you know, it makes you so much better at what you do to have to articulate it. >> seth: sure. >> and -- you know, 'cause other art forms, you see someone work. right? if i were a painter, i could watch someone paint. if i were a musician, i could watch someone, you kno compose, make music. t go and stand over my friend's shoulder when they're writing novels. >> seth: right, yeah. >> that would be super creepy. but i cawork with students as they're writing novels, as they're writing short stories. and i'm learning from that in a way that is not otherwise available to me as a writer. >> seth: that is very cool. [ applause ] d thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> seth: congrats on the book. >> thanks. >> seth: rebecca makkai, [ cheers and applause ] "the great believers" is on sale now wherever books are sold. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

. >> seth: yeah. >> it was kind of awesome. and my dad's a poet. so there was a lot of -- he was writing his poetry in america but in hungarian and the smuggling it back into hungary. and -- >> seth: how do you smuggle poetry? [ light ughter ] >> funny question. so, what you do, if it's 1970s is you get a box of disposable diapers. >> seth: i -- yep, that's what i would have done. [ laughter ] >> because disposable diapers were bra new. you could get them in america. you can't get them in hungary. so it's a etty normal gift to be sending across the ocean to your relatives. and you cut them open. you take out the filling. and you put a poetry manuscript in every diaper. then you reseal the bo you send it. they open it. they take it out. and you have diaper poetry. [ laughter ] >> seth: that is incredible. because every writer i know --[ plause ]

. >> seth: oh, that's very helpful. >> who were there and lived through it. >> seth: there are sort of two parallel stories. there is, as you mentioned, it's chicago in crisis and then modern day paris. characters froliboth sort of in both the stories. is that something -- with a otting like that, do you have to know that when you set out to write the story?t >> it mive helped. but i didn't. >> seth: oh, okay. got you. >> so -- yea i started off writing this story, you know, evs,tually after a few misst about the crest of the aids epidemic in chicago. it w all set in the '80s. and as i interviewed people, as i thought about it more, one of the things that was the most fascinating to me was the at afte the ripple effect 30 years later. how were people cking up and going on with their lives when they'd handeath sentence or when they had lost everyone of their generation and they're the only survivor? so that was woven in later.as >> seth: iertainly more aware of san francisco and

seth, you'll be the son.aughter ] [ light laughter ] [ laughter ] [ light laughter ] [ light laughter ] [ laughter and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: oh, my goodness. do one more? >> one more. >> jimmy: we'll do one more. seth, you can be the dad for this one. i'll be the daughter, and you start. ♪ [ laughter ] [ laughter and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: my thanks to seth rogen. [ cheers and applause ] "like father" is on netflix now. we'll be right back with spike lee, everybody. come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ( ♪ ) find a world of inspiration. ever changing selection. ever amazing prices. homegoods. go finding. ever amazing prices. your insurance rates a scratch so smallr you could fix it with a pen. how about using that pen to sign up for new insurance instead? for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise their rates because of their first accident. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ rewards me basically aeverywhere.om so why am i sliding into this ski lodge with my mini horse? because