thank you for watching. stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers." goodnight, everybody. bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- jonathan groff, star of "kunckles," actor adam pally, an all new "closer look." featuring the 8g band with queen cora coleman. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] and now, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." we hope you're doing well. and now, if you don't mind we're going to get to the news.

president biden spoke today about the pro-palestinian protests on college campuses for roughly three minutes, and then he got the hell out of there. >> thank you. >> mr. president, do you think the national guard should intervene? >> no. >> mr. president -- [ talking over each other ] [ light laughter ] >> seth: man, he left that press conference the way i used to leave the kitchen when my mom asked to see my report card. [ light laughter ] "no, i didn't get it. yeah, no. my teacher is sick or something. no." [ laughter ] when asked today if he thinks the national guard should intervene in protests on college capmuses, president biden said, no, but yes if anyone brings their guitar to the quad. prosecutors argue today that former president trump should be sanctioned again for violating his gag order. apparently he talks in his sleep. [ laughter ] [ applause ] in a new interview, former president trump said he would accept the results of the election, quote, if everything's

honest. dude, if everything was honest, if only results you'd have to accept would be the results of the prison talent show. [ laughter ] former president trump is set to speak later this month at the libertarian national convention. well, that ought to go well. "we love libertarians, always letting us check out books and telling us to keep our voices down." [ laughter ] "inventors of the dewey decimal system which we love so much. we don't understand it but we love it. we never -- it's not meant to be understood." [ light laughter ] former president trump's campaign is reportedly starting to worry that independent presidential candidate robert f. kennedy jr. is infringing on his preferred media outlets, including fox news, newsmaxx, and the guys yelling on the train. [ light laughter ] a catholic priest in pennsylvania was arrested recently after he allegedly charged more than $40,000 for mobile games on his church's credit card. oh, so that's what a priest has to do to get arrested. [ laughter ] [ audience oohs ] [ applause ] that's right. that's right. a catholic protest was arrested recently after he allegedly

charged more than $40,000 to mobile games like "candy crush" on his church's credit card. honestly, it's just good to hear his crush was on candy. [ laughter ] the restaurant chain -- [ laughter ] the restaurant chain, red lobster is reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy, amid increased costs, which explains their new endless barnacles deal. [ light laughter ] sunday is cinco de mayo, an important mexican holiday celebrating the victory of white people over happy hour. [ laughter and applause ] in a new interview, south dakota governor kristi noem defending killing her puppy and said, quote, "i make tough decisions." what tough decisions are you talking about? the decision to listen to the voices? [ laughter ] i say, yeah, i stand by it. i stand by it. that's my favorite one. [ laughter ] i mean, we both thought it'd go a little better, but -- [ laughter ] it's still real good.

and finally, scientists in england recently revealed the facial reconstruction of a neanderthal woman that was buried about 75,000 years ago in a cave. or it might have just been another courtroom sketch. [ laughter ] and that was the monologue, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] we arrive off and running. we got a great show for you tonight. you know him from "hamilton" and "spring awakening." he just got nominated for a tony for his work in "merrily we roll along," which is playing now at the hudson theater in new york. jonathan groff will be here. [ cheers and applause ] i'm sorry. wally, i should have caught this earlier. i do feel like we got a slight misspelling on groff there. >> yeah, we're missing a -- >> seth: yeah i feel like it's you feel like it's both -- those are two fs. >> yeah i don't know what that is. >> seth: i feel like it's not spelled with a gamma. [ laughter ] and he's a very funny comedian and actor you know from "happy endings" and "the mindy project." he stars in "knuckles" on paramount plus. adam pally, one of our

favorites. [ cheers and applause ] adam pally will be joining us. our good friend ben schwartz. check out ben schwartz on "family trips"this week. me and my brother had a wonderful conversation with him. moving on. over 2,000 people have been arrested in crackdowns on pro-palestinian prozests on college campuses the past month. and now new york city officials and donald trump are claiming there must be outside agitators involved because they have bike locks and signs. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: i don't have to tell you, there's a lot going on right now. the presidential race is a dead heat. we're waiting for the supreme court to tell us if presidents have complete and total immunity to do whatever the hell they want. beavis and butthead are real guys now. [ laughter ] and, like, weirdly hot real guys. there's also the first ever criminal trial of a former president, which is somehow not even the day's top story. can you imagine going back in time and telling yourself ten years ago that an ex-president who waged a coup to stay in power would fall asleep multiple

times, and at one point reportedly even passed gas during his criminal trial, not for waging the coup, which is a different trial that we might not even get to, but for paying hush money to a porn star to stop her from telling the world about his weirdly shaped penis. and it wouldn't be the biggest headline in the newspaper every single day. you'd be like, "no way i'm going to tell everyone about this on my favorite well functioning website, twitter. it's a fun place." [ laughter ] "it's a fun place to meet friends. i hope they never rename this after the scariest of all letters." [ laughter ] and on top of that, they keep recycling old characters from old seasons, like this old pal who showed up to a trump rally in wisconsin on wednesday. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage, businessman, mike lindell. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, wisconsin. god bless you all. i know a lot of you were out in the parking lot and you probably seen me getting attacked by a journalist out there. >> seth: mike, that wasn't a journalist. that was a pigeon. [ laughter ]

"he's biased. he keeps accusing me of orchestrating a coup." "coo." [ laughter and applause ] i've been working on my -- hoo. coocoo. [ laughter ] also, it doesn't speak highly of your presidential campaign event when one of your featured guests starts his speech by saying, "you probably saw me getting attacked in the parking lot." [ laughter ] even if you take the attacked part out, it's not great. "you can trust me. i'm the guy from the parking lot." [ laughter ] thankfully though, lindell, as he always does, recovered and continued. >> this has been a battle of biblical proportions between good and evil. and one of the things that's going on is that you have this bucket of common sense that is our real president, donald trump, right? he's the most courageous person i've ever met in my life, by the way. [ cheers and applause ] i mean, you know, people ask me

where i get my energy. i get it from god. but i also get it -- he's a perfect example of what courage should be. and i watch that every day. >> seth: "people ask me where i get my energy and i tell them i get it from god because i certainly don't get it from a good night's sleep. my pillow is absolute garbage." [ laughter ] "i'd rather sleep on a pile of coal or a pile of broken glass and i keep having nightmares about these two demons i saw in the news." [ laughter ] "one said his name was cornholio and he needed tp for da bung hole." [ laughter ] also, can we go back to this? >> we have this bucket of common sense that is our real president donald trump. >> seth: these guys are so brainwashed by donald trump, they think common sense comes in the same receptacle as fried chicken. [ light laughter ] generally speaking, you don't compliment someone by comparing them to a bucket. if you wanted to tell your significant other they're beautiful, you'd never say, "well you're just a big old bucket of good looks." [ laughter ] so, there's a lot going on. and as we've just proved, it's easy to get distracted.

but there is one story that feels impossible to ignore right now. and that's what's happening on college campuses across the country. >> breaking news and live pictures out of los angeles where police are raiding the encampment of demonstrators on ucla after a day of tensions. police fired what appeared to be non-lethal rounds at some of the protesters. >> you just heard those flash bangs right there. we've seen tear gas deployed, pepper spray as well. >> here are the university of texas in austin, police officers took dozens of people into custody after they ignored orders to leave the university's south lawn. >> emory university saw professors there who were detained, one saying, quote, "i felt like i was in a war zone with all the police and their weapons, the rubber bullets, and more." >> hundreds of officers on columbia's campus tonight after the university asked them to clear out pro-palestinian protesters who had set up an encampment and taken over a building just last night. >> i've covered many protests here in new york city. i have never seen a response

like this, a mobilization like this, the way nypd came in with such force. >> drones allowed us to do a complete analysis of the hamilton building. encryption of our radios, because they were not able to monitor and hear our deployment tactics, it allowed us to have the element of surprise. >> seth: element of surprise? did you see footage of the police approaching the school? usually when there are that many police together at one time, bane's about to trick them into the gotham city tunnels. [ laughter ] and not to get sidetracked on a plot point from 2012's "dark knight rises" but why did the whole police department go into the tunnels at the same time? [ laughter ] as a new yorker, i just wanna say i really appreciate knowing this is where my tax dollars are going, using drones to round up coeds rather than say keeping librarians open or building affordable housing or making sure the f train isn't a complete piece of [ bleep ]. i like the delays. it gives me a chance to do the wordle. there's even a new special f train wordle where the words are twice as long. [ laughter ] the other day my train was trapped for 50 minutes between

stocks because pizza rat was on the tracks and all the other rats wanted a photo. [ laughter ] there were even two tourist rats from germany. you could tell from their lederhosen. [ laughter ] oh, my god, i fought -- i fought so hard to get that in and it was such a dud. [ laughter ] so, the nypd responded with advanced technology and unprecedented force to a college protest. columbia and new york city officials said they were left with no choice. and i mean, let's face it. it's not like they had any alternatives. unfortunately there's just no other way for a college to deal with a protest like this. >> we also have news just out of brown university, which has come to agreement with protesters there. the university says it will hold a vote on devestment from israel later this year. that is ending investments in israel. it's a key demand from students. students have said that in response to that, they will disband the encampment by 5:00 p.m. eastern today. >> seth: what about our drones? if there's a peaceful

settlement, what are we going to do with all our drones? [ light laughter ] i know. maybe instead of taking the f train, the drones could fly us to work. [ laughter ] unlike brown, city officials and administrators at columbia bowed to pressure from some of the most powerful figures in the country like republican house speaker mike johnson, who travelled to columbia to demand a crackdown on the protesters. >> if this is not contained quickly and if these threats and intimidation are not stopped, there is an appropriate time for the national guard. my message to the students inside the encampment is go back to class and stop the nonsense. stop wasting your parent's money. >> seth: if johnson does get ousted as speaker, he should get a job as killjoy dean from an '80s movie. [ laughter ] mike johnson should be holding a press conference saying, "stop squandering your inheritance on these ridiculous pranks." [ laughter ] "and one more thing, a werewolf can't play basketball." [ laughter ] now nypd officials and the mayor have sought to justify their violent crackdown by claiming there were so-called outside

agitators involved in the protest. but their evidence has been flimsy at best. >> we totally believe that most of this was being led by professionals. and when we mean by professionals, we talking about people who go in with tactics and try and train people. and their objective is to escalate the situation. this is not with students, you know, bring the school. >> you found that in the building? >> yeah. these were on a lot of the doors. >> tell us about this chain. >> yeah, so, when we were entering hamilton hall, this is not what students bring to school. >> seth: it's not? because it looks like a bike lock to me. [ laughter ] here, i'll show you. one of my writers brought this in. [ laughter ] he rides his bike to work because it's faster than the f train. [ laughter ] seriously, that's your evidence that outside agi -- [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i've never wanted more there to

be, like, a trap door all the way to the bottom of 30 rock. [ light laughter ] like, just the whole rest of the "closer look" is like -- [ chain jingling ] [ laughter ] seriously, that's your evidence that outside agitators were involved? what other high level reconnaissance did you do? the protesters were also using highly advanced non-verbal signal technology to send messages to one another. [ laughter ] [ bike bell ringing ] [ light laughter ] [ laughter and applause ] but the mayor and the nypd weren't the only ones who had some theories about the supposed outside agitators. donald trump also called in to fox news this week with an observation. >> well i really think you have a lot of paid agitators, professional agitators in here too. and i see it all over. you know, when you see signs and they're all identical, that means they're being paid by a source. you know, these aren't hand painted signs where people would go to their basement and paint something because they really believed it.

these are all signs that are identical. they're made by the same printer. >> seth: oh, my god, he's right. that can only mean one thing, the outside agitator is kinkos. [ thunder ] >> bucket of common sense. [ light laughter ] >> seth: seriously, you think a political gathering with a bunch of printed signs that all look the same is evidence of something nefarious? in that case, let's send the national guard to break up the next trump rally. the signs at trump rallies look so recently printed, i'm surprised they're not too hot to hold. [ laughter ] i would hope that there's maybe one thing we can all agree on. no matter how you feel about the protesters, we should spend less time arguing about college kids and more time focusing on what the protests are about. a point senator bernie sanders made on wednesday. >> well i suggest to cnn and maybe some of my colleagues here, maybe take your cameras just for a moment off of columbia and off of ucla.

maybe go to gaza and take your camera and show us the emaciated children who are dying of malnutrition because of netanyahu's policies. >> seth: he's right. the story is what's happening in gaza. that's what the protests are about. and always i will say, i love bernie's delivery. really helps him drive home the point he's making. he's like a grandpa reminding everyone to stop texting during dinner. "maybe take your eyes off your phones. and make eye contact at the table. in my day there was no such thing as a gif." [ laughter ] "when we were surprised, we just did this." [ laughter ] and then if somebody missed, you would just loop it and do it again." [ laughter ] as we said on this show before, the misery and devastation in gaza is horrifying. it must end. at the same time, it's important to be clear. anti-semitism is vile, must be rejected in all its forms. anti-semitic harassment has no place anywhere, including on a college campus.

and the constitutional right to protest, the actions of any government should be protected. and jewish students should feel safe at school. all of these things can and should be true at once. to quote my favorite college professor, that just seems to me like -- >> bucket of common sense. [ laughter ] >> seth: this has been "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back with jonathan groff, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] jonathan g45 and underody. to be in our ccination ad. sound like you? nah...not me. in a relationship. if you're sexually active and unvaccinated, it could still be you. i'm too old if you're under 45, you're not. for most people, hpv clears on its own. but for those who don't clear the virus, it can cause certain cancers. wow... gardasil 9 is a vaccine given to adults through age 45 that can help protect against certain hpv-related cervical, vaginal, vulvar, anal, and certain head and neck cancers, such as throat and back of mouth cancers, and genital warts. gardasil 9 doesn't protect everyone and doesn't treat cancer or hpv infection.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: give it up for the fantastic 8g band. all this week we've had a very talented drummer sitting in with us. she's a d.j., leader of the queen cora orchestra, and drummer for two historic super bowl halftime shows with prince and beyonce. check out her "drum throne international" magazine at drumthronemag.com and follow her on instagram @iamqueencora. queen cora is here! thank you so much for being here. [ cheers and applause ]

>> good to be here. thank you, seth. >> seth: our first guest tonight is an emmy nominated and grammy award winning actor you know from his work on broadway in "hamilton," and "spring awakening" and films such as "frozen," and "the matrix resurrections," and shows like "mind hunter" and "looking." he recently received his third tony nomination for his role as franklin shepherd, in the broadway revival of "merrily we roll along," which is playing now at the hudson theater. please welcome back to the show, our friend jonathan groff. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: welcome back. >> oh, my gosh. >> seth: very, very exciting time to have you, jonathan. >> oh, i'm very excited to be here. thank you for having me. >> seth: third -- third tony nomination. but based on talking to you backstage, i don't think it gets old for you at all. >> it does not, no. i -- i -- we had our tony nominee press day today --

>> seth: uh-huh. >> and i cannot stop crying. >> seth: yeah. >> i am -- i am a mess -- >> seth: what part of it -- do you think it's that it's every -- like, you're sharing it with so many people. >> yes. >> seth: like, so many people involved in the show were nominated. deservedly so. >> yes, we got -- thank you. yes, we got seven nominations total. >> seth: really exciting. >> my costars daniel radcliffe and lindsay mendez got nominated for tonys. [ cheers and applause ] our amazing director, maria, who's been working on this production for over 12 years got a nomination. it's so incredible. and the show itself is about a group of friends moving to new york to make art. and it takes place over the course of 20 years. i moved to new york 20 years ago this year, in 2004. and so, it's very meta. i, like -- [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> i -- i cried so much during these interviews today, and then i went into the bathroom at the junket and i was peeing where i -- and yes. [ laughter ] and i started crying again, just to myself. >> seth: yeah. >> i think there's something about the release of urination.

[ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> and i was just, like, "oh, my god, i'm going to cry again. [ laughter ] and i was crying, and gordon cox, who had interviewed me for "variety" -- >> seth: uh-huh. >> i didn't know it was him but he came in behind me. i was like, oh, my god. now there's someone else here, and they're hearing me cry. and i was washing my hands and he was like, "are you okay?" [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah, because you've -- i've never seen anyone -- if i saw someone crying in a urinal, i wouldn't think, "they probably are real happy." [ laughter ] >> totally! >> seth: "they probably got nominated for an award today." [ laughter ] >> that's so true! you'd be like "what's wrong with that weird man crying at the urinal?" [ laughter ] but it's -- yeah, it's so special. >> seth: i mean -- what -- the cool thing -- and you know, this is a show that famously -- this is a sondheim show that famously only had 16 performances. >> yes. >> seth: you were -- you said to me backstage, over 300 for you guys. right? is that accurate? >> yes, yes. between off broadway and broadway, we've now done it over 300 times. >> seth: did you have a moment when you hit 17 and you knew

that you'd -- [ laughter ] you at least weren't going to go as bad as the first one. where you were just like, "yeah, baby!" >> we were just like high fiving? >> seth: yeah. i mean 300 is impressive, but 17, that was a big one. [ laughter ] >> totally, totally. we had the whole original cast from "merrily" come to see the show one night, which was amazing. that -- there's this amazing documentary called "the best worst thing that ever happened." >> seth: it's really amazing. >> it's so good. and yeah, they've been -- i think they've been feeling vindicated. there's something about honoring the show that's over 40 plus years old, that it's finally getting its due as this amazing work of art that it is. we're all just so lucky to be a part of this piece of the story of the show. >> seth: you obviously have been -- you've done this so many times it's no coincidence that you've managed to do it on your birthday. and you were not planning on getting extra attention, but you got a little extra attention on your birthday. >> i did, yeah. [ light laughter ] lea michele came on the -- >> seth: your dear friend. >> my dear friend, lea michele.

a year ago on my birthday, march 26th, i went to see her, i think for the third time play fanny brice in "funny girl." and so this year, she said, "i'm going to come see 'merrily.'" i think this was her third time seeing "merrily." and we were collecting for broadway cares/equity fights aids. and so, dan and lindsey and i did our bow, and then we started the appeal to the audience, asking for money. and she just said, "happy birthday!" [ light laughter ] and then the entire audience sang "happy birthday" to me at the curtain call. it was so sweet. >> seth: now, you have such a good voice. do you feel awful when people with terrible voices sing to you? [ laughter ] can they tell it on your face? are you like -- [ laughter ] >> i don't -- i don't know if i've ever heard anyone with a terrible voice. >> seth: that's -- oh, you're one of those. >> i really feel like -- [ laughter ] >> seth: oh, so you're a liar. do you mean that though? are you someone who, like, loves the -- like you just love the idea of like people singing so much that -- >> yes.

>> seth: that's great. >> like my friend alexis aforte, who i am outing her now as being tone deaf. [ laughter ] she will sing -- like, she sent me a video of -- like we went to see beyonce together. >> seth: uh-huh. >> the beyonce tour. i saw it four times. and she would sing the beyonce songs, and they would be unrecognizable as beyonce songs. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. and they're big -- 'cause they're kind of famously catchy songs. [ light laughter ] >> yeah, and you're like, somehow it's like -- ♪ all the single ♪ like she can't quite get the melody. but i love it. like however you're going to express. [ laughter ] go off, alexis. yeah. >> seth: i would love to live with at least one of you because i -- my wife -- and then now so quickly all three of my kids are like, no. [ gasps ] [ light laughter ] yeah. when i sing, they tell me to stop singing. >> no! >> seth: isn't that awful? >> but -- but i feel like that -- that must be a parent/child thing. because adina and kristen and josh from "frozen," they say that their kids also are like, "please stop singing." so maybe it's just -- >> seth: oh.

i had a heartbroken -- a heartbreaking thing the other day. i was dancing with my son. he was like, "that's really good. you should only do that here." [ laughter ] they're bad -- they're bad people. [ laughter ] they're bad people. you guys do have an incredible chemistry, which i imagine -- did you guys have it right away, the three of you, do you feel? >> yeah, there was, like -- there was dan and lindsey and i, you mean. yeah, we, like -- a lot came for free from our first day rehearsal. i'm not going to cry on your show. i swear. i'm not going to cry on your show. [ audience aws ] but, we like -- >> seth: can i say, it looks like you're gonna. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i mean -- >> a lot -- >> seth: yeah, this is the best. >> seth! >> seth: no, i'm so happy for you guys. >> i know but interviews should not be therapy for the people being interviewed. [ laughter ] yes, a lot came for free when we first met, the first week.

and we spent the last two years together. and dan and his partner had a baby. and lindsey is four months pregnant. >> seth: that's great. >> and i just officiated lindsey's wedding and dan was the ring bearer. [ audience aws ] and there's just, like, so much actual life that we've lived with each other that during the show, it's, like -- it's so meta and so fun. even though i'm crying, it is so joyful and such a blast and such a blessing to be able to go to the theater eight times a week with the entire cast and do the show. >> seth: what an amazing thing. you -- one of the things that made me so excited about the three of you -- and i can tell, oh, this is not a chemistry that can be faked. you guys did a thing for "vanity fair." it was the "vanity fair" lie detector. and i've seen it with other people, but i've never see it with a group -- i feel like i hadn't see it with a group of people in the room together. so, they hook you up to an actual lie detector. >> yes. >> seth: and they ask you questions and vice versa. you went around. >> yes. >> seth: but there was a thing that went viral that i watched

so many times, and i ran in to tell our producer, sarah, who you are friends with. >> yes. >> seth: i was like, "oh, my god, have you seen this." she was like, "i can't stop watching it." and so, i'm just going to show it to the audience. this is -- you're being asked a question by lindsey and daniel, and they're aghast at the way you choose to answer it. >> yes, yes. okay. >> i get wet when i -- [ laughter ] >> no. >> no. say something else. please say something else. try again. >> what was it -- can you repeat the question? >> yeah. >> what's your secret for staying so hydrated? >> how do you stay so hydrated? [ laughter ] >> i get wet when i -- >> no, no. stop. [ laughter ] >> not again. >> stop, say it another way. >> oh, how do i stay hydrated? >> yes. >> okay. i drink water. >> there you go! >> there it is. the end. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: i mean -- the funniest thing about watching it is, it was -- first of all that you take two runs at it and you say, "i get wet," both times. also, it's an insane way to answer any question. [ laughter ] like, it's not even a common phrasing. >> i get wet.

i get wet -- i get wet when i -- yeah, when i -- yeah. i -- but it's -- it's all different sorts of wetness. >> seth: yeah. >> yeah, it's -- >> seth: why do you keep wanting to explain this to people? [ laughter ] i'm so happy for you and your cast. and i'm so -- i'm so excited i get to see you next week. i'm going to see a bunch of tony nominated people that i really care about. >> oh, my god. i'm so excited you're coming. >> seth: so, congratulations. thank you so much. >> thank you, seth. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: you guys, jonathan groff. "merrily we roll along" is playing now at the hudson theater through july 7th. we'll be right back with adam pally. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: our next guest is a very funny comedian and actor you know from shows like "the mindy project" and "happy endings." she stars in the new series "knuckles," which is streaming now on paramount plus. please welcome back to the show our very good friend, adam pally, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: welcome back, my friend. >> thank you so much. >> seth: you look great. >> thank you. i've got to do my talk show sit test. [ laughter ] my wife told me every time i go on a talk show, i've got to sit down, look in the monitor, and

make sure that my gut is not over my shirt. [ laughter ] >> seth: so, i think you passed the sit test with flying colors. >> i would say barely. >> seth: okay. >> i would actually say skin of the teeth. [ laughter ] >> seth: you do look really good though right now. >> thank you. thank you very much. i'm doing a new show, and they asked me, like, "grow your hair and have a scruffy beard." i feel like i look like, like if someone found joaquin phoenix a week after he died. [ laughter ] >> seth: you -- >> i didn't like the slow roll of laughter because, like, it's almost worse than a full, "we get it, we get it." that was like an "ooh, yeah." [ laughter ] "he's right. he does look like he could be dead." it's all right. >> seth: you're working -- you're shooting a show -- >> yes. >> seth: -- with a costar that i would not have predicted for you. >> no, yes. when i told you that i was doing

a show with steph curry from the golden state warriors and it was a comedy sitcom, you went, "of course you are." [ laughter ] >> seth: you're working with steph curry, one of the greatest of all time. >> the g.o.a.t. the g.o.a.t., yeah. the g.o.a.t. in basketball. >> seth: you're shooting the show in basketball. how has chicago been to you. >> chicago is great. i spent a lot of time there as a kid, skokie, illinois. and it's great to be back there. and we were going to shoot this beautiful restaurant called alinea, which is one of the top restaurants in the world. and so, they were so nice to let my wife and i get a reservation. they were also so nice to let us pay for it. [ laughter ] >> seth: well, that's the full experience. >> that's the full experience. >> seth: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> they were like, "we'd love to comp this, but we think you'd enjoy paying $2,500 for a tiny anchovy that looks like a star." [ laughter ] like, whatever. but it was great. no, i love it. please let me back. i loved it.

i love it. anyway. so, we go to this restaurant, alinea. it is truly an amazing culinary experience. it's like a broadway show or something. they're moving you to different rooms and they're like showing you all this stuff. and they were paying attention to you. my wife casually said to me during this one course of really amazing jamon, which is like spanish ham, i think. [ laughter ] i don't really know. [ laughter ] and she just goes, like, "this is the best thing i've ever eaten in my life," you know, like, just casual. and at the end of the night, they're giving us our coats and everything, and they handed us a tupperware container full of the jamon. and we were like, "that's classy." >> seth: that's classy. [ laughter ] >> classy. >> seth: that's "the bear" classy. >> that's "the bear." we're on "the bear." we were like, "thank you, cousin."

[ laughter ] i was like, "send it, chef." but then we had tasting menu with the wine. so we were both a little -- we had no kids with us, so it was, like, a fun time. and then, my wife gave me the warning where she was like, "tomorrow don't touch me, look at me, talk to me, turn the lights on until at least noon. and if you do, i'll [ bleep ] kill you." [ laughter ] you know like -- and i was like, "got it." you know? night proceeds. the next morning, i wake up. i check my clock. i'm like, 10:00. got to like tiptoe out of the room. i'm, like, really hungover and i just need coffee. and i go to this super cool coffee shop across the street. i order a croissant and a coffee. i'm just trying to get myself together. those tasting menus, they hit different. >> seth: of course. and it's all different wines. >> it's all different wines and the cocktails. it's a good time, but it's also, the next -- it's like after you've been on "hot ones" or something. [ laughter ] so i am like pulling -- struggling together and i put my

hand in my pockets to pay, and i realize that there's this, like, treasure of tupperware container of ham. [ laughter ] in my pocket. so, i, like, get, like, a little skip in my step, grab the order, go sit at the counter. and for the next hour from, like, 11:00 to noon, 10:30 to noon, however long, i, like, opened the croissant and would take the ham -- [ laughter ] out of my pocket and put it in the croissant, close it up, and eat it. and it was like a giant croissant, too. so, it was like -- and i was -- it was so freaking good. and i was, like, moaning in the coffee shop. [ light laughter ] like, you know when you're eating something and you're like, just like, "oh, god, oh, my god." you're like -- so i get back to the room and i, like, wait until 12:00. and i'm like -- >> seth: good man. >> i'm like, "danielle, get up.

i'm a [ bleep ] genius." [ laughter ] "i'm a genius. i'm a genius." and she's like, "why?" and i'm like, "well, found ham, did a thing, whatever." and she's like, "you're [ bleep ] -- you're a genius. like, way to go." should have said two. and so, i'm like, "yeah, yeah." and i'm reveling in my own thing. and i go and i grab my phone and there's, like, ten alerts. >> seth: okay. >> and i'm like, "that's unus -- and i click the one and it's a picture of me, like, huddled over -- [ laughter ] scooping ham -- [ laughter ] from my pocket. into the croissant. and the original tweet or

whatever was going around was, "why is adam pally in my coffee shop eating loose ham?" [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] so, i was, like, "oh, man, not good. not good." so, i went into, like, damage control, and i'm still, like, drunk from the night before. so, i'm, like, "i've got to fix this." so, i like, run back over to the cafe and i inferred from the use of my and the angle that the picture was taken that it was the barista. [ laughter ] so, i went up to him and i was like, "hey, dude." i love a good bit." [ laughter ] "and in another world, i would love this."

i was like, "but i would also -- like, would you mind taking that picture down." [ laughter ] and he goes, "oh, oh, my god." yeah. "oh, i didn't think it was the real adam pally." [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> seth: we'll be right back with more adam after this. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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knuckles, help me! [ screaming ] >> you going to rescue him? >> no. >> yeah, i wouldn't either. >> do something, mr. jergenson! >> in order to become a true warrior, he must learn to rescue himself. >> aahh, knuckles! >> wade is going to be just fine. ♪ >> no i'm not! >> seth: we're back with adam pally. [ cheers and applause ] that was a clip from the very funny, "knuckles." you play a deputy sheriff. >> yes. >> seth: and that is knuckles voiced by idris elba. >> yes, correct. >> seth: who obviously is your co-star. when -- did you guys work together in the making of? >> no, we actually like didn't -- through modern day technology and because of a restraining order, we didn't meet. [ laughter ] we didn't meet, like, really

until the premiere. and i brought my aunt and uncle, my aunt beth and uncle robbie, which is, like, they're the best. it's like, everyone has like an aunt beth and uncle robbie, you know? >> seth: sure. >> and right before we go to the premiere, my uncle robbie is from michigan. he's got the sweetest like michigan accent. he's like, "you think we're going to meet idris elba?" [ laughter ] you know, and i'm like, "uncle robbie, like, you know, i've never met him. so i wouldn't, you know, like, i wouldn't --" and he's like, "okay, okay, just happy to be here." [ laughter ] and then, like, we go and we do the premiere and everything. and we're like walking the carpet and i see idris elba. and someone's like, "idris, this is adam." and he was like, "ha ha, adam." and he like, he really does speak like that. like everything is kind of like, "yes," you know? [ light laughter ] like, "i would like more ale." like it has this very, like, you know -- and so he's like, "ha, ha, adam, oh you have a fantastic uncle robbie." [ laughter ] >> seth: uncle robbie got in there on his own. >> i was like, "you've met my uncle robbie?" and he's like, "yes, and i find it funny that i met him before you." [ laughter ]

like, i too find that funny. >> seth: one of your live action co-stars you did actually get to work with. >> yes. >> seth: cary elwes. >> cary elwes, yes. >> seth: one of the all-time greats, "princess bride" cary elwes. >> the great. from our -- from our -- you know. >> seth: as important movie as there was. >> a seminal movie, yes. >> seth: and how was he to work with? >> he was the greatest. he's super fun. he's super funny. he'll talk to you about "princess bride" and stuff. but like he doesn't love like people like asking him to say stuff. and he's like -- >> seth: he doesn't do lines but he's happy to talk about the process. >> right, he doesn't wanna like do that. but i really, really love that movie and that one line, "as you wish," i like really became obsessed with him saying it to me, because like i really just wanted to hear it. >> seth: sure. >> and he is an amazing, sweet man, but he didn't really want to do it. >> seth: yeah, of course. that's fair. >> you know, and i understand. that's totally fair. but i would like -- became obsessed with it. and so, like, i would come in on days and i'd be like, "hey,

cary, you want a coffee?" and he'd be like, "oh no, dear boy, thank you very much." and i'd be like, "you sure?" and he's like, "yes, my dear boy. no coffee for me, thank you." i'd be like, "okay because i'm going to get a coffee." and he's like, "okay, dear boy. more of a tea man." and i'm like, "all right. because a coffee is coming for you whether you want it or not. do you want it?" and he's like, "i don't want your coffee, dear boy." and i was like, "okay. because if i had a coffee right now, i would give my coffee to you. what would you do if you had a coffee?" and he was like, "as you wish!" i was like, "ha ha bitch!" [ laughter ] you bitch! you bitch! i got you! >> seth: celebration ham from your pocket? >> yes.

[ laughter ] well, i keep that on me. >> seth: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i got that ham on me. >> seth: oh, my god. adam, i'm always so happy to see you. >> it's so nice to be here. >> seth: you never disappoint. congratulations on the show. [ cheers and applause ] "knuckles," streaming on paramount plus. we'll be right back with more "late night." [ cheers and applause ] "late night." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ limu emu ♪ ♪ and doug ♪ hello, ghostbusters. it's doug... ... of doug and limu. we help people customize and save hundreds on car insurance with liberty mutual. anyway, we got a bit of a situation here. ♪♪ uh-huh. uh-huh. ♪♪ [ metal groans] sure, i can hold. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty liberty liberty liberty ♪ ghostbusters: frozen empire. in theaters now. if you are crispy juicy tender, and pickle bearing.

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[ cheers and applause ] >> seth: i wanna thank my guests jonathan groff, adam pally, everybody. thank you queen cora for a great week. the 8g band. go to youtube. thanks for watching. we love you, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪me