bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight -- john oliver, from "unfrosted" and "snl," comedian mikey day. an all-new "closer look." featuring the 8g band with jay weinberg. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

and now, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." now if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news. president biden and first lady dr. jill biden today hosted a cinco de mayo reception at the white house, though i think it's just a ploy to get more votes from white college girls. [ laughter ] that's right, yesterday was cinco de mayo. kendrick lamar celebrated with his favorite pinata. [ laughter ] [ audience ohs ] "star wars" actor mark hamill visited the white house on friday and referred to president biden as "joe b. wan kenobi." [ laughter ] though i'm not sure how helpful it is to compare biden to a ghost. [ laughter ] that's right. mark hamill visited the white house and referred to biden as joe b. wan kenobi. i don't know, have you ever watched him walk? he's definitely more of a c3p joe. [ laughter ]

president biden shared a video with actor mark hamill in honor of "star wars" day, while south dakota governor kristi noem shared a video of herself shooting and killing chewbacca. [ laughter ] "into the gravel pit with you, chewy!" [ attempted wookiee noise ] can't do it. [ laughter ] can't do it. don't know why i tried. never did it. i don't know why i'm trying it here. [ attempted wookiee noise ] fine, let it go. you don't have it. you don't have a chewbacca. it's fine. there's nothing to be ashamed of. [ laughter ] ooh! "edit it in in post." [ laughter ] judge juan merchan ruled today that former president trump violated his gag order for a tenth time and warned that he will put trump in jail if he has to. please, you think trump is scared of jail? that place is full of mobsters and white supremacists. he'll walk into hail the way norm walks into cheers. [ laughter and applause ] according to new bankruptcy

court filings, rudy giuliani agreed to stick to a $43,000 budget each month, which includes $425 for personal care products. i'm sorry. this is the good stuff? [ laughter ] he looks like hus personal care budget is whatever pennzoil costs. [ laughter ] walt disney world is set next month to exhibit dozens of former president george w. bush's paintings. ugh, as if my kids weren't already begging for me to take them. [ laughter ] former president trump's campaign reportedly told donors it raised $76 million last month and told the irs that it raised 10. [ light laughter ] tax joke. [ laughter ] a florida man was arrested recently after he allegedly exposed himself at a walmart, burlington coat factory, and target. and you can't do that at target! [ laughter ]

i think they have their own section at the coat factory. [ laughter ] oh, this is good. this one got good action. oh, this is real good. saturday was the 150th kentucky derby, and the racehorse mystik dan won in a photo finish. not to be confused with the mystic, dan, you met at your nephew's fifth birthday who is not a winner. [ laughter ] and finally, southwest airlines has launched a new promotion called "wanna go wednesdays." but as any southwest customer knows, just because you want to go doesn't mean they're going to go. [ laughter ] and that was the monologue. we're off and running. [ cheers and applause ] got a great show for you tonight. he's the emmy and peabody-winning host of "last week tonight" with john oliver. my friend john oliver is back on the show. [ cheers and applause ] and he is one of the stars of "saturday night live" who is having a fantastic season both on camera and with his writing.

mikey day is also back on the show. [ cheers and applause ] but before we get to all that, the judge in donald trump's new york criminal trial threatened to throw trump in jail for violating his gag order. meanwhile, maga republicans are humiliating themselves in a desperate bid to become trump's running mate. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: trump is under a gag order in his new york criminal case that prevents him from disparaging jurors, witnesses, court staff, or their family members. it does not prevent him from saying whatever else he wants about the case, or about any other topic, as proven by the fact that he routinely stands outside the courtroom and does his usual stream of conscious rambling, like this. >> so as you know, late last night, we got back from michigan. we went to wisconsin and michigan yesterday. interest rates are obviously not going to be able to be reduced prior to the election. very surprised. i'm not surprised. but they're surprised. i guess they're surprised. it's what they say anyway. we're down at the trial now, getting ready to spend another

day in the courthouse, which is bogus trial. super tuesday. it all started. super tuesday, the biggest day, which we won every single thing. i mean, super tuesday was a big day for me. colleges and universities, it's a shame. i'm so proud of the new york's finest. morons take over this country, loaded up with radical left people that want this country to fail. and we're not going to let this country fail. thank you very much. >> seth: no, thank you very much. [ laughter ] it's like listening to a voicemail from your mother after she accidentally switched her calcium pills with ambien. [ laughter ] you guys probably don't remember but before cell phones you'd have to let the whole message play before you could delete it. it would sound like this. >> hi. this is seth. i'm not here right now. please leave a message. [ beep ] >> late last night we got back from michigan. we went to wisconsin and michigan yesterday. down at the trial now, getting ready to spend another day in the courthouse, which is bogus -- [ laughter ]

[ banging ] [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: true story. right before i came out, they said, "if you hit it with a hammer, you've got to wear safety goggles." [ laughter ] nbc looking out! looking out for the talent. you know what they call me in the comcast c suite? old two eyes. [ laughter ] guys, i thought they were crazy, but i got real scared when i hit it. [ laughter ] i was super happy when i hit it that i was wearing the goggles. also, could i just ask, why the held does trump get to do a press conference every day at the courthouse on whatever topic he wants? i don't remember the menendez brothers in '96 stopping -- [ laughter ] -- on the way in to give their take on the day's news. "lyle, eric, what do you think of the bulls winning 70 games?" "hey, did you see 'twister,' and if so, do you think there will be a sequel in 28 years called 'twisters'?" [ laughter ]

that's how people talked in 1996. "hey, lyle! [ light laughter ] hey, lyle, eric, did you see the new answering machines?" [ laughter ] so, trump's allowed to talk about the case. he just can't disparage or intimidate jurors, witnesses, court staff, or their families. in fact, he's even allowed to complain about the temperature in the courtroom. >> so i'm going to go into this trial, i'm going to sit in a freezing cold icebox for eight hours, nine hours or so. i appreciate you being here. thank you very much. and i'm going to go into the icebox now. [ laughter ] >> seth: i'm going to go out on a limb here and say based on how much he's complaining about conditions in the courtroom, he would hate jail. [ laughter ] i think he would really hate it. and you know if he ever got convicted, fox news would spin it as a good thing. "i think he's going to thrive in prison!" "he's going to make new friends and come out stronger than ever." [ laughter ] but i still -- you guys, i still think he would hate it. for real. also, is joe biden old?

sure. but if you're complaining about the temperature at your criminal trial, you are too old to be president. [ laughter ] and too criminal. also, it can't be that cold if you keep dozing off. [ laughter ] they're probably worried if they raise the thermostat one degree you'll just go into a coma. so, trump can whine to reporters about almost anything he wants from the economy to the thermostat -- or if you're listening to fox news, he's being silenced. >> now trump cannot even speak out in his own defense. he can't defend himself against political attacks stemming from the indictments. of course these conveniently handed down in the middle of an election. um, i thought we lived in the united states of america. i thought we celebrated freedom of speech. is this still america? >> if i were representing donald trump, i would tell them to write that check for $16,000 and go violate that ridiculous gag order another eight times. that's what i would tell. >> they are threatening to throw the republican nominee for president in jail for talking,

harris! for talking during an election. according to the gag, you could have the loch ness monster as a juror and trump can't say, "the loch ness monster is real." >> seth: but he definitely would. i mean. [ laughter ] he definitely would. "the loch ness monster -- loch, of course, scottish for lago. [ laughter ] they call her nessie, and she came up to me once. big monster. strong monster. tears running down her long neck onto her massive flippers, and she said to me, 'mr. president, i don't think you're even a wee bit guilty!'" [ laughter ] also can we go back to what this supposed lawyer had to say? >> if i were representing donald trump, i would tell him to write that check for $16,000 and go violate that ridiculous gag order another eight times. that's what i would tell. >> seth: that's your professional legal advice? i feel like fox news lawyers are trying to make rudy look good by comparison. "i would tell him to violate his gag order by holding a press

conference at a landscaping company i found that would be perfect. it's called howard johnson total lawn care." [ light laughter ] well, it sounds like trump took their advice because today judge juan merchan fined trump for another gag order violation and this time threatened to throw trump in jail. >> the judge presiding over former president trump's hush money trial warned trump today he could be put in jail after holding him in contempt for the tenth time. >> and he went on to say this, jose. "the last thing i want to do is to put you in jail. you are the former president of the united states and possibly the next president as well." >> seth: that's right, the president threatened to throw trump in jail while also acknowledging he could be the next president of the united states. that is a [ bleep ] wild series of words. [ laughter ] but we're somehow accustomed to it. i guarantee when most people saw that headline, they just scrolled past it on their phone. like, "oh, trump might go to jail." and then, "woah, did you hear this new kendrick diss track?" [ laughter ] by the way, that is all i know about that story.

when i first saw the words "meet the grahams" trending, i thought it was a new sitcom about lindsey and his memaw. [ laughter ] and yeah, i was bummed it wasn't. but seriously, think about how insane this is. donald trump's two most likely future destinations are the white house or jail, aka -- >> the icebox. [ light laughter ] >> seth: and yet despite the fact that trump could very well end up in jail after, or even before the election, maga republicans are still falling all over themselves to suck up to him in order to become his vice president, even though on top of being a criminal and aspiring dictator, trump almost got the last guy who had that job killed. take ohio senator j.d. vance, who once privately warned that trump could be america's hitler, but changed his mind once he decided to get into politics. vance is reportedly on the list of possible trump running mates and doesn't seem concerned about ending up like pence. >> does it give you any pause to be his vice president given how he has treated mike pence? >> kaitlan, i'm extremely skeptical that mike pence's life was ever in danger. i think politics and politics people like to really exaggerate

things from time to time. i know a lot of folks -- >> i think mike pence would disagree with that, senator. >> the idea that donald trump endangered anyone's lives when he told them to protest peacefully, it's just absurd. and the entire legal basis of this prosecution of donald trump from jack smith -- >> but they were chanting that they wanted to hang him. [ light laughter ] >> look, kaitlan, did a few people say some bad things? sure. [ laughter ] but do we blame donald trump for every bad thing that has ever been said by a participant in american democracy? i think that's an absurd standard. >> seth: and kaitlan, i doubt mike pence was in real danger. first of all, he's excellent at camouflaging himself. if the mob had found him, he could have just tricked them by closing his eyes and pretend to be a statue. [ laughter ] also, no, you can't blame donald trump for every bad thing anyone says ever, but you can blame him for the bad things people say when he told them those were the right things to say. trump defended the mob in an interview, and according to the january 6th committee, he expressed support for the idea of hanging pence. another thing to blame him for? not picking up his phone mid-riot and tweeting, "hey, actually, gang, don't hang

mike pence." [ laughter ] of course knowing j.d. vance, he'd say, "that was one of the president's no phone wednesdays. he's slowly trying to wean himself off social media and its inherent toxicity. on wednesday, he takes a walk in the park and he reads a book." [ laughter ] in fact, trump's toadies are so desperate to please him they won't even say that they'll accept the results of the 2024 election if trump loses, no matter how many times they're pressed. like south carolina senator tim scott in this truly bizarre interview from sunday. >> will you commit to accepting the election results of 2024, bottom line? >> well, at the end of the day, the 47th president of the united states will be president donald trump, and i'm excited to get back to low inflation, low unemployment -- >> wait, wait, senator, yes or no? yes or no? will you accept the election results of 2024 no matter who wins? >> that is my statement. [ light laughter ] >> but -- but is it -- just yes or no? will you accept the election results of 2024? >> i -- i look forward to

president trump being the 47th president. kristen, you could ask it multiple times -- >> senator, just a yes or no answer. >> so the american people -- the american people will make the decision -- >> but i don't hear you committing -- >> and the decision will be for president trump. that's clear. >> i don't hear you committing to the election results. >> here's the -- >> will you commit to accepting the election results? >> this is why so many -- this is why so many americans believe that nbc is an extension of the democrat party. at the end of the day -- [ laughter ] i said what i said. i know that the american people, their voices will be heard. and i believe that president trump will be our next president. it's that simple. >> seth: this is how much you have to humiliate yourself to suck up to trump. normal people don't talk like this. imagine if your spouse got home late, and you said, "where were you?" and they said, "i was at work." and you said, "but i called work and they said you weren't there," and they said, "that is my statement." [ laughter ] and you said, "but where were you?" and they said, "you can ask it multiple times. [ laughter ] but at the end of the day, i was at the office." and you said, "i'm not hearing an answer." and they say, "i look forward to sleeping. [ laughter ]

and that is my statement." you wouldn't shrug and say, "oh, well, let's keep this marriage going for four more years." [ laughter ] republicans are embarrassing themselves and renouncing the notion of a peaceful transfer of power, a hallmark of our system, in a desperate bid to become the running mate of a guy who's facing the threat of eminent jail time. it's a political movement that is fundamentally opposed to democracy and deeply unmoored from reality. honestly at this point, there's not much else i can say. so, i guess -- >> that is my statement. [ laughter ] >> seth: this has been "a closer look." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ we'll be right back with john oliver, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ for moderate to severe crohn's disease skyrizi is the first il-23 inhibitor that can deliver remission and visibly improve damage of the intestinal lining. serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or a lower ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms,

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>> seth: give it up for the 8g band, everybody. sitting in on drums with us this week, he's a four-time grammy-nominated drummer who began his career at age 17 with bruce springsteen and the e street band. for the last decade he was behind kit for the heavy metal band slipknot. now catch him on tour with skate punk legends, suicidal tendencies. for more information, check him out on instagram. jay weinberg is here, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] fun fact. fun fan. for the fans of the "late night" franchise, jay's dad, max weinberg, was the drummer for "late night with conan o'brien" for all the years he hosted "late night" down on the sixth floor. it is very cool to continue that legacy with you, jay. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest tonight is the emmy- and peabody-winning host "last week tonight," which airs sundays on hbo, and streams on max. please welcome back to the show, our very good friend, john oliver. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪

>> seth: well, well, well. [ cheers and applause ] >> nice. well done. thank you. yes. why not? >> seth: last time you were on the show, we were about to do a new year's eve show together in las vegas. >> yeah, we did it. >> seth: and we talked about what our expectations were for a couple of party animals like you and i. >> yeah, that's right. >> seth: how do you feel like -- how would you describe the way we rang in the new year? >> it was a coin toss, right, of whether it was going to be an early night or cocaine-fueled -- >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> gun-banging, orgy of some kind. [ laughter ] that sentence has got a lot of different things in it. i'm not sure they make a meal together. >> seth: right. >> yeah. i mean, i don't know if we did vegas the way that vegas is designed to be done. >> seth: no. [ light laughter ] >> but we did it our way. >> seth: we did it our way. >> which was finish the show, which was fine. >> seth: fine. [ laughter ] that's -- by the way, the most

fun thing about doing shows with you is walking off stage and you being like, "fine." >> fine. that was fine. i think siegfried and roy used to say the same thing, right? that was fine. until -- until -- until it wasn't. >> seth: until, yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] they're like, "so, they all fine?" they were like, "almost all." >> i would say, like 99.9%. google it. [ laughter ] the inevitable happened. we -- we ended the night in a back room of a restaurant -- >> seth: yeah. >> right? not eating. >> seth: no. >> instead, being near, but not that close, to the fireworks. >> seth: yeah. >> and crucially not -- you couldn't see down the strip without pressing your face up against the glass. >> seth: yeah. >> like a victorian orphan. [ laughter ] looking at a family eating a fine turkey dinner with a -- with a vibrant fire on the go. and that -- it felt about right, didn't it? >> seth: yeah. it felt like a thing that both you and i hated. [ laughter ] >> it really did.

>> seth: like, i kept being there, like, we're -- so, we're the headliners, and we're definitely not at a place we would pick. >> that's right. that room did not seem like it was held for jay-z at any point. [ laughter ] >> seth: they seemed surprised when we showed up. they were like, "oh." >> "oh, [ bleep ], okay." >> seth: "we've got a very good room. a very -- you love fireworks? okay. do you like them a little bit less than most people?" [ laughter ] >> because i've got the perfect room for that. you'll be near them. you'll hear them. you'll hear a thud and some colorful smoke coming your way, but that's basically it. >> seth: we've all -- i've been very lucky to see you monthly. which has been a delight. we've been doing a monthly residency at the beacon, one of the great theaters in new york city. >> yes. >> seth: and we each do standup and then we do q&a on stage. and i enjoy the q&a a great deal. it's the shaggiest thing either you and i do at all. >> it's great. and we do tell people they can and possibly should leave. >> seth: immediately. [ laughter ] >> that's right. as a full disclaimer, like a verbal contract, if you can go, arguably, you should go. the evening's entertainment is functionally over. >> seth: yeah. >> however, it's carrying on.

>> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> and so, yeah, then we answer -- we answer questions with, you know, various degrees of trying to help each other out from giving an answer that's too honest. >> seth: yeah. >> we're going to do more. we've actually -- we're actually extending our run. >> seth: yeah. look at that. two guys who are like, "they can't possibly --" >> i know, it's amazing. actual -- actual popular demand. >> seth: yeah. >> the market has decided it wants more, and it's one of the rare cases where i and the market agree. [ laughter ] normally i think, really market? froot loops and gatorade are doing a collab? is this what people want? [ laughter ] >> seth: a very funny thing happened, the last q&a, which is -- and we are -- both of our shows had been nominated for the writers guild award, which were being held that night. and the first person goes, "hey i have a question. i just -- first of all i wanted to say congratulations to both of you for being nominated, and john, congrats on winning." so, that's how i found out. [ laughter ] >> yeah. i would say you flounced off that stage in a huff. >> seth: i was -- i huffed off. i did huff off. i feel like it was a bad -- the way i huffed off. >> you were like an angered elizabethan wife. [ laughter ]

>> seth: for this i will not stand. you -- i -- what i love about doing standup with you is i think a lot of people, and i can fall into this trap as well, get very stressed before a show. but for you -- >> oh, i love it so much. >> seth: there's a -- it's contagious because you are very relaxed about stand-up. >> it's the calmest i ever am, is doing stand-up. whis is an insane thing to say, pathologically. 'cause the idea of doing standup gives people so much stress in general. but, i just -- it's -- i'm so much calmer doing stand-up than i am on a beach. [ laughter ] i do [ bleep ] hate the beach. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah, i do too. >> so, that's -- it's not an entirely fair comparison. >> seth: it is funny when people say, like, "how do you talk for an hour?" i go, "how do i talk for an hour about what i'm thinking and no one's allowed to interrupt me? oh my god. how do i ever suffer?" >> with utter joy? you can't. i'm amplified. i'm louder than you. >> seth: you did not -- you did seem to suffer a little bit. you did "hot ones." >> yeah, i did. >> seth: and this really grabs the moment. >> yeah. >> seth: and i feel like everyone's eye might be drawn to

the napkin work here, but look. i don't know if you can see the hairs on the back of your neck. [ laughter ] >> that is so -- that is so true. >> seth: that is nuts! look at that, the hairs on the back of your neck are like, "we've got to get out of here! [ laughter ] >> literally ejecting from the follicles. "i'm out. i'm out. he's doing something crazy." >> seth: it's the greatest show. >> oh, i love it. it was so fun. i will say, i did this literally seconds after he said, "please don't touch your eyes." i went, "yeah, good point." touch, touch, touch. >> seth: touch with napkin. >> it is so fun, because it feels -- it gets you genuinely off balance because you're in physical crisis and he's asking really smart questions. so, there are so many of my answers i was not able to internalize in realtime what i was actually saying. >> seth: it -- i feel like it's so hot you weirdly time travel past -- >> yes, it's amazing. >> seth: you think there's time to change the answer and you're like, no way, that answer was five minutes ago. >> that's right. no, these are words out loud. these aren't in the head. these for people's ears, words. that's why it was so exciting

watching conan do it. because when you know what his body, isn't even necessarily going through in that moment, but is about to go through for the next 24 hours, holy [ bleep ] that brought an extra amount of joy to me. >> seth: well that -- [ laughter ] that is -- there should be a second "hot ones" which is just security cam footage of us the 24 hours after. everybody thinks it's the half hour that you do that is the painful -- >> oh, no. >> seth: oh, no. the next day is the worst. >> no it's -- you're fine -- you're basically anesthetized. that "da bomb" thing is a functional anesthetic. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> you can't really feel anything physically or emotionally after that. it's only the next day when you wake up and think, "why do i feel like i died?" [ laughter ] and my hairs are still stuck out on the side going, "we're mad at you." >> seth: i've got a bunch more to ask john right after this. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ (vo) you might be used to living with your albuterol asthma rescue inhaler, but it's a bit of a dinosaur,

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>> it is amazing. there were some comments saying, "you need to tell people that these are old shows." you go, "do i?" [ laughter ] are you [ bleep ] sure about that? look at my face, body, general demeanor. some [ bleep ] happened that hasn't happened yet to this boy. [ laughter ] pandemic. kids. trump presidency. it escalated over a decade. >> seth: it is very cool to be able to go back. it is very nice that you guys have that library available. >> yeah, it's amazing, yes. so yeah, we own the shows now so they don't get deleted. now we're giving them to youtube. so, every week we're off now we'll do a new season. >> seth: there is something that has not happened yet that you threw out into the universe. you basically offered clarence thomas a million dollars a year -- not just a million dollars -- a million dollars a year if he resigned from the supreme court. >> i did do that. [ laughter ] i did, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] yeah. easy. >> seth: easy. >> easy -- so easy to feel that way when you didn't make the offer.

[ laughter ] and i felt exactly like you until the offer went out on tv. i was so excited. oh, that was fun. that show went well. oh [ bleep ], it's about to happen now, isn't it? [ laughter ] >> seth: now, i imagine there's multiple people you just -- >> oh, yeah. >> seth: -- have to talk to about that. people, lawyers -- >> for sure. >> seth: your wife. >> definitely. [ laughter ] >> seth: were they as applaud-y as this group? >> i would say my wife was on the low side of the applaud-y. it was more, "what did you just tell me?" i did say to her, it's until one of us dies. and i think that if he takes the offer -- [ light laughter ] >> seth: not you or your wife, you or clarence thomas. >> no, yeah, that's what i'm -- no, no. yeah. [ laughter ] well, you diagnosed the awkwardness in that room really well. [ laughter ] why would you put that in the offer, you sociopath? until i or clarence thomas die. and i did feel like if he took the deal that there were going to be some people so angry with me that they were going to kill me. therefore, my wife wouldn't be on the hook for the money. but she didn't take that as the

reassuring statement that i hoped. [ laughter ] oh, i won't be around for that. don't worry. it's fine. but it would have -- if he said -- it was both a huge relief and massively disappointing that he didn't take it. >> seth: what was the window of time you gave him? >> it was -- we gave him 30 days. honestly, i'd open it up again. [ laughter ] ahead of -- [ cheers and applause ] as long as -- >> seth: yeah. >> as long as he gets out before the -- before they're doing the june decisions. i would be willing to open discussions again. so clarence, i know i keep -- every time i'm talking to clarence through the camera here. >> seth: sure, yeah, yeah. of cousre. >> clarence, i know you're a big fan of seth. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] i think he -- i think he's not, but ginny has it on. [ laughter ] >> ginny is just a fan of just the canon of "late night." >> seth: oh, just loves it, yeah. >> yeah, if you want to get in touch and open up the negotiations again, i still have the contract in the drawer in my desk, and i'd be willing to do that. >> seth: that's really cool. >> again, until one of us dies, and hopefully that will be you. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: more than fair. >> you know, like -- >> seth: that's just self preservation. >> one of siegfried and roy. >> seth: yeah, yeah. met gala tonight.

>> yeah. [ cheers ] >> seth: am i going to see you there? am i going to see you? am i going to see you there? [ laughter ] johnny loves dressing up! johnny loves putting on a tux. you're going to be there, johnny. come on, johnny. [ laughter ] johnny, come to the met gala, baby. >> i do -- i love fancy occasions and socializing with people i don't know. it's a win/win for me. you know that. [ laughter ] >> seth: you love museums where everything was given as a gift. [ laughter ] i know that. i know you love it. i know you love stuff that's where it's supposed to be. >> that's true. [ laughter ] i do not -- i don't have complicated feelings about the met at all. nope. you know what? this year i'm not going to be there, seth. >> seth: are you not? >> all previous years or future years. >> seth: oh, right. [ laughter ] >> but i'm so happy that you're going. >> seth: all right. now, can i call you as soon as i leave to tell you everybody i met? [ laughter ] >> what are you -- what story is your outfit telling? >> seth: oh.

[ laughter and applause ] >> i just want to get you warmed up for the red carpet. seth, seth, seth, huge fan. what story is your outfit telling? [ laughter ] >> seth: fashion brings us together. >> oh, sorry, sorry. [ laughter ] jennifer coolidge is over here. no. that's right. fashion -- doesn't fashion bring us together? >> seth: now you've been invited. >> i've been invited before, yeah. but i've said no because i don't think i'm going to elevate that evening. >> seth: mm-hmm. [ laughter ] >> i don't -- don't think i'm a net positive to a night like that. it was a mercy refusal on my part. [ light laughter ] i think you think you want this. i know in practice you don't. let's just squash this invite right now. yeah. i don't. but i'm very, very much looking forward to seeing you on the carpet. >> seth: thank you. >> do you eat there? >> seth: do i eat there? >> does one eat there? >> seth: it's the best because nobody does, so i just go to town. [ laughter ] everybody's, like, so -- everybody's in, like, such tight

fitting clothing, it's like, maybe the most dinner i have in a night. [ laughter ] >> do you know what you're going to eat tonight? >> seth: whatever they have. >> oh, yeah? >> seth: i'm not picky. yeah, i'm cool with the met. [ laughter ] >> so, just to be clear, you're fine as well with where they've been getting their stuff. >> seth: i think a lot of it was just there. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> seth: i think the temple of dendur was like -- was actually originally built there. and they put the museum around it. >> so much of the stuff just invading army stumbled over. >> seth: yeah. >> and then found a good home for it, like a kind of adopted puppy that actually had an owner. >> seth: yeah. the good news is there's no way of ever knowing. there's no way of ever -- [ laughter ] you guys, john oliver, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] "last week tonight" airs sundays on hbo, streams on max. we'll be right back with mikey day. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪♪ imagine a future where plastic is not wasted... but instead remade over and over...

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: our next guest is an emmy-nominated writer and comedian you know from shows like "is it cake?" and "saturday night live," which returns this saturday live on nbc and peacock, with host maya rudolph and musical guest vampire weekend. you can also see him in the new movie "unfrosted" which is streaming on netflix. let's take a look. >> we're tired of doing supermarket appearances. >> yeah, we're catching on. we want a record deal. board games. >> maybe even a beach movie. >> oh. >> tell him the title. >> "crispy boys: surfin' along."

>> yeah. this thing is big, bob. and we want more. >> more? here's more. let's add a new guy. how about snap, crackle, pop and boing? >> seth: please welcome back to the show our friend, mikey day. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: congratulations. >> thank you. >> seth: on "unfro --" you play crackle. >> yeah. >> seth: was that the one you were hoping for when they came to you? >> yeah, pop or crackle. but i got crackle. >> seth: did not want anywhere near snap. >> no, no. i'm not a snap kind of guy. >> seth: snap's a bad part. >> yeah. >> seth: you -- and then jerry was on "snl" this weekend. that must have been nice to see him again. >> yeah. it was very cool to see him. >> seth: very cool indeed. you've had a fantastic year on the show.

and as always, i feel like people don't fully appreciate how many sketches you write as well. i'm always -- ask people, "who wrote that one? who wrote that one?" and you and streeter seidell tend to write a lot together. is that a fair thing to say? >> yeah, we write everything together. >> seth: and you've had some real incredible hits this is year. i -- there was this wonderful george washington sketch with nate bargatze that you wrote. >> oh, yes. >> seth: and it's kind of a perfect sketch. and i don't often do this. >> right. [ light laughter ] >> seth: i don't often do this, but i walked up to your office. i wanted to let you guys know like i was so insanely jealous when i saw it. >> i mean, coming from you, that's incredible. so, thank you. >> seth: that's what i wanted to hear. um, no. [ laughter ] >> i mean it. >> seth: but the interesting thing is, it seemed so perfectly written that i could -- in my imagination was like crushed at the table, crushed at rehearsal, crushed at dress rehearsal. >> right. >> seth: but it didn't. then i heard it didn't. >> it went decent, i guess, during rehearsal. [ light laughter ] i mean, it was fun to do. i mean, streeter's obsessed with history so this was like his ode to america's weird customs and

such. but during blocking rehearsal, it was a little awkward 'cause it's -- i mean, nate's just saying things that america does. it's just listing facts about america, about our weights and measures, and he's just kind of pacing the group. so, it was a little awkward. but once nate got in front of an audience, he turned it on and became george washington. or nate's version of george washington. >> seth: nate's version. it is the perfect convergence of like really strong writing and then a host who elevates it in performance. but it was a joy to watch. >> oh, thank you. thank you, seth. thank you. >> seth: another -- another -- [ laughter ] >> thank you. finally, someone. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: but, i mean, look, another thing that was elevated by performance and writing, and you did both, was this right here. i mean, this is -- [ cheers and applause ] now -- >> why am i -- i'm spreading way

too much. [ laughter ] >> seth: it is funny that you're, like -- you're literally manspreading gosling. his knees are touching and you're like, "i need more room." [ laughter ] >> i tried to do it like butthead sits, but he's not that spread, so. [ light laughter ] >> seth: you know, i've been very happy to read a lot about this sketch because it was such a joy to watch. and when heidi looks back at you -- >> yeah. >> seth: at air, she laughed so hard that i remember when we came into work on monday we were like, "did they -- was he not in costume for dress?" but it does -- she had seen it before. she had seen the make-up. was there any shift in it? >> at dress, the wig was a little far forward. so, air, there was just more head and it felt like my face was more -- 'cause it's a lot to take in. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> by the way, jodi mancuso -- >> seth: yeah, one of the all-time greats. >> louie zakarian, amazing. did the hair and prosthetics. so they did like 90% of it. >> seth: yeah. jodi and louie are two legends i was lucky enough to work with. >> incredible.

but heidi said, "you didn't look human." >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> "you -- you looked not of this world." [ laughter ] and, you know, we're pretty close. so, we make each other laugh very easily. >> seth: i had a moment when she looked at you, it's almost like the way she looked at you, you the character, it was the first time you, the character, realized you looked weird. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> seth: you had a moment of like -- like, look going like -- >> yeah. the heck? >> seth: and i just wondered if you put a little more sauce on it at air? >> a little bit. >> seth: because it was a joy. i mean, it did seem like it didn't require much. i mean, heidi has admitted, like, it -- she was not surprised but she could not stop. and it was so much fun. >> i did put a little more -- i just kind of tried to look her right in the eyes and just go, "hi! i'm insane." yeah. >> seth: this had a -- the long tail it deserved because then at the premiere -- at the premiere of "the fall guy," you guys showed up. >> right. [ cheers and applause ] all right. look. i just want to say, by the way,

ryan gosling, i love this man. >> seth: yeah. >> he just came in and sprinkled his magic dust over everything. >> seth: i mean, i will say, another piece of jealousy. like, he is, of the last ten years since i've been gone from the show, he is really, like, a-list. >> oh, he's incredible. i sincerely love that man. ryan, if you're watching, i love you. [ laughter ] but look -- look at who's a movie star and who isn't. first of all, general hue of skin tone. [ laughter ] right? beautiful and bronze. new york white. [ laughter ] look at the width of our legs. [ laughter ] i have a 12-year-old boy's legs with hair on them. it was funny too because the photographers would be like, "ryan, over here, ryan." and then to me they'd be like, "butthead, over here, butthead." [ laughter ] i'm like, "ryan and butthead?" it is a lot to take in when

you're looking at it face to face too because the prosthetics -- >> seth: yeah. there is a moment where you're like, i feel like this was -- we were both supposed to look bad. [ laughter ] >> i know. he still looks gorgeous. >> seth: he looks great. >> he still looks cool. >> seth: yeah. >> and i am like a walking freak. >> seth: it's like rock, paper, scissors. it turns out like gosling beats beavis but butthead beats mikey. >> right. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: so, you mentioned 11-year-old legs. you've got a 12-year-old, abbott. i fel like -- >> he's 11. >> seth: oh, no, 11. 11 seems like cusp of "snl," yes? >> yeah. he's into it. he watches. >> seth: and how do you watch -- do you let him sort of watch on his own? do you watch with him? >> yeah. yeah, he stays up sometimes and watches it. >> seth: that's exciting. >> it's hard to get him to watch anything that's not youtube shorts. >> seth: ri -- okay, gotcha. >> he loves -- he watches fortnite. he watches people playing fortnite. >> seth: right. >> and i'm like, "how do you do --" he'll watch it for hours at a time. >> seth: yeah.

>> but getting him to watch a movie is difficult. because it's the -- isn't that weird? >> seth: that's so funny. i keep hearing that, yeah. it's not that they don't have an attention span. they just like don't like stories. >> yeah. [ laughter ] yeah, i don't know that i want to see a story right now. >> seth: i just feel like three act structure is just not for me. >> yeah. but he'll watch eight hours of kids being like, "let's gooo! here we go, let's go! 80 damage, 80 damage, 80 damage, let's go!" [ laughter ] i'm like, "dude, this is insane." >> seth: can i say something embarrassing? >> what? >> seth: like, i thought it was crazy but when you started doing that, i'm like, "i could watch that for real." [ laughter ] >> let's go! >> seth: i was like, "i like this. i like everything about this." you also host the show, "is it cake?" >> yeah. >> seth: has your son -- does he like that show? >> thank you two people up there? [ cheers and applause ] now, listen -- now, if this audience was filled with children, they would have gone bananas. [ light laughter ] kids love that show. >> seth: do they -- do you get recognized by kids more for "cake" than "snl"? >> oh, yeah. absolutely. little kids, i can see it in their eyes. they're like, "hey. [ light laughter ]

do you -- are you the cake man?" [ laughter ] it sounds so creepy. i'm the cake man! [ laughter ] but it's awesome how much they love it. >> seth: well, i really mean this sincerely. congrats on the incredible season. >> thank you so much. >> seth: you do a great job. behind the -- you do a great job writing for that whole cast. so thanks so much for being here. >> thank you. coming from you, that's awesome. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: mikey day, everyone. "unfrosted" streaming on netflix. check out "snl" this week live on nbc and peacock with host mia rudolph and musical guest vampire weekend. we'll be right back with more "late night." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ wow. -incredible, isn't it? -yeah. well, with your home, auto, boat and rv all bundled with progressive you've got the peace of mind to really wander. yeah. yeah, i just hope it stays this way. once word gets out about these places they tend to -- -are you done? -aaand there it is. well, at least your vehicles are protected.

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