TO
TO 206-448-4545. >> WINNER.
>> WINNER. WINNER, WINNER.
WINNER, WINNER. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. >> BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> KILLING IT, CASHMAN.
>> YEAH, WE ARE ON THE COUCH.
SPECIAL GUEST IN TOWN.
HE'S RETURNED TO SEATTLE.
THE CITY THAT MADE ALL THINGS
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. >> NOT THAT SPECIAL.
AVERAGE GUEST.
AVERAGE GUEST. >> THE GREAT RAINN WILSON IS
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD.
HI, GOOD TO BE HOME.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> WAY BACK WHEN YOU WERE JUST
THIS KID.
THIS KID.
THIS KID. YOU LEFT SEATTLE WITH BIG
DREAMS.
DREAMS.
DREAMS. YOU COME BACK AND GO, LINE UP.
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. NO
>> NO. NO ONE LIKE AS GLOATER, CHRIS.
>> HOW DOES IT FEEL FOR YOU TO
GET TO COME BACK HOME?
I KNOW YOU'RE IN L.A.
NOW, YOU
NOW, YOU
NOW, YOU GOT THE HOLLYWOOD THING GOING
ON.
ON.
ON. YOU'RE HERE NOT JUST ON A GLOAT
TOUR, YOU'RE HERE FOR REAL FOR A
SPECIAL EVENT YOU'RE DOING ON
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY. A GREAT CHARITY PEOPLE MAYBE
DON'T REALIZE IS LOCAL, MONA.
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO COME BACK
HOME?
HOME?
HOME? I
HOME? I THINK ANYBODY WHO HAS A DREAM
OF ANYTHING WHEN THEY'RE A
CHILD, THE FIRST THING THEY WANT
TO DO WHEN THEY ACCOMPLISH IT IS
COME BACK HOME.
>> I WAS ON THE AVE EARLIER
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. I
TODAY. I SPENT SO MUCH TIME THERE AS A
KID.
KID.
KID. IN
KID. IN HIGH SCHOOL WE WOULD HANG OUT
OVER THERE.
OVER THERE. >> YOU WERE BORN OVER THERE.
>> I WAS BORN IN THE UNIVERSITY
HOSPITAL, EXACTLY.
HOSPITAL, EXACTLY. IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH IT CHANGES
AND HOW LITTLE IT CHANGES.
IT'S STILL KIND OF A BACKWARDS
AVENUE WHERE PEOPLE ARE GETTING
INTO NO GOOD.
AND EVEN HERE, I USED TO DRIVE
THIS DELIVERY TRUCK ALL OVER
DOWN HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
>> IN SODO.
THAT DIDN'T USED TO MEAN
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
>> T-MOBILE IS RIGHT THERE.
>> WHAT IS THAT?
>> MARINERS PLAY OVER THERE
LATER TONIGHT.
LATER TONIGHT. >> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. FANTASTIC.
FANTASTIC. >> TIE TO BUILD AN ARENA OVER
HERE MAYBE.
HERE MAYBE. >> WHY?
>> WHY?
>> WHY? WE'VE GOT TWO RIGHT HERE.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> RAINN, GET OUT.
>> SET THE INTERNET ON FIRE.
>> WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A
BASKETBALL TEAM.
BASKETBALL TEAM. >> OH MY GOD.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON FROM
THE HURT.
THE HURT.
THE HURT. THIS IS EXACTLY WHY.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU IN
TOWN.
TOWN.
TOWN. RAINN WILSON AND FRIENDS ARE
GOING TO BE AT THE PARAMOUNT ON
THURSDAY NIGHT.
THURSDAY NIGHT. YOU'VE GOT MUSIC, COMEDY, JOEL
McHAIL IS A PART OF THAT.
WHO ELSE?
WHO ELSE?
WHO ELSE? >> MICHAEL AND SPEARHEAD ARE
GOING BE PLAYING SOME AWESOME
TUNES.
TUNES.
TUNES. AND RACHEL AND VIL RAY, THAT'S
RACHEL PRICE FROM LAKE STREET
DIVE, GREAT BAND.
>> CHRIS BAALUT I SEE.
>> FROM PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
IT'S THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF
BEING ALIVE HERE AND CELEBRATING
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE WORK
THEY DO AND THE WORK YOU DO
BEHIND SCENES.
BEHIND SCENES. BECAUSE PEOPLE KNOW YOU.
THE OFFICE AND DWIGHT.
THEY PROBABLY DON'T KNOW OR
APPRECIATE A LOT OF THE WORK
BEHIND THE SCENES.
SOUL PANCAKE.
SOUL PANCAKE. YOU HAVE AN AMAZING DOCUMENTARY
THAT SPEAKS TO PEOPLE LIKE ME IN
REGARDS TO COMEDY.
AND WHAT IT'S --
>> MENTAL HEALTH.
>> BEHIND THE SCENES FOR PEOPLE
WHO MAKE A LIVING BEING FUNNY
ALL THE TIME.
WE'RE EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT ALL OF THAT STUFF.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS IS WHAT
PEOPLE WANT TO TALK TO YOU THE
MOST ABOUT.
MOST ABOUT. WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A SYMBOL
OF THAT PAIN IN THE REAR FROM
THE OFFICE THAT EVERYBODY CAN
SOMEHOW RELATE TO?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A
GREAT GIG.
GREAT GIG. I WAS AN ACTOR MOSTLY UNEMPLOYED
ACTOR FOR A GOOD 15 YEARS BEFORE
I GOT CAST AS DWIGHT.
SO IT WAS AN AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY.
OPPORTUNITY. I BOUGHT A HOUSE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> I MEAN, COME ON.
AND IT'S A GREAT ROLE AND A
GREAT JOB.
GREAT JOB. AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME DAY
WE'LL GET THE GANG BACK TOGETHER
AND DO SOME OTHER OFFICE THING.
I DON'T THINK WE DO A SPINOFF TV
SHOW, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO
BRING DWIGHT BACK AT SOME POINT.
>> I THINK PEOPLE WOULD BE
LOVING THAT.
LOVING THAT. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHY
YOU'RE IN TOWN SPECIFICALLY, THE
MONA FOUNDATION IN KIRKLAND --
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> -- BUT FUN LITTLE TRIVIA FOR
YOU AT HOME.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HIS FIRST
APPEARANCE ON TELEVISION WAS?
DON'T TELL THEM.
1997.
1997.
1997. SOMETHING THE ENTIRE COUNTRY
SAW.
SAW.
SAW. SO
SAW. SO THIS WASN'T