>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST TONIGHT IS AN ACTOR YOU
KNOW FROM HIS EMMY AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE AS HOTEL MANAGER
ARMOND IN SEASON ONE OF "THE WHITE LOTUS."
HE NOW STARS IN THE NEW HBO SERIES, "THE LAST OF US."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," MURRAY BARTLETT!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: MAESTRO, GOOD TO
SEE YOU. >> GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WE HAD SOME FUN IN THE PAST FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAD NOT CAUGHT IT
BEFORE. WE MET WHEN I WAS HOSTING
PICKLED WHICH WAS THIS CELEBRITY PICKLE BALL TOURNAMENT.
AND YOU -- >> I THOUGHT YOU ARE WERE GOING
TO PULL OUT A PICKLE BALL PADDLE.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE TEAMED WITH KELLY ROLAND FROM DESTINY'S
CHILD. DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF YOUR
TEAM? >> I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK SOMEONE CAME UP WITH IT. >> Stephen: DINK FLOYD.
YOU LOST TO WILL FARRELL AND TIG NATARO.
HOW DID IT GO? TAKE ME THROUGH THE EMOTIONS.
>> THEY WERE IN GREAT SHAPE. >> Stephen: YOU WERE IN GREAT
SHAPE TOO. >> THANK YOU.
WE DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE PLAYING THE VENUS AND SREEN SERENA WILLF
THE PICKLE BALL WORLD. >> Stephen: SHE LITERALLY WAS
PLAYING ON A FRACTURED FEMUR. NOW HOW DO YOU FEEL?
>> PRETTY EMBARRASSED. >> Stephen: THANK YOU.
>> WE PUT UP SOME PRETTY GOOD RALLIES.
YOU TOLD ME THAT DIDN'T YOU? >> Stephen: YOU HAD THIS
INDEFINABLE JE NE SAIS QUOIS FEATURE, I DON'T KNOW.
I WOULD DESCRIBE MURRAY BARTLETT AS BELOVED AT THIS POINT.
IT'S A QUICK BELOVED. AMERICA HAS GOT TO KNOW YOU,
THEY KNOW YOU FROM YOUR PERFORMANCE AS THE HOTEL MANAGER
ARMAND IN WHITE LOTUS. YOUR EMMY IT WAS NIGHT TO GO
CONGRATULATE YOU THAT NIGHT. >> YES.
>> Stephen: IT WAS AN EXCITING NIGHT.
>> IT WAS. >> Stephen: YOU ACTUALLY
COLLECT YOUR EMMY IN YOUR LUGGAGE?
>> I DID. >> Stephen: IT SURVIVED.
>> IT DIDN'T SET OFFS ALARM BELLS.
>> Stephen: IT DIDN'T SET OFF ALARM BELLS.
>> THAT'S I THOUGHT WALKING ACROSS THE AIRPORT WITH AN EMMY
WAS NOT GOOD, AND IT'S GOING THROUGH A METAL DETECTOR, THEY
ARE BIG THEY'RE HEAVY THEY'RE SHARP.
>> Stephen: THE TIME WE WON FOR THE DAILY SHOW WAS AFTER
9/11, THEY DIDN'T LIKE THAT, AT ALL.
>> WEAPON-LIKE. >> Stephen: WHERE IS IT NOW?
>> IT'S IN A CLOSET. I DIDN'T PUT IT IMMEDIATELY IN A
CLOS I IT. I WAS TOLD BY A REALLY GOOD
FRIEND OF MINE WHO WAS TOLD BY AN ACTRESS FRIEND OF HIS WHEN HE
WON AN AWARD, YOU HAVE TO LEAVE IT IN A PLACE IN YOUR HOME FOR A
WEEK, YOU DON'T PUT IT AWAY AND PUT IT OUT OF YOUR MIND.
YOU HAVE TO ABSORB IT AND REALLY ENJOY THE MOMENT.
DID I THAT AND PUT IT ON MY KITCHEN BENCH FOR A WEEK, IT WAS
REALLY BEAUTIFUL, NOT BE PAO PAOING THAT.
>> Stephen: WHEN DID YOU FEEL THAT IS ENOUGH OF ME?
>> I HAD IT MAYBE A DAY TOO LONG, AND THEY SOMEONE WAS OVER,
THERE IT IS, I FELT LIKE AN ABSOLUTE DOUCHE BAG.
I WAITED UNTIL THEY LEFT AND RUSHED IT TO THE SPARE ROOM AND
PUT IT IN THE CLOSET. >> Stephen: YOU SAID YOU
WOULD LOVE TO PLAY ARMAND AGAIN IN THE WHITE LOTUS.
>> DID I SAY THAT? >> Stephen: YOU SAID THAT.
>> A TMZ GUY SAID TO ME, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE IN THE
THIRD SEASON OF WHITE LOTUS? >> Stephen: ARE YOU
SHATTERING MY LAST BELIEF AND THE SANCTITY OF JOURNALISM IN
AMERICA? >> I'M AFRAID SO.
>> Stephen: YOU WOULD OR WOULD NOT WANT TO?
>> I DEFINITELY WOULD. >> Stephen: FOR THOSE OF WHO
WATCHED SEASON 1 SPOILER IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO PUT YOU IN
SEASON 3. >> YES.
>> Stephen: ARE THERE CONTINGENCY BEING DISCUSSED AT
ALL? >> SORT OF UNOFFICIALLY WHEN WE
WERE SHOOTING WHITE LOTUS, THE NIGHT BEFORE WE WERE SHOOTING,
WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, THE CREATOR OF WHITE LOTUS MADE A
SPEECH AND SAID SORT OF JOKINGLY WHOEVER, WE WERE ABOUT TO START
SHOOTING IN THE WHOLE SHOOT, WHOEVER WAS THE NICEST PERSON
AND THE BEST ACTOR GETS A SPINOFF SERIES.
SO I WAS LIKE OH OH WHAT ABOUT ME?
I LIKE MY CHARACTER, I DON'T WANT TO GVE IT AWAY BUT MY
CHARACTER -- >> Stephen: HAS A ROUGH
CONCLUSION. >> THANK YOU.
AND HE SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD HIM TO THIS BUT HE SAID,
"WE COULD ALWAYS GO BACK IN TIME."
>> Stephen: WOW! WOW!
>> I THINK MAYBE LIKE AN ARMAND ORIGIN STORY?
I DON'T KNOW I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.
I'D WATCH IT. >> Stephen: NOW YOU'RE ON
"THE LAST OF US" ON HBO, POSTAPOCALYPTIC DRAMA.
YOU AND NICK OFFERMAN PLAY SURVIVALISTS IN THIS?
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND BEING A SURVIVALIST WITH NICK OFFERMAN?
>> I WOULD POSSIBLY BE PUSHING HIS WIFE MEG AH OUT OF THE WAY
OR MAYBE SHE TRAGICALLY GOT LOST.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY. >> I WOULDN'T MIND INCLUDING
HER. >> Stephen: HE'S HANDY, I'VE
GOT SOME OF HIS FURNITURE. >> I THINK HE COULD ALSO LIKE
KILL AN ELK, RIGHT? I FEEL LIKE HE COULD KILL AN ELK
AND DRY IT AND MAKE IT LAST FOR TWO YEARS.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU BRING TO THE RELATIONSHIP HERE?
>> GOOD POINT. I'VE GOT A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR
AND I'M A GOOD COOK SO I COULD COOK THE ELK.
>> Stephen: YOU COULD SAUTE THE ELK?
>> I COULD. >> Stephen: BIG PAN.
>> IF WE HAD A WO WOK. >> THE LAST OF US JUST MADE AN
EARLY CLAIM TO ONE OF THE BEST TV EPISODES OF 2023.
AND ROLLING STONE, THE LAST OF US PRESENTS AN ACHINGLY
BEAUTIFUL GAY LOVE STORY. SHINING AS BILL AND FRANK.
I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY ANY SPOILERS, WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
WHAT ARE WE EXPECTING TO SEE HERE?
>> NICK PLAYS THIS CHARACTER BILL WHO IS A HARDENED SUR
FIEFLIST. MY CHARACTER FRANK IS NOT.
HE IS AN OPTIMIST AND AN IDEALIST AND SO BILL, NIM NICK'S
CHARACTER JUST WANTS TO USE ALL THE RESOURCES FOR PRACTICAL
THINGS AND TO KEEP US SAFE. MY CHARACTER FRANK WANTS TO MAKE
THINGS PRETTY AND MAKE OUR LIFE MORE BEAUTIFUL AND BETTER AND
PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. THIS CLIP WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE IS
ABOUT THE TWO CHARACTERS ARGUING ABOUT THAT.
>> WOULD YOU STOP, DO I ASK FOR THINGS?
EVER? >> WHY HAVE I BEEN SAYING THAT?
THIS ISN'T FOR ME. THIS IS FOR US.
>> WHO CARES WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE?
>> I DO. OUR HOME ISN'T JUST OUR HOUSE.
IT'S EVERYTHING AROUND US. >> GIVE US A (BLEEP) BREAK.
>> I'M SORRY, I FORGOT. I LIVE IN THIS WORLD, YOU LIVE
IN PSYCHOBUNKER WHERE 9/11 WAS AN INSIDE JOB AND THE GOVERNMENT
ARE ALL NAZIS. >> THE GOVERNMENT ARE ALL NAZIS.
>> WELL, NOW, NOT THEN! I'M ASKING FOR SOME PAINT AND
SOME GASOLINE FOR LAWN MOWER. THAT'S ALL.
I'LL DO EVERYTHING ELSE MYSELF. IF YOU SAVORS MANAGEMENT SO HELP
ME I WILL RUN THROUGH ONE OF YOUR TRIP-WIRES!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: MURRAY IT WAS
LOVELY TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.
"THE LAST OF US" AIRS SUNDAY NIGHTS ON HBO.
MURRAY BARTLETT, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.