>>>
>>> GOOD
>>> GOOD MORNING AGAIN. HE HAS BEEN MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH
FOR YEARS AS A COMEDIAN ON
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE."
AND TODAY HE JOINS US.
NOW, IT IS SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
THAT IS WHY WE DO THE HANDSHAKE.
NOW YOU THINK A READER FOR
BUYING YOUR BOOK.
I LOVE IT.
>> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THEM, THEY
WOULD NOT BE READING IT.
DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE?
SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW YOU
GREW UP.
GREW UP.
GREW UP. I HAVE NO IDEA.
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR MOM AND DAD
AND WERE YOU GREW UP.
>> I GREW UP -- MY MOM AND DAD
THEY SEPARATED WHEN I WAS
YOUNG.
YOUNG.
YOUNG. BUT MY MOM MARRIED MY
STEPFATHER AND THEY MOVED TO A
PLACE CALLED MT. BALDY IN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. MY STEPDAD IS A MONK AND SO IS
MY MOTHER.
MY MOTHER. I GREW UP A LIFE OF ZEN.
MEDITATION AND LETTING YOUR
THOUGHTS MANIFEST.
THOUGHTS MANIFEST. WHEN YOU WEAR IT A YOUNG KID
YOU DON'T SEE BUT YOU DON'T
SEEK MEDITATION WHEN YOU ARE
STRESSED OUT.
STRESSED OUT. SO I KIND OF GOT IN MY HEAD AND
STARTED CREATING CHARACTERS
EARLY ON.
EARLY ON.
EARLY ON. SO I WAS JUST INSPIRED BY THESE
GREAT COMEDIANS EARLY ON.
>> AND YOUR DAD?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YOU WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL
MEMBERS OF THE GROUNDLINGS
WHICH IS A FAMOUS
IMPROVISATIONAL GROUP.
IMPROVISATIONAL GROUP. THERE WERE PEOPLE IN THAT GROUP
LIKE WILL FERRELL AND
>> IT AS SUCH IT INTERESTING
COMBINATION.
COMBINATION. THERE IS YOU AND THEN YOUR DAD
AND YOUR STEPDAD.
>> YES AND MY MOM AND MARK NOW
LIVE ON BAINBRIDGE ISLAND.
NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE.
THAT SOMEHOW MAKES ME 27 YEARS
OLD.
OLD.
OLD. >>
OLD. >> WILL OF COURSE.
>> SO TELL ME WHAT YOU REMEMBER
ABOUT SCHOOL?
ABOUT SCHOOL? >> A LOT OF KEGGERS.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO CAN YOU DO A KEG STAND?
>> WHAT'S THAT? A
KEG STAND ? I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THAT IS.
THAT IS.
THAT IS. >> WELL, TELL US ABOUT THE REST
OF SCHOOL.
OF SCHOOL. >> WELL, PEOPLE WOULD SPRAY
PAINT THE FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT
MEMORIES THERE.
MEMORIES THERE. >> I'M GLAD I'M GLAD THAT YOU
ARE CONNECTED TO THEM.
>> WE HAD A VERY GOOD LOOKING
CLASS.
CLASS.
CLASS. I
CLASS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A NO
REGION THING OR WHAT.
>> SO REMIND ME WHY "BABY DON'T
HURT ME" IS IMPORTANT.
>> THAT IS FROM THE ROXBURY GUYS
. THAT WAS A MOVIE THAT I DID
WITH WILL FERRELL.
SO, WITHOUT WAS THE SONG TO ONE
OF YOUR FAMOUS BIDS WITH WILL
FERRELL.
FERRELL.
FERRELL. NOW I READ THIS AND THOUGHT
WHAT A LOT OF PRESSURE IN THE
WRITERS ROOM ABOUT WHAT WOULD
BE GOOD ABOUT THIS.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE TRYING TO
BE FUNNY ON CUE OR COMPETITIVELY
. WHAT IS THAT LIKE?
>> IT IS EASIER IF YOU HAVE A
GIFT OR A SENSE OF WHAT IS
FUNNY.
FUNNY.
FUNNY. I
FUNNY. I THINK SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE IS A
DIFFICULT PLACE TO KEEP GOING
YEAR AFTER YEAR.
YOU NEED TO HAVE A GIFT AT IT.
>> IS IT SCARY?
>> IT IS BUT IT'S MORE EXCITING
I THINK.
I THINK.
I THINK. YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR FEAR INTO A
LOT OF THINGS.
UNDERNEATH I THINK IT IS ALL
EXCITING.
EXCITING.
EXCITING. >> SEVEN YEARS.
THAT IS A LONG TIME.
AND A LOT OF GREAT CLIPS OUT OF
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> OH YES.
IT WAS JUST CRAZY.
NOW HERE IS A PICTURE OF OUR ZEN
CLASS.
CLASS.
CLASS. SO
CLASS. SO YES.
SO YES.
SO YES. >> SO AM TELL ME ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED TO.
HAPPENED TO. YOU HAD AN EXPERIENCE.
WHAT I DID, --
>> IT WAS A CLIP THAT I DID
WHERE I WAS DRESSED UP LIKE THE
GOLDEN GIRLS.
GOLDEN GIRLS. I THREW MYSELF BACK IN THIS
CHAIR AND I INJURED MY NECK AND
THAT I GOT AFTER P AND THEY
WANT TO SEE A DOCTOR HE DOCTOR
AND HAD SURGERY.
AND I'VE HAD FIVE SURGERIES
SINCE THEN.
SINCE THEN. I HAD ONE TO MY THROAT AND ONE
IN MY UPPER BACK.
I HAVE A BIG LONG SCAR HERE.
>> THAT YOU DID NOT FEEL LIKE
YOU COULD SAY THAT YOU WERE
HURT.
HURT.
HURT. >>
HURT. >> WELL NOW.
YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BE TAKEN OUT
OF THE GAME.
YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT YOU'D
DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT YOU'VE
BEEN HURT AND SO YOU NEED TO BE
TAKEN OUT OF THE LINEUP.
>> IS A DID NOT THINK OF IT
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY. BUT, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS
THAT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE KNEW
THAT YOU WENT THROUGH.
WAS IT THERAPEUTIC TO WRITE
ABOUT THIS?
ABOUT THIS? WAS IT HARD?
>> IT WAS BOTH IN FACT.
BUT IT WAS INCREDIBLY
THERAPEUTIC.
THERAPEUTIC. AND FOR OTHER PEOPLE, I AM I
CAN JUST TELL PEOPLE TO READ
IT.
IT.
IT. I
IT. I DON'T NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT.
IT WAS FASCINATING TO FIND OUT
THAT I AM WAY MORE INTERESTING
THAN I THOUGHT.
AND NOT JUST ON SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE. I
LIVE. I
LIVE. I HAVE HAD TIMES THAT WERE SO
GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. EVERY CHAPTER HAS GREAT STUFF
ON IT.
ON IT.
ON IT. PEOPLE LOVE IT ALSO.
>> IT IS HONEST ALSO.
THERE ARE RAW MOMENTS AND
SERIOUS MOMENTS.
SERIOUS MOMENTS. BUT IT PULLS THE CURTAIN BACK
IN A WAY THAT WE RARELY GET TO
SEE.
SEE.
SEE. SO
SEE. SO THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
>> ONE LAST VERY WEIRD HUG.
YOU CAN CATCH CHRIS TOMORROW
NIGHT AT 7:30 PM AT STROHM
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO COMING