>> AND WELCOME TO HOUSTON LIFE.
WOW, HAPPY FRIDAY.
WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO START
WITH SOME LAUGHS TONIGHT.
>> YOU SAW HIM ON "SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE" FOR 10 SEASONS.
TIM MEADOWS, WELCOME TO HOUSTON
LIFE.
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
[ Cheers and Applause ]
>> WOW, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF
FANS AROUND HERE.
>> I DESERVE IT!
[ Laughter ]
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO YOU'RE HERE IN TOWN
PERFORMING.
WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT IN A
MOMENT.
FOR PEOPLE WHO KNOW YOU FROM
THESE ICONIC ROLES, I JUST
WATCHED MEAN GIRLS THE OTHER
NIGHT.
>> FOR THE FIRST TIME?
>> NO, I'VE WATCHED IT BEFORE.
WHAT'S YOUR SECRET TO LONGEVITY?
WHAT IS IT ABOUT YO
WE ALL KNOW SHOW BUSINESS IS
REALLY TOUGH.
HOW HAVE YOU DONE IT?
>> I DON'T THINK I'VE PEAKED.
I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE
SECRET.
I DON'T THINK I'VE DONE
ANYTHING THAT IS -- I THINK I
FEEL LIKE I'M ALWAYS GOING UP
AND I JUST REALLY -- ONE LESSON
I LEARNED EARLY ON IS JUST TO
KEEP YOUR NOSE TO THE GRIND
STONE.
I JUST WORK, WORK, WORK AS MUCH
AS I CAN AND I JUST TRY TO
FORGET ABOUT IT.
YOU MENTIONED THE INTERNET
MOVIE DATABASE, I WOULD LIKE AT
IT AND NOT REMEMBER SOME OF THE
THINGS.
>> THE SECRET EARLY ON, YOU'RE
NOT ONLY AN ACTOR COMEDIAN,
YOU'RE ALSO A WRITER AS WELL.
GROWING UP, DID YOU WANT TO GO
INTO SHOW BUSINESS?
>> I WANTED TO BECOME AN ARTIST
MORE LIKE BEING IN SHOW
BUSINESS.
I FELT LIKE IT WAS SOMETHING
THAT I JUST WANTED TO DO.
I JUST FELT LIKE WHENEVER I SAW
ARTISTS, LIKE I JUST THOUGHT
IT'S GOT TO BE PRETTY COOL TO
DO THAT FOR A LIVING, TO
ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING THAT YOU
LOVE DOING, AND ONE TIME I SAW
THIS MOVIE CALLED STOP MAKING
SENSE BY THE TALKING HEADS, AND
THOSE GUYS, THEY SAID WE'RE
GOING TO BECOME A BAND.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE NORMAL.
AND I JUST THOUGHT, YOU'VE GOT
TO MAKE THAT DECISION ONE DAY,
YOU'VE GOT TO GO, BOOM, I'M
GOING THIS WAY.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO BE NORMAL.
>> YES, I'M NOT GOING TO BE
NORMAL.
>> AS A WRITER WORKING HARD
BEHIND THE SCENES, THAT SHOWS
THAT YOU'RE ON THE FRONT LINES
WILLING TO DO THE DIRTY WORK.
WHEN YOU ENDED UP GETTING THIS
BIG BREAK AT "SNL", THEY DIDN'T
ASK YOU TO AUDITION.
YOU JUST HAD A MEETING.
>> IT WAS REALLY NICE.
LAUREN MICHAELS
ASKED ME, DID I THINK I CAN IN
CONTRIBUTE TO THE SHOW, AND I
SAID, OF COURSE I THINK I CAN.
>> 10 SEASONS.
>> YEAH, 10 SEASONS.
MY THERAPIST SAID 10 WAS ENOUGH.
>> YOU'RE KNOWN FOR A LOT OF
CHARACTERS ON THAT SHOW.
IS THERE A FAVORITE ONE?
>> OPRAH WINFREY WAS REALLY FUN
TO DO.
MY FAVORITE TO DO, I HAD THE
MOST FUN DOING LADIES MAN, BUT
MY FAVORITE TO DO BECAUSE OF
THE AUDIENCE REACTION WAS THE
SCENE WE CALLED PERSPECTIVES,
WHICH IS AN EARLY MORNING SHOW
THAT CAME ON AT 4:00 A.M. AND
IT WAS A COMMUNITY PROGRAM AND
IT WAS BASICALLY ONE OF THOSE
PROGRAMS THAT THE GOVERNMENT,
THEY FORCED STATIONS TO, LIKE,
DO COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS,
AND SO THIS WAS A GUY WHO HAD A
SHOW AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING AND
HE WASN'T A GREAT INTERVIEWER
BUT HE WAS AN OLDER GUY AND HE
WAS LIKE, YEAH, GOOD MORNING,
IT'S 4:00 A.M. AND YOU'RE
WATCHING PROTECTION, I'M LIONEL
OSBOURNE.
WE HAVE JIM JOHNSON ON THE
SHOW, WHO IS AN EXCELLENT
BASEBALL PLAYER.
JIM, TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.
WELL, I'M A PROFESSIONAL
BASEBALL PLAYER.
THAT'S GREAT.
IT'S 3:47 A.M. IN THE MORNING
AND WE'RE SITTING.
AND SO HE WOULD REMIND PEOPLE
WHAT HE JUST HEARD AND THEN
REMIND PEOPLE WHAT TIME IT IS.
>> YOU WERE INVOLVED IN CONE
HEADS, EVEN STEVENS MOVIE, THE
LADIES MAN.
I STILL REMEMBER THE LADIES MAN
POSTER WITH YOU SITTING ON SKY
LINES ON THE BUILDING.
IS THERE A DEFINING MOMENT IN
YOUR CAREER?
I KNOW YOU SAID A LOT OF THESE
BLEND INTO THE BACKGROUND UP
YOUR HISTORY.
IS THERE ANY ROLE THAT STAND
OUT BECAUSE YOU LOVE THE
PRODUCTION PROCESS OR YOU LOVE
THE FINAL RESULT?
>> I DID THIS MOVIE CALLED POP
STAR WITH ANDY SANDBERG AND
THOSE GUYS, AND I PLAYED THEIR
MANAGER, AND IT WAS THE FIRST
TIME I WAS IN THE WHOLE MOVIE
FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END
AND MY CHARACTER ALSO WENT
THROUGH CHANGES AND HE HAD AN
ARC, AND SO THAT, TO ME, HAS
BEEN THE BEST DEFINING THING
OUT THERE, I CAN SAY, OH, IF
YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO,
THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE.
THIS GUY, HE WAS SORT OF A
FAILED MUSICIAN AND HE BECAME
THEIR MANAGER.
HE WAS IN THE BAND TONY, TONY,
TONY, BUT HE GOT KICKED OUT OF
THE BAND BECAUSE HE WANTED IT
TO BE CALLED TONY, TONY, TONY,
TONY?
HE WANTED HIS TONY TO BE A
QUESTION MARK.
HE GOES THROUGH A BIG ARC IN
THE MOVIE.
>> WHAT DO FANS RECOGNIZE YOU
MOST FO
>> LADIES MAN AND MEAN GIRLS.
I CAN ALWAYS TELL WHAT THEY
KNOW ME FOR BY THE AGE OF THE
PERSON.
IF IT'S A TEENAGER, THEY MIGHT
KNOW ME FROM THE EVEN STEVENS
MOVIE ON DISNE
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING
RENEWED ON GOLDBERG, BY THE WAY.
IT'S COMING BACK FOR AN
ADDITIONAL SEASON.
>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
WRITING.
WHAT'S HARDER?
YOU WROTE HIGHER GOALS, WHICH
IS A DOCUMENTARY SHORT, YOU
WROTE 20 EPISODES, CONTRIBUTED
FOR "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE."
WHAT'S HARDER?
ACTING, STAND-UP COMEDY, OR
WRITING?
>> WOW.
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, AND
I'VE NEVER REALLY THOUGHT OF IT
THAT WAY.
CAN I GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT?
>> SURE.
>> I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW.
NO.
THE HARDEST THING FOR ME, THE
MOST STRESSFUL THING IS THE
STAND-UP, BECAUSE YOU'RE THERE,
THE AUDIENCE PAID TO SEE YOU
AND THEN YOU'RE LISTENING TO
ANOTHER COMEDIAN GO OUT AND DO
REALLY WELL, AND SO YOU'RE
LIKE, OH MY GOD, I'VE REALLY
GOT TO DO THIS, SO I THINK OF
ALL OF THE THINGS, THAT'S THE
MOST PRESSURE, THE MOST
SATISFYING, REWARDING TIME I
HAVE IS WHEN I DO LONG FORM
IMPROV IN NEW YORK OR CHICAGO
OR L.A..
>> AND WHEN THE AUDIENCE LAUGHS.
TIM, WHILE WE HAVE YOU HERE, WE
WANT TO PLAY A LITTLE TRIVIA
GAME.
>> WE HAVE QUOTES FROM THREE
DIFFERENT MOVIES OR T.V. SHOWS.
>> AND WE'RE GOING TO READ YOU
THE QUOTES AND THEN PLAY THE
CLIP.
>> AM I GUESSING AFTER THE CLIP?
>> NO, YOU'VE GOT TO GUESS
BEFORE THE CLIP.
>> AND IS IT ME OR JUST ANYBODY?
>> IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHEN
YOUR CHARACTER SAID, BUT YOU
ARE DEFINITELY INVOLVED IN THE
SCENE.
>> WE DID NOT MAKE IT EASY.
>> THIS IS ALL STEPH GONZALEZ'S
IDEA.
>> THE FIRST QUOTE IS, UNTIL
"IF" A -- I HAVE A PARENT OR
LAWYER PRESENT.
>> WOW.
MEAN GIRLS?
>> YES.
>> IT IS.
>> GOOD JOB.
>> LET'S ROLL THE CLIP.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WANTED TO SAY?
>> I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE
UNTIL I HAVE A PARENT PRESENT.
>> WHOEVER WROTE IT PROBABLY
DIDN'T THINK ANYONE WOULD EVER
SEE IT.
>> I HOPE THAT NOBODY ELSE EVER
DOES SEE IT.
>> WOW.
THEY PLAYED STUPID SO WELL.
>> THEY DID.
>> THE SECOND QUOTE SOAKING
RAIN I -- SECOND QUOTE IS, I
THINK I HAVE SOMETHING IN MY
TEETH.
>> I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING IN
MY TEETH.
I HAVE NO IDE
>> IT WAS THE SEQUEL TO ANOTHER
MOVIE THAT YOU DI
>> GROWN-UPS 2.
>> WELL, THAT MADE IT EASY.
>> LET'S ROLL THE CLIP.
>> APPARENTLY THE HAIR ON TOP
OF YOUR HEAD DIDN'T KNOW IT
EITHER.
>> WHAT?!
>> DO LIKE THIS.
I THINK I HAVE SOMETHING IN MY
TEETH.
>> WHAT?!
>> NEXT TIME USE THAT CHIA PET
STUFF ON YOUR WHOLE HEAD.
>> WHAT?!
>> HEY, THAT IS A GOOD LOOK FOR
YOU.
>> I CAN IMPROVISE BETTER THAN
THAT, TOO.
I CAN SAY MORE THAN "WHAT" IN A
SCENE.
>> WE KNOW.
LAST CLIP, JENNIFER, DO YOU
WANT TO READ IT?
>> I'VE GOT A CASE OF SATURDAY
NIGHT FEVER.
>> I HAVE A CASE OF SATURDAY
NIGHT FEVER.
>> A LIFELINE T.V. SHOW.
>> JENNIFER BROOM
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
>> IT'S MORERECENT IN YOUR
REPERTOIRE.
>> LIKE REAL RECENT.
>> POP STAR?
NO.
>> T.V. SHOW.
>> OH, GOLDBERG.
>> LET'S ROLL IT AND FIND OUT,
FOLKS.
>> THIS GOES DEAD, EVEN I CAN'T
BRING IT BACK.
>> MAKE IT HOME, KIDS, I'VE GOT
TO MAKE IT SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER.
>> WHAT ABOUT ME?!
>> THAT'S THE THING ABOUT
GROWING UP, SOMETIMES YOU NEED
TO DANCE YOUR WAY BACK TO THE
TOP.
>> IT MUST BE SO FUN TO LOOK
BACK ON ALL OF THESE ROLES.
>> I HAVEN'T AGED.
HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT?
>> COME BACK AND DO A SKIN
CREAM SEGMENT FOR US.
SO YOU'VE GOT SOME PERFORMANCE
COMING UP HERE IN HOUSTON JULY
7th AND 8th, SO TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW.
>> YES.
>> AND THIS IS HAPPENING JOKE
JOINTLY COMEDY SHOWCASE.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS IS THE
LONGEST RUNNING COMEDY SHOWCASE
IN HOUSTON.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT EITHER.
>> WELL, YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY.
TICKETS START AT ONLY 20 BUCKS
SO, IF OUR VIEWERS WANT TO COME
OUT AND SEE YOU--
>> WHICH IS WAY TOO MUCH.
>> THERE'S THE INFORMATION
RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN FOR
BOTH PERFORMANCES.
ACTUALLY, FOUR PERFORMANCE
BECAUSE IT'S TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW NIGHT, 8:00 P.M. AND
10:30.
TICKETS ARE JUST $20.
JOINT JOKE COMEDY SHOWCASE.
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.
>> I GOT ALL THREE RIGHT.
>> THANKS.
[ Applause ]