>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST AS HANK KINGSLEY
FROM "THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW," GEORGE BLUTH SR. FROM "ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENT," AND NOW MAURA PFEFFERMAN IN "TRANSPARENT."
>> YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
YOU DISAPPOINT ME.
YOU'RE BETTER THAN THIS.
YOU'RE BETTER THAN-- AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE?
YOU'RE CHEAP.
AND YOU'RE A TERRIBLE TIPPER.
YEAH!
TO WAITERS AND TO VALETS AND TO THE POOR PIZZA GUY.
>> IT TOOK 45 MINUTES FOR THAT PIZZA TO SHOW UP!
>> SO WHAT?
>> AND I ALWAYS-- I ALWAYS TIP 15%.
>> 15% IS WHAT YOU GIVE FOR BAD SERVICE.
15% IS WHEN THEY SPIT IN YOUR FOOD!
15% IS WHEN THEY STAB YOU!
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME
JEFFREY TAMBOR!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
>> HEY NOW!
>> HEY NOW.
>> Stephen: PEOPLE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE JEFFREY TAMBOR.
>> I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE.
IT'S REALLY COLD.
>> Stephen: IT'S COMEDY WEATHER.
YOU KEEP IT COLD.
IT'S COMEDY WEATHER.
>> THERE WAS AN ACTOR -- >> Stephen: I KNOW WHO HE IS.
>> HE HAD IN HIS CONTRACT IT HAD TO BE 65 DEGREES.
>> Stephen: WOW.
I TOTALLY-- >> THE INTERVIEW WILL GET BETTER
THAN THIS.
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT GOING TO GET BETTER FOR ME, BECAUSE I
MEET SO FEW PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO HAVE A COLD THEATER WHEN YOU'RE DOING ESPECIALLY COMEDY.
>> RIGHT NOW I'M HAVING AN ICE CREAM HEADACHE.
( LAUGHTER ) COLD, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: JULIE ANDREWS SAT IN THAT VERY SEAT A COUPLE OF
MONTHS AGO, AND, OF COURSE, SHE WAS FANTASTIC.
SHE WAS JULIE ANDREWS.
AND AFTER THE WHOLE THING WAS OVER SHE LEANED OVER TO ME AND
SAID, " I'M SO GLAD YOU KEEP IT COLD IN HERE.
BLAKE TAUGHT ME IT WAS SO IMPORTANT."
>> COULD DO YOU THAT ENGLISH ACCENT ONCE MORE BECAUSE IT'S
ARGUABLY ONE OF THE WORST ENGLISH ACCENTS I'VE EVER.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WELL, SHE DOES HAVE A BAD ONE.
>> SHE'S FAKING IT?
>> SHE'S FROM-- I THINK SHE'S FROM OREGON.
>> Stephen: SHE'S FROM SCIOSIT.
YOU HAVE BEEN-- >> EVERYTHING.
>> Stephen: SOME OF THE BEST TELEVISION SHOWS EVER MADE.
>> EVERYTHING.
>> Stephen: SOME OF THE GREATEST TELEVISION SHOWS EVERY
DAY.
I FOUND OUT WHAT THE FIRST TELEVISION SHOW?
>> WHAT WAS THAT.
>> Stephen: YOU KNOW THAT, "KOJAK."
IT WAS A DATE PLAYER.
>> I WAS A DATE PLAYER.
THAT'S A PERSON -- >> Stephen: "KOJACONCLUDE"
ANYBODY?
"WHO LOVE YOUS BABY" WITH THE LOLLIPOP.
>> IT WAS GRANT'S TOMB ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE.
IT WAS THE COLDEST DAY.
I CALLED MY FATHER IN SAN FRANCISCO, AND I SAID, "DAD--"
BECAUSE HE WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT ME.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD WERE YOU AT THIS POINT?
>> I WAS FOUR.
>> Stephen: YOU LOST YOUR HAIR EARLY.
>> I DID.
IT JUST WENT.
I WAS 35.
MY DAD WAS VERY WORRIED ABOUT ME.
I WAS DOING A SHOW ON BROADWAY, BUT I SAID, "DAD, I'M ON
"KOJAK."
AND HE SAID, "WHAT NUMBER?" AND I SAID, "2, I'M ON 2."
AND HE SAID, "OH, YEAH, WELL, WE GET 2."
>> Stephen: MEANING THE CHANNEL?
>> THE CHANNEL.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: HE ONLY GOT 2?
>> WE GOT 2, 4, AND 7.
AND THEN HE SAID, "PEPPY--" ANDY SAID HERE IT IS, HE'S FINALLY
GOING TO SAY I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
HE SAID, "DON'T DO TOO MUCH ON 4."
( LAUGHTER ) "WE DON'T GET THAT TOO WELL."
>> Stephen: GOOD ADVICE, GOOD ADVICE.
>> GREAT ADVICE.
>> Stephen: YOU DIDN'T END UP DOING MUCH ON 4.
>> I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ON 4 FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
WE'RE ON 2 HERE, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: THIS IS 2 RIGHT NOW.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> BACK ON 2.
>> Stephen: HOME AGAIN.
>> HOME AGAIN.
>> Stephen: WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CLIP OF YOU--
>> NO.
>> Stephen: YOU DIDN'T KNOW WE HAVE A CLIP?
>> OH, GOD.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT-- CAN YOU TELL ME
ANYTHING-- I LOVE IT.
CAN YOU TELL ME-- I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IN THIS CLIP, YOU HAVE THE
GREATEST ENGLISH ACCENT I EVER HEARD.
>> WELL, I STUDIED WITH-- WHAT'S HER NAME.
>> Stephen: JULIE ANDREWS.
WHAT'S HER NAME.
>> UPPER WEST SIDE, COLDEST DAY --
>> Stephen: A COLD DAY.
>> AND THERE WAS A CAMERA MALFUNCTION, AND EVERYBODY WENT
INSIDE BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A STAND-IN, SO I HAD TO WAIT
OUTSIDE AND WHEN THEY FIXED IT AND SAID, "ACTION," MY MOUTH,
ALL MUSCLES HAD FROZEN AROUND-- BASICALLY, I WAS A TALKING ANUS.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> IT WAS LIKE -- >> Stephen: ARE YOU READY, ARE
YOU READY?
( LAUGHTER ) ARE YOU READY?
>> AND MY EYES YOO SEWELL SEE THE TERROR.
WAIT A MINUTE.
>> Stephen: JIM, PLEASE.
>> I WANT YOU TO CHECK UNDER THE NAILS AND I WANT A SWAB.
INVENTORY THE PERSONAL BELONG, AND I WANT TO BE SURE NOBODY WAS
AFTER ANYTHING SUPERB.
>> COME, ON JOE, JUST BECAUSE A GIRL IS LYING ON THE GROUND
DOESN'T MEAN RAPE WAS THE ONLY THING.
>> CAPTAIN!
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT.
CONGRATULATIONS.
( APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: YOU LOOKED MISERABLE.
>> I WAS MISERABLE.
I HAD AN ICE CREAM HEADACHE.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE I DIDN'T LOOK UP.
I WAS SO ASHAMED OF WHAT I WAS DOING.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> I'M LIKE THIS.
I'M LIKE, "OH, I'M SO BAD IN THIS."
IT'S TOUGH BEING AN ACTOR.
>> Stephen: IT REALLY IS.
>> WERE YOU AN ACTOR.
>> Stephen: FOR MANY YEARS, BASICALLY UNTIL I HAD THIS GIG.
THE OLD GIG I WAS ACTING LIKE I WAS A PUNDIT FOR 10 YEARS.
>> AND WHAT DOES "PUNDIT" MEAN.
>> Stephen: SOMEBODY WHO WOULD RATHER WIN WITH HIS OPINIONS
THAN YOUR FACT.
>> WE GOT IT.
>> Stephen: OKAY, GOOD.
( APPLAUSE ) YOU HAVE A BOOK NOW.
>> OH, LET'S DO DO THE BOOK.
BUT I CAN SAY ONE THING BEFORE THE BOOK-- I'M A BIG FAN OF YOUR
S.
>> Stephen: I'M A BIG FAN OF YOURS.
THAT'S VERY NICE OF YOU TO SAY.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> AND I'M A BIG FAN OF YOUR COURAGE AND YOUR COMEDY.
>> Stephen: OH, YOU'RE VERY KIND.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) VERY NICE.
MY FAVORITE GUEST.
( CHEERS ) LET'S DO THE BOOK!
SIT DOWN!
I GET ENOUGH OF THAT.
>> Audience: STEPHEN!
STEPHEN!
>> SHOW THE BOOK.
>> Stephen: WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE BOOK.
WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE BOOK.
YOU'RE VERY KIND.
SO YOU HAVE A BOOK NOW.
IT'S CALLED "ARE YOU ANYBODY?"?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> I WALKED OUT OF THE-- LITERALLY OUT OF THE STAGE DOOR
OUT OF THE THEATER, AN AUTOGRAPH SEEKER CAME UP TO ME FACE TO
FACE AND SAID, "ARE YOU ANYBODY?"
HOLD ON.
( LAUGHTER ) I LOOKED AT HIM FOR 30 SECONDS
AND I SAID, "NO."
( LAUGHTER ) BUT I WROTE THIS FOR MY KIDS.
>> Stephen: IT'S A MEMOIR.
>> A MEMOIR/KIND OF EVERYTHING.
>> Stephen: "A MEMOIR."
>> OH, SHUT UP.
>> Stephen: IT SAYS, "A MEMOIR."
I HAVE A RESEARCH TEAM.
THEY READ THE COVER.
>> OKAY!
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S A MEMOIR.
I WROTE IT FOR MY KIDS.
I HAVE FIVE KIDS.
I HAVE AN OLDER DAUGHTER.
SHE'S IN HER LATE 30s, SHE'S 41.
AND THEN I GO 12, 10, AND TWO 7s, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
DADDY DOES FOR A LIVING.
>> Stephen: OH, WOW.
>> THEY THINK I EAT LUNCH.
BECAUSE THEY COME -- >> Stephen: BIG PART OF THE
WORK.
>> WELL, THEY COME TO THE SET, AND I EAT LUNCH.
SO THEY SAY, "WHAT DOES YOUR DAD DO?"
"HE EATS SANDWICHES."
>> Stephen: IN "TRANSPARENT"-- >> LET'S HOLD THIS UP.
>> Stephen: HOLD IT UP AGAIN.
YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS BOOK.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT.
>> Stephen: IN "TRANSPARENT," YOU PLAY MAURA PFEFFERMAN, AND
IT'S A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS BEFORE BACK ON THE OLD
SHOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WE SEE HER WITH HER FRIENDS AND HER FAMILY, AND
HOW DID YOU GET A SENSE OF WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE FOR HER OUT IN THE
WORLD, BEYOND THE LIFE THAT WE SEE ON THE SHOW?
>> WELL, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
YOU KNOW -- >> Stephen: THANK YOU.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
JILL SOLOWAY GAVE ME THE RESPONSIBILITY OF-- I MEAN WITH
THIS ROLE, BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE GIFT OF A
LIFETIME.
I WAS VERY NERVOUS, YOU KNOW, BEING THIS GENDER MALE GIVEN
THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.
SO I DECIDED TO GO ON A FIELD TRIP WITH MY WONDERFUL-- MY
TEACHER ZACHARY DRUKER, AND SAID, "I WANT TO GO SHOPPING AS
MAURA.
I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT IT'S LIKE."
SOWE DRESSED HER UP VERY, VERY NERVOUS-- STILLAM.
WE JUST FINISHED OUR FOURTH SEASON, BY THE WAY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) AND I WENT OUT.
WE WENT TO A SHOPPING CENTER, AND I-- I WAS SHAKING.
BUT I REMEMBER SAYING, "DON'T EVER FORGET THIS."
AND I HAD MAURA ALL, YOU KNOW-- YOU KNOW, MAURA IS VERY YOUNG
INTO HER TRANSITION, EVEN THOUGH SHE'S 70 YEARS OLD AND SHE
DOESN'T KNOW QUITE HOW IT MAKE UP OR QUITE HOW TO WALK OR THE
THING.
AND WE WERE WALKING DOWN THE GROCERY AISLES AND I SAID,
"WELL, HOW WOULD MAURA SHOP?" AND ZACHARY LEFT ME ALONE.
AND THEN THERE WAS THIS MAN AND HE JUST LOOKED AT ME-- AND I'LL
NEVER FORGET THE LOOK BECAUSE IT WAS THE LOOK OF ABSOLUTE HATRED
AND IT WAS A SMIRK OF ABSOLUTE PHOBIA, AND I WENT, "THAT'S--"
YOU KNOW, "DON'T EVER FORGET THIS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MAURA
IS EVERY DAY OF HER LIFE."
IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
IT'S SO-- SO WHEN I-- ( APPLAUSE )
YOU KNOW, HERE WAS A WOMAN 70 YEARS OLD WHO WENT FOR HER
FREEDOM AND SAID, " I'M GOING FOR IT.
I'M GOING TO GO FOR MY AUTHENTIC SELF."
AND I THINK SHE'S A HERO.
>> Stephen: DOES PLAYING HER-- DOES PLAYING HER MAKE YOU A
BETTER JEFFREY?
>> I THINK IT MAKES ME A BETTER-- TO BE REALLY HONEST, I
THINK IT MAKES ME ALL JEFFREY.
IN OTHER WORDS, PEOPLE SAY, "WELL, HOW IS YOUR FEMININE
PART, YOUR MASCULINE PART?" I GO, "I JUST HAVE NEVER BEEN A
FREER JEFFREY, A HAPPIER JEFFREY.
I THINK IT MAKES ME A BETTER PAPA, A BETTER HUSBAND, AND
CERTAINLY A BETTER GUEST ON A TV SHOW.
>> Stephen: EXCELLENT GUEST LAST QUESTION--
>> AND IT CERTAINLY MAKES ME VERY GRATEFUL.
THIS CAME AT 70 YEARS OLD, THE ROLE OF MY LIFT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.
>> I MEAN, I KNOW I DON'T LOOK 70-- WELL, I KNOW I-- I KNOW I
DON'T LOOK 70.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T ACTUALLY LOOK 70.
>> HOW OLD DO I LOOK?
>> Stephen: 69-ISH.
( LAUGHTER ) WHEN YOU SAID, "'KOJAK' AT 35 I
SAID NO WAY IN MY HEAD.
THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT.
>> I'M VERY LUCKY.
AND I GET TO GO FROM HERE AND IN ONE MONTH GET TO START A FIFTH
SEASON OF "ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT."
>> >> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT I
WANTED TO ASK ABOUT AND NOW YOU'VE ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
JEFFREY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
FOLKS, "ARE YOU ANYBODY?"?
HE IS.
THAT'S JEFFREY TAMBOR.
IT'S AVAILABLE NOW.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK