WELCOME BACK. TO THE ED SULLIVANK EVERYBODY.
YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST FROM "FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL,"
"HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER," AND "DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE."
HE IS NOW ONE OF THE CREATORS, WRITERS, AND STARS OF THE NEW
SERIES, "SHRINKING." PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW," JASON SEGEL.
(APPLAUSE) >> HI.
>> Stephen: EVERY TIME, EVERY TIME I'VE INTERVIEWED YOU, AND I
ALWAYS ENJOY, ST ALWAYS A FUN INTERVIEW.
>> WE ARE HAVE A REALLY NICE TIME.
>> Stephen: I ALWAYS FORGET WHAT I A LARGE MAN YOU ARE.
>> I'M A BIG DUDE. >> Jon: YOU KIND OF-- .
>> Stephen: YOU KIND IS OF HAVE A RANGY.
EVER PLAYED A COWBOY. >> NO, BUT I'VE BEEN, ONCE
SOMEBODY SAID TO ME, A PRETTY FAMOUS DIRECTSER IN A THICK
IRISH ACCENT, YOU HAVE WHAT JOHN WAIRNTION YOU ONLY HAVE 1
PERCENT OF IT BUT YOU'VE GOT IT. >> I'LL TAKE IT.
>> Stephen: IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE I SPOKE TO YOU LAST.
LAST TIME WAS ON DRK DRG. >> BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
>> Stephen: LAST TIME WAS ON ZOOM, THIS IS MUCH NICER AND YOU
TALKED A LOT OF THE TIME ABOUT YOUR SOLITARY WALKINGS.
YOU WENT ONA LOT OF SOLITARY WALKS.
>> LONG, LONG WALKS. >> Stephen: DID YOU SPEND A
LOT OF THE PANDEMIC ALONE? >> I DID, YEAH.
I HAD A BREAK UPRIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC WHICH WAS VERY, VERY
SAD. AND-- .
>> Stephen: OH WOW. >> IT'S OKAY, MADE IT THROUGH.
MADE IT THROUGH. AND RIGHT BEFORE WE WENT INTO
LOCKDOWN A LOCAL ICE CREAM SHOP IN MY TOWN, SO I WENT IN KIND OF
SAD. 9:30 P.M. RIGHT BEFORE CLOSING.
>> Stephen: LIKE ADVICABLY HEARTBROKEN KIND OF PERSON.
>> I WAS A GROWN MAN ALONE AT 9:30 BUYING ICE CREAM.
RIGHT? >> Stephen: YEAH.
>> YEAH. AND THERE WAS LIKE A REALLY
KIND-FACED, ATTRACTIVE WOMAN SERVING ICE CREAMMENT AND SHE
SAID REALLY NICE STUFF TO ME ABOUT HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER.
AND I LOVE THESE MOVIES. GOT ME THROUGH A TOUGH TIME.
THEN SHE GAVE ME MY ICE CREAM ON A CONE.
AND THEN SHE SAID I WILL NEVER FORGET THE JOY YOU BRING TO THE
WORLD. >> Stephen: WOW.
>> AND SO I WENT HOME. >> Stephen: THAT IS LIKE AN
INSTANT CONNECTION. >> YEAH, I FELT LIKE IT WAS A
ROMCOM WITH TOM HANKS OR SOMETHING.
AND I WENT HOME AND THEN WE WENT INTO LOCKDOWN.
BUT THEY STAYED OPEN DELIVERY. SO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN I
NEEDED THAT FEELING OF CONNECTION I WOULD ORDER THE ICE
CREAM. AND IT WOULD ARRIVE IN A BAG.
AND THE FIRST TIME IT ARRIVED, SHE HAD HANDWRITTEN ON THE BAG,
NEVER FORGET THE JOY YOU BRING TO THE WORLD.
I'M LIKE OH. I STARTED TO SEE MY NEW LIFE
WITH THIS WONDERFUL PERSON. >> Stephen: THE ICE CREAM
LADY. >> YEAH SO THEN WE CAME OUT OF
LOCKDOWN AND I WENT TO GO KIND OF MAKE GOOD ON THIS MEET CUTE.
AND AS I'M WALKING UP I SEE SOMEONE COMING OUT OF THE STORE
WITH A BAG OF ICE CREAM. AND ON THE BAG IT SAID, NEVER
FORGET THE JOY YOU BRING TO THE THE WORLD.
(APPLAUSE) AND IT TURNS OUT IT IS JUST
THEIR SLOGAN. (LAUGHTER).
>> Stephen: OH. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH, MAN. >> Stephen: I JUST WANT GET
MYSELF A LOVELY SANDWICH AND THE GIRL BEHIND THE COUNTER SAID I
HAVE THE MEATS. >> YEAH.
THAT WAS PERSONAL. >> Stephen: SHE SAID WE, THE
TWO OF US. THE TWO-OF-US, WE HAD THE MEATS.
OKAY, WELL, EVERYBODY WANTS TO FEEL LIKE THEY'RE MAKING A
CONNECTION. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY ARE.
>> YES. >> Stephen: THIS NEW SERIES,
SHRINKING IS ABOUT PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE CONNECTIONS.
YOU PLAY A PSYCHOLOGIST. >> YEAH.
I THINK INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, WE ALL CAME OUT THE PAST TWO YEARS
WHETHER OR NOT WE SPECIFICALLY LOST SOMEBODY OR JUST THIS
FEELING OF LOST TIME. WE ARE ALL GRIEVING SOMETHING
THAT WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE BACK.
MY CHARACTER IN THE SHOW IS GRIEVING LOSS OF A WIFE.
AND IT IS BASICALLY A CHARACTER IN THE MIDST OF HIS OWNER IN
VOWTION BREAKDOWN BUT CONTINUING TO PRACTICE THERAPY.
SO NONE OF THESE PATIENTS KNOW THAT THEIR THERAPIST IS HIMSELF
LIKE NOT DOING SO HOT. >> Stephen: WOW.
AND WE HAVE A SEEN HERE COMING UP.
>> SURE. >> Stephen: EXPLAIN WHAT IS
GOING ON. >> YES, THIS IS RIGHT AFTER I
HAVE KIND OF SNAPPED IN A THERAPY SESSION.
AND JUST STARTED DOING MY NEW TECHNIQUE.
CAN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE. HE IS GOING TO TELL HIS PATIENT
WAS TO DO HERE IS WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO.
WILL YOU DO ST NOW AND DON'T COME BACK UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE
IT. >> Stephen: SO IT IS
NONDIRECTIONAL. >> YEAH, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
IT. THIS GUY CAN'T DO ANY T ANY
MORE, HE WANTS PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR RUTS.
I HAVE CROSSED SOME LINES AND I TELL MY BOSS WHO IS MAYBE THE
COOLEST MAN OF ALL TIME. >> Stephen: JIM.
>> HEY. >> HEY KID.
HOW YOU DOING? >> IT SAY NORMAL DAY, NORMAL
DAY, DOING IT, DOING IT NORMAL STYLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING, PAUL.
>> ABOUT HOW YOU ARE JUST DOING IT NORMAL STYLE?
>> WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? >> YOU GUYS GET SO MAD AT YOUR
PATIENTS THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU JUST WANT TO SHAKE THEM.
>> WE DON'T SHAKE THEM. >> NO, I KNOW, I KNOW.
I'M ROOTING FOR THEM, I AM. I'M LIKE COME ON YOU [BLEEP]
PERSON, YOU CAN CHANGE. AND THEN THEY JUST NEVER DO.
>> COMPASSION FATIGUE. WE ALL HIT THOSE WALLS.
YOU ASK QUESTIONS. YOU LISTEN.
YOU STAY NONJUDGMENTAL AND YOU DON'T MAKE THAT FACE.
>> SORRY. (APPLAUSE).
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK BUT WHEN WE COME
BACK I WILL ASK JASON JASON WHAT HE WAS LIKE AS A CHILD.