>> Stephen: EXCITED.
ISN'T THAT NICE?
>> REALLY NICE.
THANKS, GUYS!
>> Stephen: HI.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'VE NEVER MET YOU BEFORE.
>> I KNOW.
>> Stephen: BUT I HAVE JUST HEARD THE LOVELIEST THING.
>> REALLY.
>> Stephen: THE WORD IS YOU'RE A LOVELY PERSON IN REAL LIFE.
>> THAT'S VERY NICE.
I HAVE HEARD THE SAME ABOUT YOU, SO THIS IS GOING TO GO GREAT.
>> Stephen: OR DISASTROUSLY DISAPPOINTING.
>> "CAN YOU BELIEVE THEY DIDN'T GET ALONG?"
THAT'S WHAT INCH WILL SAY."
>> Stephen: PEOPLE KNOW YOU FROM "VERONICA MARS," "FROZEN,"
"BAD MOMS," "FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL."
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROJECT YOU DID LAST YEAR IS YOU
GUEST HOSTED FOR JIMMY KIMMEL.
>> I DID, YES.
>> Stephen: WHEN HE WAS OUT TAKING CARE, WITH HIS WIFE, OF
HIS BOY.
>> I FILLED IN.
I WAS A FIRST LADY.
DON'T GET NERVOUS.
I'M NOT GOING TO ASK TO SWITCH SEATS OR ANYTHING.
BUT I DID ENJOY IT A LOT.
>> Stephen: DID YOU, REALLY?
>> YEAH, I DID.
>> Stephen: HOW MANY NIGHTS DID YOU DO?
>> I JUST DI DID ONE.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU GOT THE BUG.
>> BUT I WILL SAY WHAT AN ENORMOUS UNDERTAKING IT IS.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE.
THEY MUST COME IN FOR A HOW MANY OF HOURS A DAY.
THE THING I HATED IS BETWEEN THE COMMERCIAL BREAKS SOMEONE WITH A
HEADSET WOULD RUN UP TO YOU AND WHISPER SOMETHING IN YOUR HEAD
ABOUT MATH.
"YOU HAVE TO CUT THE 'SARWARS'" AND FOUR MINUTES AND 55
SECONDS."
AND THEY WOULD GO, "ACTION."
AND YOU HAVE TO TALK QUICKER.
IT'S A LOT OF ON-THE-SPOT MATH.
I KNOW I LOOK LIKE I CAN DO MATH, BUT I'M NOT THAT GOOD AT
IT.
>> Stephen: WE RUN THE SHOW DIFFERENTLY.
THE BAND STARTS PLAYING AND I SAY THE WORDS ON THE MACHINE.
>> THIS IS SO MUCH EASIER.
I WILL DO IT HERE NEXT TIME.
>> Stephen: I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU GUEST HOSTED FOR ME.
DO YOU LIVE IN LOS ANGELES OR NEW YORK?
>> LOS ANGELES.
>> Stephen: OH, I WOULD HAVE TO GIVE YOU AMPLE WARNING.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: TO FLY IN.
I WAS HOPING, "I DON'T FEEL GOOD TODAY, CAN YOU TAG IN."
>> KRISTEN, CAN YOU COME IN.
>> Stephen: YOU ADDRESSED THE U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
WHYYESTERDAY.
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: WHAT NATION WERE YOU REPRESENTING?
>> ALL NATIONS.
I AM THE GLOBAL ADVOCATE FOR THE HUMANITARIAN PEACE FUND.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES THAT DO?
>> IT'S EXCITING BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.
IT'S A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE U.N. AND, LIKE, LOCAL NONPROFITS
AROUND THE WORLD.
SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING IN FIVE COUNTRIES.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET INTO 24.
BUT IT'S-- AND IT'S SPECIFICALLY TARGETING WOMEN.
SO YOU BASICALLY TAKE SOMEONE WHO IS IN THEIR COUNTRY, SEEING
A PROBLEM, A WOMAN WHO SAYS, "I KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS."
YOU GIVE HER FUNDING.
YOU GIVE HER MANAGERIAL TRAINING, TECH TRAINING.
AND YOU TAKE HER IDEA, YOU ALLOW HER TO MAKE HER AREA BETTER.
AND THEN YOU HELP FRANCHISE THAT IDEA TO OTHER SCROIZ EVERYONE ON
EARTH LIVES A BETTER LIFE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: THAT'S FANTASTIC.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU-- WHAT'S YOUR OFFICIAL TITLE?
>> THE GLOBAL ADVOCATE FOR THE WOMEN'S PEACE AND HUMANITARIAN
FUND.
>> Stephen: DOES THIS MEAN YOU ACTUALLY GO AROUND THE GLOBE TO
ADVOCATE?
>> NOT YET.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU WILL EVENTUALLY?
>> YES, YEAH.
WE HAVE SOME TRIPS PLANNED.
BUT I ALSO HAVE A THREE- AND A FIVE-YEAR-OLD SO IT'S KIND OF
HARD FOR ME TO LEAVE THEM AT HOME, EVEN THOUGH I CARE ABOUT
ALL CHILDREN.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A REAL CHALLENGE.
A THREE- AND A FIVE-YEAR-OLD.
GIRL, BOY.
>> GIRL, GIRL.
>> Stephen: THAT'S GREAT THEN.
SO BY THREE THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY SELF-ACUALIZED AS A GIRL.
THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF-- HAVE A BOY.
HAVE A BOY.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
OUR THREE-YEAR-OLD IS NUTS, MAN.
SHE'S NUTS.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> SHE'S JUST-- SHE'S JUST-- SHE-- SOMETIMES SHE TELLS ME
SHE'S GOING TO KILL ME.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: DOES SHE GO INTO DETAIL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> SOMETIMES WITH A GUN.
>> Stephen: STWIEMS A GUN.
>> I KNOW IT SOUNDS SCARY.
WE'RE TALKING PEOPLE.
DON'T WORRY.
IF I TELL HER, "OKAY, THAT'S A WRAP ON THE CANDY BAR," OR
WHATEVER.
SHE'LL GO, "WELL, I'M GOING TO GET A GUN AND KILL YOU AND I
ONLY LIKE DADDY, YET QTS AND SHE'LL JUST LEAVE THE ROOM.
AND I LIKE -- >> Stephen: DOES DAD, YOUR
HUSBAND, AT THAT POINT TAKE A VICTORY LAP AND GO, "YOU'RE
PERFECT, PRINCESS."
>> NO, IF HE HAD SAID IT SHE WOULD HAVE THREATENED TO KILT
OPPOSITE PARENT.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS REALLY BAD THAT MY CHILD THREATENS TO KILL ME
BUP BUTT SHE DOESN'T HAVE A GUN SO I FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT A REAL
THREAT.
>> Stephen: YEAH, EVERYTHING SOUNDS GREAT.
>> YEAH, THINGS ARE GOOD AT HOME.
>> Stephen: EVERYTHING'S ALL GOOD.
SO DOES-- DO YOUR-- I LIKE-- I LOVE THAT CHILDREN CHALLENGE US.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: A LOT.
>> BIG TIME.
>> Stephen: I LEARNED AT A VERY EARLY AGE, OR MY DAUGHTERS
AT A VERY EARLY AGE, MY FIRST CHILD-- OUR FIRST CHILD IS A
GIRL, AND SHE OUT-DEBATED ME AT AGE SIX.
DO YOU GET INTO, LIKE, DEEP DISCUSSIONS WITH YOUR KIDS?
>> YYES.
SOMETIMES IT COMES SO FAST, THOUGH.
LIKE, THE OTHER DAY, IN RAPID SUCCESSION, I GOT, "IS SANTA
CLAUS REAL?
WHO MADE DOGS?
AND WHY IS EARTH?"
AND AGAIN, I'M, LIKE, WINGING THE PARENTING THING.
SO I WAS, LIKE, "DOES ANYONE WANT TO GO IN THE POOL?"
( LAUGHTER )
MYSELF IN BED LATER THAT NIGHT GOING, "WHY IS AIRGT?"
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: I LOVE "WHY IS EARTH?"
>> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
>> Stephen: SURE.
THAT'S SORT OF LIKE SAYING, "HOW MUCH IS BLUE?"
>> YEAH, THEY REALLY TURN -- >> Stephen: WHY IS EARTH.
DO YOU HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT?
>> I DO NOT.
>> Stephen: WHY SOMETHING INSTEAD OF NOTHING?
THAT'S A DEEP QUESTION.
IS THAT THE THREE-YEAR-OLD OR THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD.
>> THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD.
>> Stephen: THE THREE-YEAR-OLD WILL GET THERE.
THE THREE-YEAR-OLD WILL GET THERE.
YES, IF SHE DOESN'T KILL YOU FIRST.
>> THIS IS TRUE.
THIS IS TRUE.
>> Stephen: SO "THE GOOD PLACE" STARTS SEASON THREE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: JUST STARTED THIS WEEK.
>> YES!
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.
>> THANK YOU.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: THE CHARACTERS IN "THE GOOD PLACE," WE FOUND OUT,
THOUGHT THEY WERE IN THE GOOD PLACE--
>> SPOILER ALERT!
>> Stephen: THOUGHT THEY WERE IN THE GOOD PLACE BUT WERE IN
THE BAD PLACE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: THIS SEASON THEY'RE ON EARTH.
>> THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE DEALING WITH A LOT OF DEEP,
PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: INCLUDING THE TROLLEY.
>> THE TROLLEY PROBLEM.
>> Stephen: TELL PEOPLE WHAT THE TROLLEY PROBLEM IS.
>> IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST PHILOSOPHY QUESTIONS THEY ASK
YOU WHERE IF YOU'RE DRIVING A TROLLEY AND THE TROLLEY SPLITS,
YOU'RE HEADED ONE WAY AND YOU'RE ABOUT TO HIT ONE PERSON, AND YOU
SEE-- YOU'RE ABOUT TO HIT, LIKE, 10 PEOPLE.
BUT YOU SEE IF YOU CAN PULL A LEVER, YOU DIVERT THE TRACK, AND
YOU WOULD ONLY HIT ONE PERSON -- >> Stephen: WHO WOULD
OTHERWISE LIVE.
>> WHO WOULD OTHERWISE LIVE.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
DO YOU STAY ON EXPOWRS NOT DO ANYTHING AND KILL 10 PEOPLE OR
PULL THE LEVER AND PURPOSEFULLY KILL ONE PERSON AND SAVE THE 10?
AND IT'S LIKE A BIG QUESTION.
>> Stephen: KRISTEN BELL?
WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> WELL, I-- I WOULD PROBABLY PULL THE LEVER.
SORRY, GUYS.
I WOULD.
BUT DO YOU KNOW THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE TROLLEY QUESTION?
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO-- IN PHILOSOPHY IT GETS TURNED ON ITS
HEAD?
>> NO.
>> WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S MY ANSWER?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: I KILL THE GUY.
>> OKAY, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT.
>> Stephen: I KILL THE GUY.
>> HERE'S THE FOLLOW-UP.
YOU'RE A SURGEON.
YOU HAVE 100% SURGERY RATE.
YOU'VE NEVER FAILED.
YOU'RE AT THE HOSPITAL BY YOURSELF.
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE THERE.
>> Stephen: YES.
>> 10 PEOPLE WALK IN, ALL WITH DIFFERENT ORGANS FAILING, RIGHT.
AGAIN, YOU'VE NEVER FAILED A SURGERY.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP THEM.
AND THERE'S ONE JANITOR THERE WHO IS CLEANING THE LOBBY.
>> Stephen: I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
DO YOU KILL THE JANITOR TO SAVE THE 10 PEOPLE?
>> Stephen: OH!
OH!
THEY'RE ORGANS ARE FAILING I NEED TO STRIP HIM FOR PARTS IN
ORDER TO FIX THOSE PEOPLE.
>> CORRECT!
IT'S A TOUGHER ONE BECAUSE PULLING A LEVER IS NOT LIKE
KILLING SOMEONE.
>> Stephen: JUST SOMEONE WILL DIE.
>> CORRECT.
>> Stephen: WHERE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO CUT UP THE JANITOR?
( LAUGHTER )
>> IT'S A GREAT SHOW, YOU GUYS.
IT'S SO FUNNY.
>> Stephen: I WOULD TALK TO THE JANITOR AND SAY, "HOW HAPPY
ARE YOU WITH YOUR LIFE?" >> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: I'D HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH HIM.
>> WHAT IF HE'S SO HAPPY -- >> Stephen: THEN I WOULDN'T
KILL HIM.
>> AND ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LOBBY DIE.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> BUT THERE'S KIDS.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
>> IN THE LOBBY.
>> Stephen: SOME OF THE PEOPLE ARE KIDS?
ARE THEY THREE-YEAR-OLDS WHO HAVE THREATENED TO MURDER ME?
>> ONLY ONE OF THEM.
>> OKAY.
CAN I GET BACK TO YOU ON THIS?
>> YES, SURE.
IT'S A HARD QUESTION.
WE DEAL WITH TOUGH STUFF.
>> Stephen: SURE.
THAT'S COMEDY.
"THE GOOD PLACE" AIRS THURSDAYS ON NBC.
KRISTEN BELL, EVERYBODY!