>> Stephen: LITTLE LIGHTS ON. WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
YOU KNOW MY NEXT GUEST FROM "2 DOPE QUEENS,"
THE "FANTASTIC BEASTS" SERIES, AND "LOVE LIFE."
SHE NOW STARS IN THE APPLE TV+ SERIES, "SHRINKING."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW,"
JESSICA WILLIAMS. ♪ ♪
SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU. OH, MY GOD, YOU LOOK FANTASTIC.
>> Jessica: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE COMING OUT TO A LITTLE
SUGAR RAY. >> Stephen: I FEEL
UNDERDRESSED. YOU LOOK SO LOVELY.
>> Jessica: I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT DID TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO GET IN THE DRESS.
>> Stephen: YOU HAD TO BE LOWERED INTO A QUESTION MARK
>> Jessica: I HAD TO MAKE SURE I WAS MOISTURIZED SO MY MOM
DIDN'T GET MAD AT ME FROM HOME. >> Stephen: SO YOU ARE DEWY A
AF. >> Jessica: YES.
NICE TO SEE YOU, FELLOW CORRESPONDENT.
>> Stephen: DO YOU MISS THAT? >> Jessica: IT'S HARD.
ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS THERE WE WERE WATCHING THE NEWS 24/7.
I STARTED THAT SHOW AND I WAS 22.
IT WAS FELT LIKE I WAS IN GRAD SCHOOL.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE WHEN I FIRST MET
YOU OVER THERE. SUCH A SELF-POSSESSED AND MATURE
PERFORMER, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU ARE THAT YOUNG.
>> Jessica: YEAH. I DON'T THINK THE DAILY SHOW
REALLY KNEW I WAS THAT YOUNG. >> Stephen: YOUNGEST PERFORMER
EVER HIRED OVER THERE. >> Jessica: YEAH.
>> Stephen: OKAY. BUT THAT IS THE PAST.
YOU ARE NOW PLAYING GABBY, A THERAPIST ON THE APPLE TV+ SHOW
"SHRINKING," FANTASTIC CAST. GREAT CREATORS AND GREAT CASPER
JASON SEGEL, HARRISON FORD. THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD BE A
FUN GROUP OF PEOPLE TO HANG WITH.
IS IT? >> Jessica: IT WAS A BLAST.
I SIGNED ON BECAUSE THE SHOW WAS CREATED BY BILL LAWRENCE AND I
WAS A BIG FAN OF "SCRUBS." IT WAS SORT OF A NO-BRAINER AND
I WAS A FAN OF JASON'S IN THE DAY AFTER I SAID IT WAS -- I
SAID I WAS DOING IT, HARRISON FORD.
>> Stephen: YOU MADE THE DIFFERENCE.
I AM IN. >> Jessica: JESSICA WILLIAMS.
I AM IN. >> Stephen: THAT WAS A SPOOKY
HARRISON FORD. >> Jessica: I HAVEN'T DONE IT
IN A WHILE. >> Stephen: THERE IS A FAIR
AMOUNT OF IMPROVISATION. DID YOU HAVE FUN IMPROVISING
WITH HARRISON FORD AND JASON SEGEL?
>> Jessica: I HAD A BLAST. I PLAY GABBY, ONE OF THE THREE
PEOPLE AT THIS PRIVATE PRACTICE. SHE DEFINITELY BALANCES OUT THE
TWO GENTLEMEN. GABBY IS SORT OF THE BRIGHT
LIGHT THAT ADDS A LITTLE BIT MORE SPIRIT.
TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVISE IN THOSE PARAMETERS, ESPECIALLY WITH
THOSE TWO, I FELT VERY FREE. AND THEN FOR ME, I JUST TOOK ME
A WHILE TO GET USED TO HARRISON FORD'S FACE IN GENERAL.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE HE IS HARRISON FORD.
>> Jessica: TOTALLY. I REALIZED I HAVE KNOWN ABOUT
HIM SINCE I WAS BORN BASICALLY. YOUR NAME IS JESSICA.
YOU KNOW WHO HARRISON FORD IS? [LAUGHS]
>> Stephen: YOU ARE AN AMERICAN.
OF COURSE YOU KNOW WHO HARRISON FORD'S.
>> Jessica: IT DID TAKE ME A MINUTE TO BE LIKE "OH, WHILE
BACK. THAT'S HIM.
THAT'S HARRISON FORD." >> Jessica: THIS IS YOU AND A
CAR, ANYTHING I NEED TO KNOW BEFORE WE DROPPED THE NEEDLE?
>> Jessica: THEY ASKED ME WHAT SONGS I WOULD LIKE TO SING WITH
HARRISON FORD AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
>> YEAH, I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOU. COME BY THE OFFICE AND THEN
WE'LL GO OVER TO THE APARTMENT. ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU THEN.
BYE, SWEETHEART. >> WHO IS YOUR SWEETHEART?
IS SHE A SEXY BITCH? >> IT'S MY DAUGHTER.
>> SINCE M DIVORCE I'VE BEEN TRYING TO THINK OF SOME NEW
THINGS. TRYING SOME NEW THINGS.
IS SHE SINGLE. >> CAN WE PLAY THAT SONG I LIKE?
♪ EVERY MORNING THERE'S A HALO HANGING OVER THE CORNER OF MY
GIRLFRIENDS 4-POST BED ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: YOU GOT TO CHOOSE
THAT SONG? >> Jessica: I SURE DID.
I GAVE THEM A LIST. I GAVE BILL LAWRENCE A LIST.
NEIL, THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. "ONE-WEEK" BY THE BARE NAKED
LADIES. "OCEAN AVENUE" BY YELLOW CARD
AND "DRIVE ME CRAZY" BY BRITNEY SPEARS AND THEN I THINK
"BUTTERFLY" BUT I THINK CRAZY TOWN?
I HAD A FEW. >> Stephen: WHO PICKED THIS?
>> Jessica: THAT WAS THE ONE HE AGREED TO DO, HARRISON.
>> Stephen: DID HE KNOW IT? >> Jessica: NO.
I THINK HE LIKED IT ENOUGH AND I THINK ANYBODY WAS SURPRISED THAT
HE KNEW EVERY WORD WHEN HE SHOWED UP TO SET.
HE'S A REALLY HARD WORKER. HE IS HARRISON FORD.
>> Stephen: YOU PLAY A THERAPIST.
ARE YOU A FAN OF THERAPY? >> Jessica: YEAH, I LOVE
THERAPY. I'VE HAD THE SAME THERAPIST FOR
MAYBE EIGHT, NINE YEARS, HERE IN NEW YORK.
I MOVED OUT HERE TO DO "THE DAILY SHOW" IN MY PATTER EVER
SINCE AND MY BRAIN IS ALWAYS GOING AND I TRY TO TREAT IT LIKE
A CAR. I WANT TO DO THE MAINTENANCE A
WHILE AGO AS OPPOSED IF THE CAR BREAKS DOWN WHEN I TRY TO FIX
IT. IT'S A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE.
I TRY. [APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU THAT WAS WHEN THE REASONS WHY WANTED TO DO
"SHRINKING" BECAUSE I WANTED, WITH GABBY, I WANTED HER TO BE
THE KIND OF THERAPIST PEOPLE WANTED TO SEEK OUT AND FIND.
I THINK SHE'S REALLY COLORFUL, VERY EXPRESSIVE.
>> Stephen: BASED AT ALL ON YOUR THERAPIST?
>> Jessica: NO, NOT AT ALL. I DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT MY
THERAPIST. I WISH I DID.
I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO DEDUCE WHAT HER LIFE IS SECRETLY.
SOMETIMES SHE WILL LET IT SLIP EVERY NOW AND THEN.
SHE WILL BE LIKE YEAH, I USED TO BE IN A GIRL BAND WAY BACK WHEN.
WHAT? YOU USED TO BE A DRUMMER?
ONE TIME HERE A FEW YEARS AGO I RAN INTO HER AT AN OLIVE OIL
SHOP AND I COMPLETELY DISASSOCIATED FROM MY BODY.
SHE FREAED OUT TOO. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE.
>> Stephen: THAT IS WORSE THAN SENIOR TEACHER AT THE
GROCERY STORE. >> Jessica: 100%.
SHE KNOWS MY PROMISE, MY FEARS, MY TRIUMPHS.
EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE BOTH THERE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF
OLIVE OIL. >> Stephen: DO YOU THINK THAT
YOU WOULD BE A GOOD THERAPIST? >> Jessica: I THINK I WOULD BE
A GREAT THERAPIST. >> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU THINK
THAT SAYS ABOUT YOU? >> Jessica: THAT I AM
POWER-HUNGRY LITTLE BIT. >> Stephen: A GOOD ERA FOR
STRAIGHT? POWER-HUNGRY?
>> Jessica: I LOVE TO METTLE. I LIKE MICROMANAGING AND GETTING
PEOPLE TO KISS AND WHOO-HOO TOGETHER IN MY GAME.
>> Stephen: I WOULD TELL MY PATIENTS ABOUT THAT.
I WANT TO MICROMANAGE YOU. >> Jessica: I LIKE BEING IN
EVERY BODY'S BUSINESS. >> Stephen: JESSICA, LOVELY TO
SEE YOU. >> Jessica: THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: "SHRINKING" IS CURRENTLY STREAMING ON
APPLE TV+. IT'S JESSICA WILLIAMS,
EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.