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>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) MY FIRST GUEST IS AN ACTOR AND
STAND-UP COMEDIAN WHO IS EMMY-NOMINATED FOR HER ROLE AS
AVA DANIELS IN HACKS.
>> YOU'RE A LESBIAN?
UM, NOT SURE YOU CAN ASK ME THAT.
>> OH, WHAT, SOMEONE'S GOING TO SHOW UP AND ARREST ME?
>> SINCE YOU'RE MY EMPLOYER, IT IS ILLEGAL.
BUT IF YOU'RE GENUINELY CURIOUS, I USED TO ONLY HOOK UP WITH MEN,
BUT WHEN I MAST BAITED, I THOUGHT ABOUT BELL WOMEN.
WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE I THOUGHT OF PHOEBE AND I REALIZED I CULD
CONNECT EMOTIONALLY WITH WOMEN WHICH LED TO DEEPER SEXUAL
EXPERIENCES, BUT SOMETIMES I STILL NEED PENETRATIVE SEX WITH
( BLEEP ).
MAYBE I WAS JUST CONDITIONED TO THE PORN FED TO ME BY THE
ALGORITHM.
SO, ANY, WAY, I'M BI.
>> JEEZ, I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY YOU WERE DRESSED LIKE RACHEL
MADDOW'S MECHANIC.
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW," HANNAH
EINBINDER!
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>> Stephen: IT'S SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
I SAID THIS TO JON EARLIER, BUT I WANTED TO REPEAT THIS, THAT I
HAD SEEN THE MAYOR OF BEAST TOWN AND SAW "HACKS" AND I'M LOVING
IT BUT THOUGHT WHO IS HANNAH EINBINDER?
HOW COME I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS PERSON IS?
AND MY STAFF SAYS, SHE'S BEEN ON YOUR SHOW.
SO YOU PRE-TAPED THIS ACTUAL SET.
SO HERE YOU ARE, THIS IS YOUR FIRST TELEVISION EXPERIENCE,
JUST WEEKS BEFORE THE ENTIRE COUNTRY SHUT DOWN.
>> I WAS JUST A BOY THEN.
>> Stephen: YES.
( LAUGHTER ) AND NOW YOU'VE HAD YOUR
HOLLYWOOD BAR MITZVAH.
YOU HAVE YOUR OWN TV SHOW.
SO WHAT WAS THE NIGHT LIKE?
WHAT WAS THE ACTUAL DOING THE SHOW?
>> OH, MY GOD IT WAS IN A WORD FABULOUS.
I WALKED IN THROUGH THE BACK DOOR.
I THINK THERE WAS A BIT OF A MIST OR MAYBE A FOG.
I HEARD, LIKE, A WOLF'S CRY.
SINATRA WAS ON.
>> Stephen: SURE.
AND I WENT INTO THE DRESSING ROOM, CLASSY DAY COR, SORT OF A
WEST ELM, SORT OF YOUR RESTORATION HARDWARE.
>> Stephen: SURE.
GORGEOUS.
THERE WAS A GORGEOUS GIFT BAG.
>> Stephen: OH, GOOD.
GREAT STUFF?
>> GREAT PAIR OF SOCKS IN THERE.
I WANT TO SAY ONE THING ABOUT THE SOCKS, THEY HUG THE FOOT
JUST SO.
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU PUT ON A PAIR OF SOCKS AND, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST
GET THAT GRIP RIGHT AROUND THE CENTER AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU
MIGHT HEAR A WHISPER OF A MALE VOICE SAYING, I'M PROUD OF YOU,
SON -- ( LAUGHTER )
-- IT'S THAT TYPE OF SUPPORT.
IT'S A GOOD PAIR OF SOCKS.
I WORE THEM DOWN TO -- I MEAN, THERE'S NOW A HOLE.
IT'S A GOOD THING I'M BACK BECAUSE I NEED ANOTHER PAIR.
>> Stephen: CAN WE GET HER ANOTHER PAIR OF SOCKS?
OKAY, WE'LL WORK ON THAT.
OKAY.
SO MOMENTS AFTER YOU DID THAT SET, THE ENTIRE COUNTRY SHUT
DOWN AND, IN THAT TIME, YOU LANDED THIS FANTASTIC SHOW,
"HACKS."
HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT?
NO ONE WAS WORKING.
HOW DID YOU GET THIS GIG?
>> YEAH, I WAS SITTING AT MY DESK, YOU KNOW, WHICH AT THE
TIME AS AN UNEMPLOYED COMEDIAN WAS JUST MY BED --
( LAUGHTER ) -- AND I GOT AN EMAIL, AND THE
CHARACTER DESCRIPTION WAS FOR A 25-YEAR-OLD BISEXUAL COMEDY
WRITER WHO HAD RECENTLY LOST HER JOB.
( LAUGHTER ) AND I'M --
( LAUGHTER ) -- I'M GOING, IS IT THERE?
CAN I FIND IT?
YOU KNOW, WHERE -- >> Stephen: YOU LOVE A
CHALLENGE.
YEAH.
WAS THERE AN AUDITION PROCESS?
BECAUSE WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BE NEAR EACH OTHER AT THIS
POINT.
WAS IT OVER ZOOM?
HOW DID YOU TO THE AUDITION?
>> THE CALLBACK WAS OVER ZOOM, AND THEN WE DID A SCREEN TEST,
JEAN AND I, AND I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE JEAN SMART IS A GOD, AND
I'M A MERE MORTAL, AND SHE CALLED ME ACTUALLY THE NIGHT
BEFORE, AND SHE JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, I SAW YOUR SET ON "THE
LATE SHOW" WITH STEPHEN COLBERT, AND SHE'S, LIKE, I THINK YOU'RE
GREAT.
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE WEIRD WITH THE COVID PROTOCOL,
BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME
AND GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE DYNAMIC?
SHE'S SUCH AN ACCOMPLISHED AND GIFTED ACTRESS AND SO FUNNY IN
HER OWN RIGHT, WHAT WAS THE DYNAMIC LIKE BETWEEN YOU TWO?
>> OH, MY GOD WE'RE ALWAYS FIRING JOKES OFF, LIKE AVA AND
DEBRA IN THAT WAY.
I REMEMBER WE WERE SHOOTING AN EPISODE SEVEN, THERE IS A KISS
AND WE WERE SHOOTING THE KISS SCENE BETWEEN THE TWO OF US AND
SHE IMMEDIATELY IS COMING TO WORK READY TO DO A FULL BIT.
SHE'S WEARING A WHITE SATIN ROBE AND SHE HAS BROUGHT A CIGARETTE,
BUT SHE'S, YOU KNOW, WALKING AND SAUNTERING IN AND PRETENDING THE
SMOKE.
AND, OF COURSE, MY CHARACTER IS DRESSED IN A TANK TOP AND SWEAT
PANTS, TRULY LOOKING LIKE A HUNGOVER ITALIAN MAN.
( LAUGHTER ) SO THE DYNAMIC IS RIGHT ON.
AND WE'RE DOING DOUBLE TAKES, AND OUR DIRECTOR DESIREE WAS,
LIKE, I FEEL LIKE WE GOT IT.
AND I WAS, LIKE, NO, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOT TO DO A COUPLE MORE
GUYS.
I THINK WE'VE GOT TO RUN IT BACK, JOEL.
I THINK YOUR FOCUS WAS OFF.
AND SHE'S, LIKE, OH, YOU STOP!
AND THE NEXT DAY, SHE KIND OF GOT ME BACK.
SHE CAME IN, AND I WAS ON SET IN THE MORNING AND I WAS HAVING MY
COFFEE, AND JEAN WALKED IN AND WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT JUST
LOOKED AT ME AND WENT -- HUH, NO FLOWERS.
INTERESTING.
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>> Stephen: WELL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR EMMY
NOMINATION, FIRST OF MANY I HAVE NO DOUBT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YOU'RE SO GREAT IN THIS, AND I
WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE YOU A LITTLE TOAST RIGHT THERE.
HERE'S A LITTLE CHAMPAGNE.
CHEERS.
CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK.
I'LL SEE YOU OUT THERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: OH, AND DO ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF SOCKS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) GOING TO BE GREAT.
CHEERS.
SEASON ONE OF "HACKS" IS AVAILABLE TO STREAM RIGHT NOW ON
HBO MAX.
HANNAH EINBINDER, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH COMEDIAN ALEX FALCONE!
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