-Before we get into "SVU" stuff --
congrats and everything --
I want to talk about Ice-T quickly.
I don't know if you heard this,
but there was a big...
covfefe on Twitter about you never having a bagel before.
Never... -Yeah, true.
-You've never eaten a bagel?
-I had never eaten a bagel.
I've eaten one since then.
But what happened was, on the show,
they wanted me to eat a bagel.
I said, "I don't eat bagels."
So...
[ Laughter ]
But it was in the script.
So, you know, I just did it.
-Yeah. -So, then, somebody...
But I acted like I ate it. I didn't eat it.
So, then, on Twitter, somebody goes,
"Why that kind of bagel?"
I said, "Because it was in the script."
Then, they said, "What's your favorite?"
And I said, "I've never had a bagel."
And then, everybody lost their Goddamn mind.
[ Laughter ]
And then, I said, "I've never had coffee, either."
So, I don't know why that's so hard for people to believe.
-...two weird things. One is that
you've never had a bagel bef-- -Why?
Why? Look. Look. I'm from South Central.
Could you imagine Snoop singing, "Rolling down the street
smoking indo, eating some lox and bagels"?
[ Laughter ]
It don't work. -You never know.
-That's not how it happened for me.
It didn't happen like that for me.
-I understand.
But through your life, you've been on sets.
I'm assuming there's food on the sets.
-There's a lot of stuff I won't eat on the set.
I just never ate one. So, I ate one the other day.
I did an actual commercial for a dating site
called "Coffee Meets Bagel," or something.
And -- and -- and basically, I ate one.
And it tasted like -- one bite,
it felt like I ate a loaf of bread.
[ Laughter ]
Why would I eat an unsweetened doughnut?
I'm okay with it. Coffee's cool.
I'm good. I like jelly doughnuts.
Let's keep it moving.
[ Laughter ]
-It's all wrapped up.
-I know, but I'm interested in this.
What's your thought on coffee?
Just so we don't have to ever talk about it again, what was your thoughts --
-Black coffee -- why would someone
do that to themselves? Okay?
[ Laughter ]
They put some cream. They put a little sugar in it.
I got it. It's cool.
I prefer tea -- not because my name is Ice-T.
I just prefer tea.
[ Laughter ]
Black people like sweet stuff, just in case you didn't know.
We don't drink unsweetened tea, stuff like that.
White people do that. -Yeah.
[ Laughter ]
Black people like sweet things.
-Yeah, but -- -Can I live?
-Yes. You can definitely live. -Can I live?
-I don't know why everyone freaked out, either,
but just, it sounded very interesting.
-Okay, talk to Mariska about that other stuff.
-Uh...
Mariska...
you've had a bagel before? No, I'm just kidding.
-I have to say -- I couldn't believe that anybody cared.
I didn't understand why people cared if Ice had a bagel or not.
-It's just fun. -Is it?
-It's fun.
-Have you ever had a sardine? -Yeah.
-I love sardines. -Some people --
My wife had never eaten a cheeseburger till she was 31.
And then, I go, "'Cause she was a vegetarian."
And they go, "Oh, I understand."
[ Laughter ]
Some old dumb -- listen.
Eat what you want to eat.
-Oh, my gosh. -I've eaten a lot of things.
-I don't think you're over it yet.
[ Laughter ]
-We brought a therapist on to the show.
-[ Mumbles ]
Let's talk about you guys, first of all.
What was your first impression of Ice-T when you first met him?
-Well, I was so nervous to meet Ice-T,
'cause he was a rapper. He was OG.
He was, like, the man. He was the rapper.
And so -- I didn't even know what OG meant back in the day.
[ Laughter ]
But I was excited about it.
"The og is coming. The og is coming."
-"The og." You don't pronounce it --
-It took you guys minutes. -You don't pronounce it "og."
-How do you mean? How you mean? I'm not following.
-You don't pronounce "the og."
So, he came on the show, and he was the sweetest, kindest,
most open -- we call him "the philosopher" on the show.
And it was...
such a joy, and it's been for 20 years,
and an education, for me. -Yeah.
-He's taught me about so many things, and...
-Good for you. -Yeah. Really.
I mean, really. -20 years.
-We're very fortunate, you know, to be on a show
that, you know, everyone likes each other.
Everyone gets along.
20 years is a long time, and you know, it's...
a very cool work environment.
Mariska's the best.
-Do you feel that way -- 'cause at first,
did you think you were gonna work on the show for 20 years?
-I came on for 4 episodes. -Wow.
-Yeah. And then, they -- then, they kiss-kick you.
They go, "Well, we don't know if
you're working out with Belzer."
You know, "We don't know."
And then, they go, "But we'd like you to stay."
And I'm like, "Well, you try getting along with Belzer
in four episodes." You know?
[ Laughter ]
And so, then, they asked me to stay.
And I've been there, and I'm happy,
and I'm not going nowhere till she's gone.
-We're sticking together. -You've got to stick together.
-We're sticking together.
-You work great -- you work well together.
Why stop it? -We do. It's been so --
It's just been such a crazy surprise journey and gift.
-You're one season away -- one year away --
from being the longest running drama
in the history of television.
-Yeah. -In history.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Yeah. -I mean, if...
If you guys do that, how cool will that be?
-So cool. Yeah.
-It's cool.
-Whoa. [ Stammers ]
Oh, it's gonna be that cool.
[ Cheers and applause ]
You've never had a bagel, but you've been wearing
a reverseable jacket the whole time.
That is cool, right there. Come on.
It's gonna be great, and I just...
Thank you for all the entertainment,
and all the cool things. We love you guys.