-Our next guest is a talented actress
you know from shows like "How I Met Your Mother"
and "The Avengers" films.
She stars as Ann Coulter in the limited series
"Impeachment: American Crime Story,"
which airs Tuesdays only on FX. Let's take a look.
-George, we're celebrating.
These tapes are going to be in the Smithsonian one day.
We're living a page in a U.S. history book!
-I'm just saying maybe we should hold off on celebrating
until we know for sure there's something usable on those tapes.
-This is a coup d'etat, and we're the coup.
Do you know how rare that is?
If there was ever a night to crack open something
[bleep] decent, it's now.
We're starting.
♪♪
-Please welcome back to the show our friend
Cobie Smulders, everyone!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Cobie.
-Hey, buddy. -Cobie, I just want to say.
It is an excellent -- You have an excellent Ann Coulter.
-Oh. Thank you, thank you.
It's been a journey, my friend.
-Do you find it's an effective voice
to use around the house with your husband and children?
-Oh, gosh. I wouldn't bring it anywhere near Taran, but --
Um, I will say, when I was in production,
I would read to my daughters
a lot at night with the Ann Coulter voice.
And I would always ask first because it already
makes every character in the book really sarcastic.
[ Laughter ]
Which -- You don't find a lot of really sarcastic characters
in children's books. You know, you'd be surprised.
Um, but, yeah, I'd be reading like...
[as Coulter] "He would climb up her trunk
and swing from her branches and eat her apples."
[ Laughter ]
And they'd be like,
"Mom, can we go back to your voice, please?"
[ Laughter ]
-You had helped -- You were helping out,
I should say, with some child care, not your children.
You have three new nieces, nephews. What are they?
-I have two new nieces and two new nephews,
but there is a set of triplets in there.
So, I was just up in Canada. There they are!
-It's kind of stunning.
I know triplets exist,
but it's really stunning to see them all at once.
-And it's really something else
to try to hold them all in your lap.
I mean, that was a terrifying moment for me.
But, yeah, so it's like every family member
decided to have babies at the same time,
and my brother really outdid everyone.
-Yeah. I know your husband, Taran Killam,
to be someone who is highly invested
in the holiday of Halloween.
He is a man who loves a good costume.
Do you share this passion?
-You know, um, they say opposites attract.
And that'd be our case.
I literally have nothing. I have no costume.
My husband is set. Our kids are set.
You can see our house from outer space.
It has so many lights on it.
But I am like -- I think the other day, I was like,
"I know what I'll be!
We got a kitten a couple months ago.
I'll be a crazy cat lady! That makes sense!"
And my whole family is like, "Okay, Mom."
-Do you feel like the children resent you for not taking it
as seriously as Taran, or do you think they're fine?
-I mean, I think they resent me for a lot more,
but I think we could put it on the list for sure.
Um, yeah, so, I mean, I'm more about, like,
I'm going to help you get that candy.
I'm going to chart the route.
I'm going to tell you beforehand what to grab out of that bowl
if you show up at the door and there's just a bowl there.
We're going to strategize together.
Am I going to look like me
with maybe, you know, a funky little cat ears on my head?
That's what we have to do.
What's more important?
-They will learn to value that as they get older.
And I think once they hit their mid to late teens,
they're going to really hate Taran for taking it
so seriously. -You're right.
Really being imaginative and creative.
I think so. I think so. That's my hope.
-Um, Taran is also in "Impeachment."
And I would imagine one of the most fun things
about doing a show like this is getting to sit back
and watch the other wonderful performances by this great cast.
-Yeah, for sure.
He actually got hired on the project first.
And because of him, I was able --
He felt the tone of the set,
and he was having such a great time.
The crew was amazing on this one,
and he was having such a blast that it made me not,
you know, totally terrified to play Ann Coulter.
Um, he -- It was a little bit more exciting after that.
We didn't have any scenes together,
but I think that our scenes sometimes line up
where his scene ends and then I'm in the next one,
which is interesting and new for us.
-What was it like growing up in Canada
while this was all going down?
Was the impeachment scandal and drama something
that you were all watching the same way we were here?
-I mean, we certainly got the news up north, for sure,
but I was, you know,
16, 17 and very self-involved.
And so I was just kind of focused on,
you know, my own stuff.
But I do remember broad strokes.
I do remember -- A lot of it is actually "SNL" sketches.
I mean, a lot of those kind of jokey references
I definitely --
-A deeply unfortunate way to learn history.
It should be noted.
-Absolutely. Somewhat inaccurate. Somewhat inaccurate.
Um, but, so I did know sort of the moments,
but it has been an education.
And I'm in -- You know, I'm not in every one of these episodes,
so I'm kind of learning as I go a lot
and also did a lot of research beforehand.
So it was like -- I learned a lot about
this time in history, so...
-Do you get to keep the wig at least?
It's a very iconic wig.
-Oh, I mean, it would have been at least something
for Halloween, yeah.
Um, no, no, I didn't.
That wig -- There was so much work done for that look.
It was, like, a prized possession
of that hair department.
So, no, I didn't get to keep it.
-I got to be honest. If I was a neighborhood kid
and I knew you to be an integral part of the Marvel Universe,
I'd be pretty bummed out if you walked out as weird cat lady.
-Okay. We got to get some spandex.
We got to figure it out. -Just something.
Just some effort. -It's coming.
-It's always wonderful to see you.
Loved your family, and I look forward to next time.
-Definitely, Seth. Take care.
-"Impeachment: American Crime Story"
airs Tuesdays only on FX.