-Now, Adam, you are a dad in real life. Correct?
-Yes, I am a dad. -And you are a dad on the show.
-Yes. Yeah. -Okay, amazing.
-So, we'll speak about the show in a second.
I want to talk about your real kids, here, because...
-Okay. -...your youngest son
is named Drake. Is that correct?
-That's correct.
[ Laughter ] -Now, I just need to ask,
does that have any relation to Drizzy Drake, the rapper?
-Yes. He's named after Aubrey Graham.
-Actually. -Yes.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-So, walk me through that decision-making process.
-I mean, name a better Jewish rapper then Drake.
-Was that -- Was that the category?
-Yeah. And it was pretty much like Drake
or I was going to have a child named Mike D.
[ Laughter ]
So Drake won out.
-And how old is your son?
-He's 2 now.
-Okay. So, does he know who Drake is yet?
-Oh, yeah, of course. -Yeah. Really?
-Yes. Yeah.
Every time I -- I'm --
In the morning, I know he's awake
'cause I hear him going, "Unh."
[ Laughter ]
-Do you think he's going to grow up
and be like, "Dad, what the hell?"
-No. I think he's going to grow up and be like,
"I have the most kickass [bleep] name ever."
[ Laughter ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Well, speaking of dads, of course,
your dad is none other than the great Chris Elliott
from "Saturday Night Live" and "Schitt's Creek."
[ Cheers and applause ]
Did he ever embarrass you?
-Uh, yeah.
It was super embarrassing growing up,
'cause I grew up in Connecticut
and there weren't a lot of other kids
with dads that were on TV and in movies.
And I -- When I got to high school,
he started doing this thing
where he'd pick me up in the parking lot,
the drop off/pick up parking lot.
He'd get out of his car and, kind of like a --
like a chauffeur, he would hold up a sign.
that he printed that said "Abby Elliott."
And he laminated it.
I mean -- -Oh, man.
-For future use, man.
-Yeah. -Use that again.
-So wait, this happened more than once?
-Oh, yeah. I mean, it got so old so quick,
and he just hammered it home. [ Laughter ]
-I love that. So, did your dad ever embarrass you?
-Oh, yeah. My dad embarrasses me still now to this day.
[ Laughter ]
My dad has probably been in --
at, I would say, 75% of our tapings.
-Oh, cool. That's sweet.
-It is. It's very sweet,
except that he gives not just me his notes and thoughts,
but he gives everybody on the cast...
[ Laughter ]
...his notes and thoughts
to the point where one of the co-stars said to me,
like, "What show does your dad work on?"
[ Laughter ]
-"He's so knowledgeable about the craft."
-And I said, "Oh, he's a doctor from Florham Park, New Jersey.
[ Laughter ]
He doesn't know what he's saying."
-So, wait, what kind of notes does he give, though?
-Actually very good notes. I mean, like, from the --
Like, from anywhere from, like,
"You should wear this color more,"
to, like, "I didn't understand that sentence,"
he'll tell me sometimes.
-That's fair. -Like, "Be clear."
Sometimes I have a tendency as an actor to not annunciate.
And the way I learned that
was my dad telling me it after a show.
[ Laughter ]
-Have you ever received notes?
-He's never really given me notes.
-No, he says Abby's flawless.
[ Laughter ] -Oh, Steven --
-Which I think is also a way to be like, "And you're not."
-Oh. [ Laughter ]
-"Catch up." -Well, I think you're fantastic.
And you know what else is fantastic?
Speaking of set, your new show,
congratulations, is called "Indebted."
Tell everyone what is it about, who you play.
Tell me all the things.
-Well, it's about a young mommy and daddy.
I'm looking at the monitor right now.
I'm like, "Wow, mommy and daddy.
We're NBC's new mommy and daddy."
[ Laughter ]
They're in so much trouble.
Uh -- -No more mommy and daddy talk.
-No more mommy-daddy talk. Uh --
But it's about this young mommy and daddy
who have two young kids, super cute kids.
And then my parents,
played by Fran Drescher and Steven Weber --
[ Cheers and applause ]
Amazing --
go broke like so many Baby Boomers have done recently
and move into our house with us.