>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK.
NOW, STEVE, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER A LONG, LONG
TIME.
BUT YOU'RE A VERY PRIVATE PERSON.
>> SO ARE YOU.
>> Stephen: BUT DOING THESE INTERVIEWS CAN SOMETIMES FEEL
FALSE OR KIND OF FORC FORCED IN OF AN AUDIENCE.
I KNOW YOU'RE BEING HONEST AND TELLING ME HOW YOU FEEL, BUT
THERE'S AN AUDIENCE WATCHING US.
>> RIGHT, AND YOU HAVE TO MONITOR WHAT YOU SAY.
>> Stephen: I'D LOVE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK TO YOU IN A MORE
PERSONAL, LIKE, UP-CLOSE WAY, LIKE IN A PRIVATE SPACE.
>> I WOULD REALLY LOVE THAT.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WELL, I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
JOIN US NOW IN " "THE LATE SHOW'S" PERSONAL SPACE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
KNOW THIS IS "THE LATE SHOW'S"" PERSONAL SPACE.
STEVE CARELL, I'LL SEE YOU IN THE BOX.
( LAUGHTER )
OTHER FOR 30 YEARS.
RIGHT?
1988.
>> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
HONESTLY, STEVE, WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION OF ME?
>> WELL, IF I'M COMPLETELY HONEST, YOU WERE VERY HANDSOME.
YOU WERE TALENTED, INTELLIGENT, AND THERE WAS A CERTAIN JOIR DES
HAVE VIE, THAT YOU HAD, THAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER GUYS AT
SECOND CITY.
>> Stephen: THANKS SO MUCH, MAN.
>> WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION OF ME?
>> HE IS GOING TO BE SO HANDSOME IN HIS LATE 50s.
( LAUGHTER )
BLOSSOM.
>> THAT'S SO NICE.
>> Stephen: WHY DID YOU WAIT SO LONG TO GET SEXY?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I JUST-- I JUST FIGURED IT WAS-- IT WAS ABOUT TIME.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: UH-HUH.
YOU ARE AWARE THAT NOW YOU ARE A HOT SALT-AND-PEPPER ZATTY,
RIGHT?
YOU HAVE TO HAVE HEARD THIS, RIGHT?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: CAN'T GET OUT OF THE BOX.
YOU'RE STUCK IN THE BOX.
>> YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME!
>> Stephen: ARE EVER SICK OF PEOPLE QUOTING "THE OFFICE" TO
YOU?
>> NO, I LOVE IT.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> CAN I ADMIT SOMETHING TO YOU?
>> Stephen: IT'S PERSONAL SPACE, STEVE.
>> THE COMPONENTS OF BOTH OF OUR BREATH IS REALLY WARM.
( LAUGHTER )
GETTING A LITTLE STEAM NEHERE.
WOULD YOU-- WOULD YOU-- WOULD YOU LIKE-- YOU USED TO BE--
YOU'RE FAMOUSLY A BET OF A SWEATER?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: WOULD YOU-- >> IT'S HAPPENING.
>> Stephen: IT IS.
IT IS.
WOULD YOU-- WOULD YOU LIKE A FAN?
>> SURE.
DO YOU HAVE A FAN?
( LAUGHTER )
IS THAT GOOD.
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY A LOT BETTER.
>> Stephen: THAT IS REALLY DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO MY RIGHT
EYEBALL.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> IS THAT A RUBBER-TIPPED FAN?
>> Stephen: LET'S FIND OUT.
>> LET ME CHECK.
( LAUGHTER )
YES, YES!
WOULD YOU-- WOULD YOU LIKE A MINT?
>> YES, I WOULD LIKE A MINT.
OH!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
FEELING THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A MEME.
MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T DO THAT ANYMORE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
( SIGHS ).
>> IT REALLY IS-- IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> Stephen: IT REALLY IS GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
I WANT YOU TO BE HONEST.
>> SURE.
>> Stephen: I MEAN IT-- I WAS JOKING BEFORE, BUT YOU LOOK FAB
TASK.
YOU HAVE AGED LIKE A FRAGRANT CHEESE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: YOU LOOK FANTASTIC.
I DO... DO I LOOK OLD TO YOU?
>> DO YOU LOOK OLD?
NO, YOU LOOK FANTASTIC, TOO.
>> Stephen: STEVE-- >> YOU LOOK EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: STEVE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HURT MY FEELINGS.
JUST BE HONEST.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HURT MY FEELINGS.
>> OKAY, I'LL BE HONEST.
YOU DO LOOK GREAT.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WHY DID YOU SWITCH TO DRAMA?
YOU'RE THE-- YOU ARE ONE OF THE FUNNIEST PEOPLE I KNOW.
YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING FUNNY.
WHY DID YOU-- IS IT-- WHY DID YOU BECOME A DRAMATIC ACTOR?
>> ALL I WANT IS TO BE RESPECTED AND TO BE PRETENTIOUS.
( LAUGHTER )
THERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: STEVE CARELL,
EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )